Frank Patrick
@fpatrick.bsky.social
Assume the snark. Embrace the snide.
“Of all the things at risk, the loss of an objective reality is perhaps the most dangerous. The death of truth is the ultimate victory of evil.”
- Tony Gilroy, through the Andor character, Senator Mon Mothma
“Of all the things at risk, the loss of an objective reality is perhaps the most dangerous. The death of truth is the ultimate victory of evil.”
- Tony Gilroy, through the Andor character, Senator Mon Mothma
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Frank Patrick
@fpatrick.bsky.social
· Jan 8
“What a jam.
What a mess.
What a pickle.
What a fix.”
- Arthur “Big Guy” Carlson, Station Manager, WKRP
What a mess.
What a pickle.
What a fix.”
- Arthur “Big Guy” Carlson, Station Manager, WKRP
Big sports week…
First the US Figure Skating Championships from St. Louis, which will determine skaters for the Olympic team, then starting Sunday, two weeks of the January Basho (sumo tournament) from Tokyo.
First the US Figure Skating Championships from St. Louis, which will determine skaters for the Olympic team, then starting Sunday, two weeks of the January Basho (sumo tournament) from Tokyo.
January 7, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Big sports week…
First the US Figure Skating Championships from St. Louis, which will determine skaters for the Olympic team, then starting Sunday, two weeks of the January Basho (sumo tournament) from Tokyo.
First the US Figure Skating Championships from St. Louis, which will determine skaters for the Olympic team, then starting Sunday, two weeks of the January Basho (sumo tournament) from Tokyo.
He’s Gish Galloping with foreign policy.
January 7, 2026 at 9:19 AM
He’s Gish Galloping with foreign policy.
We really need to more loudly include the USPS scandal to his list of “accomplishments”.
January 7, 2026 at 9:18 AM
We really need to more loudly include the USPS scandal to his list of “accomplishments”.
Reposted by Frank Patrick
Samuel Alito flew two flags used by insurrectionists.
Clarence Thomas' wife plotted to overturn the 2020 election.
Both justices refused to recuse themselves from SCOTUS cases related to the January 6th plot.
It's a stain on our nation that this has effectively been forgotten.
Clarence Thomas' wife plotted to overturn the 2020 election.
Both justices refused to recuse themselves from SCOTUS cases related to the January 6th plot.
It's a stain on our nation that this has effectively been forgotten.
January 6, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Samuel Alito flew two flags used by insurrectionists.
Clarence Thomas' wife plotted to overturn the 2020 election.
Both justices refused to recuse themselves from SCOTUS cases related to the January 6th plot.
It's a stain on our nation that this has effectively been forgotten.
Clarence Thomas' wife plotted to overturn the 2020 election.
Both justices refused to recuse themselves from SCOTUS cases related to the January 6th plot.
It's a stain on our nation that this has effectively been forgotten.
The mind boggles...
“Do they even have what they say they do? ..
“.. John Arnold, the well known former energy hedge fund manager, yesterday on X basically said the 300 billion barrel reserve claim was made up to Hugo Chavez ..”
- Boockvar
“.. John Arnold, the well known former energy hedge fund manager, yesterday on X basically said the 300 billion barrel reserve claim was made up to Hugo Chavez ..”
- Boockvar
January 6, 2026 at 9:51 PM
The mind boggles...
On the anniversary of the tragedy of January 6, 2021, I'm sitting here wondering what would have happened if he hadn't been stopped from going to the Capitol himself. #AlternativeHistory
January 6, 2026 at 9:39 PM
On the anniversary of the tragedy of January 6, 2021, I'm sitting here wondering what would have happened if he hadn't been stopped from going to the Capitol himself. #AlternativeHistory
I think I preferred globalism.
January 6, 2026 at 9:37 PM
I think I preferred globalism.
“The person who says that something can't be done should never interrupt the person who is doing it.”
- George Bernard Shaw/Confucius #QOTD
- George Bernard Shaw/Confucius #QOTD
January 6, 2026 at 11:42 AM
“The person who says that something can't be done should never interrupt the person who is doing it.”
- George Bernard Shaw/Confucius #QOTD
- George Bernard Shaw/Confucius #QOTD
Made the mistake of watching - for the first time, if it can be believed - Mr. Smith Goes To Washington (1939).
Now, I'm really pissed.
We need a few folks in Congress to emulate Senator Paine, and his actions at the end of the film.
But I'm not holding my breath.
Now, I'm really pissed.
We need a few folks in Congress to emulate Senator Paine, and his actions at the end of the film.
But I'm not holding my breath.
January 6, 2026 at 2:12 AM
Made the mistake of watching - for the first time, if it can be believed - Mr. Smith Goes To Washington (1939).
Now, I'm really pissed.
We need a few folks in Congress to emulate Senator Paine, and his actions at the end of the film.
But I'm not holding my breath.
Now, I'm really pissed.
We need a few folks in Congress to emulate Senator Paine, and his actions at the end of the film.
But I'm not holding my breath.
J.F.C.
TAPPER: Can you rule out the US is going to take Greenland by force?
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
January 6, 2026 at 12:19 AM
J.F.C.
Kernen is melting down this morning. Lame jokes about Minnesota interjected into both the segment on the Fed and the segment on Venezuela. Pathetic behavior on @cnbc.com.
January 5, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Kernen is melting down this morning. Lame jokes about Minnesota interjected into both the segment on the Fed and the segment on Venezuela. Pathetic behavior on @cnbc.com.
Reposted by Frank Patrick
Is that a new aerial on my AppleTV - Flying Over Victoria Peak in Hong Kong?
Used to be my favorite city in the world, back in the late 90s/early 00s, but when we visited in 2019, something seemed to have changed about it.
Still visually stunning, though.
Used to be my favorite city in the world, back in the late 90s/early 00s, but when we visited in 2019, something seemed to have changed about it.
Still visually stunning, though.
January 5, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Is that a new aerial on my AppleTV - Flying Over Victoria Peak in Hong Kong?
Used to be my favorite city in the world, back in the late 90s/early 00s, but when we visited in 2019, something seemed to have changed about it.
Still visually stunning, though.
Used to be my favorite city in the world, back in the late 90s/early 00s, but when we visited in 2019, something seemed to have changed about it.
Still visually stunning, though.
The Secretary of State says it isn't a war, but an arrest operation.
I say "so far."
I say "so far."
January 5, 2026 at 12:19 AM
The Secretary of State says it isn't a war, but an arrest operation.
I say "so far."
I say "so far."
#MediaDiet 12/28/2025-1/3/2026
- Miss Scarlett, S6 (2025) -- PBS
- Holiday (1938) - Rewatch -- TCM
- I Love You Again (1940) -- TCM
- Phantom Thread (2017) -- Criterion
- Ivan the Terrible, Parts 1 & 2 (1944/46) -- TCM
- You Can’t Take It With You (1938) - Rewatch -- TCM
- Miss Scarlett, S6 (2025) -- PBS
- Holiday (1938) - Rewatch -- TCM
- I Love You Again (1940) -- TCM
- Phantom Thread (2017) -- Criterion
- Ivan the Terrible, Parts 1 & 2 (1944/46) -- TCM
- You Can’t Take It With You (1938) - Rewatch -- TCM
#MediaDiet 12/21-27/2025
- Good Time (2017)
- Pluribus, S1 (2025)
- A Christmas Story (1983) - Rewatch
- Live: A Merry Christmas to all of you at home from Doctor Who (2025)
- The Man From Earth (2007) - Rewatch
- Dark Force Rising (1992) Book by Timothy Zahn
- Hairspray (1988) - Rewatch
- Good Time (2017)
- Pluribus, S1 (2025)
- A Christmas Story (1983) - Rewatch
- Live: A Merry Christmas to all of you at home from Doctor Who (2025)
- The Man From Earth (2007) - Rewatch
- Dark Force Rising (1992) Book by Timothy Zahn
- Hairspray (1988) - Rewatch
#MediaDiet 12/14-20/2025
- Professor T, S3 (2024) –– PBS
- Professor T, S3 (2025) –– PBS
- Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025) –– Peacock
- Heir to the Empire (1991) Book by Timothy Zahn –– Kindle
- One Battle After Another (2025) –– HBO/Max
- Professor T, S3 (2024) –– PBS
- Professor T, S3 (2025) –– PBS
- Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025) –– Peacock
- Heir to the Empire (1991) Book by Timothy Zahn –– Kindle
- One Battle After Another (2025) –– HBO/Max
January 5, 2026 at 12:06 AM
#MediaDiet 12/28/2025-1/3/2026
- Miss Scarlett, S6 (2025) -- PBS
- Holiday (1938) - Rewatch -- TCM
- I Love You Again (1940) -- TCM
- Phantom Thread (2017) -- Criterion
- Ivan the Terrible, Parts 1 & 2 (1944/46) -- TCM
- You Can’t Take It With You (1938) - Rewatch -- TCM
- Miss Scarlett, S6 (2025) -- PBS
- Holiday (1938) - Rewatch -- TCM
- I Love You Again (1940) -- TCM
- Phantom Thread (2017) -- Criterion
- Ivan the Terrible, Parts 1 & 2 (1944/46) -- TCM
- You Can’t Take It With You (1938) - Rewatch -- TCM
Given the events of the weekend, futures seem tamer than I would have expected. But then, what do I know?
January 4, 2026 at 11:42 PM
Given the events of the weekend, futures seem tamer than I would have expected. But then, what do I know?
Say his name...
Edmundo González
Edmundo González
January 4, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Say his name...
Edmundo González
Edmundo González
I'm sure somebody must have already said this, but...
Putting the BS in CBS.
Putting the BS in CBS.
The statements “offer the clearest picture yet of Weiss’ vision for the network: one that pushes aside subject matter experts while obnoxiously waving the American flag in front of viewers. Neither are typically associated with journalism.”
@passantino.bsky.social
www.status.news/p/tony-dokou...
@passantino.bsky.social
www.status.news/p/tony-dokou...
The Dokoupil Doctrine
The incoming “CBS Evening News” anchor’s public mission statement decrying “academics and elites” offers the clearest sign yet of where the network is headed under its new leadership.
www.status.news
January 4, 2026 at 8:59 PM
I'm sure somebody must have already said this, but...
Putting the BS in CBS.
Putting the BS in CBS.
Reposted by Frank Patrick
Statement from she who should have been our President.
January 4, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Statement from she who should have been our President.
Aix-en-Provence 2025
January 4, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Aix-en-Provence 2025
Or was it "We will ruin the country."?
“We will run the country.”
January 4, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Or was it "We will ruin the country."?