Steve Barrera
@stevebarrera.bsky.social
One of the 75 million. Here for Bluer skies. Partner to @happymomster.bsky.social.
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This week's post on Substack.
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What Happened to the Culture?
Why is it so boring now?
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January 26, 2026 at 2:22 PM
This week's post on Substack.
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We're stuck at home today, buried in snow, so playing a game I Kickstarted last year. Above and Below: Haunted from Red Raven Games.
January 25, 2026 at 9:13 PM
We're stuck at home today, buried in snow, so playing a game I Kickstarted last year. Above and Below: Haunted from Red Raven Games.
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Imagine how inhumanely you must view these people in order to be part of a team that separates this five-year-old and then ships him parentless to Texas within hours.
This is not about law enforcement.
This is not about law enforcement.
A 5-year-old preschool student was taken with his father by federal immigration agents shortly after arriving home from school, Columbia Heights school leaders said Jan. 21.
Preschooler and three other students detained by ICE, school district leader says
The detentions of Columbia Heights students come after weeks of heightened concern and enforcement presence near and on Twin Cities school property.
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January 22, 2026 at 1:28 AM
Imagine how inhumanely you must view these people in order to be part of a team that separates this five-year-old and then ships him parentless to Texas within hours.
This is not about law enforcement.
This is not about law enforcement.
This week's Substack post, offering a simple explanation for the insanity of U.S. leadership.
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The Gonzo Administration
Understanding Mad King Don
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January 21, 2026 at 5:21 PM
This week's Substack post, offering a simple explanation for the insanity of U.S. leadership.
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stevebarrera.substack.com/p/the-gonzo-...
Even in these hell times, one must indulge one's fancies. Playing a game of Tiny Towns with @happymomster.bsky.social .
January 17, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Even in these hell times, one must indulge one's fancies. Playing a game of Tiny Towns with @happymomster.bsky.social .
I hope this turns out to be true.
This is one thing that's different from prior fights against fascist takeovers: Every citizen has a camera. Maybe if the fascist oppression will be televised, that will change things. Much harder to pretend you don't know what's happening when it's going viral all around you.
BREAKING:
TIM WALZ: "If you see these ICE agents in your neighborhood, take out that phone and hit record."
"Help us create a database of the atrocities against Minnesotans, not just to establish a record for posterity, but to bank evidence for future prosecution."
TIM WALZ: "If you see these ICE agents in your neighborhood, take out that phone and hit record."
"Help us create a database of the atrocities against Minnesotans, not just to establish a record for posterity, but to bank evidence for future prosecution."
January 16, 2026 at 2:26 AM
I hope this turns out to be true.
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This is not a sane use of US federal law enforcement resources.
The Star Tribune had an insane graphic about the presence of immigration enforcement in Minneapolis. There are more immigration officers in the metro right now than local police officers.
January 15, 2026 at 12:25 PM
This is not a sane use of US federal law enforcement resources.
Kleptocracy, plain and simple. He realizes no one will hold him accountable.
The main bank account holding revenue from the Venezuelan oil sales is located in Qatar.
“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
Exclusive: US gets first $500 million Venezuelan oil deal, holding some proceeds in Qatar
The details shared with Semafor mark an initial milestone in the administration’s plan following the ouster of Nicolás Maduro.
www.semafor.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Kleptocracy, plain and simple. He realizes no one will hold him accountable.
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It goes without saying that in the US you’re not supposed to have a masked secret police that snatches people off the streets without knowing if they’ve committed a crime. That’s about as basic a requirement for a democracy as exists.
Having seen several abductions up close, it is really hard to convey how much the thing they’re doing is roaming in military convoys until they see someone who is alone and isn’t white, and then jumping out in large numbers, pulling them into a van, and screeching off, all in 90 seconds or so.
"“They specifically asked me if I knew where the Hmong families lived on my street & in the neighborhood.” Lugert-Thom responded, “I don’t know anything about that” & she said they then asked, “Well, what about the Asian families?”"
"“I was a bit shaken & a bit shocked of what I was asked to do.”"
"“I was a bit shaken & a bit shocked of what I was asked to do.”"
January 14, 2026 at 4:48 PM
It goes without saying that in the US you’re not supposed to have a masked secret police that snatches people off the streets without knowing if they’ve committed a crime. That’s about as basic a requirement for a democracy as exists.
This pinpoints MAGA's goal: to carve out a separate legal sphere and reality for regime loyalists at the expense of the rights and the lives of the rest of us. Not hypocrisy, but an Orwellian undertaking to sow disarray and seize power through brute force. exoprophet.substack.com/p/maga-is-no...
MAGA Is Not Hypocritical
Why the Hypocrisy Dunk Serves Fascism
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January 14, 2026 at 4:32 PM
This pinpoints MAGA's goal: to carve out a separate legal sphere and reality for regime loyalists at the expense of the rights and the lives of the rest of us. Not hypocrisy, but an Orwellian undertaking to sow disarray and seize power through brute force. exoprophet.substack.com/p/maga-is-no...
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“Nice Federal Reserve you got there. Would be a shame if anything happened to it.”
— the GOP’s official talking point.
— the GOP’s official talking point.
Sen. Kevin Cramer: "Maybe the point should be if you're the attorney for Jay Powell and you want to avoid an indictment, how about you go to Jeanine Pirro and say, 'I'll make a deal. I'll step down today if you drop the investigation today.' To me, that would be a win win for everybody."
January 13, 2026 at 9:27 PM
“Nice Federal Reserve you got there. Would be a shame if anything happened to it.”
— the GOP’s official talking point.
— the GOP’s official talking point.
This Monday's Substack post. An administration wages war on a peaceful people.
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Trump vs. the People
The year of the ICE invasions
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January 12, 2026 at 6:27 PM
This Monday's Substack post. An administration wages war on a peaceful people.
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The message from the White House this morning is that, once again, it falls on ordinary American citizens to remain calm and professional when dealing with the heavily armed agents of the government because they are very emotional and might fly off into a murderous rage at the slightest insult.
January 11, 2026 at 3:19 PM
The message from the White House this morning is that, once again, it falls on ordinary American citizens to remain calm and professional when dealing with the heavily armed agents of the government because they are very emotional and might fly off into a murderous rage at the slightest insult.
Christ, this reads like a bad horror film.
Welcome to the Clicktatorship, where everything is content
ICYMI: WaPo, on why ICE always has phones in their hands: to feed the social media beast.
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January 10, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Christ, this reads like a bad horror film.
A second Substack article this week. My take on the oil grab, which was exactly in line with our President's understanding of the nature of power and purpose of government.
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The Pentagon's New Job
The military's demotion and the shame of its new role
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January 9, 2026 at 10:31 PM
A second Substack article this week. My take on the oil grab, which was exactly in line with our President's understanding of the nature of power and purpose of government.
stevebarrera.substack.com/p/the-pentag...
stevebarrera.substack.com/p/the-pentag...
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We should send more presidents to prison. In the five years since January 6th, two other democracies both faced their own version of insurrectionists attempting to overturn elections. Both countries handled it better — and more definitively — than we did. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/five-ways-...
Five Ways To Remember January 6th
Too many people saw January 6th as the final aggrieved death throes of Trumpism. We can now understand it was the start of something much darker.
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January 6, 2026 at 7:52 PM
We should send more presidents to prison. In the five years since January 6th, two other democracies both faced their own version of insurrectionists attempting to overturn elections. Both countries handled it better — and more definitively — than we did. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/five-ways-...
Eventful year so far, and not even a week in. My first 2026 post on Substack.
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Welcome to the New World Order, Everyone!
It's going to be an exciting rest of the decade
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January 5, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Eventful year so far, and not even a week in. My first 2026 post on Substack.
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The dawn of a new era in government.
“We will replace the frigidity of rugged individualism with the warmth of collectivism.”
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The Full Transcript of Zohran Mamdani’s Inauguration Speech
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January 2, 2026 at 2:51 PM
The dawn of a new era in government.
My final Substack post of the year - a 2025 retrospective in light of all that's changed. Chins up, folks, the darkness will lift eventually. See you in 2026!
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What Trump Has Changed for Good
There's no "return to normalcy", folks
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December 30, 2025 at 5:15 PM
My final Substack post of the year - a 2025 retrospective in light of all that's changed. Chins up, folks, the darkness will lift eventually. See you in 2026!
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My 2025 in books, make of it what you will.
December 29, 2025 at 6:38 PM
My 2025 in books, make of it what you will.
Glad to be getting the chance to play some Magic over the holidays. Embracing the chaos here playing demons vs. witches.
Witches won, BTW.
Witches won, BTW.
December 28, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Glad to be getting the chance to play some Magic over the holidays. Embracing the chaos here playing demons vs. witches.
Witches won, BTW.
Witches won, BTW.
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Look back on the year and count the victories. Hold hands with someone you love and recharge. Anything can be rebuilt. Can we fix it? Yes we can. Together.
December 27, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Look back on the year and count the victories. Hold hands with someone you love and recharge. Anything can be rebuilt. Can we fix it? Yes we can. Together.
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NORAD Santa tracker is Woke
December 25, 2025 at 2:28 AM
NORAD Santa tracker is Woke
Warmest Holiday Greetings!
My latest post on Substack takes a break from doom posting to focus on the season.
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My latest post on Substack takes a break from doom posting to focus on the season.
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Keeping up an American Tradition
I'm no Christian, but I do enjoy Christmas
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December 22, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Warmest Holiday Greetings!
My latest post on Substack takes a break from doom posting to focus on the season.
stevebarrera.substack.com/p/keeping-up...
My latest post on Substack takes a break from doom posting to focus on the season.
stevebarrera.substack.com/p/keeping-up...
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I interviewed @paulrosenberg.bsky.social about the roots of liberalism: the wars over religion in Europe and the recovery from that trauma. Bottom line: rightwingers want to return to that period of trauma. Liberalism is our way back out.
www.editorialboard.com/liberalism-c...
www.editorialboard.com/liberalism-c...
Liberalism can save Christmas from Trump
The real enemies of religious liberty have revealed themselves.
www.editorialboard.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:20 PM
I interviewed @paulrosenberg.bsky.social about the roots of liberalism: the wars over religion in Europe and the recovery from that trauma. Bottom line: rightwingers want to return to that period of trauma. Liberalism is our way back out.
www.editorialboard.com/liberalism-c...
www.editorialboard.com/liberalism-c...