Chip Pate
@wspate.bsky.social
Marketing, PR and education consultant, Ph.D., in the Research Triangle Region. Also interested in NYC, Wrexham, London, Arsenal, theater and the arts. Following politics only by necessity.
Subscribed to The Leader for Mark's column and community news—and love Alex Whilding's pie commentary at all of the away grounds.
Her new favorite: chicken and bacon at Ipswich Town. (Not so good at Stoke.) Here’s her scoreboard so far.
🥧 Agree with the reviews?
#askwxm
@finalwhistle.bsky.social
Her new favorite: chicken and bacon at Ipswich Town. (Not so good at Stoke.) Here’s her scoreboard so far.
🥧 Agree with the reviews?
#askwxm
@finalwhistle.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Subscribed to The Leader for Mark's column and community news—and love Alex Whilding's pie commentary at all of the away grounds.
Her new favorite: chicken and bacon at Ipswich Town. (Not so good at Stoke.) Here’s her scoreboard so far.
🥧 Agree with the reviews?
#askwxm
@finalwhistle.bsky.social
Her new favorite: chicken and bacon at Ipswich Town. (Not so good at Stoke.) Here’s her scoreboard so far.
🥧 Agree with the reviews?
#askwxm
@finalwhistle.bsky.social
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If this is true, every halfway decent foreign intelligence service on the planet already has the receipts ….
November 25, 2025 at 2:36 PM
If this is true, every halfway decent foreign intelligence service on the planet already has the receipts ….
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Unbelievable.
Very few things piss me off more than anti-vax morons killing their children.
Very few things piss me off more than anti-vax morons killing their children.
November 25, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Unbelievable.
Very few things piss me off more than anti-vax morons killing their children.
Very few things piss me off more than anti-vax morons killing their children.
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BREAKING: Comey case dismissed without prejudice. Halligan invalidly appointed, judge rules. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 24, 2025 at 5:36 PM
BREAKING: Comey case dismissed without prejudice. Halligan invalidly appointed, judge rules. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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I still can’t figure out why the taxpayers of this country have to pay for FBI security details for the girlfriend of the Director.
November 24, 2025 at 9:06 PM
I still can’t figure out why the taxpayers of this country have to pay for FBI security details for the girlfriend of the Director.
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Game frames in political coverage are stupid, part 1 million
November 25, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Game frames in political coverage are stupid, part 1 million
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So I’ve made it official folks: I’ve filed the paperwork to run for Governor of Alabama. It’s time to remind this state of who we are and what we can accomplish together.
#DougForAlabama
#DougForAlabama
November 24, 2025 at 8:54 PM
So I’ve made it official folks: I’ve filed the paperwork to run for Governor of Alabama. It’s time to remind this state of who we are and what we can accomplish together.
#DougForAlabama
#DougForAlabama
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Judge Chutkan agrees: there's something very fishy about the way Pam Bondi and her team have managed the Epstein files, and it's time now for the DOJ to come clean by complying with FOIA requests looking into internal communications.
JUST IN: Judge Chutkan orders expedited processing of a FOIA request for files related to DOJ's handling of the Epstein files. ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...
November 25, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Judge Chutkan agrees: there's something very fishy about the way Pam Bondi and her team have managed the Epstein files, and it's time now for the DOJ to come clean by complying with FOIA requests looking into internal communications.
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Delete your Twitter account. That platform is built for right wing propaganda and harassment and that's it.
I wrote about the fake account blowup on X this weekend. A genuine post-truth nightmare and proof that these companies have polluted their platforms so thoroughly and traded reality for profit that they've undermined the very idea of what the internet is supposed to be.
That MAGA Account Might Be a Troll From Pakistan
How X blew up its own platform with a new location feature
www.theatlantic.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Delete your Twitter account. That platform is built for right wing propaganda and harassment and that's it.
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NEW: Mr. Abrego's lawyers believe that the lies DOJ told in the civil case warrant immediate dismissal in his criminal case. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/more-evide...
More Evidence Submitted to Dismiss the Charges Against Kilmar Abrego
Friday night, we learned that the DOJ lied about the door being closed to Costa Rica. Mr. Abrego's lawyers feel that's enough to immediately dismiss on vindictive and selective prosecution grounds.
www.muellershewrote.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:32 AM
NEW: Mr. Abrego's lawyers believe that the lies DOJ told in the civil case warrant immediate dismissal in his criminal case. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/more-evide...
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Wanna know how bad the Arizona legislator's petition forgeries were? Here's the examples from the Austin Smith indictment.
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/24...
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/24...
November 24, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Wanna know how bad the Arizona legislator's petition forgeries were? Here's the examples from the Austin Smith indictment.
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/24...
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/24...
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Amazing story, state legislator and Turning Points USA leader who crusaded against bogus voter fraud claims pleads guilty to attempted election fraud. azmirror.com/briefs/turni...
Turning Point leader, former GOP Rep pleads guilty to attempted election fraud | Arizona Mirror
Austin Smith election fraud guilty plea: Former GOP Rep admits forging 100+ signatures on ballot petitions in Arizona
azmirror.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Amazing story, state legislator and Turning Points USA leader who crusaded against bogus voter fraud claims pleads guilty to attempted election fraud. azmirror.com/briefs/turni...
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What is seditious behavior? "Conduct or speech inciting people to rebel against the authority of a state or monarch." What an irony that Trump thinks this should be punished with death, since that's exactly what he was found guilty of for "incitement of insurrection" in his second impeachment.
November 22, 2025 at 3:52 PM
What is seditious behavior? "Conduct or speech inciting people to rebel against the authority of a state or monarch." What an irony that Trump thinks this should be punished with death, since that's exactly what he was found guilty of for "incitement of insurrection" in his second impeachment.
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia's lawyers inform a federal judge about the Washington Post's bombshell: The government's claim that Costa Rica will no longer accept Abrego has been exposed as a lie.
More evidence—"if any were needed"—of vindictive prosecution.
Doc storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
More evidence—"if any were needed"—of vindictive prosecution.
Doc storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 23, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Kilmar Abrego Garcia's lawyers inform a federal judge about the Washington Post's bombshell: The government's claim that Costa Rica will no longer accept Abrego has been exposed as a lie.
More evidence—"if any were needed"—of vindictive prosecution.
Doc storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
More evidence—"if any were needed"—of vindictive prosecution.
Doc storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Given the score lines today, why doesn’t this competition work like the FA Cup and bring in Adran Premier teams later in the competition? #askwxm
November 23, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Given the score lines today, why doesn’t this competition work like the FA Cup and bring in Adran Premier teams later in the competition? #askwxm
It can be demoralizing, but it’s also an experience to play against the best Welsh women’s football has to offer, to appear on worldwide television and to focus on achievements like getting a goal. #askwxm
(The exception is a sport like American football, where injury becomes a problem.)
(The exception is a sport like American football, where injury becomes a problem.)
November 23, 2025 at 2:44 PM
It can be demoralizing, but it’s also an experience to play against the best Welsh women’s football has to offer, to appear on worldwide television and to focus on achievements like getting a goal. #askwxm
(The exception is a sport like American football, where injury becomes a problem.)
(The exception is a sport like American football, where injury becomes a problem.)
Now Mark is auditioning for nature television. 🙂 #askwxm
“Now he’s David F*cking Attenborough!” 🤣
We love Mark’s posts on locations, culture and pies, and that was my wife’s immediate reaction to this morning’s Patreon video, “NFA Nature Reserve!”
Though perhaps Sir David knows more about birds & amphibian proportion? #askwxm
@finalwhistle.bsky.social
We love Mark’s posts on locations, culture and pies, and that was my wife’s immediate reaction to this morning’s Patreon video, “NFA Nature Reserve!”
Though perhaps Sir David knows more about birds & amphibian proportion? #askwxm
@finalwhistle.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Now Mark is auditioning for nature television. 🙂 #askwxm
So, how long until we see a cod flag? #askwxm
Eat More Chips flag was made by a Welsh football supporter who goes by Welstechie online. He has a podcast on YouTube. He is hilarious! You should really check it out. It comes out as a live premiere every Friday morning at around 7 or 730am CST.
#askwxm
#askwxm
November 23, 2025 at 2:30 PM
So, how long until we see a cod flag? #askwxm