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Jacqueline Freimor @jfreimor.bsky.social · Jun 8

Who taught him how to spell “apocalyptic”? Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · Jun 2

Love to see a community come together when ICE Nazis show up to their neighborhood and send them packing ….👏👏👏👏 South Park neighborhood of San Diego

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Jacqueline Freimor @jfreimor.bsky.social · Jun 1

Trump is defying courts and ignoring the Constitution. That's why I'm taking to the streets on No Kings Day for a nationwide day of defiance. app.sosha.ai/s/4jWb7KnY

Join me on June 14

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Jacqueline Freimor @jfreimor.bsky.social · May 29

“Oh, no! All the people we’re trying to kill are mad at us!”

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · Apr 29

The Trump administration has begun firing appointees to the board that oversees the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.

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Jacqueline Freimor @jfreimor.bsky.social · Apr 29

Trump's handling of immigration drops underwater after Democrats fight back against ICE overreach and violations of civil liberties. app.sosha.ai/s/wSZYjhA4

Most Americans oppose Trump's immigration policies

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Jacqueline Freimor @jfreimor.bsky.social · Apr 29

I’m sorry, what?

The Associated Press @apnews.com · Apr 26

A new carnivorous caterpillar that wears the remains of its prey has been dubbed the bone collector.

A carnivorous 'bone collector' caterpillar dresses in the remains of its prey

A new carnivorous caterpillar that wears the remains of its prey has been dubbed the bone collector. The odd insect is only found on the Hawaiian island of Oahu.

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Jacqueline Freimor @jfreimor.bsky.social · Apr 23

Thanks so much!

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Jacqueline Freimor @jfreimor.bsky.social · Apr 23

Thanks so much!

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Jacqueline Freimor @jfreimor.bsky.social · Apr 23

Thank you! But it’s all because you published it. I’m so grateful. 😁

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Jacqueline Freimor @jfreimor.bsky.social · Apr 23

Thank you!

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Jacqueline Freimor @jfreimor.bsky.social · Apr 22

Guys! I just found out that my story “Cruel to Be Kind,” which was published in December in the Dark Waters anthology, has been selected by Steph Cha and Don Winslow for The Best American Mystery and Suspense 2025!

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · Apr 22

Previous to the FDA, folks would put chalk and plaster of Paris in milk to make it appear white. They could also add formaldehyde to cover the smell and taste of spoiled milk.

A screenshot of a Reuters article stating that the US FDA suspended milk quality test workforce cuts.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · Apr 21

This

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · Apr 6

Yes, because what's holding the US back from greatness is our lack of "wood independence". 🙄

Logging these >100 year old trees will be disastrous for climate.

Trump administration orders half of national forests open for logging

An emergency order removes protections covering over half the land managed by the U.S. Forest Service as the president aims to boost timber production.

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · Apr 5

I think this is a brilliant framing of this issue. If the government can send people to a third world country to a lifetime of involuntary servitude, that is slavery. Query whether this meets the “jurisdiction” requirement of the 13th Amendment (the officials sending them are!)

Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · Apr 5

Trump told America he had a deal with far-right El Salvadoran dictator Nayib Bukele to temporary hold U.S. deportees for a fee.

Now we know that was a lie.

Trump told Bukele he'd _sell_ him bodies to _own_—to be housed in his massive prison (CECOT) until death.

America is back in the slave trade.

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Philip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · Apr 5

I asked the one high ranking policeman I saw on 5th Ave why there were so few police. He said “We did not expect anything like this. Don’t tell anyone but I’ve only got 44 officers out here — and it’s a great crowd, great event, no incidents.”

Mor Naaman @informor.bsky.social · Apr 5

I have never seen anything like this in NYC. 5th Ave covered from 42nd St well to the 20s. Nobody prepared for this volume. Volunteers are holding the traffic on all the side streets. No police in sight. #handsoff

Full of people down 5th avenue, view from 39th Street.

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Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · Apr 6

Having covered protests for the last quarter century or so I can tell you that this #handsoff happening extraordinary, and likely to build. (Oh, and that the big newspapers are acting typically clueless)

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · Apr 3

Too many members of Congress keep failing us. This isn’t just about bad nominees — it’s about treating this administration like the authoritarian threat it is and fighting back with every tool we’ve got: indivisible.org/campaign/tru...

A sign is held up at a protest that reads “The Constitution Can’t Defend Itself

Congress, Do Your Job!”

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · Mar 28

People are taking things into their own hands

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · Mar 5

French Senator Claude Malhuret: "Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine. (...) We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor" #3E #EndOligarchy

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · Mar 6

Tell 'em Elvira!!

MAGA Fumes After Elvira Donates Tesla To NPR With Blunt Message For Musk In Viral Video

Yaasss 👏🏼

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Rebecca Ingber @becingber.bsky.social · Mar 1

“The best thing about heroes is that they always win at the end. And if they aren’t winning, then it’s not the end.” —Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in Kyiv

Astonishing speech by Danish Prime Minister.

YouTube video by Dylan Burrill

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AKM in Maryland @aminmd.bsky.social · Feb 28

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Liz Cheney @lizcheney.bsky.social · Feb 28

History will remember this day— when an American President and Vice President abandoned all we stand for.

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