Tina Barbour
@tinabarbour.bsky.social
Animal advocate, feminist, bookworm, beginner artist. Cats, trees, backyard wildlife, words, photography. Pro-choice, pro-democracy. Tired but never giving up.
A powerful message.
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 17, 2025 at 1:00 AM
A powerful message.
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There are more of us than there are of them.
November 5, 2025 at 2:31 AM
There are more of us than there are of them.
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Missing the days when, if a scary masked man approached us on the street, WE pepper sprayed HIM, not the other way around.
October 29, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Missing the days when, if a scary masked man approached us on the street, WE pepper sprayed HIM, not the other way around.
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Someone you love will go hungry while Trump stole your money to bulldoze our White House and build himself a ballroom.
October 28, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Someone you love will go hungry while Trump stole your money to bulldoze our White House and build himself a ballroom.
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PSA from @johncusack.bsky.social: Democracy is under attack — and paywalls shouldn’t stand in the way of accessing vital public records.
News outlets, it’s time to drop the paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Hear why this is so important at the event below:
News outlets, it’s time to drop the paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Hear why this is so important at the event below:
October 23, 2025 at 1:58 PM
PSA from @johncusack.bsky.social: Democracy is under attack — and paywalls shouldn’t stand in the way of accessing vital public records.
News outlets, it’s time to drop the paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Hear why this is so important at the event below:
News outlets, it’s time to drop the paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Hear why this is so important at the event below:
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October 21, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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Site saved.
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September 18, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Site saved.
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You do not in fact have to praise the guy who said homeless people should be murdered with lethal injections and then apologized four days later to save his job. Let's get a grip here.
Brian Kilmeade deserves praise for his apology.
Brian Kilmeade apologized for his comments about homeless people getting lethal injections this morning on Fox & Friends, saying "so many homeless people deserve our empathy and compassion."
Here's the clip of his apology 👇
Here's the clip of his apology 👇
September 14, 2025 at 2:15 PM
You do not in fact have to praise the guy who said homeless people should be murdered with lethal injections and then apologized four days later to save his job. Let's get a grip here.
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What a truly disgusting week for American journalism.
September 12, 2025 at 3:29 PM
What a truly disgusting week for American journalism.
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I think it’s high time we take back the national narrative. For centuries Americans of all races, genders, religions, and abilities have worked to create a more perfect union, and we should shout from the rooftops that WE are America. Not these idiot white supremacist authoritarians.
August 18, 2025 at 6:16 PM
I think it’s high time we take back the national narrative. For centuries Americans of all races, genders, religions, and abilities have worked to create a more perfect union, and we should shout from the rooftops that WE are America. Not these idiot white supremacist authoritarians.
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It ain't going away, no it ain't going away....
August 4, 2025 at 9:46 PM
It ain't going away, no it ain't going away....
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When you strip away humanity
July 26, 2025 at 11:31 AM
When you strip away humanity
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When I was little, the U.S. military came to our home at gunpoint and took me and my family away. We were imprisoned for years in barbed wire camps simply because we were Japanese American. I have spent my life telling that story, hoping it would never be repeated.
July 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
When I was little, the U.S. military came to our home at gunpoint and took me and my family away. We were imprisoned for years in barbed wire camps simply because we were Japanese American. I have spent my life telling that story, hoping it would never be repeated.
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MAGA gets their panties in a twist about Epstein and Trump and the possibilities Trump was on "the plane".....and yet 27 women come forward and say Trump assaulted them,
and
they
ignore
it.
and
they
ignore
it.
July 21, 2025 at 5:22 PM
MAGA gets their panties in a twist about Epstein and Trump and the possibilities Trump was on "the plane".....and yet 27 women come forward and say Trump assaulted them,
and
they
ignore
it.
and
they
ignore
it.
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"It’s statements like these from Mr. Colbert that have rankled many rightwing fundamentalists over the years because they can’t simply claim he’s being inaccurate or even particularly judgy."
The Inconvenient Faith of Stephen Colbert
The core of why Trump World hates him.
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July 18, 2025 at 8:41 PM
"It’s statements like these from Mr. Colbert that have rankled many rightwing fundamentalists over the years because they can’t simply claim he’s being inaccurate or even particularly judgy."
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The Miami Herald/Tampa Bay Times has obtained a list of more than 700 people who have been detained or appear to be scheduled to be sent to the Florida-run immigration detention facility known as Alligator Alcatraz.
Is your family member or client at Alligator Alcatraz? We obtained a list
The Trump and DeSantis administrations have refused to release a roster of detainees, none of whom seem to appear in ICE’s online database.
www.miamiherald.com
July 13, 2025 at 2:16 PM
The Miami Herald/Tampa Bay Times has obtained a list of more than 700 people who have been detained or appear to be scheduled to be sent to the Florida-run immigration detention facility known as Alligator Alcatraz.
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The fact we have secret police whisking people off the streets doesn’t get enough attention. It ain’t normal and we’re further down the road to authoritarianism than you think.
July 5, 2025 at 2:52 AM
The fact we have secret police whisking people off the streets doesn’t get enough attention. It ain’t normal and we’re further down the road to authoritarianism than you think.
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No sightings overnight, folks are looking around today and bringing traps, but the fear is that massive fireworks displays in the DC area tonight will panic her and drive her further from home so she may end up further than expected. Please keep an eye out if you’re in Temple Hills, MD.
July 4, 2025 at 2:35 PM
No sightings overnight, folks are looking around today and bringing traps, but the fear is that massive fireworks displays in the DC area tonight will panic her and drive her further from home so she may end up further than expected. Please keep an eye out if you’re in Temple Hills, MD.
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-A living wage
-Guaranteed healthcare
-The right to join a union
-The right to vote
-The right to choose when, how, and with whom you start a family
-The right for you and your family to live free from gun violence
These are the foundations of real freedom.
-Guaranteed healthcare
-The right to join a union
-The right to vote
-The right to choose when, how, and with whom you start a family
-The right for you and your family to live free from gun violence
These are the foundations of real freedom.
July 4, 2025 at 9:01 PM
-A living wage
-Guaranteed healthcare
-The right to join a union
-The right to vote
-The right to choose when, how, and with whom you start a family
-The right for you and your family to live free from gun violence
These are the foundations of real freedom.
-Guaranteed healthcare
-The right to join a union
-The right to vote
-The right to choose when, how, and with whom you start a family
-The right for you and your family to live free from gun violence
These are the foundations of real freedom.
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The Trumpers are locking up and deporting immigrants without establishing that immigrants are a problem. They aren't. They're an asset. If it's an issue that they're in the US illegally, create a path to migrate legally.
July 3, 2025 at 12:17 AM
The Trumpers are locking up and deporting immigrants without establishing that immigrants are a problem. They aren't. They're an asset. If it's an issue that they're in the US illegally, create a path to migrate legally.
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Written this morning. I once noted, "Dante had Beatrice. Orwell had Stalin." Negative muses are a thing. www.meditationsinanemergency.com/cynicism-is-...
Cynicism Is the Enemy of Action
We have distant enemies, the enemies of truth, justice, human rights, and environmental protection, and they are easy to recognize and oppose. We also have near enemies, the cynics and defeatists amon...
www.meditationsinanemergency.com
July 1, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Written this morning. I once noted, "Dante had Beatrice. Orwell had Stalin." Negative muses are a thing. www.meditationsinanemergency.com/cynicism-is-...
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The “Big Beautiful Bill” is a giveaway to billionaires on the backs of the working class. I will vote hell no.
June 27, 2025 at 8:23 PM
The “Big Beautiful Bill” is a giveaway to billionaires on the backs of the working class. I will vote hell no.
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Here are the names of every person who supports MAGA immigration policy while ALSO following the actual teachings of Jesus:
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That's it, really.
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That's it, really.
June 27, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Here are the names of every person who supports MAGA immigration policy while ALSO following the actual teachings of Jesus:
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That's it, really.
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That's it, really.
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Progressives get steamrolled all the time in Congress. We are an outnumbered bloc, especially on matters of defense. Shouldn’t be hard.
They know this isn’t “lefty” opposition. It is BROAD opposition from the American people across the board. The numbers show that. That’s why they’re pushing it.
They know this isn’t “lefty” opposition. It is BROAD opposition from the American people across the board. The numbers show that. That’s why they’re pushing it.
June 22, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Progressives get steamrolled all the time in Congress. We are an outnumbered bloc, especially on matters of defense. Shouldn’t be hard.
They know this isn’t “lefty” opposition. It is BROAD opposition from the American people across the board. The numbers show that. That’s why they’re pushing it.
They know this isn’t “lefty” opposition. It is BROAD opposition from the American people across the board. The numbers show that. That’s why they’re pushing it.