Patrick De Klotz
@patdeklotz.bsky.social
Dad, Husband, Lawyer (not yours), Catholic. Opposed to Trump’s cruelty and lawlessness. There and Back Again (Oregon -> Spokane -> DC -> Oregon).
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Today in Portland, it was "Sweating Out To The Fascists" day down at the ICE center. Rather than frogs, it was 80's themed leotards and leg warmers.
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
Neon-clad protesters stage ’80s aerobics demonstration outside Portland ICE facility
Dozens gathered outside Portland’s ICE facility Sunday for a high-energy aerobics protest in leotards and striped socks.
www.oregonlive.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Today in Portland, it was "Sweating Out To The Fascists" day down at the ICE center. Rather than frogs, it was 80's themed leotards and leg warmers.
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
How is this not more jarring for Ingraham?
INGRAHAM: A Chinese diplomat said the prime minister of Japan should be beheaded. These are not our friends are they in China?
TRUMP: Well, a lot of allies aren't our friends either
TRUMP: Well, a lot of allies aren't our friends either
November 11, 2025 at 6:04 AM
How is this not more jarring for Ingraham?
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that exchange really lays bare Trump’s instinctive hierarchy of what matters.
She’s talking about beheadings of politicians and invasion of a country and he gets angry at allies over trade.
it shows how transactional and grievance-driven Trump worldview is.
She’s talking about beheadings of politicians and invasion of a country and he gets angry at allies over trade.
it shows how transactional and grievance-driven Trump worldview is.
INGRAHAM: A Chinese diplomat said the prime minister of Japan should be beheaded. These are not our friends are they in China?
TRUMP: Well, a lot of allies aren't our friends either
TRUMP: Well, a lot of allies aren't our friends either
November 11, 2025 at 6:00 AM
that exchange really lays bare Trump’s instinctive hierarchy of what matters.
She’s talking about beheadings of politicians and invasion of a country and he gets angry at allies over trade.
it shows how transactional and grievance-driven Trump worldview is.
She’s talking about beheadings of politicians and invasion of a country and he gets angry at allies over trade.
it shows how transactional and grievance-driven Trump worldview is.
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Call in the troops to solve the commercial real estate crisis in our swanky downtown cores
You can’t make this shit up, folks
You can’t make this shit up, folks
November 11, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Call in the troops to solve the commercial real estate crisis in our swanky downtown cores
You can’t make this shit up, folks
You can’t make this shit up, folks
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Oh, so he totally stole the money
November 11, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Oh, so he totally stole the money
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In a single day, two different federal officers point guns at two different @chicagotribune.com photojournalists in and around Chicago. This is dangerous stuff.
1/2 Are there any experts out there who can correctly identify the weapons being pointed directly at these two @chicagotribune.com photojournalists?
What type of gun is this?
cc: @mandophotos.bsky.social
What type of gun is this?
cc: @mandophotos.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 1:58 AM
In a single day, two different federal officers point guns at two different @chicagotribune.com photojournalists in and around Chicago. This is dangerous stuff.
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NEW: Trump pardons the husband of GOP Rep. Diana Harshbarger.
Bob Harshbarger pleaded guilty to fraud & distributing kidney drugs from China that weren't FDA approved.
His wife was an officer in the company, but claimed she wasn't involved.
The WH says the pardon was not related to his last name
Bob Harshbarger pleaded guilty to fraud & distributing kidney drugs from China that weren't FDA approved.
His wife was an officer in the company, but claimed she wasn't involved.
The WH says the pardon was not related to his last name
Trump Pardons the Husband of a Republican Congressional Ally
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:12 AM
NEW: Trump pardons the husband of GOP Rep. Diana Harshbarger.
Bob Harshbarger pleaded guilty to fraud & distributing kidney drugs from China that weren't FDA approved.
His wife was an officer in the company, but claimed she wasn't involved.
The WH says the pardon was not related to his last name
Bob Harshbarger pleaded guilty to fraud & distributing kidney drugs from China that weren't FDA approved.
His wife was an officer in the company, but claimed she wasn't involved.
The WH says the pardon was not related to his last name
Emboldened, Kennedy Allies Embrace a Label They Once Rejected: ‘Anti-Vax’
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:11 AM
I absolutely believe he was joking on this. I would bet big that he does not believe in heaven and thinks religion is for suckers.
Trump claims he was "being funny" when he said he's not going to heaven
November 11, 2025 at 12:58 AM
I absolutely believe he was joking on this. I would bet big that he does not believe in heaven and thinks religion is for suckers.
November 11, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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"Maxwell has received custom meals personally delivered to her cell, after-hours time in a private exercise area, access to a service puppy, and private meetings with visitors arranged by the warden, complete with snacks. Visitors were allowed to bring computers..."
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/d...
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/d...
Democrats reveal whistleblower details of Ghislaine Maxwell prison ‘luxuries’
In a letter to the president, House Democrats say Maxwell’s treatment as she prepares a clemency request makes the convicted sex offender look like a “guest at a Trump hotel.”
www.msnbc.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:26 PM
"Maxwell has received custom meals personally delivered to her cell, after-hours time in a private exercise area, access to a service puppy, and private meetings with visitors arranged by the warden, complete with snacks. Visitors were allowed to bring computers..."
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/d...
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/d...
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And also, Mr. President, you are so very loved by the American public, as evidenced by the enormous cheering for you yesterday at the Washington Commanders game, and the many respectful hand salutes accompanying those enormous cheers ...
Pirro: "Mr President, there is in this room a group of people who love you, who believe in you, and who are so proud to be in this Oval Office and to be part of this amazing day because you have changed the course of America."
November 10, 2025 at 11:45 PM
And also, Mr. President, you are so very loved by the American public, as evidenced by the enormous cheering for you yesterday at the Washington Commanders game, and the many respectful hand salutes accompanying those enormous cheers ...
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I think we can all agree that we'll be better off if we just forget that thing I did last weekend
The sooner we get past internal recriminations and back to fighting united, the better off we all are — the likelier our victory next November.
November 10, 2025 at 11:49 PM
I think we can all agree that we'll be better off if we just forget that thing I did last weekend
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If you’re seeing this viral claim that Trump is working on 15-year car loans, it’s fake.
November 10, 2025 at 11:38 PM
If you’re seeing this viral claim that Trump is working on 15-year car loans, it’s fake.
In Term 1 it made sense to stay. There were still guardrails. But the entire leadership is corrupt at this point. Doing good lower-level things (that are still very important!) cannot justify helping prop up the main law enforcement agency that is being used as an authoritarian weapon.
It is mass resignation time at DOJ. It is a corrupt organization now. Do not be complicit!
November 10, 2025 at 10:59 PM
In Term 1 it made sense to stay. There were still guardrails. But the entire leadership is corrupt at this point. Doing good lower-level things (that are still very important!) cannot justify helping prop up the main law enforcement agency that is being used as an authoritarian weapon.
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Those baby onesies. Oh my good God.
November 10, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Those baby onesies. Oh my good God.
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"My father remained at the Texas detention center until October. During those six months, he went completely blind in one eye and lost most of the vision in the other, because he wasn’t receiving adequate medical care for his Type 2 diabetes."
From @vanessalop.bsky.social: He worked hard to give me a home. ICE took his: How I lost my father to deportation
chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2...
chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2...
He worked hard to give me a home. ICE took his: How I lost my father to deportation
Deportation has taken away the father I once knew and given me back a person I no longer recognize.
chicago.suntimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:06 PM
"My father remained at the Texas detention center until October. During those six months, he went completely blind in one eye and lost most of the vision in the other, because he wasn’t receiving adequate medical care for his Type 2 diabetes."
It is mass resignation time at DOJ. It is a corrupt organization now. Do not be complicit!
November 10, 2025 at 10:25 PM
It is mass resignation time at DOJ. It is a corrupt organization now. Do not be complicit!
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Wut!?!?!?!??!?!!?
November 10, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Wut!?!?!?!??!?!!?
ayfkm
Buried inside the deal to reopen government is a provision that would give Senators private right of action to sue for millions in damages over their phone records being analyzed by Jack Smith's team.
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
Shutdown Deal Would Let Senators Sue Over Jack Smith Searches
Senators whose phone records were sought by Special Counsel Jack Smith would gain authority to sue for millions in damages under a provision buried in the Senate-advanced deal to reopen the government...
news.bloomberglaw.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:11 PM
ayfkm
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A patriot right here. 🇺🇸 🐺
Judge Wolf is quitting the federal bench to fight Trump's corruption
I asked him point blank: are you scared?
His answer on Legal Fight Club was amazing 👇
I asked him point blank: are you scared?
His answer on Legal Fight Club was amazing 👇
November 10, 2025 at 9:47 PM
A patriot right here. 🇺🇸 🐺
Mike Johnson-level dodge
Shaheen: "We've heard from a number of our colleagues on the other side of the aisle that they're willing to come to the table, they're willing to work with us once the govt is open to get this done. We've heard the same thing from the White House. So now we'll see if they're really gonna work w/us"
November 10, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Mike Johnson-level dodge
To the Popehat thread I just reposted, yep, Trump v US was shattering in an all-bets-are-off type way.
November 10, 2025 at 9:27 PM
To the Popehat thread I just reposted, yep, Trump v US was shattering in an all-bets-are-off type way.
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/3 It’s increasingly difficult to blame anyone for not trusting institutions and institutionalism, or for expecting the worst result.
November 10, 2025 at 4:51 PM
/3 It’s increasingly difficult to blame anyone for not trusting institutions and institutionalism, or for expecting the worst result.