Skye Barkschat

Skye Barkschat

@skyebright.bsky.social

44 year old SJW Earth firster who is a deeply committed Social Justice activist. Lived in Costa Rica, where i learned an INCREDIBLE amount that i would NEVER trade, for anything!

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Some corporate Democrats and pundits think the party has gone too far "left" and needs to readjust towards the “center.” Rubbish. Where’s the center between democracy and oligarchy, and why would Democrats want to be there?

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Will the billionaires manage to block states’ attempts to raise their taxes? Is this the fastest a press secretary has ever gotten fired? And what does the chilling raid on Ilhan Omar’s home mean for our democracy? Join us on this week’s Coffee Klatch to unpack it all.

youtu.beTrump’s Midterm Mania | The Coffee Klatch with Robert ReichWill the billionaires manage to block states’ attempts to raise their taxes?Is this the fastest a press secretary has ev

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Trump can’t even pack a college arena at this point. DAMN NEAR EMPTY. Size matters, right, Donald? Hope this finds you well. ☠️ #NoKings

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California’s billionaires have a combined net worth of $2.4 trillion. Under Prop 40, their net worth would fall to…just under $2.3 trillion. What amounts to a rounding error for them would allow millions of their fellow Californians to afford healthcare. Vote yes on Prop 40.

theguardian.comThe ultra-rich are spending one million dollars a day fighting California’s proposed billionaire taxTech billionaires have raised more than $340m to defeat Prop 40, a one-time 5% wealth tax that will fund healthcare and

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🚨 BREAKING:🚨 Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni: “I am a woman and also a mother. I cannot stand with someone who kills innocent children.” The brave woman continued to walk around wearing a Palestinian flag around her neck in front of Netanyahu.

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Replying to @blueturnindivisible.org

Let's see "skies of blue" as we RISE to the challenge of creating a truly @JUSTICEdemocrat society while continuing to create a @MorePerfectUnion ✨🩵🌟

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Massie exposes the hypocrisy: Some members get to vote against bills they know will pass, giving them a convenient campaign talking point without changing the outcome.

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"The goal of this regime is to scare us out of resisting.... Our job is to show up and be brave anyway." Great article from Daniella Jiménez, Renée Bartlett-Webber, and Ellie Prickett-Morgan at Mother Jones. Worth your time: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

motherjones.comThe architecture of resistance: America’s year of mobilizing against ICEOrdinary people launched a movement against Trump’s secret police. They’re still at it.

A proposed rule fueled by Trump’s conspiracy theories would require the USPS to keep a list of voters it believes should be allowed to vote by mail—and give them the power to hold those ballots hostage. Urge them to say NO and help protect voting by mail: act.standupamerica.com/letters/cte-...

act.standupamerica.comDon’t Let Trump Sabotage Vote by Mail!In a new proposed rule, the USPS would be required to keep a list of voters it believes should be allowed to vote by mail—as well as the power to stop those ballots from being delivered. Urge them to ...

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Massie: "I think it's ironic that we control the House, Senate, Supreme Court, and the White House, and we're yelling 'election fraud'? I mean, we won all the damn elections."

A proposed rule fueled by Trump’s conspiracy theories would require the USPS to keep a list of voters it believes should be allowed to vote by mail—and give them the power to hold those ballots hostage. Urge them to say NO and help protect voting by mail: act.standupamerica.com/letters/cte-...

act.standupamerica.comDon’t Let Trump Sabotage Vote by Mail!In a new proposed rule, the USPS would be required to keep a list of voters it believes should be allowed to vote by mail—as well as the power to stop those ballots from being delivered. Urge them to ...

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"Frustrated by a city council that has refused to oppose the opening of an immigration detention center, community activists in Surprise, Arizona are hoping residents will agree to disincorporate the city, stripping away the council’s power...." azmirror.com/2026/06/17/f...

azmirror.comFrustrated by inaction on ICE warehouse, activists move to dissolve Surprise altogetherSurprise ICE warehouse facility opposition fuels a petition to disincorporate the Arizona city entirely, but it's a big challenge to do so

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Screwworms eradicated in the US in 1966. Measles eradicated in the US in 2000. Both are back because of this science denying administration.

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🚨BREAKING: President Donald Trump has nominated Todd Blanche — a staunch loyalist who has aggressively targeted the president’s enemies for prosecution and backed the idea of sending federal agents to the polls —to be attorney general. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

democracydocket.comTrump nominates Todd Blanche, loyalist targeting his political foes, for attorney generalBlanche, one of Trump's former personal lawyers, has outraged both Democrats and Republicans while leading the Justice Department in an acting role.

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#ICE Reports 19th Death of 2026: Georgian National Mamuka Artmeladze Dies at Winn Correctional Mamuka was not a public safety threat, may not have broken a single law, couldn't be deported, and shouldn't have been arrested. ICE forced taxpayers to pay $18,000 detaining him anyway.

open.substack.comICE Reports 19th Death of 2026: Georgian National Mamuka Artmeladze Dies at Winn CorrectionalMamuka was not a public safety threat, may not have broken a single law, couldn't be deported, and shouldn't have been arrested. ICE forced taxpayers to pay $18,000 detaining him anyway.

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We know Trump doesn’t care about free and fair elections… ex: the January 6th insurrection. We are going to win BIG in the Midterms, and Trump knows it. He’s scared, and that is why he’s making these claims about “cheating” now.

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Hegseth: "We're always on the lookout for CI threats, and internal threats, anyone talking out of school about things they should not." (Hegseth last year shared war plans in a Signal group that included a reporter.)

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Fuck him

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“If Donald Trump thinks that these threats will intimidate me or keep me from standing up for the free speech rights of Americans, he’s got the wrong guy”, Kelly's reply to Trump's repost that he be imprisoned for a video in which Kelly urged U.S. service members to refuse to follow illegal orders.