Patrick Verel
@pverel.bsky.social
Interests include, in no particular order, graffiti, running, writing, photography, urbanism, salamanders, Bob's Burgers, rye whiskey, and smashing fascism. More at patrickverel.com
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I happen to know quite a bit about Venezuelan oil.
TL;DR it’s hard to extract, notoriously investor-endangering, isn’t needed (global crude is oversupplied to the tune of 3.3 min bpd) and isn’t easily refined (it’s too dense so always sold at a heavy discount)
www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...
TL;DR it’s hard to extract, notoriously investor-endangering, isn’t needed (global crude is oversupplied to the tune of 3.3 min bpd) and isn’t easily refined (it’s too dense so always sold at a heavy discount)
www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...
Venezuela has the world’s most oil: Why doesn’t it earn more from exports?
Venezuela holds the world's largest proven oil reserves, more than five times more than the United States.
www.aljazeera.com
January 4, 2026 at 2:06 PM
I happen to know quite a bit about Venezuelan oil.
TL;DR it’s hard to extract, notoriously investor-endangering, isn’t needed (global crude is oversupplied to the tune of 3.3 min bpd) and isn’t easily refined (it’s too dense so always sold at a heavy discount)
www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...
TL;DR it’s hard to extract, notoriously investor-endangering, isn’t needed (global crude is oversupplied to the tune of 3.3 min bpd) and isn’t easily refined (it’s too dense so always sold at a heavy discount)
www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...
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Here it is
December 23, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Here it is
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I just uploaded @jasonparis.bsky.social 's recording of the segment CBS News pulled from "60 Minutes" to YouTube:
WATCH: Segment CBS News Pulled From "60 Minutes"
YouTube video by Phil Lewis
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December 22, 2025 at 10:45 PM
I just uploaded @jasonparis.bsky.social 's recording of the segment CBS News pulled from "60 Minutes" to YouTube:
I never knew I could loathe Facebook more than I do. I feel like I’m being served up content from the deepest darkest corners of hell now.
December 6, 2025 at 12:58 AM
I never knew I could loathe Facebook more than I do. I feel like I’m being served up content from the deepest darkest corners of hell now.
Filed under “not all heros wear capes.”
Around two dozen car/vans have sped out of the garage, with NYPD officers clearing the path. One guys tries to stop them, NYPD officers come chasing.
November 29, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Filed under “not all heros wear capes.”
Fuck Yea
Wow! Jesse Welles performed his song “Join ICE” on the Colbert Show last night. 🏆
November 20, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Fuck Yea
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Something absolutely perfect about Larry Summers riffing about the scourge of woke cancel culture being unfair to predatory men in a friendly email to his pal JEFFREY EPSTEIN.
November 13, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Something absolutely perfect about Larry Summers riffing about the scourge of woke cancel culture being unfair to predatory men in a friendly email to his pal JEFFREY EPSTEIN.
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Hey ChatGPT: Please generate an image of a man thoroughly devoid of any and all human empathy.
incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 6, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Hey ChatGPT: Please generate an image of a man thoroughly devoid of any and all human empathy.
Who's gonna get the Kickstarter going to make posters of this badboy? Let's plaster the land with them!
🚨🚨HERE IT IS: We got Trump’s birthday note to Jeffrey Epstein that the President said doesn’t exist.
Trump talks about a “wonderful secret” the two of them shared. What is he hiding? Release the files!
Trump talks about a “wonderful secret” the two of them shared. What is he hiding? Release the files!
September 8, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Who's gonna get the Kickstarter going to make posters of this badboy? Let's plaster the land with them!
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Not sure about this new Andrew Cuomo ad
July 15, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Not sure about this new Andrew Cuomo ad
I feel like this could be titled Effect and Cause. Cause? Penis rocket boy’s wedding. Effect? Democratic socialist mayor. Good job @nytimes.com, good job.
June 26, 2025 at 5:15 PM
I feel like this could be titled Effect and Cause. Cause? Penis rocket boy’s wedding. Effect? Democratic socialist mayor. Good job @nytimes.com, good job.
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Opinion | Despite my endorsement, New York City Democrats rejected a spiteful, score-settling sexual harasser who lied about Covid deaths and currently serves as Benjamin Netanyahu's defense attorney. I have never been more fearful for my party's future.
June 25, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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Hanif Wins Re-election in Council Contest Defined by Israel and Gaza
www.nytimes.com
June 25, 2025 at 2:14 AM
@danpfeiffer.bsky.social gets it. I don’t care who you vote for, as long as it’s not Cuomo
open.substack.com/pub/messageb...
open.substack.com/pub/messageb...
The Incredibly Stupid, Self-Defeating Democratic Panic about Zohran Mamdani
Whether you like him or not, the campaign to defeat Mamdani reeks of everything people hate about politics
open.substack.com
June 24, 2025 at 12:38 PM
@danpfeiffer.bsky.social gets it. I don’t care who you vote for, as long as it’s not Cuomo
open.substack.com/pub/messageb...
open.substack.com/pub/messageb...
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THIS JUST HAPPENED: Brad Lander walked through the fire, got burned, and came back with a fucking gasoline can.
ICE arrested him — now he’s escorting migrants right past them, again. Most politicians wouldn’t show up. He showed out.
ICE arrested him — now he’s escorting migrants right past them, again. Most politicians wouldn’t show up. He showed out.
June 20, 2025 at 6:54 PM
THIS JUST HAPPENED: Brad Lander walked through the fire, got burned, and came back with a fucking gasoline can.
ICE arrested him — now he’s escorting migrants right past them, again. Most politicians wouldn’t show up. He showed out.
ICE arrested him — now he’s escorting migrants right past them, again. Most politicians wouldn’t show up. He showed out.
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More excellent snark: bsky.app/profile/gwyn...
NY Governor Kathy Hochul inside 26 Federal Plaza now, seeking answers from DHS/ICE about the arrest of NYC Comptroller Brad Lander, who is still being detained. @thecity.nyc "How long is this going to take, I don't think he has a long rap sheet," Hochul says to agents.
June 18, 2025 at 1:23 AM
More excellent snark: bsky.app/profile/gwyn...
Reading this, I couldn't help but recall how the editorial board stated a few months ago that they'd be publishing fewer pieces, and devote more space to columns and op-eds. They really should have stuck to that plan.
dismal read: NYT comes out aggressively for Cuomo, not because they believe in the ghoul they called on to resign as governor, but because they really loathe Mamdani and lack the courage of what they purport to be their convictions, which would be to endorse Lander
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/o...
Opinion | Our Advice to Voters in a Vexing Race for New York Mayor
www.nytimes.com
June 16, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Reading this, I couldn't help but recall how the editorial board stated a few months ago that they'd be publishing fewer pieces, and devote more space to columns and op-eds. They really should have stuck to that plan.
Was also thinking of "There's gonna be an even bigger parade when your big fat fascist ass is gone" and "This sign is too small to list all ways Trump is a pathetic weak little pansy boy."
The kids had fun doing the crown though, so l've shelved those ideas for later. #nokings
The kids had fun doing the crown though, so l've shelved those ideas for later. #nokings
June 14, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Was also thinking of "There's gonna be an even bigger parade when your big fat fascist ass is gone" and "This sign is too small to list all ways Trump is a pathetic weak little pansy boy."
The kids had fun doing the crown though, so l've shelved those ideas for later. #nokings
The kids had fun doing the crown though, so l've shelved those ideas for later. #nokings
“Horseshoe crabs in New York City waters are experiencing a population bump, bucking the overall trend in the Atlantic Ocean.”
Woo hoo!
Woo hoo!
New York beaches are dating hot spots for horseshoe crabs https://gothamist.com/news/new-york-beaches-are-dating-hot-spots-for-horseshoe-crabs
New York beaches are dating hot spots for horseshoe crabs
Spawning horseshoe crabs during a full moon at Plumb Beach.
Beneath a full moon in Jamaica Bay, horseshoe crab love was in the air. [ more › ]
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June 6, 2025 at 11:50 AM
“Horseshoe crabs in New York City waters are experiencing a population bump, bucking the overall trend in the Atlantic Ocean.”
Woo hoo!
Woo hoo!
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@podsaveamerica.crooked.com Thought y’all would appreciate this. My birthday was yesterday, and my 13-year-old surprised me with this. I was floored when I opened it. 😁
May 14, 2025 at 5:28 PM
@podsaveamerica.crooked.com Thought y’all would appreciate this. My birthday was yesterday, and my 13-year-old surprised me with this. I was floored when I opened it. 😁