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Imani Barbarin

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Disabled Loudmouth. https://www.canva.com/design/DAFjqA7WtS0/11YO6Ql6Yl9J792_jipiwQ/edit?utm_content=DAFjqA7WtS0&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=sharebutton

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Big update: $25/$250
My mom had to be taken to hospital due to not being able to breathe due to her cancer! Pls we need that whellchair TODAY! Pls help us!
@bfitzinar.bsky.social
@decolonizeunions.bsky.social
@olivebrinker.bsky.social
@trance.bsky.social
@imanibarbarin.bsky.social

28.02.2026 12:59 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 30 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

β€œDHS’ office for civil rights has two employees right now” Horrifying story via @juliametraux.bsky.social

18.02.2026 20:01 πŸ‘ 87 πŸ” 46 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m really excited to be presenting new work at Brandeis next month! If you’re in the Boston area, come check it out. Also, since I’ll be in Boston for five days, I’m welcoming suggestions on cool things to do: feminist/queer bookstores, sex shops, cafes or art spaces, fun non-stuffy museums, etc.

18.02.2026 18:13 πŸ‘ 52 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 0
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Disability cut emergency need ongoing! Hi, my name is Lydia. I’m currently on dialysis after a failed kidney transplant. In the first week of January, I learned my Social Security Disability benefits were cut without warningβ€”the payment I…

Can we help out please?

giveahand.com/fundraiser/d...

18.02.2026 17:33 πŸ‘ 83 πŸ” 107 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 3

For one last time I beg your help, I need to pay this today at 2pm. This is our last chance to get my mom her cancer treatment this month
$227/$970 pls share❀️

@trance.bsky.social
@dgmeek92.bsky.social
@olivebrinker.bsky.social
@imanibarbarin.bsky.social
@mayawest.online
@jskylerinc.bsky.social

16.02.2026 16:34 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 31 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

Anyone picking the centrist path is a Republican. Jig is up, baby. Clinton Wing of the Dem party is done. Go that way and die. If you want to win a seat, get on the side of the good guys. Or run as a Republican.

17.02.2026 16:45 πŸ‘ 893 πŸ” 202 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 4
#LostDog
#LostDog YouTube video by Imani Barbarin

#LostDog

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10.02.2026 16:48 πŸ‘ 117 πŸ” 35 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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Jackhammering Into the Sewer A look through the Epstein files.

"If careerists had not been so easy to bribe and blackmail, ordinary people would not have to suffer under this group of sadistic oligarchs and politicians. Our era is the culmination of complicity."
sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/jackhammer...

04.02.2026 21:11 πŸ‘ 383 πŸ” 150 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 12

How are people uploading videos longer than 60s on here???

04.02.2026 22:03 πŸ‘ 76 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1
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Imani Barbarin on Instagram: "We’re here because we have one side that wants you πŸ’€ and another that will build the infrastructure to do it. None of this has to be happening." 5,456 likes, 74 comments - crutches_and_spice on January 30, 2026: "We’re here because we have one side that wants you πŸ’€ and another that will build the infrastructure to do it. None of this has to be...

Remember when I said I think our sense of time is being f’d with by these platforms - here is a great example from @imanibarbarin.bsky.social educating us on asynchronous communication www.instagram.com/reel/DUIyx7N...

30.01.2026 15:13 πŸ‘ 66 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I Keep seeing MFs try to whitewash Biden and his administration

You look Ridiculous and very unsafe to be around

28.01.2026 18:29 πŸ‘ 113 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Genocide supporter

29.01.2026 21:57 πŸ‘ 80 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 1

They’re now saying that Democrats tiktok page is getting suppressed and I have to say:

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah

26.01.2026 20:09 πŸ‘ 498 πŸ” 66 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 8
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Trans youth still have a safe haven in California β€” but that could change "We know that these cases and policies are going to have a critical impact on trans young people, who are already such a vulnerable minority”, said one advocate about the Trump administration’s polici...

How do you write a whole story about the safety of trans youth in CA without mentioning the existential threat that is Gavin Newsom.

26.01.2026 18:08 πŸ‘ 195 πŸ” 48 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

And while we’re at it, ask yourself why your favorite liberal commentator or personality is condemning ICE but never venturing to criticize Democrats and leaders who aren’t using their power to stop them and ask yourself if there’s a financial reason for it.

25.01.2026 17:27 πŸ‘ 393 πŸ” 74 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1

"Right now, the Democratic party and its leaders are trying to tell you 'oh, it can be reformed. Oh, it's this version of ICE that's the problem, but the reality is fascism is a virus and if you don't fucking treat it, to eradicate it, it will always be there to sicken and fucking slaughter you" πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯

25.01.2026 20:41 πŸ‘ 128 πŸ” 50 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Dems treated both viruses the same.
Dems treated both viruses the same. YouTube video by Imani Barbarin

Dems treated both viruses, covid and fascism, the exact same way.

youtube.com/shorts/U9DHa...

25.01.2026 20:34 πŸ‘ 333 πŸ” 106 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 12

If every Democrat voted NO on funding ICE, it would not have passed the House. But, 7 House Democrats voted to fund Trump's lawless, masked goons, so it passed.

Hakeem Jeffries refused to whip his members to vote against ICE funding. Genuinely unforgivable.

22.01.2026 21:50 πŸ‘ 7454 πŸ” 2539 πŸ’¬ 263 πŸ“Œ 199

Once when we wanted to show the ineffectual dithering of The Good Place Committee, we had one of them say, "There are rules, procedures. This is The Good Place -- we can't just *do stuff.*" We almost didn't include it, because we thought it was a little on the nose.

21.12.2025 17:31 πŸ‘ 3581 πŸ” 650 πŸ’¬ 144 πŸ“Œ 18
Imani Barbarin on disability rights, COVID and the war on Gaza | The Take
Imani Barbarin on disability rights, COVID and the war on Gaza | The Take Why does the public understanding of disability lag so far behind reality? TikTok influencer and disability activist Imani Barbarin lays this out for her audiences on social media, where she has…

Hey y’all! Here’s the YouTube video of my interview if that’s what you prefer:

youtu.be/L7vWR5nquFQ?...

18.12.2025 17:50 πŸ‘ 175 πŸ” 66 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2

Thank you!

18.12.2025 16:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Imani Barbarin on disability rights, COVID and the war on Gaza

Thanks for having me! And thanks to the team from The Take.

Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/1vQI...

18.12.2025 14:22 πŸ‘ 213 πŸ” 51 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Look at the date. Disabled people told you.

They made too many disabled people.

18.12.2025 04:09 πŸ‘ 708 πŸ” 308 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 7

No, they specifically chose 8 Dems not up for reelection to end the government shutdown and side with republicans.

Meaning they are aware of mass calls to primary establishment Dems.

13.12.2025 20:40 πŸ‘ 236 πŸ” 55 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

I know that primarying Dems is the call to action for the moment, but why can’t we recall them too when they vote against their constituents wishes or ignore public outcry?

Their manipulation in ending the shutdown for a pinky promise shows them working around primaries.

13.12.2025 20:15 πŸ‘ 288 πŸ” 56 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 5
Theres Someone Worse Than Trump
Theres Someone Worse Than Trump YouTube video by Imani Barbarin

There’s something worse than Trump coming.

youtube.com/shorts/EhsKw...

13.12.2025 20:05 πŸ‘ 144 πŸ” 55 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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5 Calls Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.

How do you contact your reps? Right here mother pupper! Go to the left menu, type in KOSA and they literally tell you what to write and say. You barely have to do any work. Find your legislators and get going! This is everyone’s to do list today.

13.12.2025 18:26 πŸ‘ 43 πŸ” 45 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
If KOSA passes, dont expect Dems to win another election
If KOSA passes, dont expect Dems to win another election YouTube video by Imani Barbarin

If KOSA passes, never expect Dems to win again.

youtube.com/shorts/8NfV8...

13.12.2025 18:12 πŸ‘ 248 πŸ” 116 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 14

A lot of you are hoping Republicans crumble so you won’t have to rely on Democrats.

It’s very transparent.

12.12.2025 01:26 πŸ‘ 167 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1

kind of funny that "you are not allowed to criticize the democrats for any reason" isn't seen as the highest expression of "purity politics."

12.12.2025 01:15 πŸ‘ 194 πŸ” 47 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0