Marc Barman
@marcbarman.bsky.social
West Coast Grandad. Life-long supporter of democracy, our Constitution, & the Rule of Law. Leans Left. Dog lover. Amateur musician & jazz fan. Fighter for economic dignity & personal health.
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If blowing up survivors in the water was the right thing to do because they are “narco-terrorists” (trust us, bro) and deserve no quarter, why did we rescue two other survivors in a different strike, fly them home, and let them go free?
December 2, 2025 at 2:16 AM
If blowing up survivors in the water was the right thing to do because they are “narco-terrorists” (trust us, bro) and deserve no quarter, why did we rescue two other survivors in a different strike, fly them home, and let them go free?
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How long have we been lied to about trickle down economics?
Profiting on healthcare is simply that, maximize profits and minimize care,and when the competitiondoes the exactly the same thing,theconsumer suffers.
Once again we are the ONLY industrialized nation on earth that doesnt provide healthcare
Profiting on healthcare is simply that, maximize profits and minimize care,and when the competitiondoes the exactly the same thing,theconsumer suffers.
Once again we are the ONLY industrialized nation on earth that doesnt provide healthcare
December 2, 2025 at 2:17 AM
How long have we been lied to about trickle down economics?
Profiting on healthcare is simply that, maximize profits and minimize care,and when the competitiondoes the exactly the same thing,theconsumer suffers.
Once again we are the ONLY industrialized nation on earth that doesnt provide healthcare
Profiting on healthcare is simply that, maximize profits and minimize care,and when the competitiondoes the exactly the same thing,theconsumer suffers.
Once again we are the ONLY industrialized nation on earth that doesnt provide healthcare
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Three options are:
* Affordable care act
* Medicare for All
* Universal healthcare
There are advantages to each, and much of it is actually legislation that makes sure everyone is covered, pre-existing just means past medical history, etc. We are the only developed country not to do one of these.
* Affordable care act
* Medicare for All
* Universal healthcare
There are advantages to each, and much of it is actually legislation that makes sure everyone is covered, pre-existing just means past medical history, etc. We are the only developed country not to do one of these.
December 2, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Three options are:
* Affordable care act
* Medicare for All
* Universal healthcare
There are advantages to each, and much of it is actually legislation that makes sure everyone is covered, pre-existing just means past medical history, etc. We are the only developed country not to do one of these.
* Affordable care act
* Medicare for All
* Universal healthcare
There are advantages to each, and much of it is actually legislation that makes sure everyone is covered, pre-existing just means past medical history, etc. We are the only developed country not to do one of these.
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Anyone else have this on their mind too?
For years, Republicans insisted that the path to lower cost healthcare was a market based system. The story they sold us was more competition would lead to lower prices.
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For years, Republicans insisted that the path to lower cost healthcare was a market based system. The story they sold us was more competition would lead to lower prices.
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December 2, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Anyone else have this on their mind too?
For years, Republicans insisted that the path to lower cost healthcare was a market based system. The story they sold us was more competition would lead to lower prices.
1 of 3
For years, Republicans insisted that the path to lower cost healthcare was a market based system. The story they sold us was more competition would lead to lower prices.
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It’s important to note from a military perspective that if a subordinate is about to give an unlawful order & his senior knows about it, it’s also a requirement for the senior official to stop him from executing it. And then counsel/discipline him.
So there’s that, too.
So there’s that, too.
December 2, 2025 at 1:58 AM
It’s important to note from a military perspective that if a subordinate is about to give an unlawful order & his senior knows about it, it’s also a requirement for the senior official to stop him from executing it. And then counsel/discipline him.
So there’s that, too.
So there’s that, too.
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Republicans are just better at acting like they speak for middle America, which fools a lot of the media. But the path that Trump is poised to take the nation down is deeply dark—and deeply unpopular. | TNR newrepublic.com/article/2037...
Immigration Crackdown, Looming War: Desperate
Acts of a Desperate Man
The path that Trump is poised to take the nation down is deeply dark—and deeply unpopular.
newrepublic.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Republicans are just better at acting like they speak for middle America, which fools a lot of the media. But the path that Trump is poised to take the nation down is deeply dark—and deeply unpopular. | TNR newrepublic.com/article/2037...
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Cowards, the lot of ‘em.
WAPO: “.. Officials in Congress and the Pentagon said Monday they are increasingly concerned that the Trump administration intends to scapegoat the military officer who directed U.S. forces to kill two survivors of a targeted strike ..”
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December 2, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Cowards, the lot of ‘em.
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This World AIDS Day, we remember the hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers lost to HIV and AIDS, and those living with HIV today. We must remind ourselves and each other that the fight isn’t over until the epidemic is over for everyone.
December 2, 2025 at 12:55 AM
This World AIDS Day, we remember the hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers lost to HIV and AIDS, and those living with HIV today. We must remind ourselves and each other that the fight isn’t over until the epidemic is over for everyone.
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A Surprise When Your Package Arrives: You Have to Pay the Tariff www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/b...
A Surprise When Your Package Arrives: You Have to Pay the Tariff
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December 2, 2025 at 2:17 AM
A Surprise When Your Package Arrives: You Have to Pay the Tariff www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/b...
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December 2, 2025 at 2:14 AM
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Door knocking in a full-on 13th District snow globe. ❄️💖✌🏽
Ps did you know @katmabu.bsky.social can knit? She made me this hat! 🥰
#Caturday
Ps did you know @katmabu.bsky.social can knit? She made me this hat! 🥰
#Caturday
November 30, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Door knocking in a full-on 13th District snow globe. ❄️💖✌🏽
Ps did you know @katmabu.bsky.social can knit? She made me this hat! 🥰
#Caturday
Ps did you know @katmabu.bsky.social can knit? She made me this hat! 🥰
#Caturday
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Ok, this has to be shared and shared and shared and shared! Thank you @preciouspetal.bsky.social !
November 30, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Ok, this has to be shared and shared and shared and shared! Thank you @preciouspetal.bsky.social !
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Staff Sgt. Demi Palecek and Capt. Dylan Blaha, of the Illinois National Guard, said they will defy orders if sent to Chicago to federalized against citizens.
Guardsmen: Your oath is to the Constitution, not to a wanna-be king. If federalized you too can follow the law.
#NoKings
#ImpeachTrump
Guardsmen: Your oath is to the Constitution, not to a wanna-be king. If federalized you too can follow the law.
#NoKings
#ImpeachTrump
October 29, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Staff Sgt. Demi Palecek and Capt. Dylan Blaha, of the Illinois National Guard, said they will defy orders if sent to Chicago to federalized against citizens.
Guardsmen: Your oath is to the Constitution, not to a wanna-be king. If federalized you too can follow the law.
#NoKings
#ImpeachTrump
Guardsmen: Your oath is to the Constitution, not to a wanna-be king. If federalized you too can follow the law.
#NoKings
#ImpeachTrump
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Mark Kelly or Pete Hegseth: who do you trust?
Not even close!
Not even close!
November 29, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Mark Kelly or Pete Hegseth: who do you trust?
Not even close!
Not even close!
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Illinois Guardsmen Capt. Dylan Blaha and Staff Sgt. Demi Palecek said this isn’t what they signed up for—and they’ll defy any order sending them after Chicago residents. “I’m not gonna go against my community members, my family, my culture, my neighbors,” Palecek said.
October 31, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Illinois Guardsmen Capt. Dylan Blaha and Staff Sgt. Demi Palecek said this isn’t what they signed up for—and they’ll defy any order sending them after Chicago residents. “I’m not gonna go against my community members, my family, my culture, my neighbors,” Palecek said.
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Exactly! That’s what I’m loving about the Portland and Home Depot peaceful protests. We did it in the ‘60s, we can do it again. Fire hoses, dogs, billy clubs. Spit on, terrorized. Every monumental piece of legislation came from peaceful, but unbuckling or apologetic, peaceful protests ✊🏾
November 30, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Exactly! That’s what I’m loving about the Portland and Home Depot peaceful protests. We did it in the ‘60s, we can do it again. Fire hoses, dogs, billy clubs. Spit on, terrorized. Every monumental piece of legislation came from peaceful, but unbuckling or apologetic, peaceful protests ✊🏾
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November 30, 2025 at 4:50 AM
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I prosecuted international drug trafficking organizations for the Justice Department. In fact, for years one of my cases was listed as the #1 noted case on DOJ's Special Operations Division website.
But killing people with no trial or due process is wrong. It is cruel and degrades America.
But killing people with no trial or due process is wrong. It is cruel and degrades America.
November 29, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I prosecuted international drug trafficking organizations for the Justice Department. In fact, for years one of my cases was listed as the #1 noted case on DOJ's Special Operations Division website.
But killing people with no trial or due process is wrong. It is cruel and degrades America.
But killing people with no trial or due process is wrong. It is cruel and degrades America.
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November 29, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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Pete Hegseth is a straight-up serial killer
No asterisk, no caveat, he simply orchestrated—multiple times on multiple dates—a criminal conspiracy to murder unarmed persons who the U.S. military code deemed incapacitated and not a threat and then went online and admitted to doing it knowingly
No asterisk, no caveat, he simply orchestrated—multiple times on multiple dates—a criminal conspiracy to murder unarmed persons who the U.S. military code deemed incapacitated and not a threat and then went online and admitted to doing it knowingly
November 30, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Pete Hegseth is a straight-up serial killer
No asterisk, no caveat, he simply orchestrated—multiple times on multiple dates—a criminal conspiracy to murder unarmed persons who the U.S. military code deemed incapacitated and not a threat and then went online and admitted to doing it knowingly
No asterisk, no caveat, he simply orchestrated—multiple times on multiple dates—a criminal conspiracy to murder unarmed persons who the U.S. military code deemed incapacitated and not a threat and then went online and admitted to doing it knowingly
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I can't wait until this chest-beating imbecile is brought up on murder charges.
November 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
I can't wait until this chest-beating imbecile is brought up on murder charges.
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I'm a liberal now because I … {checks notes} … oppose cold-blooded murder
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November 30, 2025 at 4:10 AM
I'm a liberal now because I … {checks notes} … oppose cold-blooded murder
www.mrctv.org/videos/after...
www.mrctv.org/videos/after...
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Donald J. Trump, as West Virginia National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom drew her last breath. She had been placed in harm’s way only because of his disregard for the law and Constitution.
November 28, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Donald J. Trump, as West Virginia National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom drew her last breath. She had been placed in harm’s way only because of his disregard for the law and Constitution.
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The White House at Thanksgiving.....
November 27, 2025 at 7:34 PM
The White House at Thanksgiving.....