Patrick Fenelon
@patrickfenelon.bsky.social
Foreign Policy. NBA. Democratic Socialism. Cats. i will fight Elon Musk in Outer Space
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I still can't believe how bad the democrats caved. Not only did they get literally nothing, after putting federal workers, & the country in general, through 40+ days of shutdown, they also voted to get rid of THC drinks.
There is a chance to fix this in January, and probably another chance after that. Call your senators & reps. This is so dumb though.
Even if you think psychoactive hemp derived THC products need better regulation, this is horrible, horrible policy.
Even if you think psychoactive hemp derived THC products need better regulation, this is horrible, horrible policy.
What's funny is that St. Paul police HATE Minneapolis police, & most of them cite MPD's history of police brutality as why they hate them.
And yet today, St. Paul cops did the same god damn thing that MPD is infamous for.
My guess is that this contradiction will go over their heads completely
And yet today, St. Paul cops did the same god damn thing that MPD is infamous for.
My guess is that this contradiction will go over their heads completely
November 26, 2025 at 2:17 AM
What's funny is that St. Paul police HATE Minneapolis police, & most of them cite MPD's history of police brutality as why they hate them.
And yet today, St. Paul cops did the same god damn thing that MPD is infamous for.
My guess is that this contradiction will go over their heads completely
And yet today, St. Paul cops did the same god damn thing that MPD is infamous for.
My guess is that this contradiction will go over their heads completely
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These St. Paul neighbors could file a complaint with the police department and demand the names of the officers who sprayed them for exercising their first amendment rights
This is me after being pepper sprayed by SPPD. The crowd was noisy but completely nonviolent. There was a lot of anger but no violence from the crowd- SPPD escalated.
November 26, 2025 at 12:18 AM
These St. Paul neighbors could file a complaint with the police department and demand the names of the officers who sprayed them for exercising their first amendment rights
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🚨Imagine ICE conducting a raid on your PRIVATE PROPERTY.🚨
Illegal, unconstitutional, and an elevation of ICE’s encroachment. This needs to have national attention. 1/2
Illegal, unconstitutional, and an elevation of ICE’s encroachment. This needs to have national attention. 1/2
November 26, 2025 at 12:12 AM
🚨Imagine ICE conducting a raid on your PRIVATE PROPERTY.🚨
Illegal, unconstitutional, and an elevation of ICE’s encroachment. This needs to have national attention. 1/2
Illegal, unconstitutional, and an elevation of ICE’s encroachment. This needs to have national attention. 1/2
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Infuriating to see reporters attacked. Here's @mpr.org photojournalist Kerem Yücel on a gurney in an ambulance. Caption: came "in contact with tear gas" and was hit with a projectile.
Translation: cops/agents sprayed @keremyucel.bsky.social with OC and shot him with a less lethal. 📸:Leila Navidi
Translation: cops/agents sprayed @keremyucel.bsky.social with OC and shot him with a less lethal. 📸:Leila Navidi
November 25, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Infuriating to see reporters attacked. Here's @mpr.org photojournalist Kerem Yücel on a gurney in an ambulance. Caption: came "in contact with tear gas" and was hit with a projectile.
Translation: cops/agents sprayed @keremyucel.bsky.social with OC and shot him with a less lethal. 📸:Leila Navidi
Translation: cops/agents sprayed @keremyucel.bsky.social with OC and shot him with a less lethal. 📸:Leila Navidi
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Lee has been pretending that defunding the police is some agenda of the rich imposed upon the poor for years and I've never seen a single number backing it up. This is just a lie.
November 25, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Lee has been pretending that defunding the police is some agenda of the rich imposed upon the poor for years and I've never seen a single number backing it up. This is just a lie.
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Can't remember the last time I was this angry.
(What SPPD officers said about our current Mayor Melvin Carter while breaking the local separation ordinance this morning during a federal raid 👇)
(What SPPD officers said about our current Mayor Melvin Carter while breaking the local separation ordinance this morning during a federal raid 👇)
A SPPD officer named T Sand said they don't have to listen to him cause he's not their boss anymore
November 25, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Can't remember the last time I was this angry.
(What SPPD officers said about our current Mayor Melvin Carter while breaking the local separation ordinance this morning during a federal raid 👇)
(What SPPD officers said about our current Mayor Melvin Carter while breaking the local separation ordinance this morning during a federal raid 👇)
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There's just not any sort of procedural explanation that is gonna make people look at SPPD the same way after this
November 25, 2025 at 10:34 PM
There's just not any sort of procedural explanation that is gonna make people look at SPPD the same way after this
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I don't know how Mayor-elect Her plans to navigate this starting in just over a month, but I hope her team is ready cuz it's gonna get rough fast, and a significant chunk of Her's voters put their mark next to her name believing that she's at least as progressive as Carter.
November 25, 2025 at 7:34 PM
I don't know how Mayor-elect Her plans to navigate this starting in just over a month, but I hope her team is ready cuz it's gonna get rough fast, and a significant chunk of Her's voters put their mark next to her name believing that she's at least as progressive as Carter.
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It's certainly worth finding out why SPPD worked with ICE today compared to just the most recent example, but regardless of explanation the toothpaste is out & I think the average Saint Paul opinion is gonna shift fast.
November 25, 2025 at 7:34 PM
It's certainly worth finding out why SPPD worked with ICE today compared to just the most recent example, but regardless of explanation the toothpaste is out & I think the average Saint Paul opinion is gonna shift fast.
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Whatever one thought of it in the moment it's clear that a wide swath of Saint Paul residents have given SPPD a lot of good faith assumptions during an era when policing is under greater scrutiny. And I think today is gonna mark a major shift in that sentiment for a significant chunk of citizens.
November 25, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Whatever one thought of it in the moment it's clear that a wide swath of Saint Paul residents have given SPPD a lot of good faith assumptions during an era when policing is under greater scrutiny. And I think today is gonna mark a major shift in that sentiment for a significant chunk of citizens.
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Tina, this isn't true with regard to law enforcement
They were there from the beginning wearing riot gear.
They were CLEARLY notified, & they cooperated with ICE, even though they are supposed to be prohibited from doing so.
They were there from the beginning wearing riot gear.
They were CLEARLY notified, & they cooperated with ICE, even though they are supposed to be prohibited from doing so.
We’re still gathering information about what happened in St. Paul, but what we do know is that once again, federal authorities provided no notice to local leaders or law enforcement.
November 25, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Tina, this isn't true with regard to law enforcement
They were there from the beginning wearing riot gear.
They were CLEARLY notified, & they cooperated with ICE, even though they are supposed to be prohibited from doing so.
They were there from the beginning wearing riot gear.
They were CLEARLY notified, & they cooperated with ICE, even though they are supposed to be prohibited from doing so.
For everyone yelling at Mayor Carter, I agree that he isn't blameless considering that this has happened during his time in office...but this goes so far beyond him. Cops in Minneapolis & St. Paul don't feel like they are accountable to anyone.
A SPPD officer named T Sand said they don't have to listen to him cause he's not their boss anymore
November 25, 2025 at 11:39 PM
For everyone yelling at Mayor Carter, I agree that he isn't blameless considering that this has happened during his time in office...but this goes so far beyond him. Cops in Minneapolis & St. Paul don't feel like they are accountable to anyone.
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SPPD came prepared with gas masks and riot control gear. They planned to escalate.
November 25, 2025 at 5:44 PM
SPPD came prepared with gas masks and riot control gear. They planned to escalate.
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Pics from before police actions against crowd today, it was clear SPPD turned up in "Mobile Field Force" (eg riot control) gear
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November 25, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Pics from before police actions against crowd today, it was clear SPPD turned up in "Mobile Field Force" (eg riot control) gear
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NEW: An MPR News journalist was among those hit by less-lethal munitions and taken from the scene by ambulance. www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
Another federal agent operation in St. Paul draws large crowds of protesters
Gov. Tim Walz said state officials were monitoring a “chaotic” situation “and working to understand what unfolded. We received no heads up from federal authorities on this operation.”
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November 25, 2025 at 9:11 PM
NEW: An MPR News journalist was among those hit by less-lethal munitions and taken from the scene by ambulance. www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
The protests outside of Minneapolis/St. Paul police precincts this weekend will be...interesting, I imagine
November 25, 2025 at 10:45 PM
The protests outside of Minneapolis/St. Paul police precincts this weekend will be...interesting, I imagine
Trump's ICE goons have started rampaging in the Twin Cities.
I'm not sure they understand how stupid of a move this was.
I'm not sure they understand how stupid of a move this was.
November 25, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Trump's ICE goons have started rampaging in the Twin Cities.
I'm not sure they understand how stupid of a move this was.
I'm not sure they understand how stupid of a move this was.
Huh.
I'm not sure this is a great business model
I'm not sure this is a great business model
HSBC’s forecast of OpenAI’s future makes a lot of assumptions.
But excluding Google entirely from 2030 consumer market share seems a little weird.
@financialtimes.com
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But excluding Google entirely from 2030 consumer market share seems a little weird.
@financialtimes.com
www.ft.com/content/23e5...
November 25, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Huh.
I'm not sure this is a great business model
I'm not sure this is a great business model
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Donald Trump sent more money to bail out Argentina than it would have cost to extend the ACA tax credits for just 1 year.
I don't plan to let anyone forget it.
I don't plan to let anyone forget it.
November 11, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Donald Trump sent more money to bail out Argentina than it would have cost to extend the ACA tax credits for just 1 year.
I don't plan to let anyone forget it.
I don't plan to let anyone forget it.
I mentioned to some friends that other day that Wemby's ceiling is probably around that of Kareem's, & they thought I was underselling Wemby's upside.
I had to calmly explain to them that Kareem was, at worst, the 3rd best player of all time.
I had to calmly explain to them that Kareem was, at worst, the 3rd best player of all time.
November 25, 2025 at 2:33 PM
I mentioned to some friends that other day that Wemby's ceiling is probably around that of Kareem's, & they thought I was underselling Wemby's upside.
I had to calmly explain to them that Kareem was, at worst, the 3rd best player of all time.
I had to calmly explain to them that Kareem was, at worst, the 3rd best player of all time.
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Quickly weeding out moderates and corporate Democrats that think they can avoid blanket prosecutions and a wholesale teardown of Trump's fascist regime has to happen.
"Now is not the time for settling scores" or whatever offramp the consultant class serves up will get them booed off stage.
"Now is not the time for settling scores" or whatever offramp the consultant class serves up will get them booed off stage.
The 2028 Democratic Party primary is going to be absolutely fascinating. Voters are going to be repeatedly asking candidates whether their administration would criminally prosecute Trump's goons to the point that it will need to be an entire campaign platform for anyone who wants the office.
November 25, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Quickly weeding out moderates and corporate Democrats that think they can avoid blanket prosecutions and a wholesale teardown of Trump's fascist regime has to happen.
"Now is not the time for settling scores" or whatever offramp the consultant class serves up will get them booed off stage.
"Now is not the time for settling scores" or whatever offramp the consultant class serves up will get them booed off stage.
It would be a lot cooler if it was a real fight club
It's time for Chuck to go (and take Kirsten and Hakeem with him). Fight, Fight Club, fight.
Chuck Schumer Faces Pushback From a ‘Fight Club’ of Senate Democrats www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/u...
Chuck Schumer Faces Pushback From a ‘Fight Club’ of Senate Democrats www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/u...
Chuck Schumer Faces Pushback From a ‘Fight Club’ of Senate Democrats
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November 25, 2025 at 1:43 PM
It would be a lot cooler if it was a real fight club
Candidates should frankly be asked who they have in mind for attorney general during the primary.
The 2028 Democratic Party primary is going to be absolutely fascinating. Voters are going to be repeatedly asking candidates whether their administration would criminally prosecute Trump's goons to the point that it will need to be an entire campaign platform for anyone who wants the office.
November 25, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Candidates should frankly be asked who they have in mind for attorney general during the primary.
Astronauts are basically the only kind of troops who everyone across the political spectrum treats like celebrities. Anyone who lives in space for a year has, objectively speaking, done something cooler than we will ever do.
I have no clue what is beyond the pale in terms of public opinion anymore, but I'm pretty sure that trying to call a former astronaut a traitor is a bad look in the eyes of most people.
November 25, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Astronauts are basically the only kind of troops who everyone across the political spectrum treats like celebrities. Anyone who lives in space for a year has, objectively speaking, done something cooler than we will ever do.