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Barb Smith

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Septuagenarian living with two old cats and an old 2-legged cat named Tom. Holds dear our democracy and our planet.

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It's a cup holder!

08.09.2025 02:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I absolutely LOVED this interview!! Thank you for publishing it and giving me some HOPE!! 😍

28.08.2025 00:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hey Jake Tapper, fodder for your next book!πŸ‘‡

16.07.2025 20:10 β€” πŸ‘ 17571    πŸ” 5101    πŸ’¬ 951    πŸ“Œ 453
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One Million Rising: Strategic Non-Cooperation to Fight Authoritarianism Β· No Kings Across the country, authoritarian forces are getting bolder and more dangerous. Trump and his allies are not hiding their agenda: mass deportations, rollbacks of civil rights, weaponized courts, and f...

I'm attending No Kings's event, β€œOne Million Rising: Strategic Non-Cooperation to Fight Authoritarianism” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

02.07.2025 18:04 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Join me on June 14

I'm taking action on June 14 to remind Trump and his enablers that America has No Kings. Join me in West Chester, PA to reject authoritarianism and show the world what democracy really looks like. app.sosha.ai/s/hf5B0yYW

24.05.2025 01:21 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"So with the current Big, Beautiful Bill, we are looking at a massive transfer of wealth from ordinary Americans to those at the top of American society. The Democratic Women’s Caucus has dubbed the measure the 'Big Bad Billionaire Bill.'" ~ Heather Cox Richardson, May 18, 2025

19.05.2025 12:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œAs Quakers, we are called to speak truth and to care for our neighbors. The budget reconciliation proposals are immoral, robbing poor people to give to the rich.” FCNL

17.05.2025 15:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We Are Living Through Moral Collapse. How Democrats Can Strike Back Moral deregulation and moral collapse can inspire a new democratic politics that leads with values of justice, solidarity, equity, and accountability

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21.04.2025 14:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Another pic from our walk at Winterthur...

16.04.2025 20:45 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I watched a video of trump bragging about how many millions his friends made! 🀬

11.04.2025 18:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Wonderful pix, Karen! I knew you must have been there, but it was hard to move around through the crowds. I was still feeling the good energy for several hours afterwards!!

06.04.2025 00:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Wonderful pix, Karen! Sorry I missed seeing you, but it was nearly impossible to move through the crowd. I was still feeling the positive vibes of the event for the next 2 hours!!

06.04.2025 00:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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HANDS OFF! rally today in West Chester, PA was AMAZING! Nearly 3,000 people attended with fabulous homemade signs!

06.04.2025 00:50 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Gorgeous photos, Susan! :)

30.03.2025 22:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"Hands Off!" rally at the Chester County Courthouse in West Chester on Saturday, April 5, 2025 at 1 P.M.

RESIST!!

22.03.2025 22:47 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

"Personal courage in defense of democracy is the only path forward.

Whenever an individual or institution stands up to Trump, others will be inspired to do the same.

We only need enough of us to be strong enough for all of us.

We can do that. We are doing it." ~ Robert B. Hubbell

22.03.2025 12:47 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œThe most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.” ― George Orwell

21.03.2025 13:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A golden oldie...

16.03.2025 20:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Murphy: Six Weeks In, This White House Is On Its Way To Being The Most Corrupt In U.S. History
YouTube video by Senator Chris Murphy Murphy: Six Weeks In, This White House Is On Its Way To Being The Most Corrupt In U.S. History

This is a MUST watch piece!!
youtu.be/hycoCYenXls?...

08.03.2025 23:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Worried sick...

07.03.2025 19:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We rallied for Ukraine on Sunday and the turnout was HUGE!!

07.03.2025 01:34 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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My Clivia is blooming!

07.03.2025 01:33 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

FROM JESSICA CRAVEN: "...we are going to start seeing interruptions to Social Security service imminently if we don’t stop what’s happening. It’s a five alarm fire and we need to respond as such."

04.03.2025 00:02 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hahahaha!! SO true!!

03.03.2025 01:28 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"The idea of an American president extorting Kyiv in exchange for maintaining a lifeline to help it resist Russian aggression seems to me a betrayal of what the United States should stand for." ~ David Ignatius, WaPo

02.03.2025 17:53 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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