Patrick Abdalla
@paddyabs.bsky.social
Educator and journalist. Penn Stater. Phillies and Sixers. NEPA proud.
Alumni of: The Keystone, The Citizens’ Voice, York Daily Record, The Hanover Evening Sun, The Towanda Daily Review, The Daily Collegian
Alumni of: The Keystone, The Citizens’ Voice, York Daily Record, The Hanover Evening Sun, The Towanda Daily Review, The Daily Collegian
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Patrick Abdalla
@paddyabs.bsky.social
· Nov 16
I’m going to try to be a better person on here than I was on the other site. More positive, more fun.
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The only ax to grind that I have is against lazy thinking, of which this post is great example. You are equating the lionization of Mangione by a small number of Americans — in a manner no different from classic veneration of the outlaw — with propaganda in defense of state-sanctioned murder.
Anyone without a strange axe to grind (even that journeyman @jodyrosen.bsky.social) knows there’s nothing remotely objectionable about advocating for basic decency in a country where Good’s murder is welcomed and Luigi Mangione is lionized.
January 11, 2026 at 12:26 PM
The only ax to grind that I have is against lazy thinking, of which this post is great example. You are equating the lionization of Mangione by a small number of Americans — in a manner no different from classic veneration of the outlaw — with propaganda in defense of state-sanctioned murder.
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If you are anxious and sad about the state of the world, that's fine, and there are plenty of strategies for dealing with that. But I think you already know that drive-by online dooming isn't a strategy. It's selfish and adolescent. It's a contagion that only spreads the worst of you, not the best.
January 8, 2026 at 3:51 AM
If you are anxious and sad about the state of the world, that's fine, and there are plenty of strategies for dealing with that. But I think you already know that drive-by online dooming isn't a strategy. It's selfish and adolescent. It's a contagion that only spreads the worst of you, not the best.
I left Jurassic Park when it ended and got my dad to immediately let me see the next showing.
However, I believe I saw Fellowship of the Ring 5 times in theaters on its initial release.
However, I believe I saw Fellowship of the Ring 5 times in theaters on its initial release.
the film you saw the most times in its initial theatrical release
go
[👇🏻 probably 14 or 15 times]
go
[👇🏻 probably 14 or 15 times]
January 10, 2026 at 6:34 PM
I left Jurassic Park when it ended and got my dad to immediately let me see the next showing.
However, I believe I saw Fellowship of the Ring 5 times in theaters on its initial release.
However, I believe I saw Fellowship of the Ring 5 times in theaters on its initial release.
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Philadelphia sheriff Rochelle Bilal:
“No law enforcement professional wears a mask…No law enforcement professional shoots at a moving vehicle.
“What Trump’s private army is doing…is not only against legal law, but moral law.”
Vows to arrest agents on site who commit crimes.
“No law enforcement professional wears a mask…No law enforcement professional shoots at a moving vehicle.
“What Trump’s private army is doing…is not only against legal law, but moral law.”
Vows to arrest agents on site who commit crimes.
January 9, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Philadelphia sheriff Rochelle Bilal:
“No law enforcement professional wears a mask…No law enforcement professional shoots at a moving vehicle.
“What Trump’s private army is doing…is not only against legal law, but moral law.”
Vows to arrest agents on site who commit crimes.
“No law enforcement professional wears a mask…No law enforcement professional shoots at a moving vehicle.
“What Trump’s private army is doing…is not only against legal law, but moral law.”
Vows to arrest agents on site who commit crimes.
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i just watched this video and the fact that they believe this to be exculpatory is genuinely insane
January 9, 2026 at 6:57 PM
i just watched this video and the fact that they believe this to be exculpatory is genuinely insane
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JD Vance Claims Renée Good Had No Authority To Be Alive In First Place
January 9, 2026 at 5:55 PM
JD Vance Claims Renée Good Had No Authority To Be Alive In First Place
This wasn’t available when I went back to school to teach, and it would have made a huge difference to our family.
I’m so glad this change is being made for future generations.
I’m so glad this change is being made for future generations.
For the first time in Pennsylvania’s history, we’re paying our student teachers to complete their mandatory work experience.
January 9, 2026 at 5:09 PM
This wasn’t available when I went back to school to teach, and it would have made a huge difference to our family.
I’m so glad this change is being made for future generations.
I’m so glad this change is being made for future generations.
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Minnesota Timberwolves hold a moment of silence for Renee Nicole Good:
January 9, 2026 at 3:08 AM
Minnesota Timberwolves hold a moment of silence for Renee Nicole Good:
Perfect photo.
Top Democrats decline to say if they would rein in ICE after Minnesota shooting
Top Democrats decline to say if they would rein in ICE after Minnesota shooting
Top Democrats decline to say if they would rein in ICE after Minnesota shooting
www.independent.co.uk
January 9, 2026 at 3:18 AM
Perfect photo.
Intellectual underpinnings is quite the turn of phrase.
George Borjas, a Cuba-born Harvard University economist who prefers a lower profile, provided the intellectual underpinnings of President Trump’s sweeping policy changes until he left the White House on Friday. https://wapo.st/4q8bLEn
January 8, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Intellectual underpinnings is quite the turn of phrase.
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This is the thing about the "Don't give them the pretext to send in more feds" arguments. The administration is using its own murder of an unarmed civilian as the pretext to send in more agents. They do not need a pretext and will invent them if they want.
Trump Administration Deploying More Border Patrol Agents to Minnesota
www.nytimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 8:33 PM
This is the thing about the "Don't give them the pretext to send in more feds" arguments. The administration is using its own murder of an unarmed civilian as the pretext to send in more agents. They do not need a pretext and will invent them if they want.
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My position on impeachment is the same as it was six months ago: Impeachment is first about driving public attention to Trump’s crimes and corruption.
Democrats should introduce impeachment articles and force votes to boost their parallel media effort.
Performative public investigations matter.
Democrats should introduce impeachment articles and force votes to boost their parallel media effort.
Performative public investigations matter.
Why push for impeachment?
Because politics is an exercise in moving public opinion as much as counting votes in the senate.
The Jan 6 Hearings were not a criminal proceeding against Trump that would end in jail, but they focused public attention.
Performative public investigations matter
Because politics is an exercise in moving public opinion as much as counting votes in the senate.
The Jan 6 Hearings were not a criminal proceeding against Trump that would end in jail, but they focused public attention.
Performative public investigations matter
January 4, 2026 at 9:14 PM
My position on impeachment is the same as it was six months ago: Impeachment is first about driving public attention to Trump’s crimes and corruption.
Democrats should introduce impeachment articles and force votes to boost their parallel media effort.
Performative public investigations matter.
Democrats should introduce impeachment articles and force votes to boost their parallel media effort.
Performative public investigations matter.
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If you’re in Minneapolis and need a place to just BE right now, Big Hill Books and Birchbark Books & Native Arts are both open and ready to welcome you with open arms.
January 8, 2026 at 6:47 PM
If you’re in Minneapolis and need a place to just BE right now, Big Hill Books and Birchbark Books & Native Arts are both open and ready to welcome you with open arms.
I remain convinced the dude hasn't seen a mirror in 20 years. It's all just pictures of his younger self.
#BREAKING: Trump says US will strike 'very hard' if Iran starts killing protesters
January 8, 2026 at 7:36 PM
I remain convinced the dude hasn't seen a mirror in 20 years. It's all just pictures of his younger self.
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Right after Renée Good’s disgusting murder, a ICE goon was filmed kicking her memorial candles.
Absolutely vile.
Absolutely vile.
January 8, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Right after Renée Good’s disgusting murder, a ICE goon was filmed kicking her memorial candles.
Absolutely vile.
Absolutely vile.
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According to my sources, the FBI was initially open to a concurrent investigation with the MN Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (the state agency that would do this investigation).
Trumpy U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen heard about this and intervened, barring the FBI from cooperating with local police.
Trumpy U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen heard about this and intervened, barring the FBI from cooperating with local police.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota investigators say they can't access evidence after fatal ICE shooting and FBI won't work jointly on probe.
@reuters.com
@reuters.com
January 8, 2026 at 4:35 PM
According to my sources, the FBI was initially open to a concurrent investigation with the MN Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (the state agency that would do this investigation).
Trumpy U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen heard about this and intervened, barring the FBI from cooperating with local police.
Trumpy U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen heard about this and intervened, barring the FBI from cooperating with local police.
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File obstruction charges against Noem, Patel, Bovino, et al
January 8, 2026 at 4:20 PM
File obstruction charges against Noem, Patel, Bovino, et al
Aspiring Politicians: If you’re hiring a comms shop, make sure it made an ad out of this.
January 8, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Aspiring Politicians: If you’re hiring a comms shop, make sure it made an ad out of this.
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We built a visual archive of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, showing exactly what happened through the lenses of the people who were there. In Chapter 4, we show how federal investigators found the rioters and built the largest criminal case in U.S. history.
Jan. 6, 2021: A visual archive of the Capitol attack
NPR’s Jan. 6 archive brings together reporting, video, documents and testimony to show what really happened during the Capitol riot. Explore the timeline, cases and evidence behind the attack.
n.pr
January 8, 2026 at 12:14 PM
We built a visual archive of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, showing exactly what happened through the lenses of the people who were there. In Chapter 4, we show how federal investigators found the rioters and built the largest criminal case in U.S. history.
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Who will be the first member of Congress to introduce legislation named after Renee Good that abolishes DHS?
January 7, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Who will be the first member of Congress to introduce legislation named after Renee Good that abolishes DHS?
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The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
January 7, 2026 at 8:26 PM
The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
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Democrats cannot vote for a DHS budget that doesn’t restrain the growing lawlessness of this agency.
A witness shared this video with me showing an ICE officer shooting a driver in an SUV in south Minneapolis. DHS says the woman is dead.
ICE officer fatally shoots driver in Minneapolis
YouTube video by Minnesota Reformer
youtu.be
January 7, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Democrats cannot vote for a DHS budget that doesn’t restrain the growing lawlessness of this agency.
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Democrats need to understand that they can just say “It’s insane to threaten Greenland” and “I don’t think ICE should murder Americans in the street” and you don’t need to pretend to link it to the affordability crisis.
Say bad things are bad.
Say bad things are bad.
January 7, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Democrats need to understand that they can just say “It’s insane to threaten Greenland” and “I don’t think ICE should murder Americans in the street” and you don’t need to pretend to link it to the affordability crisis.
Say bad things are bad.
Say bad things are bad.
I don't want to hear about "domestic terrorism" from a single soul who wasn't outraged by the pardoning of the Jan. 6 terrorists.
January 7, 2026 at 7:38 PM
I don't want to hear about "domestic terrorism" from a single soul who wasn't outraged by the pardoning of the Jan. 6 terrorists.
It just makes you despondent and hopeless. It's beyond outrage with yet another absolutely senseless death. We've had far too many. They've been at street corners and grocery stores, in classrooms and movie theaters.
So many people in this nation deserve so much better.
So many people in this nation deserve so much better.
January 7, 2026 at 7:30 PM
It just makes you despondent and hopeless. It's beyond outrage with yet another absolutely senseless death. We've had far too many. They've been at street corners and grocery stores, in classrooms and movie theaters.
So many people in this nation deserve so much better.
So many people in this nation deserve so much better.