Kate Fried
@katefried.bsky.social
"What makes you think I brought you here to have a nice time?"--Mamie Fish.
I liked Obama as a human, and lord knows he's better than what we have. But I often found his admin more in love with its own mythology than the people it was supposed to govern. If a leader can't tell which way the wind is blowing, are they good at leading?
Obama Took On Recession, Health Care and Iraq. What He Didn’t See Coming Was Trump.
www.nytimes.com
February 17, 2026 at 7:45 PM
I liked Obama as a human, and lord knows he's better than what we have. But I often found his admin more in love with its own mythology than the people it was supposed to govern. If a leader can't tell which way the wind is blowing, are they good at leading?
Shout out to the chic business lady traveller who wanted directions to our Chinatown arch this morning. I hope my warning that our Chinatown consists of approximately two blocks was helpful for expectations management.
-spoiled by having lived in San Francisco
-spoiled by having lived in San Francisco
February 17, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Shout out to the chic business lady traveller who wanted directions to our Chinatown arch this morning. I hope my warning that our Chinatown consists of approximately two blocks was helpful for expectations management.
-spoiled by having lived in San Francisco
-spoiled by having lived in San Francisco
The trees heard that you know who rescinded some more climate regulations and now they're huddling up to strategize.
February 12, 2026 at 7:26 PM
The trees heard that you know who rescinded some more climate regulations and now they're huddling up to strategize.
Reposted by Kate Fried
13th February 2026 marks the 29th anniversary of the Great Lego Spill, when nearly five million pieces of Lego fell into the ocean after a cargo ship laden with goods was hit by a storm.
February 12, 2026 at 9:48 AM
13th February 2026 marks the 29th anniversary of the Great Lego Spill, when nearly five million pieces of Lego fell into the ocean after a cargo ship laden with goods was hit by a storm.
Rory Gilmore had her studying tree. "My tree" is an ancient sycamore in Sunderland, MA, known as the "buttonball tree." I don't get to visit it, so I've also adopted one behind my apartment building that houses a murder of crows.
Starting at Harvard and Falling for Your First Tree
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2026 at 12:21 PM
Rory Gilmore had her studying tree. "My tree" is an ancient sycamore in Sunderland, MA, known as the "buttonball tree." I don't get to visit it, so I've also adopted one behind my apartment building that houses a murder of crows.
hey hey, #landscapearchitects! Please take this poll I created for Land8 on residential design trends. Also, please read Land8, and if you're looking to further flex your creative muscles, consider becoming a contributor!
Residential Designers: What’s in Bloom for 2026? - Land8
Residential designers, what elements will you be using in your designs in 2026?
land8.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:35 PM
hey hey, #landscapearchitects! Please take this poll I created for Land8 on residential design trends. Also, please read Land8, and if you're looking to further flex your creative muscles, consider becoming a contributor!
serge kovaleski once gave me a tour of a the old WaPo newsroom when i was a young PR grasshopper dropping off an envelope for a metro section piece. it was so thrilling to see legendary reporters in their element. heartbreaking to see these desks gutted.
Washington Post chief executive and publisher Will Lewis has resigned just days after the newspaper announced massive layoffs. n.pr/4qjynkB
'Washington Post' CEO resigns after going AWOL during massive job cuts
Washington Post chief executive and publisher Will Lewis has resigned just days after the newspaper announced massive layoffs.
n.pr
February 8, 2026 at 11:11 AM
serge kovaleski once gave me a tour of a the old WaPo newsroom when i was a young PR grasshopper dropping off an envelope for a metro section piece. it was so thrilling to see legendary reporters in their element. heartbreaking to see these desks gutted.
Yikes. My knees hurt in empathy for Lindsey Vonn.
February 8, 2026 at 11:08 AM
Yikes. My knees hurt in empathy for Lindsey Vonn.
I used to think he ruined my favorite SM feed b/c his feelings were butt-hurt by the criticism of him on it. Now I suspect his motives were far more sinister.
The prosecutors raided the offices of X as part of a preliminary investigation into allegations including spreading child sexual abuse images and deepfakes. They also summoned owner Elon Musk for questioning. n.pr/3ZhlKvr
Paris prosecutors raid X offices as part of investigation into child abuse images
The prosecutors raided the offices of X as part of a preliminary investigation into allegations including spreading child sexual abuse images and deepfakes. They also summoned owner Elon Musk for questioning.
n.pr
February 3, 2026 at 3:30 PM
I used to think he ruined my favorite SM feed b/c his feelings were butt-hurt by the criticism of him on it. Now I suspect his motives were far more sinister.
Oh good, millions of pages of redacted text to comb through. I do not envy the reporters covering this, but I do admire their tenacity.
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Live Updates: Millions of Pages of Epstein Documents Released
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Oh good, millions of pages of redacted text to comb through. I do not envy the reporters covering this, but I do admire their tenacity.
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
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Don was taken into custody by federal agents last night in Los Angeles.
January 30, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Don was taken into custody by federal agents last night in Los Angeles.
Amazon is producing a web series on #regenerativeagriculture. They are asking experts to pay a fee to be featured. So if you see a special on Amazon about regenerative ag, understand those expert voices were actually bought. Who has the cash to afford these placements? Corporations with an agenda!
January 29, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Amazon is producing a web series on #regenerativeagriculture. They are asking experts to pay a fee to be featured. So if you see a special on Amazon about regenerative ag, understand those expert voices were actually bought. Who has the cash to afford these placements? Corporations with an agenda!
It's not the roads, it's the sidewalks! We live in a city; why are people pretending only cars count? I know about emergency vehicles, but the attitudes I have seen today just reinforce how oblivious businesses are to community needs. If you can afford a $1 million condo, you can afford shoveling!
January 28, 2026 at 11:38 PM
It's not the roads, it's the sidewalks! We live in a city; why are people pretending only cars count? I know about emergency vehicles, but the attitudes I have seen today just reinforce how oblivious businesses are to community needs. If you can afford a $1 million condo, you can afford shoveling!
Proposal that DC emulates Boston's smart snow farm model and dumps all the grey, icky snow in front of the White House.
In Boston, snow removed from streets is transported to one of six "snow farms" across the city where it is safely stored and allowed to melt.
Here's what one of those snow farms looked like in 2015.
Here's what one of those snow farms looked like in 2015.
January 28, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Proposal that DC emulates Boston's smart snow farm model and dumps all the grey, icky snow in front of the White House.
For anyone afraid of hiring people over the age of 45 b/c they think we can't learn new platforms: HA!
In the past 5 months, I have mastered two new website platforms, two new email platforms, and drastically improved my Canva skills. #olddognewtricks #ageism #employmentcrisis
In the past 5 months, I have mastered two new website platforms, two new email platforms, and drastically improved my Canva skills. #olddognewtricks #ageism #employmentcrisis
January 28, 2026 at 5:48 PM
For anyone afraid of hiring people over the age of 45 b/c they think we can't learn new platforms: HA!
In the past 5 months, I have mastered two new website platforms, two new email platforms, and drastically improved my Canva skills. #olddognewtricks #ageism #employmentcrisis
In the past 5 months, I have mastered two new website platforms, two new email platforms, and drastically improved my Canva skills. #olddognewtricks #ageism #employmentcrisis
In 2026, let's normalize calling in depressed.
January 7, 2026 at 3:37 PM
In 2026, let's normalize calling in depressed.
Trump may be firing fewer cabinet members this time around, but he did recently hand a pink slip to his architect. Guess he couldn't get the Catholic guy to be the yes person he hoped for. This keeps getting messier and more chaotic!
Trump Switches Architects for White House Ballroom Project
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Trump may be firing fewer cabinet members this time around, but he did recently hand a pink slip to his architect. Guess he couldn't get the Catholic guy to be the yes person he hoped for. This keeps getting messier and more chaotic!
In a year where Mormon women and trad wives dominated pop culture, DEI programs were cut, and there's an actual phenomenon called "Mara Lago face," this seems very...on the nose.
Spoiler alert, it's a fancy word for white!
Spoiler alert, it's a fancy word for white!
December 4, 2025 at 7:15 PM
In a year where Mormon women and trad wives dominated pop culture, DEI programs were cut, and there's an actual phenomenon called "Mara Lago face," this seems very...on the nose.
Spoiler alert, it's a fancy word for white!
Spoiler alert, it's a fancy word for white!
Why I hate TikTok:
1. The people who post really obvious stuff that is news to them, assuming that b/c they didn't know something, everyone else must be equally ignorant.
2. Shit like this.
Your midface is fine. Go touch grass.
1. The people who post really obvious stuff that is news to them, assuming that b/c they didn't know something, everyone else must be equally ignorant.
2. Shit like this.
Your midface is fine. Go touch grass.
Are You Worried About Having a Long Midface?
Women are measuring the length of their faces — with some help from TikTok, of course — and posting hacks to “fix” what they see as a “problem.”
www.thecut.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Why I hate TikTok:
1. The people who post really obvious stuff that is news to them, assuming that b/c they didn't know something, everyone else must be equally ignorant.
2. Shit like this.
Your midface is fine. Go touch grass.
1. The people who post really obvious stuff that is news to them, assuming that b/c they didn't know something, everyone else must be equally ignorant.
2. Shit like this.
Your midface is fine. Go touch grass.
Yesterday, I gleefully canceled my Paramount+ App. I will miss Ghosts but one silly sitcom does not justify supporting a company helmed by Bari Weiss.
We wanted to understand why so many young liberal New Yorkers love Zohran Mamdani. So we talked to three reactionary Free Press contributors at a yoga studio in Los Angeles.
December 3, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Yesterday, I gleefully canceled my Paramount+ App. I will miss Ghosts but one silly sitcom does not justify supporting a company helmed by Bari Weiss.
F*ck RFK Jr and fake "science"!
Other than the occassional migraine and hereditary anxiety, I am one of the healthiest people I know. I have never had COVID and I rarely get colds and flues. My mom was the poster queen for vaccinating her kid. Likely not a coincidence.
Other than the occassional migraine and hereditary anxiety, I am one of the healthiest people I know. I have never had COVID and I rarely get colds and flues. My mom was the poster queen for vaccinating her kid. Likely not a coincidence.
This tragedy was absolutely avoidable.
Fuck RFK and every antivax influencer. They are responsible for these deaths.
Fuck RFK and every antivax influencer. They are responsible for these deaths.
Third unvaccinated Kentucky baby dies of whooping cough.
Pertussis, best prevented with a vaccine, has killed three Kentucky babies in the last 12 months.
kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/25/t...
Pertussis, best prevented with a vaccine, has killed three Kentucky babies in the last 12 months.
kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/25/t...
November 25, 2025 at 11:06 PM
F*ck RFK Jr and fake "science"!
Other than the occassional migraine and hereditary anxiety, I am one of the healthiest people I know. I have never had COVID and I rarely get colds and flues. My mom was the poster queen for vaccinating her kid. Likely not a coincidence.
Other than the occassional migraine and hereditary anxiety, I am one of the healthiest people I know. I have never had COVID and I rarely get colds and flues. My mom was the poster queen for vaccinating her kid. Likely not a coincidence.
So far today, I have tried having quick, silly, lighthearted exchanges with two fellow Washingtonians. Both ended awkwardly. D.C, it's fine to be pleasant when a stranger talks to you in person. It doesn't mean you're marrying them or committing to a future selling Amway or something. Lighten up!
November 25, 2025 at 5:41 PM
So far today, I have tried having quick, silly, lighthearted exchanges with two fellow Washingtonians. Both ended awkwardly. D.C, it's fine to be pleasant when a stranger talks to you in person. It doesn't mean you're marrying them or committing to a future selling Amway or something. Lighten up!
Simple life pleasure: Order yourself a fountain soda and fill it with a bunch of different soda flavors. Why settle for Diet Pepsi when you can have Diet Pepsi with Lemonade and Dr Pepper?
October 28, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Simple life pleasure: Order yourself a fountain soda and fill it with a bunch of different soda flavors. Why settle for Diet Pepsi when you can have Diet Pepsi with Lemonade and Dr Pepper?
My hot take of the day is that Taco Bell's "fire" hot sauce is not that hot.
Also, this is my second time ever eating Taco Bell.
Also, this is my second time ever eating Taco Bell.
October 22, 2025 at 4:04 PM
My hot take of the day is that Taco Bell's "fire" hot sauce is not that hot.
Also, this is my second time ever eating Taco Bell.
Also, this is my second time ever eating Taco Bell.
I can: set up a darkroom and process prints and negatives in it; delint a vinyl record; record content over a commercial cassette tape; burn CDs; look stuff up in a card catalog; make eye contact while having a conversation with a person over the age of 30.
Reddit Asks the Question: 'People Born Before 2000, What Trivial Skill Do You Have That No One Uses Now?'
Reddit Asks the Question: 'People Born Before 2000, What Trivial Skill Do You Have That No One Uses Now?'
Over the past year, I've found myself buying both a record player and a CD player. I'd never owned the former, though as a music fanatic I've always wanted one, and integrating it into my routine has been one of...
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October 21, 2025 at 6:35 PM
I can: set up a darkroom and process prints and negatives in it; delint a vinyl record; record content over a commercial cassette tape; burn CDs; look stuff up in a card catalog; make eye contact while having a conversation with a person over the age of 30.