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Joshua J. Friedman

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Welcoming media and government (and everyone else!) to Bluesky. Formerly of The Atlantic, Boston Review.

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637, y'all are the best! I can't wait to write each one of you a thank you note.

07.03.2026 04:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 30 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

I'm so sorry, Robin! I have no advice, but sending hugs

07.03.2026 04:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 19 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Take care of yourself, and whenever you decide to bring it back, it'll be a fun surprise!

07.03.2026 03:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 25 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Bill Criminalizing Mail-Order Abortion Pills as 'Drug Trafficking' Heads to Governor Mailing abortion drugs to patients would be a crime under a bill passed by the Mississippi Legislature.

NEW: A Mississippi bill criminalizing mail-order abortion pills as "drug trafficking" is headed to the Missisisppi governor's desk after passing both the House and Senate.

@heatherharrison.bsky.social reports: www.mississippifreepress.org/bill-crimina...

07.03.2026 01:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 142 ๐Ÿ” 109 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 26 ๐Ÿ“Œ 15
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hi
hereโ€™s my op ed - โ˜ฎ๏ธ
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/06/o...

06.03.2026 17:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 444 ๐Ÿ” 78 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 41 ๐Ÿ“Œ 8

@amybrown.xyz ?

07.03.2026 03:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Me when I realize that @darthbluesky.bsky.social's return is only a couple weeks away

07.03.2026 03:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 448 ๐Ÿ” 20 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 13 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

omg

07.03.2026 03:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 38 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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My sister rescued a new pom. He's inbred and his name is Sandwich

07.03.2026 03:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 1645 ๐Ÿ” 165 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 82 ๐Ÿ“Œ 28

You poor thing! Glad you're doing everything right and hope you'll start to feel better soon

07.03.2026 02:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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LA City Councilโ€™s City President Marqueece Harris-Dawson says he has been pulled over four times while a member of the council; the most recent was this week. He missed a committee meeting because of the stop, according to him.

Among the questions: โ€œhow do you have this vehicle,โ€ according to him.

07.03.2026 00:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 1123 ๐Ÿ” 412 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 24 ๐Ÿ“Œ 32

Wait - the corner of Olympic and Cloverfield, Santa Monica? Ladies and Gentlemen, that is almost exactly the location where the old Buffy offices stood. I believe we may owe thanks for this one to the Hellmouth.

07.03.2026 00:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 935 ๐Ÿ” 173 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 30 ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
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We turned City Hall from gold to green tonight, as the St. Patrickโ€™s Day insanity kicks off. Savannah has the second largest St Patโ€™s parade (behind NYC and ahead of Chicago and Boston). Itโ€™s truly insane. But this was a lovely view.

07.03.2026 01:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 259 ๐Ÿ” 17 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oh, excellent!

07.03.2026 02:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Throwing in @stabbyabby.bsky.social @daralind.bsky.social even though I think this isn't your precise specialty

07.03.2026 02:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ooo, a question for @elizablackstock.bsky.social

07.03.2026 02:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

@publichealthguy1.bsky.social

07.03.2026 02:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Iconic duo!

07.03.2026 02:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

"Hide post for me" is so good too

07.03.2026 02:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

And on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and on

07.03.2026 01:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Huh! Right you areโ€”I'll look into it

07.03.2026 01:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Few people know that capitalization is a subset of punctuation

07.03.2026 01:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โ€œNOTUS Media in February filed an application to trademark a new name โ€” The Washington Sun.โ€

07.03.2026 00:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 137 ๐Ÿ” 45 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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ICE arrested an Oregon shop owner who had her green card in her pocket: โ€˜They didnโ€™t careโ€™ Juanita Avila later helped expose ICEโ€™s โ€˜arrest first, justify laterโ€™ tactics in a lawsuit that won a major victory for immigrantsโ€™ rights

NEW: ICE tackled + arrested Juanita Avila, an Oregon shop owner who is a legal permanent resident and had her green card in her pocket.

When she asked through sobs why they didn't believe her, one masked agent replied: โ€œBecause they lie all the time.โ€

Video + interview with her and her daughter:

06.03.2026 19:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 1252 ๐Ÿ” 668 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 24 ๐Ÿ“Œ 28

๐Ÿ˜”

06.03.2026 19:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 10 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I refuse to learn from this

06.03.2026 19:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 25 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

SHOULD THE U.S BLOT OUT THE SUN AND USHER IN AN AGE OF ETERNAL DARKNESS? - Gallup 2/20/26-3/5/26

NO - 41%
YES - 38%
UNSURE - 21%

06.03.2026 19:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 11416 ๐Ÿ” 2449 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 286 ๐Ÿ“Œ 152
go out on a whim 
a chip of the iceberg 
a whole other bag of worms 
got into a scruffle 
calm as a cucumber 
got off stock-free 
get the jest of it 
happy as a lamb 
ship of Thesis

go out on a whim a chip of the iceberg a whole other bag of worms got into a scruffle calm as a cucumber got off stock-free get the jest of it happy as a lamb ship of Thesis

i've been putting on a lot of youtube as background noise because I have crippling ADHD and here are some delightful phrases i've heard people use

06.03.2026 19:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 667 ๐Ÿ” 67 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 56 ๐Ÿ“Œ 19
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Are you a โ€˜90s child? Consult my handy chart to find out.

06.03.2026 19:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 47 ๐Ÿ” 8 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I appreciate you and am glad you're retaining your compassion at a time when it's so easy to lose it

06.03.2026 18:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 59 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0