Sandy Barbour
@sandybarbour.bsky.social
Democrat Grandmother of 7
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Blue Crew 💙 VOTE BLUE 🗳️
No Kings 👑 10-18-2025
Thank you to everyone for protesting and defending our democracy. 🌊
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Blue Crew 💙 VOTE BLUE 🗳️
No Kings 👑 10-18-2025
Thank you to everyone for protesting and defending our democracy. 🌊
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Not sure what others think but seems ICE has escalated in the Chicago suburbs as their activity lessened in Chicago. They obviously haven’t left the city either but seems they’ve gotten even more aggressive in the suburbs.
Federal agents involved in crash while conducting enforcement in Elgin, police say
YouTube video by WGN News
youtu.be
December 7, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Not sure what others think but seems ICE has escalated in the Chicago suburbs as their activity lessened in Chicago. They obviously haven’t left the city either but seems they’ve gotten even more aggressive in the suburbs.
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Netflix's $72B purchase of Warner Bros. positions Netflix as the dominant force in an increasingly consolidated streaming market.
Who rules the streaming world after the Netflix-Warner deal?
Netflix's $72B purchase of Warner Bros. positions Netflix as the dominant force in an increasingly consolidated streaming market.
bit.ly
December 6, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Netflix's $72B purchase of Warner Bros. positions Netflix as the dominant force in an increasingly consolidated streaming market.
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In case you missed yesterday's great news!
Dem Rep. Moves To Impeach Hegseth, Grand Jury Refuses To Re-Indict Letitia James, and NY Times Sues Pentagon To Regain Access
Onward!
www.dworkinsubstack.com
December 6, 2025 at 1:06 PM
In case you missed yesterday's great news!
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Winning the FIFA Peace Prize is like winning the Dahmer Culinary Award.
December 5, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Winning the FIFA Peace Prize is like winning the Dahmer Culinary Award.
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Trump is Russia's and China's favorite U.S. president of all time.
December 6, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Trump is Russia's and China's favorite U.S. president of all time.
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The U.S. Supreme Court: "ICE can racially profile people it arrests."
Also, the U.S. Supreme Court: "Texas can disenfranchise voters based on race."
Can we all agree that we currently have a white supremacist Supreme Court?
Also, the U.S. Supreme Court: "Texas can disenfranchise voters based on race."
Can we all agree that we currently have a white supremacist Supreme Court?
December 5, 2025 at 2:03 AM
The U.S. Supreme Court: "ICE can racially profile people it arrests."
Also, the U.S. Supreme Court: "Texas can disenfranchise voters based on race."
Can we all agree that we currently have a white supremacist Supreme Court?
Also, the U.S. Supreme Court: "Texas can disenfranchise voters based on race."
Can we all agree that we currently have a white supremacist Supreme Court?
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The ICE abductions must end.
December 6, 2025 at 1:13 PM
The ICE abductions must end.
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After Lindsay Halligan’s first indictment against Letitia James was declared void on Nov. 24 when a judge found Halligan’s appointment was unlawful, a New York jury refused to indict James for a second time yesterday. www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
Grand jury declines to indict N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James, less than two weeks after the first case was dismissed
Federal officials failed to secure the new indictment against James, whom Trump has targeted, after a judge said the previous one was secured by an unlawfully appointed prosecutor.
www.nbcnews.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:05 PM
After Lindsay Halligan’s first indictment against Letitia James was declared void on Nov. 24 when a judge found Halligan’s appointment was unlawful, a New York jury refused to indict James for a second time yesterday. www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
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WSJ: A vaccine panel at the CDC voted to end a recommendation that newborns be given a first dose of hepatitis B vaccine. Scientists have credited it with helping drive down rates of hepatitis B infection, which can lead to liver damage, cancer and death.
#ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice
#ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice
December 5, 2025 at 6:57 PM
WSJ: A vaccine panel at the CDC voted to end a recommendation that newborns be given a first dose of hepatitis B vaccine. Scientists have credited it with helping drive down rates of hepatitis B infection, which can lead to liver damage, cancer and death.
#ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice
#ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice
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Protest is what punk rock bands do, said Ken Casey of Dropkick Murphys, and more of them should trib.al/tFiyDfp
Protest is what punk rock bands do, said Ken Casey of Dropkick Murphys, and more of them should
Ken Casey of the Dropkick Murphys was asked to opine on the theme of this year’s Globe Summit: revolutionary ideas.
trib.al
November 19, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Protest is what punk rock bands do, said Ken Casey of Dropkick Murphys, and more of them should trib.al/tFiyDfp
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“WE’RE VERY TRIGGERING TO MAGA BECAUSE THEY LOOK AT US LIKE, ‘HOW DARE YOU. YOU SHOULD BE WITH US,’ AND I SAY, ‘SHOULD WE? THE DROPKICKS’ MESSAGE HAS BEEN THE SAME FOR 30 YEARS!’”
@kimkelly.bsky.social interviewed the Nazi-punching, union-supporting Ken Casey.
inthesetimes.com/article/drop...
@kimkelly.bsky.social interviewed the Nazi-punching, union-supporting Ken Casey.
inthesetimes.com/article/drop...
December 2, 2025 at 8:10 PM
“WE’RE VERY TRIGGERING TO MAGA BECAUSE THEY LOOK AT US LIKE, ‘HOW DARE YOU. YOU SHOULD BE WITH US,’ AND I SAY, ‘SHOULD WE? THE DROPKICKS’ MESSAGE HAS BEEN THE SAME FOR 30 YEARS!’”
@kimkelly.bsky.social interviewed the Nazi-punching, union-supporting Ken Casey.
inthesetimes.com/article/drop...
@kimkelly.bsky.social interviewed the Nazi-punching, union-supporting Ken Casey.
inthesetimes.com/article/drop...
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Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) has been attacking House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) over his leadership, saying he "certainly wouldn't have the votes to be speaker" now.
www.ms.now/katy-tur/wat...
www.ms.now/katy-tur/wat...
GOP lawmakers beginning to turn on Speaker Johnson
Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) has been attacking House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) over his leadership, saying he "certainly wouldn't have the votes to be speaker" now. Former Rep. Barbara Comstock, form...
www.ms.now
December 4, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) has been attacking House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) over his leadership, saying he "certainly wouldn't have the votes to be speaker" now.
www.ms.now/katy-tur/wat...
www.ms.now/katy-tur/wat...
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Wess Moore just gave a solid speech about action and virtue of impatience at this moment. How people need an alternative not just opposition. It is in a good direction. youtu.be/5sRWy9uWwBg?...
BREAKING NEWS: Maryland Gov. Wes Moore Drops The Hammer On Trump's Actions Since Taking Back WH
YouTube video by Forbes Breaking News
youtu.be
June 2, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Wess Moore just gave a solid speech about action and virtue of impatience at this moment. How people need an alternative not just opposition. It is in a good direction. youtu.be/5sRWy9uWwBg?...
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A federal appeals court on Thursday temporarily paused a lower court ruling that had called for an end to the deployment of National Guard troops to the streets of Washington, D.C.
Appeals court lets Trump administration keep National Guard deployed in D.C. for now
A U.S. District Court decision to end the deployment of National Guard members to Washington, D.C., is now on hold.
cbsn.ws
December 5, 2025 at 3:30 AM
A federal appeals court on Thursday temporarily paused a lower court ruling that had called for an end to the deployment of National Guard troops to the streets of Washington, D.C.
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Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff spent five hours with Putin. No State Department. No Secretary of State. No NATO partners. No cameras. They walked in with “peace” talking points and walked out with nothing. There was no real negotiation, no plan. Every serious proposal was rejected.
December 5, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff spent five hours with Putin. No State Department. No Secretary of State. No NATO partners. No cameras. They walked in with “peace” talking points and walked out with nothing. There was no real negotiation, no plan. Every serious proposal was rejected.
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Life During Wartime - Talking Heads
Don't get exhausted, I'll do some driving
You ought to get you some SLEEP
Don't get exhausted, I'll do some driving
You ought to get you some SLEEP
Life During Wartime (2005 Remaster)
YouTube video by Talking Heads - Topic
youtu.be
December 1, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Life During Wartime - Talking Heads
Don't get exhausted, I'll do some driving
You ought to get you some SLEEP
Don't get exhausted, I'll do some driving
You ought to get you some SLEEP
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It’s 2025 and David Byrne doing “Life During Wartime” live still whips youtu.be/PNmcF6eRE7w?...
David Byrne: Tiny Desk Concert
YouTube video by NPR Music
youtu.be
December 1, 2025 at 4:20 PM
It’s 2025 and David Byrne doing “Life During Wartime” live still whips youtu.be/PNmcF6eRE7w?...
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Daily reminder. You have a sexual predator in the WH. Hold him and everyone involved accountable.
The survivors deserve justice.
The public deserves answers.
The predators deserve consequences.
Support survivors, not predators & accomplices.
The survivors deserve justice.
The public deserves answers.
The predators deserve consequences.
Support survivors, not predators & accomplices.
December 4, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Daily reminder. You have a sexual predator in the WH. Hold him and everyone involved accountable.
The survivors deserve justice.
The public deserves answers.
The predators deserve consequences.
Support survivors, not predators & accomplices.
The survivors deserve justice.
The public deserves answers.
The predators deserve consequences.
Support survivors, not predators & accomplices.
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MAGA folks are boycotting Costco and I’m just standing there like, YES. Please. Take your cart full of hate and go complain about free samples somewhere else. I’d like to shop in peace without hearing about your “freedom steaks,” thanks.
#TrumpAffordabilityCrisis
#TrumpAffordabilityCrisis
December 4, 2025 at 7:28 PM
MAGA folks are boycotting Costco and I’m just standing there like, YES. Please. Take your cart full of hate and go complain about free samples somewhere else. I’d like to shop in peace without hearing about your “freedom steaks,” thanks.
#TrumpAffordabilityCrisis
#TrumpAffordabilityCrisis
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Mark Warner: "I hope it would remind folks that J6 was an ugly, awful day, and this administration and president basically pardoned all the perpetrators. It's that kind of picking and choosing of facts from this crowd that makes me a little bit crazy."
December 4, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Mark Warner: "I hope it would remind folks that J6 was an ugly, awful day, and this administration and president basically pardoned all the perpetrators. It's that kind of picking and choosing of facts from this crowd that makes me a little bit crazy."
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Himes: "What I saw in that room was one of the most troubling things I've seen in my time in public service ... any American who sees the video that I saw will see the US military attacking shipwrecked sailors."
December 4, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Himes: "What I saw in that room was one of the most troubling things I've seen in my time in public service ... any American who sees the video that I saw will see the US military attacking shipwrecked sailors."
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Your grocery bills and expenses are lying to you, folks. Hassett will send you an email.
FOX: The numbers that we looked at show that inflation is still higher than wage growth
HASSETT: No. Wage growth is higher than inflation now. I'll send you an email
FOX: Inflation is at 2.9%
HASSETT: Real wage growth is $1,200 over the year. I'll show it to you
HASSETT: No. Wage growth is higher than inflation now. I'll send you an email
FOX: Inflation is at 2.9%
HASSETT: Real wage growth is $1,200 over the year. I'll show it to you
December 4, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Your grocery bills and expenses are lying to you, folks. Hassett will send you an email.
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What Kash Patel, a Jan 6 suspect, didn't say
Reminder about Jan 6:
it really happened
It was a horror
140+ police were injured
A range of violent weapons were used by attackers
Chants to hang Mike Pence were heard
There was a gallows and guns
Pipe bombs diverted police as mob approached
it really happened
It was a horror
140+ police were injured
A range of violent weapons were used by attackers
Chants to hang Mike Pence were heard
There was a gallows and guns
Pipe bombs diverted police as mob approached
December 4, 2025 at 9:36 PM
What Kash Patel, a Jan 6 suspect, didn't say
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Schumer unveiled Dems’ plan for a health care vote next week: A 3-year extension of ACA subsidies.
But the bill will likely fail. Many GOP senators say they'd back a 2-year extension, but income caps and other new restrictions would need to be added.
But the bill will likely fail. Many GOP senators say they'd back a 2-year extension, but income caps and other new restrictions would need to be added.
Schumer announces health care plan
A "clean" three-year extension of Obamacare tax credits is likely to fail on the floor next week.
www.politico.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Schumer unveiled Dems’ plan for a health care vote next week: A 3-year extension of ACA subsidies.
But the bill will likely fail. Many GOP senators say they'd back a 2-year extension, but income caps and other new restrictions would need to be added.
But the bill will likely fail. Many GOP senators say they'd back a 2-year extension, but income caps and other new restrictions would need to be added.