Barbara Dew Rupert
@bdew.bsky.social
Lifelong Oklahoman, still happily married to dad of our 3 amazing adult sons. Guerrilla gardener. Former Legal Aid lawyer.
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Murdering crew members claiming they were smuggling drugs while pardoning a drug kingpin. Very on brand for the Trump regime.
November 30, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Murdering crew members claiming they were smuggling drugs while pardoning a drug kingpin. Very on brand for the Trump regime.
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Oh my. When you've lost the Babylon Bee …
November 28, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Oh my. When you've lost the Babylon Bee …
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Well that's not how appropriations work at all
*WHITE HOUSE TO TRANSFER TARIFF REVENUE TO FUND WIC: LEAVITT
*WHITE HOUSE TO TRANSFER TARIFF REVENUE TO FUND WIC: LEAVITT
October 7, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Well that's not how appropriations work at all
*WHITE HOUSE TO TRANSFER TARIFF REVENUE TO FUND WIC: LEAVITT
*WHITE HOUSE TO TRANSFER TARIFF REVENUE TO FUND WIC: LEAVITT
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Ask him: WHY WOULD SHE DESERVE A PARDON? WHY?
Trump on pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell: Haven't heard the name in so long. I’ll take a look at it. I’ll speak to the DOJ. A lot of people have asked me for pardons.
Reporter: But she’s convicted of sex trafficking
Trump: I’ll have to take a look at it.
Reporter: But she’s convicted of sex trafficking
Trump: I’ll have to take a look at it.
October 7, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Ask him: WHY WOULD SHE DESERVE A PARDON? WHY?
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Horrible, horrible images from Portland:
It was a beautiful Sunday in Portland. Farmer’s markets, the Portland Marathon, peaceful protests, and some views of Mt. Hood. This city is vibrant, peaceful, and resilient. We do not need a federal occupation, and we sure as hell don’t want one.
October 7, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Horrible, horrible images from Portland:
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Last I checked, Congress makes the laws, not the White House.
October 5, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Last I checked, Congress makes the laws, not the White House.
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Am I angry about the SCOTUS decision today that basically lets ICE ask for your papers like goons in a police state? You bet I am:
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
The Government Wants to See Your Papers
And the Supreme Court decides that the Fourth Amendment might not be for everyone.
www.theatlantic.com
September 9, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Am I angry about the SCOTUS decision today that basically lets ICE ask for your papers like goons in a police state? You bet I am:
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
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He has no power to do that.
I guess y’all forgot to add that part
I guess y’all forgot to add that part
JUST IN: President Trump will rename the Defense Department the Department of War, the White House confirmed
Trump seeks to rename Department of Defense to Department of War
The Trump administration has focused on restoring a "warrior ethos" to the Armed Services.
www.axios.com
September 4, 2025 at 11:07 PM
He has no power to do that.
I guess y’all forgot to add that part
I guess y’all forgot to add that part
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Good news everyone we can all go back to shitting in the drinking water for freedom
August 29, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Good news everyone we can all go back to shitting in the drinking water for freedom
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The military vehicle, which is designed to withstand explosive attacks, collided with a "civilian vehicle" just after 6 a.m. on Wednesday in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, D.C.
One civilian injured in crash with D.C. National Guard military vehicle
The military vehicle, which is designed to withstand explosive attacks, collided with a "civilian vehicle" just after 6 a.m. on Wednesday in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, D.C.
n.pr
August 20, 2025 at 8:24 PM
The military vehicle, which is designed to withstand explosive attacks, collided with a "civilian vehicle" just after 6 a.m. on Wednesday in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, D.C.
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when RFK says he wants to “end chronic disease,” what people hear is “he wants to cure us” but what he means is “i want to cull the weak”
Republicans are waging a generalized war on science, but I think many of them don’t fully grok that RFK isn’t at war with science alone or per se: he’s at war with sick people, and of the view that only the lucky should be allowed to survive into old age. They are know nothings, he is Mengele.
RFK Jr. has now officially stated that he will dismantle the United States Preventive ServicesTask Force (USPSTF).
This is an independent body of expert scientists who volunteer their time to review data and provide guidance to Americans on important things like cancer screenings.
This is an independent body of expert scientists who volunteer their time to review data and provide guidance to Americans on important things like cancer screenings.
July 26, 2025 at 1:21 AM
when RFK says he wants to “end chronic disease,” what people hear is “he wants to cure us” but what he means is “i want to cull the weak”
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I wish this were true but it’s not. A substantial number of Americans will believe any goddamned ridiculous facially fraudulent thing the Trumpists tell them, including this. And another large segment will PRETEND they believe it for the sake of power, which is indistinguishable.
July 26, 2025 at 4:52 PM
I wish this were true but it’s not. A substantial number of Americans will believe any goddamned ridiculous facially fraudulent thing the Trumpists tell them, including this. And another large segment will PRETEND they believe it for the sake of power, which is indistinguishable.
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SCOOP: DOGE moved to kill Direct File, the IRS's popular free tax filing tool, days after meeting with private tax filing software lobbyists.
www.wired.com/story/doge-d...
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DOGE Put Free Tax Filing Tool on Chopping Block After One Meeting With Lobbyists
A key operative from DOGE initiated plans to potentially kill Direct File, the free tax filing tool developed by the IRS, after offering assurances it would be spared from cuts.
www.wired.com
July 17, 2025 at 12:48 PM
SCOOP: DOGE moved to kill Direct File, the IRS's popular free tax filing tool, days after meeting with private tax filing software lobbyists.
www.wired.com/story/doge-d...
www.wired.com/story/doge-d...
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it's fitting then that MAGA chuds have embraced AI slop; they seem to recognize that the world they want does not exist and cannot exist and so they make do with these virtual facsimiles.
July 17, 2025 at 1:08 PM
it's fitting then that MAGA chuds have embraced AI slop; they seem to recognize that the world they want does not exist and cannot exist and so they make do with these virtual facsimiles.
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“Two days after catastrophic floods roared through Central Texas, the Federal Emergency Management Agency did not answer nearly two-thirds of calls to its disaster assistance line, according to documents reviewed by The New York Times.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/c...
FEMA Didn’t Answer Thousands of Calls From Flood Survivors, Documents Show
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July 13, 2025 at 9:00 PM
“Two days after catastrophic floods roared through Central Texas, the Federal Emergency Management Agency did not answer nearly two-thirds of calls to its disaster assistance line, according to documents reviewed by The New York Times.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/c...
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A detailed and astounding report on ICE’s meteoric rise of funding and hiring and how it is creating an undertrained, overly aggressive massive masked police force. Great work, Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Spending $200 billion on ICE is a terrible idea
I've covered federal law enforcement for two decades. Here are the things that worry me most.
www.motherjones.com
July 13, 2025 at 4:10 PM
A detailed and astounding report on ICE’s meteoric rise of funding and hiring and how it is creating an undertrained, overly aggressive massive masked police force. Great work, Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Iranian author Sahar Delijani. Her internationally acclaimed debut novel, Children of the Jacaranda Tree, has been translated into 32 languages. #Iran
June 18, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Iranian author Sahar Delijani. Her internationally acclaimed debut novel, Children of the Jacaranda Tree, has been translated into 32 languages. #Iran
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May 29, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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I have been logged out of my toothbrush.
May 29, 2025 at 11:42 AM
I have been logged out of my toothbrush.
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A reminder that Trump just allowed 17 members of the Guzman Family from Mexico’s most notorious cartel into the USA without passports, including El Chapo’s ex wife and SIL who is suspected of several murders. Yet, Trump thinks he still has a leg to stand on with the argument he posted.
Convicted felon is pissed others get due process too.
May 17, 2025 at 1:12 AM
A reminder that Trump just allowed 17 members of the Guzman Family from Mexico’s most notorious cartel into the USA without passports, including El Chapo’s ex wife and SIL who is suspected of several murders. Yet, Trump thinks he still has a leg to stand on with the argument he posted.
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NEW: Weeks after ICE agents raided an OKC home and removed a U.S. citizen at gunpoint, we’ve uncovered documents disproving DHS claims that the property was owned by a woman indicted for human smuggling at the time of the raid.
Get the facts! ⬇️
@kfor4.bsky.social
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Get the facts! ⬇️
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May 13, 2025 at 4:25 AM
NEW: Weeks after ICE agents raided an OKC home and removed a U.S. citizen at gunpoint, we’ve uncovered documents disproving DHS claims that the property was owned by a woman indicted for human smuggling at the time of the raid.
Get the facts! ⬇️
@kfor4.bsky.social
kfor.com/news/local/h...
Get the facts! ⬇️
@kfor4.bsky.social
kfor.com/news/local/h...