Pat Ramsey 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🏳️🌈
@patramsey.net
Lifetime Texan, proud Democrat, scarred former conservative. Listen to Black Women, Go Navy! Beat Army! In the immortal words of Socrates, "I drank what?" He/him
Crockett & Talarico are going to give Texas Democrats a solid primary season. The exact opposite of the clown-fest TX Repedocans offer for the Senate race.
Crockett & Talarico? Or Hunt, Cornyn, & Paxton?
Two competent human beings vs Trump's Texas ball garglers? That's an easy choice.
Crockett & Talarico? Or Hunt, Cornyn, & Paxton?
Two competent human beings vs Trump's Texas ball garglers? That's an easy choice.
December 9, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Crockett & Talarico are going to give Texas Democrats a solid primary season. The exact opposite of the clown-fest TX Repedocans offer for the Senate race.
Crockett & Talarico? Or Hunt, Cornyn, & Paxton?
Two competent human beings vs Trump's Texas ball garglers? That's an easy choice.
Crockett & Talarico? Or Hunt, Cornyn, & Paxton?
Two competent human beings vs Trump's Texas ball garglers? That's an easy choice.
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JUST IN: DOJ confirms Trump asserted executive privilege to shield more than 4,100 documents form police and lawmakers suing him over the Jan. 6 riot.
Our earlier story on the privilege claim: www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Our earlier story on the privilege claim: www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
December 8, 2025 at 10:57 PM
JUST IN: DOJ confirms Trump asserted executive privilege to shield more than 4,100 documents form police and lawmakers suing him over the Jan. 6 riot.
Our earlier story on the privilege claim: www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Our earlier story on the privilege claim: www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
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Every nazi movement needs a youth wing.
Happening now: Texas leaders announcing a rollout of a statewide program to put TPUSA chapters in high schools and colleges across the state. Gov. Abbott adds that schools that stand in the way should be reported to the Texas Education Agency.
December 8, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Every nazi movement needs a youth wing.
Are they dimming the lights so he looks better? It seems (anecdotally, yeah, but still) like over this year, his appearances are always in a dimmed lighting environment
Trump: "I have to see what percentage of market they have. We have to see the Netflix percentage of market, Paramount percentage of market. I mean, none of them are particularly great friends of mine."
December 8, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Are they dimming the lights so he looks better? It seems (anecdotally, yeah, but still) like over this year, his appearances are always in a dimmed lighting environment
Tell me you haven't flown coach in 25 years w/o telling me...
Tell me you haven't crossed 3 terminals to make a connecting flight w/o telling me...
Literally no one wants this.
Tell me you haven't crossed 3 terminals to make a connecting flight w/o telling me...
Literally no one wants this.
Duffy on what he's doing to improve the airport experience for travelers: "Maybe I want a workout area where people might get some blood flowing doing some pull ups or step ups in the airport."
December 8, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Tell me you haven't flown coach in 25 years w/o telling me...
Tell me you haven't crossed 3 terminals to make a connecting flight w/o telling me...
Literally no one wants this.
Tell me you haven't crossed 3 terminals to make a connecting flight w/o telling me...
Literally no one wants this.
Texas Repedocans launch a corruption & bribery pipeline, film at 11.
Texas has launched its new cryptocurrency reserve with a $5 million purchase of Bitcoin as the state continues to embrace the volatile and controversial digital currency.
Texas starts cryptocurrency reserve with $5 million buy
Lawmakers created a state Strategic Bitcoin Reserve earlier this year and dedicated $10 million to investing in cryptocurrency. Texas is home to the world’s largest concentration of crypto mines.
www.texastribune.org
December 8, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Texas Repedocans launch a corruption & bribery pipeline, film at 11.
Oh screw that. Look, Spotify's discovery has always been great, but that's gone if they're polluting music discovery w/AI generated crap.
Switching to Qobuz.com looks better & better. (you can migrate your playlists using soundiiz.com/webapp) Bonus - the audio quality is far superior!
Switching to Qobuz.com looks better & better. (you can migrate your playlists using soundiiz.com/webapp) Bonus - the audio quality is far superior!
Pretty infuriating: King Gizzard quit Spotify over ethical concerns -- and now Spotify is letting AI knockoffs of its music (with all the lyrics copied verbatim) proliferate on its platform
futurism.com/future-socie...
futurism.com/future-socie...
King Gizzard Pulled Their Music From Spotify in Protest, and Now Spotify Is Hosting AI Knockoffs of Their Songs
An impersonator appears to be using generative AI to poorly clone rock band King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard's iconic sound on Spotify.
futurism.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Oh screw that. Look, Spotify's discovery has always been great, but that's gone if they're polluting music discovery w/AI generated crap.
Switching to Qobuz.com looks better & better. (you can migrate your playlists using soundiiz.com/webapp) Bonus - the audio quality is far superior!
Switching to Qobuz.com looks better & better. (you can migrate your playlists using soundiiz.com/webapp) Bonus - the audio quality is far superior!
Hey #Houston - if you're available Saturday, there's a great volunteer opportunity for a really good cause (Trees for Houston): www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C44AE...
We all know Houston can use as many trees as it can get, so help out!
We all know Houston can use as many trees as it can get, so help out!
Tree Adoption Volunteer Signup 12/13
We're looking for volunteers to join us at Crump Stadium on Decmber 13th for a community Tree Adoption (formly known as Tree Giveaway). With your help, we will be distributing 2,000 five-gallon trees ...
www.signupgenius.com
December 8, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Hey #Houston - if you're available Saturday, there's a great volunteer opportunity for a really good cause (Trees for Houston): www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C44AE...
We all know Houston can use as many trees as it can get, so help out!
We all know Houston can use as many trees as it can get, so help out!
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December 8, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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If you want to support indie media *and* give someone a unique gift, consider a paid subscription from this [by no means exhaustive] list of awesome outlets doing the work and doing it right:
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Good on Penn Jillette. Having to come to terms with your entire political identity and philosophy being wrong is not easy and most people could never do it.
December 7, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Good on Penn Jillette. Having to come to terms with your entire political identity and philosophy being wrong is not easy and most people could never do it.
I started using Qobuz last week and I’m pleased with it. It’s CarPlay interface is weak but otherwise, it’s a satisfying replacement for Spotify. No podcasts, but I’m not a podcast person anyway.
www.qobuz.com
www.qobuz.com
Spotify is garbage on every count: Its treatment of artists, its ICE advertising, the CEO's investment in military AI, its leading role in the commodification and AI slopification of music, its terrible audio quality—you name it.
So I quit, and put together a complete guide to getting off Spotify:
So I quit, and put together a complete guide to getting off Spotify:
How to quit Spotify
This Black Friday, here's a guide to finding the best Spotify alternative
www.bloodinthemachine.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:55 AM
I started using Qobuz last week and I’m pleased with it. It’s CarPlay interface is weak but otherwise, it’s a satisfying replacement for Spotify. No podcasts, but I’m not a podcast person anyway.
www.qobuz.com
www.qobuz.com
Weakest ass facemask call ever. Merry Christmas Kansas City.
December 8, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Weakest ass facemask call ever. Merry Christmas Kansas City.
I need a spoon! I love the bubbling around the mac & cheese. Soothing and smells so good.
December 8, 2025 at 2:15 AM
I need a spoon! I love the bubbling around the mac & cheese. Soothing and smells so good.
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Non-Texans would probably be shocked at how many of our rootin'est, tootin'est, good ol' Republican boys in state politics actually came here from like...Maryland
NEW: People moving brazenly to Texas to run for political office is nothing new. But now a confluence of events, from redistricting to dysfunctional infighting on the right, has everyone from the ShamWow Guy to Mark Teixeria moving to Texas to run for congress: www.chron.com/culture/arti...
They're not from Texas. But they want to represent you in Congress.
"Texas has always been a land of political reinvention."
www.chron.com
December 8, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Non-Texans would probably be shocked at how many of our rootin'est, tootin'est, good ol' Republican boys in state politics actually came here from like...Maryland
Sticky ribs done. Mac & cheese in the oven.
December 8, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Sticky ribs done. Mac & cheese in the oven.
No matter what else crap the world throws around, I'm fitting into jeans I haven't worn in 5 years and that's a win.
December 8, 2025 at 1:25 AM
No matter what else crap the world throws around, I'm fitting into jeans I haven't worn in 5 years and that's a win.
Shit, she's right
Why does this photo look like a still from the Genesis “Land of Confusion” video
December 8, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Shit, she's right
alright, not too shabby of a solder joint, but I can get better. Need to practice a bit more before tackling a real pipe.
December 7, 2025 at 10:58 PM
alright, not too shabby of a solder joint, but I can get better. Need to practice a bit more before tackling a real pipe.
The President of the United States appears to be getting IV treatments near-daily and no member of the Press seems to be inquisitive.
I mean it's not like when Clinton called people deplorable, or Obama wore a tan suit, or any number of other incidents that warranted weeks of Page One coverage...
I mean it's not like when Clinton called people deplorable, or Obama wore a tan suit, or any number of other incidents that warranted weeks of Page One coverage...
Trump last night had the complexion of a Thanksgiving turkey that was left in the oven too long and bandages were again visible on the back of his right hand
(photos via Getty and by Aaron Schwartz and Paul Morigi)
(photos via Getty and by Aaron Schwartz and Paul Morigi)
December 7, 2025 at 10:51 PM
The President of the United States appears to be getting IV treatments near-daily and no member of the Press seems to be inquisitive.
I mean it's not like when Clinton called people deplorable, or Obama wore a tan suit, or any number of other incidents that warranted weeks of Page One coverage...
I mean it's not like when Clinton called people deplorable, or Obama wore a tan suit, or any number of other incidents that warranted weeks of Page One coverage...
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Again, the needs to be & all the committees & commissions that want to Do A Popularism & focus on Kitchen Table Issues are engaged in a category mistake about What Democrats Must Do the next time they ever have power.
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
Again, the
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
the thing that the next dem candidate for president will have to understand and have to explain is that this court, with these powers, will not let a democratic president or a democratic majority govern, and that president and that majority will have to respond accordingly.
the court during the first administration was bad enough, but whereas by the end of it, i wanted it reformed, now, in the second administration, i want it fucking destroyed
July 14, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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Again, the needs to be & all the committees & commissions that want to Do A Popularism & focus on Kitchen Table Issues are engaged in a category mistake about What Democrats Must Do the next time they ever have power.
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
Again, the
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
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Who has made this 🤣
December 7, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Who has made this 🤣
It's a Wonderful Life: The Lost Ending - SNL
YouTube video by Saturday Night Live
m.youtube.com
December 7, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Yes! Ohio State loses. Chaos reigns! Hail Eris!! Fnord!
December 7, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Yes! Ohio State loses. Chaos reigns! Hail Eris!! Fnord!
24 seconds can be a whole lot of time for Ohio State.
December 7, 2025 at 4:22 AM
24 seconds can be a whole lot of time for Ohio State.
Really hoping Indiana beats the hell out of OSU.
December 7, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Really hoping Indiana beats the hell out of OSU.