Kathleen J. Frydl
@kfrydl.bsky.social
Fall 2025: Liberalism & the Reinvention of the Modern Corporation
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The administration appears to be laying the groundwork for designating "antifa" as a Foreign Terrorist Organization.
www.state.gov/releases/202...
www.state.gov/releases/202...
Designations of Antifa Ost and Three Other Violent Antifa Groups - United States Department of State
Today, the Department of State announces the designation of Antifa Ost, Informal Anarchist Federation/International Revolutionary Front, Armed Proletarian Justice, and Revolutionary Class Self-Defense...
www.state.gov
November 13, 2025 at 7:34 PM
The administration appears to be laying the groundwork for designating "antifa" as a Foreign Terrorist Organization.
www.state.gov/releases/202...
www.state.gov/releases/202...
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You just know that “Did Women Ruin the Workplace?” bit would have done NUMBERS in this little clique
Something absolutely perfect about Larry Summers riffing about the scourge of woke cancel culture being unfair to predatory men in a friendly email to his pal JEFFREY EPSTEIN.
November 13, 2025 at 3:26 PM
You just know that “Did Women Ruin the Workplace?” bit would have done NUMBERS in this little clique
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You probably saw videos of a nighttime raid in Chicago. Agents rappelling from a helicopter, bursting down doors, questioning brown-skinned immigrants.
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
www.propublica.org
November 13, 2025 at 1:28 PM
You probably saw videos of a nighttime raid in Chicago. Agents rappelling from a helicopter, bursting down doors, questioning brown-skinned immigrants.
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
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Will the Trump-Epstein connection ever break through to MAGA?
There is some evidence that at 30-40% "incongruent information", people turn against their candidates.
But below that, doubling-down is strong. Cognitive dissonance is hard for people to handle.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
There is some evidence that at 30-40% "incongruent information", people turn against their candidates.
But below that, doubling-down is strong. Cognitive dissonance is hard for people to handle.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
November 13, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Will the Trump-Epstein connection ever break through to MAGA?
There is some evidence that at 30-40% "incongruent information", people turn against their candidates.
But below that, doubling-down is strong. Cognitive dissonance is hard for people to handle.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
There is some evidence that at 30-40% "incongruent information", people turn against their candidates.
But below that, doubling-down is strong. Cognitive dissonance is hard for people to handle.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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The International Criminal Court is ditching Microsoft Office, saying it’s too dependent on US tech, in favor of Open Desk, a German open source alternative.
The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.
The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.
International Criminal Court to ditch Microsoft Office for European open source alternative | Euractiv
The court will move its internal work environment to Open Desk, a German-developed open source software
www.euractiv.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:36 PM
The International Criminal Court is ditching Microsoft Office, saying it’s too dependent on US tech, in favor of Open Desk, a German open source alternative.
The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.
The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.
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This means: “rather than flooding swing states with a tidal wave of talking points, effective campaigns of democratic renewal will focus on reshaping the meaning of identities that have been captured by anti-democratic forces—eg rurality or masculinity—and shifting the salience of others—eg class.”
November 13, 2025 at 1:23 AM
This means: “rather than flooding swing states with a tidal wave of talking points, effective campaigns of democratic renewal will focus on reshaping the meaning of identities that have been captured by anti-democratic forces—eg rurality or masculinity—and shifting the salience of others—eg class.”
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It would be a good time for the NYT to have an ombudsman
November 13, 2025 at 12:51 AM
It would be a good time for the NYT to have an ombudsman
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Be very wary of taking medical advice from this guy.
When Vance set up his fake opioid non-profit, his one big hire was a doctor with deep times to Purdue Pharma, the manufacturer of OxyContin
AP reported in Aug. 2022
apnews.com/article/2022...
When Vance set up his fake opioid non-profit, his one big hire was a doctor with deep times to Purdue Pharma, the manufacturer of OxyContin
AP reported in Aug. 2022
apnews.com/article/2022...
November 12, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Be very wary of taking medical advice from this guy.
When Vance set up his fake opioid non-profit, his one big hire was a doctor with deep times to Purdue Pharma, the manufacturer of OxyContin
AP reported in Aug. 2022
apnews.com/article/2022...
When Vance set up his fake opioid non-profit, his one big hire was a doctor with deep times to Purdue Pharma, the manufacturer of OxyContin
AP reported in Aug. 2022
apnews.com/article/2022...
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Important to understand the Epstein stuff and the fascism and the corruption are, in a lot of ways, really all the same story from different angles: powerful men who can and do abuse vulnerable people around them because they can, and because systems of elite accountability catastrophically failed
November 12, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Important to understand the Epstein stuff and the fascism and the corruption are, in a lot of ways, really all the same story from different angles: powerful men who can and do abuse vulnerable people around them because they can, and because systems of elite accountability catastrophically failed
Bad day for the establishment.
DO NOT REPEAT THIS INSIGHT.
(can't resist. that's one I'm going to trot out from time to time)
DO NOT REPEAT THIS INSIGHT.
(can't resist. that's one I'm going to trot out from time to time)
November 12, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Bad day for the establishment.
DO NOT REPEAT THIS INSIGHT.
(can't resist. that's one I'm going to trot out from time to time)
DO NOT REPEAT THIS INSIGHT.
(can't resist. that's one I'm going to trot out from time to time)
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Probably because it's too good
Oof
*OCTOBER CPI AND JOBS DATA LIKELY WON'T BE RELEASED: WHITE HOUSE
*OCTOBER CPI AND JOBS DATA LIKELY WON'T BE RELEASED: WHITE HOUSE
November 12, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Probably because it's too good
Writers in your life will pick up on this thread & pull -->
It is absolutely insane that Michael Wolff was actively advising Jeffrey Epstein on how to avoid negative press for years and years.
![From: Michael Wolff__________________________________
Sent: 2/19/2016 5:44:47 PM
To: Jeffrey Epstein [jeeyacation@gmail.com]
Subject: Trump
Importance: High
NYT called me about you and Trump. Also, Hillary campaign digging deeply. Again, you should consider
preempting.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:27xaesnzahtlazoyie7uc35j/bafkreihgk4nseryqtrq72kiiztwe7it34ln4vidwm2strisnsn6isrxyfq@jpeg)
November 12, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Writers in your life will pick up on this thread & pull -->
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At least he's heard about it, huge for him
Mike Johnson is really committed to covering up for Trump and Epstein
November 12, 2025 at 6:39 PM
At least he's heard about it, huge for him
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Holy shit, just learned about the typewriter art of Montserrat Alberich Escardívol, a Catalan typist. Using an extra wide typewriter and 180 color ribbons, she built up elaborate images from simple characters like 'm' and '.' and ';'. Here is her typewritten painting of the Cathedral of Barcelona.
November 12, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Holy shit, just learned about the typewriter art of Montserrat Alberich Escardívol, a Catalan typist. Using an extra wide typewriter and 180 color ribbons, she built up elaborate images from simple characters like 'm' and '.' and ';'. Here is her typewritten painting of the Cathedral of Barcelona.
Contra the rest of the universe, it's a 'no' from me on "One Battle After Another."
So I'm 0 for 2 on theater movies this fall; also can't recommend "After the Hunt"
So I'm 0 for 2 on theater movies this fall; also can't recommend "After the Hunt"
November 12, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Contra the rest of the universe, it's a 'no' from me on "One Battle After Another."
So I'm 0 for 2 on theater movies this fall; also can't recommend "After the Hunt"
So I'm 0 for 2 on theater movies this fall; also can't recommend "After the Hunt"
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“Recent videos are far more realistic. None of the videos have an AI watermark on them, but the type and style of video changed dramatically starting with videos posted on October 1, which is the day after OpenAI’s Sora 2 was released”
the decision to really just abandon moderation and let it rip suggests that this is what meta wants for its platform. this is the final, idealized form of the product
The most horrifying AI slop of ICE raids you can possibly imagine is wildly viral on Facebook, collectively totaling tens of millions of views from a single account. First spotted by @chadloder.bsky.social
www.404media.co/ai-generated...
www.404media.co/ai-generated...
November 12, 2025 at 6:11 PM
“Recent videos are far more realistic. None of the videos have an AI watermark on them, but the type and style of video changed dramatically starting with videos posted on October 1, which is the day after OpenAI’s Sora 2 was released”
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Vast sin-concealing chaos
November 12, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Vast sin-concealing chaos
Good insight into the kind of close-in knife work involved in "tell-all" biographies.
"Author" does not really cover it.
"Author" does not really cover it.
November 12, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Good insight into the kind of close-in knife work involved in "tell-all" biographies.
"Author" does not really cover it.
"Author" does not really cover it.
Boomerang does damage in precarious setting:
"Islamabad supported the Taliban during its 20-year insurgency against the American-backed republic in Kabul, but now accuses it of working with India to back militants who are staging attacks in Pakistan."
"Islamabad supported the Taliban during its 20-year insurgency against the American-backed republic in Kabul, but now accuses it of working with India to back militants who are staging attacks in Pakistan."
Deadly Blasts in India and Pakistan Set Region on Edge
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Boomerang does damage in precarious setting:
"Islamabad supported the Taliban during its 20-year insurgency against the American-backed republic in Kabul, but now accuses it of working with India to back militants who are staging attacks in Pakistan."
"Islamabad supported the Taliban during its 20-year insurgency against the American-backed republic in Kabul, but now accuses it of working with India to back militants who are staging attacks in Pakistan."
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The UK has allegedly stopped sharing intelligence with the US used to fight drug trafficking. The Trump Admin is alienating our allies who want no part in their illegal campaign of government sanctioned killings in the Western Hemisphere.
More of my thoughts: www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
More of my thoughts: www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
UK pauses intelligence-sharing with US on suspected drug vessels in Caribbean
Rare rupture between military allies comes as concerns grow over Trump administration’s lethal sinking of boats
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:09 PM
The UK has allegedly stopped sharing intelligence with the US used to fight drug trafficking. The Trump Admin is alienating our allies who want no part in their illegal campaign of government sanctioned killings in the Western Hemisphere.
More of my thoughts: www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
More of my thoughts: www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"
November 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM
spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"
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The New York Times has quietly sued for access to video footage of Trump's flagrantly unlawful boat strikes in the Caribbean and Pacific. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 11, 2025 at 11:37 AM
The New York Times has quietly sued for access to video footage of Trump's flagrantly unlawful boat strikes in the Caribbean and Pacific. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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“The consequences extend beyond lost money. Hazardous gambling is correlated with increased rates of anxiety and depression, and young men who engage in it are more likely to slide into a full-blown gambling addiction. Boys who frequently gamble miss more classes, perform worse in school”
The rise of sports betting is a growing public health crisis
Sports betting is more addictive than ever, and millions of young Americans are paying the price.
www.statnews.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:55 PM
“The consequences extend beyond lost money. Hazardous gambling is correlated with increased rates of anxiety and depression, and young men who engage in it are more likely to slide into a full-blown gambling addiction. Boys who frequently gamble miss more classes, perform worse in school”
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The U.S. military is being used inside the United States. There's a lot we don't know about how, why, and under what authorities.
Today, Lawfare is launching a new project–which includes a tracker and a map–to follow where and how the military is being domestically deployed.
Today, Lawfare is launching a new project–which includes a tracker and a map–to follow where and how the military is being domestically deployed.
November 10, 2025 at 11:14 PM
The U.S. military is being used inside the United States. There's a lot we don't know about how, why, and under what authorities.
Today, Lawfare is launching a new project–which includes a tracker and a map–to follow where and how the military is being domestically deployed.
Today, Lawfare is launching a new project–which includes a tracker and a map–to follow where and how the military is being domestically deployed.