Joel Phillip Friedman
@joelfriedman.bsky.social
"Constructing thought one note at a time."
Composer: concert-theater-dance-film (bit o' jazz & rock). Educator: Catholic Univ/Stanford Continuing Studies. Speaker/host/writer on musical topics (including The Beatles & Sondheim) www.joelfriedman.com
Composer: concert-theater-dance-film (bit o' jazz & rock). Educator: Catholic Univ/Stanford Continuing Studies. Speaker/host/writer on musical topics (including The Beatles & Sondheim) www.joelfriedman.com
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"When in doubt, draw a distinction." 🧵
In grad school one of my professors told me that. Some of the best advice I have ever received.
This is a thread about the key distinctions I use in my work.
I had a version of it posted at the other joint, which I revised a bit to make this one.
Ready? 1/
In grad school one of my professors told me that. Some of the best advice I have ever received.
This is a thread about the key distinctions I use in my work.
I had a version of it posted at the other joint, which I revised a bit to make this one.
Ready? 1/
This is such an excellent, nuanced thread. I have been following @jayrosen.bsky.social for a long time on different platforms. He is *always* worth a read.
Premiere of my new string quartet These Truths by Sound Impact. It is in 4 movements: 1. These Truths 2. Three-fifths: "The Beautiful" 3. March of Crimes: "The Circus Comes to Town" 4. Towards Justice.
December 12, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Premiere of my new string quartet These Truths by Sound Impact. It is in 4 movements: 1. These Truths 2. Three-fifths: "The Beautiful" 3. March of Crimes: "The Circus Comes to Town" 4. Towards Justice.
As an “artist” sitting on $250 million of VC money to burn through, I say “information should be free!” Am I right? - said no real artists, ever.
November 23, 2025 at 1:08 AM
As an “artist” sitting on $250 million of VC money to burn through, I say “information should be free!” Am I right? - said no real artists, ever.
Oh, look! #Timing
👏🏾⚖️ Beginning today, the @harvard.edu Law School Library is making available online the first complete, fully searchable, digitized collection of official evidentiary documents and trial transcripts in English from all 13 Nuremberg Trials, at nuremberg.law.harvard.edu.
Nuremberg - Explore the Nuremberg Trials!
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November 21, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Oh, look! #Timing
My latest newsletter full of commissions, performances, and a LOT of Beatle stuff including guesting on @kruppaworks.bsky.social's brilliant @ptbeatles.bsky.social
CLICK HERE: mailchi.mp/5e33c836de0c...
CLICK HERE: mailchi.mp/5e33c836de0c...
November 13, 2025 at 1:58 AM
My latest newsletter full of commissions, performances, and a LOT of Beatle stuff including guesting on @kruppaworks.bsky.social's brilliant @ptbeatles.bsky.social
CLICK HERE: mailchi.mp/5e33c836de0c...
CLICK HERE: mailchi.mp/5e33c836de0c...
Proud to support #WeHoldTheseTruths
The Constitution belongs to all of us.
We’re proud to support #WeHoldTheseTruths, an initiative to make the rule of law accessible for all.
Because our nation is at its best when Americans are informed, engaged, and empowered.
🔗 Learn more: www.weholdtruths.org
We’re proud to support #WeHoldTheseTruths, an initiative to make the rule of law accessible for all.
Because our nation is at its best when Americans are informed, engaged, and empowered.
🔗 Learn more: www.weholdtruths.org
July 4, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Proud to support #WeHoldTheseTruths
#Beatle people: Join us! A splendid time is guaranteed for all. My latest #Stanford #StanfordContinuingStudies class Register (no Stanford affiliation required): continuingstudies.stanford.edu/courses/libe... @openculture.bsky.social @ptbeatles.bsky.social @beatlesnews.bsky.social @beatlesbible.com
June 29, 2025 at 6:06 PM
#Beatle people: Join us! A splendid time is guaranteed for all. My latest #Stanford #StanfordContinuingStudies class Register (no Stanford affiliation required): continuingstudies.stanford.edu/courses/libe... @openculture.bsky.social @ptbeatles.bsky.social @beatlesnews.bsky.social @beatlesbible.com
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⚠️ DC CONSUMER ALERT ⚠️
Multiple companies are using deceptive tactics to trick or pressure DC residents into changing energy providers — then charging higher rates.
We are alerting residents about this third-party energy company scam and how they can avoid becoming a victim.
Multiple companies are using deceptive tactics to trick or pressure DC residents into changing energy providers — then charging higher rates.
We are alerting residents about this third-party energy company scam and how they can avoid becoming a victim.
June 12, 2025 at 1:28 PM
⚠️ DC CONSUMER ALERT ⚠️
Multiple companies are using deceptive tactics to trick or pressure DC residents into changing energy providers — then charging higher rates.
We are alerting residents about this third-party energy company scam and how they can avoid becoming a victim.
Multiple companies are using deceptive tactics to trick or pressure DC residents into changing energy providers — then charging higher rates.
We are alerting residents about this third-party energy company scam and how they can avoid becoming a victim.
Hey @aoc.bsky.social! Think you could really, really do something with this. Wanna take a crack at making this posting famous? It’s not @theonion.com @bencollins.bsky.social. 🤷♂️ I wish the @dncstaffunion.bsky.social would, but…
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Seat Fillers Needed - June 14th - Constitution Avenue - DC - talent gigs - craigslist
T-Mellon Events is looking for seat fillers and extras to provide their time for space maximization and attendance perception for an event taking place in Washington DC on June 14th. Extras and Seat.....
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June 12, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Hey @aoc.bsky.social! Think you could really, really do something with this. Wanna take a crack at making this posting famous? It’s not @theonion.com @bencollins.bsky.social. 🤷♂️ I wish the @dncstaffunion.bsky.social would, but…
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This is Miller Teen Goebbles saying exactly the same things only he had non-spray-on hair.
Here’s a video of Stephen Miller in high school screaming that he’s “sick and tired of being told to pick up my trash, when we have plenty of janitors who are paid to do it for us.”
This is the sociopath shaping our immigration policy and so much more
This is the sociopath shaping our immigration policy and so much more
June 11, 2025 at 11:39 PM
This is Miller Teen Goebbles saying exactly the same things only he had non-spray-on hair.
“Quick! We’re shaping how history will be recorded! See? We’re not the story!” 🤦♂️ @jayrosen.bsky.social
June 11, 2025 at 2:03 PM
“Quick! We’re shaping how history will be recorded! See? We’re not the story!” 🤦♂️ @jayrosen.bsky.social
Be peaceful, don't get baited, and mock themhard, but in a joyful way.
June 8, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Be peaceful, don't get baited, and mock themhard, but in a joyful way.
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ATTN: If you’re a member of the National Guard or you work for ICE and you’re asked to violate the law or your oath, contact Whistleblower Aid to safely, securely, and legally blow the whistle. You can support Whistleblower Aid HERE: whistlebloweraid.org/beans
Daily Beans Fundraiser - Whistleblower Aid
Daily Beans Listeners Fundraiser for Whistleblower Aid The American rule of law has survived many challenges, but now faces one of the most serious threats in our history. Checks and balances within o...
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June 8, 2025 at 7:12 PM
ATTN: If you’re a member of the National Guard or you work for ICE and you’re asked to violate the law or your oath, contact Whistleblower Aid to safely, securely, and legally blow the whistle. You can support Whistleblower Aid HERE: whistlebloweraid.org/beans
Oh fer fook’s sake… 🤦♂️
THREAD: An ex-DOGE engineer with no government or medical experience used AI to identify which Veterans Affairs contracts to kill, labeling them as “MUNCHABLE.”
@vernalcoleman.bsky.social @ericumansky.bsky.social and I got the code. Here’s what it tells us 1/
@vernalcoleman.bsky.social @ericumansky.bsky.social and I got the code. Here’s what it tells us 1/
June 7, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Oh fer fook’s sake… 🤦♂️
“Mom? Yeah it’s me. I’ve got an emergency, a Homeland Security emergency. It’s big. Can you rent me a car and use your credit card? The man at the desk is an asshole. He doesn’t care about my job, he says I’m not 25…”
June 6, 2025 at 12:08 PM
“Mom? Yeah it’s me. I’ve got an emergency, a Homeland Security emergency. It’s big. Can you rent me a car and use your credit card? The man at the desk is an asshole. He doesn’t care about my job, he says I’m not 25…”
Oh it’s Not Quite As Big Balls and he’s played by a John Belushi impersonator!
June 6, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Oh it’s Not Quite As Big Balls and he’s played by a John Belushi impersonator!
Lawyers: start your engines! There’s still time.
D.C. Bar members—TODAY is the final day to vote!
With President and Treasurer positions open, your vote shapes who controls key decisions in lawyer misconduct, licensing, and ethical oversight.
Cast your vote by 11:59 PM ET tonight.
With President and Treasurer positions open, your vote shapes who controls key decisions in lawyer misconduct, licensing, and ethical oversight.
Cast your vote by 11:59 PM ET tonight.
June 5, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Lawyers: start your engines! There’s still time.
Listen to what the man says: call your representatives. BTW: in DC? We don't HAVE representatives that can do anything. We just pay taxes, fight in wars, but don't have voting reps in the House or Senate. Yay us!
Cuts have consequences, illustrated. As seen on TV 📺
June 3, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Listen to what the man says: call your representatives. BTW: in DC? We don't HAVE representatives that can do anything. We just pay taxes, fight in wars, but don't have voting reps in the House or Senate. Yay us!
Ooops. I shared it again!
May 31, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Ooops. I shared it again!
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That would be awful. Don’t share this.
May 31, 2025 at 1:17 AM
That would be awful. Don’t share this.
Wait, how did this happen? How did this post... did it magically repost itself? Yeah, that's it: t'was not me, t'was The Magical Repost for sure. 🤷♂️
May 31, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Wait, how did this happen? How did this post... did it magically repost itself? Yeah, that's it: t'was not me, t'was The Magical Repost for sure. 🤷♂️
I'm shocked, shocked I say. Who did NOT see this coming. Let's not connect any dots and take it all at face value: move along, nothing to see here. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/t...
Trump Taps Palantir to Compile Data on Americans
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May 30, 2025 at 6:45 PM
I'm shocked, shocked I say. Who did NOT see this coming. Let's not connect any dots and take it all at face value: move along, nothing to see here. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/t...
Hey, tomorrow is World Parrot Day! #WorldParrotDay Celebrate with your friends and family, including your feathered ones. @WorldParrotTrust is a great org. doing great things.
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May 30, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Hey, tomorrow is World Parrot Day! #WorldParrotDay Celebrate with your friends and family, including your feathered ones. @WorldParrotTrust is a great org. doing great things.
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