Patricia Washburn
@patwashburn.bsky.social
Writer, editor, cybersecurity nerd, #author of Self-Care for Cats, #gamer, #disability activist, wheelchair user, recovering journalist, passionate reader of #sff living in Maine.
When your weather app is smarter than your senator.
November 11, 2025 at 2:24 PM
When your weather app is smarter than your senator.
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Very important news everyone
November 11, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Very important news everyone
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Hungover Egyptologist Just Gonna Call In Cursed Today [SATIRE] theonion.com/hungover-egy...
Hungover Egyptologist Just Gonna Call In Cursed Today
CAIRO—Admitting he was unable to face a lengthy session of indexing artifacts after drinking too much the night before, hungover Egyptologist Henry Chapman confirmed Tuesday he was just gonna call in ...
theonion.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Hungover Egyptologist Just Gonna Call In Cursed Today [SATIRE] theonion.com/hungover-egy...
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This is a disaster. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Spending Bill Would Pave Way for Senators to Sue Over Phone Searches
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:16 AM
This is a disaster. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
The gang that couldn’t shoot straight
Even though this happened two weeks ago I just saw it. ICE shoot a US Marshall. This is how untrained these idiots are.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
ICE agent wounds deputy U.S. marshal and TikTok streamer, who is charged with assault
Carlitos Ricardo Parias was charged Tuesday night with assault on a federal officer after the immigration operation in L.A. in which the suspect and a U.S. marshal were injured.
www.latimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:40 AM
The gang that couldn’t shoot straight
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This is Oakley. He has an injury that requires physical therapy and at-home massages. Luckily, his cat sibling River has been training his whole life for this. 14/10 for both
November 10, 2025 at 11:58 PM
This is Oakley. He has an injury that requires physical therapy and at-home massages. Luckily, his cat sibling River has been training his whole life for this. 14/10 for both
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In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
Alas, the thing about Trump stiffing the East Wing contractors, while entertaining, was not true. My bad for reposting without checking. #ireaditontheinternet #stillwantthehistoricbuildingback
November 10, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Alas, the thing about Trump stiffing the East Wing contractors, while entertaining, was not true. My bad for reposting without checking. #ireaditontheinternet #stillwantthehistoricbuildingback
there is still good news. to my LGBTQ+ friends, I wish you freedom and safety in being who you are, in every realm of your life.
November 10, 2025 at 6:21 PM
there is still good news. to my LGBTQ+ friends, I wish you freedom and safety in being who you are, in every realm of your life.
one of the many reasons I quit all Meta products. I know many people have good reasons to stay but if you are thinking about quitting, I'm here to encourage you.
Here's How Many Billions Meta Earned From Ads That Are Trying to Scam You
An investigation by Reuters revealed that 15 billion 'high risk' advertisements reach its users every day.
www.inc.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:07 PM
one of the many reasons I quit all Meta products. I know many people have good reasons to stay but if you are thinking about quitting, I'm here to encourage you.
Mamdani sign generator: homes.luddy.indiana.edu/ccshan/for/f...
November 9, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Mamdani sign generator: homes.luddy.indiana.edu/ccshan/for/f...
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Hey MAGA Republican #Christians …did your slimy
orange daddy tRump make America great again yet?
🤡💩🤡💩🤡💩🤡💩🤡💩🤡💩🤡💩🤡💩🤡💩
Alabama Florida Texas Louisiana Pennsylvania Ohio Missouri Georgia Mississippi Tennessee South Carolina West Virginia Maryland Maine Alaska #Veterans #military SNAP benefits
orange daddy tRump make America great again yet?
🤡💩🤡💩🤡💩🤡💩🤡💩🤡💩🤡💩🤡💩🤡💩
Alabama Florida Texas Louisiana Pennsylvania Ohio Missouri Georgia Mississippi Tennessee South Carolina West Virginia Maryland Maine Alaska #Veterans #military SNAP benefits
US soldiers stationed in Germany and civilian employees of the US armed forces are not receiving any salary or other payments.
They are being fed by food banks and charities in Germany.
@reuters.com also just reported that US military base workers in Italy are being fed by charity too.
They are being fed by food banks and charities in Germany.
@reuters.com also just reported that US military base workers in Italy are being fed by charity too.
German Food Banks Feed 37,000 US Soldiers
US soldiers stationed in Germany and civilian employees of the US armed forces are not receiving any salary or other payments. German authorities are compensating the civil employees, but not soldiers
hanschristensen.substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Hey MAGA Republican #Christians …did your slimy
orange daddy tRump make America great again yet?
🤡💩🤡💩🤡💩🤡💩🤡💩🤡💩🤡💩🤡💩🤡💩
Alabama Florida Texas Louisiana Pennsylvania Ohio Missouri Georgia Mississippi Tennessee South Carolina West Virginia Maryland Maine Alaska #Veterans #military SNAP benefits
orange daddy tRump make America great again yet?
🤡💩🤡💩🤡💩🤡💩🤡💩🤡💩🤡💩🤡💩🤡💩
Alabama Florida Texas Louisiana Pennsylvania Ohio Missouri Georgia Mississippi Tennessee South Carolina West Virginia Maryland Maine Alaska #Veterans #military SNAP benefits
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pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:55 AM
pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
Funny how that works.
November 7, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Funny how that works.
My friend was DOGE'd in May and is living in an unwinterized cabin with a dead car. If you can spare a few dollars, would you help her at least get a working vehicle?
gofund.me/27fc5e0e9
gofund.me/27fc5e0e9
Donate to Help B.J. Find Work and Stability, organized by BJ Mayim Jamieson
Summary: unemployed and need a car to replace one with a major issue tha… BJ Mayim Jamieson needs your support for Donate to Help B.J. Find Work and Stability
gofund.me
November 7, 2025 at 9:03 PM
My friend was DOGE'd in May and is living in an unwinterized cabin with a dead car. If you can spare a few dollars, would you help her at least get a working vehicle?
gofund.me/27fc5e0e9
gofund.me/27fc5e0e9
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Can't top this one I got in a text
November 6, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Can't top this one I got in a text
More of this, please.
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 7, 2025 at 3:24 AM
More of this, please.
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
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November 6, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
Not all heroes wear capes.
Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
November 6, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Not all heroes wear capes.
Secret sauce of the Mamdani campaign? Cats, of course.
November 6, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Secret sauce of the Mamdani campaign? Cats, of course.
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[pulling up to the drive-through] hey can I get uhhhhhhh one of those terrible socialist mayors in my city too
November 5, 2025 at 3:52 AM
[pulling up to the drive-through] hey can I get uhhhhhhh one of those terrible socialist mayors in my city too
In general, it's probably good to live your life so that at the end, people will not be throwing parties and debating whether you were merely horrible or actively evil.
November 4, 2025 at 3:17 PM
In general, it's probably good to live your life so that at the end, people will not be throwing parties and debating whether you were merely horrible or actively evil.
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I often think about how Cheney wanted revenge for what happened to Nixon, and how we live in the ruins made by that dream.
November 4, 2025 at 1:12 PM
I often think about how Cheney wanted revenge for what happened to Nixon, and how we live in the ruins made by that dream.