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Barbara Comstock

@barbegc.bsky.social

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Not the former legislator, I’m a lifelong Dem fighting for my family, my neighbors, & the strangers down the block. I’m an aspiring artist, retired teacher, word dabbler. Big believer in social justice. 🚫DM’s unless I know you. It’s just too creepy.

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Barbara Comstock @barbegc.bsky.social · Jan 23

Do not stop speaking truth (loudly) to power. Rev Bishop showed us the way.

Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · Jan 22

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Apr 24

Elon backtracked on DOGE savings goals from $1 trillion to $150 billion.

But watchdogs report only $12.6 billion in verifiable savings.

That represents just 0.173% of the U.S. federal budget for 2025.

We're losing vital government services for basically nothing in return.

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Barbara Comstock @barbegc.bsky.social · Apr 24

You cannot write this stuff. Let him wear make-up if he wants, but make him apply it on his own dime, as do millions. I bet he can even find some great YouTube videos to help him. Jeez.

Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · Apr 23

Pete Hegseth just ordered the installation of a makeup studio at the Pentagon for him to prepare for his television appearances, which will cost thousands of taxpayer dollars to build.

Hegseth orders makeup studio installed at Pentagon

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has not given any press briefings in the briefing room but has used the room as a backdrop for TV hits with Fox News.

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Barbara Comstock @barbegc.bsky.social · Mar 31

This week, the House is voting on the "NO ROGUE RULINGS" Act which would rewrite our federal judicial system and would block the necessary system of checks and balances on an aspiring authoritarian government. Check out #5Calls and call your Representative today! (202)224-3121

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · Mar 29

Courts willing to follow the Constitution and the law are the only things standing between us and Stephen Miller’s dystopia right now. And he isn’t happy about it.

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LoriPica 💙 @loripica.bsky.social · Mar 28

This is the truth!

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Dan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · Mar 29

Breaking: RFK Jr. has forced out PETER MARKS, the nation’s top vaccine regulator.

In his resignation letter, obtained by the Post, Marks said he was willing to work with RFK Jr on his vaccine concerns — but said Kennedy wishes “subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies.”

RFK Jr. forces out Peter Marks, FDA’s top vaccine scientist

Marks, an architect of Operation Warp Speed, warned that a recent measles outbreak shows how confidence in science and public health is being “undermined.”

www.washingtonpost.com

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · Mar 27

Sometimes you just have to ask—why? The Senate voted to strike down a rule capping most bank overdraft fees at $5, a measure introduced by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that was expected to save Americans billions each year.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · Mar 26

This will make you smile because, lord knows, we need it right now.

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Barbara Comstock @barbegc.bsky.social · Mar 26

He also doesn't care about the service members they put I harm's way. Callous monster.

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Barbara Comstock @barbegc.bsky.social · Mar 26

@maddow.msnbc.com I love your show, but after tonight, I'm gonna need more therapy. LOTS more therapy.

Barbara Comstock @barbegc.bsky.social · Mar 26

#AARP where are you??? You have the ability to mobilize millions of seniors. DO IT.

Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · Mar 25

The Trump administration is now ordering massive cuts to the Social Security Administration.

This could effectively block millions of Americans from getting the benefits they have earned.

Social Security rushing service cuts at White House request, sources say

Current and former employees, and advocates for retirees, have said the changes being made would strain an already struggling system.

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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · Mar 25

1. Tulsi Gabbard was overseas while participating in the Signal chat.
2. Steven Witkoff was in Russia when he was added to the Signal chat.
3. Russia infiltrated Signal some time ago to use it against Ukrainians.

It’s high time to Benghazi the shit out of Trump’s administration.

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Barbara Comstock @barbegc.bsky.social · Mar 25

This is perfect. Smart would be smarter!

Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · Mar 25

I would like to nominate Maxwell Smart for national security advisor.

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Barbara Comstock @barbegc.bsky.social · Mar 20

Well, this is disgusting. They really know no bottom.

Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · Mar 20

Barbara Comstock @barbegc.bsky.social · Mar 16

The DOJ is now nothing but an arm of an authoritarian regime. This is bonkers.

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · Mar 15

Holy crap. The DOJ is arguing that the President can unilaterally deport anyone he wants without ANY statutory authority, just on his inherent authority as President over national security.

That is a terrifying claim to make and not one that has ever been recognized before in US history.

Barbara Comstock @barbegc.bsky.social · Mar 15

The world is rising up!

Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · Mar 15

Budapest today. People are demanding that PM Orban resign.

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · Mar 13

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Outspoken™️ @out5p0ken.bsky.social · Mar 12

Everyone should be screaming like this! More of this, now please!

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Barbara Comstock @barbegc.bsky.social · Mar 11

They are just not that bright. They are just selfish narcissists.

Barbara Comstock @barbegc.bsky.social · Mar 11

So many, many issues with this. 🤬😡🤬

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Barbara Comstock @barbegc.bsky.social · Mar 11

Are we really turning over the FAA to the guy whose rockets are exploding in the sky?!

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Barbara Comstock @barbegc.bsky.social · Mar 9

Hey #Wisconsin!

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🚨 BREAKING: Musk caught meddling in MASSIVE race

YouTube video by Brian Tyler Cohen

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Barbara Comstock @barbegc.bsky.social · Mar 8

We need to disrupt Fox lies. www.trueusa.org

TrueUSA

Fox News and Trump are waging war against US democracy and we're fighting back. Join us and demand the brands that fund Fox put integrity over profits.

www.trueusa.org

Barbara Comstock @barbegc.bsky.social · Mar 8

As they fire people who now cannot make ends meet.

WIRED @wired.com · Mar 8

When Elon Musk started recruiting for DOGE in November, he described the work as “tedious” and noted that “compensation is zero.” But WIRED has learned that some DOGE staffers are drawing six-figure salaries from the agencies they’re dismantling.
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Some DOGE Staffers Are Drawing Six-Figure Government Salaries

Engineers and executives at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency are drawing healthy taxpayer-funded salaries—sometimes from the very agencies they are cutting.

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · Mar 7

The FAA approved another launch before the last crash investigation was completed — and it ended in another disaster.

Why is SpaceX getting a free pass from DOGE cuts? 🤔

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · Mar 3

An important statement from the American Bar Association. www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...

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