Victoria J Barnett
@vjbarnett.bsky.social
Renegade Bonhoeffer scholar. General editor, Bonhoeffer Works (English). I write about churches in Nazi Germany & the Holocaust. Here to discover new research, interesting books, poetry, music & occasionally the humor. www.victoriajbarnett.com
Such a good essay: ‘We Live in a Country With an Unpredictable Past’ www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/o...
Opinion | Trump's Smithsonian Attacks Are Attacks on America’s Future (Gift Article)
This is how we decide who we are and who we want to be.
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It is August, the month for my annual reading of J.L. Carr’s wonderful short novel. It’s lovely and poignant—and, as I discovered few years ago, a great film starring a very young Colin Firth, Kenneth Branagh, & Natasha Richardson. But read the book first!
Our evil government will force 24,000 children to face judges alone. Thousands of immigrant children on verge of losing legal representation www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Thousands of immigrant children on verge of losing legal representation
A federal contract that provides attorneys for vulnerable undocumented minors is set to expire Friday. Advocates fear children will be left to defend themselves in court alone.
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DOGE really did a number on our intelligence. www.reuters.com/world/africa...
US government map of Africa mislabels every country at global conference
A U.S. government map of Africa mislabeled every country during a State Department presentation at a global conference taking place in Brazil this week, causing a stir among attendees who took screen...
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Trump attacks the Smithsonian for not portraying history the way he sees it anntelnaes.substack.com/p/trump-orde...
TABLES TURN: Democrats are using “Shadow hearings” to press issues and secure millions of on-line views. And clips Even without control of Congress Just filed open.substack.com/pub/macfarla...
TABLES TURN: Democrats Use "Spotlight Hearings" to Level Playing Field Against GOP
A recent series of faux-Congressional Hearings put Democrats on offense
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"Their 14-month-old daughter, Giovanni, was found crying beside her mother’s body." There are no words for the horrors inflicted upon this famliy. www.stlpr.org/law-order/20...
Overland couple shot dead in Guatemala after local ICE stop led to deportations
The couple’s 14-month-old daughter was found crying beside her mother’s body in a sugarcane field last week, according to Guatemalan authorities and media.
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Today marks the 75th anniversary of the convention which built international refugee law. One activist from Bucks County shares her story of how working with refugees over the past decade has "stretched her heart."
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My son cycled the Alpe d’Heuz 20 years ago on his own. He had done triathlons (one Ironman), he was in Europe that summer & decided this was something he wanted to do. He got some spectacular photos. He told me that French truckers were striking & the road back was blocked by burning tires…
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How Loudoun County data centers are linked to power flickering across half the U.S.
“This is what experts are worried about, right? The data centers are such a big load on the grid that they can have detrimental impact on the surrounding grid,” an engineer said.
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Awful—people fleeing an ICE traffic stop and jumping into the Potomac in desperation.
NBC4 Washington@nbcwashington.com · 2w agoBREAKING: Multiple people are in custody after fleeing federal law enforcement in Maryland, police say. Officers in ICE vests were seen, and rescuers searched the Potomac River.
Friends, if you are in the DC area this summer, I urge you to visit the Renwick’s exhibit on state fairs. americanart.si.edu/exhibitions/...
I took a hard look at the financial donors to ICE’s biggest supporters in Congress. These are people who want to significantly expand ICE’s power and have sponsored or co-sponsored legislation to do so. Here are the top 25 consumer brands bankrolling the biggest ICE supporters in Congress:
central virginia folks, consider supporting the blue ridge area food bank www.brafb.org
Blue Ridge Area Food Bank | Nourishing Our Community
Empowering Central & Western Virginia with nutritious food. Join us in our mission to end hunger—volunteer, donate, or find help today.
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Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2w agoPage One. @nytimes.com
Great story and terrific visual presentation! Do My Grocery Store Blueberries Come From Farms Where Workers Were Harmed? The Maddening Quest to Try to Find Out, by @maxblau.bsky.social
Do My Grocery Store Blueberries Come From Farms Where Workers Were Harmed?
Max Blau spent a year reporting on abuses of farmworkers. It left him wondering: Is the produce he buys at the grocery store part of the problem?
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🌕 Today marks the 57th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing. If you have a small telescope, head outside tonight. By a remarkable coincidence, the Moon is almost exactly the same phase it was when the Eagle landed. We'll show you how to find Tranquility Base at capitalweather.com
4 National Guard troops in front of Georgetown sandwich place, our tax dollars at work in this national emergency.
PoPville@popville.bsky.social · 2w agoI mean the sandwiches are very, VERY good but this might be a little excessive… OR are Four Guards Troops really enough?!? www.popville.com/2026/07/stac...
There's so much destruction right now. Of course you can't fix everything yourself. But you can focus on one thing, find some like-minded people, and make a real difference.
Nancy Levine Stearns@nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 3w agoOn Tuesday, a New Jersey town pulled $91M out of Citizens Bank over its business with ICE prison contractors GEO Group and CoreCivic. Yesterday, Citizens announced it was ending its relationships with GEO and CoreCivic. Money managers should DIVEST from $GEO $CXW www.nj.com/essex/2026/0...
Today would have been Will Campbell’s 102nd birthday. The world would be a whole lot better place now if he were still in it.
