Sara
@frizzlybarrett.bsky.social
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The problem is never the vocab. It's not "Defund the police." It's not "DEI." it's not "Non-violence." It's not "Inclusion." It's not "CRT." It's not "Equity."
The problem is that weak people let fascists chase them off of vocab so that they can continue being fascists and hurting Black people.
The problem is that weak people let fascists chase them off of vocab so that they can continue being fascists and hurting Black people.
January 30, 2026 at 3:03 PM
The problem is never the vocab. It's not "Defund the police." It's not "DEI." it's not "Non-violence." It's not "Inclusion." It's not "CRT." It's not "Equity."
The problem is that weak people let fascists chase them off of vocab so that they can continue being fascists and hurting Black people.
The problem is that weak people let fascists chase them off of vocab so that they can continue being fascists and hurting Black people.
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when all of this gets slightly less heated the NYT is going to be profiling anonymous ICE agents like they’re regretful Trump voters just you watch
January 30, 2026 at 2:59 PM
when all of this gets slightly less heated the NYT is going to be profiling anonymous ICE agents like they’re regretful Trump voters just you watch
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TO RECAP:
-A judge declined to approve a criminal complaint against @donlemonofficial.bsky.social
-An appeals court rejected the Trump DOJ again
-They arrested him anyway
A lawless regime trampling our rights. 🇺🇸
-A judge declined to approve a criminal complaint against @donlemonofficial.bsky.social
-An appeals court rejected the Trump DOJ again
-They arrested him anyway
A lawless regime trampling our rights. 🇺🇸
January 30, 2026 at 2:32 PM
TO RECAP:
-A judge declined to approve a criminal complaint against @donlemonofficial.bsky.social
-An appeals court rejected the Trump DOJ again
-They arrested him anyway
A lawless regime trampling our rights. 🇺🇸
-A judge declined to approve a criminal complaint against @donlemonofficial.bsky.social
-An appeals court rejected the Trump DOJ again
-They arrested him anyway
A lawless regime trampling our rights. 🇺🇸
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I have ZERO expectations that there will be widespread journalist solidarity with those arrested. And that will be a downfall for journalism as a whole.
January 30, 2026 at 2:58 PM
I have ZERO expectations that there will be widespread journalist solidarity with those arrested. And that will be a downfall for journalism as a whole.
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Georgia Fort, an independent journalist and vice president of the Minnesota NABJ chapter, was also arrested by federal agents this morning
I was sent this video of agents at her door:
I was sent this video of agents at her door:
January 30, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Georgia Fort, an independent journalist and vice president of the Minnesota NABJ chapter, was also arrested by federal agents this morning
I was sent this video of agents at her door:
I was sent this video of agents at her door:
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This isn’t about convicting Don Lemon. It’s unlikely that will happen. It’s about intimidating journalists & making them censure themselves out of fear of consequences. It’s about eroding the free press because the administration can’t afford the criticism.
This just in: "Don Lemon was taken into custody by federal agents last night in Los Angeles, where he was covering the Grammy awards," Lemon's attorney Abbe Lowell says.
January 30, 2026 at 2:44 PM
This isn’t about convicting Don Lemon. It’s unlikely that will happen. It’s about intimidating journalists & making them censure themselves out of fear of consequences. It’s about eroding the free press because the administration can’t afford the criticism.
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Same, except I'm getting flashbacks to Dubya's invasion of Iraq. Just to give the younger folks an idea of how this still affects my generation, i met up with an old high school pal a few months ago who told me he was shot in Iraq and now has a permanent disability.
I am struggling with what might be a generational experience. The gulf war was pretty politically formative for me. It’s not history so much as memory this time.
It is destabilizing to see almost the exact same gameplan but this time without the guardrails that at the time I took for granted.
It is destabilizing to see almost the exact same gameplan but this time without the guardrails that at the time I took for granted.
January 3, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Same, except I'm getting flashbacks to Dubya's invasion of Iraq. Just to give the younger folks an idea of how this still affects my generation, i met up with an old high school pal a few months ago who told me he was shot in Iraq and now has a permanent disability.
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I am struggling with what might be a generational experience. The gulf war was pretty politically formative for me. It’s not history so much as memory this time.
It is destabilizing to see almost the exact same gameplan but this time without the guardrails that at the time I took for granted.
It is destabilizing to see almost the exact same gameplan but this time without the guardrails that at the time I took for granted.
January 3, 2026 at 11:09 PM
I am struggling with what might be a generational experience. The gulf war was pretty politically formative for me. It’s not history so much as memory this time.
It is destabilizing to see almost the exact same gameplan but this time without the guardrails that at the time I took for granted.
It is destabilizing to see almost the exact same gameplan but this time without the guardrails that at the time I took for granted.
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Morocco winning the U20 World Cup feels special. Beating Brazil, Spain, France, and Argentina is remarkable. Giving up a single non-penalty goal in the entire tournament is incredible. What a run.
October 20, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Morocco winning the U20 World Cup feels special. Beating Brazil, Spain, France, and Argentina is remarkable. Giving up a single non-penalty goal in the entire tournament is incredible. What a run.
This weekend, I’ve been filled with a sense of dread.
A lot of it involves That Rally that’s happening today. Everything about it makes me … disgusted and uncomfortable.
A lot of it involves That Rally that’s happening today. Everything about it makes me … disgusted and uncomfortable.
September 21, 2025 at 9:54 PM
This weekend, I’ve been filled with a sense of dread.
A lot of it involves That Rally that’s happening today. Everything about it makes me … disgusted and uncomfortable.
A lot of it involves That Rally that’s happening today. Everything about it makes me … disgusted and uncomfortable.
(I know a person who acts like this IRL, and I will never figure out what they get out of it.
Energy vampirism? Frustration vampirism?)
Energy vampirism? Frustration vampirism?)
Nice post you got there, it'd be a shame if I deliberately missed your point so I could be tedious about it
September 21, 2025 at 9:40 PM
(I know a person who acts like this IRL, and I will never figure out what they get out of it.
Energy vampirism? Frustration vampirism?)
Energy vampirism? Frustration vampirism?)
Just found out that Louis Theroux came to my state to do an interview with an Internet troll who (currently?) lives in my hometown.
September 12, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Just found out that Louis Theroux came to my state to do an interview with an Internet troll who (currently?) lives in my hometown.
From my Notes app:
“If trucks could wear shoes, duallies would wear tabis.”
“If trucks could wear shoes, duallies would wear tabis.”
September 12, 2025 at 1:49 AM
From my Notes app:
“If trucks could wear shoes, duallies would wear tabis.”
“If trucks could wear shoes, duallies would wear tabis.”
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i just sent this email to @ezraklein.bsky.social
September 11, 2025 at 6:41 PM
i just sent this email to @ezraklein.bsky.social
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Some of them are saying "if there's political violence minorities will get hurt" like brown people aren't being thrown into vans and shipped to torture prisons already
September 10, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Some of them are saying "if there's political violence minorities will get hurt" like brown people aren't being thrown into vans and shipped to torture prisons already
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I have no idea what white people are talking about right now. The warnings that the fascists will "use this" to do more violence. WHAT WON'T THEY USE? You've watched them deploy the US military on US soil using bullshit pretexts. What even are you talking about?
September 10, 2025 at 9:09 PM
I have no idea what white people are talking about right now. The warnings that the fascists will "use this" to do more violence. WHAT WON'T THEY USE? You've watched them deploy the US military on US soil using bullshit pretexts. What even are you talking about?
There’s a certain jacket — a green jacket, with white lettering on the back — that I’m thinking about right now.
September 10, 2025 at 9:08 PM
There’s a certain jacket — a green jacket, with white lettering on the back — that I’m thinking about right now.
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The shooting of Charlie Kirk was the 46th school shooting of the year. The 47th one happened moments afterwards. www.cnn.com/2025/09/10/u...
At least 2 students shot at a Denver-area high school, authorities say | CNN
At least two students have been shot at Evergreen High School in Evergreen, Colorado, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.
www.cnn.com
September 10, 2025 at 8:04 PM
The shooting of Charlie Kirk was the 46th school shooting of the year. The 47th one happened moments afterwards. www.cnn.com/2025/09/10/u...
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Important:
if that news is true, don't say anything you wouldn't want to see screenshotted and spread all over right wing media
September 10, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Important:
“Have I seen you on TV before?”
“Yes. But … but not in a Tony Matterhorn way.”
“Yes. But … but not in a Tony Matterhorn way.”
September 7, 2025 at 2:43 AM
“Have I seen you on TV before?”
“Yes. But … but not in a Tony Matterhorn way.”
“Yes. But … but not in a Tony Matterhorn way.”
I ate Lord Kitchener’s flambé.
August 22, 2025 at 6:35 PM
I ate Lord Kitchener’s flambé.
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BREAKING: A federal judge in Miami gave the state of Florida 60 days to clear out the immigrant detention facility called Alligator Alcatraz — handing environmentalists and the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians a win.
August 22, 2025 at 2:01 AM
BREAKING: A federal judge in Miami gave the state of Florida 60 days to clear out the immigrant detention facility called Alligator Alcatraz — handing environmentalists and the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians a win.
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BREAKING: Eric Adams Advisor Winnie Greco Handed a CITY Reporter Cash Stuffed in a Bag of Potato Chips
www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/20/w...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/20/w...
Eric Adams Advisor Winnie Greco Handed a CITY Reporter Cash Stuffed in a Bag of Potato Chips
THE CITY reported the incident to law enforcement and was promptly contacted by the Brooklyn U.S. attorney’s office.
www.thecity.nyc
August 20, 2025 at 11:38 PM
BREAKING: Eric Adams Advisor Winnie Greco Handed a CITY Reporter Cash Stuffed in a Bag of Potato Chips
www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/20/w...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/20/w...