Patricia Doherty
@pdohertydesign.bsky.social
Research Director @NJ11th For Change•Theatre Designer•Ind Researcher/Writer•Grassroots Political Advocacy•Sustainable Communities•Gardener•Proud Union Member
IATSE United Scenic Artists Local 829
nj11thforchange.org
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IATSE United Scenic Artists Local 829
nj11thforchange.org
Re-Posts≠Endorsements
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My least popular (and most correct) view is that cars should be automatically limited to the local speed limit. Put the pedal to the floor and you still can't go over 25mph in a residential area.
(15 in Manhattan btw)
(15 in Manhattan btw)
There is no possible justification for limiting e-bikes to 15mph but not cars.
New York Has a New E-Bike Speed Limit—and No Way to Enforce It
August 9, 2025 at 4:47 PM
My least popular (and most correct) view is that cars should be automatically limited to the local speed limit. Put the pedal to the floor and you still can't go over 25mph in a residential area.
(15 in Manhattan btw)
(15 in Manhattan btw)
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The day you realize that you will never—NEVER—read everything there is to read, or even everything you want to read, is, for some, profoundly sad and, for some, a great relief.
I was team great relief.
Plus it frees you up to happily read the same things repeatedly.
I was team great relief.
Plus it frees you up to happily read the same things repeatedly.
December 9, 2025 at 5:25 PM
The day you realize that you will never—NEVER—read everything there is to read, or even everything you want to read, is, for some, profoundly sad and, for some, a great relief.
I was team great relief.
Plus it frees you up to happily read the same things repeatedly.
I was team great relief.
Plus it frees you up to happily read the same things repeatedly.
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Justice Jackson to Solicitor General Sauer (just now, in Trump v. Slaughter arguments):
December 8, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Justice Jackson to Solicitor General Sauer (just now, in Trump v. Slaughter arguments):
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Anyone who was born an American and therefore feels superior to someone who had to work to become an American doesn’t know the first thing about being an American.
December 3, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Anyone who was born an American and therefore feels superior to someone who had to work to become an American doesn’t know the first thing about being an American.
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one of my most oddball views as an engineer prof is that it's okay to think that the way people build or use a technology is bad, even if the details of the tech are pretty cool, and it's also okay (good, even!) to opt out of using or contributing to harmful tech
weirdly contentious view 🤷♂️
weirdly contentious view 🤷♂️
November 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
one of my most oddball views as an engineer prof is that it's okay to think that the way people build or use a technology is bad, even if the details of the tech are pretty cool, and it's also okay (good, even!) to opt out of using or contributing to harmful tech
weirdly contentious view 🤷♂️
weirdly contentious view 🤷♂️
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What do these corporations have in common?
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
November 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
What do these corporations have in common?
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
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I don’t know if anyone else notices or cares, but when I see a presentation in which the speaker uses obviously generated-AI images to illustrate their slides, it makes me immediately less confident in whatever other content they’re presenting.
November 28, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I don’t know if anyone else notices or cares, but when I see a presentation in which the speaker uses obviously generated-AI images to illustrate their slides, it makes me immediately less confident in whatever other content they’re presenting.
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we have to go back. to warn them.
November 28, 2025 at 2:49 AM
we have to go back. to warn them.
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i know WHY this is but that just makes it even more of a kick in the pants lmao
November 28, 2025 at 3:28 AM
i know WHY this is but that just makes it even more of a kick in the pants lmao
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MST3K is one of the great artistic achievements of the twentieth century.
And of course episode 505 is its peak achievement.
And of course episode 505 is its peak achievement.
Today in 1988 Mystery Science Theater 3000 premiered on KTMA in St. Paul Minnesota. #MST3K
November 25, 2025 at 3:12 AM
MST3K is one of the great artistic achievements of the twentieth century.
And of course episode 505 is its peak achievement.
And of course episode 505 is its peak achievement.
@rejectednytwords.bsky.social
Anole 🦎🦎🦎(not in list) 🙄
Anole 🦎🦎🦎(not in list) 🙄
November 25, 2025 at 4:11 PM
@rejectednytwords.bsky.social
Anole 🦎🦎🦎(not in list) 🙄
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It’s amazing how much potential corruption you can pack into one well-written lede.
www.wsj.com/business/a-n...
www.wsj.com/business/a-n...
November 18, 2025 at 2:39 PM
It’s amazing how much potential corruption you can pack into one well-written lede.
www.wsj.com/business/a-n...
www.wsj.com/business/a-n...
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Anyway, I especially love teaching them about Pico because the whole case was started by a bunch of high school students who demanded access to books and I want to drive home the point that they have the power to enact change, even as 18-20 year-olds.
November 18, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Anyway, I especially love teaching them about Pico because the whole case was started by a bunch of high school students who demanded access to books and I want to drive home the point that they have the power to enact change, even as 18-20 year-olds.
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Remember how upset we were about the Romney Binders Full of Women?
November 16, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Remember how upset we were about the Romney Binders Full of Women?
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You just know that “Did Women Ruin the Workplace?” bit would have done NUMBERS in this little clique
Something absolutely perfect about Larry Summers riffing about the scourge of woke cancel culture being unfair to predatory men in a friendly email to his pal JEFFREY EPSTEIN.
November 13, 2025 at 3:26 PM
You just know that “Did Women Ruin the Workplace?” bit would have done NUMBERS in this little clique
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I gotta say, even I am tired of the amount of politics were are forced to consume, and I do this for a living.
November 11, 2025 at 1:53 PM
I gotta say, even I am tired of the amount of politics were are forced to consume, and I do this for a living.
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I don’t what to say about a Dem leadership that can be undone by the likes of Maggie Hassan and Jeanne Shaheen. Saying they went over Schumer’s head is not the flex people think it is.
November 10, 2025 at 2:32 AM
I don’t what to say about a Dem leadership that can be undone by the likes of Maggie Hassan and Jeanne Shaheen. Saying they went over Schumer’s head is not the flex people think it is.
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I will not support a deal that does nothing to make health care more affordable.
We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina.
A vote for this bill is a mistake.
We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina.
A vote for this bill is a mistake.
November 10, 2025 at 1:06 AM
I will not support a deal that does nothing to make health care more affordable.
We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina.
A vote for this bill is a mistake.
We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina.
A vote for this bill is a mistake.
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My statement on the proposed Senate deal
November 10, 2025 at 1:14 AM
My statement on the proposed Senate deal
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Hey New Jersey. We knew the answer! We………..⬇️
#NewJersey
#NewJersey
Put a Woman in Charge (feat. Rosanne Cash)
YouTube video by Keb' Mo' - Topic
youtu.be
November 8, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Hey New Jersey. We knew the answer! We………..⬇️
#NewJersey
#NewJersey
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The AFL-CIO should start throwing some money towards labor journalism. If it was done right (i.e. with them accepting that journalists must have full editorial control over what’s published, whether or not union leaders like what they have to say) it could really have such a hugely positive impact
November 6, 2025 at 8:21 PM
The AFL-CIO should start throwing some money towards labor journalism. If it was done right (i.e. with them accepting that journalists must have full editorial control over what’s published, whether or not union leaders like what they have to say) it could really have such a hugely positive impact
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Happy Election Day!!
Today, New Jerseyans everywhere are stepping up to vote for @mikiesherrill.bsky.social and Democrats up and down the ballot who will secure a brighter, more affordable future for our families. (1/2)
Today, New Jerseyans everywhere are stepping up to vote for @mikiesherrill.bsky.social and Democrats up and down the ballot who will secure a brighter, more affordable future for our families. (1/2)
November 4, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Happy Election Day!!
Today, New Jerseyans everywhere are stepping up to vote for @mikiesherrill.bsky.social and Democrats up and down the ballot who will secure a brighter, more affordable future for our families. (1/2)
Today, New Jerseyans everywhere are stepping up to vote for @mikiesherrill.bsky.social and Democrats up and down the ballot who will secure a brighter, more affordable future for our families. (1/2)
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Jamie Raskin: all eyes are on New Jersey & TODAY is the day to show 47, his regime & their billionaires that New Jersey can’t be bought.
We know we need a Governor that will prioritize the needs of the working families of this state!
Turnout TODAY for Mikie Sherrill!
#VoteNJ
We know we need a Governor that will prioritize the needs of the working families of this state!
Turnout TODAY for Mikie Sherrill!
#VoteNJ
November 4, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Jamie Raskin: all eyes are on New Jersey & TODAY is the day to show 47, his regime & their billionaires that New Jersey can’t be bought.
We know we need a Governor that will prioritize the needs of the working families of this state!
Turnout TODAY for Mikie Sherrill!
#VoteNJ
We know we need a Governor that will prioritize the needs of the working families of this state!
Turnout TODAY for Mikie Sherrill!
#VoteNJ
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It’s Election Day New Jersey! What’s your voting plan?
a woman is sitting in the back seat of a car saying `` make good choices '' .
Alt: a woman is sitting in the back seat of a car saying `` make good choices '' .
media.tenor.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:59 PM
It’s Election Day New Jersey! What’s your voting plan?