Nancy Friedman
@fritinancy.bsky.social
Name developer, writer, lapsed journalist, bay swimmer. Born in Los Angeles, semi-rooted in Oakland, California. “Queen of retail rabbit holes.” https://fritinancy.substack.com/
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Nancy Friedman
@fritinancy.bsky.social
· Nov 11
Interest is the most important thing in life; happiness is temporary, but interest is continuous. – Georgia O’Keeffe
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It's near-white out conditions in Chicago as the snow comes down, and tonight's anti-ICE/CBP rally is wrapping up in front of city hall.
But not before the crowd bounces and chants, "I believe that we will win!"
But not before the crowd bounces and chants, "I believe that we will win!"
January 31, 2026 at 12:41 AM
It's near-white out conditions in Chicago as the snow comes down, and tonight's anti-ICE/CBP rally is wrapping up in front of city hall.
But not before the crowd bounces and chants, "I believe that we will win!"
But not before the crowd bounces and chants, "I believe that we will win!"
A review of "Melania":
"The doc’s opening shot is a panorama of Mar-a-Lago in all its gilded glory, accompanied by the Rolling Stones’ 'Gimme Shelter.' 'Rape, murder, it’s just a shot away,' Jagger’s voice promises."
www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...
"The doc’s opening shot is a panorama of Mar-a-Lago in all its gilded glory, accompanied by the Rolling Stones’ 'Gimme Shelter.' 'Rape, murder, it’s just a shot away,' Jagger’s voice promises."
www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...
Melania Movie Review: All the Money In the World Can't Make Good Propaganda
Director Brett Ratner is no Leni Riefenstahl.
www.vanityfair.com
January 31, 2026 at 1:33 AM
A review of "Melania":
"The doc’s opening shot is a panorama of Mar-a-Lago in all its gilded glory, accompanied by the Rolling Stones’ 'Gimme Shelter.' 'Rape, murder, it’s just a shot away,' Jagger’s voice promises."
www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...
"The doc’s opening shot is a panorama of Mar-a-Lago in all its gilded glory, accompanied by the Rolling Stones’ 'Gimme Shelter.' 'Rape, murder, it’s just a shot away,' Jagger’s voice promises."
www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...
"Dissidence is not revolution; it is not even political opposition. It’s something much more elemental. It emerges in environments where power—usually government power—tramples on the basic conditions of life as people know &value them."- @galbeckerman.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/books/2026/0...
There Is a Word for What Is Happening in Minneapolis
What ICE’s opponents are doing in Minnesota is part of a long and successful historical tradition: dissidence.
www.theatlantic.com
January 31, 2026 at 12:48 AM
"Dissidence is not revolution; it is not even political opposition. It’s something much more elemental. It emerges in environments where power—usually government power—tramples on the basic conditions of life as people know &value them."- @galbeckerman.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/books/2026/0...
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Finally wrote about it.
"I’m calling it the Cookie Theory of Collective Action: Everyone has a role, anyone can start small, and joy is an essential part of the broader fight for your community."
snackstack.net/2026/01/30/t...
"I’m calling it the Cookie Theory of Collective Action: Everyone has a role, anyone can start small, and joy is an essential part of the broader fight for your community."
snackstack.net/2026/01/30/t...
The Cookie Theory of Collective Action
Build community, bring snacks, and other tips from an occupied city
snackstack.net
January 30, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Finally wrote about it.
"I’m calling it the Cookie Theory of Collective Action: Everyone has a role, anyone can start small, and joy is an essential part of the broader fight for your community."
snackstack.net/2026/01/30/t...
"I’m calling it the Cookie Theory of Collective Action: Everyone has a role, anyone can start small, and joy is an essential part of the broader fight for your community."
snackstack.net/2026/01/30/t...
Amphifa, Oakland.
January 30, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Amphifa, Oakland.
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I mean..."crabapple." She was unsurpassed. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVoj...
Schitt's Creek - Moira's Commercial
YouTube video by Schitt's Creek
www.youtube.com
January 30, 2026 at 7:43 PM
I mean..."crabapple." She was unsurpassed. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVoj...
Again with the Central Casting.
January 30, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Again with the Central Casting.
New from Murdoch's News Corp: @californiapost.bsky.social. Based in L.A., launched Monday. www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/the-...
The California Post launches - Editor and Publisher
New York Post Media Group, home of The New York Post, Page Six and Decider, has launched its latest media venture, The California Post.
www.editorandpublisher.com
January 29, 2026 at 10:50 PM
New from Murdoch's News Corp: @californiapost.bsky.social. Based in L.A., launched Monday. www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/the-...
Havealook, Learnmore, Admire, Godknows: "Why are these bizarre English names so much more popular than names in Shona, Ndebele, Tonga, or any other indigenous language?"
Throughout Africa and beyond, Zimbabweans are known for choosing some of the most bold, head-turning English-language names. Kim Chakanetsa tells the story of how her country's history shaped its nation's naming traditions.
Listen wherever you get your podcasts 👉 https://bit.ly/49LuzDS
Listen wherever you get your podcasts 👉 https://bit.ly/49LuzDS
January 29, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Havealook, Learnmore, Admire, Godknows: "Why are these bizarre English names so much more popular than names in Shona, Ndebele, Tonga, or any other indigenous language?"
"Anthropic asked us to change our name (trademark stuff)"
Startup founders: Do your name/trademark research *before* you launch. Obtaining a URL is not the same as securing legal rights.
mashable.com/article/claw...
Startup founders: Do your name/trademark research *before* you launch. Obtaining a URL is not the same as securing legal rights.
mashable.com/article/claw...
Clawdbot is now Moltbot for reasons that should be obvious
We saw this one coming...
mashable.com
January 29, 2026 at 5:01 PM
"Anthropic asked us to change our name (trademark stuff)"
Startup founders: Do your name/trademark research *before* you launch. Obtaining a URL is not the same as securing legal rights.
mashable.com/article/claw...
Startup founders: Do your name/trademark research *before* you launch. Obtaining a URL is not the same as securing legal rights.
mashable.com/article/claw...
January links! Credits: @mashedradish.bsky.social @marthabarnette.bsky.social @paperairplane.pub @stancarey.bsky.social @stronglang.bsky.social @grammargirl.bsky.social & more! fritinancy.substack.com/p/january-li...
January linkstack
New newsletters, a new print magazine (!), the AI naming crisis, and more.
fritinancy.substack.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:17 PM
“The slop stops here.”
January 27, 2026 at 7:21 PM
“The slop stops here.”
“Chaos” — my pick* for 2025 word of the year — continues to dominate the news.
* and no one else’s
* and no one else’s
January 27, 2026 at 5:45 PM
“Chaos” — my pick* for 2025 word of the year — continues to dominate the news.
* and no one else’s
* and no one else’s
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“The imperial boomerang is the theory that governments that develop repressive techniques to control colonial territories will eventually deploy those same techniques domestically against their own citizens.” [en.wikipedia.org]
January 26, 2026 at 4:06 PM
“The imperial boomerang is the theory that governments that develop repressive techniques to control colonial territories will eventually deploy those same techniques domestically against their own citizens.” [en.wikipedia.org]
One-quarter of the @startribune.com's 200 reporters are covering the fed assault on Mpls-St. Paul. www.semafor.com/article/01/2...
“We’re not trying to recreate social media”: How Minnesota’s Star Tribune navigates a local crisis
The publication tries to offer a sober alternative to a social media swarm as a deadly shooting deepens the crisis in Minneapolis.
www.semafor.com
January 26, 2026 at 5:22 PM
One-quarter of the @startribune.com's 200 reporters are covering the fed assault on Mpls-St. Paul. www.semafor.com/article/01/2...
I couldn't limit myself to one WotW.
ht @davidjroth.bsky.social @kjezermorton.bsky.social @mollyjongfast.bsky.social et al.
fritinancy.substack.com/p/ten-words-...
ht @davidjroth.bsky.social @kjezermorton.bsky.social @mollyjongfast.bsky.social et al.
fritinancy.substack.com/p/ten-words-...
Ten words of the week
From "algothracy" to "Donroe Doctrine" to "violence worker community," what a year this month has been.
fritinancy.substack.com
January 26, 2026 at 3:28 PM
I couldn't limit myself to one WotW.
ht @davidjroth.bsky.social @kjezermorton.bsky.social @mollyjongfast.bsky.social et al.
fritinancy.substack.com/p/ten-words-...
ht @davidjroth.bsky.social @kjezermorton.bsky.social @mollyjongfast.bsky.social et al.
fritinancy.substack.com/p/ten-words-...
What's the “one other thing” that comes with the meager government-recommended dinner?
By @petridishes.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
By @petridishes.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
The ‘One Other Thing’ That Comes With Every Trump-Era Dinner
The Agriculture secretary suggests one corn tortilla, one piece of broccoli, one piece of chicken, and one inscrutable last thing.
www.theatlantic.com
January 24, 2026 at 3:59 PM
What's the “one other thing” that comes with the meager government-recommended dinner?
By @petridishes.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
By @petridishes.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
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"Oh my gosh, it was so nice to see you! Have a lovely day, fuck ICE!"
"Oh you too hon! Stay safe in that traffic, fuck ICE!'
- two older Minnesota ladies, bidding farewell after the protest
"Oh you too hon! Stay safe in that traffic, fuck ICE!'
- two older Minnesota ladies, bidding farewell after the protest
January 23, 2026 at 11:17 PM
"Oh my gosh, it was so nice to see you! Have a lovely day, fuck ICE!"
"Oh you too hon! Stay safe in that traffic, fuck ICE!'
- two older Minnesota ladies, bidding farewell after the protest
"Oh you too hon! Stay safe in that traffic, fuck ICE!'
- two older Minnesota ladies, bidding farewell after the protest
Reposted by Nancy Friedman
Our Nitrate Film Festival returns to the Egyptian next month! Dangerous, beautiful, temperamental + rarely screened over the past 75 years 🎞️✨
Don’t pass up the chance to see these glorious archival prints — it may be your last!
Join us Feb. 13th - 22nd:
www.americancinematheque.com/series/ameri...
Don’t pass up the chance to see these glorious archival prints — it may be your last!
Join us Feb. 13th - 22nd:
www.americancinematheque.com/series/ameri...
January 23, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Our Nitrate Film Festival returns to the Egyptian next month! Dangerous, beautiful, temperamental + rarely screened over the past 75 years 🎞️✨
Don’t pass up the chance to see these glorious archival prints — it may be your last!
Join us Feb. 13th - 22nd:
www.americancinematheque.com/series/ameri...
Don’t pass up the chance to see these glorious archival prints — it may be your last!
Join us Feb. 13th - 22nd:
www.americancinematheque.com/series/ameri...
All "in wake of" headlines are bad, but this one is especially bad.
January 23, 2026 at 8:58 PM
All "in wake of" headlines are bad, but this one is especially bad.
Thread.
Another friend put it to me like this: "ICE has made the classic Nazi mistake. They've invaded a winter people in the winter."
January 23, 2026 at 2:38 AM
Thread.
"In Greenland, MAGA means 'Make America Go Away'." - @hunterschwarz.bsky.social www.yellopolitics.com/i/185446004/...
Here's the plan to fix what DOGE broke after Trump's term in office
Plus: Macron’s aviators put a global spotlight on this French luxury eyewear brand
www.yellopolitics.com
January 23, 2026 at 12:43 AM
"In Greenland, MAGA means 'Make America Go Away'." - @hunterschwarz.bsky.social www.yellopolitics.com/i/185446004/...
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January 22, 2026 at 6:55 PM
All my posts are free (for now), and there's a pledge button on every one.
I also invite readers to buy me a coffee or three (or more):
buymeacoffee.com/nancyfriedman
I also invite readers to buy me a coffee or three (or more):
buymeacoffee.com/nancyfriedman
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What I think whenever I hear the term 'Board of Peace'
January 22, 2026 at 6:40 PM
What I think whenever I hear the term 'Board of Peace'