jonathan friedman
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Media, culture, and news strategist and nerd. Occasional producer. USC Marshall, Semafor, Bad Robot, CAA, Obama White House, The Verge, NYU Gallatin alum. Recovering tweeter @jonfriedman
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2025 #GOODTV RANKINGS
1, ANDOR (s2, Disney)
Seemingly impossible feat to turn decades-old action-adventure sci-fi IP into a rich text of protest art, a spy/resistance thriller. But Tony Gilroy and co did it. All hail 🏆
1, ANDOR (s2, Disney)
Seemingly impossible feat to turn decades-old action-adventure sci-fi IP into a rich text of protest art, a spy/resistance thriller. But Tony Gilroy and co did it. All hail 🏆
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The Netflix and Amazon broadcasts are a great reminder that live sports is a deeply, deeply difficult type of TV that requires huge crews of profoundly skilled and experienced people who have worked together for a long time to look natural
December 26, 2025 at 12:54 AM
The Netflix and Amazon broadcasts are a great reminder that live sports is a deeply, deeply difficult type of TV that requires huge crews of profoundly skilled and experienced people who have worked together for a long time to look natural
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MARTY SUPREME CHRISTMAS DAY
December 23, 2025 at 5:00 PM
MARTY SUPREME CHRISTMAS DAY
Backbone too many aren’t exhibiting
“.. The concert had been held at the Kennedy Center for 20 years ..”
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December 26, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Backbone too many aren’t exhibiting
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The Washington Post goes all-in against…“the dark reality of single-payer health care.”
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Opinion | Socialized medicine can’t survive the winter
The British government is begging sick people to stay away from hospitals during the holidays.
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December 26, 2025 at 3:41 AM
The Washington Post goes all-in against…“the dark reality of single-payer health care.”
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“.. When I saw the name change on the Kennedy Center website and then hours later on the building, I chose to cancel our concert,” Redd told The Associated Press in an email ..
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December 25, 2025 at 7:19 PM
“.. When I saw the name change on the Kennedy Center website and then hours later on the building, I chose to cancel our concert,” Redd told The Associated Press in an email ..
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Trump: We track Santa. We want to make sure that Santa is being good. We want to make sure that he's not infiltrated, that we're not infiltrating into our country a bad Santa. Santa loves Oklahoma like I do. You know, Oklahoma was very good to me in the election
December 24, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Trump: We track Santa. We want to make sure that Santa is being good. We want to make sure that he's not infiltrated, that we're not infiltrating into our country a bad Santa. Santa loves Oklahoma like I do. You know, Oklahoma was very good to me in the election
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“.. His fingerprints are so evident on the GOP’s redistricting plan that some White House aides refer to it as ‘Blairymandering.’”
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December 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM
“.. His fingerprints are so evident on the GOP’s redistricting plan that some White House aides refer to it as ‘Blairymandering.’”
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Merry Christmas, Mr. President!!
December 25, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Merry Christmas, Mr. President!!
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“.. But many of them were conspicuously quiet on Tuesday, when the Justice Department released a batch of materials that contained hundreds of mentions of Mr. Trump.”
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December 24, 2025 at 8:35 PM
“.. But many of them were conspicuously quiet on Tuesday, when the Justice Department released a batch of materials that contained hundreds of mentions of Mr. Trump.”
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"'We request that the government pause apprehension activities during the Christmas season. Such a pause would show a decent regard for the humanity of these families.'
The White House did not mention the holiday season in its rejection of the Bishops' request..."
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The White House did not mention the holiday season in its rejection of the Bishops' request..."
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White House rebuffs Catholic bishops' appeal for a Christmas pause in immigration enforcement
The appeal was issued by the Miami archbishop and signed by seven other members of the Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops.
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December 24, 2025 at 7:52 PM
"'We request that the government pause apprehension activities during the Christmas season. Such a pause would show a decent regard for the humanity of these families.'
The White House did not mention the holiday season in its rejection of the Bishops' request..."
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The White House did not mention the holiday season in its rejection of the Bishops' request..."
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This is quite a telling statement about how the US Holocaust Museum conceives of its mission.
December 24, 2025 at 7:33 PM
This is quite a telling statement about how the US Holocaust Museum conceives of its mission.
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"Billy Bush recalled another off-camera remark from Trump, when Bush confronted him about lying. “People will just believe you,” Trump said. “You just tell them and they believe you.” www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
Trump, Epstein, and the Women
The Epstein files are a vast trove of documents and will take time to absorb, but Trump made his attitude about women clear long ago.
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December 24, 2025 at 3:40 PM
"Billy Bush recalled another off-camera remark from Trump, when Bush confronted him about lying. “People will just believe you,” Trump said. “You just tell them and they believe you.” www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
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"Trump has privately said Larry Ellison assured him that he would turn CBS News, which the Ellisons took over when they bought Paramount, into a more conservative outlet, two people with knowledge of the president’s comments said" www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/b...
A Father, a Son and Their $108 Billion Push for Media Moguldom
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December 24, 2025 at 3:48 PM
"Trump has privately said Larry Ellison assured him that he would turn CBS News, which the Ellisons took over when they bought Paramount, into a more conservative outlet, two people with knowledge of the president’s comments said" www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/b...
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Trump once again threatened to revoke the broadcast licenses of major networks over what he deemed unfavorable coverage of him and his administration.
Trump Says CBS Should Put Colbert ‘To Sleep’—Threatens Licenses Of Networks Over ‘100% Negative’ Coverage
Trump once again threatened to revoke the broadcast licenses of major networks over what he deemed unfavorable coverage of him and his administration.
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December 24, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Trump once again threatened to revoke the broadcast licenses of major networks over what he deemed unfavorable coverage of him and his administration.
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This is absolutely unacceptable. Jews need to resist having our pain turned into an engine of hatred and bigotry against Muslims. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Retribution fears as Australian Muslims see surge in Islamophobic hate since Bondi terror attack
Security stepped up at mosques amid spate of targeted abuse as leaders mourn Bondi victims and say community will not ‘claim victimhood’
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December 24, 2025 at 4:36 AM
This is absolutely unacceptable. Jews need to resist having our pain turned into an engine of hatred and bigotry against Muslims. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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An enraging trend right now, from CBS to the CDC, of people actively undermining institutions, then taking the reins of those institutions and claiming they need to rebuild the trust they helped destroy. (Also, people already trusted 60 Minutes.) bsky.app/profile/just...
Bari Weiss just sent this Christmas Eve email to the CBS News staff about "building trust," which includes her tripling down on spiking the CECOT piece "to make sure it's comprehensive and fair."
One CBS staffer tells me: "She really has no idea how insulting she comes across."
One CBS staffer tells me: "She really has no idea how insulting she comes across."
December 24, 2025 at 6:52 PM
An enraging trend right now, from CBS to the CDC, of people actively undermining institutions, then taking the reins of those institutions and claiming they need to rebuild the trust they helped destroy. (Also, people already trusted 60 Minutes.) bsky.app/profile/just...
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Disney crosses the $6B milestone at the box office for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic; no other studio has managed to reach $6B since 2015 (Rebecca Rubin/Variety)
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December 24, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Disney crosses the $6B milestone at the box office for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic; no other studio has managed to reach $6B since 2015 (Rebecca Rubin/Variety)
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My hot take is that it’s not primarily the media’s fault that people don’t trust us — and minor tweaks to reporting methods won’t restore that trust
New Bari Weiss & CBS leadership note to staff—
“…Americans say they do not trust the press…To win back their trust, we have to work hard.”
“Sometimes it means telling unexpected stories…sometimes it means holding a piece about an important subject to make sure it is comprehensive and fair.”
“…Americans say they do not trust the press…To win back their trust, we have to work hard.”
“Sometimes it means telling unexpected stories…sometimes it means holding a piece about an important subject to make sure it is comprehensive and fair.”
December 24, 2025 at 7:01 PM
My hot take is that it’s not primarily the media’s fault that people don’t trust us — and minor tweaks to reporting methods won’t restore that trust
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“.. In an age of A.I., where all the white-collar jobs are going away pretty damn quick, I think maybe it’s a good time for people to think about having good blue-collar jobs,” Peter Navarro, the president’s top trade adviser, told CNBC.
NEW: Will AI lead to mass layoffs? Policymakers are grappling w/ that question as the admin embraces the industry
Lisa Cook of the Fed tells @nytimes.com that she sees “pluses and minuses” for the labor market and that it could help inflation
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Lisa Cook of the Fed tells @nytimes.com that she sees “pluses and minuses” for the labor market and that it could help inflation
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Chasing an Economic Boom, White House Dismisses Risks of A.I.
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December 24, 2025 at 1:41 PM
“.. In an age of A.I., where all the white-collar jobs are going away pretty damn quick, I think maybe it’s a good time for people to think about having good blue-collar jobs,” Peter Navarro, the president’s top trade adviser, told CNBC.
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“.. if an applicant can find Trump at Mar-a-Lago or a White House event and ask for a pardon directly, Trump is often inclined to be helpful, administration officials said—particularly if someone says the magic words: ‘unjust persecution.’”
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December 24, 2025 at 5:24 PM
“.. if an applicant can find Trump at Mar-a-Lago or a White House event and ask for a pardon directly, Trump is often inclined to be helpful, administration officials said—particularly if someone says the magic words: ‘unjust persecution.’”
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After you’ve watched tonight’s (awesome) PLURIBUS season one finale, check out this 23-minute BTS video Apple just posted. It has Vince and the core four cast, and so many amazing details about the production.
The cul-de-sac and ice hotel? All built from scratch. youtu.be/9C5Un2ikvLQ?...
The cul-de-sac and ice hotel? All built from scratch. youtu.be/9C5Un2ikvLQ?...
Pluribus — From Every Angle | Behind The Scenes | Apple TV
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December 24, 2025 at 6:45 AM
After you’ve watched tonight’s (awesome) PLURIBUS season one finale, check out this 23-minute BTS video Apple just posted. It has Vince and the core four cast, and so many amazing details about the production.
The cul-de-sac and ice hotel? All built from scratch. youtu.be/9C5Un2ikvLQ?...
The cul-de-sac and ice hotel? All built from scratch. youtu.be/9C5Un2ikvLQ?...
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It’s funny that Trump Derangement Syndrome doesn’t refer to the people who buy Trump’s crypto, bible, hats, flags, truck decals, t-shirts, wine, gold coins, or shop at Trump themed stores.
Shamp’s Senate Bill 1070 would direct the #Arizona Dept of Health Services to conduct or support research to “advance the understanding of Trump Derangement Syndrome, including its origins, manifestations and long-term effects on individuals, communities and public discourse.”
Arizona lawmaker wants state to study ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’
What, your heart isn't bursting with love for the commander in chief? Are you feeling OK?
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December 24, 2025 at 6:34 AM
It’s funny that Trump Derangement Syndrome doesn’t refer to the people who buy Trump’s crypto, bible, hats, flags, truck decals, t-shirts, wine, gold coins, or shop at Trump themed stores.
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If you're interested in Disney, you should know Asad Ayaz: The most powerful marketing executive in the company's history, the immigrant son of a Pakistani general, and a leading candidate to be Disney's "next next" CEO. www.wsj.com/business/med...
The Marketing Master Trying to Make Us Fall in Love With Disney Again
The company’s first chief brand officer, Asad Ayaz, is Bob Iger’s pick to depoliticize America’s best-known entertainment company.
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December 24, 2025 at 1:16 AM
If you're interested in Disney, you should know Asad Ayaz: The most powerful marketing executive in the company's history, the immigrant son of a Pakistani general, and a leading candidate to be Disney's "next next" CEO. www.wsj.com/business/med...
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As it seeks to end birthright citizenship, the Trump administration is arguing that immigrants bring problems that extend for generations. The data shows otherwise.
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Stephen Miller Cites Children of Immigrants as a Problem
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December 24, 2025 at 1:24 AM
As it seeks to end birthright citizenship, the Trump administration is arguing that immigrants bring problems that extend for generations. The data shows otherwise.
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