Unowned Lib
@patricmcelroy.bsky.social
Old(ish) white dude using my institutional privilege to advocate for others and speak data/facts to power. Much like truth, I have a liberal bias although will follow the facts/data where they lead. Looking for “good trouble”
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Use Real Time! Permanent Standard Time approximates natural solar time, for best sleep and circadian health. Ditch Daylight Saving Time!
January 23, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Use Real Time! Permanent Standard Time approximates natural solar time, for best sleep and circadian health. Ditch Daylight Saving Time!
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Hahahahahahajajajahaha.
What a fucking toddler.
What a fucking toddler.
January 23, 2026 at 1:52 AM
Hahahahahahajajajahaha.
What a fucking toddler.
What a fucking toddler.
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Carney put crybaby Donnie in his feels.
January 23, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Carney put crybaby Donnie in his feels.
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Mike Johnson declined to comment on Jesus’ teachings on the poor, sick, oppressed, and foreigners, claiming he had not seen that tweet.
January 22, 2026 at 3:14 AM
Mike Johnson declined to comment on Jesus’ teachings on the poor, sick, oppressed, and foreigners, claiming he had not seen that tweet.
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Gotta love Trump telling a room full of German-speaking Swiss but for him they'd all be speaking German.
January 21, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Gotta love Trump telling a room full of German-speaking Swiss but for him they'd all be speaking German.
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Your regular reminder that Republicans in Congress approve of what the President is doing.
January 21, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Your regular reminder that Republicans in Congress approve of what the President is doing.
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Better yet, don’t take him live
I am begging everyone not to let this man speak without live fact checking policed by air horn
January 21, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Better yet, don’t take him live
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It’s just a minor electrical issue and it happens to most guys.
January 21, 2026 at 4:01 AM
It’s just a minor electrical issue and it happens to most guys.
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Same.
I'm speechless. I can't find the words to describe how awful this is. A humiliation for the United States.
January 21, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Same.
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the best time to disentangle our relationship with the world superpower led by an insane right-winger was 20 years ago, the second-best time is now
January 20, 2026 at 4:41 PM
the best time to disentangle our relationship with the world superpower led by an insane right-winger was 20 years ago, the second-best time is now
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History will judge Chuck Schumer as entirely ill-equipped for this moment. I try my best to see the good in our party leaders because I understand we're in uncharted territory, but it is beyond obvious he's the wrong person for the job.
The incredibly lukewarm Democratic response on Greenland is being noticed in Europe, incidentally.
Chuck Schumer not finding a stronger word than “quixotic” for Trump’s plan to seize Greenland has been name checked to me more than once.
Chuck Schumer not finding a stronger word than “quixotic” for Trump’s plan to seize Greenland has been name checked to me more than once.
But Americans who want to save the alliance with Europe must have no illusions about how bad a condition this transatlantic partnership is in.
January 19, 2026 at 1:43 AM
History will judge Chuck Schumer as entirely ill-equipped for this moment. I try my best to see the good in our party leaders because I understand we're in uncharted territory, but it is beyond obvious he's the wrong person for the job.
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I mean, it won’t be the first war waged over a small penis.
January 19, 2026 at 8:43 PM
I mean, it won’t be the first war waged over a small penis.
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in Woke 2.0 we gotta outlaw sports gambling ads, if not the practice itself
January 18, 2026 at 8:10 PM
in Woke 2.0 we gotta outlaw sports gambling ads, if not the practice itself
Smart. Very smart.
Not just Mexican restaurants. Many places are doing this, including some McDonald’s and supermarkets.
this is what it has come to for Mexican restaurants in the Twin Cities
January 19, 2026 at 2:27 AM
Smart. Very smart.
Fuck yes. Time to amend the Constitution!
Well said!
Well said!
The PEOPLE should decide who gets impeached.
Cuz Congress isn't representing and defending us well.
It needs to be US.
Cuz Congress isn't representing and defending us well.
It needs to be US.
January 19, 2026 at 2:26 AM
Fuck yes. Time to amend the Constitution!
Well said!
Well said!
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Bruce Springsteen: “ICE should get the fuck out of Minneapolis.”
January 19, 2026 at 1:40 AM
Bruce Springsteen: “ICE should get the fuck out of Minneapolis.”
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No. We don’t need to “modify ICE training.” We need to close DHS. Dismantle it. It’s an outdated expensive bureaucracy that’s been usurped by violent white supremacists. Shut it down.
January 18, 2026 at 12:19 AM
No. We don’t need to “modify ICE training.” We need to close DHS. Dismantle it. It’s an outdated expensive bureaucracy that’s been usurped by violent white supremacists. Shut it down.
If the Clintons had any balls, they would agree to testify in Congress once all the Epstein Files have been released.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
January 17, 2026 at 9:07 PM
If the Clintons had any balls, they would agree to testify in Congress once all the Epstein Files have been released.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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open.substack.com/pub/gideons/...
Generally agree - just doesn’t go far enough. I believe this is one of a handful of amendments we need to the Constitution, including changing the mechanisms for amendments themselves.
Our leaders have failed us. We The People (a majority of us) need the power.
Generally agree - just doesn’t go far enough. I believe this is one of a handful of amendments we need to the Constitution, including changing the mechanisms for amendments themselves.
Our leaders have failed us. We The People (a majority of us) need the power.
Congress Should Reform the Pardon Power
The Court might not let it, but if it doesn't at least try then we've given up on the rule of law
open.substack.com
January 17, 2026 at 4:31 PM
open.substack.com/pub/gideons/...
Generally agree - just doesn’t go far enough. I believe this is one of a handful of amendments we need to the Constitution, including changing the mechanisms for amendments themselves.
Our leaders have failed us. We The People (a majority of us) need the power.
Generally agree - just doesn’t go far enough. I believe this is one of a handful of amendments we need to the Constitution, including changing the mechanisms for amendments themselves.
Our leaders have failed us. We The People (a majority of us) need the power.
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Have a great weekend, you beautiful motherfuckers.
January 17, 2026 at 3:01 AM
Have a great weekend, you beautiful motherfuckers.
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If you can “give” your Nobel Peace Prize to someone like Donald Trump, you clearly didn’t deserve a Nobel Peace Prize.
January 17, 2026 at 12:16 AM
If you can “give” your Nobel Peace Prize to someone like Donald Trump, you clearly didn’t deserve a Nobel Peace Prize.
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Every Dem should be saying it
January 16, 2026 at 11:41 PM
Every Dem should be saying it
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Pictured: Someone who actually won a Nobel Peace Prize
January 16, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Pictured: Someone who actually won a Nobel Peace Prize
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United Airlines made over $3.1 billion last year. Instead of reaching a fair deal with its flight attendants, United paid its CEO almost $34 million and provided over $162 million in stock buybacks to shareholders.
United must respect its flight attendants and reach a deal NOW.
United must respect its flight attendants and reach a deal NOW.
January 16, 2026 at 1:49 AM
United Airlines made over $3.1 billion last year. Instead of reaching a fair deal with its flight attendants, United paid its CEO almost $34 million and provided over $162 million in stock buybacks to shareholders.
United must respect its flight attendants and reach a deal NOW.
United must respect its flight attendants and reach a deal NOW.