barbi520
@barbi520.bsky.social
Chicago born life long Democrat living in Arizona.
Practice Tibetan Buddhism. Animal lover.
Practice Tibetan Buddhism. Animal lover.
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"Everybody in this town is shocked but the crap still happens and no one seems to be doing anything about it!"
'Not going to do a damn thing': MSNBC host blisters lawmakers letting Trump gut the FBI
Reacting to a firing of key FBI officials late Friday by one of Donald Trump appointees, combined with a threat to purge every FBI employee who had anything with investigating the Jan. 6th insurrectio...
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February 1, 2025 at 2:08 PM
"Everybody in this town is shocked but the crap still happens and no one seems to be doing anything about it!"
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If it walks like a Nazi and talks like a Nazi, there is a good chance it's Elon Musk.
This Man is a Nazi.
If it walks like a Nazi and talks like a Nazi, there is a good chance it's Elon Musk.
www.theindex.media
January 22, 2025 at 3:54 AM
If it walks like a Nazi and talks like a Nazi, there is a good chance it's Elon Musk.
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Power corrupts, but cowardice corrupts more completely.
Zuckerberg had every resource needed to stand up to Trump's assault on American institutions. He chose weak-willed, flaccid submission in its place.
Zuckerberg had every resource needed to stand up to Trump's assault on American institutions. He chose weak-willed, flaccid submission in its place.
This Man is a Coward
This man is a coward. And no amount of corporate jargon or performative masculinity can make that stain go away.
www.theindex.media
January 26, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Power corrupts, but cowardice corrupts more completely.
Zuckerberg had every resource needed to stand up to Trump's assault on American institutions. He chose weak-willed, flaccid submission in its place.
Zuckerberg had every resource needed to stand up to Trump's assault on American institutions. He chose weak-willed, flaccid submission in its place.
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What happens when fearmongering meets a competitor that doesn’t care about your stock price? Ask the CEOs staring at a trillion-dollar hole.
The Trillion-Dollar Lie: How AI Fearmongering Backfired on Silicon Valley
Open-source AI didn’t just outcompete Silicon Valley—it exposed the rot beneath their self-made myth of inevitability
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January 27, 2025 at 9:23 PM
What happens when fearmongering meets a competitor that doesn’t care about your stock price? Ask the CEOs staring at a trillion-dollar hole.
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Trump's PEPFAR shutdown cuts off HIV medication to 20 million Africans overnight.
This isn't incompetence - it's white supremacy wielding healthcare as a weapon.
This isn't incompetence - it's white supremacy wielding healthcare as a weapon.
Trump's PEPFAR Shutdown is White Supremacy in Action
The message is clear - these lives are expendable to an administration steeped in white supremacist ideology.
www.theindex.media
January 29, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Trump's PEPFAR shutdown cuts off HIV medication to 20 million Africans overnight.
This isn't incompetence - it's white supremacy wielding healthcare as a weapon.
This isn't incompetence - it's white supremacy wielding healthcare as a weapon.
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Tesla was supposed to be about the future—now it’s about replaying the darkest chapters of the 20th century, one screeching fascist dog whistle at a time.
Want to know why Tesla's earnings are falling off a cliff? It's simple.
Nobody wants a Nazi EV.
https://www.theindex.media/nobody-wants-a-n…
Want to know why Tesla's earnings are falling off a cliff? It's simple.
Nobody wants a Nazi EV.
https://www.theindex.media/nobody-wants-a-n…
Nobody Wants a Nazi Electric Car
Musk chased right-wing approval, but the only thing he got was declining sales and a dying brand.
www.theindex.media
January 29, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Tesla was supposed to be about the future—now it’s about replaying the darkest chapters of the 20th century, one screeching fascist dog whistle at a time.
Want to know why Tesla's earnings are falling off a cliff? It's simple.
Nobody wants a Nazi EV.
https://www.theindex.media/nobody-wants-a-n…
Want to know why Tesla's earnings are falling off a cliff? It's simple.
Nobody wants a Nazi EV.
https://www.theindex.media/nobody-wants-a-n…
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67 dead in a midair collision.
Before the bodies were recovered, Trump was already blaming Obama, Biden, and DEI. The GOP has gone from “personal responsibility” to full-time professional victimhood.
Before the bodies were recovered, Trump was already blaming Obama, Biden, and DEI. The GOP has gone from “personal responsibility” to full-time professional victimhood.
The Potomac Shuffle: How Trump’s Blame Game is Destroying America
The conservative movement has abandoned leadership in favor of victimhood cosplay and perpetual finger-pointing.
www.theindex.media
January 31, 2025 at 1:09 AM
67 dead in a midair collision.
Before the bodies were recovered, Trump was already blaming Obama, Biden, and DEI. The GOP has gone from “personal responsibility” to full-time professional victimhood.
Before the bodies were recovered, Trump was already blaming Obama, Biden, and DEI. The GOP has gone from “personal responsibility” to full-time professional victimhood.
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Trump treats tariffs like a toddler treats a new word, repeating it endlessly without grasping its meaning in his stained, clutching hands. But these aren't magical tools that force other countries to pay him money.
These Clowns are Economic Illiterates
Trump treats tariffs like a toddler treats a new word, repeating it endlessly without grasping its meaning in his stained, clutching hands.
www.theindex.media
January 31, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Trump treats tariffs like a toddler treats a new word, repeating it endlessly without grasping its meaning in his stained, clutching hands. But these aren't magical tools that force other countries to pay him money.
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'It's really a sad thing."
'Bring it on': Defiant Raskin responds to GOP threats of retaliation for J6 investigation
WASHINGTON — In this new Congress, the Republican Party’s newly empowered ranks of far-right members are set on changing the conversation surrounding the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Besi...
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January 5, 2025 at 12:06 PM
'It's really a sad thing."
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"What Donald Trump did last night is a disgrace to the country and Constitution, and the fact that they didn't tell anybody about it lets you know that they knew what they were doing was untoward."
'This is sickening!' Trump hammered over J6 comments at secretive Mar-a-Lago celebration
The entire panel on MSNBC's "The Weekend" reacted with disgust on Sunday over a report that Donald Trump held a secretive ceremony at Mar-a-Lago on Saturday night where he celebrated the work done by ...
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January 5, 2025 at 2:03 PM
"What Donald Trump did last night is a disgrace to the country and Constitution, and the fact that they didn't tell anybody about it lets you know that they knew what they were doing was untoward."
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Trump went off on Democrats and the press before even mentioning the New Orleans victims.
Trump uses New Orleans attack to rant about 'Democrats and the Fake News Media'
Hours after a man drove an F-150 truck through barriers in New Orleans' Bourbon Street district killing at least ten revelers and injuring at three dozen, Donald Trump weighed in on Truth Social.The p...
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January 1, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Trump went off on Democrats and the press before even mentioning the New Orleans victims.
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Fox News has now retracted their earlier claim that the suspect in the New Orleans attack drove the truck across the border a couple days ago in Eagle Pass, Texas.
Fox News? Spreading misinformation so people think the suspect is an illegal immigrant? Color me shocked. 🙄
Fox News? Spreading misinformation so people think the suspect is an illegal immigrant? Color me shocked. 🙄
January 1, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Fox News has now retracted their earlier claim that the suspect in the New Orleans attack drove the truck across the border a couple days ago in Eagle Pass, Texas.
Fox News? Spreading misinformation so people think the suspect is an illegal immigrant? Color me shocked. 🙄
Fox News? Spreading misinformation so people think the suspect is an illegal immigrant? Color me shocked. 🙄
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Many election cycles ago, Florida was a warning for the Democratic party. The alarm bells are ringing everywhere now. Here are a few real structural changes the party should consider, from Steve Schale: www.thebulwark.com/p/democratic...
I Watched the Democratic Collapse in Florida. I Fear It’s Happening Nationally.
It’s time for real structural changes in the party, not quick fixes. Here are a few.
www.thebulwark.com
December 7, 2024 at 5:00 PM
Many election cycles ago, Florida was a warning for the Democratic party. The alarm bells are ringing everywhere now. Here are a few real structural changes the party should consider, from Steve Schale: www.thebulwark.com/p/democratic...
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In which I think about how much we've lost already and how much worse it will get.The Supreme Court Just Gave Us a Bitter Taste of What’s Coming www.nytimes.com/2024/12/06/o...
Opinion | The Supreme Court Just Gave Us a Bitter Taste of What’s Coming
In the case involving medical care for transgender adolescents, ignoring doctors is part of the point.
www.nytimes.com
December 6, 2024 at 12:45 PM
In which I think about how much we've lost already and how much worse it will get.The Supreme Court Just Gave Us a Bitter Taste of What’s Coming www.nytimes.com/2024/12/06/o...
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"I think a lot of people fear, you will lose quality of care, because now you’re switching over veteran care to the private sector, the private sector has an incentive to make money… health insurance makes money by denying care. Is that what we want?”
'Massively disrespectful': Hegseth buried by veterans for plans to cut VA benefits
One of the primary targets for Defense Secretary-designate Pete Hegseth is reportedly healthcare benefits for veterans provided by the Department of Veterans' Affairs (VA). But that plan is proving co...
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December 7, 2024 at 4:39 PM
"I think a lot of people fear, you will lose quality of care, because now you’re switching over veteran care to the private sector, the private sector has an incentive to make money… health insurance makes money by denying care. Is that what we want?”
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www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202... in anticipation of today’s news!!!
Opinion | Dems’ future — and democracy itself — might depend on the DNC chairman pick
Only one person represents the change Democrats need.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 1, 2024 at 2:29 PM
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202... in anticipation of today’s news!!!
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Sarah explains exactly why we all turned off the news....."The American psyche is worn from paying so much attention and learning so little truth in return"
New article! On surviving the next few years, including Trump, the oligarchs, and their accomplices: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/intermission
Intermission
Tired of the Trump Show? Time to change the way you watch.
sarahkendzior.substack.com
December 1, 2024 at 2:06 PM
Sarah explains exactly why we all turned off the news....."The American psyche is worn from paying so much attention and learning so little truth in return"
