Barbara
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I get by with a little help from my friends. 🌸
I get by with a little help from my friends. 🌸
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A reminder from Rick Steves: funding for public broadcasting amounted to $1.60 per American every year — but Republicans cut it, gutting local NPR and PBS stations.
Listen to more of our conversation about public media cuts here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFl0...
Listen to more of our conversation about public media cuts here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFl0...
August 21, 2025 at 4:37 PM
A reminder from Rick Steves: funding for public broadcasting amounted to $1.60 per American every year — but Republicans cut it, gutting local NPR and PBS stations.
Listen to more of our conversation about public media cuts here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFl0...
Listen to more of our conversation about public media cuts here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFl0...
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George Conway on Donald Trump: “This man is an adjudicated sexual abuser. Found liable for something that most people, as the judge said three times, consider rape. There is no bottom with him.”
August 21, 2025 at 7:01 PM
George Conway on Donald Trump: “This man is an adjudicated sexual abuser. Found liable for something that most people, as the judge said three times, consider rape. There is no bottom with him.”
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You can tell yourself we are not living under a personalist authoritarian regime or you can listen to the spokesperson for that regime
Alina Habba says the federal judges should "just be doing their job -- respecting the president"
August 22, 2025 at 9:11 AM
You can tell yourself we are not living under a personalist authoritarian regime or you can listen to the spokesperson for that regime
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The United States government is no longer able to protect us from real hazards, such as flash floods, because it’s shifting funds to fake hazards, such as a non-existent immigrant crime wave. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/05/u...
As Floods Hit, Key Roles Were Vacant at Weather Service Offices in Texas
www.nytimes.com
July 6, 2025 at 2:23 PM
The United States government is no longer able to protect us from real hazards, such as flash floods, because it’s shifting funds to fake hazards, such as a non-existent immigrant crime wave. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/05/u...
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This year it feels more like the Farce of July.
Mural of Statue of Liberty in shame unveiled in France the day before 4th of July
July 4, 2025 at 6:16 PM
This year it feels more like the Farce of July.
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So glad we all get to experience the Most Ironic Independence Day In American History.
July 4, 2025 at 8:29 PM
So glad we all get to experience the Most Ironic Independence Day In American History.
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In a mere matter of days, we can house migrants, but not our homeless. Because being cruel is always the motivation. #AlligatorAuschwitz
July 2, 2025 at 7:19 PM
In a mere matter of days, we can house migrants, but not our homeless. Because being cruel is always the motivation. #AlligatorAuschwitz
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AOC: "On this point of tax on tips, as one of the only people in this body who has lived off of tips, I want to tell you a little bit about the scam ... the cap on that is $25,000 while you're jacking up taxes on people who make less than $50,000 across the US ... while kicking them off the ACA."
July 2, 2025 at 3:37 PM
AOC: "On this point of tax on tips, as one of the only people in this body who has lived off of tips, I want to tell you a little bit about the scam ... the cap on that is $25,000 while you're jacking up taxes on people who make less than $50,000 across the US ... while kicking them off the ACA."
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It's incredible that neither the president nor VP was here. The politicization of all facets of American life is coming from the White House. No other American president would have failed to pay their respects. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
Tim Walz eulogizes slain lawmaker as a historic Minnesotan — and friend
After a hug with Kamala Harris, Gov. Tim Walz eulogized slain state Rep. Melissa Hortman as “the most consequential speaker in Minnesota history.”
www.washingtonpost.com
June 29, 2025 at 11:40 AM
It's incredible that neither the president nor VP was here. The politicization of all facets of American life is coming from the White House. No other American president would have failed to pay their respects. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
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They are sending roving bands of masked thugs with the stated goal of kidnapping 20 million brown people to transport them to any country they can pay to take them. All this has been cleared by The Stolen Court.
This is not deportation.
This is ethnic cleansing.
This is not deportation.
This is ethnic cleansing.
June 28, 2025 at 9:34 PM
They are sending roving bands of masked thugs with the stated goal of kidnapping 20 million brown people to transport them to any country they can pay to take them. All this has been cleared by The Stolen Court.
This is not deportation.
This is ethnic cleansing.
This is not deportation.
This is ethnic cleansing.
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Billionaire tax cuts are a policy choice.
Cutting healthcare for millions is a policy choice.
Cutting food assistance for children is a policy choice.
Taking from the poor and giving to the rich is a policy choice.
Make no mistake: Trump and the GOP are choosing to do this.
Cutting healthcare for millions is a policy choice.
Cutting food assistance for children is a policy choice.
Taking from the poor and giving to the rich is a policy choice.
Make no mistake: Trump and the GOP are choosing to do this.
May 21, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Billionaire tax cuts are a policy choice.
Cutting healthcare for millions is a policy choice.
Cutting food assistance for children is a policy choice.
Taking from the poor and giving to the rich is a policy choice.
Make no mistake: Trump and the GOP are choosing to do this.
Cutting healthcare for millions is a policy choice.
Cutting food assistance for children is a policy choice.
Taking from the poor and giving to the rich is a policy choice.
Make no mistake: Trump and the GOP are choosing to do this.
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We should be investing in rural communities and making them better places to build a life & raise a family - not shutting down rural hospitals by choking off their funding.
Saving rural hospitals is one more reason to call your Representative and speak out against this GOP attempt to cut Medicaid.
Saving rural hospitals is one more reason to call your Representative and speak out against this GOP attempt to cut Medicaid.
Hundreds of rural hospitals are at risk of closing, threatening critical care
Hospital officials told CBS News the closure was driven by the same factors that have closed other rural hospitals: low reimbursement rates.
www.cbsnews.com
May 21, 2025 at 5:16 PM
We should be investing in rural communities and making them better places to build a life & raise a family - not shutting down rural hospitals by choking off their funding.
Saving rural hospitals is one more reason to call your Representative and speak out against this GOP attempt to cut Medicaid.
Saving rural hospitals is one more reason to call your Representative and speak out against this GOP attempt to cut Medicaid.
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Things we’re no longer allowed to have as Americans:
More than two dolls
More than five pencils
Covid shots
National dignity
More than two dolls
More than five pencils
Covid shots
National dignity
May 20, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Things we’re no longer allowed to have as Americans:
More than two dolls
More than five pencils
Covid shots
National dignity
More than two dolls
More than five pencils
Covid shots
National dignity
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After-tax income under the Trump/GOP budget:
-People making less than $17/k year: LOSE $1000
-People making between $17k and $51k/yr: LOSE $700
-People making over $4.3M/year: GAIN $389,000
This is what class warfare looks like.
-People making less than $17/k year: LOSE $1000
-People making between $17k and $51k/yr: LOSE $700
-People making over $4.3M/year: GAIN $389,000
This is what class warfare looks like.
May 18, 2025 at 11:01 PM
After-tax income under the Trump/GOP budget:
-People making less than $17/k year: LOSE $1000
-People making between $17k and $51k/yr: LOSE $700
-People making over $4.3M/year: GAIN $389,000
This is what class warfare looks like.
-People making less than $17/k year: LOSE $1000
-People making between $17k and $51k/yr: LOSE $700
-People making over $4.3M/year: GAIN $389,000
This is what class warfare looks like.
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We cannot separate what has happened to working people over the last five decades from the dangerous lure of Trumpism.
To build a path forward, we must debunk these 10 destructive myths about our rigged economy.
To build a path forward, we must debunk these 10 destructive myths about our rigged economy.
The 10 Biggest Myths About Our Economy
We cannot separate what has happened to working people over the last five decades from the dangerous lure of Trumpism. T
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May 19, 2025 at 1:00 AM
We cannot separate what has happened to working people over the last five decades from the dangerous lure of Trumpism.
To build a path forward, we must debunk these 10 destructive myths about our rigged economy.
To build a path forward, we must debunk these 10 destructive myths about our rigged economy.
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This sums it up.
May 13, 2025 at 5:26 AM
This sums it up.
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REFUGEE: "We'd like asylum in the United States."
ASYLUM HOTLINE: "We're full. Not taking any more."
REFUGEE: "We're white."
ASYLUM HOTLINE: "How soon can you get here?"
ASYLUM HOTLINE: "We're full. Not taking any more."
REFUGEE: "We're white."
ASYLUM HOTLINE: "How soon can you get here?"
May 13, 2025 at 5:58 PM
REFUGEE: "We'd like asylum in the United States."
ASYLUM HOTLINE: "We're full. Not taking any more."
REFUGEE: "We're white."
ASYLUM HOTLINE: "How soon can you get here?"
ASYLUM HOTLINE: "We're full. Not taking any more."
REFUGEE: "We're white."
ASYLUM HOTLINE: "How soon can you get here?"
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We are living in a time when monsters roam the globe.
They are destroying countless lives, fueling hate, spreading fear.
What is our moral obligation as human beings in the face of this?
How do we maintain integrity in a time of monsters? https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-thought-68f
They are destroying countless lives, fueling hate, spreading fear.
What is our moral obligation as human beings in the face of this?
How do we maintain integrity in a time of monsters? https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-thought-68f
May 11, 2025 at 10:01 PM
We are living in a time when monsters roam the globe.
They are destroying countless lives, fueling hate, spreading fear.
What is our moral obligation as human beings in the face of this?
How do we maintain integrity in a time of monsters? https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-thought-68f
They are destroying countless lives, fueling hate, spreading fear.
What is our moral obligation as human beings in the face of this?
How do we maintain integrity in a time of monsters? https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-thought-68f
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"You get two dolls and some pencils. I get a golden 747 jumbo jet. See? You get more things than I do. When was the last time you said 'Thank you, Mr. President'?"
May 11, 2025 at 7:42 PM
"You get two dolls and some pencils. I get a golden 747 jumbo jet. See? You get more things than I do. When was the last time you said 'Thank you, Mr. President'?"
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Next time someone claims that right-wing politics is motivated by "protecting children," remind them of that time right-wing ICE kidnapped a man at a gas station and left his children alone in his truck. #AmericanGestapo
“The man was taken by ICE agents and his children were left behind…inside the truck”
May 10, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Next time someone claims that right-wing politics is motivated by "protecting children," remind them of that time right-wing ICE kidnapped a man at a gas station and left his children alone in his truck. #AmericanGestapo
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How could you not be impressed by a bird in your yard? This dude can fly anywhere and it came here to hang out with you
May 10, 2025 at 7:13 PM
How could you not be impressed by a bird in your yard? This dude can fly anywhere and it came here to hang out with you
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Everything is bad but birds are good so time to reinstitute BIRD PROTOCOL where a bird is deployed to offset endless evil vibes, please enjoy, birds are good, okay bye
(photo by me)
(photo by me)
April 14, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Everything is bad but birds are good so time to reinstitute BIRD PROTOCOL where a bird is deployed to offset endless evil vibes, please enjoy, birds are good, okay bye
(photo by me)
(photo by me)
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