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Mitch Friedfeld @mitchfriedfeld.bsky.social · 9h

I’ll take it. My 9/12, 440, on this week’s Slate News Quiz beat both average score and the Slatester. Can you do better? slate.com/news-and-pol...

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Think You’re Smarter Than Slate’s Politics Editor? Find Out With This Week’s News Quiz.

Test your knowledge of this week’s big stories.

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Mitch Friedfeld @mitchfriedfeld.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

People keep talking about Flock cameras. The only Flock I’m interested in are these guys. I think I saw them once in live performance but honestly, I can’t remember.

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Mitch Friedfeld @mitchfriedfeld.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Gemini knows the score, so to speak: “Steely Dan's "Kid Charlemagne" is highly regarded for its masterclass jazz-rock guitar solo by Larry Carlton, sophisticated musical arrangement, and cynical, counterculture-inspired lyrics.” youtu.be/jJ9Xk-VoGqo?...

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Steely Dan - Kid Charlemagne

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Mitch Friedfeld @mitchfriedfeld.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The agony of defeat, the thrill of victory.Wordle 1,932 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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Mitch Friedfeld @mitchfriedfeld.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Okay, now this is ridiculous. ♪ Jerry's Breakdown / Jerry Reed youtu.be/JeGbYPuoZC4?... via @YouTube

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♪ Jerry's Breakdown / Jerry Reed

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Mitch Friedfeld @mitchfriedfeld.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

"Is this socialism?...Cause I'm always being warned by Republicans about how dangerous socialism is. But the government saying which commodities can be sold where seems like... Or is it okay because it's only national socialism." Ouch. www.youtube.com/live/-olvX4_... via @YouTube

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Riley Gaines’ Medical Bills Reveal a HUGE Problem for MAGA | Receipts Live

YouTube video by The Bulwark

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Mitch Friedfeld @mitchfriedfeld.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

"This is a terrible negotiating strategy, it's exactly what I would expect from somebody of Kevin Warsh's caliber." Scathing critque not just of Warsh but of the entire US financial strategy. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...

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Prof G Markets

Investing Podcast · Updated Weekly · Prof G Markets is your daily briefing on the news moving markets — from earnings and geopolitics, to Big Tech and AI. Hosted by Scott Galloway and Ed Elson, we c...

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Mitch Friedfeld @mitchfriedfeld.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

And all this time you thought this song was uncoverable. Prepare to be amazed: All I Want - Joni Mitchell cover (Feat. Kami Maltz) youtu.be/t-xl44vFgfE?... via @YouTube

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All I Want - Joni Mitchell cover (Feat. Kami Maltz)

YouTube video by Josh Turner Guitar

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Mitch Friedfeld @mitchfriedfeld.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Need some jazz guitar this morning? Sophisticated voicing? Walking bass? Chord melodies? Check out Josh Turner's take on Cole Porter: Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love) youtu.be/NZlsYE9hfbs?... via @YouTube

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Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love)

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Mitch Friedfeld @mitchfriedfeld.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Sounds as great on guitar as it does on violin. Joaquín Clerch performs J.S. #Bach's Chaconne youtu.be/skJ3vD8SfHI?... via @YouTube

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Joaquín Clerch performs J.S. Bach's Chaconne

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Mitch Friedfeld @mitchfriedfeld.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Has there ever been a series more wildly inconsistent than Star Trek: Strange New Worlds?

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Mitch Friedfeld @mitchfriedfeld.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Just have to face facts: I’m a perpetual Zone 8 guy, inevitably gate-checked no matter where I go. Next time, I’ll spend the money, pick a seat near the front, and avoid the scrum at Baggage Claim.

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Mitch Friedfeld @mitchfriedfeld.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I’ve heard it on acoustic guitar, electric guitar, accordion, even, believe it or not, on organ. Here is the mighty BWV565 on piano. youtu.be/ImmKnV7un9E?...

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Bach Toccata and Fugue in D Minor on Piano

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Mitch Friedfeld @mitchfriedfeld.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Two gripes with Apple Maps. First, today I was told to go to the “Williams Tunnel.” no, No, NO, it’s the *Ted* Williams Tunnel. Second, has there ever been a more useless piece of tech advice than, “Proceed to the route?” BTW, aren’t those asterisks at slightly different heights? Optical illusion?

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Mitch Friedfeld @mitchfriedfeld.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

A rare event. I maxed the Slate Science Quiz. Must be because I took it in Harvard Yard. Can you max it fast enough to make the leader board? slate.com/news-and-pol...

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At Which Temperature Are the Fahrenheit and Celsius Scales Equal?

Test your wits on the Slate Quiz for Sept. 24, 2026.

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Mitch Friedfeld @mitchfriedfeld.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I made it into Harvard! The Yard, that is. Just walking around.

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Mitch Friedfeld @mitchfriedfeld.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

"I don't think I'll ever hate anything as much as I hate this." Reader on "The most difficult book ever written, Finnegans Wake." She convinced me; I won't be taking this on, even if Amazon has the complete works of Joyce for $0.99. youtu.be/UtIR7HtFh8o?... via @YouTube

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The most difficult Book ever written | Finnegans Wake

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Mitch Friedfeld @mitchfriedfeld.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Tolerable. My score of 9/12, 381, on this week’s Slate News Quiz beat both average score and the Slatester, who must have taken the test blindfolded. Can you do even better? slate.com/news-and-pol...

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Think You’re Smarter Than a Slate Website Developer? Find Out With This Week’s News Quiz.

Test your knowledge of this week’s big stories.

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Mitch Friedfeld @mitchfriedfeld.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

“Modern prosperity is a team sport disguised as individual achievement. […] There is no such thing as self-made. No. Such. Thing.” Scott Galloway on Pivot [final segment, Wins and Fails]. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...

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Zuck's AI Safety Pitch, Canada Turns to Europe, and Kash Patel on Bestiality

Podcast Episode · Pivot · September 18 · 1h 7m

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Mitch Friedfeld @mitchfriedfeld.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

“Veneza wasn’t conscious when they met, seeing as she’d been taken hostage by a monstrous snack cake from Dimension X.” Currently on a *very* wild ride: The World We Make; N.K. Jemisin.

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Mitch Friedfeld @mitchfriedfeld.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Just saw Mayday on Apple TV. Utterly ridiculous from start to finish. Utterly fun, too, for the same amount of time. Russian speakers, especially, will enjoy, but keep those subtitles on.

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Mitch Friedfeld @mitchfriedfeld.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

“On the website of Bank Josef Bänzinger & Co., Gabriel found a number for Peter Hoffmann’s mobile phone.” I’ll take Things That Would Never Happen for a gazillion dollars. Or Swiss francs, whatever. “Ransom;” Daniel Silva.

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Mitch Friedfeld @mitchfriedfeld.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Currently revisiting an album I haven’t heard in, oh, 30 years, and am very glad I did so. Not claiming huge points for creativity, but this is a great album. music.apple.com/us/album/blo...

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Blood, Sweat & Tears (Expanded Edition) by Blood, Sweat & Tears on Apple Music

Album · 1969 · 12 Songs

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Mitch Friedfeld @mitchfriedfeld.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

“We should, at the very least, have people in handcuffs talking to the FBI.” Ed Zitron on felony hacking, other abuses by AI giants. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...

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AI Insiders Keep Saying We’re In Danger — Where’s The Evidence?

Podcast Episode · Prof G Markets · September 16 · 39m

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Mitch Friedfeld @mitchfriedfeld.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Dear @washingtonpost, Why is it ALWAYS necessary to read four graphs before getting even a hint of what the vote was? Sometimes it's not given in the story at all. Was it 7-2? Supreme Court blocks sweeping mail ballot restrictions for midterm electionshttps://wapo.st/3T9Qtee

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Supreme Court blocks sweeping mail ballot restrictions for midterm elections

The Trump administration had said the plan was necessary to protect against voter fraud, while states and voting rights groups said it could inject chaos in contests that will determine control of Con...

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Mitch Friedfeld @mitchfriedfeld.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Pat Donohue shows how to play Blind Blake's West Coast Blues youtu.be/gnI30YYuOuk?... via @YouTube

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Pat Donohue - West Coast Blues

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Mitch Friedfeld @mitchfriedfeld.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Need to start training the algo not to show me those "one object doesn't belong here" posts. Clicked on a couple, bad mistake. Now my feed is loaded with them.

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Mitch Friedfeld @mitchfriedfeld.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I don't know how good this documentary will actually be, but I can guarantee you the soundtrack will be sensational, if I may be permitted a major understatement. youtu.be/msjk1KwCdKU?...

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Tommy Emmanuel, CGP: The Endless Road [Official Film Trailer]

YouTube video by Tommy Emmanuel, CGP

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Mitch Friedfeld @mitchfriedfeld.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Nice morning at Palisades Park, Santa Monica. Bracing for severe heat and humidity over the next few days.

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Mitch Friedfeld @mitchfriedfeld.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Star Trek; Strange New Worlds, S4E7, "Like Chronitons Through the Hourglass." The smell of panic and desperation in the writers room must have been something. Could swear I saw some looks that reflected the actors thinking, "Really?"

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Mitch Friedfeld @mitchfriedfeld.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Coffee tastes better all of a sudden. Peet’s in Santa Monica has Hello It’s Me on its soundtrack.

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Mitch Friedfeld @mitchfriedfeld.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

In honor of you know who, revisited the “newly added” 9 to 5 tonight (Netflix). Boy, workplaces were something back then. Movie was worth sitting through if only for the chance to hear the theme song twice. youtu.be/UbxUSsFXYo4?...

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Dolly Parton - 9 To 5 (Official Video)

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Mitch Friedfeld @mitchfriedfeld.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Line of the day: “There’s nothing particularly esoteric to New York in how people react to a woman crying on public transportation, though the range of those reactions does vary depending on what borough one is in.” The World We Make; N.K. Jemisin.

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Mitch Friedfeld @mitchfriedfeld.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I flew in to DC last week and was relieved to see the Washington Monument remains ungilded……for now.

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Mitch Friedfeld @mitchfriedfeld.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Heavily accented Black kid playing the #Bach Chaconne on a street corner in Westwood makes me think there may be some hope after all.

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Mitch Friedfeld @mitchfriedfeld.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

The first four clues in today’s NYT Connections are super, caliph, fragile, lipstick. I love to laugh, and I’m laughing at this. Now, solve the puzzle.

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Mitch Friedfeld @mitchfriedfeld.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Clash of civilizations. Classical guitarist takes on Scott Joplin's Maple Leaf Rag. youtu.be/xRjXafdabzc?...

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Maple Leaf Rag by Scott Joplin arr. by Emre Sabuncuoglu

YouTube video by Los Angeles Guitar Academy

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Mitch Friedfeld @mitchfriedfeld.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Paid a ton of money for lamb chops at Costco today. And then I realized: imported from Australia, tariffs. Thanks, Trump, you're not invited.

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Mitch Friedfeld @mitchfriedfeld.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Been seeing more of these baby-blue WAYMOs lately. Saw a pink one today as well.

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Mitch Friedfeld @mitchfriedfeld.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Still think this “empty Rhine” thing is no big deal? Listen to this: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u...

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Heatwaves and waterways

Podcast Episode · Unhedged · August 20 · 17m

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Mitch Friedfeld @mitchfriedfeld.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

My 9/12 in this week’s Slate News Quiz–should have been a 10/12 but I had a mental typo—fell far short of the Slatester. Oh well, can you do better? slate.com/news-and-pol...

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Mitch Friedfeld @mitchfriedfeld.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Jonathan Stout, who I saw in live performance last Saturday at Boulevard Music in Culver City, plays what might be my autobiographical tune. youtu.be/MYBJxqeJ9Is?...

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Jonathan Stout "If I Only Had a Brain" | Fretboard Journal

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