Fernando Barrera
@edwardbarrera.bsky.social
Former former journalist, now media strategist and comms guy. Son of 🇵🇷 🇨🇴 immigrants.
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Sanders: Let’s be clear… If this vote succeeds, over 20 million Americans are going to see at least a doubling in their premiums… if resolution is passed tonight, we are on a path way to throw 15 million Americans off of medicaid and the affordable care act, 15 million.
November 10, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Sanders: Let’s be clear… If this vote succeeds, over 20 million Americans are going to see at least a doubling in their premiums… if resolution is passed tonight, we are on a path way to throw 15 million Americans off of medicaid and the affordable care act, 15 million.
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🚨BREAKING: On behalf of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee my law firm has filed to intervene to defend the new California congressional map from attack. www.democracydocket.com/cases/califo...
🚨 Tangipa et al v. Newsom et al
Learn more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:04 PM
🚨BREAKING: On behalf of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee my law firm has filed to intervene to defend the new California congressional map from attack. www.democracydocket.com/cases/califo...
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Tonight’s Senate vote on the federal government shutdown should have been a time for strength.
Instead we saw capitulation and a betrayal of working Americans.
The American people need more from their leaders.
Instead we saw capitulation and a betrayal of working Americans.
The American people need more from their leaders.
November 10, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Tonight’s Senate vote on the federal government shutdown should have been a time for strength.
Instead we saw capitulation and a betrayal of working Americans.
The American people need more from their leaders.
Instead we saw capitulation and a betrayal of working Americans.
The American people need more from their leaders.
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meanwhile, even more people will lose healthcare
New at Can We Still Govern? New Medicaid work requirements will see an estimated 5 million lose coverage.
Small investments in in-house tech capacity could allow states to start preparing now to expand automatic renewal of clients. Here is the evidence 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/how-a-van-...
Small investments in in-house tech capacity could allow states to start preparing now to expand automatic renewal of clients. Here is the evidence 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/how-a-van-...
Lessons from Pandemic Era Medicaid Automation for Work Requirements
Small tech capacity investments offer big returns
donmoynihan.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:33 PM
meanwhile, even more people will lose healthcare
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November 7, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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Hey Peeps!!
Mitch McConnell is retiring & Col. Pamela Stephens, a former Air Force JAG & Dem leader of the Kentucky House is running to replace him.
And did I mention Pamela is a Black Woman?!!!
I am all in to help this dynamic Sister & tried and true advocate for the people win. Let’s GOOO
Mitch McConnell is retiring & Col. Pamela Stephens, a former Air Force JAG & Dem leader of the Kentucky House is running to replace him.
And did I mention Pamela is a Black Woman?!!!
I am all in to help this dynamic Sister & tried and true advocate for the people win. Let’s GOOO
November 7, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Hey Peeps!!
Mitch McConnell is retiring & Col. Pamela Stephens, a former Air Force JAG & Dem leader of the Kentucky House is running to replace him.
And did I mention Pamela is a Black Woman?!!!
I am all in to help this dynamic Sister & tried and true advocate for the people win. Let’s GOOO
Mitch McConnell is retiring & Col. Pamela Stephens, a former Air Force JAG & Dem leader of the Kentucky House is running to replace him.
And did I mention Pamela is a Black Woman?!!!
I am all in to help this dynamic Sister & tried and true advocate for the people win. Let’s GOOO
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What happened, @nytimes.com? Why not stand by your original headline? Because it’s absolutely an accurate representation of this trash conversation.
To publish this at all should be a fireable offense - but to publish it as women’s rights are being decimated is deeply immoral, bordering on evil
To publish this at all should be a fireable offense - but to publish it as women’s rights are being decimated is deeply immoral, bordering on evil
November 7, 2025 at 8:10 PM
What happened, @nytimes.com? Why not stand by your original headline? Because it’s absolutely an accurate representation of this trash conversation.
To publish this at all should be a fireable offense - but to publish it as women’s rights are being decimated is deeply immoral, bordering on evil
To publish this at all should be a fireable offense - but to publish it as women’s rights are being decimated is deeply immoral, bordering on evil
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And THERE IT IS.
November 7, 2025 at 7:24 PM
And THERE IT IS.
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The sense of entitlement from these people. Jesus.
Canadian multimillionaire and Shark Tank guy Kevin O'Leary went on TV to say he's upset Zohran won't talk to him: "I and others who invest in real estate have tried to get a meeting to figure out what's rhetoric and what's policy. So far for me it's been crickets."
November 7, 2025 at 7:42 PM
The sense of entitlement from these people. Jesus.
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Did Republicans really vote for their leader to fight tooth and nail - voluntarily pushing the courts over and over - to deny food to children? www.latimes.com/california/s...
Trump administration suggests it may 'raid school lunch money' to cover SNAP benefits
The Trump administration spent Friday fighting an appellate court battle to avoid restoring $4 billion in SNAP benefits in jeopardy due to the government shutdown.
www.latimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Did Republicans really vote for their leader to fight tooth and nail - voluntarily pushing the courts over and over - to deny food to children? www.latimes.com/california/s...
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Shapiro: He rose to some prominence by writing a book about growing up in Appalachia, where there are a whole lot of people who get SNAP. He made millions of dollars off telling their stories, and then he turned his damn back on those very people he likes to write about and claim as his own.
November 7, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Shapiro: He rose to some prominence by writing a book about growing up in Appalachia, where there are a whole lot of people who get SNAP. He made millions of dollars off telling their stories, and then he turned his damn back on those very people he likes to write about and claim as his own.
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Donald Trump is now going all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court to take SNAP food benefits away from Americans in need.
California won't back down in court from supporting the tens of millions of Americans the Trump Administration seemingly wants to starve.
California won't back down in court from supporting the tens of millions of Americans the Trump Administration seemingly wants to starve.
November 8, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Donald Trump is now going all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court to take SNAP food benefits away from Americans in need.
California won't back down in court from supporting the tens of millions of Americans the Trump Administration seemingly wants to starve.
California won't back down in court from supporting the tens of millions of Americans the Trump Administration seemingly wants to starve.
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I'll save you a lot of reading: unless Mamdani starts taking money from Turks and roasting leprechauns - and even then - there is no way in hell Stefanik is going to win New York a year after this election in the city.
November 7, 2025 at 12:01 AM
I'll save you a lot of reading: unless Mamdani starts taking money from Turks and roasting leprechauns - and even then - there is no way in hell Stefanik is going to win New York a year after this election in the city.
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This is the facility that I and many others have been protesting. We’ve been hit, thrown, gassed, and shot with pepper bullets but none of that holds a candle to what is being done to people *in* the actual facility.
Read this thread. Don’t look away. Keep your eyes and the pressure on Broadview.
Read this thread. Don’t look away. Keep your eyes and the pressure on Broadview.
A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.
November 7, 2025 at 3:29 PM
This is the facility that I and many others have been protesting. We’ve been hit, thrown, gassed, and shot with pepper bullets but none of that holds a candle to what is being done to people *in* the actual facility.
Read this thread. Don’t look away. Keep your eyes and the pressure on Broadview.
Read this thread. Don’t look away. Keep your eyes and the pressure on Broadview.
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It is nuts that recusal policies for the Supreme Court are so weak and self-determined that justices with oil industry holdings & even familial oil industry ties could participate in cases involving the oil industry. Our friends at @revolvingdoordc.bsky.social explain:
prospect.org/2025/11/07/e...
prospect.org/2025/11/07/e...
Exxon’s Latest Supreme Court Hail Mary - The American Prospect
Oil companies insist that if cases are allowed to proceed, it could have major ramifications for the future of their industry. Will a Supreme Court willing to grant Trump immunity for his crimes do th...
prospect.org
November 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM
It is nuts that recusal policies for the Supreme Court are so weak and self-determined that justices with oil industry holdings & even familial oil industry ties could participate in cases involving the oil industry. Our friends at @revolvingdoordc.bsky.social explain:
prospect.org/2025/11/07/e...
prospect.org/2025/11/07/e...
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Hundreds of thousands of people, dead because of a decision made by the world's richest man
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Hundreds of thousands of people, dead because of a decision made by the world's richest man
Pay no attention to the warning signs. They’ll make money either way.
KKR executives see nothing alarming in credit default rise reut.rs/3LPE3Ej
KKR executives see nothing alarming in credit default rise
KKR executives signaled optimism for investment returns and dealmaking on Friday and sought to allay concerns about slower private equity fundraising, deal volume and credit defaults saying there was no reason for alarm.
reut.rs
November 7, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Pay no attention to the warning signs. They’ll make money either way.
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This seems ripe for federal scrutiny hahaha who am I kidding?
Have I mentioned that this company sucks?
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Have I mentioned that this company sucks?
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Meta is earning a fortune on a deluge of fraudulent ads, documents show
Meta projected 10% of its 2024 revenue would come from ads for scams and banned goods, and it internally estimates that its platforms show users 15 billion scam ads a day, company documents show.
www.reuters.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
This seems ripe for federal scrutiny hahaha who am I kidding?
Have I mentioned that this company sucks?
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Have I mentioned that this company sucks?
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
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The Constitution protects the right to free speech and the right to peacefully assemble. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/06/o...
‘The use of force shocks the conscience’: Judge issues sweeping injunction on Chicago tactics of immigration agents
A federal judge in Chicago issued a sweeping injunction that puts more permanent restrictions on the use of force by immigration agents during “Operation Midway Blitz.”
www.chicagotribune.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The Constitution protects the right to free speech and the right to peacefully assemble. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/06/o...
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i think this is a pretty good take on pelosi, who is unquestionably one of the most consequential house speakers in the history of the institution
Opinion | Nancy Pelosi Is an American Political Giant
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM
i think this is a pretty good take on pelosi, who is unquestionably one of the most consequential house speakers in the history of the institution
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Every new report on the consequences of Trump’s dismantling of USAID is more horrifying than the last. One model estimates it's caused 600K deaths — two-thirds of them children.
We can’t give Trump a blank check to keep destroying life-saving programs.
We can’t give Trump a blank check to keep destroying life-saving programs.
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
www.newyorker.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Every new report on the consequences of Trump’s dismantling of USAID is more horrifying than the last. One model estimates it's caused 600K deaths — two-thirds of them children.
We can’t give Trump a blank check to keep destroying life-saving programs.
We can’t give Trump a blank check to keep destroying life-saving programs.
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Several states (including California, Michigan, Oregon, and Wisconsin) have announced that they’ve begun processing full food stamp payments. Thank you to those states for stepping up to support families in need!
November 7, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Several states (including California, Michigan, Oregon, and Wisconsin) have announced that they’ve begun processing full food stamp payments. Thank you to those states for stepping up to support families in need!
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Should women be hated as witches or patronized as overgrown children? The paper of record debates the two available options.
November 6, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Should women be hated as witches or patronized as overgrown children? The paper of record debates the two available options.