Patrick Murray
@intelpatrick.bsky.social
Dad, husband, retired @intel engineer, now NCSU ISE Adj. Lecturer & volunteer, and a proud parent of http://colum.edu, http://bu.edu, & http://ncsu.edu grads.
Motto: You are what you do.
Motto: You are what you do.
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The Dow was at 43,488 when Trump took office. It just hit 50,000.
So if you had invested $43,488 in the US, you would now have $50,000. But if you had invested the same amount in the rest of the world, you would now be worth $60,000.
Lemme do a expla-youtube-nation
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYL5...
So if you had invested $43,488 in the US, you would now have $50,000. But if you had invested the same amount in the rest of the world, you would now be worth $60,000.
Lemme do a expla-youtube-nation
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYL5...
"Dow 50,000" Sound Nice. Until Justin Wolfers Shows You That U.S. Markets Are Coming 21st Out of 23.
What does “Dow 50,000” actually tell you—anything about the economy, or just that a number got bigger?
Dow 50,000 is a milestone, not a measurement. The level of the Dow is basically arbitrary: it’s…
www.youtube.com
February 15, 2026 at 1:08 PM
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Yes it is... priority goes to the big donors
Medicare for All would save $450B a year.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
February 14, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Yes it is... priority goes to the big donors
What a pos for a human
White House stands by State Department nominee who complains that "white Americans are increasingly second-class citizens," warns of "white erasure" and says "the Jews love to see themselves as oppressed." @camcgrady.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/u...
Trump Nominates an Apostle of ‘White Erasure’ for the State Department
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 9:27 PM
What a pos for a human
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Happy Valentine’s Day 💘 While you’re paying more for rent, groceries and utilities, remember: Donald Trump sent love letters to billionaires with giant tax cuts and told the rest of us it would “trickle down.” It didn’t.
February 14, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Happy Valentine’s Day 💘 While you’re paying more for rent, groceries and utilities, remember: Donald Trump sent love letters to billionaires with giant tax cuts and told the rest of us it would “trickle down.” It didn’t.
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Utterly unacceptable in a democracy. In a sane world, House Republicans would be drafting impeachment articles today and Senate Republicans would be preparing for a trial to convict and remove him from office
February 14, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Utterly unacceptable in a democracy. In a sane world, House Republicans would be drafting impeachment articles today and Senate Republicans would be preparing for a trial to convict and remove him from office
Watch, then contact your senator
You need to know about the SAVE Act, which recently passed in the House.
So here's a crash course from reporter Ari Berman on how the sweeping voter restriction bill could disenfranchise millions of Americans
So here's a crash course from reporter Ari Berman on how the sweeping voter restriction bill could disenfranchise millions of Americans
February 14, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Watch, then contact your senator
North Carolinians 👇 👇 👇
If you could tell your lawmakers one thing about the rising cost of living, what would it be?
That's what we asked North Carolina, and folks from all across the state, from Asheville to Wilmington, shared stories of pain and perseverance, struggle and resilience. #ncpol
https://bit.ly/4kA3O9d
That's what we asked North Carolina, and folks from all across the state, from Asheville to Wilmington, shared stories of pain and perseverance, struggle and resilience. #ncpol
https://bit.ly/4kA3O9d
The Costs We Carry — Progress NC Action
If you could tell your lawmakers one thing about the rising cost of living, what would it be? It’s a question that C.A.R.E. posed to North Carolina, and folks from all across the state, from Asheville to Wilmington, shared stories of pain and perseveran...
progressncaction.org
February 14, 2026 at 8:37 PM
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In a report published Saturday, Reuters found thousands of immigrants have been illegally detained in the U.S. by the agency.
ICE Jailed People Illegally 4,400 Times, Hundreds of Judges Rule: Report
www.newsweek.com
February 14, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Why the f don't these social media companies block this shit... it's not hard, so it must be about ad rev and greed
Mother's horror as boy, 11, accidentally killed himself by sniffing Ted Baker body spray in his bedroom in lethal 'Chroming' TikTok craze trib.al/tWE3Pk5
Boy, 11, killed himself sniffing Ted Baker body spray in TikTok craze
A coroner issued a warning to parents into a dangerous 'Chroming' TikTok craze after Freddie Davis died from inhaling fumes from an aerosol can in his bedroom.
www.dailymail.co.uk
February 14, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Why the f don't these social media companies block this shit... it's not hard, so it must be about ad rev and greed
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When will this asshole be held accountable for perverting justice?
February 14, 2026 at 8:16 PM
When will this asshole be held accountable for perverting justice?
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Democracy is when voters choose their leaders. Autocracy is when leaders choose their voters.
Kristi Noem: "When it gets to Election Day, we've been proactive to make sure we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country."
February 14, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Democracy is when voters choose their leaders. Autocracy is when leaders choose their voters.
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The $38.3 billion they are going to spend for interment camps could fund the annual budget of NASA, the EPA, and all clean energy R&D at the Department of Energy—combined.
Breaking news: ICE expects to spend $38.3 billion on its plan to acquire warehouses across the U.S. and retrofit them into immigrant detention centers that can hold tens of thousands of people, according to agency documents.
February 14, 2026 at 5:35 PM
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Why do the fascists want to keep you hooked on fossil fuels? Because it keeps them in power. If you don't need their fossil fuels, they lose a lot of that power. True for Putin, Trump and the Princes.
The smartest national security move now is to switch to renewables and electric transportation.
The smartest national security move now is to switch to renewables and electric transportation.
Cubans turn to electric vehicles as US tightens oil blockade
HAVANA, Feb 13 () - The rumble of 1959 Chevrolets, once the rhythmic heartbeat of Havana, is fading to the near silence of electric vehicles as the island faces its worst fuel shortage in years. For...
finance.yahoo.com
February 14, 2026 at 3:20 PM
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IBM said it will triple entry-level hiring in the US in 2026, even as artificial intelligence appears to be weighing on broader demand for early-career workers. The company said the expansion will be “across the board"
IBM to Triple Entry-Level US Hiring With Roles Recast for AI Era
International Business Machines Corp. said it will triple entry-level hiring in the US in 2026, even as artificial intelligence appears to be weighing on broader demand for early-career workers.
bloom.bg
February 14, 2026 at 2:30 PM
IBM said it will triple entry-level hiring in the US in 2026, even as artificial intelligence appears to be weighing on broader demand for early-career workers. The company said the expansion will be “across the board"
Read this: How a Planned Disney World Vacation Turned Into Four Months in Immigration Detention, by @micarosenberg.bsky.social
How a Planned Disney World Vacation Turned Into Four Months in Immigration Detention
A 9-year-old shares her story of being held at the nation’s only operating detention center for immigrant families in Dilley, Texas.
www.propublica.org
February 14, 2026 at 3:17 PM
This is sad
February 14, 2026 at 3:16 PM
This is sad
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Not sure who needs to hear this but the voter fraud rate is a mere 0.000003%. Anyone telling you otherwise is making shit up so they can take away your right to vote.
February 14, 2026 at 12:45 AM
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Apart from everything else, just absolutely broken people
The Education Department abruptly canceled a federal program that helped underserved students, affecting programs in 11 states and D.C., because the grantees had mentioned DEI in their applications.
February 14, 2026 at 12:42 AM
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DHS has begun purchasing warehouses to detain tens of thousands of immigrants.
The big winners? Real estate brokers facilitating the deals stand to rake in millions — including one previously run by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and now run by his son.
Cashing in on cruelty.
The big winners? Real estate brokers facilitating the deals stand to rake in millions — including one previously run by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and now run by his son.
Cashing in on cruelty.
Empty Warehouses, Secret Deals: Insiders Poised To Profit From Trump’s Deportation Boom
As the Trump administration hunts for massive detention sites, politically connected real estate brokers are lining up t
www.levernews.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:48 PM
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US Troops killed all the guards at Dachau for this kind of shit.
On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
February 13, 2026 at 8:45 PM
US Troops killed all the guards at Dachau for this kind of shit.
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Right now #wind is meeting 30% of the National Grid's electricity demand. https://winderful.uk
February 13, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Right now #wind is meeting 30% of the National Grid's electricity demand. https://winderful.uk
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Meta thinks now is a great time to launch facial recognition surveillance tech in their creepy glasses because EFF will be too distracted by fascism to notice.
We noticed.
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
We noticed.
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
Seven Billion Reasons for Facebook to Abandon its Face Recognition Plans
Meta’s analysis that it can avoid scrutiny by releasing a privacy invasive product during a time of political crisis is craven and morally bankrupt. It is also dead wrong.
www.eff.org
February 13, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Meta thinks now is a great time to launch facial recognition surveillance tech in their creepy glasses because EFF will be too distracted by fascism to notice.
We noticed.
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
We noticed.
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
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Wild that a sitting member of Congress, a Republican no less, feels compelled to post this.
February 13, 2026 at 10:40 PM
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