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Barbara Rybolt

@barbararybolt.bsky.social

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Retired reporter/editor. Grandma of 4. Political junkie. Lover of road trips, gardening, birds, photography & sumo! 🚫DMs, no profile, no posts = immediate block!

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Barbara Rybolt @barbararybolt.bsky.social · Dec 11

I’ve had this pinned on that other site for a long time. Today I will pin it on BlueSky! It will remind us of how Trump’s presidency ended & that he plans to pardon those who were convicted. Such a fine example of what not to do! I’m so glad we had Biden for 4 years.
#ProudBlue #Resist #DemsUnited

Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · Dec 10

I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget

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#AbolishICE #ANTIFA #DemocracyNow @resistor2025bull.bsky.social · 6d

They do it differently down there, for sure. My sister & I visited Gulf Coast, AL, & we suffered thru 8 Christians praying next to us at a coffee ☕️ shop. Lol. We even got mentioned in their prayer! Nope. Still atheist, here. Coffee was great, too! Owner learned coffee from Portland & Seattle. 😎😇

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 6d

Healthcare should be guaranteed as a human right #MedicareForAll @salaambhattiva.bsky.social

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4d

🏆 How does a comedy show have the best news research team? @thedailyshow.com

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joemedhaug.bsky.social @joemedhaug.bsky.social · 3d

If and when America rights its ship and elects a sane president, the first order of business should be signing an executive order, above all others that immediately nullifies all of Donald Trump's executive orders.

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Wessel Badenhorst @wesselbadenhorst.bsky.social · 4d

Wonder how these numbers will play out during the World Cup hosted next year in the US. Could be a dead cat bounce.

John Petrie @johnpetrie.bsky.social · 4d

Does anybody know why Europeans are not visiting the USA in the numbers they did before? Significant loss of income to the US. Can't imagine why.

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The Stoneweb @thestoneweb.bsky.social · 1d

ICE Agents are not Federal Agents. They are criminals pardoned by Baby Don Trump. That is why they do not have uniforms, hide their faces, drive unmarked cars, have no badges.

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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 1d

“We can give $20 billion to Argentina but we can’t afford the CDC’s measles experts” is a hell of an argument

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jonathan-e.bsky.social @jonathan-e.bsky.social · 14h

Fred Guttenberg @fredguttenberg.bsky.social · 19h

This senile liar who currently occupies the White House does not remember that he was President on January 6th.

If you voted for this senile liar, and if you enable him today, you clearly are ok with breaking America. The ruins of our once great nation are because of you.

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judithbolyard.bsky.social @judithbolyard.bsky.social · 8d

Books that hold truths

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evangeline63.bsky.social @evangeline63.bsky.social · 7d

IF DONALD TRUMP WAS A RUSSIAN ASSET HE WOULD NOT BE DOING A SINGLE THING DIFFERENT. HELLLLOOOOO??????????

HOW COULD AMERICANS BE THIS INSANE?

Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 7d

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Nina Jo Smith @njsmith.bsky.social · 1d

Oops.

Charlotte Crist @touchesky.bsky.social · 1d

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judithbolyard.bsky.social @judithbolyard.bsky.social · 1d

lol

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RachelMarta @rachel99marta.bsky.social · 1d

#MakeGoodLoudTrouble on behalf of our Democracy and #WeThePeople
#PersistInResisting it's working!

Indivisible South Shore @indivissouthshore.bsky.social · 7d

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Endicott Author @endicottroad.bsky.social · 3d

Here's a story that gives me pause. If someone who believes the last election was rigged buys the company that processes the ballots, does that mean that any NEXT election will be rigged?

www.cnn.com/2025/10/09/p...

Former GOP election official buys Dominion Voting Systems, says he’ll push for paper ballots | CNN Politics

Dominion Voting Systems, the election vendor that was falsely accused of rigging the 2020 election, is being sold and rebranded as Liberty Vote effective immediately.

www.cnn.com

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Endicott Author @endicottroad.bsky.social · 4d

If you think the public is not under surveillance, you're wrong.
Recently, my spouse and I contacted several companies about window replacements in our home. Guess how many ads we've seen from window companies?
It's not the government, it's the advertisers.

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Endicott Author @endicottroad.bsky.social · 1d

Another article about how badly RFK Jr treats the CDC:

“It’s imperative that we remove officials with conflicts of interest and catastrophically bad judgment, and political agendas,” Kennedy said.
Yes, Mr Kennedy, people JUST LIKE YOU.

www.cnn.com/2025/10/11/h...

‘The damage is beyond repair’: The CDC faces another round of deep staff cuts | CNN

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suffered another round of deep staff cuts late Friday, with disease detectives, outbreak forecasters, policy and data offices among those impacted, ac...

www.cnn.com

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Spiked Doormat @spikeddoormat.bsky.social · 1d

And even if the piece of shit used someone else's car, the real owner would not hesitate to ID him. Excellent.

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Glenn Storm @glennstorm.bsky.social · 10h

A reminder:

This isn’t ideology
This isn’t incompetence
This isn’t business as usual
This isn’t temporary
This isn’t normal
This isn’t ethical
This isn’t legal
This isn’t meant to be popular
This isn’t meant to be good for anyone

This has been a strategic attack against the U.S.

Act accordingly

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Jennifer Shin @jennifershin.bsky.social · 1d

Make this motherfucker famous...🤬🤬🤬

TheEnder @theender.bsky.social · 8d

📫Feel Free to Repost📫
🎞Join For All Daily Clips🎞

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13h

CBS reporter Edward R. Murrow embodied what a journalist should be: someone who holds power to account instead of capitulating to it.

Over 70 years later, his segment denouncing Joe McCarthy’s congressional witch hunts rings truer than ever.

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atomicskunk.bsky.social @atomicskunk.bsky.social · 1d

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Ira @thejazzsoul.bsky.social · 2d

Sonny Rollins Quartet
& Thelonious Monk

"More Than You Know"

Sonny Rollins-Tenor Sax
Thelonious Monk-Piano
Tommy Potter-Bass
Art Taylor-Drums
youtu.be/qsIxKRXFQog?...
#Jazz #JazzSky #Music #MusicSky 🎧

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Joan (Knatcal) Danielson @jed28.bsky.social · 16h

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SAY WHAT???? 🧠🤯

FACT: TRUMP was President on J-6, 2020.

🚫🤪👑 Oct 18th 🪧

Trump Forgets He Was President During Capitol Riot, Blames ‘THE BIDEN FBI’ for Jan. 6 in Dead-of-Night Post - NewsBreak

President Donald Trump blamed the Capitol riot on former President Joe Biden, claiming that “THE BIDEN FBI” had placed agents in the crowd that had assembl

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Joan (Knatcal) Danielson @jed28.bsky.social · 10h

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The Unwanted and Unnecessary Military Deployments to USA Cities will cost us, the Taxpayers, 💲Millions 💸 of WASTED Dollars.

UNITED WE STAND
🇺🇲🤎🧡🤍🖤💛🇺🇲
AGAINST TRUMP'S TYRANNY

🚫🤪👑 Oct 18th 🪧

Trump's 'waste-free' Pentagon burning through untold millions thanks to troop deployments - NewsBreak

Polling suggests the American public thinks President Donald Trump’s current and future planned National Guard deployments are authoritarian overreach. Atl

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Joan (Knatcal) Danielson @jed28.bsky.social · 7h

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Oh yeah, where on Earth 2 Trump's Fantasy Land?

UNITED WE STAND
🇺🇲🤎🧡🤍🖤💛🇺🇲
AGAINST TRUMP'S TYRANNY

🚫🤪👑 Oct 18th 🪧

Trump says inflation is 'defeated' and the Fed has cut rates, yet prices remain too high for many - NewsBreak

Inflation has risen in three of the last four months and is slightly higher than it was a year ago. Yet you wouldn't know it from listening to President Do

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