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Andrea Barreiro

@andreakbarreiro.bsky.social

Applied mathematician, focusing on neuroscience and voting rights. Proud member of Blue America. people.smu.edu/abarreiro National Coalition for Voting Rights www.ncvr.org Math For Unbiased Maps TX (MUMTX) www.smu.edu/mumtx

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RESIGN

10.11.2025 13:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Under Biden, the IRS launched a program for people to file their taxes FOR FREE (finally!)

Well, Trump ended it because TurboTax donated $1 million to him. This White House is just one big grift while the rest of us pay more for everything.

09.11.2025 19:17 β€” πŸ‘ 684    πŸ” 311    πŸ’¬ 26    πŸ“Œ 10
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$40B of your money to this guy, so he can dance at CPAC at Mar-a-Lago while Americans wait for their paychecks, hoping the money actually comes.

09.11.2025 01:11 β€” πŸ‘ 7726    πŸ” 3393    πŸ’¬ 566    πŸ“Œ 274

if you believe fully autonomous robot butlers are just over the horizon you are actually one of the dumbest motherfuckers alive and we should take your money from you so we can put it towards something worthwhile

07.11.2025 14:23 β€” πŸ‘ 4197    πŸ” 666    πŸ’¬ 104    πŸ“Œ 56

The last month of the anti-Mamdani campaign was an absolutely shameful undertaking, an attempt to rip the city and Democratic coalition apart and I'm very happy to see it failed.

05.11.2025 03:15 β€” πŸ‘ 37075    πŸ” 4052    πŸ’¬ 423    πŸ“Œ 127

I’m just a small-town political scientist, & it’s still relatively early, but it appears that The Actual Democrats did not Need To Do any of the Things or Learn any of the Obvious Lessons that Ezra Douthglesias said they Must Do & Learn.

05.11.2025 02:08 β€” πŸ‘ 7866    πŸ” 1694    πŸ’¬ 87    πŸ“Œ 112
Graphic with a light background and the New Disabled South logo in the top right corner. Large bold text reads: β€˜Apply: Food Assistance for Disabled People in the South.’ Text below explains that due to the government shutdown, people in the South will not receive their November SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) payments. New Disabled South is offering one-time payments to help people impacted by not receiving SNAP β€” $100 for individuals and $250 for households with two or more people. It notes that funding is first-come, first-served and that SSI or Medicaid recipients should read a disclaimer before applying. A call-to-action at the bottom reads: β€˜Apply at ndsdj.org/snaphelp.’ There are small illustrations of a grocery bag and a grocery list.

Graphic with a light background and the New Disabled South logo in the top right corner. Large bold text reads: β€˜Apply: Food Assistance for Disabled People in the South.’ Text below explains that due to the government shutdown, people in the South will not receive their November SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) payments. New Disabled South is offering one-time payments to help people impacted by not receiving SNAP β€” $100 for individuals and $250 for households with two or more people. It notes that funding is first-come, first-served and that SSI or Medicaid recipients should read a disclaimer before applying. A call-to-action at the bottom reads: β€˜Apply at ndsdj.org/snaphelp.’ There are small illustrations of a grocery bag and a grocery list.

Graphic with a light background and the New Disabled South logo in the top right corner. Large bold text reads: β€˜Donate to Support Food Assistance for Disabled People in the South.’ The message says that New Disabled South is raising money to provide direct payments to people impacted by loss of SNAP funds, and invites donations. A black banner at the bottom reads: β€˜Donate at ndsdj.org/snapdonate.’ A small illustration of a grocery bag with food items is on the left.

Graphic with a light background and the New Disabled South logo in the top right corner. Large bold text reads: β€˜Donate to Support Food Assistance for Disabled People in the South.’ The message says that New Disabled South is raising money to provide direct payments to people impacted by loss of SNAP funds, and invites donations. A black banner at the bottom reads: β€˜Donate at ndsdj.org/snapdonate.’ A small illustration of a grocery bag with food items is on the left.

Graphic in Spanish with a light background and the New Disabled South logo in the top right corner. Large bold text reads: β€˜Solicitar: Asistencia Alimentaria para Personas con Discapacidad en el Sur.’ The text explains that due to the government shutdown, people will not receive November SNAP payments and that New Disabled South offers one-time payments of $100 for individuals and $250 for households with two or more people, first-come, first-served. It also includes a note for SSI or Medicaid recipients. A black banner at the bottom reads: β€˜Solicitar en ndsdj.org/snaphelp.’ A small illustration of a grocery bag and grocery list appears on the left.

Graphic in Spanish with a light background and the New Disabled South logo in the top right corner. Large bold text reads: β€˜Solicitar: Asistencia Alimentaria para Personas con Discapacidad en el Sur.’ The text explains that due to the government shutdown, people will not receive November SNAP payments and that New Disabled South offers one-time payments of $100 for individuals and $250 for households with two or more people, first-come, first-served. It also includes a note for SSI or Medicaid recipients. A black banner at the bottom reads: β€˜Solicitar en ndsdj.org/snaphelp.’ A small illustration of a grocery bag and grocery list appears on the left.

Graphic in Spanish with a light background and the New Disabled South logo in the top right corner. Large bold text reads: β€˜Dona para apoyar la asistencia alimentaria para personas con discapacidad en el Sur.’ The text explains that New Disabled South is raising funds to make direct payments to people affected by the loss of SNAP funds and provides information on how to donate. A black banner at the bottom reads: β€˜Dona en ndsdj.org/snapdonate.’ A small illustration of a grocery bag with food items appears on the left.

Graphic in Spanish with a light background and the New Disabled South logo in the top right corner. Large bold text reads: β€˜Dona para apoyar la asistencia alimentaria para personas con discapacidad en el Sur.’ The text explains that New Disabled South is raising funds to make direct payments to people affected by the loss of SNAP funds and provides information on how to donate. A black banner at the bottom reads: β€˜Dona en ndsdj.org/snapdonate.’ A small illustration of a grocery bag with food items appears on the left.

We are offering one time payments to disabled folks in the South who will not receive their SNAP benefits this month. If you need help, please find more information and details at ndsdj.org/snaphelp.

If you’d like to donate to the fund, go to ndsdj.org/snapdonate

We take care of each other ❀️

28.10.2025 03:11 β€” πŸ‘ 580    πŸ” 436    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 21

Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.

27.10.2025 01:11 β€” πŸ‘ 34755    πŸ” 11478    πŸ’¬ 867    πŸ“Œ 682

Does he really not know how dumb this sounds? Like anyone cares, Andrew. GTFO already

27.10.2025 00:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"Man goes scorched earth on ICE agents kidnapping people in his hometown."

Source:
old.reddit.com/r/PublicFrea...

22.10.2025 04:21 β€” πŸ‘ 6813    πŸ” 1948    πŸ’¬ 379    πŸ“Œ 777

Ok Democrats: this is the clip you play over, and over, and over again in your campaign ads next year.

23.10.2025 19:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a live look at the demolition of the White House's East Wing for Trump's ballroom

22.10.2025 17:04 β€” πŸ‘ 6341    πŸ” 3093    πŸ’¬ 1287    πŸ“Œ 1024
Bret Stephens

Why Mamdani Frightens Jews Like Me

Bret Stephens Why Mamdani Frightens Jews Like Me

because i'm a dumb little baby who has no grip on reality

22.10.2025 12:58 β€” πŸ‘ 4337    πŸ” 355    πŸ’¬ 153    πŸ“Œ 69

the president has destroyed the east wing of the white house without so much as a word of input from anyone else to build a royal ballroom paid for with bribes

21.10.2025 20:27 β€” πŸ‘ 10942    πŸ” 3694    πŸ’¬ 221    πŸ“Œ 134

An image of the Trump-Vance presidency smashing a wrecking ball into the White House to build a monument to Dear Leaderβ€”during a government shutdownβ€”captures 2025 pretty well

20.10.2025 19:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1052    πŸ” 371    πŸ’¬ 31    πŸ“Œ 10

I don't think it's possible to come up with a better metaphor for Trump's presidency than him cheerfully flying a plane that dumps literal shit on America

19.10.2025 04:40 β€” πŸ‘ 793    πŸ” 142    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 3

Reported for violation of the Hatch Act. This DOJ may not care, but the next one will.

18.10.2025 23:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Grant Park Chicago. #NoKings

18.10.2025 18:50 β€” πŸ‘ 10029    πŸ” 2233    πŸ’¬ 134    πŸ“Œ 89

can't believe the media would doxx these small, bearded children

16.10.2025 13:33 β€” πŸ‘ 120    πŸ” 29    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This isn't a new insight, but: the people who are always ready to put a Black teenager on trial as an adult sure do like extending the "youth will be youth" excuse in other contextsβ€” not just to college students like Kavanaugh, but to, e.g., 35-year-olds on a Young Republicans group chat.

16.10.2025 12:18 β€” πŸ‘ 431    πŸ” 110    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 7
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Tish James lit up the room last night β€” and her words echoed far beyond the walls of The United Palace. This is a fight for the future.

15.10.2025 01:52 β€” πŸ‘ 12180    πŸ” 3022    πŸ’¬ 247    πŸ“Œ 156

The Regime's goal is to grind everyone down. Plain & simple. Our goal is to refuse this by taking turns to fight where and how we can. When one group needs to bow out, then another group needs to step in and so on. We don't all have to do everything. We can all do something though. Stay in the fight

14.10.2025 03:28 β€” πŸ‘ 4490    πŸ” 1412    πŸ’¬ 26    πŸ“Œ 1
Tweet from Pam Bondi: 

Today following outreach from 
@thejusticedept
, Facebook removed a large group page that was being used to dox and target 
@ICEgov
 agents in Chicago. 

The wave of violence against ICE has been driven by online apps and social media campaigns designed to put ICE officers at risk just for doing their jobs. The Department of Justice will continue engaging tech companies to eliminate platforms where radicals can incite imminent violence against federal law enforcement.

Tweet from Pam Bondi: Today following outreach from @thejusticedept , Facebook removed a large group page that was being used to dox and target @ICEgov agents in Chicago. The wave of violence against ICE has been driven by online apps and social media campaigns designed to put ICE officers at risk just for doing their jobs. The Department of Justice will continue engaging tech companies to eliminate platforms where radicals can incite imminent violence against federal law enforcement.

I seem to recall that it was the biggest 1st Amendment attack in American history when the Biden admin alerted social media companies to some content and said "hey does this violate your policies?" Will Matt Taibbi, Michael Shellenberger and (lol) CBS News Editor in Chief Bari Weiss call this out?

14.10.2025 16:38 β€” πŸ‘ 3453    πŸ” 959    πŸ’¬ 39    πŸ“Œ 33
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β€˜I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

Turns out your assumptions about what republican group chats are like is correct www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

14.10.2025 17:51 β€” πŸ‘ 4257    πŸ” 1136    πŸ’¬ 84    πŸ“Œ 127

They are terrified of the No Kings rallies and doing everything they can to discredit them.

If you're on the fence about going, just think of how much it'll piss off these assholes.

14.10.2025 12:53 β€” πŸ‘ 6121    πŸ” 1561    πŸ’¬ 325    πŸ“Œ 103
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The only violence I’ve been seeing in Portland is from the so-called Feds!!!

Keep sharing these videos; it’s evidence.

13.10.2025 03:27 β€” πŸ‘ 23802    πŸ” 13937    πŸ’¬ 1584    πŸ“Œ 986
Christopher Columbus awaits sentencing in jail.

Christopher Columbus awaits sentencing in jail.

Because I still find people who don't know how the story ends:

Christopher Columbus was returned to Spain in chains in 1500 AD, convicted of barbaric torture of colonists, but released 6 weeks later by order of King Ferdinand II.

Neither he nor his brothers ever governed a Spanish holding again.

09.10.2023 13:53 β€” πŸ‘ 298    πŸ” 123    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 18
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I am writing this because it has swiftly become crystal clear to me that many people have no idea what is happening or how this works. Here is a thread for non-academics to put into context what just happened to Dr. Mark Bray, a fellow historian.

10.10.2025 16:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1549    πŸ” 711    πŸ’¬ 27    πŸ“Œ 81

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