Katharine Phipps
@lebaron13.bsky.social
Happy in Santa Barbara County where the weather is perfect all year long.
created October 28, 2024
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Katharine Phipps (@lebaron13.bsky.social) reply parent
One of these days people, including those in "Palestine" will start to care more about their own destiny, rather than believing that the destruction of Israel will somehow lead to prosperity and happiness for them.
Katharine Phipps (@lebaron13.bsky.social) reply parent
He is an idiot. Primarily for treating politics as if he was a bookmaker in the back of a liquor store somewhere.
Katharine Phipps (@lebaron13.bsky.social) reply parent
And you can speak in generalities, of course, and no one else can?
Katharine Phipps (@lebaron13.bsky.social) reply parent
And yet, spending all your time criticizing Democratic strategies and spending ZERO time criticizing GOP strategies is somehow a full time job for people like yourself.
NPR (@npr.org) reposted
More than 85 scientists say that a recent U.S. Department of Energy report is full of errors and misrepresents climate science.
Katharine Phipps (@lebaron13.bsky.social) reply parent
There is, of course, those larger issues but this is just political childishness motivating Trump. It's not some real effort at doing anything other than making himself look as if he's doing something.
Katharine Phipps (@lebaron13.bsky.social) reply parent
And how is this meaningful? It's not.
Katharine Phipps (@lebaron13.bsky.social) reply parent
That's not strictly true and is a shallow view. All states whether red to blue still provide notice to the federal government when someone is about to be discharged from prison, for instance. States do not have to do the job of the federal government and spend their resources on a federal problem
Katharine Phipps (@lebaron13.bsky.social) reply parent
You miss the point here. Having federal troops does not change the calculus. Crime is already declining in Chicago and has been. You seem unable to recognize that and instead grasp the headline regarding one weekend as some kind of problem that federal troops will some how solve. You seem shallow
The Bulwark (@thebulwark.com) reposted
"That is why I am infuriated that the Air Force plans to grant military funeral honors to Ashli Babbitt. She did not die defending the Constitution. She died trying to overturn it." Yes, there is a difference.
Chicago Tribune (@chicagotribune.com) reposted
Trump’s reelection was the tipping point. In April, Matthias Doepke sold his house and permanently moved his family to England to teach at the London School of Economics and Political Science.
The New York Times (@nytimes.com) reposted
Republican governors have sent National Guard troops to Democratic-led Washington, D.C., even though cities in their states all have higher rates of violent crime than the nation’s capital. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/u...
Katharine Phipps (@lebaron13.bsky.social) reply parent
Stop with the straw man bull shit. The fact that there is ONE violent event over a weekend does not change the calculus. Crime is down in Chicago and federal troops are not going to make crime go down further. YOU are walking into Trumps arms by adopting by reference propaganda.
rgrenier98.bsky.social (@rgrenier98.bsky.social) reposted
Yes. Susan Collins refuses to meet the public or hold town hall meetings. She only meets privately with rich donors who contribute to her campaigns. She has lost touch with the people she represents. She married a lobbyist. What does that say about her.
Owen From Ohio (@owenfromohio.bsky.social) reposted
Katharine Phipps (@lebaron13.bsky.social) reply parent
Stop getting over your skis. Local law enforcement seems to be doing their job but you can't help but interject yourself when you see a headline. Crime is DOWN in Chicago. Find a solution? The solution is lower crime rates. You can't do away with all crime.
Rob Reiner Fan (@rob-reiner-fan.bsky.social) reposted
Vaccine sceptic RFK Jr has called for the retraction of a Danish study that found no link between aluminium in vaccines and chronic diseases in children — a rare move... “Kennedy has demonstrated that he wants the scientific literature to bend to his will”, says Oransky. Scientific American
Elizabeth Sofia 💙🐈🐶🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇦🏳️🌈 (@skippjon1.bsky.social) reposted
George Takei (@georgetakei.bsky.social) reposted
Epstein Survivors Press Conference Sept 3rd, 10:30 a.m. ET Tune in to support them.
Tuck The Frumpers (@realtuckfrumper.bsky.social) reposted
Judge rules LA troop use illegal as Trump rants Chicago is 'murder capital of the world'
Katharine Phipps (@lebaron13.bsky.social) reply parent
Overall, violent crime has trended down in the city. Chicago has seen a 32% decline in homicides, a nearly 33% decline in robberies and a 36% decline in shootings so far this year compared with 2024, according to Chicago police data.
George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 (@gtconway.bsky.social) reposted
Katharine Phipps (@lebaron13.bsky.social)
No one is defending it. What I am saying is that the headline misleads the reader. And 7 people being killed gang warfare is not a problem that the federal government is any good at solving.
Katharine Phipps (@lebaron13.bsky.social) reply parent
And it's interesting that they say "shot" leaving the reader to assume that all of those are deaths. They are not and they are likely shootings related to gang violence which is a problem local jurisdictions are far better at prosecuting than the federal government.
Andrea Junker (@strandjunker.com) reposted
On this Labor Day, let us remember that it wasn’t the CEOs and billionaires who saved us during COVID-19. It was the janitors, nurses, cleaning crews, grocery and food workers with their hard, often invisible labor.
Hillary Rodham Clinton (@hillaryclinton.bsky.social) reposted
If you enjoy… Weekends Safe working conditions Retirement benefits Paid vacations Breaks at work Sick leave Paid holidays … then you’re part of the labor movement. Happy Labor Day.
Ken Bardsley (@kenbar.bsky.social) reposted
George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 (@gtconway.bsky.social) reposted
𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 (@sundaedivine.bsky.social) reposted
If you're 60, 69.1% of all job growth since your birth occurred under Democratic administrations. If you're 45, that number is 74.7%. If you're under 28, the number is 100%. Happy Labor Day.
Katharine Phipps (@lebaron13.bsky.social) reply parent
Those redistricting cases are so complicated. I often think that people do not appreciate what it takes to litigate those, particularly.
Marc Elias (@marcelias.bsky.social) reposted
As we begin a new month, my law firm is litigation 51 voting and election cases in 25 states. 6 in Arizona 6 in Georgia 4 in Florida 4 in North Carolina 8 involve redistricting
Katharine Phipps (@lebaron13.bsky.social) reply parent
Bull shit. Maybe someone from out of state would listen to your crap. But I live in Santa Barbara. Carpinteria has a whopping population of 13,000 and is less than 50% the size of Goleta, FFS. Grow up.
Mrs. Betty Bowers (@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social) reposted
What a ridiculous person.
Katharine Phipps (@lebaron13.bsky.social) reply parent
You are the dumbest group in the county.
NPP mail-in voter Teri (@surfcitysocal.bsky.social) reposted
Remember when she said she wouldn’t weaponize the DOJ? Lofty words that have been proven, not surprisingly, meaningless. Like Barr, she is acting as Trump’s personal vengeance lawyer, not the person who is tasked with finding justice for the people. www.salon.com/2025/08/06/b...
Radical Rhymes (@radicalrhymes.bsky.social) reposted
A PICTURE OF HEALTH
Rick Wilson (@therickwilson.bsky.social) reposted
This is the way.
George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 (@gtconway.bsky.social) reposted
Katharine Phipps (@lebaron13.bsky.social) reply parent
You seem like a short-term thinker...the goal here is to get rid of HAMAS. THAT is the crux of that speech.
Jon Cooper (@joncooper-us.bsky.social) reposted
NEW: Police bodycam footage introduced at the trial of Jared Wise showed him berating police officers on Jan. 6, 2021, and yelling "kill 'em" as rioters attacked law enforcement. He’s now working as a senior adviser for the Department of Justice.
George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 (@gtconway.bsky.social) reposted
Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) reposted
If you’re wondering how ICE recruitment and training is going under Kristi Noem—South Park already nailed it.
Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen.bsky.social) reposted
Noticing a pattern here.
Katharine Phipps (@lebaron13.bsky.social) reply parent
Please can we stop having total idiots in government.
Katharine Phipps (@lebaron13.bsky.social) reply parent
Right?
Katharine Phipps (@lebaron13.bsky.social) reply parent
We always called him Jonathan Turdley.
Marc Elias (@marcelias.bsky.social) reposted
It drives Jonathan Turley crazy when I remind everyone that he is just Mike Lindell with tenure. So, please make sure not to amplify this message.👇 Jonathan Turley is just Mike Lindell with tenure.
Katharine Phipps (@lebaron13.bsky.social) reply parent
And before that BUZZFEED did the same.
Katharine Phipps (@lebaron13.bsky.social) reply parent
And more over the top lying. GAZA was completely run by HAMAS for decades and yet you can't bear to put the blame there because it makes you wrong about so much else. And they aren't inmates of a "concentration" camp. So when the Kuwaitis kicked out the Palestinians whose fault was that?
Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) reposted
Two of Epstein’s victims wrote letters—and they didn’t mince words about the Trump administration shielding Trump while not giving a damn about “transparency” or the victims. 📌 So of course, right on cue, Pam Bondi ordered the DOJ to launch an investigation into President Obama.
Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) reposted
Democrats in TX left their legislature behind to prevent a mid-decade gerrymander after Trump demanded that Abbott eliminate 5 Democratic seats before the midterms. Republicans in DC left their legislature behind to block release of the Epstein files to protect Trump.
Katharine Phipps (@lebaron13.bsky.social) reply parent
Maybe reading would help you.
Katharine Phipps (@lebaron13.bsky.social) reply parent
Total waste of time to review the 2016 files and a distraction.
Zee207702🇨🇦🍁📎 (@zee207702.bsky.social) reposted
July quake appears to have damaged Russian nuclear sub base, NY Times reports - Reuters
Resistance Fighter #1 🇺🇸 (@debipenny24.bsky.social) reposted
DO NOT DRINK RAW MILK Florida reports 21 cases of E.coli infections linked to raw milk - www.reuters.com/business/hea...
Jessica Valenti (@jessicavalenti.bsky.social) reposted
It’s not enough that Republicans want to cut funding for any group that provides abortions—now they want doctors to sign a contract disclosing any ‘abortion-related activities’??
Tuck The Frumpers (@realtuckfrumper.bsky.social) reposted
Israel's cabinet votes to fire attorney general prosecuting Netanyahu https://twp.ai/4iowdQ
Katharine Phipps (@lebaron13.bsky.social) reply parent
There is not ethcnic cleansing. That's a childish phrase. These human beings are ARABS. They are not some unique ethnic group. They are not the Kurds. Grow up.
Katharine Phipps (@lebaron13.bsky.social) reply parent
I went to junior high school with Pam Bresnahan. I think about her all the time as these nit wits are confirmed and how much it would have sickened her.
Adam Kinzinger (@adamkinzinger.substack.com) reposted
Don’t let them forget, ever, and don’t be distracted: EPSTEIN EPSTEIN EPSTEIN EPSTEIN EPSTEIN EPSTEIN EPSTEIN Infinity
Katharine Phipps (@lebaron13.bsky.social) reply parent
You did not prove it was wrong. All you did was what is called "Confirmation Bias" by going out and looking for information that agrees with you, while ignoring every other issue involved at the time. Ben Gurion's tex was HIS words at the UN, not the secondary bull shit you go out and look for.
Katharine Phipps (@lebaron13.bsky.social) reply parent
And again, what is your point here? What is it that you are trying to prove and to what end? Israel is going nowhere. Understand? Has nothing to do with "genocide". You keep flinging that word around like someone who knows what it means. You dont.
Katharine Phipps (@lebaron13.bsky.social) reply parent
Again, no citation.
Katharine Phipps (@lebaron13.bsky.social) reply parent
Again, no citation.
Katharine Phipps (@lebaron13.bsky.social) reply parent
Probably Commutation.
AnnieForTruth (@anniefortruth1.bsky.social) reposted
Nobody wants to come to the United States and who could blame them. Las Vegas tourism is already down 11.3% in 2025.
DiStanding (@distanding.bsky.social) reposted
www.nbcnews.com/business/eco...
Katharine Phipps (@lebaron13.bsky.social) reply parent
"Where there was no attack—we should not strike," I have to reverse search to find your source for your bull shit because you seem unable to cite properly. There is no genocidal intent in there. You seem unclear about what a genocide is.
Katharine Phipps (@lebaron13.bsky.social) reply parent
No. THIS writer, whoever it is is giving their interpretation of the Ben Gurion Defense Policy, which is why you can't seem to cite where this came from.
Katharine Phipps (@lebaron13.bsky.social) reply parent
You keep posting this for which you have no citation. It's idiotic on your part. Israel is going nowhere. And you seem to think that HAMAS can not end this war. They have had ample opportunity to do so. Everyone else knows HAMAS and Hezbollah have to be gone, except you.
Katharine Phipps (@lebaron13.bsky.social) reply parent
The Ben Gurion Doctrine is from the 1950's and emphasizes the pursuit of peace, you moron.
Katharine Phipps (@lebaron13.bsky.social) reply parent
No citation. And there is a reason for that.
Katharine Phipps (@lebaron13.bsky.social) reply parent
Yes, I can. What you failed to to realize is that there is NO WAY, that Israel is going anywhere so the statements you make are meaningless. And there is no genocide. These people in thie GAZA are ARABS. Period. If Israel want to kill everyone in GAZA they could have done it years ago.
God (@thegodpodcast.com) reposted
Stephen Colbert sets ratings record in wake of cancellation.
Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) reposted
Virginia Giuffre’s brother: I think we were shocked by it—especially the use of the term “stolen.” Because she’s not an object. She’s a person. Someone who was recruited at Mar-a-Lago—his property… it just kind of makes us wonder… how much he knew
Katharine Phipps (@lebaron13.bsky.social) reply parent
Social good programs are not socialism. I swear to God, you people spend more time turning yourselves into pretezels by improperly using the word and losing elections.
Tuck The Frumpers (@realtuckfrumper.bsky.social) reposted
Trump tariffs live: White House releases new rates on 92 countries ahead of self-imposed deadline for trade deals https://twp.ai/4ipsta
Katharine Phipps (@lebaron13.bsky.social) reply parent
And yet, they act as if this is somehow news.
Katharine Phipps (@lebaron13.bsky.social) reply parent
And you keep lying about this. Never read the White Paper of 1939? It's not a "colonial" presence. It's an independent nation, something the GAZA is not. The GAZA was in fact EGYPT just as the West Bank was Transjordan. Maybe read more.
Katharine Phipps (@lebaron13.bsky.social) reply parent
And yet an event in 1947 against the British is somehow your hill to die on. Israel is going nowhere, you can't seem to get this through your thick head. So what is it that you are arguing? Nothing? You can't seem to get out of your own way.
Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) reposted
Jessica: You said that have to go into these tough spots. Tough spots like car washes and immigration courts. Mauro: Yeah, but you don’t know who they are Jessica: You do actually because they’re at immigration court. You literally know everything about them
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
Leavitt can't answer a question about what tariff rate most countries in the world will be hit with as of tomorrow
Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) reposted
An important point. If CA wants to redraw, we would need a special election because of our state constitution. We should be organizing that now.
Governor Tony Evers (@govevers.wisconsin.gov) reposted
Ensuring our budget made meaningful investments directly in child care providers statewide was a nonnegotiable for me. I'm glad our bipartisan, pro-kid budget invests more than $360 million to support child care and help lower costs for working families. www.jsonline.com/story/news/p...
Katharine Phipps (@lebaron13.bsky.social) reply parent
Stop using the fuckin word socialism. Social Good programs are not and have never been "socialism". It's an election using term that doesn't even apply to those of us who support the use of taxpayer funds to build social programs.
Katharine Phipps (@lebaron13.bsky.social) reply parent
Yes we all know that the Irgun and the Lehi bombed the King David Hotel. So what is your point here? The Arabs would have done it but they weren't that organized which is why they lost in 1948 when they invaded Israel. All FIVE nations.
Katharine Phipps (@lebaron13.bsky.social) reply parent
What is it that you are trying to prove here? Nothing? Because these random posts don't really support any argument you have made.
Governor Andy Beshear (@govandybeshear.bsky.social) reposted
When we lose a community leader, we want to make sure they're never forgotten. Today we made sure that Pat Crowley, a former journalist and leader who deeply cared about his fellow Kentuckians, would be remembered. 1/2
Katharine Phipps (@lebaron13.bsky.social) reply parent
Yes, dumbass, we all know the British hated the Jews as the Jews bombed the King David Hotel to get them out. Photographs from papers don't prove anything. Israel will remain. Period. So why you think this is some kind of argument, I don't know. It isn't.,
Katharine Phipps (@lebaron13.bsky.social) reply parent
If you think the only source for those documents is the FBI, you are sorely mistaken. The thing you want to see out of those files are the 302's from the FL case and from the Maxwell case.
whattheactualf.bsky.social (@whattheactualf.bsky.social) reposted
Needs to go
Katharine Phipps (@lebaron13.bsky.social) reply parent
So what? What does this prove? Nothing? It proves that, yet again, Arab nations were involved in eradicating Jews from their countries in order to have a homogeneous population. It's not some kind of suprise.
Katharine Phipps (@lebaron13.bsky.social) reply parent
And? Is it your, yet again, poorly informed view, that somehow the Jews who bombed the King David hotel to get the British out would somehow be reported as something other than "terror"? Are you stupid?
Katharine Phipps (@lebaron13.bsky.social) reply parent
Do you live in NYC?
ACLU (@aclu.org) reposted
BREAKING: An Illinois county removed a massive Ten Commandments monument from government property after we sued. This is a victory for religious freedom.
Get Out The Mid Term Vote (@gotmtv.bsky.social) reposted
Katharine Phipps (@lebaron13.bsky.social) reply parent
Now do Elon.
Katharine Phipps (@lebaron13.bsky.social) reply parent
And yet, once Israel accepted teh partition, the Arabs left behind whod did not agree endedup with over 70 years of their hatred being fueled by terrorism. Congrautations. It's clear you have no idea what you are talking about. An NYT OPED is not a fact, by the way.
George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 (@gtconway.bsky.social) reposted
George Takei (@georgetakei.bsky.social) reposted
I remember when this happened.