Kyle R Freund
@kylefreund.com
Communicating on coffee, cocoa, fair trade, sustainability & stuff. Wisconsin farm kid grown up. Madison, Wis. he/him https://goodislove.wordpress.com
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every single week they're throwing this guy a special oval office love-in that appears to be the presidential equivalent of letting your dog scarf an entire big mac and fries before that last trip to the vet
Pirro: "Mr President, there is in this room a group of people who love you, who believe in you, and who are so proud to be in this Oval Office and to be part of this amazing day because you have changed the course of America."
November 10, 2025 at 9:10 PM
every single week they're throwing this guy a special oval office love-in that appears to be the presidential equivalent of letting your dog scarf an entire big mac and fries before that last trip to the vet
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Hi writers! I’m looking to assign a couple of features for Slate before the end of the year. If you have anything in mind that you think would be a fit please send me a pitch! Jenée.Desmond- harris@slate.com or dm me.
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
November 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Hi writers! I’m looking to assign a couple of features for Slate before the end of the year. If you have anything in mind that you think would be a fit please send me a pitch! Jenée.Desmond- harris@slate.com or dm me.
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
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Ms Rachel says The New York Times asked her if she’s funded by Hamas
November 10, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Ms Rachel says The New York Times asked her if she’s funded by Hamas
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The original Dem demands were:
1) Permanent ACA subsidies
2) Medicaid funding restored
3) No more blank checks for the regime (rescission)
They dropped Medicaid immediately. Went silent on rescission. Cut back to 1 year of subsidies on Friday. And surrendered today.
The Senate Democrats!
1) Permanent ACA subsidies
2) Medicaid funding restored
3) No more blank checks for the regime (rescission)
They dropped Medicaid immediately. Went silent on rescission. Cut back to 1 year of subsidies on Friday. And surrendered today.
The Senate Democrats!
November 10, 2025 at 2:29 AM
The original Dem demands were:
1) Permanent ACA subsidies
2) Medicaid funding restored
3) No more blank checks for the regime (rescission)
They dropped Medicaid immediately. Went silent on rescission. Cut back to 1 year of subsidies on Friday. And surrendered today.
The Senate Democrats!
1) Permanent ACA subsidies
2) Medicaid funding restored
3) No more blank checks for the regime (rescission)
They dropped Medicaid immediately. Went silent on rescission. Cut back to 1 year of subsidies on Friday. And surrendered today.
The Senate Democrats!
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I did not grasp how bonkers Canadians are.
One news outlet likened the game conditions to a "snowglobe."
Crews took an hour during the game to clear snow.
"On over hour delay allowed the field crews to clear the pitch, using soccer’s answer to a Zamboni, to more playable conditions."
One news outlet likened the game conditions to a "snowglobe."
Crews took an hour during the game to clear snow.
"On over hour delay allowed the field crews to clear the pitch, using soccer’s answer to a Zamboni, to more playable conditions."
The CPL Final is in the middle of a snowstorm in Canada, true North American soccer heritage...how could it get any better?
HOW ABOUT A FREAKIN' BICYCLE KICK EQUALIZER!!!
HOW ABOUT A FREAKIN' BICYCLE KICK EQUALIZER!!!
November 10, 2025 at 3:13 AM
I did not grasp how bonkers Canadians are.
One news outlet likened the game conditions to a "snowglobe."
Crews took an hour during the game to clear snow.
"On over hour delay allowed the field crews to clear the pitch, using soccer’s answer to a Zamboni, to more playable conditions."
One news outlet likened the game conditions to a "snowglobe."
Crews took an hour during the game to clear snow.
"On over hour delay allowed the field crews to clear the pitch, using soccer’s answer to a Zamboni, to more playable conditions."
Meet the possum my dad trapped and let loose in the marsh!
November 10, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Meet the possum my dad trapped and let loose in the marsh!
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The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
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look man one very consistent feature of concierge access to politicians is that you have to be current on your subscription, and rather than renewing you mailed in what appeared to be a bag of dog shit you had already (?) lit on fire
Canadian multimillionaire and Shark Tank guy Kevin O'Leary went on TV to say he's upset Zohran won't talk to him: "I and others who invest in real estate have tried to get a meeting to figure out what's rhetoric and what's policy. So far for me it's been crickets."
November 7, 2025 at 6:25 PM
look man one very consistent feature of concierge access to politicians is that you have to be current on your subscription, and rather than renewing you mailed in what appeared to be a bag of dog shit you had already (?) lit on fire
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This is what authoritarian regimes do to cover their tracks.
DHS confirmed it has stopped automatically storing officials' text messages.
Instead, officials are supposed to take a screenshot, send that to their work email, download it onto their work computer and run a text-recognition program on it. Every time.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
Instead, officials are supposed to take a screenshot, send that to their work email, download it onto their work computer and run a text-recognition program on it. Every time.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
November 7, 2025 at 3:58 PM
This is what authoritarian regimes do to cover their tracks.
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All things considered, throwing that Subway sandwich at the cop was the healthiest thing he could have done with it that night.
Much love to this sassy vet, fashion king, and American hero.
youtu.be/jode4YmXSmU?...
Much love to this sassy vet, fashion king, and American hero.
youtu.be/jode4YmXSmU?...
BREAKING: Man accused of throwing sandwich at federal officer found not guilty
YouTube video by MSNBC
youtu.be
November 6, 2025 at 11:44 PM
All things considered, throwing that Subway sandwich at the cop was the healthiest thing he could have done with it that night.
Much love to this sassy vet, fashion king, and American hero.
youtu.be/jode4YmXSmU?...
Much love to this sassy vet, fashion king, and American hero.
youtu.be/jode4YmXSmU?...
Paramount blows goats.
Under new head of Paramount David Ellison, the studio has drawn up a list of actors who opposed the Gaza genocide and will not allow them to appear in its films and TV shows.
Does this sound familiar?
Also, "Ellison is reportedly aiming to take over Warner Bros. next."
Does this sound familiar?
Also, "Ellison is reportedly aiming to take over Warner Bros. next."
Paramount Has Blacklist for Stars Deemed “Overtly Antisemitic” — World of Reel
It sure looks like the likes of Javier Bardem, Joaquin Phoenix, Emma Stone, and Mark Ruffalo won’t be making movies for Paramount in the foreseeable future.
www.worldofreel.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Paramount blows goats.
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Sandwich Guy appears to have more decency in his fingertip than the entirety of the Trump administration.
Sean Dunn, aka DC Sandwich Guy, speaks outside court after his not guilty verdict:
“I am so happy that justice prevails in spite of everything….
“That night I believe I was protecting the rights of immigrants…
Every life matters, no matter where you came from, no matter how you got here…”
“I am so happy that justice prevails in spite of everything….
“That night I believe I was protecting the rights of immigrants…
Every life matters, no matter where you came from, no matter how you got here…”
November 6, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Sandwich Guy appears to have more decency in his fingertip than the entirety of the Trump administration.
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The man who ended USAID is the world's first trillionaire
November 7, 2025 at 2:14 AM
The man who ended USAID is the world's first trillionaire
Was eager to finally try and go to a game, but this crap, along with the fact that they added so many teams... going to be the suckiest cup ever. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/w...
FIFA Will Award Its Own Peace Prize Next Month in Washington
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Was eager to finally try and go to a game, but this crap, along with the fact that they added so many teams... going to be the suckiest cup ever. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/w...
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That should be 'Subway® wrapper', please.
Defense begins, “This case, ladies and gentlemen, is about a sandwich. A sandwich that according to Agent Lairmore somehow both exploded on his chest in a spray of mustard and onions but also landed intact on the ground still in its Subway wrapper.”
November 5, 2025 at 11:33 PM
That should be 'Subway® wrapper', please.
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the last few months have brought new heights of “cops lie all the time” and yet this case has still managed to elevate the form
Defense begins, “This case, ladies and gentlemen, is about a sandwich. A sandwich that according to Agent Lairmore somehow both exploded on his chest in a spray of mustard and onions but also landed intact on the ground still in its Subway wrapper.”
November 5, 2025 at 11:11 PM
the last few months have brought new heights of “cops lie all the time” and yet this case has still managed to elevate the form
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it has been a good long minute since I read America Magazine but JD Vance getting schooled in a Jesuit publication is the absolute sweetest plum
www.americamagazine.org/faithinfocus...
www.americamagazine.org/faithinfocus...
JD Vance’s immigration comments are an insult to our Catholic faith
This administration wants to set itself up as somehow Christian. Let them, then, do the bare minimum: Welcome the stranger.
www.americamagazine.org
November 5, 2025 at 11:25 PM
now reading
As the parent of a dual citizen & a partner to one, this is important.
Mamdani is a tutejszy confirmed
"Others will take time in catching up to that." whew
November 5, 2025 at 5:41 PM
As the parent of a dual citizen & a partner to one, this is important.
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November 5, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Oh dear, yes.
It's OFFICIAL: New York is a union town, and bosses everywhere are on notice!
November 5, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Oh dear, yes.
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make them answer for why they care more about checking a child’s underwear than whether you can afford your electric bill!
November 5, 2025 at 2:41 PM
make them answer for why they care more about checking a child’s underwear than whether you can afford your electric bill!
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this morning, ICE went into a Spanish language immersion daycare and took a teacher from the building in front of screaming and crying kids and parents at dropoff and the daycare had to shut down for the day (near Lane Tech, where they were yesterday). Really hoping today's "theme" is not "daycare."
November 5, 2025 at 2:22 PM
this morning, ICE went into a Spanish language immersion daycare and took a teacher from the building in front of screaming and crying kids and parents at dropoff and the daycare had to shut down for the day (near Lane Tech, where they were yesterday). Really hoping today's "theme" is not "daycare."
This is the way. They should just open free coffee shops or fund local bodegas across the country with a table where ppl can meet.
ah, perhaps instead of pumping millions into endless factional infighting Dem donors could invest in making local Dem organizations genuine civic spaces that can reach people during and between elections
November 5, 2025 at 3:11 PM
This is the way. They should just open free coffee shops or fund local bodegas across the country with a table where ppl can meet.
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It’s another day. Are you passing the Ms Rachel test?
November 5, 2025 at 12:38 PM
It’s another day. Are you passing the Ms Rachel test?