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find @jonfriedman on Bluesky at @jonathanfriedman.com // archived tweets within, mainly for #goodtv record keeping

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Jonathan Friedman [archive] @jonfriedman.bsky.social · Dec 4

We just don’t make tv like we used to… rewatching for the zillionth time, and the season one finale into 2-part season two premiere of THE WEST WING remains perfect #goodtv

Jonathan Friedman [archive] @jonfriedman.bsky.social · Dec 4

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/11/27/musk-twitter-bluesky-trump/

Jonathan Friedman [archive] @jonfriedman.bsky.social · Dec 4

“A square is a place where roads meet and people engage with each other before moving somewhere else. Musk barricaded the streets and hid the exits like he’s building a casino. Instead of a place where people meet and discuss and engage, he’s created a place where you can buy an

Jonathan Friedman [archive] @jonfriedman.bsky.social · Dec 4

@ImNotOwned you on bluesky yet… we’d like you over there? it’s good…

Jonathan Friedman [archive] @jonfriedman.bsky.social · Dec 4

Turning government into an embarrassing meme…

Also this is literally not a real government department and they’re not in power yet — this government verification badge is just the owner of this site manipulating ppl

Jonathan Friedman [archive] @jonfriedman.bsky.social · Dec 4

need to keep a post-it note on my screen: don't engage w right wing nonsense

Jonathan Friedman [archive] @jonfriedman.bsky.social · Dec 4

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/06/opinion/trump-future-mourn.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

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Jonathan Friedman [archive] @jonfriedman.bsky.social · Dec 4

No one to criticize him, no one to hold power and wealth accountable. That’s what it’s all about

Jonathan Friedman [archive] @jonfriedman.bsky.social · Dec 4

Only one serious candidate… one reasonable, thoughtful, sane option: @kamalaharris

Last day to vote. Turn the page on a decade of unbearable politics. Let’s move forward 🇺🇸

Jonathan Friedman [archive] @jonfriedman.bsky.social · Dec 4

just thinking about when trump campaign staff shoved their way into an army cemetery memorial service

Jonathan Friedman [archive] @jonfriedman.bsky.social · Dec 4

For your Trump supporting cousins… not that they would ever open an NYT link https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/10/29/us/politics/trump-truth-social-conspiracy-theories.html?unlocked_article_code=1.XE4.kczr.5eOeYOgc-A7K&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Inside Trump’s Truth Social Conspiracy Theory Machine

An analysis of thousands of Donald Trump’s Truth Social p...

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Jonathan Friedman [archive] @jonfriedman.bsky.social · Dec 4

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/11/02/opinion/vote-harris-2024-election.html

Jonathan Friedman [archive] @jonfriedman.bsky.social · Dec 4

https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/kamala-harris-counter-endorsement/

Kamala Harris Does Not Deserve the Endorsement of “The Na...

The Biden administration’s action, and inaction, in Gaza—...

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Jonathan Friedman [archive] @jonfriedman.bsky.social · Dec 4

Even if it was the case that the tragedies in Gaza are Harris’ fault (it’s not), it’s worrying that the interns @thenation think those tragedies deem her domestic policy aims irrelevant and mean we should ignore (as they do) the threat of a Trump 2nd term...

Jonathan Friedman [archive] @jonfriedman.bsky.social · Dec 4

The protest voters won’t be watching this @AOC clip, but here she very succinctly gets at why they shouldn’t be throwing away their vote

(you should watch if you’re looking for language to try to persuade those voters) https://x.com/brittanyepage/status/1849586551224729867/video/1

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Jonathan Friedman [archive] @jonfriedman.bsky.social · Dec 4

“ladies and gentleman, please rise for the horribly and unfairly treated January 6th hostages”

they’re living in an alternate universe https://t.co/NJu9UudtMy

Jonathan Friedman [archive] @jonfriedman.bsky.social · Dec 4

https://open.substack.com/pub/mpdillon/p/hitler-is-the-line-you-cannot-uncross

Inbox | Substack

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Jonathan Friedman [archive] @jonfriedman.bsky.social · Dec 4

https://www.statnews.com/2020/05/17/the-art-of-the-pandemic-how-donald-trump-walked-the-u-s-into-the-covid-19-era/

A pandemic plan was in place. Trump abandoned it — and sc...

The Covid-19 pandemic is a crisis that must be understood...

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Jonathan Friedman [archive] @jonfriedman.bsky.social · Dec 4

@realsteiny yo just watched your invu w @itsdeaan. COVID wasn’t bc of Trump, true — but Trump ignored the literal pandemic playbook left for him by Obama, and his poor leadership during COVID is part of why shit played out as badly as it did. he failed us...

Jonathan Friedman [archive] @jonfriedman.bsky.social · Dec 4

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/22/opinion/donald-trump-ezra-klein-podcast.html?unlocked_article_code=1.UU4.jFmx.81_3wTNFkDQb&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

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Jonathan Friedman [archive] @jonfriedman.bsky.social · Dec 4

“…Trump’s supporters want to have it both ways: They point to what didn’t happen in his 1st term as proof that the same or worse would not happen in his 2nd term. But they… are trying to remove everything that stopped Trump’s worst impulses…” @ezraklein...

Jonathan Friedman [archive] @jonfriedman.bsky.social · Dec 4

“THE ENVY OF THE WORLD” https://www.economist.com/leaders/2024/10/17/americas-economy-is-bigger-and-better-than-ever

Jonathan Friedman [archive] @jonfriedman.bsky.social · Dec 4

What’s so incredible about this silliness is every time Trump is asked about crypto (or any other technology) he rambles and demonstrates that he doesn’t understand any of it (crypto, AI, blockchain, etc) at all

Jonathan Friedman [archive] @jonfriedman.bsky.social · Dec 4

@browsercompany y’all gonna fix the Arc Search app icon bug… main icon doesn’t actually change to black background in dark mode like the little dock / icon picker suggests

Jonathan Friedman [archive] @jonfriedman.bsky.social · Dec 4

https://t.co/DyVCc5MbTT