frances-strege.bsky.social
@frances-strege.bsky.social
Lover of all things wise and good and true. Mother, grandmother, retired RN.
December 20, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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December 20, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Unacceptable!
December 18, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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Mass shootings in the US, per Gun Violence Archive:

2015: 332
2016: 383
2017: 347
2018: 335
2019: 414
2020: 611
2021: 689
2022: 644
2023: 659
2024: 503

So far in 2025...392 mass shootings in 349 days.

We do not have to keep living like this.
December 15, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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NEW: The U.S. shed 105,000 jobs in October and added 64,000 in November as the unemployment rate crept up, offering little optimism for the labor market.
Already-shaky job market weakened in October and November, delayed federal data shows
The unemployment rate in November rose to 4.6%.
nbcnews.to
December 16, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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When does all the winning start for the non-billionaires?
December 16, 2025 at 1:54 PM
December 16, 2025 at 1:59 PM
I long for common courtesy and decency.
December 16, 2025 at 3:16 AM
December 15, 2025 at 12:37 AM
I want my country back! Vote 💙!
They would never let me into this country if I weren't already here
In addition to 5 years of social media history, CBP would also require tourists to provide all phone numbers used over that period, any email addresses used in the past decade, DNA and iris scans, and the names, addresses, birthdates and birthplaces of family members
Including children
December 12, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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Posted by the Tax Foundation — the world's leading nonpartisan tax policy nonprofit organization.
December 12, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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Applications for unemployment benefits plummeted to a three-year low the prior week.
Unemployment Applications Surged By Most Since 2020 Last Week
Applications for unemployment benefits plummeted to a three-year low the prior week.
www.forbes.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?

NOEM: We haven't deported veterans

MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
December 11, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Indiana voted against redistricting!! Hurrah!!
December 11, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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December 6, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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“If they can do this to George, they can do this to anyone.”

ICE brutally arrested and illegally detained George Retes, an American citizen and Army veteran.

Learn more about how we are elevating his story here:
WATCH: The Veteran Who ICE Abducted — and Is Fighting Back
Here’s how we’re counter-programming DHS’s propaganda ads.
newsletter.ofthebrave.org
December 3, 2025 at 2:01 PM
December 3, 2025 at 7:45 PM