Jim Patterson
@jhp.me
Retired IT guy.
Share a house with my wife, 2 corgis, 2 cats.
Share a house with my wife, 2 corgis, 2 cats.
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the vice president is a klansman
JD Vance: "In the United States of America you don't have to apologize for being white anymore"
December 21, 2025 at 8:22 PM
the vice president is a klansman
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I wrote about the cronyistic TikTok deal, and how it once again shows the U.S. is too corrupt to function in the public interest, despite a whole lot of pretense to the contrary
TikTok Deal Done And It’s Somehow The Shittiest Possible Outcome, Making Everything Worse
There were rumblings about this for a while, but it looks like the Trump TikTok deal is done, and it’s somehow the worst of all possible outcomes, amazingly making all of the biggest criticis…
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December 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
I wrote about the cronyistic TikTok deal, and how it once again shows the U.S. is too corrupt to function in the public interest, despite a whole lot of pretense to the contrary
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mr stephen miller sir, have you considered taking up boxing
December 21, 2025 at 1:15 PM
mr stephen miller sir, have you considered taking up boxing
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A thread of how to say “nobody asked you” from around the world, starting with this one…
A Lithuanian way of telling someone to mind their own business is ne tavo kiaulės, ne tavo pupos. It means “not your pigs, not your beans.”
A Lithuanian way of telling someone to mind their own business is ne tavo kiaulės, ne tavo pupos. It means “not your pigs, not your beans.”
December 17, 2025 at 1:11 PM
A thread of how to say “nobody asked you” from around the world, starting with this one…
A Lithuanian way of telling someone to mind their own business is ne tavo kiaulės, ne tavo pupos. It means “not your pigs, not your beans.”
A Lithuanian way of telling someone to mind their own business is ne tavo kiaulės, ne tavo pupos. It means “not your pigs, not your beans.”
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I look forward to the moment when we all can get together and have a little conversation about how and why the biggest piece of shit in America became president. (As a friend just said, he puts the POS back in POTUS. I would give her credit but I don't want her to be deported.)
December 15, 2025 at 8:24 PM
I look forward to the moment when we all can get together and have a little conversation about how and why the biggest piece of shit in America became president. (As a friend just said, he puts the POS back in POTUS. I would give her credit but I don't want her to be deported.)
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I think the *speed* at which RFK Jr and his Great Barrington Declaration/anti-vaxx/Brownstone wrecking crew have been dismantling the US public health system has been really astonishing
Well, Senators Bill Cassidy and Thom Tillis, you wanted RFK Jr. to “go wild” at HHS.
Congratulations. You’ve achieved your goal. He is well on his way to completely destroying the US vaccine program.
Congratulations. You’ve achieved your goal. He is well on his way to completely destroying the US vaccine program.
December 6, 2025 at 3:36 PM
I think the *speed* at which RFK Jr and his Great Barrington Declaration/anti-vaxx/Brownstone wrecking crew have been dismantling the US public health system has been really astonishing
Trump should go all in on renaming American football. We could have a contest, winner gets a trip to the White House ballroom to watch a game. My contest entry will be handegg
sports.yahoo.com/soccer/artic...
sports.yahoo.com/soccer/artic...
President Trump wants to rename American football: 'We have to come up with another name for the NFL'
Trump was on hand at the FIFA 2026 World Cup draw in Washington on Friday.
sports.yahoo.com
December 7, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Trump should go all in on renaming American football. We could have a contest, winner gets a trip to the White House ballroom to watch a game. My contest entry will be handegg
sports.yahoo.com/soccer/artic...
sports.yahoo.com/soccer/artic...
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Hakeem Jeffries is absolutely useless in this moment. Completely fails to grasp what’s at stake or what his base wants. As out of touch as the nerd reich tech bros.
Who is primarying him? We can’t have him leading the house when it’s time to put the entire Trump cabinet in prison.
Who is primarying him? We can’t have him leading the house when it’s time to put the entire Trump cabinet in prison.
“Republicans will never allow articles of impeachment to be brought to the floor of the House of Representatives, and we know that's the case," Jeffries said at a press conference Monday.
Okay but why not…….. try anyway?
Okay but why not…….. try anyway?
December 2, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Hakeem Jeffries is absolutely useless in this moment. Completely fails to grasp what’s at stake or what his base wants. As out of touch as the nerd reich tech bros.
Who is primarying him? We can’t have him leading the house when it’s time to put the entire Trump cabinet in prison.
Who is primarying him? We can’t have him leading the house when it’s time to put the entire Trump cabinet in prison.
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Immigrants aren’t taking your homes, they’re building them.
Immigrants aren’t driving food costs up, they’re working to put it on our tables.
Immigrants aren’t making healthcare unaffordable, they go without it.
Billionaires are driving the affordability crisis. Not immigrants.
Immigrants aren’t driving food costs up, they’re working to put it on our tables.
Immigrants aren’t making healthcare unaffordable, they go without it.
Billionaires are driving the affordability crisis. Not immigrants.
November 25, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Immigrants aren’t taking your homes, they’re building them.
Immigrants aren’t driving food costs up, they’re working to put it on our tables.
Immigrants aren’t making healthcare unaffordable, they go without it.
Billionaires are driving the affordability crisis. Not immigrants.
Immigrants aren’t driving food costs up, they’re working to put it on our tables.
Immigrants aren’t making healthcare unaffordable, they go without it.
Billionaires are driving the affordability crisis. Not immigrants.
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I've had a missile blow up next to my airplane, been shot at dozens of times by anti-aircraft fire, and launched into orbit — all for my country. I never thought I'd see a President call for my execution.
Trump doesn’t understand the Constitution, and we're all less safe for it.
Trump doesn’t understand the Constitution, and we're all less safe for it.
November 20, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I've had a missile blow up next to my airplane, been shot at dozens of times by anti-aircraft fire, and launched into orbit — all for my country. I never thought I'd see a President call for my execution.
Trump doesn’t understand the Constitution, and we're all less safe for it.
Trump doesn’t understand the Constitution, and we're all less safe for it.
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How awful. This is outright health disinformation, lying to the American people. Not only is there massive evidence showing no link between vaccines & autism, there’s not even a plausible mechanism based on what we’ve learned about the genetics of autism, some environmental exposures in pregnancy
HEADS UP: CDC website now officially asserts that vaccines may cause autism.“Studies supporting a link have been ignored by health authorities.” Also says the “vaccines do not cause autism” header remains b/c of an agreement with Cassidy.
November 20, 2025 at 3:18 AM
How awful. This is outright health disinformation, lying to the American people. Not only is there massive evidence showing no link between vaccines & autism, there’s not even a plausible mechanism based on what we’ve learned about the genetics of autism, some environmental exposures in pregnancy
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VACCINES DO NOT CAUSE AUTISM, YOU FLAMING SHITBIRDS.
WE HAVE, IN FACT, RULED IT OUT.
WE HAVE, IN FACT, RULED IT OUT.
November 20, 2025 at 3:02 AM
VACCINES DO NOT CAUSE AUTISM, YOU FLAMING SHITBIRDS.
WE HAVE, IN FACT, RULED IT OUT.
WE HAVE, IN FACT, RULED IT OUT.
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VACCINES DO NOT CAUSE AUTISM, YOU FLAMING SHITBIRDS.
WE HAVE, IN FACT, NOT IGNORED YOUR NOW-DEFUNCT HYPOTHESIS. WE INVESTIGATED IT TO THE TUNE OF STUDIES WITH DATA FROM MILLIONS OF KIDS.
WE HAVE, IN FACT, NOT IGNORED YOUR NOW-DEFUNCT HYPOTHESIS. WE INVESTIGATED IT TO THE TUNE OF STUDIES WITH DATA FROM MILLIONS OF KIDS.
November 20, 2025 at 3:08 AM
VACCINES DO NOT CAUSE AUTISM, YOU FLAMING SHITBIRDS.
WE HAVE, IN FACT, NOT IGNORED YOUR NOW-DEFUNCT HYPOTHESIS. WE INVESTIGATED IT TO THE TUNE OF STUDIES WITH DATA FROM MILLIONS OF KIDS.
WE HAVE, IN FACT, NOT IGNORED YOUR NOW-DEFUNCT HYPOTHESIS. WE INVESTIGATED IT TO THE TUNE OF STUDIES WITH DATA FROM MILLIONS OF KIDS.
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This is completely disgusting. Today, the CDC updated their vaccine safety page. It now says:
“The claim "vaccines do not cause autism" is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism”.
“The claim "vaccines do not cause autism" is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism”.
November 20, 2025 at 2:53 AM
This is completely disgusting. Today, the CDC updated their vaccine safety page. It now says:
“The claim "vaccines do not cause autism" is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism”.
“The claim "vaccines do not cause autism" is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism”.
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🔥MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PLANS🔥
CHECK YOUR PLAN!
1) MA Providers are LEAVING marketplaces.
2) No auto-enrollment if YOUR plan is dropped you have until 12/31 to SWITCH OR else in 2026 have 80% Medicare Coverage & NO RX PLAN!
3) 1M+ = estimated 3% on MA who'll LOSE their plans.
🔥PLEASE REPOST & SHARE!🔥
CHECK YOUR PLAN!
1) MA Providers are LEAVING marketplaces.
2) No auto-enrollment if YOUR plan is dropped you have until 12/31 to SWITCH OR else in 2026 have 80% Medicare Coverage & NO RX PLAN!
3) 1M+ = estimated 3% on MA who'll LOSE their plans.
🔥PLEASE REPOST & SHARE!🔥
November 11, 2025 at 10:21 PM
🔥MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PLANS🔥
CHECK YOUR PLAN!
1) MA Providers are LEAVING marketplaces.
2) No auto-enrollment if YOUR plan is dropped you have until 12/31 to SWITCH OR else in 2026 have 80% Medicare Coverage & NO RX PLAN!
3) 1M+ = estimated 3% on MA who'll LOSE their plans.
🔥PLEASE REPOST & SHARE!🔥
CHECK YOUR PLAN!
1) MA Providers are LEAVING marketplaces.
2) No auto-enrollment if YOUR plan is dropped you have until 12/31 to SWITCH OR else in 2026 have 80% Medicare Coverage & NO RX PLAN!
3) 1M+ = estimated 3% on MA who'll LOSE their plans.
🔥PLEASE REPOST & SHARE!🔥
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Chuck Schumer has not met this moment and Senate Democrats would be wise to move on from his leadership.
November 10, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Chuck Schumer has not met this moment and Senate Democrats would be wise to move on from his leadership.
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Dem Senators aren't for us unless they're for removing Chuck Schumer. Now is the time to highlight corruption in the Dem caucus and clean house.
Too many Senate Dems are bought and paid for and will fuck us and our entire democracy for their greed and the dark $$ that controls them.
Too many Senate Dems are bought and paid for and will fuck us and our entire democracy for their greed and the dark $$ that controls them.
More than 15 Senate Democrats join GOP to advance nationwide ban on hemp products, including CBD gummies,
oh the paul amendment is going down 78-22
November 11, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Dem Senators aren't for us unless they're for removing Chuck Schumer. Now is the time to highlight corruption in the Dem caucus and clean house.
Too many Senate Dems are bought and paid for and will fuck us and our entire democracy for their greed and the dark $$ that controls them.
Too many Senate Dems are bought and paid for and will fuck us and our entire democracy for their greed and the dark $$ that controls them.
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Critizing corporate Dems who play Vichy isn't "creating a circular firing squad". I will ally with just about anyone fighting fascism. This behavior tonight was a capitulation. It aids the fascists. We should be outspoken in our condemnation of this vote.
November 10, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Critizing corporate Dems who play Vichy isn't "creating a circular firing squad". I will ally with just about anyone fighting fascism. This behavior tonight was a capitulation. It aids the fascists. We should be outspoken in our condemnation of this vote.
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You cannot be this naive. He's the leader. He can't whip his own party to vote the way he wants, he shouldn't be in leadership. He lowered the bar into the asthenosphere with his "one year extension" offer made sure this disaster tonight would be even worse of a deal. It's no deal. It's capitulation
WTF failure are you talking about? Schumer made no deal. Schumer supports no deal.
Y'all need to learn to count. 5 Dems + 1 indie + 52 Repubs does not, repeat, NOT add up to 60 votes.
There is no deal. There never was. Y'all are losing your minds over nothing.
Y'all need to learn to count. 5 Dems + 1 indie + 52 Repubs does not, repeat, NOT add up to 60 votes.
There is no deal. There never was. Y'all are losing your minds over nothing.
November 10, 2025 at 3:46 AM
You cannot be this naive. He's the leader. He can't whip his own party to vote the way he wants, he shouldn't be in leadership. He lowered the bar into the asthenosphere with his "one year extension" offer made sure this disaster tonight would be even worse of a deal. It's no deal. It's capitulation
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When prices rise because *demand* is hot, wages usually follow. When prices rise because tariffs raise costs -- a *supply* shock -- there’s no reason paychecks catch up. That’s why tariff inflation hurts a whole heckuva lot more. It's a permanent reduction in living standards.
November 9, 2025 at 5:46 PM
When prices rise because *demand* is hot, wages usually follow. When prices rise because tariffs raise costs -- a *supply* shock -- there’s no reason paychecks catch up. That’s why tariff inflation hurts a whole heckuva lot more. It's a permanent reduction in living standards.
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It’s a good idea to think about using all your SNAP benefits for November just in case the federal government decides to claw it back and we know that they have the authority to do that. Even if they didn’t have the authority we have seen they will still do Treacherous things. Please consider this.🙏
i was going to mention earlier that you should spend it all and freeze so food “ just in case” of further cruelty from this heartless administration.
November 9, 2025 at 5:02 PM
It’s a good idea to think about using all your SNAP benefits for November just in case the federal government decides to claw it back and we know that they have the authority to do that. Even if they didn’t have the authority we have seen they will still do Treacherous things. Please consider this.🙏
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Reminder to everyone donating to food banks in light of the Republicans starving SNAP: It is far more cost effective to donate directly to food banks than to buy food and give it to them. They can buy in bulk and have existing relationships with sellers, so your few bucks go way further that way
October 28, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Reminder to everyone donating to food banks in light of the Republicans starving SNAP: It is far more cost effective to donate directly to food banks than to buy food and give it to them. They can buy in bulk and have existing relationships with sellers, so your few bucks go way further that way
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The real question is:
Why the hell do they keep giving him cognitive tests?
Why the hell do they keep giving him cognitive tests?
October 28, 2025 at 5:17 PM
The real question is:
Why the hell do they keep giving him cognitive tests?
Why the hell do they keep giving him cognitive tests?
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Churches, charities & family are not a substitute for SNAP
They can help but they’re not accessible to everyone
They can’t scale up to support an influx of 42 million people
The government could easily fund SNAP, they’re choosing not to
They’re choosing to let people starve
They can help but they’re not accessible to everyone
They can’t scale up to support an influx of 42 million people
The government could easily fund SNAP, they’re choosing not to
They’re choosing to let people starve
October 26, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Churches, charities & family are not a substitute for SNAP
They can help but they’re not accessible to everyone
They can’t scale up to support an influx of 42 million people
The government could easily fund SNAP, they’re choosing not to
They’re choosing to let people starve
They can help but they’re not accessible to everyone
They can’t scale up to support an influx of 42 million people
The government could easily fund SNAP, they’re choosing not to
They’re choosing to let people starve
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The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
October 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?