Gerald Friedman
@gfriedma.bsky.social
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
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How many more times will we have to read the words, “It’s way worse than you think?”
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How many more times will we have to read the words, “It’s way worse than you think?”
That phrase was uttered this time by, of all people, Marjorie Taylor Greene after she had visited the ultra-secure room in the Department of Justice where members of Congress can read, but not copy, t...
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February 11, 2026 at 1:31 AM
How many more times will we have to read the words, “It’s way worse than you think?”
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February 10, 2026 at 9:40 PM
I've officially added @analiliafornj.bsky.social to my Special Elections fundraising page.
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As I said a few days ago, 2 things can be true at once:
1. Many people *are* using (((AIPAC))) as a dog whistle for antisemitism.
2. AIPAC *HAS* completely destroyed any credibility they had with their heavy-handed & nonsensical tactics.
Anyway, Mazel Tov to @analiliafornj.bsky.social.
1. Many people *are* using (((AIPAC))) as a dog whistle for antisemitism.
2. AIPAC *HAS* completely destroyed any credibility they had with their heavy-handed & nonsensical tactics.
Anyway, Mazel Tov to @analiliafornj.bsky.social.
February 10, 2026 at 9:35 PM
As I said a few days ago, 2 things can be true at once:
1. Many people *are* using (((AIPAC))) as a dog whistle for antisemitism.
2. AIPAC *HAS* completely destroyed any credibility they had with their heavy-handed & nonsensical tactics.
Anyway, Mazel Tov to @analiliafornj.bsky.social.
1. Many people *are* using (((AIPAC))) as a dog whistle for antisemitism.
2. AIPAC *HAS* completely destroyed any credibility they had with their heavy-handed & nonsensical tactics.
Anyway, Mazel Tov to @analiliafornj.bsky.social.
Ring data goes to ICE
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The Very Dystopian Dog Super Bowl Ad
YouTube video by WeRateDogs
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February 10, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Ring data goes to ICE
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“If all the names in the Epstein files are released then our entire system will collapse.”
Works for me.
Works for me.
February 10, 2026 at 9:31 PM
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"This is Mia, 7 years old -- 'I don't want to be in this place. I want to be in my school'" -- Walkinshaw confronts Lyons with letters written by kids being detained by ICE
February 10, 2026 at 6:05 PM
"This is Mia, 7 years old -- 'I don't want to be in this place. I want to be in my school'" -- Walkinshaw confronts Lyons with letters written by kids being detained by ICE
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It isn't an empty gesture, it may not do anything now, but it's a signal to history, and to the world and to ourselves, that this is not ok.
February 10, 2026 at 6:45 PM
It isn't an empty gesture, it may not do anything now, but it's a signal to history, and to the world and to ourselves, that this is not ok.
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Textbook. If you are surprised, it is because this shit usually, at least not in the last 150 years, does not happen in the US. And the past is mild in comparison
February 10, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Textbook. If you are surprised, it is because this shit usually, at least not in the last 150 years, does not happen in the US. And the past is mild in comparison
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I will not support any funding deal that puts money in the hands of Stephen Miller, Kristi Noem, and this violent agency. Defund and abolish ICE now.
February 10, 2026 at 4:35 PM
I will not support any funding deal that puts money in the hands of Stephen Miller, Kristi Noem, and this violent agency. Defund and abolish ICE now.
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You know who can also testify as to what was happening with Epstein and don’t need clemency?
His victims.
His victims.
February 9, 2026 at 5:47 PM
You know who can also testify as to what was happening with Epstein and don’t need clemency?
His victims.
His victims.
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Anyone still contending that ICE has any interest in stopping illegal activity is still either ignorant, lying, or a sociopath.
This is about racism, fear mongering, and political tribalism.
This is about racism, fear mongering, and political tribalism.
February 10, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Anyone still contending that ICE has any interest in stopping illegal activity is still either ignorant, lying, or a sociopath.
This is about racism, fear mongering, and political tribalism.
This is about racism, fear mongering, and political tribalism.
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#DIBLives One of the first female surgeons in New York city, Gertrude B. Kelly (b. #OTD 1862) worked in slums & tenements where she frequently assisted poor patients. Her experience undoubtedly contributed to the development of her activist political views. www.dib.ie/index.php/bi...
February 10, 2026 at 10:09 AM
#DIBLives One of the first female surgeons in New York city, Gertrude B. Kelly (b. #OTD 1862) worked in slums & tenements where she frequently assisted poor patients. Her experience undoubtedly contributed to the development of her activist political views. www.dib.ie/index.php/bi...
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6 deals in 365 days! That was the promise, right?
The anniversary of Liberation Day is fast approaching. And we're still promising trade deals in a "couple of weeks."
USTR GREER ON TRADE: EXPECT TO FINALIZE IN NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS WITH INDONESIA
February 10, 2026 at 12:46 PM
6 deals in 365 days! That was the promise, right?
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Ghislaine Maxwell says she will not provide testimony unless he is pardoned.
She is now posturing herself as a victim of Epstein.
She is now posturing herself as a victim of Epstein.
February 9, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Ghislaine Maxwell says she will not provide testimony unless he is pardoned.
She is now posturing herself as a victim of Epstein.
She is now posturing herself as a victim of Epstein.
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The Trump regime is moving to hand over Minnesota’s pristine Boundary Waters to a Chilean-owned mining giant.
See the plan to save the wilderness: www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/what-raski...
See the plan to save the wilderness: www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/what-raski...
February 10, 2026 at 4:53 PM
The Trump regime is moving to hand over Minnesota’s pristine Boundary Waters to a Chilean-owned mining giant.
See the plan to save the wilderness: www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/what-raski...
See the plan to save the wilderness: www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/what-raski...
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Masterpiece, fridge magnet, phone case … opera: how Hokusai’s The Great Wave hit the stage
Masterpiece, fridge magnet, phone case … opera: how Hokusai’s The Great Wave hit the stage
He survived a stroke, a lightning strike, a fire – and created one of the world’s most recognisable images. Now the Japanese artist’s ‘wild, fascinating’ life has inspired an opera
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February 10, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Masterpiece, fridge magnet, phone case … opera: how Hokusai’s The Great Wave hit the stage
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Hey NBC, get this fucking child rapist off my TV.
February 8, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Hey NBC, get this fucking child rapist off my TV.
Trump will use deficit reduction to justify further tax cuts for the rich.
Paid for by higher prices for all of us
Paid for by higher prices for all of us
It is funny to me how invested a lot of people are in the idea that "we have a spending problem, not a revenue problem" but the second Trump Administration's most important new fiscal policy is a (poorly conceived) giant revenue increase.
February 10, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Trump will use deficit reduction to justify further tax cuts for the rich.
Paid for by higher prices for all of us
Paid for by higher prices for all of us
In case you wonder about holes in our safety net
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Why Your Boss Can Block Your Unemployment Benefits
And what it means for worker wellbeing and access to the safety net
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February 10, 2026 at 3:21 PM
In case you wonder about holes in our safety net
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I think "experience rating" seemed sensible when first proposed in the 1930s - but the empirical effects are bad, and everything we've learned about macroeconomics in the last century makes it look less sensible.
I mostly am interested in how governments add administrative burdens on citizens. This is a case where the government allows private actors to add burdens. It comes from a sensible idea: "experience ratings." But an incentive to discourage layoffs has become an incentive to contest payments.
February 10, 2026 at 3:10 PM
I think "experience rating" seemed sensible when first proposed in the 1930s - but the empirical effects are bad, and everything we've learned about macroeconomics in the last century makes it look less sensible.
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They just want to make everything worse. They want us to die from diseases that could eradicated. They want dirty food and air and water. They want increased child mortality. They want a more unsafe, disgusting, hateful world. And the corporate press is like “but that’s a valid perspective tho?”
A group of conservative activists has worked for 16 years to stop all government efforts to fight climate change. Their efforts are now paying off.
The EPA is expected to revoke the endangerment finding, which has underpinned the government’s ability to fight global warming since 2009.
The EPA is expected to revoke the endangerment finding, which has underpinned the government’s ability to fight global warming since 2009.
A Campaign to Revoke the Endangerment Finding Appears Near ‘Total Victory’
A small group of conservative activists has worked for 16 years to stop all government efforts to fight climate change. Their efforts seem poised to pay off.
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February 10, 2026 at 1:43 PM
They just want to make everything worse. They want us to die from diseases that could eradicated. They want dirty food and air and water. They want increased child mortality. They want a more unsafe, disgusting, hateful world. And the corporate press is like “but that’s a valid perspective tho?”