Gerald Friedman

@gfriedma.bsky.social

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Professor Economics at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Graduate of Columbia (BA) and Harvard (PhD). Author of numerous works in labor history, heterodox economic theory, and Medicare for All. Most recent book is The Case for Medicare for All .. more

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Gerald Carl Friedman is an economics professor at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He became nationally prominent during the 2016 U.S. presidential election after writing an analysis of Democratic Party candidate Bernie Sanders campaign's policies in which Friedman concluded that these policies would produce significant economic growth in the United States if they were enacted. Friedman also received strong backlash for these remarks, from editorial pundits and fellow academics. .. more

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Gerald Friedman @gfriedma.bsky.social · 27m

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Defiance in a Time of Cowardice

She sang the national anthem in Spanish as deportation forces assaulted L.A. Now she’s headed to Sundance.

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Gerald Friedman @gfriedma.bsky.social · 30m

What It Will Take to Beat the Far Right by Adriana Abdenur @projectsyndicate.bsky.social prosyn.org/PONaoXz

What It Will Take to Beat the Far Right

Adriana Abdenur calls for a new strategy to address the economic malaise and disappointment that fuels political extremism.

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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 54m

Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the week!

Gerald Friedman @gfriedma.bsky.social · 55m

The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference.

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JD the coward

There are two types of courage: physical and moral.

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Gerald Friedman @gfriedma.bsky.social · 1h

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Text of the Email That Pete Hegseth’s Mother Sent Him (Published 2024)

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Gerald Friedman @gfriedma.bsky.social · 1h

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Dingus of the Year: Pete Hegseth | Men Yell at Me by Lyz Lenz

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 1h

In February, Elon Musk posted on his site that another lawyer and I are “undermining civilization.” He asked if we suffered childhood trauma and concluded by suggesting we are suffering from “generational trauma.” This was my response.
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My Open Letter to Elon Musk

From Marc | Elon Musk recently posted on his site that another lawyer and I are “undermining civilization.” This is my response.

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Gerald Friedman @gfriedma.bsky.social · 1h

Trump serves the oligarchs

Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 1h

UK campaigner targeted by Trump accuses tech giants of ‘sociopathic greed’

Exclusive: Imran Ahmed says US companies are ‘corrupting the system’ of politics by seeking to avoid accountability www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

UK campaigner targeted by Trump accuses tech giants of ‘sociopathic greed’

Exclusive: Imran Ahmed says US companies are ‘corrupting the system’ of politics by seeking to avoid accountability

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Gerald Friedman @gfriedma.bsky.social · 1h

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The Most Powerful Oscar Speech Ever #speech #gratitude #reflection #mindset

YouTube video by The Alpha Mind

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HappyJoker @happyjoker1.bsky.social · 1h

Jack Smith is biting back and considering his strong showing at the closed door hearing he's rattled Congress already.

As more and more things come out on the #EpsteinFiles more and more people are pushing for Chump to resign.

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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 1h

UK campaigner targeted by Trump accuses tech giants of ‘sociopathic greed’

Exclusive: Imran Ahmed says US companies are ‘corrupting the system’ of politics by seeking to avoid accountability

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Aaron Parnas @aaronparnas.bsky.social · 1h

NEWS: Bipartisan Condemnation of Justice Department grows as Epstein Files continue to engulf Trump.

ICE builds out massive surveillance state to target citizens and non-citizens.

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NEWS: Justice Department Scrambles as Bipartisan Condemnation Grows Concerning Epstein Files

Good morning everyone.

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Gerald Friedman @gfriedma.bsky.social · 1h

Long story short: a 40-year-old woman named Bari with an Ivy League pedigree, who maintains a constant spotlight on her identity as a Jewish lesbian snuffed out a story about a concentration camp on CBS News 80 years after Edward R. Murrow’s broadcast from Buchenwald.
SHANDA

Gerald Friedman @gfriedma.bsky.social · 1h

Bari Weiss is a cynical, corrupt and deeply unserious character who is partisan, frivolous and incompetent.
Here’s the truth: CECOT is a concentration camp to which the American government shipped human beings with full knowledge that they would be tortured.

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CROSSPOST: STEVE SCHMIDT: Bari Weiss killed CBS News in 76 days

Long story short: a 40-year-old woman named Bari with an Ivy League pedigree, who maintains a constant spotlight on her identity as a Jewish lesbian snuffed out a story about a concentration camp...

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Gerald Friedman @gfriedma.bsky.social · 1h

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CROSSPOST: STEVE SCHMIDT: Bari Weiss killed CBS News in 76 days

Long story short: a 40-year-old woman named Bari with an Ivy League pedigree, who maintains a constant spotlight on her identity as a Jewish lesbian snuffed out a story about a concentration camp...

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Gerald Friedman @gfriedma.bsky.social · 2h

The resistance is winning. Let's keep it up!
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Opinion | Trump Is Getting Weaker, and the Resistance Is Getting Stronger

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Gerald Friedman @gfriedma.bsky.social · 2h

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof"
Trump cares as little for this as for the rest of the Constitution and the rule of law

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Trump Administration Emphasizes Religion in Official Christmas Messages

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Gerald Friedman @gfriedma.bsky.social · 2h

Look who is back
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Get Ready to Start Hearing About Aileen Cannon Again

The Florida-based judge is likely to once again play a central role in politics in the new year.

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Gerald Friedman @gfriedma.bsky.social · 2h

Talking sense on trade and the "exorbitant privilege" enjoyed by Americans. Especially rich Americans
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Trump's Lump of Coal

The trade deficit is the world’s Christmas gift to the U.S.; Trump’s tariffs substitute a lump of coal.

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Gerald Friedman @gfriedma.bsky.social · 2h

An American Christmas story
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An American Christmas story

The American canon is comprised of immortal words from ordinary people rising in defence of freedom, liberty and equality.

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SFDB @sfdb.bsky.social · 2h

"[I]t will probably require a mix of political pressure and litigation to remind Trump that he is not a king that can rule by diktat and reshape entire aspects of our economy and society on his whim, or more likely on the whim of whomever caught his ear in the Oval Office. We need these wind farms."

Tilting at windmills: Trump’s shameful attempt to kill offshore wind farms

Just like the Grinch, Donald Trump has told communities across the East Coast that they could say goodbye to lower energy costs and thousands of high-paying jobs by cancelling all federal leases fo…

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Gerald Friedman @gfriedma.bsky.social · 2h

More murder by the Trump regime
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US carries out strikes on Nigeria targeting Islamic State militants, Trump says

President claims strikes targeted militants in country’s north-west, accusing group of attacking Christian communities

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 2h

At the start of 2025, some people questioned whether the resistance was dead. They doubted that Trump’s authoritarian agenda would be met with defiance and backlash.

You proved them wrong: indivisible.org/groups

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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 2h

'Lame excuse': Watergate lawyer details how Epstein doc rollout should have worked

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'Lame excuse': Watergate lawyer details how Epstein doc rollout should have worked

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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 3h

🔥🔥🔥 DO NOT BE DISTRACTED & STAY LOUD!!
🔥🔥🔥 DONALD TRUMP IS GOING DOWN!!

TRUMP & EPSTEIN ARE SEX TRAFFICKERS!!! I’m gonna post this every day so nobody forgets exactly who Pedophile Trump is and why the Epstein files have suddenly disappeared. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 3h

🩸🩸🩸 I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget what the 34x POS convicted felon who incites political violence, adjudicated rapist & pedophile Trump did 🩸🩸🩸