Judy Patrick
@jute12834.bsky.social
Believer in local news and lover of upstate New York. You can hear me on WAMC Northeastern New York Public Radio's Media Project and Roundtable. Former vp for editorial development at the New York Press Association and longtime newspaper editor.
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A titan of civil rights remembered.
An advanced look at tomorrow's front page, featuring the Rev. Jesse Jackson.
An advanced look at tomorrow's front page, featuring the Rev. Jesse Jackson.
February 18, 2026 at 2:25 AM
A titan of civil rights remembered.
An advanced look at tomorrow's front page, featuring the Rev. Jesse Jackson.
An advanced look at tomorrow's front page, featuring the Rev. Jesse Jackson.
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The Richmond Free Press, a Black-owned weekly newspaper that has served Virginia’s capital city for more than three decades, announced that it is ceasing publication, citing a collapse in advertising revenue that made the paper unsustainable.
A Black newspaper in the former capital of the Confederacy is closing
The Richmond Free Press, a Black newspaper in Virginia’s capital city, ceases publication after three decades.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:00 PM
The Richmond Free Press, a Black-owned weekly newspaper that has served Virginia’s capital city for more than three decades, announced that it is ceasing publication, citing a collapse in advertising revenue that made the paper unsustainable.
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How to fish the Snowflake Hatch: Winter stonefly tactics for Adirondack anglers
https://www.adirondackexplorer.org/outdoor-recreation/fishing/how-to-fish-the-snowflake-hatch-winter-stonefly-tactics-for-adirondack-anglers/
https://www.adirondackexplorer.org/outdoor-recreation/fishing/how-to-fish-the-snowflake-hatch-winter-stonefly-tactics-for-adirondack-anglers/
February 13, 2026 at 11:31 AM
How to fish the Snowflake Hatch: Winter stonefly tactics for Adirondack anglers
https://www.adirondackexplorer.org/outdoor-recreation/fishing/how-to-fish-the-snowflake-hatch-winter-stonefly-tactics-for-adirondack-anglers/
https://www.adirondackexplorer.org/outdoor-recreation/fishing/how-to-fish-the-snowflake-hatch-winter-stonefly-tactics-for-adirondack-anglers/
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Lost amid the noise is the fact that the president just tried to throw six members of Congress in prison because he didn't like what they said. Per @sbg1.bsky.social you have to go back to 1798 to find a congressman prosecuted for exercising his right to free speech www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...
Donald Trump’s Disingenuous Promise to Champion Free Speech
It is Donald Trump’s systematic campaign to stamp out dissent and punish those who disagree with him that will be remembered as among the most singularly un-American aspects of his disruptive tenure.
www.newyorker.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Lost amid the noise is the fact that the president just tried to throw six members of Congress in prison because he didn't like what they said. Per @sbg1.bsky.social you have to go back to 1798 to find a congressman prosecuted for exercising his right to free speech www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...
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February 13, 2026 at 3:23 AM
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Bard Students Witnessed Young People Getting into Epstein’s Helicopter After 2013 Botstein Meeting - The Daily Catch www.thedailycatch.org/articles/bar...
Bard Students Witnessed Young People Getting into Epstein’s Helicopter After 2013 Botstein Meeting - The Daily Catch
A Bard alum, who asked that his name not be revealed, in 2013 as a Bard student captured photos of Jeffrey Epstein’s helicopter taking off from the field beside Blithewood after a May 3 visit and post...
www.thedailycatch.org
February 11, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Bard Students Witnessed Young People Getting into Epstein’s Helicopter After 2013 Botstein Meeting - The Daily Catch www.thedailycatch.org/articles/bar...
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Everyone should support J.P. Cooney.
We could use 535 people
in Congress like him.
The normal insider parochial political bullshit won't save this country.
We could use 535 people
in Congress like him.
The normal insider parochial political bullshit won't save this country.
“Never has there been a Congress that has been such a weak and ineffective check on a president’s abuses of power,” said J.P. Cooney, who was the top deputy to Jack Smith and is set to announce a run today.
via @anniekarni.bsky.social
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Fired Former Trump Prosecutor to Run for Congress in Virginia as a Democrat
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Everyone should support J.P. Cooney.
We could use 535 people
in Congress like him.
The normal insider parochial political bullshit won't save this country.
We could use 535 people
in Congress like him.
The normal insider parochial political bullshit won't save this country.
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Today is "Tin Cup Day." Like many New York City mayors before him, Zohran Mamdani made the trek to Albany to beg the state for money.
The new mayor is arming himself with an unusually provocative argument: state leaders have deprived the city of what it’s owed, and it’s time to fix the imbalance.
The new mayor is arming himself with an unusually provocative argument: state leaders have deprived the city of what it’s owed, and it’s time to fix the imbalance.
Does Mamdani’s Claim that Albany is Shafting New York City Hold Up?
The mayor’s Tin Cup Day speech hinges on a bold claim about the city’s relationship with the state.
nysfocus.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Today is "Tin Cup Day." Like many New York City mayors before him, Zohran Mamdani made the trek to Albany to beg the state for money.
The new mayor is arming himself with an unusually provocative argument: state leaders have deprived the city of what it’s owed, and it’s time to fix the imbalance.
The new mayor is arming himself with an unusually provocative argument: state leaders have deprived the city of what it’s owed, and it’s time to fix the imbalance.
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US Olympic Curling Team member speaks out against ICE:
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
February 10, 2026 at 8:58 PM
US Olympic Curling Team member speaks out against ICE:
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
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Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."
February 10, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."
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Listen to this. Not a penny more for this. Abolish and prosecute anyone who had anything to do with it.
"A modern-day concentration camp ... People have been killed by the staff here." Irish citizen Seamus Culleton has been in ICE detention since September, despite having a valid work permit and his own business in the US.
February 10, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Listen to this. Not a penny more for this. Abolish and prosecute anyone who had anything to do with it.
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"My hardest day through all of this was just this past Sunday, when I looked out in the second pew and the baby wasn’t there. The whole family had a real presence here, physically but also emotionally and spiritually.”
Really sad story.
www.timesunion.com/news/article...
Really sad story.
www.timesunion.com/news/article...
Family of asylum seekers 'adopted' by Colonie church leave after father's deportation
A family of three became an integral part of the Newtonville United Methodist Church community over the last year.
www.timesunion.com
February 10, 2026 at 12:01 PM
"My hardest day through all of this was just this past Sunday, when I looked out in the second pew and the baby wasn’t there. The whole family had a real presence here, physically but also emotionally and spiritually.”
Really sad story.
www.timesunion.com/news/article...
Really sad story.
www.timesunion.com/news/article...
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And here is my story: ‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
Seamus Culleton has been in a detention facility in Texas for nearly five months despite having no criminal record
www.irishtimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:21 AM
And here is my story: ‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
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The big winners of TrumpRx seem to be not patients, but drug companies, Nick Florko argues.
Donald Trump Wants to Be America’s Pharmacist
TrumpRx promises big discounts on prescription drugs. But most Americans will be able to find better prices elsewhere.
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February 9, 2026 at 12:15 PM
The big winners of TrumpRx seem to be not patients, but drug companies, Nick Florko argues.
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"We are totally devastated by this situation, it’s a torment on a daily basis. We can only hope that this whole nightmare will come to an end very, very soon."
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
Seamus Culleton has been in a detention facility in Texas for nearly five months despite having no criminal record
www.irishtimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:25 PM
"We are totally devastated by this situation, it’s a torment on a daily basis. We can only hope that this whole nightmare will come to an end very, very soon."
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
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Breaking — Will Lewis out at the Washington Post. He just sent this email to staff (shared with me by staffer):
February 7, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Breaking — Will Lewis out at the Washington Post. He just sent this email to staff (shared with me by staffer):
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Donald Trump this week unleashed a sexist attack on CNN's Kaitlan Collins for "not smiling" enough. @oliverdarcy.bsky.social and @passantino.bsky.social discuss.
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Or listen where you get your podcasts: www.status.news/power-lines
February 7, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Donald Trump this week unleashed a sexist attack on CNN's Kaitlan Collins for "not smiling" enough. @oliverdarcy.bsky.social and @passantino.bsky.social discuss.
Watch Power Lines on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vElQ...
Or listen where you get your podcasts: www.status.news/power-lines
Watch Power Lines on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vElQ...
Or listen where you get your podcasts: www.status.news/power-lines
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Hillary was right about everything….
February 6, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Hillary was right about everything….
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We have to educate audiences when we can about the mission and value of independent ethical curiosity. About the crucial role of honest reporting. About the value of storytelling even when the stories told make people uncomfortable or angry. I suspect it's going to be very difficult. 8/
February 7, 2026 at 11:54 AM
We have to educate audiences when we can about the mission and value of independent ethical curiosity. About the crucial role of honest reporting. About the value of storytelling even when the stories told make people uncomfortable or angry. I suspect it's going to be very difficult. 8/
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Just gonna drop this photo of January 6 insurrectionist Jake Lang destroying a "Prosecute ICE" sculpture in Minneapolis. He's been arrested for this, btw.
February 6, 2026 at 11:29 PM
Just gonna drop this photo of January 6 insurrectionist Jake Lang destroying a "Prosecute ICE" sculpture in Minneapolis. He's been arrested for this, btw.
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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With Vice President JD Vance in attendance, local fans at the Milan Cortina Opening Ceremony made their frustration with America heard on Friday. on.wsj.com/400hl01
Team USA, Vance Booed in Frosty Reception at Italy’s Winter Olympics
With the U.S. vice president in attendance, local fans at the Milan Cortina Opening Ceremony made their frustration with America heard on Friday.
on.wsj.com
February 6, 2026 at 10:52 PM
With Vice President JD Vance in attendance, local fans at the Milan Cortina Opening Ceremony made their frustration with America heard on Friday. on.wsj.com/400hl01
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The Washington Post just laid off its entire award-winning photo team. They were our eyes in places we'll never see. It's a horrifying loss at a time when lying governments, propaganda and AI slop are on the rise.
February 6, 2026 at 6:59 PM
The Washington Post just laid off its entire award-winning photo team. They were our eyes in places we'll never see. It's a horrifying loss at a time when lying governments, propaganda and AI slop are on the rise.
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I was hoping the last word I'd read in this would be "resign," but it's still something...
February 6, 2026 at 8:25 PM
I was hoping the last word I'd read in this would be "resign," but it's still something...
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Challenge accepted: find the phone number or email address of the spokesperson
You can do this by calling someone else at the org who doesn’t want your call, will be mad, and will divulge who the media comms person is
You can do this by calling someone else at the org who doesn’t want your call, will be mad, and will divulge who the media comms person is
February 6, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Challenge accepted: find the phone number or email address of the spokesperson
You can do this by calling someone else at the org who doesn’t want your call, will be mad, and will divulge who the media comms person is
You can do this by calling someone else at the org who doesn’t want your call, will be mad, and will divulge who the media comms person is