@pdbarros.bsky.social
Husband, father of 4. US citizen, second generation Cape Verdean. Retired IT Systems Analyst, 34 yrs. Progressive, because I'm not a hater.
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Clear and petty tyrant behavior on full display
October 16, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Clear and petty tyrant behavior on full display
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Meiselas: After Charleston, Obama didn’t blame Republicans. But MAGA leaders, starting with Trump, say Democrats must be eradicated for Kirk’s death—without knowing who did it?! That’s maliciously provoking more violence.
September 12, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Meiselas: After Charleston, Obama didn’t blame Republicans. But MAGA leaders, starting with Trump, say Democrats must be eradicated for Kirk’s death—without knowing who did it?! That’s maliciously provoking more violence.
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Sen. Ruben Gallego: "Ashli Babbitt was a traitor. She was a traitor to this country. She was part of a violent mob that tried to overthrow our democracy...She didn't die protecting our country. She died trying to turn it down...She wasn't a martyr. She was and is a traitor."
September 10, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Sen. Ruben Gallego: "Ashli Babbitt was a traitor. She was a traitor to this country. She was part of a violent mob that tried to overthrow our democracy...She didn't die protecting our country. She died trying to turn it down...She wasn't a martyr. She was and is a traitor."
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WATCH — @anakasparian.bsky.social unleashes on Shabbos Kestenbaum: “No, I’m gonna let you filibuster, b*tch… I can’t stand it. It’s unbearable.”
July 24, 2025 at 12:26 AM
WATCH — @anakasparian.bsky.social unleashes on Shabbos Kestenbaum: “No, I’m gonna let you filibuster, b*tch… I can’t stand it. It’s unbearable.”
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Casar: What President Trump has done—by taking collective bargaining rights away from one million workers—is let everyone across the country know that he wants to come for you next.
July 18, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Casar: What President Trump has done—by taking collective bargaining rights away from one million workers—is let everyone across the country know that he wants to come for you next.
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Ossoff: Did anyone really think the sexual predator president who used to party with Jeffrey Epstein was going to release the Epstein files?
July 12, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Ossoff: Did anyone really think the sexual predator president who used to party with Jeffrey Epstein was going to release the Epstein files?
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CLIP: “These guys have no shame.”
@gavinnewsom.bsky.social reacts to Abbott using a Texas floods Special Session to slip in redistricting. (As @govbilllee did with vouchers)
He tells us Cali may need to stop “playing fair”, highlights the importance of the midterms.
@gavinnewsom.bsky.social reacts to Abbott using a Texas floods Special Session to slip in redistricting. (As @govbilllee did with vouchers)
He tells us Cali may need to stop “playing fair”, highlights the importance of the midterms.
July 10, 2025 at 7:40 PM
CLIP: “These guys have no shame.”
@gavinnewsom.bsky.social reacts to Abbott using a Texas floods Special Session to slip in redistricting. (As @govbilllee did with vouchers)
He tells us Cali may need to stop “playing fair”, highlights the importance of the midterms.
@gavinnewsom.bsky.social reacts to Abbott using a Texas floods Special Session to slip in redistricting. (As @govbilllee did with vouchers)
He tells us Cali may need to stop “playing fair”, highlights the importance of the midterms.
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FLASHBACK: Florida meteorologist @johnmoralestv warned about the “sledgehammer attack” on science and how Trump and DOGE’s cuts would impact the ability to predict/warn about weather events.
July 6, 2025 at 5:00 AM
FLASHBACK: Florida meteorologist @johnmoralestv warned about the “sledgehammer attack” on science and how Trump and DOGE’s cuts would impact the ability to predict/warn about weather events.
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If you’re zip-tying grandmas protesting losing health care maybe you’re not the good guys in the story?
June 25, 2025 at 9:51 PM
If you’re zip-tying grandmas protesting losing health care maybe you’re not the good guys in the story?
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AOC nails it: " We'll rally every corner of the United States of America until we save Medicaid and Medicare for every American until we defend social security.
And we tell them who's really in charge in this country."
#DontKillOurMedicaid
And we tell them who's really in charge in this country."
#DontKillOurMedicaid
June 20, 2025 at 9:19 PM
AOC nails it: " We'll rally every corner of the United States of America until we save Medicaid and Medicare for every American until we defend social security.
And we tell them who's really in charge in this country."
#DontKillOurMedicaid
And we tell them who's really in charge in this country."
#DontKillOurMedicaid
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Meiselas: And now, the little engine that could—the one people said could never happen—the MeidasTouch Network has hit 5 million subscribers, 33 million views every 48 hours, more views than Fox News and any cable news network… we are so grateful to share this moment with you all.
June 19, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Meiselas: And now, the little engine that could—the one people said could never happen—the MeidasTouch Network has hit 5 million subscribers, 33 million views every 48 hours, more views than Fox News and any cable news network… we are so grateful to share this moment with you all.
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A Black woman in a wheelchair found herself trapped among protesters. A line cook heading home feom work was caught in a cloud of tear gas, and an unhoused woman sitting on a bench was grabbed and shoved towards protesters. Read the full report by @shoton35mm.bsky.social lataco.com/homeless-get...
June 17, 2025 at 10:06 PM
A Black woman in a wheelchair found herself trapped among protesters. A line cook heading home feom work was caught in a cloud of tear gas, and an unhoused woman sitting on a bench was grabbed and shoved towards protesters. Read the full report by @shoton35mm.bsky.social lataco.com/homeless-get...
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June 18, 2025 at 4:59 AM
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We all can dream #PresidentObama #POTUS44 💙 🇺🇸 🦅 💙 #gr3tetag #BlueHeartedFamily #FDT #june14 #felon47 #POS47 #AmericaFalling #BlueHeartedFamily
June 12, 2025 at 1:31 PM
We all can dream #PresidentObama #POTUS44 💙 🇺🇸 🦅 💙 #gr3tetag #BlueHeartedFamily #FDT #june14 #felon47 #POS47 #AmericaFalling #BlueHeartedFamily
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BREAKING: Terry Moran issues his first statement since leaving ABC News: “For almost 28 years I was a reporter and anchor for ABC News. And as you may have heard, I'm not there anymore.Now I'm on Substack”
Jake “Trapper” can learn a lesson or 2 from him of what means to be a REAL man with integrity
Jake “Trapper” can learn a lesson or 2 from him of what means to be a REAL man with integrity
June 11, 2025 at 11:46 PM
BREAKING: Terry Moran issues his first statement since leaving ABC News: “For almost 28 years I was a reporter and anchor for ABC News. And as you may have heard, I'm not there anymore.Now I'm on Substack”
Jake “Trapper” can learn a lesson or 2 from him of what means to be a REAL man with integrity
Jake “Trapper” can learn a lesson or 2 from him of what means to be a REAL man with integrity
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What happened to Senator Padilla is not homeland security. This is homeland fascism. This is homeland authoritarianism.
June 12, 2025 at 8:17 PM
What happened to Senator Padilla is not homeland security. This is homeland fascism. This is homeland authoritarianism.
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@ericswalwell.bsky.social urges all Americans to show up for No Kings Day this Saturday.
“If we don’t show up, democracy dies”
#NoKingsDay
“If we don’t show up, democracy dies”
#NoKingsDay
June 12, 2025 at 11:01 PM
@ericswalwell.bsky.social urges all Americans to show up for No Kings Day this Saturday.
“If we don’t show up, democracy dies”
#NoKingsDay
“If we don’t show up, democracy dies”
#NoKingsDay
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A message from Terry Moran!
"I was a reporter and anchor for ABC News. And as you may have heard … I'm not there anymore.
Now I'm on Substack, that amazing space, and I can't wait to get into the important work that we all have to do."
"I was a reporter and anchor for ABC News. And as you may have heard … I'm not there anymore.
Now I'm on Substack, that amazing space, and I can't wait to get into the important work that we all have to do."
June 12, 2025 at 1:12 AM
A message from Terry Moran!
"I was a reporter and anchor for ABC News. And as you may have heard … I'm not there anymore.
Now I'm on Substack, that amazing space, and I can't wait to get into the important work that we all have to do."
"I was a reporter and anchor for ABC News. And as you may have heard … I'm not there anymore.
Now I'm on Substack, that amazing space, and I can't wait to get into the important work that we all have to do."
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By now, we've all seen the video of Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) being forcibly removed and handcuffed for asking a question during Kristi Noem's press conference.
But what Noem said just moments before the video was taken is "classic authoritarian red-baiting," points out @davidcorn.bsky.social.
But what Noem said just moments before the video was taken is "classic authoritarian red-baiting," points out @davidcorn.bsky.social.
June 12, 2025 at 11:26 PM
By now, we've all seen the video of Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) being forcibly removed and handcuffed for asking a question during Kristi Noem's press conference.
But what Noem said just moments before the video was taken is "classic authoritarian red-baiting," points out @davidcorn.bsky.social.
But what Noem said just moments before the video was taken is "classic authoritarian red-baiting," points out @davidcorn.bsky.social.
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Jessica: Gavin Newsom is speaking for a majority of Americans. There was a new Quinnipiac poll: Donald Trump -12 approval, -11 on immigration, -16 on deportation. He has taken his best issue and decimated it
June 11, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Jessica: Gavin Newsom is speaking for a majority of Americans. There was a new Quinnipiac poll: Donald Trump -12 approval, -11 on immigration, -16 on deportation. He has taken his best issue and decimated it
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Maddow: I also feel like there’s not very much about that that I don’t understand. Like, it’s the same everywhere. This is blond Berlusconi, you know what I mean? This is inarticulate Viktor Orbán, right? These guys are all the same. The authoritarian playbook is the same everywhere
June 10, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Maddow: I also feel like there’s not very much about that that I don’t understand. Like, it’s the same everywhere. This is blond Berlusconi, you know what I mean? This is inarticulate Viktor Orbán, right? These guys are all the same. The authoritarian playbook is the same everywhere