Barbara NAFO
@organicbarb.bsky.social
BLM, she/her, anti-MAGA, anti-Putin, hopeless Gaga fan, no apology. RIP our beloved hero, Rep. John Lewis.
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Six months after ICE apprehended 47 people, including nine kids, in Hays County, Tex., County Judge Ruben Becerra said DHS has ignored his attempts to get answers:
“We’re not told why they took them, and we’re not told where they took them. By definition, that’s a kidnapping.”
(Published Oct.)
“We’re not told why they took them, and we’re not told where they took them. By definition, that’s a kidnapping.”
(Published Oct.)
How Trump is Building a Violent, Shadowy Federal Police Force
Trump’s DHS appointees have dismantled civil rights guardrails, protected agents’ anonymity and encouraged them to wear masks, threatened groups that stood in their way, and overwhelmed legal challeng...
www.propublica.org
December 12, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Six months after ICE apprehended 47 people, including nine kids, in Hays County, Tex., County Judge Ruben Becerra said DHS has ignored his attempts to get answers:
“We’re not told why they took them, and we’re not told where they took them. By definition, that’s a kidnapping.”
(Published Oct.)
“We’re not told why they took them, and we’re not told where they took them. By definition, that’s a kidnapping.”
(Published Oct.)
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40 Manson Libby Road in Scarborough, Maine.
It has been identified as a facility leased by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
We know what to do! 💪
It has been identified as a facility leased by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
We know what to do! 💪
December 12, 2025 at 4:15 AM
40 Manson Libby Road in Scarborough, Maine.
It has been identified as a facility leased by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
We know what to do! 💪
It has been identified as a facility leased by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
We know what to do! 💪
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Apparently we’ve established that if the US can seize the largest tanker off Venezuela, it can just as easily seize a small, alleged drug boat without murdering the occupants.
December 12, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Apparently we’ve established that if the US can seize the largest tanker off Venezuela, it can just as easily seize a small, alleged drug boat without murdering the occupants.
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"I will not be quiet. Not speaking out — it equals resignation."
Tennis legend Martina Navratilova on the importance of standing up to Trump and his enablers:
Tennis legend Martina Navratilova on the importance of standing up to Trump and his enablers:
December 10, 2025 at 1:02 PM
"I will not be quiet. Not speaking out — it equals resignation."
Tennis legend Martina Navratilova on the importance of standing up to Trump and his enablers:
Tennis legend Martina Navratilova on the importance of standing up to Trump and his enablers:
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Francesca Albanese is right, "There is No Ceasefire", it was designed to stop the worldwide mass protests. Sadly it WORKED. We Need to KEEP SPEAKING!
"Israel is Writing One of the Darkest Pages of Modern History."
"Israel is Writing One of the Darkest Pages of Modern History."
December 12, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Francesca Albanese is right, "There is No Ceasefire", it was designed to stop the worldwide mass protests. Sadly it WORKED. We Need to KEEP SPEAKING!
"Israel is Writing One of the Darkest Pages of Modern History."
"Israel is Writing One of the Darkest Pages of Modern History."
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The daily value of NATO is not that it fights wars. The greater value is that it prevents them by binding together the strategic nervous systems of democracies. When that system weakens, the United States does not become freer. lnk.thebulwark.com/4pAE7qK
This Isn’t the End of NATO
There’s a reason every previous prediction of the alliance’s dissolution was wrong.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:30 AM
The daily value of NATO is not that it fights wars. The greater value is that it prevents them by binding together the strategic nervous systems of democracies. When that system weakens, the United States does not become freer. lnk.thebulwark.com/4pAE7qK
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Jobs/inflation reports - hidden
ICE identification - hidden
Actual reporters booted from Pentagon - easier to hide crimes
Epstein files - still hidden
Hmmm... For the "most transparent administration ever", they sure hide a lot of things.
ICE identification - hidden
Actual reporters booted from Pentagon - easier to hide crimes
Epstein files - still hidden
Hmmm... For the "most transparent administration ever", they sure hide a lot of things.
December 12, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Jobs/inflation reports - hidden
ICE identification - hidden
Actual reporters booted from Pentagon - easier to hide crimes
Epstein files - still hidden
Hmmm... For the "most transparent administration ever", they sure hide a lot of things.
ICE identification - hidden
Actual reporters booted from Pentagon - easier to hide crimes
Epstein files - still hidden
Hmmm... For the "most transparent administration ever", they sure hide a lot of things.
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STOP IT STOP IT STOP DOING THIS SHIT
he signed a memo with no binding legal effect on states
he signed a memo with no binding legal effect on states
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that blocks states from enforcing their own regulations around artificial intelligence and instead aims to create a "single national framework" for AI. https://cnn.it/49chVwf
December 12, 2025 at 12:50 AM
STOP IT STOP IT STOP DOING THIS SHIT
he signed a memo with no binding legal effect on states
he signed a memo with no binding legal effect on states
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The Tina Peters "pardon" is a lot like the pardons for fake electors facing state-level investigations, which @dfriedman.bsky.social first reported on, months before they happened. The difference is Peters is actually in prison, and her supporters are definitely gonna notice when she stays there.
Trump’s pardon attorney mulls clemency for fake electors—dead or alive
Blocked from continuing as US attorney, Ed Martin charges ahead in new role..
www.motherjones.com
December 12, 2025 at 3:21 AM
The Tina Peters "pardon" is a lot like the pardons for fake electors facing state-level investigations, which @dfriedman.bsky.social first reported on, months before they happened. The difference is Peters is actually in prison, and her supporters are definitely gonna notice when she stays there.
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I need you to listen to and share this story - of how Trump is preparing to abandon Ukraine in exchange for Russian money for his billionaire friends.
It could be the greatest corruption of American foreign policy in our history. Russia gets Ukraine. Trump's friends get rich.
It could be the greatest corruption of American foreign policy in our history. Russia gets Ukraine. Trump's friends get rich.
December 9, 2025 at 10:45 PM
I need you to listen to and share this story - of how Trump is preparing to abandon Ukraine in exchange for Russian money for his billionaire friends.
It could be the greatest corruption of American foreign policy in our history. Russia gets Ukraine. Trump's friends get rich.
It could be the greatest corruption of American foreign policy in our history. Russia gets Ukraine. Trump's friends get rich.
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We all need to call our Congressional legislators to protest against the actions towards Venezuela. Flood the phones. Email, show up to their local office, be respectful towards staff, please.
December 11, 2025 at 2:47 PM
We all need to call our Congressional legislators to protest against the actions towards Venezuela. Flood the phones. Email, show up to their local office, be respectful towards staff, please.
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And yet. They persist.
I want to know what they did with the crew from the oil tanker they just literally hijacked.
That can't be legal.
I want to know what they did with the crew from the oil tanker they just literally hijacked.
That can't be legal.
December 11, 2025 at 1:28 PM
And yet. They persist.
I want to know what they did with the crew from the oil tanker they just literally hijacked.
That can't be legal.
I want to know what they did with the crew from the oil tanker they just literally hijacked.
That can't be legal.
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Yes, but the pressure has to also be on Republicans who are helping Trump cover up his illegal killings by refusing to use congressional power to compel release of these documents.
Spelled out this case here:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
Spelled out this case here:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
December 11, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Yes, but the pressure has to also be on Republicans who are helping Trump cover up his illegal killings by refusing to use congressional power to compel release of these documents.
Spelled out this case here:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
Spelled out this case here:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
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Props to @vanhollen.senate.gov for taking up this battle while too many Democrats listened to consultants and pundits who absurdly suggested they should avoid talking about Abrego Garcia at risk of political self-immolation.
Remember that Trump and his propagandists tried to gaslight you into believing there was no percentage in taking on this fight, that it was hopeless. And a certain cadre of pundits tried to persuade you that Dems didn't dare discuss this in public.
Still not over yet but a big step forward.
Still not over yet but a big step forward.
HUGE. Judge Xinis grants the writ of habeas corpus and orders that the government "SHALL release [Kilmar] Abrego Garcia from ICE custody immediately."
December 11, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Props to @vanhollen.senate.gov for taking up this battle while too many Democrats listened to consultants and pundits who absurdly suggested they should avoid talking about Abrego Garcia at risk of political self-immolation.
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A Mississippi photojournalist's unseen photos of the Civil Rights Movement, including photos of Rosa Parks, have been made public for the first time!
As a photojournalist, lover of civil rights and lover of history, this is like Christmas coming early.
As a photojournalist, lover of civil rights and lover of history, this is like Christmas coming early.
Mississippi Photographer’s Unseen Civil Rights Photos Revealed
Seven decades after Rosa Parks was thrust indelibly into American history, new photos of the Civil Rights Movement icon have been released.
www.mississippifreepress.org
December 11, 2025 at 2:30 AM
A Mississippi photojournalist's unseen photos of the Civil Rights Movement, including photos of Rosa Parks, have been made public for the first time!
As a photojournalist, lover of civil rights and lover of history, this is like Christmas coming early.
As a photojournalist, lover of civil rights and lover of history, this is like Christmas coming early.
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“Election denier tapped for FEMA leadership role
Gregg Phillips, a self-described “very vocal opponent of FEMA,” will start as admin of the FEMA Office of Response &Recovery on Monday.
More: Phillips is a proponent of baseless claims that there was widespread fraud in the 2016& 2020 elections.”
WAPO
Gregg Phillips, a self-described “very vocal opponent of FEMA,” will start as admin of the FEMA Office of Response &Recovery on Monday.
More: Phillips is a proponent of baseless claims that there was widespread fraud in the 2016& 2020 elections.”
WAPO
December 11, 2025 at 2:56 AM
“Election denier tapped for FEMA leadership role
Gregg Phillips, a self-described “very vocal opponent of FEMA,” will start as admin of the FEMA Office of Response &Recovery on Monday.
More: Phillips is a proponent of baseless claims that there was widespread fraud in the 2016& 2020 elections.”
WAPO
Gregg Phillips, a self-described “very vocal opponent of FEMA,” will start as admin of the FEMA Office of Response &Recovery on Monday.
More: Phillips is a proponent of baseless claims that there was widespread fraud in the 2016& 2020 elections.”
WAPO
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The EPA has removed references about humans causing climate change from its website.
No US government website can be trusted for science information.
No US government website can be trusted for science information.
December 10, 2025 at 7:52 AM
The EPA has removed references about humans causing climate change from its website.
No US government website can be trusted for science information.
No US government website can be trusted for science information.
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When Harriet Tubman led 300 Black soldiers up the Combahee River, she became the first woman in US history to help a major military operation, and the leader of the largest rebellion of enslaved people in the nation. A new exhibition celebrates her courage without over-mythologizing her.
The Night Harriet Tubman Made History
An exhibition of art and historical artifacts celebrates the freedom fighter’s story without over-mythologizing her.
hyperallergic.com
September 19, 2025 at 3:42 PM
When Harriet Tubman led 300 Black soldiers up the Combahee River, she became the first woman in US history to help a major military operation, and the leader of the largest rebellion of enslaved people in the nation. A new exhibition celebrates her courage without over-mythologizing her.
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“We flew the Trans pride flag in Yosemite to make a statement: Trans people are natural and Trans people are loved. We are done being polite about Trans people’s existence.
Call it a protest, call it a celebration—either way, it’s giving elevation to liberation.”
Call it a protest, call it a celebration—either way, it’s giving elevation to liberation.”
This queen raised a million bucks for charity by hiking 100 miles in drag
Pattie Gonia's effort supports nonprofits working to make the outdoors more equitable.
www.motherjones.com
December 11, 2025 at 3:00 AM
“We flew the Trans pride flag in Yosemite to make a statement: Trans people are natural and Trans people are loved. We are done being polite about Trans people’s existence.
Call it a protest, call it a celebration—either way, it’s giving elevation to liberation.”
Call it a protest, call it a celebration—either way, it’s giving elevation to liberation.”
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The Mississippi women y'all need to hear from.
Mississippi needs bold ideas — and these four women are bringing them.
Join their virtual roundtable on positive, people-centered solutions to keep our communities safer and stronger.
Open to MFP VIP members and anyone who donates to MFP this month.
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Join their virtual roundtable on positive, people-centered solutions to keep our communities safer and stronger.
Open to MFP VIP members and anyone who donates to MFP this month.
buff.ly/10SuITp
December 11, 2025 at 3:02 AM
The Mississippi women y'all need to hear from.
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Months after Bluesky blocked access to Mississippi users, the social media platform is available in the state once again, but only for adults 18 and up.
But larger social media platforms like Instagram and X still have not implemented state-mandated age-verification systems.
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But larger social media platforms like Instagram and X still have not implemented state-mandated age-verification systems.
buff.ly/kUtlxJ8
Bluesky Is Back for Mississippi Adults, But Social Giants Still Lack Required Age Checks
Months after Bluesky blocked access to Mississippi, Bluesky is available in the state once again with age verification for adults.
www.mississippifreepress.org
December 11, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Months after Bluesky blocked access to Mississippi users, the social media platform is available in the state once again, but only for adults 18 and up.
But larger social media platforms like Instagram and X still have not implemented state-mandated age-verification systems.
buff.ly/kUtlxJ8
But larger social media platforms like Instagram and X still have not implemented state-mandated age-verification systems.
buff.ly/kUtlxJ8
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Crucial revelation: Trump officials appear to be trying to avoid letting survivors of boat bombings get into US courts, where they'd have to present evidence against them. Can't have that when you're carrying out summary executions.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
December 10, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Crucial revelation: Trump officials appear to be trying to avoid letting survivors of boat bombings get into US courts, where they'd have to present evidence against them. Can't have that when you're carrying out summary executions.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
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The mass deportation of undocumented people was one of Hitler’s largest coercive policies before the war. This set off a chain of events which can give us a useful perspective on where we are now.
snyder.substack.com/p/self-terro...
snyder.substack.com/p/self-terro...
Land War or Self-Terrorism?
Trump's Likely Next Step
snyder.substack.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:52 PM
The mass deportation of undocumented people was one of Hitler’s largest coercive policies before the war. This set off a chain of events which can give us a useful perspective on where we are now.
snyder.substack.com/p/self-terro...
snyder.substack.com/p/self-terro...
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Again: how long, America, are you going to tolerate these goons?
December 9, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Again: how long, America, are you going to tolerate these goons?
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expect a blitzkrieg over the next few months across right wing and establishment media about how Netflix is a woke antitrust nightmare (piggybacking on valid concerns about consolidation), and that letting Larry Ellison own the entirety of U.S. media will be good for everyone
December 8, 2025 at 3:59 PM
expect a blitzkrieg over the next few months across right wing and establishment media about how Netflix is a woke antitrust nightmare (piggybacking on valid concerns about consolidation), and that letting Larry Ellison own the entirety of U.S. media will be good for everyone