Rachel Van Patten
@southpaw73.bsky.social
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Rachel Van Patten
@southpaw73.bsky.social
· Nov 14
I first posted this on Twitter back in 2020. I stand by it then, now, and always:
Fuck fascism — and those who encourage and enable it.
Fuck fascism — and those who encourage and enable it.
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Would be great if the House Oversight and Judiciary Committees subpoenaed Warden Tanisha Hall about helping Ghislaine Maxwell write her commutation application, her transfer to low-security facility, telling inmates not to discuss Maxwell
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democrats-judiciary.house.gov/media-center...
Whistleblower Shares Evidence That Federal Prison Camp Warden is Pampering Ghislaine Maxwell, Maxwell Also Filing a “Commutation Application” With Trump Administration
Washington, D.C. (November 10, 2025)—Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, sent a letter to President Donald Trump demanding that he answer inquiries from the Committee a...
democrats-judiciary.house.gov
November 15, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Would be great if the House Oversight and Judiciary Committees subpoenaed Warden Tanisha Hall about helping Ghislaine Maxwell write her commutation application, her transfer to low-security facility, telling inmates not to discuss Maxwell
democrats-judiciary.house.gov/media-center...
democrats-judiciary.house.gov/media-center...
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The Trump admin is killing a Biden-era proposal that would have required airlines to pay passengers up to $775 in cashfor significant travel disruptions within carriers' control.
November 15, 2025 at 10:30 PM
The Trump admin is killing a Biden-era proposal that would have required airlines to pay passengers up to $775 in cashfor significant travel disruptions within carriers' control.
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Trump's policies are inflicting so much harm even his allies can see it. Yet he's mostly doing exactly what he promised to. If they revolt over policy, they'll reveal they were fools to back him in the first place. They need a *moral* reason to abandon him. The Epstein files provide just that.
November 15, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Trump's policies are inflicting so much harm even his allies can see it. Yet he's mostly doing exactly what he promised to. If they revolt over policy, they'll reveal they were fools to back him in the first place. They need a *moral* reason to abandon him. The Epstein files provide just that.
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Face-eating leopards are no fun when your face is the target.
This is a Texas Republican who was part of the January 6th mob
November 15, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Face-eating leopards are no fun when your face is the target.
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None of them actually want to do the work to manufacture the consent or build even the slightest amount of political support
I've got to say I don't think the president has quite calculated the rally around the flag affect correctly of a war that no one wants and no one thinks is a good idea that will 100% cost American lives.
November 15, 2025 at 10:20 PM
None of them actually want to do the work to manufacture the consent or build even the slightest amount of political support
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100% And the Epstein scandal at its heart is about elite impunity and rich people literally screwing ordinary Americans with no consequences. There is a direct through line between this and oligarchs and elites stripping gov't for parts, making life unaffordable, cutting health care, etc.
Hey here’s an idea! We can talk about Epstein AND affordability! There are a bunch of advisors who lived in a pre internet era who think you can land only one message at a time
The usual suspects are telling Dems that Epstein won’t win elections, get back to “affordability” and I think my head might explode. www.offmessage.net/p/force-a-re...
November 15, 2025 at 10:20 PM
100% And the Epstein scandal at its heart is about elite impunity and rich people literally screwing ordinary Americans with no consequences. There is a direct through line between this and oligarchs and elites stripping gov't for parts, making life unaffordable, cutting health care, etc.
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DHS was founded in 2002, it is not a pillar of "historical" American governmental departments. We just made it up one day...
It was unpopular even at the time of its founding with a significant number of Americans.
We can unmake it.
It was unpopular even at the time of its founding with a significant number of Americans.
We can unmake it.
This is real. A government agency calling Americans performing their democratic right of protest “imbecilic morons.” This Trump regime is a poison and never should have gotten power. A total disgrace.
November 15, 2025 at 10:08 PM
DHS was founded in 2002, it is not a pillar of "historical" American governmental departments. We just made it up one day...
It was unpopular even at the time of its founding with a significant number of Americans.
We can unmake it.
It was unpopular even at the time of its founding with a significant number of Americans.
We can unmake it.
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“Many of the women say that they were pressured to have unwanted or unnecessary gynecological procedures while in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement”
"They tried to shut me up by deporting me."
www.npr.org/2020/12/22/9...
www.npr.org/2020/12/22/9...
Dozens Of Women Allege Unwanted Surgeries And Medical Abuse In ICE Custody
More women are coming forward to say they were pressured to have reproductive surgeries they did not want or understand, offering a glimpse into alleged medical abuses at an ICE detention center.
www.npr.org
November 15, 2025 at 3:11 AM
“Many of the women say that they were pressured to have unwanted or unnecessary gynecological procedures while in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement”
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"They tried to shut me up by deporting me."
www.npr.org/2020/12/22/9...
www.npr.org/2020/12/22/9...
Dozens Of Women Allege Unwanted Surgeries And Medical Abuse In ICE Custody
More women are coming forward to say they were pressured to have reproductive surgeries they did not want or understand, offering a glimpse into alleged medical abuses at an ICE detention center.
www.npr.org
November 15, 2025 at 2:52 AM
"They tried to shut me up by deporting me."
www.npr.org/2020/12/22/9...
www.npr.org/2020/12/22/9...
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Deb Haaland is a member of the Pueblo of Laguna, who made history as the first Native American to serve as a cabinet secretary in 2021.
November 15, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Deb Haaland is a member of the Pueblo of Laguna, who made history as the first Native American to serve as a cabinet secretary in 2021.
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On a related note, last week I saw a casual reference to "the Hastert rule" in a NYT piece on the House GOP caucus, and the fact that it's even possible to utter that man's name in public reflects a similar reluctance among Dems to play raw-knuckle politics when it's to their advantage to do so.
made a similar point on the opinions podcast this week in response to the idea that epstein is a dead end. not only are actual voters interested in this but it divides the gop and puts pressure on the president. it would be political malpractice to treat it as a sideshow
The usual suspects are telling Dems that Epstein won’t win elections, get back to “affordability” and I think my head might explode. www.offmessage.net/p/force-a-re...
November 15, 2025 at 10:21 PM
On a related note, last week I saw a casual reference to "the Hastert rule" in a NYT piece on the House GOP caucus, and the fact that it's even possible to utter that man's name in public reflects a similar reluctance among Dems to play raw-knuckle politics when it's to their advantage to do so.
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If you're a professor at Texas A&M, you'll need to receive written authorization from the university president before discussing this incident on campus.
November 15, 2025 at 8:18 PM
If you're a professor at Texas A&M, you'll need to receive written authorization from the university president before discussing this incident on campus.
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Kansas Republican leaders couldn't rally enough support this fall for a special session on redistricting. It's just one example of lawmakers pushing back on a new round of partisan gerrymandering.
In Kansas and elsewhere, some state lawmakers are skeptical of the redistricting rush
Kansas Republican leaders couldn't rally enough support this fall for a special session on redistricting. It's just one example of lawmakers pushing back on a new round of partisan gerrymandering.
n.pr
November 15, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Kansas Republican leaders couldn't rally enough support this fall for a special session on redistricting. It's just one example of lawmakers pushing back on a new round of partisan gerrymandering.
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Out of curiosity, I compared the fees for someone applying for a greencard based on family based in US.. a year ago it was $1760 plus special designated doctor checkup fee (could be between $200-600), now it is $2,410 plus doctor fee ($250-$650). They also added a “legal immigrant” fee of $235
November 15, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Out of curiosity, I compared the fees for someone applying for a greencard based on family based in US.. a year ago it was $1760 plus special designated doctor checkup fee (could be between $200-600), now it is $2,410 plus doctor fee ($250-$650). They also added a “legal immigrant” fee of $235
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“there is a point on the graph where things get Worse, and there you will find Ronald Reagan” stays undefeated
it's fascinating that you can see when exactly the Reagan revolution happened
November 15, 2025 at 9:26 PM
“there is a point on the graph where things get Worse, and there you will find Ronald Reagan” stays undefeated
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Just updated my laptop, opened up Word, & to my horror discovered the multi-coloured Copilot wart in bottom right corner of doc. NO, I don't want a summary of this document that I am writing; I supplied the insights & questions and just fuck right off about "prepping" me to talk about my own work.
November 15, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Just updated my laptop, opened up Word, & to my horror discovered the multi-coloured Copilot wart in bottom right corner of doc. NO, I don't want a summary of this document that I am writing; I supplied the insights & questions and just fuck right off about "prepping" me to talk about my own work.
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“…my recent writing has sought to explain how the [Science-Based Medicine] community lost and MAHA won. How did that happen?”
Some lofty critics claim it is not worthwhile to discuss juvenile behavior online by MAHA doctors and their volunteer defense attorneys.
Here’s why they are very wrong- featuring the must read work of @noupside.bsky.social
My latest.
sciencebasedmedicine.org/to-deny-the-...
Here’s why they are very wrong- featuring the must read work of @noupside.bsky.social
My latest.
sciencebasedmedicine.org/to-deny-the-...
To Deny The Role of Social Media In Propagating Misinformation is a Form of Germ Theory Denial, Not For Pathogens, But For Ideas
MAHA disinformation agents clearly understand the power of social media, and anyone who genuinely wishes to oppose them moving forward needs to as well.
sciencebasedmedicine.org
November 15, 2025 at 10:10 PM
“…my recent writing has sought to explain how the [Science-Based Medicine] community lost and MAHA won. How did that happen?”
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This is real. A government agency calling Americans performing their democratic right of protest “imbecilic morons.” This Trump regime is a poison and never should have gotten power. A total disgrace.
November 15, 2025 at 9:55 PM
This is real. A government agency calling Americans performing their democratic right of protest “imbecilic morons.” This Trump regime is a poison and never should have gotten power. A total disgrace.
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The Vatican returned 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada, a historic restitution that is part of the Catholic Church's reckoning with its role in helping suppress Indigenous culture. n.pr/43T2xmD
Pope Leo returns 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada
The Vatican returned 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada, a historic restitution that is part of the Catholic Church's reckoning with its role in helping suppress Indigenous culture.
n.pr
November 15, 2025 at 4:31 PM
The Vatican returned 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada, a historic restitution that is part of the Catholic Church's reckoning with its role in helping suppress Indigenous culture. n.pr/43T2xmD
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this article will publish tomorrow at 7:30 am www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trump-hits...
Trump hits a record low with political independents — in every state
Your weekly political data roundup for November 16, 2025
www.gelliottmorris.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:08 PM
this article will publish tomorrow at 7:30 am www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trump-hits...
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I refuse to link to something like this, but the Olivia Nuzzi glam blonde puffery posing as journalism on the display page of the nation's leading newspaper is a self-indictment.
November 14, 2025 at 6:51 PM
I refuse to link to something like this, but the Olivia Nuzzi glam blonde puffery posing as journalism on the display page of the nation's leading newspaper is a self-indictment.
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Johnson is a weak, snivelling, self-serving hypocrite who got himself into a political jam of his own making. We had an an amendment to remove this provision in rules that his leadership blocked. Now that it's a political problem he's saying he wants to do what he didn't when he could.
November 14, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Johnson is a weak, snivelling, self-serving hypocrite who got himself into a political jam of his own making. We had an an amendment to remove this provision in rules that his leadership blocked. Now that it's a political problem he's saying he wants to do what he didn't when he could.
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Context: bsky.app/profile/atru...
Mike Johnson on Republican senators raiding tax dollars for their own pockets: "The optics of it are terrible. I don't think you should do it retroactively ... for sitting lawmakers to vote themselves an ability to cash in on something like that, to me it was just a really bad look."
November 14, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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BREAKING: A judge has decided to approve a $7 billion settlement with OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma that requires the Sacklers to pay victims.
Judge says he'll approve opioid settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue and Sackler family
A federal bankruptcy court judge on Friday said he will approve OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma’s latest deal to settle thousands of lawsuits over the toll of opioids that includes some money for thousands of victims of the epidemic.
bit.ly
November 14, 2025 at 6:45 PM
BREAKING: A judge has decided to approve a $7 billion settlement with OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma that requires the Sacklers to pay victims.