Elizabeth Friend
@zillyons.bsky.social
So this is a thing: youtu.be/tFnOWzP7PDs?...
Santa Claus is Coming for Your Eyes
YouTube video by The Dead Milkmen
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December 15, 2025 at 7:44 AM
So this is a thing: youtu.be/tFnOWzP7PDs?...
I was catching up on the news and found this gem of an article, about an animal rescue / boutique brand featuring the wool of gay rams: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/s...
A Farmer, a Designer and a Dating App Unite to Save Some ‘Gay Sheep’
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:14 AM
I was catching up on the news and found this gem of an article, about an animal rescue / boutique brand featuring the wool of gay rams: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/s...
Spotify thinks I’m 23?! www.spotify.com/wrapped-shar...
My 2025 Wrapped
Spotify
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December 4, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Spotify thinks I’m 23?! www.spotify.com/wrapped-shar...
Bay Area awesomeness! East Bay regional parks are free on ‘Green Friday’ after Thanksgiving oaklandside.org/2025/11/26/f...
East Bay regional parks are free on ‘Green Friday’ after Thanksgiving
The East Bay Regional Park District is waiving fees and organizing group hikes.
oaklandside.org
November 27, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Bay Area awesomeness! East Bay regional parks are free on ‘Green Friday’ after Thanksgiving oaklandside.org/2025/11/26/f...
Annual reminder about the perils of cranberry sauce. Choose ethically!
November 25, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Annual reminder about the perils of cranberry sauce. Choose ethically!
Well, this is disgusting. I got an email from Social Security praising the recently passed abomination bill.
July 4, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Well, this is disgusting. I got an email from Social Security praising the recently passed abomination bill.
After Columbia knuckled under to Trump, I was worried that Harvard would do the same. I wrote Harvard a letter instead of a check this year, encouraging them to resist Trump. It would seem that they read my letter (OK, maybe not just mine). Now I will keep my promise to double my annual donation.
Harvard figured out what everyone else in power needs to understand: Complicity with Trump will not save you.
Standing up isn't just the right thing to do. It's the smart thing to do. He will renege on any "deal" you make and come after you anyway.
www.salon.com/2025/04/16/h...
Standing up isn't just the right thing to do. It's the smart thing to do. He will renege on any "deal" you make and come after you anyway.
www.salon.com/2025/04/16/h...
Harvard stands up to Trump — they get that complicity will not save you
Other institutions take note: It's delusional to lie low and hope Trump goes away in four years
www.salon.com
April 16, 2025 at 2:13 PM
After Columbia knuckled under to Trump, I was worried that Harvard would do the same. I wrote Harvard a letter instead of a check this year, encouraging them to resist Trump. It would seem that they read my letter (OK, maybe not just mine). Now I will keep my promise to double my annual donation.
I have been subscribed to the NYT for news. I do not appreciate their sane-washing of the current administration, or their tossing my favorite columnist, Paul Krugman. And now prices are going from 12 to 18/month. Time to find another news source. Suggestions?
April 10, 2025 at 10:08 PM
I have been subscribed to the NYT for news. I do not appreciate their sane-washing of the current administration, or their tossing my favorite columnist, Paul Krugman. And now prices are going from 12 to 18/month. Time to find another news source. Suggestions?
At the Hands Off protest in Oakland, CA - peaceful crowd
April 6, 2025 at 12:36 AM
At the Hands Off protest in Oakland, CA - peaceful crowd
Reposted by Elizabeth Friend
Trump's antisemitism agenda isn't about the Jews. I wrote about how the president and his allies are using the pretext of protecting Jews to protect their policies from criticism, while advancing an agenda that most American Jews oppose. Gift link:
Trump’s Jewish Cover Story
The administration claims to be protecting Jews while advancing an agenda that most Jews oppose.
www.theatlantic.com
April 4, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Trump's antisemitism agenda isn't about the Jews. I wrote about how the president and his allies are using the pretext of protecting Jews to protect their policies from criticism, while advancing an agenda that most American Jews oppose. Gift link:
I did not send my annual donation to Harvard this year but wrote them a note urging them to stand up against Trump’s intimidation. I’m happy to give them a 10x larger donation next year if they find their spines. I hope they do!
This is important. More than 700 Harvard faculty, with diverse views, have now signed a letter urging the university administration to "publicly condemn attacks on universities," "legally contest and refuse to comply with unlawful demands that threaten academic freedom" and +
March 29, 2025 at 12:20 AM
I did not send my annual donation to Harvard this year but wrote them a note urging them to stand up against Trump’s intimidation. I’m happy to give them a 10x larger donation next year if they find their spines. I hope they do!
We just had an earthquake on St Patrick’s Day with Dublin as the epicenter. Can’t make this up!
March 18, 2025 at 2:53 AM
We just had an earthquake on St Patrick’s Day with Dublin as the epicenter. Can’t make this up!
For my first Bluesky post, I wanted share my thanks for 1) people who post/share block lists and 2) authors who promote their books or share when their e-book is on sale. You make my internet a better place. RESPECT!
December 31, 2024 at 3:03 PM
For my first Bluesky post, I wanted share my thanks for 1) people who post/share block lists and 2) authors who promote their books or share when their e-book is on sale. You make my internet a better place. RESPECT!