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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This Sunday on "60 Minutes," "Scott Pelley reports on President Trump's pardon of Changpeng Zhao, founder of Binance" – two weeks after Trump said on the program that "I know nothing about the guy"
November 14, 2025 at 5:14 PM
This Sunday on "60 Minutes," "Scott Pelley reports on President Trump's pardon of Changpeng Zhao, founder of Binance" – two weeks after Trump said on the program that "I know nothing about the guy"
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a “Space Force”, if you will
November 13, 2025 at 2:27 PM
a “Space Force”, if you will
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Mark Wolf, a federal judge appointed by Reagan, is resigning after 40 years on the bench.
In an essay published by The Atlantic this week, he wrote, “The White House’s assault on the rule of law is so deeply disturbing to me that I feel compelled to speak out. Silence, for me, is now intolerable.”
In an essay published by The Atlantic this week, he wrote, “The White House’s assault on the rule of law is so deeply disturbing to me that I feel compelled to speak out. Silence, for me, is now intolerable.”
November 13, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Mark Wolf, a federal judge appointed by Reagan, is resigning after 40 years on the bench.
In an essay published by The Atlantic this week, he wrote, “The White House’s assault on the rule of law is so deeply disturbing to me that I feel compelled to speak out. Silence, for me, is now intolerable.”
In an essay published by The Atlantic this week, he wrote, “The White House’s assault on the rule of law is so deeply disturbing to me that I feel compelled to speak out. Silence, for me, is now intolerable.”
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Meanwhile, here's an example of the horrendous things found in Hillary Clinton's emails—the only story worth covering for any serious news outlet in 2016, apparently.
This email is also regarding a child who suffered abuse from a grown man.
This email is also regarding a child who suffered abuse from a grown man.
November 13, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Meanwhile, here's an example of the horrendous things found in Hillary Clinton's emails—the only story worth covering for any serious news outlet in 2016, apparently.
This email is also regarding a child who suffered abuse from a grown man.
This email is also regarding a child who suffered abuse from a grown man.
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As a grizzled and weary veteran of this fight, I am willing to concede that we need a new term to describe the fallacy, as the current one has been changed by common usage.
I nominate @bcdreyer.social to invent it.
I nominate @bcdreyer.social to invent it.
November 14, 2025 at 1:34 PM
As a grizzled and weary veteran of this fight, I am willing to concede that we need a new term to describe the fallacy, as the current one has been changed by common usage.
I nominate @bcdreyer.social to invent it.
I nominate @bcdreyer.social to invent it.
Skinny tab #localnews #newspaper
San Diego's community newspapers get a makeover
The weeklies bought by Newswell are launching a new design and smaller format — part of a bigger plan to refresh print and invest in local journalism.
www.axios.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Skinny tab #localnews #newspaper
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Good statement from the US conference of Catholic Bishops
November 14, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Good statement from the US conference of Catholic Bishops
"It is just one of many efforts across the country to preserve the history of the Black press. "
‘We don’t even know all of what we have.’ Howard fights to preserve Black newspapers.
Across the United States, scholars are working to preserve the history of the Black press before the brittle pages are lost forever. In a basement at Howard University, uncovered treasures have includ...
www.csmonitor.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:25 AM
"It is just one of many efforts across the country to preserve the history of the Black press. "
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California has lost 40% of its newspapers since 2005 and ranks among the 10 worst states for local journalists per capita. With federal cuts to public media, @mattdpearce.com testified on why state action is vital to keep communities informed.
Learn more: www.rebuildlocalnews.org/rebuild-loca...
Learn more: www.rebuildlocalnews.org/rebuild-loca...
Rebuild Local News Urges Action In California After Public Media Defunded
Federal Cuts Threaten Lifeline News Access for Rural and Underserved Communities in the State
www.rebuildlocalnews.org
November 12, 2025 at 10:47 PM
California has lost 40% of its newspapers since 2005 and ranks among the 10 worst states for local journalists per capita. With federal cuts to public media, @mattdpearce.com testified on why state action is vital to keep communities informed.
Learn more: www.rebuildlocalnews.org/rebuild-loca...
Learn more: www.rebuildlocalnews.org/rebuild-loca...
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Stop me if you've heard this before:
If the NYT still had a public editor, that person would have official standing to ask, WTF???
They axed the public editor. So it's up to the rest of us to ask, unofficially, WTF???
If the NYT still had a public editor, that person would have official standing to ask, WTF???
They axed the public editor. So it's up to the rest of us to ask, unofficially, WTF???
To recap: Jeffrey Epstein offered a NY Times reporter photos taken in Epstein's kitchen of Donald Trump and girls in bikinis *and* implored the NYT reporter to put this information in the public discourse in 2015
What did the NY Times editors know about this offer?
What did the NY Times editors know about this offer?
“would you like photos of donald and girls in bikinis in my kitchen?” -Jeffrey Epstein
November 12, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Stop me if you've heard this before:
If the NYT still had a public editor, that person would have official standing to ask, WTF???
They axed the public editor. So it's up to the rest of us to ask, unofficially, WTF???
If the NYT still had a public editor, that person would have official standing to ask, WTF???
They axed the public editor. So it's up to the rest of us to ask, unofficially, WTF???
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Step-by-step tutorial for beginners and more advanced knitters about a simple way to substitute yarns in knitting. To make it even easier for you to substitute yarns, I created a chart that will help with comparing the yarns.
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#knitting #knit
#crochet #crocheter
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#knitting #knit
#crochet #crocheter
November 12, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Step-by-step tutorial for beginners and more advanced knitters about a simple way to substitute yarns in knitting. To make it even easier for you to substitute yarns, I created a chart that will help with comparing the yarns.
tenrowsaday.com/substitute-y...
#knitting #knit
#crochet #crocheter
tenrowsaday.com/substitute-y...
#knitting #knit
#crochet #crocheter
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Epstein asking who would be with Acosta at his confirmation hearing:
![From:
Sent:
To:
Subject:
Roy Black
2/19/2017 12:01:21 AM
jeffrey E. [jeevacation@gmail.com]
Re:
Importance:
High
He will be by himself. Perhaps a trump administration aide to assist and accompany him.
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On Sat, Feb 18, 2017 at 3:30 PM -0800, "jeffrey E." < jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote:
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November 12, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Epstein asking who would be with Acosta at his confirmation hearing:
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@neguse.house.gov: "I think it is outrageous for these Republican senators to effectively guarantee themselves million-dollar paydays, a provision in this bill that very clearly applies to them. ... This is insanity to allow this provision to go forward"
November 12, 2025 at 1:38 PM
@neguse.house.gov: "I think it is outrageous for these Republican senators to effectively guarantee themselves million-dollar paydays, a provision in this bill that very clearly applies to them. ... This is insanity to allow this provision to go forward"
A nice essay from a local newspaper editor.
"This isn’t my newspaper, it never was. It’s ours. And I thank you for the privilege of allowing us to start it, and to keep it going."
#localnews #newspaper
"This isn’t my newspaper, it never was. It’s ours. And I thank you for the privilege of allowing us to start it, and to keep it going."
#localnews #newspaper
AS WE SEE IT: This is your newspaper
Sometimes I think growing up in a society that values rugged individualism so strongly as a virtue can have some negative effects. Now, I'm not knocking individ
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November 12, 2025 at 11:46 AM
A nice essay from a local newspaper editor.
"This isn’t my newspaper, it never was. It’s ours. And I thank you for the privilege of allowing us to start it, and to keep it going."
#localnews #newspaper
"This isn’t my newspaper, it never was. It’s ours. And I thank you for the privilege of allowing us to start it, and to keep it going."
#localnews #newspaper
Local newspaper with an interesting idea. #newspaper #localnews
Share your gratitude this Thanksgiving in our community gratitude journal. Here's how.
You're invited to share your positive messages in the Sheboygan Press's Thanksgiving community gratitude journal.
www.sheboyganpress.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Local newspaper with an interesting idea. #newspaper #localnews
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1. Going to the Library in Smyrna or Murfreesboro, TN?
You might be greeted by an EMERGENCY CLOSURE sign.
Apparently they have detected the presence of "transgender books" and are quarantining them as if they were a dangerous plague.
The latest from S. Baum.
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You might be greeted by an EMERGENCY CLOSURE sign.
Apparently they have detected the presence of "transgender books" and are quarantining them as if they were a dangerous plague.
The latest from S. Baum.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Some Tennessee Libraries Shut Down For “Emergency Closure” Over Transgender Books
It is unclear how many other libraries have or may need to temporarily shut their doors in order to cull their children’s sections for gender-subversive content.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:57 AM
1. Going to the Library in Smyrna or Murfreesboro, TN?
You might be greeted by an EMERGENCY CLOSURE sign.
Apparently they have detected the presence of "transgender books" and are quarantining them as if they were a dangerous plague.
The latest from S. Baum.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
You might be greeted by an EMERGENCY CLOSURE sign.
Apparently they have detected the presence of "transgender books" and are quarantining them as if they were a dangerous plague.
The latest from S. Baum.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
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Breaking: Marion County agrees to pay out $3M for newspaper raid, express regret kansasreflector.com/2025/11/11/m...
Marion County agrees to pay out $3M for newspaper raid, express regret • Kansas Reflector
A handful of county-level officials who were involved in a small-town Kansas newspaper raid in 2023 will pay a cumulative $3 million to three journalists and a city councilor.
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November 11, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Breaking: Marion County agrees to pay out $3M for newspaper raid, express regret kansasreflector.com/2025/11/11/m...
Sorry. I love the fight to save newspapers but I hate "secretive alliances." #localnews #journalism
As independent newspapers disappear, a secretive alliance fights to save them - Poynter
For nearly 40 years, an invite-only network of publishers has shared numbers, strategies and hope for the future of local journalism
www.poynter.org
November 11, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Sorry. I love the fight to save newspapers but I hate "secretive alliances." #localnews #journalism
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NEW: Hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers could lose their food benefits due to new SNAP work requirements, after the Trump administration phased in months earlier than expected.
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'Blindsided' Counties Struggle to Implement Trump's SNAP Work Rules
Hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers could lose their food benefits due to new SNAP work requirements, after the Trump administration phased in months…
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November 10, 2025 at 4:35 PM
NEW: Hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers could lose their food benefits due to new SNAP work requirements, after the Trump administration phased in months earlier than expected.
nysfocus.com/2025/11/10/t...
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BREAKING:
A whistleblower tells House Judiciary Democrats that convicted sex offender Ghislaine Maxwell is in the process of seeking a commutation of her 20-year prison sentence from Donald Trump. tinyurl.com/582addcc
A whistleblower tells House Judiciary Democrats that convicted sex offender Ghislaine Maxwell is in the process of seeking a commutation of her 20-year prison sentence from Donald Trump. tinyurl.com/582addcc
November 10, 2025 at 3:20 PM
BREAKING:
A whistleblower tells House Judiciary Democrats that convicted sex offender Ghislaine Maxwell is in the process of seeking a commutation of her 20-year prison sentence from Donald Trump. tinyurl.com/582addcc
A whistleblower tells House Judiciary Democrats that convicted sex offender Ghislaine Maxwell is in the process of seeking a commutation of her 20-year prison sentence from Donald Trump. tinyurl.com/582addcc
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That old metaphor about the frog and the boiling water isn’t true: If you put a frog in a pot of water and slowly raise the heat, the frog will jump out before it gets boiled to death.
The question now is whether American journalists are smarter than frogs.
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The question now is whether American journalists are smarter than frogs.
My Stop the Presses newsletter.
How news coverage eases us into tyranny
When the media act like things are normal, they don’t reassure us – they gaslight us
www.stopthepresses.news
November 10, 2025 at 6:53 PM
That old metaphor about the frog and the boiling water isn’t true: If you put a frog in a pot of water and slowly raise the heat, the frog will jump out before it gets boiled to death.
The question now is whether American journalists are smarter than frogs.
My Stop the Presses newsletter.
The question now is whether American journalists are smarter than frogs.
My Stop the Presses newsletter.
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Shetland islanders accuse Tom Daley’s Game of Wool of cultural appropriation
Shetland islanders accuse Tom Daley’s Game of Wool of cultural appropriation
Fair Isle practitioners say Channel 4’s knitting show is littered with errors about their historic craft and demand an apology
The group chat for Shetland knitters was popping off, says one member, as they settled down to watch the first episode of Game of Wool: Britain’s Best Knitter.
But their enthusiasm for the Channel 4 elimination show hosted by former Olympian and crafts enthusiast Tom Daley quickly unravelled. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Shetland islanders accuse Tom Daley’s Game of Wool of cultural appropriation
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Rudy Giuliani, Jan. 17, 2021:
“I do not need a pardon. I don’t commit crimes."
“I do not need a pardon. I don’t commit crimes."
November 10, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Rudy Giuliani, Jan. 17, 2021:
“I do not need a pardon. I don’t commit crimes."
“I do not need a pardon. I don’t commit crimes."
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Thursday night at Gallery 40 in Poughkeepsie, I'll be part of a panel discussion on journalism, the First Amendment, democracy and whatnot with folks from @wamcradio.bsky.social, The New Yorker and the lower Hudson Valley's Daily Catch. There's a waitlist — BE ON IT.
A Panel on Journalism Today | Gallery40
An evening conversation centered on the state of journalism, democracy, and upholding our First Amendment Rights.
www.gallery40pok.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Thursday night at Gallery 40 in Poughkeepsie, I'll be part of a panel discussion on journalism, the First Amendment, democracy and whatnot with folks from @wamcradio.bsky.social, The New Yorker and the lower Hudson Valley's Daily Catch. There's a waitlist — BE ON IT.
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No, President Obama is not getting “royalties” from Obamacare
November 10, 2025 at 12:39 PM
No, President Obama is not getting “royalties” from Obamacare