Bob Fried
@robertfried.bsky.social
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Husband, dad, recent grandpa. Retired palliative medicine doc. NYC native but, surprisingly, Midwesterner since ‘16. Deeply disappointed Democrat. Trying to decide where to put my time and energy in this mad new world.
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Indiana is a red state, and Columbus is Mike Pence’s hometown. My video doesn’t show the full extent. Best guess is at least 1000 people.
The problem in a nutshell. This has got to be the Democrats’ hammer from here on.
Wealthy Americans Are Spending. People With Less Are Struggling.
www.nytimes.com
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CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1

CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1

CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1

Trickle-down economics was always a sham.

Nothing has ever trickled down.
A long read but, I think, a useful one. Many people dismiss David Brooks because he is a self-declared conservative. So what? Let his ideas stand on their own and decide for yourself.
America Needs a Mass Movement—Now
Without one, America may sink into autocracy for decades.
www.theatlantic.com
Very important. Please read the full thread from Sen. Murphy.
Senate is back in session today.

1/ So a quick 🧵on where things are at on the shutdown.

You get a lot of propaganda and spin thrown at you, so I want to give you the real, behind-the-scenes tea.
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I’m so proud to have the support of the entire leadership team of the Senate Democratic Caucus. I’m grateful for their trust in my vision for a stronger Ohio, and look forward to working alongside them as governor!
Should be read widely. A friend of mine helped build an organization called Coloradans for the Common Good. We need a mass movement called Americans for the Common Good.
America needs a mass social movement—now—to save itself from autocracy, David Brooks argues.
America Needs a Mass Movement—Now
Without one, America may sink into autocracy for decades.
bit.ly
“Behind every great fortune lies a great crime.”
Three reasons this angers me: We don’t need any more 77 year old candidates. We don’t need a primary; @grahamformaine.bsky.social has endorsements and momentum. And the AP horribly relegates him to a dismissive last paragraph. This is BAD NEWS for Democrats.
Maine Gov. Janet Mills will challenge Sen. Susan Collins in key 2026 Senate contest, AP sources say
Maine’s two-term Democratic Gov. Janet Mills will run for the U.S. Senate seat held by veteran Republican Sen. Susan Collins next year.
apnews.com
Given the Trump administration’s indifference to national parks, I hope there will be a Yellowstone a year from now.
Silencing Mockingbirds: From the essential @piperformissouri.bsky.social whose wisdom is always worth attending to.
Silencing Mockingbirds
Reading is resistance
open.substack.com
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That's RIGHT!
We can't allow that BULLSPIT to seep in.
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🚨NEW: Kerry Kennedy has announced Late Show Host Stephen Colbert is the recipient of the 2025 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award for his advocacy for free speech and speaking truth to power.

REPOST to congratulate Colbert on this honor!
In my view, a claim like this should be backed up with supporting evidence.
I’m reading her book now, and I recommend it.
So, @kenmartin.bsky.social I assume the Democratic Party is mobilizing organizers to make the case in western NC that the Republicans and Trump are making their lives miserable. What, you say? The Party isn't doing that? No wonder we keep losing and that our "brand" is toxic.
Fragile N.C. Residents Lose Medicaid Support for Food and Housing
www.nytimes.com
I just watched this film, and I think it’s a must-see. It focuses on Georgia, but it’s not just about Georgia.
By August 2024, 40,000 self-proclaimed vigilante vote-fraud hunters had already challenged the rights of 852,381 voters — with a target of 2 million before the election. Did the voters decide the 2024 election, or voter suppression? Watch our movie and decide for yourself. youtu.be/P_XdtAQXnGE
Vigilantes Inc. — Full Movie
YouTube video by Greg Palast
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If you read nothing else today, I pray that you will read every word of this necessary, powerful, and much-needed piece by @nhannahjones.bsky.social.

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/m...
What the Public Memory of Charlie Kirk Revealed
www.nytimes.com
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#Pinks #ProudBlue

So true. Mark Train was brilliant and ahead of his time.
Read this book. It will blow your hair back.
I simply cannot understand how the President can do this unilaterally. He doesn’t own the place.