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Gerald Friedman

@gfriedma.bsky.social
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Professor Economics at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Graduate of Columbia (BA) and Harvard (PhD). Author of numerous works in labor history, heterodox economic theory, and Medicare for All. Most recent book is The Case for Medicare for All

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Gerald Friedman @gfriedma.bsky.social · 15h
They can also go after Musk
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Perfect 👇
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 11/10/2026
LOL Ukraine hit a Russian data center and Russian bot activity immediately dropped to practically zero. Elon is mad hahahahahaha
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
We’ve been talking about this for years. None of these far-right movements are organic.
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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Lynn Miclea @lynnmiclea.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
23 days until we vote to end this nightmare.
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🦋💔🇺🇸SEB🇺🇸💔🦋 @sebastiangarof5.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
F_ck ICE
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/10/2026
Chris Murphy: "Donald Trump was so fundamentally unprepared for this war that within days of the war starting, our billion dollar air bases and naval bases in the region were obliterated by the Iranians. Every single American should be furious about that."
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Ting Barrow @tingb.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Stop #SusanCollins
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aprilblue57.bsky.social @aprilblue57.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Who's going to jump on this?
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 11/10/2026
Do you know how hard it is to lose the war if you're the United States? It's about as unlikely as bankrupting a casino.
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Thank you for having me last night, Kacey Musgraves !
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Gerald Friedman @gfriedma.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
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Republicans In Disarray Over Trump’s Illegal Deal With Putin
Sen. Thom Tillis said that Trump is breaking the law in his deal with Putin and suggested he and other Senate Republicans could withhold funding that Trump needs in response.
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Gerald Friedman @gfriedma.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Traitor Trump favors Russia in its invasion of democratic Ukraine heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-10...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
October 10, 2026
So now, after more than a decade of pretending that he is not associated with Russia and that he would honor the U.S.
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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Rep. Jim McGovern @repmcgovern.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The Federal Reserve confirms what we’ve known all along: Trump’s stupid tariffs are directly responsible for soaring prices. And Republicans haven’t done a damn thing to stop him. Their mess. Their failed economic policies.
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Inflation on many everyday items was entirely due to tariffs, NY Fed says
Tariffs added 2.9 percentage points to inflation in 67 categories of goods by February 2026, researchers at the New York Federal Reserve found.
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Gerald Friedman @gfriedma.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
We need #medicareforall
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Rep. Jim McGovern @repmcgovern.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
I applaud the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to Navi Pillay—a strong signal of support for the international human rights system, which is under significant political attack, including from the US government. America is strongest when we uphold and promote universal human rights.
wsj.com
Nobel Peace Prize Goes to Navi Pillay, Mandela Lawyer Who Led Human Rights at U.N.
The South African was recognized for her efforts to promote peace and international law.
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Charles Gaba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 10/10/2026
“But Kamala had an annoying laugh!”
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John Cocker @joecocker.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
On this day in 1919, a Slovakian Jewish man was born. On the 28 Mar 1942 he was deported to Theresienstadt and then on the 9 May 1942 to Sobibór where he perished. His name was Samuel Wohl Support @sobibor.org
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Rep. Jim McGovern @repmcgovern.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Live-streamed executions. Rampant corruption. Attacks on journalists. Government propaganda. MAGA might be fine with us turning into North Korea or Saudi Arabia. I’m not. This disgusting and un-American plan must be stopped.
cnn.com
Pentagon plans public livestream of its first firing squad execution in decades | CNN Politics
The Pentagon said Thursday it will livestream the military’s first firing squad execution in decades, allowing the public to watch as the man who killed 13 people in a 2009 mass shooting at Fort Hood ...
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John Cocker @joecocker.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
On this day in 1897, a Czech Jewish woman was born in Bílovec. On the 8 Apr 1942 she was deported from Brno to Theresienstadt and on the 18 Apr 1942 to Rejowiec Ghetto. She perished in the Shoah. Her name was Valerie Kraucherová
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Gerald Friedman @gfriedma.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Nothing to say. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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‘Medieval’ and ‘disturbing’: US plan to livestream execution elicits global condemnation
Pentagon said execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, who killed 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009, would be broadcast live
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Gerald Friedman @gfriedma.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
US Dollars will kill Ukrainian children www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
theguardian.com
Zelenskyy furious as Trump announces deal to buy Russian diesel
US president says agreement needed to lower US fuel prices with move likely to create fresh crisis with Ukraine and Nato allies
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Gerald Friedman @gfriedma.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
RFK did this
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John Cocker @joecocker.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
On this day in 1941, a 30 year old Polish man perished in Auschwitz after being incarcerated for 4 months and 17 days. Before being imprisoned he was a clerk. His name was Kazimierz Tyliński Please support @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social
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Ting Barrow @tingb.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
TODAY. 5:30pm. FOLEY SQUARE. #PROTEST #ICE
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 09/10/2026
Ossoff: "I think Pete Hegseth is frankly a deeply unwell person who seems to relish this kind of brutality all the while he's running a department that is falling into chaos. The guy cannot run the military competently and is spending his time with this kind of obscene medieval spectacle."
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🌊🏄BlueWaveSurfer🏄🌊 @bluewavesurfer.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Jill Hasday @jillhasday.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
On this day in 1881, Esther Lape was born. She led the effort to win Senate approval for U.S. participation in the Permanent Court of International Justice, which lost by 7 votes in 1935. She also fought the American Medical Association in mobilizing for universal health insurance. #WeTheMen
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 09/10/2026
I am angry tonight. Because tonight ICE shot a New Yorker. They shot a New Yorker while his five year old child was in the car. ICE makes this city less safe. We want them out. Now.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
All these years later.... I'm STILL a member of The Resistance.
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Rep. Jim McGovern @repmcgovern.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The American people consider anyone who uses the terms, “Gulf of America” and “Lake America” as opposed to the highly accepted and more accurate terms, “Gulf of Mexico” and “Lake Ontario,” as IN A CULT! Ranking Member JAMES P. MCGOVEN
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Gerald Friedman @gfriedma.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Declining healthcare in MAGA-MAHA America www.commonwealthfund.org/blog/2026/mo...
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More ACA Premium Spikes to Come in 2027 Amid Federal Policy Changes
After insurers increased premiums for Affordable Care Act marketplace plans by more than 20 percent in 2026, they’ve proposed a 15 percent rate increase for 2027.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
He makes a good point.
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John Cocker @joecocker.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
On this day in 1861, a Czech Jewish woman was born. A widow, on the 9 Jul 1942 she was deported to Theresienstadt and on the 19 Oct 1942 to Treblinka extermination camp where she was murdered on arrival. Her name was Rozalie Fleischerová
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Gerald Friedman @gfriedma.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Hegseth is sick www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Pentagon says execution of Fort Hood shooter will be livestreamed
Nidal Hasan, army psychiatrist who killed 13 people, will be executed by firing squad on 3 December
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Gerald Friedman @gfriedma.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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Republican Healthcare Disaster Update: Up to TWELVE MILLION Americans have already lost healthcare coverage under Trump 2.0
And this is BEFORE the worst provisions of the GOP’s Big Ugly Bill kick into effect...
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Gerald Friedman @gfriedma.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Medicare works in US! We need #medicareforall www.commonwealthfund.org/publications...
commonwealthfund.org
How Medicare Stacks Up Against Other Universal Coverage Systems
Despite Medicare coverage, older adults in the U.S. have more cost-related access problems and higher out-of-pocket spending compared to their counterparts abroad.
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Gerald Friedman @gfriedma.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Rising income and declining well-being: a paradox of unhappy growth in US. We convert income growth into well-being “inefficiently” due to rising inequality, social media, political polarization, and deeply rooted culture of individualism and distrust of social support. @justinwolfers.bsky.social
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Gerald Friedman @gfriedma.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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The paradox of unhappy growth: Is the US an outlier? | Brookings
Despite strong growth, U.S. well-being has declined for decades. New research asks whether America is an outlier—or part of a broader global pattern.
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Gerald Friedman @gfriedma.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Talmud teaches: “whoever saves a life, it is considered as if they saved an entire world.” Every person contains a world of relationships, memories, possibilities, and people who love them. True equally for Jews of 7 October and Palestinians since jstreetdotorg.substack.com/p/the-girl-i...
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The Girl in the Red Coat
Watching Schindler’s List with my son, three years after October 7.
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Gerald Friedman @gfriedma.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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Americans’ Social Activity Has Steeply Declined in the Past 30 Years
Our survey finds significant, double-digit declines in Americans’ participation in key social activities from 1995 to 2026.
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Irwin Redlener @irwinredlener.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I'm not a lawyer, so I'm just asking: Does HHS Scty, RFK,Jr, the extraordinarily dishonest anti-science menace to the health & wellbeing of Americans, bear personal responsibility for the deaths of 5 unvaccinated people from measles in Pennsylvania? I hope the Dems are ready to impeach come 1/1/27
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Gerald Friedman @gfriedma.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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Outside spending in midterms nears $2 billion - OpenSecrets News
Outside groups have put $2B into the election with weeks of spending still to come. A handful of orgs is responsible for a big share of the money.
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Kodiak149 @kodiak149.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Tuberville Dumber Than A Rock
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Charles Gaba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 08/10/2026
Is there an Intelligence Community equivalent of stolen valor?
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
"Road salt would have been delicious on the steaks you can no longer afford thanks to Donald Trump." —Susan Collins, Senator from Maine
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John Cocker @joecocker.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
On this day in 1927, a Czechoslovak Jewish boy was born. On the 15 May 1942 he was deported to Theresienstadt with his parents. He perished in the Ghetto on the 16 Oct 1942. His parent’s perished in Auschwitz. His two sibling survived. His name was Johann Reiser
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