@bpattonpac.bsky.social
Weird nerd. Supporter of women, neurodivergent, lgbtq+, mother Earth, education, civil liberties, healthcare for all. Personal account--posts are mine and do not represent my employer.
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Also DHS policy requires agents to provide medical attention as soon as practicable following the use of deadly force www.dhs.gov/sites/defaul...
January 16, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Also DHS policy requires agents to provide medical attention as soon as practicable following the use of deadly force www.dhs.gov/sites/defaul...
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“Lifeless… foam around his mouth. Nobody wants to see their kids like that.”
ICE attacked a family trying to LEAVE the besieged neighborhood and hospitalized a 6 month old baby that couldn’t breathe.
ICE attacked a family trying to LEAVE the besieged neighborhood and hospitalized a 6 month old baby that couldn’t breathe.
January 16, 2026 at 2:14 PM
“Lifeless… foam around his mouth. Nobody wants to see their kids like that.”
ICE attacked a family trying to LEAVE the besieged neighborhood and hospitalized a 6 month old baby that couldn’t breathe.
ICE attacked a family trying to LEAVE the besieged neighborhood and hospitalized a 6 month old baby that couldn’t breathe.
All I can say is keep filming. Be a witness of this terrible terrifying time in the orange shit stain of #UShistory
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#begood
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/v...
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#begood
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Video Analysis of ICE Shooting Sheds Light on Contested Moments
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:29 AM
All I can say is keep filming. Be a witness of this terrible terrifying time in the orange shit stain of #UShistory
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#begood
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/v...
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#begood
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The news blows
My dogs don't know.
My dogs don't know.
January 16, 2026 at 3:35 AM
The news blows
My dogs don't know.
My dogs don't know.
January 16, 2026 at 1:16 AM
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Worth every second
January 15, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Worth every second
When you hear them say they are blowing up boats because Venezuela is smuggling drugs into USA, ask why the same administration pardoned convicted Honduran drug smuggler and is cutting funding #mentalhealth #addictioncare
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Trump administration rolls back $2 billion mental health, addiction grant cuts
Sweeping cuts to mental health and addiction programs worth more than $2 billion are being reversed. After a political backlash from Republicans and Democrats, the grant money will be restored.
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January 15, 2026 at 3:49 PM
When you hear them say they are blowing up boats because Venezuela is smuggling drugs into USA, ask why the same administration pardoned convicted Honduran drug smuggler and is cutting funding #mentalhealth #addictioncare
search.app/VuHdg
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It's a shitload of bad news today.
Here's another thing that won't get it's due attention.
Who has lost someone to substance abuse or mental illness? 🙋♂️🙋♀️
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/h...
Here's another thing that won't get it's due attention.
Who has lost someone to substance abuse or mental illness? 🙋♂️🙋♀️
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/h...
Trump Cuts $2 Billion in Federal Funding for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
www.nytimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:01 AM
It's a shitload of bad news today.
Here's another thing that won't get it's due attention.
Who has lost someone to substance abuse or mental illness? 🙋♂️🙋♀️
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/h...
Here's another thing that won't get it's due attention.
Who has lost someone to substance abuse or mental illness? 🙋♂️🙋♀️
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/h...
"Insurance companies should not be allowed to hide behind vague classifications to deny care, particularly when the patient is an infant who cannot advocate for themselves."
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#healthcareforall
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Health insurers are hurting Maine’s most vulnerable patients | Opinion
My infant son's medically necessary device was deemed 'cosmetic' and our claim was denied. And that's only the start.
www.pressherald.com
January 14, 2026 at 8:32 PM
"Insurance companies should not be allowed to hide behind vague classifications to deny care, particularly when the patient is an infant who cannot advocate for themselves."
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#healthcareforall
www.pressherald.com?p=7564009&uu...
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#healthcareforall
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A strong majority of the American people and members of the US Congress stand with the people of Greenland and Denmark against the deranged madman who occasionally wanders into the WH from Palm Beach.
January 14, 2026 at 1:04 PM
A strong majority of the American people and members of the US Congress stand with the people of Greenland and Denmark against the deranged madman who occasionally wanders into the WH from Palm Beach.
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The Senate is scheduled to be out on recess next week.
That means we have an opportunity to make sure our senators hear directly from their constituents about the necessity of reining in ICE.
Demand that your senators use the upcoming Homeland Security funding bill to get ICE Out For Good.
That means we have an opportunity to make sure our senators hear directly from their constituents about the necessity of reining in ICE.
Demand that your senators use the upcoming Homeland Security funding bill to get ICE Out For Good.
January 14, 2026 at 5:13 PM
The Senate is scheduled to be out on recess next week.
That means we have an opportunity to make sure our senators hear directly from their constituents about the necessity of reining in ICE.
Demand that your senators use the upcoming Homeland Security funding bill to get ICE Out For Good.
That means we have an opportunity to make sure our senators hear directly from their constituents about the necessity of reining in ICE.
Demand that your senators use the upcoming Homeland Security funding bill to get ICE Out For Good.
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DAVE MATTHEWS: “I don’t want my taxes to pay for masked thugs to roam our streets & terrorize our communities... She was trying to get away. He shot her 3x in the head. Murdered in cold blood. They’re trying to tell us not to believe what we see. FUCK ICE.”
(H/T @marcofoster.bsky.social )
(H/T @marcofoster.bsky.social )
January 10, 2026 at 6:11 PM
DAVE MATTHEWS: “I don’t want my taxes to pay for masked thugs to roam our streets & terrorize our communities... She was trying to get away. He shot her 3x in the head. Murdered in cold blood. They’re trying to tell us not to believe what we see. FUCK ICE.”
(H/T @marcofoster.bsky.social )
(H/T @marcofoster.bsky.social )
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@ericswalwell.bsky.social: "Renee Good wasn’t a threat—she was a mom with stuffed animals in her glove box. If the GOP won’t act, we will."
January 8, 2026 at 8:17 PM
@ericswalwell.bsky.social: "Renee Good wasn’t a threat—she was a mom with stuffed animals in her glove box. If the GOP won’t act, we will."
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The people who mock gender studies are perversely the most compelling case for studying it
Wifi was down at the WH today so I didn’t get to post this, which, once again people: everything is gender.
January 9, 2026 at 1:17 PM
The people who mock gender studies are perversely the most compelling case for studying it
Not someone who tried to run over an ICE agent, though anyone with eyes can see that.
#ICEkilledAmericanMom
#uncheckedpower
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#ICEkilledAmericanMom
#uncheckedpower
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Renee Good’s Time at Old Dominion Included an Award-Winning Poem
www.nytimes.com
January 9, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Not someone who tried to run over an ICE agent, though anyone with eyes can see that.
#ICEkilledAmericanMom
#uncheckedpower
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www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
#ICEkilledAmericanMom
#uncheckedpower
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Editorial in the National Catholic Reporter: "The vice president's comments justifying the death of Renee Good are a moral stain on the collective witness of our Catholic faith. His repeated attempts to blame Good for her own death are fundamentally incompatible with the Gospel."
Catholic Vice President Vance takes to social media to justify killing of Renee Good
After the tragic shooting of Renee Good at the hands of ICE, the Catholic vice president of the United States took to social media to justify the killing.
www.ncronline.org
January 8, 2026 at 10:51 PM
Editorial in the National Catholic Reporter: "The vice president's comments justifying the death of Renee Good are a moral stain on the collective witness of our Catholic faith. His repeated attempts to blame Good for her own death are fundamentally incompatible with the Gospel."
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The FBI has taken over the investigations into the shooting in Minneapolis and tonight’s shooting in Portland. How many more?!?!?
January 9, 2026 at 12:57 AM
The FBI has taken over the investigations into the shooting in Minneapolis and tonight’s shooting in Portland. How many more?!?!?
Repost this picture of the 37 year old American Mom who was murdered yesterday by #ICE
www.cnn.com/2026/01/08/u...
www.cnn.com/2026/01/08/u...
Mother of 3 who loved to sing and write poetry shot and killed by ICE in Minneapolis | CNN
The woman shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Minneapolis was a loving mother, a poet and a partner whose family – along with neighbors across her stunned city and stran...
www.cnn.com
January 8, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Repost this picture of the 37 year old American Mom who was murdered yesterday by #ICE
www.cnn.com/2026/01/08/u...
www.cnn.com/2026/01/08/u...