Dr. Tracie Barrett
@dr-tbarrett.bsky.social
Unitarian Universalist scholar & minister.
Nonbinary, neurodivergent, invisible disability.
Love is my guiding force and I believe it will save the world.
Nonbinary, neurodivergent, invisible disability.
Love is my guiding force and I believe it will save the world.
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Pretty much when we decided terrorists didn't have human rights I think we set the future in motion where enemies of administrations would be labeled terrorists.
When we defended Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo.
When we defended Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo.
when did everything become terrorism
April 16, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Pretty much when we decided terrorists didn't have human rights I think we set the future in motion where enemies of administrations would be labeled terrorists.
When we defended Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo.
When we defended Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo.
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Honestly I'm glad they picked Harvard to try out this novel "we're mad" legal theory of revoking tax-exempt status, given its infinite resources, deep network of powerful alumni, and law school attended by 142 sitting federal judges.
Good luck! 🫡
Good luck! 🫡
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The IRS is making plans to rescind the tax-exempt status of Harvard University, according to two sources familiar with the matter
A final decision on rescinding the university’s tax exemption is expected soon, the sources said
www.cnn.com/2025/04/16/p...
The IRS is making plans to rescind the tax-exempt status of Harvard University, according to two sources familiar with the matter
A final decision on rescinding the university’s tax exemption is expected soon, the sources said
www.cnn.com/2025/04/16/p...
IRS making plans to rescind Harvard’s tax-exempt status | CNN Politics
The Internal Revenue Service is making plans to rescind the tax-exempt status of Harvard University, according to two sources familiar with the matter, which would be an extraordinary step of retaliat...
www.cnn.com
April 16, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Honestly I'm glad they picked Harvard to try out this novel "we're mad" legal theory of revoking tax-exempt status, given its infinite resources, deep network of powerful alumni, and law school attended by 142 sitting federal judges.
Good luck! 🫡
Good luck! 🫡
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I want to tell you why the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia should matter to you.
The one power you cannot give the executive is the ability to imprison or expel anyone regardless of their legal rights. That is our key check against autocracy. And we are watching it disappear.
The one power you cannot give the executive is the ability to imprison or expel anyone regardless of their legal rights. That is our key check against autocracy. And we are watching it disappear.
April 15, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I want to tell you why the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia should matter to you.
The one power you cannot give the executive is the ability to imprison or expel anyone regardless of their legal rights. That is our key check against autocracy. And we are watching it disappear.
The one power you cannot give the executive is the ability to imprison or expel anyone regardless of their legal rights. That is our key check against autocracy. And we are watching it disappear.
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Hogg says he wants to fund primary challenges against Democratic lawmakers who he feels are "out of touch" and not fighting President Trump hard enough.
(via @wbur.org)
(via @wbur.org)
Party vice-chair David Hogg wants to unseat some fellow Democrats by funding primary challengers
Hogg says he wants to fund primary challenges against Democratic lawmakers who he feels are "out of touch" and not fighting President Trump hard enough.
www.wbur.org
April 16, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Hogg says he wants to fund primary challenges against Democratic lawmakers who he feels are "out of touch" and not fighting President Trump hard enough.
(via @wbur.org)
(via @wbur.org)
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I may be tired and a little hoarse, but as I said again and again on the Senate floor, this is a moment where we cannot afford to be silent, when we must speak up.
April 2, 2025 at 1:09 AM
I may be tired and a little hoarse, but as I said again and again on the Senate floor, this is a moment where we cannot afford to be silent, when we must speak up.
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SCOOP: DOGE notified the Institute of Museum and Library Sciences (IMLS) today that the entire staff is being put on administrative leave effective immediately, I’ve learned from an agency source.
They’ll be cancelling huge swaths of grants/contracts and starting a Reduction in Force (RIF).
They’ll be cancelling huge swaths of grants/contracts and starting a Reduction in Force (RIF).
March 31, 2025 at 6:01 PM
SCOOP: DOGE notified the Institute of Museum and Library Sciences (IMLS) today that the entire staff is being put on administrative leave effective immediately, I’ve learned from an agency source.
They’ll be cancelling huge swaths of grants/contracts and starting a Reduction in Force (RIF).
They’ll be cancelling huge swaths of grants/contracts and starting a Reduction in Force (RIF).
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🌈 “Trans joy breaks open the world’s too narrow stories and offers something greater: a blessing...” – Jes Martinez-Hunt, Hope for Us ✨
Trans joy is sacred. It’s a spark of freedom, a radiant reminder of our full selves.
#TransJoyIsSacred #TDOV #TransDayofVisibility #UU #UnitarianUniversalist
Trans joy is sacred. It’s a spark of freedom, a radiant reminder of our full selves.
#TransJoyIsSacred #TDOV #TransDayofVisibility #UU #UnitarianUniversalist
March 31, 2025 at 5:30 PM
🌈 “Trans joy breaks open the world’s too narrow stories and offers something greater: a blessing...” – Jes Martinez-Hunt, Hope for Us ✨
Trans joy is sacred. It’s a spark of freedom, a radiant reminder of our full selves.
#TransJoyIsSacred #TDOV #TransDayofVisibility #UU #UnitarianUniversalist
Trans joy is sacred. It’s a spark of freedom, a radiant reminder of our full selves.
#TransJoyIsSacred #TDOV #TransDayofVisibility #UU #UnitarianUniversalist
We are slowly getting ourselves back to a baseline. But the truth is we're $400 short for rent, not to mention other bills. I am fighting back on the messages I got as a kid and asking for help. Last month we were further behind, so I know we're getting there. Any help in this time is appreciated.
March 31, 2025 at 5:58 PM
We are slowly getting ourselves back to a baseline. But the truth is we're $400 short for rent, not to mention other bills. I am fighting back on the messages I got as a kid and asking for help. Last month we were further behind, so I know we're getting there. Any help in this time is appreciated.
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This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
March 2, 2025 at 4:55 PM
This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
I've done this and it totally works!
Just tried this on two sample searches -- both were significantly better if you include the f-word (and then all the results say "Missing: fucking," which is a bit poignant as well as what I was aiming for in the results)
Important PSA
February 9, 2025 at 4:29 PM
I've done this and it totally works!
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This is a miracle story.
February 9, 2025 at 3:30 AM
This is a miracle story.
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Donald would flip his wig if he saw it.
February 8, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Donald would flip his wig if he saw it.
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So tired of this idea that billionaires are our "betters" whose opinion is super important because they have a lot of money. It's bullshit. They're mostly greedy sociopaths who have no problem destroying people who get in their way. That doesn't make your opinion one to be valued, in my opinion.
February 4, 2025 at 2:13 AM
So tired of this idea that billionaires are our "betters" whose opinion is super important because they have a lot of money. It's bullshit. They're mostly greedy sociopaths who have no problem destroying people who get in their way. That doesn't make your opinion one to be valued, in my opinion.
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This is so disturbing.
Alarming New Transportation Dept. Memo Sounds Like It's Right Out Of 'The Handmaid's Tale'
Well, that is incredibly disturbing.
www.comicsands.com
February 3, 2025 at 6:27 PM
This is so disturbing.
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It wasn't just members of Congress today, a lot of people came out and that was really important and will remain important every step of the way
February 4, 2025 at 12:50 AM
It wasn't just members of Congress today, a lot of people came out and that was really important and will remain important every step of the way
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For friends who are in the federal government, this is a very good guide on why you should be using Signal. In short, it’s safe and it’s free! a.wholelottanothing.org/a-guide-to-u...
A guide to using Signal for government workers
🔒Editor's note: A friend of mine works in the federal government and wrote a guide for their fellow federal workers on how to use Signal. There are lots of good reasons for switching to Signal for mes...
a.wholelottanothing.org
February 3, 2025 at 10:45 PM
For friends who are in the federal government, this is a very good guide on why you should be using Signal. In short, it’s safe and it’s free! a.wholelottanothing.org/a-guide-to-u...
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BREAKING NEWS:
In a massive lawsuit, the AFL-CIO has SUED the Treasury Department:
“for their unlawful…disclosure of personal and financial information…to Elon Musk and other members of the so-called ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ (DOGE).”
In a massive lawsuit, the AFL-CIO has SUED the Treasury Department:
“for their unlawful…disclosure of personal and financial information…to Elon Musk and other members of the so-called ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ (DOGE).”
February 4, 2025 at 2:02 AM
BREAKING NEWS:
In a massive lawsuit, the AFL-CIO has SUED the Treasury Department:
“for their unlawful…disclosure of personal and financial information…to Elon Musk and other members of the so-called ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ (DOGE).”
In a massive lawsuit, the AFL-CIO has SUED the Treasury Department:
“for their unlawful…disclosure of personal and financial information…to Elon Musk and other members of the so-called ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ (DOGE).”
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In a disgraceful act betraying millions of their own residents, Iowa, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming all write to oppose birthright citizenship.
February 4, 2025 at 1:29 AM
In a disgraceful act betraying millions of their own residents, Iowa, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming all write to oppose birthright citizenship.
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“Why is Elon’s coup not on the front page of the New York Times???”
idk, probably because the NYT is a puzzle game app that happens to also release articles about how trans people aren’t real but are also somehow a menace. It’s like asking why there isn’t a sonnet printed on your toilet paper
idk, probably because the NYT is a puzzle game app that happens to also release articles about how trans people aren’t real but are also somehow a menace. It’s like asking why there isn’t a sonnet printed on your toilet paper
February 3, 2025 at 9:24 PM
“Why is Elon’s coup not on the front page of the New York Times???”
idk, probably because the NYT is a puzzle game app that happens to also release articles about how trans people aren’t real but are also somehow a menace. It’s like asking why there isn’t a sonnet printed on your toilet paper
idk, probably because the NYT is a puzzle game app that happens to also release articles about how trans people aren’t real but are also somehow a menace. It’s like asking why there isn’t a sonnet printed on your toilet paper
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If the Muscovites want to set up cots at OPM, we should set up human walls.
February 3, 2025 at 10:30 PM
If the Muscovites want to set up cots at OPM, we should set up human walls.
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WIRED is tracking numerous reports of Musk-related shenanigans across the federal govt.
We're looking for fed employees open to discussing the activity they're seeing or to help confirm other reports. Anonymity offered.
Please use @signal.org (contact dell.3030). Do not use work networks/devices.
We're looking for fed employees open to discussing the activity they're seeing or to help confirm other reports. Anonymity offered.
Please use @signal.org (contact dell.3030). Do not use work networks/devices.
February 3, 2025 at 3:50 PM
WIRED is tracking numerous reports of Musk-related shenanigans across the federal govt.
We're looking for fed employees open to discussing the activity they're seeing or to help confirm other reports. Anonymity offered.
Please use @signal.org (contact dell.3030). Do not use work networks/devices.
We're looking for fed employees open to discussing the activity they're seeing or to help confirm other reports. Anonymity offered.
Please use @signal.org (contact dell.3030). Do not use work networks/devices.
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Anti-ICE protesters in California have shut down the 101 freeway in Los Angeles marching towards City Hall.
February 2, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Anti-ICE protesters in California have shut down the 101 freeway in Los Angeles marching towards City Hall.
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DOGE staffers took over USAID offices as senior officials and other employees placed on leave, sources tell ABC News
Turmoil inside USAID: DOGE reps take over offices, senior officials placed on leave
Amid ongoing turmoil inside the U.S. Agency for International Development, sources say that Department of Government Efficiency staffers have moved to take over offices.
abcnews.go.com
February 2, 2025 at 10:49 PM
DOGE staffers took over USAID offices as senior officials and other employees placed on leave, sources tell ABC News
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Listen, for folks who don't know, I was a part of a small organizing team that led to a mass mobilization in 813 cities worldwide in 2019.
I am not talking out of my ass.
You should be VERY VERY VERY careful in this environment about sharing flyers for events that identify NO organizer.
I am not talking out of my ass.
You should be VERY VERY VERY careful in this environment about sharing flyers for events that identify NO organizer.
February 3, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Listen, for folks who don't know, I was a part of a small organizing team that led to a mass mobilization in 813 cities worldwide in 2019.
I am not talking out of my ass.
You should be VERY VERY VERY careful in this environment about sharing flyers for events that identify NO organizer.
I am not talking out of my ass.
You should be VERY VERY VERY careful in this environment about sharing flyers for events that identify NO organizer.