@patpound.bsky.social
Retired guy. I used to do things and used to know a bit about politics and healthcare. Apparently what I thought I knew was not true.
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21 December 1932 | A French Jewish boy, Samuel Goysenstein, was born in #Hayange. During the war, he lived in Paris.
He was deported from #Drancy to #Auschwitz where on 16 August 1942, he was murdered in a gas chamber.
He was deported from #Drancy to #Auschwitz where on 16 August 1942, he was murdered in a gas chamber.
December 21, 2025 at 6:00 AM
21 December 1932 | A French Jewish boy, Samuel Goysenstein, was born in #Hayange. During the war, he lived in Paris.
He was deported from #Drancy to #Auschwitz where on 16 August 1942, he was murdered in a gas chamber.
He was deported from #Drancy to #Auschwitz where on 16 August 1942, he was murdered in a gas chamber.
Hey DC types is there unusual military jet activity in the NCR.
December 19, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Hey DC types is there unusual military jet activity in the NCR.
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Yeah I'm SUPER shocked the DOJ is violating the law and not releasing all the Epstein files. WHO COULD HAVE GUESSED they'd continue to protect pedophiles??
Everyone. Everyone guessed.
Everyone. Everyone guessed.
December 19, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Yeah I'm SUPER shocked the DOJ is violating the law and not releasing all the Epstein files. WHO COULD HAVE GUESSED they'd continue to protect pedophiles??
Everyone. Everyone guessed.
Everyone. Everyone guessed.
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Morning
Today is for the SURVIVORS
Walk in Their Shoes
And
EVERY MAN THAT WAS INVOLVED
MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE
NO MATTER WHO
Today is for the SURVIVORS
Walk in Their Shoes
And
EVERY MAN THAT WAS INVOLVED
MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE
NO MATTER WHO
December 19, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Morning
Today is for the SURVIVORS
Walk in Their Shoes
And
EVERY MAN THAT WAS INVOLVED
MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE
NO MATTER WHO
Today is for the SURVIVORS
Walk in Their Shoes
And
EVERY MAN THAT WAS INVOLVED
MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE
NO MATTER WHO
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Hey so, i would encourage my fellow performers to not do any shows at the Kennedy Center until it reverts to it’s original name
Thank you for your attention to this matter
(yes I’ve already performed there so it’s an easier decision for me)
Thank you for your attention to this matter
(yes I’ve already performed there so it’s an easier decision for me)
December 19, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Hey so, i would encourage my fellow performers to not do any shows at the Kennedy Center until it reverts to it’s original name
Thank you for your attention to this matter
(yes I’ve already performed there so it’s an easier decision for me)
Thank you for your attention to this matter
(yes I’ve already performed there so it’s an easier decision for me)
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If we can't even identify our enemies then how can we fight them?
Trump's National Security Strategy is the longest suicide note in American history
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Trump's National Security Strategy is the longest suicide note in American history
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
The Longest Suicide Note in American History
The Trump administration’s new National Security Strategy targets liberal democracy itself.
www.theatlantic.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:59 PM
If we can't even identify our enemies then how can we fight them?
Trump's National Security Strategy is the longest suicide note in American history
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Trump's National Security Strategy is the longest suicide note in American history
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Congress, you gonna take this crap?
"Will you be seeking authorization from Congress for land attacks on Venezuela?"
Trump: "I wouldn't mind telling them, not a big deal, I don't have to tell them, I just hope they wouldn't leak it, they leak it, they're politicians and they leak like a sieve. But I have no problem with doing that."
Trump: "I wouldn't mind telling them, not a big deal, I don't have to tell them, I just hope they wouldn't leak it, they leak it, they're politicians and they leak like a sieve. But I have no problem with doing that."
December 18, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Congress, you gonna take this crap?
The lead in alone is makes the read worthwhile.
Sweet dreams are made of cheese
"Higher intake of high-fat cheese and high-fat cream was associated with a lower risk of all-cause dementia."
Results of a 25-year prospective study of ~27,000 participants.
The purported benefit was not linked to APOE4 carriers or low-fat cheese intake
www.neurology.org/doi/full/10....
Results of a 25-year prospective study of ~27,000 participants.
The purported benefit was not linked to APOE4 carriers or low-fat cheese intake
www.neurology.org/doi/full/10....
December 18, 2025 at 12:29 AM
The lead in alone is makes the read worthwhile.
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18 December 1925 | A Czech Jew, Jiří Reinisch, was born in Prague.
He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 28 September 1944. He did not survive.
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Video about the history of Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/Fxnl5HTygrs
He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 28 September 1944. He did not survive.
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Video about the history of Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/Fxnl5HTygrs
December 18, 2025 at 12:00 AM
18 December 1925 | A Czech Jew, Jiří Reinisch, was born in Prague.
He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 28 September 1944. He did not survive.
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Video about the history of Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/Fxnl5HTygrs
He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 28 September 1944. He did not survive.
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Video about the history of Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/Fxnl5HTygrs
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"If this isn't an indictment of the Speaker, I don't know what is..."
If only Trump could be indicted, but I digress.
If only Trump could be indicted, but I digress.
it really feels like the end is near for Mike Johnson's speakership after a critical mass of House Republicans this morning forced a vote on ACA subsidies over his resistance
December 17, 2025 at 3:19 PM
"If this isn't an indictment of the Speaker, I don't know what is..."
If only Trump could be indicted, but I digress.
If only Trump could be indicted, but I digress.
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No blood for oil
December 17, 2025 at 3:41 AM
No blood for oil
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Special thanks to my interns for their outstanding service to Washington’s Ninth District in my D.C. office. As they enter their final week, I want to recognize their hard work over the past few months on behalf of our constituents. Best of luck to you.
December 16, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Special thanks to my interns for their outstanding service to Washington’s Ninth District in my D.C. office. As they enter their final week, I want to recognize their hard work over the past few months on behalf of our constituents. Best of luck to you.
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Gotta say it's mindblowing to me that the Brown shooter is still at large and they don't even seem to have identified who they're looking for.
December 16, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Gotta say it's mindblowing to me that the Brown shooter is still at large and they don't even seem to have identified who they're looking for.
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Oh look, a coordinated effort stupidly presented.
December 16, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Oh look, a coordinated effort stupidly presented.
Senator Kelly is absolutely correct when he reminds service members they have a legal and moral obligation to not follow unlawful orders.
December 16, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Senator Kelly is absolutely correct when he reminds service members they have a legal and moral obligation to not follow unlawful orders.
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Sounds great, let's do it.
After briefing on strikes off Venezuela, Sen. Sheehy says “if we're going to question the legal process and the procedural process to target bad guys that this administration is using, then all of you better start cracking open every single Obama kinetic strike”
December 16, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Sounds great, let's do it.
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So many of us loved Rob Reiner's movies. He left such a profound impact on so many.
What an absolutely black-hearted and despicable statement from the President of the United States about a man who was just murdered. Trump is deeply unwell and unfit to serve.
What an absolutely black-hearted and despicable statement from the President of the United States about a man who was just murdered. Trump is deeply unwell and unfit to serve.
December 15, 2025 at 7:23 PM
So many of us loved Rob Reiner's movies. He left such a profound impact on so many.
What an absolutely black-hearted and despicable statement from the President of the United States about a man who was just murdered. Trump is deeply unwell and unfit to serve.
What an absolutely black-hearted and despicable statement from the President of the United States about a man who was just murdered. Trump is deeply unwell and unfit to serve.
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Worse
December 15, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Worse
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This guy and other "right wing leaders" are closely aligned with the vile sadist who authored that deranged post about Rob Reiner's horrific death.
José Antonio Kast’s rise to power in Chile will give the U.S. another strategic ally in Latin America, as he joins other right-wing leaders closely aligned with President Trump.
Chile’s New Right-Wing Leader Rode the Anti-Migrant Wave Sweeping Latin America
José Antonio Kast’s rise to power will give the U.S. another strategic ally in Latin America, as he joins leaders from El Salvador to Ecuador to Argentina who are closely aligned with President Trump.
on.wsj.com
December 15, 2025 at 5:58 PM
This guy and other "right wing leaders" are closely aligned with the vile sadist who authored that deranged post about Rob Reiner's horrific death.
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Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer were murdered. This is how Trump decided to respond.
December 15, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer were murdered. This is how Trump decided to respond.
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Donald Trump is a piece of shit.
December 15, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Donald Trump is a piece of shit.
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Happy Hanukkah to our friends who celebrate. Rachel Posner, a rabbi’s wife in Kiel, Germany, took this photograph in 1931 -- a potent reminder that fascism must be fought in every generation, even if it's wrapped in an American flag and a red hat.
December 8, 2023 at 1:50 AM
Happy Hanukkah to our friends who celebrate. Rachel Posner, a rabbi’s wife in Kiel, Germany, took this photograph in 1931 -- a potent reminder that fascism must be fought in every generation, even if it's wrapped in an American flag and a red hat.