Joel T. Patterson
@joelpatt.bsky.social
Calculus vigilante, union man, proud father. Public education is a pillar of democracy. "We are hope despite the times." -R.E.M.
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🔭 Jupiter in Ultraviolet from Hubble
Image Credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble; Processing & License: Judy Schmidt
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Image Credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble; Processing & License: Judy Schmidt
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November 11, 2025 at 8:00 AM
🔭 Jupiter in Ultraviolet from Hubble
Image Credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble; Processing & License: Judy Schmidt
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Image Credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble; Processing & License: Judy Schmidt
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Seth Meyers takes #ACloserLook at polls that show voters consistently blame Trump and the Republicans for the government shutdown
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBrK...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBrK...
Trump Booed at NFL Game; Democrats Cave on Shutdown Despite Big Wins, Favorable Polls: A Closer Look
YouTube video by Late Night with Seth Meyers
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November 11, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Seth Meyers takes #ACloserLook at polls that show voters consistently blame Trump and the Republicans for the government shutdown
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBrK...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBrK...
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Recriminations!? You get a salary and healthcare most Americans only dream about in their lives. We're angry because your whole caucus is lead by donkeys who think people going without food & constitutionally protected rights is somehow a nebulous concept. Stop making excuses & work!
November 11, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Recriminations!? You get a salary and healthcare most Americans only dream about in their lives. We're angry because your whole caucus is lead by donkeys who think people going without food & constitutionally protected rights is somehow a nebulous concept. Stop making excuses & work!
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“I’m so relieved that the only problem I cared about - me experiencing mild social discomfort - is now over”
my brother in Christ, do you want to bet
my brother in Christ, do you want to bet
Tim Kaine on backlash he's getting: "I got the first good night's sleep last night that I've gotten since Oct 1, b/c I wasn't worried about being able to look Capitol Police in the eye when I walked in, or what a furloughed fed worker would say to me at church, or what somebody would say about SNAP"
November 10, 2025 at 9:48 PM
“I’m so relieved that the only problem I cared about - me experiencing mild social discomfort - is now over”
my brother in Christ, do you want to bet
my brother in Christ, do you want to bet
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Every federal worker who has been clocking in without pay, every protestor who showed up for No Kings, every voter who turned out for Dems Tuesday, every community member confronting SS ICE in our streets - all of us braver & better than these "leaders."
November 10, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Every federal worker who has been clocking in without pay, every protestor who showed up for No Kings, every voter who turned out for Dems Tuesday, every community member confronting SS ICE in our streets - all of us braver & better than these "leaders."
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This is why their make believe "we just want to say and do what polls as popular" is the thinest possible veneer for not upholding human rights and dignity.
November 10, 2025 at 3:54 AM
This is why their make believe "we just want to say and do what polls as popular" is the thinest possible veneer for not upholding human rights and dignity.
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DNC actively calling out the senate is... significant.
As this vote moves to the House, I stand with Democratic leadership as they refuse to rubber stamp the full-scale Republican assault on Americans’ health care and I am proud of the majority of Senate Democrats who opposed this vote.
November 10, 2025 at 2:38 AM
DNC actively calling out the senate is... significant.
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This is really good to see: Miki Sherrill just put out a statement sharply criticizing the Senate Dems' pending cave in the government shutdown, ripping it as "malpractice" and a betrayal of the people who are "counting on us to fight for them." Sherrill knows what drove her victory. Wake up, Dems.
November 10, 2025 at 1:38 AM
This is really good to see: Miki Sherrill just put out a statement sharply criticizing the Senate Dems' pending cave in the government shutdown, ripping it as "malpractice" and a betrayal of the people who are "counting on us to fight for them." Sherrill knows what drove her victory. Wake up, Dems.
The Senate works for the wealthy, and starves the working families of America, obviously.
I know @edmarkey.bsky.social and @ewarren.bsky.social are better than this, but Durbin, Schumer, Shaheen, Angus King are not.
I know @edmarkey.bsky.social and @ewarren.bsky.social are better than this, but Durbin, Schumer, Shaheen, Angus King are not.
People are very aware of how the Senate “works,” and that’s exactly why they are so angry
Durbin said critics of his vote “need to understand how the Senate works”
November 10, 2025 at 3:17 AM
The Senate works for the wealthy, and starves the working families of America, obviously.
I know @edmarkey.bsky.social and @ewarren.bsky.social are better than this, but Durbin, Schumer, Shaheen, Angus King are not.
I know @edmarkey.bsky.social and @ewarren.bsky.social are better than this, but Durbin, Schumer, Shaheen, Angus King are not.
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People are very aware of how the Senate “works,” and that’s exactly why they are so angry
Durbin said critics of his vote “need to understand how the Senate works”
November 10, 2025 at 3:00 AM
People are very aware of how the Senate “works,” and that’s exactly why they are so angry
I regret the many doors I have knocked for Jean Shaheen. She has betrayed the vulnerable people of NH whose insurance costs will shoot up $550.
Shaheen: "When I talk to my constituents in New Hampshire, you know what they say to me? They say, 'Why can't you all just work together to address the problems that are facing this country?'"
November 10, 2025 at 3:14 AM
I regret the many doors I have knocked for Jean Shaheen. She has betrayed the vulnerable people of NH whose insurance costs will shoot up $550.
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That’s why I say keep calling.
I recognize this is, to some extent, cope/bargaining, but
this is the the first of several votes necessary to end the shutdown, right? so even the present unfathomable fecklessness doesn't mean it's over over, and there are multiple potential blockage points ahead to reject a no-concessions 'deal'?
this is the the first of several votes necessary to end the shutdown, right? so even the present unfathomable fecklessness doesn't mean it's over over, and there are multiple potential blockage points ahead to reject a no-concessions 'deal'?
November 10, 2025 at 3:02 AM
That’s why I say keep calling.
Force Schumer to spend time with his grandkids.
Might as well primary Schumer I guess. The campaign slogans would be so funny.
November 10, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Force Schumer to spend time with his grandkids.
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Chuck Chuck!
Might as well primary Schumer I guess. The campaign slogans would be so funny.
November 10, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Chuck Chuck!
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Sen. Lucy Football (D-NH)
Agree.
Sen Hassan, asked what will happen if Republicans don't carry out the deal, "Well, shame on them."
This is not what people were mobilizing for on Oct 18.
Sen Hassan, asked what will happen if Republicans don't carry out the deal, "Well, shame on them."
This is not what people were mobilizing for on Oct 18.
November 10, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Sen. Lucy Football (D-NH)
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Senate Dems: actually it’s totally fine to make life worse for Americans as long as you promise us a performative vote
November 10, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Senate Dems: actually it’s totally fine to make life worse for Americans as long as you promise us a performative vote
There are a lot of people in Maine, New Hampshire, and other states counting on Dems to hold the line.
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 3:10 AM
There are a lot of people in Maine, New Hampshire, and other states counting on Dems to hold the line.
Filibuster them, @markey.senate.gov.
No health care, no deal.
November 10, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Filibuster them, @markey.senate.gov.
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Not that he didn’t already know, but now Trump knows for sure he can roll the Dems every time and there’s no need to negotiate for anything
November 10, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Not that he didn’t already know, but now Trump knows for sure he can roll the Dems every time and there’s no need to negotiate for anything
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Other than extending SuCo’s “shame on you” chant so this man never knows a minute of peace, I don’t know how to punish Angus King for this.
We can, however, make sure that his son, who is running for governor, gets no where near the Blaine house.
We can, however, make sure that his son, who is running for governor, gets no where near the Blaine house.
November 10, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Other than extending SuCo’s “shame on you” chant so this man never knows a minute of peace, I don’t know how to punish Angus King for this.
We can, however, make sure that his son, who is running for governor, gets no where near the Blaine house.
We can, however, make sure that his son, who is running for governor, gets no where near the Blaine house.
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When you think about it, national politicians kind of thrive on attention.
This deprives them of it.
This deprives them of it.
November 10, 2025 at 3:00 AM
When you think about it, national politicians kind of thrive on attention.
This deprives them of it.
This deprives them of it.
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Toilet backed up and he needs a plumber?
No plumber exists for Angus King.
Take out order?
No take out for Angus King.
Dine in?
Serve everyone but Angus King.
No plumber exists for Angus King.
Take out order?
No take out for Angus King.
Dine in?
Serve everyone but Angus King.
November 10, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Toilet backed up and he needs a plumber?
No plumber exists for Angus King.
Take out order?
No take out for Angus King.
Dine in?
Serve everyone but Angus King.
No plumber exists for Angus King.
Take out order?
No take out for Angus King.
Dine in?
Serve everyone but Angus King.