Joshua J. Friedman

how does one survive flexing this hard

Evening bumblebee 🪻🐝🌿

Central Park, 7.18.25

large lunacy models

Whisper a tri colored basset with five puppies nursing, three tris and two red and whites.

A closeup of five newborn basset puppies.

Six hours old!!!!

And a sinner

Meanwhile, on BrasilSky: "Don't mess with Brazilians"

Moon over fluff mountain

Ha! Oh no

I'm afraid so—though it's by a young staffer who's only been on the job a few months, so maybe their analysis will get sharper over time

So much better

I've learned a lot about Philadelphia on Bluesky

Adam, was this just web promo copy? I'm not seeing it in the article

Yes! Also: Andy Byron is the new focus of ... the era? Or he's the new focus of surveillance? Both weird IMO

I'm stuck on "interpersonal surveillance"

It's helping you connect with the common man. You don't want to spell every word right—people will think you're superior.

Free plums

Explaining why I had a great day

That reminds me: I wanted to make sure you saw this

Don't you feel better now?

But, see, you have to average that happiness level with the one immediately after they realized they were on camera

Your own 183-acre private island in Virginia is just $1.795M. There is a catch. #FridayNightZillow www.zillow.com/homedetails/...?

Masterpiece

From The Champion, December 17, 1891: Hon. George A. Spaulding, the Machiavelian diplomatist of Phillipsburg, was in the city yesterday on legal business. During an hour's wily interview he permitted us to surmise that while not in the hands of his frienemies himself, it is an opportunity freighted with big import so shelf-worn politicians and subsidized statesmen will not be forced to run for office against their professed wishes.

I couldn't resist (I rarely can)

1891 During an hour's wily interview, he permitted us to surmise that while not in the hands of his frienemies himself, it is an opportunity freighted with big import so shelf-worn politicians and subsidized statesmen will not be forced to run for office against their professed wishes. Champion (Norton, Kansas) 17 December 3/1

via OED!

"We were kidnapped" On Friday, more than 200 Venezuelans disappeared to a megaprison in El Salvador returned home. The horror stories are already emerging.

"The bitterness is still there. The anger about what happened to him is still there.”

After four months, more than 200 men sent to El Salvador have been released from CECOT and returned to Venezuela. @nlanard.bsky.social and I spoke with family members and friends waiting to be reunited with them.

Oh, hooray!! Yes!

I'm docking you 10 github stars for this

I recommend the HBO Pee-wee doc, which includes material about the making of that movie and the selection of Burton as director!

@johnhawkinson.bsky.social suspects there was a timeout and second attempt at filing afresh

Makes sense! Yes, I wouldn't have posted screenshots and suggested something was awry if I had been refreshing PACER myself; I'm aware that in the initial minutes the database can populate in eccentric ways

Oh, I wish! Consider me part of a future cast