Barbara Jane Mackie
@barbarella57.bsky.social
Screenwriter Playwright Composer
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February 28, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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The timeline apps are here, and they’re awesome
The timeline apps are here, and they’re awesome
Finally, a better place to scroll.
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February 4, 2025 at 3:10 PM
The timeline apps are here, and they’re awesome
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Democratic members of Congress were denied entry Monday to the U.S. Agency for International Development, after billionaire Elon Musk, empowered by President Donald Trump, worked to close the nation’s humanitarian arm.
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Members of Congress refused entry to USAID agency shuttered by Trump administration • Colorado Newsline
WASHINGTON — Democratic members of Congress were denied entry Monday to the U.S. Agency for International Development, after billionaire Elon Musk, empowered by President Donald Trump, worked to close...
coloradonewsline.com
February 3, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Democratic members of Congress were denied entry Monday to the U.S. Agency for International Development, after billionaire Elon Musk, empowered by President Donald Trump, worked to close the nation’s humanitarian arm.
By @ashleymurray.bsky.social
By @ashleymurray.bsky.social
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Go Back to Where You Came From review – the whiff of white saviourism is inescapable
Go Back to Where You Came From review – the whiff of white saviourism is inescapable
In this immigration reality show, six Britons with ‘strong opinions’ are taken to Syria and Somalia and put on the perilous migrant route to the UK. Controversial TV to say the least – but if it enlightens anyone, will it have been worth it?
I’m afraid…
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Go Back to Where You Came From review – the whiff of white saviourism is inescapable
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US tariffs on Mexico and Canada have been paused before they ever took effect, ahead of more negotiations on security and trade.
Trump agrees to a one-month pause on Mexico, Canada tariffs
What about China?
www.theverge.com
February 3, 2025 at 10:35 PM
US tariffs on Mexico and Canada have been paused before they ever took effect, ahead of more negotiations on security and trade.
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JUST IN: President Donald Trump has confirmed that tariffs on Canada will be paused for 30 days after a phone call with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau: cnn.it/4hK4Rkm
February 3, 2025 at 10:37 PM
JUST IN: President Donald Trump has confirmed that tariffs on Canada will be paused for 30 days after a phone call with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau: cnn.it/4hK4Rkm
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December 27, 2024 at 4:30 PM
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November 30, 2024 at 11:20 PM
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that Canada would respond to President Trump's decision to enact a 25% tariff on Canadian exports to the U.S. by implementing a 25% tariff against $155 billion in U.S. goods. nbcnews.to/40JsxhO
February 2, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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All of this will allow Elon Musk to surveil the government from the inside, with access to unclassified government data inside every agency: wrd.cm/4go38jl
DOGE Will Allow Elon Musk to Surveil the US Government From the Inside
A former USDS employee called the repurposing of the Digital Service into DOGE an “A+ bureaucratic jiujitsu move.” It will give Musk and his associates access to unclassified data in every government ...
wrd.cm
February 2, 2025 at 9:37 PM
All of this will allow Elon Musk to surveil the government from the inside, with access to unclassified government data inside every agency: wrd.cm/4go38jl
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Meanwhile, government websites for USAID, youth programs, and more have been taken offline. We’re tracking a running list, since more sites are disappearing daily: wrd.cm/3EvwbnM
US Government Websites Are Disappearing in Real Time
A growing number of US government websites have gone offline as of Saturday, including several related to USAID and others focused on youth programs, Africa, and more.
wrd.cm
February 2, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Meanwhile, government websites for USAID, youth programs, and more have been taken offline. We’re tracking a running list, since more sites are disappearing daily: wrd.cm/3EvwbnM
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OPINION: "Ending the fentanyl crisis won’t be easy. The U.S. has an addiction problem that spans decades – long predating the rise of fentanyl," Rodney Coates writes.
Opinion | Trump’s Tariffs Can’t Solve America’s Fentanyl Crisis
Rodney Coates writes about the government’s failed attempts to curb illicit drugs in America and why tariffs likely won’t work either.
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February 2, 2025 at 10:00 PM
OPINION: "Ending the fentanyl crisis won’t be easy. The U.S. has an addiction problem that spans decades – long predating the rise of fentanyl," Rodney Coates writes.
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“This isn’t trolling.”
'This is a five-alarm fire': Experts pounce on Musk's new 'grave national security threat'
It was reported on Sunday that two officials at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) were threatened with arrest and then put on leave after refusing to let Elon Musk access systems a...
www.rawstory.com
February 2, 2025 at 10:00 PM
“This isn’t trolling.”
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Miss Austen review – Keeley Hawes is magnificent in this absolute treat of a period drama
Miss Austen review – Keeley Hawes is magnificent in this absolute treat of a period drama
Arguably the greatest act of literary vandalism in history becomes masterly TV, as we see Cassandra Austen destroy thousands of her sister Jane’s letters following her death – out of love
This year is the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth.…
www.theguardian.com
February 2, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Miss Austen review – Keeley Hawes is magnificent in this absolute treat of a period drama
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The risk of a global trade war could hurt U.S. corporate profits and pressure inflation, potentially upending U.S. interest-ratecut expectations and further weakening currencies such as the Canadian dollar and China's yuan reut.rs/40WkEXC
Tariff hikes unnerve Wall Street, markets prepare for fresh jolt
Analysts expect a selloff in stocks and other high-risk assets.
reut.rs
February 2, 2025 at 10:19 PM
The risk of a global trade war could hurt U.S. corporate profits and pressure inflation, potentially upending U.S. interest-ratecut expectations and further weakening currencies such as the Canadian dollar and China's yuan reut.rs/40WkEXC
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Supreme Court has made it legal for Trump to commit crimes against US, but he would rather limit the amount of people who know about his crimes. The corruption, weakening of our security, end of our democracy is happening now, not being threatened in the future.
Trump fires all the inspector generals and the NYT says this "threatened to end the traditional independence of the internal watchdogs." Why is the word "threatened" in that sentence? Sort of like the three bullets to the head "threatens" to end the person's life.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/u...
Trump Fires 17 Inspectors General in Late-Night Purge
The internal government watchdogs were believed to have been dismissed at several major agencies, though the Justice Department’s was not said to have been among them.
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Supreme Court has made it legal for Trump to commit crimes against US, but he would rather limit the amount of people who know about his crimes. The corruption, weakening of our security, end of our democracy is happening now, not being threatened in the future.
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The announcement of Trump’s executive order on trans people makes good on his campaign promises to fight so-called “gender ideology”—a term that allows him and his allies to frame their policies as attacking a belief system, rather than targeting a minority group.
Donald Trump is declaring war on trans people.
YouTube video by Mother Jones
youtube.com
January 25, 2025 at 6:39 PM
The announcement of Trump’s executive order on trans people makes good on his campaign promises to fight so-called “gender ideology”—a term that allows him and his allies to frame their policies as attacking a belief system, rather than targeting a minority group.
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The new Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency debuted this week. Here's what his first moves suggest about the project's future.
Musk Plan for Retooling Government Takes Shape, but Big Questions Loom
The rebranding of a former White House digital office into the new Department of Government Efficiency signals its potential limits, budget experts said.
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The new Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency debuted this week. Here's what his first moves suggest about the project's future.
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Trump again demands to buy Greenland in ‘horrendous’ call with Danish PM
Trump again demands to buy Greenland in ‘horrendous’ call with Danish PM
Source says: ‘The Danes are in crisis mode’ after US president’s call with prime minister Mette Frederiksen
Donald Trump had a fiery phone call with Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen over his demands to buy Greenland, according to senior European…
www.theguardian.com
January 25, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Trump again demands to buy Greenland in ‘horrendous’ call with Danish PM
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Happy Birthday, President Zelenskyy.
January 25, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Happy Birthday, President Zelenskyy.
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Read.
Read books.
Reading books is resistance.
Buy.
Buy books.
Buying books is resistance.
Share.
Share books.
Sharing books is resistance.
Celebrate
Celebrate books.
Celebrating books is resistance.
Read books.
Reading books is resistance.
Buy.
Buy books.
Buying books is resistance.
Share.
Share books.
Sharing books is resistance.
Celebrate
Celebrate books.
Celebrating books is resistance.
January 25, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Read.
Read books.
Reading books is resistance.
Buy.
Buy books.
Buying books is resistance.
Share.
Share books.
Sharing books is resistance.
Celebrate
Celebrate books.
Celebrating books is resistance.
Read books.
Reading books is resistance.
Buy.
Buy books.
Buying books is resistance.
Share.
Share books.
Sharing books is resistance.
Celebrate
Celebrate books.
Celebrating books is resistance.
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The most fearless women of America (in no particular order) are:
Letitia James
Katie Porter
VP Harris
Fani Willis
AOC
Sarah Longwell
Michelle Obama
Jasmine Crockett
Nancy Pelosi
Liz Cheney
Judge Chutkan
Caitlin Clark
E. Jean Carroll
Hilary Clinton
Ketanji Brown-Jackson
Letitia James
Katie Porter
VP Harris
Fani Willis
AOC
Sarah Longwell
Michelle Obama
Jasmine Crockett
Nancy Pelosi
Liz Cheney
Judge Chutkan
Caitlin Clark
E. Jean Carroll
Hilary Clinton
Ketanji Brown-Jackson
November 16, 2024 at 2:45 PM
The most fearless women of America (in no particular order) are:
Letitia James
Katie Porter
VP Harris
Fani Willis
AOC
Sarah Longwell
Michelle Obama
Jasmine Crockett
Nancy Pelosi
Liz Cheney
Judge Chutkan
Caitlin Clark
E. Jean Carroll
Hilary Clinton
Ketanji Brown-Jackson
Letitia James
Katie Porter
VP Harris
Fani Willis
AOC
Sarah Longwell
Michelle Obama
Jasmine Crockett
Nancy Pelosi
Liz Cheney
Judge Chutkan
Caitlin Clark
E. Jean Carroll
Hilary Clinton
Ketanji Brown-Jackson