EJ Friedman
@ejfriedman.me
Person at Isadore Films. Made in Memphis, live in Los Angeles. Views are Cosmopolitical. Polycreative in cinema, scripted television, music and theater. 💙🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️💯
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EJ Friedman
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· Jan 13
Many of the musicians, filmmakers, writers, performers and behind-the-scenes people on the projects you ingest on a daily basis have lost everything. The list is extraordinary and does not have any specific demographic. Hard-working creatives, many of whom did not have fire insurance, are impacted.
Not sure if praiseworthy or embarrassing, but either way? I missed my calling.
July 14, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Not sure if praiseworthy or embarrassing, but either way? I missed my calling.
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Remember back before upvotes existed, when we all had to walk to the post office and mail you little paper cutout thumbs-ups every week?
July 3, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Remember back before upvotes existed, when we all had to walk to the post office and mail you little paper cutout thumbs-ups every week?
Not guilty on two counts of racketeering conspiracy, not guilty of sex trafficking either Cassie Ventura or Jane, found guilty of Mann Act violations (transporting for illicit sexual means). www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/liv...
Sean 'Diddy' Combs verdict live updates: Jury finds Combs guilty on 2 counts in sex trafficking trial
Follow the latest news and live coverage of Sean "Diddy" Combs' sex trafficking trial. The jury is deliberating again after reaching partial verdict.
www.nbcnews.com
July 2, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Not guilty on two counts of racketeering conspiracy, not guilty of sex trafficking either Cassie Ventura or Jane, found guilty of Mann Act violations (transporting for illicit sexual means). www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/liv...
July 1, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Hell had room.
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart, whose multimillion-dollar ministry was toppled by prostitution scandals, has died at 90.
July 1, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Hell had room.
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The whole bill is a nightmare, but this is still a win. And we post the wins.
In a stunning reversal, the Senate voted 99-1 this morning to strip from Trump's big bill a 10-year moratorium on state-level AI regulations.
Gift link to my story on how it happened and who's celebrating: wapo.st/3TOyiaG
Gift link to my story on how it happened and who's celebrating: wapo.st/3TOyiaG
In dramatic reversal, Senate votes to kill AI-law moratorium
A GOP-led bid to stop states from regulating AI collapsed after a deal to save it fell through.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 1, 2025 at 3:25 PM
The whole bill is a nightmare, but this is still a win. And we post the wins.
New All Things Considered just dropped
went outside and somebody was blasting NPR on they phone
July 1, 2025 at 3:25 PM
New All Things Considered just dropped
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List of ALL 100 U.S. Senators DC Contact Information:
Alabama
Senator Tommy Tuberville 202-224-4124
Senator Katie Boyd Britt 202-224-5744
Alaska
Senator Lisa Murkowski 202-224-6665
Senator Dan Sullivan 202-224-3004
Arizona
Senator Mark Kelly 202-224-2235
Senator Ruben Gallego 202-224-4521
1/17
Alabama
Senator Tommy Tuberville 202-224-4124
Senator Katie Boyd Britt 202-224-5744
Alaska
Senator Lisa Murkowski 202-224-6665
Senator Dan Sullivan 202-224-3004
Arizona
Senator Mark Kelly 202-224-2235
Senator Ruben Gallego 202-224-4521
1/17
July 1, 2025 at 1:22 PM
List of ALL 100 U.S. Senators DC Contact Information:
Alabama
Senator Tommy Tuberville 202-224-4124
Senator Katie Boyd Britt 202-224-5744
Alaska
Senator Lisa Murkowski 202-224-6665
Senator Dan Sullivan 202-224-3004
Arizona
Senator Mark Kelly 202-224-2235
Senator Ruben Gallego 202-224-4521
1/17
Alabama
Senator Tommy Tuberville 202-224-4124
Senator Katie Boyd Britt 202-224-5744
Alaska
Senator Lisa Murkowski 202-224-6665
Senator Dan Sullivan 202-224-3004
Arizona
Senator Mark Kelly 202-224-2235
Senator Ruben Gallego 202-224-4521
1/17
I can’t wait for @karaswisher.bsky.social to weigh in on this on the next @pivotpod.bsky.social because she and @profgalloway.com were just talking about it.
Mark Zuckerberg has been working to poach talent from rival labs for his new superintelligence team. www.wired.com/story/four-o...
OpenAI Loses Four Key Researchers to Meta
Mark Zuckerberg has been working to poach talent from rival labs for his new superintelligence team.
www.wired.com
June 28, 2025 at 8:25 PM
I can’t wait for @karaswisher.bsky.social to weigh in on this on the next @pivotpod.bsky.social because she and @profgalloway.com were just talking about it.
The most American thing a person can do is to vocally disagree with the status quo because the law allows us that freedom. People who try to come for that freedom should be very concerned.
Fascists are panicking.
Here’s Rep Andy Ogles saying Zohran joining Dem Socialists is what should get him deported 🤔, calling it “communist” and “anti-American” (very McCarthyist!)
Reminder: MLK touted Democratic Socialism👇🏽
Ogles says “even if we can’t ‘GET’ this guy, it creates a template” —for fascism?
Reminder: MLK touted Democratic Socialism👇🏽
Ogles says “even if we can’t ‘GET’ this guy, it creates a template” —for fascism?
June 28, 2025 at 8:18 PM
The most American thing a person can do is to vocally disagree with the status quo because the law allows us that freedom. People who try to come for that freedom should be very concerned.
This list is also very good. ‘The Lives Of Others’ needs a rewatching.
I said what I said. But ask me tomorrow, and I might say something different. Except "The Lives of Others" will always be there at the top.
June 25, 2025 at 2:25 AM
This list is also very good. ‘The Lives Of Others’ needs a rewatching.
When this post appears on your timeline, the meaning will reveal itself in ways you didn’t expect.
I have an omen for you all.
This is legitimately the sky from my balcony. Right this moment. Unedited.
This is legitimately the sky from my balcony. Right this moment. Unedited.
June 25, 2025 at 2:22 AM
When this post appears on your timeline, the meaning will reveal itself in ways you didn’t expect.
I will change my mind next week, but for now this is a reasonable list.
June 25, 2025 at 2:18 AM
I will change my mind next week, but for now this is a reasonable list.
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i think cuomo did well considering he couldn’t campaign while the sun was up
June 25, 2025 at 2:14 AM
i think cuomo did well considering he couldn’t campaign while the sun was up
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Bill Clinton please endorse my enemies
June 25, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Bill Clinton please endorse my enemies
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SCOOP: 'Big Balls' has officially left the building.
19-year-old technologist Edward Coristine, a key operative in Elon Musk's so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) who's gone by the name "Big Balls" online, has resigned, the White House tells WIRED.
19-year-old technologist Edward Coristine, a key operative in Elon Musk's so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) who's gone by the name "Big Balls" online, has resigned, the White House tells WIRED.
‘Big Balls’ No Longer Works for the US Government
The technologist Edward Coristine, a key operative in Elon Musk's so-called Department of Government Efficiency who's gone by the name "Big Balls" online, has resigned, the White House tells WIRED.
www.wired.com
June 24, 2025 at 9:19 PM
SCOOP: 'Big Balls' has officially left the building.
19-year-old technologist Edward Coristine, a key operative in Elon Musk's so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) who's gone by the name "Big Balls" online, has resigned, the White House tells WIRED.
19-year-old technologist Edward Coristine, a key operative in Elon Musk's so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) who's gone by the name "Big Balls" online, has resigned, the White House tells WIRED.
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At what point in the apocalypse can I stop showing up for work?
June 23, 2025 at 4:08 PM
At what point in the apocalypse can I stop showing up for work?
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FREEZE FRAME
Well them Duke boys gotta be wondering right now whether they should be doing more to lower carbon emissions
Well them Duke boys gotta be wondering right now whether they should be doing more to lower carbon emissions
Video captured the moment a road buckled and sent a car flying as a heatwave impacted Missouri on Sunday.
June 23, 2025 at 8:09 PM
FREEZE FRAME
Well them Duke boys gotta be wondering right now whether they should be doing more to lower carbon emissions
Well them Duke boys gotta be wondering right now whether they should be doing more to lower carbon emissions
There’s a multi-pronged effort by the right to destabilize average Americans. It makes individuals easier to manipulate and motivate towards authoritarian goals, ones which would be considered un-American in previous generations.
Republicans' proposed cuts to higher ed are a part of a desired social engineering scheme to increase inequality, close off opportunity, and saddle more people with debt for longer. newrepublic.com/article/1970...
The Republican Plot to Un-Educate America
Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” is an extinction-level event for higher education that would annihilate the country’s intellectual potential.
newrepublic.com
June 23, 2025 at 12:35 PM
There’s a multi-pronged effort by the right to destabilize average Americans. It makes individuals easier to manipulate and motivate towards authoritarian goals, ones which would be considered un-American in previous generations.
“Holding on to anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.”
June 23, 2025 at 11:39 AM
“Holding on to anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.”
What's a poster you had in your room growing up?
June 23, 2025 at 11:38 AM
What's a poster you had in your room growing up?
Razor Face
June 22, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Razor Face
Donakd in Chagre
June 22, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Donakd in Chagre
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Yet again America is bombing the Middle East and yet again we the American people are given a very lame excuse as to why.
June 22, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Yet again America is bombing the Middle East and yet again we the American people are given a very lame excuse as to why.
I'm considering removing my BlueSky account due to work and I don't want to do it. I'd like to make it private, but I can't. Are there any suggestions for what to do about this from any elders or folks like @jay.bsky.team @atproto.com @pfrazee.com @emilyliu.me etc? It's getting serious. Thank you.
June 22, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I'm considering removing my BlueSky account due to work and I don't want to do it. I'd like to make it private, but I can't. Are there any suggestions for what to do about this from any elders or folks like @jay.bsky.team @atproto.com @pfrazee.com @emilyliu.me etc? It's getting serious. Thank you.