Patrick Rizzo
@prizscisurf.bsky.social
Peabody Award-winning journalist NBC, Reuters, AP | Writer | Ex-Environmental Science PhD student | Dad, hubby, surfer, cat butler
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Get it? See, it's funny 'cuz our President is a pathological liar who rarely, if ever, tells the truth.
February 13, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Get it? See, it's funny 'cuz our President is a pathological liar who rarely, if ever, tells the truth.
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BREAKING: Multiple Epstein victims tell NBC News that Pam Bondi intentionally un-redacted their names and other victims' names as a way to threaten them into silence!
“I think we all realize now that [the DOJ] really wanted to silence us, and thought that could scare us by putting our names out.”
“I think we all realize now that [the DOJ] really wanted to silence us, and thought that could scare us by putting our names out.”
February 12, 2026 at 5:35 PM
BREAKING: Multiple Epstein victims tell NBC News that Pam Bondi intentionally un-redacted their names and other victims' names as a way to threaten them into silence!
“I think we all realize now that [the DOJ] really wanted to silence us, and thought that could scare us by putting our names out.”
“I think we all realize now that [the DOJ] really wanted to silence us, and thought that could scare us by putting our names out.”
Is he planning something stupid?
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
F.A.A. Halts All Flights at El Paso Airport for 10 Days
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 11:54 AM
Is he planning something stupid?
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
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"This is Mia, 7 years old -- 'I don't want to be in this place. I want to be in my school'" -- Walkinshaw confronts Lyons with letters written by kids being detained by ICE
February 10, 2026 at 6:05 PM
"This is Mia, 7 years old -- 'I don't want to be in this place. I want to be in my school'" -- Walkinshaw confronts Lyons with letters written by kids being detained by ICE
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Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."
February 10, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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The US government is trying to make coal seem cute.
The US government is trying to make coal seem cute. It isn't.
Trump complained that coal needed better PR. Then "Coalie" showed up.
www.motherjones.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:52 PM
The US government is trying to make coal seem cute.
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ICE has caused enough hell over the past 378 days since Trump has taken office.
Kristi Noem has been a complete and total failure at her job. Unqualified ICE agents have been killing U.S. citizens and terrorizing our communities.
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Kristi Noem has been a complete and total failure at her job. Unqualified ICE agents have been killing U.S. citizens and terrorizing our communities.
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February 3, 2026 at 7:27 PM
ICE has caused enough hell over the past 378 days since Trump has taken office.
Kristi Noem has been a complete and total failure at her job. Unqualified ICE agents have been killing U.S. citizens and terrorizing our communities.
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Kristi Noem has been a complete and total failure at her job. Unqualified ICE agents have been killing U.S. citizens and terrorizing our communities.
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“Imagine if we had to follow the law”
February 3, 2026 at 5:16 PM
“Imagine if we had to follow the law”
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When your unhinged anti-vaxxer Secretary of HHS collides with the racist, angry troll who is in charge of your immigration policies, you get this.
God help us.
#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks
God help us.
#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks
BREAKING: ICE has halted "all movement" at a Texas detention facility due to measles infections, DHS confirms.
ICE halts "all movement" at Texas detention facility due to measles infections
The measles cases at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center were detected Friday, Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement to CBS News.
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February 2, 2026 at 2:02 AM
When your unhinged anti-vaxxer Secretary of HHS collides with the racist, angry troll who is in charge of your immigration policies, you get this.
God help us.
#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks
God help us.
#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks
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As I argued yesterday:
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January 31, 2026 at 8:33 PM
As I argued yesterday:
www.pbump.net/o/its-worse-...
www.pbump.net/o/its-worse-...
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The DOJ and FBI are fully complicit in the cover-up of the Epstein files
It is being done in plain view, with little effort to hide it
But shoddy cover-ups like this in an authoritarian regime aren't meant to be believed
They're meant to send the message that they're going to get away with it
It is being done in plain view, with little effort to hide it
But shoddy cover-ups like this in an authoritarian regime aren't meant to be believed
They're meant to send the message that they're going to get away with it
January 9, 2026 at 7:38 PM
The DOJ and FBI are fully complicit in the cover-up of the Epstein files
It is being done in plain view, with little effort to hide it
But shoddy cover-ups like this in an authoritarian regime aren't meant to be believed
They're meant to send the message that they're going to get away with it
It is being done in plain view, with little effort to hide it
But shoddy cover-ups like this in an authoritarian regime aren't meant to be believed
They're meant to send the message that they're going to get away with it
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I get tired of saying it, but I’ll say it again: the nature of oppression in America is that they workshop it first on Black, Latino, Asian & Native people.
But it is always, in the end, coming for everyone.
But it is always, in the end, coming for everyone.
The arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort are a test for every MSM member with a platform. If you are not voicing your outrage at this blatant violation of the First Amendment, you are utterly discredited as a journalist.
January 30, 2026 at 4:46 PM
I get tired of saying it, but I’ll say it again: the nature of oppression in America is that they workshop it first on Black, Latino, Asian & Native people.
But it is always, in the end, coming for everyone.
But it is always, in the end, coming for everyone.
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The former CNN host has been a longtime critic of President Donald Trump.
Don Lemon Arrested By Federal Agents While Covering Grammy Awards
The former CNN host has been a longtime critic of President Donald Trump.
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January 30, 2026 at 1:38 PM
The former CNN host has been a longtime critic of President Donald Trump.
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NEW: Six senators accused Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche of a “glaring” conflict of interest, citing ProPublica reporting that found he held at least $159,000 in related investments when he shut down crypto investigations at the DOJ.
Six Senators Accuse Deputy Attorney General of “Glaring” Crypto Conflict, Cite ProPublica Investigation
The senators presented a letter demanding that top DOJ official Todd Blanche clarify the legality of his actions, pointing to ProPublica reporting that found he owned at least $159,000 in related asse...
www.propublica.org
January 29, 2026 at 9:35 PM
NEW: Six senators accused Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche of a “glaring” conflict of interest, citing ProPublica reporting that found he held at least $159,000 in related investments when he shut down crypto investigations at the DOJ.
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This make you uncomfortable? Good! Because this isn’t history, it’s reality and what ICE has normalized.
January 30, 2026 at 6:00 AM
This make you uncomfortable? Good! Because this isn’t history, it’s reality and what ICE has normalized.
The lyrics to our new anthem, by the Boss:
Oh our Minneapolis, I hear your voice singing through the bloody mist
We'll take our stand for this land and the stranger in our midst
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Oh our Minneapolis, I hear your voice singing through the bloody mist
We'll take our stand for this land and the stranger in our midst
springsteenlyrics.com/lyrics.php?s...
Bruce Springsteen Lyrics: STREETS OF MINNEAPOLIS [Official studio version]
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January 28, 2026 at 10:54 PM
The lyrics to our new anthem, by the Boss:
Oh our Minneapolis, I hear your voice singing through the bloody mist
We'll take our stand for this land and the stranger in our midst
springsteenlyrics.com/lyrics.php?s...
Oh our Minneapolis, I hear your voice singing through the bloody mist
We'll take our stand for this land and the stranger in our midst
springsteenlyrics.com/lyrics.php?s...
From the White House website. They really are idiots.
January 24, 2026 at 12:16 AM
From the White House website. They really are idiots.
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Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026
January 22, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026
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This guy went to work today, put a mask on, kidnapped a 5 year old child, and then used him as bait so both he and his father could be sent behind bars
January 22, 2026 at 2:13 AM
This guy went to work today, put a mask on, kidnapped a 5 year old child, and then used him as bait so both he and his father could be sent behind bars
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Epstein Survivor Lisa Phillips: I didn't understand why Jeffrey had offered me to go to NYU… a lot of times he's grooming these women to become more educated so that he could introduce you to these men in the network. A lot of these women became the wives of very powerful men.
January 21, 2026 at 4:29 AM
Epstein Survivor Lisa Phillips: I didn't understand why Jeffrey had offered me to go to NYU… a lot of times he's grooming these women to become more educated so that he could introduce you to these men in the network. A lot of these women became the wives of very powerful men.
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In fact, every university that hosts Duke should unnerve the visitors with chants of "STE-PHEN MIL-LER 👏👏 👏 👏 👏"
It'd be a great way to rattle them but also a nice middle finger to this administration in a non-news forum
It'd be a great way to rattle them but also a nice middle finger to this administration in a non-news forum
I mean, if they aren't chanting "ICE is your fault" or some such when the Dookies show up at the Smith Center this year I don't even know if I still want to wish that Maryland was back in the ACC anymore.
January 20, 2026 at 6:40 PM
In fact, every university that hosts Duke should unnerve the visitors with chants of "STE-PHEN MIL-LER 👏👏 👏 👏 👏"
It'd be a great way to rattle them but also a nice middle finger to this administration in a non-news forum
It'd be a great way to rattle them but also a nice middle finger to this administration in a non-news forum
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I am not exaggerating when I say ICE functions as a terrorist organization in the Twin Cities. The goal seems to be to harass and frighten people (the ones who are lucky enough to not be abducted, at least) and it's deeply unsettling when you learn they're in your neighborhood.
January 20, 2026 at 5:07 AM
I am not exaggerating when I say ICE functions as a terrorist organization in the Twin Cities. The goal seems to be to harass and frighten people (the ones who are lucky enough to not be abducted, at least) and it's deeply unsettling when you learn they're in your neighborhood.