Patt Morrison
@pattmlatimes.bsky.social
Pulitzers-sharing LA Times columnist, multi-Emmy-winning broadcaster, best-selling author, animalista. @pinkshotdogs veggie dog named for me. Famous author proclaimed me "the queen of all LA media." But that author was Dave Barry. Pref pronoun: royal "we."
No notice, and apparently no written search warrent in #Georgia either. And yet Trump was alerted months ahead of time about an impending FBI search for classified documents at Mar-a-Lago. abcnews.go.com/US/trump-war...
February 3, 2026 at 7:05 PM
No notice, and apparently no written search warrent in #Georgia either. And yet Trump was alerted months ahead of time about an impending FBI search for classified documents at Mar-a-Lago. abcnews.go.com/US/trump-war...
"National security" to protect a gold-plated folly of a room no one needed, filled with Mr. and Mrs. Diamond-Swagged Gazillionaires who put him in power? Very Putinesque logic. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Trump’s Claims Of Threats To National Security Have Gone In A Weird Direction
The administration has repeatedly used claims of national security as a get-out-of-court-free card. This might be the most absurd of them all.
www.huffpost.com
February 3, 2026 at 7:02 PM
"National security" to protect a gold-plated folly of a room no one needed, filled with Mr. and Mrs. Diamond-Swagged Gazillionaires who put him in power? Very Putinesque logic. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Speaking of testicular shortcomings ... this ditty was popular with British servicemen in WWII, @adamkinzinger.substack.com
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'Hitler, has only got one ball!' - British WW2 Song
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February 3, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Speaking of testicular shortcomings ... this ditty was popular with British servicemen in WWII, @adamkinzinger.substack.com
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Three rules in FBI firearm training:
1. Always point your weapon downrange
2. Do not point your weapon at anything you do not intend to shoot
3. Don’t put your finger on the trigger unless you intend to shoot
Guns are not for threatening compliance for unarmed people doing things you don’t like
1. Always point your weapon downrange
2. Do not point your weapon at anything you do not intend to shoot
3. Don’t put your finger on the trigger unless you intend to shoot
Guns are not for threatening compliance for unarmed people doing things you don’t like
happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.
February 3, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Three rules in FBI firearm training:
1. Always point your weapon downrange
2. Do not point your weapon at anything you do not intend to shoot
3. Don’t put your finger on the trigger unless you intend to shoot
Guns are not for threatening compliance for unarmed people doing things you don’t like
1. Always point your weapon downrange
2. Do not point your weapon at anything you do not intend to shoot
3. Don’t put your finger on the trigger unless you intend to shoot
Guns are not for threatening compliance for unarmed people doing things you don’t like
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happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.
February 3, 2026 at 4:19 PM
happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.
Sure, I'll be happy to take you to our leader.
February 3, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Sure, I'll be happy to take you to our leader.
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“A few days ago, sunspot 4366 didn't exist. Now it is a behemoth almost half the size of the great Carrington sunspot. Rapid growth is making the sunspot unstable. It has unleashed dozens of solar flares in past 24 hours, including a powerful X8-class flare” www.spaceweather.com
SpaceWeather.com -- News and information about meteor showers, solar flares, auroras, and near-Earth asteroids
www.spaceweather.com
February 2, 2026 at 10:58 PM
“A few days ago, sunspot 4366 didn't exist. Now it is a behemoth almost half the size of the great Carrington sunspot. Rapid growth is making the sunspot unstable. It has unleashed dozens of solar flares in past 24 hours, including a powerful X8-class flare” www.spaceweather.com
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From trailblazers like Jackie Robinson and Octavia Butler, to the proud historic community of Altadena, California's 28th District has a rich Black history paved by incredible leaders, past and present, who have broken barriers and changed our nation for the better.
Happy Black History Month.
Happy Black History Month.
February 2, 2026 at 7:48 PM
From trailblazers like Jackie Robinson and Octavia Butler, to the proud historic community of Altadena, California's 28th District has a rich Black history paved by incredible leaders, past and present, who have broken barriers and changed our nation for the better.
Happy Black History Month.
Happy Black History Month.
This is the tech version of storm troopers pounding at your door, and don't be surprised when the real ones show up next.
A retiree wrote this email to a DHS attorney. Within five hours, DHS demanded Google turn over records for his account.
A Kafkaesque form of domestic surveillance, intimidating Americans for lawful speech.
New from us at the Post: www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio... @johnwoodrowcox.bsky.social
A Kafkaesque form of domestic surveillance, intimidating Americans for lawful speech.
New from us at the Post: www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio... @johnwoodrowcox.bsky.social
February 3, 2026 at 6:07 PM
This is the tech version of storm troopers pounding at your door, and don't be surprised when the real ones show up next.
And still ... some of the people, all of the time.
February 3, 2026 at 6:05 PM
And still ... some of the people, all of the time.
Okay, other lifeform-inhabited solar systems: you can now officially regard a human-populated earth as a threat to you.
"“This marks not just the next chapter, but the next book in SpaceX and xAI’s mission: scaling to make a sentient sun to understand the Universe and extend the light of consciousness to the stars!”"
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arstechnica.com/space/2026/0...
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SpaceX acquires xAI, plans 1 million satellite constellation to power it
This marks not just the next chapter, but the next book in SpaceX and xAI's mission."
arstechnica.com
February 3, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Okay, other lifeform-inhabited solar systems: you can now officially regard a human-populated earth as a threat to you.
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A manager for the Immigrant Defense Network told MPR News that back in November, 2,500 people were trained as constitutional observers. Now, the total is nearly 30,000 trained observers in 77 of Minnesota's 87 counties.
Nearly 30,000 Minnesotans trained as constitutional observers
The Immigrant Defense Network works with more than 100 organizations to help train constitutional observers. At the end of November, there were 2,500 trained observers. That number has soared as more ...
www.mprnews.org
February 3, 2026 at 3:03 PM
A manager for the Immigrant Defense Network told MPR News that back in November, 2,500 people were trained as constitutional observers. Now, the total is nearly 30,000 trained observers in 77 of Minnesota's 87 counties.
With an octogenarian president, we may go out of the frying pan and into the fire: Thiel is the money guru and worldview whisperer to VP Vance... www.ft.com/content/408f...
February 3, 2026 at 3:11 PM
With an octogenarian president, we may go out of the frying pan and into the fire: Thiel is the money guru and worldview whisperer to VP Vance... www.ft.com/content/408f...
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February 3, 2026 at 1:21 PM
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They did so despite policies in place designed to prevent such ordinances for people of Black African ancestry, even for those who had passed away.
Meet Annie May and read the rest of her story here: exhibits.lib.utah.edu/s/century-of...
Meet Annie May and read the rest of her story here: exhibits.lib.utah.edu/s/century-of...
Century of Black Mormons · Rathburn, Annie May Ritchie · J. Willard Marriott Library Exhibits
exhibits.lib.utah.edu
February 1, 2026 at 2:27 PM
They did so despite policies in place designed to prevent such ordinances for people of Black African ancestry, even for those who had passed away.
Meet Annie May and read the rest of her story here: exhibits.lib.utah.edu/s/century-of...
Meet Annie May and read the rest of her story here: exhibits.lib.utah.edu/s/century-of...
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Globe and Mail cartoon
February 2, 2026 at 6:10 AM
Globe and Mail cartoon
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www.ushmm.org/teach/teachi... "Many ordinary Germans became invested in the ongoing persecution after acquiring Jewish businesses, homes, or belongings sold at bargain prices or benefiting from reduced business competition as Jews were driven from the economy."
February 1, 2026 at 12:26 AM
www.ushmm.org/teach/teachi... "Many ordinary Germans became invested in the ongoing persecution after acquiring Jewish businesses, homes, or belongings sold at bargain prices or benefiting from reduced business competition as Jews were driven from the economy."
So happy to have learned multiplication, percentages, and long division.
pocket calculator for under $300. And I am not joking. It will come to that point within the next 18 months.
Seriously: This AI chatbot/image generation slop shit, which uses up all the RAM to make everything much more expensive, and that nobody wants or seriously uses, can't crash soon enough.
Seriously: This AI chatbot/image generation slop shit, which uses up all the RAM to make everything much more expensive, and that nobody wants or seriously uses, can't crash soon enough.
February 2, 2026 at 6:36 AM
So happy to have learned multiplication, percentages, and long division.
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This article is a very good example of why "more training" and "more vetting" isn't the answer. Jesus Ochoa and Raymundo Gutierrez joined Border Patrol in 2018 and 2014 respectively. These aren't new agents. www.propublica.org/article/alex...
Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting
The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...
www.propublica.org
February 1, 2026 at 10:02 PM
This article is a very good example of why "more training" and "more vetting" isn't the answer. Jesus Ochoa and Raymundo Gutierrez joined Border Patrol in 2018 and 2014 respectively. These aren't new agents. www.propublica.org/article/alex...
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Grammys 2026 live chat: Ready for music's biggest night with Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber and more
Grammys 2026 live chat: Ready for music's biggest night with Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber and more
Our by-the-minute rundown of the moments that mattered this year at the 2026 Grammy Awards with pop music critic Mikael Wood and music staff writer August Brown.
www.latimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 1:06 AM
Grammys 2026 live chat: Ready for music's biggest night with Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber and more
February 2, 2026 at 1:06 AM
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Nuclear physicist Melba Newell Phillips was born #OTD in 1907. Author of two standard textbooks and numerous articles on physics history, she worked tirelessly to promote the teaching of physics as an AAPT member. 🧪 ⚛️ 👩🔬 (1/n)
Image: Ellen and John Vinson, in link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Image: Ellen and John Vinson, in link.springer.com/article/10.1...
February 1, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Nuclear physicist Melba Newell Phillips was born #OTD in 1907. Author of two standard textbooks and numerous articles on physics history, she worked tirelessly to promote the teaching of physics as an AAPT member. 🧪 ⚛️ 👩🔬 (1/n)
Image: Ellen and John Vinson, in link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Image: Ellen and John Vinson, in link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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ICE is no longer an immigration enforcement agency. It has become Trump’s domestic army.
If my “conservative” colleagues truly believe in small government, they should join us in demanding an end to masked federal agents terrorizing communities across this country.
If my “conservative” colleagues truly believe in small government, they should join us in demanding an end to masked federal agents terrorizing communities across this country.
February 1, 2026 at 8:45 PM
ICE is no longer an immigration enforcement agency. It has become Trump’s domestic army.
If my “conservative” colleagues truly believe in small government, they should join us in demanding an end to masked federal agents terrorizing communities across this country.
If my “conservative” colleagues truly believe in small government, they should join us in demanding an end to masked federal agents terrorizing communities across this country.
That ain't Chanel No. 5 that #ICE is spraying. You go, my #SantaBarbara sisters.
Santa Barbara mothers armed with nothing but smartphones refuse to be intimidated by the pedophile führer's ICE Nazis. 🙌💪👏✊️👇
February 1, 2026 at 11:56 PM
That ain't Chanel No. 5 that #ICE is spraying. You go, my #SantaBarbara sisters.
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Zactly
“The United States is responsible for about 95 percent of the money owed to the United Nations” really should have been the headline here
U.N. Says It’s in Danger of Financial Collapse Because of Unpaid Dues
www.nytimes.com
February 1, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Zactly