Patrick LaForge
@palafo.bsky.social
Writer. Zen meditator. Traveler. Cyclist. New Yorker. Ex-NYT editor. I talk to strangers. I have friends everywhere. http://palafo.org. Signal: Palafo.38
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First off, my suspension has ended. Got a little harsh with a post a few days ago but I didn’t have my feet on the ground and I’m sorry if I offended anyone. Will try to be more chipper. Knock on wood!
November 17, 2025 at 9:04 PM
First off, my suspension has ended. Got a little harsh with a post a few days ago but I didn’t have my feet on the ground and I’m sorry if I offended anyone. Will try to be more chipper. Knock on wood!
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reminded of eric williams's observation about britain's relationship to its history with slavery. "British historians wrote almost as if Britain had introduced Negro slavery solely for the satisfaction of abolishing it."
holy shit: “Among the 2,000 UK adults surveyed, 85% were unaware that Britain forcibly transported more than 3 million Africans to the Caribbean, 89% did not know that Britain enslaved people in the Caribbean for more than 300 years” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Caribbean reparations leaders in ‘historic’ first UK visit to press for justice
CRC mission will seek to deepen public understanding of Britain’s colonial legacy and its lasting impact
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 11:11 PM
reminded of eric williams's observation about britain's relationship to its history with slavery. "British historians wrote almost as if Britain had introduced Negro slavery solely for the satisfaction of abolishing it."
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New York City billboards are displaying the president’s 91 felony charges.
November 16, 2025 at 8:46 PM
New York City billboards are displaying the president’s 91 felony charges.
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The American political class is so disconnected from voters that they don’t realize that regular folks are totally down with a giant pan partisan jail cell holding everyone involved with Epstein’s crimes.
#uspoli
#uspoli
November 15, 2025 at 12:38 AM
The American political class is so disconnected from voters that they don’t realize that regular folks are totally down with a giant pan partisan jail cell holding everyone involved with Epstein’s crimes.
#uspoli
#uspoli
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points before this unprovoked assault: South Carolina 26, aTm 3
points after this unprovoked assault: South Carolina 4, aTm 30
points after this unprovoked assault: South Carolina 4, aTm 30
November 16, 2025 at 12:12 AM
points before this unprovoked assault: South Carolina 26, aTm 3
points after this unprovoked assault: South Carolina 4, aTm 30
points after this unprovoked assault: South Carolina 4, aTm 30
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If women are underrepresented in STEM, it's at least partly because men like this offer mentoring, then embarrass themselves by assuming their mentees must be into them, then decide the best solution is to cut ties, which sends the signal to other faculty that the mentee must not be good enough.
The emails have Summers reporting to Epstein about his attempts to date a Harvard economics student & to hit on her during a seminar she was giving.
November 16, 2025 at 12:13 AM
If women are underrepresented in STEM, it's at least partly because men like this offer mentoring, then embarrass themselves by assuming their mentees must be into them, then decide the best solution is to cut ties, which sends the signal to other faculty that the mentee must not be good enough.
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your outie got to meet the pope
Adam Scott meeting the pope, for anyone interested in that sort of thing
November 15, 2025 at 11:49 PM
your outie got to meet the pope
Bizarre and grotesque
The emails have Summers reporting to Epstein about his attempts to date a Harvard economics student & to hit on her during a seminar she was giving.
November 16, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Bizarre and grotesque
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Watching right-wingers suddenly discover that Trump is a bad person is wild
November 15, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Watching right-wingers suddenly discover that Trump is a bad person is wild
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That country-fried “Get the hell out of my yard, assholes” at the end made my heart swell with pride.
Video from nickdelacanal on Instagram of CBP trespassing on private property and giving up after a few attempts to entrap landscapers.
November 15, 2025 at 9:45 PM
That country-fried “Get the hell out of my yard, assholes” at the end made my heart swell with pride.
I was around and voting but, yes, criminal sex pests should be prosecuted regardless of party. The problem here is one party seems to be inclined to give its sex pests a pass
Do republicans yelling at us about Bill Clinton realize most of us were children during his administration and legally prohibited from voting? lol
This is supposed to be some kind of gotcha? If he did bad things throw him in jail. I do not have Bill Clinton flags in my boat. (I do not have a boat).
This is supposed to be some kind of gotcha? If he did bad things throw him in jail. I do not have Bill Clinton flags in my boat. (I do not have a boat).
November 15, 2025 at 11:36 PM
I was around and voting but, yes, criminal sex pests should be prosecuted regardless of party. The problem here is one party seems to be inclined to give its sex pests a pass
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i used to think the lyric was ‘i wanna rock and roll all night / and part of every day’ and i remember thinking, honestly that sounds reasonable
November 15, 2025 at 9:36 PM
i used to think the lyric was ‘i wanna rock and roll all night / and part of every day’ and i remember thinking, honestly that sounds reasonable
After an assault incident in Salt Lake City, details unclear www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/a...
Todd Snider, Folk Singer With a Wry Wit, Dies at 59
www.nytimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 11:31 PM
After an assault incident in Salt Lake City, details unclear www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/a...
Enjoy every sandwich - Warren Zevon
Like "I'm Waiting For The Man" reimagined for the Pat Garret & Billy The Kid soundtrack, Warren Zevon's "Carmelita" is one of the great ballads of the 1970's: part debauched LA travelogue, part working class romance, part bizarro-world Eagles. Ensenada and Echo Park. Rock-by-way-of Raymond Chandler.
November 15, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Enjoy every sandwich - Warren Zevon
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I got an actual "Your silence on this subject is deafening" message this AM, so, super-quick: Nobody here owes anyone commentary about anything. This is a public park. It's full of interesting people. We hang out here, make friends, and chat, and then we leave to do whatever it is we do. That's it!
November 15, 2025 at 3:22 PM
I got an actual "Your silence on this subject is deafening" message this AM, so, super-quick: Nobody here owes anyone commentary about anything. This is a public park. It's full of interesting people. We hang out here, make friends, and chat, and then we leave to do whatever it is we do. That's it!
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“Parents who, after consulting with a doctor and a psychologist, allow their 15-year-old child to transition commit child abuse. The child is too young to consent!”
--Megyn R. Kelly
“Grown men who have sex with your 15-year-old? Big whoop! It’s not like she’s 8. LOL!”
--Also Megyn R. Kelly
--Megyn R. Kelly
“Grown men who have sex with your 15-year-old? Big whoop! It’s not like she’s 8. LOL!”
--Also Megyn R. Kelly
November 15, 2025 at 3:22 PM
“Parents who, after consulting with a doctor and a psychologist, allow their 15-year-old child to transition commit child abuse. The child is too young to consent!”
--Megyn R. Kelly
“Grown men who have sex with your 15-year-old? Big whoop! It’s not like she’s 8. LOL!”
--Also Megyn R. Kelly
--Megyn R. Kelly
“Grown men who have sex with your 15-year-old? Big whoop! It’s not like she’s 8. LOL!”
--Also Megyn R. Kelly
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I think it’s going to be very funny when a bunch of these resist accounts realize that more than half of the resistance networks are foreign influence accounts trying to muddy the waters everywhere.
November 15, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I think it’s going to be very funny when a bunch of these resist accounts realize that more than half of the resistance networks are foreign influence accounts trying to muddy the waters everywhere.
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The Trump administration demanded UCLA pay $1.2 billion to restore frozen research funding and ensure eligibility for future funding after accusing the school of allowing antisemitism on campus.
Judge indefinitely bars Trump from fining UC over alleged discrimination
The Trump administration demanded UCLA pay $1.2 billion to restore frozen research funding and ensure eligibility for future funding after accusing the school of allowing antisemitism on campus.
www.npr.org
November 15, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The Trump administration demanded UCLA pay $1.2 billion to restore frozen research funding and ensure eligibility for future funding after accusing the school of allowing antisemitism on campus.
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As a former member of NYT’s finance team & the co-author of this story exposing the relationship between Epstein & Bill Gates as well as one on Epstein & JPMorgan, I am really frustrated to see people claiming that NYT sat on publishable info about Trump and Epstein 🧵 www.nytimes.com/2019/10/12/b...
Bill Gates Met With Jeffrey Epstein Many Times, Despite His Past (Published 2019)
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:32 PM
As a former member of NYT’s finance team & the co-author of this story exposing the relationship between Epstein & Bill Gates as well as one on Epstein & JPMorgan, I am really frustrated to see people claiming that NYT sat on publishable info about Trump and Epstein 🧵 www.nytimes.com/2019/10/12/b...
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in the actual real world secret police are disappearing americans on behalf of an openly white nationalist government but george packer’s latest is a novel about a world beset by woke totalitarianism
What Happens When an Empire Falls? This Novel Has Some Ideas.
www.nytimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:10 PM
in the actual real world secret police are disappearing americans on behalf of an openly white nationalist government but george packer’s latest is a novel about a world beset by woke totalitarianism
It’s a “science” … Just keep crunching the data! It will all make sense.
When I chose to study politics for a living I had no idea that politics would get this dumb.
November 15, 2025 at 4:18 PM
It’s a “science” … Just keep crunching the data! It will all make sense.
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This is the weirdest timeline
Marjorie Taylor Greene on Trump: “It’s astonishing really how hard he’s fighting to stop the Epstein files from coming out that he actually goes to this level.”
November 15, 2025 at 1:00 PM
This is the weirdest timeline
NY1 headline: New bill would legalize bodega cats
The law will have to define what a bodega is, I imagine. Do not give this task to BlueSky.
The law will have to define what a bodega is, I imagine. Do not give this task to BlueSky.
November 15, 2025 at 4:02 PM
NY1 headline: New bill would legalize bodega cats
The law will have to define what a bodega is, I imagine. Do not give this task to BlueSky.
The law will have to define what a bodega is, I imagine. Do not give this task to BlueSky.
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No US Attorney in DC has ever acquired a record for bringing and abandoning criminal charges against demonstrators like Jeanine Pirro. bsky.app/profile/brad...
DOJ has been abandoning a truly incredible share of the criminal cases it filed in D.C. this year.
Today, it asked a judge to dismiss yet another, this one involving a man charged with illegally possessing a gun "in light
of legal and evidentiary issues."
Today, it asked a judge to dismiss yet another, this one involving a man charged with illegally possessing a gun "in light
of legal and evidentiary issues."
November 15, 2025 at 4:01 AM
No US Attorney in DC has ever acquired a record for bringing and abandoning criminal charges against demonstrators like Jeanine Pirro. bsky.app/profile/brad...