Patrick M Dennis, MD
@patrickd314.bsky.social
Retired ophthalmologist, daring to eat a peach. Somnolent liberal. Slava Ukraini!
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Aargh!!! Anderson Cooper cut off Izzy AGAIN!!!
January 1, 2026 at 5:11 AM
Aargh!!! Anderson Cooper cut off Izzy AGAIN!!!
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I told my story. It's behind a paywall, but here it is. www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...
A California National Guard pilot warned about Trump for years. Now she’s being forced out
Brynn Tannehill is a Navy-trained helicopter pilot who joined the California Air National Guard in 2023. She says she’s being kicked out for being transgender.
www.sfchronicle.com
December 27, 2025 at 10:32 PM
I told my story. It's behind a paywall, but here it is. www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...
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"... all these older, powerful men navigated her, and, through that, she learned how to navigate them, and the world, in a way that I think has gravitas."
WTF?
WTF?
Possibly the only thing more freakish than Nuzzi's prose is the contortions her defenders twist themselves into. "She's not just hot, but she definitely is hot, while also being a vulnerable smol child. Also, criticizing her is sexist."
December 8, 2025 at 9:48 PM
"... all these older, powerful men navigated her, and, through that, she learned how to navigate them, and the world, in a way that I think has gravitas."
WTF?
WTF?
How can hearing a truth universally acknowledged induce a near-terminal cringe?
RFK Jr: "All of the ingenuity of corporate America has not produced an infant formula that is superior in nutrition and all the qualities that we want to the infant formula that God made, which is the infant formula in a mother's breast."
December 8, 2025 at 9:02 PM
How can hearing a truth universally acknowledged induce a near-terminal cringe?
Do they teach calculus at Wharton? Trump clearly failed that one.
Inflation = rate of price change. Decreasing = good
Current Prices = result of past inflation. Decreasing = it’s complicated.
Inflation = rate of price change. Decreasing = good
Current Prices = result of past inflation. Decreasing = it’s complicated.
the plan, insofar as one exists, is to just loudly state Prices Are Down into the nearest available camera for the next three years
have fun with the midterms, guys
have fun with the midterms, guys
Q: How quickly will this affect prices at the grocery store?
TRUMP: I think the prices are gonna be, ah, going down already. I mean, the prices are way down. We brought prices way down from what it was. We inherited high prices.
TRUMP: I think the prices are gonna be, ah, going down already. I mean, the prices are way down. We brought prices way down from what it was. We inherited high prices.
December 8, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Do they teach calculus at Wharton? Trump clearly failed that one.
Inflation = rate of price change. Decreasing = good
Current Prices = result of past inflation. Decreasing = it’s complicated.
Inflation = rate of price change. Decreasing = good
Current Prices = result of past inflation. Decreasing = it’s complicated.
Can someone tell me who this is referring to???
December 6, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Can someone tell me who this is referring to???
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We are so far off the playing field here we can't even see the stadium.
December 4, 2025 at 4:01 PM
We are so far off the playing field here we can't even see the stadium.
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The guy shot two random people with a gun, I don't think you can say he wasn't assimilating into our culture
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 3:23 PM
The guy shot two random people with a gun, I don't think you can say he wasn't assimilating into our culture
Hitler: "Works of art which cannot be understood in themselves but need some pretentious instruction book to justify their existence will never again find their way to the German people."
Degenerate Art: Why the Nazis Wanted to Rid the World of Modern Art - Maltz Museum share.google/5T9jNMpXJF14...
Degenerate Art: Why the Nazis Wanted to Rid the World of Modern Art - Maltz Museum share.google/5T9jNMpXJF14...
October 24, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Hitler: "Works of art which cannot be understood in themselves but need some pretentious instruction book to justify their existence will never again find their way to the German people."
Degenerate Art: Why the Nazis Wanted to Rid the World of Modern Art - Maltz Museum share.google/5T9jNMpXJF14...
Degenerate Art: Why the Nazis Wanted to Rid the World of Modern Art - Maltz Museum share.google/5T9jNMpXJF14...
LA just says it out loud: Because of the order, there are “undefined and operationally impracticable standards that expose the city and its officers to contempt for good-faith actions taken to protect the public ...” In other words: The press is permitted to show the world what the LAPD is doing.
The city of Los Angeles has gone to court saying it needs to be allowed to assault journalists.
laist.com/news/politic...
laist.com/news/politic...
LAPD wants judge to lift an order restricting use of force against the press
The police department filed an emergency order ahead of this Saturday's No Kings protest.
laist.com
October 17, 2025 at 5:38 PM
LA just says it out loud: Because of the order, there are “undefined and operationally impracticable standards that expose the city and its officers to contempt for good-faith actions taken to protect the public ...” In other words: The press is permitted to show the world what the LAPD is doing.
Considering the stakes, does this show us how to win?
“Conventional wisdom says to meet people where they are. But, on most issues, where they are is unacceptable.”
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
“Conventional wisdom says to meet people where they are. But, on most issues, where they are is unacceptable.”
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Democrats Still Have No Idea What Went Wrong
The party’s progressives seem to think the problem is not with their platform but with voters.
www.theatlantic.com
October 6, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Considering the stakes, does this show us how to win?
“Conventional wisdom says to meet people where they are. But, on most issues, where they are is unacceptable.”
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
“Conventional wisdom says to meet people where they are. But, on most issues, where they are is unacceptable.”
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Of the left wing, "No compromise with the electorate was the conference’s standing order."
"The Dems pragmatic wing has been pleading to broaden the tent, ideally before the Trump administration stamps out all opposition. Party progressives seem determined to reeducate the public rather than compromise for their votes."
- @jonathanbchait.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
- @jonathanbchait.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Democrats Still Have No Idea What Went Wrong
The party’s progressives seem to think the problem is not with their platform but with voters.
www.theatlantic.com
October 6, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Of the left wing, "No compromise with the electorate was the conference’s standing order."
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“You kill people and break things for a living. You are not politically correct,” boasted the ambitious sociopath.
Hegseth: "A few months ago I was at the White House when President Trump announced his liberation day for America's trade policy. It was a landmark day. Well, today is another liberation day. The liberation of America's warriors ... you kill people and break things for a living."
September 30, 2025 at 1:14 PM
“You kill people and break things for a living. You are not politically correct,” boasted the ambitious sociopath.
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Wounded Knee is a dark stain upon our nation’s history. We must remember it for what it truly was, not for what white nationalists would have it be.
September 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Wounded Knee is a dark stain upon our nation’s history. We must remember it for what it truly was, not for what white nationalists would have it be.
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For whatever reason, I’ve never watched Jimmy Kimmel’s show. But I did tonight.
His monologue on free speech was well delivered. It reminded me of the MANY liberties we should vehemently protect.
His monologue on free speech was well delivered. It reminded me of the MANY liberties we should vehemently protect.
September 24, 2025 at 3:58 AM
For whatever reason, I’ve never watched Jimmy Kimmel’s show. But I did tonight.
His monologue on free speech was well delivered. It reminded me of the MANY liberties we should vehemently protect.
His monologue on free speech was well delivered. It reminded me of the MANY liberties we should vehemently protect.
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Do not comply in advance.
Apple has pulled The Savant, its series starring Jessica Chastain’s about hunting down white supremacist cells across America, from its immediate release schedule.
Apple Pulls The Savant From Its Release Schedule
Apple has pulled The Savant, its series starring Jessica Chastain’s about hunting down white supremacist cells across America, from its immediate release schedule.
www.vulture.com
September 24, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Do not comply in advance.
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Some guy named Donald Trump, October 2024.
September 14, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Some guy named Donald Trump, October 2024.
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“Kirk & I were on different sides of most political arguments. We were on the same side of the continued possibility of American politics.”
So it’s personal? B/c if you were a Black woman or transgender, Kirk would not imagine you having any role in the future of American politics.
So it’s personal? B/c if you were a Black woman or transgender, Kirk would not imagine you having any role in the future of American politics.
September 11, 2025 at 3:04 PM
“Kirk & I were on different sides of most political arguments. We were on the same side of the continued possibility of American politics.”
So it’s personal? B/c if you were a Black woman or transgender, Kirk would not imagine you having any role in the future of American politics.
So it’s personal? B/c if you were a Black woman or transgender, Kirk would not imagine you having any role in the future of American politics.
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Obviously, there's bigger news happening right now, but Senate Republicans just voted against releasing the Epstein files. Every Democrat voted to release them. Susan Collins was the deciding vote to protect Trump and others named in the files.
September 10, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Obviously, there's bigger news happening right now, but Senate Republicans just voted against releasing the Epstein files. Every Democrat voted to release them. Susan Collins was the deciding vote to protect Trump and others named in the files.
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This is an excellent piece. Especially because (but not only because) of @pbump.com 's first-hand experience.
There is a throughline between Texas A&M's embarrassing response to a student's complaint and a certain newspaper's "who's to say who signed it" article. www.pbump.net/o/the-climat...
The climate of fear is self-imposed
I am not generally in the habit of criticizing the editorial decisions of The Washington Post, my employer for 11 years and an institution that continues to good, important work in covering the unwind...
www.pbump.net
September 10, 2025 at 4:53 PM
This is an excellent piece. Especially because (but not only because) of @pbump.com 's first-hand experience.
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