Bob Fried

"Some of the most grievous charges ever leveled against a senior U.S. federal official..." www.nytimes.com/2026/10/26/b...

I'm really anxious to read Matthew Cole's new book Jared and his "secret plot to remake the Middle East." But I am troubled by this piece from the Jerusalem Post. I did check, and the Bank of Israel is not a regular bank. It's more like the US Federal Reserve. Thoughts?

Imagine tapping the screen for your chosen candidate and watching the machine switch your vote to Marsha Blackburn. Voters in Tennessee are sounding the alarm. Check your review screen carefully before you cast your ballot so your voice is actually heard. #TrumpsCrimesOnYourDime #Pinks ⭐️

That pretty much sums it up.

🚨 BREAKING: Trump’s administration is threatening Europe with “DEVASTATING” retaliation if European countries move to reduce their dependence on Elon Musk’s Starlink. Instead of standing up to Putin, Trump is using American power to protect Musk’s business interests. TRUMP. IS. A. TRAITOR. 😎🇺🇸✨

If Zohran Mamdani or Abdul El-Sayed had used the word “Shylock” as an insult, the ADL would be attacking them by name relentlessly. But Donald Trump used it, so we get a generic condemnation of the word without any specific reference to who actually used it, and with no assumption of intent.

What possible theory of justice concludes that killing a baby was justified?

Shouldn't our focus be focused on presidential treason that will not only effect all of the the USA but the entire world and not less than 1% of the population. On November 3rd we can stop this and if you want to help Volunteer💙. It has never been more important!

So there you go… youtu.be/M6oO-Bvcjaw?...

Reasonable questions.

A picture, as they say, is worth a thousand words.

Yes!!

A glimpse of our dystopian Trump-RFK future.

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.

Worth thinking about. newrepublic.com/article/2161...

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.

Did my civic duty today.

Very important article by @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu.

Do. Not. Vote. By. Mail.

Nice to see street theater making a comeback.

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”:

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

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

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)

Amen to that!

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

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:

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.

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

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

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...

"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"

You won’t regret watching this 28-minute documentary.

Here’s a thought:

As a lawyer might say, the thing speaks for itself.

Borrowed from another platform:

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

From The New Yorker.

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.

My head hurts.

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.

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

Happy National Dog Day to all the cynophilists out there.

Please consider this.

Tragedy.

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.