patrick
@ptpower.bsky.social
Aging and once-hopeful citizen living in a beautiful city but a cruel, cruel world. Event, portrait and street photographer. Vegan. Generally of good spirit. I blog at https://ptpower.blogspot.com, although these days, I avoid politics there.
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@ptpower.bsky.social
· Oct 18
"The ignorance of one voter in a democracy impairs the security of all." —President John F. Kennedy, Vanderbilt University, 18 May 1963
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Activists interrupted the service of a Southern Baptist church in St. Paul, MN, today to protest that one of the pastors is the acting director of the nearby ICE field office:
publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/protesters...
publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/protesters...
Protesters Disrupt Southern Baptist Church of Pastor Who Leads ICE Office in Minnesota
On Sunday, an unplanned liturgy of “ICE out!” and “Justice for Renee Good!” erupted in the sanctuary of a Southern Baptist church in St. Paul, Minnesota.
publicwitness.wordandway.org
January 18, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Activists interrupted the service of a Southern Baptist church in St. Paul, MN, today to protest that one of the pastors is the acting director of the nearby ICE field office:
publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/protesters...
publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/protesters...
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“Leave Greenland alone!”
Heckler interrupts Star-Spangled Banner at NBA game in London, wins cheers from crowd. (Video via Reddit)
Heckler interrupts Star-Spangled Banner at NBA game in London, wins cheers from crowd. (Video via Reddit)
January 19, 2026 at 12:00 AM
“Leave Greenland alone!”
Heckler interrupts Star-Spangled Banner at NBA game in London, wins cheers from crowd. (Video via Reddit)
Heckler interrupts Star-Spangled Banner at NBA game in London, wins cheers from crowd. (Video via Reddit)
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What my Dane said was far less incendiary than the clip of Miller they showed before this "shocking" answer.
Danish Politician Accuses Stephen Miller of Having ‘Mentality of a Rapist’ Towards Greenland in Shocking MS NOW Interview
Alex Witt offered up an on-air disclaimer after a member of Denmark's parliament made a shocking statement about chief White House aid Stephen Miller.
www.mediaite.com
January 19, 2026 at 12:08 AM
What my Dane said was far less incendiary than the clip of Miller they showed before this "shocking" answer.
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I was thinking about this this morning as well... is there a chance in hell that this kind of retaliatory crap will move a single justice (sic) to determining his tariffs are unconstitutional?
Hello, SCOTUS? Anyone home? Might want to pull a Saturday shift.
Trump says he'll impose a 10% tariff (rising to 25% in June) on Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the UK, the Netherlands and Finland, because they've sent people to Greenland, until the US can buy Greenland.
January 17, 2026 at 6:34 PM
I was thinking about this this morning as well... is there a chance in hell that this kind of retaliatory crap will move a single justice (sic) to determining his tariffs are unconstitutional?
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When the racist meme becomes national policy
January 17, 2026 at 4:53 AM
When the racist meme becomes national policy
I realize this is a small thing amongst all this madness, but Pierre Lavie's photograph is immediately in contention for a Pulitzer. I mean... talk about a Decisive Moment.
The images and stories coming out of Minneapolis are extraordinary. We can't say we did not know what was happening. Lots of people are putting their bodies on the line to make sure we do.
January 17, 2026 at 3:45 PM
I realize this is a small thing amongst all this madness, but Pierre Lavie's photograph is immediately in contention for a Pulitzer. I mean... talk about a Decisive Moment.
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BLOCK them.
ICE is here on Bluesky to investigate YOU and ME
January 17, 2026 at 3:07 PM
BLOCK them.
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I felt like making some art last night/today and could have made something beautiful and/or meaningful but I made this instead.
It's a Barbie Yaga Malibu Dream Hut.
No regrets. Can't defeat fascism without joy.
It's a Barbie Yaga Malibu Dream Hut.
No regrets. Can't defeat fascism without joy.
January 9, 2026 at 4:20 AM
I felt like making some art last night/today and could have made something beautiful and/or meaningful but I made this instead.
It's a Barbie Yaga Malibu Dream Hut.
No regrets. Can't defeat fascism without joy.
It's a Barbie Yaga Malibu Dream Hut.
No regrets. Can't defeat fascism without joy.
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New: We built an interactive map of every ICE contractor working with the Trump administration.
readsludge.com/2026/01/16/t...
readsludge.com/2026/01/16/t...
The Companies Behind ICE
Sludge built an interactive map of every ICE contractor working with the Trump administration.
readsludge.com
January 16, 2026 at 8:19 PM
New: We built an interactive map of every ICE contractor working with the Trump administration.
readsludge.com/2026/01/16/t...
readsludge.com/2026/01/16/t...
It's almost as if Trump WANTS the parallels drawn between him and the Third Reich.
Trump joins a not-so-long list of people who have acquired someone else's Nobel medal, including... uh... Joseph Goebbels. www.nobelpeaceprize.org/press/press-...
January 16, 2026 at 7:27 PM
It's almost as if Trump WANTS the parallels drawn between him and the Third Reich.
I have not used—nor have I any interest in using—ChatGPT.
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open 'just to do quick research'
January 16, 2026 at 3:23 PM
I have not used—nor have I any interest in using—ChatGPT.
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“…the visual evidence shows no indication that the agent who fired the shots, Jonathan Ross, had been run over….it also establishes — millisecond by millisecond — how Mr. Ross put himself in a dangerous position near her vehicle in the first place”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/v...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/v...
Video Analysis of ICE Shooting Sheds Light on Contested Moments
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 7:38 AM
“…the visual evidence shows no indication that the agent who fired the shots, Jonathan Ross, had been run over….it also establishes — millisecond by millisecond — how Mr. Ross put himself in a dangerous position near her vehicle in the first place”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/v...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/v...
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January 16, 2026 at 5:06 AM
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I hope nobody suggested pouring water all over their rental cars at night, because that would be awful
January 16, 2026 at 12:09 AM
I hope nobody suggested pouring water all over their rental cars at night, because that would be awful
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I've seen some folks giving into doomerism by citing the US's history of paramilitary violence shutting down fair elections in the South, and I want to add some historical context to support Jamelle here (as an historian of Reconstruction paramilitary violence)
the question to ask about this is, okay, he wants to cancel the midterms. how does he get the VA state board of elections to cancel the midterms? how does he get the georgia board of elections to do it? how does he convince republican house members to quit their jobs and give up their paychecks?
Trump says a lot of deranged shit, but, per this Reuters article — and the threats of invoking the Insurrection Act in Minnesota this morning — he is very clearly exploring how to cancel the midterms.
www.reuters.com/world/us/fiv...
www.reuters.com/world/us/fiv...
January 15, 2026 at 8:22 PM
I've seen some folks giving into doomerism by citing the US's history of paramilitary violence shutting down fair elections in the South, and I want to add some historical context to support Jamelle here (as an historian of Reconstruction paramilitary violence)
Pathetic.
María Corina Machado on her meeting with Trump: “I presented the president of the United States with the Nobel Peace Prize”
January 15, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Pathetic.
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🚨BREAKING: Federal Court DISMISSES Dept. of Justice lawsuit seeking unreacted statewide voter registration list. A big victory for our clients -- the NAACP, NAACP-CA/HI and SIREN --and the citizens of California. www.democracydocket.com/cases/califo...
🚨 United States v. Weber
Learn more here.
www.democracydocket.com
January 15, 2026 at 9:27 PM
🚨BREAKING: Federal Court DISMISSES Dept. of Justice lawsuit seeking unreacted statewide voter registration list. A big victory for our clients -- the NAACP, NAACP-CA/HI and SIREN --and the citizens of California. www.democracydocket.com/cases/califo...
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A single federal agent with a long gun just walked through the crowd, slipped on the ice on his way under the police tape.
Dropped his loaded clip.
Dropped his loaded clip.
January 15, 2026 at 2:39 AM
A single federal agent with a long gun just walked through the crowd, slipped on the ice on his way under the police tape.
Dropped his loaded clip.
Dropped his loaded clip.
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So, I see Wikipedia has bowed to the slop-peddlers protection racket. "Let us violate your consent and steal from you, or else we'll DDOS your site with scrapers forever."
And now a towering human achievement is irretrievably tainted by collusion with the slopbros.
And now a towering human achievement is irretrievably tainted by collusion with the slopbros.
January 15, 2026 at 8:35 PM
So, I see Wikipedia has bowed to the slop-peddlers protection racket. "Let us violate your consent and steal from you, or else we'll DDOS your site with scrapers forever."
And now a towering human achievement is irretrievably tainted by collusion with the slopbros.
And now a towering human achievement is irretrievably tainted by collusion with the slopbros.
"Dudes got donuts to eat."
Jacob Frey: "We need our officers responding to the basic day to day 911 calls. We don't have the capacity to deal with that and all of this conduct that we are seeing from ICE on a daily basis. Today and yesterday I was out on a couple major commercial corridors in our city. People are scared."
January 15, 2026 at 8:15 PM
"Dudes got donuts to eat."
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It’d be great if centrist Democrats spent more time holding Trump accountable and less time copying Republican talking points to take shots at their own party.
Also: colleges are currently on winter break.
Also: colleges are currently on winter break.
January 15, 2026 at 6:03 PM
It’d be great if centrist Democrats spent more time holding Trump accountable and less time copying Republican talking points to take shots at their own party.
Also: colleges are currently on winter break.
Also: colleges are currently on winter break.
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For non-German speakers:
“Dear media, I can’t stand the headline "No agreement between the US and Denmark” any longer. If an armed man storms a bank, you don't run the headline: "Robber and cashier can't reach an agreement on money transfer." Stop framing imperial aggression as normal diplomacy.”
“Dear media, I can’t stand the headline "No agreement between the US and Denmark” any longer. If an armed man storms a bank, you don't run the headline: "Robber and cashier can't reach an agreement on money transfer." Stop framing imperial aggression as normal diplomacy.”
Liebe Medien, ich kann die Schlagzeile "Keine Einigung zwischen USA und Dänemark" nicht mehr sehen. Wenn ein Bewaffneter eine Bank stürmt, titelt ihr doch auch nicht: "Räuber und Kassiererin finden keinen Konsens über Geldübergabe." Hört auf, imperiale Aggression als normale Diplomatie zu framen.
January 15, 2026 at 11:11 AM
For non-German speakers:
“Dear media, I can’t stand the headline "No agreement between the US and Denmark” any longer. If an armed man storms a bank, you don't run the headline: "Robber and cashier can't reach an agreement on money transfer." Stop framing imperial aggression as normal diplomacy.”
“Dear media, I can’t stand the headline "No agreement between the US and Denmark” any longer. If an armed man storms a bank, you don't run the headline: "Robber and cashier can't reach an agreement on money transfer." Stop framing imperial aggression as normal diplomacy.”
So, so, SO much this!
NYT loves asking people who don’t know anything about an issue what they think about it.
January 15, 2026 at 3:17 PM
So, so, SO much this!