Smithbarbv 💙
@smithbarbv.bsky.social
Retired educator fighting truth decay: proud member of the Re-sisterhood; wife, mom, grandma, writer; she/her/hers
Remember the first lesson from "On Tyranny"--Do not obey in advance.
Remember the first lesson from "On Tyranny"--Do not obey in advance.
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Kevin Kiley, we see you. We're not falling for your faux moderate man of the people shtick. You've voted w/ Trump almost 100% of the time & only voted to release the #EpsteinFiles after being given permission to do so. Pathetic.
November 25, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Kevin Kiley, we see you. We're not falling for your faux moderate man of the people shtick. You've voted w/ Trump almost 100% of the time & only voted to release the #EpsteinFiles after being given permission to do so. Pathetic.
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“In the end, it doesn’t matter which district Rep. Kevin Kiley considers worthy of his candidacy. No amount of carefully worded interviews, performative media appearances, aggrieved social media posts, or false veneer of moderation will change his voting record.”
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“Wherever Kiley lands, removing him and his ilk from Congress is imperative.” | Letters to the editor
Is Rep. Kevin Kiley effectively out of a job in California? I hope so | Opinion
“Wherever Kiley lands, removing him and his ilk from Congress is imperative.” | Letters to the editor
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November 9, 2025 at 4:04 PM
“In the end, it doesn’t matter which district Rep. Kevin Kiley considers worthy of his candidacy. No amount of carefully worded interviews, performative media appearances, aggrieved social media posts, or false veneer of moderation will change his voting record.”
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NO FOOD FOR YOU: The Trump administration tells states to “immediately undo any steps taken to issue full SNAP benefits for November 2025"
November 9, 2025 at 5:05 PM
NO FOOD FOR YOU: The Trump administration tells states to “immediately undo any steps taken to issue full SNAP benefits for November 2025"
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1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
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Edited or unedited, published or unpublished, our writers speak volumes
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October 27, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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This picture says it all—the physical manifestation of what the #GrifterInChief is doing to our country.
October 21, 2025 at 4:43 PM
This picture says it all—the physical manifestation of what the #GrifterInChief is doing to our country.
#YesOn50 #DontPokeTheBear
Fellow California Democrats, have you voted yet? This is a turnout election. We vote—we win. @cademocrats.bsky.social @placercountydemocrats.org
Fellow California Democrats, have you voted yet? This is a turnout election. We vote—we win. @cademocrats.bsky.social @placercountydemocrats.org
October 10, 2025 at 5:18 PM
#YesOn50 #DontPokeTheBear
Fellow California Democrats, have you voted yet? This is a turnout election. We vote—we win. @cademocrats.bsky.social @placercountydemocrats.org
Fellow California Democrats, have you voted yet? This is a turnout election. We vote—we win. @cademocrats.bsky.social @placercountydemocrats.org
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File a Public Comment against the Federal Voter ID requirement
MAGA wants to disenfranchise voters by imposing new ID reqs.
This rule change targets mail-in voting, & is meant to keep many new voters from registering.
Comment by Monday, October 20, 2025. buff.ly/hTrDyVc
MAGA wants to disenfranchise voters by imposing new ID reqs.
This rule change targets mail-in voting, & is meant to keep many new voters from registering.
Comment by Monday, October 20, 2025. buff.ly/hTrDyVc
October 9, 2025 at 6:26 PM
File a Public Comment against the Federal Voter ID requirement
MAGA wants to disenfranchise voters by imposing new ID reqs.
This rule change targets mail-in voting, & is meant to keep many new voters from registering.
Comment by Monday, October 20, 2025. buff.ly/hTrDyVc
MAGA wants to disenfranchise voters by imposing new ID reqs.
This rule change targets mail-in voting, & is meant to keep many new voters from registering.
Comment by Monday, October 20, 2025. buff.ly/hTrDyVc
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October 8, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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If you believe, like I do, that public officials shouldn't use their public office & personal opinions to sway voters, let them know. Silence permits them to continue this behavior—my LTE in today's Gold Country Media.
#VoteYesonProp50
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#VoteYesonProp50
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Officials shouldn’t tell us how to vote
Officials shouldn’t tell us how to vote
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October 7, 2025 at 6:11 PM
If you believe, like I do, that public officials shouldn't use their public office & personal opinions to sway voters, let them know. Silence permits them to continue this behavior—my LTE in today's Gold Country Media.
#VoteYesonProp50
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#VoteYesonProp50
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Truer words have not been spoken. ⤵️
October 1, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Truer words have not been spoken. ⤵️
Hey @placercountydemocrats.org and other NorCal progressives--are you subscribed yet to our new #Substack? We are a group of writers working at all levels of electoral politics within California Congressional District 3. #YesOn50 #DefendDemocracy
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NorCal Horizon Writers weigh in on Prop 50--Letters to the Editor
Published in the Sacramento Bee 9/7/25
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September 9, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Hey @placercountydemocrats.org and other NorCal progressives--are you subscribed yet to our new #Substack? We are a group of writers working at all levels of electoral politics within California Congressional District 3. #YesOn50 #DefendDemocracy
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#CA03 is mis-represented by a MAGA apologist extremist who says whatever he thinks is politically expedient--whether or not it's the truth.
My editorial in the 8/13/25 @SacramentoBee
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My editorial in the 8/13/25 @SacramentoBee
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Unpacking Rep. Kevin Kiley’s misleading claims on tax reform bill | Opinion
“It’s time for Kiley to come clean on the actual impact of this legislation he supports.”
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August 14, 2025 at 6:28 PM
#CA03 is mis-represented by a MAGA apologist extremist who says whatever he thinks is politically expedient--whether or not it's the truth.
My editorial in the 8/13/25 @SacramentoBee
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My editorial in the 8/13/25 @SacramentoBee
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July 28, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Distract. Deny. Deflect. Deceive.
The SOP of the #RepublicanParty and Trump's chief sycophant, Speaker Johnson.
Disgraceful.
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles #VoteThemAllOut
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The SOP of the #RepublicanParty and Trump's chief sycophant, Speaker Johnson.
Disgraceful.
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles #VoteThemAllOut
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Johnson Shuts Down House To Block Epstein Vote
Johnson accused the Democrats of using the House’s rules committee as a “political battering ram.”
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July 22, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Distract. Deny. Deflect. Deceive.
The SOP of the #RepublicanParty and Trump's chief sycophant, Speaker Johnson.
Disgraceful.
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles #VoteThemAllOut
www.forbes.com/sites/zachar...
The SOP of the #RepublicanParty and Trump's chief sycophant, Speaker Johnson.
Disgraceful.
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles #VoteThemAllOut
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#disinformation and #gaslighting aren't new phenomena. This cartoon, based on a 1946 book, reminds us that we must always seek the truth and be true to ourselves.
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The Bear That Wasn't (1967)
YouTube video by pedro
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July 12, 2025 at 10:23 PM
#disinformation and #gaslighting aren't new phenomena. This cartoon, based on a 1946 book, reminds us that we must always seek the truth and be true to ourselves.
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June 11, 2025 at 1:34 AM
June 4, 2025 at 12:31 AM
In today’s episode of #MoronsAreGoverningAmerica (are you kidding me edition) we get another example of the dangerous incompetence of this administration.
Acting FEMA chief told staff he didn't know about US hurricane season
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Acting FEMA chief told staff he didn't know about US hurricane season
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Tuesday, June 3
Acting FEMA chief told staff he didn't know about US hurricane season
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June 3, 2025 at 3:26 PM
In today’s episode of #MoronsAreGoverningAmerica (are you kidding me edition) we get another example of the dangerous incompetence of this administration.
Acting FEMA chief told staff he didn't know about US hurricane season
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Acting FEMA chief told staff he didn't know about US hurricane season
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In today's episode of #MoronsAreGoverningAmerica (brown must be suspect edition), we see that taking away rights is not patriotism, it's fascism. How many more will suffer until we stand up to this dangerous administration?
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U.S. citizen with REAL ID handcuffed and held in immigration raid before being released
The man told Noticias Telemundo that authorities took his ID from his wallet and told him it was fake before handcuffing him.
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May 24, 2025 at 6:24 PM
In today's episode of #MoronsAreGoverningAmerica (brown must be suspect edition), we see that taking away rights is not patriotism, it's fascism. How many more will suffer until we stand up to this dangerous administration?
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This is what dictators do!
They use the people’s government to line their own pocket & family with grift, corruption, & bribes!
Felon is preparing to accept a $400 million “flying palace” jet from Qatar!
That’s on top of likely foreign money going to felon & his family through their crypto coin!
They use the people’s government to line their own pocket & family with grift, corruption, & bribes!
Felon is preparing to accept a $400 million “flying palace” jet from Qatar!
That’s on top of likely foreign money going to felon & his family through their crypto coin!
May 12, 2025 at 1:19 AM
This is what dictators do!
They use the people’s government to line their own pocket & family with grift, corruption, & bribes!
Felon is preparing to accept a $400 million “flying palace” jet from Qatar!
That’s on top of likely foreign money going to felon & his family through their crypto coin!
They use the people’s government to line their own pocket & family with grift, corruption, & bribes!
Felon is preparing to accept a $400 million “flying palace” jet from Qatar!
That’s on top of likely foreign money going to felon & his family through their crypto coin!
In today’s episode of #MoronsAreGoverningAmerica, we learn that morons beget morons. Trump's return to power elevates ever fringier conspiracy theories
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Monday , May 12
Trump's return to power elevates ever fringier conspiracy theories
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May 12, 2025 at 4:35 PM
In today’s episode of #MoronsAreGoverningAmerica, we learn that morons beget morons. Trump's return to power elevates ever fringier conspiracy theories
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This is what #CA03 Kevin Kiley supports—all the while claiming he won’t vote against #Medicaid funding. Don’t be fooled—the #GOP wants us poor, sick, & powerless. #KickOutKiley
Congressional Republicans are rushing to pass deep Medicaid cuts before Memorial Day that would devastate California's healthcare system. With many California hospitals receiving funding through Medicaid, these cuts wouldn't just hurt those on public insurance—they would impact everyone.
May 12, 2025 at 4:33 PM
This is what #CA03 Kevin Kiley supports—all the while claiming he won’t vote against #Medicaid funding. Don’t be fooled—the #GOP wants us poor, sick, & powerless. #KickOutKiley
So. . . #KevinKiley is in favor of choice . . . just not our reproductive choices.
He's touting his role in "allowing" Californians to drive the car of their choice, but doesn't support the right of women to make decisions about their bodies. Hypocrisy 101.
#KickOutKiley
He's touting his role in "allowing" Californians to drive the car of their choice, but doesn't support the right of women to make decisions about their bodies. Hypocrisy 101.
#KickOutKiley
May 7, 2025 at 4:11 PM
So. . . #KevinKiley is in favor of choice . . . just not our reproductive choices.
He's touting his role in "allowing" Californians to drive the car of their choice, but doesn't support the right of women to make decisions about their bodies. Hypocrisy 101.
#KickOutKiley
He's touting his role in "allowing" Californians to drive the car of their choice, but doesn't support the right of women to make decisions about their bodies. Hypocrisy 101.
#KickOutKiley