Freeze
@cfreiss.bsky.social
Be excellent to each other. Chelsea FC and Boston sports. Go Northeastern Huskies! Chair, Boston Ward 10 Democrats: ward10dems.org
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Imagine the value in tourism alone, resulting from Mayor Wu’s trip to Canada.
Imagine the intangible value, raising Boston’s profile nationally as Trump falsely claimed Boston was in “chaos.”
Now imagine the Globe, nitpicking an executive decision re. $13,000. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/02/m...
Imagine the intangible value, raising Boston’s profile nationally as Trump falsely claimed Boston was in “chaos.”
Now imagine the Globe, nitpicking an executive decision re. $13,000. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/02/m...
December 3, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Imagine the value in tourism alone, resulting from Mayor Wu’s trip to Canada.
Imagine the intangible value, raising Boston’s profile nationally as Trump falsely claimed Boston was in “chaos.”
Now imagine the Globe, nitpicking an executive decision re. $13,000. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/02/m...
Imagine the intangible value, raising Boston’s profile nationally as Trump falsely claimed Boston was in “chaos.”
Now imagine the Globe, nitpicking an executive decision re. $13,000. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/02/m...
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The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
December 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
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12/9 at 2 PM:
A hearing to explore amending the Boston Zoning Code to remove parking minimum requirements for new development.
Sponsored by Councilors @clrhenrysantana.bsky.social and @councilordurkan.bsky.social
www.boston.gov/public-notic...
A hearing to explore amending the Boston Zoning Code to remove parking minimum requirements for new development.
Sponsored by Councilors @clrhenrysantana.bsky.social and @councilordurkan.bsky.social
www.boston.gov/public-notic...
City Council Committee On Planning, Development, And Transportation Hearing On Docket #0161
www.boston.gov
December 2, 2025 at 7:18 PM
12/9 at 2 PM:
A hearing to explore amending the Boston Zoning Code to remove parking minimum requirements for new development.
Sponsored by Councilors @clrhenrysantana.bsky.social and @councilordurkan.bsky.social
www.boston.gov/public-notic...
A hearing to explore amending the Boston Zoning Code to remove parking minimum requirements for new development.
Sponsored by Councilors @clrhenrysantana.bsky.social and @councilordurkan.bsky.social
www.boston.gov/public-notic...
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This explains something that has always mystified me about drivers who rail against bike lanes and transit. Why WOULDN'T you want people to have options not to drive? It would make your own driving better! But they don't just want good traffic, they want to reinforce the NORM of driving
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 1:04 PM
This explains something that has always mystified me about drivers who rail against bike lanes and transit. Why WOULDN'T you want people to have options not to drive? It would make your own driving better! But they don't just want good traffic, they want to reinforce the NORM of driving
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if you are old enough to attend a university, you are old enough to be held accountable - by your peers, your instructors, and future employers - for your poor character. i would not hire this person in the future for any position upon a cursory google search, and no one else should, either
November 30, 2025 at 9:04 PM
if you are old enough to attend a university, you are old enough to be held accountable - by your peers, your instructors, and future employers - for your poor character. i would not hire this person in the future for any position upon a cursory google search, and no one else should, either
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“Strong floor, no ceiling” is absolutely the type of slogan that a focus group of swing voters will tell you they find appealing after it has been a whole hour and they just want to go home.
It’s a slogan for people convinced this country *really* wants a Mike Bloomberg presidential campaign.
It’s a slogan for people convinced this country *really* wants a Mike Bloomberg presidential campaign.
November 30, 2025 at 3:04 PM
“Strong floor, no ceiling” is absolutely the type of slogan that a focus group of swing voters will tell you they find appealing after it has been a whole hour and they just want to go home.
It’s a slogan for people convinced this country *really* wants a Mike Bloomberg presidential campaign.
It’s a slogan for people convinced this country *really* wants a Mike Bloomberg presidential campaign.
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Adam Smith himself wrote about how the rich and powerful have no interest in helping the country, their interest in politics and policy is solely about enriching themselves to the detriment of everyone else.
www.adamsmithworks.org/speakings/ad...
www.adamsmithworks.org/speakings/ad...
Who would have guessed that David Sacks would be doing unethical shit in the White House? Not a single guy in that cohort who’s not a raging sociopath www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/t...
Silicon Valley’s Man in the White House Is Benefiting Himself and His Friends
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Adam Smith himself wrote about how the rich and powerful have no interest in helping the country, their interest in politics and policy is solely about enriching themselves to the detriment of everyone else.
www.adamsmithworks.org/speakings/ad...
www.adamsmithworks.org/speakings/ad...
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in their defense, it is about them since they're nazis and/or a klan member most of the god damn time.
But maybe they shouldnt be!
But maybe they shouldnt be!
It’s kind of crazy that Nazis and the KKK have recently become controversial bad guys because a bunch of bitter online dorks assumed it was about them
Ubisoft canceled an ‘ASSASSINS CREED’ game set in the post-Civil War era
• Featured a Black Assassin who was formerly a slave
• Players would fight the emerging KKK
• Leadership canceled it after concerns with U.S. political climate & Yasuke backlash
(Source: www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubis...)
• Featured a Black Assassin who was formerly a slave
• Players would fight the emerging KKK
• Leadership canceled it after concerns with U.S. political climate & Yasuke backlash
(Source: www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubis...)
October 9, 2025 at 6:55 PM
in their defense, it is about them since they're nazis and/or a klan member most of the god damn time.
But maybe they shouldnt be!
But maybe they shouldnt be!
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it causes people not only to open the story itself, but to then comment and re-comment, which means one person might re-open the page dozens of times.
The corporate types would suggest professors "don't understand how it works in the real world." We do understand it; we just see it as unethical. 2/
The corporate types would suggest professors "don't understand how it works in the real world." We do understand it; we just see it as unethical. 2/
November 30, 2025 at 2:09 PM
it causes people not only to open the story itself, but to then comment and re-comment, which means one person might re-open the page dozens of times.
The corporate types would suggest professors "don't understand how it works in the real world." We do understand it; we just see it as unethical. 2/
The corporate types would suggest professors "don't understand how it works in the real world." We do understand it; we just see it as unethical. 2/
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it’s so weird to look around and realize like, tech and media are materially worse than a decade ago
November 30, 2025 at 5:30 AM
it’s so weird to look around and realize like, tech and media are materially worse than a decade ago
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I feel like the two dimensional political compass for local elected democrats are:
1. Mod or Prog
2. Interested in solving any local problems whatsoever vs deferring to local gatekeeper assholes.
1. Mod or Prog
2. Interested in solving any local problems whatsoever vs deferring to local gatekeeper assholes.
It’s incredibly funny people flipped out about a guy running the most standard ass municipal government policy playbook imaginable.
Soon small businesses won’t have to wait for Small Business Saturday to get attention from their Mayor.
Some changes that they can look forward to:
Some changes that they can look forward to:
November 29, 2025 at 11:46 PM
I feel like the two dimensional political compass for local elected democrats are:
1. Mod or Prog
2. Interested in solving any local problems whatsoever vs deferring to local gatekeeper assholes.
1. Mod or Prog
2. Interested in solving any local problems whatsoever vs deferring to local gatekeeper assholes.
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The thing where conservatives think they should be able to go to college to teach experts instead of to learn from them shows how coddled they have been by society. We need to stop disrespecting them by shielding them with accommodation; let’s respect their beliefs by releasing them to the effects.
November 29, 2025 at 11:25 PM
The thing where conservatives think they should be able to go to college to teach experts instead of to learn from them shows how coddled they have been by society. We need to stop disrespecting them by shielding them with accommodation; let’s respect their beliefs by releasing them to the effects.
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It's cute, reading all these anguished cries: "when this is all over, these guys need to go to jail!" I remember saying that during Bush I crimes, and during Bush II crimes, and during Trump I crimes.
Guess how many of those guys went to jail.
Guess how many of those guys went to jail.
November 28, 2025 at 6:49 PM
It's cute, reading all these anguished cries: "when this is all over, these guys need to go to jail!" I remember saying that during Bush I crimes, and during Bush II crimes, and during Trump I crimes.
Guess how many of those guys went to jail.
Guess how many of those guys went to jail.
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Can someone show the White House Press Corpse a montage of the reporters who covered previous administrations, the ones who weren't complete cowards?
“You’re a stupid person” — Trump lashes out at a reporter who presses him on the fact that the suspected DC shooter was actually thoroughly vetted before he was let in the US from Afghanistan
November 28, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Can someone show the White House Press Corpse a montage of the reporters who covered previous administrations, the ones who weren't complete cowards?
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People got mad at me for a quote of Chris Murphy saying "this is the scandal" because ICE is arresting people who aren't criminals. But the problem is that ICE exists and is incompatible with freedom.
November 26, 2025 at 5:05 PM
People got mad at me for a quote of Chris Murphy saying "this is the scandal" because ICE is arresting people who aren't criminals. But the problem is that ICE exists and is incompatible with freedom.
Hi Mission Hill, Boston! If you want to support both a local nonprofit and small business, this is a great way to do so for the holiday!
November 25, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Hi Mission Hill, Boston! If you want to support both a local nonprofit and small business, this is a great way to do so for the holiday!
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Thought experiment: What if things got cheaper overnight, but people still felt shitty about the future, and politics in America proceeded all but unchanged? www.offmessage.net/p/taking-aff...
Taking "Affordability" Seriously
...but not literally.
www.offmessage.net
November 24, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Thought experiment: What if things got cheaper overnight, but people still felt shitty about the future, and politics in America proceeded all but unchanged? www.offmessage.net/p/taking-aff...
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Contrary to the conspiracy theories RFK Jr. is peddling on the CDC’s website, in Massachusetts we believe in science. Vaccines are safe, effective and lifesaving. They are the backbone of modern disease prevention and the well-being of our communities.
November 25, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Contrary to the conspiracy theories RFK Jr. is peddling on the CDC’s website, in Massachusetts we believe in science. Vaccines are safe, effective and lifesaving. They are the backbone of modern disease prevention and the well-being of our communities.
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There are going to be prominent Democrats and mainstream media voices who insist that we have to "turn the page" and "forgive and forget" and they should all be roundly ignored, if not mercilessly mocked.
It’s crazy to think about the crimes we’re going to learn about after this regime ends.
We’re already hearing about Watergate level crimes every week. Imagine what will come out after it’s over.
We’re going to need a full accounting of all that’s been done in violation of the constitution.
We’re already hearing about Watergate level crimes every week. Imagine what will come out after it’s over.
We’re going to need a full accounting of all that’s been done in violation of the constitution.
November 22, 2025 at 10:46 PM
There are going to be prominent Democrats and mainstream media voices who insist that we have to "turn the page" and "forgive and forget" and they should all be roundly ignored, if not mercilessly mocked.
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So much of our infrastructure, planning, environmental, and road safety measures seem to be based around politicians' fear of slightly inconveniencing easily-angered motorists. Pedestrians, cyclists, and public transport users are barely considered in their calculations.
November 21, 2025 at 4:55 PM
So much of our infrastructure, planning, environmental, and road safety measures seem to be based around politicians' fear of slightly inconveniencing easily-angered motorists. Pedestrians, cyclists, and public transport users are barely considered in their calculations.
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Wishing Congressman Jim McGovern a very happy birthday.
Your decades of work to end hunger, strengthen democratic institutions, and advance human rights both at home and abroad continue to move our Commonwealth forward. Thank you for your principled service and dedication.
Your decades of work to end hunger, strengthen democratic institutions, and advance human rights both at home and abroad continue to move our Commonwealth forward. Thank you for your principled service and dedication.
November 20, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Wishing Congressman Jim McGovern a very happy birthday.
Your decades of work to end hunger, strengthen democratic institutions, and advance human rights both at home and abroad continue to move our Commonwealth forward. Thank you for your principled service and dedication.
Your decades of work to end hunger, strengthen democratic institutions, and advance human rights both at home and abroad continue to move our Commonwealth forward. Thank you for your principled service and dedication.
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Look. I’m not a genius like Bill Cassidy (I’m also a fierce critic of insurance cos). But let’s think about this.
Should I, who lives in a top 10, top 5 maybe, medical city negotiate directly with one of two provider networks (a few dozen of smaller specialty ones that don’t do everything I need)
Should I, who lives in a top 10, top 5 maybe, medical city negotiate directly with one of two provider networks (a few dozen of smaller specialty ones that don’t do everything I need)
November 20, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Look. I’m not a genius like Bill Cassidy (I’m also a fierce critic of insurance cos). But let’s think about this.
Should I, who lives in a top 10, top 5 maybe, medical city negotiate directly with one of two provider networks (a few dozen of smaller specialty ones that don’t do everything I need)
Should I, who lives in a top 10, top 5 maybe, medical city negotiate directly with one of two provider networks (a few dozen of smaller specialty ones that don’t do everything I need)
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niche opinion but i think a judge who writes something like this — frankly a judge who even writes "democrat party" — should be instantly removed and disbarred
In an unhinged dissent in our Texas redistricting victory, a GOP appointed judge seems to believe that George Soros and I did...well, I'm not sure what...but he is very mad. Bigly.
November 19, 2025 at 8:58 PM
niche opinion but i think a judge who writes something like this — frankly a judge who even writes "democrat party" — should be instantly removed and disbarred
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AI damages cognition badly enough that you become a person who thinks it can replace cognition.
The plow, the steam engine, electricity — all replaced muscle. AI replaces cognition. If you spend your day “reading lots of stuff and turning it into straight English,” well… so does the machine. The goal now is to learn from history and cushion the blow better than last time.
November 17, 2025 at 1:28 AM
AI damages cognition badly enough that you become a person who thinks it can replace cognition.