Childless Cat Lady in PA
@patsiwill.bsky.social
Lover of cats, birds, travel, poetry, wine, nature, solitude, and feistiness. Retired community college English professor. Progressive. Old lesbian. And Alabamian who moved up North years ago but still respects her convoluted roots.
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Two lawyers, one Yale educated, one Harvard educated; one the VP, one a senator, suggesting that decisions made by courts aren’t legitimate if they don’t like the outcome. This is dangerous territory.
February 9, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Two lawyers, one Yale educated, one Harvard educated; one the VP, one a senator, suggesting that decisions made by courts aren’t legitimate if they don’t like the outcome. This is dangerous territory.
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Bringing my pinned Tweet along with me as I migrate here because this still matters & because we cannot normalize what Trump intends to do to DOJ. Justice should never be a political tool for presidents & their pals.
November 28, 2024 at 2:18 PM
Bringing my pinned Tweet along with me as I migrate here because this still matters & because we cannot normalize what Trump intends to do to DOJ. Justice should never be a political tool for presidents & their pals.
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is it woke to want to end cancer?
NEW: The N.I.H. will cut about $4 Billion from federal research grants that support cancer, virus and heart disease research.
#Project2025 called for the cuts to end subsidies to "leftist" university agendas.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/u...
#Project2025 called for the cuts to end subsidies to "leftist" university agendas.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/u...
Deep Cuts to Medical Research Funds Could Hobble University Budgets
Grants from the National Institutes of Health come with additional money for overhead. Proposed funding cuts would leave colleges with large budget gaps.
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2025 at 3:15 AM
is it woke to want to end cancer?
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So You Bent the Knee and Were Banished Anyway: A Guide for Mainstream Media
The Pentagon is doubling the number of media outlets losing their workspaces.
OUT: The New York Times, The Washington Post, NBC, CNN,
Politico, The Hill, The War Zone, and NPR.
IN: New York Post, The Washington Examiner, OANN, Newsmax, The Free Press, The Daily Caller, and Breitbart.
OUT: The New York Times, The Washington Post, NBC, CNN,
Politico, The Hill, The War Zone, and NPR.
IN: New York Post, The Washington Examiner, OANN, Newsmax, The Free Press, The Daily Caller, and Breitbart.
February 8, 2025 at 1:51 PM
So You Bent the Knee and Were Banished Anyway: A Guide for Mainstream Media
People are bewildered by Trump’s plans for the U.S. to turn Gaza into a new Riviera. Just remember: whenever he says U.S. or America, he means himself. He and Jared have plans to slap a big old TRUMP on some luxury hotel in Gaza and get lot$ of money for it. That’s what he means.
February 6, 2025 at 7:55 PM
People are bewildered by Trump’s plans for the U.S. to turn Gaza into a new Riviera. Just remember: whenever he says U.S. or America, he means himself. He and Jared have plans to slap a big old TRUMP on some luxury hotel in Gaza and get lot$ of money for it. That’s what he means.
Fetterman was the sole Democratic Senator to approve her appointment and I’m in a real never forget never forgive mood. 🖕
Trump’s new attorney general plans to make fighting racism a crime www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
Trump’s new attorney general plans to make fighting racism a crime
Hours after being sworn in as the U.S. attorney general, Pam Bondi sent a memo within the Department of Justice instructing lawyers within the agency’s Civil Rights Division to begin probing ways ...
www.dailykos.com
February 6, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Fetterman was the sole Democratic Senator to approve her appointment and I’m in a real never forget never forgive mood. 🖕
Jennings: This salute trutherism is outrageous.
Rampell: Do it right now on TV! If you think it’s a normal way to greet people, do it right now on TV. Why won’t you?!
Rampell: Do it right now on TV! If you think it’s a normal way to greet people, do it right now on TV. Why won’t you?!
January 28, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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The January 6 pardons are turning out great.
January 28, 2025 at 12:41 AM
The January 6 pardons are turning out great.
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The Hegseth hearing is doing one thing incredibly well: it’s establishing that when his leadership at DoD fails, it’ll be clear that GOP Senators knew, excused it, and they own it. Serious concerns about experience & judgment are literally being laughed off.
January 14, 2025 at 5:37 PM
The Hegseth hearing is doing one thing incredibly well: it’s establishing that when his leadership at DoD fails, it’ll be clear that GOP Senators knew, excused it, and they own it. Serious concerns about experience & judgment are literally being laughed off.
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Remarkable that GOPers get away with this crap. They worship a convicted felon who incited a riot in which 140 cops were beaten and injured and who has vowed to pardon the cop-beaters.
January 5, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Remarkable that GOPers get away with this crap. They worship a convicted felon who incited a riot in which 140 cops were beaten and injured and who has vowed to pardon the cop-beaters.
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Folks: please be diligent about not disseminating Ann Telnaes' cartoon in a way that she's not getting the clicks on it (until she says differently). Her IP matters now more than ever.
Make it go viral but make sure she benefits.
anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...
Make it go viral but make sure she benefits.
anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...
Why I'm quitting the Washington Post
Democracy can't function without a free press
anntelnaes.substack.com
January 4, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Folks: please be diligent about not disseminating Ann Telnaes' cartoon in a way that she's not getting the clicks on it (until she says differently). Her IP matters now more than ever.
Make it go viral but make sure she benefits.
anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...
Make it go viral but make sure she benefits.
anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...
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Jeffries: Two months ago the American people elected Donald Trump as the 47th president
Republicans: *cheer*
Jeffries: Thank you for that very generous applause. It's ok. There are no election deniers on our side of the aisle.
Republicans: *cheer*
Jeffries: Thank you for that very generous applause. It's ok. There are no election deniers on our side of the aisle.
January 3, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Jeffries: Two months ago the American people elected Donald Trump as the 47th president
Republicans: *cheer*
Jeffries: Thank you for that very generous applause. It's ok. There are no election deniers on our side of the aisle.
Republicans: *cheer*
Jeffries: Thank you for that very generous applause. It's ok. There are no election deniers on our side of the aisle.
Mary Cathrine when she hears “Shug Jordan.”
December 1, 2024 at 12:50 AM
Mary Cathrine when she hears “Shug Jordan.”
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My column from Monday. Amid all the legitimate concerns about anticipatory obedience, I wanted to spend this Thanksgiving week in anticipatory gratitude. The people who will lead us out of this era are the ones who will stand up for our values, our democracy and each other.
Who will we thank next year? Those who fought • Alabama Reflector
You've heard of anticipatory obedience. Here's anticipatory gratitude: Thanking every Alabamian who will stand up to the cruelty ahead.
alabamareflector.com
November 30, 2024 at 2:28 PM
My column from Monday. Amid all the legitimate concerns about anticipatory obedience, I wanted to spend this Thanksgiving week in anticipatory gratitude. The people who will lead us out of this era are the ones who will stand up for our values, our democracy and each other.
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So a reminder:
It’s not ‘liberals’ saying Hegseth abuses women. It’s his mom.
It’s not ‘liberals’ comparing Trump to Hitler. It’s his vice-president.
It’s not ‘liberals’ calling Musk a liar and a racist. It’s his own child.
For the record.
It’s not ‘liberals’ saying Hegseth abuses women. It’s his mom.
It’s not ‘liberals’ comparing Trump to Hitler. It’s his vice-president.
It’s not ‘liberals’ calling Musk a liar and a racist. It’s his own child.
For the record.
November 30, 2024 at 2:35 AM
So a reminder:
It’s not ‘liberals’ saying Hegseth abuses women. It’s his mom.
It’s not ‘liberals’ comparing Trump to Hitler. It’s his vice-president.
It’s not ‘liberals’ calling Musk a liar and a racist. It’s his own child.
For the record.
It’s not ‘liberals’ saying Hegseth abuses women. It’s his mom.
It’s not ‘liberals’ comparing Trump to Hitler. It’s his vice-president.
It’s not ‘liberals’ calling Musk a liar and a racist. It’s his own child.
For the record.
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Broligarchs like Elon Musk and Peter Thiel are going to have a heavy hand in crafting Trump's policies to concentrate their wealth and power and f*** everyone else, the country, and the global economy. [🎁 Article]
What the Broligarchs Want From Trump
Tremendous power is flowing to tech and finance magnates.
www.theatlantic.com
November 29, 2024 at 8:15 PM
Broligarchs like Elon Musk and Peter Thiel are going to have a heavy hand in crafting Trump's policies to concentrate their wealth and power and f*** everyone else, the country, and the global economy. [🎁 Article]
Scientific American on Dr. Oz in 2021:
“Dr. Oz Shouldn’t Be a Senator—or a Doctor
His brand of misinformation has already tarnished medicine. In the halls of Congress, he’d do much worse.”
www.scientificamerican.com/article/dr-o...
“Dr. Oz Shouldn’t Be a Senator—or a Doctor
His brand of misinformation has already tarnished medicine. In the halls of Congress, he’d do much worse.”
www.scientificamerican.com/article/dr-o...
Dr. Oz Shouldn't Be a Senator--or a Doctor
His brand of misinformation has already tarnished medicine. In the halls of Congress, he’d do much worse
www.scientificamerican.com
November 19, 2024 at 11:01 PM
Mary Catherine thinks we need to move to Canada.
November 19, 2024 at 5:04 PM
Mary Catherine thinks we need to move to Canada.
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Unfortunately, I live in one of these states. It's a wonder I can spell my name. Pretty sure we're aiming for 50th in most categories, though, and I'm betting we hit that goal.
November 16, 2024 at 4:26 PM
Unfortunately, I live in one of these states. It's a wonder I can spell my name. Pretty sure we're aiming for 50th in most categories, though, and I'm betting we hit that goal.
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS) is a real organization founded in 1780.
This is an off-brand knock-off designed to legitimate right-wing scholars alongside the actually deserving.
This is an off-brand knock-off designed to legitimate right-wing scholars alongside the actually deserving.
Last month, the so-called American Academy of Sciences and Letters gave a medal to Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, who advocated for mass COVID infection. NY Post framed it as a “top award.”
We looked into it. AASL is 2 years old—part of a right-wing dark money network trying to transform elite universities.
We looked into it. AASL is 2 years old—part of a right-wing dark money network trying to transform elite universities.
November 16, 2024 at 11:51 PM
Prediction: Gaetz will withdraw his name from consideration & blame it on a Democratic witch hunt (unless Trump makes good on his recess appt threat, but that would require the Senate to go out of session). When he does, remember that even the GOP couldn't stomach Gaetz as AG. x.com/JulieNBCNews...
November 16, 2024 at 5:32 PM
Progress in immigrant education a place where you might not expect to see it: Alabama. Shutting down the Dept of Education dooms progress like by cutting funding. www.al.com/educationlab...
One Alabama school system responds to rise in immigration: ‘What they deserve’
More than a third of students in Albertville are English learners.
www.al.com
November 16, 2024 at 12:39 PM
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Pete Hegseth’s tattoos are the ones that white nationalists get. Federal law enforcement know these symbols well. Hegseth was banned from national guard duty at Biden’s inauguration for those tattoos. The Senate should consider this disqualifying for a nominee for Secretary of Defense—will they?
November 15, 2024 at 9:44 PM
Pete Hegseth’s tattoos are the ones that white nationalists get. Federal law enforcement know these symbols well. Hegseth was banned from national guard duty at Biden’s inauguration for those tattoos. The Senate should consider this disqualifying for a nominee for Secretary of Defense—will they?