Patte Harding
@me2ak.bsky.social
Writer/Reader/Explorer/Traveler. She/Her. Alaska resident from Maine. Likes drawing, painting, sewing, gardening, golfing, fishing, hiking, cooking, and bike riding.
"The democracy of the intellect has always threatened the narrow-visioned politician whose power depends on ignorance and prejudice and mistrust." - Katherine Paterson "Still Summoned by Books" (1996) #KatherinePaterson #TheInvisibleChild #ME2AK
December 13, 2025 at 6:29 PM
"The democracy of the intellect has always threatened the narrow-visioned politician whose power depends on ignorance and prejudice and mistrust." - Katherine Paterson "Still Summoned by Books" (1996) #KatherinePaterson #TheInvisibleChild #ME2AK
On the printing press, Martin Luther, & Protestant Reformation:
"For wherever people can read freely and widely, they begin to think and question, and there is nothing the established order dreads more than a thinking, questioning populace." #KatherinePaterson #ConfusionAtTheCrossroads (1997)
"For wherever people can read freely and widely, they begin to think and question, and there is nothing the established order dreads more than a thinking, questioning populace." #KatherinePaterson #ConfusionAtTheCrossroads (1997)
December 12, 2025 at 5:28 PM
On the printing press, Martin Luther, & Protestant Reformation:
"For wherever people can read freely and widely, they begin to think and question, and there is nothing the established order dreads more than a thinking, questioning populace." #KatherinePaterson #ConfusionAtTheCrossroads (1997)
"For wherever people can read freely and widely, they begin to think and question, and there is nothing the established order dreads more than a thinking, questioning populace." #KatherinePaterson #ConfusionAtTheCrossroads (1997)
Books are my favorite gifts for children.
"The book is almost the last refuge of reflection--the final outpost of wisdom. I want children to have the gifts that books can give..." Katherine Paterson "The Invisible Child" (1999) #KatherinePaterson #TheInvisibleChild #ME2AK
"The book is almost the last refuge of reflection--the final outpost of wisdom. I want children to have the gifts that books can give..." Katherine Paterson "The Invisible Child" (1999) #KatherinePaterson #TheInvisibleChild #ME2AK
December 11, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Books are my favorite gifts for children.
"The book is almost the last refuge of reflection--the final outpost of wisdom. I want children to have the gifts that books can give..." Katherine Paterson "The Invisible Child" (1999) #KatherinePaterson #TheInvisibleChild #ME2AK
"The book is almost the last refuge of reflection--the final outpost of wisdom. I want children to have the gifts that books can give..." Katherine Paterson "The Invisible Child" (1999) #KatherinePaterson #TheInvisibleChild #ME2AK
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It’s been two weeks since ICE took Yuanxin Zheng from his father. He is six years old. He’s still not home. This has to end.
December 10, 2025 at 10:32 PM
It’s been two weeks since ICE took Yuanxin Zheng from his father. He is six years old. He’s still not home. This has to end.
November 22, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Watching TV used to be so simple. Happy Days, Tuesday, 8 pm, ABC.
November 21, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Watching TV used to be so simple. Happy Days, Tuesday, 8 pm, ABC.
Virtue triumphs over tyranny. "Thus always to tyrants."
November 6, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Virtue triumphs over tyranny. "Thus always to tyrants."
What's so radical about affordable healthcare?
November 5, 2025 at 9:31 PM
What's so radical about affordable healthcare?
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Maine voters passed a “red flag” law that empowers families to request that a judge temporarily restrict a potentially dangerous relative’s access to guns, two years after an Army reservist opened fire in Lewiston, killing 18.
Maine voters approve ‘red flag law’ two years after Lewiston shooting - The Boston Globe
The new law empowers families to ask a judge to temporarily restrict a potentially dangerous relative’s access to guns.
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November 5, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Maine voters passed a “red flag” law that empowers families to request that a judge temporarily restrict a potentially dangerous relative’s access to guns, two years after an Army reservist opened fire in Lewiston, killing 18.
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November 1, 2025 at 3:49 AM
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The whole governing philosophy of the United States right now is "try and stop us." Turns out not many people can do that, because the level of malfeasance completely overwhelms the enforcement mechanisms, which are rooted in a presumption of good faith, a presumption which turns out to be wrong.
October 25, 2025 at 8:58 PM
The whole governing philosophy of the United States right now is "try and stop us." Turns out not many people can do that, because the level of malfeasance completely overwhelms the enforcement mechanisms, which are rooted in a presumption of good faith, a presumption which turns out to be wrong.
Participated in No Kings Colville, WA, during a road trip through Eastern Washington. #ME2AK #NoKingsColville #FallTravel2025
October 20, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Participated in No Kings Colville, WA, during a road trip through Eastern Washington. #ME2AK #NoKingsColville #FallTravel2025
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Good news!
Regardless of the disgraceful nonsense we will likely hear from this administration in the coming days on vaccine “recommendations,” Americas healthcare insurers issued a joint statement tonight saying coverage for Covid and flu shots will remain unchanged from prior years.
Speaks for itself.
Speaks for itself.
September 17, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Good news!
Sunshine in Juneau is put-your-unwanted-stuff-on-the-side-of-the-road-in-a-free-pile season. #ME2AK #JuneauSummer25 #FreePile
August 30, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Sunshine in Juneau is put-your-unwanted-stuff-on-the-side-of-the-road-in-a-free-pile season. #ME2AK #JuneauSummer25 #FreePile
(1/4) The Duke of Milan hired Leonardo Da Vinci to paint a mural in a church dining hall. The prior of the church complained about Da Vinci's lack of work ethic. Some days, he painted all day. Other days, he just sat and stared at the painting. Some days, he didn't show up at all. #LeonardoDaVinci
August 30, 2025 at 5:25 PM
(1/4) The Duke of Milan hired Leonardo Da Vinci to paint a mural in a church dining hall. The prior of the church complained about Da Vinci's lack of work ethic. Some days, he painted all day. Other days, he just sat and stared at the painting. Some days, he didn't show up at all. #LeonardoDaVinci
"Not driven by science."
Former CDC head was expelled after clashing with Trump administration over policies she says were not driven by science.
White House picks Robert Kennedy Jr’s deputy to replace ousted CDC director
Former CDC head was expelled after clashing with Trump administration over policies she says were not driven by science.
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August 29, 2025 at 1:16 AM
"Not driven by science."
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Sen. Lisa Murkowski, our world-class equivocator, is in no small part responsible for the deliberate destruction of the country’s public health system. Her vote for Kennedy was utterly irresponsible and will literally kill people. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/h...
New C.D.C. Director Resists Ouster as Other Officials Resign
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August 28, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, our world-class equivocator, is in no small part responsible for the deliberate destruction of the country’s public health system. Her vote for Kennedy was utterly irresponsible and will literally kill people. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/h...
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My hot take: the new Cracker Barrel logo isn't great. the old one sucked. their food isn't great. also, who gives a shit?
August 27, 2025 at 12:14 PM
My hot take: the new Cracker Barrel logo isn't great. the old one sucked. their food isn't great. also, who gives a shit?
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Rachel telling the American press to get its sh*t together and report what TRUMPSTEIN DOES NOT WHAT HE SAYS. @nytimes.com @washingtonpost.com
August 26, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Rachel telling the American press to get its sh*t together and report what TRUMPSTEIN DOES NOT WHAT HE SAYS. @nytimes.com @washingtonpost.com
August 24, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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If Ukraine stops fighting, there will be no more Ukraine. If Russia stops fighting, the war is over
August 18, 2025 at 3:09 PM
If Ukraine stops fighting, there will be no more Ukraine. If Russia stops fighting, the war is over
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Challenge: post your last photo taken in DC to show what a hell-hole it is.
August 11, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Challenge: post your last photo taken in DC to show what a hell-hole it is.
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Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…
August 12, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…
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My firm represents FBI Special Agent in Charge of Las Vegas Field Office Spencer Evans, a decorated 21 year veteran, who was just summarily fired by Dir #KashPatel. No due process. Fired because he followed COVID protocol instructions issued by Justice Dept back in 2021-22.
August 8, 2025 at 9:34 PM
My firm represents FBI Special Agent in Charge of Las Vegas Field Office Spencer Evans, a decorated 21 year veteran, who was just summarily fired by Dir #KashPatel. No due process. Fired because he followed COVID protocol instructions issued by Justice Dept back in 2021-22.
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SHAME ON SADISTIC, MASK-WEARING ~ICE~ EUNUCHS!
“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart… Children come home from school to find their parents have disappeared.”
~Anne Frank, 1943
“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart… Children come home from school to find their parents have disappeared.”
~Anne Frank, 1943
August 8, 2025 at 5:41 AM
SHAME ON SADISTIC, MASK-WEARING ~ICE~ EUNUCHS!
“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart… Children come home from school to find their parents have disappeared.”
~Anne Frank, 1943
“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart… Children come home from school to find their parents have disappeared.”
~Anne Frank, 1943