James Fryer
@james-fryer.bsky.social
I have some expertise in Industrial Design, Photography, and "Art".
Trump pardons biggest drug trafficker of all time.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZTrBxk7Xn/
www.tiktok.com/t/ZTrBxk7Xn/
In another mind-blowing use of his pardon power, Trump has announced that he’s pardoning international drug trafficker—and former Honduran President—Juan Orlando Hernandez. I explain why every America...
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November 30, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Trump pardons biggest drug trafficker of all time.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZTrBxk7Xn/
www.tiktok.com/t/ZTrBxk7Xn/
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A UK female spitfire pilot, 1944, known as a ferry pilot, delivering newly manufactured aircrafts from the factory to airfields #WomensArt
November 28, 2025 at 7:10 AM
A UK female spitfire pilot, 1944, known as a ferry pilot, delivering newly manufactured aircrafts from the factory to airfields #WomensArt
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Imagine conceiving cheap delivery as something that just naturally and spontaneously happens independently of labor exploitation
November 26, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Imagine conceiving cheap delivery as something that just naturally and spontaneously happens independently of labor exploitation
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Some thoughts on the CR/minibus.
1 The Dems negotiating with Rs were not freelancing. They coordinated with Sen Schumer. A few were ready to give in on day one, others worked to maximize appropriations wins.
Those voting for the 'deal' are the ones furthest away from electoral consequences.
1 The Dems negotiating with Rs were not freelancing. They coordinated with Sen Schumer. A few were ready to give in on day one, others worked to maximize appropriations wins.
Those voting for the 'deal' are the ones furthest away from electoral consequences.
November 10, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Some thoughts on the CR/minibus.
1 The Dems negotiating with Rs were not freelancing. They coordinated with Sen Schumer. A few were ready to give in on day one, others worked to maximize appropriations wins.
Those voting for the 'deal' are the ones furthest away from electoral consequences.
1 The Dems negotiating with Rs were not freelancing. They coordinated with Sen Schumer. A few were ready to give in on day one, others worked to maximize appropriations wins.
Those voting for the 'deal' are the ones furthest away from electoral consequences.
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it's time for journos to start asking Johnson meta questions
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
November 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
it's time for journos to start asking Johnson meta questions
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
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Same here, but I would use the same money to say "these guys are freaks and thieves, and no one is safe while they're in charge. Not your kids, not your folks, not your friends down the street, nobody." If someone asked about any of the rest, I'd just say "NOT SAFE WITH THESE PEOPLE" and move on.
November 3, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Same here, but I would use the same money to say "these guys are freaks and thieves, and no one is safe while they're in charge. Not your kids, not your folks, not your friends down the street, nobody." If someone asked about any of the rest, I'd just say "NOT SAFE WITH THESE PEOPLE" and move on.
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He’s still repeating that lie. Video link in replies.
October 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM
He’s still repeating that lie. Video link in replies.
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i don’t think you can maximin vote share with polls and spreadsheets, and i think it is a problem that the most prominent and influential political commentators right now are more devotees of data than experts in narrative
October 31, 2025 at 12:38 PM
i don’t think you can maximin vote share with polls and spreadsheets, and i think it is a problem that the most prominent and influential political commentators right now are more devotees of data than experts in narrative
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A picture is worth 1,000 words.
October 20, 2025 at 6:50 PM
A picture is worth 1,000 words.
Phoenix Capital is packed.
October 18, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Phoenix Capital is packed.
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the extent to which media elites treat liberal americans as if they do not count in the body politic is a real problem
October 15, 2025 at 10:39 PM
the extent to which media elites treat liberal americans as if they do not count in the body politic is a real problem
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"The liberty and security of our fellow citizens is our great object, and not the prompt execution of the laws. Indecision, delay, blunders, nay villainous actions in the administration of government, are trifles compared to legalizing the full exertion of a tyrannical disposition."
October 13, 2025 at 5:49 PM
"The liberty and security of our fellow citizens is our great object, and not the prompt execution of the laws. Indecision, delay, blunders, nay villainous actions in the administration of government, are trifles compared to legalizing the full exertion of a tyrannical disposition."
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Chris Murphy: "Republicans are boycotting negotiations to reopen the govt bc they're desperate to raise premiums on people by 75% in order to finance their tax cut for the wealthy. The other reason House isn't in town? They're about to have enough votes to mandate the release of the Epstein files."
October 12, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Chris Murphy: "Republicans are boycotting negotiations to reopen the govt bc they're desperate to raise premiums on people by 75% in order to finance their tax cut for the wealthy. The other reason House isn't in town? They're about to have enough votes to mandate the release of the Epstein files."
Me thinking the shut down could easily last three months is me think too small.
What if Johnson just never reconvenes the House?
No Congress?
No Congress?
October 12, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Me thinking the shut down could easily last three months is me think too small.
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In a few days, you may be notified that your health insurance premiums will double, because of Republican cuts to health care. Democrats are fighting to change that before it's too late.
October 8, 2025 at 6:14 PM
In a few days, you may be notified that your health insurance premiums will double, because of Republican cuts to health care. Democrats are fighting to change that before it's too late.
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Autumn painting by US modern impressionist Erin Hanson #WomensArt
October 4, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Autumn painting by US modern impressionist Erin Hanson #WomensArt
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Republicans have the House, Senate, and White House. When the government shuts down they will own it completely. They refuse to negotiate, and they're terrified to pass anything because their policies are a disaster.
https://politi.co/4gIp0YD
https://politi.co/4gIp0YD
Schumer and Thune are in a shutdown stalemate
Any chance of avoiding a shutdown next week would probably be helped if the Senate’s top two party leaders talked to each other.
politi.co
September 24, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Republicans have the House, Senate, and White House. When the government shuts down they will own it completely. They refuse to negotiate, and they're terrified to pass anything because their policies are a disaster.
https://politi.co/4gIp0YD
https://politi.co/4gIp0YD
President and thief.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZTM8uqhHS/
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As I’ve told you before, Donald Trump’s pardons have forgiven over $1 billion in debts owed by wealthy Americans to taxpayers and victims of crime. Now, Trump is erasing hundreds of millions more by a...
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September 23, 2025 at 1:14 AM
President and thief.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZTM8uqhHS/
www.tiktok.com/t/ZTM8uqhHS/
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It's wild to me how ostensibly smart people cannot/could not/will not see what is so obvious.
@mmasnick.bsky.social nails it. And my hunch is we'd be a better society if the Very Serious People with the Very Serious Ideas opened their fucking eyes.
www.techdirt.com/2025/09/17/t...
@mmasnick.bsky.social nails it. And my hunch is we'd be a better society if the Very Serious People with the Very Serious Ideas opened their fucking eyes.
www.techdirt.com/2025/09/17/t...
September 17, 2025 at 6:26 PM
It's wild to me how ostensibly smart people cannot/could not/will not see what is so obvious.
@mmasnick.bsky.social nails it. And my hunch is we'd be a better society if the Very Serious People with the Very Serious Ideas opened their fucking eyes.
www.techdirt.com/2025/09/17/t...
@mmasnick.bsky.social nails it. And my hunch is we'd be a better society if the Very Serious People with the Very Serious Ideas opened their fucking eyes.
www.techdirt.com/2025/09/17/t...
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We have the Epstein list > The list is on my desk > The list does not exist > Obama made the list > Trump was an FBI informant > The list is irrelevant > There is no Epstein list
September 16, 2025 at 5:40 PM
We have the Epstein list > The list is on my desk > The list does not exist > Obama made the list > Trump was an FBI informant > The list is irrelevant > There is no Epstein list
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Use of the word "evil" in official congressional e-newsletters, over time, by party
September 15, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Use of the word "evil" in official congressional e-newsletters, over time, by party
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Brian Kilmeade endorses euthanizing homeless people: "Involuntary lethal injection, or something. Just kill them."
September 13, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Brian Kilmeade endorses euthanizing homeless people: "Involuntary lethal injection, or something. Just kill them."
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wrote on charlie kirk for the newsletter this weekend
Opinion | Charlie Kirk Didn’t Shy Away From Who He Was. We Shouldn’t Either.
www.nytimes.com
September 13, 2025 at 3:35 PM
wrote on charlie kirk for the newsletter this weekend
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Federal Judges Are Done Playing Nice: NBC Reports Full-Scale Revolt Against SCOTUS Shadow Docket Bullshit
Last week, we wrote about two federal judges who were clearly fed up with the Supreme Court's shadow docket nonsense—one sarcastically "apologizing" to Justices Gorsuch and Kavanaugh, the…
Last week, we wrote about two federal judges who were clearly fed up with the Supreme Court's shadow docket nonsense—one sarcastically "apologizing" to Justices Gorsuch and Kavanaugh, the…
Federal Judges Are Done Playing Nice: NBC Reports Full-Scale Revolt Against SCOTUS Shadow Docket Bullshit
Last week, we wrote about two federal judges who were clearly fed up with the Supreme Court's shadow docket nonsense—one sarcastically "apologizing" to Justices Gorsuch and Kavanaugh, the other flat-out calling their approach "Calvinball." Turns out those weren't isolated incidents. They were canaries in the coal mine. Soon after that, NBC News dropped a remarkable report revealing that federal judges across the country—appointed by both Democratic and Republican presidents, including Trump—are openly criticizing the Supreme Court's handling of emergency cases.
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September 11, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Federal Judges Are Done Playing Nice: NBC Reports Full-Scale Revolt Against SCOTUS Shadow Docket Bullshit
Last week, we wrote about two federal judges who were clearly fed up with the Supreme Court's shadow docket nonsense—one sarcastically "apologizing" to Justices Gorsuch and Kavanaugh, the…
Last week, we wrote about two federal judges who were clearly fed up with the Supreme Court's shadow docket nonsense—one sarcastically "apologizing" to Justices Gorsuch and Kavanaugh, the…