Patrick A. Reed
@djpatrickareed.bsky.social
Pop culture historian and journalist, DJ, Hip-Hop And Comics guy. Curator of Jack Kirby: Heroes And Humanity, Spider-Man: Beyond Amazing, Marvel: Universe Of Super Heroes/Earth's Mightiest Exhibition, Eight Decades Of Archie, and other projects.
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amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders
January 5, 2026 at 6:50 AM
amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders
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That last part. It's been getting bolder, a test of mil leaders.
Illegal use of NG? No pushback within. Illegal boat strikes? No pushback within. Illegal attack of Venezuela? No pushback within.
Illegal use of NG? No pushback within. Illegal boat strikes? No pushback within. Illegal attack of Venezuela? No pushback within.
Trump sees dollar signs with Venezuelan oil, has designs on other countries, and clearly sees himself as some kind of emperor of the world. I don’t think he has plans to leave in 2028. And he’s showing he’ll use the military however he wants
January 4, 2026 at 6:28 PM
That last part. It's been getting bolder, a test of mil leaders.
Illegal use of NG? No pushback within. Illegal boat strikes? No pushback within. Illegal attack of Venezuela? No pushback within.
Illegal use of NG? No pushback within. Illegal boat strikes? No pushback within. Illegal attack of Venezuela? No pushback within.
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You don't say. Last time I checked megalomaniacs do not build golden ballrooms for their domestic enemies to enjoy.
Trump sees dollar signs with Venezuelan oil, has designs on other countries, and clearly sees himself as some kind of emperor of the world. I don’t think he has plans to leave in 2028. And he’s showing he’ll use the military however he wants
January 4, 2026 at 6:25 PM
You don't say. Last time I checked megalomaniacs do not build golden ballrooms for their domestic enemies to enjoy.
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Yup. They know how to punish a politician they don't like and this is what it looks like bsky.app/profile/shah...
Third story. Drumbeat continues www.nytimes.com/2026/01/04/n...
Inside Mamdani’s Decision to Revoke Executive Orders That Backed Israel
www.nytimes.com
January 4, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Yup. They know how to punish a politician they don't like and this is what it looks like bsky.app/profile/shah...
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Running multiple stories on the same subject - the type of "drumbeat" and "full court press" coverage that they do not give to lawbreaking by trump and republicans but did give to "biden is old." they know how to do it when they want to bsky.app/profile/shah...
They went ahead and made their framing into two stories www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/n...
Israeli Government Accuses Mamdani of Antisemitism Over Canceled Orders
www.nytimes.com
January 2, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Running multiple stories on the same subject - the type of "drumbeat" and "full court press" coverage that they do not give to lawbreaking by trump and republicans but did give to "biden is old." they know how to do it when they want to bsky.app/profile/shah...
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They wanted Cuomo to win and now they want to make Mamdani a failure
NYT returns to character assassination. Note the framing, which implies Mandani targeted Israel exec orders when in fact, it was all orders after Adam’s was hopelessly compromised by indictment and bending a knee to the Trump admin.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/n...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/n...
Mamdani Revokes Executive Orders That Adams Signed to Support Israel
www.nytimes.com
January 2, 2026 at 8:44 PM
They wanted Cuomo to win and now they want to make Mamdani a failure
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Your fact of the day:
The US Center for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that one in six American citizens suffers a food-borne illness annually. In the UK, the figure is one in 132.
bylinetimes.com/2020/02/28/f...
The US Center for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that one in six American citizens suffers a food-borne illness annually. In the UK, the figure is one in 132.
bylinetimes.com/2020/02/28/f...
Fowl Play: How US Chicken Imports will Pollute Britain's Poor
Since joining the EU British food has gone from bog-awful to top-notch, but Otto English reveals how a US Trade deal will unravel 40 years of progress.
bylinetimes.com
January 4, 2026 at 9:12 AM
Your fact of the day:
The US Center for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that one in six American citizens suffers a food-borne illness annually. In the UK, the figure is one in 132.
bylinetimes.com/2020/02/28/f...
The US Center for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that one in six American citizens suffers a food-borne illness annually. In the UK, the figure is one in 132.
bylinetimes.com/2020/02/28/f...
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It's quite incredible how this poor and inaccurate tool has been prioritised and integrated *so* effectively that I regularly have people tell me something they've 'looked up' and I have to say 'you're not just reading the AI overview are you' and they are.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Google AI Overviews put people at risk of harm with misleading health advice
Exclusive: Inaccurate information presented in summaries, Guardian investigation finds
www.theguardian.com
January 4, 2026 at 11:54 AM
It's quite incredible how this poor and inaccurate tool has been prioritised and integrated *so* effectively that I regularly have people tell me something they've 'looked up' and I have to say 'you're not just reading the AI overview are you' and they are.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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wrapping my head around how many problems are made so much worse because a significant percentage of people are very happy for other people to be murdered
January 4, 2026 at 3:06 PM
wrapping my head around how many problems are made so much worse because a significant percentage of people are very happy for other people to be murdered
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Sure enough, they filed a superseding indictment full of Trump talking points that they’ll struggle to prove in court due to the fact that he made them up. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
January 4, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Sure enough, they filed a superseding indictment full of Trump talking points that they’ll struggle to prove in court due to the fact that he made them up. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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Maduro was “dancing in front of Venezuelan students… and mimicking Trump’s double-fist pumping dance move. Trump was reportedly not amused, and the dancing is said to have contributed to the decision to remove him from power.”
Suddenly it all makes sense!
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Suddenly it all makes sense!
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
January 4, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Maduro was “dancing in front of Venezuelan students… and mimicking Trump’s double-fist pumping dance move. Trump was reportedly not amused, and the dancing is said to have contributed to the decision to remove him from power.”
Suddenly it all makes sense!
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Suddenly it all makes sense!
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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During Fiona Hill's testimony to Congress on Oct 14, 2019, she described how Trump and Putin discussed exchanging Ukraine for Venezuela. The quid pro quo was if Trump refuses to help Ukraine fight off a Russian invasion, Putin would not help Venezuela (a Russian ally) resist a US takeover.
January 4, 2026 at 2:36 AM
During Fiona Hill's testimony to Congress on Oct 14, 2019, she described how Trump and Putin discussed exchanging Ukraine for Venezuela. The quid pro quo was if Trump refuses to help Ukraine fight off a Russian invasion, Putin would not help Venezuela (a Russian ally) resist a US takeover.
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Thinking about this and the Polymarket stuff at the same time and frowning
🟡 NEW: The New York Times and Washington Post learned of a secret US raid on Venezuela soon before it was scheduled to begin Friday night — but held off publishing what they knew to avoid endangering US troops.
www.semafor.com/article/01/0...
www.semafor.com/article/01/0...
News organizations held off on reporting Venezuela raid
The American news organizations held their stories over concerns about endangering US troops.
www.semafor.com
January 4, 2026 at 3:01 AM
Thinking about this and the Polymarket stuff at the same time and frowning
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Nightmarish. CBS News is now running straight state propaganda. They handed Hegseth all three segments and are now tweeting flattering sound bites.
January 4, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Nightmarish. CBS News is now running straight state propaganda. They handed Hegseth all three segments and are now tweeting flattering sound bites.
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They don't like Mamdani and tried to hurt him and make him lose the election. It's very easy to tell the difference between politicians they like and the ones they don't like if you're paying attention! bsky.app/profile/chic...
The NYT full court press against Mamdani is already in full stride too!
January 4, 2026 at 5:40 AM
They don't like Mamdani and tried to hurt him and make him lose the election. It's very easy to tell the difference between politicians they like and the ones they don't like if you're paying attention! bsky.app/profile/chic...
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The most junior copy editor at the nation’s worst college paper could find a way to squeeze “which killed an estimated 40 people” somewhere into these top 6 grafs of the NYTimes story.
It was a conscious decision to bury it in the bottom half.
It was a conscious decision to bury it in the bottom half.
January 4, 2026 at 5:20 AM
The most junior copy editor at the nation’s worst college paper could find a way to squeeze “which killed an estimated 40 people” somewhere into these top 6 grafs of the NYTimes story.
It was a conscious decision to bury it in the bottom half.
It was a conscious decision to bury it in the bottom half.
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Next time leak it to the Tennessee Holler. Or the Onion.
NEW: Plans for secret U.S. raid to capture Maduro leaked to the Washington Post and New York Times before it happened, but both decided not to publish to protect U.S. troops - Semafor
January 4, 2026 at 4:47 AM
Next time leak it to the Tennessee Holler. Or the Onion.
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Trump went to the mattresses not to pay out SNAP but he found tax money to kill Venezuelans
The New York Times has just confirmed that 40 civilians died in President Trump's invasion.
This is the aftermath in one area
This is the aftermath in one area
January 4, 2026 at 5:30 AM
Trump went to the mattresses not to pay out SNAP but he found tax money to kill Venezuelans
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The New York Times has just confirmed that 40 civilians died in President Trump's invasion.
This is the aftermath in one area
This is the aftermath in one area
January 4, 2026 at 3:56 AM
The New York Times has just confirmed that 40 civilians died in President Trump's invasion.
This is the aftermath in one area
This is the aftermath in one area
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They gentrified the tinfoil hat
January 1, 2026 at 8:57 PM
They gentrified the tinfoil hat
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“Well… we can’t just keep filing impeachment articles all the time.”
Yes you can! If the man is committing impeachable offenses on the regular, you’re acquiescing to a standard that raises the bar for impeachable offense to absurd levels.
Yes you can! If the man is committing impeachable offenses on the regular, you’re acquiescing to a standard that raises the bar for impeachable offense to absurd levels.
How are voters meant to understand how serious things are if in lieu of shouting fire AND going into building with hoses, you're simply posting fire safety suggestions on social media?
Not introducing articles of impeachment is a message that Trump hasn't committed impeachable offenses.
Not introducing articles of impeachment is a message that Trump hasn't committed impeachable offenses.
January 4, 2026 at 1:32 AM
“Well… we can’t just keep filing impeachment articles all the time.”
Yes you can! If the man is committing impeachable offenses on the regular, you’re acquiescing to a standard that raises the bar for impeachable offense to absurd levels.
Yes you can! If the man is committing impeachable offenses on the regular, you’re acquiescing to a standard that raises the bar for impeachable offense to absurd levels.
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It's this but then the exterminator sends you text messages asking for more money every 3 hours for the rest of your life
the reason people sometimes act madder at democrats than republicans when republicans do impossibly evil shit is the same reason why, if you hired an exterminator to handle a roach infestation and he showed up to feed and play with them instead, your first instinct wouldn’t be to yell at the roaches
January 4, 2026 at 3:46 AM
It's this but then the exterminator sends you text messages asking for more money every 3 hours for the rest of your life
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the reason people sometimes act madder at democrats than republicans when republicans do impossibly evil shit is the same reason why, if you hired an exterminator to handle a roach infestation and he showed up to feed and play with them instead, your first instinct wouldn’t be to yell at the roaches
January 3, 2026 at 9:19 PM
the reason people sometimes act madder at democrats than republicans when republicans do impossibly evil shit is the same reason why, if you hired an exterminator to handle a roach infestation and he showed up to feed and play with them instead, your first instinct wouldn’t be to yell at the roaches
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Mamdani been mayor for five minutes & is pulling up on slumlords, tearing up flooring himself, disgusted, and took the whole media with him.
He is HIM 😭
He is HIM 😭
January 3, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Mamdani been mayor for five minutes & is pulling up on slumlords, tearing up flooring himself, disgusted, and took the whole media with him.
He is HIM 😭
He is HIM 😭
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Well, DAMN.
Jorge R. Gutierrez (El Tigre, The Book of Life, Maya and the Three) has just posted a 40-MINUTE pilot to his YouTube, and it's fucking WILD.
Big "This is the thing suits won't let me make" vibes.
Content warning for a ton of violence/blood!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-zZ...
Jorge R. Gutierrez (El Tigre, The Book of Life, Maya and the Three) has just posted a 40-MINUTE pilot to his YouTube, and it's fucking WILD.
Big "This is the thing suits won't let me make" vibes.
Content warning for a ton of violence/blood!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-zZ...
El Guapo vs The Narco Vampires (FULL PILOT ANIMATIC)
YouTube video by Jorge R. Gutierrez
www.youtube.com
January 3, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Well, DAMN.
Jorge R. Gutierrez (El Tigre, The Book of Life, Maya and the Three) has just posted a 40-MINUTE pilot to his YouTube, and it's fucking WILD.
Big "This is the thing suits won't let me make" vibes.
Content warning for a ton of violence/blood!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-zZ...
Jorge R. Gutierrez (El Tigre, The Book of Life, Maya and the Three) has just posted a 40-MINUTE pilot to his YouTube, and it's fucking WILD.
Big "This is the thing suits won't let me make" vibes.
Content warning for a ton of violence/blood!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-zZ...