Patience Bloom
@patiencebloom.bsky.social
My real name. Author of Romance Is My Day Job, writer and book editor, avid watcher of trash. Opinions are mine. She/Her
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Patience Bloom
@patiencebloom.bsky.social
· Nov 16
Running with Vertigo
a love story
open.substack.com
Writing with high stakes, well done with a side of béarnaise.
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It's not about what this country can or can’t afford. It’s about priorities. [Cartoon by Jesse Duquette]
October 27, 2025 at 5:01 PM
It's not about what this country can or can’t afford. It’s about priorities. [Cartoon by Jesse Duquette]
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Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 84th day out of the last 96.
12 days of work in over 3 months.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
12 days of work in over 3 months.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
October 27, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 84th day out of the last 96.
12 days of work in over 3 months.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
12 days of work in over 3 months.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
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More messaging like this please
October 5, 2025 at 9:14 PM
More messaging like this please
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It’s a cover up.
July 18, 2025 at 11:51 PM
It’s a cover up.
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The United States government is no longer able to protect us from real hazards, such as flash floods, because it’s shifting funds to fake hazards, such as a non-existent immigrant crime wave. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/05/u...
As Floods Hit, Key Roles Were Vacant at Weather Service Offices in Texas
www.nytimes.com
July 6, 2025 at 2:23 PM
The United States government is no longer able to protect us from real hazards, such as flash floods, because it’s shifting funds to fake hazards, such as a non-existent immigrant crime wave. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/05/u...
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I’ve been loudly warning people about the rise of fascism for over 15 years but even now I still get treated like Randy Quaid in Independence Day even though now they have their own massive masked secret police and concentration camps.
July 6, 2025 at 2:20 AM
I’ve been loudly warning people about the rise of fascism for over 15 years but even now I still get treated like Randy Quaid in Independence Day even though now they have their own massive masked secret police and concentration camps.
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cats don't obey in advance and no one else should, either
June 7, 2025 at 10:28 PM
cats don't obey in advance and no one else should, either
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We have an official ruling
June 6, 2025 at 1:19 PM
We have an official ruling
Yossi, always here to help.
April 30, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Yossi, always here to help.
Giving myself the gift of not worrying about contouring.
April 28, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Giving myself the gift of not worrying about contouring.
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Walz: If you say you love freedom but you don't believe freedom is for everybody, then the thing you love is not freedom, it is privilege.
April 24, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Walz: If you say you love freedom but you don't believe freedom is for everybody, then the thing you love is not freedom, it is privilege.
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History always has a lesson.
April 19, 2025 at 12:45 PM
History always has a lesson.
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ONE IF BY LAND
TWO IF BY D.C.
the north end church in boston
it’s 250 years today
@northendpage.bsky.social
TWO IF BY D.C.
the north end church in boston
it’s 250 years today
@northendpage.bsky.social
April 18, 2025 at 3:44 PM
ONE IF BY LAND
TWO IF BY D.C.
the north end church in boston
it’s 250 years today
@northendpage.bsky.social
TWO IF BY D.C.
the north end church in boston
it’s 250 years today
@northendpage.bsky.social
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I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
April 18, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
Where I share my favorite bloated books and how I *professionally* checked éclairs for freshness. open.substack.com/pub/patience...
Bloat Is the Point
For no reason, I’ve been reading short books that pack a punch.
open.substack.com
April 14, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Where I share my favorite bloated books and how I *professionally* checked éclairs for freshness. open.substack.com/pub/patience...
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Today would be a great day to ban members of Congress and their families from trading stocks.
April 10, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Today would be a great day to ban members of Congress and their families from trading stocks.
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File your taxes using IRS Direct File, a free, secure, accurate and accessible product from the IRS. It is available in 25 states and allows you to import your tax information, like your W-2, directly from the IRS.
Visit DirectFile.irs.gov to check eligibility and learn more.
Visit DirectFile.irs.gov to check eligibility and learn more.
DirectFile.irs.gov
April 1, 2025 at 5:01 PM
File your taxes using IRS Direct File, a free, secure, accurate and accessible product from the IRS. It is available in 25 states and allows you to import your tax information, like your W-2, directly from the IRS.
Visit DirectFile.irs.gov to check eligibility and learn more.
Visit DirectFile.irs.gov to check eligibility and learn more.
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Records are meant to be broken. Congrats @booker.senate.gov for stepping up and standing up for the American people.
Blazing your own path for the W
👏👏👏👏👏
Blazing your own path for the W
👏👏👏👏👏
April 1, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Records are meant to be broken. Congrats @booker.senate.gov for stepping up and standing up for the American people.
Blazing your own path for the W
👏👏👏👏👏
Blazing your own path for the W
👏👏👏👏👏
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Elon Musk quietly deleted a post that said he would hand out two $1 million checks to people who had already voted in a Wisconsin Supreme Court race. Federal law prohibits payments to Americans in exchange for their registering to vote or casting ballots.
Elon Musk Backtracks on Plan to Give $2 Million Checks to Wisconsin Voters
Experts had said that his pledge to hand out two $1 million checks to people who had already voted in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race seemed to run afoul of state law.
www.nytimes.com
March 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Current and former U.S. military pilots expressed bewilderment after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth refused to acknowledge that he should not have disclosed sensitive information in an unsecured group chat.
“If you can’t admit when you’re wrong, you’re going to kill somebody,” one pilot said.
“If you can’t admit when you’re wrong, you’re going to kill somebody,” one pilot said.
Signal Chat Leak Angers U.S. Military Pilots
Men and women who have taken to the air on behalf of the United States expressed bewilderment after the leak of attack plans. “You’re going to kill somebody,” one pilot said.
www.nytimes.com
March 27, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Current and former U.S. military pilots expressed bewilderment after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth refused to acknowledge that he should not have disclosed sensitive information in an unsecured group chat.
“If you can’t admit when you’re wrong, you’re going to kill somebody,” one pilot said.
“If you can’t admit when you’re wrong, you’re going to kill somebody,” one pilot said.
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Pete Hegseth: “Nobody texted war plans.”
March 26, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Pete Hegseth: “Nobody texted war plans.”
Taking a work break! 🎉🥳💕❤️
March 22, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Taking a work break! 🎉🥳💕❤️