Barbara Banfield
@barbbanfieldrn.bsky.social
RN, farmerette, astrologer, violin/fiddle player, gay-married, anti-fascist, pro-democracy. Whidbey Island WA
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The president’s fall from power wasn’t a stumble — it was a full-body collapse of a man who thought fear made him mighty. Now he’s a punchline staggering around the wreckage he created, begging for relevance while the country steps over the caution tape around his ego. 🤙🏼
November 30, 2025 at 6:47 PM
The president’s fall from power wasn’t a stumble — it was a full-body collapse of a man who thought fear made him mighty. Now he’s a punchline staggering around the wreckage he created, begging for relevance while the country steps over the caution tape around his ego. 🤙🏼
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These people voted to restrict abortion in Alberta
UCP members pass resolutions on auto insurance, abortion, clean coal calgaryherald.com/news/politic...
November 30, 2025 at 6:47 PM
These people voted to restrict abortion in Alberta
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huh i wonder if this is because like 90% of nurses are women (it’s definitely because of that)
The Trump admin now says nursing isn't a professional degree.
The admin plan to redefine what constitutes a professional degree to exclude nursing and limit access to student loans — outraging national health care groups and leaving nursing students questioning how they'll pay for graduate degrees.
The admin plan to redefine what constitutes a professional degree to exclude nursing and limit access to student loans — outraging national health care groups and leaving nursing students questioning how they'll pay for graduate degrees.
November 30, 2025 at 6:49 PM
huh i wonder if this is because like 90% of nurses are women (it’s definitely because of that)
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The Mamdani/Tisch dynamic is going to be a key determinant of his mayoralty:
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As a lifelong NYer going back to the Wagner administration I've never been so jazzed about an incoming mayor as I am now
a major tell is going to be the dynamic between him & Tisch - the NYPD is an armed gang whose priorities are protecting its turf, its budget & its lack of accountability, so 🤞!
a major tell is going to be the dynamic between him & Tisch - the NYPD is an armed gang whose priorities are protecting its turf, its budget & its lack of accountability, so 🤞!
Soon small businesses won’t have to wait for Small Business Saturday to get attention from their Mayor.
Some changes that they can look forward to:
Some changes that they can look forward to:
November 30, 2025 at 6:43 PM
The Mamdani/Tisch dynamic is going to be a key determinant of his mayoralty:
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Super important! Yesterday, protesters were widely praised by elected officials and the public. People put their bodies on the line. Many were thrown violently onto the ground. Many took direct hits of pepper-spray. A few were arrested.
Charges against protesters are always arbitrary. Drop'em!
Charges against protesters are always arbitrary. Drop'em!
Press conference now:
CM Sandy Nurse calls on NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch to drop the charges on demonstrators detained yesterday.
CM Sandy Nurse calls on NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch to drop the charges on demonstrators detained yesterday.
November 30, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Super important! Yesterday, protesters were widely praised by elected officials and the public. People put their bodies on the line. Many were thrown violently onto the ground. Many took direct hits of pepper-spray. A few were arrested.
Charges against protesters are always arbitrary. Drop'em!
Charges against protesters are always arbitrary. Drop'em!
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Right, what it boils down to is just a simple material question of what to do with surplus beyond basic needs. Do we use it to build in ("inefficient") redundancy like batteries and hospital beds that mostly sit there unused until they're *very* needed, or do we give rich guys some more money?
November 30, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Right, what it boils down to is just a simple material question of what to do with surplus beyond basic needs. Do we use it to build in ("inefficient") redundancy like batteries and hospital beds that mostly sit there unused until they're *very* needed, or do we give rich guys some more money?
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every neoliberal policy analyst wants to "trim the fat" of society until the lean times come. community level resilience, redundancies, etc are good actually
When power went out across all of Puerto Rico on 16 April, a lot of the lights in the town of Adjuntas stayed on. A combination of experimental microgrids, solar panels, and storage kept power on for many businesses and residents.
spectrum.ieee.org/puerto-rico-...
spectrum.ieee.org/puerto-rico-...
Could Microgrids Be Puerto Rico's Answer to Endless Blackouts?
Meanwhile, feds redirect $365 million away from solar toward grid fixes
spectrum.ieee.org
November 30, 2025 at 2:27 PM
every neoliberal policy analyst wants to "trim the fat" of society until the lean times come. community level resilience, redundancies, etc are good actually
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I’ve spent a lot of time in the past 18 months really working to, if you will, kill the neoliberal in my head. as someone with my politics, I’ve been surprised by how much there’s still been to excise.
anyway, maybe productivity and efficiency are scams, and redundancy protects human happiness.
anyway, maybe productivity and efficiency are scams, and redundancy protects human happiness.
every neoliberal policy analyst wants to "trim the fat" of society until the lean times come. community level resilience, redundancies, etc are good actually
When power went out across all of Puerto Rico on 16 April, a lot of the lights in the town of Adjuntas stayed on. A combination of experimental microgrids, solar panels, and storage kept power on for many businesses and residents.
spectrum.ieee.org/puerto-rico-...
spectrum.ieee.org/puerto-rico-...
November 30, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I’ve spent a lot of time in the past 18 months really working to, if you will, kill the neoliberal in my head. as someone with my politics, I’ve been surprised by how much there’s still been to excise.
anyway, maybe productivity and efficiency are scams, and redundancy protects human happiness.
anyway, maybe productivity and efficiency are scams, and redundancy protects human happiness.
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I don’t even really think this is the problem. The Constitution prohibits basically every terrible thing Trump has done. The problem is that our institutions have decided to ignore the Constitution. Can’t fix that by changing what it says.
This regime is making the best arguments possible that we need to fix the foundations of our democracy if we want to keep it.
November 30, 2025 at 6:51 PM
I don’t even really think this is the problem. The Constitution prohibits basically every terrible thing Trump has done. The problem is that our institutions have decided to ignore the Constitution. Can’t fix that by changing what it says.
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If you have YouTubeTV then you can get a $20 credit but you need to go and claim it. Go do it now (you just need to go to Settings and then Notifications)
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YouTube TV Subscribers Can Get a $20 Credit During the Disney Blackout. Here's How to Claim Yours
Disney-owned channels, such as ABC and ESPN, are not available on YouTube TV. As the blackout continues, YouTube TV is offering subscribers a credit on their next bill. Here's how to claim it, plus th...
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November 30, 2025 at 6:56 PM
If you have YouTubeTV then you can get a $20 credit but you need to go and claim it. Go do it now (you just need to go to Settings and then Notifications)
people.com/how-to-claim...
people.com/how-to-claim...
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Part of why Trump won in 2016 was he was an "outsider" who promised to "end corruption." He did not end corruption, he is a big "to the victor belongs the spoils of the enemy" guy. He's a spoiled and corrupt person, who has spoiled and corrupted his party and government. That story sells itself.
The president is a political cartoon of corruption come to life, a gaudy grifter who is selling off pardons and lining his pockets, building a golden ballroom and protecting his fellow sex predator elites, all the while regular Americans are suffering and struggling to make ends meet.
Run on *that*
Run on *that*
November 30, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Part of why Trump won in 2016 was he was an "outsider" who promised to "end corruption." He did not end corruption, he is a big "to the victor belongs the spoils of the enemy" guy. He's a spoiled and corrupt person, who has spoiled and corrupted his party and government. That story sells itself.
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The ONLY thing that looks great is HIS EAR‼️
He wasn’t shot‼️
It was staged ‼️
He wasn’t shot‼️
It was staged ‼️
November 30, 2025 at 6:58 PM
The ONLY thing that looks great is HIS EAR‼️
He wasn’t shot‼️
It was staged ‼️
He wasn’t shot‼️
It was staged ‼️
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Even Republicans are complaining about Trump's concessions to dictators. But the president’s strategy is all about getting what he wants, even if that means selling out America’s allies. From Robert Kuttner: trib.al/69z9Atn
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Donald Trump treats Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping far more gently than he treats America’s allies.
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November 30, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Even Republicans are complaining about Trump's concessions to dictators. But the president’s strategy is all about getting what he wants, even if that means selling out America’s allies. From Robert Kuttner: trib.al/69z9Atn
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As people are asking: Mamdani’s only mention of yesterday’s action sabotaging a massive ICE raid was reiterating his stance that ICE raids are bad. Via spox. To one media outlet.
No comment on any of his socials.
No comment on any of his socials.
November 30, 2025 at 6:55 PM
As people are asking: Mamdani’s only mention of yesterday’s action sabotaging a massive ICE raid was reiterating his stance that ICE raids are bad. Via spox. To one media outlet.
No comment on any of his socials.
No comment on any of his socials.
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and if you can’t run on that then for fuck’s sake get out of the way and let someone run who can
The president is a political cartoon of corruption come to life, a gaudy grifter who is selling off pardons and lining his pockets, building a golden ballroom and protecting his fellow sex predator elites, all the while regular Americans are suffering and struggling to make ends meet.
Run on *that*
Run on *that*
November 30, 2025 at 7:04 PM
and if you can’t run on that then for fuck’s sake get out of the way and let someone run who can
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Honduras voters brave polls as Trump bullies with aid threats, backing corrupt-tied Asfura while rivals fight for real change. Foreign meddling mocks democracy. #Honduras
November 30, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Honduras voters brave polls as Trump bullies with aid threats, backing corrupt-tied Asfura while rivals fight for real change. Foreign meddling mocks democracy. #Honduras
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He wants to be pardoned with no admission of guilt or wrongdoing. There is no public interest in dropping prosecution of his blatant corruption.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Benjamin Netanyahu asks Israel’s president for pardon in corruption case
Request submitted weeks after Donald Trump called on Isaac Herzog to pardon Israeli prime minister
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:06 PM
He wants to be pardoned with no admission of guilt or wrongdoing. There is no public interest in dropping prosecution of his blatant corruption.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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A lawsuit previously alleged that David Gentile—just pardoned by Trump— was an associate of Russian organized crime figure and oligarch Michael Cherney.
A business news outlet found that Cherney’s daughters benefited from some of Gentile’s earliest dealings.
A business news outlet found that Cherney’s daughters benefited from some of Gentile’s earliest dealings.
November 30, 2025 at 1:11 PM
A lawsuit previously alleged that David Gentile—just pardoned by Trump— was an associate of Russian organized crime figure and oligarch Michael Cherney.
A business news outlet found that Cherney’s daughters benefited from some of Gentile’s earliest dealings.
A business news outlet found that Cherney’s daughters benefited from some of Gentile’s earliest dealings.
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Hey, that's the guy Ro Khanna hangs out with!
November 30, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Hey, that's the guy Ro Khanna hangs out with!
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🔥KOH: “Republicans are flailing on “AFFORDABILITY” because they oppose the solutions… Dems raise the min. wage, push paid leave, cap prescription drug prices — Republicans vote no. Dems cut junk fees, Republicans bring them back.
This is the story Dems need to be telling.”
This is the story Dems need to be telling.”
November 30, 2025 at 1:17 PM
🔥KOH: “Republicans are flailing on “AFFORDABILITY” because they oppose the solutions… Dems raise the min. wage, push paid leave, cap prescription drug prices — Republicans vote no. Dems cut junk fees, Republicans bring them back.
This is the story Dems need to be telling.”
This is the story Dems need to be telling.”
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Ahhhhhhhh
Who is Steve Witkoff? His entire position in New York real estate was built off laundering money and assets for Russian oligarchs close to Putin. Just a for-instance:
November 30, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Ahhhhhhhh
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There probably doesn’t need to be a Democratic equivalent to MAGA, but if there was one it would need to be something more similar to the phrase on the money, E Pluribus Unum, and with the vibes of the Battle Hymn of the Republic
No value, no villain, no vision. Sounds like the tagline for the earnings call of a collapsing appliance retailer
November 30, 2025 at 1:29 PM
There probably doesn’t need to be a Democratic equivalent to MAGA, but if there was one it would need to be something more similar to the phrase on the money, E Pluribus Unum, and with the vibes of the Battle Hymn of the Republic
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Social justice campaigner Bishop William Barber says ICE raids tearing families apart and the shredding of healthcare and food support are all part of the same "policy violence."
Bishop William Barber: ICE Raids & Shredding of Safety Net Are Linked
Protests have erupted in North Carolina after federal agents arrested 370 people in immigration raids. On Monday, Bishop William Barber and other religious leaders gathered in Charlotte to demand an e...
www.democracynow.org
November 30, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Social justice campaigner Bishop William Barber says ICE raids tearing families apart and the shredding of healthcare and food support are all part of the same "policy violence."
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Damn!🤬
“Orwellian shit going on in Tennessee — Republican voters are being threatened to vote, Democratic voters are being told to vote a day late.”
👋🏽 We are here. These mailers are real.
And secretary of voter suppression Tre Hargett seems unconcerned🤔
👋🏽 We are here. These mailers are real.
And secretary of voter suppression Tre Hargett seems unconcerned🤔
November 30, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Damn!🤬