Gerald Friedman
@gfriedma.bsky.social
Professor Economics at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Graduate of Columbia (BA) and Harvard (PhD). Author of numerous works in labor history, heterodox economic theory, and Medicare for All. Most recent book is The Case for Medicare for All
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Impeach, convict, remove.
And if our current leaders won’t do it, they need to step aside for people who will.
And if our current leaders won’t do it, they need to step aside for people who will.
November 25, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Impeach, convict, remove.
And if our current leaders won’t do it, they need to step aside for people who will.
And if our current leaders won’t do it, they need to step aside for people who will.
Dershowitz and Epstein worked together to smear scholars critical of AIPAC.
And to smear a girl raped by Epstein
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And to smear a girl raped by Epstein
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Jeffrey Epstein Aided Alan Dershowitz’s Attack on Mearsheimer and Walt’s “Israel Lobby”
Epstein and Alan Dershowitz collaborated on smear campaigns against Mearsheimer, Walt, and an underage assault victim making allegations against Epstein—in the same week.
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November 25, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Dershowitz and Epstein worked together to smear scholars critical of AIPAC.
And to smear a girl raped by Epstein
open.substack.com/pub/dropsite...
And to smear a girl raped by Epstein
open.substack.com/pub/dropsite...
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How The United States Ended Up With Two Right-Wing Parties
YouTube video by Second Thought
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November 25, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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🚨This is Alarming 🚨
The trump administration has moved to approve a new pesticide that has PFA's or a
"FOREVER CHEMICAL " as an active ingredient.
Scientists are pushing back against it
CDC found PFA's can cause Cancer
Dangerous news please share
🚨This is Alarming 🚨
The trump administration has moved to approve a new pesticide that has PFA's or a
"FOREVER CHEMICAL " as an active ingredient.
Scientists are pushing back against it
CDC found PFA's can cause Cancer
Dangerous news please share
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November 25, 2025 at 7:40 PM
www.newsnationnow.com/health/epa-a...
🚨This is Alarming 🚨
The trump administration has moved to approve a new pesticide that has PFA's or a
"FOREVER CHEMICAL " as an active ingredient.
Scientists are pushing back against it
CDC found PFA's can cause Cancer
Dangerous news please share
🚨This is Alarming 🚨
The trump administration has moved to approve a new pesticide that has PFA's or a
"FOREVER CHEMICAL " as an active ingredient.
Scientists are pushing back against it
CDC found PFA's can cause Cancer
Dangerous news please share
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Ron Paul is 100% spot on.
November 25, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Ron Paul is 100% spot on.
Tick tock
Pamela Jo has until December 20th to release the Epstein files. She must include explanations for everything she redacts or withholds.
November 25, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Tick tock
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Tyson is closing a Nebraska plant that employs 3,200 workers in order to “right-size” its business.
The meatpacking giant paid its CEO $22.7M last year, 525x its median employee's pay.
It also spent $196M in stock buybacks to reward shareholders.
Textbook corporate greed.
The meatpacking giant paid its CEO $22.7M last year, 525x its median employee's pay.
It also spent $196M in stock buybacks to reward shareholders.
Textbook corporate greed.
November 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Tyson is closing a Nebraska plant that employs 3,200 workers in order to “right-size” its business.
The meatpacking giant paid its CEO $22.7M last year, 525x its median employee's pay.
It also spent $196M in stock buybacks to reward shareholders.
Textbook corporate greed.
The meatpacking giant paid its CEO $22.7M last year, 525x its median employee's pay.
It also spent $196M in stock buybacks to reward shareholders.
Textbook corporate greed.
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Day 1371 of the war begins with the killing of more civilians in another Russian multi-missile attack on the capital of Ukraine and other cities.
Welcome #TeamTim to the daily thread with all the news about Ukraine and Russia on Tuesday 25 November.
Welcome #TeamTim to the daily thread with all the news about Ukraine and Russia on Tuesday 25 November.
November 25, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Day 1371 of the war begins with the killing of more civilians in another Russian multi-missile attack on the capital of Ukraine and other cities.
Welcome #TeamTim to the daily thread with all the news about Ukraine and Russia on Tuesday 25 November.
Welcome #TeamTim to the daily thread with all the news about Ukraine and Russia on Tuesday 25 November.
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Release the Epstein files! Impeach and remove.
November 25, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Release the Epstein files! Impeach and remove.
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If the President doesn’t want to be called a Russian asset, perhaps he should stop acting like a Russian asset.
November 25, 2025 at 3:00 AM
If the President doesn’t want to be called a Russian asset, perhaps he should stop acting like a Russian asset.
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Why the GOP Majority Is Falling Apart politicalwire.com/2025/11/25/w...
Why the GOP Majority Is Falling Apart
Former Rep. David Trott (R-MI) reflects for the Daily Beast: "Most of my peers were more capable and intelligent than the media portrayed them, although the place was completely dysfunctional. It sti...
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November 25, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Why the GOP Majority Is Falling Apart politicalwire.com/2025/11/25/w...
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After the Comey indictment was dismissed, Michael Flynn says the best way for Trump to fix a dysfunctional DOJ is to fire Pam Bondi and appoint Sidney Powell as AG.
November 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM
After the Comey indictment was dismissed, Michael Flynn says the best way for Trump to fix a dysfunctional DOJ is to fire Pam Bondi and appoint Sidney Powell as AG.
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Mark Kelly: call for troops to disobey illegal orders is ‘non-controversial’
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Mark Kelly: call for troops to disobey illegal orders is ‘non-controversial’
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November 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Mark Kelly: call for troops to disobey illegal orders is ‘non-controversial’
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NATO Ambassador Matthew Whitaker admits "there's some truth" to the criticism that Putin hasn't made a single concession during negotiations
November 25, 2025 at 2:07 PM
NATO Ambassador Matthew Whitaker admits "there's some truth" to the criticism that Putin hasn't made a single concession during negotiations
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JUST IN: Judge Chutkan orders expedited processing of a FOIA request for files related to DOJ's handling of the Epstein files. ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...
November 25, 2025 at 12:20 AM
JUST IN: Judge Chutkan orders expedited processing of a FOIA request for files related to DOJ's handling of the Epstein files. ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...
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The type of things that happen when a foolish reality TV actor appoints a petty, drunk talk show chatterbox to run our military:
November 25, 2025 at 4:28 PM
The type of things that happen when a foolish reality TV actor appoints a petty, drunk talk show chatterbox to run our military:
The Trump Train Jumps the Tracks politicalwire.com/2025/11/25/t...
The Trump Train Jumps the Tracks
Andrew Egger: "It wasn’t long before you could feel that overwhelming momentum start to slow. In retrospect, the Supreme Court’s slapdown of his lawless deportations to El Salvador was one inflection ...
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November 25, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The Trump Train Jumps the Tracks politicalwire.com/2025/11/25/t...
Looming Affordability Crisis Set to Hit All Health Insurance
We need #medicareforall
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We need #medicareforall
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Looming Affordability Crisis Set to Hit All Health Insurance
"Rising Obamacare premiums are a political problem for Republicans. Rising premiums for workers who get health insurance from their employers could be an even bigger one," Politico reports. "Republica...
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November 25, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Looming Affordability Crisis Set to Hit All Health Insurance
We need #medicareforall
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We need #medicareforall
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Tucker Carlson Hates Republicans? politicalwire.com/2025/11/25/t...
Tucker Carlson Hates Republicans
Tucker Carlson leveled a scorched earth attack on the Republican Party on The Shawn Ryan Show and went so far as to declare: “I’m going to have to oppose it because I hate them too
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November 25, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Tucker Carlson Hates Republicans? politicalwire.com/2025/11/25/t...
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How to Get Rid of “Citizens United”
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How to Get Rid of "Citizens United"
We can do away with it without a new Supreme Court. Nor do we need a constitutional amendment. There’s a far simpler way.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:19 PM
How to Get Rid of “Citizens United”
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Indeed. This is a prescription for Duma.
“Having a United States senator subject to discipline at the behest of the secretary of defense and the president — that violates a core principle of legislative independence,” Kreis said in a phone interview.
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Pentagon says it's investigating Sen. Mark Kelly over video urging troops to defy 'illegal orders'
The Pentagon says it's investigating Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona over possible breaches of military law after the former Navy pilot joined a handful of other lawmakers in a video that called...
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November 25, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Indeed. This is a prescription for Duma.