Bob Fried
@robertfried.bsky.social
Husband, dad, recent grandpa. Retired palliative medicine doc. NYC native but, surprisingly, Midwesterner since ‘16. Deeply disappointed Democrat. Trying to decide where to put my time and energy in this mad new world.
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Let’s go, Amy Acton! We gotta lot of rot to get out of Ohio.
Dr. Amy Acton campaigns everywhere and gets herself into a lead over Vivek.
Highest job approval in Ohio. By a lot.
Perfect matchup—doctor, not a politician.
Dem Operatives: women can’t win. Let’s primary her!
Vivek: 🙏
Highest job approval in Ohio. By a lot.
Perfect matchup—doctor, not a politician.
Dem Operatives: women can’t win. Let’s primary her!
Vivek: 🙏
November 7, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Let’s go, Amy Acton! We gotta lot of rot to get out of Ohio.
I wonder how many of our tax dollars were spent in this ridiculous pursuit of an assault charge. It gives new meaning to the phrase "trumped-up."
Jurors Find Sandwich Hurler Not Guilty of Assault
www.nytimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:12 PM
I wonder how many of our tax dollars were spent in this ridiculous pursuit of an assault charge. It gives new meaning to the phrase "trumped-up."
From the indispensable @hartmannreport.com
Exposed: Trump’s bluster just revealed a taxpayer-funded scheme to make his friends rich
www.alternet.org
November 6, 2025 at 5:41 PM
From the indispensable @hartmannreport.com
In my view, this is a significant and under-reported story. New York counties that voted strongly for Democrats but showed zero votes for Harris. There are allegations about sophisticated electronic vote stealing. Stay tuned.
#RocklandCounty lawsuit. We're starting phone banking to locate #KamalaHarris voters in the districts that reported zero votes for her.
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1st Training was Sunday. Sign up & give us your schedule.
Thx so much!
November 6, 2025 at 3:26 PM
In my view, this is a significant and under-reported story. New York counties that voted strongly for Democrats but showed zero votes for Harris. There are allegations about sophisticated electronic vote stealing. Stay tuned.
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I sat down with families who rely on the health care Jon Husted wants to eliminate. Let me tell you – these are some of the hardest working people in the country. I won’t sit on the sidelines while politicians like Husted hurt Ohio families.
November 6, 2025 at 1:16 AM
I sat down with families who rely on the health care Jon Husted wants to eliminate. Let me tell you – these are some of the hardest working people in the country. I won’t sit on the sidelines while politicians like Husted hurt Ohio families.
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I listened to several younger Democrats running for office in Iowa last weekend, and I’m telling you, Iowa and other states in the heartland have had enough.
2026 is going to be hard on Republicans, which is why they are going to try to limit voting. Pay attention.
2026 is going to be hard on Republicans, which is why they are going to try to limit voting. Pay attention.
November 5, 2025 at 12:14 PM
I listened to several younger Democrats running for office in Iowa last weekend, and I’m telling you, Iowa and other states in the heartland have had enough.
2026 is going to be hard on Republicans, which is why they are going to try to limit voting. Pay attention.
2026 is going to be hard on Republicans, which is why they are going to try to limit voting. Pay attention.
This unhinged person is a disgrace. I only hope that the people of her district are embarrassed by this, but I'm not holding my breath.
Law and order.
October 31, 2025 at 10:39 PM
This unhinged person is a disgrace. I only hope that the people of her district are embarrassed by this, but I'm not holding my breath.
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I believe that if we are going to truly lower costs, keep our communities safe, and fight back against billionaire special interests, that voters should choose their elected officials, not the other way around.
As Governor I will end gerrymandering and give power back to the people.
As Governor I will end gerrymandering and give power back to the people.
October 31, 2025 at 4:05 PM
I believe that if we are going to truly lower costs, keep our communities safe, and fight back against billionaire special interests, that voters should choose their elected officials, not the other way around.
As Governor I will end gerrymandering and give power back to the people.
As Governor I will end gerrymandering and give power back to the people.
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Ohio’s farmers are being hammered by reckless tariffs and soaring costs. They deserve stable markets, not a $40 billion taxpayer-funded bailout for Argentina.
October 31, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Ohio’s farmers are being hammered by reckless tariffs and soaring costs. They deserve stable markets, not a $40 billion taxpayer-funded bailout for Argentina.
Happy Halloween, everybody.
This Wildly Detailed MAGA Halloween Display Is Going Viral For Obvious Reasons
They really thought of everything.
www.buzzfeed.com
October 30, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Happy Halloween, everybody.
Amen to that.
Spend time with your children. Show interest in their lives. Teach them well. Hope for the best.
October 26, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Amen to that.
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Just a reminder that Jon Husted has spent the year voting to give tax breaks to billionaires and also voting to raise your health care costs.
October 24, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Just a reminder that Jon Husted has spent the year voting to give tax breaks to billionaires and also voting to raise your health care costs.
You have to read this book by @hartmannreport.com. It’s the definitive analysis, in my view, of how we got to where we are today.
October 23, 2025 at 8:28 PM
You have to read this book by @hartmannreport.com. It’s the definitive analysis, in my view, of how we got to where we are today.
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Kansas.
Michigan.
About to be Virginia and New Jersey.
Not only can Ohio elect a woman.
But an Acton-Sherrod Brown ticket provides the perfect complement for ‘26.
Michigan.
About to be Virginia and New Jersey.
Not only can Ohio elect a woman.
But an Acton-Sherrod Brown ticket provides the perfect complement for ‘26.
One word stuck out to me: "her". Trying to believe Ohio will elect a female governor.
The Democratic candidate for Governor in Ohio not only has the highest job approval rating in Ohio (+10), but a new poll by Bowling Green found her to have the highest net favorability (+5) of any Ohio public figure.
Suggestion: try not to blow this rare opportunity.
Suggestion: try not to blow this rare opportunity.
October 20, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Kansas.
Michigan.
About to be Virginia and New Jersey.
Not only can Ohio elect a woman.
But an Acton-Sherrod Brown ticket provides the perfect complement for ‘26.
Michigan.
About to be Virginia and New Jersey.
Not only can Ohio elect a woman.
But an Acton-Sherrod Brown ticket provides the perfect complement for ‘26.
The problem in a nutshell. This has got to be the Democrats’ hammer from here on.
Wealthy Americans Are Spending. People With Less Are Struggling.
www.nytimes.com
October 19, 2025 at 11:51 AM
The problem in a nutshell. This has got to be the Democrats’ hammer from here on.
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CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
October 18, 2025 at 8:00 PM
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
Columbus Indiana says#NoKings
October 18, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Columbus Indiana says#NoKings
A long read but, I think, a useful one. Many people dismiss David Brooks because he is a self-declared conservative. So what? Let his ideas stand on their own and decide for yourself.
America Needs a Mass Movement—Now
Without one, America may sink into autocracy for decades.
www.theatlantic.com
October 15, 2025 at 8:49 PM
A long read but, I think, a useful one. Many people dismiss David Brooks because he is a self-declared conservative. So what? Let his ideas stand on their own and decide for yourself.
Very important. Please read the full thread from Sen. Murphy.
Senate is back in session today.
1/ So a quick 🧵on where things are at on the shutdown.
You get a lot of propaganda and spin thrown at you, so I want to give you the real, behind-the-scenes tea.
1/ So a quick 🧵on where things are at on the shutdown.
You get a lot of propaganda and spin thrown at you, so I want to give you the real, behind-the-scenes tea.
October 14, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Very important. Please read the full thread from Sen. Murphy.
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I’m so proud to have the support of the entire leadership team of the Senate Democratic Caucus. I’m grateful for their trust in my vision for a stronger Ohio, and look forward to working alongside them as governor!
October 14, 2025 at 2:54 PM
I’m so proud to have the support of the entire leadership team of the Senate Democratic Caucus. I’m grateful for their trust in my vision for a stronger Ohio, and look forward to working alongside them as governor!
Charming, just charming.
October 14, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Charming, just charming.
Should be read widely. A friend of mine helped build an organization called Coloradans for the Common Good. We need a mass movement called Americans for the Common Good.
America needs a mass social movement—now—to save itself from autocracy, David Brooks argues.
America Needs a Mass Movement—Now
Without one, America may sink into autocracy for decades.
bit.ly
October 14, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Should be read widely. A friend of mine helped build an organization called Coloradans for the Common Good. We need a mass movement called Americans for the Common Good.
“Behind every great fortune lies a great crime.”
NEW: Who's taking advantage of the new anti-immigration gold rush? Read this:
How a new firm with DHS ties won a $915 million contract to help immigrants "self-deport."
How a new firm with DHS ties won a $915 million contract to help immigrants "self-deport."
How a new firm with DHS ties won a $915 million contract to help immigrants "self-deport"
The “rushed” deal was handed to a firm with “no track record” as a federal contractor, a rival's lawsuit alleges.
www.motherjones.com
October 10, 2025 at 7:23 PM
“Behind every great fortune lies a great crime.”
Three reasons this angers me: We don’t need any more 77 year old candidates. We don’t need a primary; @grahamformaine.bsky.social has endorsements and momentum. And the AP horribly relegates him to a dismissive last paragraph. This is BAD NEWS for Democrats.
Maine Gov. Janet Mills will challenge Sen. Susan Collins in key 2026 Senate contest, AP sources say
Maine’s two-term Democratic Gov. Janet Mills will run for the U.S. Senate seat held by veteran Republican Sen. Susan Collins next year.
apnews.com
October 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Three reasons this angers me: We don’t need any more 77 year old candidates. We don’t need a primary; @grahamformaine.bsky.social has endorsements and momentum. And the AP horribly relegates him to a dismissive last paragraph. This is BAD NEWS for Democrats.