Daniel Barry

Just a regular guy from southeast Michigan.

[Daniel Barry @dancbarry]

I'm beginning to think that the only way out of this Covid crisis is through enthusiasm and magical thinking

[Chris Murphy 🟧 @ChrisMurphyCT]

As our nation girds for possible Iranian terrorist attacks, this is the person Trump put in charge of terrorism prevention.

22 years old. Recent work experience: landscaping/grocery clerk.

Never worked a day in counter-terrorism. But he’s a BIG Trump fan. So he got the job.

[Daniel Barry @dancbarry]

@Christo12919382 But isn't he the fittest man to have ever walked the planet?

[Daniel Barry @dancbarry]

@PainxPiss Thank you, good sir

[The Bee Guy @the_beeguy]

May the 4th bee with you…

“Size matters not. Look at me. Judge me by my size, do you? Hmm? Hmm. And well you should not. For my ally is the Force, and a powerful ally it is. Life creates it, makes it grow. Its energy surrounds us and binds us. Luminous beings are we…”

#StarWarsDay
#MayThe4thBeWithYou
#MayThe4th
#bees
#lovenothate

[Daniel Barry @dancbarry]

@Real_Comfyfren Dude. What'd I do?

[Daniel Barry @dancbarry]

@TheFigen_ I guess I'm using pineapple as a heat sink next time I'm doing close quarters soldering

[The Intellectualist @highbrow_nobrow]

Black Saturday: The Day the United States Ceased to Be a Constitutional Democracy

The Moment Democracy Ceased to Function

🧵1/10: Saturday, March 15, 2025, may have seemed unremarkable to most Americans. But in time, history will remember it as Black Saturday—the moment the United States ceased to function as a constitutional democracy.

For the first time in modern American history, a sitting president openly defied a direct federal court order—and nothing happened. No intervention. No enforcement. No consequences.

A legal ruling was issued, and the White House simply ignored it.

The White House’s Decision: Power Over Law

Inside the White House, the decision was not about law—it was about power.

A federal judge ruled against the administration. The debate inside Trump’s team was not whether the ruling was legal, but whether they could get away with ignoring it. They decided they could. And they were right.

This was not a clash between equal branches of government. It was the moment the judiciary was exposed as powerless. The courts do not have an army. They rely on compliance.

But a court that cannot enforce its rulings is not a court—it is a suggestion box.

And a presidency that can ignore the courts without consequence is no longer constrained by law—it is an untouchable executive.

Trump did not declare the end of judicial authority in a speech.

He demonstrated it in practice.

This is how democratic systems collapse—not with a single act, but with the normalization of defiance, the expectation that a ruling can simply be brushed aside.
https://t.co/h8GGvIhtQV

[Daniel Barry @dancbarry]

@SenMarkKelly Thank you, sir

[Daniel Barry @dancbarry]

Sorry to say, we were unable to get in. We were estimating a mile long line to see you

[Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders]

Totally insane. First, a gym full of people. Then an overflow crowd. Then an overflow-overflow crowd, and an overflow-overflow-overflow crowd.

More than 9,000 people came out in Warren, MI to say NO to oligarchy & NO cuts to Social Security, Medicaid, and VA programs.

[Daniel Barry @dancbarry]

@LongTimeHistory @BBGreatMoments George Kell also

[Al Franken @alfranken]

Just got off the phone with my friend, @NormOrnstein, who explained to me the difference between transgender and transgenic. You see, Trump got a big laugh from the Republicans last night when he said the federal government "spent $8 million to make mice transgender." No, they didn't. They were actually transgenic mice (injected with DNA from another species). That said, I don't think transgenic mice should be allowed to swim competitively against regular mice. Imagine if they were injected with fish DNA!

[President Biden Archived @POTUS46Archive]

Our nation relies on dedicated, selfless public servants every day. They are the lifeblood of our democracy.

Yet alarmingly, public servants have been subjected to ongoing threats and intimidation for faithfully discharging their duties.

In certain cases, some have even been threatened with criminal prosecutions, including General Mark A. Milley, Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, and the members and staff of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol. These public servants have served our nation with honor and distinction and do not deserve to be the targets of unjustified and politically motivated prosecutions.

General Milley served our nation for more than 40 years, serving in multiple command and leadership posts and deploying to some of the most dangerous parts of the world to protect and defend democracy. As Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, he guided our Armed Forces through complex global security threats and strengthened our existing alliances while forging new ones.

For more than half a century, Dr. Fauci served our country. He saved countless lives by managing the government’s response to pressing health crises, including HIV/AIDS, as well as the Ebola and Zika viruses. During his tenure as my Chief Medical Advisor, he helped the country tackle a once-in-a-century pandemic. The United States is safer and healthier because of him.

On January 6, 2021, American democracy was tested when a mob of insurrectionists attacked the Capitol in an attempt to overturn a fair and free election by force and violence. In light of the significance of that day, Congress established the bipartisan Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol to investigate and report upon the facts, circumstances, and causes of the insurrection. The Select Committee fulfilled this mission with integrity and a commitment to discovering the truth. Rather than accept accountability, those who perpetrated the January 6th attack have taken every opportunity to undermine and intimidate those who participated in the Select Committee in an attempt to rewrite history, erase the stain of January 6th for partisan gain, and seek revenge, including by threatening criminal prosecutions.

I believe in the rule of law, and I am optimistic that the strength of our legal institutions will ultimately prevail over politics. But these are exceptional circumstances, and I cannot in good conscience do nothing. Baseless and politically motivated investigations wreak havoc on the lives, safety, and financial security of targeted individuals and their families. Even when individuals have done nothing wrong—and in fact have done the right thing—and will ultimately be exonerated, the mere fact of being investigated or prosecuted can irreparably damage reputations and finances.

That is why I am exercising my authority under the Constitution to pardon General Mark A. Milley, Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, the Members of Congress and staff who served on the Select Committee, and the U.S. Capitol and D.C. Metropolitan police officers who testified before the Select Committee. The issuance of these pardons should not be mistaken as an acknowledgment that any individual engaged in any wrongdoing, nor should acceptance be misconstrued as an admission of guilt for any offense. Our nation owes these public servants a debt of gratitude for their tireless commitment to our country.

[Daniel Barry @dancbarry]

https://t.co/sh9aWJvtpN

[Ally Sammarco @Ally_Sammarco]

Yep

[Daniel Barry @dancbarry]

@Mollyploofkins Maniacal laughter

[John Fugelsang @JohnFugelsang]

RT if you’ll get to tell your kids & grandkids that you voted against Donald Trump 3 times.

#ElectionDay
#Vote2024

[Courtney Howard @Lulamaybelle]

Please don’t let the horse loose in the hospital again.

[Daniel Barry @dancbarry]

@metzgov He probably should have brought the kids home with him too

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

Some people seem to have forgotten how bad a president Trump was, so I made a list of the 100 Worst Things About the Trump Presidency, in no particular order. Please share and add anything I missed. 🧵