Barbannes
@barbannes.bsky.social
Curious traveler, daughter, wife, mother and Grama. Cat lover.
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"Quebec just dropped an ad for Americans—and we have all the feels. I know things would be better if we all got a hug from Canada.
Thank you, Canada.
Merci, Québec." 🇨🇦💙
#DemsUnited
Thank you, Canada.
Merci, Québec." 🇨🇦💙
#DemsUnited
July 11, 2025 at 8:21 AM
"Quebec just dropped an ad for Americans—and we have all the feels. I know things would be better if we all got a hug from Canada.
Thank you, Canada.
Merci, Québec." 🇨🇦💙
#DemsUnited
Thank you, Canada.
Merci, Québec." 🇨🇦💙
#DemsUnited
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Infuriating
We cannot normalize this. You cannot simply walk by because you have a meeting or a lunch date. You’re helping it happen when you do nothing. You are not immune from it happening to you.
July 8, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Infuriating
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I put together a little discussion / breakdown of the flash flooding in Texas. Can watch here: 🧪
Texas Flash Flood Discussion. Kerr County, July 1st 2025
YouTube video by rankinstudio
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July 6, 2025 at 11:18 PM
I put together a little discussion / breakdown of the flash flooding in Texas. Can watch here: 🧪
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I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
July 3, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
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Listen to the words of Secretary Pete!
“Today proves that Republicans were serious about one promise: to cut taxes for the wealthy. All the rest was bullshit.”
“Today proves that Republicans were serious about one promise: to cut taxes for the wealthy. All the rest was bullshit.”
July 4, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Listen to the words of Secretary Pete!
“Today proves that Republicans were serious about one promise: to cut taxes for the wealthy. All the rest was bullshit.”
“Today proves that Republicans were serious about one promise: to cut taxes for the wealthy. All the rest was bullshit.”
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"In these letters, the Justice Department sought confirmation that the University had removed affirmative action from its admissions policies and had ended Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives. Some letters also alleged that the University had failed to protect students against antisemitism."
This is a must-read story (including full text of letters from a FOIA request) by the Daily Cavalier about Trump admin's efforts to misuse federal antidiscrimination law in support of its ideological agenda against DEI at UVA. Kudos to the student journalists! www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2025...
Letters from DOJ reveal threats to U.Va. over admissions policies, Ryan’s leadership
“Time is running short, and the Department’s patience is wearing thin,” the final letter read
www.cavalierdaily.com
July 2, 2025 at 8:05 PM
"In these letters, the Justice Department sought confirmation that the University had removed affirmative action from its admissions policies and had ended Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives. Some letters also alleged that the University had failed to protect students against antisemitism."
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The Trump administration made Jim Ryan's resignation one of the conditions of the DOJ's case against UVA's alleged DEI. The executive branch just taking over every institution in US society--quite authoritarian.
Kudos to Jim Ryan for a terrific tenure as the President of UVA. Again, this is not normal. We should all be alarmed.
June 27, 2025 at 8:31 PM
The Trump administration made Jim Ryan's resignation one of the conditions of the DOJ's case against UVA's alleged DEI. The executive branch just taking over every institution in US society--quite authoritarian.
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Kudos to Jim Ryan for a terrific tenure as the President of UVA. Again, this is not normal. We should all be alarmed.
June 27, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Kudos to Jim Ryan for a terrific tenure as the President of UVA. Again, this is not normal. We should all be alarmed.
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Culver City is 15 minutes from me. A friend of mine knows the family. This happened yesterday. Last I heard, they don't yet know his whereabouts.
There's more on their Go Fund Me page - thankfully almost funded after a day.
There's more on their Go Fund Me page - thankfully almost funded after a day.
Donate to Fundraiser for Enrique, paletero in Culver City, organized by Kimberly Noriega
On June 23, 2025, at about my 1:15 PM, my uncle Ambrocio Lozano aka E… Kimberly Noriega needs your support for Fundraiser for Enrique, paletero in Culver City
www.gofundme.com
June 24, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Culver City is 15 minutes from me. A friend of mine knows the family. This happened yesterday. Last I heard, they don't yet know his whereabouts.
There's more on their Go Fund Me page - thankfully almost funded after a day.
There's more on their Go Fund Me page - thankfully almost funded after a day.
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The BBB is “Robinhood in reverse.”
Make sure your reps have heard from you on this regardless of party.
🙏🏼 @ellecordova.bsky.social
Make sure your reps have heard from you on this regardless of party.
🙏🏼 @ellecordova.bsky.social
June 25, 2025 at 5:06 AM
The BBB is “Robinhood in reverse.”
Make sure your reps have heard from you on this regardless of party.
🙏🏼 @ellecordova.bsky.social
Make sure your reps have heard from you on this regardless of party.
🙏🏼 @ellecordova.bsky.social
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WATCH as MSNBC exposes how Donald Trump’s Screw America Bill will cut taxes for the wealthiest Americans and leave the rest of America holding the bag.
Thanks, Republicans.....
Thanks, Republicans.....
June 18, 2025 at 2:22 AM
WATCH as MSNBC exposes how Donald Trump’s Screw America Bill will cut taxes for the wealthiest Americans and leave the rest of America holding the bag.
Thanks, Republicans.....
Thanks, Republicans.....
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A FOURTH GRADER detained and separated from his family. Is THIS what the American people voted for? ktla.com/news/local-n...
June 4, 2025 at 10:24 PM
A FOURTH GRADER detained and separated from his family. Is THIS what the American people voted for? ktla.com/news/local-n...
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Correct, Harvard today the rest of the universities tomorrow
HARVARD PROF David Armitage: “We’re being made an example of by Trump — authoritarians across the world go for the universities first, because they’re set up for freedom of thought and provide critical opposition.”
May 25, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Correct, Harvard today the rest of the universities tomorrow
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“If you haven’t been poor, don’t legislate for the poor.” - Rep Lateefah Simon, CA-12
May 23, 2025 at 3:14 PM
“If you haven’t been poor, don’t legislate for the poor.” - Rep Lateefah Simon, CA-12
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🚨Rep. Mike Levin exposes secret provisions in the GOP’s budget like Tax Free Gun Silencers. 😳
May 18, 2025 at 9:33 PM
🚨Rep. Mike Levin exposes secret provisions in the GOP’s budget like Tax Free Gun Silencers. 😳
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Biking from San Diego to St. Augustine?! One bike and a whole lot of determination – respect 👏
Way to represent Oregon's 5th, Bob!
www.centraloregondaily.com/news/local/8...
Way to represent Oregon's 5th, Bob!
www.centraloregondaily.com/news/local/8...
85-year-old Bend man bikes across America, eyes world record
At 85, Bob Sanders just pedaled coast to coast—San Diego to St. Augustine. He’s back in Bend and hoping to claim a world record.
www.centraloregondaily.com
May 15, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Biking from San Diego to St. Augustine?! One bike and a whole lot of determination – respect 👏
Way to represent Oregon's 5th, Bob!
www.centraloregondaily.com/news/local/8...
Way to represent Oregon's 5th, Bob!
www.centraloregondaily.com/news/local/8...
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Calling All Military & Veterans 🦅 🇺🇸
May 10, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Calling All Military & Veterans 🦅 🇺🇸
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But have more babies!
NIH cancels participation in Safe to Sleep campaign that decreased infant deaths. Exclusive via Ismael M. Belkoura for @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2025/04/30/n...
NIH cancels participation in Safe to Sleep campaign that decreased infant deaths
NIH has cancelled its participation in Safe to Sleep, a 30-year campaign to prevent babies from dying in their sleep
www.statnews.com
May 1, 2025 at 12:58 AM
But have more babies!
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RFK Jr is a eugenicist. We've seen this movie before. We know how it ends.
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The Murder of People with Disabilities
At the beginning of WWII, people with mental or physical disabilities were targeted for murder in what the Nazis called the T-4, or "euthanasia," program.
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April 23, 2025 at 10:00 PM
RFK Jr is a eugenicist. We've seen this movie before. We know how it ends.
encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/a...
encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/a...
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As the economic news keeps coming out over the coming weeks keep one thing in mind: this is the fault of one man and didn’t need to happen.
April 6, 2025 at 11:36 PM
As the economic news keeps coming out over the coming weeks keep one thing in mind: this is the fault of one man and didn’t need to happen.