Tara
@tpatt356.bsky.social
Writer, mother, Ph.D. student. Unsure which role requires the most caffeine ☕📚
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Imagine paying for Netflix every month, and then paying when you watch the movie, and then getting another bill three months later because one of the actors isn’t signed with Netflix so you have to pay him directly.
That’d be STUPID right???
This is a post about health insurance.
That’d be STUPID right???
This is a post about health insurance.
November 25, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Imagine paying for Netflix every month, and then paying when you watch the movie, and then getting another bill three months later because one of the actors isn’t signed with Netflix so you have to pay him directly.
That’d be STUPID right???
This is a post about health insurance.
That’d be STUPID right???
This is a post about health insurance.
Love it when my friends here in Canada want to talk to me about what happened in the States yesterday and it's because they're excited and not horrified/confused/concerned for once 🤣
a picture of a purple hamster with the words i could get used to this
ALT: a picture of a purple hamster with the words i could get used to this
media.tenor.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Love it when my friends here in Canada want to talk to me about what happened in the States yesterday and it's because they're excited and not horrified/confused/concerned for once 🤣
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When you drag a woman by the hair, beat her and force her to kiss your flag, that’s how you tell the world you are the Good Guys
October 4, 2025 at 3:27 PM
When you drag a woman by the hair, beat her and force her to kiss your flag, that’s how you tell the world you are the Good Guys
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wrote on charlie kirk for the newsletter this weekend
Opinion | Charlie Kirk Didn’t Shy Away From Who He Was. We Shouldn’t Either.
www.nytimes.com
September 13, 2025 at 3:35 PM
wrote on charlie kirk for the newsletter this weekend
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In Ottawa there are pride picnics and events that are co-sponsored by the library. There are pride flags lining busy downtown streets. There's a Progress Pride flag on the Canada Post building.
It's so easy to be an ally. Anyone choosing not to be is putting in the work to be hateful and bigoted.
It's so easy to be an ally. Anyone choosing not to be is putting in the work to be hateful and bigoted.
Brentwood Republican Gino Bulso — currently running for the open 7th Congressional District seat — is representing parents suing Williamson County Schools over a transgender student's inclusion in a sex-ed course.
Bulso Campaigns Off of Anti-Trans Williamson County Schools Suit
The Brentwood Republican is representing parents suing the school district over a transgender student's inclusion in a sex-ed course
www.nashvillescene.com
August 19, 2025 at 8:54 PM
In Ottawa there are pride picnics and events that are co-sponsored by the library. There are pride flags lining busy downtown streets. There's a Progress Pride flag on the Canada Post building.
It's so easy to be an ally. Anyone choosing not to be is putting in the work to be hateful and bigoted.
It's so easy to be an ally. Anyone choosing not to be is putting in the work to be hateful and bigoted.
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Canadians are polite until we are we are not. What makes us not polite is fascism. We fought them on the streets of Toronto in 1933. We fought them in Spain. Long before America joined the war we fought them.
When you tell us we don't have a right to a country or kidnap our people we will fight back
When you tell us we don't have a right to a country or kidnap our people we will fight back
August 8, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Canadians are polite until we are we are not. What makes us not polite is fascism. We fought them on the streets of Toronto in 1933. We fought them in Spain. Long before America joined the war we fought them.
When you tell us we don't have a right to a country or kidnap our people we will fight back
When you tell us we don't have a right to a country or kidnap our people we will fight back
News anchors in the U.S.: Breaking news — more evidence the president is a complete degenerate.
News anchors in Canada: Wow, aren't axolotls weird? In other news, Summer McIntosh swims really fast! Good job to her!
News anchors in Canada: Wow, aren't axolotls weird? In other news, Summer McIntosh swims really fast! Good job to her!
a man in a suit says terrific vibe here in front of a snl logo
ALT: a man in a suit says terrific vibe here in front of a snl logo
media.tenor.com
July 31, 2025 at 12:07 PM
News anchors in the U.S.: Breaking news — more evidence the president is a complete degenerate.
News anchors in Canada: Wow, aren't axolotls weird? In other news, Summer McIntosh swims really fast! Good job to her!
News anchors in Canada: Wow, aren't axolotls weird? In other news, Summer McIntosh swims really fast! Good job to her!
SOOOOOO when is it going to be enough, you guys?? Now?? It feels like it really really should be now.
July 18, 2025 at 1:31 AM
SOOOOOO when is it going to be enough, you guys?? Now?? It feels like it really really should be now.
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CBS canceled Colbert’s show just THREE DAYS after Colbert called out CBS parent company Paramount for its $16M settlement with Trump – a deal that looks like bribery.
America deserves to know if his show was canceled for political reasons.
Watch and share his message.
America deserves to know if his show was canceled for political reasons.
Watch and share his message.
July 18, 2025 at 12:15 AM
CBS canceled Colbert’s show just THREE DAYS after Colbert called out CBS parent company Paramount for its $16M settlement with Trump – a deal that looks like bribery.
America deserves to know if his show was canceled for political reasons.
Watch and share his message.
America deserves to know if his show was canceled for political reasons.
Watch and share his message.
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Despite Trump’s trade war threat, economists are becoming surprisingly optimistic about Canada’s economy
Despite Trump’s trade war threat, economists are becoming surprisingly optimistic about Canada’s economy
Some economists have adjusted their spring forecasts and are now predicting growth this year as Canadians are proving resilient in the face of tariffs — "but there's still risk out
www.thestar.com
July 17, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Despite Trump’s trade war threat, economists are becoming surprisingly optimistic about Canada’s economy
Crossing the state line out of Tennessee like
a woman is speaking into a microphone and says we are not going back .
ALT: a woman is speaking into a microphone and says we are not going back .
media.tenor.com
June 30, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Crossing the state line out of Tennessee like
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Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani will be the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City, defeating candidates including Andrew Cuomo.
Cuomo, who was seeking a political comeback after he resigned as governor of New York amid sexual misconduct allegations, conceded the race Tuesday night.
Cuomo, who was seeking a political comeback after he resigned as governor of New York amid sexual misconduct allegations, conceded the race Tuesday night.
Cuomo concedes to Zohran Mamdani in New York City mayoral primary
Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old Democratic socialist could again face the former governor, as well as the current mayor, in November.
19thnews.org
June 25, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani will be the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City, defeating candidates including Andrew Cuomo.
Cuomo, who was seeking a political comeback after he resigned as governor of New York amid sexual misconduct allegations, conceded the race Tuesday night.
Cuomo, who was seeking a political comeback after he resigned as governor of New York amid sexual misconduct allegations, conceded the race Tuesday night.
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Weird how it doesn't happen at Drag Queen story hours.
June 24, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Weird how it doesn't happen at Drag Queen story hours.
The fact that Denali absolutely ate the lyrics to her verse, danced better than Jorgeous, had the most immediately recognizable Miley reference on the runway, demolished the lip sync, and STILL DIDN'T WIN?! #RPDR
a man in a pink jacket and black top looks up at something
ALT: a man in a pink jacket and black top looks up at something
media.tenor.com
June 21, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The fact that Denali absolutely ate the lyrics to her verse, danced better than Jorgeous, had the most immediately recognizable Miley reference on the runway, demolished the lip sync, and STILL DIDN'T WIN?! #RPDR
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Ipsos poll finds Canadians approving of both LGBTQ+ rights and trans rights in specific more than other countries, and finds support for trans people is still rising slightly here amidst the propaganda campaign that's meeting with successes elsewhere:
globalnews.ca/news/1124973...
globalnews.ca/news/1124973...
Canadians are ‘leading’ in LGBTQ2 support amid global declines: Ipsos - National | Globalnews.ca
Data released Friday by Ipsos in its annual Pride Report showed Canada was among the few nations where support has gone up among 26 countries surveyed.
globalnews.ca
June 20, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Ipsos poll finds Canadians approving of both LGBTQ+ rights and trans rights in specific more than other countries, and finds support for trans people is still rising slightly here amidst the propaganda campaign that's meeting with successes elsewhere:
globalnews.ca/news/1124973...
globalnews.ca/news/1124973...
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The lip sync results in Drag Race this week are a crime against all the people who care about this sort of thing
June 21, 2025 at 2:24 AM
The lip sync results in Drag Race this week are a crime against all the people who care about this sort of thing
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As much as Paul Pelosi was much more seriously injured in his home than Trump was in Butler, can you imagine the news cycles if leading Dems joked about the assassination attempt as cruelly as Trump and his cohorts yukked it up about an old man taking a hammer to the head?
June 12, 2025 at 11:25 PM
As much as Paul Pelosi was much more seriously injured in his home than Trump was in Butler, can you imagine the news cycles if leading Dems joked about the assassination attempt as cruelly as Trump and his cohorts yukked it up about an old man taking a hammer to the head?
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the fact that people were told “today you are going to an elementary school to lie to teachers and kidnap kids” and didn’t immediately tell their bosses to go fuck themselves is all you need to know about why ICE should be dismantled
BREAKING: Federal agents in plain clothes and unmarked cars tried to snatch 1st graders from LA elementary schools—told staff they had “parental consent.”
They lied. When pressed, they HID THEIR IDS. DHS admits they sent them. This wasn’t a welfare check. It was a test run for a police state.
They lied. When pressed, they HID THEIR IDS. DHS admits they sent them. This wasn’t a welfare check. It was a test run for a police state.
June 10, 2025 at 1:44 AM
the fact that people were told “today you are going to an elementary school to lie to teachers and kidnap kids” and didn’t immediately tell their bosses to go fuck themselves is all you need to know about why ICE should be dismantled
Yessss!!
June 9, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Yessss!!
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Share this far and wide. It will only get worse.
June 7, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Share this far and wide. It will only get worse.
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For US doctors who want to move for work in Canada - Manitoba is also moving to quickly reduce barriers. #Manitoba #Canada #USDoctors
The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba and the provincial government recently took steps to streamline the process /1 thread
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba and the provincial government recently took steps to streamline the process /1 thread
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Doctors Manitoba cheers changes to help U.S. physicians relocate to province | CBC News
Regulatory changes intended to make it easier for U.S.-based physicians to relocate and practice in Manitoba are being loudly applauded by an advocacy group in the province.
www.cbc.ca
June 7, 2025 at 12:48 PM
For US doctors who want to move for work in Canada - Manitoba is also moving to quickly reduce barriers. #Manitoba #Canada #USDoctors
The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba and the provincial government recently took steps to streamline the process /1 thread
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba and the provincial government recently took steps to streamline the process /1 thread
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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German Chancellor: "May I remind you that we are having June 6 tomorrow. This is the D-Day anniversary."
Trump: "Not a pleasant day for you. That was not a great day."
German Chancellor: "This was the liberation of my country from Nazi dictatorship."
Trump: "Not a pleasant day for you. That was not a great day."
German Chancellor: "This was the liberation of my country from Nazi dictatorship."
June 5, 2025 at 4:42 PM
German Chancellor: "May I remind you that we are having June 6 tomorrow. This is the D-Day anniversary."
Trump: "Not a pleasant day for you. That was not a great day."
German Chancellor: "This was the liberation of my country from Nazi dictatorship."
Trump: "Not a pleasant day for you. That was not a great day."
German Chancellor: "This was the liberation of my country from Nazi dictatorship."
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Glory to Ukraine! 🇺🇦
June 1, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Glory to Ukraine! 🇺🇦
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There is no way Ukraine could trust the current US government with info that they had operatives behind enemy lines in Russia to execute this operation. Telling that to the Trump admin would put their lives in even greater danger than they already were.
June 1, 2025 at 4:28 PM
There is no way Ukraine could trust the current US government with info that they had operatives behind enemy lines in Russia to execute this operation. Telling that to the Trump admin would put their lives in even greater danger than they already were.