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Nancy Friedman
@fritinancy.bsky.social
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Name developer, writer, lapsed journalist, bay swimmer. Born in Los Angeles, semi-rooted in Oakland, California. “Queen of retail rabbit holes.” https://fritinancy.substack.com/
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Nancy Friedman @fritinancy.bsky.social · Nov 11
Interest is the most important thing in life; happiness is temporary, but interest is continuous. – Georgia O’Keeffe
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kottke.org
Fun word search game from Slate: Pears. (I love any Boggle-esque sort of game. Got 433 today.) (via @fritinancy.bsky.social) [slate.com]
Slate Pears
Can you find all the words? Can you find the best pear words? Can you beat your friends?
slate.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:52 PM
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lettersofnote.com
Happy birthday to one of my favourite haters, Charles Darwin
February 12, 2026 at 4:31 PM
fritinancy.bsky.social
Everything is terrible, but I have the top score (so far) in today's Slate Pears game.
489 - top score 672 max
February 12, 2026 at 5:27 PM
fritinancy.bsky.social
Why are so many brands calling themselves Ro, Row, Rohe, Rho, or Roe?

fritinancy.substack.com/p/ro-is-a-ro...
Ro is a Row is a RŌZ
Or a Róhe or a Roe or a Rho.
fritinancy.substack.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:11 PM
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yellowstoneten.bsky.social
fun fact: US Luge's youth talent search program is sponsored by White Castle. because, you know. sliders.

www.usaluge.org/try-luge/sli...
USA Luge x White Castle Slider Search
Ready to join us? SIGN UP here!The White Castle USA Luge Slider Search is the official nationwide athlete recruitment tour of USA Luge, targeting young athletes, ages 10-13. The mission of this grass-...
www.usaluge.org
February 11, 2026 at 11:01 PM
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clarajeffery.bsky.social
“Palantir leadership sometimes refers to employees as “hobbits,” after the fictional Lord of the Rings characters. “

Is not even the most fucked up thing in this story but I believe it deserves its own notice!
www.wired.com/story/palant...
Palantir CEO Alex Karp Recorded a Video About ICE for His Employees
In a video shared with Palantir employees, Alex Karp did not explain how ICE is utilizing the company’s products. Instead, workers were told they can sign NDAs if they want detailed information.
www.wired.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:41 AM
fritinancy.bsky.social
Put your (bilingual) slogan where your mouth is. lipslut.com/products/f-c...
F*ck ICE.
❄️ This week, 100% of earnings up to $20,000 go directly to organizations defending immigrant rights. ❄️ F*ck ICE is a sheer, high-shine lip oil with a silver shimmer. Lightweight and comfortable, it ...
lipslut.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:21 PM
fritinancy.bsky.social
“Whose"-avoidance
where are you from, what language are you using, and what do you call a large motorised vehicle that's [sic] primary purpose is to extinguish fires (and respond to other emergencies etc)
February 10, 2026 at 6:08 PM
fritinancy.bsky.social
This is breaking my brain.

cc @mashedradish.bsky.social
February 10, 2026 at 5:57 PM
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ericcolumbus.bsky.social
“My theory was that we were gonna be sharks. The rest of the cast was like, ‘No, we’re gonna be frogs,’” he said. “And then we just see this bush moving, and we’re like, ‘What?’ And they go, ‘Nah, you guys are gonna be trees.’”
February 10, 2026 at 3:18 AM
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karenho.bsky.social
it's weird to see people complain about Bad Bunny's performance being in Spanish when there have been entire operas in Italian, German and French performed in the US and the top song of the last two years, K-Pop Demon Hunters' "Golden" has lyrics in Korean
February 9, 2026 at 3:11 PM
fritinancy.bsky.social
Winter Olympics word of the week: Stoat. (ht @mashedradish.bsky.social)
fritinancy.substack.com/p/word-of-th...
Word of the week: Stoat
A weasel word goes to the Winter Olympics.
fritinancy.substack.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:40 PM
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jodyavirgan.com
Gift shop in the Minneapolis airport is selling "ICE OUT of St. Paul" posters next to cute onesies and fridge magnets.
February 8, 2026 at 10:15 PM
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hertzbarry.bsky.social
In a move destined to infuriate copy editors (among other accomplishments), Warner Bros. is insisting that critics use quotations marks when citing the title of Emerald Fennell’s “Wuthering Heights.” This is not a joke.
February 7, 2026 at 12:29 AM
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rnrkd.bsky.social
I'm sorry the guy changing the rules on the fly is named what
govwesmoore.bsky.social Governor Wes Moore @govwesmoore.bsky.social · 6d
I stand with County Executive Calvin Ball as he signs emergency legislation today prohibiting privately owned buildings from being used as ICE detention centers.

Howard County chose dignity, accountability, and its people. Tune into our event now:
bit.ly/4a2VtHw
Redirecting...
bit.ly
February 7, 2026 at 2:34 PM
fritinancy.bsky.social
I had to look up "GM," "charisma check," "natural 20," and "d6," and I *still* thought this was brilliant.
astrokatie.com Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 6d
GM: Charisma check.

Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]

GM: that’s a d6 how did you

Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
February 7, 2026 at 5:15 AM
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markharris.bsky.social
White House press corps, I know some of you are shy, so let me help you get started. This isn't fifty questions--I could only fit twenty-one in alt text--but let me know if you need more!
Did you know that Trump himself had not posted the video when you defended it? Why would you accuse people who were offended by a racist video of lying about their reactions? What percentage of Trump's Truth Social posts are made by someone else? What percentage of Trump's Truth Social posts are made without his knowledge? How many people aside from Trump have access to his social media account? Who are those people? Which of Trump's other Truth Social posts were posted by someone else? How can anyone be sure that posts under Trump's name come from Trump? Why should anyone believe that this particular post did not come from Trump since it is consistent with his well-reported history of racist remarks and conduct? If people can't be sure any post is his, why should anyone take any post under his name either literally or seriously? What was the impulse for the staffer to make that post? Has the staffer been disciplined in any way? Will the staffer continue to have access to his account? What does it say about Trump's judgment that he would choose a staffer with this kind of judgment to have access to his account? Is the anonymous staffer a hastily invented concoction to which you pivoted once you realized that the story was going to outgrow your attempts to dismiss it? How do you react to the almost universal condemnation of the post? The President's late-night posting sprees are filled with lapses in taste and judgment as well as threats and pronouncements that go nowhere. What does that say about the President's emotional stability? What does it say about the President's honesty? What does it say about the President's credibility? Hasn't your own credibility been damaged by your defense of something widely seen as indefensible? What does it say about you that you were comfortable not only defending the video but attacking those who were offended by it? Doesn't the amount of lying Trump does, and that you do for him, undermine your ability to be trusted on anything?
February 6, 2026 at 5:37 PM
fritinancy.bsky.social
"Criteria" is the plural. "Criterion" is the singular. (From the @nytimes.com "Open Thread" style newsletter, 2/6/26) messaging-custom-newsletters.nytimes.com/dynamic/rend...
The first criteria [sic] for amateurs should simply be what feels good and what you can afford.
February 6, 2026 at 10:10 PM
fritinancy.bsky.social
In the last month I encountered "renown" used as an adjective (e.g., "a renown professor") in two books by, um, renowned authors that were published by big New York publishers. How is this happening?
February 6, 2026 at 9:07 PM
fritinancy.bsky.social
Don't tell the Boss, but I prefer Mason's song.

substack.com/@masoncolby/...
Mason Colby (@masoncolby)
Between ice storms and winter bugs and an authoritarian push in America that has met with shockingly little resistance, I haven’t gotten together the naming content I’d hoped to post recently. But I d...
substack.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:41 PM
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petridishes.bsky.social
Your yacht will never find out anything damning about your business.
Should You Buy a Newspaper or a Yacht?
Advice for Jeff Bezos
www.theatlantic.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:18 PM
fritinancy.bsky.social
“‘From the heart, brains and boobs of Sydney Sweeney,’ the website cheerfully chirps at you, eschewing the Oxford comma and making it sound as if her brain and boobs are mashed together into one pulsating, confused, plush organ.”
February 5, 2026 at 8:21 PM
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kottke.org
Times New Resistance is a free font that's identical to Times New Roman but autocorrects some words as you type, e.g. "ICE autocorrects to the Goon Squad and the word Trump autocorrects to Donald Trump is a felon". Brilliant. [kottke.org]
Times New Resistance
This is awesome and clever. Minneapolis designer Abby Haddican has made a typeface called Times New Resistance. The letters are identical to Times New Roman (and it even appears as such in font menus, except there’
kottke.org
February 5, 2026 at 5:32 PM
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nicholasgrossman.bsky.social
Helen of Troy has one, and only one, relevant character trait: very pretty.

In the Ancient Greek story, she's basically an object. An excuse to go to war. A MacGuffin. All the audience needs is to see her and go "yeah, I get it." Any beautiful actress can do that.

Such a weird hill to die on.
aselrod.bsky.social Alan Elrod @aselrod.bsky.social · 8d
Charles Murray, famous racist, is very mad that Lupita Nyong’o is going to play Helen of Troy.

www.liberalcurrents.com/none-more-wo...
Charles Murray, the infamous author of The Bell Curve and its noxious theories about race and IQ, declared that "Christopher Nolan casting a black woman as Helen of Troy in The Odyssey causes me to feel hostility. It is a deliberate assault on a treasure of Western Civilization." Elon Musk posted, "Chris Nolan has lost his integrity."
February 5, 2026 at 5:46 PM
fritinancy.bsky.social
Actual book title:
"I'm the Beautiful But Evil Space Princess Who Rules A Galactic Empire But Really Wants To Leave People Ruthlessly Alone: Volume 3"
www.amazon.com/Beautiful-Pr...
I'm the Beautiful But Evil Space Princess Who Rules A Galactic Empire But Really Wants To Leave People Ruthlessly Alone: Volume 3 (I'm The Beautiful But ... Wants To Leave People Ruthlessly Alone!)
I'm the Beautiful But Evil Space Princess Who Rules A Galactic Empire But Really Wants To Leave People Ruthlessly Alone: Volume 3 (I'm The Beautiful But ... Wants To Leave People Ruthlessly Alone!) - Kindle edition by Brindle, Nathan C.. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading I'm the Beautiful But Evil Space Princess Who Rules A Galactic Empire But Really Wants To Leave People Ruthlessly Alone: Volume 3 (I'm The Beautiful But ... Wants To Leave People Ruthlessly Alone!).
www.amazon.com
February 5, 2026 at 5:24 PM