C Barry
@bastianbarry.bsky.social
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Donald Trump defaulted on a $330 million loan for his Chicago skyscraper. And it wasn't the only time he defaulted on a loan or failed to pay a bill.
December 25, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Donald Trump defaulted on a $330 million loan for his Chicago skyscraper. And it wasn't the only time he defaulted on a loan or failed to pay a bill.
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WHO GIVES A DAMN?
It’s a public service, right there in the name. It exists as a public good for all the people in this country. It’s not supposed to turn a profit, you dolts.
Go audit the Pentagon and see what kind of return on investment we’re getting there.
It’s a public service, right there in the name. It exists as a public good for all the people in this country. It’s not supposed to turn a profit, you dolts.
Go audit the Pentagon and see what kind of return on investment we’re getting there.
The USPS faces a tight squeeze. With fewer people using the mail, it’s lost more and more money: $9 billion in the 12 months ending in September alone.
https://cnn.it/4qkeNoF
https://cnn.it/4qkeNoF
December 24, 2025 at 5:52 PM
WHO GIVES A DAMN?
It’s a public service, right there in the name. It exists as a public good for all the people in this country. It’s not supposed to turn a profit, you dolts.
Go audit the Pentagon and see what kind of return on investment we’re getting there.
It’s a public service, right there in the name. It exists as a public good for all the people in this country. It’s not supposed to turn a profit, you dolts.
Go audit the Pentagon and see what kind of return on investment we’re getting there.
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“We couldn’t report on the sinking of the Titanic until we spoke to Captain Smith.”
Weiss concluded: “We need to be able to make every effort to get the principals on the record and on camera. To me, our viewers come first, not a listing schedule or anything else. And that is my North Star, and I hope it's the North Star of every person in this newsroom.”
December 22, 2025 at 6:16 PM
“We couldn’t report on the sinking of the Titanic until we spoke to Captain Smith.”
Trump has now twice devastated Ohio’s farm economy, and twice used taxpayer money for a bailout ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/16/t...
Trump has now twice devastated Ohio's farm economy, and twice used taxpayer money for a bailout • Ohio Capital Journal
Making the same screw up twice and expecting a different result is the definition of insanity. A fitting example? Two chaotic, trade-busting Trump administrations twice devastating Ohio’s farm economy...
ohiocapitaljournal.com
December 21, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Trump has now twice devastated Ohio’s farm economy, and twice used taxpayer money for a bailout ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/16/t...
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“Trump Takes America’s ‘Imperial Presidency’ to a New Level”? Really, NYT?
Why not:
“Donner Party Takes Need for Nourishment to a New Level”
or
“Actor Takes Dissatisfaction With President Lincoln to a New Level”
2/4
Why not:
“Donner Party Takes Need for Nourishment to a New Level”
or
“Actor Takes Dissatisfaction With President Lincoln to a New Level”
2/4
December 21, 2025 at 2:15 PM
“Trump Takes America’s ‘Imperial Presidency’ to a New Level”? Really, NYT?
Why not:
“Donner Party Takes Need for Nourishment to a New Level”
or
“Actor Takes Dissatisfaction With President Lincoln to a New Level”
2/4
Why not:
“Donner Party Takes Need for Nourishment to a New Level”
or
“Actor Takes Dissatisfaction With President Lincoln to a New Level”
2/4
Hahahaha
Not for the first time, the signature block for Self-Proclaimed U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia Lindsey Halligan spelled it “Virgina.”
December 19, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Hahahaha
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Just in case you didn't know we got another
December 17, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Just in case you didn't know we got another
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Anyway, a very good FOIA to file this morning would be for all emails and calls received in the last 24 hours by the immigration “judge” who issued the order.
December 12, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Anyway, a very good FOIA to file this morning would be for all emails and calls received in the last 24 hours by the immigration “judge” who issued the order.
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The immigration “judge” allegedly sua sponte — meaning without any request by a party, which is obviously a lie given the circumstances — “corrected” the 2019 order to fix a “scrivener’s error” and order Mr Abrego Garcia deported.
Not surprisingly, Judge Xinis blocked that. What a corrupt act.
Not surprisingly, Judge Xinis blocked that. What a corrupt act.
December 12, 2025 at 1:21 PM
The immigration “judge” allegedly sua sponte — meaning without any request by a party, which is obviously a lie given the circumstances — “corrected” the 2019 order to fix a “scrivener’s error” and order Mr Abrego Garcia deported.
Not surprisingly, Judge Xinis blocked that. What a corrupt act.
Not surprisingly, Judge Xinis blocked that. What a corrupt act.
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Weird quick of how the Indiana Senate votes:
If the gerrymandering roll call is 25-25 today, the YES wins because the LG breaks the tie, & gets it to 26-25.
But if it ends something like 25-23 for the yes... then it fails! LG cannot vote since there's no tie, & it doesn't get the 26 it needs.
If the gerrymandering roll call is 25-25 today, the YES wins because the LG breaks the tie, & gets it to 26-25.
But if it ends something like 25-23 for the yes... then it fails! LG cannot vote since there's no tie, & it doesn't get the 26 it needs.
December 11, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Weird quick of how the Indiana Senate votes:
If the gerrymandering roll call is 25-25 today, the YES wins because the LG breaks the tie, & gets it to 26-25.
But if it ends something like 25-23 for the yes... then it fails! LG cannot vote since there's no tie, & it doesn't get the 26 it needs.
If the gerrymandering roll call is 25-25 today, the YES wins because the LG breaks the tie, & gets it to 26-25.
But if it ends something like 25-23 for the yes... then it fails! LG cannot vote since there's no tie, & it doesn't get the 26 it needs.
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the house just authorized a $900 billion expenditure for the military. unlike health care and education nobody ever bothers to ask "BUT hoW wIll you Pay FOR It?"
December 11, 2025 at 5:11 PM
the house just authorized a $900 billion expenditure for the military. unlike health care and education nobody ever bothers to ask "BUT hoW wIll you Pay FOR It?"
Bulgaria's Prime Minister Resigns in the Face of Mass Protests
"Bulgarians have also been frustrated over endemic government corruption and years of democratic dysfunction."
Seems like greater mobilization is in order in the US.
"Bulgarians have also been frustrated over endemic government corruption and years of democratic dysfunction."
Seems like greater mobilization is in order in the US.
December 11, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Bulgaria's Prime Minister Resigns in the Face of Mass Protests
"Bulgarians have also been frustrated over endemic government corruption and years of democratic dysfunction."
Seems like greater mobilization is in order in the US.
"Bulgarians have also been frustrated over endemic government corruption and years of democratic dysfunction."
Seems like greater mobilization is in order in the US.
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We need fewer texts from Mark Kelley collecting millions of $$$ and instead have a party that can actually coordinate fundraising and get it down to folks like us.
December 10, 2025 at 11:57 PM
We need fewer texts from Mark Kelley collecting millions of $$$ and instead have a party that can actually coordinate fundraising and get it down to folks like us.
These maneuvers have NOTHING to do w/representing the NEEDS & INTERESTS of the majority of Utah’s citizens.
The American public is sick of games aimed at the annihilation of the voices of your perceived opposition.
This democracy will perish if VOTERS don’t elect new reps. w/greater decency.
The American public is sick of games aimed at the annihilation of the voices of your perceived opposition.
This democracy will perish if VOTERS don’t elect new reps. w/greater decency.
Utah lawmakers are planning to convene in an unexpected special session this Tuesday. Why? To move the filing deadline for congressional candidates, to give the GOP more time to appeal the ruling that created a Dem seat.
www.abc4.com/news/politic...
www.abc4.com/news/politic...
December 7, 2025 at 3:12 PM
These maneuvers have NOTHING to do w/representing the NEEDS & INTERESTS of the majority of Utah’s citizens.
The American public is sick of games aimed at the annihilation of the voices of your perceived opposition.
This democracy will perish if VOTERS don’t elect new reps. w/greater decency.
The American public is sick of games aimed at the annihilation of the voices of your perceived opposition.
This democracy will perish if VOTERS don’t elect new reps. w/greater decency.
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I've posted this a million times, but here is the million-and-first:
In 2000, these people were all on GW Bush's "Florida Recount" team:
- John "Just Calling Balls and Strikes" Roberts
- Brett "Roe is 'Settled Law' " Kavanaugh
- Amy "Confirmed 1 week before election" Barrett
In 2025 ... they rule
In 2000, these people were all on GW Bush's "Florida Recount" team:
- John "Just Calling Balls and Strikes" Roberts
- Brett "Roe is 'Settled Law' " Kavanaugh
- Amy "Confirmed 1 week before election" Barrett
In 2025 ... they rule
December 5, 2025 at 8:11 PM
I've posted this a million times, but here is the million-and-first:
In 2000, these people were all on GW Bush's "Florida Recount" team:
- John "Just Calling Balls and Strikes" Roberts
- Brett "Roe is 'Settled Law' " Kavanaugh
- Amy "Confirmed 1 week before election" Barrett
In 2025 ... they rule
In 2000, these people were all on GW Bush's "Florida Recount" team:
- John "Just Calling Balls and Strikes" Roberts
- Brett "Roe is 'Settled Law' " Kavanaugh
- Amy "Confirmed 1 week before election" Barrett
In 2025 ... they rule
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imagine US political culture if Ford hadn't pardoned Nixon, and instead he went to jail
December 4, 2025 at 8:12 PM
imagine US political culture if Ford hadn't pardoned Nixon, and instead he went to jail
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It's good—very good, and very important—that district courts keep issuing these 100-page rulings upholding the law. It must be incredibly dispiriting to see them overturned in a two-page, lawless, unsigned order, but please, keep them coming. They expose SCOTUS' corruption like nothing else.
December 5, 2025 at 12:41 AM
It's good—very good, and very important—that district courts keep issuing these 100-page rulings upholding the law. It must be incredibly dispiriting to see them overturned in a two-page, lawless, unsigned order, but please, keep them coming. They expose SCOTUS' corruption like nothing else.
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For 50 years, the median wage of hourly workers stagnated or declined while the stock market and CEO pay skyrocketed.
Is it any wonder so many feel abandoned by the system?
People lose faith, and a demagogue fills the void. This is why we must fix the system.
Is it any wonder so many feel abandoned by the system?
People lose faith, and a demagogue fills the void. This is why we must fix the system.
December 4, 2025 at 8:01 PM
For 50 years, the median wage of hourly workers stagnated or declined while the stock market and CEO pay skyrocketed.
Is it any wonder so many feel abandoned by the system?
People lose faith, and a demagogue fills the void. This is why we must fix the system.
Is it any wonder so many feel abandoned by the system?
People lose faith, and a demagogue fills the void. This is why we must fix the system.
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"Branding individuals as 'narco-terrorists' without proof just to open the door to lethal force is not a legitimate policy,it’s a dangerous fantasy. It bypasses due process, shreds constitutional limits, and pushes America toward another unnecessary foreign war."
-Senator Rand Paul (R)
-Senator Rand Paul (R)
December 3, 2025 at 7:14 PM
"Branding individuals as 'narco-terrorists' without proof just to open the door to lethal force is not a legitimate policy,it’s a dangerous fantasy. It bypasses due process, shreds constitutional limits, and pushes America toward another unnecessary foreign war."
-Senator Rand Paul (R)
-Senator Rand Paul (R)
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The normalization of this madness is so quick that we’re debating whether a second illegal strike was wrong after an initial illegal strike with no proof of any crime and we’ve already seen just random murders of fishermen normalized with the excuse they’re running drugs, which isn’t legal either.
December 4, 2025 at 2:37 AM
The normalization of this madness is so quick that we’re debating whether a second illegal strike was wrong after an initial illegal strike with no proof of any crime and we’ve already seen just random murders of fishermen normalized with the excuse they’re running drugs, which isn’t legal either.
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Yesterday the President fell asleep, yet again, during a televised fake Cabinet meeting staged so that each of his courtiers could heap praise on him, praise for which he couldn't stay conscious. He woke up just long enough to spew racism. Why is this not being treated as an emergency? >
December 4, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Yesterday the President fell asleep, yet again, during a televised fake Cabinet meeting staged so that each of his courtiers could heap praise on him, praise for which he couldn't stay conscious. He woke up just long enough to spew racism. Why is this not being treated as an emergency? >
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Hmm. Ghislaine Maxwell is filing a habeas petition challenging her incarceration PRO SE (no lawyers). I guess even David Markus has his limits? Incidentally, she's worried that the release of the Epstein files would be devastating to her case.
December 3, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Hmm. Ghislaine Maxwell is filing a habeas petition challenging her incarceration PRO SE (no lawyers). I guess even David Markus has his limits? Incidentally, she's worried that the release of the Epstein files would be devastating to her case.
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