Kathleen J. Frydl
@kfrydl.bsky.social
Fall 2025: Liberalism & the Reinvention of the Modern Corporation
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They just never put a foot wrong for me
I'm always blown away
I'm always blown away
Lord Huron - Bag of Bones (Live on Jimmy Kimmel Live! / 2025)
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November 22, 2025 at 5:23 PM
They just never put a foot wrong for me
I'm always blown away
I'm always blown away
Folks, I think we can rad a lot more into these arrantly offensive insults.
Wrote this the last time around:
"Without the boorishness, how would Trump’s voters identify, let alone identify with, the President? It is his only fixed point."
Wrote this the last time around:
"Without the boorishness, how would Trump’s voters identify, let alone identify with, the President? It is his only fixed point."
The Boorish Executive
Trump Involves His Voters Via Insults
medium.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Folks, I think we can rad a lot more into these arrantly offensive insults.
Wrote this the last time around:
"Without the boorishness, how would Trump’s voters identify, let alone identify with, the President? It is his only fixed point."
Wrote this the last time around:
"Without the boorishness, how would Trump’s voters identify, let alone identify with, the President? It is his only fixed point."
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This is not a peace deal and it’s not asking anything of the Russians. It’s just the US on behalf of the Russians pressuring Ukraine to surrender www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
U.S. pushing Ukraine to sign peace deal by Thanksgiving or lose support
The U.S. is now sending “signals” that everything could be off the table if Kyiv does not quickly sign a proposal, which was drawn up by special envoy Witkoff.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:09 PM
This is not a peace deal and it’s not asking anything of the Russians. It’s just the US on behalf of the Russians pressuring Ukraine to surrender www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
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Page One in Iowa.
November 20, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Page One in Iowa.
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Experimental mRNA flu vaccine is more effective than conventional flu shot, but causes more side effects
In a phase 3 trial, participants who received the shot were 29% less likely to be diagnosed with flu than those who received a conventional flu shot.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/i...
In a phase 3 trial, participants who received the shot were 29% less likely to be diagnosed with flu than those who received a conventional flu shot.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/i...
November 19, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Experimental mRNA flu vaccine is more effective than conventional flu shot, but causes more side effects
In a phase 3 trial, participants who received the shot were 29% less likely to be diagnosed with flu than those who received a conventional flu shot.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/i...
In a phase 3 trial, participants who received the shot were 29% less likely to be diagnosed with flu than those who received a conventional flu shot.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/i...
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Half a dozen members of Congress who previously served in the military or intelligence community are urging service members and intelligence officials to disobey illegal orders that might be issued by President Donald Trump’s administration.
Democratic lawmakers urge troops to disobey illegal orders | CNN Politics
Half a dozen members of Congress who previously served in the military or intelligence community are urging servicemembers and intelligence officials to disobey illegal orders that might be issued by ...
www.cnn.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Half a dozen members of Congress who previously served in the military or intelligence community are urging service members and intelligence officials to disobey illegal orders that might be issued by President Donald Trump’s administration.
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A very powerful work.
Highly recommended.
Highly recommended.
Twenty years ago today, members of the U.S. Marines killed 25 civilians in Haditha, Iraq. What really happened that day—and why was no one held accountable? Season 3 of our Pulitzer Prize-winning podcast, In the Dark, investigated. Listen here. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/YVqjsz
In the Dark: Season 3
The New Yorker investigative podcast examines the killings of twenty-four civilians in Haditha, Iraq, and asks why no one was held accountable for the crime.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 19, 2025 at 11:05 PM
A very powerful work.
Highly recommended.
Highly recommended.
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give me the quadrivalent mRNA flu vaccine right now. put it in me
November 19, 2025 at 10:49 PM
give me the quadrivalent mRNA flu vaccine right now. put it in me
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UC San Diego is discovering shocking grade inflation at many Cali high schools, to the point that a large minority of kids with a 4.0 average in math are at 6th grade or below in mathematical ability.
In response, they’re resorting to semi-blacklisting schools with especially bad grade inflation.
In response, they’re resorting to semi-blacklisting schools with especially bad grade inflation.
senate.ucsd.edu
November 19, 2025 at 5:59 PM
UC San Diego is discovering shocking grade inflation at many Cali high schools, to the point that a large minority of kids with a 4.0 average in math are at 6th grade or below in mathematical ability.
In response, they’re resorting to semi-blacklisting schools with especially bad grade inflation.
In response, they’re resorting to semi-blacklisting schools with especially bad grade inflation.
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4. But that second indictment was never presented to or voted on by the grand jury
Instead, the foreperson and Halligan signed it, and it was handed up in open court.
The result is that the operative indictment in the Comey case is one that the grand jury did not actually vote on.
Instead, the foreperson and Halligan signed it, and it was handed up in open court.
The result is that the operative indictment in the Comey case is one that the grand jury did not actually vote on.
November 19, 2025 at 6:30 PM
4. But that second indictment was never presented to or voted on by the grand jury
Instead, the foreperson and Halligan signed it, and it was handed up in open court.
The result is that the operative indictment in the Comey case is one that the grand jury did not actually vote on.
Instead, the foreperson and Halligan signed it, and it was handed up in open court.
The result is that the operative indictment in the Comey case is one that the grand jury did not actually vote on.
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The Trump Administration is unfortunately making good on its promise to take apart the Department of Education. Yesterday the Washington Post reported that the administration will be moving multiple parts of the agency to other federal departments. /1
www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
Trump administration announces dismantling of parts of Education Dept.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order in March seeking to close the department, but only Congress has the power to do that.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:14 PM
The Trump Administration is unfortunately making good on its promise to take apart the Department of Education. Yesterday the Washington Post reported that the administration will be moving multiple parts of the agency to other federal departments. /1
www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
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Markwayne Mullin's son recently had a severe unexplained lung infection that required extensive treatment at the Mayo Clinic
Markwayne Mullin: "Reward people for being healthy. Think about this. Healthcare is the only industry that you're not rewarded for taking care of your responsibility. If you think about homeowners insurance, if you're within 500 feet of a fire hydrant, your insurance goes down."
November 19, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Markwayne Mullin's son recently had a severe unexplained lung infection that required extensive treatment at the Mayo Clinic
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The woman in this story asked for an abortion to protect her health during the first trimester. If not for Dobbs, that choice would have been hers. Instead, she got increasingly sick for another 2 months, and then died.
NEW:
In 2024, Tierra Walker was sick and getting sicker. She was also pregnant.
She knew abortion was illegal in Texas, but thought there was an exception for women like her, whose health was at risk. Doctors told her there was no emergency.
Then she died.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
In 2024, Tierra Walker was sick and getting sicker. She was also pregnant.
She knew abortion was illegal in Texas, but thought there was an exception for women like her, whose health was at risk. Doctors told her there was no emergency.
Then she died.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.
Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
www.propublica.org
November 19, 2025 at 1:26 PM
The woman in this story asked for an abortion to protect her health during the first trimester. If not for Dobbs, that choice would have been hers. Instead, she got increasingly sick for another 2 months, and then died.
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VA Rep. James Walkinshaw leading a @freedcproject.bsky.social rally at the Capitol against bills interfering with DC criminal justice bills. He observes most of his colleagues only see the city on the drive “from their apartments in Navy Yard to the Capitol complex.”
November 18, 2025 at 9:15 PM
VA Rep. James Walkinshaw leading a @freedcproject.bsky.social rally at the Capitol against bills interfering with DC criminal justice bills. He observes most of his colleagues only see the city on the drive “from their apartments in Navy Yard to the Capitol complex.”
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This is really weird because I remember that Summers gave nearly (exactly?) the same speech to Greek economist Yanis Varoufakis & he wrote about it in his book "Adults in the Room."
So, this is an evidently stock advice that Summers dispenses to anyone who [?]
[threatens him?]
So, this is an evidently stock advice that Summers dispenses to anyone who [?]
[threatens him?]
Thinking about this quote from Warren about an interaction with Summers
November 18, 2025 at 1:16 AM
This is really weird because I remember that Summers gave nearly (exactly?) the same speech to Greek economist Yanis Varoufakis & he wrote about it in his book "Adults in the Room."
So, this is an evidently stock advice that Summers dispenses to anyone who [?]
[threatens him?]
So, this is an evidently stock advice that Summers dispenses to anyone who [?]
[threatens him?]
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1/2 In my forthcoming book: The Global Casino: How Wall St Gambles with People and the Planet, I write about the risk to pensions.. raised today by the Financial Times:
"Would you bet your retirement on a data centre? It’s probably not a question many pension savers have asked,
"Would you bet your retirement on a data centre? It’s probably not a question many pension savers have asked,
Home - Financial Times
News, analysis and opinion from the Financial Times on the latest in markets, economics and politics
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November 18, 2025 at 7:11 AM
1/2 In my forthcoming book: The Global Casino: How Wall St Gambles with People and the Planet, I write about the risk to pensions.. raised today by the Financial Times:
"Would you bet your retirement on a data centre? It’s probably not a question many pension savers have asked,
"Would you bet your retirement on a data centre? It’s probably not a question many pension savers have asked,
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WSJ: “.. If the AI market blows up, the blast radius would be wide, hitting not only Wall Street firms, but also pensions, mutual and exchange-traded funds and individual investors, because of how debt is often sliced and resold across the financial landscape.”
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/finance/inve...
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/finance/inve...
November 17, 2025 at 8:28 PM
WSJ: “.. If the AI market blows up, the blast radius would be wide, hitting not only Wall Street firms, but also pensions, mutual and exchange-traded funds and individual investors, because of how debt is often sliced and resold across the financial landscape.”
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/finance/inve...
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/finance/inve...
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For months, the Social Security Administration was quietly sharing sensitive data about immigrants with DHS. Now it’s official. www.wired.com/story/social...
Social Security Data Is Openly Being Shared With DHS to Target Immigrants
For months, the Social Security Administration was quietly sharing sensitive data about immigrants with DHS. Now it’s official.
www.wired.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:02 AM
For months, the Social Security Administration was quietly sharing sensitive data about immigrants with DHS. Now it’s official. www.wired.com/story/social...
This is really weird because I remember that Summers gave nearly (exactly?) the same speech to Greek economist Yanis Varoufakis & he wrote about it in his book "Adults in the Room."
So, this is an evidently stock advice that Summers dispenses to anyone who [?]
[threatens him?]
So, this is an evidently stock advice that Summers dispenses to anyone who [?]
[threatens him?]
Thinking about this quote from Warren about an interaction with Summers
November 18, 2025 at 1:16 AM
This is really weird because I remember that Summers gave nearly (exactly?) the same speech to Greek economist Yanis Varoufakis & he wrote about it in his book "Adults in the Room."
So, this is an evidently stock advice that Summers dispenses to anyone who [?]
[threatens him?]
So, this is an evidently stock advice that Summers dispenses to anyone who [?]
[threatens him?]
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This ICE flight is taking Ukrainians back to a warzone tonight. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
November 17, 2025 at 11:34 PM
This ICE flight is taking Ukrainians back to a warzone tonight. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Some steely-eyed pragmatism from Rebecca Solnit
How Big Should Your Tent Be?
It's striking to me that a lot of people want politics to be about their personal feelings, in which case they're not engaged in politics, though they may be engaged in the sabotage of politics. This ...
www.meditationsinanemergency.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Some steely-eyed pragmatism from Rebecca Solnit
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This (& other poorly regulated domains) is where you'd focus
if you want to reduce overdose deaths from fentanyl.
Instead, Donald Trump is pardoning them (yep, multiple people) & the DOJ is dropping enforcement actions against "more than a dozen" crypto platforms that were under investigation.
if you want to reduce overdose deaths from fentanyl.
Instead, Donald Trump is pardoning them (yep, multiple people) & the DOJ is dropping enforcement actions against "more than a dozen" crypto platforms that were under investigation.
Crypto giants moved billions linked to money launderers, drug traffickers and North Korean hackers - ICIJ
The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists traced tens of thousands of transactions and found major crypto trading platforms awash with dirty money.
www.icij.org
November 17, 2025 at 1:29 PM
This (& other poorly regulated domains) is where you'd focus
if you want to reduce overdose deaths from fentanyl.
Instead, Donald Trump is pardoning them (yep, multiple people) & the DOJ is dropping enforcement actions against "more than a dozen" crypto platforms that were under investigation.
if you want to reduce overdose deaths from fentanyl.
Instead, Donald Trump is pardoning them (yep, multiple people) & the DOJ is dropping enforcement actions against "more than a dozen" crypto platforms that were under investigation.
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This seems fine 👍www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
November 17, 2025 at 1:25 PM
This seems fine 👍www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Relatedly: outstanding report in @cnn.com on the #Trump administration's resurrection of the "playbook of the drone war in Afghanistan and Pakistan" for military action against alleged drug smuggling boats. @natashabertrand.bsky.social
‘Enemy KIA’: Trump revives playbook from Afghanistan for campaign targeting alleged drug boats | CNN Politics
Deep below the US Capitol, in a secure room meant to protect discussions of American secrets, a wave of sarcastic laughter spread among lawmakers and staff members who were assembled to receive a brie...
www.cnn.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Relatedly: outstanding report in @cnn.com on the #Trump administration's resurrection of the "playbook of the drone war in Afghanistan and Pakistan" for military action against alleged drug smuggling boats. @natashabertrand.bsky.social