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Becca Cotton Barnes

@itsgamayzing.bsky.social
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She/They 🔹️ Portland-born artist, wine enthusiast, writer, singer, dancer, runner 🔹️

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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
The State of the Union: the president is a corrupt demented sex criminal who tried to overthrow the constitution.
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Timb🎃🎃 Wilson @wilsonti7.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
“The Court is corrupt. There’s no future for the America republic without thoroughly reforming it of its current corruption. Today’s decision is simply one of those cases where the Constitution happens to coincide with the Court’s partial and illegitimate self-interest.” — Josh Marshall
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Don’t Be Fooled By the Corrupt Court’s Tariff Decision
The depth of the Supreme Court’s corruption has forced us to find...
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ACLU @aclu.org · 20/02/2026
Withholding medically-necessary care is cruel and unusual punishment, full stop. We will continue to fight this unconstitutional policy every step of the way.
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Federal Prisons Bar Gender-Affirming Care for Trans People
Gender-Affirming Care Barred for Trans People in Federal Prisons
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Ward Q. Normal (he/him) @wardqnormal.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
I just heard a bunch of kids cheer outside, and for a brief moment I thought maybe it had happened.
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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 19/02/2026
Beyond parody. How many dictatorship-style monuments, building name changes, and fake awards do Americans have to endure?
Tweet from CNN Reporter: "New banner went up at DOJ headquarters this afternoon"
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Mike Levin @mikelevin.org · 20/02/2026
This should be a bigger story. More than 15,000 American farms shut down in 2025.
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 18/02/2026
KANSAS JUST ENACTED A BILL THAT INVALIDATES AND REVOKES THE DRIVER'S LICENSES OF TRANS PEOPLE. www.kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/...
(g) (1) Any driver's license issued prior to July 1, 2026, that
identifies the gender of the individual named on such license in a
manner that is contrary to the definition of such term as defined in
K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 77-207, and amendments thereto, shall be invalid.
(2) The director shall correct any driver's license records that
identify the gender of the individual named in such record in a manner
that is contrary to the definition of such term as defined in K.S.A. 2025
Supp. 77-207, and amendments thereto. The director shall send written
notice to each such individual notifying such individual that such
license is invalid and to surrender such license to the division of
vehicles. Upon the surrender of any such license, the director shall
issue a new driver's license to such individual with the correct gender
identification for such individual.
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JoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Why hasn’t Donald Trump sued anyone who has accused him of being a pedophile?
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Skye @simplyskye.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
AOC on Randy Fine: “This is genuinely one of the most disgusting statements I have ever seen issued by an American official — It should not stop shocking us that the Republican Party openly embraces this — Fine should be censured & stripped of committees. To ignore this is to accept & normalize it”
U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y. speaking to a crowd (Sven Hoppe/dpa via AP)
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Paul Myers @pulmyears.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
RIP Robert Duvall
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Joaquin Castro @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
ICE is detaining young pregnant women at a facility in Texas without proper medical care—some as young as 13, nearly half are victims of rape. This is not how we treat our most vulnerable. www.tpr.org/news/2026-02...
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NPR @npr.org · 16/02/2026
Duvall appeared in over 90 films over the course of his career, imbuing stock Hollywood types — cowboys, cops, soldiers — with a nuanced sense of vulnerability. n.pr/4rUDvwW
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Actor Robert Duvall has died — he brought a compassionate center to edgy hard roles
Duvall appeared in over 90 films over the course of his career, imbuing stock Hollywood types — cowboys, cops, soldiers — with a nuanced sense of vulnerability.
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Jessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
I didn’t think I’d have another one these stories again for you so soon: a 21-year-old in Ohio has been arrested for her pregnancy loss.
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WholesomeMemes @wholesomememe.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
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Shimanti | Human Consequences @humanconsequences.com · 15/02/2026
We're no longer a functioning democracy. Don't expect a democratic election.
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Ramin Nazer @raminnazer.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
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Flayin’ the Flannel @flanneloccluded.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Bisques, the haughtiest of soups….
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Kye @gxldsociety.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
I'm not acknowledging President's Day again until we have a president worth respecting.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
If this country was truly “pro-life,” we would have Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, gun reform, universal child care, and a living wage. The right-wing agenda isn’t about “life.” It’s about control.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
“I’ve never protested before - but I just watched 4th & 5th grade kids run away from our own government.” 😕🇺🇸💔 (From @crindivisible.bsky.social )
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Kimmie🪷💙🏴‍☠️🇺🇲🇺🇸 @kim4th.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
They were NOT underage women, they were children, some as young as as young as 9.
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PositiveEnerG @positiveenerg.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
This guy raped little girls.
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JoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
I’m sorry kids, you can’t have those M&Ms, the guy who snorted coke off a toilet seat said so.
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Bradley Whitford @bradleywhitford.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
Turns out “They're bringing drugs. They're bringing crime. They're rapists…” was Trump introducing his own administration.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14/02/2026
Kristi Noem: "When it gets to Election Day, we've been proactive to make sure we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country."
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Ann Douglas @anndouglas.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
From my vintage advice book collection: a 1971 book for young women. (I can’t get over the subtitle.)
The title page of a 1971 book by Karen DeCrow. The book is called The Young Woman’s Guide to Liberation — Alternatives to a Half-Life While the Choice is Still Yours. The publisher’s name appears at the bottom of the page: Pegasus, a division of the Bobbs-Merrill Company Incorporated Publishers.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
The cruelty of this regime in a nutshell.
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Global Abortion Rights News @globalabortionnews.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Pregnant immigrants in Minnesota have been postponing their abortions, skipping aftercare, and delaying birth control visits and urgent cancer screening follow-ups to avoid coming in contact with federal immigration agents.
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Pregnant patients in Minnesota have postponed abortion appointments to avoid ICE
Planned Parenthood’s no-show rate has gone up almost 10 percent since the federal government’s Minnesota operation began.
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Skye @simplyskye.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Pam Bondi gave a disaster-class in how NOT to testify to Congress — combative, smug in the presence of survivors, & likely perjuring herself in the process — she’ll be resigned to the annals of worst AGs in history
Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies before a House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on Capitol Hill as Jeffrey Epstein survivors stand behind her, February 11, 2026
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Morning Has Broken @morninghasbroken.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
0 dAyS sInCe I dRoPpEd My KiNdLe On My FaCe As I FeLl AsLeEp I had made it up to 3. And I became proud. That’s where things went wrong.
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💨Farting Fascists💨 @fartingfascists.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
This picture perfectly encapsulates this administrations willful ignorance and disdain for anything slightly resembling human decency.
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Jessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
We’re at the point in Trump’s America where they will criminalize any pregnancy outcome they don’t like.
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Becca Cotton Barnes @itsgamayzing.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Pam Bondi lies as easily as she breathes and she needs to be jail.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
We just shared the link from NBC about three warehouses being bought to house immigrants, but it now looks like we seriously underreported how many are being purchased. Based on information many of you have shared, the number appears to be over 26.
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intlguy56.bsky.social @intlguy56.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Watch lawless ICE thugs now start every paper with claim that they were an "escape risk"! Illiterate, Ignorant, untrained KKK/ProudBoy/3%er are NOT LAW ENFORCEMENT!! And have no business being on the street until they are taught legal procedures!! We The People teach!! apnews.com/article/immi...
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ICE agents can't make warrantless arrests in Oregon unless there's a risk of escape, US judge rules
A judge says U.S. immigration agents in Oregon must stop arresting people without warrants unless they are likely to escape. U.S.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
The Trump admin has shut down the CIA’s World Factbook, a country reference that for six decades has provided data on birth and death rates, major exports, and more. Long used by government officials and by researchers, educators, and journalists, the database was taken offline today.
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Spotlighting The World Factbook as We Bid a Fond Farewell - CIA
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Becca Cotton Barnes @itsgamayzing.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Got hugged by two guests at the wine bar I work at tonight and told I made them new regulars. Someone tell my boss.
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Dee Chan @deechan17.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
I support term limits for Congress, the Senate and SCOTUS.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
This is corruption on a breathtaking level. Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, an Abu Dhabi royal nicknamed the "spy sheikh", pumped $187mn into Trump family businesses. A WSJ team has the whole story, reported here for the first time. Remember: Jimmy Carter had to sell his peanut farm.
wsj.com
‘Spy Sheikh’ Bought Secret Stake in Trump Company
$500 million investment for 49% of World Liberty came months before U.A.E. won access to tightly guarded American AI chips.
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Jason Chavez @jchavezmpls.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
I’m trying to help this immigrant family who’s been inside for over a month due to increased ICE presence in our community. Rent and bills are due tomorrow (Feb. 1) so we are really hoping to support them. Let’s make this family happy & prevent their displacement. ❤️ Venmo: @ gretagretagreta
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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Lovely to see the Oregon Republican Party promoting the work of Joey Gibson (who led a group that wore t-shirts saying “Pinochet did nothing wrong” and “RWDS” Right Wing Death Squad) and a guy named Schultz who regularly recorded himself making death threats towards his fellow Oregonians.
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Dani Vaughn Bea @danivaughnbea.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Saturday many Spokane book stores are donating profits from sales that day to Latinos en Spokane and other orgs helping immigrants. Buy some books, fight the fascists!
A purple digital flier that reads: bookstores against fascism. Saturday January 31st. This Saturday, your local Spokane bookstores will be donating a portion of their sales to organizations who support immigrant families in our area. Participating bookstores include Auntie's, Wishing Tree, Page 42, Jupiter's Eye, and more.
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
We did not properly punish the confederates. We did not properly punish the insurrectionists on January 6th. We have to punish ICE. They can’t be allowed to slink back into their communities quietly. Expose them. Arrest them. Convict them. Imprison them.
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
In Maine, masked federal agents stopped a car that contained a baby, and smashed a window. "Glass sprayed over the baby’s car seat." They took the baby's father who was driving, leaving the mother who does not have a driver's license alone in the car with the baby. On video:
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ICE agents shatter window, leave 1-month-old baby, mother in car after Portland arrest
Video shows federal immigration agents leaving behind an infant and broken glass after detaining a Guinean immigrant with no known criminal history.
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Friendly Neighborhood Mouse @missmouse.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
The scene in Guardians of the Galaxy where Starlord gives the middle finger while having his mugshot taken.
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Defenceless under the night Our world in stupor lies; Yet, dotted everywhere, Ironic points of light Flash out wherever the Just Exchange their messages: May I, composed like them Of Eros and of dust, Beleaguered by the same Negation and despair, Show an affirming flame. — W.H. Auden, Sept. 1, 1939
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Elise Schuenke @troubledminnesotan.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
There’s a rally going on in Boston rn and they’re chanting “we’re not cold, we’re not afraid, MN taught us to be brave!” and I might cry
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Becca Cotton Barnes @itsgamayzing.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
It's darkly surreal. Another man was just gunned down by ICE. We're living through a dark chapter in history and I'm not sure how we'll make it to the other side, if it ever comes again.
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