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Barb Shelly

@bshelly.bsky.social
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Career journalist and lifelong observer. Now living in Philly, emotionally connected to Kansas City. Spotlighting the resistance. barbshelly.pressfolios.com

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Barb Shelly @bshelly.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
I've been on a break from this platform for a bit, but now jumping back in to say that this "settlement," signed by Todd Blanche, will live in infamy. What a sellout. What a con job. What pure gutlessness by the U.S. Congress. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/u...
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I.R.S. Must Drop Audits of Trump and Family
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Barb Shelly @bshelly.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Think I'll jump off this platform for awhile. The misinformation and conspiracy spouting in the wake of the WHC dinner shooting, along with the outright hatred directed at the journalists present, has maxed me out. Bye for now.
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Barb Shelly @bshelly.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Can a Pope also be president?
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Simon Marks @simonmarksfsn.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Impossible to disagree with a single word that Ben Rhodes (Obama era NSC official) is saying here:
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Barb Shelly @bshelly.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Exactly right. And still they won't act.
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Barb Shelly @bshelly.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
"Should Trump persist in his threatened course of action, then only a mass resignation of senior officers would stand between the president and a campaign of genocide." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Did Trump Just Threaten to Use Nuclear Weapons in Iran?
If such an order comes to pass, the military can and must refuse.
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Barb Shelly @bshelly.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Unfortunately, yes.
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Barb Shelly @bshelly.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Is there a point to this mumbo jumbo?
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Barb Shelly @bshelly.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
"Barack Hussein Obama."
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 30/03/2026
Remember Donald Trump’s “concept of a plan” for health care? The new Republican idea is to cut your health care to pay for Trump’s war in the Middle East and ICE’s terror in your community.
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Barb Shelly @bshelly.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
The quiet part isn't even quiet anymore. This isn't about security. It's about Republican control m
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Barb Shelly @bshelly.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Oh for gods sake.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
“This is one of the most grotesque crimes of our time.”
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Barb Shelly @bshelly.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
When you've lost this guy..
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Barb Shelly @bshelly.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Oh, well.
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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
This is everything
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Barb Shelly @bshelly.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Yes, this is the piece I was waiting to see. Thank you, Tom Nichols. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
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Barb Shelly @bshelly.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Pete Hegseth's glee as he boasts about America's military prowess makes me nauseous. A total disregard for the seriousness of taking human life.
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Barb Shelly @bshelly.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Serious question: Is Trump going to allow Iranian refugees into the U.S. once they are displaced and persecuted due to the war he started? hias.org/statements/t...
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Trump Administration Ends Refugee Pathway for Persecuted Iranian Religious Minorities
The Trump Administration has ended the refugee pathway for Iranian religious minorities to resettle in the U.S., abandoning thousands.
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Barb Shelly @bshelly.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Who had on their Bingo card in 2024 that Donald Trump was going to kill the head of state of another country? A horrific precedent.
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Julie K. Brown @jkbjournalist.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
(Free) How Jeffrey Epstein Beat the Justice System and Why This Story is Important open.substack.com/pub/jkbjourn...
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How Jeffrey Epstein Beat the Justice System
A New Miami Herald Investigation
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Barb Shelly @bshelly.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Cake in the land of cholera.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 22/02/2026
(below an image of Pedro Pascal) “I can't think of anything more vile and small and pathetic than terrorizing the smallest, most vulnerable community of people who want nothing from you, except the right to exist.” - Pedro Pascal
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Barb Shelly @bshelly.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Today in the resistance...Shapiro admin tells ICE to drop plans for Pa. detention centers, warns facilities may not get permits www.spotlightpa.org/berks/2026/0...
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Shapiro admin tells ICE to drop plans for PA detention centers
ICE detention centers planned for Berks and Schuylkill Counties would burden residents and possibly violate state legal requirements, officials say.
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Barb Shelly @bshelly.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
"Thanks to you all, your presence and your activism, I have great news: we just won in federal court.” www.inquirer.com/news/philade...
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Federal judge orders Trump administration to restore slavery exhibits to the President’s House
The order does not give the federal government a deadline for restoring the President's House site.
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Barb Shelly @bshelly.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Worst of the Worst.
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Barb Shelly @bshelly.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Ah ha ha.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
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Barb Shelly @bshelly.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Woo hoo! Way to pressure, Kansas City. ICE detention center plans derailed...for now.
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Barb Shelly @bshelly.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
National Governors Association forgos dinner at White House after Trump insists on Republicans only. Good for the governors. share.google/rtv6R1G19B3x...
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Barb Shelly @bshelly.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
A bad look for Derek Schmidt of Kansas. Helping Pam Bondi push propaganda while avoiding legitimate questions.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 09/02/2026
"Just as the pet-eating story was apocryphal, Trump’s portrayal of the Haitian community’s role in society is way off." Learn just how off it is:
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Why Trump’s Attack on Refugees Could Hurt Grandma
It’s immigrants from ‘shithole’ countries who care for our elderly, and nobody’s lining up to take their place.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Author of the "research" that was reportedly the basis of the Fulton County election raid: "In 2004, he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor voyeurism charge and was ordered by a jury to pay $3.25 million in damages after secretly filming guests in his home bathroom." www.propublica.org/article/kevi...
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The Conservative Researcher Being Linked to the FBI’s Seizure of Election Records in Georgia
Kevin Moncla has tried repeatedly to prove that the 2020 vote in Fulton County, Georgia, was tainted by fraud. While state election overseers have rejected his claims, his work may be fueling the fede...
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Barb Shelly @bshelly.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Definitely something to keep us up at night.
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Barb Shelly @bshelly.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Today in the resistance...this guy. Preach it!
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Barb Shelly @bshelly.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Fun fact: For much of his career in Missouri politics Eric Schmitt was a moderate.
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Barb Shelly @bshelly.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Rude.
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Barb Shelly @bshelly.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Today in the resistance. Portland.
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tamrakat @tamrakat.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
An excerpt from Sophie Gilbert’s review of the new Melania movie: "Melania shows off her custom-made inauguration gown, stark white with black ribbons overlaying it, a dress that now looks unavoidably like the redacted Epstein files."
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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Echoing the cowardly white moderates who inspired MLK to write Letter from Birmingham Jail, 60 Minnesota CEOs made no mention of ICE, Alex Pretti or Renee Good in a bloodless plea for MN's problems to disappear Craven corporations will pay a price My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
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What gutless corporations don’t get about ICE | Will Bunch Newsletter
Plus, a Fetterman shows moral leadership on Minnesota.
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Barb Shelly @bshelly.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Today in the Resistance: Spare a few minutes today to listen to the incomparable Philip Glass. Celebrating his 89th birthday this week and protesting Trump's corruption of the Kennedy Center. apnews.com/article/phil...
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Philip Glass cancels Kennedy Center symphony premiere in protest of Trump's leadership
Prize-winning composer Philip Glass has canceled the world premiere of his symphony about Abraham Lincoln at the Kennedy Center.
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smcgee @smcgee.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Finished up school patrol this morning and a Somali mother got out of her car to give us the biggest, longest hugs. She said she doesn't know Somalia, her kids don't speak Somali and showed us that she's carrying her passport with her everywhere. I lost count the number of times she thanked us. 🥹
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Pestilence @pestilence4all.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
If this doesn’t tug at your heart, make you well up with sadness, you are not human.
A drawing of Alex Pretti carrying an old person wrapped in an American flag. He is saying -  ‘Don’t worry. I’ve got you.’
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Barb Shelly @bshelly.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Today in the resistance: A valuable convert. Chris Madel ends GOP bid for governor amid ICE crackdown share.google/O8Q9TWOm2GGX...
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Chris Madel ends GOP bid for governor, says he can’t support federal ‘retribution’ against Minnesota
His exit comes as some other Republicans have started to distance themselves from the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in the state.
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Decoding Fox News @decodingfoxnews.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
This morning Deputy AG Todd Blanche said the DOJ 'always investigates' shootings and would be investigating the Border Patrol killing of Alex Pretti. Last week Blanche said the DOJ would NEVER investigate the ICE fatal shooting of Renee Good.
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Barb Shelly @bshelly.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Today in the resistance: The woman in the pink coat. She filmed the murder of Alex Pretti. Although afraid to be in her own home, she is sharing her testimony in an ACLU lawsuit. share.google/nqfWVuXjaNNj...
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Alex Pretti did not brandish gun, witnesses say in sworn testimony
Pair testify that Pretti did not hold weapon and was trying to help woman federal agents had shoved to the ground
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/01/2026
Protester in Minneapolis just before disappearing in gas: "Fuck you! Stop. Damn! I'm 70 years old and I'm fuckin' angry!"
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Captain Mark Kelly @captmarkkelly.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Don’t let this White House lie to you. Believe what you see. Alex Pretti was trying to help a woman off the ground. Then immigration agents tackled, shot, and killed him. It’s time for them to get the hell out of MN.
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Barb Shelly @bshelly.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
God bless this police chief for standing up for his community and for justice.
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Barb Shelly @bshelly.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Today in the resistance: Tens of thousands protest in sub zero temps in Minneapolis. The people of America will not succumb quietly. I thought you might want to see this story from NPR . Minnesota protests Trump administration's immigration crackdown www.npr.org/2026/01/23/n...
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Minnesotans turn out in the frigid cold to protest Trump's immigration crackdown
Minnesota residents took to the streets of downtown Minneapolis to protest the federal government's immigration campaign in the state, after weeks of sustained resistance in their communities. Busines...
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