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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)
joshuajfriedman.com 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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Ending 2025 with the grounded sense of hope I picked up in Chicago, as told here:
Inside Chicago’s Neighborhood ICE Resistance
Residents have organized a formidable network to protect immigrant communities from Trump’s brutal deportation program. Their efforts are making a genuine difference.
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December 16, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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Yes. I’m thrilled to announce that @joeposnanski.com and I are launching a new podcast in January called “The Joy of Baseball” !!!!

I’m so excited! The world is bleak and we need this badly.
sreyes4.bsky.social Sara R. @sreyes4.bsky.social · 4h
Loved today’s Podcast Molly! And excited for the new Podcast with you and Joe! I could listen to you both for hours!🧡
December 16, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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picked up yesterday’s art projects at daycare dropoff this morning and I have to say. 15/10
A large green fallen leaf with three Googly eyes glued to it, and a gingerbread man cut out of brown construction paper with two googly eyes of different sizes on his face and three small googly eyes as buttons
December 16, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Mayor Adams has new walk-on music for a press conference at City Hall billed as an "end of term update" on his admin's initiatives. He pulls out a cigar from his jacket pocket. There's also an "Adams administration time capsule" on hand that'll be buried outside City Hall later.
December 16, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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One of the biggest moments of my career:
USCIS canceled my client’s naturalization oath ceremony. We filed a lawsuit, went to trial, and the judge swore him in right there in the courtroom!
December 16, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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Did some holiday baking

🥰
December 16, 2025 at 8:44 AM
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Good morning
Uggi the dog out on the frozen pond. Behind him the sun is rising.
December 16, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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In the back of an uber trying to hiccough as quietly as possible after the work Christmas party to not affect my uber score
December 16, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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Carol Rosenberg is the empress of the Gitmo press corps, but in her spare time she wrote this deep dive into an instance of the Pentagon’s restoring the names of Confederates to military bases through cynically obvious dishonesty.

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/u...
The Mysterious Life and Afterlife of Private Fitz Lee
www.nytimes.com
December 16, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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Cardinal in the snow, a classic for a reason ❤️❄️

Northern Cardinal in Central Park, 12.14.2025 #birds #ArtAdventCalendar
A Northern Cardinal, bright red plumage standing out against the snow-covered branches. He is in side profile, but glancing at the camera (or more specifically, at me, in an effort to assess whether or not I have snacks for him)
December 16, 2025 at 4:57 AM
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Something to look forward to: on March 2, 2026, the Fish Doorbell comes back online @visdeurbel.bsky.social visdeurbel.nl/en/
Fish Doorbell – See You Next Season! — The Fish Doorbell
Zie je een vis? Druk op de Visdeurbel dan opent onze sluiswachter de sluis en kunnen de vissen doorzwemmen.
visdeurbel.nl
December 16, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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I slept in on Day Fifteen - a holiday miracle!

Today we have a man who I am assuming is the head shepherd because his robe has snazzy gold trim. I think he’s in charge of Day Fourteen’s sheep. 🐑
A banner-type advent calendar with the first thirteen panels turned over to show: a black and white cow, two camels with colorful blankets, a dove with a leafy branch in her beak, two cherubic angels in faded red robes, a gold star with rays made of gold cord, a black lamb, two white lambs, a small shepherd boy with a lamb in his arms, a yellow goose, a king with an ermine trimmed robe and a fancy crown, a grey donkey, and a bearded shepherd in a light blue robe. A pale skinned man with a dark brown beard and two black French knots for eyes. He is wearing a yellow head scarf and a light blue robe trimmed with gold cord. He is holding a shepherds crook made from black embroidery floss chain stitches
December 15, 2024 at 6:39 PM
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Here's a fun thing I just learned: If you're a magazine or catalog or other bulk mailer who is willing to add AI-generated content to your mailing, USPS will reward you with a 5% discount—potentially many thousands of dollars!

How on earth does this benefit USPS? www.usps.com/business/pro...
NEW! 2025 INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY PROMOTION PROMOTION DETAILS Leverage Artificial Intelligence to simplify the process of creating an exciting, impactful mailpiece. Use Al to efficiently generate unique copy and images to craft a message that resonates with recipients. Must Include The mailpiece must include copy or images that were created by leveraging generative Al tools. These tools may include, but are not limited to: Adobe Firefly ChatGPT Microsoft Copilot There are two ways to qualify: Option 1: Mailpiece copy generated using Al tools This can include Al-generated: Call to action / Directional copy Supporting text (minimum one complete sentence) Option 2: Mailpiece images generated using Al tools Minimum of one Al-generated image Image(s) must be clearly related to mailpiece messaging
December 16, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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Lizza Nuzzi part 6: 'Bobby was behind the whole thing.'
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www.telos.news/p/part-6-bob...
During their fateful conversation in late September-when Olivia and Bobby plotted ways to block my reporting for Politico and kill a Wall Street Journal article he feared could cost him his marriage and a Trump cabinet post-Bobby instructed Olivia to go to Washington, D.C's domestic violence court and file a restraining order against me based on false allegations. I know this because Olivia immediately told a mutual friend about the conversation with Bobby, and the friend called me and gave me a detailed readout of the call so I could prepare, including by retaining a lawyer. "Bobby is the one who told her to do the protective order," Olivia's friend said. A second person who is close to both Olivia and Bobby corroborated this version of events. "Bobby was behind the whole thing," this person told me.
December 15, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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NEW: The D.C. Circuit panel considering DOJ's mandamus request regarding Boasberg's contempt proceedings calls for briefing — that will go into the new year — over DOJ's request, including requesting briefing on "indirect contempt" issues. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
BEFORE: Rao, Walker, and Childs, Circuit Judges ORDER Upon consideration of the petition for a writ of mandamus; the emergency motion for a stay pending resolution of the petition for a writ of mandamus, and the opposition thereto; and the notice of district court orders, it is ORDERED, on the court's own motion, that respondents file a response to the petition for a writ of mandamus, not to exceed 8,800 words, by December 29, 2025. See Fed. R. App. P. 21(a)(1), (b)(1); D.C. Cir. Rule 21(a), (b). Petitioners shall file a reply, not to exceed 4,900 words, by January 5, 2026. While not otherwise limited, the parties are directed to address the following issue: Federal law recognizes that criminal contempt may be direct or indirect. See Young v. U.S. ex rel. Vuitton et Fils S.A., 481 U.S. 787, 797-99 (1987). A court may initiate criminal proceedings for indirect contempt through notice and a referral for prosecution. See Fed. R. Crim. P. 42(a)(1)-(2). In seeking information about decisions made outside the presence of the court and referencing the possibility of a referral for prosecution, the district court appears to contemplate indirect contempt proceedings. See ECF No. 196 at 1. On what legal basis may a district court (1) investigate possible grounds for indirect contempt and (2) delay a referral for prosecution until it finds probable cause that indirect contempt occurred? Per Curiam
December 15, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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I totally forgot I made a DELETED X feed! bsky.app/profile/did:...
From the DELETED X feed: Keem Da Dream 28 * @dadream26.bsky.social • 3h I deleted my x page, that shit to much for my liking. Everyday is drama Brian Box Brown @boxbrown.bsky.social • 4h My son made me finally delete x off my phone be he saw the app and was like "why is that app just an X?? Delete this!" and we deleted it. Michael Novack @kainseth.bsky.social • 5h Took the plunge and deleted my X account. It felt pretty liberating. Niko Alokin @nikoalokin.bsky.social • 6h No more X! today i deleted my twitter account!
December 15, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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Hellebores - Christmas roses - are blooming in the yard.
A cluster of white five-petaled flowers with yellow centers, some in bud,among yellow and green leaves.
December 15, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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My heart still yearns for Alsace. I want to buy a rambling old Fachwerk house there and become a winemaker. Surely this is feasible.
December 15, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Need a wintry Monday lift? Sum up your year with my wonderful, talented friend Alba in "Matemática"! ❤️ nyctrust.bandcamp.com/album/matem-...
albapdl.bsky.social Alba Ponce de León @albapdl.bsky.social · 1d
Well I’m not sure how topical this is, but this is the last single I put out under Alba + The Mighty Lions @nyctrust.bsky.social Considering all the mathing out we do as the year ends, maybe it’s more topical than I thought. 🧐 youtu.be/HHe-JT5c4l0?...
Alba & The Mighty Lions - Matemática [Audio]
YouTube video by Names You Can Trust
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December 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Need a wintry Monday lift? Sum up your year with my wonderful, talented friend Alba in "Matemática"! ❤️ nyctrust.bandcamp.com/album/matem-...
albapdl.bsky.social Alba Ponce de León @albapdl.bsky.social · 1d
Well I’m not sure how topical this is, but this is the last single I put out under Alba + The Mighty Lions @nyctrust.bsky.social Considering all the mathing out we do as the year ends, maybe it’s more topical than I thought. 🧐 youtu.be/HHe-JT5c4l0?...
Alba & The Mighty Lions - Matemática [Audio]
YouTube video by Names You Can Trust
youtu.be
December 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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“Promoters of Canadian English say the federal government is sending the wrong message to the world with its recent use of British spelling in official documents.”
Linguistic experts urge Carney government to stop using British spellings | CBC News
Promoters of Canadian English say the federal government is sending the wrong message to the world with its recent use of British spelling in official documents, including the 2025 federal budget.
www.cbc.ca
December 15, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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GIVE AWAY! // AKA WE DID IT AGAIN!

Since The Night Guest is coming out in paperback we decided to try to gift another copy bitten by Uggi. And it went … a little *too* well. (See picture 🧵)

Like and share this post and on December 30th I will select a winner and send them this teeth marked copy!
Uggi the dog and a copy of The Night Guest
December 15, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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What I love about living in the Northeast is the four distinct seasons (no, not this one)
December 15, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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Here’s another one of her in her “is that puppy even real???” stage of cuteness. With sploot.
Tiny corgi puppy in full sploot on the hardwood floor surrounded by various toys
December 15, 2025 at 4:52 AM
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Posting a picture of Sammy as a puppy in her cute sweater because I think people really need something nice right now. #TimelineCleanse
A tiny corgi lying on the floor, her face just barely over onto an area rug. She’s wearing a Fair Isle-style doggy sweater.
December 15, 2025 at 4:49 AM