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Lisa Schmidtfrerick @schmidtfrerick.bsky.social · Sep 7

#52frames_shootfromabove brought me to the top of a local parking garage, where I captured this image of the sun bouncing off the windows onto the alley below.

Lisa Schmidtfrerick @schmidtfrerick.bsky.social · Aug 7

In the airport near a bunch of young women all wearing next to nothing, thinking about how people used to sort of dress up for travel and really hoping that in 15 years they won’t be telling someone how women were once able to wear shorts and tank tops in public. #handmaids #religiouswrongs #women

Lisa Schmidtfrerick @schmidtfrerick.bsky.social · Aug 3

If you are angry about this email your Congressional representative and Senators and remind them that they were elected to serve in a DEMOCRACY and you’d appreciate them upholding the CONSTITUTION and THANK THEM FOR THEIR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!

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Lisa Schmidtfrerick @schmidtfrerick.bsky.social · Jul 29

Clearwing hummingbird moth stopped by earlier today:

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Lisa Schmidtfrerick @schmidtfrerick.bsky.social · Jul 19

Lisa Schmidtfrerick @schmidtfrerick.bsky.social · Jul 6

Analogy?

Lisa Schmidtfrerick @schmidtfrerick.bsky.social · Jun 26

KFF reports that 60% or more of adult Medicaid recipients are already working, others are caregivers for dependents, in school, or disabled. Medicaid is another form of corporate welfare.

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Lisa Schmidtfrerick @schmidtfrerick.bsky.social · Jun 3

Coffee and camera

Lisa Schmidtfrerick @schmidtfrerick.bsky.social · Jun 1

I read this too quickly and saw “hops” instead of “hope” 😆 We might need both. And chocolate.

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · May 28

Today, the NYT posted an article on the normalization of atrocities that struck us. They are right - in our grasp for normality, we become numb to horror. But important points were missed.

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/28/o...

Opinion | Beware: We Are Entering a New Phase of the Trump Era

www.nytimes.com

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Lisa Schmidtfrerick @schmidtfrerick.bsky.social · May 23

The manatee grass washed up to speak for threatened and endangered species:

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Lisa Schmidtfrerick @schmidtfrerick.bsky.social · May 21

The irony of the party who screamed non stop about individual rights to get vaccinated now telling me that I can’t get one: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

FDA says it will limit access to Covid-19 boosters for Americans under 65

Critics say shift will negatively affect people who are not high risk but want to be vaccinated against the disease

www.theguardian.com

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Lisa Schmidtfrerick @schmidtfrerick.bsky.social · May 2

Surprising no one.

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Lisa Schmidtfrerick @schmidtfrerick.bsky.social · Apr 22

ICYMI ICM sunset

Lisa Schmidtfrerick @schmidtfrerick.bsky.social · Apr 18

Making the most of a shrouded sunset. #icm

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · Mar 31

This is what corruption looks like.

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Lisa Schmidtfrerick @schmidtfrerick.bsky.social · Mar 29

(2/2) There were no early symptoms and she was too young for preventative screening. We need investments in disease research, global public health, and emergency preparedness. And instead they fucking cut funding for all this AND for healthy foods.

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Lisa Schmidtfrerick @schmidtfrerick.bsky.social · Mar 29

I am sorry you are experiencing this. Agree. I am someone who was perfectly healthy, did all the “right” things and had no family history and still had a heart attack (spontaneous artery dissection) at 46, and then lost my triathlete sister to colon cancer when she was just 41. (1/2)

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Lisa Schmidtfrerick @schmidtfrerick.bsky.social · Mar 21

Nope, nothing odd or concerning here…just a typical day in a former democracy.
#whereiscongress #someonestopthis

Lisa Schmidtfrerick @schmidtfrerick.bsky.social · Mar 19

Thanks for the repost @byanother.name - glad to have found you!

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Lisa Schmidtfrerick @schmidtfrerick.bsky.social · Mar 18

Appreciating that our dog gets me out to see these things. #icm #icmsunset

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · Mar 10

Agencies within the Trump administration have flagged hundreds of words to limit or avoid, according to a compilation of government documents. These terms appeared in government memos, in official and unofficial agency guidance and in other documents. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

A card reads: "These Words Are Disappearing in the New Trump Administration." A long list of words follows, including: biologically female; biologically male; BIPOC; Black; breastfeed + people; clean energy; climate crisis; climate science; commercial sex worker; community diversity; community equity; confirmation bias; cultural competence; cultural differences; cultural heritage; cultural sensitivity; culturally appropriate; culturally responsive; DEI; equity; feminism; genders.

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John Cusack @johncusack.bsky.social · Mar 8

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Lisa Schmidtfrerick @schmidtfrerick.bsky.social · Mar 7

Where’s the accountability? Anyone else think SpaceX should be paying the airlines and travelers who were inconvenienced by yesterday’s rocket failure?

www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...

SpaceX rocket explosion leads to flight delays at Florida airports over fears of falling debris

"We will review the data from today’s flight test to better understand root cause," according to the company owned by Elon Musk.

www.nbcnews.com

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · Mar 5

President Trump said in his address to Congress that he inherited an “economic catastrophe” from Joe Biden. The U.S. had the strongest economy in the world when Trump took over, but it's shown signs of strain from Trump's federal funding cuts and tariffs. Follow live.

Trump Speech to Congress: Watch Live With Updates and Analysis

www.nytimes.com

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