I've never heard of her, but the Twitter crowd has, and they've responded appropriately

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(She seems to have done quite well — materially — despite not rising to my attention)

Politics doesn't take a break on Thanksgiving … , but it's usually one of those nice days on social media when political discussion shares a front seat with heartwarming posts from people sharing images of their family, their food, and their holiday traditions.

It really is a nice change of pace ... for normal people, anyway. But not for miserable leftists, of course. 

Naturally, on a day when most normal people expressed their gratitude for the blessings they have been given, elite Hollywood AWFL Ellen Barkin couldn't find anything to be thankful for. 

No volunteering for soup kitchens for this star, nor inviting in a bag lady for dinner.'

Out of curiosity, we asked AI to tell us all about Barkin's volunteer work. Not surprisingly, it came up empty. Other than attending black-tie fundraisers. 

You mean those celebrity galas she regularly attends don't count as helping? 

UPDATE: I may have done the poor woman wrong. According to Wikipedia,

In October 2006, "Magnificent Jewels from the Collection of Ellen Barkin" were sold for $20,369,200 at Christie's, New York, following her divorce from billionaire Ronald Perelman.[17]

So it’s possible that she donated the proceeds to Save the Children or somesuch charity, and feels she’s done enough.

Possible.