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.
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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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I’m shaking with rage over the Trump “Quiet, Piggy” story. America, how much more are we going to take?
November 18, 2025 at 5:12 AM
I’m shaking with rage over the Trump “Quiet, Piggy” story. America, how much more are we going to take?
One can only hope...
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:22 AM
One can only hope...
The thing that might piss me off the most about this is if the Democrats get back in power, they'll keep this shit intact.
license plate data merged with credit header data, marriage records, vehicle ownership, and voter registrations, in one app for ICE agents. oh and it sends push notifications when someone they're seeking is nearby.
🆒: www.404media.co/this-app-let...
🆒: www.404media.co/this-app-let...
This App Lets ICE Track Vehicles and Owners Across the Country
Material viewed by 404 Media shows data giant Thomson Reuters enriches license plate data with marriage, voter, and ownership records. The tool can predict where a car may be in the future.
www.404media.co
November 17, 2025 at 8:25 PM
The thing that might piss me off the most about this is if the Democrats get back in power, they'll keep this shit intact.
They're counting on people having orgasms over the checks they'll receive which they'll end up spending on either mortgages or food or another truck for the garage, because it sure as hell won't be spent on health care coverage.
Cassidy: "The president is proposing that we take the $26b that would be going to insurance companies if we just do an extension and give it directly to the American people in which 100% of the money is used for them to purchase healthcare on their own terms. That makes them an informed consumer."
November 16, 2025 at 5:04 PM
They're counting on people having orgasms over the checks they'll receive which they'll end up spending on either mortgages or food or another truck for the garage, because it sure as hell won't be spent on health care coverage.
Imagine that... a pope acting all Christian-like!
I'm not religious, but this Pope seems like a really good dude.
ground.news/article/pope...
ground.news/article/pope...
Pope returns 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada as part of reckoning with colonial past
The Vatican on Saturday returned 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada as part of the Catholic Church’s reckoning with its role in helping suppress Indigenous culture in the Americas. Pope Le...
ground.news
November 16, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Imagine that... a pope acting all Christian-like!
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The House is supposed to vote on releasing the Epstein files on Tuesday. That's your warning, Venezuela
November 16, 2025 at 6:01 AM
The House is supposed to vote on releasing the Epstein files on Tuesday. That's your warning, Venezuela
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Senator Menendez is sitting in his cell at Allenwood right now because he took a 1kg gold bar from the Egyptians, among other forms of “lobbying.”
"It was tough to beat Apple, but the Swiss did it." said one administration official.
How the Swiss convinced Trump to drop tariffs with gifts of a Rolex desk clock and a 1 kg gold bar.
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How the Swiss convinced Trump to drop tariffs with gifts of a Rolex desk clock and a 1 kg gold bar.
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How to lobby Trump with Swiss precision: gifts, gold and gab
How the Swiss broke a diplomatic logjam on tariffs by arriving with tributes fit for a king.
www.axios.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Senator Menendez is sitting in his cell at Allenwood right now because he took a 1kg gold bar from the Egyptians, among other forms of “lobbying.”
I swore at the TV when Dershowitz turned up in Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich. Such a scumbag.
To be very clear, Virginia Giuffre was made to say she mistakenly identified Alan Dershowitz as one of the people who sexually abused her. Here is the proof from this week's Epstein files dropped by the House Oversight Committee.
November 15, 2025 at 5:54 AM
I swore at the TV when Dershowitz turned up in Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich. Such a scumbag.
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The important thing is not whether the Trump performing sexual favors for Bill Clinton thing is true. The important thing is that we all pretend it’s true, and that someone asks Trump about it every day.
November 14, 2025 at 9:47 PM
The important thing is not whether the Trump performing sexual favors for Bill Clinton thing is true. The important thing is that we all pretend it’s true, and that someone asks Trump about it every day.
Now he'll crow about what a wonderful job he's doing to bring down prices.
BREAKING: President Trump drops tariffs on beef, coffee and tropical fruit as pressure builds on consumer prices.
Trump drops tariffs on beef, coffee, tropical fruit as pressure builds on consumer prices
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to get rid of tariffs on a broad swath of commodities, including beef, coffee and tropical fruits.
bit.ly
November 14, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Now he'll crow about what a wonderful job he's doing to bring down prices.
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Honestly, I wish the markets would react to an absolute moron being on the Fed.
This is who gets to vote on how to manage US currency.
This is who gets to vote on how to manage US currency.
Fed Governor Stephen Miran: "Cutting down net migration to 0, potentially even negative because of the deportations that have been occurring, I think is very deflationary."
November 14, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Honestly, I wish the markets would react to an absolute moron being on the Fed.
This is who gets to vote on how to manage US currency.
This is who gets to vote on how to manage US currency.
When you've got a grift-friendly White House...
NEW: DOJ has been in settlement talks with Michael Flynn -- Trump's first national security adviser seeking $50M for his prosecution by ex-special counsel Robert Mueller -- and Stefan Passantino, a Trump I White House lawyer who accused the House Jan. 6 committee of privacy violations
bit.ly/4hWdolc
bit.ly/4hWdolc
November 14, 2025 at 3:57 PM
When you've got a grift-friendly White House...
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We almost had a world in which this man was attorney general as the Epstein story blows up
“Court documents described the party as involving ‘alcohol; cocaine; middle-aged men; and young attractive females.’”
No not Epstein:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
No not Epstein:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
In Matt Gaetz Scandal, Circumstances Left Teen Vulnerable to Exploitation
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:12 PM
We almost had a world in which this man was attorney general as the Epstein story blows up
If you've not seen the Netflix docu-series Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich, you should. The web of his and Maxwell's operation of abuse was remarkable in its vastness.
November 13, 2025 at 7:08 PM
If you've not seen the Netflix docu-series Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich, you should. The web of his and Maxwell's operation of abuse was remarkable in its vastness.
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Absolute must read on the AI bailout-in-progress: apparently it's not enough that lifetimes of human ingenuity and creativity have been stolen and enclosed to create generative AI and balloon billionaire wealth - much more public looting is in store...
This week Open AI walked back a call for the govt to backstop financing for its trillion dollar investments in data centers. This was only the tip of the iceberg; a slow bailout for AI firms is already underway. Read more from @ambakak.bsky.social and I in @wsj.com: www.wsj.com/opinion/you-...
Opinion | You May Already Be Bailing Out the AI Business
Washington is treating the industry as if it’s too big to fail, even as the market sends lukewarm signals.
www.wsj.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Absolute must read on the AI bailout-in-progress: apparently it's not enough that lifetimes of human ingenuity and creativity have been stolen and enclosed to create generative AI and balloon billionaire wealth - much more public looting is in store...
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Getting advice from Words With Friends now...
November 13, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Getting advice from Words With Friends now...
I really hate having to give credit to Boebert and Mace.
November 13, 2025 at 7:50 AM
I really hate having to give credit to Boebert and Mace.
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Really starting to make sense why Mike Johnson and Republicans skipped work for 40+ days
November 12, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Really starting to make sense why Mike Johnson and Republicans skipped work for 40+ days
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It all would have been much easier if, as would have happened if we were remotely a serious country, it all ended with the Access Hollywood interview.
November 13, 2025 at 3:46 AM
It all would have been much easier if, as would have happened if we were remotely a serious country, it all ended with the Access Hollywood interview.
Democrats (and Angus whatzizfuck) in the Senate signed off on this bullshit, as did a few Democrats in the House. Lovely.
WATCH: @raskin.house.gov explains the deal that would allow eight GOP senators lucrative lawsuits over phone record subpoenas:
"It's certainly the most corrupt provision authorizing financial self-dealing and plunder of the public passed by Congress in this century."
"It's certainly the most corrupt provision authorizing financial self-dealing and plunder of the public passed by Congress in this century."
November 13, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Democrats (and Angus whatzizfuck) in the Senate signed off on this bullshit, as did a few Democrats in the House. Lovely.
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Each Epstein email has so many layers of slime people miss some. This email is Ken Starr, fired for covering up sexual assault, offering to help his former client Jeffrey Epstein's friend's sexual harassment charges by introducing him to Jed Rubenfeld, later put on leave for sexual misconduct. 1/
November 13, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Each Epstein email has so many layers of slime people miss some. This email is Ken Starr, fired for covering up sexual assault, offering to help his former client Jeffrey Epstein's friend's sexual harassment charges by introducing him to Jed Rubenfeld, later put on leave for sexual misconduct. 1/
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For folks (and journalists) who want to search the Oversight Committee email texts, I made a database for searching the 20k text files:
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
Epstein Document Search
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
November 13, 2025 at 1:12 AM
For folks (and journalists) who want to search the Oversight Committee email texts, I made a database for searching the 20k text files:
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
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UPDATE — With Rep. Pramila Jayapal (Chair Emerita of the Congressional Progressive Caucus), there are now at least 12 congressional Democrats, 15 Democratic-aligned organizations, and 8 Democratic candidates calling for Chuck Schumer to resign as leader:
November 13, 2025 at 2:49 AM
UPDATE — With Rep. Pramila Jayapal (Chair Emerita of the Congressional Progressive Caucus), there are now at least 12 congressional Democrats, 15 Democratic-aligned organizations, and 8 Democratic candidates calling for Chuck Schumer to resign as leader:
C'mon... everyone knows Trump had no business with Russia!
The Kremlin disguised a nearly $100 mn payment to Trump in the form of a brokered real estate deal... and both Jeffrey Epstein and William Pulte were involved in the deal. That's very interesting.
November 12, 2025 at 11:21 PM
C'mon... everyone knows Trump had no business with Russia!