Patrick Adams
@jpatadams.bsky.social
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Patrick Adams
@jpatadams.bsky.social
· Jan 23
A Possible Substitute for Mifepristone Is Already on Pharmacy Shelves
A higher dose of an emergency-contraception drug may open a back door for Americans seeking abortions in restrictive states.
www.theatlantic.com
My latest for @theatlantic.com looks at an important new study suggesting that ulipristal acetate could serve as a substitute for mifepristone in medication abortion. Big thanks to @rachgutman.bsky.social & @hana-kiros.bsky.social for superb edits.
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ah, perhaps instead of pumping millions into endless factional infighting Dem donors could invest in making local Dem organizations genuine civic spaces that can reach people during and between elections
November 5, 2025 at 12:49 PM
ah, perhaps instead of pumping millions into endless factional infighting Dem donors could invest in making local Dem organizations genuine civic spaces that can reach people during and between elections
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Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."
November 5, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."
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This NYT story about how Mamdani dealt with the opposition by the city's elites fails to mention one particular elite institution: The NYT editorial page, which last June railed against him as "uniquely unsuited to the city’s challenges... lacks political savvy"
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How Zohran Mamdani Beat Back New York’s Elite and Was Elected Mayor
www.nytimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:16 PM
This NYT story about how Mamdani dealt with the opposition by the city's elites fails to mention one particular elite institution: The NYT editorial page, which last June railed against him as "uniquely unsuited to the city’s challenges... lacks political savvy"
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/n...
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Markets panic after socialist victory in NYC—oh wait a minute.
November 5, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Markets panic after socialist victory in NYC—oh wait a minute.
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Hello. Tariffs are taxes. Can I be on the Supreme Court now?
November 5, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Hello. Tariffs are taxes. Can I be on the Supreme Court now?
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I do think yesterday’s results reinforced the dynamic that while much of the American leadership class is chickenshit, most of the electorate is not
November 5, 2025 at 1:36 PM
I do think yesterday’s results reinforced the dynamic that while much of the American leadership class is chickenshit, most of the electorate is not
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The last hospital in Darfur's el-Fasher has been destroyed by paramilitaries — hundreds of patients killed and doctors taken. n.pr/4qBqlF7
Hundreds killed in Darfur hospital massacre, 'hero' doctors abducted
The last hospital in Darfur's el-Fasher has been destroyed by paramilitaries — hundreds of patients killed and doctors taken.
n.pr
October 30, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The last hospital in Darfur's el-Fasher has been destroyed by paramilitaries — hundreds of patients killed and doctors taken. n.pr/4qBqlF7
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I have been charged in a federal indictment sought by the Department of Justice.
This political prosecution is an attack on all of our First Amendment rights. I’m not backing down, and we’re going to win.
This political prosecution is an attack on all of our First Amendment rights. I’m not backing down, and we’re going to win.
October 29, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I have been charged in a federal indictment sought by the Department of Justice.
This political prosecution is an attack on all of our First Amendment rights. I’m not backing down, and we’re going to win.
This political prosecution is an attack on all of our First Amendment rights. I’m not backing down, and we’re going to win.
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Amazing sign being held by a small child
October 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Amazing sign being held by a small child
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"We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both." –Justice Louis Brandeis
Words spoken many years ago that are just as relevant today.
We must continue the fight to get big money out of politics.
Words spoken many years ago that are just as relevant today.
We must continue the fight to get big money out of politics.
October 16, 2025 at 6:45 PM
"We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both." –Justice Louis Brandeis
Words spoken many years ago that are just as relevant today.
We must continue the fight to get big money out of politics.
Words spoken many years ago that are just as relevant today.
We must continue the fight to get big money out of politics.
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The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and left in place the $1.4 billion judgment against him over his description of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting as a hoax staged by crisis actors.
Supreme Court rejects Alex Jones' appeal of $1.4 billion defamation judgment in Sandy Hook shooting
The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and left in place the $1.4 billion judgment against him over his description of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shoot...
wapo.st
October 14, 2025 at 5:30 PM
The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and left in place the $1.4 billion judgment against him over his description of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting as a hoax staged by crisis actors.
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POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.
@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
October 14, 2025 at 5:25 PM
POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.
@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
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No Kings 2 is coming to Atlanta on October 18!
(art via member Laura Borealis | @laura-gordon.bsky.social)
(art via member Laura Borealis | @laura-gordon.bsky.social)
September 22, 2025 at 9:56 PM
No Kings 2 is coming to Atlanta on October 18!
(art via member Laura Borealis | @laura-gordon.bsky.social)
(art via member Laura Borealis | @laura-gordon.bsky.social)
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On hot button issues, a majority say children should be vaccinated; controlling gun violence is more important than gun rights; and Epstein files should be released, in a new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll.
Poll: Agreement that political violence may be necessary to right the country grows
On hot button issues, a majority say children should be vaccinated; controlling gun violence is more important than gun rights; and Epstein files should be released, in a new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll.
n.pr
October 1, 2025 at 12:25 PM
On hot button issues, a majority say children should be vaccinated; controlling gun violence is more important than gun rights; and Epstein files should be released, in a new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll.
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This is quite the post.
1. He unambiguously directs his AG to go after those who investigated him for his crimes
2. He admits being influenced by online chatter
He is mob bossing out in the open, because he knows he has corrupted every federal law enforcement agency into submission.
1. He unambiguously directs his AG to go after those who investigated him for his crimes
2. He admits being influenced by online chatter
He is mob bossing out in the open, because he knows he has corrupted every federal law enforcement agency into submission.
September 21, 2025 at 11:57 AM
This is quite the post.
1. He unambiguously directs his AG to go after those who investigated him for his crimes
2. He admits being influenced by online chatter
He is mob bossing out in the open, because he knows he has corrupted every federal law enforcement agency into submission.
1. He unambiguously directs his AG to go after those who investigated him for his crimes
2. He admits being influenced by online chatter
He is mob bossing out in the open, because he knows he has corrupted every federal law enforcement agency into submission.
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Tom Homan, who was later named President Trump’s border chief, was recorded in September 2024 accepting a bag with $50,000 in cash in an undercover FBI investigation, according to people familiar with the case, which was later closed by Trump administration officials.
Trump Justice Dept. Closed Investigation Into Tom Homan for Accepting Bag of Cash
Mr. Homan came under scrutiny after he was said to be recorded last year taking $50,000 in cash from undercover F.B.I. agents.
nyti.ms
September 20, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Tom Homan, who was later named President Trump’s border chief, was recorded in September 2024 accepting a bag with $50,000 in cash in an undercover FBI investigation, according to people familiar with the case, which was later closed by Trump administration officials.
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“Unless you're gonna pretend to be a character from The Wire, ultimately what's attainable for people is compartmentalization, not anonymity." - @harloholm.es to @wired.com
The WIRED Guide to Protecting Yourself From Government Surveillance
Donald Trump has vowed to deport millions and jail his enemies. To carry out that agenda, his administration will exploit America’s digital surveillance machine. Here are some steps you can take to ev...
www.wired.com
August 25, 2025 at 6:36 PM
“Unless you're gonna pretend to be a character from The Wire, ultimately what's attainable for people is compartmentalization, not anonymity." - @harloholm.es to @wired.com
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A DOJ study showing most domestic terrorism in the US comes from the far right is suddenly missing and replaced with a note saying DOJ is complying with Trump's executive order www.404media.co/doj-deletes-...
DOJ Deletes Study Showing Domestic Terrorists Are Most Often Right Wing
Following Charlie Kirk’s assassination and the Trump administration’s promise to go after the “radical left” a study showing most domestic terrosim is far-right was disappeared.
www.404media.co
September 16, 2025 at 4:27 PM
A DOJ study showing most domestic terrorism in the US comes from the far right is suddenly missing and replaced with a note saying DOJ is complying with Trump's executive order www.404media.co/doj-deletes-...
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Charlie Kirk did push hate speech.
MSNBC Fires Analyst Who Said Charlie Kirk Pushed Hate Speech
www.nytimes.com
September 11, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Charlie Kirk did push hate speech.
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RFK Jr: It's gonna be the biggest infusion of federal dollar into rural healthcare in American history
BERNIE SANDERS: Yeah. You know why? Because you're cutting $150b for rural hospitals, you're putting $50b back. That's not an infusion. That's a loss of $100b.
BERNIE SANDERS: Yeah. You know why? Because you're cutting $150b for rural hospitals, you're putting $50b back. That's not an infusion. That's a loss of $100b.
September 4, 2025 at 4:16 PM
RFK Jr: It's gonna be the biggest infusion of federal dollar into rural healthcare in American history
BERNIE SANDERS: Yeah. You know why? Because you're cutting $150b for rural hospitals, you're putting $50b back. That's not an infusion. That's a loss of $100b.
BERNIE SANDERS: Yeah. You know why? Because you're cutting $150b for rural hospitals, you're putting $50b back. That's not an infusion. That's a loss of $100b.
Reporting on Republican vote to advance the Ambler Access Project, @nytimes.com notes copper is "crucial to renewable energy" but should clarify here that copper from THIS mine is not crucial and that it's abundant in the lower 48, per @americanprogress.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/c...
September 4, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Reporting on Republican vote to advance the Ambler Access Project, @nytimes.com notes copper is "crucial to renewable energy" but should clarify here that copper from THIS mine is not crucial and that it's abundant in the lower 48, per @americanprogress.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/c...
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Opinion | ‘The Biggest Loser’ and America’s Addiction to Extreme Wellness
www.nytimes.com
September 4, 2025 at 3:51 AM
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Getting rid of vaccine mandates is a long-held goal of the medical freedom movement. Nearly two years ago, I went to Mississippi to write a story that foreshadowed what happened in Florida today.
www.nytimes.com/2023/12/03/u...
www.nytimes.com/2023/12/03/u...
‘Medical Freedom’ Activists Take Aim at New Target: Childhood Vaccine Mandates (Published 2023)
www.nytimes.com
September 3, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Getting rid of vaccine mandates is a long-held goal of the medical freedom movement. Nearly two years ago, I went to Mississippi to write a story that foreshadowed what happened in Florida today.
www.nytimes.com/2023/12/03/u...
www.nytimes.com/2023/12/03/u...
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#BREAKING: Judge Breyer has held that the Trump admin. *violated* the Posse Comitatus Act in its military deployments in and around Los Angeles, and has enjoined further use of those troops for law enforcement tasks. The order is stayed through 12 PDT on 9/12:
georgetown.app.box.com/file/1973361...
georgetown.app.box.com/file/1973361...
September 2, 2025 at 1:15 PM
#BREAKING: Judge Breyer has held that the Trump admin. *violated* the Posse Comitatus Act in its military deployments in and around Los Angeles, and has enjoined further use of those troops for law enforcement tasks. The order is stayed through 12 PDT on 9/12:
georgetown.app.box.com/file/1973361...
georgetown.app.box.com/file/1973361...
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REP. BUDDY CARTER: What eroded confidence in the CDC was the covid vaccine
BEDINGFIELD: Who was president in 2020?
BEDINGFIELD: Who was president in 2020?
August 31, 2025 at 1:45 PM
REP. BUDDY CARTER: What eroded confidence in the CDC was the covid vaccine
BEDINGFIELD: Who was president in 2020?
BEDINGFIELD: Who was president in 2020?