Retired civil servant & lawyer. Former Chief of the Refugee Affairs Division, USCIS. Theater fan. Animal shelter volunteer.
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barbara strack retweeted
Four years ago, Pres. Biden nominated Scott Colom to serve as a federal judge in Mississippi.
Mississippi Republican Senator Roger Wicker supported the nomination of Mr. Colom. The state's other senator, Cindy Hyde-Smith, refused to do so based on absurd claims.
Mr. Colom reached to Sen. Hyde-Smith to address her concerns and respectfully point out misunderstandings on her part and appeal to her better angels.
Other prominent Mississippi Republicans reached out to Sen. Hyde-Smith asking her to reconsider and support Mr. Colom's nomination.
She still refused, effectively killing his nomination for no good reason.
She's now on the verge of losing her seat to Scott Colom, who would have never been a threat if she had supported his judicial nomination.
barbara strack retweeted
Scott Colom now ahead of Cindy Hyde Smith by *exactly* 2,000 votes in Mississippi
barbara strack retweeted
Another one I missed last night: Kansas AG Kris Kobach down by 11,000 votes.
In 2020, Rs prodded Marshall into the Senate race out of fear that Kobach would win the nomination and blow it. And now they're both #OpenToWork
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barbara strack retweeted
This Haley Stevens thing reminds me that gas in Michigan is $4.57 and diesel is $6.68 because the President started a war with Iran that Mike Rogers has been wanting for his entire professional life.
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My friend @BaleDaltonFL needs your support to win in Florida’s 7th. Bale is a Navy veteran, former NASA Chief of Staff and inspiring leader in his hometown district. Please consider voting for him.
barbara strack retweeted
These missiles will not be delivered (if they get delivered at all) for "years". It is being said 2030 at the earliest. It is Trump reacting to all the terrible press for supporting Putin and will not make the slightest difference in the war.
People need to be honest about it.
A strong decision by the U.S. State Department – authorizing Ukraine’s purchase of Patriot interceptors to counter Russian ballistic missiles. Five hundred PAC-3 interceptors is a substantial number, and very soon – this winter – they COULD make for a highly effective defense package. However, it has been stipulated that deliveries may begin ONLY IN A FEW YEARS. We are asking our American partners to find a solution for the time when there is a real danger and a real need to use PAC-3 interceptors.
Right now, the Russians are attacking our energy infrastructure every single day. In just these past two weeks of October, there have already been more than 30 Russian strikes on critical parts of our power grid. It is right now, even before the beginning of winter, that Putin has started carrying out his operation to attack the systems that sustain life in our cities and communities. The targets are electricity, heating, water supplies, bridges, and life in our cities in general.
We did ask our American partners to provide Ukraine with a winter support package – at a rate of 100 Patriot interceptors per month. Five hundred missiles would be enough to protect our skies over the coming months – precisely when it is so important for Ukraine to be in a strong position in negotiations and for Russia NOT to succeed in breaking life in Ukrainian cities and communities.
The United States, our European partners, and other partners around the world have sufficient stocks of PAC-3 interceptors in their warehouses. Providing them to Ukraine right now – in the winter of 2026–2027 – and replenishing our partners’ arsenals LATER, in THE FOLLOWING YEARS, through this production already contracted and paid for by Ukraine and our partners would be the right approach. And it is entirely feasible.
We are grateful to President Trump. Importantly, we recently discussed PAC-3 interceptors with Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Ukraine is grateful to the U.S. State Department and the U.S. Administration overall for granting this authorization. But we are asking for decisions that can guarantee the protection of lives not the day after tomorrow or sometime later, but at the very moment the threat is there – when Russia is killing and destroying. I thank everyone who stands with Ukraine!
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barbara strack retweeted
We have a loved one scheduled to be on this flight. He will be killed if he’s returned to the Taliban. He supported the US mission in Afghanistan. He has broken no laws. He came here legally. Seeking asylum should not be a death sentence.
Breaking News: The Trump administration has detained dozens of Afghan immigrants in Louisiana — including relatives of those who helped the U.S. military — and plans to deport them to Afghanistan, according to U.S. officials. nyti.ms/4jPVvrw
barbara strack retweeted
Eebee’s Corner Bar celebrating one year anniversary Sunday all day starting at noon.
Live oyster shucking
Magician
Mascot visits from Caps & O’s
Friendship bracelets & photo scopes
Ice luge of Rynar
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Raffle for guests
barbara strack retweeted
Removing sanctions on the multibillion-dollar fund, called the Russian Direct Investment Fund, would be a significant unwinding of the yearslong U.S. effort to use economic pressure to get Russia to change its behavior.
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Breaking news: Trump considers dropping sanctions on Putin’s “slush fund”
The move would be the latest U.S. concession to Moscow.
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barbara strack retweeted
Trucks seen at East Potomac Park on Thursday had their license plates and the name of their business covered, in apparent violation of local and federal transportation law.
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Thank you Gen Wesley Clark. Exactly this.
"You don’t say the most important thing is to stop a war. It isn’t. The most important thing is to maintain the rights of nations to be free of invasion"
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ICYMI in 2025 (and previous years): Russian state TV said that in his second term, Trump would cut off aid to Ukraine, destroy relations with allies, disrupt internal workings of the U.S. government, lift Russian sanctions, and withdraw America from NATO.
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barbara strack retweeted
I agree emphatically with @WSJ on a Trump-Xi-Putin alliance: “A new triumvirate that divided the world into spheres of influence would blow up America’s global credibility as a reliable ally.” wsj.com/opinion/donald-trump…
barbara strack retweeted
This is one of the consequences of Washington DC not having any Congressional representatives. The administration treats it like imperial rulers would treat a colony
What happened today was a blitzkrieg on a public park. A cherished DMV space. If you are not livid about the circumstances that led up to this and what exactly the Federal government did in the past 24 hours I don’t know what to tell you.
Let’s do a quick timeline:
1. Last night, a Friday before a long weekend, at 5PM, government lawyers filed a notice that tree cutting would begin in earnest today. The stated reason was a pretext - apparently fulfilling a 2019 Cultural Landscape Review on East Potomac. This was clearly an excuse to bring the gangs in.
For months the government has stated there is no plan, nothing has been decided, going to follow the law. Ya, right.
2. At 5:30AM this morning, 3-4 dozen workers assembled at East Potomac Park. The blitzkrieg began shortly thereafter. They were given clear orders to fell as many trees as possible.
3. For hours, from 6AM until 4PM today, nothing but chainsaws. Healthy trees, old trees, all would come down. No clear estimate for the extent but at least 100 trees came down.
The devastation is apparent. Entire groves cleared. Not a single animal on the peninsula. Not a sound aside from the roar of chainsaws. Earth ripped to pieces.
Anybody that thinks it is acceptable to shred public lands to appeal to the vanity of the President of the United States needs their head examined.
We have been sounding the alarm on this for months. For months we knew this day would come. Where the President would, under dubious legal pretexts, sic his goons on a beloved public space.
This is not a local issue. This is fundamentally a question of if we the people own our public lands or the temporary resident of the White House does.
@jamie_raskin @JaredHuffman @DonBeyerVA @glenniveymd @MarkWarner @AlsobrooksForMD @timkaine @ChrisVanHollen
barbara strack retweeted
BREAKING: The new Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions continues to prioritize refugee admissions for white Afrikaners while blocking vulnerable refugee populations from resettlement. refugeerights.org/news-resou…
barbara strack retweeted
Working with UNHCR to serve refugees has been the true honor of my lifetime.
To my incredible colleagues, thank you for your endless dedication to protecting and uplifting displaced people.
And to refugees everywhere, I wish you a future filled with hope, safety, and belonging.
After nearly a decade of service to UNHCR and displaced families worldwide, we wish our Representative @MattReynoldsDC the very best on his retirement.
Thank you, Matt, for your leadership, dedication, and unwavering commitment to finding solutions for refugees globally.
