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Brenda Frezell
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Civil Rights Specialist, attorney, advocate. Love my spouse, family, and the Cairn Terrier and Green Cheek Conure who own me.
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nytimes.com
Lech Walesa, the leader of Poland’s Solidarity movement, joined with former Polish political prisoners to send an impassioned letter to President Trump voicing "horror and disgust" at his scolding of President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine last week.
Lech Walesa and Polish Political Prisoners Voice ‘Horror’ at Trump’s Scolding of Zelensky
He and former Polish political prisoners voiced “horror and disgust” at President Trump’s scolding of President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine last week, saying it reminded them of encounters with bull...
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March 4, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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georgetakei.bsky.social
A reminder for these times.
March 1, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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reuters.com
A US judge extended an order blocking President Donald Trump's administration from instituting a sweeping freeze on trillions of dollars in federal spending by pausing grants, loans and other financial support reut.rs/43ckZqx
Trump blocked from imposing sweeping federal funding freeze
A U.S. judge on Tuesday extended an order blocking President Donald Trump's administration from instituting a sweeping freeze on trillions of dollars in federal spending by pausing grants, loans and other financial support.
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February 25, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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February 24, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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georgetakei.bsky.social
We are nearing a precipice.
February 16, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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americanbar.org
The ABA supports the rule of law. Read full message: www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...
February 10, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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nycsouthpaw.bsky.social
Someone at the American Bar Association ate their Wheaties this morning.
ABA It has been three weeks since Inauguration Day. Most Americans recognize that newly elected leaders bring change. That is expected. But most Americans also expect that changes will take place in accordance with the rule of law and in an orderly manner that respects the lives of affected individuals and the work they have been asked to perform. Instead, we see wide-scale affronts to the rule of law itself, such as attacks on constitutionally protected birthright citizenship, the dismantling of USAID and the attempts to criminalize those who support lawful programs to eliminate bias and enhance diversity. We have seen attempts at wholesale dismantling of departments and entities created by Congress without seeking the required congressional approval to change the law. There are efforts to dismiss employees with little regard for the law and protections they merit, and social media announcements that disparage and appear to be motivated by a desire to inflame without any stated factual basis. This is chaotic. It may appeal to a few. But it is wrong. And most Americans recognize it is wrong. It is also contrary to the rule of law. The American Bar Association supports the rule of law. That means holding governments, including our own, accountable under law. We stand for a legal process that is orderly and fair. We have consistently urged the administrations of both parties to adhere to the rule of law. We stand in that familiar place again today. And we do not stand alone. Our courts stand for the rule of law as well.
February 10, 2025 at 8:32 PM
bjfrezell.bsky.social
Because following laws is so 2024…
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US President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the Justice Department to pause prosecutions of Americans accused of bribing foreign government officials while trying to win or retain business in their countries reut.rs/4jVNpuP
Trump loosens enforcement of US law banning bribery of foreign officials
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order directing the Justice Department to pause prosecutions of Americans accused of bribing foreign government officials while trying to win or retain business in their countries.
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February 11, 2025 at 4:21 AM
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Pennies cost 3.7 cents to produce. President Trump has ordered the U.S. Treasury to stop minting them.

Nickels cost 14 cents each to produce. Watch out, nickels!

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Trump says he has directed Treasury to stop minting new pennies, citing cost
President Donald Trump says he has directed the Treasury Department to stop minting new pennies, citing the cost of producing the one-cent coin.
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February 10, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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nytimes.com
More than 8,000 web pages across more than a dozen U.S. government websites have been taken down since Friday afternoon, a New York Times analysis found. The purges have removed information about vaccines, veterans’ care, hate crimes, scientific research and more.
Thousands of U.S. Government Web Pages Have Been Taken Down Since Friday
Federal agencies moved to satisfy Trump’s orders to remove topics like diversity initiatives and “gender ideology.”
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February 2, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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NEW: Pete Buttigieg considering U.S. Senate bid in Michigan, while Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says she won't run in ‘26

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Buttigieg considering U.S. Senate bid in Michigan, while Whitmer says she won't run
Multiple Michigan Democrats had identified Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Pete Buttigieg as top possible Democratic contenders for the Gary Peters seat.
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January 28, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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axios.com
Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is "taking a serious look" at running for the Michigan senate seat left open by the surprise retirement of Sen. Gary Peters, Axios has learned.
Pete Buttigieg taking "serious look" at Michigan Senate race in 2026
The former transportation secretary is exploring his options.
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January 28, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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I am very much in favor of merit-based hiring and high standards for jobs with life and death implications. Which is why I oppose confirming Pete Hegseth, RFK JR, Tulsi Gabbard, and Kash Patel.
January 31, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world.

Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
January 31, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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White text on a blue background: "President Trump’s blanket pardoning of those who engaged in a violent attempt to block the results of a free, fair and accurate presidential election is a stunningly callous disregard for law and order. No matter our politics, we should all be able to agree that the tragedy at our US Capitol on January 6, 2021 is to be condemned and those who broke the law should be held accountable. Anything less is an affront to democracy and everything we are as Americans."
January 21, 2025 at 2:37 PM