patrick
@ptpower.bsky.social
Aging and once-hopeful citizen living in a beautiful city but a cruel, cruel world. Event, portrait and street photographer. Vegan. Generally of good spirit. I blog at https://ptpower.blogspot.com, although these days, I avoid politics there.
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@ptpower.bsky.social
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"The ignorance of one voter in a democracy impairs the security of all." —President John F. Kennedy, Vanderbilt University, 18 May 1963
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When Republicans do it / When Democrats do it
February 7, 2026 at 11:41 PM
When Republicans do it / When Democrats do it
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BREAKING: Ghislaine Maxwell is set to testify before Congress on Monday so an emergency suicide has been scheduled for Sunday night.
February 6, 2026 at 3:52 PM
BREAKING: Ghislaine Maxwell is set to testify before Congress on Monday so an emergency suicide has been scheduled for Sunday night.
It wouldn't be a bad thing...
Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Thursday that demands made by Democrats for new restrictions on federal immigration officers are “unrealistic” and warned that the Department of Homeland Security will shut down next week if they do not work with Republicans and the White House.
Homeland Security shutdown grows more likely as Republicans rebuff Democratic demands for ICE
Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Thursday that demands made by Democrats for new restrictions on federal immigration officers are “unrealistic” and warned that the Department of Homeland Secu…
trib.al
February 5, 2026 at 11:53 PM
It wouldn't be a bad thing...
What a pathetic little man...
NEW: According to Punchbowl News, Trump told Schumer he'd remove a block on the Gateway Tunnel funds if Schumer helped name Dulles Airport and Penn Station after him. The Gateway Development Commission has already sued Trump for blocking the funds: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/n...
Trump Administration Sued Over Cutting Off Funds for $16 Billion Tunnel
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2026 at 11:23 PM
What a pathetic little man...
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The billionaire class wants to decimate the white collar workforce. Because white collar workers are expensive. And because white collar workers—who historically sided with billionaires—are questioning that alliance. Which makes their knowledge and resources a huge threat to billionaire power.
February 5, 2026 at 11:03 AM
The billionaire class wants to decimate the white collar workforce. Because white collar workers are expensive. And because white collar workers—who historically sided with billionaires—are questioning that alliance. Which makes their knowledge and resources a huge threat to billionaire power.
I was never told I had a twin...
this is how I was hoping to spend my life; constantly on edge, mistrusting every messenger, tensely braced and skeptical to guard myself from ever guilelessly being moved by, or god forbid sharing, AI
February 5, 2026 at 4:46 PM
I was never told I had a twin...
Ohmuhgawd this thread!
re-watching the chernobyl miniseries because sometimes you need some jared harris on a wednesday night. jared harris punch me in the stomach for $15 challenge
February 5, 2026 at 5:15 AM
Ohmuhgawd this thread!
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Thread:
So on this day when one of the oligarchs of our digitized and dystopic world is emptying one of America's greatest newsrooms of trained and committed journalists, I thought I would regale you all with a wonderful little anecdote about our world to come. It involves two of the finest...
So on this day when one of the oligarchs of our digitized and dystopic world is emptying one of America's greatest newsrooms of trained and committed journalists, I thought I would regale you all with a wonderful little anecdote about our world to come. It involves two of the finest...
February 5, 2026 at 2:28 AM
Thread:
So on this day when one of the oligarchs of our digitized and dystopic world is emptying one of America's greatest newsrooms of trained and committed journalists, I thought I would regale you all with a wonderful little anecdote about our world to come. It involves two of the finest...
So on this day when one of the oligarchs of our digitized and dystopic world is emptying one of America's greatest newsrooms of trained and committed journalists, I thought I would regale you all with a wonderful little anecdote about our world to come. It involves two of the finest...
The government is waging war on its citizenry... that's the only way to interpret this.
I can't speak to whether it is actually bortac and whether it is actually mortar launchers but I mentioned in my piece yesterday that I had witnessed tear gas being launched in the air in an arc over people's heads. This video I found on IG shows what I described
February 5, 2026 at 5:05 AM
The government is waging war on its citizenry... that's the only way to interpret this.
The only thing that would get me to watch this crap...
Wow! What sounded like the entire AEW Dynamite audience in Las Vegas tonight chanted "Fuck ICE! Fuck ICE!" in unison before the main event
February 5, 2026 at 3:38 AM
The only thing that would get me to watch this crap...
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ICE at the polls! Bannon is basically yelling “fire” in a crowded theater here. His objective is to cause chaos (and suppress votes on the left). And it’s already working.
This threat works on multiple levels and doesn’t have to be “real” to serve its purpose.
Let me explain & offer some advice.
This threat works on multiple levels and doesn’t have to be “real” to serve its purpose.
Let me explain & offer some advice.
Steve Bannon says the federal government is planning to send ICE officers to patrol polling stations during the midterms.
"We're going to have ICE surround the polls come November."
"We're not going to sit here and allow you to steal the country again." www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
"We're going to have ICE surround the polls come November."
"We're not going to sit here and allow you to steal the country again." www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Steve Bannon says ICE will ‘surround the polls’ as Trump doubles down on taking over elections
Trump doubled down on his comments to nationalize voting Tuesday during an Oval Office press conference. “If you think about it, a state is an agent for the federal government in elections,” Trump sai...
www.democracydocket.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:13 PM
ICE at the polls! Bannon is basically yelling “fire” in a crowded theater here. His objective is to cause chaos (and suppress votes on the left). And it’s already working.
This threat works on multiple levels and doesn’t have to be “real” to serve its purpose.
Let me explain & offer some advice.
This threat works on multiple levels and doesn’t have to be “real” to serve its purpose.
Let me explain & offer some advice.
Talarico's comment—if indeed he made it—wasn't public so it's not verifiable. Why, then, did Allred decide to make a public attack on Talarico instead of getting in touch with him privately? It smacks to me of a coordinated attempt to weaken Talarico's candidacy. Totally stupid in-fighting.
Weird story I've been watching across a few other social networks re: the Democratic senate primary in Texas between James Talarico and Jasmine Crockett. 🧵
February 3, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Talarico's comment—if indeed he made it—wasn't public so it's not verifiable. Why, then, did Allred decide to make a public attack on Talarico instead of getting in touch with him privately? It smacks to me of a coordinated attempt to weaken Talarico's candidacy. Totally stupid in-fighting.
I had to chuckle at the CHOOSE KINDNESS ALWAYS shirt showing up in the middle of all that. (It DID appear that the person wearing it was trying to clear people out.)
MAGA Adult Male assaults Texas High School students protesting ICE
February 3, 2026 at 5:13 PM
I had to chuckle at the CHOOSE KINDNESS ALWAYS shirt showing up in the middle of all that. (It DID appear that the person wearing it was trying to clear people out.)
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This @bostonreview.bsky.social piece by @adambonica.bsky.social and @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social is an absolute must-read, as are many of the responses to it.
Spread this one far and wide.
Spread this one far and wide.
How Not to Defeat Authoritarianism
Moderation used to help Democrats win, but its advantages now have been greatly exaggerated.
www.bostonreview.net
February 3, 2026 at 4:31 PM
This @bostonreview.bsky.social piece by @adambonica.bsky.social and @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social is an absolute must-read, as are many of the responses to it.
Spread this one far and wide.
Spread this one far and wide.
February 3, 2026 at 2:39 AM
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Peter Thiel has been open about this for a long time. Trump is a way to break the republic, which can then be replaced by “free economic zones” with oligarchs as dictators and tech as a taskmaster for helpless humans without any rights. (1/2)
February 2, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Peter Thiel has been open about this for a long time. Trump is a way to break the republic, which can then be replaced by “free economic zones” with oligarchs as dictators and tech as a taskmaster for helpless humans without any rights. (1/2)
Is it cleaning up after a dinner consumed by robots? Because certainly, by the time this is "perfected," human beings will be out of jobs and won't have food or homes in which to eat.
Note that the dishes are all plastic. #MonsterMonsterKillitKillit www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQsv...
Introducing Helix 02
YouTube video by Figure
www.youtube.com
February 3, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Is it cleaning up after a dinner consumed by robots? Because certainly, by the time this is "perfected," human beings will be out of jobs and won't have food or homes in which to eat.
February 2, 2026 at 5:41 PM
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We all know what’s going on here and knew something like this was going to happen.
Exclusive: A U.S. official has alleged wrongdoing by U.S. spy chief Tulsi Gabbard in a complaint that is so highly classified it has sparked months of wrangling over how to share it with Congress, according to people familiar with the matter.
Classified Whistleblower Complaint About Tulsi Gabbard Stalls Within Her Agency
Congress hasn’t seen the complaint, which was filed eight months ago with the U.S. intelligence community watchdog’s office.
on.wsj.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:02 PM
We all know what’s going on here and knew something like this was going to happen.
Man... crazy quake activity going on in East Bay this morning... I felt this one for about three seconds.
M 4.3 - 4 km ESE of San Ramon, CA Link: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/nc75305736
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/nc75305736
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/nc75305736
earthquake.usgs.gov
February 2, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Man... crazy quake activity going on in East Bay this morning... I felt this one for about three seconds.
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"A 2-year-old boy was breastfeeding in detention. One 6-year-old boy had leukemia. An 8-year-old girl began wetting the bed. A 14-year-old girl engaged in self-harm...None of these children or their parents had a criminal history anywhere in the world."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/o...
Opinion | Liam Ramos Was Just One of Hundreds of Children at This Detention Center. Release Them All.
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 2:45 AM
"A 2-year-old boy was breastfeeding in detention. One 6-year-old boy had leukemia. An 8-year-old girl began wetting the bed. A 14-year-old girl engaged in self-harm...None of these children or their parents had a criminal history anywhere in the world."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/o...
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Such is the outrage in Denmark over both Trump’s desire for Greenland and disparaging remarks about NATO that one of the country’s leading newspapers devoted their Saturday front and plenty of room inside to the bios of all 44 Danes slain during NATO missions in support of the US
February 1, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Such is the outrage in Denmark over both Trump’s desire for Greenland and disparaging remarks about NATO that one of the country’s leading newspapers devoted their Saturday front and plenty of room inside to the bios of all 44 Danes slain during NATO missions in support of the US
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Jeffrey Dahmer: No one ever wants to talk about the people I didn't eat.
Kristi Noem: "I always tell people that the days you don't hear about us are the days we were successful."
February 2, 2026 at 1:25 AM
Jeffrey Dahmer: No one ever wants to talk about the people I didn't eat.