Patrick O’Keefe
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Quick word on the "LA Riots"...
1. I was at Disneyland on Saturday, went out for bagels in Burbank on Sunday, and walked Sunset in Hollywood today. Drove the 101 (main road that goes through DTLA) multiple times. LA is fine. Actually, it's not fine, but "riots" aren't the reason.
1. I was at Disneyland on Saturday, went out for bagels in Burbank on Sunday, and walked Sunset in Hollywood today. Drove the 101 (main road that goes through DTLA) multiple times. LA is fine. Actually, it's not fine, but "riots" aren't the reason.
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Watching the doc on Jodi Hildebrandt and I’m glad my mom didn’t trust people.
December 30, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Watching the doc on Jodi Hildebrandt and I’m glad my mom didn’t trust people.
"People sought her guidance — then came her child abuse arrest with mom influencer Ruby Franke. Unpack the chilling case of therapist Jodi Hildebrandt."
Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story is out today on Netflix, via the doc team, including @blammoair.bsky.social.
Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story is out today on Netflix, via the doc team, including @blammoair.bsky.social.
December 30, 2025 at 10:11 PM
"People sought her guidance — then came her child abuse arrest with mom influencer Ruby Franke. Unpack the chilling case of therapist Jodi Hildebrandt."
Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story is out today on Netflix, via the doc team, including @blammoair.bsky.social.
Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story is out today on Netflix, via the doc team, including @blammoair.bsky.social.
"Unravel the case of Utah therapist Jodi Hildebrandt, whose child abuse arrest with parenting Youtuber Ruby Franke exposed a twisted tale of manipulation."
Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story. Netflix. December 30.
From the doc team, including @blammoair.bsky.social.
Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story. Netflix. December 30.
From the doc team, including @blammoair.bsky.social.
Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story | Official Trailer | Netflix
YouTube video by Netflix
www.youtube.com
December 27, 2025 at 10:21 PM
"Unravel the case of Utah therapist Jodi Hildebrandt, whose child abuse arrest with parenting Youtuber Ruby Franke exposed a twisted tale of manipulation."
Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story. Netflix. December 30.
From the doc team, including @blammoair.bsky.social.
Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story. Netflix. December 30.
From the doc team, including @blammoair.bsky.social.
"A political thriller that traces the explosive career of Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter Seymour Hersh. ... Cover-Up is both a portrait of a relentless journalist and an indictment of institutional violence, revealing a cycle of impunity in the US military and intelligence agencies."
Cover-Up | Official Trailer | Netflix
YouTube video by Netflix
www.youtube.com
December 26, 2025 at 9:44 PM
"A political thriller that traces the explosive career of Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter Seymour Hersh. ... Cover-Up is both a portrait of a relentless journalist and an indictment of institutional violence, revealing a cycle of impunity in the US military and intelligence agencies."
Merry Christmas! 🎄
December 25, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Merry Christmas! 🎄
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I threw on the Super Bowl 32, blue Elway jersey for today’s game.
It was inspired by the documentary released this week. I was actually surprised at how honest it was.
It was inspired by the documentary released this week. I was actually surprised at how honest it was.
December 25, 2025 at 3:45 PM
I threw on the Super Bowl 32, blue Elway jersey for today’s game.
It was inspired by the documentary released this week. I was actually surprised at how honest it was.
It was inspired by the documentary released this week. I was actually surprised at how honest it was.
6 years ago today, @blammoair.bsky.social and I got engaged in front of the Ghostbusters firehouse in Manhattan.
Illustration by Melissa Ballesteros Parada, photo by Carol Benovic-Bradley.
Illustration by Melissa Ballesteros Parada, photo by Carol Benovic-Bradley.
December 25, 2025 at 12:04 AM
6 years ago today, @blammoair.bsky.social and I got engaged in front of the Ghostbusters firehouse in Manhattan.
Illustration by Melissa Ballesteros Parada, photo by Carol Benovic-Bradley.
Illustration by Melissa Ballesteros Parada, photo by Carol Benovic-Bradley.
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A small (personal) example of this book’s intellectual dishonesty:
My father-in-law is reading In Covid’s Wake, and excitedly told me he found a passage where I’m quoted. The quote in question is me saying the FBI worked to censor speech on social media.
Huh? When did I say that?!
My father-in-law is reading In Covid’s Wake, and excitedly told me he found a passage where I’m quoted. The quote in question is me saying the FBI worked to censor speech on social media.
Huh? When did I say that?!
December 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
A small (personal) example of this book’s intellectual dishonesty:
My father-in-law is reading In Covid’s Wake, and excitedly told me he found a passage where I’m quoted. The quote in question is me saying the FBI worked to censor speech on social media.
Huh? When did I say that?!
My father-in-law is reading In Covid’s Wake, and excitedly told me he found a passage where I’m quoted. The quote in question is me saying the FBI worked to censor speech on social media.
Huh? When did I say that?!
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The US State Department is now going to be deporting people and/or revoking visas over Benz, Taibbi, and Shellenberger’s “censorship industrial complex” hoax.
Let that sink in. This is what the Twitter Files pretext was actually about. Water boys for authoritarians.
www.state.gov/releases/off...
Let that sink in. This is what the Twitter Files pretext was actually about. Water boys for authoritarians.
www.state.gov/releases/off...
Announcement of Actions to Combat the Global Censorship-Industrial Complex - United States Department of State
The State Department is taking decisive action against five individuals who have led organized efforts to coerce American platforms to censor, demonetize, and suppress American viewpoints they oppose....
www.state.gov
December 23, 2025 at 8:13 PM
The US State Department is now going to be deporting people and/or revoking visas over Benz, Taibbi, and Shellenberger’s “censorship industrial complex” hoax.
Let that sink in. This is what the Twitter Files pretext was actually about. Water boys for authoritarians.
www.state.gov/releases/off...
Let that sink in. This is what the Twitter Files pretext was actually about. Water boys for authoritarians.
www.state.gov/releases/off...
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Cried so many different tears while watching the Elway documentary. I felt transported back in time to my childhood when I watched it all unfold in real life. It made me miss my family that doesn’t exist anymore. John Elway shaped Denver and Denver shaped me. Life as I know it is because of him.
December 24, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Cried so many different tears while watching the Elway documentary. I felt transported back in time to my childhood when I watched it all unfold in real life. It made me miss my family that doesn’t exist anymore. John Elway shaped Denver and Denver shaped me. Life as I know it is because of him.
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Know I'm biased, but the new Elway doc on Netflix is incredible. Not fluff, real stuff. 🏈
December 23, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Know I'm biased, but the new Elway doc on Netflix is incredible. Not fluff, real stuff. 🏈
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If you’ve watched The Stringer on Netflix, read Mort Rosenblum’s account, too. He was in the next room when it happened. www.mortreport.org/reports/kim-...
Kim Phuc and the Rest of Us — Mort Report
TUCSON — I've stayed silent on what I know about that spine-chilling Associated Press photo of 9-year-old Kim Phuc running in pain and panic with two little brothers from napalm flaring behind them 53...
www.mortreport.org
December 22, 2025 at 2:49 PM
If you’ve watched The Stringer on Netflix, read Mort Rosenblum’s account, too. He was in the next room when it happened. www.mortreport.org/reports/kim-...
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Ok. Now had a chance to check and, well, at least some docs do appear to be straight up classic redaction fail. And there are some *interesting* bits here.
www.justice.gov/multimedia/C...
www.justice.gov/multimedia/C...
December 23, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Ok. Now had a chance to check and, well, at least some docs do appear to be straight up classic redaction fail. And there are some *interesting* bits here.
www.justice.gov/multimedia/C...
www.justice.gov/multimedia/C...
"From early fame and crushing losses to Super Bowl redemption and beyond, legendary quarterback John Elway looks back at his life and Hall of Fame career."
Elway is out on Netflix today, from the doc team, including @blammoair.bsky.social.
Elway is out on Netflix today, from the doc team, including @blammoair.bsky.social.
December 22, 2025 at 5:38 PM
"From early fame and crushing losses to Super Bowl redemption and beyond, legendary quarterback John Elway looks back at his life and Hall of Fame career."
Elway is out on Netflix today, from the doc team, including @blammoair.bsky.social.
Elway is out on Netflix today, from the doc team, including @blammoair.bsky.social.
Happy Hanukkah! 🕎
December 20, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Happy Hanukkah! 🕎
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The White House has been caught.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
December 20, 2025 at 12:33 PM
The White House has been caught.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
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BREAKING: At least 16 files from the Epstein release disappeared from DOJ's webpage, including a photo of Trump, with no explanation.
At least 16 files have disappeared from the DOJ webpage for documents related to Jeffrey Epstein
The Justice Department’s webpage for documents related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is missing at least 16 of its files a day after they were released.
bit.ly
December 20, 2025 at 9:30 PM
BREAKING: At least 16 files from the Epstein release disappeared from DOJ's webpage, including a photo of Trump, with no explanation.
Can't believe Bill Clinton and Michael Jackson were the only celebrities to visit Epstein.
December 20, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Can't believe Bill Clinton and Michael Jackson were the only celebrities to visit Epstein.
Any amount of money can be helpful to someone who is struggling financially, so I'm not demeaning the amount of Trump's special "dividends," but I can't help but feel like these dividends are for amounts that would have been impressive in 1956 and don't cover the costs he's creating for people.
December 18, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Any amount of money can be helpful to someone who is struggling financially, so I'm not demeaning the amount of Trump's special "dividends," but I can't help but feel like these dividends are for amounts that would have been impressive in 1956 and don't cover the costs he's creating for people.
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Reminder that naturalized citizens are people who jumped through every hoop, did all the paperwork, passed the test, and swore an oath to this country. They did it all “the right way” and still Republicans want to kick them out.
New attack on immigrants: the Trump administration is demanding that Citizenship and Immigration Services field offices start drumming up “100-200 denaturalization cases per month.”
Normally a naturalized citizen cannot be stripped of citizenship unless they committed fraud on their application. 🎁
Normally a naturalized citizen cannot be stripped of citizenship unless they committed fraud on their application. 🎁
Trump Administration Aims to Strip More Foreign-Born Americans of Citizenship
www.nytimes.com
December 17, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Reminder that naturalized citizens are people who jumped through every hoop, did all the paperwork, passed the test, and swore an oath to this country. They did it all “the right way” and still Republicans want to kick them out.
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The Vanity Fair photographer from the Susie Wiles story.
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
December 17, 2025 at 8:34 PM
The Vanity Fair photographer from the Susie Wiles story.
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
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I'm told that HHS has just terminated all funding agreements with the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Here's a letter HHS sent canceling one of the grants, relating to work on birth defects. Canceled because the project "emphasizes equity, diversity, and inclusion as key foundational components"
Here's a letter HHS sent canceling one of the grants, relating to work on birth defects. Canceled because the project "emphasizes equity, diversity, and inclusion as key foundational components"
December 17, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I'm told that HHS has just terminated all funding agreements with the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Here's a letter HHS sent canceling one of the grants, relating to work on birth defects. Canceled because the project "emphasizes equity, diversity, and inclusion as key foundational components"
Here's a letter HHS sent canceling one of the grants, relating to work on birth defects. Canceled because the project "emphasizes equity, diversity, and inclusion as key foundational components"
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Here's Trump judicial nominee Justin Olson today, admitting than in 2015, he gave a sermon in which he said that “marriage was not intended for all people,” including “our handicapped friends or our persons with physical disabilities that might prevent the robust marriage that we’re called to.”
December 17, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Here's Trump judicial nominee Justin Olson today, admitting than in 2015, he gave a sermon in which he said that “marriage was not intended for all people,” including “our handicapped friends or our persons with physical disabilities that might prevent the robust marriage that we’re called to.”
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I see this argument made all the time and it's embarrassing for CCDH to keep making it, because it's a lie. Section 230, what they're talking about, does not give anyone a "get out of jail free" card. It simply puts the liability on the party who actually engaged in the violative behavior.
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December 16, 2025 at 10:03 PM
I see this argument made all the time and it's embarrassing for CCDH to keep making it, because it's a lie. Section 230, what they're talking about, does not give anyone a "get out of jail free" card. It simply puts the liability on the party who actually engaged in the violative behavior.