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Jill Friedman

@jbfree.bsky.social
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Native NYer to Oakland, CA to Montgomery, AL. Activist for justice; labor lawyer; community photographer. ♡ NY, the Bay, & the South ♡

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 8h
If this country was truly “pro-life,” we would have Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, gun reform, universal child care, and a living wage. And we certainly wouldn't have public executions. The right-wing agenda isn’t about “life.” It's about cruelty.
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Jill Friedman @jbfree.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
So when Meta says it's investing a billion dollars into a town where it's building a data center, check to see where that money is actually going. And also compare to the costs to the local community near the data center. Meta is not being generous....
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Jill Friedman @jbfree.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Alarming, indeed. #fightback
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
That is an incidence rate of… 0.00547% The voter fraud allegations you’ve been sold are blatantly and provably false.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Just 10 billionaires have already poured nearly $670 MILLION into this year's midterms. In the entire 2008 presidential cycle, the last election before Citizens United, total billionaire spending was $16 million. If you're wondering what the real threat to "election integrity" is, it's Big Money.
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Jen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
“A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it would replace, according to a new preprint study led by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health.” ysph.yale.edu/news-article...
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Universal Health Coverage Could Save $1 Trillion and 114,000 Lives Every Year, Yale Study Projects
A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Dozens of gas-burning power plants are being built across the country, solely to power data centers. These plants could emit as much planet-warming pollution as half of all passenger vehicles in the entire country in a single YEAR. We need a data center moratorium — now.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 22/07/2026
Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal.
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JenJen @diflaversham.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Jason Collins, the first openly gay NBA player, who died of brain cancer at 47, was the recipient of the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage at the 2026 ESPYS. Here is the video essay (narrated by Colman Domingo) and the speech from his twin brother, Jarron Collins ❤️😭
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Jarron Collins gives a touching speech about his brother Jason Collins | 2026 ESPYS
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Socialism is what they called public power. Socialism is what they called social security. Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations. Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people. —Harry Truman, 1952
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
A few hundred Prince William County neighbors spent years fighting the largest data center ever proposed—23 million square feet next to the Manassas battlefield. This week the last developer standing gave up. Big Tech had billions; the neighbors won anyway. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/trump-does...
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Jill Friedman @jbfree.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Abolish ICE.
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
NO 👇 BULLSHIT DETECTED
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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Pakistan ends sales tax on sanitary products in fight against period poverty - www.middleeasteye.net/news/pakistan…
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Pakistan ends sales tax on sanitary products in fight against period poverty
The move to abolish the 18 percent tax is a significant step in addressing menstrual injustice across Pakistan
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carpenter22.bsky.social @carpenter22.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... US residents angry at datacenters ‘being shoved down our throats’ are recalling officials
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US residents angry at datacenters ‘being shoved down our throats’ are recalling officials
People across the country are pushing for moratoriums, and electeds who approve projects are being punished
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Mia Farrow @miafarrow.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Researchers at UCLA and the Barcelona Institute for Global Health projected that the continuing absence of USAID funding will cause 4.5 million child deaths under the age of five by the year 2030 Via The Lancet
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Jill Friedman @jbfree.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
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Brian Cardone @cardonebrian.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Well this should scare the shit out of everyone, 6 weeks ago the justice department adopted a new policy to allow the attorney general the power to send any federal prisoner to any federal prison in the country. Listen to Liz Oyer former pardon attorney for the DOJ explain.👇👇
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Middle East Monitor @middleeastmonitor.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Israel continues to commit genocide and other atrocity crimes by deliberately targeting Palestinian children, a UN report said on Tuesday. Read: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260623-isr...
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 22/06/2026
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The Frontier @readfrontier.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
All the details on data center secrecy deals Oklahoma communities have signed
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All the details on data center secrecy deals Oklahoma communities have signed
We gathered cities' confidentiality agreements with data center developers. Some require local leaders to keep secret even the fact that a nondisclosure agreement exists.
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Michigan Public @michiganpublic.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
The bills would cap water usage, make data center projects pay up front for at least 20 years of power costs, and limit public officials’ ability to sign non-disclosure agreements for projects.
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New data center regulations proposed in the Michigan Senate
The bills would cap water usage, make data center projects pay up front for at least 20 years of power costs, and limit public officials’ ability to sign non-disclosure agreements for projects.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 15/06/2026
So lift all sanctions on Iran, pay $300B for reconstruction, another $24B for good measure, we don't get the nuclear materials, and Israel pulls out of Lebanon which they say they won't do. Got it.
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Dejan Pantic @serbianism.com · 06/06/2026
Adorable young kestrels surprised by a butterfly.
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Ari Berman @ariberman.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Roberts Court wants to create world where Dems have no legitimate chance to ever take control of Congress, there are no Black members of Congress from the South & no voting rights violations can ever be proven. Their end goal is permanent white GOP minority rule www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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In Alabama, the Roberts Court hands Republicans yet another shocking gerrymandering win
By reinstating a discriminatory map, the justices are once again doing all they can to help the GOP.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
The US is now spending more on construction for data centers than public transportation infrastructure. Data centers contribute to higher electricity costs and air pollution —all while enriching a handful of Big Tech CEOs. Is it any wonder communities are organizing to stop them?
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Jill Friedman @jbfree.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Amerikkka
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
“It’s just frustrating to see them come into our community and run all over us like the citizens don’t matter, and then they’re above the law when they do break it,” resident, James Clifton said. www.politico.com/news/2026/05...
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A data center drained 30M gallons of water unnoticed — until residents complained about low water pressure
Residents in Fayetteville, Georgia, noticed low water pressure last year. The utility discovered two unaccounted-for water connections at one of the nation’s largest data center campuses.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
“Nearly 50,000 Lake Tahoe residents are being told to find a new power provider because the grid is being re-routed to A.I. data centers.”
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Molly McKew @mollymckew.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
This plan is absolute madness. Building a data center that is SIXTY SQUARE MILES in mountain west drought land which on paper will raise the temperature of the entire area by 5-12 DEGREES F is mental Unless the reality show is to create an American Aral Sea www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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‘Irresponsible’: backlash as Utah approves datacenter twice the size of Manhattan
Facility would require more power than entire state uses and suck up vast amount of water in drought-stricken area
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Nick Anderson - political cartoonist @andertoon.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Raising the Flag Follow my work and writing on Substack: nickanderson.substack.com
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Jill Friedman @jbfree.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Montgomery electeds need to pay attention before it's too late. Not all development is good for a city/region.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Residents in Fayette County, Georgia noticed their water pressure was unusually low. Turns out that a data center 20 miles away had been drawing 30 million gallons of water in secret through connections the county didn't know existed. Is it any wonder why so many are opposed to data centers?
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Jill Friedman @jbfree.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Coming soon to a town near you in every state (& especially in the South)...unless we stop them.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
"We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both." –Justice Louis Brandeis Words spoken many years ago that are just as relevant today. We must continue the fight to get big money out of politics.
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Ali Velshi @velshi.com · 02/05/2026
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist @nhannahjones.bsky.social explains why the Supreme Court's gutting of the Voting Rights Act is not just a blow to Black representation. "The loss of this impacts democracy for everyone," she says. #Velshi
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Nikole Hannah-Jones: Gutting the Voting Rights Act isn't just a Black rights issue
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones explains why the Supreme Court's gutting of the Voting Rights Act is not just a blow to Black representation. It’s a blow to democracy itself. "The Black rights struggle has been a struggle to democratize America for everyone," she says, “and the loss of this impacts democracy for everyone."
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
"Freedom is not a state; it is an act. It is not some enchanted garden perched high on a distant plateau where we can finally sit down and rest. Freedom is the continuous action we all must take, and each generation must do its part to create an even more fair, more just society." —John Lewis
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Black Voters Matter Fund @blackvotersmatterfund.org · 29/04/2026
"In today’s Callais decision, the conservative side of the US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) has declared their allegiance to the white supremacist’s movement, which seeks to return this country to a post reconstruction era." Read our full statement: blackvotersmatterfund.org/black-voters...
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Black Voters Matter Releases Statement Following SCOTUS Decision on Louisiana v. Callais — Black Voters Matter
Cliff Albright and LaTosha Brown, Co-Founders of Black Voters Matter and April England-Albright, National Legal Director of Black Voters Matter issue this statement following Louisiana v. Callais Supr...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
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.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
It's reverse Robin Hood.
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Jill Friedman @jbfree.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Montgonery electeds: Pay attention before the now-being-built data center destroys our city.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Meanwhile, the typical American will pay a federal income tax rate of 14.5% This is what a rigged system looks like. [Via @itep.org]
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Jill Friedman @jbfree.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
I wonder how much $$$ Alabama is losing by giving 20 year tax incentives to data centers.
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Kimberley Johnson @kimberleyjohnson.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Humans are fucked up. fortune.com/2026/04/01/a...
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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 25/03/2026
A viral dog rescue from 2016 is now immortalized with a statue in Kazakhstan. When a dog fell into the Sayran reservoir, bystanders formed a human chain to pull him to safety. The statue is a reminder of the value of unity, solidarity and collective action. 14/10 for all
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Brilliant. US invaded Iran to replace an old, dying Khameini with a younger, more radical Khameini and to BUY oil from the Islamic Republic and give them MORE money. GENIUS STUFF! www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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Trump administration lifts sanctions on millions of barrels of Iranian oil
The Treasury Department’s authorization of the sale of Iranian crude already at sea is likely to provide revenue for Iran’s war effort against the U.S.
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
My 8-point article re: the “Save America Act”, which wld nationalize voter purges via a centralized computer system overhauled by DOGE in collaboration w/ SSA whose databases have allegedly been compromised by DOGE. The bill also makes it hard to prove you’re a citizen if the system flags you.
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I read the Trump-backed “Save America Act” so you don’t have to. Here is my 8-point summary.
Most of the media apparently *hasn’t* read the Act because, if they had, they would sound the alarm about Point 1, below
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Amber Woods @amberspeaks.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Reuters confirmed that the elementary school in the Iranian city of Minab was bombed TWICE by the US military, 40 minutes apart. This was intentional. They did not "accidentally" drop two bombs 40 mins apart, Killing 168 children and 14 teachers.
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