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Smithbarbv 💙

@smithbarbv.bsky.social
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Retired educator fighting truth decay: proud member of the Re-sisterhood; wife, mom, grandma, writer; she/her/hers Remember the first lesson from "On Tyranny"--Do not obey in advance.

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Smithbarbv 💙 @smithbarbv.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Kevin Kiley, we see you. We're not falling for your faux moderate man of the people shtick. You've voted w/ Trump almost 100% of the time & only voted to release the #EpsteinFiles after being given permission to do so. Pathetic.
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Smithbarbv 💙 @smithbarbv.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
This picture says it all—the physical manifestation of what the #GrifterInChief is doing to our country.
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Smithbarbv 💙 @smithbarbv.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
#YesOn50 #DontPokeTheBear Fellow California Democrats, have you voted yet? This is a turnout election. We vote—we win. @cademocrats.bsky.social @placercountydemocrats.org
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Smithbarbv 💙 @smithbarbv.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Want to know what your NorCal friends and neighbors are writing about? Check out our Substack norcalhorizonwriters.substack.com/p/norcal-hor...
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Smithbarbv 💙 @smithbarbv.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Truer words have not been spoken. ⤵️
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Smithbarbv 💙 @smithbarbv.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
@jackohman.bsky.social nails it again. #EpsteinFiles #Corruption
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Smithbarbv 💙 @smithbarbv.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
#nokings My sign is ready. Looking forward to this Saturday’s events. #defenddemocracy
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Smithbarbv 💙 @smithbarbv.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
#MoronsAreGoverningAmerica
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Smithbarbv 💙 @smithbarbv.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Exactly!
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Smithbarbv 💙 @smithbarbv.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
So. . . #KevinKiley is in favor of choice . . . just not our reproductive choices. He's touting his role in "allowing" Californians to drive the car of their choice, but doesn't support the right of women to make decisions about their bodies. Hypocrisy 101. #KickOutKiley
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Smithbarbv 💙 @smithbarbv.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
It may be a Star Wars day, but we eclectic sci-fi fans wish you long life and prosperity 🖖 #Maythe4thBeWithYou
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Smithbarbv 💙 @smithbarbv.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
Just another Saturday defending democracy because #MoronsAreGoverningAmerica #WhereIsKevin
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Smithbarbv 💙 @smithbarbv.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Exactly.
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Smithbarbv 💙 @smithbarbv.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Exactly! #CA03 Kevin Kiley is complicit in the destruction of our democracy to reward those paying members of his "cabinet" who have special access to him. The rest of us? Unless we can pay to play we are of no interest to him.
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Smithbarbv 💙 @smithbarbv.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
An explanation of the #SAVEAct in nine panels. It's really the S(L)ave Act because it is designed to suppress the vote and disenfranchise millions of American women and anyone whose name doesn't match their birth certificate. Thank you, Jim Ryan of Terrible Swift Sword, for this graphic.
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Smithbarbv 💙 @smithbarbv.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
The ride we don’t want to be on. Thank you @jackohman.bsky.social for another brilliant effort
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Smithbarbv 💙 @smithbarbv.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
In today's episode of #MoronsAreGoverningAmerica, guess who blinked . . . "Trump pauses tariffs" www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
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Smithbarbv 💙 @smithbarbv.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
#HandsOff On my way to a rally to remind everyone the true meaning of #MAGA.
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Smithbarbv 💙 @smithbarbv.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
#WhereIsKevin #FightOligarchy
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Smithbarbv 💙 @smithbarbv.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
"Protect Penguins, not Putin!" Sue H. #MoronsAreGoverningAmerica #TrumpIsARussianAsset #FlippersUp
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Smithbarbv 💙 @smithbarbv.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
#Felon47 will likely choose Waltz to fall on his sword in an attempt to save Hegseth. That won’t make the stench go away. #MoronsAreGoverningAmerica
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Smithbarbv 💙 @smithbarbv.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
As these buffoons circle the wagons . . .
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Smithbarbv 💙 @smithbarbv.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
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Smithbarbv 💙 @smithbarbv.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
#ProtectPublicEducation
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Smithbarbv 💙 @smithbarbv.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Our cartoonists are reminding us about the bitter reality of #Felon47 and his 💩show of an administration.
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Smithbarbv 💙 @smithbarbv.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
You just can't get a decent #Swasticar these days . . .
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Smithbarbv 💙 @smithbarbv.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
You just can't get a good #Swasticar these days. . .
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Smithbarbv 💙 @smithbarbv.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
So… more than 25K called in to participate in #CA03 Kevin Kiley’s tele-town hall & an unknown number were unable to connect on the call. For this reason alone we will continue to lobby for in-person events. Kiley can’t claim to represent us or understand our concerns if he won’t meet with us.
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Smithbarbv 💙 @smithbarbv.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
So… more than 25K called in to participate in #CA03 Kevin Kiley’s tele-town hall & an unknown number were unable to connect on the call. For this reason alone we will continue to lobby for in-person events. Kiley can’t claim to represent us or understand our concerns if he won’t meet with us.
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Smithbarbv 💙 @smithbarbv.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
#WhereIsKevin Tonight, #CA03 mis-representative Kevin Kiley will be hiding behind a telephone instead of meeting directly with his constituents. You can see him in person--if you donate to attend a fundraiser or belong to #GOP group. Otherwise, we don't exist #TownHall #CowardKiley
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Smithbarbv 💙 @smithbarbv.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
And the residents/voters of #CA03 ask #WhereIsKevin
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Smithbarbv 💙 @smithbarbv.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
@jackohman.bsky.social
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Smithbarbv 💙 @smithbarbv.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Which do you prefer? #Swasticar or #Cybertrump? Either one is a POS. Thanks @jackohman.bsky.social for another brilliant effort.
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Smithbarbv 💙 @smithbarbv.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Wouldn't you love to see his letter? #Kakistocracy
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Smithbarbv 💙 @smithbarbv.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
#WeStandWithUkraine
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Smithbarbv 💙 @smithbarbv.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
How "efficient" is it to fire essential employees across multiple departments? The idiocy of a slash & burn approach is blatant, but it seems nothing will deter their intention to deconstruct & disable our federal government and the good people who have dedicated their lives to serving us. #BadDOGE
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Smithbarbv 💙 @smithbarbv.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Hey #CD03 your mis-representative Kevin Kiley just voted against the healthcare needs of thousands of your friends and neighbors. About 6.6 million Californians are enrolled in Medicare. Let him know what you think--202- 225-2523. #KickOutKiley #WhereIsKevin
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Smithbarbv 💙 @smithbarbv.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
You mean he can’t monetize #SwastiCar?
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Smithbarbv 💙 @smithbarbv.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
We all know exactly what "trickles down."
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Smithbarbv 💙 @smithbarbv.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
Exactly.
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Smithbarbv 💙 @smithbarbv.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
This is one of four corners filled with protesters today. The good people of Auburn, CA will not abide #Felon47 or #Elon+F=Felon We won’t be silent and we won’t go back. #DefendDemocracy
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Smithbarbv 💙 @smithbarbv.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
We don't hesitate to help our neighbors in need--but that's not the mindset of the #GOP They want to place "conditions" on helping our California fire survivors. My LTE in today's @sacbee.com I've also included the unedited version of my letter.
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Smithbarbv 💙 @smithbarbv.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
And they should be worried. The only way those w/o empathy and common sense will wake up is to PERSONALLY feel the brunt of these actions.
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Smithbarbv 💙 @smithbarbv.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
First they came for government workers . . .
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Smithbarbv 💙 @smithbarbv.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
Or . . . Christians use democracy when it gives them what they want and undermine it when it doesn't.
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Smithbarbv 💙 @smithbarbv.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
Are we sure his law degree isn't from tRump University?
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Smithbarbv 💙 @smithbarbv.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
I visited Dachau last spring--you can't but help feel the ghosts that haunt the site. Vance is a willfully ignorant spineless lickspittle.
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Smithbarbv 💙 @smithbarbv.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
The #GOP budget tells us everything anyone needs to know about them.
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Smithbarbv 💙 @smithbarbv.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
Exactly
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Smithbarbv 💙 @smithbarbv.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
Hmm . . . has Andrew Bailey always been a misogynistic racist or has he found new energy and enthusiasm for this effort since the advent of the morally bankrupt #GOP and their #FelonInChief leader?
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