Barb Steele
@barbsteele.bsky.social
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Rep. Melanie Stansbury holds a sign reading "This Is Not Normal" before another member rips it out of her hand.
March 5, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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Just sit with this for a minute. The administration is saying that veterans, who served their country in the military, are not *fit* to help serve that country in civil service. What an insult to them and their loyalty to country.
Alina Habba on veterans who have been fired from government jobs: "Perhaps they're not fit to have a job at this moment."
March 4, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Just sit with this for a minute. The administration is saying that veterans, who served their country in the military, are not *fit* to help serve that country in civil service. What an insult to them and their loyalty to country.
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🧵The intersection of the Musk & Putin agendas are coming into focus. Here's what I think is happening. I hope I'm wrong.
Key to understand:
1. Trump=POTUS in Name Only (PINO), while Musk runs the US day to day.
2. Musk & Putin put T in office; many of his actions now are repayment of that debt.
Key to understand:
1. Trump=POTUS in Name Only (PINO), while Musk runs the US day to day.
2. Musk & Putin put T in office; many of his actions now are repayment of that debt.
March 3, 2025 at 4:05 AM
🧵The intersection of the Musk & Putin agendas are coming into focus. Here's what I think is happening. I hope I'm wrong.
Key to understand:
1. Trump=POTUS in Name Only (PINO), while Musk runs the US day to day.
2. Musk & Putin put T in office; many of his actions now are repayment of that debt.
Key to understand:
1. Trump=POTUS in Name Only (PINO), while Musk runs the US day to day.
2. Musk & Putin put T in office; many of his actions now are repayment of that debt.
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This is classic.
Legislator votes that "using incorrect pronouns" is freedom of speech.
Gets pissy that he is addressed by "Madame Chiarman"
www.thepinknews.com/2025/02/24/c...
Legislator votes that "using incorrect pronouns" is freedom of speech.
Gets pissy that he is addressed by "Madame Chiarman"
www.thepinknews.com/2025/02/24/c...
Wyoming woman's hilarious pronoun protest goes viral: 'Thank you, Madam Chairman'
Chairman Tim French, who voted against using preferred pronouns, appeared annoyed when his own pronouns weren't respected recently.
www.thepinknews.com
February 25, 2025 at 4:46 PM
This is classic.
Legislator votes that "using incorrect pronouns" is freedom of speech.
Gets pissy that he is addressed by "Madame Chiarman"
www.thepinknews.com/2025/02/24/c...
Legislator votes that "using incorrect pronouns" is freedom of speech.
Gets pissy that he is addressed by "Madame Chiarman"
www.thepinknews.com/2025/02/24/c...
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Turns out the Twitter takeover was the practice run for an actual coup. Fire everyone and seize control of the servers.
February 4, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Turns out the Twitter takeover was the practice run for an actual coup. Fire everyone and seize control of the servers.
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Trump is blowing up the Constitution and dismantling democracy before our eyes.
Freezing all federal grants is a radical transformation of the relationship between the President & Congress.
It’s illegal & dictatorial & Americans will die as a result.
www.politico.com/news/2025/01...
Freezing all federal grants is a radical transformation of the relationship between the President & Congress.
It’s illegal & dictatorial & Americans will die as a result.
www.politico.com/news/2025/01...
Trump administration orders sweeping freeze of federal aid
In a two-page memo, the Office of Management and Budget ordered all federal agencies to temporarily suspend payments.
www.politico.com
January 28, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Trump is blowing up the Constitution and dismantling democracy before our eyes.
Freezing all federal grants is a radical transformation of the relationship between the President & Congress.
It’s illegal & dictatorial & Americans will die as a result.
www.politico.com/news/2025/01...
Freezing all federal grants is a radical transformation of the relationship between the President & Congress.
It’s illegal & dictatorial & Americans will die as a result.
www.politico.com/news/2025/01...
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Elon Musk: "race mixing is bad. Italy for Italians!"
*woman next to him moves as far away as possible*
*woman next to him moves as far away as possible*
January 26, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Elon Musk: "race mixing is bad. Italy for Italians!"
*woman next to him moves as far away as possible*
*woman next to him moves as far away as possible*
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Can’t wait t’git my hands on nem cheap eggs!
January 25, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Can’t wait t’git my hands on nem cheap eggs!
“Lo fi hip hop study music” soothes the savage middle schooler. A rowdy class I had the other day is much calmer with this playing 🤣
January 24, 2025 at 3:21 PM
“Lo fi hip hop study music” soothes the savage middle schooler. A rowdy class I had the other day is much calmer with this playing 🤣
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It's here
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Wild. Top is the NBC upload, bottom is the one aired as the live feed
January 22, 2025 at 11:08 PM
It's here
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bsky.app/profile/bubb...
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January 22, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Who is showing these 6th and 7th graders Squid Game? 😅😅😅😭😭😭
a doll with the number 7 on it
ALT: a doll with the number 7 on it
media.tenor.com
January 22, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Who is showing these 6th and 7th graders Squid Game? 😅😅😅😭😭😭
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The Anti-Defamation League has been compromised by cash or something else.
German newspaper of record "Die Zeit", front page today:
"A Hitler salute is a Hitler salute is a Hitler salute"
German newspaper of record "Die Zeit", front page today:
"A Hitler salute is a Hitler salute is a Hitler salute"
January 21, 2025 at 7:51 PM
The Anti-Defamation League has been compromised by cash or something else.
German newspaper of record "Die Zeit", front page today:
"A Hitler salute is a Hitler salute is a Hitler salute"
German newspaper of record "Die Zeit", front page today:
"A Hitler salute is a Hitler salute is a Hitler salute"
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Today and every day.
Repost if you agree! 🦋
Repost if you agree! 🦋
January 21, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Today and every day.
Repost if you agree! 🦋
Repost if you agree! 🦋
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To understand the moment we are in as a country, this is incredibly important to take in:
Sergeant Gonell @sergeantaqgo.bsky.social sent me this picture. This is his call log. Each call is an automated Dept of "Justice" notification saying "The defendant you testified against is being released from the dept of corrections."
Each defendant assaulted him.
Each defendant assaulted him.
January 21, 2025 at 3:46 PM
To understand the moment we are in as a country, this is incredibly important to take in:
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Just hours into his second term, President Donald Trump signed some of his first executive orders as an arena crowd of thousands cheered a U.S. withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement and rolling back protections against LGBTQ+ discrimination.
Trump orders withdrawal from Paris climate agreement, erases actions on LGBTQ+ equality • Ohio Capital Journal
Just hours into his second term, President Donald Trump signed some of his first executive orders as an arena crowd of thousands cheered a U.S. withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement and rolling…
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January 21, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Just hours into his second term, President Donald Trump signed some of his first executive orders as an arena crowd of thousands cheered a U.S. withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement and rolling back protections against LGBTQ+ discrimination.
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🧵 👋 I'm a political scientist who wrote a book about the recent collapse of two democracies (Egypt & Tunisia).
Given the anxieties of today, let me present a 🧵 with thoughts & resources for:
WHAT TO DO IF YOUR DEMOCRACY COLLAPSES:
Given the anxieties of today, let me present a 🧵 with thoughts & resources for:
WHAT TO DO IF YOUR DEMOCRACY COLLAPSES:
January 20, 2025 at 2:58 PM
🧵 👋 I'm a political scientist who wrote a book about the recent collapse of two democracies (Egypt & Tunisia).
Given the anxieties of today, let me present a 🧵 with thoughts & resources for:
WHAT TO DO IF YOUR DEMOCRACY COLLAPSES:
Given the anxieties of today, let me present a 🧵 with thoughts & resources for:
WHAT TO DO IF YOUR DEMOCRACY COLLAPSES:
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here, have some fish from 2002
January 20, 2025 at 5:46 PM
here, have some fish from 2002
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A universe in motion seen from the International Space Station during a night pass over Earth (view fullscreen).
January 20, 2025 at 10:28 PM
A universe in motion seen from the International Space Station during a night pass over Earth (view fullscreen).