Fred Barger

Tennessee native, journalist, wine guy, husband, father, grandpa. Also @fredbarger.bsky.social

[Bill Madden @maddenifico]

Trump has just destroyed the US beef industry. No country in their right mind is going to import US beef.

After Trump cut funding for Screwworm monitoring programs, the dangerous flesh-eating parasite has been found in US cattle for the first time since 1966.

[Marc E. Elias @marceelias]

🚨BREAKING: The American Postal Workers Union (APWU) says it is “deeply alarmed” about the United States Postal Service’s (USPS) new rule created to carry out President Donald Trump’s plans for restricting mail-in voting. https://t.co/ZHYGFbkSCC

[Fred Barger @fredbarger]

My Parents and D-Day, by @RBReich https://t.co/7PBHxLWUvn

[Fred Barger @fredbarger]

The Autocracy, Democracy, & Kleptocracy Series, by @JoyceWhiteVance https://t.co/W1EwOckZRD

[UNITED24 @U24_gov_ua]

No comments from us here.

[Citizens for Ethics @CREWcrew]

The Trump Presidential Library said it has no records of DMs Trump sent on Twitter during his first term, despite the fact he tweeted over 25,000 times during that period.

That raises more questions about his compliance with the Presidential Records Act.
https://t.co/phSpv9ggEM

[Steve Schmidt @SteveSchmidtSES]

Donald Trump has lost it.

[Lesley Abravanel 🪩 @lesleyabravanel]

TRUMP EPSTEIN PEDO FILES: "I personally witnessed four sexual encounters that the Plaintiff was forced to have with Mr. Trump during this period, including the fourth of these encounters where Mr. Trump forcibly raped her despite her pleas to stop." https://t.co/Ib5cGUjAZn

[Jim Acosta @Acosta]

Breaking: Kennedy Center staff is now being ordered to remove Trump’s name from the building. The removal of his name could happen within hours or days. As I found earlier today, his name is even on the center’s buses.

[Sen. Tammy Baldwin @SenatorBaldwin]

The average annual cost of childcare in Wisconsin is more than in-state tuition. That’s insane!

Last night, I tried to tackle the childcare crisis, but Republicans said that money was better spent on a blank check for ICE agents – who have already killed two U.S. citizens.

[Martina Navratilova @Martina]

Another one…🤡🤡🤡😳😳😳

[Marc E. Elias @marceelias]

"Weiss was installed at CBS News as a compliant mouthpiece for the Trump-allied Ellisons, who bought Paramount and now need government approval for a merger that would also hand them control of CNN." - Brian Tyler Cohen https://t.co/1IMsLgXYAz

[Martina Navratilova @Martina]

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👍🏼

[Rep. Dan Goldman @RepDanGoldman]

.@DAGToddBlanche has already violated his oath of office by:
- Covering up the Epstein Files
- Greenlighting absurd and baseless prosecutions targeting Trump’s political foes
- Manipulating the judicial system to set up a $1.8 billion slush fund in taxpayer dollars to fund Trump’s allies
- Exempting Trump and his family from IRS audits

Now, Trump wants to make him the permanent AG.

He should be fired, not hired.

[Ossoff's Office @SenOssoff]

WATCH: Republicans again blocked Sen. Ossoff's amendment to prevent insurance companies from denying or delaying needed care.

“Instead of slush funds for criminals and corrupt ballrooms, let's do something useful. Let's ban insurance companies from denying or delaying medically necessary health care to Americans," Sen. Ossoff said.

[Ted Lieu @tedlieu]

Dear @SecretaryWright: Some deep questions for your deep thoughts:

-Did you know the sun still shines during winter?

-Did you know that solar panels rely on sunlight rather than warmth?

In fact, solar panels can operate even more efficiently during the winter.

[George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway3d]

"I support impeachment, full stop, of the president and his cabinet. It's the reason why I'm running. ... [Removing @realDonaldTrump] is the first thing we have to do before we can even think about getting to the other things, because he stands in the way, and he's making everything worse."

[The Lincoln Project @ProjectLincoln]

Trump's Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins: "If we have a big screwworm infestation—which we will not, we're on top of it..."

The screwworm has returned to the US after 60 years after Trump and DOGE eliminated a program to contain the flesh-eating parasite.

[Michael McFaul @McFaul]

Wow.

Why this does not concern more Americans is so strange to me.