Paul Hendrickson
@pmhendrickson.bsky.social
Data analyst by day, cat dad, and movie lover
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a piece exploring this concept www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
If the Urgent Trump-Hegseth Address to the Military Had Been an Email
THIS IS NOT SPAM.
www.theatlantic.com
September 30, 2025 at 9:59 PM
a piece exploring this concept www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
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Authoritarianism is like measles: Ignore it and it will go away. I have this guidance straight from Secretary Kennedy. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
A Beautiful Day for Saying Nothing
That chill in the air isn’t Jimmy Kimmel’s show being suspended. It’s just autumn!
www.theatlantic.com
September 18, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Authoritarianism is like measles: Ignore it and it will go away. I have this guidance straight from Secretary Kennedy. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
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Pritzker: "I refuse to pretend that any of this is normal ... I refuse to fall into the pundit trap that demands we sacrifice vital constitutional rights if it's being done in the fake guise of fighting crime."
September 2, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Pritzker: "I refuse to pretend that any of this is normal ... I refuse to fall into the pundit trap that demands we sacrifice vital constitutional rights if it's being done in the fake guise of fighting crime."
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IT guy is here! Photo from my collection, no date/info.
September 2, 2025 at 6:20 PM
IT guy is here! Photo from my collection, no date/info.
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I dare you to go to Annunciation School and tell our grieving community, in effect, guns don’t kill kids, antidepressants do.
Just shut up. Stop peddling bullshit. You should be fired.
Just shut up. Stop peddling bullshit. You should be fired.
RFK Jr on the mass shooting in Minnesota: "We're launching studies on the potential contribution of some of the SSRI drugs and some of the other psychiatric drugs that might be contributing to violence."
August 28, 2025 at 2:04 PM
I dare you to go to Annunciation School and tell our grieving community, in effect, guns don’t kill kids, antidepressants do.
Just shut up. Stop peddling bullshit. You should be fired.
Just shut up. Stop peddling bullshit. You should be fired.
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on the one hand I should absolutely put my phone down but on the other hand what if the forces attacking democracy operate on weeping angels logic
August 23, 2025 at 2:10 AM
on the one hand I should absolutely put my phone down but on the other hand what if the forces attacking democracy operate on weeping angels logic
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The response to this should be choosing crosswalks throughout the city to repaint as rainbows, one new rainbow crosswalk per day at a random location, as long as this bullshit lasts. The cops can't watch all of them.
A Florida Department of Transportation crew early Sunday painted the Pulse crosswalk back to black and white for a second time as supporters continued to try to restore the rainbow-colored crossing. Now, police agencies are monitoring the site.
DOT repaints Pulse crosswalk for a second time. FHP and OPD watching site
A squad of Florida Highway Patrol and Orlando Police Department officers surveilled the dozen people who were using chalk on the rainbow crosswalk on Sunday. Advocates said it was an intimidation t…
www.sun-sentinel.com
August 25, 2025 at 7:06 AM
The response to this should be choosing crosswalks throughout the city to repaint as rainbows, one new rainbow crosswalk per day at a random location, as long as this bullshit lasts. The cops can't watch all of them.
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Some madman recently filled the streets with weapons of war! Tanks! Actual tanks! Forget brandishing a gun in a public place—he insisted on tanks!
We’ve Located the Criminals in D.C.
Thank goodness the National Guard is being called in. Lawlessness in D.C. is rampant, and we’ve found criminals congregated in one place.
www.theatlantic.com
August 13, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Some madman recently filled the streets with weapons of war! Tanks! Actual tanks! Forget brandishing a gun in a public place—he insisted on tanks!
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In case you missed it: New video about BUT I'M A CHEERLEADER is now live!
BUT I'M A CHEERLEADER: Natasha Lyonne & RuPaul camp it up
But I’m a Cheerleader was meant to be the gay version of Clueless, with a twist of John Waters camp, a look inspired by Barbie meets Tim Burton, and an unlikely role for RuPaul. It’s a film that…
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August 1, 2025 at 9:11 PM
In case you missed it: New video about BUT I'M A CHEERLEADER is now live!
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"the real danger of a strongman isn’t his tactics; it’s how others, especially those with power, justify their acquiescence"
from the former American ambassador to Budapest www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/o...
from the former American ambassador to Budapest www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/o...
Opinion | I Watched It Happen in Hungary. Now It’s Happening Here.
www.nytimes.com
July 23, 2025 at 1:37 PM
"the real danger of a strongman isn’t his tactics; it’s how others, especially those with power, justify their acquiescence"
from the former American ambassador to Budapest www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/o...
from the former American ambassador to Budapest www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/o...
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"Smell the weakness. Go for the jugular. Where's your killer instinct, guys? Go find it!"
@sarahlongwell25.bsky.social and @lauren-egan.bsky.social discuss Democratic trepidation around Epstein, and who gets protected in American politics:
@sarahlongwell25.bsky.social and @lauren-egan.bsky.social discuss Democratic trepidation around Epstein, and who gets protected in American politics:
July 21, 2025 at 9:35 PM
"Smell the weakness. Go for the jugular. Where's your killer instinct, guys? Go find it!"
@sarahlongwell25.bsky.social and @lauren-egan.bsky.social discuss Democratic trepidation around Epstein, and who gets protected in American politics:
@sarahlongwell25.bsky.social and @lauren-egan.bsky.social discuss Democratic trepidation around Epstein, and who gets protected in American politics:
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The Senate Intel Committee unanimously concluded that Russia interfered in the 2016 election. If there had been some Obama conspiracy, we would have found it.
This latest lie is another sad, dangerous example of Tulsi Gabbard trying to rewrite history and erode trust in the IC.
This latest lie is another sad, dangerous example of Tulsi Gabbard trying to rewrite history and erode trust in the IC.
July 18, 2025 at 7:19 PM
The Senate Intel Committee unanimously concluded that Russia interfered in the 2016 election. If there had been some Obama conspiracy, we would have found it.
This latest lie is another sad, dangerous example of Tulsi Gabbard trying to rewrite history and erode trust in the IC.
This latest lie is another sad, dangerous example of Tulsi Gabbard trying to rewrite history and erode trust in the IC.
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Orban banned it, so even more people turned out
Budapest Pride! Sent from a friend on site. ❤️
June 28, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Orban banned it, so even more people turned out
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oh yeah? well, have you considered that the reason it doesn’t look like an unqualified success is because you’re not covering it right?
Yes, the Iran Mission Was Successful. No, We Are Not Taking Questions.
Pete Hegseth’s guide to war
www.theatlantic.com
June 26, 2025 at 9:06 PM
oh yeah? well, have you considered that the reason it doesn’t look like an unqualified success is because you’re not covering it right?
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When a chatbot gets something wrong, it’s not because it made an error. It’s because on that roll of the dice, it happened to string together a group of words that, when read by a human, represents something false. But it was working entirely as designed. It was supposed to make a sentence & it did.
June 19, 2025 at 11:28 AM
When a chatbot gets something wrong, it’s not because it made an error. It’s because on that roll of the dice, it happened to string together a group of words that, when read by a human, represents something false. But it was working entirely as designed. It was supposed to make a sentence & it did.
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Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
June 19, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
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“Then Civil War soldiers marched by, but they were in the WRONG COLOR uniform, not the one worn by the folks all our best forts are named for, but the blue one.”
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
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My Super-Special 79th Was Not Super Special
A diary entry by a disappointed president
www.theatlantic.com
June 16, 2025 at 7:44 PM
“Then Civil War soldiers marched by, but they were in the WRONG COLOR uniform, not the one worn by the folks all our best forts are named for, but the blue one.”
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
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Based on crowd-sourced records of No Kings Day event turnout, and extrapolating for the cities where we don't have data yet, it looks like roughly 4-6 million people protested Trump across the U.S. yesterday. That's nearly 2% of the U.S. pop!
Mobilized anti-Trump resistance is exceeding 2017 levels
Mobilized anti-Trump resistance is exceeding 2017 levels
"No Kings Day" protests turn out millions
Our unofficial estimate is that around 4 million people attended a protest event yesterday. Anti-Trump resistance is outpacing 2017.
www.gelliottmorris.com
June 15, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Based on crowd-sourced records of No Kings Day event turnout, and extrapolating for the cities where we don't have data yet, it looks like roughly 4-6 million people protested Trump across the U.S. yesterday. That's nearly 2% of the U.S. pop!
Mobilized anti-Trump resistance is exceeding 2017 levels
Mobilized anti-Trump resistance is exceeding 2017 levels
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Philly showin' up today
June 14, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Philly showin' up today
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“how much can possibly happen when I’m on parental leave” I asked in January of 2025
anyway uh I have a new job just in time for President Trump’s tank parade www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
anyway uh I have a new job just in time for President Trump’s tank parade www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
So, What Did I Miss?
“How much can possibly happen when I’m on parental leave?” I said five months ago.
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June 13, 2025 at 5:52 PM
“how much can possibly happen when I’m on parental leave” I asked in January of 2025
anyway uh I have a new job just in time for President Trump’s tank parade www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
anyway uh I have a new job just in time for President Trump’s tank parade www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
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Today they have crossed a deep red line.
We, the people, must hold the president and his appointees accountable for this outrageous abuse against American liberty.
We, the people, must hold the president and his appointees accountable for this outrageous abuse against American liberty.
June 12, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Today they have crossed a deep red line.
We, the people, must hold the president and his appointees accountable for this outrageous abuse against American liberty.
We, the people, must hold the president and his appointees accountable for this outrageous abuse against American liberty.
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I will be damned if I allow a bunch of Confederate-waving January 6th apologists give the American people a lecture on flag waving.
There is ZERO reason to enter an argument about patriotism with people who still worship traitors to America 150+ years later.
They. Are. Breaking. The. Law.
There is ZERO reason to enter an argument about patriotism with people who still worship traitors to America 150+ years later.
They. Are. Breaking. The. Law.
June 11, 2025 at 1:21 AM
I will be damned if I allow a bunch of Confederate-waving January 6th apologists give the American people a lecture on flag waving.
There is ZERO reason to enter an argument about patriotism with people who still worship traitors to America 150+ years later.
They. Are. Breaking. The. Law.
There is ZERO reason to enter an argument about patriotism with people who still worship traitors to America 150+ years later.
They. Are. Breaking. The. Law.
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Hello. I live in Los Angeles. The president is lying.
June 8, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Hello. I live in Los Angeles. The president is lying.
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Hi! I specialize in medication toxicity. All available, real-world data has proven mifepristone is actually even safer than many over the counter medicines.
Mortality rates:
Mifepristone: 0.65/100,000
Penicillin 2/100K
Viagra 4/100K
Pregnancy in the US: 22/100,000 (some states see rates >60/100K)
Mortality rates:
Mifepristone: 0.65/100,000
Penicillin 2/100K
Viagra 4/100K
Pregnancy in the US: 22/100,000 (some states see rates >60/100K)
Dr. Marty Makary said Monday that the FDA will review the pill’s safety, after Sen. Josh Hawley amplified a bogus “study” on mifepristone and RFK Jr. said he asked Makary to conduct a “complete review."
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Thanks to These Stellar Men and a Bogus Study, the FDA Will Needlessly Investigate the Abortion Pill
Dr. Marty Makary said Monday that the FDA will review the pill’s safety, after Sen. Josh Hawley amplified a bogus “study” on mifepristone and RFK Jr. said he asked Makary to conduct a “complete review...
www.jezebel.com
June 5, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Hi! I specialize in medication toxicity. All available, real-world data has proven mifepristone is actually even safer than many over the counter medicines.
Mortality rates:
Mifepristone: 0.65/100,000
Penicillin 2/100K
Viagra 4/100K
Pregnancy in the US: 22/100,000 (some states see rates >60/100K)
Mortality rates:
Mifepristone: 0.65/100,000
Penicillin 2/100K
Viagra 4/100K
Pregnancy in the US: 22/100,000 (some states see rates >60/100K)