Bridgitte Barclay
@bridgitteb.bsky.social
Environmental Studies, Lit, and Gender Studies prof in Chicagoland with a Texas Heeler, an open heart, and a bad attitude. https://bridgitteabarclay.wixsite.com/bridgittebarclay
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I grew up believing that we had learned the lessons of the German poem and Martin Luther King Jr's speeches. We would all speak out if we saw democracy threatened and the rule of law under attack.
I will always speak out against wrong. I will always stand up for democracy. I will not back down.
I will always speak out against wrong. I will always stand up for democracy. I will not back down.
May 6, 2025 at 1:24 AM
I grew up believing that we had learned the lessons of the German poem and Martin Luther King Jr's speeches. We would all speak out if we saw democracy threatened and the rule of law under attack.
I will always speak out against wrong. I will always stand up for democracy. I will not back down.
I will always speak out against wrong. I will always stand up for democracy. I will not back down.
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We said we’d fight Trump’s attacks on our rights at every turn, and we meant it.
100 days in and over 110 legal actions under our belt, we’re just getting started.
100 days in and over 110 legal actions under our belt, we’re just getting started.
Our Defense Against Trump: 100 Days In
With 53 lawsuits filed against the Trump administration and counting, we will not surrender our freedoms to a lawless executive branch.
www.aclu.org
May 4, 2025 at 7:38 PM
We said we’d fight Trump’s attacks on our rights at every turn, and we meant it.
100 days in and over 110 legal actions under our belt, we’re just getting started.
100 days in and over 110 legal actions under our belt, we’re just getting started.
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@annleckie.com said something astute and said it clearly. Casey replied with magical thinking and the thread behind this newsletter post is getting tagged in the replies, so I thought I'd share it too: buttondown.com/maiht3k/arch...
May 1, 2025 at 11:25 PM
@annleckie.com said something astute and said it clearly. Casey replied with magical thinking and the thread behind this newsletter post is getting tagged in the replies, so I thought I'd share it too: buttondown.com/maiht3k/arch...
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Senator Murphy: the Republican budget cuts TRILLIONS in health care for the lower/middle class while cutting TRILLIONS in taxes for the rich
May 2, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Senator Murphy: the Republican budget cuts TRILLIONS in health care for the lower/middle class while cutting TRILLIONS in taxes for the rich
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Woman Reminds Self Not To Catastrophize After Spotting 4 Skeletal Horsemen On Horizon
Woman Reminds Self Not To Catastrophize After Spotting 4 Skeletal Horsemen On Horizon
LOWELL, MA—Doing her best to follow her therapist’s advice for dealing with stressful situations, area woman Holly Debling reportedly reminded herself Tuesday not to catastrophize after she spotted fo...
theonion.com
April 29, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Woman Reminds Self Not To Catastrophize After Spotting 4 Skeletal Horsemen On Horizon
Most beautiful spot for a conference — Allerton in Monticello, IL. And a fantastic group of academics talking resistance and advocacy through the humanities.
April 27, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Most beautiful spot for a conference — Allerton in Monticello, IL. And a fantastic group of academics talking resistance and advocacy through the humanities.
This @duckworth.senate.gov is amazing at responding to folks who write in and fighting for just causes.
April 18, 2025 at 12:16 AM
This @duckworth.senate.gov is amazing at responding to folks who write in and fighting for just causes.
Alex is what we hope all men and other folks are. ♥️♥️♥️
April 17, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Alex is what we hope all men and other folks are. ♥️♥️♥️
Ah man. @netflix.com, too? We abandoned Target and Amazon. Stop making bad decisions.
What do these corporations have in common?
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
April 14, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Ah man. @netflix.com, too? We abandoned Target and Amazon. Stop making bad decisions.
Given how the current admin has moved to change classifications, go against basic human rights, and consolidate areas of the govt that were meant to proved checks and balances, what does “criminal” mean? <See history of dictatorial regimes.>
April 14, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Given how the current admin has moved to change classifications, go against basic human rights, and consolidate areas of the govt that were meant to proved checks and balances, what does “criminal” mean? <See history of dictatorial regimes.>
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coachella.
bernie sanders.
viva revolution!
bernie sanders.
viva revolution!
April 13, 2025 at 8:33 PM
coachella.
bernie sanders.
viva revolution!
bernie sanders.
viva revolution!
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The Trump regime is on the cusp of a showdown with the Supreme Court.
Depending on what the Court does and how the regime responds, it could openly become a dictatorship two ways. Some thoughts... robertreich.substack.com/p/the-two-ti...
Depending on what the Court does and how the regime responds, it could openly become a dictatorship two ways. Some thoughts... robertreich.substack.com/p/the-two-ti...
The two tipping points for when we officially become a dictatorship could occur this week
Friends,
robertreich.substack.com
April 14, 2025 at 9:21 PM
The Trump regime is on the cusp of a showdown with the Supreme Court.
Depending on what the Court does and how the regime responds, it could openly become a dictatorship two ways. Some thoughts... robertreich.substack.com/p/the-two-ti...
Depending on what the Court does and how the regime responds, it could openly become a dictatorship two ways. Some thoughts... robertreich.substack.com/p/the-two-ti...
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Make it make sense
April 13, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Make it make sense
“Putin’s rhetoric and policies are designed, in part, for American consumption. ‘He is, in essence, forming a kind of Far-Right International,’ Zygar wrote last year in Foreign Affairs.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/12/m...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/12/m...
How the G.O.P. Fell in Love With Putin’s Russia
What explains the Trump administration’s radical reversal toward Moscow?
www.nytimes.com
April 12, 2025 at 3:46 PM
“Putin’s rhetoric and policies are designed, in part, for American consumption. ‘He is, in essence, forming a kind of Far-Right International,’ Zygar wrote last year in Foreign Affairs.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/12/m...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/12/m...
Attention! Joy alert! The new seasons of Hacks and Love on the Spectrum are out!!! Take some doses of joy! Let’s all take the day off, get some snacks and comfy clothes, and feel good!
a man in a hooded jacket says " i am once again asking for your attention "
ALT: a man in a hooded jacket says " i am once again asking for your attention "
media.tenor.com
April 11, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Attention! Joy alert! The new seasons of Hacks and Love on the Spectrum are out!!! Take some doses of joy! Let’s all take the day off, get some snacks and comfy clothes, and feel good!
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Imagine that. Is there any doubt in anyone’s mind they were tipped off?
They are laughing at us all.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
They are laughing at us all.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
April 9, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Imagine that. Is there any doubt in anyone’s mind they were tipped off?
They are laughing at us all.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
They are laughing at us all.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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It’s a month since the administration detained and disappeared a green card holder, a lawful permanent resident.
We cannot allow this to be normalized or forgotten.
We cannot allow this to be normalized or forgotten.
April 8, 2025 at 9:57 PM
It’s a month since the administration detained and disappeared a green card holder, a lawful permanent resident.
We cannot allow this to be normalized or forgotten.
We cannot allow this to be normalized or forgotten.
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Trump Threatens 104% China Tariffs, Fox News Ignores Market, Musk & Navarro Spar
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Trump Threatens 104% China Tariffs, Fox News Ignores Market, Musk & Navarro Spar | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show
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April 9, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Trump Threatens 104% China Tariffs, Fox News Ignores Market, Musk & Navarro Spar
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Trump Live Updates: 104% China Tariffs, Supreme Court Federal Workers Decision and More
www.nytimes.com
April 9, 2025 at 12:10 AM
“A federal judge ordered the White House to allow The Associated Press back into smaller events[…] after President Trump barred the news organization from them because it refused to adopt the administration’s renaming of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America in its news articles.”
April 8, 2025 at 11:14 PM
“A federal judge ordered the White House to allow The Associated Press back into smaller events[…] after President Trump barred the news organization from them because it refused to adopt the administration’s renaming of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America in its news articles.”
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Fear has a way of being contagious.
But courage is also contagious.
But courage is also contagious.
April 7, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Fear has a way of being contagious.
But courage is also contagious.
But courage is also contagious.
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Ok so you know how you love those protest signs? Now make them on thin paper and glue them to underpasses and street poles and construction walls and backs of street signs and boarded up windows. Keep your message going. Do some street art.
April 6, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Ok so you know how you love those protest signs? Now make them on thin paper and glue them to underpasses and street poles and construction walls and backs of street signs and boarded up windows. Keep your message going. Do some street art.
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West Coast numbers are coming in, and estimates have now surpassed 5 million. People are still pouring into the streets—nearly 2% of the American population is rising up. America, we are so proud of you. You did it.
April 5, 2025 at 11:15 PM
West Coast numbers are coming in, and estimates have now surpassed 5 million. People are still pouring into the streets—nearly 2% of the American population is rising up. America, we are so proud of you. You did it.
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Everything is profoundly stupid. Like. So stupid, oh my god.
So, here's my proposal. Come have a beer with me tomorrow at tattooed mom's and make some street art about it.
We'll be focusing on climate change action messaging!
I have SO many paint pens. Come paint with me.
RSVP: lu.ma/zgq45ht1
So, here's my proposal. Come have a beer with me tomorrow at tattooed mom's and make some street art about it.
We'll be focusing on climate change action messaging!
I have SO many paint pens. Come paint with me.
RSVP: lu.ma/zgq45ht1
April 5, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Everything is profoundly stupid. Like. So stupid, oh my god.
So, here's my proposal. Come have a beer with me tomorrow at tattooed mom's and make some street art about it.
We'll be focusing on climate change action messaging!
I have SO many paint pens. Come paint with me.
RSVP: lu.ma/zgq45ht1
So, here's my proposal. Come have a beer with me tomorrow at tattooed mom's and make some street art about it.
We'll be focusing on climate change action messaging!
I have SO many paint pens. Come paint with me.
RSVP: lu.ma/zgq45ht1