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Kyle R Freund

@kylefreund.com
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Communicating on coffee, cocoa, fair trade, sustainability & stuff. Working at Heifer USA. Wisconsin farm kid grown up. Madison, Wis. he/him goodislove.wordpress.com

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Kyle R Freund @kylefreund.com · 6h
So are they really going to do this? Take over the military, install snipers on a shitty arc d' triomphe (sp?) facsimile, and bring in national guard from red states all before the midterms to prevent Mike Johnson from sitting the elected congress?
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Kyle R Freund @kylefreund.com · 6h
Sorry, but what the actual fuck is all this 'testerone testing' blather. This man needs to be sent to the moon.
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Kyle R Freund @kylefreund.com · 7h
Thanks, @baldwin.senate.gov
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Kyle R Freund @kylefreund.com · 7h
really great
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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 11h
they are stealing billions from us in order to build data centers in our backyards in order to run machines designed to take our jobs and ultimately enslave us
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Funny Karate Bear (But Festive) @thedimpsler.bsky.social · 13h
Local Man Inexplicably Happy That Process of Artlessly Ripping Off Better Music Now Fully Automatic, Stella Lefty Reportedly Overjoyed
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Kyle R Freund @kylefreund.com · 14h
Everything they do is about proving the theory that you shouldn’t trust govt, so being functionally shitty is the goal. That and then finding someone else to blame, rinse, wash, repeat.
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Grudgie the Whale @grudgie.bsky.social · 14h
Obamacare, while far from ideal, has been better than the previous system in every single way. Not even one aspect is worse.
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Kyle R Freund @kylefreund.com · 14h
An assignment for everyone today. I'll do mine later if I remember.
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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 29/09/2026
According to America.gov, it’s not totally clear if it’s illegal to marry an eagle, so I might still have a chance!
what part of U.S. law states that I cannot marry an eagle, because TBH I'm skeptical
There is no statute titled "you cannot marry an eagle." Two separate rules apply.
Marriage is between two people
Federal law treats marriage, for federal purposes, as a union between 2 individuals that is valid where it was entered into.
• 1U.S.C. § 7 7
States issue marriage licenses. An eagle is not a person who can get a license or consent. I am not a lawyer; this is not legal advice.
Eagles are separately protected
Bald and golden eagles may not be taken, possessed, molested, or disturbed without a permit.
• Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act (16 U.S.C.
668-668d) 7
• "Take" includes capture, molest, or disturb.Eagles are separately protected
Bald and golden eagles may not be taken, possessed, molested, or disturbed without a permit.
• Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act (16 U.S.C.
668-668d) 7
• "Take" includes capture, molest, or disturb.
Trying to "marry" an eagle would still run into those possession and disturbance rules.
I cannot verify a single line of the U.S. Code that saysạẠmarriage to an eagle is prohibited" by those words. The practical bar is that marriage is for two individuals, and eagles are protected wildlife.
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Kyle R Freund @kylefreund.com · 23h
NM near where you went to school:)
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Kyle R Freund @kylefreund.com · 30/09/2026
Accidental double exposure fun times. #believeinfilm
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Rural Indexing Project @ruralindexing.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Herky the Hawk Red Oak, IA
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JR Radcliffe @jrradcliffe.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
It is mandatory for every politician to get one staffer that knows ball.
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Kyle R Freund @kylefreund.com · 29/09/2026
Idiocracy.
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Kyle R Freund @kylefreund.com · 29/09/2026
Truly. Just grade A+ amateur hour that will probably actually be quite effective given the isolation chambers we're all in.
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brooke bikes mke @brookebikesmke.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A sitting senator publicly confusing the Atlanta Hawks NBA team with the Iowa Hawkeyes women’s basketball team feels like it was a discarded subplot from Veep.
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Kyle R Freund @kylefreund.com · 29/09/2026
#1 question for every person running for office is: Will you do everything you can to overturn Citizens United? We've been tipping this country over, but that piece of shit supercharged it. www.stampstampede.org
stampstampede.org
The Stamp Stampede - Stamp Big Money Out of Politics
The Stamp Stampede is a non-profit organization of over 75,000 Americans legally stamping money to help build the movement to stamp Big Money out of Politics.
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Kyle R Freund @kylefreund.com · 29/09/2026
The only art that will survive AI is performance art.
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Kyle R Freund @kylefreund.com · 29/09/2026
We have a stripped down iPhone that we give our 11-year old daughter with no social media access or otherwise. Fellow parents: What do you do with your kids? How are you navigating this?
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Kyle R Freund @kylefreund.com · 29/09/2026
I mean, I'd be loving not having it. In every way. But I know a lot of friends, a lot of teams just sucking at that teat.
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Tessa Brown @tessa.germnetwork.com · 29/09/2026
This is an exceptionally clear presentation of New Mexico’s exceptionally clear findings that Facebook wantonly and intentionally deceived the public in regards to the theft of their data and the incentives to promote and profit from hate speech on the platform. Tap in, scroll down.
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Kyle R Freund @kylefreund.com · 29/09/2026
Just absolutely maddening the patented obstruction, obfuscation, belligerence & bad faith operating from the GOP in Wisconsin. Horrible people up & down.
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Kyle R Freund @kylefreund.com · 29/09/2026
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justin (rough cut notes) @justininpost.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
stop what you're doing right now and watch this
youtube.com
GENER8ION feat. Yung Lean Perform "STORM" | 2026 VMAs
YouTube video by MTV
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
the horrific cornell gang rape case has me thinking about emma sulkowicz who alleged she was raped as a student at columbia in 2014 and never got any justice. it has me thinking about the physical and mental weight young women are forced to carry while their safety is subsumed by male potential.
Emma Sulkowicz carrying around a mattress on the Columbia campus in 2014 to raise awareness of her alleged rape and the university's inaction.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 28/09/2026
Animal Facing Extinction In 2003 Fucks Its Way Back theonion.com/animal-facing-extincti…
Animal Facing Extinction In 2003 Fucks Its Way Back
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Kyle R Freund @kylefreund.com · 28/09/2026
It's fucking okay to say that it 'does' violate federal law, you dunces.
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Ben Prunty @benprunty.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I don't love dunking on folks but it's so fucking funny to me that Trump was convicted of 34 felonies 2 years ago, faced no punishment, and went on to win the presidency a second time and journalists are still like, "hmm, I have an inkling that maybe he believes he's above the law for some reason."
Post from NYT reporter Eric Lipton 

"What an odd moment in United States history.

A U.S. president is running an overtly political campaign advertisement, right before midterm elections, paid for by the U.S. government.

Trump appears to believe he is immune from any kind of legal limit."
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Ben Wikler @benwikler.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
And as their voters cry out for help affording basic necessities, Tom Tiffany, Derrick Van Orden, Bryan Steil and the other Republicans running Congress are doing nothing about it.
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Eugene Vinitsky 🍒 @eugenevinitsky.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
A rich person can never be held accountable. Therefore, a rich person must never make a societal decision
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Kyle R Freund @kylefreund.com · 25/09/2026
oh this makes me so so very pleaseeeeeed.
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Kyle R Freund @kylefreund.com · 25/09/2026
I'm just not sure. I see a lot of people talking about this. I see a headline talking about pantyhose. We are all just so hungry for some kind of connection. Also, if you bring a coffee, especially one like this to a job interview, I will think less of you.
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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 25/09/2026
Imagine if instead of regulating drone risks the normal way (which we did), we instead paid weird bloggers lots of money to worry about superintelligent dogs sprouting thumbs and using drones to kill us. This is pretty much how the US is approaching AI risks and regulations. My latest:
little-flying-robots.ghost.io
Why We Can't Let Enormous Weirdos Regulate AI
Imagine if instead of regulating drones via the standard lengthy, boring, and bureaucratic process - which we did - we instead decided, in the name of fostering all-important American drone innovation...
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Seth Masket @smotus.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Interviewing the inventor of napalm about his hats
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Kyle R Freund @kylefreund.com · 25/09/2026
If we want to really supercharge it, it's time for another pandemic!
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Kyle R Freund @kylefreund.com · 25/09/2026
l'll take it!
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Bird With Arms Playing with Berries
ALT: Bird With Arms Playing with Berries
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Kyle R Freund @kylefreund.com · 25/09/2026
Single issue voter: changing the names of birds, like Tufted Titmouse, Woodpecker, Red-Shafted Flicker, and Dickcissel, to non-sexy names.
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
And the reform needs to be the elimination of single member districts:
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Letter to Congress: End the Redistricting Wars by Adopting Proportional Representation
Gerrymandering persists because single-member districts allow it.
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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Right before Netanyahu was set to address the UN in NYC, Zohran Mamdani preempts him with this moving video — He hosted Palestinians who were forced to leave or lost family in Gaza, and planted an olive tree with them at Gracie Mansion:
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Kyle R Freund @kylefreund.com · 25/09/2026
fuck them
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Raskin made a holy shit observation on MS Now this afternoon: Since taking office, Trump has made a million dollars per hour for himself. Every hour, he has made more than twice the president’s annual salary.
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Jim Witkins @jimwitkins.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This guy? #trumpTiffany Hell no, Wisconsin, DO NOT VOTE FOR THIS TRUMPY, BILLIONAIRE SPONSORED CHUD. Guy who voted for Iran War 5 times (raising gas prices) and will gut ACA/healthcare to please his daddy trump. #Wivote
Tom Tiffany = Donald Trump
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The Onion @theonion.com · 24/09/2026
Xi Jinping Impressed With How Much Trump’s English Has Improved Since Last Visit theonion.com/xi-jinping-impressed-w…
Xi Jinping Impressed With How Much Trump’s English Has Improved Since Last Visit
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Jim Witkins @jimwitkins.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Republicans are lying about election fraud. Look at the evidence. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/u...
nytimes.com
From 15,000 to 185 to Zero: Trump’s Claims of Illegal Voting in Nevada Fizzle
It was the Trump administration’s latest stumble in its effort to find proof of widespread noncitizen voting, despite decades of evidence that it is extremely rare.
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Ash McGonigal @ashmcgonigal.com · 24/09/2026
This is a familiar pattern that repeats itself every time Republicans get on this voter fraud kick. Another familiar pattern is Republicans who complain about voter fraud not living where their voter registration says they do.
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Ebony Elizabeth Thomas @ebonyteach.blacksky.app · 24/09/2026
Share with everyone you know. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JI4...
youtube.com
Elizabeth Banks in "Just a Little Heart Attack"
YouTube video by American Heart Association
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Kyle R Freund @kylefreund.com · 24/09/2026
I really thought it was AI or some other song they swapped out... but I'm okay with it.
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Kyle R Freund @kylefreund.com · 24/09/2026
Yes.
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