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Steve Barbie

@stevebarbie.bsky.social
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Lives in Phoenix, AZ. A (mostly retired) aerospace engineer. Likes to go hiking in the beautiful Arizona weather/scenery. Likes to do photography/video.

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Steve Barbie @stevebarbie.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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𝓢𝓬𝓸𝓸𝓽𝓮𝓻 𝓣𝓻𝓪𝓶𝓹 @scootertramp.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Steve Barbie @stevebarbie.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
www.washingtonsun.com/perspectives...
washingtonsun.com
I Almost Never Vote for Democrats. I’m Making an Exception This Year.
The Republican Party cannot be saved until it finally hits rock bottom.
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Steve Barbie @stevebarbie.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Steve Barbie @stevebarbie.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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𝓢𝓬𝓸𝓸𝓽𝓮𝓻 𝓣𝓻𝓪𝓶𝓹 @scootertramp.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Trump, the art of the liar.
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I started fact-checking Trump 10 years ago. Here are 15 things I’ve learned
Ten years ago this month, in my old job as Washington correspondent for the Toronto Star, I started what I believed would be a quick little side project: fact-checking underdog presidential candidate ...
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Steve Barbie @stevebarbie.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
“President Donald Trump on Saturday said he approved new fuel economy standards” CNBC reports. “It is unclear what the final fuel economy standards will be, although Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy previously said that they would be sharply lower than the Biden-era policies.”
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Steve Barbie @stevebarbie.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
www.electoral-vote.com/evp2026/Item...
electoral-vote.com
Shut Up, Michael Luttig
Click on the map for the article
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Steve Barbie @stevebarbie.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fT7f...
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History Repeats. We’re at the Dangerous Part.
YouTube video by Fraser Allan Best
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Steve Barbie @stevebarbie.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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Steve Barbie @stevebarbie.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
JUST NOW: A confused, clearly not-there McConnell votes “AYE” after almost voting NO with Dems but getting *corrected* by handlers around him
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Steve Barbie @stevebarbie.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
“Give us another chance. Give us another couple years to continue to work on the amazing things that we’ve been doing for the past two years. Even if you don’t agree with us on every issue, the other party is consumed by craziness.” --JD Vance, talking about the midterms
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Steve Barbie @stevebarbie.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
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Steve Barbie @stevebarbie.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
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Steve Barbie @stevebarbie.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
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Steve Barbie @stevebarbie.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
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Steve Barbie @stevebarbie.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
www.yahoo.com/news/world/a...
yahoo.com
Africa bigger, US smaller - UN adopts new map
The United Nations General Assembly voted Friday to adopt a new world map that makes the African continent bigger while shrinking North America and Europe, drawing ire from Washington.It inflated nort...
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Steve Barbie @stevebarbie.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
www.youtube.com/shorts/PKcvP...
youtube.com
Some people were so mad about the casting of The Odyssey
YouTube video by Josh Johnson
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Steve Barbie @stevebarbie.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
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Steve Barbie @stevebarbie.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
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Steve Barbie @stevebarbie.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
While we’re on the subject of Trump renaming bodies of water, following is the actual text from “Executive Order 14172—Restoring Names That Honor American Greatness” where he renamed the Gulf of Mexico:
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Steve Barbie @stevebarbie.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/biden-dera...
paulkrugman.substack.com
Biden Derangement Syndrome
Even the Trump sycophants realize that they’re in big trouble
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Steve Barbie @stevebarbie.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
OMG! This was NOT made by some satirist taking aim at Trump. This was published by Trump himself, on his Truth Social page today.
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Steve Barbie @stevebarbie.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
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Steve Barbie @stevebarbie.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDiX...
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"Measles and Polio Down in the Schoolyard" - Marsh Family parody of Paul Simon "Me and Julio" on RFK
YouTube video by Marsh Family
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Steve Barbie @stevebarbie.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
www.electoral-vote.com/evp2026/Item...
electoral-vote.com
This Week in TrumpWorld: Operation Veteran Fury Is Progressing Nicely
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Steve Barbie @stevebarbie.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
During his first campaign for president, Donald Trump promised to pay down the national debt within eight years. Since then, it has doubled. In fact, Trump has accumulated as much debt since entering the White House as every president from George Washington through Bill Clinton combined.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Just posting this because, as of yesterday, the US national debt surpassed $40 trillion for the first time. The GOP: the party of fiscal responsibility. 🥴
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Steve Barbie @stevebarbie.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
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Mike Lindell says he will fund statewide hand recount after losing Minnesota GOP primary by double digits
Mike Lindell, the MyPillow founder who finished a distant second to Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth in the Aug. 11 Republican primary for governor, announced Wednesday that he will personally pay ...
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Steve Barbie @stevebarbie.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
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Jeff Rudd 🇮🇪 🇨🇦 🇵🇸 @jeffrudd.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
REMEMBER: They all knew.
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Steve Barbie @stevebarbie.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
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Steve Barbie @stevebarbie.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com
The buck stops somewhere else: A look at Trump's tendency to avoid blame when things go awry
Former President Harry Truman famously kept a “The Buck Stops Here” sign on his White House desk. But the current president, Donald Trump, often veers from that motto of taking responsibility.
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Steve Barbie @stevebarbie.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
thehill.com/opinion/whit...
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‘But Biden’ excuses are just admissions Trump has failed
An opinion piece argues that Donald Trump has failed to deliver on his promises during his second term and criticizes supporters who continue to blame previous administrations like Joe Biden and Ba…
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Steve Barbie @stevebarbie.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
www.yahoo.com/news/politic...
yahoo.com
Lindell alleges voting irregularities, refuses to concede
MyPillow founder Mike Lindell is refusing to concede in Minnesota’s Republican gubernatorial primary, alleging irregularities in the vote totals. The businessman, who is backed by President Trump, los...
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Steve Barbie @stevebarbie.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
newrepublic.com/article/2141...
newrepublic.com
Memo to Those Who Fear Socialism: Why Don’t You Try Fix Capitalism?
People alarmed about socialism’s poll numbers ought to pay more attention to how capitalism polls. It’s bad—and entirely deserved.
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Steve Barbie @stevebarbie.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
www.pbs.org/newshour/nat...
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Contiguous U.S. broke its record for hottest month ever in July, NOAA says
Although it was unusually cool in Alaska, hotter-than-normal conditions blanketed the Lower 48, with the most excessive heat in the Mountain West, Southwest, Northern Plains and Southeast.
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Steve Barbie @stevebarbie.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFWz...
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Let's talk about when Canadians are coming back to the US and my shirts....
YouTube video by Belle of the Ranch
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Steve Barbie @stevebarbie.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
www.yahoo.com/news/politic...
yahoo.com
Pentagon draws up new nuclear weapons strategy for war with Russia and China
The Pentagon is drafting a new nuclear weapons strategy to prepare for a potential conflict with China or Russia, marking a significant shift in US military tactics.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Sanders: The irony is that the proper criticism of communism is that the Soviet Union was an authoritarian society.  And then you’ve got the most authoritarian president in the history of this country. So I suppose when he says, “I’d be a great communist,” yeah, I think there’s some truth to that
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Steve Barbie @stevebarbie.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6zJ...
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It's time for American liberals to have a little backbone
YouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie
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Steve Barbie @stevebarbie.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A38n...
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People Are Quietly Giving Up on America — And It’s Getting Hard to Ignore
YouTube video by Across The States
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Steve Barbie @stevebarbie.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Trump sez: “HOW DARE YOU TELL THE TRUTH ABOUT THE REFLECTING POOL???!!! Don’t you know what administration you’re working for (at least for now)? www.yahoo.com/news/us/arti...
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Trump rejects his own DOJ’s finding blaming Reflecting Pool issues on shoddy renovation
President Donald Trump on Saturday rejected the Justice Department’s conclusion that problems with the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool stemmed from a flawed renovation rather than vandalism.
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Steve Barbie @stevebarbie.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
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Steve Barbie @stevebarbie.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FS_h...
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No, AI Isn’t Conscious; It’s Actually Much Worse | AI Scientist
YouTube video by Decoded Genius Clips
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Steve Barbie @stevebarbie.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
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Steve Barbie @stevebarbie.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
From Letters to the Editor: I was driving with my teenage son. We came upon a car with a bumper sticker in all caps "FU** MAGA". I said while I do not necessarily disagree with the sentiment, I do not believe 4-letter obscenities belong on vehicles in public view. To which he responded, "MAGA?"
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Steve Barbie @stevebarbie.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
We Trick People into Drinking Hose Water Jimmy Kimmel Live July 23, 2026 youtu.be/f2IbdsAjRnk?...
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Colman Domingo on America Needing a Gen X President & We Trick People into Drinking Hose Water
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
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Steve Barbie @stevebarbie.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
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