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Patton Hindle @pattonhindle.bsky.social · 2h

How is being against fascism not being pro-American? these guys are really twisting themselves into knots.

Patton Hindle @pattonhindle.bsky.social · 19h

In the works since 2017, this is one of the more profound exhibitions I’ve seen in my life. Can and will be processing last night for a while. See this show. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Breathtaking, unsettling, healing: how US artist Kara Walker transformed a Confederate monument

The sweeping exhibition Monuments, which features 19 contemporary artists, opens in LA on 23 October

www.theguardian.com

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Patton Hindle @pattonhindle.bsky.social · 3d

How can I preemptively remove my phone number from the call lists?

(That being said, if he wants to keep pissing money into the wind like this, be our guest.)

Politico @politico.com · 3d

Bill Ackman, billionaire hedge fund investor and Trump supporter, has donated $1 million to a super PAC opposing Zohran Mamdani’s NYC mayoral campaign.

Pro-Trump billionaire Bill Ackman gives $1M to anti-Mamdani effort

It’s the largest contribution to Defend NYC, a super PAC aimed at thwarting the Democratic nominee’s mayoral campaign.

www.politico.com

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Patton Hindle @pattonhindle.bsky.social · 15d

My husband watching Love is Blind, “thank god. There’s no way I could be with you if you were this lame.”

Patton Hindle @pattonhindle.bsky.social · 20d

The man is truly a gold mine of content tho.

Patton Hindle @pattonhindle.bsky.social · Jan 7

“When asked about the allegations of additional criminal conduct at a press conference on Tuesday, Adams said, “even Ray Charles can see what’s going on,” and referred questions about the case to his lawyer.”

gothamist.com/news/nyc-may...

NYC Mayor Adams could face more criminal charges, prosecutors say

The U.S. attorney’s office said in a new court filing that investigators have found "additional criminal conduct."

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Jenny Holzer @jennyholzer.bsky.social · 21d

PLAYING IT SAFE CAN CAUSE A LOT OF DAMAGE IN THE LONG RUN

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Kindra Cotton @kindracotton.com · 21d

Let's get that same kind of effort galvanized behind Black women who lost their jobs this year!

NOTE: Black women lost 319,000 jobs between February and July of this year, the only major female demographic to experience significant job losses during this five-month period. white men gained 365,000

Black women lost 319,000 jobs between February and July of this year, the only major female demographic to experience significant job losses during this five-month period.

White men saw the largest job
increase 一 365,000 一 among
groups.

According to an analysis of the most recent labor statistics by
Katica Roy, a gender economist

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Patton Hindle @pattonhindle.bsky.social · Sep 11

He wasn’t a politician.

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Patton Hindle @pattonhindle.bsky.social · Sep 10

Well, tomorrow is 9/11 so they already would be.

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slop enjoyer @slop.guru · Sep 7

hey bro do you mind if i build a nest of found objects on your couch

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Patton Hindle @pattonhindle.bsky.social · Sep 4

for this year’s back to school song I played “Hot for Teacher” by Van Halen for my 9yr old

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · Sep 1

Geoff Bennett: You say that poetry is not useful, and that's exactly why we need it. Why?

David Duchovny: "We want to get educated to be able to work, to have a job of some kind, which is great and it's necessary. But we've lost sight of educating a mind on how to think or a soul how to feel."

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · Aug 28

i find this image so fascinating. it is both a literal example of authoritarianism but also a second-hand reproduction of the aesthetics of other authoritarian states. it's like a simulacra of authoritarianism whose purpose is to attempt to make the simulacra real.

Michael Clemens @mclem.org · Aug 28

This is a real photograph of Washington, DC this week, where the United States president has ordered military occupation in peacetime, and ordered the display of colossal portraits of himself.

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Washington, DC under military occupation in last August 2025, with banners proclaiming the absolute power of the primus inter pares

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Patton Hindle @pattonhindle.bsky.social · Aug 22

all that glitters

Kwasi B. @nonstndrd.com · Aug 22

This is because Cracker Barrel changed their logo.

www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

Improving Our Nation Through Better Design

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose and

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Patton Hindle @pattonhindle.bsky.social · Aug 20

Nothing like having your first kiss in front of a Sodom and Gomorrah painting right after sharing some pesto mortadella sandwiches, am I right? www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/s...

While He Led the Class, She Plotted to Win His Heart

www.nytimes.com

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Patton Hindle @pattonhindle.bsky.social · Aug 18

Let my obituary note that she loved sunsets.

Patton Hindle @pattonhindle.bsky.social · Aug 8

nyc moon was 10/10 tonight

Patton Hindle @pattonhindle.bsky.social · Aug 6

Grateful to have had this wide ranging and *hopeful* conversation about why we’re in this crisis alongside potential radical changes that will benefit the sector & the communities we serve. www.ipmadvancement.com/blog/rethink...

Rethinking How We Do Good: What We Can Learn from This Funding Crisis

The current challenges the nonprofit sector is facing are rooted in deep, systemic issues, and they raise fundamental questions about the role of nonprofits in society. In today's episode, we discuss ...

www.ipmadvancement.com

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Andrew Russeth @russeth.bsky.social · Aug 3

William Carlos Williams in 1963, recalling his reaction when he saw Marcel Duchamp’s ‘Nude Descending a Staircase’ at the 1913 Armory Show: ‘I burst out laughing from the relief it brought me! I felt as if an enormous weight had been lifted from my spirit for which I was infinitely grateful.’

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Patton Hindle @pattonhindle.bsky.social · Jul 30

citibike starter pack: AirPods in, phone in hand, no helmet, some precariously held/strapped iced beverage, and a genuine ignorance for the rules of the road

Patton Hindle @pattonhindle.bsky.social · Jul 28

www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · Jul 25

Health workers and aid groups fear hunger that has been building in Gaza for months under Israel's blockade is now reaching a tipping point into accelerating death.

Dozens of kids and adults in Gaza have starved to death in July as hunger surges

Health workers and aid groups fear hunger that has been building in Gaza for months under Israel's blockade is now reaching a tipping point into accelerating death.

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Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · Jul 20

About 1 in 4 U.S. adults worry they or someone close to them could be deported.
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/06/27/about-1-in-4-us-adults-worry-they-or-someone-close-to-them-could-be-deported/

About 1 in 4 U.S. adults worry they or someone close to them could be deported

About four-in-ten immigrants (43%) say they worry a lot or some, up from 33% in March.

www.pewresearch.org

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Patton Hindle @pattonhindle.bsky.social · Jul 18

kind of still surprised ppl go to Coldplay concerts. but I guess if you’re getting a ricki lake style mashup maybe it’s worth the Ticketmaster fees?

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Patton Hindle @pattonhindle.bsky.social · Jul 10

Ah yes, this is where we’re at now.