Patrick Roan
@adlaiobie.bsky.social
Former Librarian, but still have stories to tell.
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if they were going to cave anyway they should’ve done it a week ago to spare SNAP recipients the agony.
November 10, 2025 at 12:54 AM
if they were going to cave anyway they should’ve done it a week ago to spare SNAP recipients the agony.
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I don't know when I'll write it up, but among the things Rudy Giuliani got pardoned for is destroying the lives of Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss.
November 10, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I don't know when I'll write it up, but among the things Rudy Giuliani got pardoned for is destroying the lives of Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss.
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I write my columns sitting in a New Haven café, eating waffles and lattés served by comely young immmigrant waitresses. Here’s how women ruined my workplace.
by Ross Douthat
by Ross Douthat
November 9, 2025 at 12:08 AM
I write my columns sitting in a New Haven café, eating waffles and lattés served by comely young immmigrant waitresses. Here’s how women ruined my workplace.
by Ross Douthat
by Ross Douthat
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Elon Musk, an uncharismatic swindler, says Zohran Mamdani is a charismatic swindler.
November 8, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Elon Musk, an uncharismatic swindler, says Zohran Mamdani is a charismatic swindler.
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50 year mortgage is so crazy. to put it in perspective, 2016 was 50 years ago
November 9, 2025 at 6:42 AM
50 year mortgage is so crazy. to put it in perspective, 2016 was 50 years ago
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The Democrats have learned their lesson.
by Susan Collins
by Susan Collins
November 10, 2025 at 12:37 AM
The Democrats have learned their lesson.
by Susan Collins
by Susan Collins
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Donald Trump’s approval rating has tanked and Republican suffered heavy losses in last week’s elections. There’s never been a better time for Senate Democrats to cave on the ACA extension.
November 9, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Donald Trump’s approval rating has tanked and Republican suffered heavy losses in last week’s elections. There’s never been a better time for Senate Democrats to cave on the ACA extension.
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Did the New York Times ruin journalism?
November 6, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Did the New York Times ruin journalism?
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Want to know why Dems caved like the feckless incompetents that they are? THE FILIBUSTER. It's all about protecting the filibuster, which Republicans threatened to nuke. But at this point, what's the point in preserving it, if the mere threat of it makes enough of them give Trump what he wants.
November 10, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Want to know why Dems caved like the feckless incompetents that they are? THE FILIBUSTER. It's all about protecting the filibuster, which Republicans threatened to nuke. But at this point, what's the point in preserving it, if the mere threat of it makes enough of them give Trump what he wants.
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Phillip Lewis, a 72-year-old cancer patient, said he was woken up and marched outside his home in his robe and underwear before federal officers even checked his ID.
He was not, it turned out, the man they were looking for.
By @wendicthomas.bsky.social & @kathsburgess.bsky.social
He was not, it turned out, the man they were looking for.
By @wendicthomas.bsky.social & @kathsburgess.bsky.social
“I Don’t Feel Safe”: Black Memphis Residents Report Harassment by Trump’s Police Task Force
A pastor was pulled over for looking lost. A 72-year-old was marched out in his bathrobe due to mistaken identity. Memphis’ mayor welcomed the federal law enforcement surge, but some residents say the...
www.propublica.org
November 9, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Phillip Lewis, a 72-year-old cancer patient, said he was woken up and marched outside his home in his robe and underwear before federal officers even checked his ID.
He was not, it turned out, the man they were looking for.
By @wendicthomas.bsky.social & @kathsburgess.bsky.social
He was not, it turned out, the man they were looking for.
By @wendicthomas.bsky.social & @kathsburgess.bsky.social
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Okay, so I did it. In honor of Sandwich Guy, on what should be the last day of his trial, I figured out the chords. And so, with apologies to the late and great Bob Marley, I banged out this quick and (very) rough rendition of "I Threw the Sandwich." 🤣
November 6, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Okay, so I did it. In honor of Sandwich Guy, on what should be the last day of his trial, I figured out the chords. And so, with apologies to the late and great Bob Marley, I banged out this quick and (very) rough rendition of "I Threw the Sandwich." 🤣
Is this what MAGA voted for? (from the New Yorker)
November 9, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Is this what MAGA voted for? (from the New Yorker)
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This is how I find out Kevin Kruse is not performing at my kids 8th birthday party?
I don't know how to break it to everyone, but this is not my official management team's social media account.
Please block and report @kevinkrusemgmt.bsky.social
Please block and report @kevinkrusemgmt.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 9:26 PM
This is how I find out Kevin Kruse is not performing at my kids 8th birthday party?
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I understand why we shut down American airspace for a few days after 9-11 to avoid a repeat attack but imagine shutting down American airspace to avoid releasing the Epstein files.
November 7, 2025 at 11:03 PM
I understand why we shut down American airspace for a few days after 9-11 to avoid a repeat attack but imagine shutting down American airspace to avoid releasing the Epstein files.
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NIGHTS OF BLUE SKIES (SOUND UP)
DAY 7 NOVEMBER 2O25
THESE HORRENDOUS TIMES
TODAY USDA is finally paying SNAP BENEFITS 🙏
DEMOCRATS put forth a bill to reopen Govt. if GOP signs on to return Healthcare subsidies for one year
They refused
Blame Democrats for shutdown
Listen why DEMS FIGHT ⬇️
DAY 7 NOVEMBER 2O25
THESE HORRENDOUS TIMES
TODAY USDA is finally paying SNAP BENEFITS 🙏
DEMOCRATS put forth a bill to reopen Govt. if GOP signs on to return Healthcare subsidies for one year
They refused
Blame Democrats for shutdown
Listen why DEMS FIGHT ⬇️
November 8, 2025 at 12:25 AM
NIGHTS OF BLUE SKIES (SOUND UP)
DAY 7 NOVEMBER 2O25
THESE HORRENDOUS TIMES
TODAY USDA is finally paying SNAP BENEFITS 🙏
DEMOCRATS put forth a bill to reopen Govt. if GOP signs on to return Healthcare subsidies for one year
They refused
Blame Democrats for shutdown
Listen why DEMS FIGHT ⬇️
DAY 7 NOVEMBER 2O25
THESE HORRENDOUS TIMES
TODAY USDA is finally paying SNAP BENEFITS 🙏
DEMOCRATS put forth a bill to reopen Govt. if GOP signs on to return Healthcare subsidies for one year
They refused
Blame Democrats for shutdown
Listen why DEMS FIGHT ⬇️
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Tell me more about ‘Sleepy Joe.’
November 7, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Tell me more about ‘Sleepy Joe.’
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As a state representative, Aftyn Behn fought to eliminate Tennessee's grocery tax. In Congress, she promises to fight to keep rural hospitals open and make sure that no one loses their healthcare because they can't afford it.
Elect Democrat Aftyn Behn
Tennessee's 7th Congressional District
Elect Democrat Aftyn Behn
Tennessee's 7th Congressional District
November 7, 2025 at 10:57 PM
As a state representative, Aftyn Behn fought to eliminate Tennessee's grocery tax. In Congress, she promises to fight to keep rural hospitals open and make sure that no one loses their healthcare because they can't afford it.
Elect Democrat Aftyn Behn
Tennessee's 7th Congressional District
Elect Democrat Aftyn Behn
Tennessee's 7th Congressional District
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From The Archives:
Dick Cheney Vice Presidential Library Opens In Pitch-Dark, Sulfurous Underground Cave https://theonion.com/dick-cheney-vice-presidential-library-opens-in-pitch-da-1819574915/
Dick Cheney Vice Presidential Library Opens In Pitch-Dark, Sulfurous Underground Cave https://theonion.com/dick-cheney-vice-presidential-library-opens-in-pitch-da-1819574915/
November 4, 2025 at 9:30 PM
From The Archives:
Dick Cheney Vice Presidential Library Opens In Pitch-Dark, Sulfurous Underground Cave https://theonion.com/dick-cheney-vice-presidential-library-opens-in-pitch-da-1819574915/
Dick Cheney Vice Presidential Library Opens In Pitch-Dark, Sulfurous Underground Cave https://theonion.com/dick-cheney-vice-presidential-library-opens-in-pitch-da-1819574915/
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The sentences before that reminder are also worth considering: Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will. Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them..."
I continue to wonder when Americans will decide enough is enough. As Frederick Douglass reminds us:
“The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress.”
“The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress.”
November 4, 2025 at 4:22 PM
The sentences before that reminder are also worth considering: Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will. Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them..."
So George Cheeks went to bat for Jon Stewart but wouldn't do that for Colbert?! What the f*ck is wrong with him? No discredit to Stewart but Colbert's body of work has now so far outdistanced Stewart's it's not even close. He's the true heir of Letterman and Conan, not Kimmel, Meyers or Stewart.
November 4, 2025 at 6:21 AM
So George Cheeks went to bat for Jon Stewart but wouldn't do that for Colbert?! What the f*ck is wrong with him? No discredit to Stewart but Colbert's body of work has now so far outdistanced Stewart's it's not even close. He's the true heir of Letterman and Conan, not Kimmel, Meyers or Stewart.
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The responses from companies in this month's ISM Manufacturing Index survey hardly suggest a new "Golden Age":
November 3, 2025 at 5:54 PM
The responses from companies in this month's ISM Manufacturing Index survey hardly suggest a new "Golden Age":
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Around Chicago ICE/Border Patrol are mostly just driving around looking for landscaping crews. It’s not targeted by threat or criminal background. It’s just Kavanaugh sweeps of brown men in work clothes operating landscaping equipment to hit quotas. They’re not investigating, they’re hunting
Still haven’t seen a video of neighbors cheering an abduction, still haven’t seen reports of a neighbor pointing out a hiding migrant to ICE/Border Patrol
The only people praising the ICE/Border Patrol terror patrols & kidnappings are people who live nowhere near where they’re happening.
The only people praising the ICE/Border Patrol terror patrols & kidnappings are people who live nowhere near where they’re happening.
November 3, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Around Chicago ICE/Border Patrol are mostly just driving around looking for landscaping crews. It’s not targeted by threat or criminal background. It’s just Kavanaugh sweeps of brown men in work clothes operating landscaping equipment to hit quotas. They’re not investigating, they’re hunting
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did someone use the autopen
O'DONNELL: Why did you pardon Changpeng Zhao?
TRUMP: Are you ready? I don't know who he is
O'DONNELL: His crypto exchange Binance helped facilitate a $2b purchase of World Liberty Financial's stablecoin. And they you pardoned him.
TRUMP: Here's the thing -- I know nothing about it
TRUMP: Are you ready? I don't know who he is
O'DONNELL: His crypto exchange Binance helped facilitate a $2b purchase of World Liberty Financial's stablecoin. And they you pardoned him.
TRUMP: Here's the thing -- I know nothing about it
November 3, 2025 at 1:19 AM
did someone use the autopen