Patrick
@aldrichpatrick.bsky.social
Knucklehead guitar guy living in Honolulu
Dude’s journey from center-right normie to this has been fascinating to watch.
Bro. You don’t even go to this school.
Bro. You don’t even go to this school.
January 21, 2026 at 5:19 AM
Dude’s journey from center-right normie to this has been fascinating to watch.
Bro. You don’t even go to this school.
Bro. You don’t even go to this school.
It’s not as exciting, but this is correct.
More importantly, focusing on the bad vibes of the economy is a way to extend the conversation so that it includes all of the shitty policies and corruption.
More importantly, focusing on the bad vibes of the economy is a way to extend the conversation so that it includes all of the shitty policies and corruption.
Bad news folks: Schumer is entirely correct here. Americans outside Minnesota care far more about these five things than they care about anything happening in Minneapolis
NEW: In this interview, Chuck Schumer describes the "five buckets" Dems think are key to their possibly winning a Senate majority in 2026: housing, "the high price of food [and] food monopolies playing a major role there," electricity, "the high cost of childcare," and health care.
January 20, 2026 at 9:12 PM
It’s not as exciting, but this is correct.
More importantly, focusing on the bad vibes of the economy is a way to extend the conversation so that it includes all of the shitty policies and corruption.
More importantly, focusing on the bad vibes of the economy is a way to extend the conversation so that it includes all of the shitty policies and corruption.
As @gregsargent.bsky.social said, the story that Trump was concerned about optics was, and always will be, bullshit.
They truly believe that Americans will applaud the aggressive, unconstitutional actions of a paramilitary force operating in US cities.
They truly believe that Americans will applaud the aggressive, unconstitutional actions of a paramilitary force operating in US cities.
January 20, 2026 at 4:37 PM
As @gregsargent.bsky.social said, the story that Trump was concerned about optics was, and always will be, bullshit.
They truly believe that Americans will applaud the aggressive, unconstitutional actions of a paramilitary force operating in US cities.
They truly believe that Americans will applaud the aggressive, unconstitutional actions of a paramilitary force operating in US cities.
It’s sometimes incredible how short of a memory even the Trump team has.
They ran a hardcore anti-immigration op in Term I which turned folks against his enforcement actions. Why would they think it would be different?
I mean other than the MSM declaring Trump’s 50/50 win being Reagan ‘84.
They ran a hardcore anti-immigration op in Term I which turned folks against his enforcement actions. Why would they think it would be different?
I mean other than the MSM declaring Trump’s 50/50 win being Reagan ‘84.
Insightful point here: Even if you take Trump seriously - he does not like the optics - they rested on an assumption that communities would welcome ICE as heroes, rather than showing the type of solidarity that Trump inherently cannot understand.
Trump is privately worried about the "optics" of ICE raids and his advisers are looking for ways to soften them, Axios reports. I'm calling bullshit: The terror and violence cannot be hived off from the broader policy agenda. They are 100% intrinsic to it.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2053...
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2053...
January 20, 2026 at 4:47 AM
It’s sometimes incredible how short of a memory even the Trump team has.
They ran a hardcore anti-immigration op in Term I which turned folks against his enforcement actions. Why would they think it would be different?
I mean other than the MSM declaring Trump’s 50/50 win being Reagan ‘84.
They ran a hardcore anti-immigration op in Term I which turned folks against his enforcement actions. Why would they think it would be different?
I mean other than the MSM declaring Trump’s 50/50 win being Reagan ‘84.
Impeachment, removal, indictment…
Unfortunately that requires Making Impeachment Great Again.
Unfortunately that requires Making Impeachment Great Again.
Yet another example of the idiocy of the Supreme Court’s immunity opinion: If Trump invades Greenland, even for the most insane reason (like not winning the Nobel Peace Prize) and against our obvious national interest, it’s an “official act” that can never be held legally accountable
January 19, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Impeachment, removal, indictment…
Unfortunately that requires Making Impeachment Great Again.
Unfortunately that requires Making Impeachment Great Again.
Why do they all end up sounding like Trump?
Bessent on Greenland: "Peace through strength. Make it part of the US and there will not be a conflict because the US right now, we're the hottest country in the world, we're the strongest country in the world. Europeans project weakness. The US projects strength."
January 18, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Why do they all end up sounding like Trump?
New demand from WaPo;
When the Ed board takes a stance 180 degrees opposite from what the board typically took, then identify who wrote it.
And again, the Metro DC area has no paper representing the people who actually live there.
When the Ed board takes a stance 180 degrees opposite from what the board typically took, then identify who wrote it.
And again, the Metro DC area has no paper representing the people who actually live there.
Ah yes, the new, “free markets and liberties”-focused Washington Post:
January 18, 2026 at 7:09 PM
New demand from WaPo;
When the Ed board takes a stance 180 degrees opposite from what the board typically took, then identify who wrote it.
And again, the Metro DC area has no paper representing the people who actually live there.
When the Ed board takes a stance 180 degrees opposite from what the board typically took, then identify who wrote it.
And again, the Metro DC area has no paper representing the people who actually live there.
Sandy’s in the early evening…
A beautiful day.
A beautiful day.
January 18, 2026 at 4:22 AM
Sandy’s in the early evening…
A beautiful day.
A beautiful day.
Agree with Tod on this.
The destruction of civil society followed by, “oops. My bad…” isn’t enough.
The destruction of civil society followed by, “oops. My bad…” isn’t enough.
I'm not going to push back on anyone who feels differently, but speaking personally I cannot even imagine what the GOP could do at this point to establish any trust with me whatsoever, ever.
I want to be clear about what I’m saying here. The only way to restore credibility as a reliable and safe ally is to totally and utterly repudiate this administration. That cannot happen at the ballot box. It has to be done by the Republican Party. That is the only way to regain any level of trust.
January 17, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Agree with Tod on this.
The destruction of civil society followed by, “oops. My bad…” isn’t enough.
The destruction of civil society followed by, “oops. My bad…” isn’t enough.
STG made our library look cool.
January 17, 2026 at 8:12 PM
STG made our library look cool.
Pretty sure it’s time for Congress to pass legislation preventing Presidents from being plaintiffs in personal lawsuits.
January 17, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Pretty sure it’s time for Congress to pass legislation preventing Presidents from being plaintiffs in personal lawsuits.
Incredible.
It’s not immigration driving the shitty numbers on the economy.
It’s the shitty economy driving the numbers on immigration.
Not saying that the immigration policies are good. They’re awful and chaotic. Just pointing out that a shit economy taints everything else.
It’s not immigration driving the shitty numbers on the economy.
It’s the shitty economy driving the numbers on immigration.
Not saying that the immigration policies are good. They’re awful and chaotic. Just pointing out that a shit economy taints everything else.
“ICE's aggressive tactics are dominating the news and obscuring the White House's work on cost-of-living issues”
Ladies and gentlemen, give it up for the comedy stylings of axios dot com.
Ladies and gentlemen, give it up for the comedy stylings of axios dot com.
NEW: As the chaotic scenes from Minnesota play out around the clock, Axios has learned that some Trump advisers quietly are talking about "recalibrating" the White House's approach.
Trump's team recently reviewed private GOP polling that showed support for his immigration policies falling.
Trump's team recently reviewed private GOP polling that showed support for his immigration policies falling.
January 17, 2026 at 5:00 AM
Incredible.
It’s not immigration driving the shitty numbers on the economy.
It’s the shitty economy driving the numbers on immigration.
Not saying that the immigration policies are good. They’re awful and chaotic. Just pointing out that a shit economy taints everything else.
It’s not immigration driving the shitty numbers on the economy.
It’s the shitty economy driving the numbers on immigration.
Not saying that the immigration policies are good. They’re awful and chaotic. Just pointing out that a shit economy taints everything else.
I might have the players wrong, but I think it was Josh Blackman that said, nah.
And the case regarding emoluments just kind of quietly went away when SCOtUS decided that it was irrelevant since Trump was out of office.
And the case regarding emoluments just kind of quietly went away when SCOtUS decided that it was irrelevant since Trump was out of office.
I genuinely don't understood how America took the emoluments clause -- the common-sense bar on a president using his powers to line his own pockets, a law children can understand -- and just said, nah, that doesn't apply for our Very Special Boy.
He’s turned the presidency into the world’s largest ATM machine.
January 17, 2026 at 4:29 AM
I might have the players wrong, but I think it was Josh Blackman that said, nah.
And the case regarding emoluments just kind of quietly went away when SCOtUS decided that it was irrelevant since Trump was out of office.
And the case regarding emoluments just kind of quietly went away when SCOtUS decided that it was irrelevant since Trump was out of office.
When I last saw Pat Metheny at the Honolulu Blue Note, he opened with a medley that began with “Better Days Ahead” and ended with “This is Not America”.
Always assumed it was intentional.
Any how, sha-la-la-la-la..
Always assumed it was intentional.
Any how, sha-la-la-la-la..
January 16, 2026 at 11:40 PM
When I last saw Pat Metheny at the Honolulu Blue Note, he opened with a medley that began with “Better Days Ahead” and ended with “This is Not America”.
Always assumed it was intentional.
Any how, sha-la-la-la-la..
Always assumed it was intentional.
Any how, sha-la-la-la-la..
Well, this just escalated.
January 16, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Well, this just escalated.
Every outlet claims to have the inside scoop of the Trump admin, but in the end, they all come across as gullible fools.
Just take a look at all of the pubs that credulously repeated the PJ 2025 denials.
Worst part is no introspection.
Just take a look at all of the pubs that credulously repeated the PJ 2025 denials.
Worst part is no introspection.
Trump is privately worried about the "optics" of ICE raids and his advisers are looking for ways to soften them, Axios reports. I'm calling bullshit: The terror and violence cannot be hived off from the broader policy agenda. They are 100% intrinsic to it.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2053...
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2053...
Trump’s Own Advisers Suddenly Unnerved as ICE Raids Take Horrific Turn
So the president doesn’t like the “optics” of what ICE is doing. But there’s no such thing as sanitized, popular mass deportations—and this is by design.
newrepublic.com
January 16, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Every outlet claims to have the inside scoop of the Trump admin, but in the end, they all come across as gullible fools.
Just take a look at all of the pubs that credulously repeated the PJ 2025 denials.
Worst part is no introspection.
Just take a look at all of the pubs that credulously repeated the PJ 2025 denials.
Worst part is no introspection.
The question is whether the numbers are set or whether he can recover.
Admin may regret that they thought that the narrow victory in 2024 (2016 + NV/less than 50% NPV) gave them cart blanche to focus on other priorities before affordability.
Admin may regret that they thought that the narrow victory in 2024 (2016 + NV/less than 50% NPV) gave them cart blanche to focus on other priorities before affordability.
AP-NORC poll shows Trump's approval overall at 40%
But in a change from last year, his approval on immigration is now lower than his overall at 38%
His approval on the economy? 37%
apnorc.org/projects/few...
But in a change from last year, his approval on immigration is now lower than his overall at 38%
His approval on the economy? 37%
apnorc.org/projects/few...
Fewer want the U.S. to take an active role in global affairs - AP-NORC
Forty-five percent of adults want the U.S. to take a less active role in global affairs, up from 33% in September 2025. Half believe the U.S. intervention in Venezuela will help stop the flow of illeg...
apnorc.org
January 16, 2026 at 8:21 PM
The question is whether the numbers are set or whether he can recover.
Admin may regret that they thought that the narrow victory in 2024 (2016 + NV/less than 50% NPV) gave them cart blanche to focus on other priorities before affordability.
Admin may regret that they thought that the narrow victory in 2024 (2016 + NV/less than 50% NPV) gave them cart blanche to focus on other priorities before affordability.
It’s good that the editorial board is calling the president out on this, but this is a poorly written piece that sanitizes the degree to which Trump’s inflation claims are bullshit.
January 16, 2026 at 6:09 PM
It’s good that the editorial board is calling the president out on this, but this is a poorly written piece that sanitizes the degree to which Trump’s inflation claims are bullshit.
When I was a dependent growing up in Germany, you were able to get Stars and Stripes or the International Herald Tribune if you wanted American news.
SecDef’s commitment to segregating military members from society at large is up there with his shittiest goals.
SecDef’s commitment to segregating military members from society at large is up there with his shittiest goals.
"Pentagon to overhaul Stars and Stripes, calling it ‘woke’ -
Plans for more Defense Dept control of Stars and Stripe surface after job applicants were asked about their commitment to Trump’s policies."
Plans for more Defense Dept control of Stars and Stripe surface after job applicants were asked about their commitment to Trump’s policies."
Pentagon to overhaul independent military newspaper, calling it ‘woke’
Plans for more Defense Department control of Stars and Stripes surface after job seekers were asked about their commitment to President Donald Trump’s policies.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 16, 2026 at 5:54 PM
When I was a dependent growing up in Germany, you were able to get Stars and Stripes or the International Herald Tribune if you wanted American news.
SecDef’s commitment to segregating military members from society at large is up there with his shittiest goals.
SecDef’s commitment to segregating military members from society at large is up there with his shittiest goals.
Oh yeah @ericmgarcia.bsky.social add Chrissie to one of those all time sexy voices.
Also, a helluva writer.
Also, a helluva writer.
January 1980, Pretenders release their debut studio album. Debuting at number one in the UK, and top 10 in the US, the album later went on to be certified platinum by the RIAA.
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January 16, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Oh yeah @ericmgarcia.bsky.social add Chrissie to one of those all time sexy voices.
Also, a helluva writer.
Also, a helluva writer.
How the administration thinks that Miller is their best messenger is beyond me.
That said, keep putting that monstrous freak out there as the face of the administration. Please.
That said, keep putting that monstrous freak out there as the face of the administration. Please.
The man directing a terror campaign against American cities:
January 16, 2026 at 6:20 AM
How the administration thinks that Miller is their best messenger is beyond me.
That said, keep putting that monstrous freak out there as the face of the administration. Please.
That said, keep putting that monstrous freak out there as the face of the administration. Please.
I think this is right, but only if they themselves were asked to provide proof of citizenship.
As long as you’re white and don’t have any sort of accent, you’re probably gonna be ok.
And isn’t that what matters in America, that I get mine?
As long as you’re white and don’t have any sort of accent, you’re probably gonna be ok.
And isn’t that what matters in America, that I get mine?
I imagine a lot of Americans (including, apparently at least a couple Supreme Court justices) will be shocked by the extent to which immigration enforcement can be used to hassle—putting it mildly—US citizens.
January 16, 2026 at 12:22 AM
I think this is right, but only if they themselves were asked to provide proof of citizenship.
As long as you’re white and don’t have any sort of accent, you’re probably gonna be ok.
And isn’t that what matters in America, that I get mine?
As long as you’re white and don’t have any sort of accent, you’re probably gonna be ok.
And isn’t that what matters in America, that I get mine?
Again, the operative word for the Gadsen Flag motto is “ME”…
So, if I'm following all this correctly, a bunch of internet shitposters who spent years screaming "don't tread on me" and warning about federal agents stomping out people's rights... have been hired as ICE agents to go around breaking into people's homes, kidnapping & shooting them
January 16, 2026 at 12:11 AM
Again, the operative word for the Gadsen Flag motto is “ME”…
Again, keep putting Miller out there. Certainly doesn’t help with anyone other than those already agreeing with him.
Stephen Miller: "With the thousands of officers that we have now in response to the incredible threats and violence in MN, there's within that an opportunity to interdict large numbers of these insurrectionists and then use them to gain insight into these networks and deliver criminal consequences."
January 15, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Again, keep putting Miller out there. Certainly doesn’t help with anyone other than those already agreeing with him.
Putting an American face on the uprisings in Iran was always risky, and now, because TACO, we really could leave the protesters high and dry.
"The U.S. officials and Middle Eastern partners told the White House the regime was unlikely to fall after a massive bombing campaign, which could instead spark a broader conflict."
You think?
www.wsj.com/world/middle...
You think?
www.wsj.com/world/middle...
Trump Was Told Attack on Iran Wouldn’t Guarantee Collapse of Regime
The president was advised that the U.S. military would need more firepower in Middle East to launch a large-strike attack.
www.wsj.com
January 15, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Putting an American face on the uprisings in Iran was always risky, and now, because TACO, we really could leave the protesters high and dry.