PatMalan
@patmalan.bsky.social
Textile artist, dog lover and quiet activist. I'm just one silver thread, but together with threads of many origins, we form an invincible cloth. #Bramily Speaking out is our only option!
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McGovern: Seriously, we were worried. We actually started handing out missing person posters. Nobody has seen you for eight weeks. But, hey, I'm glad that you are ok. I'm glad you survived your nice, two-month paid vacation
November 12, 2025 at 12:06 AM
McGovern: Seriously, we were worried. We actually started handing out missing person posters. Nobody has seen you for eight weeks. But, hey, I'm glad that you are ok. I'm glad you survived your nice, two-month paid vacation
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AT MOST WE TEAR GAS AND ZIP TIE THEM AND ALSO ANYONE OVER 2 IS NOT A CHILD AND
November 12, 2025 at 1:42 PM
AT MOST WE TEAR GAS AND ZIP TIE THEM AND ALSO ANYONE OVER 2 IS NOT A CHILD AND
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A little bit of history worth knowing. If it’s history, they are trying to wipe it out, to make room for the absurd tales of eternal innocence that bring fascism and bloodshed closer.
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 12, 2025 at 3:12 AM
A little bit of history worth knowing. If it’s history, they are trying to wipe it out, to make room for the absurd tales of eternal innocence that bring fascism and bloodshed closer.
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"Those who enter the service do so for a variety of reasons....Most of the thousands I spoke with during my time in uniform cited as one of their reasons for joining that they felt compelled to serve something larger than themselves."
www.thebulwark.com/p/who-we-cho...
www.thebulwark.com/p/who-we-cho...
Who We Choose to Be: A Reflection on the Character of Veterans
A shared culture of service.
www.thebulwark.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:50 PM
"Those who enter the service do so for a variety of reasons....Most of the thousands I spoke with during my time in uniform cited as one of their reasons for joining that they felt compelled to serve something larger than themselves."
www.thebulwark.com/p/who-we-cho...
www.thebulwark.com/p/who-we-cho...
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It’s time, isn’t it?! 🤚
November 11, 2025 at 12:47 AM
It’s time, isn’t it?! 🤚
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DO NOT BE DISTRACTED & STAY LOUD!!!
TRUMP & EPSTEIN ARE SEX TRAFFICKERS!!! I’m gonna post this every day so nobody forgets exactly who Pedophile Trump is and why the Epstein files have suddenly disappeared
TRUMP & EPSTEIN ARE SEX TRAFFICKERS!!! I’m gonna post this every day so nobody forgets exactly who Pedophile Trump is and why the Epstein files have suddenly disappeared
DO NOT BE DISTRACTED & STAY LOUD!!!
TRUMP & EPSTEIN ARE SEX TRAFFICKERS!!! I’m gonna post this every day so nobody forgets exactly who Pedophile Trump is and why the Epstein files have suddenly disappeared
TRUMP & EPSTEIN ARE SEX TRAFFICKERS!!! I’m gonna post this every day so nobody forgets exactly who Pedophile Trump is and why the Epstein files have suddenly disappeared
November 11, 2025 at 3:58 AM
DO NOT BE DISTRACTED & STAY LOUD!!!
TRUMP & EPSTEIN ARE SEX TRAFFICKERS!!! I’m gonna post this every day so nobody forgets exactly who Pedophile Trump is and why the Epstein files have suddenly disappeared
TRUMP & EPSTEIN ARE SEX TRAFFICKERS!!! I’m gonna post this every day so nobody forgets exactly who Pedophile Trump is and why the Epstein files have suddenly disappeared
Show me the typical person earning, say, $60k annual, busting to work and take care of the family, who has time or skills to "negotiate" the fees for a broken leg, a pregnancy, cancer, or anything else. And of course, there is no one to negotiate with on the medical side anyway. Idiocy!
Trump: I want the money to go into an account for people where the people buy their own insurance. They will feel like entrepreneurs. Call it Trumpcare… anything but Obamacare. Obamacare is a disaster just like he was.
November 11, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Show me the typical person earning, say, $60k annual, busting to work and take care of the family, who has time or skills to "negotiate" the fees for a broken leg, a pregnancy, cancer, or anything else. And of course, there is no one to negotiate with on the medical side anyway. Idiocy!
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"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."
—Federal judge Mark Wolf explaining why he has resigned, giving up his lifetime appointment
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
—Federal judge Mark Wolf explaining why he has resigned, giving up his lifetime appointment
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Why I Am Resigning
A federal judge explains his reasoning for leaving the bench.
www.theatlantic.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:09 AM
"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."
—Federal judge Mark Wolf explaining why he has resigned, giving up his lifetime appointment
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
—Federal judge Mark Wolf explaining why he has resigned, giving up his lifetime appointment
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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Newsom Slams ‘Pathetic’ Shutdown Deal as ‘Surrender’
Gavin Newsom and other prominent Democrats are blasting the Senate’s tentative deal to end the government shutdown.
www.thedailybeast.com/gavin-newsom...
Gavin Newsom and other prominent Democrats are blasting the Senate’s tentative deal to end the government shutdown.
www.thedailybeast.com/gavin-newsom...
Newsom Slams ‘Pathetic’ Shutdown Deal as ‘Surrender’
Gavin Newsom and other prominent Democrats are blasting the Senate’s tentative deal to end the government shutdown.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Newsom Slams ‘Pathetic’ Shutdown Deal as ‘Surrender’
Gavin Newsom and other prominent Democrats are blasting the Senate’s tentative deal to end the government shutdown.
www.thedailybeast.com/gavin-newsom...
Gavin Newsom and other prominent Democrats are blasting the Senate’s tentative deal to end the government shutdown.
www.thedailybeast.com/gavin-newsom...
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NEWS: Late last night Trump ordered once again by court to pay full SNAP to hungry people: “The record here shows that the government sat on its hands for nearly a month, unprepared to make partial payments.”
November 10, 2025 at 1:15 PM
NEWS: Late last night Trump ordered once again by court to pay full SNAP to hungry people: “The record here shows that the government sat on its hands for nearly a month, unprepared to make partial payments.”
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Okay, so I did it. In honor of Sandwich Guy, on what should be the last day of his trial, I figured out the chords. And so, with apologies to the late and great Bob Marley, I banged out this quick and (very) rough rendition of "I Threw the Sandwich." 🤣
November 6, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Okay, so I did it. In honor of Sandwich Guy, on what should be the last day of his trial, I figured out the chords. And so, with apologies to the late and great Bob Marley, I banged out this quick and (very) rough rendition of "I Threw the Sandwich." 🤣
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"These breaks come in addition to the roughly $4 trillion package of tax cuts that President Trump signed into law in July..."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
November 8, 2025 at 10:10 PM
"These breaks come in addition to the roughly $4 trillion package of tax cuts that President Trump signed into law in July..."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
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Buried in the Big Beautiful Bill were changes to food assistance that demanded “any future change be cost-neutral. Translation: no more benefit increases, even if food prices skyrocket.”
The result was “institutionalized hunger.”
@kristencrowell.bsky.social
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
The result was “institutionalized hunger.”
@kristencrowell.bsky.social
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
November 7, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Buried in the Big Beautiful Bill were changes to food assistance that demanded “any future change be cost-neutral. Translation: no more benefit increases, even if food prices skyrocket.”
The result was “institutionalized hunger.”
@kristencrowell.bsky.social
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
The result was “institutionalized hunger.”
@kristencrowell.bsky.social
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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Trump killing our solar industry is made so much worse by the push for AI causing the first really big jump in demand for electricity. Just costing every American.
Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 6, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Trump killing our solar industry is made so much worse by the push for AI causing the first really big jump in demand for electricity. Just costing every American.
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Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
November 7, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
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While this proposal offers huge compromises to Republicans, it shows that Democrats are serious about ending the Trump Shutdown with a deal that addresses the needs of working families. 🧵
Senate Republicans reject Democrat deal to reopen government
The U.S. government shutdown has dragged on for 38 days because of a dispute over whether ACA tax credits should be included in a stop-gap funding bill.
www.cnbc.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:19 AM
While this proposal offers huge compromises to Republicans, it shows that Democrats are serious about ending the Trump Shutdown with a deal that addresses the needs of working families. 🧵
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Another day, another grossly corrupt act.
November 7, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Another day, another grossly corrupt act.
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We're witnessing the culminating rot of shareholder capitalism in real time.
Some of the most powerful corporations in America have sided with an authoritarian regime in order to protect their short term profits — the fundamental rights of everyone else be damned.
Some of the most powerful corporations in America have sided with an authoritarian regime in order to protect their short term profits — the fundamental rights of everyone else be damned.
'Blunt Corruption': Trump DOJ Hands Google an Antitrust Win After Tech Giant's Ballroom Donation | Common Dreams
Alphabet, Google's parent company, is contributing $22 million to the president's ballroom project.
www.commondreams.org
November 6, 2025 at 7:45 PM
We're witnessing the culminating rot of shareholder capitalism in real time.
Some of the most powerful corporations in America have sided with an authoritarian regime in order to protect their short term profits — the fundamental rights of everyone else be damned.
Some of the most powerful corporations in America have sided with an authoritarian regime in order to protect their short term profits — the fundamental rights of everyone else be damned.
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Off topic, but:
November 4, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Off topic, but:
This is the most entertaining court case in the rumpian administration so far! Read the comments and enjoy!
Day 3 of the “no more than 2” day trial of Sandwich Guy. The prosecution intends to rest; the defense hasn’t decided yet. Dispute over jury instructions continues, a few morsels (sorry) to follow.
November 5, 2025 at 11:19 PM
This is the most entertaining court case in the rumpian administration so far! Read the comments and enjoy!
And yet another thing to Boycott. Sirius XM.
Megyn Kelly's just been rewarded with a SiriusXM channel launching in November. Here's what you can likely expect: www.mediamatters.org/megyn-kelly/...
Megyn Kelly has spent Trump’s second term spreading hate and rage on her podcast
Throughout President Donald Trump’s second term, podcaster Megyn Kelly has repeatedly used The Megyn Kelly Show to target marginalized communities, including Muslims, Black women, immigrants, and tran...
www.mediamatters.org
November 5, 2025 at 11:08 PM
And yet another thing to Boycott. Sirius XM.
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If anyone needed another reminder of how deeply unpopular the Trump-MAGA Republican agenda is, tonight was the night.
But we cannot relent and we cannot become complacent.
The midterms are right around the corner.
But we cannot relent and we cannot become complacent.
The midterms are right around the corner.
November 5, 2025 at 3:24 AM
If anyone needed another reminder of how deeply unpopular the Trump-MAGA Republican agenda is, tonight was the night.
But we cannot relent and we cannot become complacent.
The midterms are right around the corner.
But we cannot relent and we cannot become complacent.
The midterms are right around the corner.
Protest at Joint Base Mcguire-Dix.
November 4, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Protest at Joint Base Mcguire-Dix.