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Freda Tepfer

@fstepfer.bsky.social
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Native Plant Gardener, Pedestrian Advocate, Active in hyper local politics and nationally an active observer. Erie PA Don't follow me if you don't provide a description, or you are looking for dates or selling stuff, I will block you.

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Freda Tepfer @fstepfer.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Trump administration reverses stance on integration of people with disabilities some coverage of positive action as well as problems. one.npr.org/i/nx-s1-5981...
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🔊 Listen Now: Trump administration reverses stance on integration of people with disabilities
All Things Considered on NPR One | 4:16
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Freda Tepfer @fstepfer.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Love Joanne Freeman. last night she sounded almost embarrassed for our time when she said : what will Historians in the future think of Hegseth’s Testosterone speech/fixation. www.youtube.com/live/Knt8-hM...
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A Few Thoughts For Those Who Can't Sleep -- September 30 Edition
YouTube video by Dr. Joanne Freeman
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
BREAKING: Davey Hearn reflecting pool prosecution dismissed WITH PREJUDICE That means the case cannot be brought again  Huge victory for Davey, for us at @democracydefendersfund.org & our legal team colleagues Washington Litigation Group and Steptoe--& for rule of law More to follow!
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Freda Tepfer @fstepfer.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
A dismissal with prejudice means the case is permanently closed and cannot be filed again. The judge has made a final decision on the legal issues in the case.
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Freda Tepfer @fstepfer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A dem friend looked at the Fetterman email, he is using a conservative firm now. not using ActBlue either
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Freda Tepfer @fstepfer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Is Hegseth going to make Newt and the others lose weight?
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Freda Tepfer @fstepfer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
says fetterman paid for by
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Freda Tepfer @fstepfer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
My Sister in NC shared a really ugly email she got from John Fetterman it Included many lies about DSA etc At the bottom it said paid for by Senator John Fetterman but the email was reply to conservative intel.com I believe this is the organization behind Fetterman’s email
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Intel Inside - Built for AI
Deliver AI at scale across cloud, data center, edge, and client with comprehensive hardware and software solutions.
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Freda Tepfer @fstepfer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Trump shows total ignorance of rule of law. He says gov’t doesn’t need to have laws regulating AI Companies are morally bound. And that they wouldn’t want anything to go wrong. And if things do go wrong FBI would step in. But DJT, without any laws no one can prosecute one.npr.org/i/nx-s1-5984...
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🔊 Listen Now: Trump meets with top tech leaders to discuss regulations and launch new website
Morning Edition on NPR One | 3:40
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Freda Tepfer @fstepfer.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Supreme Court Allows Rapid Third-Country Deportations, for Now The court also announced it would hear arguments in December on the legality of the Trump administration policy to swiftly deport immigrants to countries not their own. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/u...
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Supreme Court Allows Rapid Third-Country Deportations, for Now (Gift Article)
The court also announced it would hear arguments in December on the legality of the Trump administration policy to swiftly deport immigrants to countries not their own.
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Freda Tepfer @fstepfer.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Watch the premiere of "Deportation, Inc. Chapter 2: Removal" now! This episode dives into the business of migrant removal and follows migrants as they are shuffled through a vast network of flights and facility transfers. youtu.be/OmUjt0ezisY
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Deportation, Inc. Chapter 2: REMOVAL
YouTube video by Lawfare
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Freda Tepfer @fstepfer.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
On Sept 29 at 9:30 a.m. ET, the full D.C. Circuit will hear oral argument over Judge Boasberg's inquiry into whether top Trump administration officials committed criminal contempt when they sent 137 Venezuelans to CECOT, a notorious El Salvador prison. media.cadc.uscourts.gov/calendar/cal...
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Oral Argument Calendar
As of: 09/28/2026
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Freda Tepfer @fstepfer.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
at our borders, and abroad," "The ad is educational and unapologetically patriotic. We should be proud of our country."
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Freda Tepfer @fstepfer.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The White House, in response to CBS News' inquiries about the pro-Trump ad, denied it was a political ad and called it a "public service announcement." "These public service announcements are about reminding Americans to love their country and understand what makes it worth defending, at home,
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Freda Tepfer @fstepfer.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
holy sh1t. can’t wait to see the satirical responses. too bad it wasn’t released in time for snl to parody.
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Freda Tepfer @fstepfer.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
holy sh1t. can’t wait to see the satirical responses. too bad it wasn’t released in time for snl to parody.
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Freda Tepfer @fstepfer.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
don’t put up fake spiderwebs. they trap birds beneficial insects etc
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 25/09/2026
Why does Trump like New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani so much? Well, we asked him. Check out @garrisonhayes.bsky.social's interview with Mamdani at this year's Climate Desk Live event.
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Freda Tepfer @fstepfer.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
On the messaging front: the general guidance is to not make this bigger than it is for now. Voters should still check their registrations and make sure they are on the rolls, and then make a plan to vote."
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Freda Tepfer @fstepfer.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
(reminder that Florida, Indiana, Iowa, and Ohio have already had this access and have not turned up many results); (3) the NVRA 90 day Quiet Period still prohibits systematic voter list maintenance (ie: purges) between now and Election Day.
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Freda Tepfer @fstepfer.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Re SCOTUS decision about access to Voter Data "this means that (1) the SAVE system can incorporate data from the Social Security Administration, not just DHS data; (2) all states can use SAVE to conduct one by one searches about a voter's citizenship status to verify their eligibility
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Freda Tepfer @fstepfer.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
(reminder that Florida, Indiana, Iowa, and Ohio have already had this access and have not turned up many results); (3) the NVRA 90 day Quiet Period still prohibits systematic voter list maintenance (ie: purges) between now and Election Day
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Freda Tepfer @fstepfer.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Functionally this means that (1) the SAVE system can incorporate data from the Social Security Administration, not just DHS data; (2) all states can use SAVE to conduct one by one searches about a voter's citizenship status to verify their eligibility
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Freda Tepfer @fstepfer.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“The harm caused by burdening or disenfranchising even a few lawful voters outweighs the nonexistent harm that the government experiences when it is prevented from taking an action that it likely lacks the authority to take,” she wrote, joined by Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan.
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Freda Tepfer @fstepfer.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
In dissent, Justice Jackson emphasized that majority’s decision created the conditions for some states to cancel voter registrations of at least some recently naturalized citizens or to force them to provide proof of citizenship before voting. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/u...
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Supreme Court Allows Expansive Voter Screening Tool Ahead of Midterms (Gift Article)
Critics of the Trump administration system to monitor the citizenship status of voters had raised alarms about privacy and improper voter purges.
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
JUST IN: A federal judge has issued a permanent injunction upbraiding ICE for mass arrests that have strained detention facilities and forced detainees all over the country into "overcrowded, squalid, and degrading rooms for excessive periods of time" www.nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/defaul...
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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
White House and all executive branch officials should make no mistake. Even if POTUS is not directly enjoined, they are under a court order to comply with the TRO or face contempt. Judge Richard Leon explained the well settled rule here:
The Court can properly enjoin enforcement of the Order. “[I]t is now well
established that ‘[r]eview of the legality of Presidential action can ordinarily be obtained in a suit seeking to enjoin the officers who attempt to enforce the President’s directive.’” Chamber of Com. of the United States v. Reich, 74 F.3d 1322, 1328 (D.C. Cir. 1996) (quoting Franklin v. Mass., 505 U.S. 788, 828 (1992) (Scalia, J., concurring in part and concurring in the judgment)). Accordingly, “courts have power to compel subordinate executive officials to disobey illegal Presidential commands.” Id. (quoting Soucie v. David, 448 F.2d 1067, 1072 n.12 (D.C. Cir. 1971)). Thus, when the President issues an unlawful Executive Order, “the proper course is to seek to enjoin a member of the executive branch from carrying out the executive order at issue.” McCray v. Biden, 574 F. Supp. 3d 1, 11 (D.D.C. 2021).
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Freda Tepfer @fstepfer.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Mail Ballot Availability Elections officials in all 67 PA counties are working hard to have ballots ready for registered voters who choose to vote by mail ballot in the Nov. 3 election. pa.gov/agencies/vote/voter-support/ballot-availability
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Mail Ballot Availability
Mail Ballot Availability
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Freda Tepfer @fstepfer.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Pennsylvania Department of State today announced a toolkit for counties with a streamlined mail ballot application for voters choosing to request, mark, and return a mail ballot in person. pa.gov/agencies/…/mail-ballot-before-election-day
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Freda Tepfer @fstepfer.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
ICE looking into 'mobile detention facilities'. Buried in paperwork first obtained by Project Salt Box is document regarding expansion in Pennsylvania. ICE says it's looking for "mobile detention facilities," which it describes as being run by GTI www.npr.org/2026/09/23/n...
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ICE is looking into 'mobile detention facilities'
Buried in the paperwork for Immigration and Customs Enforcement's expansion in Pennsylvania is a document requesting "mobile detention facilities."
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Freda Tepfer @fstepfer.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Will CSPAN cover Trump at the UN
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Freda Tepfer @fstepfer.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The Ecology of Home: Creating Habitat That Works Native plants are the foundation of healthy landscape, but are only part of the story. Shaun McCoshum, explore how natural ecosystems function and how those same ecological principles can be applied in home landscapes. youtu.be/nan23_YpefA?...
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The Ecology of Home: Creating Habitat That Works with Dr. Shaun McCoshum
YouTube video by Wild Ones
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Freda Tepfer @fstepfer.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Comments due Oct 9, 2026 at 11:59 PM EDT would narrow protection of wetlands under the Clean Water Act. Comment: www.regulations.gov/document/EPA... would generally deem a water to be jurisdictional only if it is perennial w/standing or continuously flowing water every day of the year
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Freda Tepfer @fstepfer.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
corey Booker was a bit over the top. Alex Badilla was more effective and less emotional
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Freda Tepfer @fstepfer.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
real sh1tsh0w FBI Director Patel at the Judiciary Committee www.c-span.org/event/senate...
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Freda Tepfer @fstepfer.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
It's National Voter Registration Day PA voters: check your voter registration status here www.pavoterservices.pa.gov/pages/voterr...
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Voter Registration Status
Copyright © 2026 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. All Rights Reserved.
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Freda Tepfer @fstepfer.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Adam Jentleson told NPR that the WSJ article was consistent with his observations of Fetterman and that supporters 2022 knew he supported Israel. I voted 4 Fetterman in the 2022 General, but supporting Israel in 2022 is different than supporting Israel as it commits genocide and ethnic cleansing.
wearing Kenyatta for Senate T SHirt
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Freda Tepfer @fstepfer.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
NEW yorker podcast great interview with Colin Kaepernik youtu.be/vroCkuZDQ1s
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Colin Kaepernick Misses the Game | The New Yorker Radio Hour
YouTube video by The New Yorker
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Freda Tepfer @fstepfer.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Leeno Daash’s excellent video about immigrants leaving and jobs unfilledd. youtube.com/shorts/p5Y42...
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L’EUROPE SANS IMMIGRÉS ? À quoi ça ressemblerait?
YouTube video by Leeno Daash
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Freda Tepfer @fstepfer.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I don’t know where you are but in PA you cannot bring your mail in ballot to a polling place. If you do want to surrender the ballot and the outer signature envelope you can vote in person. If you don’t have the outer signature envelope you will have to vote provisional
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Freda Tepfer @fstepfer.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
THIS POST IS DISINFORMATION Not all counties in PA have drop boxes. In Erie Countybtge one drop box is outside the courthouse. not the library. Check with your local Elections office to find out where you can take a ballot.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/09/2026
Abdul El-Sayed: "Weijia, with all due respect, this is the third time you've asked about a Twitch streamer ... their whole game is to make us fight culture wars so that we don't pay attention to the fact the president has made $2.2 billion ... "
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Next time, he should ask her if she'd like to disavow Donald Trump.
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Freda Tepfer @fstepfer.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Another superb and essential podcast from Dahlia Lithwick at Slate. “Capitulation Nation Big Law and SCOTUS are among the “profiles in cowardice” in Trump 2.0. Jacob Weisberg on who buckled, and why.” slate.com/podcasts/ami...
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Was It Worth It? SCOTUS and Big Law Pay the Price of Cowardice
A taxonomy of cowardice from Big Law to Bezos to Chief Justice John Roberts, and the first signs that courage can be contagious, too.
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Freda Tepfer @fstepfer.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
For those who’ve been to Waffle House. Especially FEMA workers. Thanks to Folk Music Notebook for sharing. youtu.be/q7sMiFzR-eg
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The Guy Who Changes the Lightbulbs (Waffle House song)
YouTube video by Carla Ulbrich Comedy Music (and Funny Folk Songs)
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Peter Morley ♿️ @petermorley.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
NEVER FORGET: People having to recertify 2x year on Medicaid is UNSUSTAINABLE. By design, it was written to throw people off the program. There’s no increase in staff to handle an increase in recertification which the onus and burden is put on the states. Absolutely despicable.
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Freda Tepfer @fstepfer.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I voted for Malcolm Kenyatta in the 2022 PA Democratic Senate Primary.
Picture of person wearing Malcolm Kenyatta for Senate T Shirt
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Freda Tepfer @fstepfer.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
How can you diagram all the convoluted lawsuits and countersuits over this gerrymander
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 08/09/2026
🚨 JUST IN: The Supreme Court has rejected Missouri Republicans’ emergency bid to use a new Trump-backed congressional map in the November midterms, leaving the state’s previous districts in place.
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Supreme Court Shuts Down Missouri GOP's Last-Ditch Bid to Rig the Midterm Map
The Supreme Court dealt Missouri Republicans a real setback on Tuesday, rejecting their emergency request to use a newly drawn congressional map that was built
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Freda Tepfer @fstepfer.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
GIft article NY Times on DOJ going to Scotus over the USPS Mail in Ballot rule. THis article offers some legal background. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/u...
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Trump Administration Again Asks Supreme Court to Allow Mail Voting Restrictions (Gift Article)
The filing puts the legality of the president’s push to impose limits on mail voting squarely before the justices even as states begin sending out ballots.
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