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David Fry

@frydave.bsky.social

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Founder of Fry, Inc., a pioneering e-commerce services company. Now owner at Sweet Jubilee, CTO at Fry Communications, and a Michigan angel investor. Active scuba diver and kitten fosterer.

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David Fry @frydave.bsky.social · 24d

Doesn't even count the people asking ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity for help with their mortgage.

David Fry @frydave.bsky.social · Aug 21

As part of the White House renovations, has Trump added a Drybar blowout lounge for his spokeswomen?

David Fry @frydave.bsky.social · Aug 6

I think it's people who genuinely would like a new library but refuse to give the mayor a victory.

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David Fry @frydave.bsky.social · Aug 6

"Ann Arbor's Brexit" has been put behind us.

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David Fry @frydave.bsky.social · Aug 6

A&B won the absentee ballots, too, but it was a closer fight there.

David Fry @frydave.bsky.social · Aug 5

The ballot uses words, and who's more about words than a library? QED.

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Adam Sternbergh @sternbergh.bsky.social · Jun 5

must be incredibly frustrating and disheartening to have federal funding that was promised to you for important work suddenly and arbitrarily ripped away

Best of Dying Twitter @bestofdyingtwit.bsky.social · Jun 5

“In light of the President's statement about cancellation of my government contracts, @SpaceX will begin decommissioning its Dragon spacecraft immediately”

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David Fry @frydave.bsky.social · Jun 5

600 million of them were "why does Google Gemini suck so much?"

David Fry @frydave.bsky.social · May 18

Trump may be right about antisemitism from the left. Here in San Francisco they openly sell “Fuck You, Jew” sake.

David Fry @frydave.bsky.social · May 18

"Won't someone think of the parking lots??"

David Fry @frydave.bsky.social · Apr 21

Old Man Trump thinks yelling at the stock market will get it running again, like it's a lawn mower or something.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · Apr 18

Dear senators who think you can’t do anything,

Today, Senator Van Hollen - through diplomatic pressure - got a meeting with Abrego Garcia in El Salvador. So that thing you’re thinking about doing? DO IT.

~ All of Us

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utopia deferred @utopia-defer.red · Apr 16

American exceptionalism is electing a pariah government so repugnant that it tanks the electoral prospects of aligned right wing governments across the entire anglosphere

Geoff @geoffdeburca.bsky.social · Apr 16

Here's the odds over time in Australia

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David Fry @frydave.bsky.social · Apr 16

I assume she got her confused with male Olympic swimmer and commentator Rowdy Gaines, who is not related.

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Sarah Longwell @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social · Apr 14

He’s threatening media companies who are critical of him.

He’s talking about sending Americans to foreign prisons.

He’s signing executive orders to investigate former staff members who spoke out against him.

He’s defying the Supreme Court.

Don’t you see what’s happening here?

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David Fry @frydave.bsky.social · Apr 9

I don't think the majority of people have figured out the 125% on China part yet. When that sinks in the rebound will largely evaporate.

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Hamilton Nolan @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social · Apr 9

okay now that you all have gotten a taste of America's rational and predictable new trade policy, everyone who wants to build your new factories here just form an orderly line

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David Fry @frydave.bsky.social · Apr 8

It’s got a long, long way to go to be priced rationally.

David Fry @frydave.bsky.social · Apr 7

No one's analysis of the tariffs (pro or con) should be based on a 30 minute snapshot of the S&P.

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David Fry @frydave.bsky.social · Apr 6

And Bitcoin's down 6% right now. Nice!

David Fry @frydave.bsky.social · Apr 6

I know this sound crazy, but what if they actually have no idea WTF they're doing?

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · Apr 6

On TV at the same time:

NAVARRO: “This is not a negotiation.”

LUTNICK: “Of course they are” open to negotiation. 🤡

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · Apr 4

Who did this?

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Boo!-per Lund @cooperlund.online · Apr 3

I did not make this and don't know who did, all the same - lmao

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Donald Johnson @donjohn8.bsky.social · Apr 2

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · Apr 1

oh look it is possible to create a news cycle messaging opportunity and excite the electorate if you energetically try to (do absolutely anything differently whatsoever), who on Earth could have predicted it

Screenshot of headlines about Cory Booker's Senate seat

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