Daniel Fried
@profdanielfried.bsky.social
Professor of Chinese intellectual history at the University of Alberta. Zhuangzi simp. Orange cat grandpa. #StoryOfYanxiPalace
GOTV planning around rigged elections is centrally important in a way that eclipses even the heroic Minneapolis activism. We can’t shame Trump, but it’s possible that voting is still decentralized enough to remake Congress.
February 2, 2026 at 10:58 PM
GOTV planning around rigged elections is centrally important in a way that eclipses even the heroic Minneapolis activism. We can’t shame Trump, but it’s possible that voting is still decentralized enough to remake Congress.
Hell’s bells. No. This an insane proposal.
February 2, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Hell’s bells. No. This an insane proposal.
Action hero cosplay governance
February 1, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Action hero cosplay governance
“Mutually beneficial” is not something Trump understands. There are only fraudsters and chumps.
January 31, 2026 at 8:26 PM
“Mutually beneficial” is not something Trump understands. There are only fraudsters and chumps.
The value to Amazon is not in the ticket sales. A $67m loss is an acceptable price for staying in Trump’s good graces.
January 30, 2026 at 11:03 PM
The value to Amazon is not in the ticket sales. A $67m loss is an acceptable price for staying in Trump’s good graces.
Hopefully this crowd is large enough to deter ICE action
January 30, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Hopefully this crowd is large enough to deter ICE action
Reading Chinese prose poetry and watching trashy murder mysteries
January 30, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Reading Chinese prose poetry and watching trashy murder mysteries
Take the job and write dreck: 21st c sabotage
January 30, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Take the job and write dreck: 21st c sabotage
“Fertilizer for the back nine”
January 30, 2026 at 7:01 PM
“Fertilizer for the back nine”
He certainly has practice
January 30, 2026 at 5:25 PM
He certainly has practice
Self-care begins in ignoring comments. Hopefully you have the peace of mind not to see this one.
January 30, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Self-care begins in ignoring comments. Hopefully you have the peace of mind not to see this one.
Brilliant photo
January 30, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Brilliant photo
They shovel. Not snow.
January 30, 2026 at 1:08 AM
They shovel. Not snow.
Firing a gun at ICE would make everything worse. Carrying a gun you don’t intend to fire provides no protection. Going to protest unarmed is not safe, but it is not as unsafe as going armed.
January 29, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Firing a gun at ICE would make everything worse. Carrying a gun you don’t intend to fire provides no protection. Going to protest unarmed is not safe, but it is not as unsafe as going armed.