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Patrick J. Shea
@patricksheaesq.bsky.social
3.9K followers 5.6K following 510 posts
Former attorney and recovering Republican. Grateful to have seen the light and found better things to do. Politics, books, music, art, philosophy, history, science, fantasy/sci-fi, baseball, cooking, animal rescue, and Druidry.
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Patrick J. Shea @patricksheaesq.bsky.social · 5h
These people really have jettisoned reason and competence for vibes and make-believe. Carl Sagan's foreboding vision of the future has come to pass. If we leave it to these ridiculous but still deeply malignant people we will get a future even more bleak than the first half of the 20th Century.
From medicine to mysticism: the radicalization of Florida's top doc
Joseph Ladapo was a normie—until he met his wife and a guru into levitating and communicating with spirits.
www.motherjones.com
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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 3h
It's wild that we've reached a point where the President openly admits to firing people for political reasons, and his OMB director tweets about it like it's a victory. This is page one of the authoritarian playbook, happening in plain sight.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 4h
The nation’s largest private prison company is asking the Supreme Court to give federal contractors blanket immunity from lawsuits — including human trafficking claims.

If they win, private contractors could operate with even less accountability than they do now.
The Human Trafficking Case That Could Hand Government Contractors Blanket Immunity
In a little-noticed Supreme Court case, the country’s largest private prison operator argues companies should be shielded from lawsuits when doing the government’s dirty work.
www.levernews.com
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ACLU @aclu.org · 1h
The people have the power.

Communities in Portland and across the country are making it clear that troops don’t belong in our streets.
Kristi Noem came to Portland, and people protested with dogs, dancing: Get caught up
As U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Noem made the case for increased security, local officials repeated that the situation was well in hand.
www.oregonlive.com
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 55m
Texas is preparing emergency resources for wildfires and floods. The Texas National Guard should be THERE — not in Illinois.

We stand ready to support their return home so they are best positioned for helping Texans respond to any natural disasters.
Abbott activates emergency resources ahead of growing wildfire threat, flood risk in Texas
With expected growing wildfire danger across Texas and the potential for a flood risk this weekend, Gov. Greg Abbott is activating more state emergency response resources Friday.
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Charlotte Crist @touchesky.bsky.social · 6h
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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 3h
NEW: So it IS a second home and not an investment property. Motion to dismiss for abuse of the grand jury process in 3...2...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...
In the Eye of a Political Storm, a Tiny Yellow House in Norfolk, Va.
www.nytimes.com
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2h
Cartoon by John Deering.
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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 4h
Your creativity is needed for the resistance! 🐸🐸🐸

#PDXFrog #FrogsOnTheFrontlines #50501Movement #PeoplesMovement
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 3h
Stay strong, stay beautiful, Chicago. c
Tweet from Fred Wellman: “Weird. I was told it’s a war zone.” Below is a Time Out Chicago post showing a scenic city skyline at sunset with the text: “Chicago has been voted the Best Big City in the U.S. for the ninth consecutive year.”
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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 12h
heather34897
Heather
#ice #warzone #musicfestival #portland #frogforpresident
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SayItToMyFace🚫👑 @sayittomyface.bsky.social · 7h
The American revolution brought to you by the Cartoon Network. Love the resisters in Portland!
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 6h
ICE isn’t hiring the best people

It’s getting harder and harder to tell “law enforcement” from the criminals they claim to protect us from.
Opinion | ICE isn’t hiring the best people
It’s getting harder and harder to tell “law enforcement” from the criminals they claim to protect us from.
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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 6h
@sanders.senate.gov: "No, Speaker Johnson, the #NoKings Rally on October 18th is not a 'hate America' rally. ... It’s a rally of millions of people who believe in American freedom and are not going to allow you and President Trump to turn us into an authoritarian country."
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KittyKatGirl😻🙏💞🐞 @mary1kathy.bsky.social · 4h
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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 7h
"A WGN creative services department employee was detained by two Border Patrol officers and later released after federal agents swarmed a busy intersection on Chicago’s North Side Friday morning, at the height of rush hour." @wgntv.com
wgntv.com/news/operati...
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MrPassportKing @mrpassportking.bsky.social · 4h
Just to make crystal clear what Republicans are doing at Trump's directive...
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Get Out The Mid Term Vote @gotmtv.bsky.social · 6h
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 5h
Stand strong and stay safe, Portland. 💙🐸
#FuckICE
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Angry Donkey News @angrydonkeynews.bsky.social · 4h
Charlie Kirk and TURNPOINT USA dox university professors FOR SPEECH. Now MAGA doxes teachers free speech

Tell ME AGAIN how they support free speech
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Derek May @derekmay.bsky.social · 6h
Arrest. Convict. Imprison.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 6h
I’m a patriotic American, so I’m proudly anti-fascist. How about you? 🇺🇸
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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 6h
🚨 This is a video for Tizzy. Where is this? Who is this “man?” I have never seen a cop punch a woman or slam her into the ground. And the brazenness of doing it in front of children and passersby’s. Fuck this.
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Owen From Ohio @owenfromohio.bsky.social · 4h
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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 6h
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Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 22h
after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.
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