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Coleen Barger

@river-watching.bsky.social
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Retired law prof & before law, high school French & English I love- *Arkansas despite its gov't *language learning (ahora español ) *travel *boating (mostly rivers, Great Loop 2x) Nowadays I'm on the back porch, watching the river flow. No DMs, please.

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 29/07/2026
We destroyed Irans military then had to go back to fighting the non existent military but had to stop because we were using too many expensive missiles attacking the not-military because we weren’t flying over the country with no military because their non military was still a threat to our planes.
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Coleen Barger @river-watching.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
I thought the "Freedom 250" tribute to Trump was bad enough (as do the artists who are pulling out of it), but I just went to the official National Archives website for another reason, and the Archives have been co-opted to promote that shit. See www.archives.gov/freedom250.
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Celebrating the Triumph of the American Spirit On July 4, 2026, our nation will celebrate a significant milestone: 250 years of American Independence. This pivotal moment offers an opportunity to refl...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Here’s a thought — Maybe these people don’t deserve to be handsomely rewarded? (From NPR)
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Bill Madden @maddenifico.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
The most accurate portrayal of the pro-Jim Crow, white nationalist Roberts Supreme Court I've seen yet.
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Indivisible Guilford NC ❌️ 👑 @indivisiblegconc.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
John Roberts OWNS THIS. I couldn't despise him more. UGH. #VoterSuppression #Gerrymandering
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22³2the_a35cV-🇧🇷♥️ 🌊⚖️ @nextbluewave.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
BREAKING: 🚨🇮🇱🇮🇷 Archaeologists in the Holy Land just uncovered a 3,000-year-old Israelite tablet… It reads: “Iran is 12 days away from developing a nuclear weapon.”
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Coleen Barger @river-watching.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Under their reasoning, Trump's gonna need a portable ballroom if he's ever going to leave the White House.
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Covie @covie93.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Imagine trusting science to bring astronauts to the moon and back but not trusting science to develop safe vaccines.
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Coleen Barger @river-watching.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
You know, Congress could learn a thing or two from the government of Iran. If you stand up against Trump, you not only can stop him, you can come out ahead.
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Laurie B @lauriebidaho.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Well, well… If the 14th amendment was not meant for modern immigrants, then the 2nd amendment was not meant for modern arms. #truth
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adeadmanwalking.bsky.social @adeadmanwalking.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
KEEP ON REPOSTING. KEEP THE TRENDING HIGH. #EpsteinFiles #NoPedophiles #NoKings #NoPEDODENTS #NoTrump
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 03/04/2026
💉 Where can you find accurate information on vaccines❓ ✅ American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP): downloads.aap.org/AAP/PDF/AAP-... ✅ Medical societies: cmss.org/programs-and... ✅ CIDRAP for in-depth evidence review: vaxintegrity.cidrap.umn.edu/evidence-rev...
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
"Thank you for your service. Now hand over your parents."
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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
This is brilliant. Pass it on.
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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Donald Trump Voted By Mail
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
There is nothing in the NATO Charter that requires a member-state to join wars of aggression started by another member.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
THIS.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Just reupping this image from my newsletter last week, that I hope people will feel free to save and liberally spred around the interwebs. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 27/02/2026
If Gov. Tony Evers signs the bill as expected, Arkansas would be the only state in the U.S. that has not yet opted into a federal program that provides free health insurance to low-income mothers for a year after giving birth, up from 60 days. By @megomatz.bsky.social
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New Moms in Wisconsin to Get Extension of Vital Benefits After GOP Powerbroker Ends Holdout
State Assembly Speaker Robin Vos had repeatedly blocked lawmakers from voting on a bipartisan bill to extend postpartum Medicaid coverage. The legislation now goes to Gov. Tony Evers, who is expected ...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
“I watched him die… then I watched them maneuver his body like a rag doll— only to discover it was because they wanted to count the bullet wounds and see how many they ‘got’, like he was a deer.”
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Amid these dark moments, something important is beginning to shift. It's clearly the result of healthy political pressure - which we must sustain, and build.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16/01/2026
damn -- CNN put together a video of Kristi Noem claiming ICE officers are "highly trained and skilled" and "gifted" alongside to a clip of them beating someone nearly to death in Minneapolis
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Pritzker: The Insurrection Act is designed for circumstances where your rights can’t be protected by local authorities This is exactly the opposite. Your civil rights are being infringed upon by CBP and ICE, and then they want to call in troops claiming that they’re protecting CBP and ICE.
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AltSpaceForce 🚀🇺🇲 @altspaceforce.altgov.info · 15/01/2026
Give this guy a bigger mic to drop.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Gifford: This ridiculous rhetoric by the president—it’s going to impact every single American because it makes them lose faith in us. That makes them less likely to travel here, buy American products, or invest here. This broken trust—the work of diplomacy—is very hard to build back.
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Dom Ervolina @dominicervolina.com · 10/01/2026
A woman recording an ICE agent tells him "Shame on you." The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?" "Learned what?" she asks Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
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League of Women Voters of Williamsburg Area @lwvwilliamsburg.org · 07/01/2026
Five Years After the Insurrection: “Our mission & our history demand that the League of Women Voters do absolutely everything within our power to make 2026 the year we save our democracy, not the year we condemn it.”—Celina Stewart, CEO @lwvus.bsky.social www.lwv.org/blog/five-ye...
Five years after the insurrection--no repeats!
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Coleen Barger @river-watching.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Let me get this straight. Now we are importing Latino criminals in order to give them due process in a federal court?
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MantaHunk 🌎🏳️‍🌈☮️🟧 @mantahunk.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Today would be a good day for every Democrat in Congress to display a replica of the plaque honoring the Capitol Police on J6 outside the door of their offices. Let's see 250 of these plaques on the walls. Just because the GOP refuses to display the plaque, no excuse for Democrats to do the same.
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Michelle @michelleroy78.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
I remember when they were saying they were powerless to return a man they illegally sent to an El Salvador gulag because it would violate that country's national sovereignty.
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Liz in real life @lizinreallife.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
I’m so sick of hearing “ impeachment is pointless”. Impeachment is the lawful, appropriate response that is DEMANDED BY THE CONSTITUTION in an act of war without congressional approval. Not impeaching because it will “never get enough votes” is in and of itself, violating the constitution.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 03/01/2026
Moulton: "When we had briefings on Venezuela, we asked, 'Are you going to invade the country?' We were told no. 'Do you plan to put troops on the ground?' We were told no. 'Do you intend regime change in VZ?' We were told no. So in a sense, we have been briefed, we've just been completely lied to"
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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Cancer research costs too much but we have the money to run Venezuela
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Tim Hannan @timhannan.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
The “newly discovered” Epstein archive contains 5 million more pages than the GOP healthcare plan.
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Coleen Barger @river-watching.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
Just so you can literally mean it when you say whether it's there or not.
Bingo card with blank squares and a target in the center square
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Coleen Barger @river-watching.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
I wrote to my two senators and representative this morning about joining the bipartisan move to charge AG Pam Bondi with inherent contempt of Congress for blatant defiance of the Epstein Files Transparency Act. I urge you to do the same.
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RETWEET🌊Vote DEMS 🗳️🗽🇺🇸 @realretweet.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
LIKE❤️ | #REPOST | Comment
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
“It was not unanimous. I was muted and not allowed to speak.” 🤔
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Josh Goldstein @joshisimmigration.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
One of the biggest moments of my career: USCIS canceled my client’s naturalization oath ceremony. We filed a lawsuit, went to trial, and the judge swore him in right there in the courtroom!
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Coleen Barger @river-watching.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Sent to my congressman, Rep. French Hill (R-AR): I have a simple question, shared by a huge number of your constituents. When will you finally say, "That's it. I've had enough."? If you're still okay with everything he says and does, you need to look inside yourself and consider what that means.
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John Fugelsang @johnfugelsang.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 23/11/2025
A big win for Arkansas voters: a federal court has blocked laws that would’ve effectively shut down citizen-led ballot initiatives — the same process Arkansans have long used to raise wages, expand healthcare and enact reforms lawmakers ignored. bit.ly/49yKUfj
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Federal Court Shuts Down Arkansas Crackdown on Ballot Initiatives
Read more here.
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League of Women Voters of Williamsburg Area @lwvwilliamsburg.org · 16/11/2025
We are on record. We will fight to protect early voting and vote-by-mail. Last Monday, the Supreme Court agreed to hear a case on vote-by-mail that lays the groundwork for attacking early voting. We will push back on threats to free, fair, & accessible elections. For all. www.lwv.org/newsroom/pre...
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Count the ways they’re corrupting DOJ: Presidents don’t direct AG’s to open criminal cases, especially ones designating only Dems for investigation when POTUS himself is involved. DOJ doesn’t publicize criminal investigations & the AG definitely doesn’t assign them on Twitter.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
🔥 @agiftfromtodd.bsky.social : "Y’all get it now?? Do you understand what’s possible? I don't wanna hear no more 'my vote doesn't matter. Nothing ever changes.' Look what happens when you participate. We win everything. There are more of us… for the rest of your damn life, you gotta vote.”
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Coleen Barger @river-watching.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
It's FUN watching Fox News stammering over election results tonight.
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Coleen Barger @river-watching.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Fox news anchor says, "We'll continue to bring you concession speeches throughout the night."
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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
If nothing else, the last nine months should have made it clear that elections matter. But what’s remarkable about America is that we have the power, as citizens, to change this country by voting. Go to IWillVote.com.
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