Joshua J. Friedman
@joshuajfriedman.com
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
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I push my husband’s tush every night as god and the Eagles intended
November 11, 2025 at 1:46 AM
I push my husband’s tush every night as god and the Eagles intended
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Seattle's Mamdani is winning by an absurdly small margin over our incumbent mayor, who once pulled a gun on a pregnant woman in a parking lot.
Vote in your local elections!
www.thestranger.com/news/2025/11...
Vote in your local elections!
www.thestranger.com/news/2025/11...
November 11, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Seattle's Mamdani is winning by an absurdly small margin over our incumbent mayor, who once pulled a gun on a pregnant woman in a parking lot.
Vote in your local elections!
www.thestranger.com/news/2025/11...
Vote in your local elections!
www.thestranger.com/news/2025/11...
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Bluesky's newest anti-toxicity feature is also its best
i have a cat on my posting hand
November 11, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Bluesky's newest anti-toxicity feature is also its best
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“Are those…”
“Hearn’s lamps? Yeah they are.”
“Hearn’s lamps? Yeah they are.”
November 11, 2025 at 12:52 AM
“Are those…”
“Hearn’s lamps? Yeah they are.”
“Hearn’s lamps? Yeah they are.”
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This hidden provision is so crooked and selfish, it doesn't even apply to US Representatives. Just US Senators.
Look at this new outrage. To open govt, we're retroactively letting 8 Senators sue for $500K each over having had their J6 phone toll records looked at. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Spending Bill Would Pave Way for Senators to Sue Over Phone Searches
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:43 AM
This hidden provision is so crooked and selfish, it doesn't even apply to US Representatives. Just US Senators.
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SEATTLE!!!
We’ve now taken the lead by 91 votes! 🤯 This thing is certainly not over! Over 1,000 ballots have been challenged, so if you haven’t tracked your ballot yet get on it! Our trusty volunteers have been working hard to "cure" ballots so they count! We're so close!
We’ve now taken the lead by 91 votes! 🤯 This thing is certainly not over! Over 1,000 ballots have been challenged, so if you haven’t tracked your ballot yet get on it! Our trusty volunteers have been working hard to "cure" ballots so they count! We're so close!
November 11, 2025 at 12:16 AM
SEATTLE!!!
We’ve now taken the lead by 91 votes! 🤯 This thing is certainly not over! Over 1,000 ballots have been challenged, so if you haven’t tracked your ballot yet get on it! Our trusty volunteers have been working hard to "cure" ballots so they count! We're so close!
We’ve now taken the lead by 91 votes! 🤯 This thing is certainly not over! Over 1,000 ballots have been challenged, so if you haven’t tracked your ballot yet get on it! Our trusty volunteers have been working hard to "cure" ballots so they count! We're so close!
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the only way to guarantee i would stay put on the couch and rest was to find a couch based task. i’ve been wanting to make & organize my nail polish swatches for months, i just had to get really sick first. oh i can’t wait until they’re dry, they’re so beautiful.
November 10, 2025 at 10:44 PM
the only way to guarantee i would stay put on the couch and rest was to find a couch based task. i’ve been wanting to make & organize my nail polish swatches for months, i just had to get really sick first. oh i can’t wait until they’re dry, they’re so beautiful.
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Talwani accuses the Trump administration of playing "vindictive games with the states."
November 10, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Talwani accuses the Trump administration of playing "vindictive games with the states."
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New apple review -- the BLACK OXFORD. An apple that will gladly buy your soul at the midnight crossroad.
Apple Review #33: Black Oxford
To talk about this apple, we first talk about other apples. Let’s talk about the Black Diamond apple, because I get sent this every once in a while — a meme goes around, like this one &…
terribleminds.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:55 PM
New apple review -- the BLACK OXFORD. An apple that will gladly buy your soul at the midnight crossroad.
Aaron calls this flavor "Stole Some Kids’ Halloween Candy." Kids and parents bring him their leftover (wrapped) Halloween candy—he gives them a free scoop of ice cream in payment—and he turns it into this masterpiece/monstrosity!
The Halloween candy ice cream is ready. There’s a gallon and a half of candy in each batch of ice cream.
November 10, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Aaron calls this flavor "Stole Some Kids’ Halloween Candy." Kids and parents bring him their leftover (wrapped) Halloween candy—he gives them a free scoop of ice cream in payment—and he turns it into this masterpiece/monstrosity!
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The Halloween candy ice cream is ready. There’s a gallon and a half of candy in each batch of ice cream.
November 10, 2025 at 7:51 PM
The Halloween candy ice cream is ready. There’s a gallon and a half of candy in each batch of ice cream.
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Hey you guys, @lataco.bsky.social has been doing ESSENTIAL work covering ICE raids and the ways in which they are tearing at the fabric of our communities. Now they are having a membership drive. If you want to support their work, pitch in here:
lataco.com/join
lataco.com/join
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November 10, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Hey you guys, @lataco.bsky.social has been doing ESSENTIAL work covering ICE raids and the ways in which they are tearing at the fabric of our communities. Now they are having a membership drive. If you want to support their work, pitch in here:
lataco.com/join
lataco.com/join
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On the anniversary of the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, I always think of T. D. Mischke's '90s radio interview with a historian, who Mischke surprises by *singing every question* to the Lightfoot tune. The historian gamely gives straight answers! (at 8:00) www.mischkemadness.com/audiofiles/t...
For many years I assumed that the Edmund Fitzgerald song was about a shipwreck in like, 1843. But Gordo wrote it the month after it happened! News you can use.
Its November 10th, aka Combination Death of the Edmund Fitzgerald / Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day
November 10, 2024 at 6:17 PM
On the anniversary of the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, I always think of T. D. Mischke's '90s radio interview with a historian, who Mischke surprises by *singing every question* to the Lightfoot tune. The historian gamely gives straight answers! (at 8:00) www.mischkemadness.com/audiofiles/t...
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PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH THE FLUFF
November 10, 2025 at 6:31 PM
PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH THE FLUFF
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Bluesky, a reintroduction!
I’m an investigative reporter @chicagotribune.com covering big stories. Now focused on immigration. But I’ll take any tips about people being hurt by government, junk science, healthcare, business or anybody else. Reach out [email protected] or Signal grp.27
I’m an investigative reporter @chicagotribune.com covering big stories. Now focused on immigration. But I’ll take any tips about people being hurt by government, junk science, healthcare, business or anybody else. Reach out [email protected] or Signal grp.27
November 10, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Bluesky, a reintroduction!
I’m an investigative reporter @chicagotribune.com covering big stories. Now focused on immigration. But I’ll take any tips about people being hurt by government, junk science, healthcare, business or anybody else. Reach out [email protected] or Signal grp.27
I’m an investigative reporter @chicagotribune.com covering big stories. Now focused on immigration. But I’ll take any tips about people being hurt by government, junk science, healthcare, business or anybody else. Reach out [email protected] or Signal grp.27
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Having been pardoned by Trump, Rudy Giuliani wants his bar license “immediately reinstated,” per his rep Ted Goodman
November 10, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Having been pardoned by Trump, Rudy Giuliani wants his bar license “immediately reinstated,” per his rep Ted Goodman
House Dems are holding a 3 p.m. call on whether to support the deal on the CR
November 10, 2025 at 6:05 PM
House Dems are holding a 3 p.m. call on whether to support the deal on the CR
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Rainy day owl 🌧️🦉💛
Barred Owl in Central Park, November 2025
Barred Owl in Central Park, November 2025
November 10, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Rainy day owl 🌧️🦉💛
Barred Owl in Central Park, November 2025
Barred Owl in Central Park, November 2025
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Rewarding myself for almost going to bed early by staying up much later
July 20, 2023 at 5:55 AM
Rewarding myself for almost going to bed early by staying up much later
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More folk horror from Facebook marketplace
November 9, 2025 at 4:50 PM
More folk horror from Facebook marketplace
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BREAKING
The 1st Circuit REJECTS Trump DOJ's request to pause a judge's order to pay up Nov's SNAP funds to the states.
The SCOTUS stay will expire within 48 hours absent further action from the justices, per its terms.
Doc ecf.ca1.uscourts.gov/n/beam/servl...
The 1st Circuit REJECTS Trump DOJ's request to pause a judge's order to pay up Nov's SNAP funds to the states.
The SCOTUS stay will expire within 48 hours absent further action from the justices, per its terms.
Doc ecf.ca1.uscourts.gov/n/beam/servl...
November 10, 2025 at 5:11 AM
BREAKING
The 1st Circuit REJECTS Trump DOJ's request to pause a judge's order to pay up Nov's SNAP funds to the states.
The SCOTUS stay will expire within 48 hours absent further action from the justices, per its terms.
Doc ecf.ca1.uscourts.gov/n/beam/servl...
The 1st Circuit REJECTS Trump DOJ's request to pause a judge's order to pay up Nov's SNAP funds to the states.
The SCOTUS stay will expire within 48 hours absent further action from the justices, per its terms.
Doc ecf.ca1.uscourts.gov/n/beam/servl...
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help, I’m running out of words to mute
November 10, 2025 at 3:45 AM
help, I’m running out of words to mute