Patricia
@patriciaw.bsky.social
I've lived a long time & have learned not to have heroes; for good or ill, we're all just humans.
Do not obey in advance.
"Not everything that is faced can be changed,
but nothing can be changed until it is faced." James Baldwin
Header photo: My garden
Do not obey in advance.
"Not everything that is faced can be changed,
but nothing can be changed until it is faced." James Baldwin
Header photo: My garden
The grocery fixation is a window into Trump's cognitive state. It shows: Confabulation; Tangentiality; Repetition; Reduced complexity; Reality confusion.
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
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Trump Can't Stop Talking About "Groceries." Psychologists Say It's a Dementia Tell.
When "Groceries" Becomes a Tell: Trump's Fixation Reveals More Than He Realizes Donald Trump can't stop talking about the word "groceries." Not the price of groceries—though he claims that's his conce...
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November 23, 2025 at 1:45 AM
The grocery fixation is a window into Trump's cognitive state. It shows: Confabulation; Tangentiality; Repetition; Reduced complexity; Reality confusion.
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
Colorado Senator's indictment of healthcare in the United States. U.S. is the only "rich country" where healthcare is not a right of citizenship. Life expectancy in U.S. is 6 years less than in other countries.
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MSN
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November 10, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Colorado Senator's indictment of healthcare in the United States. U.S. is the only "rich country" where healthcare is not a right of citizenship. Life expectancy in U.S. is 6 years less than in other countries.
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Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
If only others had the courage to do this, especially to Trump.
US Amassador to the UN Mike Waltz was interrupted and humiliated for lying during his speech this week and called out for his involvement in a leaked Signal group chat.
Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez slammed his remarks as “uncivilized, crude and gross”.
Boommmmm 💣💣💣……well done Cuba!!!!
Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez slammed his remarks as “uncivilized, crude and gross”.
Boommmmm 💣💣💣……well done Cuba!!!!
October 31, 2025 at 1:25 AM
If only others had the courage to do this, especially to Trump.
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🚨 DON’T LOOK AWAY 🚨
U.S. Professor KIDNAPPED and DISAPPEARED by ICE!
He still remains detained.
Yesterday a California Faculty Association union leader, Professor Jonathan Caravello, was dragged away by four masked ICE agents while lawfully observing a raid.
This is NOT normal.
U.S. Professor KIDNAPPED and DISAPPEARED by ICE!
He still remains detained.
Yesterday a California Faculty Association union leader, Professor Jonathan Caravello, was dragged away by four masked ICE agents while lawfully observing a raid.
This is NOT normal.
July 12, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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Oh my gosh, look at this!
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July 12, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Here in Austin, on the edge of the Hill Country, we have not escaped the flooding; at last report there were 7 deaths in contiguous suburban areas.
This Lisianthus is a testament to climate change. It was thriving in my garden when I took this photo 10 years ago; it no longer will grow here.
This Lisianthus is a testament to climate change. It was thriving in my garden when I took this photo 10 years ago; it no longer will grow here.
July 12, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Here in Austin, on the edge of the Hill Country, we have not escaped the flooding; at last report there were 7 deaths in contiguous suburban areas.
This Lisianthus is a testament to climate change. It was thriving in my garden when I took this photo 10 years ago; it no longer will grow here.
This Lisianthus is a testament to climate change. It was thriving in my garden when I took this photo 10 years ago; it no longer will grow here.
HEB Disaster Relief convoy went out yesterday:
Disaster Relief Unit (emergency supplies, food, water, hygiene products)
Mobile Kitchen (1000s of hot meals on site)
Mobile Pharmacy
Mobile Business Center (banking, insurance, etc.)
Ice & Water Distribution
www.instagram.com/p/DLwNGFeNihT/
Disaster Relief Unit (emergency supplies, food, water, hygiene products)
Mobile Kitchen (1000s of hot meals on site)
Mobile Pharmacy
Mobile Business Center (banking, insurance, etc.)
Ice & Water Distribution
www.instagram.com/p/DLwNGFeNihT/
July 6, 2025 at 7:37 PM
HEB Disaster Relief convoy went out yesterday:
Disaster Relief Unit (emergency supplies, food, water, hygiene products)
Mobile Kitchen (1000s of hot meals on site)
Mobile Pharmacy
Mobile Business Center (banking, insurance, etc.)
Ice & Water Distribution
www.instagram.com/p/DLwNGFeNihT/
Disaster Relief Unit (emergency supplies, food, water, hygiene products)
Mobile Kitchen (1000s of hot meals on site)
Mobile Pharmacy
Mobile Business Center (banking, insurance, etc.)
Ice & Water Distribution
www.instagram.com/p/DLwNGFeNihT/
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Trump's series of "deals" with law firms that represented anti-Trump clients = extortion racket out of the White House.
"Prosecuting Trump again will be precipitously difficult... ." But it is incumbent on Bragg to try to stand up for the laws of his state regardless."
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"Prosecuting Trump again will be precipitously difficult... ." But it is incumbent on Bragg to try to stand up for the laws of his state regardless."
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MSN
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April 10, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Trump's series of "deals" with law firms that represented anti-Trump clients = extortion racket out of the White House.
"Prosecuting Trump again will be precipitously difficult... ." But it is incumbent on Bragg to try to stand up for the laws of his state regardless."
www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...
"Prosecuting Trump again will be precipitously difficult... ." But it is incumbent on Bragg to try to stand up for the laws of his state regardless."
www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...
Texas hypocrisy:
“In Texas, life is sacred. I will always do everything in my power to protect the unborn, defend our state’s pro-life laws, and work to ensure that ... illegal abortions are fully prosecuted.” A.G. Ken Paxton arrest under "terrifying abortion ban."
www.dailykos.com/story/2025/3...
“In Texas, life is sacred. I will always do everything in my power to protect the unborn, defend our state’s pro-life laws, and work to ensure that ... illegal abortions are fully prosecuted.” A.G. Ken Paxton arrest under "terrifying abortion ban."
www.dailykos.com/story/2025/3...
Texas makes first arrest under state’s terrifying abortion ban
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton released a statement Monday boasting about the arrest of a Houston-area midwife for illegally performing an abortion, marking the state’s first criminal charge for ab...
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March 21, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Texas hypocrisy:
“In Texas, life is sacred. I will always do everything in my power to protect the unborn, defend our state’s pro-life laws, and work to ensure that ... illegal abortions are fully prosecuted.” A.G. Ken Paxton arrest under "terrifying abortion ban."
www.dailykos.com/story/2025/3...
“In Texas, life is sacred. I will always do everything in my power to protect the unborn, defend our state’s pro-life laws, and work to ensure that ... illegal abortions are fully prosecuted.” A.G. Ken Paxton arrest under "terrifying abortion ban."
www.dailykos.com/story/2025/3...
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Her history will not be erased.
Bessie, we remember.
Bessie, we remember.
Bessie Coleman, the first Black woman to earn a pilot’s license, learned French and moved to France after being denied entry to U.S. flight schools. She earned her license from the Caudron Brothers' School of Aviation in just seven months.
March 20, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Her history will not be erased.
Bessie, we remember.
Bessie, we remember.
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“Heilvergnügen”
March 20, 2025 at 8:15 PM
“Heilvergnügen”
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Let’s just pose this hypothetical. You’re an MIT or CalTech professor in the environmental sciences - focused on addressing climate change but highly reliant on federal grants to fund research. You’ve got tenure but are looking at a desert of interest into the future. The phone rings…?
A group of European countries is devising a strategy to poach researchers in the United States in response to American government cuts in education and research.
www.politico.eu/article/euro...
www.politico.eu/article/euro...
Europe looks to poach US researchers as Trump cuts funding
Twelve EU capitals want programs to bring over American scholars.
www.politico.eu
March 19, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Let’s just pose this hypothetical. You’re an MIT or CalTech professor in the environmental sciences - focused on addressing climate change but highly reliant on federal grants to fund research. You’ve got tenure but are looking at a desert of interest into the future. The phone rings…?
Didn't watch the SOTU; watched this instead. Justin Trudeau addresses the American people. Do watch.
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/enjoy-this...
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Enjoy This Powerful Rebuttal To Trump's Madness - From Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
Hopium paid subscribers should use this post to comment on the speech tonight.....
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March 5, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Didn't watch the SOTU; watched this instead. Justin Trudeau addresses the American people. Do watch.
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/enjoy-this...
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/enjoy-this...
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“Elon Musk is firing military veteran firefighters for no reason” is the biggest slam dunk in political messaging history, Dems should be shouting it into the world’s biggest bullhorn from the top of the Washington Monument.
February 14, 2025 at 12:02 AM
“Elon Musk is firing military veteran firefighters for no reason” is the biggest slam dunk in political messaging history, Dems should be shouting it into the world’s biggest bullhorn from the top of the Washington Monument.
Fascinating interactive with information specific to your neighborhood.
#ICYMI: In most of the U.S., formaldehyde contributes more to outdoor cancer risk than any other toxic air pollutant.
🔎 Use our database to look up the cancer risk from this chemical in your neighborhood: https://propub.li/4gfPMGm
🔎 Use our database to look up the cancer risk from this chemical in your neighborhood: https://propub.li/4gfPMGm
December 8, 2024 at 5:09 PM
Fascinating interactive with information specific to your neighborhood.
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How about stories about those who died because they were denied coverage or delayed treatment due to some insurance exec not maligning their $8 bil bonus
December 7, 2024 at 2:48 PM
How about stories about those who died because they were denied coverage or delayed treatment due to some insurance exec not maligning their $8 bil bonus
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The fight for democracy in court continues. Right now there are 198 voting and election cases pending in 40 states. The GOP is involved in 94 of them. Stay informed. www.democracydocket.com/me-subscribe...
December 7, 2024 at 6:16 PM
The fight for democracy in court continues. Right now there are 198 voting and election cases pending in 40 states. The GOP is involved in 94 of them. Stay informed. www.democracydocket.com/me-subscribe...
Fascinating! I'd never heard of the Acorn Woodpecker. That tree is a marvelous bit of craftsmanship. The marvelous world of birds!
National Wildlife Federation
With their sharp, powerful beaks, Acorn Woodpeckers excavate custom holes into trees. Each Acorn Woodpecker group works together to maintain and defend its acorn collection. The same tree called a “granary,” is reused over generations to store the winter food supply.
With their sharp, powerful beaks, Acorn Woodpeckers excavate custom holes into trees. Each Acorn Woodpecker group works together to maintain and defend its acorn collection. The same tree called a “granary,” is reused over generations to store the winter food supply.
December 7, 2024 at 8:35 PM
Fascinating! I'd never heard of the Acorn Woodpecker. That tree is a marvelous bit of craftsmanship. The marvelous world of birds!
I loved this so much. I found myself reading it out loud. It tore me apart because it struck a nerve. The best I've read yet on this incident.
"I'm comfortable. Imagine, however [...] people who are desperate. ... And then imagine what you might do if you were in their shoes."
"I'm comfortable. Imagine, however [...] people who are desperate. ... And then imagine what you might do if you were in their shoes."
December 7, 2024 at 6:53 PM
I loved this so much. I found myself reading it out loud. It tore me apart because it struck a nerve. The best I've read yet on this incident.
"I'm comfortable. Imagine, however [...] people who are desperate. ... And then imagine what you might do if you were in their shoes."
"I'm comfortable. Imagine, however [...] people who are desperate. ... And then imagine what you might do if you were in their shoes."
Don't get diverted from the real issue; "Don't forget why we're here."
Discussing blanket pardons draws us off of the real issue, the concern that Trump will pervert the criminal justice system & use DOJ as a political tool, which is forcing the Biden administration into these considerations. Don't forget why we're here.
December 7, 2024 at 2:10 AM
Don't get diverted from the real issue; "Don't forget why we're here."