Patrick Connolly
@patrickconnolly.bsky.social
Career educator and life-long student. Math guy, finance guy, and music guy.
I like to think I am good at thinking and teaching.
I like to think I am good at thinking and teaching.
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SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
'Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas being transported to Fossanova Abbey.'
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
December 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
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Reason one million and ten I love NYC: Every single time I need to get my giant double stroller up or down stairs or up into the bus, a kind stranger jumps in to help me. Every single time!
September 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Reason one million and ten I love NYC: Every single time I need to get my giant double stroller up or down stairs or up into the bus, a kind stranger jumps in to help me. Every single time!
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RFK Jr. is anti-science, anti-vax, anti-public health, and in charge of preventing infectious disease in the United States.
If I’m flying I’m masking.
If I’m flying I’m masking.
June 21, 2025 at 4:33 PM
RFK Jr. is anti-science, anti-vax, anti-public health, and in charge of preventing infectious disease in the United States.
If I’m flying I’m masking.
If I’m flying I’m masking.
Implement a 100% tariff and ruin a movie:
My Two Left Feet
My Two Left Feet
implement a 100% tariff and ruin a movie:
Saving Private Ryan But Only If We Can Afford To Do It
Saving Private Ryan But Only If We Can Afford To Do It
Implement a 100% tariff and ruin a movie
Valley of the What Girl Needs More Than Two Dolls
Valley of the What Girl Needs More Than Two Dolls
May 5, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Implement a 100% tariff and ruin a movie:
My Two Left Feet
My Two Left Feet
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Protect yourself against SARS-CoV-2/COVID despite everything around you telling you it’s no longer a threat.
#CovidIsntOver #WearAnN95
#CovidIsntOver #WearAnN95
April 27, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Protect yourself against SARS-CoV-2/COVID despite everything around you telling you it’s no longer a threat.
#CovidIsntOver #WearAnN95
#CovidIsntOver #WearAnN95
This is enraging me lol. No one deserves or is entitled to my attention without my consent and willing participation.
Unpopular opinion: I know it's cool to wear your earbuds and carry a book while pasting a disinterested, don't-talk-to-me expression on your face, but I like to talk to the person sitting beside me on airplanes. I liked it when we were willing to be inconvenienced by strangers.
April 26, 2025 at 9:57 PM
This is enraging me lol. No one deserves or is entitled to my attention without my consent and willing participation.
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Probably worth saving this number
April 25, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Probably worth saving this number
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They make it sound like there are millions of dead people getting Social Security checks. But it's just not true.
April 25, 2025 at 5:37 PM
They make it sound like there are millions of dead people getting Social Security checks. But it's just not true.
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Not you, J.D. Not you.
April 25, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Not you, J.D. Not you.
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NEW TODAY: 200 college and university presidents band together to condemn “unprecedented government overreach” in higher education and reaffirm the “essential freedom to determine, on academic grounds, whom to admit and what is taught, how, and by whom.” www.aacu.org/newsroom/a-c...
A Call for Constructive Engagement | AAC&U
A Call for Constructive Engagement
www.aacu.org
April 22, 2025 at 11:38 AM
NEW TODAY: 200 college and university presidents band together to condemn “unprecedented government overreach” in higher education and reaffirm the “essential freedom to determine, on academic grounds, whom to admit and what is taught, how, and by whom.” www.aacu.org/newsroom/a-c...
This is just outstanding.
On the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, we thought we'd answer a question that's often asked,
"If they raised the Mary Rose, why not raise the Titanic?"
Allow our scaled diagram to explain...
"If they raised the Mary Rose, why not raise the Titanic?"
Allow our scaled diagram to explain...
April 16, 2025 at 4:50 PM
This is just outstanding.
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HAPPENING NOW: The Justice Department has missed a 5pm deadline to file details about Kilmar Abrego Garcia's whereabouts and efforts to comply with a judge's otder to facilitate his return.
Still waiting to see if they're just a few minutes behind or not planning to file at all
Still waiting to see if they're just a few minutes behind or not planning to file at all
April 12, 2025 at 9:05 PM
HAPPENING NOW: The Justice Department has missed a 5pm deadline to file details about Kilmar Abrego Garcia's whereabouts and efforts to comply with a judge's otder to facilitate his return.
Still waiting to see if they're just a few minutes behind or not planning to file at all
Still waiting to see if they're just a few minutes behind or not planning to file at all
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BREAKING: We're suing the Trump Administration over their attempt to gut funding that supports our public libraries and museums.
Massachusetts is home to countless diverse cultural institutions - and I won't let attacks on them go unchecked.
Massachusetts is home to countless diverse cultural institutions - and I won't let attacks on them go unchecked.
April 4, 2025 at 6:52 PM
BREAKING: We're suing the Trump Administration over their attempt to gut funding that supports our public libraries and museums.
Massachusetts is home to countless diverse cultural institutions - and I won't let attacks on them go unchecked.
Massachusetts is home to countless diverse cultural institutions - and I won't let attacks on them go unchecked.
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A reminder that Bill Maher has long been an antivaxxer and AIDS denier and helped mainstream the “do your own research” culture now dismantling public health.
He is also a good friend of RFK Jr.
It’s time for the media to stop giving him a platform.
You are not entitled to your own facts.
He is also a good friend of RFK Jr.
It’s time for the media to stop giving him a platform.
You are not entitled to your own facts.
Why Is CNN Platforming Notorious Anti-Vaxxer Bill Maher?
In a desperate play for relevance, the flailing cable news network gave the neo-luddite comic a primetime slot. That’s a mistake for “the most trusted name in news.”
www.thedailybeast.com
March 30, 2025 at 6:38 PM
A reminder that Bill Maher has long been an antivaxxer and AIDS denier and helped mainstream the “do your own research” culture now dismantling public health.
He is also a good friend of RFK Jr.
It’s time for the media to stop giving him a platform.
You are not entitled to your own facts.
He is also a good friend of RFK Jr.
It’s time for the media to stop giving him a platform.
You are not entitled to your own facts.
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From an operational security perspective, this is the highest level of fuckup imaginable. These people cannot keep America safe.
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.
www.theatlantic.com
March 24, 2025 at 8:13 PM
From an operational security perspective, this is the highest level of fuckup imaginable. These people cannot keep America safe.
You fuck with Bea Arthur (or any golden girl) you fuck with me. Bring it, and may whatever god you believe in help you, bc you’re going to need it.
Iconic Golden Girls actress Bea Arthur, who served in the Marine Corps, has had her contribution scrubbed from Department of Defence website
Web page about iconic Golden Girls actress becomes latest victim of DEI purge
Bea Arthur, who served in the Marine Corps, has had her wartime contribution scrubbed from the Department of Defence (DOD) website. The URL now reads "DEIBefore".
www.thepinknews.com
March 22, 2025 at 11:17 PM
You fuck with Bea Arthur (or any golden girl) you fuck with me. Bring it, and may whatever god you believe in help you, bc you’re going to need it.
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We expected 2,000 people out in GOP-held Greeley, Colorado.
11,000 people showed up.
Something special is happening, folks. Now is the time to organize in every dimension possible and get to work.
11,000 people showed up.
Something special is happening, folks. Now is the time to organize in every dimension possible and get to work.
Overflow crowd for Bernie/AOC rally in Greeley, CO — the small one today, big one is in Denver later
March 21, 2025 at 9:23 PM
We expected 2,000 people out in GOP-held Greeley, Colorado.
11,000 people showed up.
Something special is happening, folks. Now is the time to organize in every dimension possible and get to work.
11,000 people showed up.
Something special is happening, folks. Now is the time to organize in every dimension possible and get to work.
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BREAKING: Pianist András Schiff cancels all his US engagements for 2025-26 in response to "the recent and unprecedented political changes in the United States."
"Some people might say, 'just shut up and play.' I cannot, in good conscience, do that."
www.kirshbaumassociates.com/agency.php?v...
"Some people might say, 'just shut up and play.' I cannot, in good conscience, do that."
www.kirshbaumassociates.com/agency.php?v...
Pianist Sir András Schiff Cancels U.S. Appearances for 2025-2026 Season
www.kirshbaumassociates.com
March 19, 2025 at 4:12 PM
BREAKING: Pianist András Schiff cancels all his US engagements for 2025-26 in response to "the recent and unprecedented political changes in the United States."
"Some people might say, 'just shut up and play.' I cannot, in good conscience, do that."
www.kirshbaumassociates.com/agency.php?v...
"Some people might say, 'just shut up and play.' I cannot, in good conscience, do that."
www.kirshbaumassociates.com/agency.php?v...
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Congratulationz to all my friends at Ted Lasso,,, I think we all need something to BELIEVE in right now ,,, and if y’all need Flavor Flav to step up and sponsor your women’s soccer team,,, I gots you. 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
@jasonsudeikis.bsky.social
@jasonsudeikis.bsky.social
March 14, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Congratulationz to all my friends at Ted Lasso,,, I think we all need something to BELIEVE in right now ,,, and if y’all need Flavor Flav to step up and sponsor your women’s soccer team,,, I gots you. 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
@jasonsudeikis.bsky.social
@jasonsudeikis.bsky.social
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CALLS ARE WORKING - it has bought us precious time, but we NEED to keep the pressure up.
Tomorrow is the cloture vote.
KEEP CALLING: (202) 224-3121 ☎️☎️☎️
Tell your Dem Senator to vote NO on Cloture and NO on the Republican spending bill.
Do NOT assume your Senator will be good on this. Trust me.
Tomorrow is the cloture vote.
KEEP CALLING: (202) 224-3121 ☎️☎️☎️
Tell your Dem Senator to vote NO on Cloture and NO on the Republican spending bill.
Do NOT assume your Senator will be good on this. Trust me.
🚨 Everyone needs to call their Dem Senator right now. They are starting to cave.
Tell them:
1. Vote NO on Cloture
AND
2. Vote NO on the Republican spending bill.
Don’t let them pivot to reconciliation. GOP doesn’t need Dem votes on that and they know it.
TODAY is the showdown.
🤳🏽: (202) 224-3121
Tell them:
1. Vote NO on Cloture
AND
2. Vote NO on the Republican spending bill.
Don’t let them pivot to reconciliation. GOP doesn’t need Dem votes on that and they know it.
TODAY is the showdown.
🤳🏽: (202) 224-3121
March 13, 2025 at 6:54 PM
CALLS ARE WORKING - it has bought us precious time, but we NEED to keep the pressure up.
Tomorrow is the cloture vote.
KEEP CALLING: (202) 224-3121 ☎️☎️☎️
Tell your Dem Senator to vote NO on Cloture and NO on the Republican spending bill.
Do NOT assume your Senator will be good on this. Trust me.
Tomorrow is the cloture vote.
KEEP CALLING: (202) 224-3121 ☎️☎️☎️
Tell your Dem Senator to vote NO on Cloture and NO on the Republican spending bill.
Do NOT assume your Senator will be good on this. Trust me.
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“Judicial independence does not happen all by itself. It is hard to create, and it is easier than most people imagine to damage or destroy.” Justice Sandra Day O’Connor.
March 6, 2025 at 4:11 AM
“Judicial independence does not happen all by itself. It is hard to create, and it is easier than most people imagine to damage or destroy.” Justice Sandra Day O’Connor.
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I’m headed to a corn and soybean farm in Cannon Falls to hear about the impact of Trump’s tariffs on Minnesota farmers.
Farming is a tough job, and it certainly isn’t made any easier by two out-of-touch billionaires cutting off economic opportunities.
Farming is a tough job, and it certainly isn’t made any easier by two out-of-touch billionaires cutting off economic opportunities.
March 4, 2025 at 5:27 PM
I’m headed to a corn and soybean farm in Cannon Falls to hear about the impact of Trump’s tariffs on Minnesota farmers.
Farming is a tough job, and it certainly isn’t made any easier by two out-of-touch billionaires cutting off economic opportunities.
Farming is a tough job, and it certainly isn’t made any easier by two out-of-touch billionaires cutting off economic opportunities.
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March 2, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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No kings, no tyrants. Not now, not ever.
February 21, 2025 at 10:04 PM
No kings, no tyrants. Not now, not ever.