Patricia Shannon
@patriciashannon.bsky.social
M.A. in math. Devoted to love, truth, fairness, rationality. Lacto-vegetarian. Retired computer programmer/analyst. Songwriter. Poet.
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Nothing is too hard
if you are not the person
who has to do/bear it.
Nothing is too hard
if you are not the person
who has to do/bear it.
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About half of what it was going to cost to fully fund SNAP in November during the shutdown.
November 13, 2025 at 1:15 PM
About half of what it was going to cost to fully fund SNAP in November during the shutdown.
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This is odd, it looks like the DOJ skipped suing Texas entirely. The Justice Department is now suing California over the new congressional district boundaries that voters approved just last week, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Thursday in a post on X. Who are they going to sue, the voters?
November 14, 2025 at 1:41 AM
This is odd, it looks like the DOJ skipped suing Texas entirely. The Justice Department is now suing California over the new congressional district boundaries that voters approved just last week, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Thursday in a post on X. Who are they going to sue, the voters?
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Looks like we’re going to war with Venezuela to distract from the Epstein files.
November 14, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Looks like we’re going to war with Venezuela to distract from the Epstein files.
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AI therapy chatbots regularly commit ethical violations, Brown study finds
->Brown Daily Herald | More from Lil Dr Glen EcoChat at BigEarthData.ai
->Brown Daily Herald | More from Lil Dr Glen EcoChat at BigEarthData.ai
AI therapy chatbots regularly commit ethical violations, Brown study finds
Large language models that chatbots use are trained on data sets that include social biases, meaning the chatbots themselves are “inherently biased,” said Sean Ransom, clinical director at the Cognitive Behavioral Center of Puget Sound and author of the study...
www.browndailyherald.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:02 AM
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America’s last pennies were minted this afternoon.
(Nov 13, 2025). www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/b...
(Nov 13, 2025). www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/b...
The Penny Dies at 232
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:55 AM
America’s last pennies were minted this afternoon.
(Nov 13, 2025). www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/b...
(Nov 13, 2025). www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/b...
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The Zionist campaign
of genocide & ethnic cleansing
continues ...
of genocide & ethnic cleansing
continues ...
November 13, 2025 at 9:04 AM
The Zionist campaign
of genocide & ethnic cleansing
continues ...
of genocide & ethnic cleansing
continues ...
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And the plot thickens...
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614K views · 33K reactions | Alex Acosta thought testimony from 40 minors wasn’t enough to prosecute Jeffrey Epstein. He still thinks that today. Rep. Melanie Stansbury is correct: something doesn’t s...
Alex Acosta thought testimony from 40 minors wasn’t enough to prosecute Jeffrey Epstein. He still thinks that today. Rep. Melanie Stansbury is correct: something doesn’t smell right here.
www.facebook.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:23 AM
And the plot thickens...
www.facebook.com/reel/1840395...
www.facebook.com/reel/1840395...
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Reminder that Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024.
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Reminder that Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024.
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
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You would think that the 8 GOP Senators who are SO OUTRAGED that Jack Smith subpoenaed their phone records that they want $1 million compensation would bring him in to testify IN A PUBLIC HEARING to explain why he did this. But no, they don’t want to do that. I wonder why?
November 13, 2025 at 10:54 PM
You would think that the 8 GOP Senators who are SO OUTRAGED that Jack Smith subpoenaed their phone records that they want $1 million compensation would bring him in to testify IN A PUBLIC HEARING to explain why he did this. But no, they don’t want to do that. I wonder why?
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Give a man a fish and someone with a thousand fishes is going to bitch about people getting free handouts. Teach a man to fish? Yeah, that person with a thousand fishes is going to bitch about that too.
November 14, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Give a man a fish and someone with a thousand fishes is going to bitch about people getting free handouts. Teach a man to fish? Yeah, that person with a thousand fishes is going to bitch about that too.
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Alberta declares a tuberculosis outbreak in Edmonton.
This combined with such an increase of homelessness is terrible.
This comes just days after Canada lost its measles elimination status—with Alberta having highest case concentrations.
PUBLIC HEALTH LEADERSHIP NOW!
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
This combined with such an increase of homelessness is terrible.
This comes just days after Canada lost its measles elimination status—with Alberta having highest case concentrations.
PUBLIC HEALTH LEADERSHIP NOW!
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Tuberculosis outbreak declared in inner-city Edmonton: Primary Care Alberta | CBC News
Provincial health officials have declared an outbreak of tuberculosis in Edmonton's core, after lab tests confirmed two inner-city residents had the same strain of the infectious disease.
www.cbc.ca
November 14, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Alberta declares a tuberculosis outbreak in Edmonton.
This combined with such an increase of homelessness is terrible.
This comes just days after Canada lost its measles elimination status—with Alberta having highest case concentrations.
PUBLIC HEALTH LEADERSHIP NOW!
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
This combined with such an increase of homelessness is terrible.
This comes just days after Canada lost its measles elimination status—with Alberta having highest case concentrations.
PUBLIC HEALTH LEADERSHIP NOW!
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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As I read this, I'm thinking about the man I interviewed who had to be hospitalized from the Covid he caught at the poultry processing plant and he got fired for it and he still has long Covid
During the height of the pandemic, Tyson used Palantir to predict Covid-19 infections among meatpacking workers down to a nearly exactly figure. But rather than using this data to increase worker protections, Tyson used it plan for labor shortages + plant closures
My latest for @sentientmedia.org
My latest for @sentientmedia.org
November 14, 2025 at 5:39 AM
As I read this, I'm thinking about the man I interviewed who had to be hospitalized from the Covid he caught at the poultry processing plant and he got fired for it and he still has long Covid
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During the height of the pandemic, Tyson used Palantir to predict Covid-19 infections among meatpacking workers down to a nearly exactly figure. But rather than using this data to increase worker protections, Tyson used it plan for labor shortages + plant closures
My latest for @sentientmedia.org
My latest for @sentientmedia.org
November 13, 2025 at 7:49 PM
During the height of the pandemic, Tyson used Palantir to predict Covid-19 infections among meatpacking workers down to a nearly exactly figure. But rather than using this data to increase worker protections, Tyson used it plan for labor shortages + plant closures
My latest for @sentientmedia.org
My latest for @sentientmedia.org
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Link to BBC interview: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXzJ...
November 13, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Link to BBC interview: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXzJ...
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Confirmed: Katie Wilson will be mayor of Seattle, ousting the incumbent from his left.
And Erika Evans will be the new city attorney, ousting the GOP city attorney after promising to take the office in a more progressive direction.
What do progressives' win mean for law enforcement? NEW IN BOLTS:
And Erika Evans will be the new city attorney, ousting the GOP city attorney after promising to take the office in a more progressive direction.
What do progressives' win mean for law enforcement? NEW IN BOLTS:
Progressives Win in Seattle, Changing Directions on Public Safety - Bolts
Voters ousted a mayor who oversaw a surge in encampment sweeps, and a Republican prosecutor who pursued punitive policies toward homeless people and drug users.
boltsmag.org
November 13, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Confirmed: Katie Wilson will be mayor of Seattle, ousting the incumbent from his left.
And Erika Evans will be the new city attorney, ousting the GOP city attorney after promising to take the office in a more progressive direction.
What do progressives' win mean for law enforcement? NEW IN BOLTS:
And Erika Evans will be the new city attorney, ousting the GOP city attorney after promising to take the office in a more progressive direction.
What do progressives' win mean for law enforcement? NEW IN BOLTS:
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Everyone should read this, if we want to move forward after Turnip is gone.
I would add, learn active listening: rewording and echoing back what someone has said, like “What I hear you saying is ___, am I understanding that right?” Find common ground. Let your anger go. This is more important!
I would add, learn active listening: rewording and echoing back what someone has said, like “What I hear you saying is ___, am I understanding that right?” Find common ground. Let your anger go. This is more important!
November 13, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Everyone should read this, if we want to move forward after Turnip is gone.
I would add, learn active listening: rewording and echoing back what someone has said, like “What I hear you saying is ___, am I understanding that right?” Find common ground. Let your anger go. This is more important!
I would add, learn active listening: rewording and echoing back what someone has said, like “What I hear you saying is ___, am I understanding that right?” Find common ground. Let your anger go. This is more important!
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Why are the Dems spreading fake stuff when there is so much real stuff? The email just seems to be Epstein saying Trump was down in Palm Beach that holiday.
November 13, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Why are the Dems spreading fake stuff when there is so much real stuff? The email just seems to be Epstein saying Trump was down in Palm Beach that holiday.
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ONE MORE THING: Try not to cherry pick.
People keep pulling Sulzberger out of a contextless list of proper nouns Epstein sent, basically because it fits their priors.
But that list also includes Mongolia, Castro and Dubai. So … ?
People keep pulling Sulzberger out of a contextless list of proper nouns Epstein sent, basically because it fits their priors.
But that list also includes Mongolia, Castro and Dubai. So … ?
A really valuable practice is to ask yourself what you want to be true — not like how you want the world to be, but what you would find emotionally gratifying and what would fit your priors — and pump the breaks when a piece of information seems to fit that bill.
“The New York Times blew coverage of Harvard’s president way out of all proportion therefore we know it either intentionally ignored or sat on derogatory information about Epstein and Trump” doesn’t logically follow.
Maybe! Also maybe not! Need more evidence, which we may or may not ever get!
Maybe! Also maybe not! Need more evidence, which we may or may not ever get!
November 13, 2025 at 10:28 PM
ONE MORE THING: Try not to cherry pick.
People keep pulling Sulzberger out of a contextless list of proper nouns Epstein sent, basically because it fits their priors.
But that list also includes Mongolia, Castro and Dubai. So … ?
People keep pulling Sulzberger out of a contextless list of proper nouns Epstein sent, basically because it fits their priors.
But that list also includes Mongolia, Castro and Dubai. So … ?
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A really valuable practice is to ask yourself what you want to be true — not like how you want the world to be, but what you would find emotionally gratifying and what would fit your priors — and pump the breaks when a piece of information seems to fit that bill.
“The New York Times blew coverage of Harvard’s president way out of all proportion therefore we know it either intentionally ignored or sat on derogatory information about Epstein and Trump” doesn’t logically follow.
Maybe! Also maybe not! Need more evidence, which we may or may not ever get!
Maybe! Also maybe not! Need more evidence, which we may or may not ever get!
I always get a kick out of the NYT Defense Squad trotting out harrumphing takes about how serious journalists don't report on mere speculation, blow things out of proportion, dig into their colleagues' email, etc etc
November 13, 2025 at 8:56 PM
A really valuable practice is to ask yourself what you want to be true — not like how you want the world to be, but what you would find emotionally gratifying and what would fit your priors — and pump the breaks when a piece of information seems to fit that bill.
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Trump administration targets Charlotte for next immigration crackdown, local sheriff says
Trump administration targets Charlotte for next immigration crackdown, local sheriff says
US Customs and Border Patrol could arrive in North Carolina as early as Saturday.
dlvr.it
November 13, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Trump administration targets Charlotte for next immigration crackdown, local sheriff says
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In a court victory from the 2021 resistance to Line 3 pipeline construction in MN, a federal appeals court ruled that police officers who use excessive force on protesters are not entitled to qualified immunity and cannot use excessive force to prompt compliance.
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Federal Court Ruling Limits Police Qualified Immunity in Line 3 Excessive Force Case - UNICORN RIOT
Police officers who use excessive force on protesters are not entitled to qualified immunity and cannot use excessive force to prompt compliance, a federal appeals court ruled on Sept. 17.
unicornriot.ninja
November 13, 2025 at 12:18 AM
In a court victory from the 2021 resistance to Line 3 pipeline construction in MN, a federal appeals court ruled that police officers who use excessive force on protesters are not entitled to qualified immunity and cannot use excessive force to prompt compliance.
unicornriot.ninja/2025/federal...
unicornriot.ninja/2025/federal...
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The Trump admin's "flood the zone" strategy makes it hard to keep up with attacks on the DOJ and rule of law.
That's why we built the DOJ Tracker—and are now publishing monthly recaps. Here's what you need to know from October:
That's why we built the DOJ Tracker—and are now publishing monthly recaps. Here's what you need to know from October:
Introducing the DOJ Tracker: Follow Attacks on the Justice Department
We're launching new monthly updates to help you track attacks on the Justice Department. Here's what you need to know from October.
open.substack.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:13 PM
The Trump admin's "flood the zone" strategy makes it hard to keep up with attacks on the DOJ and rule of law.
That's why we built the DOJ Tracker—and are now publishing monthly recaps. Here's what you need to know from October:
That's why we built the DOJ Tracker—and are now publishing monthly recaps. Here's what you need to know from October: