BarbaraK
@owlsrock.bsky.social
Recovering journalist and patron saint of unfinished craft projects. I like travel, golf, music, books, democracy. Wish Memphis were in its own blue state.
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Read the tweet before this one to understand the context. Unbelievable
This refusal marked a turning point in relations: Washington imposed 50% tariffs on Indian goods, while in India, Trump was openly called a "traitor" and his effigy was burned at a festival. - NYT
August 31, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Read the tweet before this one to understand the context. Unbelievable
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Aside from anything else, it is a national emergency that the president of the United States has lost his mind.
August 25, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Aside from anything else, it is a national emergency that the president of the United States has lost his mind.
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WE NEED TO SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE BOTH SIDES HERE
June 6, 2025 at 12:54 AM
WE NEED TO SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE BOTH SIDES HERE
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AOC: “The girls are fighting, aren’t they?”
June 6, 2025 at 1:17 AM
AOC: “The girls are fighting, aren’t they?”
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Some quotes are too good to cut
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May 24, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Some quotes are too good to cut
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If you ever want to see a Trump supporter go insane, just casually mention he's never won an election against a man.
May 20, 2025 at 10:41 PM
If you ever want to see a Trump supporter go insane, just casually mention he's never won an election against a man.
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Pirro is the 23rd former Fox employee Trump has named to his administration.
She's wildly unqualified to be DC's top prosecutor and was been described by her former executive producer as a "reckless lunatic."
Gonna thread some of her lowlights.
She's wildly unqualified to be DC's top prosecutor and was been described by her former executive producer as a "reckless lunatic."
Gonna thread some of her lowlights.
Trump just appointed Fox host Jeanine Pirro as interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia. Yes, Jeanine Pirro.
May 8, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Pirro is the 23rd former Fox employee Trump has named to his administration.
She's wildly unqualified to be DC's top prosecutor and was been described by her former executive producer as a "reckless lunatic."
Gonna thread some of her lowlights.
She's wildly unqualified to be DC's top prosecutor and was been described by her former executive producer as a "reckless lunatic."
Gonna thread some of her lowlights.
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The Dallas ICE office is involved in a mass removal effort targeting nearly 200 people — many without removal orders — scheduled to be deported to El Salvador today.
This is not just cruel – it is lawless. I refuse to stay quiet while families are being torn apart, and lives are being put at risk.
This is not just cruel – it is lawless. I refuse to stay quiet while families are being torn apart, and lives are being put at risk.
April 18, 2025 at 10:14 PM
The Dallas ICE office is involved in a mass removal effort targeting nearly 200 people — many without removal orders — scheduled to be deported to El Salvador today.
This is not just cruel – it is lawless. I refuse to stay quiet while families are being torn apart, and lives are being put at risk.
This is not just cruel – it is lawless. I refuse to stay quiet while families are being torn apart, and lives are being put at risk.
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Stanford and Yale back Harvard in opposition to the Trump administration
thehill.com/homenews/edu...
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Harvard receives support from Yale, Stanford
Harvard University received support from Stanford University and Yale University as its legal battle with the Trump administration continues to draw national attention. Representatives from b…
thehill.com
April 16, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Stanford and Yale back Harvard in opposition to the Trump administration
thehill.com/homenews/edu...
thehill.com/homenews/edu...
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What's the sense in this? How does this make America healthier? RFK Jr. is running a scam.
Nearly half of CDC's developmental disabilities and birth defects center is now off the job
Secy Kennedy's layoffs included entire team working on sickle cell disease
www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-cut...
Secy Kennedy's layoffs included entire team working on sickle cell disease
www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-cut...
CDC faces backlash for cutting sickle cell, adult disability programs
Nearly half of the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities was laid off.
www.cbsnews.com
April 10, 2025 at 2:01 AM
What's the sense in this? How does this make America healthier? RFK Jr. is running a scam.
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Clearly some insider tip off shenanigan the “DJT” sign off was also very telling.
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Trump wrote this 3 hours before his 1:18pm 90 day tariff pause announcement. Veiled tip to his friends?
April 10, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Clearly some insider tip off shenanigan the “DJT” sign off was also very telling.
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Welp—from a hospital ER doctor: “I just saw a guy whose entire retirement plan is fucked and had a grand mal seizure today”. He was just terminated from his federal job and had his 30 year full pension blocked.
April 10, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Welp—from a hospital ER doctor: “I just saw a guy whose entire retirement plan is fucked and had a grand mal seizure today”. He was just terminated from his federal job and had his 30 year full pension blocked.
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“Mommy, no. Mommy.”
Daughter captures the moment masked ICE agents smash the window of her mother's car in order to take her into custody.
The government claims the 52-year old seamstress is an associate of the MS-13 gang.
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/lo...
Daughter captures the moment masked ICE agents smash the window of her mother's car in order to take her into custody.
The government claims the 52-year old seamstress is an associate of the MS-13 gang.
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/lo...
Rejected at her door, ICE nabs a Maryland woman in her car after smashing her window
Video shows a U.S. ICE agents breaking the window of a Maryland woman, Elsy Noemi Berrios, after failing to detain her at home.
www.thebaltimorebanner.com
April 9, 2025 at 10:49 PM
“Mommy, no. Mommy.”
Daughter captures the moment masked ICE agents smash the window of her mother's car in order to take her into custody.
The government claims the 52-year old seamstress is an associate of the MS-13 gang.
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/lo...
Daughter captures the moment masked ICE agents smash the window of her mother's car in order to take her into custody.
The government claims the 52-year old seamstress is an associate of the MS-13 gang.
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/lo...
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A play in two acts.
April 10, 2025 at 2:53 AM
A play in two acts.
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You guys wanna see a dead body 🤣💀
April 6, 2025 at 3:33 PM
You guys wanna see a dead body 🤣💀
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You may be fearing your 401k is no longer enough for you to retire. But with all the cuts to NIH and Medicare you also won't live as long. So the policies are integrated.
April 7, 2025 at 1:20 AM
You may be fearing your 401k is no longer enough for you to retire. But with all the cuts to NIH and Medicare you also won't live as long. So the policies are integrated.
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On TV at the same time:
NAVARRO: “This is not a negotiation.”
LUTNICK: “Of course they are” open to negotiation. 🤡
NAVARRO: “This is not a negotiation.”
LUTNICK: “Of course they are” open to negotiation. 🤡
April 6, 2025 at 2:50 PM
On TV at the same time:
NAVARRO: “This is not a negotiation.”
LUTNICK: “Of course they are” open to negotiation. 🤡
NAVARRO: “This is not a negotiation.”
LUTNICK: “Of course they are” open to negotiation. 🤡
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There are 32m small businesses in the USA
April 5, 2025 at 1:22 AM
There are 32m small businesses in the USA
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Musk staffers are in the process of seizing control of the Peace Corps’ headquarters.
April 4, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Musk staffers are in the process of seizing control of the Peace Corps’ headquarters.