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Ben L. Sisko @itspatrickpl.bsky.social · 1d

This is one of those things that is hard to answer because it’s impossible for me to know how much of who I am is shaped by my experiences with dealing with undiagnosed ADHD for most of my life.

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Ben L. Sisko @itspatrickpl.bsky.social · 1d

Here is my Cash app for no particular reason at all

$DRPAT88

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 1d

Numbers alone cannot capture the toll the Israel-Hamas war has taken on the Gaza Strip.

But they can help us understand how thoroughly the conflict has upended the lives of 2.1 million Palestinians living in the territory. https://to.pbs.org/4mZNrlP

How 2 years of war have devastated Palestinian lives in Gaza

Numbers alone cannot capture the toll the Israel-Hamas war has taken on the Gaza Strip.

to.pbs.org

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Ben L. Sisko @itspatrickpl.bsky.social · 1d

Ha ha, might as well be.

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 2d

3 MAGA extremists have re-intro'd a bill that allows South Carolina to execute women who receive an abortion. If you haven't heard about S 323, it's because corporate media has completely ignored it.

Here's the overview, the sponsors, & how to fight back:
www.qasimrashid.com/p/s-carolina...

S. Carolina RE-Intros Bill To Kill Women For Getting An Abortion

Here's what's in the bill, why it is so dangerous, and the meaningful steps you can take to fight back, support women's health, and help block this bill from becoming law

www.qasimrashid.com

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Ben L. Sisko @itspatrickpl.bsky.social · 1d

Intelligence

nai THEE corpse bride 🦋 @astoldbynai.blacksky.app · Jul 28

11. What is a trait most people pretend to admire but secretly find threatening?

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Ben L. Sisko @itspatrickpl.bsky.social · 2d

They didn’t know she had a gun. They mentioned it after the fact to try to justify their bullshit.

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Ben L. Sisko @itspatrickpl.bsky.social · 2d

😂😂😂😂

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Ben L. Sisko @itspatrickpl.bsky.social · 3d

I get why defensive player would do something like that. Defensive players get flagged all the time for bullshit like that.

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 3d

Proud to partner with @theintercept.com on this article by Jeremy Busby of @joinjeremy.org.

Jamming cell phones in prisons isn't about crime, it's to stop incarcerated people from exposing abuses, like those shown in HBO's upcoming documentary The Alabama Solution.

The Latest FCC Censorship Push No One Is Talking About Targets Incarcerated People

Brendan Carr is advancing a plan to choke communications for people who use cellphones to expose abuses in prison.

theintercept.com

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Ben L. Sisko @itspatrickpl.bsky.social · 3d

In a world that makes sense a government aligned with a violent gang that we supposedly see as a national security issue would not be protected

ProPublica @propublica.org · 3d

A State Department inspector general report says U.S. Ambassador Ronald Johnson dismissed an embassy contractor at Salvadoran President Bukele’s request.

The contractor had talked to a journalist about a suspected government pact with the MS-13 gang.

➡️ Read more: https://propub.li/42WCOcc

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 3d

"We’re creating something even more dangerous to the country: A masked monster of a law enforcement agency, one uniquely unsuited for its new power, authority, reach, and funding levels."

Spending $200 billion on ICE is a terrible idea

I've covered federal law enforcement for two decades. Here are the things that worry me most.

www.motherjones.com

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Ben L. Sisko @itspatrickpl.bsky.social · 3d

Even if the world is on fire, I can always count on these three shows to bring me immense joy.

#Rugrats
#Phineas&Ferb
#SpyxFamily

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Juan Carlos Bagnell @somegadgetguy.com · 4d

Every subscription is getting more expensive, so it's never been a better time to make your own cloud storage! I'm working with UGREEN to chat about their new network storage solution, how easy it is to setup, and how you can save some cash over "the cloud"!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CPC...

UGREEN NAS DH4300 Plus! Make Your Own PRIVATE Cloud!

YouTube video by JuanBagnell

www.youtube.com

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Ben L. Sisko @itspatrickpl.bsky.social · 4d

If you wait until the Nazis are putting people in gas chambers to call them, Nazis, you have failed to learn the lessons of history

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Megan E. Human (free Link) @zombiscribe.bsky.social · 4d

I think in 2025 judging people for celebrating Hitler's death just means you are a Nazi

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Jeff Tiedrich @jefftiedrich.bsky.social · 4d

the people who told us to calm down because Roe was settled law are the same people now telling us to calm down because the military would never open fire on Americans

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 5d

Federal officer blasts chemical spray into vocal but nonviolent Portland protester, video shows

The interaction illustrates how federal law enforcement officers do use aggressive tactics against protesters who yell and needle officers but don’t appear to present clear physical threats.

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Ben L. Sisko @itspatrickpl.bsky.social · 4d

That’s not wtf happened. Don’t do this bullshit

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Ben L. Sisko @itspatrickpl.bsky.social · 4d

Hopefully we survive what’s coming in the next year so that we can get to that point

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Ben L. Sisko @itspatrickpl.bsky.social · 5d

Damn, no wonder Edward Furlong ended up on drugs. A 29-year-old woman groomed him at 13 and sexually assaulted him, as he was a minor it was sexual assault, and then sued him when he was barely an adult for a domestic abuse after getting away with abusing him

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Ben L. Sisko @itspatrickpl.bsky.social · 5d

These motherfuckers are about to start putting that dip shit’s face on our money. I might never use cash again.

Ben L. Sisko @itspatrickpl.bsky.social · 5d

It is fucking ridiculous that he only got four years when people have done far lesser crimes and spent more time behind bars

Ben L. Sisko @itspatrickpl.bsky.social · 5d

The framing is ridiculous because this is nothing like the Brittney Griner situation. People really need to be more aware of the law in places they choose to travel or live in.

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Ben L. Sisko @itspatrickpl.bsky.social · 5d

That is amazing. If only the focus was on delivering this kind of stuff, which is the future that we were promised.

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