Barbara Comstock
@barbegc.bsky.social
Not the former legislator, I’m a lifelong Dem fighting for my family, my neighbors, & the strangers down the block. I’m an aspiring artist, retired teacher, word dabbler. Big believer in social justice.
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Barbara Comstock
@barbegc.bsky.social
· Jan 23
Do not stop speaking truth (loudly) to power. Rev Bishop showed us the way.
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Elon backtracked on DOGE savings goals from $1 trillion to $150 billion.
But watchdogs report only $12.6 billion in verifiable savings.
That represents just 0.173% of the U.S. federal budget for 2025.
We're losing vital government services for basically nothing in return.
But watchdogs report only $12.6 billion in verifiable savings.
That represents just 0.173% of the U.S. federal budget for 2025.
We're losing vital government services for basically nothing in return.
April 24, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Elon backtracked on DOGE savings goals from $1 trillion to $150 billion.
But watchdogs report only $12.6 billion in verifiable savings.
That represents just 0.173% of the U.S. federal budget for 2025.
We're losing vital government services for basically nothing in return.
But watchdogs report only $12.6 billion in verifiable savings.
That represents just 0.173% of the U.S. federal budget for 2025.
We're losing vital government services for basically nothing in return.
You cannot write this stuff. Let him wear make-up if he wants, but make him apply it on his own dime, as do millions. I bet he can even find some great YouTube videos to help him. Jeez.
Pete Hegseth just ordered the installation of a makeup studio at the Pentagon for him to prepare for his television appearances, which will cost thousands of taxpayer dollars to build.
Hegseth orders makeup studio installed at Pentagon
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has not given any press briefings in the briefing room but has used the room as a backdrop for TV hits with Fox News.
www.cbsnews.com
April 24, 2025 at 2:56 PM
You cannot write this stuff. Let him wear make-up if he wants, but make him apply it on his own dime, as do millions. I bet he can even find some great YouTube videos to help him. Jeez.
This week, the House is voting on the "NO ROGUE RULINGS" Act which would rewrite our federal judicial system and would block the necessary system of checks and balances on an aspiring authoritarian government. Check out #5Calls and call your Representative today! (202)224-3121
Courts willing to follow the Constitution and the law are the only things standing between us and Stephen Miller’s dystopia right now. And he isn’t happy about it.
March 31, 2025 at 3:26 PM
This week, the House is voting on the "NO ROGUE RULINGS" Act which would rewrite our federal judicial system and would block the necessary system of checks and balances on an aspiring authoritarian government. Check out #5Calls and call your Representative today! (202)224-3121
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Breaking: RFK Jr. has forced out PETER MARKS, the nation’s top vaccine regulator.
In his resignation letter, obtained by the Post, Marks said he was willing to work with RFK Jr on his vaccine concerns — but said Kennedy wishes “subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies.”
In his resignation letter, obtained by the Post, Marks said he was willing to work with RFK Jr on his vaccine concerns — but said Kennedy wishes “subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies.”
RFK Jr. forces out Peter Marks, FDA’s top vaccine scientist
Marks, an architect of Operation Warp Speed, warned that a recent measles outbreak shows how confidence in science and public health is being “undermined.”
www.washingtonpost.com
March 29, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Breaking: RFK Jr. has forced out PETER MARKS, the nation’s top vaccine regulator.
In his resignation letter, obtained by the Post, Marks said he was willing to work with RFK Jr on his vaccine concerns — but said Kennedy wishes “subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies.”
In his resignation letter, obtained by the Post, Marks said he was willing to work with RFK Jr on his vaccine concerns — but said Kennedy wishes “subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies.”
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Sometimes you just have to ask—why? The Senate voted to strike down a rule capping most bank overdraft fees at $5, a measure introduced by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that was expected to save Americans billions each year.
March 27, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Sometimes you just have to ask—why? The Senate voted to strike down a rule capping most bank overdraft fees at $5, a measure introduced by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that was expected to save Americans billions each year.
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This will make you smile because, lord knows, we need it right now.
March 26, 2025 at 9:27 PM
This will make you smile because, lord knows, we need it right now.
@maddow.msnbc.com I love your show, but after tonight, I'm gonna need more therapy. LOTS more therapy.
March 26, 2025 at 1:43 AM
@maddow.msnbc.com I love your show, but after tonight, I'm gonna need more therapy. LOTS more therapy.
#AARP where are you??? You have the ability to mobilize millions of seniors. DO IT.
The Trump administration is now ordering massive cuts to the Social Security Administration.
This could effectively block millions of Americans from getting the benefits they have earned.
This could effectively block millions of Americans from getting the benefits they have earned.
Social Security rushing service cuts at White House request, sources say
Current and former employees, and advocates for retirees, have said the changes being made would strain an already struggling system.
www.axios.com
March 26, 2025 at 12:16 AM
#AARP where are you??? You have the ability to mobilize millions of seniors. DO IT.
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1. Tulsi Gabbard was overseas while participating in the Signal chat.
2. Steven Witkoff was in Russia when he was added to the Signal chat.
3. Russia infiltrated Signal some time ago to use it against Ukrainians.
It’s high time to Benghazi the shit out of Trump’s administration.
2. Steven Witkoff was in Russia when he was added to the Signal chat.
3. Russia infiltrated Signal some time ago to use it against Ukrainians.
It’s high time to Benghazi the shit out of Trump’s administration.
March 25, 2025 at 6:18 PM
1. Tulsi Gabbard was overseas while participating in the Signal chat.
2. Steven Witkoff was in Russia when he was added to the Signal chat.
3. Russia infiltrated Signal some time ago to use it against Ukrainians.
It’s high time to Benghazi the shit out of Trump’s administration.
2. Steven Witkoff was in Russia when he was added to the Signal chat.
3. Russia infiltrated Signal some time ago to use it against Ukrainians.
It’s high time to Benghazi the shit out of Trump’s administration.
This is perfect. Smart would be smarter!
I would like to nominate Maxwell Smart for national security advisor.
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media.tenor.com
March 25, 2025 at 2:04 AM
This is perfect. Smart would be smarter!
Well, this is disgusting. They really know no bottom.
March 20, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Well, this is disgusting. They really know no bottom.
The DOJ is now nothing but an arm of an authoritarian regime. This is bonkers.
Holy crap. The DOJ is arguing that the President can unilaterally deport anyone he wants without ANY statutory authority, just on his inherent authority as President over national security.
That is a terrifying claim to make and not one that has ever been recognized before in US history.
That is a terrifying claim to make and not one that has ever been recognized before in US history.
March 16, 2025 at 1:33 AM
The DOJ is now nothing but an arm of an authoritarian regime. This is bonkers.
The world is rising up!
Budapest today. People are demanding that PM Orban resign.
March 15, 2025 at 10:18 PM
The world is rising up!
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Everyone should be screaming like this! More of this, now please!
March 12, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Everyone should be screaming like this! More of this, now please!
Are we really turning over the FAA to the guy whose rockets are exploding in the sky?!
March 11, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Are we really turning over the FAA to the guy whose rockets are exploding in the sky?!
We need to disrupt Fox lies. www.trueusa.org
TrueUSA
Fox News and Trump are waging war against US democracy and we're fighting back. Join us and demand the brands that fund Fox put integrity over profits.
www.trueusa.org
March 8, 2025 at 2:54 PM
We need to disrupt Fox lies. www.trueusa.org
As they fire people who now cannot make ends meet.
When Elon Musk started recruiting for DOGE in November, he described the work as “tedious” and noted that “compensation is zero.” But WIRED has learned that some DOGE staffers are drawing six-figure salaries from the agencies they’re dismantling.
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Some DOGE Staffers Are Drawing Six-Figure Government Salaries
Engineers and executives at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency are drawing healthy taxpayer-funded salaries—sometimes from the very agencies they are cutting.
wrd.cm
March 8, 2025 at 2:36 PM
As they fire people who now cannot make ends meet.
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The FAA approved another launch before the last crash investigation was completed — and it ended in another disaster.
Why is SpaceX getting a free pass from DOGE cuts? 🤔
Why is SpaceX getting a free pass from DOGE cuts? 🤔
March 7, 2025 at 4:31 PM
The FAA approved another launch before the last crash investigation was completed — and it ended in another disaster.
Why is SpaceX getting a free pass from DOGE cuts? 🤔
Why is SpaceX getting a free pass from DOGE cuts? 🤔
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An important statement from the American Bar Association. www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...
March 3, 2025 at 11:35 PM
An important statement from the American Bar Association. www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...
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@housedemocrats.bsky.social @schiff.senate.gov #SenateDemocrats. DO SOMETHING BIG: Hold your own "address" on the Capitol steps (with powerful speakers mentioned below!), all wear Blue and Yellow, if you're in the chamber either walk out when 47 starts speaking or stand and turn your backs.
Maybe dem reps could hold their own state of the union on the Capitol steps. Steal the spotlight. Let members like AOC, Jasmine Crockett, Max Frost, and the DNC make remarks. Norms don't exist. Buck them.
March 3, 2025 at 5:49 PM
@housedemocrats.bsky.social @schiff.senate.gov #SenateDemocrats. DO SOMETHING BIG: Hold your own "address" on the Capitol steps (with powerful speakers mentioned below!), all wear Blue and Yellow, if you're in the chamber either walk out when 47 starts speaking or stand and turn your backs.
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This is unacceptable.
🚨 BREAKING: This is beyond outrageous. Elon Musk, his cranky mother Maye, and one of his young kids were chauffeured in Air Force One and Marine One—straight to the White House, where they’re apparently staying.
WTF is going on? It goes without saying, this is not normal. 🙄
WTF is going on? It goes without saying, this is not normal. 🙄
March 3, 2025 at 3:40 AM
This is unacceptable.