Patrick Murray
@intelpatrick.bsky.social
Dad, husband, retired @intel engineer, now NCSU ISE Adj. Lecturer & volunteer, and a proud parent of http://colum.edu, http://bu.edu, & http://ncsu.edu grads.
Motto: You are what you do.
Motto: You are what you do.
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Our government’s priorities are entirely backward. And purposefully so.
December 27, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Our government’s priorities are entirely backward. And purposefully so.
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talking to my mom who is a pediatrician in a rural area and… the whole antivaxx thing is so much worse than you can imagine
RFK Jr. should be sent to The Hague
RFK Jr. should be sent to The Hague
December 27, 2025 at 1:56 PM
talking to my mom who is a pediatrician in a rural area and… the whole antivaxx thing is so much worse than you can imagine
RFK Jr. should be sent to The Hague
RFK Jr. should be sent to The Hague
Trickle down is an enormous scam
December 27, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Trickle down is an enormous scam
North Carolinians 👇👇👇
Every one of these Congressmembers knew how many of their own people this vote would hurt and they did it anyway. Thank you for making sure everyone else knows too.
December 27, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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Context you rarely hear: global stocks are up about 30% over the past year. U.S. stocks? Around 18%. That means American investors underperformed the world by about 12 percentage points, even while headlines called it a “fantastic year.”
December 27, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Imagine running a capital-intensive firm when the White House can suddenly threaten to shut your industry down. Wind farms today, something else tomorrow. That risk changes what gets built, where, and whether it gets built at all.
December 27, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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No, not "the government." Biden's FEMA tried to get money for all of them, but Johnson refused to vote on the money until after Trump was sworn in. So Trump got the money, and now refuses to spend it. At least, on the people of North Carolina.
December 26, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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So Trump’s FEMA is refusing to pay out buyouts for mortgages on homes in North Carolina that are no longer livable after the storms last year. Many of them are going to have to foreclose. This shit is why people hate the government.
December 26, 2025 at 9:46 PM
So Trump’s FEMA is refusing to pay out buyouts for mortgages on homes in North Carolina that are no longer livable after the storms last year. Many of them are going to have to foreclose. This shit is why people hate the government.
This is the way
My mom began Swedish death cleaning to prepare for the future — but what she really gave me was peace, connection, and understanding.
My 65-year-old mom is healthy, but she started purging her stuff. Being part of the process is helping me learn about my family.
My mom began Swedish death cleaning to prepare for the future — but what she really gave me was peace, connection, and understanding.
www.businessinsider.com
December 26, 2025 at 8:26 PM
This is the way
ICE agents spent Christmas Eve arresting a man in a Walmart parking lot—even taking his already purchased groceries for themselves.
A bystander asked ICE if she could take down the phone number of his wife to let her know her husband had been detained. The ICE agents refused. trib.al/FwqJZki
A bystander asked ICE if she could take down the phone number of his wife to let her know her husband had been detained. The ICE agents refused. trib.al/FwqJZki
December 26, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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Why, what happened? Spend all your money on murdering your neighbors, didn’t you, bastards?
December 26, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Why, what happened? Spend all your money on murdering your neighbors, didn’t you, bastards?
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I also noticed that the airport now has signs only in Spanish that tell people they can get $1000 for "self deportacion" and for each member of their family they also convince to 'self deport'
Disgusting
Disgusting
December 26, 2025 at 7:48 PM
I also noticed that the airport now has signs only in Spanish that tell people they can get $1000 for "self deportacion" and for each member of their family they also convince to 'self deport'
Disgusting
Disgusting
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Not sure I understand why the Trump administration cares about Christians in Nigeria and not Christians in Ukraine
December 26, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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Watched the children of immigrants with my kids. Imagine watching that and not hating immigrants
Some people will commit human rights violations rather than just go to therapy
December 26, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Watched the children of immigrants with my kids. Imagine watching that and not hating immigrants
Horrible
On Trump’s orders, the National Center for Atmospheric Research will be shut down after more than 50 years as a leader in global research on climate science and monitoring. This is what authoritarian science looks like.
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Destroy the Metrics, Destroy the Truth
Trump’s decimation of public health systems isn’t about efficiency, cost-saving, or even ideology. It’s about building a world without truth or the possibility of accountability.
www.thenation.com
December 26, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Horrible
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America has 925 billionaires as of this year. Collectively they have a record $6.9 trillion in wealth.
The bottom 50% of Americans control $4.2 trillion in wealth.
When 925 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
The bottom 50% of Americans control $4.2 trillion in wealth.
When 925 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
December 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
America has 925 billionaires as of this year. Collectively they have a record $6.9 trillion in wealth.
The bottom 50% of Americans control $4.2 trillion in wealth.
When 925 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
The bottom 50% of Americans control $4.2 trillion in wealth.
When 925 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
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When I was on CNN's northeast desk, the first job at 6a every morning was to read the local papers. That guided some of what the massive CNN machine followed every day.
When those papers die, CNN doesn't hire new regional reporters. What you get instead is more panel shows, more punditry.
When those papers die, CNN doesn't hire new regional reporters. What you get instead is more panel shows, more punditry.
"The newspaper industry served as a feeder for our entire news media ecosystem. So when we lose those newspapers, we've lost that journalism. In the early 2000s, we had 40 journalists per 100,000 people. We're now down to 8 journalists per 100,000 people," says @victorpickard.bsky.social.
December 16, 2025 at 7:25 PM
When I was on CNN's northeast desk, the first job at 6a every morning was to read the local papers. That guided some of what the massive CNN machine followed every day.
When those papers die, CNN doesn't hire new regional reporters. What you get instead is more panel shows, more punditry.
When those papers die, CNN doesn't hire new regional reporters. What you get instead is more panel shows, more punditry.
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Merry Christmas.
Trickle-down economics is a cruel hoax designed to enrich the wealthy and corporations while draining money for the middle class and the poor.
Pass it on to a conservative family member near you.
Trickle-down economics is a cruel hoax designed to enrich the wealthy and corporations while draining money for the middle class and the poor.
Pass it on to a conservative family member near you.
December 26, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Merry Christmas.
Trickle-down economics is a cruel hoax designed to enrich the wealthy and corporations while draining money for the middle class and the poor.
Pass it on to a conservative family member near you.
Trickle-down economics is a cruel hoax designed to enrich the wealthy and corporations while draining money for the middle class and the poor.
Pass it on to a conservative family member near you.
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DOGE was A LOT less likely to cancel contracts from companies that donated money to Republicans than companies that donated to Democrats.
December 26, 2025 at 1:41 AM
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I worked for DOJ. I don't think people realize how dangerous it is for the White House to takeover the daily operations of the Justice Department.
December 25, 2025 at 5:05 AM
I worked for DOJ. I don't think people realize how dangerous it is for the White House to takeover the daily operations of the Justice Department.
👀 creepy much???
During a White House Christmas call, Donald Trump told an eight-year-old girl that she sounded “beautiful and cute.”
If anyone needed any further evidence, well here it is, recorded today by Donald Trump in the middle of everything going on.
If anyone needed any further evidence, well here it is, recorded today by Donald Trump in the middle of everything going on.
December 24, 2025 at 11:56 PM
👀 creepy much???
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The Trump administration tried to send people to prison for eight years over Subway sandwiches and a scraped hand.
Participation in grand jury duty has perhaps never been more important.
Participation in grand jury duty has perhaps never been more important.
Hero of 2025: Principled grand juries
The Trump administration tried to send people to prison for eight years over Subway sandwiches and a scraped hand.
www.motherjones.com
December 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The Trump administration tried to send people to prison for eight years over Subway sandwiches and a scraped hand.
Participation in grand jury duty has perhaps never been more important.
Participation in grand jury duty has perhaps never been more important.
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"Southcom tweeting about tracking a civilian aboard a small craft" sure hits different this year.
December 24, 2025 at 6:45 PM
"Southcom tweeting about tracking a civilian aboard a small craft" sure hits different this year.
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We condemn the scandalous US visa ban on former EU Commisioner Breton and digital activists. Protecting democracy isn’t censorship. ✋🏼
Disinformation isn’t free speech. Europe won’t take lessons from those undermining democracy and free speech.
Here in Europe we set our own laws. 🇪🇺✊🏼
Disinformation isn’t free speech. Europe won’t take lessons from those undermining democracy and free speech.
Here in Europe we set our own laws. 🇪🇺✊🏼
December 24, 2025 at 12:45 PM
We condemn the scandalous US visa ban on former EU Commisioner Breton and digital activists. Protecting democracy isn’t censorship. ✋🏼
Disinformation isn’t free speech. Europe won’t take lessons from those undermining democracy and free speech.
Here in Europe we set our own laws. 🇪🇺✊🏼
Disinformation isn’t free speech. Europe won’t take lessons from those undermining democracy and free speech.
Here in Europe we set our own laws. 🇪🇺✊🏼