Michael Friedman
@mfriedman803.bsky.social
DC born, Maryland bred; organ transplant recipient; attorney; recovering PITA; bottle washer intern; tolerable human; bow tie wearer; hater of air quotes & folks who say “PIN number.” “Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but not their own facts.”
Prepare for an insane explosion of Islamophobia between now and November, from the same people on the right (and center!) who pretend to be exercised by the rise in anti-Jewish bigotry. The hate will be off the charts and make the anti-Zohran campaign look tame. Mark my words.
“We seek to build the right type of WH ballroom not because it is easy but because it is hard.” “We have nothing to fear but fear itself…oh, and not having a WH ballroom.” “Vice President Ford will be sworn in as President at that hour in this office, and not a more appropriate ballroom.” As
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 21h agoTrump: “The very complex and expensive structure, being built for the Military, at the White House … Also rising is the desperately needed Ballroom, something which former Presidents have wanted for 150 years, which sits under the elevated DronePort, and is paid for by Patriots — No Taxpayer Money!”
Good thing domestic violence prosecutors don’t shrug their cases off as “a family matter” like Republican politicians. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterdayRAJU: Sen. Moreno is calling for Max Miller to resign. Do you side w/Moreno? THUNE: It's a family matter &, um, I don't have any observations beyond that Q: If a member of Congress is facing domestic abuse allegations, should they continue to serve? T: It's a House matter. It's a family issue too
“There is no substantive evidence to back up the charges that our elections aren't accurate & certainly not that they're fraudulent.” Ben Ginsberg joins @PreetBharara.bsky.social & me to discuss Trump’s election fraud claims on a new @cafedotcom.bsky.social Insider podcast: cafe.visitlink.me/e-y6fk
Are the Midterms Safe?
Republican election lawyer Ben Ginsberg joins the Insider podcast
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Brown University has a widget that tracks the cost of the Iran war to American consumers (as contrasted to whatever the Pentagon is spending). Per-household cost now exceeds $600. iranwarcost.watson.brown.edu
Trump is just ticked off because Chevron & Exxon are refusing to pay tribute to him as leader of his crime family & his captains. abcnews.com/amp/Business...
Trump says Exxon and Chevron are 'making too much money' on high oil prices amid Iran war
President Donald Trump urged oil giants Exxon and Chevron to slash retail fuel prices.
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Oops? www.cato.org/blog/william...
William Pulte Served Illegally as Acting Director of National Intelligence for Nearly a Week
William Pulte purported to act as the director of national intelligence for nearly a week after Jay Clayton was confirmed as his successor. That violates the plain text of the Vacancies Act.
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Transportation secretary Sean Duffy benefited from millions in corporate donations to make a show about road trips. But two months after Duffy said the show would premiere, it doesn't appear to exist at all. My latest False Flag @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/what-the-h...
What the Hell Happened to Sean Duffy’s Road-Trip TV Show?
Three months after it was announced, the secretary of transportation’s summer show—funded by companies he regulates—hasn’t aired a single episode.
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I heard that Charles Kushner was involved in the making of the surreptitious videos and that even after downing a full box of wine, even Pirro couldn’t muster the courage to watch them, much less rely on them at trial. I heard.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d agoTrump: "We have photographs or tapes -- like moving cameras, right? -- where people are on the side cutting it with a box knife."
1/2 103,223 - Number of men, women, and children on the national transplant waiting list. 17 - people die each day waiting for an organ transplant. Every donor can save 8 lives and enhance over 75 more. 48,000+ - transplants were performed in 2024.
LEFT TO RIGHT: Defeated the British, freed the slaves, raped the children.
3 August 1920 | A Pole, Roman Abramczuk, was born in Tarnopol. A technician. In #Auschwitz from 16 January 1941. No. 9472 He perished in the camp on 9 August 1941. --- 📖 "Poles at KL Auschwitz”: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_06_polacy/
Starting 1/1/27: CUTS to Medicaid will total roughly $1T & SNAP CUTS will be $400B. These are NOT just CUTS, they are death sentences. For the first time ever, states via block grants MUST decide who lives & who dies. BLOOD will be on the hands of the GOP & Trump Administration.
Top law firm that bent its knee to Trump wants everyone to believe that looks can be deceiving…it was actually both knees, preceded by tossing its soul aside and followed by repeated begging chants of “thank you sir, may we have another”. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/02/u...
How a Top Law Firm Went From Standing Up to Trump to Bending the Knee
Paul Weiss was a progressive stalwart for decades and led the legal resistance against President Trump in his first term. Then it surrendered without a fight. This is the inside story of its transform...
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2 August 1906 | A Polish Jew, Fajtel Dziewiecki, was born in Wodzisław. A worker. In #Auschwitz from 21 February 1942. No. 23878 He perished in the camp on 9 April 1942.
“Federal law enforcement is protecting one party and prosecuting its opposition…They are confident they can avoid consequences. If they can break the law with impunity, elections are the only consequence they face, [so] they have every incentive to steal them.” open.substack.com/pub/cmarmita...
A Ruling Party That Faces No Consequences for Open Corruption Has No Reason to Accept Elections
We won't survive if we try to play by their rules.
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This is breathtaking dishonesty. He knows the contractor caused the damage, yet he’s still pushing a narrative that targets private American citizens. How is this acceptable to anyone?
Staff Sgt. Angel S. Rampersad is one of a handful of service members who've recently died in the conflict with Iran. Her family says she knew from a young age she wanted to serve in the military.
Staff Sgt. Rampersad, 28, who always knew she wanted to serve, is laid to rest
Staff Sgt. Angel S. Rampersad is one of a handful of service members who've recently died in the conflict with Iran. Her family says she knew from a young age she wanted to serve in the military.
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I was thinking for a moment there should be a drinking game where everyone downs a shot when the United States Attorney's office for the District of Columbia has to drop a frivolous indictment but then I realized only the United States Attorney herself could survive that game
Some ethics institute should commission a study on Doug Burgum. Raised on a farm in North Dakota, started a software firm, sold it for $1 billion, became governor as a relatively moderate GOP politician. Then he threw it all away to parrot lies for a boss who’ll abandon him at the first opportunity
Jonathan Larsen@jonathanlarsen.bsky.social · 4d agoOn July 5, DOI Secretary Doug Burgum told CNN's Dana Bash: "...we have got all the photographs ... I'm not sure why you and others in the media think that you want to keep trying to question ... Think: This is an industrial liner. … literally, it would never just like peel off or fall off."
August is one of the best months of the year to look up. 🌌 The Milky Way shines brightly, the Perseid meteor shower peaks under dark skies, and we'll be treated to two eclipses. Here's your guide to the month's celestial highlights: www.capitalweather.com/augusts-nigh...
In my entire career with the FBI, had I investigated a case without first ensuring that I had *all* of the evidence we would need at trial, no federal prosecutor would even consider seeking charges. These AUSAs should be referred — as should their chain of command — for disbarment.
If you’re in the DC area and planning on buying a bottle of wine this weekend, you should rush out now before Janine Pirro cleans out the shelves
Nicolas Cage's Drunken Dance for Alcohol
ALT: Nicolas Cage's Drunken Dance for Alcohol
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