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Bob Fried @robertfried.bsky.social · 13h

Don't vote by mail unless you have no other option. Don't get a mail ballot if you have to travel to the BoE to drop it off. Instead, walk into the BoE and cast an early in-person ballot. With Grift Over People running things, don't take a chance. Vote in person, early or on Election Day.

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Bob Fried @robertfried.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Got an email from the Prez today. If he wants to send me $90, I’ll take it, but he’s still a crooked outer-borough low-life grifter with no class. No amount of gold paint splashed on the White House will change that.

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Bob Fried @robertfried.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Nice to see street theater making a comeback.

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Bob Fried @robertfried.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I’m glad you remembered Schmitt’s racist remarks. Some clowns are dangerous.

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 17/09/2026

The American age of global dominance that followed World War II was bound to end eventually, Phillips Payson O’Brien writes—“What’s shocking is how suddenly that moment has arrived”:

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The American Age Is Over

A period of global dominance has ended in plain sight.

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Bob Fried @robertfried.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

$4.59.9 in the Cincinnati area as of 5 pm on 17 September.

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Bob Fried @robertfried.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

But hey, we renamed Lake Ontario and the Gulf of Mexico!

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Bob Fried @robertfried.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Amen, amen, amen. Good news from the Supremes notwithstanding, do NOT vote by mail unless you have no other option.

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Patrick De Haan @gasbuddyguy.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

speechless. at this point, we're talking $7/gal diesel again becoming a possibility in the days ahead in more places, specifically Great Lakes- MI, IN, OH, IL (less so WI- lower taxes)

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Bob Fried @robertfried.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

One-half of the human race should not have to fear the other half.

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 14/09/2026

Online grifters, private companies, and far-right ideologues have transformed traditional American diplomacy, @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu writes. She explores how they’re wielding their newfound power:

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Donald Trump’s Empire of Grift

Far-right ideologues have transformed American foreign policy into a tool of private gain and antidemocratic reaction.

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|Between The Lines| @frankjones25.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Vivek Ramaswamy, a Trump Clone Billionaire, wants to be Governor of Ohio. If you like what Trump is doing to our country, you will love what Ramaswamy will do to Ohio.

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Bob Fried @robertfried.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Perfect, absolutely perfect. Some of us remember how Reagan won the presidency with this line.

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Bob Fried @robertfried.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Unwanted garden visitor this afternoon. Being irresistibly cute is a good defense.

Bunny underneath a pot of mums in a backyard garden.

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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Atlantic Industrial Coatings, the contractor that renovated the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, admits errors in its own work and flaws in the repair plan, NOT VANDALISM, caused the pool’s blue liner to peel and break loose. Atlantic is being paid $14.7 million. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/11/c...

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Reflecting Pool Contractor Blames Its Own Repairs, Not Vandals, for Damage

The contractor said the pool’s new blue liner peeled and tore because of “human oversight” and a flawed plan that involved layering two incompatible chemicals, documents show.

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Bob Fried @robertfried.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Dems need to give up on glitzy candidates (Fetterman, Platner, McGraw et al.).

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Paul Rosenberg @paulrosenberg.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

"Consider this reframe: * Child care gives you control over whether or not you can work * Paid leave gives you control when someone gets sick.... * Reproductive freedom gives you control over the shape your family.... * Democracy ... gives you control about the rules we all have to live under"

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Bob Fried @robertfried.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

For me it was two hours the night before Election Day and then about 12 hours (beginning at 5:30 am!) on the day itself. Total pay around $200. You don’t fund your retirement this way.

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Bob Fried @robertfried.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

I’ve been a poll worker in Hamilton County, Ohio (Cincinnati and suburbs). You make a few bucks, it’s true, but the real point is doing a small bit to preserve democracy and the right to vote.

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Bob Fried @robertfried.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

And folks need you to get behind James Talerico and campaign like hell to turn the Senate toward us.

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Bob Fried @robertfried.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Let's be parsimonious with our praise of Liz Cheney, who voted with Trump over 90% of the time.

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Bob Fried @robertfried.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Good thing you weren't riding in the US, where the administration has said that bike lanes are a DEI manifestation.

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Bob Fried @robertfried.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Borrowed from another platform:

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Bob Fried @robertfried.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Do. Not. Vote. By. Mail. Unless you have absolutely no other option.

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Bob Fried @robertfried.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Yeah, I’m with you. I think of it as part of my entertainment budget.

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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

These people had protected status. They lived here legally. They worked, they paid taxes. They made lives. Raised families. Now we’ve dehumanized them. Ripped away that protection and told them to get out. This is a stain on the soul of this Nation.

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Bob Fried @robertfried.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Do. Not. Vote. By. Mail. Unless you have absolutely no alternative. In Hamilton County, Ohio, in-person voting is secure (I’m a former poll worker). USPS under Trump cannot be trusted no matter what courts eventually decide.

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Bob Fried @robertfried.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Excellent short essay on communication in healthcare. Words do matter. I was privileged to have worked with one of the authors at one time.

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 26/08/2026

Happy National Dog Day to all the cynophilists out there.

cynophilist
sə̇-ˈnä-fə-lə̇st
noun
{cyn + phile + ist]
someone that is favorably disposed toward dogs

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Bob Fried @robertfried.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Oh, damn. I’ve had high hopes for the WPBL.

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Bob Fried @robertfried.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

If you have any reasonable alternative — don’t. vote. by. mail. There is NO reason to trust the USPS to deliver your ballot on time.

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Bob Fried @robertfried.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Saul Alinsky used to talk about the power of ridiculing your opponents. Sounds like Talerico paid attention.

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Bob Fried @robertfried.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Good points. Perhaps his new job knew all of this. I still favor wait and see, but I respect your opinion.

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Bob Fried @robertfried.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

On its face, this seems like a less than ideal choice. But maybe we should give it a little time before passing judgment.

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Bob Fried @robertfried.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Keep linking kitchen-table economics to corruption — that’s a winning game plan.

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