Barok Befok

Barok Befok

@barokbefok.bsky.social

Alan R Kay, marooned in Iowa, politics & baroque music

170 Followers 271 Following 37 Posts Joined Nov 2024
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MASSIVE CROWD PROTECTS FAMILIES FROM ICE!
400+ people flooded Cedar Rapids to surround 7 immigrant families with protection at their ICE check-ins.
This is people power. This is how we keep each other safe!

Escutcha Mi Voz & Iowa City Catholic Worker

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Opinion | ICE Took Their Classmate. They Started Writing Letters.

ICE Took Their Classmate. They Started Writing Letters.
For the video, Times Opinion asked some of them if they were willing to share their writing. “I think you should make friends with the world. Love, a Valley View student,” one child concluded.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/o...

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We Ride in Unity!
31st January 2026, meet at 1:00pm, 1:30 pm roll
Iowa City, Bike Library
1222 S Gilbert Ct

We Ride in Unity!
Ride in Remembrance of Alex Pretti
31st January 2026, meet at 1:00pm, 1:30 pm roll
Iowa City, Bike Library
1222 S Gilbert Ct
Come together for a short, 5-mile ride in unity to remember Alex Pretti.

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Do you know what to do if you see ICE in Johnson Co Iowa? Call the Escucha Mi Voz ICE hotline and tell them what you've seen. Find more information on our Indivisible Iowa JoCo website at:
indivisibleiowajoco.org/resources/ice

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We Ride in Unity
Ride Together, Stand Together 
Saturday 31st January 2026, meet at 1:00pm
in Plaza Park, Cedar Rapids

We Ride in Unity
Ride Together, Stand Together
Saturday 31st January 2026, meet at 1:00pm
in Plaza Park, Cedar Rapids

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We invite you to join us at our next POP-UP!
Wed Jan 28 at Noon, Corner of Burlington & Gilbert in Iowa City.

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1 month ago
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Pretti and Good Prevail Over Ugli and Evil.
Iowa City, 25th January 2026.

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1 month ago

Indivisible Iowa Johnson County stand in solidarity with our neighbors in Minnesota on this day of Truth & Freedom!

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Thank you Daily Iowan @thedailyiowan.bsky.social for covering

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Today 1/15/26
Come to Meeting Room A at the Iowa City Public Library to learn hands-on skills to fight fascism in your community! This is a great opportunity to get connected with like-minded people & learn CONCRETE ways that you can stand up to authoritarianism! We look forward to seeing you there!

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Photos: Iowa City ‘ICE Out For Good’ protest, vigil, following ICE shooting in Minneapolis Iowa City community members, following the death of Renee Good, who was shot by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer last week, called for accountability, chanted Renee’s name, and...

A handful of us organized this event in only ~ 36 hrs. We had no idea how many would show up. We ended up with ~1,500 good people in Iowa City!
May Renee Nicole Good's memory serve to spark a peaceful revolution.
dailyiowan.com/2026/01/11/p...

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Photos: Iowa City ‘ICE Out For Good’ protest following ICE shooting in Minneapolis Iowa City community members, following the death of Renee Good, who was shot by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer last week, called for accountability, chanted Renee’s name, and...

Thank you to all the Iowa Citoyens who came to our ICE Out for Good event. May Renee Nicole Good's memory serve to spark a peaceful revolution.
dailyiowan.com/2026/01/11/p...

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2 months ago
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ICE out for Good!
This weekend in Iowa there are events in:
Ames, Burlington, Fairfield, Grinnell, Iowa City, Indianola, Mason City, Shenandoah, & Washington!
Take a look at Indivisible Mobilize @indivisible.org to find the one nearest to you

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2 months ago

50501 is a peaceful movement.
Violence of any kind will not be tolerated.

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We remember Jan 6, the attempted coup, an act that should have disqualified Trump from holding office ever again.Today, we sent out our POPUP group to the corner of Gilbert & Burlington in Iowa City to help anyone driving by to remember as well, on the very anniversary of the attempted coup.

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Eastern Iowans protest Trump administration’s capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro YouTube video by KCRG-TV9: Your Trusted Local News Source

Eastern Iowans protest Trump administration’s capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
Iowa City & Cedar Rapids
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Jtg...

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2 months ago
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Protest the Illegal Invasion of Venezuela!
Today 4th January 2026 at 2pm, N Clinton St.
Join us with your signs to Stop this insane Regime!
Only Congress can authorize the start of War.
MAKE your voice heard and make a difference in the world!We will not stand by and watch this happen!

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2 months ago
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Broad visions for the University of Iowa differ from 1988 to 2026 Iowa went from envisioning a major research park to a politically based culture wars center.

Broad visions for the University of Iowa differ from 1988 to 2026
Iowa went from envisioning a major research park to a politically based culture wars center.
lylemuller.substack.com/p/broad-visi...

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No War in Venezuela! Protest Iowa City
2pm Sunday 4th January - N. Clinton St.
No Blood for Oil! No Blood for Greed!
People Stop Trump's Regime!
CONGRESS STAND UP!

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Protective Accompaniment Vigil with Escucha Mi Voz– Tuesday, #January6th 8:00 AM, No end time! Accompaniments are needed throughout the day! Cedar Rapids ICE Office, 3351 Square D Dr SW
We will accompany 7 immigrant families from Washington, West Liberty, & Iowa City.

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2 months ago
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Erlebach - Wer sich dem Himmel übergeben with Hugh Cutting YouTube video by The English Concert

Happy New Year! Hugh Cutting & The English Concert perform a piece by Erlebach. Blessed is he who seeks such peace, ordained by heaven’s hand;Then joy may rise & laughter ring, despite the envy’s brand, And falsehoods of this fleeting age shall bow before the grand.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6_...

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At the start of 2025, we knew this movement would play a pivotal role in the fight against authoritarianism.

Still, we’re blown away by the level of commitment and dedication you have shown throughout a difficult year.

Thank you for reminding the regime that power still belongs with the people.

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After We March, We Organize! Solidarity Warriors Indivisible Action Group · Solidarity Warriors Mass demonstrations, like Hands Off! and NO KINGS, generate a tremendous amount of energy! We can't let that energy dissipate. We can harness it and turn it into action. Come learn how to be an organ...

After We March, We Organize! Solidarity Warriors Indivisible Action Group.
Mass demonstrations, like Hands Off! & NO KINGS, generate a tremendous amount of energy! We can't let that energy dissipate.
Come learn how to be an organizer & make change in your community.
www.mobilize.us/solidaritywa...

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Presidential Rankings Survey | PragerU For decades, most presidential rankings have come from a narrow, left-leaning perspective. Our Presidential Rankings Survey set out to broaden the conversation by inviting voices and viewpoints that a...

Full page ad in today's NYTimes from Prager U with their 2025 National Presidential Ranking - their panel of historians and experts included, Glenn Beck, Dinesh D'Souza, Bill O'Reilly, & Pete Hegseth !
www.prageru.com/presidential...

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Escucha Mi Voz rapid response teams are ready 24/7/365 to help defend your family from deportation 🕰️📞
👀 If you see suspected ICE activity
❤️‍🩹 or a loved one was recently detained,
don’t wait. Call our statewide hotline today:
📲 319-321-8664
📲 515-729-6482

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We staged another POP-UP protest on Friday, on the corner of Burlington and Gilbert. It was awesome to receive so many honks & see a huge number of waves, smiles, and thumbs up in the midst of busy traffic! Best of all were the many people who stopped to read our boards: The Signs of Fascism.

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Mariannette Miller-Meeks, the Congresswoman who Stole Health Care!
Mobile billboard downtown Iowa City - thanks to DCCC @electdemocrats.bsky.social
Picture from @littlevillage.bsky.social

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Holiday Banner Drop · Indivisible Want to remind everyone what the holiday season and Indivisible is all about? Join 82nd Indivisible in hanging a banner on the West Branch I-80 overpass that says, "Love Your Neighbor" alongside our I...

Holiday Banner Drop, Today!
Join 82nd Indivisible in hanging a banner on the West Branch I-80 overpass that says, "Love Your Neighbor"
www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...

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Stop the Grinchiness! Rep. Miller-Meeks · Progress Iowa Stop the Grinchiness, Rep. Miller Meeks! Holiday Caroling & Rally at Rep. Miller-Meeks’ Davenport Office Join us Friday, December 19, at Noon outside Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks’ Davenport office...

Stop the Grinchiness, Rep. Miller Meeks!
Holiday Caroling & Rally at Rep. Miller-Meeks’ Davenport Office Join us Friday, December 19, at Noon outside Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks’ Davenport office (201 W 2nd St, Davenport)
www.mobilize.us/progressiowa...

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