Diane Patterson
@dianepatterson.bsky.social
She/her. Novelist, writer, fan of amaro. Stanford, USC, Seton Hill. Has no idea what’s going on but will probably get a degree in it. Trans rights are human rights. Lives in three places (CA, NYC, her own mind). Needs another cup of coffee, back soon.
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“All make $10m+” Why is this presented as excessive? Major League Baseball has 140 *male* players set to play in 2026 on contracts worth at least $10m average annual value… so far. Just one sport. www.sportico.com/personalitie...
Highest-Paid Female Athletes 2025: Top 15 All Make $10M+
The top 15 earned an estimated $249 million this year, and the cutoff to make the cut jumped from $6.7 million in 2024 to $10.1 million.
www.sportico.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:41 PM
“All make $10m+” Why is this presented as excessive? Major League Baseball has 140 *male* players set to play in 2026 on contracts worth at least $10m average annual value… so far. Just one sport. www.sportico.com/personalitie...
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instead of paying the NYT, pay Marisa. get the news sooner!
hey @nytimes.com i had the scoop on this story hours ago. add a reference in your story to my name and outlet. thanks.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/u...
Trump Renames Institute of Peace for Himself
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:47 AM
instead of paying the NYT, pay Marisa. get the news sooner!
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American fascism is hilarious; it’s politics as aesthetics, but the aesthetics are ass.
Sean Duffy on slashing fuel economy standards: "This rule will actually allow you to bring back the 1970s station wagon. Maybe a little wood paneling on the side. We can bring back choice to consumers."
December 4, 2025 at 1:56 PM
American fascism is hilarious; it’s politics as aesthetics, but the aesthetics are ass.
The Unbearable Whiteness of Being
Pantone’s 2026 color of the year is technically not a color at all — meet Cloud Dancer, the first-ever white shade to receive the designation from the world’s color authority.
Pantone makes a surprising choice for its 2026 color of the year
We did not see that coming.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:53 PM
The Unbearable Whiteness of Being
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this really isn’t an exaggeration
This man may be the most racist president this country has ever had, and twelve presidents owned slaves
Trump: "It’s a hellhole right now. And those Somalians should be out of here. They've destroyed our country. And all they do is complain, complain, complain. You have her. She’s always talking about the Constitution provides me with – go back to your own country and figure out your constitution."
December 4, 2025 at 11:31 AM
this really isn’t an exaggeration
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Historian of eugenics here. I don't normally like to retweet bad arguments, but this is such a fundamental misunderstanding of eugenics, I think it's important to point out. I don't have time to debunk all of the ways this is inaccurate, but I'll highlight a few things and then recommend some books🧵
December 4, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Historian of eugenics here. I don't normally like to retweet bad arguments, but this is such a fundamental misunderstanding of eugenics, I think it's important to point out. I don't have time to debunk all of the ways this is inaccurate, but I'll highlight a few things and then recommend some books🧵
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In THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS, Jack Skellington sees something, decides it belongs to him, and pumps out an altered version of it that almost looks like the real thing (but which sucks and everyone hates) while nearly destroying the thing he claimed to be championing.
Jack is a dead tech bro.
Jack is a dead tech bro.
December 12, 2024 at 8:30 PM
In THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS, Jack Skellington sees something, decides it belongs to him, and pumps out an altered version of it that almost looks like the real thing (but which sucks and everyone hates) while nearly destroying the thing he claimed to be championing.
Jack is a dead tech bro.
Jack is a dead tech bro.
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New Yorkers: read this piece, makes total sense. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/o...
December 3, 2025 at 3:33 AM
New Yorkers: read this piece, makes total sense. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/o...
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Here’s my Spotify Wrapped 🎵✨
December 3, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Here’s my Spotify Wrapped 🎵✨
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And just like that, in a single statement, Zohran has already taken a bolder and more clear eyed stance on the present immigration regime than basically all of national democratic leadership
Last week, ICE arrested and separated a father and son after a routine check-in. Six-year-old Yuanxin had just enrolled in the first grade at an elementary school in Astoria. Now he's in custody, alone. ICE won't say where. This cruelty serves no one. It must end.
December 2, 2025 at 9:44 PM
And just like that, in a single statement, Zohran has already taken a bolder and more clear eyed stance on the present immigration regime than basically all of national democratic leadership
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it's class solidarity and the class is 'gangster'
Trump has now pardoned a murderous drug lord who smuggled 400 tons of cocaine into the country, AND the guy who ran the Dark Web's biggest drug marketplace.
Former Honduran president released from US prison after Trump pardon reut.rs/3Y3ziKg
December 2, 2025 at 8:23 PM
it's class solidarity and the class is 'gangster'
Forgot to put the cheddar cheese on my chili so it's going to be THAT KIND of Tuesday
December 2, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Forgot to put the cheddar cheese on my chili so it's going to be THAT KIND of Tuesday
Did “drop” take on some new meaning or nah
Your Data Might Determine How Much You Pay for Eggs
if you are near The Rochester, New York, Target lists the price of a carton of Good & Gather eggs as $1.99 on its website. If you're in Manhattan's affluent Tribeca neighborhood, that price drops to $2.29. It's unclear why the prices differ, but…
if you are near The Rochester, New York, Target lists the price of a carton of Good & Gather eggs as $1.99 on its website. If you're in Manhattan's affluent Tribeca neighborhood, that price drops to $2.29. It's unclear why the prices differ, but…
Your Data Might Determine How Much You Pay for Eggs
if you are near The Rochester, New York, Target lists the price of a carton of Good & Gather eggs as $1.99 on its website. If you're in Manhattan's affluent Tribeca neighborhood, that price drops to $2.29. It's unclear why the prices differ, but a new notice on Target's website offers a possible hint: "This price was determined by an algorithm using your personal data." A recently enacted New York state law requires businesses that set prices algorithmically to disclose customers' personal data. According to the law, personal data includes any data that can be "associated or reasonably linked, directly or indirectly, with a specific consumer or device." The law does not require businesses to clearly disclose what information about a person or device is being used or how each piece of information affects the final price the customer sees.
cnznews.com
December 2, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Did “drop” take on some new meaning or nah
Yes, and the first thing to go wrong was buying a ticket on United Airlines.
December 2, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Yes, and the first thing to go wrong was buying a ticket on United Airlines.
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My great-uncle was born in the Russian Empire and wrote God Bless America
Rep. Kat Cammarck: "Today, one in six people in the US is foreign born. That quite frankly is not sustainable to maintain a culture that we are known for here in the United States."
December 2, 2025 at 5:18 PM
My great-uncle was born in the Russian Empire and wrote God Bless America
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Taking down Trump when the time comes will require us to shed certain illusions about power. Chief among these is the notion that dictators can *force* people to do things or not do things. They can’t.
Don’t believe me? Ask the Nazis. 1/n
Don’t believe me? Ask the Nazis. 1/n
Don’t Do the Dance
To remove Trump, we must shed some illusions about power.
www.readthedetox.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Taking down Trump when the time comes will require us to shed certain illusions about power. Chief among these is the notion that dictators can *force* people to do things or not do things. They can’t.
Don’t believe me? Ask the Nazis. 1/n
Don’t believe me? Ask the Nazis. 1/n
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Everyone shut thefuck up in that they discovered ribose and, for the first time in any extraterrestrialsample, glucose on Bennu.
This adds to earlier this yr 14 of the 20 amino acids thatlife on Earth uses to make proteinsand all five nucleobases that lifeon Earth uses
www.nasa.gov/missions/osi...
This adds to earlier this yr 14 of the 20 amino acids thatlife on Earth uses to make proteinsand all five nucleobases that lifeon Earth uses
www.nasa.gov/missions/osi...
Sugars, ‘Gum,’ Stardust Found in NASA's Asteroid Bennu Samples - NASA
The asteroid Bennu continues to provide new clues to scientists’ biggest questions about the formation of the early solar system and the origins of life. As
www.nasa.gov
December 2, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Everyone shut thefuck up in that they discovered ribose and, for the first time in any extraterrestrialsample, glucose on Bennu.
This adds to earlier this yr 14 of the 20 amino acids thatlife on Earth uses to make proteinsand all five nucleobases that lifeon Earth uses
www.nasa.gov/missions/osi...
This adds to earlier this yr 14 of the 20 amino acids thatlife on Earth uses to make proteinsand all five nucleobases that lifeon Earth uses
www.nasa.gov/missions/osi...
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"Their expertise ranges from ordering war crimes to covering up sex crimes to engaging in all manner of financial criminality. They’re a diverse bunch, from tough guys outfitted in combat gear and masks, to smooth operators in tuxedoes who mingle at state dinners."
www.thebulwark.com/p/sex-crimes...
www.thebulwark.com/p/sex-crimes...
Sex Crimes. State Crimes. War Crimes.
We’re detecting a pattern with this administration.
www.thebulwark.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:48 PM
"Their expertise ranges from ordering war crimes to covering up sex crimes to engaging in all manner of financial criminality. They’re a diverse bunch, from tough guys outfitted in combat gear and masks, to smooth operators in tuxedoes who mingle at state dinners."
www.thebulwark.com/p/sex-crimes...
www.thebulwark.com/p/sex-crimes...
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Children, this may be impossible to believe, but once upon a time before the internet there were things called "bookstores" (pronounced 'buk-storz' ). Manhattan's Fourth Avenue (here in 1928) had 48 of them and was called "Book Row".
December 2, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Children, this may be impossible to believe, but once upon a time before the internet there were things called "bookstores" (pronounced 'buk-storz' ). Manhattan's Fourth Avenue (here in 1928) had 48 of them and was called "Book Row".
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December 2, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Reposting with Alt text (this one is too good to miss!)
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day 1 is "penzeys revolution blend" and i cant stop laughing at "we have to GET RID of this lying, cheating, CORRUPT SCUMBAG PRESIDENT!! RESIST! REVOLT! REVOLUTION NOW!! good on roast poultry and carrots"
December 2, 2025 at 12:59 AM
day 1 is "penzeys revolution blend" and i cant stop laughing at "we have to GET RID of this lying, cheating, CORRUPT SCUMBAG PRESIDENT!! RESIST! REVOLT! REVOLUTION NOW!! good on roast poultry and carrots"
Type your zodiac into gif and see what comes up! Post your fave one
December 1, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Type your zodiac into gif and see what comes up! Post your fave one
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My bipartisan IRS MATH Act with Senator Bill Cassidy is now law.
Now, if you mess up your taxes, the IRS has to tell you where you made a mistake and how to fix it.
No more spending a fortune on lawyers or hours to find errors.
That means fewer headaches and more money in your pocket.
Now, if you mess up your taxes, the IRS has to tell you where you made a mistake and how to fix it.
No more spending a fortune on lawyers or hours to find errors.
That means fewer headaches and more money in your pocket.
December 1, 2025 at 6:56 PM
My bipartisan IRS MATH Act with Senator Bill Cassidy is now law.
Now, if you mess up your taxes, the IRS has to tell you where you made a mistake and how to fix it.
No more spending a fortune on lawyers or hours to find errors.
That means fewer headaches and more money in your pocket.
Now, if you mess up your taxes, the IRS has to tell you where you made a mistake and how to fix it.
No more spending a fortune on lawyers or hours to find errors.
That means fewer headaches and more money in your pocket.
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adding "in accordance with the law" to all of my crimes, so people know I can't be prosecuted
December 1, 2025 at 7:46 PM
adding "in accordance with the law" to all of my crimes, so people know I can't be prosecuted