Sean Freese
@seanfreese.bsky.social
Father, husband, maker, photographer, educational technologist helping young people highlight their best selves.
The betrayal of Ukraine is going to be what he is remembered for. Who but historians could tell you what Neville Chamberlain's response to the Great Depression entailed?
February 19, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The betrayal of Ukraine is going to be what he is remembered for. Who but historians could tell you what Neville Chamberlain's response to the Great Depression entailed?
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Nearly 200,000 Danes are supporting a comedic petition to buy California from the U.S., in what appeared to be a jab at President Donald Trump’s repeated threats to seize Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark.
‘We’ll never run out of avocado toast’: Danes launch petition to buy California
After President Donald Trump’s threats to purchase Greenland, Denmark's citizens launched a petition to purchase California from the U.S.
www.sfchronicle.com
February 11, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Nearly 200,000 Danes are supporting a comedic petition to buy California from the U.S., in what appeared to be a jab at President Donald Trump’s repeated threats to seize Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark.
Not gonna lie: part of me is just a tiny bit surprised he didn't transform into a giant snake and try to eat everyone in the Rotunda.
January 21, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Not gonna lie: part of me is just a tiny bit surprised he didn't transform into a giant snake and try to eat everyone in the Rotunda.
"The opposite of doom is curiosity."
I'm going to try really hard to remember that over the next four years.
I can't wait to get @chrislhayes.bsky.social book!
I'm going to try really hard to remember that over the next four years.
I can't wait to get @chrislhayes.bsky.social book!
Opinion | Democrats Are Losing the War for Attention. Badly.
The MSNBC anchor Chris Hayes on why attention has become more valuable than money in politics.
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2025 at 11:22 PM
"The opposite of doom is curiosity."
I'm going to try really hard to remember that over the next four years.
I can't wait to get @chrislhayes.bsky.social book!
I'm going to try really hard to remember that over the next four years.
I can't wait to get @chrislhayes.bsky.social book!
"The love in the air is thicker than the smoke."
Sonoma County 2017
Los Angeles 2025
Hold fast to each other.
Sonoma County 2017
Los Angeles 2025
Hold fast to each other.
January 9, 2025 at 10:41 PM
"The love in the air is thicker than the smoke."
Sonoma County 2017
Los Angeles 2025
Hold fast to each other.
Sonoma County 2017
Los Angeles 2025
Hold fast to each other.
Has anyone told him that Iceland is green and Greenland is icy?
January 9, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Has anyone told him that Iceland is green and Greenland is icy?
Washing my hair every 3 days is right at the upper limit of my executive function capabilities.
January 5, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Washing my hair every 3 days is right at the upper limit of my executive function capabilities.
I've been thinking about how little our society values repair. From the way we treat everything from electronics to houses as disposable to the refusal to reckon with harms, personal or systemic, we don't seem to want to put the effort into fixing what is broken. 🧵(1/4)
December 30, 2024 at 7:26 PM
I've been thinking about how little our society values repair. From the way we treat everything from electronics to houses as disposable to the refusal to reckon with harms, personal or systemic, we don't seem to want to put the effort into fixing what is broken. 🧵(1/4)
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I do find myself wondering whether the term "fast faith," like fast food or fast fashion, actually rather nicely captures a strain of contemporary American religion that is theologically impoverished, but rich in cultural politics and lifestyle identification.
December 21, 2024 at 3:21 PM
I do find myself wondering whether the term "fast faith," like fast food or fast fashion, actually rather nicely captures a strain of contemporary American religion that is theologically impoverished, but rich in cultural politics and lifestyle identification.
This won't make big headlines but it's a big deal for those of us affected by disasters. Thank you, Congressman Thompson and Senator Padilla! Thank you, folks who traveled to DC to meet with legislators! Thank you, folks who wrote letters! Representative democracy for the win!
Thompson, Padilla Announce Unanimous Senate Vote to Pass Fire Victims Tax Relief Bill, Send to President's Desk
Washington – Today, Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA-04) and Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) announced the Senate’s unanimous vote to pass the bipartisan Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act (H.R. 5863). The bill incl...
mikethompson.house.gov
December 5, 2024 at 3:51 AM
This won't make big headlines but it's a big deal for those of us affected by disasters. Thank you, Congressman Thompson and Senator Padilla! Thank you, folks who traveled to DC to meet with legislators! Thank you, folks who wrote letters! Representative democracy for the win!
If hyper-local democracy is the answer, who is the elected official I need to petition to fire or reform our terrible, monopolistic waste management company?
November 30, 2024 at 9:45 PM
If hyper-local democracy is the answer, who is the elected official I need to petition to fire or reform our terrible, monopolistic waste management company?
The flip side of "I alone can fix it" is "you don't have to do anything." Democracy demands more of its adherents than authoritarianism. The appeal of a strong man is understandable when a populace is exhausted from the daily struggle of life and has nothing left for the obligations of citizenship.
November 26, 2024 at 10:36 PM
The flip side of "I alone can fix it" is "you don't have to do anything." Democracy demands more of its adherents than authoritarianism. The appeal of a strong man is understandable when a populace is exhausted from the daily struggle of life and has nothing left for the obligations of citizenship.