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Barbara Clark 🚫 👑

@spiritedstrider.bsky.social
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Native Iowan, civic minded retired higher ed international educator. Former New Yorker. Blogger with tips on living a more joyful life. Girl mom. Animal lover, especially cats. #TeamPete Huge Iowa Hawkeye fan 💛🖤 My DM’s are disabled! 💙🦋

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Barbara Clark 🚫 👑 @spiritedstrider.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
It’s that time again this year! Go Hawks! Beat State! 💛🖤🏈
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Barbara Clark 🚫 👑 @spiritedstrider.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Happy #Caturday from the newest members of my daughter’s family!
Fluffy calico kitten
Fluffy grey and white kitten
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Barbara Clark 🚫 👑 @spiritedstrider.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
I took action with Indivisible. Will you join me? Use this link to sign up: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
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Sign Up to Protect the 2026 Elections · Indivisible
Sign the pledge to protect the 2026 elections! From a [last-minute switch to precinct-based assigned polls in Dallas County](https://www.votebeat.org/texas/2026/03/04/dallas-county-precinct-voting-pr...
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Barbara Clark 🚫 👑 @spiritedstrider.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Happy Father’s Day to all dads out there! And a happy heavenly day to mine!
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Barbara Clark 🚫 👑 @spiritedstrider.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Happy Barack Obama Appreciation Day!!!
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Barbara Clark 🚫 👑 @spiritedstrider.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Happy Mother’s Day! Miss mine so much!
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Barbara Clark 🚫 👑 @spiritedstrider.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Happy #Caturday! Zelda always tries drinking water from my glass. I can’t leave it alone for long!
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
⚡️ HAPPENING NOW — “THE DISTRICTS MAY NOT BE CHANGED BETWEEN APPORTIONMENTS….” Tennesseans are reading the law Republicans are breaking to steal representation from Memphis out loud before rules committee
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Barbara Clark 🚫 👑 @spiritedstrider.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
This needs to become an ad! www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8gtrBMw/
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#onequestion #cuttothechase #nomagaweirdos #yourvotematters #ratherbealone
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Barbara Clark 🚫 👑 @spiritedstrider.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Happy #Caturday
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Barbara Clark 🚫 👑 @spiritedstrider.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Congratulations to the people of Hungary! 🇭🇺
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Barbara Clark 🚫 👑 @spiritedstrider.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
I'm attending Rob Sand for Iowa's event, “Iowa City: Strategy Session” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/robsandia/ev...
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Iowa City: Strategy Session · Rob Sand for Iowa
The Rob Sand organizing department invites you to join us for a 2026 Strategy Session! This is an informational event intended to provide an overview of the field program. We will talk through the cam...
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Barbara Clark 🚫 👑 @spiritedstrider.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Since Iowa’s win over the defending National champs, I think I’ve read almost every article and listened to every podcast about it. Can’t wait for Thursday night to see Iowa beat Nebraska! 💛🖤🏀 #hawkeyes
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Barbara Clark 🚫 👑 @spiritedstrider.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Happy Spring!
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Barbara Clark 🚫 👑 @spiritedstrider.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
View of three women from behind with their arms around each other and the caption says “happy international women’s day”
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Barbara Clark 🚫 👑 @spiritedstrider.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Happy #Caturday from Linguini!
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
The President has launched our nation and our great military into a war of choice, risking American lives and resources, ignoring American law, and endangering our allies and partners. It does nothing to help with the urgent problems here at home that Americans face every day.
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VoteVets @votevets.org · 28/02/2026
NEW: In a statement, VoteVets calls out Donald Trump for recklessly launching an unconstitutional, aimless war with Iran, ignoring warnings and endangering lives while lying to Americans. Republicans must hold him accountable.
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John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
No amount of bombs will keep the Epstein files from being released.
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Barbara Clark 🚫 👑 @spiritedstrider.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Me, waking up to the news that the felon just got us into a war we don’t want!
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
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Barbara Clark 🚫 👑 @spiritedstrider.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Today I saw a robin in my yard!
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Kimberley Johnson @kimberleyjohnson.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
The Epstein files reveal Deepak Chopra emailing Epstein: "God is a construct. Little girls are real." That's not all he said. There's more. Chopra has turned off his comments across all social media platforms so his millions of followers don't find out. We all must expose him.
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Barbara Clark 🚫 👑 @spiritedstrider.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Neil Katayl is a national treasure! He and his team deserve our deepest appreciation. Thank you!!
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Barbara Clark 🚫 👑 @spiritedstrider.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Love this! www.threads.com/@mardienyc/p...
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Mardie Millit (@mardienyc) on Threads
I just wanted to point out that not only did Governor Pritzker send Trump a letter telling him that he owes everybody in Illinois $1,700 because of his illegal tariffs -- he sent him a freaking INVOIC...
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Barbara Clark 🚫 👑 @spiritedstrider.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Have a doctor’s appointment today at 1030. Hope I don’t miss much of the Iowa women’s basketball 🏀 game! Crazy that it starts at 11:00! Go #Hawkeyes!
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America Is Divided @petrep.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
And it begins - the #EpsteinFiles Analysis.
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CatDaMaMa @catdamama.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Happy Presidents’ Day to the last real president we had. Americans now see he delivered a strong economy, low unemployment, major infrastructure investment, the CHIPS Act, & the 1st Black woman on the SC. He was treated shamefully—his only “crime” was aging. I hope we learn from how good we had it.
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Barbara Clark 🚫 👑 @spiritedstrider.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
I took a few days pause from the news (as much as I could) and now am reading Deepak Chopra’s connection to Epstein. 😡 I admit I read some of his books and even went to see him speak once in NYC. Makes me 🤢. #releaseallthepsteinfiles
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Barbara Clark 🚫 👑 @spiritedstrider.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Truth! 👀
Quote from Bernice King that says “ You can’t un-post racism.”
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Barbara Clark 🚫 👑 @spiritedstrider.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Good #Caturday morning from Linguini!
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Barbara Clark 🚫 👑 @spiritedstrider.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Looking forward to seeing these three excel tonight! #Hawkeyes #Shrinebowl x.com/hawkeyefootb...
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Barbara Clark 🚫 👑 @spiritedstrider.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
A saying on a black background that says “Believe your eyes, not their lies!”
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Barbara Clark 🚫 👑 @spiritedstrider.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
City skyline of Minneapolis with the words “I stand with Minneapolis”
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Barbara Clark 🚫 👑 @spiritedstrider.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Very upset to see yet another killing in Minneapolis this morning. The video is disturbing. I want to hear from the woman in the pink jacket who was next to them and filming it. I hope she got away!!! #minneapolis
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Barbara Clark 🚫 👑 @spiritedstrider.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Congratulations to the Indiana football team for winning the college football national championship with a dream season 16-0! #Hoosiers #B1G #NationalChampions
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Barbara Clark 🚫 👑 @spiritedstrider.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
❤️
Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial in DC with a quote about love
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Book Jawns @bookjawns.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
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Barbara Clark 🚫 👑 @spiritedstrider.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
Good Sunday morning! I stand with Greenland and our NATO allies.
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Leader Jeffries: There's no evidence to justify the shooting of an unarmed woman in Minneapolis. Kristi Noem has 0 credibility. We've got to make sure the rogue ICE agent who pulled the trigger, resulting in the death of an American citizen, is criminally investigated to the full extent of the law.
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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Renee Nicole Good was 37. She was murdered by an ICE agent in the street in broad daylight. What really happened to her will not be forgotten, minimized, or ignored.
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Barbara Clark 🚫 👑 @spiritedstrider.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Good morning! I used to go to Venezuela every year with my boyfriend (and later husband) when times were different there: a strong economy, a solid middle class and a place where the dollar didn’t go that far. It was a beautiful country with tons of potential. So sad to see what it’s become.
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Barbara Clark 🚫 👑 @spiritedstrider.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
I woke up sick yesterday so on Day 2 of 2026, I wish everyone a happy and healthy new year!
Banner with fireworks and the words, Happy New Year
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Barbara Clark 🚫 👑 @spiritedstrider.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
It’s another #Caturday with Zelda and Linguini!
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Barbara Clark 🚫 👑 @spiritedstrider.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
Merry Christmas!
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Barbara Clark 🚫 👑 @spiritedstrider.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
Good morning! On this shortest day of the year, I’m ready for longer days with sunshine coming up!
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Barbara Clark 🚫 👑 @spiritedstrider.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
It’s #Caturday and also #Gameday for the #Hawkeyes men and women’s 🏀! This is Zelda 10 years ago inspecting my music box.
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Barbara Clark 🚫 👑 @spiritedstrider.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
Happy #Caturday from Zelda and Linguini!
Split photos of Two black cats on a red sofa
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Barbara Clark 🚫 👑 @spiritedstrider.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Happy Friday! Enjoy your day, everyone!
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Barbara Clark 🚫 👑 @spiritedstrider.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Morning! Two more snow falls yet this week! Just glad I don’t have to shovel!
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