Denise Barkis Richter, Ph.D.

San Antonio will soon have its own Cathedral of Trees on the Southeast Side! 🌳🌳🌳 sanantoniotourist.net/san-antonios...

Ever wondered about the observatory next door to the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts? Tours are available of The Maverick Carter House the first and third Sundays of the month from noon to 3! ¡Viva San Antonio! sanantoniotourist.net/san-antonios...

You never know what treasure you’ll find at Lasting Impressions! ¡Viva San Antonio! sanantoniotourist.net/san-antonios...

My blog is celebrating its Sweet 16. It’s my beso to San Antonio. Thanks for reading/commenting/following along! sanantoniotourist.net/san-antonio-...

New York City’s Muslim democratic socialist mayor has an unlikely new friend — the archbishop Pope Leo XIV handpicked to lead the nation’s largest city. Inside the bromance between Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Archbishop Ronald Hicks, drawn together by the Knicks and a love of the poor.

Ken Paxton was indicted for scamming his own friends. He convinced them to invest hundreds of thousands in a company while secretly pocketing a commission. Paxton sold out his own friends for a quick buck. What makes you think he won't sell you out in the Senate?

With grocery and gas prices at an all-time high, FREE is something we can all get behind this summer. Here are my top five FREE things to do in San Antonio. What are yours? sanantoniotourist.net/five-free-th...

Give Takas Park in Windcrest a whirl! sanantoniotourist.net/takas-park-s... ¡Viva San Antonio!

Our bluebonnets, the state flower of Texas, endorse @vikkigoodwintx.bsky.social for Lt. Governor, as do we! 💙 Early voting for the runoffs is May 18-22. Election Day is Tuesday, May 26.

Four of my favorite signs at today’s #NoKings March in San Antonio, Texas. Great turnout. Folks are fired up. ¡YA BASTA!

The is the federal government telling news stations to provide favorable coverage of the war or their licenses will be pulled. A truly extraordinary moment. We aren't on the verge of a totalitarian takeover. WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF IT. Act like it.

"Demand is so great that programs to mentor attorneys to file habeas cases are emerging... “I’m on all these listservs where people are saying, who can help me in Arizona, who can help me in Mississippi, and people are stepping up and helping each other...” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Lord, help us.

Treat yo’self to brunch at La Fonda on Main! sanantoniotourist.net/savor-san-an...

Behold this beautiful BLUE-strong infographic! Democratic voters in San Antonio and the surrounding region are saying enough is enough at the ballot box. ¡Ya basta! 💙

Kinda weird that the party that controls the House, the Senate, and the White House claims there's rampant voter fraud.

MAGA, MAGA.👇

Democracy is not a spectator sport. Early voting starts on Tuesday in Texas and runs through Feb. 27. Election day is March 3. SUIT UP! www.marchmatters.org

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Wow. The White House is officially *defending* filthy racist imagery of the Obamas as monkeys or apes and dismissing “fake outrage.” The masks are now 100 percent off, friends. At this moment, the Trump administration is not just de facto racist, but officially, openly, declaredly racist.

The difference could not be more stark.

Name them shame them

Trump must be upset about the loss in Texas.

Get in, losers, we’re flipping Texas.

Looking for something fun to do this weekend? sanantoniotourist.net/picapica-pla... #SanAntonio

More and more Americans are voicing their outrage at the tactics being deployed by federal agents in Minnesota. But it’s important to understand the broader implications of what this administration is doing, and the threat it poses to the basic freedoms of every American.

Walz: What side do you want to be on? The side of an all powerful federal government that can kill, injure, menace and kidnap its citizens off the streets or on the side of a nurse at the V.A. who died bearing witness to such government

I spent the morning at the San Antonio immigration court. It’s out of control. Crawling with ICE - arresting legal immigrants showing up for court appearances. I asked one officer who they are prioritizing. His answer: everyone. I need to share with you what I saw.

The three highest-ranking Roman Catholic clerics who lead archdioceses in the United States said in a strongly worded statement that America's "moral role in confronting evil around the world" is in question for the first time in decades — a critique of the Trump admin's principles.

Trump and the broligarchy have already changed the world order By surveillance. #surveillance youtube.com/shorts/C8Iwv...

Federal immigration agents forced open a door and detained a U.S. citizen in his Minnesota home at gunpoint without a warrant, then led him out onto the streets in his underwear in subfreezing conditions, according to his family and videos reviewed by The Associated Press.

MAGA can't whitewash what happened on January 6, 2021 because of the uncontradicted J6 Report and because the insurrectionists themselves photographed and videotaped their crimes. We’ll continue to tell the story of how brave police officers defended the Capitol against Trump’s rampaging mob.

Donald Trump is doing such a great job as “Acting President of Venezuela” that the U.S. embassy is warning Americans to evacuate immediately. Trump sucks at running Venezuela and he sucks at running the United States.

Ted Cruz’s mailbox is full. I called to demand that he grow a pair and stop ICE from kicking down people’s doors & snatching them without a warrant. This is America, not Russia. Maybe he & his staff will get this message? Download the 5calls app to call your senators and rep right now. #HoldTheLine

Excellent instructional video pass it on

AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.

President Trump is declaring victory in Venezuela. Critics are decrying a breach of checks and balances. Listen as leading Brennan Center experts discuss the legal issues at play and what Congress can do to respond. apple.co/3Ytt7iU

“They’re eating the dogs. They’re eating the cats.” “The 2020 election was stolen.” “January 6th was Nancy Pelosi’s fault.” “She’s a domestic terrorist.” “I’ll lower grocery prices on day one.” “No new foreign entanglements.” Lies. All lies.

Clarity, @aoc.bsky.social speaks with clarity

Just mentioned this piece on air, in relation to Vance’s attacks on the media: they not only try to create a narrative while facts are being determined, they then use that narrative to cast conflicting facts as untrustworthy. www.pbump.net/o/trumpism-d...

NEW: Data released by ICE shows that virtually the entire growth of detention in the last few months has been among people with no criminal record at all - no prior convictions (no matter how minor) and no pending criminal charges.

Photo from this morning's #VisibilityBrigade in San Antonio, TX. #January6th #Jan6thInsurrection #Jan6 #Jan6insurrection #insurrection #treason #SanAntonio @visibilitybrigade.bsky.social @indivisible.org @50501movement.bsky.social @50501satx.bsky.social @indivisiblenb.bsky.social

Remember that there is a legitimately elected president of Venezuela: Edmundo Gonzalez. He won the election in 2024.

My statement on Trump’s actions in Venezuela.

“Trump’s attack on Venezuela will not make America safer.” And it certainly won’t provide food, shelter, or healthcare for the American people. Thank you, @sanders.senate.gov, for your #CupOfJoe of sanity.

Trump pardoned & released the drug king-pin who was a former president of Honduras But has now kidnapped Venezuela's Maduro calling him a drug king-pin But really... it's about regime change and the oil. It has nothing to do w/ Fentanyl This is OUTRAGEOUS! 🎁: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/c...