Dr. Laura Barberena
@laurabarberenaphd.bsky.social
UT Comms Grad. Democratic Political Consultant. Reader. Writer. Muppet Lover. Jedi Knight. And I will never give up, never surrender.
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I gotta sit down.
Just found out all these wonderful folks at Rhode Island Comic Con helped me raise over $86,000 for @trevorproject.bsky.social !!!
Thanks everyone!!
It was joyous to meet you guys and to see every bit of obscure Jon Cryer merch under the sun.
And I signed most of it. #RICC
Just found out all these wonderful folks at Rhode Island Comic Con helped me raise over $86,000 for @trevorproject.bsky.social !!!
Thanks everyone!!
It was joyous to meet you guys and to see every bit of obscure Jon Cryer merch under the sun.
And I signed most of it. #RICC
November 11, 2025 at 11:04 PM
I gotta sit down.
Just found out all these wonderful folks at Rhode Island Comic Con helped me raise over $86,000 for @trevorproject.bsky.social !!!
Thanks everyone!!
It was joyous to meet you guys and to see every bit of obscure Jon Cryer merch under the sun.
And I signed most of it. #RICC
Just found out all these wonderful folks at Rhode Island Comic Con helped me raise over $86,000 for @trevorproject.bsky.social !!!
Thanks everyone!!
It was joyous to meet you guys and to see every bit of obscure Jon Cryer merch under the sun.
And I signed most of it. #RICC
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“.. As the raids have continued, consumers have started to question whether the company’s silence makes it an accomplice to the sweeps rather than merely the backdrop. .. A backlash is coming for the company.”
@bloomberg.com $HD
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November 10, 2025 at 12:48 PM
“.. As the raids have continued, consumers have started to question whether the company’s silence makes it an accomplice to the sweeps rather than merely the backdrop. .. A backlash is coming for the company.”
@bloomberg.com $HD
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
@bloomberg.com $HD
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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a new genre of photo in the last year is federal agents working for ICE pointing guns directly at photographers
November 11, 2025 at 12:41 AM
a new genre of photo in the last year is federal agents working for ICE pointing guns directly at photographers
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In the most predictable development ever, Mike Johnson is not committing to hold a House vote on ACA subsidies
November 10, 2025 at 10:19 PM
In the most predictable development ever, Mike Johnson is not committing to hold a House vote on ACA subsidies
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Gutted by the Dems caving after the blue-wave wins of last week? Sick & tired of us snatching defeat from the jaws of victory? I hear you! Might I suggest you calm yourself, relax, take a deep, cleansing breath... then see if this photo of 2 pandas cuddling is of any help.
November 10, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Gutted by the Dems caving after the blue-wave wins of last week? Sick & tired of us snatching defeat from the jaws of victory? I hear you! Might I suggest you calm yourself, relax, take a deep, cleansing breath... then see if this photo of 2 pandas cuddling is of any help.
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“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
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November 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
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On August 11, 2025, in Chicago, Illinois, an ICE GOONS threatened an elderly woman with the use of tear gas at point-blank range.
November 9, 2025 at 2:32 AM
On August 11, 2025, in Chicago, Illinois, an ICE GOONS threatened an elderly woman with the use of tear gas at point-blank range.
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Kristi Noem ordered ICE to purchase ten Spirit Airlines jets for deportations. Two problems: Spirit doesn’t own the planes, and they don’t have engines. Has there ever been a more incompetent administration?
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
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Noem wanted to buy Spirit Airlines planes - except the airline didn’t own them
DHS looked at buying the planes from Spirit Airlines, according to a report
www.the-independent.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Kristi Noem ordered ICE to purchase ten Spirit Airlines jets for deportations. Two problems: Spirit doesn’t own the planes, and they don’t have engines. Has there ever been a more incompetent administration?
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
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In a test of New York’s ‘shield law,’ Paxton wanted a court to enforce a judgment against a doctor accused of prescribing abortion pills.
New York judge slaps down Texas AG Ken Paxton as he tries to fine doctor for prescribing abortion pills
In a test of New York's 'shield law,' Paxton wanted a court to enforce a judgment against a doctor accused of prescribing abortion pills.
www.sacurrent.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:00 PM
In a test of New York’s ‘shield law,’ Paxton wanted a court to enforce a judgment against a doctor accused of prescribing abortion pills.
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JFC, America is such a shit show.
ICE violently arrested a protester and pointed assault rifles at unarmed community members filming today in Little Village, Chicago.
November 9, 2025 at 12:58 AM
JFC, America is such a shit show.
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ICE is inflicting a lifetime of trauma on families. And it’s being carried out in the name of the United States of America.
November 8, 2025 at 7:53 PM
ICE is inflicting a lifetime of trauma on families. And it’s being carried out in the name of the United States of America.
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Newsom: Anyone checked out my Patriot store? We do have some knee pads. It’s a signature series. They’re sold out at the moment. The universities, and all these law firms, and certain media organizations—I figured they can use these.
November 8, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Newsom: Anyone checked out my Patriot store? We do have some knee pads. It’s a signature series. They’re sold out at the moment. The universities, and all these law firms, and certain media organizations—I figured they can use these.
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"CBP have been forced to later release many people they have taken in, finding out they are US citizens or have legal protection from deportation. Noem said recently no citizens had been arrested, but at least one citizen has sued the admin for arresting him twice..."
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Infighting at DHS Is Complicating Trump’s Deportation Push
White House pressure to speed up the pace of deportations has led to internal discord in the Department of Homeland Security over tactics, people familiar with the matter said.
www.wsj.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:41 PM
"CBP have been forced to later release many people they have taken in, finding out they are US citizens or have legal protection from deportation. Noem said recently no citizens had been arrested, but at least one citizen has sued the admin for arresting him twice..."
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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How different the world would have been had the Rehnquist Court not been corrupt
November 7, 2025 at 7:03 PM
How different the world would have been had the Rehnquist Court not been corrupt
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Forbes: The Trump Organization’s second-term cash grab has reached the military: Coast Guard stores are now selling Trump-branded wine and cider
A DHS official confirmed it, saying, “The brave men and women of the USCG are pleased to be able to buy Trump wine and cider tax free”
A DHS official confirmed it, saying, “The brave men and women of the USCG are pleased to be able to buy Trump wine and cider tax free”
November 8, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Forbes: The Trump Organization’s second-term cash grab has reached the military: Coast Guard stores are now selling Trump-branded wine and cider
A DHS official confirmed it, saying, “The brave men and women of the USCG are pleased to be able to buy Trump wine and cider tax free”
A DHS official confirmed it, saying, “The brave men and women of the USCG are pleased to be able to buy Trump wine and cider tax free”
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According to the video, this woman was reporting sexual abuse in Riverside Court House & was accosted by ICE.
What if she were your daughter, sister, mother or wife?
How does this #ICELawlessness make us safer?
Share this video &
Call your Congressional rep at 202-224-3121
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What if she were your daughter, sister, mother or wife?
How does this #ICELawlessness make us safer?
Share this video &
Call your Congressional rep at 202-224-3121
🧵
November 7, 2025 at 5:19 PM
According to the video, this woman was reporting sexual abuse in Riverside Court House & was accosted by ICE.
What if she were your daughter, sister, mother or wife?
How does this #ICELawlessness make us safer?
Share this video &
Call your Congressional rep at 202-224-3121
🧵
What if she were your daughter, sister, mother or wife?
How does this #ICELawlessness make us safer?
Share this video &
Call your Congressional rep at 202-224-3121
🧵
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Remember the time Obama personally caught a fainting woman during his speech — rather than just blankly staring like a sociopath?
Character isn't something you tell people about.
It's something you live.
Character isn't something you tell people about.
It's something you live.
November 7, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Remember the time Obama personally caught a fainting woman during his speech — rather than just blankly staring like a sociopath?
Character isn't something you tell people about.
It's something you live.
Character isn't something you tell people about.
It's something you live.
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This is officially one of the strangest pictures in American history, and I do not doubt that it will be considered iconic a hundred years from now.
100% serious here.
100% serious here.
November 6, 2025 at 8:39 PM
This is officially one of the strangest pictures in American history, and I do not doubt that it will be considered iconic a hundred years from now.
100% serious here.
100% serious here.
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A damn daycare. This is sick. What are we doing?
November 5, 2025 at 6:30 PM
A damn daycare. This is sick. What are we doing?
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Mamdani: "My message to ICE agents & to everyone across this city is that everyone will be held to the same standard of the law. If you violate it, you must be held accountable. There is sadly a sense growing that certain people are allowed to violate that law, whether they be POTUS or ICE agents."
November 5, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Mamdani: "My message to ICE agents & to everyone across this city is that everyone will be held to the same standard of the law. If you violate it, you must be held accountable. There is sadly a sense growing that certain people are allowed to violate that law, whether they be POTUS or ICE agents."
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Easily several hundred people have packed into this plaza in Chicago's North Center tonight in response to ICE abducting a daycare worker early this morning.
This is a neighborhood that has largely been spared until now from the "Midway Blitz" terror campaign. But everyone knows someone affected.
This is a neighborhood that has largely been spared until now from the "Midway Blitz" terror campaign. But everyone knows someone affected.
November 6, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Easily several hundred people have packed into this plaza in Chicago's North Center tonight in response to ICE abducting a daycare worker early this morning.
This is a neighborhood that has largely been spared until now from the "Midway Blitz" terror campaign. But everyone knows someone affected.
This is a neighborhood that has largely been spared until now from the "Midway Blitz" terror campaign. But everyone knows someone affected.