Barbara Clark
@barbaracelia.bsky.social
Writer, passionate about politics and democracy, in France because of Brexit.
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#OTD 20 Jan 1943, Casablanca Conference: Tooey Spaatz: '... a heart to heart talk with Hap [Arnold], walking along the beach. We talked very, very frankly about daylight bombing and whether it should be carried out or not.' The challenge today: persuade Churchill to agree. tinyurl.com/4z87cckz
January 20, 2026 at 3:24 AM
#OTD 20 Jan 1943, Casablanca Conference: Tooey Spaatz: '... a heart to heart talk with Hap [Arnold], walking along the beach. We talked very, very frankly about daylight bombing and whether it should be carried out or not.' The challenge today: persuade Churchill to agree. tinyurl.com/4z87cckz
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From Z to X: How Russian Information Warfare Primed the World for Donald Trump and Elon Musk
From Z to X: How Russian Information Warfare Primed the World for Trump and Musk
“Money and information are the twin tactical nukes of modern politics” according to Steve Bannon. But the the seeds for this tech dystopia were sown more than a decade ago
bylinetimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 1:20 PM
From Z to X: How Russian Information Warfare Primed the World for Donald Trump and Elon Musk
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'Lady Chatterley’s Brexit'
‘Lady Chatterley’s Brexit’
Not accepting or being able to discuss the damage caused by Britain's exit from the EU leaves the country in a unsustainable position, writes Chris Grey
bylinetimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 1:21 PM
'Lady Chatterley’s Brexit'
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Anyone surprised? Feeding info to Putin? Today we read he’s invited Putin to serve on his peace team for Gaza?
Translation Putin has the P tapes, Putin has the Epstein files!
Translation Putin has the P tapes, Putin has the Epstein files!
January 19, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Anyone surprised? Feeding info to Putin? Today we read he’s invited Putin to serve on his peace team for Gaza?
Translation Putin has the P tapes, Putin has the Epstein files!
Translation Putin has the P tapes, Putin has the Epstein files!
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Trump texts Norway's PM linking Nobel snub to Greenland
open.substack.com/pub/anntelna...
open.substack.com/pub/anntelna...
Trump texts Norway's PM linking Nobel snub to Greenland
It's all about him, him, him
open.substack.com
January 19, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Trump texts Norway's PM linking Nobel snub to Greenland
open.substack.com/pub/anntelna...
open.substack.com/pub/anntelna...
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This chart by @nathanielbullard.com is one reason data centers are driving up our electricity prices. Tech companies usually build data centers close to cities, where accommodating their GW-scale power demand entails costly reinforcement of wires or transformers. Utilities pass those costs on to us.
January 19, 2026 at 4:41 PM
This chart by @nathanielbullard.com is one reason data centers are driving up our electricity prices. Tech companies usually build data centers close to cities, where accommodating their GW-scale power demand entails costly reinforcement of wires or transformers. Utilities pass those costs on to us.
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Would you be surprised if a couple Supreme Court Justices were identified in the Epstein files? Something really stinks about this entire thing.
January 20, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Would you be surprised if a couple Supreme Court Justices were identified in the Epstein files? Something really stinks about this entire thing.
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#OTD 20 Jan 1943, Medjez el Bab: War reporter Alan Moorehead, hears of a meeting in Algiers and decides to go. He will have to fly 'a rare and wholly unrefreshing experience'. He persuades a reluctant French pilot, Gaston to fly his decrepit twin-engine Bloch to Maison Blanche. tinyurl.com/92ka3v92
January 20, 2026 at 4:06 AM
#OTD 20 Jan 1943, Medjez el Bab: War reporter Alan Moorehead, hears of a meeting in Algiers and decides to go. He will have to fly 'a rare and wholly unrefreshing experience'. He persuades a reluctant French pilot, Gaston to fly his decrepit twin-engine Bloch to Maison Blanche. tinyurl.com/92ka3v92
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The Trump administration's main venue in Davos issued a warning after billionaires were duped into buying fraudulent tickets supposedly offering VIP access packages to Donald Trump.
bloom.bg/3NruYCF
bloom.bg/3NruYCF
January 20, 2026 at 1:11 PM
The Trump administration's main venue in Davos issued a warning after billionaires were duped into buying fraudulent tickets supposedly offering VIP access packages to Donald Trump.
bloom.bg/3NruYCF
bloom.bg/3NruYCF
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If Trump's innocent:
Why did MAGA Mike hold up Congress to block the Epstein files?
Why did MAGA Mike block Rep. Grijalva from being seated?
Why are they still withholding the Epstein files?
Why is Trump named as a rapist in the files?
Why hasn't Trump sued anyone for calling him a pedophile?
Why did MAGA Mike hold up Congress to block the Epstein files?
Why did MAGA Mike block Rep. Grijalva from being seated?
Why are they still withholding the Epstein files?
Why is Trump named as a rapist in the files?
Why hasn't Trump sued anyone for calling him a pedophile?
January 19, 2026 at 4:41 PM
If Trump's innocent:
Why did MAGA Mike hold up Congress to block the Epstein files?
Why did MAGA Mike block Rep. Grijalva from being seated?
Why are they still withholding the Epstein files?
Why is Trump named as a rapist in the files?
Why hasn't Trump sued anyone for calling him a pedophile?
Why did MAGA Mike hold up Congress to block the Epstein files?
Why did MAGA Mike block Rep. Grijalva from being seated?
Why are they still withholding the Epstein files?
Why is Trump named as a rapist in the files?
Why hasn't Trump sued anyone for calling him a pedophile?
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I think it’s really important for European governments and heads of state to keep making all of Trump’s unhinged utterances public. Put it all out there for the world to see.
January 19, 2026 at 6:29 PM
I think it’s really important for European governments and heads of state to keep making all of Trump’s unhinged utterances public. Put it all out there for the world to see.
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www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
‘Very historic time’: US protests have jumped since Trump’s first term
‘Very historic time’: US protests have jumped since Trump’s first term
‘Very historic time’: US protests have jumped since Trump’s first term
Data shows 133% increase from 2017 to 2025 as anti-ICE and No Kings protests push mobilization against White House
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2026 at 7:30 AM
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
‘Very historic time’: US protests have jumped since Trump’s first term
‘Very historic time’: US protests have jumped since Trump’s first term
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Rachel Maddow: The people, by and large, stand in opposition to Trump — his approval ratings have fallen through the floor & then down into the basement & then through the basement floor into the bedrock — He is just despised as a political leader in this country in almost unprecedented terms
January 19, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Rachel Maddow: The people, by and large, stand in opposition to Trump — his approval ratings have fallen through the floor & then down into the basement & then through the basement floor into the bedrock — He is just despised as a political leader in this country in almost unprecedented terms
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It says a lot, too, about those GOP <cough, Missouri> senators that support this.
January 19, 2026 at 4:24 PM
It says a lot, too, about those GOP <cough, Missouri> senators that support this.
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January 19, 2026 at 7:04 PM
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I keep seeing posts stating that ICE cannot enter your home or a private business without a judicial warrant. While that is legally correct, in reality ICE routinely violates the law by forcing their way in, often by smashing down doors, before violently assaulting people.
Trumpism is fascism.
Trumpism is fascism.
January 20, 2026 at 8:41 AM
I keep seeing posts stating that ICE cannot enter your home or a private business without a judicial warrant. While that is legally correct, in reality ICE routinely violates the law by forcing their way in, often by smashing down doors, before violently assaulting people.
Trumpism is fascism.
Trumpism is fascism.
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Lately there has been a lot of people on BlueSky demanding that Americans to go turn violent on ICE agents.
I’m sure that some of them are genuinely just frightened and misguided.
But some of them are actively trying to insight violence because that is what is called for in project 2025.
I’m sure that some of them are genuinely just frightened and misguided.
But some of them are actively trying to insight violence because that is what is called for in project 2025.
January 19, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Lately there has been a lot of people on BlueSky demanding that Americans to go turn violent on ICE agents.
I’m sure that some of them are genuinely just frightened and misguided.
But some of them are actively trying to insight violence because that is what is called for in project 2025.
I’m sure that some of them are genuinely just frightened and misguided.
But some of them are actively trying to insight violence because that is what is called for in project 2025.
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📌 ICYMI — How Neo-Nazis Posing as ‘Ordinary Parents’ Embedded Themselves in Anti-Immigrant Protests
A year long investigation by Katherine Denkinson exposes the Neo-Nazi and far-right extremists operating openly inside anti-immigration protests
A year long investigation by Katherine Denkinson exposes the Neo-Nazi and far-right extremists operating openly inside anti-immigration protests
January 20, 2026 at 8:02 AM
📌 ICYMI — How Neo-Nazis Posing as ‘Ordinary Parents’ Embedded Themselves in Anti-Immigrant Protests
A year long investigation by Katherine Denkinson exposes the Neo-Nazi and far-right extremists operating openly inside anti-immigration protests
A year long investigation by Katherine Denkinson exposes the Neo-Nazi and far-right extremists operating openly inside anti-immigration protests
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From the "No Shit Sherlock" news desk...
January 20, 2026 at 4:01 AM
From the "No Shit Sherlock" news desk...