Patrick Holmes
@pjholmes.bsky.social
Software developer. Mostly Next.js, Typescript and React these days. Former Senior Principal Engineer at Intel.
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“The target repeatedly brought up Homan, saying he was collecting bribes in exchange for future government contracts, the two sources told Reuters.”
Trump aide Homan accepted $50,000 in bribery sting operation, sources say
In the alleged scheme, Homan promised immigration-related government contracts when he joined the Trump administration in exchange for the money.
www.reuters.com
September 21, 2025 at 7:00 PM
“The target repeatedly brought up Homan, saying he was collecting bribes in exchange for future government contracts, the two sources told Reuters.”
Never would have seen myself sharing an article by Karl Rove, but he’s obviously right.
Opinion | ‘They’ Didn’t Kill Charlie Kirk
It insults his memory to blame political opponents for one man’s heinous act.
www.wsj.com
September 18, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Never would have seen myself sharing an article by Karl Rove, but he’s obviously right.
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US Treasury's Bessent made contradictory mortgage pledges, Bloomberg reports reut.rs/47MEBnF
US Treasury's Bessent made contradictory mortgage pledges, Bloomberg reports
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent previously agreed to occupy two different houses at the same time as his "principal residence," Bloomberg News reported, an agreement similar to one President Donald Trump has called mortgage fraud in his unprecedented bid to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook.
reut.rs
September 17, 2025 at 3:15 PM
US Treasury's Bessent made contradictory mortgage pledges, Bloomberg reports reut.rs/47MEBnF
A little late Joe
Joe Rogan, in shocking epic rant, tells Trump MAGA ‘a--holes’: ‘We don’t want you on the team’
Podcaster: We don't want you on our team
www.nj.com
June 17, 2025 at 5:00 AM
A little late Joe
I love that people are letting Elon know what they did last week.
February 24, 2025 at 8:55 PM
I love that people are letting Elon know what they did last week.
The Meidas Touch Podcast is now the most downloaded podcast, beating Joe Rogan's and Candice Owens's. If you have not already, you may want to check it out. I get news from many sources, but I found the 2/20/25 podcast to be an excellent summary of this week's chaos.
The MeidasTouch Podcast
Politics Podcast · 1,676 Episodes · Updated Daily
podcasts.apple.com
February 22, 2025 at 2:41 AM
The Meidas Touch Podcast is now the most downloaded podcast, beating Joe Rogan's and Candice Owens's. If you have not already, you may want to check it out. I get news from many sources, but I found the 2/20/25 podcast to be an excellent summary of this week's chaos.
What a great use of AI.
O2 unveils Daisy, the AI granny wasting scammers’ time - Virgin Media O2
O2 has today unveiled the newest member of its fraud prevention team, 'Daisy'. As ‘Head of Scammer Relations’, this state-of-the-art AI Granny's mission is to talk with fraudsters and waste as much of...
news.virginmediao2.co.uk
November 17, 2024 at 10:09 PM
What a great use of AI.
It only took a few minutes to get the Bluesky API up and running. I created a really simple Node.js project that may save you a few minutes if you want to try it out.
Docs: docs.bsky.app/docs/tutoria...
My project: github.com/pjholmes/blu...
Docs: docs.bsky.app/docs/tutoria...
My project: github.com/pjholmes/blu...
Creating a post | Bluesky
Bluesky posts are repository records with the Lexicon type app.bsky.feed.post.
docs.bsky.app
November 17, 2024 at 7:47 PM
It only took a few minutes to get the Bluesky API up and running. I created a really simple Node.js project that may save you a few minutes if you want to try it out.
Docs: docs.bsky.app/docs/tutoria...
My project: github.com/pjholmes/blu...
Docs: docs.bsky.app/docs/tutoria...
My project: github.com/pjholmes/blu...
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Reposted by Patrick Holmes
Whether it's Tim Walz expanding his state's school lunch program or Matt Gaetz giving cocaine and Ecstasy to underage sex workers, both sides have taken controversial approaches to feeding children.
November 17, 2024 at 7:58 PM
Whether it's Tim Walz expanding his state's school lunch program or Matt Gaetz giving cocaine and Ecstasy to underage sex workers, both sides have taken controversial approaches to feeding children.