Elizabeth Barr
@elizbarr.bsky.social
Just a turtleneck kind of gal.
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If you are stopped by Trump's ICE goons, or any other kind of cops:
I INVOKE MY RIGHTS TO SILENCE AND COUNSEL AND WILL NOT ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS WITHOUT MY ATTORNEY PRESENT.
Memorize it.
And don't let ICE in without a JUDICIAL warrant. No, administrative warrants don't count.
I INVOKE MY RIGHTS TO SILENCE AND COUNSEL AND WILL NOT ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS WITHOUT MY ATTORNEY PRESENT.
Memorize it.
And don't let ICE in without a JUDICIAL warrant. No, administrative warrants don't count.
May 13, 2025 at 12:52 AM
If you are stopped by Trump's ICE goons, or any other kind of cops:
I INVOKE MY RIGHTS TO SILENCE AND COUNSEL AND WILL NOT ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS WITHOUT MY ATTORNEY PRESENT.
Memorize it.
And don't let ICE in without a JUDICIAL warrant. No, administrative warrants don't count.
I INVOKE MY RIGHTS TO SILENCE AND COUNSEL AND WILL NOT ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS WITHOUT MY ATTORNEY PRESENT.
Memorize it.
And don't let ICE in without a JUDICIAL warrant. No, administrative warrants don't count.
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This is insane. Republicans have inserted language into the budget reconciliation bill that would ban states from regulating AI in any capacity for 10 years.
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May 12, 2025 at 8:47 PM
This is insane. Republicans have inserted language into the budget reconciliation bill that would ban states from regulating AI in any capacity for 10 years.
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Sure it’s unprecedented but also it’s just… revealing?
Musk’s business is hurting. And no amount of Fox News appearances or White House car shows are going to save it until Tesla shows financial improvement.
bsky.app/profile/yash...
Musk’s business is hurting. And no amount of Fox News appearances or White House car shows are going to save it until Tesla shows financial improvement.
bsky.app/profile/yash...
On Jesse Watters’ show, Howard Lutnick, the U.S. Secretary of Commerce, tells viewers they should buy Tesla stock.
“I think if you want to learn something on this show tonight, buy Tesla. It’s unbelievable that this guy’s stock is this cheap. It’ll never be this cheap again.”
“I think if you want to learn something on this show tonight, buy Tesla. It’s unbelievable that this guy’s stock is this cheap. It’ll never be this cheap again.”
March 20, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Sure it’s unprecedented but also it’s just… revealing?
Musk’s business is hurting. And no amount of Fox News appearances or White House car shows are going to save it until Tesla shows financial improvement.
bsky.app/profile/yash...
Musk’s business is hurting. And no amount of Fox News appearances or White House car shows are going to save it until Tesla shows financial improvement.
bsky.app/profile/yash...
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The administration is removing phone support for Soc Security recipients. Making it more difficult for seniors to get their checks. It’s a back door way to cut SS benefits. Horrific.
If you know anyone who is impacted, please help them get online to get their benefits approved
If you know anyone who is impacted, please help them get online to get their benefits approved
benefit.me
March 19, 2025 at 5:40 PM
The administration is removing phone support for Soc Security recipients. Making it more difficult for seniors to get their checks. It’s a back door way to cut SS benefits. Horrific.
If you know anyone who is impacted, please help them get online to get their benefits approved
If you know anyone who is impacted, please help them get online to get their benefits approved
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Coons: "I'm gonna vote against what came over from the House Republicans to the Senate last night because I don't want to give my vote to support what Trump and Musk are doing."
March 12, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Coons: "I'm gonna vote against what came over from the House Republicans to the Senate last night because I don't want to give my vote to support what Trump and Musk are doing."
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"Can a fair-minded reporter flatly describe the president as corrupt and a threat to America itself? Are those facts?...I say, “Yes.” Calling Trump corrupt and a threat to America are not opinions. They are objective statements of fact." - blistering from veteran political correspondent John Harwood
'Crook, Liar, Racist': As a Veteran Reporter, I’m Not Afraid to Call Trump What He Is
Calling Trump corrupt and a threat to America are not opinions. They are objective statements of fact.
zeteo.com
March 12, 2025 at 5:33 PM
"Can a fair-minded reporter flatly describe the president as corrupt and a threat to America itself? Are those facts?...I say, “Yes.” Calling Trump corrupt and a threat to America are not opinions. They are objective statements of fact." - blistering from veteran political correspondent John Harwood
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Have moved from paralyzing depression to impotent rage. Excited to find out what's next!
March 12, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Have moved from paralyzing depression to impotent rage. Excited to find out what's next!
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the absolute most charitable thing you can say about a lot of democratic lawmakers is that they want to hold onto a political order that no longer exists
The embodiment of Democratic Party resistance. “They’re throwing out the Constitution. I’m not sure how I’ll vote on it.”
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
March 12, 2025 at 2:57 PM
the absolute most charitable thing you can say about a lot of democratic lawmakers is that they want to hold onto a political order that no longer exists
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THEY ADDED FABRIC TO THE CROTCH OF THEIR SKI SUITS THAT ACTED LIKE TINY PARACHUTES TO KEEP THEM AIRBORNE LONGER
Cheating scandal shocks ski jumping, topples Olympic champions and shakes Norway's lofty reputation
Two Norwegian ski jumpers are now suspended and under formal suspicion in an unfolding cheating scandal.
apnews.com
March 12, 2025 at 6:47 PM
THEY ADDED FABRIC TO THE CROTCH OF THEIR SKI SUITS THAT ACTED LIKE TINY PARACHUTES TO KEEP THEM AIRBORNE LONGER
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Girl, I get it: “Is it possible to love an institution the way you love a person, fiercely and without reservation?” Read @ruthmarcus.bsky.social on why she left the @washingtonpost.com www.newyorker.com/news/essay/w...
Why I Left the Washington Post
Owner Jeff Bezos wants to transform the Opinions section of the paper, where I worked for forty years. After the publisher killed my column disagreeing with that move—it appears here in full—I decided...
www.newyorker.com
March 12, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Girl, I get it: “Is it possible to love an institution the way you love a person, fiercely and without reservation?” Read @ruthmarcus.bsky.social on why she left the @washingtonpost.com www.newyorker.com/news/essay/w...
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the hands down funniest thing on earth right now is people talking about potential ethics violations
homie they are black bagging people for protesting, i don't think the rules committee is in order right now
homie they are black bagging people for protesting, i don't think the rules committee is in order right now
March 12, 2025 at 1:24 AM
the hands down funniest thing on earth right now is people talking about potential ethics violations
homie they are black bagging people for protesting, i don't think the rules committee is in order right now
homie they are black bagging people for protesting, i don't think the rules committee is in order right now
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Democrats won a key special election yesterday and massively over performed in another, potentially indicating a shift in voter sentiment amid the chaos of the Trump administration.
Special Elections: Key Democratic Victory in Minnesota; Massive Overperformance in Iowa
Democratic dominance continues at the state level since the election
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March 12, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Democrats won a key special election yesterday and massively over performed in another, potentially indicating a shift in voter sentiment amid the chaos of the Trump administration.
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I know this is going to sound naive or earnest, but I genuinely find myself shocked by how little people seem to be upset by the levels of corruption we're seeing. Is that the median voter assumes everyone is corrupt already? Or isn't actually getting stories about the corruption?
March 11, 2025 at 11:01 PM
I know this is going to sound naive or earnest, but I genuinely find myself shocked by how little people seem to be upset by the levels of corruption we're seeing. Is that the median voter assumes everyone is corrupt already? Or isn't actually getting stories about the corruption?
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Our top health official thinks castor oil cures measles, while his bosses cut funds to much of the most important medical research in the world.
The toll in disease and death is beyond our ability to imagine.
And the goddamned eggs still cost $9 a dozen.
Gift link: www.wsj.com/health/healt...
The toll in disease and death is beyond our ability to imagine.
And the goddamned eggs still cost $9 a dozen.
Gift link: www.wsj.com/health/healt...
Johns Hopkins Plans Staff Layoffs After $800 Million Grant Cuts
Local and international health research efforts are already winding down as the university braces for even more potential cuts.
www.wsj.com
March 12, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Our top health official thinks castor oil cures measles, while his bosses cut funds to much of the most important medical research in the world.
The toll in disease and death is beyond our ability to imagine.
And the goddamned eggs still cost $9 a dozen.
Gift link: www.wsj.com/health/healt...
The toll in disease and death is beyond our ability to imagine.
And the goddamned eggs still cost $9 a dozen.
Gift link: www.wsj.com/health/healt...
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one thing i keep thinking about is how there is simply no way to design a constitutional system that can resist authoritarian incursion if participants in that system do not actually care that much
March 12, 2025 at 2:50 PM
one thing i keep thinking about is how there is simply no way to design a constitutional system that can resist authoritarian incursion if participants in that system do not actually care that much
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one of the things i truly believe is that a significant portion of this country is in the grip of a death cult
"The vaccination has stuff we don't trust," said the father of the 6-year-old girl who died from measles at the end of last month. Tom Bartlett visited with a family confronting an unthinkable tragedy:
The Texas Girl Who Died From Measles
Her father tells her story.
www.theatlantic.com
March 11, 2025 at 2:06 PM
one of the things i truly believe is that a significant portion of this country is in the grip of a death cult
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DOCUMENT DESTRUCTION:
My reporter Brett Murphy obtained a remarkable directive to folks at USAID: Empty the safes with the classified and personnel records and then,
"Shred as many documents first, and reserve the burn bags for when the shredder becomes unavailable or needs a break."
My reporter Brett Murphy obtained a remarkable directive to folks at USAID: Empty the safes with the classified and personnel records and then,
"Shred as many documents first, and reserve the burn bags for when the shredder becomes unavailable or needs a break."
March 11, 2025 at 3:42 PM
DOCUMENT DESTRUCTION:
My reporter Brett Murphy obtained a remarkable directive to folks at USAID: Empty the safes with the classified and personnel records and then,
"Shred as many documents first, and reserve the burn bags for when the shredder becomes unavailable or needs a break."
My reporter Brett Murphy obtained a remarkable directive to folks at USAID: Empty the safes with the classified and personnel records and then,
"Shred as many documents first, and reserve the burn bags for when the shredder becomes unavailable or needs a break."
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AI chatbots keep failing every accuracy test thrown at them
open.substack.com/pub/simonowe...
open.substack.com/pub/simonowe...
AI chatbots keep failing every accuracy test thrown at them
PLUS: Why Substack’s new subscriber milestone is so significant
open.substack.com
March 12, 2025 at 1:21 AM
AI chatbots keep failing every accuracy test thrown at them
open.substack.com/pub/simonowe...
open.substack.com/pub/simonowe...
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America is more a Nazi game show than a country right now
March 11, 2025 at 10:18 PM
America is more a Nazi game show than a country right now
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Mahmoud Khalil should be at home with his pregnant wife.
Instead, he's been illegally abducted & had his constitutional right to free speech & due process stripped.
We're demanding his immediate release and we cannot allow this abuse of power to go unchecked. #FreeMahmoudKhalil
Instead, he's been illegally abducted & had his constitutional right to free speech & due process stripped.
We're demanding his immediate release and we cannot allow this abuse of power to go unchecked. #FreeMahmoudKhalil
March 11, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Mahmoud Khalil should be at home with his pregnant wife.
Instead, he's been illegally abducted & had his constitutional right to free speech & due process stripped.
We're demanding his immediate release and we cannot allow this abuse of power to go unchecked. #FreeMahmoudKhalil
Instead, he's been illegally abducted & had his constitutional right to free speech & due process stripped.
We're demanding his immediate release and we cannot allow this abuse of power to go unchecked. #FreeMahmoudKhalil
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The Trump administration keeps saying that other countries pay for tariffs, but that’s not how they work.
Tariffs are effectively taxes on imported products, which the American people ultimately pay.
Tariffs are effectively taxes on imported products, which the American people ultimately pay.
Leavitt: Tariffs are a tax hike on foreign countries and a tax cut for the American people
Reporter: Have you ever paid a tariff? I have. They don’t get charged on foreign countries
Leavitt: I think it’s insulting that you are trying test my knowledge on economics
Reporter: Have you ever paid a tariff? I have. They don’t get charged on foreign countries
Leavitt: I think it’s insulting that you are trying test my knowledge on economics
March 11, 2025 at 7:40 PM
The Trump administration keeps saying that other countries pay for tariffs, but that’s not how they work.
Tariffs are effectively taxes on imported products, which the American people ultimately pay.
Tariffs are effectively taxes on imported products, which the American people ultimately pay.
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The USDA recently reinstated the 1890 National Scholars Program after a brief suspension.
Some farmers remain uncertain about the program’s future in addition to funding for HBCUs more broadly. They are working to ensure the program & HBCUs are sustainable.
capitalbnews.org/hbcu-scholar...
Some farmers remain uncertain about the program’s future in addition to funding for HBCUs more broadly. They are working to ensure the program & HBCUs are sustainable.
capitalbnews.org/hbcu-scholar...
Black Farmers Mobilize to Protect Vital HBCU Scholarship
Although the 1890 scholars program is reinstated, alumni and advocates are organizing to ensure the survival of historically Black land-grant institutions.
capitalbnews.org
March 11, 2025 at 3:02 PM
The USDA recently reinstated the 1890 National Scholars Program after a brief suspension.
Some farmers remain uncertain about the program’s future in addition to funding for HBCUs more broadly. They are working to ensure the program & HBCUs are sustainable.
capitalbnews.org/hbcu-scholar...
Some farmers remain uncertain about the program’s future in addition to funding for HBCUs more broadly. They are working to ensure the program & HBCUs are sustainable.
capitalbnews.org/hbcu-scholar...
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guys love to say “dude my balatro run last night was insane” then show you a screenshot like this
March 11, 2025 at 9:50 PM
guys love to say “dude my balatro run last night was insane” then show you a screenshot like this
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Get in loser, we're tanking the economy
March 11, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Get in loser, we're tanking the economy