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Maureen Frei

@mfrei22.bsky.social
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Can’t think of a pithy bio. Baking | Hiking in the woods | Libraries | Touch of photography | Cats rule

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Maureen Frei @mfrei22.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
‘“It makes no more sense than saying: ‘I’m going to just fire my accountant because I can’t control my spending.’” 😑 www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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Trump administration guts data collection on US education as math and reading scores plummet
National Center for Education Statistics, which collects critical data to guide policy on learning, was decimated after Doge canceled crucial contracts
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Maureen Frei @mfrei22.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This is Billie. #cats #kittens
A long haired gray and white, tiger striped 3 month old kitten on some bedding
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Maureen Frei @mfrei22.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
#caturday
 A gray cat with a white nose and white paw tips hugs a toy
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PoliticsGirl @politicsgirl.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
If lying about 9/11 isn’t a deal breaker, what is?
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Did You Hear What He Said?
If lying about 9/11 isn’t a deal breaker, what is?
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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Repetition of Nazi imagery normalizes the regime’s horrors to make its views acceptable in political debate. These aren’t jokes. They are weapons.
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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Last time, SCOTUS said the matter wasn’t ripe, but now the Postal Service has issued its rule that is clearly out of its constitutional lane. Elections are to be run by states and Congress. Not executive branch. Let’s go John Roberts. This call is a strike right down the middle.
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Maureen Johnson @maureenjohnsonbooks.com · 25/08/2026
Dolly doesn't die. She spread her love everywhere, in such magnificent quantities, that there's no leaving.
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Maureen Frei @mfrei22.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Early #caturday
A gray striped kitten peeking over the edge of a basket
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Maureen Frei @mfrei22.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
What she said. On repeat!
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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 05/08/2026
On a private call, Todd Blanche said his goal was to make the "Dobbs decision permanent in every single state." This isn’t just a confirmation vote anymore—it’s a roll-call vote on which Senators endorse BANNING abortion in ALL 50 states. I’m voting NO.
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Clare Blackwood @clareblackwood.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
The Red Sox broadcast booth is all women tonight for Women's Celebration Night, and while I love it and they're killing it, I want to see this on the regular and not for one specific purpose. I just love watching smart women talk about sports! Put more of them in booths, damnit!
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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
This is how it’s done. Concede defeat, congratulate the winner, and pledge to work together to advance the interests of the people. 👏👏👏
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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Blanche should be blocked for IRS/slush fund AND - targeting Comey, James, Hearn, Powell, Walz, Frey, MOCs - Epstein - payouts to Flynn, Page, Babbitt, Vaughn - rejecting ethics advice to recuse from Trump cases - “war” on judiciary - “cleaning house” of DOJ personnel who worked on Trump cases
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
They just can’t say that Trump is lying. Shame on The Washington Post. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Trump insists vandals damaged Reflecting Pool, blasts DOJ for dropped charge
The president acknowledged “there may have been some contractor difficulty” but said he disagreed with U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro for dropping a criminal charge against a former Olympian.
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Maureen Frei @mfrei22.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Just a kitten #caturday
A brown fluffy kitten with a white nose near a baby food jar
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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
In case you missed it, here is my interview with Rachel Maddow about my new book, The Fix. This is how we take our government back. youtu.be/3hZB5NY8J_0?...
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Maddow: This is how a prosecutor of ORGANIZED CRIME sees Trump's corruption
YouTube video by MS NOW
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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
is there a pulitzer for photo captions because if so @theguardian.com just won it
Gianni Infantino carefully explains to Donald Trump that he is not part of the spanish national team.
Photograph: Javier García/Shutterstock
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UBI Works @ubiworks.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Harvard professor explains the long-term youth outcomes of UBI: More education, voting, conscientiousness, and open-mindedness. Less depression and anxiety. "[We] expect that this would be a result that would... translate to other populations as well."
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UBI Works @ubiworks.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
"Not only don't people work less when they are guaranteed an income, they might actually put in more effort at work. And the fact that they have more money to spend leads to the creation of more jobs." Nobel Prize–winning economists Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo
Screenshot of a Wall Street Journal opinion article titled “A Guaranteed Income Won’t Stop People From Wanting to Work,” by Abhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo. A subheading says evidence from programs around the world suggests basic income does not make recipients lazier. Below the headline is a photo of several women sitting outdoors at a table working.
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Maureen Frei @mfrei22.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Thank you!
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Maureen Frei @mfrei22.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Great headline from the Guardian www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
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Democratic senator says Trump speech likely to be more ‘election denialism’ from ‘world’s most famous sore loser’ – live
Georgia’s Jon Ossoff predicts address likely to ‘reheat debunked conspiracy theories’ amid rumors about contents of speech
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Elizabeth Warren @elizabeth-warren.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
AI companies are cashing in on America's broken, unaffordable health care system. They're encouraging people to upload medical records and scans. They're rolling out new "health" AI tools. They're doing it because your data is worth money. I have a privacy bill to push back.
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Lawmakers want to ban AI companies from selling your health data
The new proposal bans selling health and location data info — including data entered into your favorite AI chatbot.
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Jon Ossoff @ossoff.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
If it takes a constitutional amendment to end Citizens United, we’ll deliver a united Georgia to ratify it.
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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 30/06/2026
The real headline from the birthright‑citizenship case isn’t the outcome. It’s that four Supreme Court justices signaled they believe a president can effectively rewrite the Constitution through executive order.
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
The extremist Supreme Court supermajority that gave Trump near-total immunity now has given him free rein to get rid of leaders of regulatory agencies not loyal to him & his wishes. Forget self-governance. These partisan hacks want a king. This must stop. It begins with defeating the GOP on 11/3.
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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Whoa! Well done, Katie!
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Angelica Shalagina Official🇺🇦 @angel-shalagina.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
russia wanted Ukraine to become russian. Instead, Millions of Ukrainians became Even more Ukrainian🇺🇦
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
“The scandal of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is such a complete encapsulation—and such a perfect metaphor—of incompetence and corruption that it deserves to be both a long-remembered failure and a final straw for a restless, angry nation.“ www.americaamerica.news/p/what-does-...
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What Does the Slimy Green Pool Say About Competence?
A Saturday Prompt
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ACLU @aclu.org · 19/06/2026
The Justice Department is trying to undermine hard-won protections that guard disabled people’s right to live in community instead of institutions. This doesn’t change the law or our rights. We won't stop fighting for disabled people’s right to participate in community and civic life.
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States aren't required to provide community-based care for people with disabilities, new DOJ opinion claims
The Office of Legal Counsel opinion released Thursday said states aren't required by law to integrate mentally disabled patients with their peers by providing community or home-based care.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Elon Musk’s DOGE cut the federal government’s screwworm monitoring program, which cost $15 million. Now, the Trump administration is preparing to spend $1 billion to combat the screwworm outbreak. Never forget how destructive and downright stupid DOGE was.
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 16/06/2026
Just arrived here at the Scalzi Compound: The advance reading copy of Monsters of Ohio. It looks fantastic. I'm likely to give one away in the next couple of days. Stay tuned. PS: That amazing cover art? Michael Koelsch did it.
The ARC of Monsters of Ohio on my porch railing at home
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Maureen Frei @mfrei22.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Good one
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
OK, I get it: The Kennedy Center operation is proof that it will be a slow and cumbersome process to remove the stain of Donald Trump. But make no mistake, democracy-loving Americans will not be deterred.
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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Two big ideas I'm running on to address our housing crisis: Social Bonds to finance affordable housing & "Street-to-Home” Vouchers to help unhoused Americans with serious mental illness. (1/2)
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Maureen Frei @mfrei22.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
😂
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Senator Andy Kim @kim.senate.gov · 26/05/2026
This is more of the same lawlessness we’ve seen elsewhere around the country. 

Our country deserves accountability. Our country deserves the humane treatment of every person here. In fact, our Constitution demands this. 3/4
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Maureen Frei @mfrei22.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Thank you Andrew Weismann
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Former prosecutor pursued by Trump calls for crackdown on election lies: ‘Lying can be held to account’
Andrew Weissmann argues for new law to hold political liars like US president accountable for harming democracy
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
MSM, some quick notes: 1. It’s not a settlement (the case was dismissed). 3. It’s not a ballroom (it’s a bunker). 3. It’s not a library (Trump said it will be a hotel). It matters that you get it right.
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Maureen Frei @mfrei22.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Fun!
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The 100 best novels of all time
A countdown of the greatest literature ever published in English, as voted for by authors, critics and academics worldwide. How many have you read?
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Maureen Frei @mfrei22.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Lemon sandwich cookies in the sunshine #baking
Lemon sandwich cookies in a tin with sunlight shining on them
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Maureen Frei @mfrei22.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
I know the pic quality is low - zoomed in phone image- but this is only the second Oriole I’ve seen at my feeders in 10 yrs. I guess I need to hang some oranges 🙂 #birds
A female Baltimore Oriole perched on the metal bar of a bird feeder
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Maureen Frei @mfrei22.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Always fun to see these 😄
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 02/05/2026
BREAKING: A conservative court packed with Trump-appointed judges just ruled to ROLL BACK access to the abortion pill. This is a page straight out of extremist Republicans’ anti-abortion playbook. Let me be clear: the abortion pill is safe and effective. We must fight back.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
🚨BREAKING: On behalf of the National Council of Jewish Women and Louisiana voters, my law firm has sued Governor Jeff Landry (R) and Secretary of State Nancy Landry (R), challenging the state’s decision to suspend the 2026 congressional primary elections. www.democracydocket.com/cases/louisi...
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🚨 National Council of Jewish Women v. Landry
Learn more.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 01/05/2026
BREAKING: We're suing Louisiana officials for suspending the state's primary election after voting has already begun. On the heels of a Supreme Court decision that eviscerated protections for voters of color, elected officials jumped at the chance to disenfranchise people — we won't allow it.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Odd, how a lone gunman failed to even enter a targeted room and no one was harmed—and Republicans go HYSTERICAL over the “tone” of Democrats. And yet heavily armed and masked fascists murdered two people at point-blank range in the streets of Minneapolis—and not a peep about the “tone” of the right.
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Maureen Frei @mfrei22.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Go Katie!
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Maureen Frei @mfrei22.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
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