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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 · 1d

Me, too!

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Barbara Clark 🚫 👑 @spiritedstrider.bsky.social · 1d

It’s #Gameday! Go #Hawkeyes!

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Barbara Clark 🚫 👑 @spiritedstrider.bsky.social · 2d

Can’t believe I’m rooting for Minnesota in this game but it truly is the lesser of two evils 😆 Beat Nebraska!

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Barbara Clark 🚫 👑 @spiritedstrider.bsky.social · 2d

Beautiful!

Barbara Clark 🚫 👑 @spiritedstrider.bsky.social · 2d

Happy Friday, everyone! Time for #Fridayflowers

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Barbara Clark 🚫 👑 @spiritedstrider.bsky.social · 4d

Good morning! It’s another Wednesday. Let’s have a good day!

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Barbara Clark 🚫 👑 @spiritedstrider.bsky.social · 5d

Good morning! Have a great day!

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Barbara Clark 🚫 👑 @spiritedstrider.bsky.social · 6d

Good Monday morning!

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Barbara Clark 🚫 👑 @spiritedstrider.bsky.social · 8d

Wake up! It’s #Gameday! Go, Hawkeyes! Let’s keep that bull trophy in Iowa City!

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 9d

Trump in 2017: “Qatar has been a funder of terrorism at a very high level.”

Trump administration in 2025: We are building a Qatari Air Force facility in the United States.

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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 9d

Speaker Johnson just declared the House will remain in recess all next week. This will mark a full month off; the chamber has not been in session since September 19.

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Barbara Clark 🚫 👑 @spiritedstrider.bsky.social · 9d

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Barbara Clark 🚫 👑 @spiritedstrider.bsky.social · 9d

Happy Friday and congratulations to Maria Corina Mochada for winning the Nobel Peace Prize! She deserves it, unlike that felon in the WH!

Barbara Clark 🚫 👑 @spiritedstrider.bsky.social · 10d

Way too many to choose just one! So I’ll choose 3! Imagine, If I Fell and Across The Universe. 🎵 🎼 🎶

Barbara Clark 🚫 👑 @spiritedstrider.bsky.social · 10d

Good morning! As much as I don’t like the felon in the WH, I hope the peace plans work and the killing stops.

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Kyle Huesmann @huesmannkyle.bsky.social · 12d

Hawkeyes in the NFL: Week Five Top Performers

- Sam LaPorta gets into the end zone in the Lions win over the Bengals

- Jack Campbell and Tristan Wirfs amongst the highest-graded at their position for week five

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Hawkeyes in the NFL: Week Five Top Performers

HawkeyeReport breaks down the top four performances from former Hawkeyes during week five of the NFL season.

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Barbara Clark 🚫 👑 @spiritedstrider.bsky.social · 11d

Good morning! It’s another #HumpDay!

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Barbara Clark 🚫 👑 @spiritedstrider.bsky.social · 12d

What a disgrace she is!!!

Barbara Clark 🚫 👑 @spiritedstrider.bsky.social · 12d

It’s #TacoTuesday! Have a great day!

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Barbara Clark 🚫 👑 @spiritedstrider.bsky.social · 13d

It’s Monday and this morning finally feels more like the beginning of fall. I’ve had enough of 90 degree weather in October!

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Barbara Clark 🚫 👑 @spiritedstrider.bsky.social · 14d

Good morning! Have a great day!

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16d

This is it #trumpshutdown

🎥: @warnock.senate.gov

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Barbara Clark 🚫 👑 @spiritedstrider.bsky.social · 15d

I feel that I knew that deep in my soul! Love cuddling up with them and hearing the purr. My oldest one likes to share my pillow and gets her nose right up to my ear. It’s so soothing! ❤️

Barbara Clark 🚫 👑 @spiritedstrider.bsky.social · 15d

Happy #Caturday!

Barbara Clark 🚫 👑 @spiritedstrider.bsky.social · 16d

Hello Friday! Been waiting on you!

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