Barbara Monaco
@barbramon1.mas.to.ap.brid.gy
Twitter migrant. In Southern California, formerly of Massachusetts and Ohio. Lifelong Democrat.
#politics #music #climate #science #space #birds #cats #arts #photography […]
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#politics #music #climate #science #space #birds #cats #arts #photography […]
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Little Blue Heron
More Herons, Egrets, Roseate Spoonbills, Limpkins, Cranes, owls & more (oh my!) in my Flickr album @ https://flic.kr/s/aHsmgd9Zde
#fenfotos #birds #bird #photography #nature #naturephotography #littleblueheron #heron
More Herons, Egrets, Roseate Spoonbills, Limpkins, Cranes, owls & more (oh my!) in my Flickr album @ https://flic.kr/s/aHsmgd9Zde
#fenfotos #birds #bird #photography #nature #naturephotography #littleblueheron #heron
January 24, 2026 at 2:45 AM
Little Blue Heron
More Herons, Egrets, Roseate Spoonbills, Limpkins, Cranes, owls & more (oh my!) in my Flickr album @ https://flic.kr/s/aHsmgd9Zde
#fenfotos #birds #bird #photography #nature #naturephotography #littleblueheron #heron
More Herons, Egrets, Roseate Spoonbills, Limpkins, Cranes, owls & more (oh my!) in my Flickr album @ https://flic.kr/s/aHsmgd9Zde
#fenfotos #birds #bird #photography #nature #naturephotography #littleblueheron #heron
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Quiet! Genius at work! Art of the deal.
January 23, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Quiet! Genius at work! Art of the deal.
Soprano Renée Fleming has cancelled Kennedy Center appearances in May. Fleming resigned last year as an advisor to the Center.
#kennedycenter
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/renee-fleming-cancels-appearances-kennedy-center-rcna255673
#kennedycenter
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/renee-fleming-cancels-appearances-kennedy-center-rcna255673
Renée Fleming cancels Kennedy Center appearances
Fleming previously resigned as "Artistic Advisor at Large" a year ago after the forced departures of the Kennedy Center's chair and its president.
www.nbcnews.com
January 24, 2026 at 12:28 AM
Soprano Renée Fleming has cancelled Kennedy Center appearances in May. Fleming resigned last year as an advisor to the Center.
#kennedycenter
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/renee-fleming-cancels-appearances-kennedy-center-rcna255673
#kennedycenter
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/renee-fleming-cancels-appearances-kennedy-center-rcna255673
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If you feel the need to unfollow or block me, that's absolutely fine! But there's no need to jump into my replies and insult me first.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
January 23, 2026 at 5:57 PM
If you feel the need to unfollow or block me, that's absolutely fine! But there's no need to jump into my replies and insult me first.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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Members of the Texas House Democratic Caucus who broke quorum during the summer of 2025 to delay the vote on Republicans' gerrymandered congressional map were fined $9,354.25 each for 'absence-related costs'.
Members have until February 9 to dispute the fines.
Members have until February 9 to dispute the fines.
January 23, 2026 at 5:46 PM
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Good news! Purchase of former industrial site by Land Trust took 10 years, but will give Ventura County a new nature preserve.🌞
#venturacounty
#naturepreservation
https://www.kclu.org/local-news/2026-01-22/longtime-industrial-site-in-ventura-county-purchased-for-restoration-as-nature-preserve
#venturacounty
#naturepreservation
https://www.kclu.org/local-news/2026-01-22/longtime-industrial-site-in-ventura-county-purchased-for-restoration-as-nature-preserve
Longtime industrial site in Ventura County purchased for restoration as nature preserve
The Crooked Palm property in West Ventura includes a portion of the Ventura River trail, and the Ventura River.
www.kclu.org
January 23, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Good news! Purchase of former industrial site by Land Trust took 10 years, but will give Ventura County a new nature preserve.🌞
#venturacounty
#naturepreservation
https://www.kclu.org/local-news/2026-01-22/longtime-industrial-site-in-ventura-county-purchased-for-restoration-as-nature-preserve
#venturacounty
#naturepreservation
https://www.kclu.org/local-news/2026-01-22/longtime-industrial-site-in-ventura-county-purchased-for-restoration-as-nature-preserve
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This is a lie.
My @chrclla.bsky.social team represents every child imprisoned CBP & ICE. We routinely speak to children & families who suffer torturous conditions in CBP facilities.
My @chrclla.bsky.social team represents every child imprisoned CBP & ICE. We routinely speak to children & families who suffer torturous conditions in CBP facilities.
Bovino: "Here in the US Border Patrol, I will say unequivocally that we are experts in dealing with children"
January 23, 2026 at 4:44 PM
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Respect to all the brave and principled Minnesotans who are walking off the job today and/or closing their businesses.
January 23, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Respect to all the brave and principled Minnesotans who are walking off the job today and/or closing their businesses.
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The #us has finalized its withdrawal from the #worldhealthorganization, one year after #trump announced the US was ending its 78-yr-old commitment….
But it’s hardly a clean break.
The US owes >$130 million to the global #health agency, according to #who. And Trump admin officials acknowledge […]
But it’s hardly a clean break.
The US owes >$130 million to the global #health agency, according to #who. And Trump admin officials acknowledge […]
Original post on masto.ai
masto.ai
January 23, 2026 at 3:13 PM
The #us has finalized its withdrawal from the #worldhealthorganization, one year after #trump announced the US was ending its 78-yr-old commitment….
But it’s hardly a clean break.
The US owes >$130 million to the global #health agency, according to #who. And Trump admin officials acknowledge […]
But it’s hardly a clean break.
The US owes >$130 million to the global #health agency, according to #who. And Trump admin officials acknowledge […]
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Texas Probe Targets Pediatricians, Alleges Illegal Vaccination 'Scheme' www.medpagetoday.com/pediatrics/v...
Texas Probe Targets Pediatricians, Alleges Illegal Vaccination 'Scheme'
Meanwhile, an anti-vaccine group filed a racketeering lawsuit against a top medical society
www.medpagetoday.com
January 23, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Texas Probe Targets Pediatricians, Alleges Illegal Vaccination 'Scheme' www.medpagetoday.com/pediatrics/v...
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Stop with the bullshit & get gone
#chicago Jury #acquits Immigrant Accused in #bovino Murder-for-Hire Trial
Prosecutors said a Chicago #carpenter had offered a bounty for killing Gregory Bovino, a #CBP official. Defense lawyers said he was just sharing a social media post.
#trump #law […]
#chicago Jury #acquits Immigrant Accused in #bovino Murder-for-Hire Trial
Prosecutors said a Chicago #carpenter had offered a bounty for killing Gregory Bovino, a #CBP official. Defense lawyers said he was just sharing a social media post.
#trump #law […]
Original post on masto.ai
masto.ai
January 22, 2026 at 11:46 PM
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So right now we could wipe cervical cancer off the face of the planet.
It's a virus and there is a 100% effective vaccine.
We could just end that suffering and death. Gone.
That we choose not to do this, to allow the death and suffering to continue, is obscenity, abomination, and the literal […]
It's a virus and there is a 100% effective vaccine.
We could just end that suffering and death. Gone.
That we choose not to do this, to allow the death and suffering to continue, is obscenity, abomination, and the literal […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
January 22, 2026 at 11:04 PM
So right now we could wipe cervical cancer off the face of the planet.
It's a virus and there is a 100% effective vaccine.
We could just end that suffering and death. Gone.
That we choose not to do this, to allow the death and suffering to continue, is obscenity, abomination, and the literal […]
It's a virus and there is a 100% effective vaccine.
We could just end that suffering and death. Gone.
That we choose not to do this, to allow the death and suffering to continue, is obscenity, abomination, and the literal […]
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ICE ... 'nuff said.
January 23, 2026 at 1:20 AM
ICE ... 'nuff said.
New Zealabd declares emergency after devastating storm.
#newzealand
#storm
#weather
https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2026/01/nz-in-state-of-emergency-following-record-breaking-storm/
#newzealand
#storm
#weather
https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2026/01/nz-in-state-of-emergency-following-record-breaking-storm/
NZ in 'state of emergency' following record-breaking storm
New Zealand's Emergency Minister has described parts of the country's North Island as looking "like a war zone" after enduring brutal storms for the last 48 hours. Sarah Neish reports.
www.thedrinksbusiness.com
January 23, 2026 at 4:28 AM
New Zealabd declares emergency after devastating storm.
#newzealand
#storm
#weather
https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2026/01/nz-in-state-of-emergency-following-record-breaking-storm/
#newzealand
#storm
#weather
https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2026/01/nz-in-state-of-emergency-following-record-breaking-storm/
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“Unbelievable. Trump is now DEMANDING NATO invoke Article 5 to ‘defend’ the southern border. This isn’t a joke—this is delusional, dangerous, and exactly why people are talking 25th Amendment. The man is unfit. #TrumpDelusion #25thAmendment”
January 23, 2026 at 2:56 AM
“Unbelievable. Trump is now DEMANDING NATO invoke Article 5 to ‘defend’ the southern border. This isn’t a joke—this is delusional, dangerous, and exactly why people are talking 25th Amendment. The man is unfit. #TrumpDelusion #25thAmendment”
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Illustration from "The living world: a complete natural history of the world's creatures" by J.W. Buel was first published in 1891 (I just scored a copy!)
I'm obsessed with these deep sea creatures that are based on rumors heresy and globsters from fishing […]
[Original post on sauropods.win]
I'm obsessed with these deep sea creatures that are based on rumors heresy and globsters from fishing […]
[Original post on sauropods.win]
January 22, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Illustration from "The living world: a complete natural history of the world's creatures" by J.W. Buel was first published in 1891 (I just scored a copy!)
I'm obsessed with these deep sea creatures that are based on rumors heresy and globsters from fishing […]
[Original post on sauropods.win]
I'm obsessed with these deep sea creatures that are based on rumors heresy and globsters from fishing […]
[Original post on sauropods.win]
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JD “reverses” (aka admits he was lying)
This dude lies so easily, even when it’s on video
They think we are morons
This dude lies so easily, even when it’s on video
They think we are morons
January 23, 2026 at 2:54 AM
JD “reverses” (aka admits he was lying)
This dude lies so easily, even when it’s on video
They think we are morons
This dude lies so easily, even when it’s on video
They think we are morons
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Attorney General Bonta Joins Amicus Brief Challenging Trump Administration’s Efforts to Unlawfully Bar International Students from Attending Harvard U... https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-joins-amicus-brief-challenging-trump-administration%E2%80%99s
Attorney General Bonta Joins Amicus Brief Challenging Trump Administration’s Efforts to Unlawfully Bar International Students from Attending Harvard University
OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, as part of a coalition of 21 attorneys general, filed an amicus brief in support of Harvard University’s lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration’s unjustified and illegal decision to bar international students from entering the United States to attend the university. The Trump Administration’s attacks come in retaliation to Harvard’s refusal to cave to earlier demands by the President that the university restructure its internal governance, change its hiring and admissions practices, and modify its curriculum.
oag.ca.gov
January 22, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Attorney General Bonta Joins Amicus Brief Challenging Trump Administration’s Efforts to Unlawfully Bar International Students from Attending Harvard U... https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-joins-amicus-brief-challenging-trump-administration%E2%80%99s
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Tax prosecutions fell by more than a quarter, and more than a third of the 80 experienced prosecutors working on criminal tax cases have quit. In response to a list of detailed questions, the White House referred ProPublica to the Justice Department.
January 22, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Tax prosecutions fell by more than a quarter, and more than a third of the 80 experienced prosecutors working on criminal tax cases have quit. In response to a list of detailed questions, the White House referred ProPublica to the Justice Department.
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Trump's "Board of Peace" a criminal ploy to steal Palestinian land was declined by all 1st world nations. The US' new list of partners are: Belarus, Morocco, Vietnam, Kazakhstan, Hungary, Armenia, Egypt, Kosovo, Pakistan, Paraguay, Albania, Uzbekistan, Bahrain, Qatar, Indonesia.
January 22, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Trump's "Board of Peace" a criminal ploy to steal Palestinian land was declined by all 1st world nations. The US' new list of partners are: Belarus, Morocco, Vietnam, Kazakhstan, Hungary, Armenia, Egypt, Kosovo, Pakistan, Paraguay, Albania, Uzbekistan, Bahrain, Qatar, Indonesia.
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January 22, 2026 at 6:04 PM
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Hypocrisy and sycophancy documented:
Moskowitz reads quotes of Republicans denouncing January 6 before they taught themselves to love it
January 22, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Hypocrisy and sycophancy documented:
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Glad to see the judge shot this down. On X, an intense campaign of racist and homophobic vitriol was directed at Don Lemon for reporting on the protest inside the church.
A federal magistrate judge in Minnesota rejected a criminal complaint against Don Lemon for his coverage of the church protest "according to a source familiar with the matter, who described Bondi as 'enraged' by the decision."
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
FBI and Homeland Security arrest two protesters who disrupted Minneapolis church service
Several organizers of the protest were calling for the resignation of a church pastor who they said works for Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
www.nbcnews.com
January 22, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Glad to see the judge shot this down. On X, an intense campaign of racist and homophobic vitriol was directed at Don Lemon for reporting on the protest inside the church.
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"Trump admin ordered Cabinet agencies to review federal funding for a group of Dem-controlled states, per WH budget official, as admin looks to cut off resources for “sanctuary” jurisdictions that refuse to collaborate with immigration enforcement authorities"
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Trump budget office orders review of funds to Democratic-controlled states
President Donald Trump said his administration would cut off federal resources to “sanctuary cities” on Feb. 1.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 22, 2026 at 5:49 PM
"Trump admin ordered Cabinet agencies to review federal funding for a group of Dem-controlled states, per WH budget official, as admin looks to cut off resources for “sanctuary” jurisdictions that refuse to collaborate with immigration enforcement authorities"
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...