Patrick LaForge
@palafo.bsky.social
Writer. Zen meditator. Traveler. Cyclist. New Yorker. Ex-NYT editor. I talk to strangers. I have friends everywhere. http://palafo.org. Signal: Palafo.38
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You can disagree and argue as much as you like but the point of evaluating something scientifically is that not every statement should be given equal credence because evidence matters
JD Vance: "Science as practiced in its best form is that if you disagree with it, then you ought to criticize it and you ought to argue against it."
November 13, 2025 at 7:36 PM
You can disagree and argue as much as you like but the point of evaluating something scientifically is that not every statement should be given equal credence because evidence matters
“my goodness gracious”
Enten: "Trump is 39 below water on the Epstein case. 39 points in the negative! My goodness gracious. What Trump has been selling on the Epstein files, the Epstein case, the American people have not been buying at all ... less than half of Republicans are buying it. This is his worst issue by far"
November 13, 2025 at 8:39 PM
“my goodness gracious”
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A day care teacher was released from federal immigration custody just hours after a federal judge ruled her arrest last week “unlawful."
Day care teacher released from federal immigration custody after judge rules arrest 'unlawful'
chicago.suntimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:20 PM
A day care teacher was released from federal immigration custody just hours after a federal judge ruled her arrest last week “unlawful."
Vance was a political “science” major
JD Vance: "Science as practiced in its best form is that if you disagree with it, then you ought to criticize it and you ought to argue against it."
November 13, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Vance was a political “science” major
Coney and James cases
Holy shit: Lindsey the Insurance Lawyer has FAR MORE than an 18-minute gap.
That grand jury came back late--after 6 or something.
abcnews.go.com/US/attorneys...
That grand jury came back late--after 6 or something.
abcnews.go.com/US/attorneys...
November 13, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Coney and James cases
Wild stuff www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
Epstein Files Live Updates: Trump Named in Emails Released by Democrats and Republicans
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Wild stuff www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
"what's the point of standards?"
“I’ve been hearing that standards will be eliminated or severely cut back. Bari has told people that she wants to get rid of standards and is shocked that they have so much power. She also asked openly, ‘What’s the point of standards?’” one CBS source said.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Bari Weiss wants to take down ‘too much power’ CBS News Standards unit: sources
EXCLUSIVE: Internal rumblings within the newsroom come after the S&P head resigned and the network disbanded its vaunted Race and Culture unit.
www.independent.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 10:34 PM
"what's the point of standards?"
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“I’ve been hearing that standards will be eliminated or severely cut back. Bari has told people that she wants to get rid of standards and is shocked that they have so much power. She also asked openly, ‘What’s the point of standards?’” one CBS source said.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Bari Weiss wants to take down ‘too much power’ CBS News Standards unit: sources
EXCLUSIVE: Internal rumblings within the newsroom come after the S&P head resigned and the network disbanded its vaunted Race and Culture unit.
www.independent.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 2:03 PM
“I’ve been hearing that standards will be eliminated or severely cut back. Bari has told people that she wants to get rid of standards and is shocked that they have so much power. She also asked openly, ‘What’s the point of standards?’” one CBS source said.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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🚨BREAKING: In a sweeping victory for voters, a Utah court struck down the GOP-controlled legislature’s congressional gerrymander and a companion law designed to entrench partisan power — restoring a fair map for the 2026 elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Utah Judge Strikes Down GOP Gerrymander, Restores Voter-Approved Fair Map
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:43 PM
🚨BREAKING: In a sweeping victory for voters, a Utah court struck down the GOP-controlled legislature’s congressional gerrymander and a companion law designed to entrench partisan power — restoring a fair map for the 2026 elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Trump’s Military Occupations of U.S. Cities Cost $473 Million and Rising
Trump’s campaign to quell dissent by deploying the American military to U.S. cities comes at an immense price. theintercept.com/2025/11/11/c...
Trump’s campaign to quell dissent by deploying the American military to U.S. cities comes at an immense price. theintercept.com/2025/11/11/c...
November 11, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Trump’s Military Occupations of U.S. Cities Cost $473 Million and Rising
Trump’s campaign to quell dissent by deploying the American military to U.S. cities comes at an immense price. theintercept.com/2025/11/11/c...
Trump’s campaign to quell dissent by deploying the American military to U.S. cities comes at an immense price. theintercept.com/2025/11/11/c...
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Wow, a Long Island jury awarded $112 Million to 674 immigrants who were unlawfully held by county police so they could be handed over to ICE
Federal jury awards $112M to immigrants detained by Suffolk for ICE
A federal jury found the county and the Sheriff's Office violated the Constitutional rights of 674 people.
longisland.news12.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Wow, a Long Island jury awarded $112 Million to 674 immigrants who were unlawfully held by county police so they could be handed over to ICE
Tip: YouTube TV is offering a $20 credit for the lack of Disney, ABC, etc while their negotiations continue, but you have to log into your account and claim the credit.
November 11, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Tip: YouTube TV is offering a $20 credit for the lack of Disney, ABC, etc while their negotiations continue, but you have to log into your account and claim the credit.
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In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
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Federal immigration agents part of the Trump administration’s “Operation Midway Blitz” may soon leave Chicago, according to multiple sources who said the controversial mission was rapidly winding down after a contentious two months of enforcement raids that have set the city and suburbs on edge.
Federal Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino and agents said to be leaving Chicago, sources say
Cmdr. Gregory Bovino was expected to depart Chicago within days, while most Border Patrol agents under this command would soon be redeployed elsewhere, three sources told the Tribune Monday.
trib.al
November 11, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Federal immigration agents part of the Trump administration’s “Operation Midway Blitz” may soon leave Chicago, according to multiple sources who said the controversial mission was rapidly winding down after a contentious two months of enforcement raids that have set the city and suburbs on edge.
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"Even Trump’s most faithful supporters have found it hard to miss that he has been so self-involved, so openly solicitous to billionaires and so obsessed with making money."
By @ejdionne.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/o...
By @ejdionne.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/o...
Opinion | Now We Know Trump’s Kryptonite
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:12 AM
"Even Trump’s most faithful supporters have found it hard to miss that he has been so self-involved, so openly solicitous to billionaires and so obsessed with making money."
By @ejdionne.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/o...
By @ejdionne.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/o...
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Anyway here is my review of Alan Moore’s last two projects. I enjoyed them a lot and think he is a remarkable talent, one of those people you’re grateful is alive and making new work about the world you live in. He has a new fantasy novel out in May, I’m excited for it.
Alan Moore Beckons Readers Into a Rich New Fantasy World (Published 2024)
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Anyway here is my review of Alan Moore’s last two projects. I enjoyed them a lot and think he is a remarkable talent, one of those people you’re grateful is alive and making new work about the world you live in. He has a new fantasy novel out in May, I’m excited for it.
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Opinion | Democrats Were Winning the Shutdown. Why Did They Fold?
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:16 AM
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Well, at least he admits he should have quit his Senate race.
Maybe PA could have had Conor Lamb as its US Senator, instead of John Fetterman.
And, I guess he was too busy writing his book to meet with his constituents, like me.
Excellent reporting from the Inquirer.
share.inquirer.com/q286ET
Maybe PA could have had Conor Lamb as its US Senator, instead of John Fetterman.
And, I guess he was too busy writing his book to meet with his constituents, like me.
Excellent reporting from the Inquirer.
share.inquirer.com/q286ET
John Fetterman said he ‘should have quit’ Senate bid in an excerpt from his new book
John Fetterman gave an emotional look into his struggle with depression in an excerpt of his new book Unfettered.
share.inquirer.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Well, at least he admits he should have quit his Senate race.
Maybe PA could have had Conor Lamb as its US Senator, instead of John Fetterman.
And, I guess he was too busy writing his book to meet with his constituents, like me.
Excellent reporting from the Inquirer.
share.inquirer.com/q286ET
Maybe PA could have had Conor Lamb as its US Senator, instead of John Fetterman.
And, I guess he was too busy writing his book to meet with his constituents, like me.
Excellent reporting from the Inquirer.
share.inquirer.com/q286ET
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“[B]ut starting this year the so-called ‘media traffic apocalypse’ caused by Google's pivot to AI search has cut our ad revenue by 70%. Prior to that, Facebook and X's deprioritization of links hurt too, but I can't downplay the brutal impact of AI Overview.”
70%?! Jeeeeeeeeez.
70%?! Jeeeeeeeeez.
For years, advertising has been how Stereogum made money to pay its writers. While we made progress moving away from that model, Google AI search has decimated the business almost overnight. Today we relaunch with a greater focus on subscription. We’d love your support: stereogum.com/2478838/ster...
November 11, 2025 at 2:06 AM
“[B]ut starting this year the so-called ‘media traffic apocalypse’ caused by Google's pivot to AI search has cut our ad revenue by 70%. Prior to that, Facebook and X's deprioritization of links hurt too, but I can't downplay the brutal impact of AI Overview.”
70%?! Jeeeeeeeeez.
70%?! Jeeeeeeeeez.
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The shutdown deal includes a ban on hemp products that none of its negotiators debated in public.
Disappointing that only 24 senators voted against killing an amendment to strike that ban.
www.senate.gov/legislative/...
Disappointing that only 24 senators voted against killing an amendment to strike that ban.
www.senate.gov/legislative/...
November 11, 2025 at 2:04 AM
The shutdown deal includes a ban on hemp products that none of its negotiators debated in public.
Disappointing that only 24 senators voted against killing an amendment to strike that ban.
www.senate.gov/legislative/...
Disappointing that only 24 senators voted against killing an amendment to strike that ban.
www.senate.gov/legislative/...
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The Government Lawyers Database is live. A lot of people have put a lot of work into this, and it's definitely worth taking the time to check out.
What is it? The short is, it documents the good and the bad that government attorneys are doing right now.
What is it? The short is, it documents the good and the bad that government attorneys are doing right now.
The Government Lawyers Database
glowlaw.org
November 10, 2025 at 11:10 PM
The Government Lawyers Database is live. A lot of people have put a lot of work into this, and it's definitely worth taking the time to check out.
What is it? The short is, it documents the good and the bad that government attorneys are doing right now.
What is it? The short is, it documents the good and the bad that government attorneys are doing right now.
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🚨BREAKING: In a win for Wisconsin voters, a state judge vacated a ruling that would have forced election officials to conduct mass citizenship checks — a move voting rights advocates warned could have wrongly purged some citizens from the rolls. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
In a Win for Voters, Wisconsin Judge Withdraws Anti-Voting Order on Proof of Citizenship
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:52 PM
🚨BREAKING: In a win for Wisconsin voters, a state judge vacated a ruling that would have forced election officials to conduct mass citizenship checks — a move voting rights advocates warned could have wrongly purged some citizens from the rolls. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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My ACA current plan is going from $385/mo to $821/mo.
November 11, 2025 at 12:21 AM
My ACA current plan is going from $385/mo to $821/mo.
Interesting take from the Bulwark’s @timmiller.bsky.social over on X.
November 11, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Interesting take from the Bulwark’s @timmiller.bsky.social over on X.