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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Dear God.
“Four of my children just evaporated,” Badran said, holding back tears. “I looked for them a million times. Not a piece was left. Where did they go?”
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
Israel used weapons in Gaza that made thousands of Palestinians evaporate
US-made thermal weapons burning at 3,500C caused 2,842 people to "evaporate" in Gaza, Al Jazeera investigation finds.
www.aljazeera.com
February 11, 2026 at 5:02 AM
Dear God.
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Friends from Minneapolis reporting to me that things are at the point where folks are being hidden in other people's houses and we are in the "again" part of "never again" which the "never" was supposed to preclude
February 10, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Friends from Minneapolis reporting to me that things are at the point where folks are being hidden in other people's houses and we are in the "again" part of "never again" which the "never" was supposed to preclude
I'm very sorry about Nancy Guthrie, but what's with the breathless coverage when we have children who have been kidnapped & imprisoned by ICE?
#AbolishICE www.propublica.org/article/life...
#AbolishICE www.propublica.org/article/life...
The Kids Trump Sent to ICE’s Dilley Detention Center
ProPublica went inside the immigrant detention center for families in Dilley, Texas. Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of...
www.propublica.org
February 11, 2026 at 4:08 AM
I'm very sorry about Nancy Guthrie, but what's with the breathless coverage when we have children who have been kidnapped & imprisoned by ICE?
#AbolishICE www.propublica.org/article/life...
#AbolishICE www.propublica.org/article/life...
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Trump and Lutnick: We're going to rape and rob you.
RFK, JR: I'm going to poison you.
Noem: I'm going to shoot you in the face and kidnap your kids.
Duffy: I'm going to wreck your plane.
Gabbard: I'm going to help the Russians kill you.
Musk: I robbed you
This admin is trying to kill you.
RFK, JR: I'm going to poison you.
Noem: I'm going to shoot you in the face and kidnap your kids.
Duffy: I'm going to wreck your plane.
Gabbard: I'm going to help the Russians kill you.
Musk: I robbed you
This admin is trying to kill you.
February 11, 2026 at 12:32 AM
Trump and Lutnick: We're going to rape and rob you.
RFK, JR: I'm going to poison you.
Noem: I'm going to shoot you in the face and kidnap your kids.
Duffy: I'm going to wreck your plane.
Gabbard: I'm going to help the Russians kill you.
Musk: I robbed you
This admin is trying to kill you.
RFK, JR: I'm going to poison you.
Noem: I'm going to shoot you in the face and kidnap your kids.
Duffy: I'm going to wreck your plane.
Gabbard: I'm going to help the Russians kill you.
Musk: I robbed you
This admin is trying to kill you.
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What does anyone involved with this horrific absurdity think this plausibly accomplishes for them or US?!?
“I’m not in fear of the other inmates. I’m afraid of the staff. They’re capable of anything.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Irish man held in ICE detention says he fears for his life and asks Ireland for help
Seamus Culleton describes conditions as ‘torture’ as he pleads with taoiseach to raise his case with Donald Trump
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:25 AM
What does anyone involved with this horrific absurdity think this plausibly accomplishes for them or US?!?
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Ukrainian Olympian Vladyslav Heraskevych wears helmet at the Winter Olympics with images of Ukrainian athletes killed during the war. International Olympic Committee has reportedly contacted Ukrainian Olympics officials about it. Will the IOC erase these athletes? www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...
Ukrainian competitor displays images of athletes killed in war on Winter Olympics helmet
Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych has trained the Winter Olympics in a helmet with images of compatriots killed during the war in his country
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Ukrainian Olympian Vladyslav Heraskevych wears helmet at the Winter Olympics with images of Ukrainian athletes killed during the war. International Olympic Committee has reportedly contacted Ukrainian Olympics officials about it. Will the IOC erase these athletes? www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...
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I think collectively, we at least partially wanted the child at the Super Bowl to be Liam because the little boy on stage looked happy and healthy and our hearts want so badly to think these children can somehow magically recover from the evils our government is doing.
Super Bowl viewers Sunday speculated that 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos appeared in the halftime show. In fact, he has been in hiding with his family.
“He can’t sleep well at night. He wakes up three or four times a night screaming, ‘Daddy, Daddy,’” Liam's father Adrian Conejo Arias, said.
“He can’t sleep well at night. He wakes up three or four times a night screaming, ‘Daddy, Daddy,’” Liam's father Adrian Conejo Arias, said.
‘He’s not the same’: Father of Liam Conejo Ramos says 5-year-old continues to suffer
Some people thought they say the 5-year-old during the Super Bowl halftime show. But Liam is still in hiding with his family, after he and his father were detained and then released from a Texas deten...
www.mprnews.org
February 10, 2026 at 1:23 AM
I think collectively, we at least partially wanted the child at the Super Bowl to be Liam because the little boy on stage looked happy and healthy and our hearts want so badly to think these children can somehow magically recover from the evils our government is doing.
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always so funny to me when people are like “how am I supposed to explain Gay to my kids?” my kid asks me way harder shit all the time. “why did they build the road this way? why are some people bad?” I don’t know. please ask me about Gay
February 10, 2026 at 2:51 AM
always so funny to me when people are like “how am I supposed to explain Gay to my kids?” my kid asks me way harder shit all the time. “why did they build the road this way? why are some people bad?” I don’t know. please ask me about Gay
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"'They're seeing them undercover as construction workers, they're seeing them undercover as Uber drivers, they're seeing them undercover as like electrical workers or school observers,' Steadman said."
Diabolical.
Diabolical.
Community members fear ICE agents are now disguising themselves in Minnesota
People describing themselves as constitutional observers tell WCCO that in the past week, reports of ICE agents disguising themselves have flooded in from the Twin Cities Metro and rural areas of the...
www.cbsnews.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:29 AM
"'They're seeing them undercover as construction workers, they're seeing them undercover as Uber drivers, they're seeing them undercover as like electrical workers or school observers,' Steadman said."
Diabolical.
Diabolical.
I think the message we all should have taken away from the pandemic was that masks made us healthier, reduced the spread of disease & now can still be useful in crowded public spaces when you don’t want to get sick as easily.
But looks like we haven’t learned and deserve another pandemic…
But looks like we haven’t learned and deserve another pandemic…
For most people, the pandemic days of masking are behind us. In certain corners of the Winter Olympics, though, things still look a lot like they did in Covid times. Some athletes are taking extreme measures to stay healthy. n.pr/4akK70l
Olympic Covid restrictions are gone, but some athletes still self-quarantining
For most people, the pandemic days of masking are behind us. In certain corners of the Winter Olympics, though, things still look a lot like they did in Covid times. Some athletes are taking extreme measures to stay healthy.
n.pr
February 10, 2026 at 4:03 AM
I think the message we all should have taken away from the pandemic was that masks made us healthier, reduced the spread of disease & now can still be useful in crowded public spaces when you don’t want to get sick as easily.
But looks like we haven’t learned and deserve another pandemic…
But looks like we haven’t learned and deserve another pandemic…
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Jesus H
ICE is currently holding around 80,000 detainees. Nazi Germany didn't reach this number in its formal camp system until 1942, nine years after seizing power and three years into the war.
February 10, 2026 at 3:52 AM
Jesus H
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The Biggest Political Coverup in Modern History
From Epstein to Tulsi Gabbard hiding an NSA document revealing a call between foreign intelligence & a Trump associate, the Trump regime is failing to contain its scandals
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
From Epstein to Tulsi Gabbard hiding an NSA document revealing a call between foreign intelligence & a Trump associate, the Trump regime is failing to contain its scandals
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
February 10, 2026 at 12:07 AM
The Biggest Political Coverup in Modern History
From Epstein to Tulsi Gabbard hiding an NSA document revealing a call between foreign intelligence & a Trump associate, the Trump regime is failing to contain its scandals
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
From Epstein to Tulsi Gabbard hiding an NSA document revealing a call between foreign intelligence & a Trump associate, the Trump regime is failing to contain its scandals
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
Andy Rooney time:
The sheer volume of ads during Olympic coverage w/ Peacock is an offense.
The sheer volume of ads during Olympic coverage w/ Peacock is an offense.
February 10, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Andy Rooney time:
The sheer volume of ads during Olympic coverage w/ Peacock is an offense.
The sheer volume of ads during Olympic coverage w/ Peacock is an offense.
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This thing would be a catastrophe
With Congress preparing another vote on the SAVE Act, advocates warn its documentation requirements could make registering to vote more difficult for millions of women—threatening both access to the ballot and progress toward gender parity in political power.
The SAVE Act Is Back—and Women’s Political Power Is on the Line
As Congress revives the SAVE Act, new proof-of-citizenship rules could reshape voter registration in ways that burden women voters.
msmagazine.com
February 9, 2026 at 11:53 PM
This thing would be a catastrophe
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1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
February 9, 2026 at 12:25 PM
1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
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Whoever called Biathlon "Nordic Drive-By" was really onto something.
The Winter Olympics are a lot more about almost dying than the summer ones, tbh
February 7, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Whoever called Biathlon "Nordic Drive-By" was really onto something.
Wonderful! God bless everyone in Minneapolis fighting the dumb fight.
Love the creativity in Minneapolis. Click for pics.
THE DILDO DISTRIBUTION DELEGATION
The revolution did not arrive with speeches, pamphlets, or a carefully moderated Zoom call about optics.
www.closertotheedge.net
February 7, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Wonderful! God bless everyone in Minneapolis fighting the dumb fight.
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This is absolutely true. It's a very important point many miss about Trump. He is a racist. It is one of his primary views and has been a core part of his rise.
"For years, a cottage industry of political observers has contorted itself to obscure and occlude the obvious. That regardless of what others see in him, Trump’s entire political career...cannot be understood outside the context of his bitter, deep-seated racism." (gift link)
Opinion | This Is Just Who Trump Is
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 7:49 PM
This is absolutely true. It's a very important point many miss about Trump. He is a racist. It is one of his primary views and has been a core part of his rise.
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By the way, for those of you not in MN: Homan’s strategy was to withdraw some agents, so it felt like we were in the denouement of the crisis, and then escalate hard against observers. They’re being incredibly aggressive with observers now. National media may not want to check out just yet
February 7, 2026 at 3:38 AM
By the way, for those of you not in MN: Homan’s strategy was to withdraw some agents, so it felt like we were in the denouement of the crisis, and then escalate hard against observers. They’re being incredibly aggressive with observers now. National media may not want to check out just yet
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You don't need weapons to fight an army of dipshits. patreon.com/BrianMcFadden
February 6, 2026 at 5:06 PM
You don't need weapons to fight an army of dipshits. patreon.com/BrianMcFadden
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God toiled for 7 days. 7 days of the week. 7 cardinal sins. 7 dragon balls. 7 seasons in a year. "Seven" contains seven letters. "Letter" contains twelve. 12 disciples of the Christ. 12 tribes of Israel. 12 founding countries of Europe. The human body contains 12 vital organs. 12/7=3. 3+7=9=God.
February 6, 2026 at 4:11 PM
God toiled for 7 days. 7 days of the week. 7 cardinal sins. 7 dragon balls. 7 seasons in a year. "Seven" contains seven letters. "Letter" contains twelve. 12 disciples of the Christ. 12 tribes of Israel. 12 founding countries of Europe. The human body contains 12 vital organs. 12/7=3. 3+7=9=God.
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"Fascism is being afraid. Fascism is fear bossing you. Fascism is worse than all these things, & fascism is closer to you than I can make you see. I’m trying to wake you up to tell you that you’re sleeping with something ten times more dangerous than a poison-fang snake in your bed." —Woody Guthrie
February 6, 2026 at 3:08 PM
"Fascism is being afraid. Fascism is fear bossing you. Fascism is worse than all these things, & fascism is closer to you than I can make you see. I’m trying to wake you up to tell you that you’re sleeping with something ten times more dangerous than a poison-fang snake in your bed." —Woody Guthrie
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Believe it or not, Donald Trump is making it even harder to file your taxes this year.
Donald Trump is making it even harder to file your taxes this year.
YouTube video by Senator Elizabeth Warren
youtube.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Believe it or not, Donald Trump is making it even harder to file your taxes this year.
I always thought the coffee industry, in its best iteration, was on the vanguard of social justice & sustainability. And while those concepts can sometimes feel more like window dressing anymore, the coffee folks featured in Fionn's article are the best of what coffee can be.
For Fresh Cup Magazine, I wrote about how Minnesota’s indie coffee shops have stepped up to support their neighbors in the face of ICE’s violent immigration surge, and how their actions are a genuine example of coffee community in action. #CoffeeSky
In Minnesota, the Coffee Community Stands Up to ICE
The way Minnesota’s indie coffee shops have stepped up in the face of ICE’s violent immigration surge is an inspiring example of coffee community in action.
freshcup.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:12 PM
I always thought the coffee industry, in its best iteration, was on the vanguard of social justice & sustainability. And while those concepts can sometimes feel more like window dressing anymore, the coffee folks featured in Fionn's article are the best of what coffee can be.