Jean Patterson
@drjean.bsky.social
Professor of Educational Leadership, advocate for racial, economic, and social justice, anti-MAGA ideology, pro-democracy, lover of books, proud crazy cat lady, and living life on the southern prairie.
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On Aug 26 1920 the 19th amendment became law and granted women the right to vote. In this political climate, in which the party in power has implied women should not have this right, it is essential to stay informed and engaged in the political process to protect our rights
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The Nineteenth Amendment | Journey to American Democracy
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August 26, 2025 at 10:49 PM
On Aug 26 1920 the 19th amendment became law and granted women the right to vote. In this political climate, in which the party in power has implied women should not have this right, it is essential to stay informed and engaged in the political process to protect our rights
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Trend data since Trump 1.0. Always take credit when the numbers are good. If you don't like the numbers, declare them rigged and fake. Then find someone who will cook the books and give you the numbers that match your fantasy. Rinse and repeat.
August 12, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Trend data since Trump 1.0. Always take credit when the numbers are good. If you don't like the numbers, declare them rigged and fake. Then find someone who will cook the books and give you the numbers that match your fantasy. Rinse and repeat.
Hmmm. So what does a POTUS do when the economy is in the toilet, inflation is rising, the public doesn't like your assault on immigrants with the American Gestapo, you are covering up your complicity in a sex trafficking scandal, to name a few? Create a crisis and then pretend to solve it.
August 12, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Hmmm. So what does a POTUS do when the economy is in the toilet, inflation is rising, the public doesn't like your assault on immigrants with the American Gestapo, you are covering up your complicity in a sex trafficking scandal, to name a few? Create a crisis and then pretend to solve it.
His qualifications don’t matter, as long as he cooks the books to support the false narrative of a “booming” economy. It’s going to be ugly when reality catches up with the MAGA fantasy world.
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Trump nominates Heritage Foundation economist as labor statistics chief
EJ Antoni, longtime critic of Bureau of Labor Statistics, nominated to replace Erika McEntarfer, who Trump fired
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August 12, 2025 at 12:10 AM
His qualifications don’t matter, as long as he cooks the books to support the false narrative of a “booming” economy. It’s going to be ugly when reality catches up with the MAGA fantasy world.
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It looks like this SCOTUS is doing its best to legalize and legitimize Trump's dictatorship.
June 27, 2025 at 4:32 PM
It looks like this SCOTUS is doing its best to legalize and legitimize Trump's dictatorship.
Our elected representatives won’t meet with us, so I'm attending Maxwell Alejandro Frost for Congress's event, “Wichita Kansas Town Hall with Senator Chris Murphy, Congressman Maxwell Frost, a www.mobilize.us/frostforcong...
Wichita Kansas Town Hall with Senator Chris Murphy, Congressman Maxwell Frost, and Leading Kansas · Maxwell Alejandro Frost for Congress
Join U.S. Senator Chris Murphy and Florida Congressman Maxwell Frost for a WICHITA TOWN HALL on Sunday, June 29 from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM at:
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5015 E. 29th Street N., Wi...
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June 26, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Our elected representatives won’t meet with us, so I'm attending Maxwell Alejandro Frost for Congress's event, “Wichita Kansas Town Hall with Senator Chris Murphy, Congressman Maxwell Frost, a www.mobilize.us/frostforcong...
I have read them all. While not instruction manuals, they are instructive.
Image of library book display labeled:
“It's A Warning Not An Instruction Manual.”
Books on display:
• On Tyranny
• Twenty Lessons From
The 21st Century
• 1984
• A Handmaids Tale
• Diary of Anne Frank
• Parable of The Sower
• Fahrenheit 451
• Animal Farm
• Brave New World
~TAiLS of a Bookworm
“It's A Warning Not An Instruction Manual.”
Books on display:
• On Tyranny
• Twenty Lessons From
The 21st Century
• 1984
• A Handmaids Tale
• Diary of Anne Frank
• Parable of The Sower
• Fahrenheit 451
• Animal Farm
• Brave New World
~TAiLS of a Bookworm
May 15, 2025 at 12:31 AM
I have read them all. While not instruction manuals, they are instructive.
Curious as to why the same people who complained about inflation and a perceived terrible economy under Biden are totally fine and on board with Trumpflation and a tanking economy? Anyone?
May 6, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Curious as to why the same people who complained about inflation and a perceived terrible economy under Biden are totally fine and on board with Trumpflation and a tanking economy? Anyone?
What is the confederacy of dunces up to today? Just more of the same: chaos, cruelty, lawlessness, and gross incompetence.
April 17, 2025 at 2:45 PM
What is the confederacy of dunces up to today? Just more of the same: chaos, cruelty, lawlessness, and gross incompetence.
Paying taxes today that I know will go to support the agenda of this cruel, chaotic, fascist regime sticks in my craw.
April 15, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Paying taxes today that I know will go to support the agenda of this cruel, chaotic, fascist regime sticks in my craw.
Do you get the feeling that when it comes to the economy, this regime is making it up as it goes along?
April 7, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Do you get the feeling that when it comes to the economy, this regime is making it up as it goes along?
So MAGA, are you willing to give up your Social Security and Medicare benefits to "own the libs?"
March 18, 2025 at 9:41 PM
So MAGA, are you willing to give up your Social Security and Medicare benefits to "own the libs?"
Executive Orders are not laws, so let's stop acting like they are. Trump is not a dictator, so maybe we should stop treating him like one.
March 12, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Executive Orders are not laws, so let's stop acting like they are. Trump is not a dictator, so maybe we should stop treating him like one.
Waste, fraud, and abuse are the words I would use to characterize the Trump-Musk-Vance regime. They are wasting our time and resources, doing so in a fraudulent manner, and abusing their power.
March 5, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Waste, fraud, and abuse are the words I would use to characterize the Trump-Musk-Vance regime. They are wasting our time and resources, doing so in a fraudulent manner, and abusing their power.
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Just a reminder that what he's talking about is the private information about every American and business, and there are laws against this access. "Transform the way the government works" by doing what? Targeting opponents? Microtargeting political ads so Republicans never lose?
Johnson: "Elon's cracked the code. He's now inside these agencies. He's created these algorithms that are constantly crawling through the data & as he told me in his office, data doesn't lie. We're gonna be able to get the information. We're gonna be able to transform the way federal govt works."
February 24, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Just a reminder that what he's talking about is the private information about every American and business, and there are laws against this access. "Transform the way the government works" by doing what? Targeting opponents? Microtargeting political ads so Republicans never lose?
Hey @bsky.app, I am hearing from people saying they are being asked for a credit card number when they sign up for a Bluesky account. Can you shed some light on that?
February 24, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Hey @bsky.app, I am hearing from people saying they are being asked for a credit card number when they sign up for a Bluesky account. Can you shed some light on that?
Interesting that the anti cancel culture crowd is having a canceling free-for-all.
February 22, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Interesting that the anti cancel culture crowd is having a canceling free-for-all.
The Trump-Musk-Vance regime has declared war on the Constitution, on the American people, and on our European allies. They have threatened the GOP Congress into submission and will continue to weaponize the FBI and DOJ to harass their political opponents. Will our democracy survive this assault?
February 20, 2025 at 10:58 PM
The Trump-Musk-Vance regime has declared war on the Constitution, on the American people, and on our European allies. They have threatened the GOP Congress into submission and will continue to weaponize the FBI and DOJ to harass their political opponents. Will our democracy survive this assault?
This MAGA led Congress brings the meaning of the epithet “do nothing Congress” to a new low. They might as well go home. But then they would have to face their constituents, so I suppose it’s safer to hide in DC.
February 20, 2025 at 5:27 PM
This MAGA led Congress brings the meaning of the epithet “do nothing Congress” to a new low. They might as well go home. But then they would have to face their constituents, so I suppose it’s safer to hide in DC.
T’is me. But I read pretty much anywhere.
February 10, 2025 at 2:08 AM
T’is me. But I read pretty much anywhere.
The president and the majority in Congress have abdicated their responsibilities to an unelected immigrant billionaire. What could possibly go wrong?
February 10, 2025 at 2:00 AM
The president and the majority in Congress have abdicated their responsibilities to an unelected immigrant billionaire. What could possibly go wrong?
Elon may own the president, but he doesn’t own the rest of us. Resist!
February 9, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Elon may own the president, but he doesn’t own the rest of us. Resist!
I will be honoring Black History month even if our fascist government chooses not to. I am an avid reader and try to read more books by Black authors during Feb. I am currently reading Imani Perry's South to America: A Journey Below the Mason Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation. Most excellent.
February 5, 2025 at 5:15 PM
I will be honoring Black History month even if our fascist government chooses not to. I am an avid reader and try to read more books by Black authors during Feb. I am currently reading Imani Perry's South to America: A Journey Below the Mason Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation. Most excellent.
Observations about the qualifications of these “merit” hires:
• Aryan male (given)
• Pluses: Abusive, cruel to animals, alcohol dependent
• Preference given to reality TV stars, Fox pundits (really the same thing as reality TV)
• Women (also white) must look like Barbie dolls
• Aryan male (given)
• Pluses: Abusive, cruel to animals, alcohol dependent
• Preference given to reality TV stars, Fox pundits (really the same thing as reality TV)
• Women (also white) must look like Barbie dolls
February 4, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Observations about the qualifications of these “merit” hires:
• Aryan male (given)
• Pluses: Abusive, cruel to animals, alcohol dependent
• Preference given to reality TV stars, Fox pundits (really the same thing as reality TV)
• Women (also white) must look like Barbie dolls
• Aryan male (given)
• Pluses: Abusive, cruel to animals, alcohol dependent
• Preference given to reality TV stars, Fox pundits (really the same thing as reality TV)
• Women (also white) must look like Barbie dolls
I plan to send a reminder daily to my elected representatives that they work for their constituents, they do not work for Donald Trump.
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February 3, 2025 at 9:50 PM
I plan to send a reminder daily to my elected representatives that they work for their constituents, they do not work for Donald Trump.
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