Patrick Briggs
@pbriggsiam.bsky.social
An IT Business Analyst who is discerning into the Episcopal Church and believes in justice and that the divine spark exists in all people I meet. Heros are Ed Bacon and John O'Donohue
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She talks like Schumer,
Jeffries, and the rest and the 2028 hopefuls are similarly constrained in political imagination. They simply don’t know how to fight as if their lives depended on it.
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Jeffries, and the rest and the 2028 hopefuls are similarly constrained in political imagination. They simply don’t know how to fight as if their lives depended on it.
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February 9, 2026 at 11:50 PM
She talks like Schumer,
Jeffries, and the rest and the 2028 hopefuls are similarly constrained in political imagination. They simply don’t know how to fight as if their lives depended on it.
6/
Jeffries, and the rest and the 2028 hopefuls are similarly constrained in political imagination. They simply don’t know how to fight as if their lives depended on it.
6/
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It speaks of an insularity, a closed system in which the actors are only talking to themselves. 5/
February 9, 2026 at 11:47 PM
It speaks of an insularity, a closed system in which the actors are only talking to themselves. 5/
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And the arrogance here is unsettling. Dressing down clergy in her own district instead of reflecting on the kind of leadership we need now shows she simply doesn’t get it. 3/
February 9, 2026 at 11:38 PM
And the arrogance here is unsettling. Dressing down clergy in her own district instead of reflecting on the kind of leadership we need now shows she simply doesn’t get it. 3/
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Women:
Remember yourself at 16, 14, 11, 10, and even 9.
Then think about grown men molesting you.
At 10 or so, you’re in the fourth or fifth grade.
When I was in the fourth grade, I was thinking about our school play.
Remember yourself at 16, 14, 11, 10, and even 9.
Then think about grown men molesting you.
At 10 or so, you’re in the fourth or fifth grade.
When I was in the fourth grade, I was thinking about our school play.
“Raskin also said that he saw ‘references to 17-year-old girls, 16-year-old girls, 14-year-old girls, 11-year-old girls, 10-year-old girls, and I saw a reference today to a 9-year-old girl. So it is a really gruesome and grim story.’“ www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
Trump administration live updates: Lawmakers view unredacted Epstein files at Justice Department
Trump administration live updates: Congress members may begin viewing unredacted Epstein files at DOJ
www.nbcnews.com
February 10, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Women:
Remember yourself at 16, 14, 11, 10, and even 9.
Then think about grown men molesting you.
At 10 or so, you’re in the fourth or fifth grade.
When I was in the fourth grade, I was thinking about our school play.
Remember yourself at 16, 14, 11, 10, and even 9.
Then think about grown men molesting you.
At 10 or so, you’re in the fourth or fifth grade.
When I was in the fourth grade, I was thinking about our school play.
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The above is as far from a doomer post as can be. At this late date, declaring it's all going to work out, nobody *you* know supports Trump--that's a kind of doomerism by delusion. Democracy is a struggle, not a tide just sometimes comes in.
February 9, 2026 at 11:05 PM
The above is as far from a doomer post as can be. At this late date, declaring it's all going to work out, nobody *you* know supports Trump--that's a kind of doomerism by delusion. Democracy is a struggle, not a tide just sometimes comes in.
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Rep. Raskin: “I think that the DOJ has been in a cover-up mode for many months and has been trying to sweep the entire thing under the rug…There's no way you run a billion-dollar international child sex trafficking ring with just two people committing crimes.”
February 9, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Rep. Raskin: “I think that the DOJ has been in a cover-up mode for many months and has been trying to sweep the entire thing under the rug…There's no way you run a billion-dollar international child sex trafficking ring with just two people committing crimes.”
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This. Theories of Trump stealing the midterms that start with assuming control of the House all comes down to a few very close races isn’t really a theory of Trump stealing the midterms.
It’s basically the 2020 plot, which was in one race, not many, and thwarted by Biden winning by multiple states.
It’s basically the 2020 plot, which was in one race, not many, and thwarted by Biden winning by multiple states.
This would be terrifying if control was actually going to come down to a small number of closer races. But it’s not, and nobody frothing into a panic over it will internalize that load bearing part of the speculation.
Over the past three weeks, the "nightmare scenario" for November's midterms has grown more plausible www.vox.com/politics/478...
February 9, 2026 at 7:22 PM
This. Theories of Trump stealing the midterms that start with assuming control of the House all comes down to a few very close races isn’t really a theory of Trump stealing the midterms.
It’s basically the 2020 plot, which was in one race, not many, and thwarted by Biden winning by multiple states.
It’s basically the 2020 plot, which was in one race, not many, and thwarted by Biden winning by multiple states.
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I'm hardly the first person to note this, but it's enormously instructive that our President and his followers saw the message "THE ONLY THING MORE POWERFUL THAN HATE IS LOVE" and understood it, correctly, as an attack on them
February 9, 2026 at 2:11 AM
I'm hardly the first person to note this, but it's enormously instructive that our President and his followers saw the message "THE ONLY THING MORE POWERFUL THAN HATE IS LOVE" and understood it, correctly, as an attack on them
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Unidos somos América.
February 9, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Unidos somos América.
Great post
Benito is a threat b/c he makes art so alluring and enjoyable you want to understand everything about it and then you end up learning about sugar and slavery and colonialism and the Taínos and Hawaii and then you probably have some thoughts of your own, and that's why art is powerful and dangerous
February 9, 2026 at 7:02 AM
Great post
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Extremely good break down on how GenAi doesn’t learn, it copies.
Good reporting work done here
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
Good reporting work done here
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
AI’s Memorization Crisis
Large language models don’t “learn”—they copy. And that could change everything for the tech industry.
www.theatlantic.com
January 12, 2026 at 4:13 AM
Extremely good break down on how GenAi doesn’t learn, it copies.
Good reporting work done here
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
Good reporting work done here
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
Good take
I'm convinced AI is our generation's radium - a discovery with genuinely useful applications in specific, controlled circumstances that we stupidly put in everything from kid's toys to toothpaste until we realised the harm far too late where future generations will ask if we were out of our minds.
VC, founder, dumbass
February 9, 2026 at 6:23 AM
Good take
Important
As long as we’re talking about sugar and its history:
The Barbaric History of Sugar in America (Published 2019)
How sugar became the “white gold” that fueled slavery — and an industry that continues to exploit black lives to this day.
www.nytimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:48 AM
Important
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Ocasio gang rise up 🙌🏽🇵🇷
February 9, 2026 at 1:49 AM
Ocasio gang rise up 🙌🏽🇵🇷
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Call it what it is, @nbcnews.com. Concentration camp.
Every time.
The OED defines a concentration camp as “a camp in which large numbers of people, esp. political prisoners or members of persecuted minorities, are deliberately imprisoned in a relatively small area with inadequate facilities.”
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Every time.
The OED defines a concentration camp as “a camp in which large numbers of people, esp. political prisoners or members of persecuted minorities, are deliberately imprisoned in a relatively small area with inadequate facilities.”
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The proposed centers are so large that some could house as many as 8,000 detainees at once, according to a DHS spreadsheet of more than 20 potential locations that was verified by NBC News. The largest federal prison in the U.S., for example, has roughly 4,000 inmates.
ICE plans to build mega warehouses for immigration detention spark growing concern
Sources at two government contractors told NBC News they were worried that new warehouses — and the large numbers of immigrants who would be housed in them — would present safety problems.
www.nbcnews.com
February 8, 2026 at 6:32 AM
Call it what it is, @nbcnews.com. Concentration camp.
Every time.
The OED defines a concentration camp as “a camp in which large numbers of people, esp. political prisoners or members of persecuted minorities, are deliberately imprisoned in a relatively small area with inadequate facilities.”
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Every time.
The OED defines a concentration camp as “a camp in which large numbers of people, esp. political prisoners or members of persecuted minorities, are deliberately imprisoned in a relatively small area with inadequate facilities.”
👀
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Concentration camps:
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick."
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick."
Exclusive: Detention Center Captives Are Throwing Lotion Bottles Wrapped With Notes to Organizers Outside Otay Mesa Facility ~ L.A. TACO
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh," an Otay Mesa captive communicated through handwritten note. "We are all in one big room with no doors...
lataco.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:24 AM
Concentration camps:
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick."
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick."
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just building this awful camp system is a crime against humanity imo
The proposed centers are so large that some could house as many as 8,000 detainees at once, according to a DHS spreadsheet of more than 20 potential locations that was verified by NBC News. The largest federal prison in the U.S., for example, has roughly 4,000 inmates.
ICE plans to build mega warehouses for immigration detention spark growing concern
Sources at two government contractors told NBC News they were worried that new warehouses — and the large numbers of immigrants who would be housed in them — would present safety problems.
www.nbcnews.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:49 AM
just building this awful camp system is a crime against humanity imo
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Taxing billionaires out of existence may be the most critical domestic policy fight of our lifetimes.
Former Washington Post journalists have launched a GoFundMe to help repatriate fired staff members who are effectively stranded in foreign countries.
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
Donate to Support for Washington Post international employees, organized by Michelle Lee
Among the hundreds of journalists laid off by The Washington Post on … Michelle Lee needs your support for Support for Washington Post international employees
www.gofundme.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:40 AM
Taxing billionaires out of existence may be the most critical domestic policy fight of our lifetimes.
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Go ahead and keep gerrymandering, Republicans
You’re still gonna lose the midterms
You’re still gonna lose the midterms
NEWS: Democrat Chasity Martinez has won the Louisiana HD-60 special election, defeating Republican Brad Daigle and holding the seat.
Martinez won 63%–37%. Trump carried the district by 13 points in 2024.
Another major Democratic overperformance.
Martinez won 63%–37%. Trump carried the district by 13 points in 2024.
Another major Democratic overperformance.
February 8, 2026 at 4:45 AM
Go ahead and keep gerrymandering, Republicans
You’re still gonna lose the midterms
You’re still gonna lose the midterms
February 8, 2026 at 1:31 AM
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Ossoff: "You're seeing what I'm seeing, right? The president posting about the Obamas like a Klansman."
February 7, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Ossoff: "You're seeing what I'm seeing, right? The president posting about the Obamas like a Klansman."
Yes
As much as we want to rip them a new one for getting us into this mess, when people on the right come forward and apologize and admit they were wrong, we should probably welcome them to the light.
February 7, 2026 at 8:02 AM
Yes
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Vít Krejčí with the give-and-go inbounds and he takes it right to the rim for the dunk (with replays)
This isn't just any regular dunk, he literally faked the dunk direction to avoid the block and got it back.
Sorry Vit, I wasn't familiar with your game.
Also on Youtube:
youtu.be/gIPbc9gilHg
This isn't just any regular dunk, he literally faked the dunk direction to avoid the block and got it back.
Sorry Vit, I wasn't familiar with your game.
Also on Youtube:
youtu.be/gIPbc9gilHg
February 7, 2026 at 3:55 AM
Vít Krejčí with the give-and-go inbounds and he takes it right to the rim for the dunk (with replays)
This isn't just any regular dunk, he literally faked the dunk direction to avoid the block and got it back.
Sorry Vit, I wasn't familiar with your game.
Also on Youtube:
youtu.be/gIPbc9gilHg
This isn't just any regular dunk, he literally faked the dunk direction to avoid the block and got it back.
Sorry Vit, I wasn't familiar with your game.
Also on Youtube:
youtu.be/gIPbc9gilHg
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This video is a masterclass in how to EFFECTIVELY resist authoritarianism youtu.be/i2g_-syvuJc?...
Why Americans Will Never Strike Like the French (And Why That's the Problem)
YouTube video by Tiana Thompson
youtu.be
January 30, 2026 at 4:49 PM
This video is a masterclass in how to EFFECTIVELY resist authoritarianism youtu.be/i2g_-syvuJc?...