Barbara Maddux
@bjm15.bsky.social
Retired corporate nurse, bread baker, world traveler & gr-granny to 4.
#Gardening #Travel #Genealogy #Baking
#Gardening #Travel #Genealogy #Baking
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Student describes ‘horror show’ ICE deportation to Honduras at Thanksgiving
Student describes ‘horror show’ ICE deportation to Honduras at Thanksgiving
Any Lucia López Belloza, 19, was detained at Boston airport while on the way to see family in Austin for a surprise trip
Any Lucia López Belloza had not seen her parents and two little sisters since starting her first semester at Babson College, near Boston in August. A family friend gave her plane tickets so she could fly home to Austin and surprise them for Thanksgiving.
The 19-year-old business student was already at the boarding gate at Boston airport when she was told there was an “error” with her boarding pass; when she reached customer service, she was handcuffed and arrested by what she believed were two Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Student describes ‘horror show’ ICE deportation to Honduras at Thanksgiving
The plot thickens. Getting my popcorn...🍿
#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpIsACriminal
newrepublic.com/post/203596/...
#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpIsACriminal
newrepublic.com/post/203596/...
House Republican Warns More “Explosive” Resignations Coming After MTG
Marjorie Taylor Greene won’t be the last Republican resignation before the midterms—and it’s all thanks to Trump.
newrepublic.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Yes, please!
Good morning, #5amwritersclub. Latte with chocolate sprinkled in an elephant mug, anyone?
November 21, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Yes, please!
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If you haven't yet watched the documentary "The Last Republican", I recommend you do.
It is available on a many streaming services.
It is available on a many streaming services.
I turned the tables and interviewed Steve Pink, the director of The Last Republican and my friend. Be sure to watch on demand!
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/video-i-in...
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/video-i-in...
Video: I Interview Steve Pink, The Director of The Last Republican
I turn the tables for the first time and talk about HIM as well!
adamkinzinger.substack.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:23 AM
If you haven't yet watched the documentary "The Last Republican", I recommend you do.
It is available on a many streaming services.
It is available on a many streaming services.
If you haven't yet watched the documentary "The Last Republican", I recommend you do.
It is available on a many streaming services.
It is available on a many streaming services.
I turned the tables and interviewed Steve Pink, the director of The Last Republican and my friend. Be sure to watch on demand!
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/video-i-in...
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/video-i-in...
November 4, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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Trump slammed for lavish Gatsby-themed Halloween party as vital food funding lapses
Trump slammed for lavish Gatsby-themed Halloween party as vital food funding lapses
Trump slammed for lavish Gatsby-themed Halloween party as vital food funding lapses
www.independent.co.uk
November 1, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Trump slammed for lavish Gatsby-themed Halloween party as vital food funding lapses
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💛 Trust your instincts.
💛 Know your worth.
💛 Follow your intuition.
💛 Clean house and move on.
💛 You only live once & tomorrow is never guaranteed.
🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋
#quotes #mentalhealth #survivors #weekendvibes #bluecrew #pinks #breakfastcrew #proudblue #unherdables
💛 Know your worth.
💛 Follow your intuition.
💛 Clean house and move on.
💛 You only live once & tomorrow is never guaranteed.
🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋
#quotes #mentalhealth #survivors #weekendvibes #bluecrew #pinks #breakfastcrew #proudblue #unherdables
October 24, 2025 at 10:32 AM
💛 Trust your instincts.
💛 Know your worth.
💛 Follow your intuition.
💛 Clean house and move on.
💛 You only live once & tomorrow is never guaranteed.
🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋
#quotes #mentalhealth #survivors #weekendvibes #bluecrew #pinks #breakfastcrew #proudblue #unherdables
💛 Know your worth.
💛 Follow your intuition.
💛 Clean house and move on.
💛 You only live once & tomorrow is never guaranteed.
🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋
#quotes #mentalhealth #survivors #weekendvibes #bluecrew #pinks #breakfastcrew #proudblue #unherdables
Spotify is running ICE ads. I went to cancel on mobile and saw that this isn’t allowed on mobile. They make you cancel on desktop. You think that’s gonna stop me, Spotify? I will erase you and forget you ever existed.
THOU SHALT CANCEL SPOTIFY!!!
THOU SHALT CANCEL SPOTIFY!!!
October 24, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS Rochester Hills” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
NO KINGS Rochester Hills · No Kings
**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.**
Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Bo...
www.mobilize.us
October 17, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS Rochester Hills” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
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“They have been inciting violence.” Kaitlan Collins vs. Karoline Leavitt on Portland and National Guard
October 7, 2025 at 9:12 PM
“They have been inciting violence.” Kaitlan Collins vs. Karoline Leavitt on Portland and National Guard
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Did they find the Antifa leader yet?
October 13, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Did they find the Antifa leader yet?
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Strong gas smell prompts ground stop at Hartsfield-Jackson
Strong gas smell prompts ground stop at Hartsfield-Jackson
The ground stop is until 6:15 p.m.
www.atlantanewsfirst.com
October 10, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Strong gas smell prompts ground stop at Hartsfield-Jackson
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Dire as the stakes are, leaning into absurdist and lighthearted forms of protest seems like a great way to puncture the fantasy Trump & co are spinning to attempt to rationalize a violent crackdown.
As the administration goes all in on an alternate reality about portland that bears no resemblance to fact and rule of law, continuing radical (and just plain funny, ridiculing) acts of the imagination along with other ways of getting out the reality on the ground may help curb their momentum.
October 9, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Dire as the stakes are, leaning into absurdist and lighthearted forms of protest seems like a great way to puncture the fantasy Trump & co are spinning to attempt to rationalize a violent crackdown.
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The 208 best October Prime Day deals
The 208 best October Prime Day deals
Day two is here, so jump in before the sale ends.
buff.ly
October 8, 2025 at 9:50 AM
The 208 best October Prime Day deals
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Dear Universe,
Don’t you fucking dare.
Don’t you fucking dare.
October 7, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Dear Universe,
Don’t you fucking dare.
Don’t you fucking dare.
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I refuse to let hopelessness prevail. This may just be one essay, by a lawyer few have heard of, in a newsletter read by a fraction of the public. But I will not stay silent.
Will you?
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/i-re...
Will you?
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/i-re...
I Refuse to Stay Silent. Will You?
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
October 7, 2025 at 11:13 PM
I refuse to let hopelessness prevail. This may just be one essay, by a lawyer few have heard of, in a newsletter read by a fraction of the public. But I will not stay silent.
Will you?
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/i-re...
Will you?
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/i-re...
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We can only hope!
Jane Goodall Shares What She Wants To Happen To Trump And His MAGA Cronies In Brutal Posthumous Burn
www.comicsands.com
October 7, 2025 at 6:01 PM
We can only hope!
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US supreme court declines to hear Ghislaine Maxwell’s appeal of sex trafficking conviction
US supreme court declines to hear Ghislaine Maxwell’s appeal of sex trafficking conviction
Jeffrey Epstein associate was sentenced in 2022 to 20 years in prison for sex trafficking and related crimes
The US supreme court has declined to hear an appeal from Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell of her sex trafficking conviction.
Maxwell in 2022 was sentenced to 20 years in prison for sex trafficking and related crimes. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 6, 2025 at 3:03 PM
US supreme court declines to hear Ghislaine Maxwell’s appeal of sex trafficking conviction
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Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 5, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
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📽️A MUST watch from Marc Elias: It's easy to disengage with the constant stream of bad news flowing out from the Trump administration. But when we become immune — when we stop being outraged — our democracy crumbles.
https://bit.ly/48aleVG
https://bit.ly/48aleVG
There Are No "Good" Republicans
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
youtu.be
October 5, 2025 at 12:14 AM
📽️A MUST watch from Marc Elias: It's easy to disengage with the constant stream of bad news flowing out from the Trump administration. But when we become immune — when we stop being outraged — our democracy crumbles.
https://bit.ly/48aleVG
https://bit.ly/48aleVG
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9th oceanfront house in North Carolina's Outer Banks collapses in one week, officials say
9th oceanfront house in North Carolina’s Outer Banks collapses in one week, officials say
A ninth unoccupied oceanfront house has collapsed along Cape Hatteras National Seashore in North Carolina’s Outer Banks this week.
myfox8.com
October 4, 2025 at 6:28 PM
9th oceanfront house in North Carolina's Outer Banks collapses in one week, officials say
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More tragic accidents in Russia.
September 26, 2025 at 12:03 PM
More tragic accidents in Russia.