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Joshua J. Friedman

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Freelance writer and editor. Formerly of The Atlantic, Boston Review. Copy chief at Columbia Magazine.

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · Oct 26

Welcome, new Bluesky users! Please check out the thread below for tips on setting up your account, making your feed more interesting, finding old Twitter friends, search, privacy, stats, and more (and please ask questions if you have them)

Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · Oct 17

🦋 WELCOME TO BLUESKY! I recommend exploring our custom feeds, which are a little like hashtags but more interesting. We have them for academic and professional subjects, sports, cities, hobbies (e.g., gardening, baking), and many more. Search them in the sidebar under Feeds. 🧵

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 1h

"Pulitzer-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones is teaming up with local entrepreneurs to create a literary salon in the landmarked Bed Stuy building."

Y'all know I was born for a time where one could discuss the prose of James Baldwin and then messy gossip

www.brownstoner.com/brooklyn-lif...

Bookstore to Open in Former Macon Hardware Digs

Pulitzer-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones is teaming up with Bed-Vyne's owners to create a literary salon in the Bed Stuy building.

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 3h

Oof, relatable disclosure in Illinois's/Chicago's National Guard case: One of Judge Perry's law clerks tried to text a fellow clerk to complain about DOJ, accidentally texted a friend who worked for the opposing party (IL AG's office)

Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social • 15m
U.S. District Judge April Perry just took the bench for this morning's status hearing in Illinois v. Trump, over deployment of the National Guard.

Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social • 10m
Perry called everyone in to make a disclosure. After listening to 9th Circuit oral arguments on Nat Guard over the weekend, Perry says one of her clerks realized the government had taken a position there
"inconsistent" with what had been said in Perry's courtroom.

Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social • 8m
That frustrated law clerk texted someone they "believed" to be another law clerk, but who turned out to be a "friend of theirs who works at the Illinois attorney general's office."

Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social • 7m
That clerk realized what they'd done within about 90 seconds, deleted/edited the message and asked the friend if they'd read it. The friend said they'd "seen enough to know it was not meant for them."

Jon Seidel
@jonseidel.bsky.social
Bottom line: Perry says that clerk will no longer be working on this case, going forward.
Neither side made a motion based on this disclosure, but I didn't hear anyone rule it out, either.
Either way, hearing adjourned.
October 15, 2025 at 10:40 AM

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Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 47m

If the Supreme Court is going to hear a case from Lousiana about the Voting Rights Act, you’ve got to have a second line.

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Jennifer Shutt @jennifershutt.bsky.social · 48m

NEWS: Federal Judge Susan Illston begins hearing on labor unions lawsuit against Trump administration mass layoffs during the shutdown, saying she's inclined to grant a temporary restraining order.

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 15h

This seems like a job for somebody on here

Comics Jobs @comics-jobs.com · 16h

Assistant Editor, Manga at Penguin Random House

Full-time | Remote (Anywhere)

comics-jobs.com

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 2h

Aww, it's so good! Happy belated birthday, friend!

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 3h

Thanks to @jonseidel.bsky.social for his coverage!

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 13h

No! But Reveilles III–X have been the same breed

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 13h

Wikipedia's entry on the Texas A&M mascot ("Reveille (dog)") is admirably thorough en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reveill...

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Daily life
Cemetery

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Ainsley S @americanbeetles.bsky.social · 14h

I’ve seen a lot of woodwinding that could be described as aggressive, lemme tell you they will come back more powerful than you could imagine

that’s right, oboe

Jeff Yang @originalsp.in · 14h

Korol is a US citizen. Her family hasn’t heard from her since she was taken, public charges haven’t been released—what crime did she even commit? 2nd-Degree Woodwinding?—and there has been no explanation for her “renditioning” across state lines.

We’ve moved into a new phase of Trump lawlessness.

Jeff Yang @originalsp.in · 14h

A musician, Oriana Korol, was peacefully playing clarinet with her protest band outside ICE facilities in Portland, OR.

When the band started playing “Ghostbusters,” ICE thugs suddenly poured outside, slammed her into the mud, arrested her and took her to a jail 9 miles away in Vancouver, WA.

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 15h

Let's make it happen

Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 15h

Best-case scenario tbh

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 15h

This seems like a job for somebody on here

Comics Jobs @comics-jobs.com · 16h

Assistant Editor, Manga at Penguin Random House

Full-time | Remote (Anywhere)

comics-jobs.com

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 15h

Making flash cards with beard insults to pass my Hegseth quiz

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 17h

NEW: Pentagon officials are forcing staff to watch Pete Hegseth's "Warrior" speech he forced generals to listen to.

Officials are even "testing" staff to see if they watched — and are threatening consequences if they lie about watching it or if they mock it, sources tell @swin24.bsky.social and I.

The Pentagon Is Ordering Staff to Watch Hegseth’s ‘MAGA Garbage’ Speech… Or Else

Defense Department sources tell Zeteo that staff have been warned that if they don’t watch or read the speech, or if they speak negatively of it, they could face severe consequences.

zeteo.com

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 16h

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 16h

These are super lovely, but maybe you want something hardier for boots

The Supermerino

The Supermerino is an exceedingly luxurious Merino wool crew sock. Woolen-spun yarn from Italy, instead of worsted-spun, creates plenty of room for air while retaining warmth. The yarn’s brushed finis...

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 16h

I've had good luck with American Trench! These are a wool-cotton blend; they use to make a wool-silk blend in women's sizes, but I'm only finding a version in men's sizes rn