Patricia Washburn
@patwashburn.bsky.social
Writer, editor, cybersecurity nerd, #author of Self-Care for Cats, #gamer, #disability activist, wheelchair user, recovering journalist, passionate reader of #sff living in Maine.
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Tiny dancer! Photo from my collection, no documented date/info.
November 13, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Tiny dancer! Photo from my collection, no documented date/info.
yeah that happens to me too
November 13, 2025 at 3:15 AM
yeah that happens to me too
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A reminder that the Epstein files aren't a distraction from the oligarchy. They're an integral part of it.
A reminder: The perpetrators in the Epstein files are Oligarchs, and so are the ones protecting them.
November 12, 2025 at 10:45 PM
A reminder that the Epstein files aren't a distraction from the oligarchy. They're an integral part of it.
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every woman acutely understands this face.
November 12, 2025 at 9:40 PM
every woman acutely understands this face.
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just opening up the new Epstein docs at random:
November 12, 2025 at 9:42 PM
just opening up the new Epstein docs at random:
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AOC: "It is unconscionable that what we are debating right now is legislation that will give 8 senators over $1 million a piece & we're robbing people of their food assistance & healthcare to pay for it. How can we vote to enrich ourselves by stealing from the American people?"
November 12, 2025 at 10:39 PM
AOC: "It is unconscionable that what we are debating right now is legislation that will give 8 senators over $1 million a piece & we're robbing people of their food assistance & healthcare to pay for it. How can we vote to enrich ourselves by stealing from the American people?"
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In case you were wondering why the government was shut down:
November 12, 2025 at 4:34 PM
In case you were wondering why the government was shut down:
Because he's not a million years old? Because we've all made mistakes? Because I want a senator who wears a Dropkick Murphys jacket in public?
Mainers are still showing up for Platner and the party needs to reckon with why • Maine Morning Star
Five hundred in Ogunquit, another 700 in Damariscotta and Portland, and a packed theater in Bath last week. Despite a running list of foul-mouthed controversies and staffing defections, Graham Platner...
mainemorningstar.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Because he's not a million years old? Because we've all made mistakes? Because I want a senator who wears a Dropkick Murphys jacket in public?
10,000 times this.
Earnest post: there is increasingly direct evidence that Trump participated in child sex trafficking or at least knew about it.
He should resign, be impeached and removed from office, and prosecuted.
Even if you don’t think that WILL happen it’s important to say publicly that it SHOULD happen.
He should resign, be impeached and removed from office, and prosecuted.
Even if you don’t think that WILL happen it’s important to say publicly that it SHOULD happen.
November 12, 2025 at 7:09 PM
10,000 times this.
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Maximus Decimus Meridius Snuggles was never quite the same after he had past life regression therapy.
November 11, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Maximus Decimus Meridius Snuggles was never quite the same after he had past life regression therapy.
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When your weather app is smarter than your senator.
November 11, 2025 at 2:24 PM
When your weather app is smarter than your senator.
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Very important news everyone
November 11, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Very important news everyone
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Hungover Egyptologist Just Gonna Call In Cursed Today [SATIRE] theonion.com/hungover-egy...
Hungover Egyptologist Just Gonna Call In Cursed Today
CAIRO—Admitting he was unable to face a lengthy session of indexing artifacts after drinking too much the night before, hungover Egyptologist Henry Chapman confirmed Tuesday he was just gonna call in ...
theonion.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Hungover Egyptologist Just Gonna Call In Cursed Today [SATIRE] theonion.com/hungover-egy...
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This is a disaster. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Spending Bill Would Pave Way for Senators to Sue Over Phone Searches
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:16 AM
This is a disaster. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
The gang that couldn’t shoot straight
Even though this happened two weeks ago I just saw it. ICE shoot a US Marshall. This is how untrained these idiots are.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
ICE agent wounds deputy U.S. marshal and TikTok streamer, who is charged with assault
Carlitos Ricardo Parias was charged Tuesday night with assault on a federal officer after the immigration operation in L.A. in which the suspect and a U.S. marshal were injured.
www.latimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:40 AM
The gang that couldn’t shoot straight
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This is Oakley. He has an injury that requires physical therapy and at-home massages. Luckily, his cat sibling River has been training his whole life for this. 14/10 for both
November 10, 2025 at 11:58 PM
This is Oakley. He has an injury that requires physical therapy and at-home massages. Luckily, his cat sibling River has been training his whole life for this. 14/10 for both
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In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
Alas, the thing about Trump stiffing the East Wing contractors, while entertaining, was not true. My bad for reposting without checking. #ireaditontheinternet #stillwantthehistoricbuildingback
November 10, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Alas, the thing about Trump stiffing the East Wing contractors, while entertaining, was not true. My bad for reposting without checking. #ireaditontheinternet #stillwantthehistoricbuildingback
there is still good news. to my LGBTQ+ friends, I wish you freedom and safety in being who you are, in every realm of your life.
November 10, 2025 at 6:21 PM
there is still good news. to my LGBTQ+ friends, I wish you freedom and safety in being who you are, in every realm of your life.
one of the many reasons I quit all Meta products. I know many people have good reasons to stay but if you are thinking about quitting, I'm here to encourage you.
Here's How Many Billions Meta Earned From Ads That Are Trying to Scam You
An investigation by Reuters revealed that 15 billion 'high risk' advertisements reach its users every day.
www.inc.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:07 PM
one of the many reasons I quit all Meta products. I know many people have good reasons to stay but if you are thinking about quitting, I'm here to encourage you.
Mamdani sign generator: homes.luddy.indiana.edu/ccshan/for/f...
November 9, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Mamdani sign generator: homes.luddy.indiana.edu/ccshan/for/f...
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Hey MAGA Republican #Christians …did your slimy
orange daddy tRump make America great again yet?
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orange daddy tRump make America great again yet?
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Alabama Florida Texas Louisiana Pennsylvania Ohio Missouri Georgia Mississippi Tennessee South Carolina West Virginia Maryland Maine Alaska #Veterans #military SNAP benefits
US soldiers stationed in Germany and civilian employees of the US armed forces are not receiving any salary or other payments.
They are being fed by food banks and charities in Germany.
@reuters.com also just reported that US military base workers in Italy are being fed by charity too.
They are being fed by food banks and charities in Germany.
@reuters.com also just reported that US military base workers in Italy are being fed by charity too.
German Food Banks Feed 37,000 US Soldiers
US soldiers stationed in Germany and civilian employees of the US armed forces are not receiving any salary or other payments. German authorities are compensating the civil employees, but not soldiers
hanschristensen.substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Hey MAGA Republican #Christians …did your slimy
orange daddy tRump make America great again yet?
🤡💩🤡💩🤡💩🤡💩🤡💩🤡💩🤡💩🤡💩🤡💩
Alabama Florida Texas Louisiana Pennsylvania Ohio Missouri Georgia Mississippi Tennessee South Carolina West Virginia Maryland Maine Alaska #Veterans #military SNAP benefits
orange daddy tRump make America great again yet?
🤡💩🤡💩🤡💩🤡💩🤡💩🤡💩🤡💩🤡💩🤡💩
Alabama Florida Texas Louisiana Pennsylvania Ohio Missouri Georgia Mississippi Tennessee South Carolina West Virginia Maryland Maine Alaska #Veterans #military SNAP benefits
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pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
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Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
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James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:55 AM
pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.