Patrick A. Reed
@djpatrickareed.bsky.social
Pop culture historian and journalist, DJ, Hip-Hop And Comics guy. Curator of Jack Kirby: Heroes And Humanity, Spider-Man: Beyond Amazing, Marvel: Universe Of Super Heroes/Earth's Mightiest Exhibition, Eight Decades Of Archie, and other projects.
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Notice how Mamdani, who famously ran on an affordability platform, did not have to involve grocery prices in making the moral case why ICE should be abolished
Mamdani: I am in support of abolishing ICE… I'm tired of waking up every day and seeing a new image of someone being dragged out of a car, dragged out of their home, dragged out of their life.
January 20, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Notice how Mamdani, who famously ran on an affordability platform, did not have to involve grocery prices in making the moral case why ICE should be abolished
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When the UVa Board of Visitors hired the new president, against explicit instructions from the incoming governor, they gave him an $8M golden parachute. At a public university. To make Trump happy. This is wildly inappropriate, and I hope sanctionable.
How much is UVa / the Commonwealth going to have to pay to get out of this mess?
richmond.com/opinion/colu...
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Poison-pill presidency: How the board priced accountability at $8.5 million | Guest column
The agreement UVa signed with its new president functions as a poison pill: it converts any effort to unwind a contested appointment into a costly and legally fraught undertaking, these columnists arg...
richmond.com
January 18, 2026 at 3:21 PM
When the UVa Board of Visitors hired the new president, against explicit instructions from the incoming governor, they gave him an $8M golden parachute. At a public university. To make Trump happy. This is wildly inappropriate, and I hope sanctionable.
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We are being ruled by the stupidest fucking losers.
The division has lost over $77 billion since its inception in 2020.
Meta Lays Off Thousands of VR Workers as Zuckerberg's Vision Fails
The company has laid off some 1,500 virtual reality developers as part of a broader shift toward AI wearable devices.
trib.al
January 18, 2026 at 6:39 PM
We are being ruled by the stupidest fucking losers.
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She’s leaving the position she didn’t have.
BREAKING:
WASHINGTON (AP) — Virginia US attorney Lindsey Halligan, who sought indictments against Trump adversaries, is leaving her position.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Virginia US attorney Lindsey Halligan, who sought indictments against Trump adversaries, is leaving her position.
January 21, 2026 at 2:16 AM
She’s leaving the position she didn’t have.
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The argument is that in this eugenics laden speech Trump reaches a new low in a long line of racist speeches and remarks. This is full on explicit white supremacist bullshit from the official pulpit of the White House. Hard to be shocked anymore but should be remembered at least.
I have covered many Trump rallies, speeches, and pressers over the past decade.
This still felt extraordinary and weird. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-m...
This still felt extraordinary and weird. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-m...
Trump Marks First Year In Office With Unhinged Racist Rant Targeting ‘Very Low IQ’ Somalis
President Donald Trump spent the first anniversary of his second term on...
talkingpointsmemo.com
January 21, 2026 at 12:54 AM
The argument is that in this eugenics laden speech Trump reaches a new low in a long line of racist speeches and remarks. This is full on explicit white supremacist bullshit from the official pulpit of the White House. Hard to be shocked anymore but should be remembered at least.
Remixed Nancy, as posted by Steve Berlin on f*cebook.
January 21, 2026 at 3:19 AM
Remixed Nancy, as posted by Steve Berlin on f*cebook.
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"Misused" is a strange way of saying "sold to Russia and other corrupt organizations".
"Trump administration concedes DOGE team may have misused Social Security data." www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
Trump administration concedes DOGE team may have misused Social Security data
Some DOGE personnel had more access to data than previously acknowledged, according to a court filing.
www.politico.com
January 21, 2026 at 1:06 AM
"Misused" is a strange way of saying "sold to Russia and other corrupt organizations".
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hard to believe that the Charlie Kirk firings / pearl clutchings happened mere months ago but here we are
Nick Fuentes urging Trump to invoke the Insurrection Act in Minnesota: "Bro, do it. Do something. Just stop chickening out. I'm just tired of the idle threats... Please pull the trigger. Please kill them, Mr. President. Please just kill them."
www.mediamatters.org/nick-fuentes...
www.mediamatters.org/nick-fuentes...
Nick Fuentes: “Please pull the trigger. Please kill them, Mr. President. … I'm not actually wishing for violence, but please send in the military and restore order.”
www.mediamatters.org
January 21, 2026 at 1:41 AM
hard to believe that the Charlie Kirk firings / pearl clutchings happened mere months ago but here we are
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ProPublica has found multiple cases of women with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.
(Published Nov. 2025)
Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.
(Published Nov. 2025)
“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.
Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
www.propublica.org
January 21, 2026 at 2:30 AM
ProPublica has found multiple cases of women with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.
(Published Nov. 2025)
Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.
(Published Nov. 2025)
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Pivoting from shooting priests in the face with pepper balls to denouncing protesters who "almost violently" demonstrated in a church
January 21, 2026 at 1:07 AM
Pivoting from shooting priests in the face with pepper balls to denouncing protesters who "almost violently" demonstrated in a church
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He's the Acting Field Office Director! His name is a matter of public record!
VAN SUSTEREN: The church -- that's a particularly troubling issue because you got a pastor, I purposely didn't name it, he's reportedly associated with ICE
NOEM: Thank you for not naming him. People don't realize that when you keep naming someone over and over, you increase the threats against them
NOEM: Thank you for not naming him. People don't realize that when you keep naming someone over and over, you increase the threats against them
January 20, 2026 at 11:43 PM
He's the Acting Field Office Director! His name is a matter of public record!
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I flew down to south Texas today to do my job - investigate why people are dying in ICE detention centers.
I was just illegally denied entry to Dilley Detention Center. Because they have something to hide.
I was just illegally denied entry to Dilley Detention Center. Because they have something to hide.
January 20, 2026 at 10:21 PM
I flew down to south Texas today to do my job - investigate why people are dying in ICE detention centers.
I was just illegally denied entry to Dilley Detention Center. Because they have something to hide.
I was just illegally denied entry to Dilley Detention Center. Because they have something to hide.
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The President of the United States today called an entire ethnic group “very low IQ people.”
This occurred as ICE in Minneapolis continues to arrest lawfully present Somalis and other refugees and fly them to Texas detention centers to be interrogated by government officials.
This occurred as ICE in Minneapolis continues to arrest lawfully present Somalis and other refugees and fly them to Texas detention centers to be interrogated by government officials.
January 21, 2026 at 1:11 AM
The President of the United States today called an entire ethnic group “very low IQ people.”
This occurred as ICE in Minneapolis continues to arrest lawfully present Somalis and other refugees and fly them to Texas detention centers to be interrogated by government officials.
This occurred as ICE in Minneapolis continues to arrest lawfully present Somalis and other refugees and fly them to Texas detention centers to be interrogated by government officials.
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Federal agents are pulling over off duty cops based on the color of their skin.
This is not a serious operation to enforce immigration law. It’s a performative show of force and it’s gotten way out of hand.
This is not a serious operation to enforce immigration law. It’s a performative show of force and it’s gotten way out of hand.
January 20, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Federal agents are pulling over off duty cops based on the color of their skin.
This is not a serious operation to enforce immigration law. It’s a performative show of force and it’s gotten way out of hand.
This is not a serious operation to enforce immigration law. It’s a performative show of force and it’s gotten way out of hand.
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Moriarty: "A police officer of color who was off duty was boxed in by ICE - she's a citizen - they demanded to know who she was & see her papers. She was going to try to record it & they ripped the phone out of her hand. That happened to a cop. That's what's happening here on the streets of MN."
January 21, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Moriarty: "A police officer of color who was off duty was boxed in by ICE - she's a citizen - they demanded to know who she was & see her papers. She was going to try to record it & they ripped the phone out of her hand. That happened to a cop. That's what's happening here on the streets of MN."
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The Founders (rightly) thought financial corruption was so concerning they banned it in the Constitution three separate times: the two emoluments clauses, and the only named impeachable offense besides treason.
Starting in 2017, America decided it just kinda didn't matter anymore, whatcha gonna do.
Starting in 2017, America decided it just kinda didn't matter anymore, whatcha gonna do.
UNREAL: Per NY Times amazing reporting today they found "Trump has used the office of the presidency to make at least $1.4 billion. We know this number to be an underestimate because some of his profits remain hidden from public view." We live in a 3rd world sh*thole! www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | How Trump Has Used the Presidency to Make at Least $1.4 Billion
The president took an oath to serve the American people. Instead, he’s focused his second term on enriching himself and his family.
www.nytimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:20 PM
The Founders (rightly) thought financial corruption was so concerning they banned it in the Constitution three separate times: the two emoluments clauses, and the only named impeachable offense besides treason.
Starting in 2017, America decided it just kinda didn't matter anymore, whatcha gonna do.
Starting in 2017, America decided it just kinda didn't matter anymore, whatcha gonna do.
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UNREAL: Per NY Times amazing reporting today they found "Trump has used the office of the presidency to make at least $1.4 billion. We know this number to be an underestimate because some of his profits remain hidden from public view." We live in a 3rd world sh*thole! www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | How Trump Has Used the Presidency to Make at Least $1.4 Billion
The president took an oath to serve the American people. Instead, he’s focused his second term on enriching himself and his family.
www.nytimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 4:51 PM
UNREAL: Per NY Times amazing reporting today they found "Trump has used the office of the presidency to make at least $1.4 billion. We know this number to be an underestimate because some of his profits remain hidden from public view." We live in a 3rd world sh*thole! www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Historical illiteracy is generous. The United States governs 574 Native nations that it holds in colonial subordination today.
The willful historical illiteracy among pundits about American imperialism is still shocking, no matter how predictable.
January 20, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Historical illiteracy is generous. The United States governs 574 Native nations that it holds in colonial subordination today.
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URGENT 🚨
Congress is considering a bill to permanently revoke the 20-year ban that protects 225,000 acres of Superior #NationalForest from risky copper mining — putting the Boundary Waters at great risk.
The House could vote as soon as tomorrow, Jan. 21.
Take action ➡️ bit.ly/4qupohg
Congress is considering a bill to permanently revoke the 20-year ban that protects 225,000 acres of Superior #NationalForest from risky copper mining — putting the Boundary Waters at great risk.
The House could vote as soon as tomorrow, Jan. 21.
Take action ➡️ bit.ly/4qupohg
January 20, 2026 at 9:41 PM
URGENT 🚨
Congress is considering a bill to permanently revoke the 20-year ban that protects 225,000 acres of Superior #NationalForest from risky copper mining — putting the Boundary Waters at great risk.
The House could vote as soon as tomorrow, Jan. 21.
Take action ➡️ bit.ly/4qupohg
Congress is considering a bill to permanently revoke the 20-year ban that protects 225,000 acres of Superior #NationalForest from risky copper mining — putting the Boundary Waters at great risk.
The House could vote as soon as tomorrow, Jan. 21.
Take action ➡️ bit.ly/4qupohg
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"Asked why ownership was important instead of just fortifying Greenland, he said, 'Because that’s what I feel is psychologically needed for success.' Asked if he meant... for himself or... the country, he said, 'Psychologically important for me.'" www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/u...
With Threats to Greenland, Trump Sets America on the Road to Conquest
www.nytimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 9:07 PM
"Asked why ownership was important instead of just fortifying Greenland, he said, 'Because that’s what I feel is psychologically needed for success.' Asked if he meant... for himself or... the country, he said, 'Psychologically important for me.'" www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/u...
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"Two members of Elon Musk’s DOGE team at the Social Security Administration were secretly in touch with a group seeking to 'overturn election results in certain states,' and one signed an agreement that may have involved using Social Security data..."
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
"Two members of Elon Musk’s DOGE team at the Social Security Administration were secretly in touch with a group seeking to 'overturn election results in certain states,' and one signed an agreement that may have involved using Social Security data..."
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
Trump administration concedes DOGE team may have misused Social Security data
Some DOGE personnel had more access to data than previously acknowledged, according to a court filing.
www.politico.com
January 20, 2026 at 9:03 PM
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"Two members of Elon Musk’s DOGE team at the Social Security Administration were secretly in touch with a group seeking to 'overturn election results in certain states,' and one signed an agreement that may have involved using Social Security data..."
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
"Two members of Elon Musk’s DOGE team at the Social Security Administration were secretly in touch with a group seeking to 'overturn election results in certain states,' and one signed an agreement that may have involved using Social Security data..."
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
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it seems too obvious to even keep pointing it out but if you have ever had experience with an elder relative sliding into dementia you are familiar with the ways they repeat the same nonsensical anecdotes
Trump: "They didn't allow the water to come down from the Pacific Northwest. They routed the water into the Pacific Ocean. So we had no water there. No, he had -- I would say open up the water. Open it up to the governor, the mayor. They wouldn't do it. They wanted to protect a tiny little fish."
January 20, 2026 at 8:15 PM
it seems too obvious to even keep pointing it out but if you have ever had experience with an elder relative sliding into dementia you are familiar with the ways they repeat the same nonsensical anecdotes
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Yes. It is true that Kamala Harris was right about everything but only because she bothered to read Project 2025 unlike so many others who still don’t understand that they did, in fact, vote for this.
January 20, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Yes. It is true that Kamala Harris was right about everything but only because she bothered to read Project 2025 unlike so many others who still don’t understand that they did, in fact, vote for this.
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🔥 MACRON (throwing shade at Trump): "We do prefer respect to bullies…. And we prefer rule of law to brutality. Having a place like Europe which is predictable, loyal, and where you know the rule of the game is the rule of law, it's a good place.”
January 20, 2026 at 5:23 PM
🔥 MACRON (throwing shade at Trump): "We do prefer respect to bullies…. And we prefer rule of law to brutality. Having a place like Europe which is predictable, loyal, and where you know the rule of the game is the rule of law, it's a good place.”
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Congrats again to the East Coast elites who told us this guy was a serious Treasury Secretary because he had the right credentials and went to the right cocktail parties
US Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent:
What I am urging everyone here to do is sit back, take a deep breath, and let things play out. The worst thing countries can do is escalate against the United States.
What I am urging everyone here to do is sit back, take a deep breath, and let things play out. The worst thing countries can do is escalate against the United States.
January 20, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Congrats again to the East Coast elites who told us this guy was a serious Treasury Secretary because he had the right credentials and went to the right cocktail parties