Pat L
@patloughery.me
Engineering leader; Grad Instructor in spirituality, creativity, digital personhood, pilgrimage. Passionate about the common good, human flourishing, being a good ancestor.💥Powerlifter, mountain biker, Gonzaga basketball fan, reader, lifelong learner.
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Pat L
@patloughery.me
· Jul 2
Again today, I used @5calls.org to help frame a call on the Trump Budget Bill to my US representative
@repkimschrier.bsky.social and for the first time calling any of my Congress people, I got a staffer live on the call. Still used some of that script, but it was helpful. Call your representative.
@repkimschrier.bsky.social and for the first time calling any of my Congress people, I got a staffer live on the call. Still used some of that script, but it was helpful. Call your representative.
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Jaw dropped. Trump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI Content
Trump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI Content - Oklahoma Watch
The Trump administration removed a congressionally mandated report on missing and murdered Native Americans from the DOJ website, citing compliance with an executive order against DEI. Senators who ch...
oklahomawatch.org
November 17, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Jaw dropped. Trump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI Content
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You should watch this report by Scott Pelley of @60minutes.bsky.social — while more of a synopsis of the earlier reporting on this utterly corrupt pardon of Binance’s founder as the Trumps feather their fetid nest, bringing it all together makes for a powerful indictment.
‘This Is Corruption’: ’60 Minutes’ Reports Trump Pardoned Binance Boss After He ‘Enriched’ Crypto Business Tied to Trump Family
‘This Is Corruption’: ’60 Minutes’ Reports Trump Pardoned Binance Boss After He ‘Enriched’ Crypto Business Tied to Trump Family
"60 Minutes" reported President Trump pardoned the founder of the Binance cryptocurrency exchange after he "enriched" the Trump family during its crypto push
The post ‘This Is Corruption’: ’60 Minutes’ Reports Trump Pardoned Binance Boss After He ‘Enriched’ Crypto Business Tied to Trump Family first appeared on Mediaite.
dlvr.it
November 17, 2025 at 6:10 AM
You should watch this report by Scott Pelley of @60minutes.bsky.social — while more of a synopsis of the earlier reporting on this utterly corrupt pardon of Binance’s founder as the Trumps feather their fetid nest, bringing it all together makes for a powerful indictment.
Dang. That would have been a horrific loss for the Rams to take 💔
November 17, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Dang. That would have been a horrific loss for the Rams to take 💔
Live from Sam
Darnold’s visor
Darnold’s visor
a car with smoke coming out of it and the words utopia tv on the bottom right
ALT: a car with smoke coming out of it and the words utopia tv on the bottom right
media.tenor.com
November 16, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Live from Sam
Darnold’s visor
Darnold’s visor
This Rams offense is good.
November 16, 2025 at 9:41 PM
This Rams offense is good.
Finished up a rewatch of Breaking Bad and then Better Call Saul.
It is a sign of great art when you come to love characters that you absolutely despise.
It is a sign of great art when you come to love characters that you absolutely despise.
November 15, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Finished up a rewatch of Breaking Bad and then Better Call Saul.
It is a sign of great art when you come to love characters that you absolutely despise.
It is a sign of great art when you come to love characters that you absolutely despise.
I may be in late-late-middle age, but I'm still proud to be able to rattle off my library card number from memory
November 12, 2025 at 11:11 PM
I may be in late-late-middle age, but I'm still proud to be able to rattle off my library card number from memory
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Can we circle back to the part where the NY Times never disclosed that they have incriminating information on Donald Trump from sent by Epstein that's been sitting on their email servers for nearly a decade?
Stuff like this makes me wonder why there hasn't been any reporting about Trump having affairs during his presidencies
November 12, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Can we circle back to the part where the NY Times never disclosed that they have incriminating information on Donald Trump from sent by Epstein that's been sitting on their email servers for nearly a decade?
Which defense is more fun to watch right now - Seahawks or Zags? 🤯
November 12, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Which defense is more fun to watch right now - Seahawks or Zags? 🤯
Maybe this won’t calm my rage at Dem leadership in the Senate but I finally moved this to my currently-reading. Thanks for writing it @annaleen.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Maybe this won’t calm my rage at Dem leadership in the Senate but I finally moved this to my currently-reading. Thanks for writing it @annaleen.bsky.social
If you want structured help on contacting your elected officials and with talking points on any specific issue, I highly recommend @5calls.org
November 10, 2025 at 3:16 AM
If you want structured help on contacting your elected officials and with talking points on any specific issue, I highly recommend @5calls.org
Dear @murray.senate.gov , your voicemail is full so I emailed and will echo here. Washington voters demand strong, progressive leadership that does not cave to the starvation tactics of the Trump GOP. Serve the people, or be primaried with every ounce of energy, will and funding that we have.
November 10, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Dear @murray.senate.gov , your voicemail is full so I emailed and will echo here. Washington voters demand strong, progressive leadership that does not cave to the starvation tactics of the Trump GOP. Serve the people, or be primaried with every ounce of energy, will and funding that we have.
Live view of Dem leadership trusting GOP promises to negotiate next month on ACA subsidies
a cartoon girl in a blue dress is kneeling in a field holding a bag
ALT: a cartoon girl in a blue dress is kneeling in a field holding a bag
media.tenor.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Live view of Dem leadership trusting GOP promises to negotiate next month on ACA subsidies
Zags looking dang good tonight
November 9, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Zags looking dang good tonight
Excellent thread about the Republican Party post-Trump and post-Kirk.
It’s a long and worthwhile read - note that Bluesky doesn’t display the full thread correctly for me so you may have to look at the OP’s timeline to see all the posts
It’s a long and worthwhile read - note that Bluesky doesn’t display the full thread correctly for me so you may have to look at the OP’s timeline to see all the posts
I've noticed that there isn't much talk here about the current internecine war that is unfolding on the right, spearheaded in large part by Nick Fuentes, Tucker Carlson, and Candace Owens after the assassination of Charlie Kirk. I know this shit is insane and feels bad. But this is a mistake (1/)
November 8, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Excellent thread about the Republican Party post-Trump and post-Kirk.
It’s a long and worthwhile read - note that Bluesky doesn’t display the full thread correctly for me so you may have to look at the OP’s timeline to see all the posts
It’s a long and worthwhile read - note that Bluesky doesn’t display the full thread correctly for me so you may have to look at the OP’s timeline to see all the posts
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here is my story about how Zohran's focus on community amid the loneliness epidemic helped young people connect their politics to an organizing infrastructure, that interviewed ZM, and does not use the NYT's framing of "they don't know how to make friends" :-) and also ran 4 days before NYT's lol
Zohran Mamdani's Establishment-Fighting Campaign Built Community for Young People
“What Mamdani has done is not only inspire and mobilize young people, but he has exposed the establishment and some of their calcified views of participation and inclusion.”
www.teenvogue.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:14 PM
here is my story about how Zohran's focus on community amid the loneliness epidemic helped young people connect their politics to an organizing infrastructure, that interviewed ZM, and does not use the NYT's framing of "they don't know how to make friends" :-) and also ran 4 days before NYT's lol
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Mamdani, with 97% of the vote in, has more votes than all the other candidates combined
November 5, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Mamdani, with 97% of the vote in, has more votes than all the other candidates combined
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I am no longer employed so I'm not blogging Zohran tonight but I can just repeat exactly what I said in June :-)
he won on the back of a pro-migrant, pro-trans, pro-working class campaign. and also: Dem pundits are full of shit
he won on the back of a pro-migrant, pro-trans, pro-working class campaign. and also: Dem pundits are full of shit
The Democratic Party Needs to Learn from Zohran Mamdani's Guts and Backbone
Zohran Mamdani did something different, and it made all the difference.
www.teenvogue.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:29 AM
I am no longer employed so I'm not blogging Zohran tonight but I can just repeat exactly what I said in June :-)
he won on the back of a pro-migrant, pro-trans, pro-working class campaign. and also: Dem pundits are full of shit
he won on the back of a pro-migrant, pro-trans, pro-working class campaign. and also: Dem pundits are full of shit
After having discovered the Southern Reach series by Jeff VanderMeer late and reading it this fall, I’m now reading the fourth book, the prequel, Absolution. This is such wild, crazy unique stuff (it’s sci-fi/fantasy/horror/mystery/ecoterrorism). Love it and don’t understand 60% of it :-)
November 3, 2025 at 11:01 PM
After having discovered the Southern Reach series by Jeff VanderMeer late and reading it this fall, I’m now reading the fourth book, the prequel, Absolution. This is such wild, crazy unique stuff (it’s sci-fi/fantasy/horror/mystery/ecoterrorism). Love it and don’t understand 60% of it :-)
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Happy Go Zags for the 2025-26 Season Day to all those who celebrate.
November 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Happy Go Zags for the 2025-26 Season Day to all those who celebrate.
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ICE shooting a food bank worker in the back is a little on the nose for the current moment
US citizen shot from behind as he warned ICE agents children would be coming to get bus, lawyers say
U.S. citizen shot from behind as he warned ICE agents about children gathering at bus stop, lawyers say
Lawyers for Carlos Jimenez said he was in fear after an agent threatened him with chemical spray, then pointed a gun at him.
www.latimes.com
November 3, 2025 at 12:16 AM
ICE shooting a food bank worker in the back is a little on the nose for the current moment
Now we can transition to Zags Basketball season 🎉
November 2, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Now we can transition to Zags Basketball season 🎉
Unbelievable game and unbelievable series. Happy that George Springer lost too :-)
November 2, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Unbelievable game and unbelievable series. Happy that George Springer lost too :-)
Wow. We go to November basebal.
November 1, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Wow. We go to November basebal.