Tracey Barnett
@traceybarnett.bsky.social
Politics. Commentary. Ideas. Non-award-winning Columnist in Auckland, New Zealand.
Greenland protest video. fb.watch/EJ9JkGb3kr/?...
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January 18, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Greenland protest video. fb.watch/EJ9JkGb3kr/?...
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Iranian official says verified deaths in Iran protests reaches at least 5,000 reut.rs/3ZiPI21
Iranian official says verified deaths in Iran protests reaches at least 5,000
An Iranian official in the region said on Sunday the authorities had verified at least 5,000 people had been killed in protests in Iran, including about 500 security personnel, blaming "terrorists and armed rioters" for killing "innocent Iranians".
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January 18, 2026 at 9:30 AM
Iranian official says verified deaths in Iran protests reaches at least 5,000 reut.rs/3ZiPI21
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Wow, talk about unprecedented.
The Fed Chairman makes official statement that the President is using criminal charges to threaten him over monetary policy.
The Fed Chairman makes official statement that the President is using criminal charges to threaten him over monetary policy.
Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
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Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
YouTube video by Federal Reserve
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January 12, 2026 at 12:40 AM
Wow, talk about unprecedented.
The Fed Chairman makes official statement that the President is using criminal charges to threaten him over monetary policy.
The Fed Chairman makes official statement that the President is using criminal charges to threaten him over monetary policy.
Moonrise. Little Bay, Aotearoa, New Zealand.
January 4, 2026 at 10:32 AM
Moonrise. Little Bay, Aotearoa, New Zealand.
Wolf Moon tonight. Little Bay, Aotearoa New Zealand.
January 4, 2026 at 10:31 AM
Wolf Moon tonight. Little Bay, Aotearoa New Zealand.
Remember when the FIFA Peace Prize used to mean something?
January 3, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Remember when the FIFA Peace Prize used to mean something?
How Oil, Drugs and Immigration Fueled Trump’s Venezuela Campaign www.nytimes.com/2025/12/27/u...
How Oil, Drugs and Immigration Fueled Trump’s Venezuela Campaign
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January 3, 2026 at 9:17 PM
How Oil, Drugs and Immigration Fueled Trump’s Venezuela Campaign www.nytimes.com/2025/12/27/u...
My Pohutakawa tree can beat up your Pohutakawa tree. #BestXmasTreeEva
December 3, 2025 at 1:53 AM
My Pohutakawa tree can beat up your Pohutakawa tree. #BestXmasTreeEva
Yep, here they are. Tell me if you agree. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/b...
The 10 Best Books of 2025
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December 3, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Yep, here they are. Tell me if you agree. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/b...
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Comey rightly calls out the "biglaw" lawyers who have abdicated their responsibilities to uphold the rule of law, which -- after all -- is why the legal profession exists in the first place, as I discussed a few months ago.
November 24, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Comey rightly calls out the "biglaw" lawyers who have abdicated their responsibilities to uphold the rule of law, which -- after all -- is why the legal profession exists in the first place, as I discussed a few months ago.
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The truly wild thing is this isn’t even true, a shit-ton of their oil reserves on paper are heavy tar sands and every US oil company will take one look at that at $80/bbl and walk away because it isn’t close to economically viable.
Rep. Salazar on Venezuela: "We're about to go in ... we need to go in ... Venezuela for the American oil companies will be a field day"
November 24, 2025 at 9:26 PM
The truly wild thing is this isn’t even true, a shit-ton of their oil reserves on paper are heavy tar sands and every US oil company will take one look at that at $80/bbl and walk away because it isn’t close to economically viable.
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Rep Maria Salazar (R-FL) says Trump is about to invade Venezuela, and the objective is to seize their oil. Remarkable candor, because this seems to be precisely what is going on. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Rep. Salazar on Venezuela: "We're about to go in ... we need to go in ... Venezuela for the American oil companies will be a field day"
November 24, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Rep Maria Salazar (R-FL) says Trump is about to invade Venezuela, and the objective is to seize their oil. Remarkable candor, because this seems to be precisely what is going on. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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He went to Jared*
*who doesn’t currently hold any position in the govt??
*who doesn’t currently hold any position in the govt??
Reuters has confirmed that President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner and his special envoy Steve Witkoff held a private meeting in Miami with a sanctioned Kremlin proxy to help shape the new "peace plan" for Ukraine. www.reuters.com/world/europe...
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November 23, 2025 at 6:02 AM
He went to Jared*
*who doesn’t currently hold any position in the govt??
*who doesn’t currently hold any position in the govt??
Here they come. Those seductive year’s best lists. Get on it, holiday readers.
www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/1...
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The 10 best books of 2025
The year’s best fiction and nonfiction, as selected by the staff of The Washington Post’s Book World.
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November 21, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Here they come. Those seductive year’s best lists. Get on it, holiday readers.
www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/1...
www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/1...
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NEW TONIGHT: Judge temporarily blocks Trump from deploying troops in Portland
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Judge temporarily blocks Trump from deploying troops in Portland
Oregon officials had challenged President Donald Trump’s move to send troops to the state’s largest city, calling it “patently unlawful.”
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October 5, 2025 at 3:55 AM
NEW TONIGHT: Judge temporarily blocks Trump from deploying troops in Portland
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BREAKING: The Israeli army says it will attack Yemen’s Red Sea port of Hodeidah “in the coming hours”.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/8swszf
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September 16, 2025 at 12:08 PM
BREAKING: The Israeli army says it will attack Yemen’s Red Sea port of Hodeidah “in the coming hours”.
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🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/8swszf
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Another federal official is refusing to step aside after the White House tried to fire him: Robert E. Primus, a board member of the federal agency responsible for approving railroad mergers. “It’s illegal," he said of the move. "The president cannot remove me arbitrarily."
Trump Fires Member of Board That Approves Railroad Mergers
Robert E. Primus received an email from the White House terminating his position, but he said he would continue his duties.
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August 28, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Another federal official is refusing to step aside after the White House tried to fire him: Robert E. Primus, a board member of the federal agency responsible for approving railroad mergers. “It’s illegal," he said of the move. "The president cannot remove me arbitrarily."
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BREAKING: Big moment as CDC staff stage a mass walkout.
They have lined the street outside its HQ to greet and salute the four top officials who have resigned in protest at RFK Jr’s attack on the agency’s science base.
(🎥 AP)
They have lined the street outside its HQ to greet and salute the four top officials who have resigned in protest at RFK Jr’s attack on the agency’s science base.
(🎥 AP)
August 28, 2025 at 7:42 PM
BREAKING: Big moment as CDC staff stage a mass walkout.
They have lined the street outside its HQ to greet and salute the four top officials who have resigned in protest at RFK Jr’s attack on the agency’s science base.
(🎥 AP)
They have lined the street outside its HQ to greet and salute the four top officials who have resigned in protest at RFK Jr’s attack on the agency’s science base.
(🎥 AP)
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My heart breaks into 10,000 pieces once again.
August 25, 2025 at 11:33 PM
My heart breaks into 10,000 pieces once again.
Just went to the post office today in Auckland, New Zealand and was told that all packages to the US cannot be sent, as of yesterday. #TariffHell
August 22, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Just went to the post office today in Auckland, New Zealand and was told that all packages to the US cannot be sent, as of yesterday. #TariffHell
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"Give me the Nobel Peace Prize or you'll be sorry" doesn't sound very peaceful.
Out of the blue, Trump called the Norwegian finance minister to ask when he would get the Nobel prize suggesting he would impose tariffs if he did not www.dn.no/politikk/fre...
Kilder til DN: Trump tok opp nobelpris i tolltelefon med Stoltenberg (+)
Ut av det blå, mens finansminister Jens Stoltenberg gikk på gaten i Oslo, ringte Donald Trump fra Det hvite hus. Han ville ha Nobelprisen – og diskutere toll.
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August 15, 2025 at 12:44 AM
"Give me the Nobel Peace Prize or you'll be sorry" doesn't sound very peaceful.
