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Joshua J. Friedman

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Freelance writer and editor. Formerly of The Atlantic, Boston Review. Copy chief at Columbia Magazine.

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · Oct 26

Welcome, new Bluesky users! Please check out the thread below for tips on setting up your account, making your feed more interesting, finding old Twitter friends, search, privacy, stats, and more (and please ask questions if you have them)

Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · Oct 17

🦋 WELCOME TO BLUESKY! I recommend exploring our custom feeds, which are a little like hashtags but more interesting. We have them for academic and professional subjects, sports, cities, hobbies (e.g., gardening, baking), and many more. Search them in the sidebar under Feeds. 🧵

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 2h

No, it feels like clutter to me! But I like knowing that I'm a sorcerer (IIRC)

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❤️

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Oh, sorry! I don't use any labelers

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 2h

Yes! You can look it up on Clearsky (and probably elsewhere too)

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 2h

5/26/2023!

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 2h

Ughhhhh

Tyler, from the Internet @tylerfromtheinternet.com · 3h

Not so fast dickhead

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Maybe don't die on transgender hills when we need to attract independents in order to actually take back the govt.

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 2h

It’s not us! Tyler and the other guy blocked each other

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 2h

100% real!!

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 2h

I think I read this question on r/midwest

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 4h

But I have it on good authority that Max loves you!

Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 4h

YUM

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lookslast.bsky.social @lookslast.bsky.social · 5h

I fell for it again. My dog clanged the metal garbage can and her empty bowl and barked at me. I thought she was extra hungry and gave snacks. Then I remembered she does this if I don’t appropriately move from what she considers the day portion of the house to approved Night Areas. I never learn.

Raccoon-looking gray goblin dog rolls belly up with crazy eyes and a gotcha grin.

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 5h

Will repost more pet and nature photos as penance

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 5h

I'm glad you asked

Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 5h

What will the new Adam O'Neal–hosted WaPo opinions podcast sound like for the next few decades? Maybe a little something like this x.com/WashPostComm...

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 5h

Feel better soon, friend! We're here for moral support

Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 5h

I'm worried that he meant Slumdog Millionaire

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 5h

Aww, nice try, buddy

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 5h

What will the new Adam O'Neal–hosted WaPo opinions podcast sound like for the next few decades? Maybe a little something like this x.com/WashPostComm...

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 6h

🫂

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 6h

FAQS
Did you guys make a toilet camera?!

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Jess Bravin @jessbravin.bsky.social · 6h

War Resister: @WSJ Stylebook conscientiously objects to bellicose rebranding of DoD. www.wsj.com/arts-culture...

Vol. 38, No. 8: Department of War

In the latest Wall Street Journal stylebook bulletin, a note on the revival of an old name for what is still officially the Defense Department.

www.wsj.com

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 6h

Huge improvement! Now let's talk casting

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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 8h

Presidents have federalized a state's own Guard to use over its objection, most famously desegregation. And sometimes regular military has been used. But taking one state's soldiers and putting them in another state? This is a completely unprecedented breakdown of what the Union fundamentally is.

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 8h

This is a classic Car Talk episode! Maybe more than one.

(I'm sorry, and I wish you had the Magliozzi brothers to comfort you.)

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 9h

Five days, says Rudy!

Rudy wants revolution. @rude1.blacksky.team · 10h

TL; DR
In the next 5 business days you should be able to go to Link's page on blacksky.community and see his posts and he'll be able to post but people using the bsky mobile apps won't see it.
After that we'll get Blacksky-only posts up.
After that we can talk about purging bsky mod tools
fin/11

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