Patrick Meyers
@pmeyers7.bsky.social
Formerly: Biden WH/USAID/DoD, Transition 46, global risk and investigations, other shenanigans. Research, defense, intl affairs, Tottenham Hotspur, and the Boston Celtics. New England enthusiast.
I've got nothing, folks.
Trump says that HBCUs would be "all be out of business" if fewer Chinese students were allowed to go to American universities
November 11, 2025 at 2:29 AM
I've got nothing, folks.
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Christian Gonzalez has really embraced New England/Boston. You love to see it
November 9, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Christian Gonzalez has really embraced New England/Boston. You love to see it
I have to give a lot of credit to Hochul here - this is exactly what she should be doing. This city and state have vast reserves of political, financial, and cultural power, and we should be using all of it to keep New Yorkers safe from the administration.
"Inside Hochul’s Emergency Plan to Keep Trump Out of New York: State officials, business leaders and activists are quietly forming a coalition to stop a federal incursion into America’s largest city following Zohran Mamdani’s victory." -- www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Inside Hochul’s Emergency Plan to Keep Trump Out of New York
State officials, business leaders and activists are quietly forming a coalition to stop a federal incursion into America’s largest city following Zohran Mamdani’s victory.
www.politico.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:21 AM
I have to give a lot of credit to Hochul here - this is exactly what she should be doing. This city and state have vast reserves of political, financial, and cultural power, and we should be using all of it to keep New Yorkers safe from the administration.
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Today @TheNewYorker released our short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” online.
It traces the ongoing effects of the sudden shutdown of US foreign aid through the story of one mother in Kenya as she seeks to save her daughter from sickness and starvation. 🎥 1/ www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
It traces the ongoing effects of the sudden shutdown of US foreign aid through the story of one mother in Kenya as she seeks to save her daughter from sickness and starvation. 🎥 1/ www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
www.newyorker.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Today @TheNewYorker released our short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” online.
It traces the ongoing effects of the sudden shutdown of US foreign aid through the story of one mother in Kenya as she seeks to save her daughter from sickness and starvation. 🎥 1/ www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
It traces the ongoing effects of the sudden shutdown of US foreign aid through the story of one mother in Kenya as she seeks to save her daughter from sickness and starvation. 🎥 1/ www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
Bit of an odd framing here. It seems like Tisch acted appropriately (and that the Mayor-elect agrees with what she did).
November 6, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Bit of an odd framing here. It seems like Tisch acted appropriately (and that the Mayor-elect agrees with what she did).
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“Mommy! Mommy! Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!”
— Leia Kahl, as she was overwhelmed by immigration agents’ tear gas.
Leia’s age: 2.
Via @natashakorecki.bsky.social
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
— Leia Kahl, as she was overwhelmed by immigration agents’ tear gas.
Leia’s age: 2.
Via @natashakorecki.bsky.social
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Chicago residents say kids tear-gassed due to nearby immigration enforcement
A Chicago mother tells NBC News she and her 2-year-old were hit with a chemical agent. Many residents say the city wasn’t a “war zone”— until immigration agents swept through.
www.nbcnews.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:49 AM
“Mommy! Mommy! Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!”
— Leia Kahl, as she was overwhelmed by immigration agents’ tear gas.
Leia’s age: 2.
Via @natashakorecki.bsky.social
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
— Leia Kahl, as she was overwhelmed by immigration agents’ tear gas.
Leia’s age: 2.
Via @natashakorecki.bsky.social
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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remember this great new york post scoop from yesterday morning?
Republicans have ‘clear momentum’ against ‘broke, divided’ Dems heading into 2026 midterms: internal memo
Republicans have ‘clear momentum’ against ‘broke, divided’ Dems heading into 2026 midterms: internal memo
House Republicans believe they have "clear momentum" one year out from the 2026 midterm elections, despite historical headwinds against the party in power.
nypost.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:07 PM
remember this great new york post scoop from yesterday morning?
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😎😎😎😎 GOOD THINGS CAN STILL HAPPEN 😎😎😎😎
November 5, 2025 at 5:22 AM
😎😎😎😎 GOOD THINGS CAN STILL HAPPEN 😎😎😎😎
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The last month of the anti-Mamdani campaign was an absolutely shameful undertaking, an attempt to rip the city and Democratic coalition apart and I'm very happy to see it failed.
November 5, 2025 at 3:15 AM
The last month of the anti-Mamdani campaign was an absolutely shameful undertaking, an attempt to rip the city and Democratic coalition apart and I'm very happy to see it failed.
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Trump: "Hear me, President Trump, when I say this: to get to any of us, you will have to get through all of us."
November 5, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Trump: "Hear me, President Trump, when I say this: to get to any of us, you will have to get through all of us."
Folks, I've heard a lot (a LOT) of speeches in my life, and that's got to be one of the best I've ever heard.
and yeah, what he said.
and yeah, what he said.
MAMDANI: "So hear this, Donald Trump: To get to any of us, you will have to get through all of us."
November 5, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Folks, I've heard a lot (a LOT) of speeches in my life, and that's got to be one of the best I've ever heard.
and yeah, what he said.
and yeah, what he said.
I love New York.
A sneak peek at the cover of next week’s issue, which celebrates Zohran Mamdani’s historic win. #NewYorkerCovers
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/451hFM
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/451hFM
November 5, 2025 at 4:07 AM
I love New York.
Puskas now.
November 4, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Puskas now.
I'll never stop shouting from the rooftops that a successful Democratic Party must have anti-corruption efforts as one of its primary pillars. We will not be able to rebuild government or the country's reputation abroad without it. That might make life difficult for some folks in DC, but too bad.
I realize we’re in a post-truth environment, but: I cannot understand how the fact that the platform run by Changpeng Zhao—the crypto billionaire recently pardoned by Trump—was serving to money-launder for Hamas, Al Qaeda, and ISIS, has not taken on greater salience.
November 3, 2025 at 9:27 PM
I'll never stop shouting from the rooftops that a successful Democratic Party must have anti-corruption efforts as one of its primary pillars. We will not be able to rebuild government or the country's reputation abroad without it. That might make life difficult for some folks in DC, but too bad.
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Apple gives you a lot of control over your privacy and security. Make good use of it. www.wired.com/story/iphone...
Want to Lock Down Your iPhone? Here Are the Settings to Change
Apple gives you a lot of control over your privacy and security. Make good use of it.
www.wired.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Apple gives you a lot of control over your privacy and security. Make good use of it. www.wired.com/story/iphone...
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Crazy how much some media has normalized the idea that voters are taking a risk if they elect governors/mayors who will defy Trump. That he’ll threaten their funding, etc.
Try to imagine, say. Greg Abbott being asked if he’s worried that Biden will punish Texas over his lawsuits.
Try to imagine, say. Greg Abbott being asked if he’s worried that Biden will punish Texas over his lawsuits.
November 3, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Crazy how much some media has normalized the idea that voters are taking a risk if they elect governors/mayors who will defy Trump. That he’ll threaten their funding, etc.
Try to imagine, say. Greg Abbott being asked if he’s worried that Biden will punish Texas over his lawsuits.
Try to imagine, say. Greg Abbott being asked if he’s worried that Biden will punish Texas over his lawsuits.
It says a lot about how much I like Zohran that I voted for a Knicks and Arsenal diehard.
November 3, 2025 at 2:08 AM
It says a lot about how much I like Zohran that I voted for a Knicks and Arsenal diehard.
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On that evidence it’s better to have a go than just do nothing at all. Can barely remember seeing anything so insipid. Made no impression on the game whatsoever.
November 1, 2025 at 7:34 PM
On that evidence it’s better to have a go than just do nothing at all. Can barely remember seeing anything so insipid. Made no impression on the game whatsoever.
An excellent and educational thread here on the history of multiethnic union solidarity in America.
JD Vance claims that diversity weakens unions, as people end up distrusting each other and not organizing.
Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
October 30, 2025 at 12:52 PM
An excellent and educational thread here on the history of multiethnic union solidarity in America.
Not just linked to teams and firms in the UK, either. We've loads on our side of the Atlantic as well, and yet it is very rarely talked about. I'm not sure people here really understand the scale of the atrocities being committed in Sudan, but I wish they would.
In a complex world, some of the same people in the UAE linked to the alleged arming this Sudanese rebel group tied to a popular Premier League football team in Manchester
www.wsj.com/world/how-u-...
www.wsj.com/world/how-u-...
Exclusive | How U.A.E. Arms Bolstered a Sudanese Militia Accused of Genocide
Reports by U.S. intelligence agencies show an increase in the flow of materiel from the U.A.E. to the rebel Rapid Support Forces since the spring, according to U.S. officials.
www.wsj.com
October 29, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Not just linked to teams and firms in the UK, either. We've loads on our side of the Atlantic as well, and yet it is very rarely talked about. I'm not sure people here really understand the scale of the atrocities being committed in Sudan, but I wish they would.
Absolute trash. Get out of my party.
So here's Andrew Cuomo reacting to Maria Bartiromo wondering if Mamdani will "change the look of New York" and have Muslim women "completely covered up," telling her that Mamdani "doesn't understand New York culture" because he has "dual citizenship" and "he's a citizen of Uganda."
October 29, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Absolute trash. Get out of my party.
This entire thread is incredible. Judge Ellis just methodically dismantled what Bovino and CBP have been doing, showing Bovino how CBP's actions violate their own guidelines on use of force. Particularly enjoy her explaining that Chicagoans have a right to tell them that they want them to leave.
Bovino says he can get that to the court by Friday.
Reports about future uses of force and body-worn camera footage must be submitted to the court within 24 hours.
Ellis orders Bovino to report to her in person *EVERY DAY* at 4:30 p.m. to recap the events of the day.
Laughter erupts.
Reports about future uses of force and body-worn camera footage must be submitted to the court within 24 hours.
Ellis orders Bovino to report to her in person *EVERY DAY* at 4:30 p.m. to recap the events of the day.
Laughter erupts.
October 28, 2025 at 4:41 PM
This entire thread is incredible. Judge Ellis just methodically dismantled what Bovino and CBP have been doing, showing Bovino how CBP's actions violate their own guidelines on use of force. Particularly enjoy her explaining that Chicagoans have a right to tell them that they want them to leave.
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🚨BIG changes happening -- ICE leadership is being purged tonight. The old guard, which prioritized targeted enforcement operations aimed at people with criminal records, is being replaced with Border Patrol and Gregory Bovino's "Midway Blitz" style.
Think things are bad now? It'll get worse.
Think things are bad now? It'll get worse.
October 28, 2025 at 12:27 AM
🚨BIG changes happening -- ICE leadership is being purged tonight. The old guard, which prioritized targeted enforcement operations aimed at people with criminal records, is being replaced with Border Patrol and Gregory Bovino's "Midway Blitz" style.
Think things are bad now? It'll get worse.
Think things are bad now? It'll get worse.
As a sometimes political consultant, my take would be that searching for a unified theory of "how do we win all elections and/or make it 2008 again" is generally going to be a fruitless endeavor (unless the aim is to, I don't know, placate some very rich donors). Each race is different!
nobody who’s a consultant selling political services will tell you that we have only minimal control over election outcomes but i think this stuff just isnt that important.
October 27, 2025 at 8:52 PM
As a sometimes political consultant, my take would be that searching for a unified theory of "how do we win all elections and/or make it 2008 again" is generally going to be a fruitless endeavor (unless the aim is to, I don't know, placate some very rich donors). Each race is different!