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Lorie Barber πŸš«πŸ‘‘

@barberchicago

Board Member, Woodridge School District 68 | School/Bulk Order Manager, The Silver Unicorn Bookstore πŸ¦„ | Co-founder, LITapalooza | Books in kids’ hands always and forever. β€οΈπŸ“š

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2 years from now, 5 years from now, 10 years from now, and 20 years from now, Americans are going to be subject to attacks here and all over the world because of what Trump is doing right now.

06.03.2026 12:44 πŸ‘ 4267 πŸ” 1110 πŸ’¬ 216 πŸ“Œ 79
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New YouGov poll finds that for the first time, a majority of Americans disapprove of Trump *strongly.* His overall approval is down to 38%, a new second-term low.

When is the last time a majority has disapproved strongly of a president?

03.03.2026 19:07 πŸ‘ 4100 πŸ” 1108 πŸ’¬ 118 πŸ“Œ 92
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Fake war footage isn't new, but AI has def supercharged it. For a few years now, the same three clips from ARMA 3 circulate every time there's a war. Even Pakistan has shared this on official accounts.

03.03.2026 19:47 πŸ‘ 78 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
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01.03.2026 03:52 πŸ‘ 1336 πŸ” 215 πŸ’¬ 61 πŸ“Œ 75
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Absolutely honoured to say that Waterstones has picked Hekate as book of the month. Verse novels and poets do not normally get this kind of love, so I am BEYOND grateful for this. πŸ₯ΉπŸ–€

01.03.2026 14:23 πŸ‘ 159 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

I'm begging my fellow politicians, Illinoisans, and Americans to realize that right now, we aren't fighting over policy or political party.

We're fighting over whether we're going to be a country rooted in empathy and kindness β€” or one rooted in cruelty and rage.

28.02.2026 00:43 πŸ‘ 21540 πŸ” 5715 πŸ’¬ 600 πŸ“Œ 240
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Satellite proposals threaten the night sky In the United States, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the agency responsible for authorizing satellite launches and operations…

The FCC just opened public comments on SpaceX's plan to launch a million satellites to do AI compute in space. Under the current proposal, an environmental review won't be required. Please consider submitting a public comment to oppose this damaging plan.
darksky.org/news/two-sat...

22.02.2026 19:21 πŸ‘ 3433 πŸ” 2656 πŸ’¬ 121 πŸ“Œ 393

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26.02.2026 17:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A Nationwide Book Ban Bill Has Been Introduced in the House of Representatives Hours after the State of the Union address, House republicans introduced legislation banning LGBTQ+ books from public schools nationwide.

A nationwide book ban bill has been introduced in the House of Representatives. Here's what you need to know about HR7661, including who is behind it, the history behind such bills, and what you need to do to stop it.

bookriot.com/hr7661-book-...

26.02.2026 14:13 πŸ‘ 427 πŸ” 445 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 91
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Which is more important to you?

Allowing Pete Hegseth to use AI however he wants?

Or preventing AI from doing mass surveillance of Americans and creating lethal weapons without human oversight?

That’s the choice before us. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/pete-hegseth-and-the-ai-doomsday

26.02.2026 00:31 πŸ‘ 1566 πŸ” 610 πŸ’¬ 117 πŸ“Œ 25

This is the FBI 302 in which a woman recounts her accusation that Epstein lulled her with the promise of a babysitting job only to drug and rape her. She says he tried to get her to recruit other girls her age. (She was 13 or 14).

www.justice.gov/epstein/file...

26.02.2026 00:38 πŸ‘ 2192 πŸ” 814 πŸ’¬ 45 πŸ“Œ 35

Let the doors be shut upon him, that he may play the fool no where but in ’s own house.

25.02.2026 00:19 πŸ‘ 756 πŸ” 207 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 10

There’s just a culture of learned helplessness when it comes to democratic communication. A total disinterest in talking about issues as a way to spark media coverage framed in the party’s narrative.

20.02.2026 12:43 πŸ‘ 73 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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Labor Secretary’s Husband Barred From the Department After Sexual Assault Reports

The spouse of Trump's Sec of Labor (who is under investigation for having a sexual relationship with an employee and spending taxpayer funds on strip clubs) has been banned from visiting her office on account of alleged sexual misconduct. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/19/b...

20.02.2026 12:02 πŸ‘ 96 πŸ” 27 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 8
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Homan: "We don't racially profile.”

Reality: It’s all ICE does.

(From @atrupar.com )

20.02.2026 12:56 πŸ‘ 874 πŸ” 220 πŸ’¬ 81 πŸ“Œ 23

"...The 74 revealed that police nationwide routinely tapped into school district Flock cameras to assist President Donald Trump’s mass immigration crackdown, which has also led to public outcry and protest over the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s unprecedented surveillance tactics."

20.02.2026 13:06 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This Is How a Child Dies of Measles When your family becomes a data point in an outbreak

You thought your unvaccinated daughter had a cold. It could be a week before she's diagnosed with measles. By then, the virus β€œhas multiplied and descended upon her lungs, kidneys, tonsils, and spleen, down to the marrow of her bones.” Elizabeth Bruenig writes about how a child dies of measles:

14.02.2026 09:15 πŸ‘ 129 πŸ” 66 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 1

It kinda seems like if you use ai in your job you’re just training ai to do your job

14.02.2026 07:50 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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@alsobrooks.senate.gov speaks to Rolling Stone about RFK Jr.

β€œHis leadership has been absolutely disastrous, and it has almost single-handedly worked to dismantle the public health system in our country and many of the gains that we’ve made in research, science, and medicine.”

13.02.2026 14:10 πŸ‘ 184 πŸ” 51 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 3

First @teslatakedown.com, now #targettakedown ✊

12.02.2026 02:43 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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UnitedHealthcare Tried to Deny Coverage to a Chronically Ill Patient. He Fought Back, Exposing the Insurer’s Inner Workings. After a college student finally found a treatment that worked, the insurance giant decided it wouldn’t pay for the costly drugs. His fight to get coverage exposed the insurer’s hidden procedures for r...

After a college student finally found a treatment that worked for his ulcerative colitis, UnitedHealthcare decided it wouldn’t pay for the costly drugs.

His fight to get coverage exposed the insurer’s hidden procedures for rejecting claims.

(Published Feb. 2023)

12.02.2026 02:30 πŸ‘ 961 πŸ” 351 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 23

It bears repeating that Tom Homan is a fucking psycho and Greg Bovino's exile means functionally nothing when it comes to what's happening on the ground in Minnesota.

09.02.2026 18:57 πŸ‘ 6313 πŸ” 2301 πŸ’¬ 80 πŸ“Œ 40

Ok, you can stop texting me, I saw the Ring ad. Troubling things about it 🧡:

-The long awaited (much warned about) intro of β€œAI” recognition. It starts w/ searching for a β€œbrown dog” but means the tech is there for lisence plate reading, face recognition, searching for suspects by description, etc

09.02.2026 02:45 πŸ‘ 1701 πŸ” 627 πŸ’¬ 26 πŸ“Œ 61

Yep. Midterm elections.

09.02.2026 13:54 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oop.

09.02.2026 03:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

🚨🚨IT IS BASEBALL SEASON

09.02.2026 03:28 πŸ‘ 1711 πŸ” 220 πŸ’¬ 70 πŸ“Œ 23

It’s time to RESTORE MASCULINITY by being afraid of the singer on TV

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judge a quarterback by whether or not he defrauds millions of dollars from poor people

08.02.2026 20:26 πŸ‘ 6171 πŸ” 1084 πŸ’¬ 95 πŸ“Œ 15