Mark Barry

Mark Barry

@markpbarry.bsky.social

Power engineer and project developer by recent trade, learner and amateur economist for fun.

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Hegseth, Trump, and Rubio were apparently the only leaders who didn't understand that this was going to happen immediately following a US attack on Iran. The entire US logistics chain in the region was destroyed by Iran's counterattacks within hours of the US and Israeli attacks.

Hegseth, Trump, and Rubio were apparently the only leaders who didn't understand that this was going to happen immediately following a US attack on Iran. The entire US logistics chain in the region was destroyed by Iran's counterattacks within hours of the US and Israeli attacks.

Vance needs to self-report this to his fraud and waste hot line.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

JD Vance: "Because Pete Ricketts has been fighting for your farmers, today I'm proud to announce $1.3 billion in investment in domestic fertilizer manufacturing right here in Nebraska"

Hegseth, Trump, and Rubio were apparently the only people who didn't know this was going to happen immediately following a US attack on Iran. The entire US logistics chain in the region was destroyed by Iran's counterattacks within hours of the US and Israeli attacks.

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com

🚨 EXCLUSIVE: MeidasTouch obtained NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN photos and videos revealing devastating damage to U.S. bases from Trump's Iran war. Troops and military families describe being abandoned by their own government. “It’s so much worse than people realize.”

Coach Tommy truly is the stupidest senator. In his defense, he probably didn't understand that when you pledge to donate your salary, you actually need to follow through and make the donation. I'm sure he thought it was an Office Space-like glitch in the payroll system.

Hoodlum 🇺🇸@nothoodlum.bsky.social

Tommy Tuberville pledged in 2020 to donate his Senate salary to Alabama veterans & families. An investigation found no evidence he did. The pledge is worth roughly $1 million. Asked about it, he had staff remove him, then called the media socialists and communists. www.huffpost.com/entry/tommy-...

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"Lord, we pray that you lift up this venal adulterer who constantly bears false witness so we might continue not to pay taxes and hate all the same people he hates in your holy name. Glory!"

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Medical bankruptcies make Roger Marshall happy (just like Rick Scott). They are evil members of the GOP hypocrites club. Like the bells that tinkle for Uncle Billy when an angel gets his wings in "It's a Wonderful Life", they hear bells tinkling every time a family goes into medical bankruptcy.

Roger Marshall is running an ad in Kansas with this woman, clearly 60+, telling her story about needing emergency surgery during PREGNANCY and her insurance denied it. Roger said he would cover it. Roger had to go back 35+ years to show ONE good deed after arresting low income, struggling moms.

Medical bankruptcies make Roger Marshall happy (just like Rick Scott). They are evil members of the GOP hypocrites club. Like the bells that tinkle for Uncle Billy when an angel gets his wings in "It's a Wonderful Life", they hear bells tinkling every time a family goes into medical bankruptcy.

Roger Marshall is running an ad in Kansas with this woman, clearly 60+, telling her story about needing emergency surgery during PREGNANCY and her insurance denied it. Roger said he would cover it. Roger had to go back 35+ years to show ONE good deed after arresting low income, struggling moms.

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#Paxton claims to put Texas first, but where has he been? Talarico’s ad that exposes a troubling travel record stretching across states & countries while Texans face real challenges. #SheShed #Talarico #Texas

Ramaswamy is showing us exactly who he is. We should 100% believe he is the obnoxious, unethical, self-centered sleaze who would stoop to this. As David Graham points out in The Atlantic, the unlikeable Ramaswamy and the estranged mother are the monsters here.

theatlantic.comVivek Ramaswamy’s Appalling Campaign AdThe Republican candidate for governor of Ohio has drawn condemnation from the right and the left for casually dismissing his opponent’s account of being raped as a child.

We should believe candidates when they show us who they are. Ramaswamy showed us he's an unprincipled, self-interested, sleaze who will do anything to get elected. He has no intention of helping Ohioans. The contrast with Amy Acton couldn't be greater - she actually cares about Ohio and its people

CNN@cnn.com

Ohio Democratic gubernatorial nominee Amy Acton spoke to CNN’s Lauren Fox as backlash grows against her opponent, Vivek Ramaswamy, whose campaign put out a controversial ad featuring her estranged mother. Read more: https://cnn.it/4zNbefC

So many MAGA-fav conspiracy theories have featured "crisis actors" to make the story work. Tommy the plant is an actual example of such an actor, but the twist is that MAGA sponsored him.

Mrs. Betty Bowers@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social

The man one the LEFT stood up to make a sincere remark to help discourse at a meeting. The man on the RIGHT stood up to pose an insincere question to intentionally undermine discourse at a meeting.

Mark Barry reposted

The mind reels at where this might go. RFK Jr saying the medical establishment should never have eliminated female hysteria as a cause of all women's health concerns is definitely in play.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

LOL -- Trump announces a women's health task force to be led by ... ... ... RFK Jr

Trump deserves any and all unintended consequences that arise from a Smith deposition - including revelation of the detailed charges and evidence against Trump that were not prosecuted because of the election. OTOH, team Trump can prove that Smith did attend a women's basketball game

Adam Klasfeld@klasfeldreports.com

BREAKING The BBC subpoenaed Jack Smith for a deposition to defend itself against Trump's defamation lawsuit. Smith didn't object to the subpoena. Team Trump opposes. buff.ly/cf6GaG2

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Chris Murphy: "Donald Trump was so fundamentally unprepared for this war that within days of the war starting, our billion dollar air bases and naval bases in the region were obliterated by the Iranians. Every single American should be furious about that."

Lucas Bean noted that the MAGA crowd doesn’t attack experts because the experts are wrong; they attack experts because the experts make them feel stupid. Rather than doing the work to stop feeling stupid, they say that being stupid is a virtue and have built an entire political identity around it

Acyn@acyn.bsky.social

Trump: I could say the stupidest things and you'd clap

Lucas Bean noted that the MAGA crowd doesn’t attack experts because the experts are wrong; they attack experts because the experts make them feel stupid. Rather than doing the work to stop feeling stupid, they say that being stupid is a virtue and have built an entire political identity around it

Adam Parkhomenko@adamparkhomenko.bsky.social

explains why he’s never had to worry about running out of material

Lucas Bean noted that the MAGA crowd doesn’t attack experts because the experts are wrong; they attack experts because the experts make them feel stupid. Rather than doing the work to stop feeling stupid, they say that being stupid is a virtue and have built an entire political identity around it

Mark Barry reposted

A new statue titled “The Orange Plague”, also known as “King of Injustice”, by Danish artist Jens Galschiøt has been unveiled inside the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, where it will remain through 8 October. Remember to stop by for a selfie if you have a chance. 😏📸

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Trump's people are using blue curtains to hide empty seats at this evening's rally in Grand Island, Nebraska. Those accurate reports of poor turnout in Ohio and Alabama *really* got under his skin.

It's even simpler - Leavitt is thinking that Fox is her stepping stone to be Secretary of Defense when Hegseth gets fired.

Katie Phang@katiephang.bsky.social

Faux News enlists another bully for the pulpit

Ashish Jha: The good news is that if the pneumonic plague spreads and becomes a serious problem we have RFK Jr and Dr Oz in charge of public health to find miracle cures from Trump donors for $99.99 because Trump only appoints the finest people to critically important jobs. Everything will be fine.

Was her financial settlement contingent on this endorsement? It sure feels that way.

Social Media Lab@socialmedialab.ca

She will not put up with his shenanigans, but she is urging Texans to put up with this man for at least the next 6 years. That's a heck of a lot of hutzpah. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...

No doubt Jim Jordan and JD Vance will stand up for Ohioans?

California Dreamin’… 😎@jerasikehorn.bsky.social

BREAKING: Trump announces he will withhold federal funding from Ohio if they vote blue in November… Isn’t EXTORTION, a typical mob tactic?! RICO. CHARGES. FORTHCOMING. 😎✨

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Sliwa getting a flu shot: This could be very embarrassing. I’m supposed to be a tough guy, right? Mamdani: I can hold your hand. Sliwa: What happens if I faint? Mamdani: I got you. Doctor: You’re in great hands, literally. New Yorkers can find free flu shots and locations at nyc.gov/healthmap

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My take from the Smith hearings: To be a GOP senator today, you have to be a lying piece-of-shit, who puts loyalty to party & our lying piece-of-shit president, above their oaths to the Constitution & their obligations to tell the truth & do what rights to the American people! Repost if U agree

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The internet is erupting in mockery after Eric Schmitt’s spectacular Jack Smith faceplant. Now people are openly speculating: Did his team plant the glowing 2028 story AND coordinate with MAGA influencers in advance, expecting a victory lap that blew up in their faces?

meidasnews.comEric Schmitt Gets Mercilessly Mocked Over ‘Planted’ Story After Jack Smith FaceplantA glowing 2028 scoop dropped just before Schmitt’s disastrous “gotcha,” while right-wing influencers appeared ready to celebrate. After it blew up, the internet noticed.

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Before calling someone a “dirtbag,” the Senator should have had his facts straight. An apology is in order. Glad one of us knew the difference between the Atlanta Hawks and the Iowa Hawkeyes!

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That cocky, misplaced look of smug success on Senator Eric Schmitt’s face—moments before everything came crashing down around him because he’s so carelessly incompetent.

Schmitt is a tool and he showed it today with a gross own goal. He could be a real contender for the role of the dumbest senator after the upcoming retirements of Coach Tommy and Marsha (bless her heart) Blackburn.

Florida Chris@chrislongview.bsky.social

I didnt know it gets funnier than a whole ass United States Senator accusing a man of being at a Hawks game in ATL when he was at a Hawkeyes game in MD, BUT... He let every media outlet know he had a big moment coming so they all saw him clown himself and watched Amy Klobuchar clean up the pieces.

Mark Barry reposted

What did we learn today? That Jack Smith is a Caitlin Clack fan and that Senator Eric Schmitt is a dirtbag! The senator mistook the Atlanta Hawks for the Iowa Hawkeyes and tried to accuse Jack Smith of perjury. Epic fail. I'm still a fan of Jack Smith. A real American patriot. 🇺🇸

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Can't recall ever seeing anything quite like this during a Congressional hearing. And I've been in and around politics for 50 years.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

🤡 Schmitt beclowns himself 🤡 Schmitt concocted an elaborate conspiracy theory that Smith traveled to Atl for a Hawks game and to collude with Fani Willis, & flashed his "evidence" before accusing Smith of perjury. There's just one problem -- his facts were totally wrong. Here's the whole sequence:

What an ignorant dick. Schmitt might be a worthy successor to Coach Tommy as the dumbest senator.

Hoodlum 🇺🇸@nothoodlum.bsky.social

When your entire attack line is garbage and you thought you were being clever, you’re a Schmitt-head.

Eric Schmitt is an ignorant clown who wouldn't admit that he was wrong in the face of obvious facts. I thought maybe some of Sen Kennedy's ignorance rubbed off on him, but Schmitt's fact-free accusations were his own work - and on-brand with GOP gaslighting.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

extremely weird shit during the Jack Smith hearing -- Sen. Eric Schmitt's team briefly displays a poster board that Schmitt claims contains evidence Smith committed perjury, but then Schmitt's team takes it down before anybody can read it and refuses to show Smith what it says

Eric Schmitt is an ignorant clown who wouldn't admit that he was wrong in the face of obvious facts. I thought maybe some of Sen Kennedy's ignorance rubbed off on him, but Schmitt's fact-free accusations were his own work - and on-brand with GOP gaslighting.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

🤡 Schmitt beclowns himself 🤡 Schmitt concocted an elaborate conspiracy theory that Smith traveled to Atl for a Hawks game and to collude with Fani Willis, & flashed his "evidence" before accusing Smith of perjury. There's just one problem -- his facts were totally wrong. Here's the whole sequence:

And where is the FCC's Brendan Carr (a certified dummy) on Trump's taxpayer-funded propaganda ad? The same logic that caused ABC to move the Kimmel-Talarico interview to YouTube should apply here. Let all 600 viewers on Trump TV watch it as many times as they want and spare the national audience.

George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸@gtconway.bsky.social

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Is Eric Schmitt campaigning to take over for Coach Tommy or Marsha Blackburn (bless her heart) as one of the five dumbest senators?

@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze)@newsjennifer.bsky.social

Holy sh*t. Sen Schmitt just accused Jack Smith of going to an Atlanta Hawks bball game with the implication that he must of also met with then prosecutor Fani Willis BUT Smith went to an Iowa HAWKEYES game in Maryland instead. This GOP clown show is a disgrace.

Mike Johnson is not a man of the people - his audience is just the cheeto in the white house

Alt National Park Service@altnps.bsky.social

Mike Johnson says opposition to data centers is a Chinese conspiracy. Huh? Meanwhile, 61% of Americans oppose building a new data center in their own area.

And where is the FCC's Brendan Carr (a certified dummy) on Trump's taxpayer-funded propaganda ad? The same logic that caused ABC to move the Kimmel-Talarico interview to YouTube should apply here. Let all 600 viewers on Trump TV watch it as many times as they want and spare the national audience.

mariaevajarrous.bsky.social@mariaevajarrous.bsky.social

Now we're all paying for boss thugs political ads. The thief that keeps on thieving.