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Barb Fraze

@bfraze.bsky.social
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Freelance journalist, hiker, sports fan and news junkie

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Barb Fraze @bfraze.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
This image looks like a Van Gogh painting.
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USA TODAY @usatoday.com · 04/10/2026
Two people were killed and 35 were wounded when gunfire broke out at a block party in Georgia on Oct. 4, law enforcement officials said.
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2 killed, 35 injured in mass shooting at Georgia block party
Two people were killed and 35 were wounded when gunfire broke out at a block party in Georgia on Oct. 4, law enforcement officials said.
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Barb Fraze @bfraze.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Cornell student newspaper steps up. #Cornell #rape www.cornellsun.com/article/2026...
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EDITORIAL | Cornell Won’t, We Will
The Editorial Board demands that Cornell stops protecting the alleged Chi Phi rapists through the University's opaque sexual assault policies.
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CNN @cnn.com · 26/09/2026
The White House is barring CNN from flying on Air Force One on Saturday as part of the news outlet's duties covering the president on behalf of major television networks. cnn.it/3TpnjIc
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Sluggo Smith @sluggosmith.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Make no mistake...this is taxpayer funded human trafficking. The rape and murder of these children will be future headlines.
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Barb Fraze @bfraze.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Actually, if you can, please vote early to disrupt the Dirty Tricks Playbook.
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Jeanne @jeanne-g-mully.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
And then get registered. Vote early and in person if you can.
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Barb Fraze @bfraze.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
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Remembering Sept. 12, 2001
We were all Americans, and we still had allies who had our back.
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davidej2025.bsky.social @davidej2025.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
How did a child rapist get elected twice in America? "With enough money, lies that even Satan can elected in USA more than twice.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 30/08/2026
While you were sleeping, Google Maps made the change… 🇺🇸 Users in the United States see Lake America 🇨🇦 Users in Canada continue to see Lake Ontario This was a choice, not a requirement. Google chose to follow the updated U.S. federal geographic database following Trump’s EO.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Bezos' Washington Post falsely called Karen Attiah’s work “gross misconduct” & wrongly fired her for it An arbitrator ordered her REINSTATED with full back pay Karen was defiant, & so were we @democracydefendersaction.org How we won it, in my weekly column @ContrarianNews.org 👇-TN
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The Tide is Turning — Because You Are Turning It, Contrarians
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Barb Fraze @bfraze.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
A photo from Maine to cleanse your timeline.
Rising sun shines on a boat in a cove below a small house and shed just after low tide.
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Charles Gaba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 29/08/2026
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Paul Waldman @paulwaldman.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
The default judgment rural voters will make when this happens is that it must be the Democrats' fault. But that isn't written in stone. Which is why Dems must do something they never do: Go to rural America and attack Republicans. Not just listen and express empathy, but ATTACK.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 29/08/2026
‘Their whole village has disappeared’: frantic hunt for survivors in Kathmandu hospital
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‘Their whole village has disappeared’: frantic hunt for survivors in Kathmandu hospital
Family members pin photos of Nepal’s missing to hospital wall as people try not to give up hope on loved ones
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Reuters @reuters.com · 24/08/2026
Gang attack near Haiti's capital leaves 30 dead reut.rs/4xWCvv9
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Gang attack near Haiti's capital leaves 30 dead
At least 30 people ​were killed in ‌a gang attack in the neighborhood ​of Kenscoff near ​Haiti's capital of Port-au-Prince, ⁠Kenscoff's mayor ​Jean Massillon told Reuters ​on Monday.
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Barb Fraze @bfraze.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
“Behind every detention is a family. Behind every deportation is a mother, a father, a husband, a wife, a child, a friend, a church member, a coworker, or a neighbor whose life may be changed" ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/08/24/h...
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ICE has begun targeting and detaining Haitians living in Springfield, Ohio • Ohio Capital Journal
United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement has begun targeting and detaining Haitians in Springfield, Ohio after President Donald Trump revoked their legal status, with at least 29 detained as ...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 21/08/2026
The Trump administration claimed it found more than 250,000 noncitizens in just four states, all led by Democrats. But a ProPublica investigation shows the government's pursuit of illegal voting cases has produced meager results.
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Inside Trump’s Failed Hunt for Noncitizen Voters
To prove the president’s claims of illegal voting, the government has harnessed the power of Homeland Security Investigations, a branch of DHS established to combat the worst cross-border crime. So fa...
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Josh Gerstein @joshgerstein.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
BREAKING: In unusual 9PM Friday Federal Register filing, Postal Service finalizes regulation to deny delivery of mail-in ballots not matching addresses in database BUT says won't implement 'til court orders are lifted. #SCOTUS still quiet. Doc: public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-17238.pdf
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Ken Tremendous @kentremendous.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
It actually and obviously has never been harder. This is the exact opposite of the truth. The grift has reached its terminus point.
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 22/08/2026
The Israeli military bombed an airbase in Syria, far from the Israeli border, sparking condemnation not only from Syria, but also from Turkey and the Trump administration. to.pbs.org/4gp1Re1
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U.S. ambassador responds to rising tensions between Israel, Turkey and Syria
The Israeli military bombed an airbase in Syria, far from the Israeli border, sparking condemnation not only from Syria, but also Turkey and the Trump administration. U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Tom Bar...
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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
I don’t agree with all Abdul El-Sayed’s views, but GOP “othering” is a disgrace. He was born in US, educated at Bloomfield Hills Andover, where he captained football team; Univ of Mich; Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar; Columbia, where he earned an MD. Debate his views, not whether he’s a “real” American.
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Barb Fraze @bfraze.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
"The soundest course of action for mainstream liberals is to recognize how and why they have been losing, and learn how to fight smarter and harder." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Liberals Are Now Fighting a Two-Front War
Leftists like Abdul El-Sayed will take over the Democratic Party unless the center-left adapts to their rise.
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💙🏳️‍🌈 Kh’ymm (aka Goldie) 🏳️‍🌈💙 @thegoldfishmind.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Let's talk about these new Progressive Dems. Are Americans ready for Progressive Dems? Are they electable? Shouldn't we play it safe? FULL STOP: We've had Prog. Dems since the 60s. But we've gone in the opposite direction. And we know why: power, money & control. See more 👇 #Pinks #DoBetter
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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 01/08/2026
We are looking for a full-time Revenue Coordinator to help grow support for independent, nonprofit journalism in Mississippi. If you’re passionate about building relationships and making an impact, we’d love to hear from you. Learn more and apply: buff.ly/roBVgWi
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
BBC: “It sounds like you’re saying 1 Jewish life is worth hundreds of Palestinians.” 🇮🇱 SETTLER: “Ten Million.” BBC: “That just sounds racist.” 🇮🇱 SETTLER: “Yes.” Full: www.bbc.com/news/article... (he’s a *lawyer* who thinks the only laws are the Bible & God gave them the land)
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Barb Fraze @bfraze.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
This is awful on so many levels. #Haitians #GoodPeople wapo.st/4vVpIb3
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Airports, nursing homes and schools brace for disruption without Haitian workers
The Trump administration and courts are at odds over whether 350,000 Haitians have officially lost humanitarian protections, but employers are already letting workers go.
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Barb Fraze @bfraze.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Wow! ICE’s airport arrests of people seemingly waiting in government immigration backlogs caught up a Fulbright scholar and public health researcher working at Johns Hopkins in their public health department. Not exactly the “worst of the worst”! Yet they threw her in detention anyway.
Baltimore Banner header.

A Johns Hopkins University public health researcher and former Fulbright scholar was detained this week by immigration agents while boarding a domestic flight as the Trump administration ramps up immigration enforcement efforts at airports.
In an email Thursday night, the U.S.
Department of Homeland Security confirmed that agents with its
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency arrested Fatima Ameaka on July 28 at Baltimore-Washington
International Thurgood Marshall Airport.
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 30/07/2026
"A concentration camp, in its most basic definition, is a place where a targeted civilian population, not necessarily accused of a crime, is detained and at least some of their basic rights are suspended," writes @jwashing.bsky.social. "That’s precisely what’s happening in the United States today."
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Don’t call them ICE detention centers. Call them camps | John Washington
I’ve spent a decade reporting on immigration enforcement. The word ‘camp’ best captures the political function of these facilities
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Columbia Journalism Review @columjournreview.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
The press’s responsible handling of Trump’s incoherent speech about US election integrity contrasted starkly with Friday’s farcical WHCA dinner. www.cjr.org/the_media_to...
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A tale of two speeches.
The press’s responsible handling of Trump’s incoherent speech about US election integrity contrasted starkly with Friday’s farcical WHCA dinner.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
When you have secret police, things like this happen. Which is why democratic societies don't have secret police. www.oregonlive.com/clackamascou...
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Armed men posing as ICE agents detained, assaulted woman after fake traffic stop, police say
Oregon State Police officials are seeking information after a woman was detained and assault by three men posing as federal agents.
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Barb Fraze @bfraze.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
The world is a big place with big problems. Look around! #hunger #war
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Barb Fraze @bfraze.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
"What we once thought was to be defined primarily through marriage and biology is now defined by models that center partnership and shared caregiving." #family
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Barb Fraze @bfraze.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
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uppaalaska.bsky.social 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇲🇽🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇦🇺🇬🇱🇵🇦🇺🇦 @uppaalaska.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
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Barb Fraze @bfraze.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Join us Sunday for #GoodTrouble in Woodbridge. Postponed due to weather concerns and air quality. #votingrights
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Barb Fraze @bfraze.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
When you need to check the facts .... open.substack.com/pub/factchec...
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FactCheck.org Wins Sigma Delta Chi Award for Fact-Checking
FactCheck.org has won the 2025 Sigma Delta Chi award for fact-checking from the Society of Professional Journalists.
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Barb Fraze @bfraze.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Are you in Northern Virginia? Join us next Saturday for some #GoodTrouble. Voting rights are human rights!
Flyer describes rally, concert, voter information and service projects as part of the Good Trouble Lives On weekend.
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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Folks, if there are reports that ICE is in your area and you have the ability to be there, please consider going But if you do, be exceedingly careful. You know what these monsters can do If we can ever hope to reclaim our country, we must have the courage to face Trump’s fascists
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Barb Fraze @bfraze.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
No other crime gets reported and people do not believe it happened. If the crime did not happen, let the courts decide. But women don't make up this 💩. #BelieveWomen
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Aura Bogado @aurabogado.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Colombia fighting for a win on the world’s biggest stage while ICE rips through Colombian neighborhoods in Chicago all day. Same people, same flag, totally different realities. It’s hard to watch one without thinking about the other 🇨🇴
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Barb Fraze @bfraze.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
The radar looks no bueno.
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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
#Infographic shows where in your mouth different letters (in the English language) are formed. I had never seen something like his before. Really cool stuff! Source: buff.ly/2wqhnDs
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Barb Fraze @bfraze.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
And the radar looks bad.
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The Assisi Project @assisiproject.com · 05/07/2026
"A nation can be considered great when it defends liberty...when it fosters a culture that enables people to dream of full rights for all their brothers and sisters...[and] when it strives for justice and the cause of the oppressed (2015)." #PopeFrancis #America250 #PrayForAmerica
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Barb Fraze @bfraze.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Good read, especially in light of the need for voting rights protection. #GoodTroubleLivesOn
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Barb Fraze @bfraze.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Important thread ⬇️ #USAID
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
This is what a police state does.
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Barb Fraze @bfraze.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
That's more than 109 degrees. Not unusual for a place like Phoenix but not the norm in Newcastle.
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