Joel T. Patterson
@joelpatt.bsky.social
Calculus vigilante, union man, proud father. Public education is a pillar of democracy. "We are hope despite the times." -R.E.M.
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Many major air carriers allow ICE transfers on regular passenger flights but strictly prohibit shackling. Liam and his dad would have had ICE agents “escorting” them on the flight.
There is no way to track ICE transfers on passenger flights, per longtime ICE tracker @tomcartwright.bsky.social.
There is no way to track ICE transfers on passenger flights, per longtime ICE tracker @tomcartwright.bsky.social.
February 1, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Many major air carriers allow ICE transfers on regular passenger flights but strictly prohibit shackling. Liam and his dad would have had ICE agents “escorting” them on the flight.
There is no way to track ICE transfers on passenger flights, per longtime ICE tracker @tomcartwright.bsky.social.
There is no way to track ICE transfers on passenger flights, per longtime ICE tracker @tomcartwright.bsky.social.
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Random fun fact: her grandfather was Sib Hashian, drummer for the band Boston
February 1, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Random fun fact: her grandfather was Sib Hashian, drummer for the band Boston
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YUP
She has earned my respect forever
Imagine being basically guaranteed a job there forever thanks to being THE ROCK'S DAUGHTER, offered a raise to work the lowest-work and risk job on the show and going
"Nah, fuck all of you for enabling this"
At TWENTY FOUR YEARS OLD
She has earned my respect forever
Imagine being basically guaranteed a job there forever thanks to being THE ROCK'S DAUGHTER, offered a raise to work the lowest-work and risk job on the show and going
"Nah, fuck all of you for enabling this"
At TWENTY FOUR YEARS OLD
February 1, 2026 at 7:32 PM
YUP
She has earned my respect forever
Imagine being basically guaranteed a job there forever thanks to being THE ROCK'S DAUGHTER, offered a raise to work the lowest-work and risk job on the show and going
"Nah, fuck all of you for enabling this"
At TWENTY FOUR YEARS OLD
She has earned my respect forever
Imagine being basically guaranteed a job there forever thanks to being THE ROCK'S DAUGHTER, offered a raise to work the lowest-work and risk job on the show and going
"Nah, fuck all of you for enabling this"
At TWENTY FOUR YEARS OLD
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Simultaneously showing she has more integrity than anyone else at that wretched company AND confirming there's an official policy of not letting talent say anything about the current hellworld
Incredible work
Incredible work
February 1, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Simultaneously showing she has more integrity than anyone else at that wretched company AND confirming there's an official policy of not letting talent say anything about the current hellworld
Incredible work
Incredible work
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Here's an excerpt -- there's NO FOOTBALL today so there's no excuse not to read the whole column and tell me what you think
February 1, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Here's an excerpt -- there's NO FOOTBALL today so there's no excuse not to read the whole column and tell me what you think
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February 1, 2026 at 7:37 PM
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this is a great excuse to expand the courts and has the benefit of being entirely true! we need more judges everywhere - more districts, more circuits, and certainly more at the Supreme Court
In addition, federal courts badly need to be expanded! Judges are extremely overworked, and everything takes forever.
note to national Democrats: you can do this too when you have the majority
there is nothing stopping court expansion other than norms that have long since become obsolete in the face of a radical, out of control majority currently enabling a fascist lunatic
there is nothing stopping court expansion other than norms that have long since become obsolete in the face of a radical, out of control majority currently enabling a fascist lunatic
February 1, 2026 at 6:56 PM
this is a great excuse to expand the courts and has the benefit of being entirely true! we need more judges everywhere - more districts, more circuits, and certainly more at the Supreme Court
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I would add the people working in the Gaza MOH were exceptional in one important regard: they continued to be calm, compassionate and committed to their work while they were also living in a genocide! They didn't abandon their work or cut corners - even as their own lives were in danger!
February 1, 2026 at 10:38 AM
I would add the people working in the Gaza MOH were exceptional in one important regard: they continued to be calm, compassionate and committed to their work while they were also living in a genocide! They didn't abandon their work or cut corners - even as their own lives were in danger!
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We already have the early vote, which shows Democrat Taylor Rehmet leading Leigh Wambsganss (no, it's not just a name from Succession!) 56-44.
Unusually, during the first round, Dems did *better* with the E-day vote than the early vote. If that pattern holds...
Unusually, during the first round, Dems did *better* with the E-day vote than the early vote. If that pattern holds...
February 1, 2026 at 1:05 AM
We already have the early vote, which shows Democrat Taylor Rehmet leading Leigh Wambsganss (no, it's not just a name from Succession!) 56-44.
Unusually, during the first round, Dems did *better* with the E-day vote than the early vote. If that pattern holds...
Unusually, during the first round, Dems did *better* with the E-day vote than the early vote. If that pattern holds...