Maureen Francis
@maureenfrancis.bsky.social
Real estate matchmaker. US Peace Corps #ukraine. #gardening #pottery
@michiganpublic.bsky.social @aprilbaerradio.bsky.social I am glad to know my one time gift “won’t be a problem”. I get that you prefer monthly for your budgeting but just say “thanks” to those of us who give annually.
December 2, 2025 at 2:07 PM
@michiganpublic.bsky.social @aprilbaerradio.bsky.social I am glad to know my one time gift “won’t be a problem”. I get that you prefer monthly for your budgeting but just say “thanks” to those of us who give annually.
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L - The official photo from the Kremlin of US Special Envoy @SteveWitkoff putting his hand over his heart as he greets his friend Vladimir Putin again this week.
R - Putin’s latest missile attack killing at least 21 people, including 7 children, on Palm Sunday.
Putin’s stooge.
R - Putin’s latest missile attack killing at least 21 people, including 7 children, on Palm Sunday.
Putin’s stooge.
April 13, 2025 at 10:42 AM
L - The official photo from the Kremlin of US Special Envoy @SteveWitkoff putting his hand over his heart as he greets his friend Vladimir Putin again this week.
R - Putin’s latest missile attack killing at least 21 people, including 7 children, on Palm Sunday.
Putin’s stooge.
R - Putin’s latest missile attack killing at least 21 people, including 7 children, on Palm Sunday.
Putin’s stooge.
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"These are defacto tax cuts for the wealthy paid for by the poor" - Steve Liesman on CNBC
April 3, 2025 at 2:33 PM
"These are defacto tax cuts for the wealthy paid for by the poor" - Steve Liesman on CNBC
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The question of if a country could fuck itself harder than the UK did with Brexit has today been answered.
April 2, 2025 at 9:03 PM
The question of if a country could fuck itself harder than the UK did with Brexit has today been answered.
@meetthepress.com please stop with Sen Markwayne Mullin already.
March 30, 2025 at 2:50 PM
@meetthepress.com please stop with Sen Markwayne Mullin already.
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Putin made Trump wait almost two hours. Their phone call was supposed to have taken place already, but Putin was still at a conference. When Putin is reminded of the meeting, everyone starts laughing; they're literally mocking Trump.
March 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Putin made Trump wait almost two hours. Their phone call was supposed to have taken place already, but Putin was still at a conference. When Putin is reminded of the meeting, everyone starts laughing; they're literally mocking Trump.
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HEY EVERYONE REMEMBER WHEN TRUMP WAS IMPEACHED FOR DENYING AID TO UKRAINE BECAUSE HE WANTED ZELENSKY TO LIE AND SAY BAD THINGS ABOUT BIDEN AND ZELENKSY WOULDN’T DO IT?
Maybe literally one fucking American newspapers could mention this in their, “think pieces,” about what happened yesterday.
Maybe literally one fucking American newspapers could mention this in their, “think pieces,” about what happened yesterday.
March 1, 2025 at 6:33 PM
HEY EVERYONE REMEMBER WHEN TRUMP WAS IMPEACHED FOR DENYING AID TO UKRAINE BECAUSE HE WANTED ZELENSKY TO LIE AND SAY BAD THINGS ABOUT BIDEN AND ZELENKSY WOULDN’T DO IT?
Maybe literally one fucking American newspapers could mention this in their, “think pieces,” about what happened yesterday.
Maybe literally one fucking American newspapers could mention this in their, “think pieces,” about what happened yesterday.
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This presser was a horror show. Ukraine will not have US support going forward, because Trump and Vance are completely lost. Europe will step-up and this war will continue. Trump blew this bigger than any foriegn policy folly in recent history.
February 28, 2025 at 5:53 PM
This presser was a horror show. Ukraine will not have US support going forward, because Trump and Vance are completely lost. Europe will step-up and this war will continue. Trump blew this bigger than any foriegn policy folly in recent history.
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Please share this fact sheet on Ukraine with anyone who needs it
understandingwar.org/backgrounder...
understandingwar.org/backgrounder...
February 23, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Please share this fact sheet on Ukraine with anyone who needs it
understandingwar.org/backgrounder...
understandingwar.org/backgrounder...
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map of where some of the "money for Ukraine" went
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bsky.app/profile/trum...
February 23, 2025 at 8:13 AM
map of where some of the "money for Ukraine" went
bsky.app/profile/trum...
bsky.app/profile/trum...
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Jan. 6 rioters pardoned by Trump say it should absolve their child-porn charges, too www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
February 17, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Jan. 6 rioters pardoned by Trump say it should absolve their child-porn charges, too www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
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Fact check: nearly 70 percent of US money for Ukraine actually went to US defense industry to replenish the stocks of OLD stuff that went to Ukraine to use.
Much of which we would have paid to destroy as their lifespan expired.
Much of which we would have paid to destroy as their lifespan expired.
February 16, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Fact check: nearly 70 percent of US money for Ukraine actually went to US defense industry to replenish the stocks of OLD stuff that went to Ukraine to use.
Much of which we would have paid to destroy as their lifespan expired.
Much of which we would have paid to destroy as their lifespan expired.
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ZELENSKYY: The risk that Russia will occupy Europe is 100 percent
WELKER: If the US pulls out of NATO, Russia will occupy Europe?
ZELENSKYY: Yes
WELKER: If the US pulls out of NATO, Russia will occupy Europe?
ZELENSKYY: Yes
February 16, 2025 at 3:30 PM
ZELENSKYY: The risk that Russia will occupy Europe is 100 percent
WELKER: If the US pulls out of NATO, Russia will occupy Europe?
ZELENSKYY: Yes
WELKER: If the US pulls out of NATO, Russia will occupy Europe?
ZELENSKYY: Yes
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Weak men cannot compromise. Weak men cannot build consensus. Weak men think that leadership means force. Weak men build nothing that lasts.
February 8, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Weak men cannot compromise. Weak men cannot build consensus. Weak men think that leadership means force. Weak men build nothing that lasts.
Kestrel?! I’m looking at you @nytgames.bsky.social #strands
February 1, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Kestrel?! I’m looking at you @nytgames.bsky.social #strands
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Remember what the Bishop said
January 23, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Remember what the Bishop said
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As the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. wisely said, "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." Today and every day, I pledge to never silence my voice in the fight for what is right, and I will continue to march in the path he forged toward justice.
January 20, 2025 at 2:49 PM
As the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. wisely said, "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." Today and every day, I pledge to never silence my voice in the fight for what is right, and I will continue to march in the path he forged toward justice.
Controversial things I didn’t care about in the last 24 hours: tik tok being down and football. Don’t come at me. 😬🫣
January 19, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Controversial things I didn’t care about in the last 24 hours: tik tok being down and football. Don’t come at me. 😬🫣
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I’d recommend everyone regardless of medical risk bring a mask on your airplane journey, a disinfectant wipe to clean the seat you’re in and hand sanitizer.
It’s going to be on you alone to protect your health.
Warning signs are everywhere.
It’s going to be on you alone to protect your health.
Warning signs are everywhere.
December 27, 2024 at 7:46 PM
I’d recommend everyone regardless of medical risk bring a mask on your airplane journey, a disinfectant wipe to clean the seat you’re in and hand sanitizer.
It’s going to be on you alone to protect your health.
Warning signs are everywhere.
It’s going to be on you alone to protect your health.
Warning signs are everywhere.
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Me, a public health person, just sitting over here reflecting on the fact that the US has experienced a 7% increase in infant mortality post-Dobbs.
Like, do you realize what that says about this society from an ethical perspective? That we made policy choices that caused this?
#PHEthx
Like, do you realize what that says about this society from an ethical perspective? That we made policy choices that caused this?
#PHEthx
Infant Mortality Increases Across US Following Dobbs Decision
The Dobbs decision was associated with a 7% absolute increase in overall infant mortality—equivalent to 247 excess deaths—and a 10% increase among infants with congenital anomalies, corresponding to 2...
www.ajmc.com
December 17, 2024 at 6:29 PM
Me, a public health person, just sitting over here reflecting on the fact that the US has experienced a 7% increase in infant mortality post-Dobbs.
Like, do you realize what that says about this society from an ethical perspective? That we made policy choices that caused this?
#PHEthx
Like, do you realize what that says about this society from an ethical perspective? That we made policy choices that caused this?
#PHEthx
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We are asking Ukrainians to defeat the armies of Putin and Kim Jong Un. In their efforts to do so, Ukrainians helped bring down Assad. Ukrainian resistance is one of the most stunning military achievements in modern history.
December 16, 2024 at 7:25 PM
We are asking Ukrainians to defeat the armies of Putin and Kim Jong Un. In their efforts to do so, Ukrainians helped bring down Assad. Ukrainian resistance is one of the most stunning military achievements in modern history.
Am I the only one who has never heard of a zorse? #strands @nytimes.com
December 16, 2024 at 8:08 PM
Am I the only one who has never heard of a zorse? #strands @nytimes.com
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Everyone in this picture would be able to walk if the polio vaccine had existed in time for them.
December 15, 2024 at 8:36 PM
Everyone in this picture would be able to walk if the polio vaccine had existed in time for them.
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