Daniel Fried
@profdanielfried.bsky.social
Professor of Chinese intellectual history at the University of Alberta. Zhuangzi simp. Orange cat grandpa. #StoryOfYanxiPalace
Brilliant photo
January 30, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Brilliant photo
They shovel. Not snow.
January 30, 2026 at 1:08 AM
They shovel. Not snow.
Firing a gun at ICE would make everything worse. Carrying a gun you don’t intend to fire provides no protection. Going to protest unarmed is not safe, but it is not as unsafe as going armed.
January 29, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Firing a gun at ICE would make everything worse. Carrying a gun you don’t intend to fire provides no protection. Going to protest unarmed is not safe, but it is not as unsafe as going armed.
Sadly the prison bars were not made of pizza
January 29, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Sadly the prison bars were not made of pizza
What’s a “telephone directory”?
January 29, 2026 at 5:43 PM
What’s a “telephone directory”?
Oceania has always been at war with Oceania
January 29, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Oceania has always been at war with Oceania
Terrified of progressive DJs
January 29, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Terrified of progressive DJs
Spoken like a true Gestapo
January 29, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Spoken like a true Gestapo
You demonstrate literal shadows on the wall? Innovative lesson plan 🙌
January 29, 2026 at 6:12 AM
You demonstrate literal shadows on the wall? Innovative lesson plan 🙌
I wonder if there is any waste, fraud, and abuse in that budget?
January 29, 2026 at 6:09 AM
I wonder if there is any waste, fraud, and abuse in that budget?
Slight misquote, unfortunately. Those with knowledge don’t speak, those who speak don’t know.
January 29, 2026 at 5:43 AM
Slight misquote, unfortunately. Those with knowledge don’t speak, those who speak don’t know.
Strategies for voting safely with this threat in mind have to be part of GOTV operations this year
January 29, 2026 at 1:56 AM
Strategies for voting safely with this threat in mind have to be part of GOTV operations this year
Always take an incremental advance, then push for another.
January 28, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Always take an incremental advance, then push for another.
Do you have any reports of illegal digital surveillance by DHS, or is this primarily defense against seized phones?
January 28, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Do you have any reports of illegal digital surveillance by DHS, or is this primarily defense against seized phones?
Clear. Now follow through.
January 28, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Clear. Now follow through.
Strategic responses by civil society should adapt to this reality (as some in Minneapolis have been doing). We should not necessarily assume that techniques developed for functioning democracies apply.
January 28, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Strategic responses by civil society should adapt to this reality (as some in Minneapolis have been doing). We should not necessarily assume that techniques developed for functioning democracies apply.
Important not to get distracted by the typical factional jostling in the courtier class. None of these people are in favor of moderation.
January 28, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Important not to get distracted by the typical factional jostling in the courtier class. None of these people are in favor of moderation.