Pat Roos
@patroos.bsky.social
Writer and retired sociologist, Rutgers University. Wrote a sociological memoir, Surviving Alex: A Mother’s Story of Love, Loss, and Addiction. Webpage: patroos.com
Angela tells it like it is. Congrats to her!
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This Is What the Breakdown of Accountability Looks Like
My History with Kristi Noem
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January 28, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Angela tells it like it is. Congrats to her!
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Anti-abortion laws destroy American women.
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925K views · 71K reactions | Torturing pregnant women doesn’t make you pro-life. It makes you sadistic control freaks without big picture thinking. | Politics Girl
Torturing pregnant women doesn’t make you pro-life. It makes you sadistic control freaks without big picture thinking.
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January 25, 2026 at 3:09 AM
Anti-abortion laws destroy American women.
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Yet again.
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818K views · 34K reactions | BREAKING: Minnesotans are reeling after a man was shot dead in Minneapolis earlier on Saturday involving federal immigration agents from Customs and Border Protection. The...
BREAKING: Minnesotans are reeling after a man was shot dead in Minneapolis earlier on Saturday involving federal immigration agents from Customs and Border Protection. The shooting comes as tensions.....
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January 25, 2026 at 1:26 AM
Yet again.
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Maia Szalavitz in another great article about the necessity of harm reduction.
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Opinion | The Case for Compassion Over Tough Love
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January 23, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Maia Szalavitz in another great article about the necessity of harm reduction.
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This is how the Trump administration is fighting overdose
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Trump administration sends letter wiping out addiction, mental health grants
The Trump administration sent hundreds of letters Tuesday terminating federal grants supporting mental health and drug addiction services. The cuts could total as much as $2 billion.
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January 14, 2026 at 5:31 PM
This is how the Trump administration is fighting overdose
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January 13, 2026
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January 13, 2026
Officials in the Trump administration insist its surges of federal agents into Democratic-led cities are necessary to round up undocumented immigrants, but the agents’ mission increasingly looks as if...
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January 13, 2026
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Need to focus on systemic factors.
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Waiting for catastrophe is not a civil liberties policy
On Dec. 30, Lower Bucks residents woke to a shocking headline: a police chase involving a stolen U-Haul. To the public, it was another alarming story about crime and danger
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January 13, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Need to focus on systemic factors.
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So sad for the Kennedy Center, but happy that the National Opera is doing this.
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Washington National Opera Is Leaving the Kennedy Center
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January 9, 2026 at 11:05 PM
So sad for the Kennedy Center, but happy that the National Opera is doing this.
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ICE murder in Minnensota
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ICE agent was not in the vehicle’s path when he fired at driver, video shows
An analysis of video footage raises questions about claims by President Donald Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi L. Noem about the fatal shooting in Minneapolis.
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January 8, 2026 at 5:24 PM
ICE murder in Minnensota
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Jamie Raskin: Jan. 6 Never Ended www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/o...
Opinion | Jamie Raskin: Jan. 6 Never Ended
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January 7, 2026 at 2:08 PM
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My friend Susan Ousterman has a new article in Filter Magazine
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Fentanyl, Involved in My Son’s Death, Is No “Weapon of Mass Destruction” - Filter
In December, the federal government announced it would classify illicit fentanyl as a “weapon of mass destruction.” Having buried my ...
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January 6, 2026 at 1:12 AM
My friend Susan Ousterman has a new article in Filter Magazine
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Thoughtful article.
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I Sat Down to Dinner With Rob, Michele and Nick Reiner. It Was Heartwarming and Jarring.
With a son suspected of murder, recalling a Toronto restaurant session from 10 years ago — and the light it sheds on a dark dynamic.
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December 17, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Thoughtful article.
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Descpicable....‘The System Is Meant to Break You’: What ICE Is Doing to People Here Legally www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/o...
Opinion | ‘The System Is Meant to Break You’: What ICE Is Doing to People Here Legally
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November 21, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Descpicable....‘The System Is Meant to Break You’: What ICE Is Doing to People Here Legally www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/o...
Be there!
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No Kings Stand Up Short
YouTube video by No Kings
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October 17, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Be there!
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Wonderful new website dedicated to youth mental health & wellbeing
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Unified Youth—Home of The Wonder Fund
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October 15, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Wonderful new website dedicated to youth mental health & wellbeing
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Glad to see this. Finally, harm reduction in action.
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Scientist on front lines of overdose crisis receives MacArthur 'genius' award
Nabarun Dasgupta was recognized with a MacArthur "genius" award for work studying the deadly overdose crisis. He's also a front-line organizer, helping people survive.
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October 11, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Glad to see this. Finally, harm reduction in action.
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The Prize and the Pretender
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The Prize and the Pretender
María Corina Machado wins the Nobel for fighting dictatorship. Donald Trump loses it for imitating one.
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October 10, 2025 at 1:48 PM
The Prize and the Pretender
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October 5, 2025 at 12:00 PM
After Declining to Give Trump a Sword for King Charles, a Museum Leader Is Out
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October 3, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Opinion | American Women Are Leaving the Work Force. Why?
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October 2, 2025 at 6:59 PM