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Mike Friedman

@mfriedmannola.bsky.social
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Cranky old queer bear in Mid-City, NOLA. Previous lives in San Francisco, Boston. Grew up in Champaign-Urbana, IL. Proud Uni High and UIUC (Univ. of Illinois-Urbana) graduate. 80s BA in Soviet History. No fascists. No Trump. NO gay Republicans. Ever.

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Mike Friedman @mfriedmannola.bsky.social · 15h
Holier than thou leftists are tedious and never accomplish anything. Particularly the online variety who never actually accomplished anything concrete.
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Mike Friedman @mfriedmannola.bsky.social · 15h
We should have a Bluesky pool to guess how many Scaramuccis she lasts. Then donate the money to Angie Nixon's campaign for Senator or something else good.
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Mike Friedman @mfriedmannola.bsky.social · 15h
Scaramucci of course!
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Mike Friedman @mfriedmannola.bsky.social · 15h
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpv1...
youtube.com
Wipe Out - The Surfaris 1963
YouTube video by 60s70sTheBest
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Mike Friedman @mfriedmannola.bsky.social · 15h
And they're nearly impossible to protect since they're just office buildings.
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Mike Friedman @mfriedmannola.bsky.social · 15h
Targeting all of those Amazon-like e-commerce distribution centers was GENIUS. Now the data centers. Absolutely PERFECT. Rebuilding them will be difficult because the parts will be hard to source. Not because of sanctions but because computer RAM is in short supply and expensive right now.
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Mike Friedman @mfriedmannola.bsky.social · 15h
and look at her cleavage.
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Kaitlin Kal Lee @kaitlinkallee.bsky.social · 22h
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Mike Friedman @mfriedmannola.bsky.social · 15h
Praise Jesus and his Mommy. Maybe they'll all go away for a long long long time. Aren't we all sick of superhero movies that traffic in the end of the world? How many fucking times does the world need to end or be threatened with ending? It gets old as a trope.
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Mike Friedman @mfriedmannola.bsky.social · 15h
They should simply be arresting the people spreading the nuts for littering or something like that. Then no one will do it. Those poor suckers took the job thinking it would be easy money.
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Mike Friedman @mfriedmannola.bsky.social · 16h
That poor dog, screaming "I NEED AN ADULT!" in Greek.
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Mike Friedman @mfriedmannola.bsky.social · 16h
It's true. I bow to your cuteness. Also you're probably older than I am.
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Mike Friedman @mfriedmannola.bsky.social · 16h
That poor dog is screaming "I need an adult! I need an adult!" in Greek. (Which Google Translate says is Chreiázomai énan enílika!" "Χρειάζομαι έναν ενήλικα!"
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Mike Friedman @mfriedmannola.bsky.social · 16h
10/10 No notes. Late to the party, of course, but no notes.
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Mike Friedman @mfriedmannola.bsky.social · 16h
Gross. The last thing Joanne Rowling needs is more publicity. She's a vile, nasty creature.
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Mike Friedman @mfriedmannola.bsky.social · 16h
There are business incubators in NOLA who support local startups. Learn to budget. Learn to do marketing. These things are as important as if your food is great. Budsi Thai on N. Rampart is a great example of making the transition from popup. Food is really great and it's busy ALL the time.
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Mike Friedman @mfriedmannola.bsky.social · 16h
And the answer is. HAVING A WEB SITE. It costs almost nothing. All the big web site providers have templates you can use that make putting up a quick web site easy. Or actually hire one of your friends who is a web designer (I assure you you know several) and pay them to do it.
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Mike Friedman @mfriedmannola.bsky.social · 16h
That's KINDA GAY! and I'm LIVING FOR IT!
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Mike Friedman @mfriedmannola.bsky.social · 16h
Another #NotADragQueen
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Mike Friedman @mfriedmannola.bsky.social · 16h
He needs to pay a price for that facial hair. I'm not sure what the penalty should be but......he walks out the door thinking "I look good" with that ball sack on his chin.
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Ho! Ho! Holiday Viewing! @sleepykittypaw.bsky.social · 20h
Hello, police? Please come quickly, I am being personally attacked. 😱 (Someone sent me this and I checked the math and…Damn.)
Screenshot of thread that says … 

“Wanna feel old? 

Toy Story is as old as Mary Poppins was when Toy Stroy was released”

“This is violence”

“This is a crime”

“Whole ack of sugar ain’t helping it go down any easier”
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Mike Friedman @mfriedmannola.bsky.social · 17h
It doesn't hurt to run against a toxic incumbent who doesn't actually live in the state he claims to represent and has pregnant debtors arrested for a few hundred dollars IN FRONT OF THEIR CHILDREN.
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Mike Friedman @mfriedmannola.bsky.social · 17h
It's why he's so pissed off all the time. Imagine waking up every day and looking in the mirror and seeing that face. I'd be angry too (and I'm a fat, bald man older than he is! But I'm cute AF.)
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Mike Friedman @mfriedmannola.bsky.social · 17h
She probably shouldn't have taken TWO Xanax the first day. One would've been enough.
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Mike Friedman @mfriedmannola.bsky.social · 17h
She probably took a Xanax for her first day. I can't blame her, frankly. But Jen Psaki didn't need one, of course.
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Mike Friedman @mfriedmannola.bsky.social · 17h
I would advise the Greek Foreign Ministry to search ALL of her luggage for stolen antiquities. She's just the type who would try to steal shit on the way out the door. You KNOW I'm right. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/13/u...
nytimes.com
Trump Has Asked Kimberly Guilfoyle to Resign, White House Says
Ms. Guilfoyle, the U.S. ambassador to Greece, has faced a string of damaging reports including asking a Republican donor to pay off a credit card.
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Mike Friedman @mfriedmannola.bsky.social · 17h
Poor Darline. Dumb as a box of hammers and hair.
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Mike Friedman @mfriedmannola.bsky.social · 17h
Darlene can't even spell her own name correctly.
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Mike Friedman @mfriedmannola.bsky.social · 17h
This also points out just how stupid Darline Graham is. She also thinks voters are stupid. She should've been called on this by the moderator "Excuse me, ma'am, but the war was started in 2026 by Donald Trump."
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Mike Friedman @mfriedmannola.bsky.social · 17h
ROFL! And she looks like she’s wearing a slutty version of her uniform from St. Bernadette’s School for Girls.
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Mike Friedman @mfriedmannola.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Never forget that Tom Homan took bribes. We all watched it happen. The charges were dropped AND HE KEPT THE BRIBE MONEY. Tom Homan should be in prison for taking those bribes. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
reuters.com
Trump aide Homan accepted $50,000 in bribery sting operation, sources say
In the alleged scheme, Tom Homan promised immigration-related government contracts when he joined the Trump administration in exchange for the money.
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Mike Friedman @mfriedmannola.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
She needs to be indicted, not just fired. She's a crook. But if they admitted that, they'd have to admit they are all crooks.
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Mike Friedman @mfriedmannola.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Sign me up. This is a hopefully a step up from the little Ami/Fiat Topolino which is a low speed vehicle. The basket on the front floor is adorable. Back to the original design brief where a farmer in 1947 was supposed to be able to drive a 2CV across his field without breaking a basket of eggs.
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Mike Friedman @mfriedmannola.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
And in all seriousness....The AfD's supporters online in Germany are heavily Russian bots.
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Mike Friedman @mfriedmannola.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
And this one too.
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Mike Friedman @mfriedmannola.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
This has made me LOL repeatedly this morning so I keep reposting it to make others laugh.
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Mike Friedman @mfriedmannola.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
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Mike Friedman @mfriedmannola.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
I met her at a SOTU reception in January when I was invited by my Rep to be his guest. She was lovely and charming and took time out of her day to talk to ME when I'm not her constituent. She couldn't have been more charming and lovely and posed for pictures with me.
Rep. Ilhan Omar and an older white man in a purple suit.
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Mike Friedman @mfriedmannola.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
It's true in the US too. Twitter suddenly dropped off in traffic.
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Mike Friedman @mfriedmannola.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Most heroes from UK history were racist piles of shit who enslaved millions, colonized most of the world, murdered millions and stole half the world's resources, Rebecca Paul, MP. So maybe you don't want that. But Ms. Paul probably thinks the British colonial project was JUST DANDY.
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Mike Friedman @mfriedmannola.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
And......SCENE.
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Mike Friedman @mfriedmannola.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Wait until they finish GRADUATE SCHOOL! ACK! Daddy needed a gin and a lie down! Now she's getting married! YAY! Congrats to your niece happy birthday (Libras rock!)
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Mike Friedman @mfriedmannola.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Class? Write an essay on "What is the stupidest political philosophy and why is it ALWAYS libertarianism?"
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Xodus Prime @xodus-prime.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
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Mike Friedman @mfriedmannola.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
You also have to wonder how much of that $80BN gets sucked up by corruption. My guess is the number is VERY high.
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Mike Friedman @mfriedmannola.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
They are the some of most self-satisfied leftists around. And there are few things MORE tedious than a self-satisfied leftists. OK, a self-satisfied christian is actually more tedious, but it's VERY VERY close and for much the same reasons.
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𝕯𝖆𝖓🍂🎃🕸️ @arepublic86.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Vote accordingly.
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Mike Friedman @mfriedmannola.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Sorry, but that dude looks like he has a lot of experience with glory holes. But he's never blown glass. If you get my drift.
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Mike Friedman @mfriedmannola.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
CHARTER SCHOOLS ARE A TOTAL SCAM. Come to New Orleans and you will see. Nearly every school has been a charter since Katrina. The churn of companies, the absurdly paid "CEOs," corruption, the duplicative bureaucracies, it's INSANE. Student achievement has not gotten better. Charters suck.
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Mike Friedman @mfriedmannola.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
I'm a mix and match sort of person.
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