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Barbara J

@barbaraj.bsky.social
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Not handing my country to fascists. I 💜 Cats, Coffee, Parks, Books, Working in the yard, which I consider my new full time job “It’s an old song, but we’re gonna sing it again”

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Barbara J @barbaraj.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Here’s Bobcat dramatically stretching out under a patio table in anticipation of a hot day. Yeah, the forecast high is 99F, this was at 8:10am and the temp was about 68F. 😂 As my Mom would say, “drink some water.”
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Barbara J @barbaraj.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I just saw a mama possum walking the back fence with at least 2 babies on her back. 😊 I have seen her before in the back yard looking pregnant, checking for leftover stray cat food but I don’t think she was dependent on that. Good to see her doing well.
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Ida B Wells' Winchester Rifle @dytsras.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
"The team found that the greater the proportion of enslaved people in a county in 1860, the bigger the mortality gap between Black & white people in the 2010s, even after controlling for common factors tied to health inequalities, such as rurality or pop. density" www.science.org/content/arti...
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Slavery linked to mortality gap between Black and white Americans today
New study is among the first to quantify and explain slavery’s influence in contemporary U.S. health disparities
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Barbara J @barbaraj.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
I saw the Hadestown movie today and it was outstanding. Now, I admit, I saw it on the stage in SF in 2023 and immediately bought the original Broadway cast recording and obsessively listened to its million times…
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 23/06/2026
I, like you, am tired of I-talked-to-a-Trump-voter-in-a-diner stories. But newly published research that involved weeks of contact with conservatives and their communities offered some novel insights that I hadn't considered. So I wrote about it. Gift link: shorturl.at/3FeaO
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The mistake many people make when trying to understand Trump voters
A new study suggests concerns about democracy may not resonate with Trump supporters the way many assume.
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Barbara J @barbaraj.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Very effective message Richard 🩷 I needed that.
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Stephen Schwartz @atomicanalyst.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
This is fine. (The November 2018 Woolsey fire burned 80 percent of the Santa Susana Field Laboratory. A 2021 study found its ash spread radioactive microparticles downwind, creating at least five hotspots—two near the lab. See the thread below for some historical background on the 1958 meltdown.)
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Rapidly Growing California Wildfire Threatens Contaminated Nuclear Reactor Site
As the Sandy fire burns through Ventura County, firefighters are desperate to keep the blaze away from the defunct Santa Susana Field Laboratory.
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Barbara J @barbaraj.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Woo! I have almost all my spring/summer veggies in the ground, just 3 more to go. 2 need trellises and 1 may not fit in the raised beds. (Poor planning + Squash of course.) 😄 I’m a beginner, my first try was winter veggies planted last fall for winter harvest. Except for slugs it went pretty well.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
This photo should be on the front page of every single newspaper in America today.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Right there on the website. Seems like we can put this debate to bed now
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Honestly, it’s exhausting to have such dumb, corrupt, incompetent, reckless and evil people currently running the country. What a sad expression of the failure of education and morality in a country that once could pride itself on advancing talented and capable people.
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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
It’s hard not to see Vance’s criticism of the Pope’s theological bona fides as just silly hubris. But I also see it as a stress test of sorts — can they manipulate sentiment against a pontiff. Not for Trump’s interests. More likely for Thiel’s.
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Barbara J @barbaraj.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Does anyone know what this big bird in my suburban back yard is? 😂
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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
All of a sudden, the Islamic Republic of Iran nuclear issue has disappeared. And to be clear, no other tweet from the State Department regarding this speech mentions the nuclear issue.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
So far the war on Iran has cost $9.4 billion. That's $1 billion per day. $41,666,667 per hour. $11,574 per second. Thousands of lives lost. People don't want this. They want a living wage. They want healthcare. They want to be able to afford a home. They want their basic needs met.
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Sandhya Dirks @audiosand.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
what the fuck is a politically correct war? was it the one with the torture of innocent brown people? or the one with the massacres of civilians? or the one where we bombed a wedding? obvi he's shredding international law so he can go full nazi/ genocide but like what?
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Barbara J @barbaraj.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
How do they get dumber and more mendacious *every* single day?
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Every senator who voted to confirm RFK Jr owns this tragedy. Every single one.
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Barbara J @barbaraj.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
This is so helpful (and cute).
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Barbara J @barbaraj.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
This is such important work by the collective. Thanks to lataco.com for the report.
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L.A. TACO - Celebrating The Taco Lifestyle in Los Angeles
We are completely obsessed with Los Angeles, and introduce you to the best tacos, art, music, and people.
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Barbara J @barbaraj.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Related:
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Barbara J @barbaraj.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
The human warehousing, as Marisa accurately names it, is a very big deal.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
“Dear ICE agents - I hope you’re respectful to everyone and show kindness… we should treat all people the same, even if we don’t know them.” If this doesn’t shatter your heart you don’t have one. 💔 Our kids are watching. 🇺🇸 www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/o...
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Aaron Fritschner @fritschner.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
The CBP agent pushes a woman onto the ground and peppers sprays her, the man is trying to protect her from them and help her up, which they respond to by pepper spraying him, tackling him, and then shooting him from behind. It’s one of the most upsetting things I’ve ever seen happen in America
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Why are they sending witnesses to Whipple? WHY ARE THEY SENDING WITNESSES TO WHIPPLE?
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Josh Chafetz @joshchafetz.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Poasting is 9/10 of the law
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
No one can be watching this Davos speech and reach any conclusion but that the President of the United States is mentally disturbed and that something is deeply wrong with him. This is both embarrassing and extremely dangerous.
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Barbara J @barbaraj.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Amid the torrent of lies from all sides of the Trump regime, I caught myself rolling my eyes and moving on. That’s what the overt lies and misinformation are intended to do, to wear us down, desensitize us to what is happening. It’s scary how effective that can be. I will keep my head up, eyes open.
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
In the last 4 days: -- Elise Slotkin says she's being criminally investigated by DOJ -- ICE illegally goes "door to door" in Minneapolis -- FBI raids the home of a WP journalist -- DHS illegally arrests, detains 100+ Somalians with legal refugee status
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Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.com · 14/01/2026
I know people on Bsky know this but I hope it filters out: The feds are OCCUPYING the Twin Cities. This is a blockade, a siege. They are shutting down economic and civic activity. They are conducting "papers please" stops. They are criminalizing being a bystander/witness. You could be next.
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Barbara J @barbaraj.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Well, I left a message at my Congressional Rep’s office regarding the illegal invasion of Venezuela and asking for the immediate drafting of articles of impeachment. It didn’t feel very satisfying. I guess I’ll have to call every fucking day. CA Senators, you’re up next for daily calls for action.
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Barbara J @barbaraj.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
The strength of the Ukrainian people is phenomenal.
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BLISS USA FREEDOM FIGHTER @suziequark10.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
Please Re-Post this simple Truth.
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
All based on a “gotcha” video claiming that 3 daycares had no kids. One hadn’t opened yet for the day; one is actually closed. Dude arrived with no I.D. No call ahead. They DIDN’T LET HIM IN! The fraud they’re referencing was investigated & prosecuted by the Biden DOJ. The ringleader was white.
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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
Link: open.substack.com/pub/statusku...
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Barbara J @barbaraj.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
This is excellent.
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Nicholas Slayton @nslayton.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
Did it happen? Where was it in Venezuela? How many people were killed or wounded? Did the CIA do it? The US military? We don't know, because all we have to go on are two brief comments from Trump. taskandpurpose.com/news/us-vene...
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Trump says US took out a 'big facility' in Venezuela
The president said the United States “knocked out” a dock for alleged drug boats, but did not say if the military was involved.
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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
this seems specifically designed to break mail-in voting (where deadlines are defined by postmark)
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
🇨🇦 🇺🇦Canada will provide Ukraine 2.5 billion Canadian dollars - funds intended to unlock financing from the IMF, World Bank, and EBRD to begin the reconstruction process. This was announced by Prime Minister Carney. He also condemned Russia’s overnight attack on Kyiv. Thank you Canada ❤️
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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 23/12/2025
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
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Barbara J @barbaraj.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
Judge Luttig invites WSJ’s James Freeman to take several seats.
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Barbara J @barbaraj.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
Human kindness bringing human dignity, how wonderful.
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
It starts with knowing the truth. Don’t allow yourselves to be gaslit into believing this is a real question.
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Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
It might be easy to find things like this merely petty or superficial, but that would be a mistake. Demeaning, erasing or eliminating celebrations or acknowledgments of Black America is straight from Redemption playbook, and is intended to reinforce the racial hierarchy and signal its reinstatement.
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National parks change prioritizes Trump birthday over days honoring Black people
Free entrance days at national parks no longer include MLK Day and Juneteenth.
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Barbara J @barbaraj.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
This is exceptional incompetence. Basic production facilities in the US have more robust training, safety and oversight functions. Move the focus and $ from the reckless Immigration actions to the rehabilitation of the Armed Forces.
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Barbara J @barbaraj.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
The words that flow out of the president’s mouth day after day are evidence of his mental illness. He is a danger to people all around the world. It is appalling that so many people say NOTHING in response. People in positions of power, people who have a platform to shine a light on his depravity 🦗🦗
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Bernie Sanders just dropped a 60-second truth bomb on Al, and everyone needs to hear it.
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Barbara J @barbaraj.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
I love the pictures. And Congratulations on *your* house. My grandpa’s house where my dad grew up in Weed, California at the foot of Mt Shasta feels like your photos. Attached is my grandpa and my uncle, my grandma and my sister. If you zoom in you can see she is holding a picture of the mountain.
Black and white photo of 3 generations. Top row is Grandpa and uncle, bottom row is Grandma and young blond girl holding a photo of snow covered  Mount Shasta.
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Jake Tapper, long-suffering Philly sports fan @jaketapper.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Statement from Epstein survivors on what they’re bracing for —
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Barbara J @barbaraj.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
This is quite inspiring. 😊
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