Patrick1
@patrick1.bsky.social
Data programmer in science research.
I resist science denial, religious fundamentalism, authoritarianism, and other nonsense. Trump supports these, so I resist him. Author of sci fi book, The Ephemeral Species. Had 1.5m followers-G+. #SanFrancisco
I resist science denial, religious fundamentalism, authoritarianism, and other nonsense. Trump supports these, so I resist him. Author of sci fi book, The Ephemeral Species. Had 1.5m followers-G+. #SanFrancisco
Is the fire affecting air quality at the lake? My family will be there tomorrow.
July 13, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Is the fire affecting air quality at the lake? My family will be there tomorrow.
I just went to Whole Foods and many shelves are empty. They are blaming it on “the system is down.”
June 10, 2025 at 9:45 PM
I just went to Whole Foods and many shelves are empty. They are blaming it on “the system is down.”
Hmm. We agree on that.
I feel it is a mixed message for employers to offer work so that millions come over the border, and then we tell them they are here illegally and kick them out. It’s dysfunctional.
I feel it is a mixed message for employers to offer work so that millions come over the border, and then we tell them they are here illegally and kick them out. It’s dysfunctional.
June 10, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Hmm. We agree on that.
I feel it is a mixed message for employers to offer work so that millions come over the border, and then we tell them they are here illegally and kick them out. It’s dysfunctional.
I feel it is a mixed message for employers to offer work so that millions come over the border, and then we tell them they are here illegally and kick them out. It’s dysfunctional.
Also, I do regard country folk as being more polite, and generally overall more helpful and nice than city folk.
June 10, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Also, I do regard country folk as being more polite, and generally overall more helpful and nice than city folk.
They want to make America great again as it was either in the 1950s, or even in the 1850s. While overt racism has mostly disappeared, many believe their religion is the only true religion and should be enforced as law. Even in Trump counties, at least 20 or 30% voted for Kamala so there is hope.
June 10, 2025 at 1:58 AM
They want to make America great again as it was either in the 1950s, or even in the 1850s. While overt racism has mostly disappeared, many believe their religion is the only true religion and should be enforced as law. Even in Trump counties, at least 20 or 30% voted for Kamala so there is hope.
My perception of middle America is based on what I have personally heard them say either directly or via interview. While there are some well educated people, there are millions of ignorant people who hate the idea of higher education. They are anti-knowledge and anti-science.
June 10, 2025 at 1:55 AM
My perception of middle America is based on what I have personally heard them say either directly or via interview. While there are some well educated people, there are millions of ignorant people who hate the idea of higher education. They are anti-knowledge and anti-science.
Middle America thinks that liberal people are evil and radical. That’s because they are not very well educated and they listen to what is on Fox News as though it is fact. They cannot distinguish fact from fallacy. And some I imagine are fine people as Trump would say.
June 10, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Middle America thinks that liberal people are evil and radical. That’s because they are not very well educated and they listen to what is on Fox News as though it is fact. They cannot distinguish fact from fallacy. And some I imagine are fine people as Trump would say.
My perception of middle America is mixed. There are vast areas where the people are not very well educated and actually vote against higher education. Over 1/3 of the United States thinks there is a 6000 years old because of the Bible. They are against higher education.
June 10, 2025 at 1:52 AM
My perception of middle America is mixed. There are vast areas where the people are not very well educated and actually vote against higher education. Over 1/3 of the United States thinks there is a 6000 years old because of the Bible. They are against higher education.
Yet we have 10 to 20 million illegal people working in the United States. They are here to work or seek asylum. Only a small minority abuse the system. Over 40% of field workers in the United States are here illegally. Should we jail the thousands of employers using illegal people?
June 10, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Yet we have 10 to 20 million illegal people working in the United States. They are here to work or seek asylum. Only a small minority abuse the system. Over 40% of field workers in the United States are here illegally. Should we jail the thousands of employers using illegal people?
Rural counties have more space so the squalor is not as concentrated as it is in that small area of Los Angeles. Most of those 2500 counties have millions of people living in trailers or near-tear down condition houses. Only slightly better than Skid Row and rarely reported on. Worse than LA overall
June 10, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Rural counties have more space so the squalor is not as concentrated as it is in that small area of Los Angeles. Most of those 2500 counties have millions of people living in trailers or near-tear down condition houses. Only slightly better than Skid Row and rarely reported on. Worse than LA overall
Almost all food produced in this country is picked/processed by mostly undocumented or illegal migrants.
From a practical standpoint, how will that work? Who will do this work? Will we be paying $20 for a head of lettuce? $30 for a pound of hamburger?
From a practical standpoint, how will that work? Who will do this work? Will we be paying $20 for a head of lettuce? $30 for a pound of hamburger?
June 10, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Almost all food produced in this country is picked/processed by mostly undocumented or illegal migrants.
From a practical standpoint, how will that work? Who will do this work? Will we be paying $20 for a head of lettuce? $30 for a pound of hamburger?
From a practical standpoint, how will that work? Who will do this work? Will we be paying $20 for a head of lettuce? $30 for a pound of hamburger?
About 550 counties voted for Harris and over 2500 voted for Trump. The vast majority of these Trump counties are rundown rural areas which could be regarded as shit holes. I’ve driven through hundreds of them. Should dems call them shithole counties? Low education, worthless people?
No. Yet LA is?
No. Yet LA is?
June 10, 2025 at 12:50 AM
About 550 counties voted for Harris and over 2500 voted for Trump. The vast majority of these Trump counties are rundown rural areas which could be regarded as shit holes. I’ve driven through hundreds of them. Should dems call them shithole counties? Low education, worthless people?
No. Yet LA is?
No. Yet LA is?
The other thing to consider is what should be done with the 10 to 20 million undocumented people in this country. If you throw them all out, the economy will literally collapse. Most of them are hard-working. White people think they are above such hard work.
June 10, 2025 at 12:44 AM
The other thing to consider is what should be done with the 10 to 20 million undocumented people in this country. If you throw them all out, the economy will literally collapse. Most of them are hard-working. White people think they are above such hard work.
If someone over stays their visa, they are entitled to a hearing, and the judge can determine what should be done. They should not be taken off the street without even knowing what’s going on and sent to some prison in El Salvador.
June 10, 2025 at 12:42 AM
If someone over stays their visa, they are entitled to a hearing, and the judge can determine what should be done. They should not be taken off the street without even knowing what’s going on and sent to some prison in El Salvador.
I just did several queries. Skid Row is about 4 mi.² which is almost one percent of the the city’s surface area. What should be done about the homeless problem. Compare and contrast that to the thousands of square miles of rundown Trump supporter areas around the country.
June 10, 2025 at 12:37 AM
I just did several queries. Skid Row is about 4 mi.² which is almost one percent of the the city’s surface area. What should be done about the homeless problem. Compare and contrast that to the thousands of square miles of rundown Trump supporter areas around the country.
None, they have already had due process and should be kicked out of the country.
That’s not what I’m talking about. Have you even followed the news regarding those deported with no due process?
That’s not what I’m talking about. Have you even followed the news regarding those deported with no due process?
June 10, 2025 at 12:24 AM
None, they have already had due process and should be kicked out of the country.
That’s not what I’m talking about. Have you even followed the news regarding those deported with no due process?
That’s not what I’m talking about. Have you even followed the news regarding those deported with no due process?
I go to LA often. 99% of it is perfectly fine. For you to call this shit hole makes me wonder if you’ve ever been there. Sure, there are areas where there are lots of homeless. But it’s a small percentage in the entire city. What should be done about the homeless problem there?
June 10, 2025 at 12:12 AM
I go to LA often. 99% of it is perfectly fine. For you to call this shit hole makes me wonder if you’ve ever been there. Sure, there are areas where there are lots of homeless. But it’s a small percentage in the entire city. What should be done about the homeless problem there?
The fact is, Trump has demonstrated that he can pull people off the street with zero due process. He has done it many times now. He could do it to you or me. Sending us off to some unknown place never to be seen again.
June 10, 2025 at 12:04 AM
The fact is, Trump has demonstrated that he can pull people off the street with zero due process. He has done it many times now. He could do it to you or me. Sending us off to some unknown place never to be seen again.
Over 99% of LA looks perfectly fine and decent. I suggest you get your news from some less biased source. The same goes for San Francisco where I live. It’s a clean beautiful city with a few bad blocks that are constantly reported on. I am sick and tired of these lies.
June 10, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Over 99% of LA looks perfectly fine and decent. I suggest you get your news from some less biased source. The same goes for San Francisco where I live. It’s a clean beautiful city with a few bad blocks that are constantly reported on. I am sick and tired of these lies.
Nothing is happening in 99% of LA. They are focusing on one small protest. The left did not have a tantrum about the hundreds of thousands of deportations under the previous Trump administration and Obama and everybody before then. This is a different scenario now, far beyond normal deportations.
June 9, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Nothing is happening in 99% of LA. They are focusing on one small protest. The left did not have a tantrum about the hundreds of thousands of deportations under the previous Trump administration and Obama and everybody before then. This is a different scenario now, far beyond normal deportations.
That’s fine. Get the worst out.
I’m talking about what has been happening recently, where people are being taken out of the country with no due process. There is a reason why the protests have become so strong.
I’m talking about what has been happening recently, where people are being taken out of the country with no due process. There is a reason why the protests have become so strong.
June 9, 2025 at 12:20 AM
That’s fine. Get the worst out.
I’m talking about what has been happening recently, where people are being taken out of the country with no due process. There is a reason why the protests have become so strong.
I’m talking about what has been happening recently, where people are being taken out of the country with no due process. There is a reason why the protests have become so strong.
I’m not talking about traditional deportations. I’m talking about the new tactics that Trump is using now with no due process. That is why there are so many protests about this now. Do you follow the news?
June 9, 2025 at 12:11 AM
I’m not talking about traditional deportations. I’m talking about the new tactics that Trump is using now with no due process. That is why there are so many protests about this now. Do you follow the news?
Obama averaged about 400,000 deportations per year. Trump averaged about 250,000 deportations per year in his first term. These are not being argued with. It’s the new tactic of isolating and expelling people without due process that I have a problem with.
June 9, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Obama averaged about 400,000 deportations per year. Trump averaged about 250,000 deportations per year in his first term. These are not being argued with. It’s the new tactic of isolating and expelling people without due process that I have a problem with.