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Jill Friedman

@jbfree.bsky.social

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Native NYer to Oakland, CA to Montgomery, AL. Activist for justice; labor lawyer; community photographer. ♡ NY, the Bay, & the South ♡

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Jill Friedman @jbfree.bsky.social · 45m

He'd provide too much evidence of Isr*Eli war crimes

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PolitiFact @politifact.bsky.social · 1d

At a hearing with Attorney General Pam Bondi, Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., said the government “tapped” his and other senators’ phones. The government sought phone logs, but didn’t monitor calls’ content.

Fact-check: Josh Hawley’s misleading wiretap claim

At a hearing with Attorney General Pam Bondi, Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., said the government “tapped” his and other senators’ phones. The government sought phone logs, but didn’t monitor calls’ content.

Jill Friedman @jbfree.bsky.social · 2d

Guess I need to go buy a new copy at my local, independent Montgomery, AL bookstore. You know the place. 😁

Jill Friedman @jbfree.bsky.social · 2d

Did you ever see the film "Good Bye, Lenin!"? It's similar to the current moment in that people are showing 47 what they want him to believe, even though the visuals are from years ago, or inherent countries, or AI. Great film. Very scary current moment.

Jill Friedman @jbfree.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you. I share in your sadness at the loss of your mom and sister. Let this day be blessed with their memories.

Jill Friedman @jbfree.bsky.social · 4d

Today's my late sister's birthday, too. Hits hardest when I remember I can't call her to wish her a happy one.

Jill Friedman @jbfree.bsky.social · 6d

Is there something beyond fascism? Did we skip right over fascism and get to a place so hellish it has no name? Living in Alabama, one learns quickly that the cruelty is often the point. But this is far beyond even cruelty.

Jill Friedman @jbfree.bsky.social · 6d

Chicago.
Los Angeles.
New York.
Portland.
Everytown, USA.
2025

Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 6d

“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”

Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943

Jill Friedman @jbfree.bsky.social · 6d

There is a special place in hell for these thugs.

Jill Friedman @jbfree.bsky.social · 6d

Instagram has become my alternative for Palestinian voices. I agree the former Twitter was the best for international perspectives and news.

Jill Friedman @jbfree.bsky.social · 6d

And for democracy.

Jill Friedman @jbfree.bsky.social · 7d

ICE must be recruiting these thugs at white supremacist bbqs.

Jill Friedman @jbfree.bsky.social · 8d

The cruelty is always the point.

Jill Friedman @jbfree.bsky.social · 9d

The most disgusting, evil person on earth admits he's the most disgusting, evil person on earth. 👍 #stephenmiller

Jill Friedman @jbfree.bsky.social · 9d

🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬 #stopstarvinggaza #endthegenocideingaza #lettheflotillain

Jill Friedman @jbfree.bsky.social · 9d

Newsflash: President with zero sense of humanity guts National Council on the Humanities. Because he doesn't know English or how to be human.

Jill Friedman @jbfree.bsky.social · 9d

Nothing like being told to violate the Hatch Act as you shut down agencies being devastated by WH/GOP policies.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 10d

Republicans don’t need a single democratic vote to fund their regime. Here’s why. Please share widely.

Jill Friedman @jbfree.bsky.social · 11d

Preordered! Any chance you can sign it before it's mauled out?

Jill Friedman @jbfree.bsky.social · 11d

Has The Onion taken over @nytimes.com?

Jill Friedman @jbfree.bsky.social · 11d

DJT is a racist, sociopathic piece of garbage. He needs to be impeached and removed from office.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11d

Always follow the money.

Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 12d

1. The $20 billion taxpayer-funded rescue package for Argentina, announced last week by the Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, delivers an enormous windfall to hedge fund billionaire Rob Citrone.

Citrone has a longstanding personal and professional relationship with Bessent.

Trump’s Argentina bailout enriches one well-connected billionaire

A $20 billion taxpayer-funded rescue package for Argentina is a gift for a hedge fund manager with personal and professional ties to the Treasury Secretary

Jill Friedman @jbfree.bsky.social · 13d

Mine recently passed. Still lives in my heart.

Jill Friedman @jbfree.bsky.social · 13d

And now he's authorized use of force against protestors in the U.S. The escalation by the authoritarians is horrifying and dangerous.

Jill Friedman @jbfree.bsky.social · 13d

She gets to show up on #caturday even though she's crossed the rainbow bridge. #catsofbluesky