Patrick
@pgvdw.bsky.social
Playwright, learning designer, parrot whisperer, growing stuff for native bees and lotsa birds.
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Breaking News: Viola Fletcher, the oldest survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre who testified a century later in Congress to the terror she witnessed in the hope of winning reparations, died at 111. nyti.ms/4or9B1e
November 24, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Breaking News: Viola Fletcher, the oldest survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre who testified a century later in Congress to the terror she witnessed in the hope of winning reparations, died at 111. nyti.ms/4or9B1e
His only experience is the grossery that is the makeover of the WH.
November 20, 2025 at 9:32 PM
His only experience is the grossery that is the makeover of the WH.
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"ha ha bitches, I got a new scooter" is a Top 20 line of the 21st century
I love him. “The first time I caught up to [ICE], I could tell that they already knew who I was. They had seen me before, so they thought they were just going to speed away. I was like, ‘Ha ha, bitches, I got a new scooter!’”
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Clifford “Buzz” Grambo patrols the streets of Baltimore to keep his neighbors safe—and make federal agents uncomfortable.
www.motherjones.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:27 PM
"ha ha bitches, I got a new scooter" is a Top 20 line of the 21st century
To be fair, he's shown some ability in managing the toddler from hell.
November 19, 2025 at 11:06 PM
To be fair, he's shown some ability in managing the toddler from hell.
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This is why for a long time I've found the Prime Minister's Prizes for Science a rather insulting propaganda exercise
www.abc.net.au/news/science...
CSIRO funding as a percentage of GDP:
1982-83 = 0.17
2024-25 = 0.03
...
Scientific extinction event imminent?
www.abc.net.au/news/science...
CSIRO funding as a percentage of GDP:
1982-83 = 0.17
2024-25 = 0.03
...
Scientific extinction event imminent?
The CSIRO cuts are just the tip of the iceberg for Australia's science funding
Australia is known as a country of innovators, but with a combination of brain drain, continuous cuts, and a loss of critical science projects, is Australia losing its edge?
www.abc.net.au
November 19, 2025 at 7:01 AM
This is why for a long time I've found the Prime Minister's Prizes for Science a rather insulting propaganda exercise
www.abc.net.au/news/science...
CSIRO funding as a percentage of GDP:
1982-83 = 0.17
2024-25 = 0.03
...
Scientific extinction event imminent?
www.abc.net.au/news/science...
CSIRO funding as a percentage of GDP:
1982-83 = 0.17
2024-25 = 0.03
...
Scientific extinction event imminent?
I think he's asking for a fork.
November 19, 2025 at 10:54 PM
I think he's asking for a fork.
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Admiring this wooden spiral staircase adorned with gilded six-pointed star motifs at the Yeşil Mosque in Kütahya, Turkiye
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November 16, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Admiring this wooden spiral staircase adorned with gilded six-pointed star motifs at the Yeşil Mosque in Kütahya, Turkiye
www.facebook.com/groups/arche...
www.facebook.com/groups/arche...
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Israeli air raids have taken place in southern Gaza as well as Gaza City.
More Israeli air attacks across Gaza as it continues deadly West Bank raids
Israeli air raids have taken place in southern Gaza as well as Gaza City.
bit.ly
November 16, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Israeli air raids have taken place in southern Gaza as well as Gaza City.
Trump's trying to hold back the stampede.
November 15, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Trump's trying to hold back the stampede.
Well considering the current president is racist, misogynist and pathologically stupid and corrupt, it would need to be opposites day to elect Michelle.
November 15, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Well considering the current president is racist, misogynist and pathologically stupid and corrupt, it would need to be opposites day to elect Michelle.
So it's not just the rest of the world then??
November 15, 2025 at 2:52 PM
So it's not just the rest of the world then??
Another moment when I wonder if the ocean between your country and mine is wide enough.
November 15, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Another moment when I wonder if the ocean between your country and mine is wide enough.
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November 7, 2025 at 6:42 PM
In Australia, every time the Labor govt has a bad week, the LNP opposition politely demands that someone hold their beer.
November 14, 2025 at 12:42 PM
In Australia, every time the Labor govt has a bad week, the LNP opposition politely demands that someone hold their beer.
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Colonialism in Europe: the Swedish government's assault on the indigenous Sami
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redlinecollective.substack.com/p/the-sami-i...
October 30, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Colonialism in Europe: the Swedish government's assault on the indigenous Sami
redlinecollective.substack.com/p/the-sami-i...
redlinecollective.substack.com/p/the-sami-i...
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The best thing I have encountered on this site (or perhaps any site) ever.
THREAD. A collection of photographs of excellent sheep I have met on walks.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
November 14, 2025 at 12:17 PM
The best thing I have encountered on this site (or perhaps any site) ever.
I have a favourite sheep/wombat/sheep moment!
November 14, 2025 at 12:24 PM
I have a favourite sheep/wombat/sheep moment!
She needs to use her grandfather's caddy.
November 14, 2025 at 8:55 AM
She needs to use her grandfather's caddy.
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“Twelve-year-old Raghad al-Assar’s…story is one of the many to emerge from Israel’s war on Gaza, which UN experts have described as a genocide.
According to the UN Children’s Fund, some 64,000 children have “reportedly been killed or maimed” in Israeli attacks on coastal Palestinian territory.”
According to the UN Children’s Fund, some 64,000 children have “reportedly been killed or maimed” in Israeli attacks on coastal Palestinian territory.”
Gaza girl shares story of being found alive in morgue after Israeli attack flip.it/a5qsij
Gaza girl shares story of being found alive in morgue after Israeli attack
Raghad al-Assar, 12, continues to suffer trauma after her home in central Gaza was bombed, killing two of her sisters.
flip.it
November 14, 2025 at 2:42 AM
“Twelve-year-old Raghad al-Assar’s…story is one of the many to emerge from Israel’s war on Gaza, which UN experts have described as a genocide.
According to the UN Children’s Fund, some 64,000 children have “reportedly been killed or maimed” in Israeli attacks on coastal Palestinian territory.”
According to the UN Children’s Fund, some 64,000 children have “reportedly been killed or maimed” in Israeli attacks on coastal Palestinian territory.”
Trump top of the podium!
November 14, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Trump top of the podium!
Also in Australia. Liberal National opposition demonstrates how to achieve net zero relevance. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Some Liberal moderates fear electoral oblivion in cities after net zero scrapped
While many Liberals who wanted to keep net zero say they are happy with the position the party has taken, some despondent moderates fear electoral oblivion in metropolitan seats.
www.abc.net.au
November 13, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Also in Australia. Liberal National opposition demonstrates how to achieve net zero relevance. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
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Under Trump 2.0, tech platforms have proven to be much more responsive to the demands of a rising authoritarian than to pressure from workers, users, or civil society, writes @davekarpf.bsky.social. If we are going to repair democratic institutions, we to have to do it ourselves, he says.
The Dance with Big Tech is Different under Trump 2.0 | TechPolicy.Press
If we are going to repair democratic institutions, we are going to have to do it ourselves, writes Dave Karpf.
www.techpolicy.press
November 13, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Under Trump 2.0, tech platforms have proven to be much more responsive to the demands of a rising authoritarian than to pressure from workers, users, or civil society, writes @davekarpf.bsky.social. If we are going to repair democratic institutions, we to have to do it ourselves, he says.
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What's from Chicago, hates Illinois Nazis, and is holy as fuck?
It's the Pope in 1982.
It's the Pope in 1982.
November 13, 2025 at 1:37 AM
What's from Chicago, hates Illinois Nazis, and is holy as fuck?
It's the Pope in 1982.
It's the Pope in 1982.