Patrick Anderson
@pjinsodak.bsky.social
Image Maker. Creative. Cocktail Geek. Educator. Fugitive on a Forgotten Highway. Watertown, SD
I've been a Vikings fan since I was old enough to pay attention 55+ years. This year is particularly tough.
November 30, 2025 at 11:11 PM
I've been a Vikings fan since I was old enough to pay attention 55+ years. This year is particularly tough.
Big numbers are hard to grasp. This might help.
1 million seconds = about 12 days.
1 billion seconds = 31 days
Conservative estimate of Elon Musk's wealth = 300+ billion dollars.
300 billion seconds = 10,459 years.
1 million seconds = about 12 days.
1 billion seconds = 31 days
Conservative estimate of Elon Musk's wealth = 300+ billion dollars.
300 billion seconds = 10,459 years.
October 25, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Big numbers are hard to grasp. This might help.
1 million seconds = about 12 days.
1 billion seconds = 31 days
Conservative estimate of Elon Musk's wealth = 300+ billion dollars.
300 billion seconds = 10,459 years.
1 million seconds = about 12 days.
1 billion seconds = 31 days
Conservative estimate of Elon Musk's wealth = 300+ billion dollars.
300 billion seconds = 10,459 years.
First, thank you to the doctors, nurses, and researchers who devote their lives to protecting public health. Your knowledge and sacrifice have saved countless people, including many we love. I trust science, and I trust you.
September 7, 2025 at 4:58 PM
First, thank you to the doctors, nurses, and researchers who devote their lives to protecting public health. Your knowledge and sacrifice have saved countless people, including many we love. I trust science, and I trust you.
September 1, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Sitting around watching waves on the big lake. Superior. Knife River, Minnesota
August 15, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Sitting around watching waves on the big lake. Superior. Knife River, Minnesota
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Murderers impersonating cops is the natural outflow of actual cops insisting they need not identify themselves nor show their faces. Anyone can yell “police” and you’re just supposed to cower I guess.
Two Minnesota lawmakers are in grave condition following apparent “targeted” shooting, officials say
Authorities believe the shooter was impersonating law enforcement
Authorities believe the shooter was impersonating law enforcement
2 Minnesota lawmakers shot in apparent 'targeted' incident: Officials
Police are investigating two shootings targeting elected officials in Minnesota that could possibly be connected, officials said.
abcnews.go.com
June 14, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Murderers impersonating cops is the natural outflow of actual cops insisting they need not identify themselves nor show their faces. Anyone can yell “police” and you’re just supposed to cower I guess.
"And seriously, anybody working in a job that doesn't let you take a nap when you need to should get a new job."
Absolute wisdom from SciFi: A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers.
Absolute wisdom from SciFi: A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers.
June 6, 2025 at 11:49 PM
"And seriously, anybody working in a job that doesn't let you take a nap when you need to should get a new job."
Absolute wisdom from SciFi: A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers.
Absolute wisdom from SciFi: A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers.
What a dumb headline @usatoday.com. Pearl Harbor was a secret attack by an aggressor. Calling this Russia's Pearl Harbor is extremely insulting. Ukraine was the one attacked by an aggressor-fighting back tooth and nail to keep its own sovereignty. Russia can end this in a minute by pulling out.
June 2, 2025 at 3:37 PM
What a dumb headline @usatoday.com. Pearl Harbor was a secret attack by an aggressor. Calling this Russia's Pearl Harbor is extremely insulting. Ukraine was the one attacked by an aggressor-fighting back tooth and nail to keep its own sovereignty. Russia can end this in a minute by pulling out.
Sadness. I can't believe she was 87 years old. I really loved M*A*S*H and she was a wonderful part of that cast.
There were a lot of human/life lessons to be learned in that show. It definitely had an impact on me beyond the humor
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There were a lot of human/life lessons to be learned in that show. It definitely had an impact on me beyond the humor
www.bbc.com/news/article...
M*A*S*H actress Loretta Swit dies aged 87
Swit won awards for her role as "Hot Lips" Houlihan, a nurse based at hospital during the Korean War.
www.bbc.com
May 30, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Sadness. I can't believe she was 87 years old. I really loved M*A*S*H and she was a wonderful part of that cast.
There were a lot of human/life lessons to be learned in that show. It definitely had an impact on me beyond the humor
www.bbc.com/news/article...
There were a lot of human/life lessons to be learned in that show. It definitely had an impact on me beyond the humor
www.bbc.com/news/article...
My neighbors voted for her over and over again. I just can't fathom that. Self-interest seemed like the only motivation for her.
www.axios.com/2025/05/20/k...
www.axios.com/2025/05/20/k...
Noem botches habeas corpus questions at Senate hearing
Sen. Maggie Hassan interrupted Noem: "Excuse me, that's incorrect."
www.axios.com
May 20, 2025 at 7:56 PM
My neighbors voted for her over and over again. I just can't fathom that. Self-interest seemed like the only motivation for her.
www.axios.com/2025/05/20/k...
www.axios.com/2025/05/20/k...
Added another post to substack for the Compassion, Not Combat series.
Kind of scary posting my words out there. Send positive vibes.
open.substack.com/pub/pjinsoda...
Kind of scary posting my words out there. Send positive vibes.
open.substack.com/pub/pjinsoda...
Listen Like It Matters
Part 2 of Compassion, Not Combat
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May 14, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Added another post to substack for the Compassion, Not Combat series.
Kind of scary posting my words out there. Send positive vibes.
open.substack.com/pub/pjinsoda...
Kind of scary posting my words out there. Send positive vibes.
open.substack.com/pub/pjinsoda...
Do we need to be afraid that we will lose some books forever or is there another backup?
Is this like losing the library at Alexandria?
www.npr.org/2025/05/12/n...
Is this like losing the library at Alexandria?
www.npr.org/2025/05/12/n...
The President has named a new Acting Librarian of Congress. It's his former defense lawyer.
Todd Blanche, a former personal lawyer for President Trump, is now acting Librarian of Congress. According to his public profile, Blanche has no experience working in libraries or archives.
www.npr.org
May 12, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Do we need to be afraid that we will lose some books forever or is there another backup?
Is this like losing the library at Alexandria?
www.npr.org/2025/05/12/n...
Is this like losing the library at Alexandria?
www.npr.org/2025/05/12/n...
Leadership is never about "service" for Trump. It's only about status and personal gain. Even if they find a way to call this "legal" it smacks of a conflict of interest or even quid pro quo.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...
abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...
Trump administration poised to accept 'palace in the sky' as a gift for Trump from Qatar: Sources
President Trump poised to accept "palace in the sky" as a gift from Qatar: Sources
abcnews.go.com
May 11, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Leadership is never about "service" for Trump. It's only about status and personal gain. Even if they find a way to call this "legal" it smacks of a conflict of interest or even quid pro quo.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...
abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...
Congress members do not deserve their pay. This vote is the equivalent to employees going to work and scrolling Instagram reels or shopping on Amazon all workday and getting paid for it. Totally unproductive.
www.cnn.com/2025/05/08/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/05/08/p...
House passes GOP-led bill to rename Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America | CNN Politics
The House has passed a Republican-led bill that would rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, moving a step closer to codifying President Donald Trump’s push to rename the body of water.
www.cnn.com
May 8, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Congress members do not deserve their pay. This vote is the equivalent to employees going to work and scrolling Instagram reels or shopping on Amazon all workday and getting paid for it. Totally unproductive.
www.cnn.com/2025/05/08/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/05/08/p...
I've been working on this for quite a while. Just some things I wanted to say. Needs more room than a post here.
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May 6, 2025 at 1:57 PM
I've been working on this for quite a while. Just some things I wanted to say. Needs more room than a post here.
open.substack.com/pub/pjinsoda...
open.substack.com/pub/pjinsoda...
I'm supportive of this, but only if the residents are comprised of the current administration.
Although it would be a waste of a pretty cool historical site.
www.npr.org/2025/05/05/n...
Although it would be a waste of a pretty cool historical site.
www.npr.org/2025/05/05/n...
Trump says he will reopen Alcatraz for the 'most ruthless and violent' prisoners
The prison on a forbidding island off San Francisco was operated at a prohibitive cost. Now, President Trump says it's time to substantially enlarge and rebuild Alcatraz as a federal penitentiary.
www.npr.org
May 6, 2025 at 1:12 AM
I'm supportive of this, but only if the residents are comprised of the current administration.
Although it would be a waste of a pretty cool historical site.
www.npr.org/2025/05/05/n...
Although it would be a waste of a pretty cool historical site.
www.npr.org/2025/05/05/n...
I'm going to try substack. Sometimes, I just need more room to say what I want to say. I'd be grateful if you followed along. I'll try to create content regularly (yikes!) pjinsodak.substack.com/subscribe
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May 5, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I'm going to try substack. Sometimes, I just need more room to say what I want to say. I'd be grateful if you followed along. I'll try to create content regularly (yikes!) pjinsodak.substack.com/subscribe
“This is the new model, where you work in these plants for the rest of your life, and your kids work here, and your grandkids work here.”
Funny, my parents worked hard to make sure that I didn't have to have that life. Thanks, Oligarchs.
www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
Funny, my parents worked hard to make sure that I didn't have to have that life. Thanks, Oligarchs.
www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
MSN
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May 5, 2025 at 5:20 PM
“This is the new model, where you work in these plants for the rest of your life, and your kids work here, and your grandkids work here.”
Funny, my parents worked hard to make sure that I didn't have to have that life. Thanks, Oligarchs.
www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
Funny, my parents worked hard to make sure that I didn't have to have that life. Thanks, Oligarchs.
www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
April Fools used to be kind of fun on the internet. But, THIS YEAR, I'm having a hell of a time figuring out what is real news and what might be a gag. Nothing is unbelievable anymore.
I hope there is a future where we can feel a little normal (and safe) again.
I hope there is a future where we can feel a little normal (and safe) again.
April 1, 2025 at 6:51 PM
April Fools used to be kind of fun on the internet. But, THIS YEAR, I'm having a hell of a time figuring out what is real news and what might be a gag. Nothing is unbelievable anymore.
I hope there is a future where we can feel a little normal (and safe) again.
I hope there is a future where we can feel a little normal (and safe) again.
Instagram hounding me with irrelevant notifications that I can't turn off. So, I turned ALL notifications from Instagram off. 'Tis mostly a waste of time anyway.
They lost this photographer a long time ago.
They lost this photographer a long time ago.
March 29, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Instagram hounding me with irrelevant notifications that I can't turn off. So, I turned ALL notifications from Instagram off. 'Tis mostly a waste of time anyway.
They lost this photographer a long time ago.
They lost this photographer a long time ago.
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Homo Mercantis: The Suicide of a Species
(Sunday Thoughts -A short thread)
1/
We didn’t survive as individuals.
We survived as groups.
That’s what made us human sapiens—creatures of care, storytelling, and mutual aid.
Survival was always shared.
🎨 Cave Painting
(Sunday Thoughts -A short thread)
1/
We didn’t survive as individuals.
We survived as groups.
That’s what made us human sapiens—creatures of care, storytelling, and mutual aid.
Survival was always shared.
🎨 Cave Painting
March 23, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Homo Mercantis: The Suicide of a Species
(Sunday Thoughts -A short thread)
1/
We didn’t survive as individuals.
We survived as groups.
That’s what made us human sapiens—creatures of care, storytelling, and mutual aid.
Survival was always shared.
🎨 Cave Painting
(Sunday Thoughts -A short thread)
1/
We didn’t survive as individuals.
We survived as groups.
That’s what made us human sapiens—creatures of care, storytelling, and mutual aid.
Survival was always shared.
🎨 Cave Painting
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Reposted by Patrick Anderson
One of our supporters shared this with us—people are getting creative tonight!
February 14, 2025 at 4:25 AM
One of our supporters shared this with us—people are getting creative tonight!
Here's another added distraction to my classroom. southdakotasearchlight.com/2025/02/12/b...
Bill to allow concealed pistols on college campuses clears state Senate • South Dakota Searchlight
PIERRE – A bill to let students carry concealed pistols in South Dakota public colleges is on its way to the state House of Representatives.
southdakotasearchlight.com
February 13, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Here's another added distraction to my classroom. southdakotasearchlight.com/2025/02/12/b...