Jesse Friedman

@jessefriedman.com

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Marketer. Avid home cook. Etymology nerd. Dad. Dad joke teller. #pdx

A placard warning "Non-potable water, do not drink" above...a urinal
Yard sign reading "J.D. VANCE PUTS HIS CAST IRON SKILLET IN THE DISHWASHER"
Kid in bike helmet throws cereal to some hens
Alerts from the Guardian, New York Times, and Washington Post about the November 2025 inflation report
Italian political propaganda that translates as "Yes to polenta, no to couscous. Proud of our traditions."
Screenshot from DoorDash economic report
NYT alert announcing MSNBC's rename to MS NOW, short for My Source News Opinion World
An image from a promotional email, showing four Blazers players I've never heard of in jerseys, and Damian Lillard in a track jacket
Map from FlightAware showing a flight from Doha to Tbilisi, which would have traveled over western Iran, instead making a C shape over Saudi Arabia, Egyps, and Turkey.
Google search results for "oregon kicker," talking about a football player for the Ducks named Atticus Sappington, not the statutory refund of excess state revenues.
A Patriotic Celebration Lays Bare the Fragile Nature of American Unity Trump's military parade drew subdued crowd to Washington while hundreds of thousands protested nationwide
A screenshot from krisp.ai, a noise-filtering and meeting-recording platform, advertising a new Real-time AI Accent Conversion feature
Screenshot from Overdrive showing I'm at holds position #304 for 33 copies of the book Dopamine Nation
Guy in hi viz vest riding a trike with airplane wing in foreground
Protesters in front of the Peace Arch with an upside-down American flag, Canadian flags, and "47 is a hoser, eh?" sign
Email text asking me to "rush a $20.24 contribution to the DNC"
The subject line of an email from NYT Wirecutter: "Consider renting your clothes."
Porch and backyard with a blanket of snow and snow falling
Screenshot of email subject: "Dine Like the President with Up to 50% Off"
Screenshot of email: Conserve energy We are monitoring colder than normal winter weather across our service area. The weather may cause higher than normal energy usage. The colder weather is expected over the weekend and into Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Pacific Power is encouraging our customers to conserve energy to help keep bills low. Conserve energy in the following ways: Set the thermostat at 68° when you're home. Lower the temperature by several degrees when you are away and at bedtime. Close drapes and blinds at night to keep heat in. Avoid use of portable space heaters. Limit use of appliances like ovens, dishwashers and clothes dryers in the morning from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. For more energy-saving tips, visit PacificPower.net/Winter.
Screenshot of web page: "Semen Analysis. How it feels. Getting a semen sample does not cause any discomfort."
AI-generated graphic of a colorful train made out of toilets, taped to the back of a BabyBjörn potty.
A screenshot of the Accessibility settings panel in BlueSky, with "Require alt text before posting" checked.
Two eagles talking. They don't think the owl is a predator because it's never bothered them, despite what the mouse says.
Onion headline: Clinton Deploys Vowels to Bosnia
I saw the tweets from DC about earthquake, then 15 seconds later felt it in NYC. Social media is faster than seismic waves! (August 23, 2011)
A snippet from a Google search for "privileged resolution" with the text: "Even before adoption of rules, it is in order to consider as privileged a resolution in the nature of a special order that makes in order the subsequent consideration of a resolution adopting the rules for the newly organized House." from GovInfo.gov
Toddler holding a strip of bacon over his eyes.
Google Trends chart showing interest in "kakistocracy" spiking the day after the election and again this week
Waymo driverless taxi in the foreground. Billboard reading "Stop Hiring Humans" next to a billboard urging eliminating bachelor degree requirements for job applications. Transamerica Pyramid in the background.