Patti O'Brien
@patti-obrien.bsky.social
4th generation Washingtonian, Fenian, Irish Republican. Dual citizen with Ireland
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SCOOP: Sources tell me Donald Trump's name was added to the exterior of the US Institute of Peace building ahead of Thursday's peace agreement signing between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which will be held inside the building. Confirming if it's been officially renamed.
December 3, 2025 at 7:31 PM
SCOOP: Sources tell me Donald Trump's name was added to the exterior of the US Institute of Peace building ahead of Thursday's peace agreement signing between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which will be held inside the building. Confirming if it's been officially renamed.
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Cory Booker Weds Alexis Lewis in a Private Ceremony
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November 30, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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New meme format just dropped:
November 21, 2025 at 9:10 PM
New meme format just dropped:
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Whoever made this, you nailed it.
November 7, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Whoever made this, you nailed it.
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Perfect encapsulation of the Trump era.
incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 6, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Perfect encapsulation of the Trump era.
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NANCY PELOSI IS RETIRING www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Nancy Pelosi, first female speaker of the House, won't seek re-election to Congress
The California Democrat led her party in the House for two decades. Her decision will open up her San Francisco-based seat for the first time in nearly 40 years.
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November 6, 2025 at 2:00 PM
NANCY PELOSI IS RETIRING www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
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BREAKING: Nancy Pelosi announces retirement from Congress
"I will not be seeking reelection to Congress,” she says in a new video. “With a grateful heart, I look forward to my final year of service as your proud representative." www.huffpost.com/entry/nancy-...
"I will not be seeking reelection to Congress,” she says in a new video. “With a grateful heart, I look forward to my final year of service as your proud representative." www.huffpost.com/entry/nancy-...
Nancy Pelosi Announces Retirement From Congress
The historic former House speaker and Democratic Party power broker is hanging it up after nearly four decades of representing San Francisco.
www.huffpost.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:00 PM
BREAKING: Nancy Pelosi announces retirement from Congress
"I will not be seeking reelection to Congress,” she says in a new video. “With a grateful heart, I look forward to my final year of service as your proud representative." www.huffpost.com/entry/nancy-...
"I will not be seeking reelection to Congress,” she says in a new video. “With a grateful heart, I look forward to my final year of service as your proud representative." www.huffpost.com/entry/nancy-...
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Prince Andrew to leave his home at the Royal Lodge - as King begins process to remove his titles
Prince Andrew to leave his home at the Royal Lodge - as King begins process to remove his titles
The King has initiated the "formal process to remove the Style, Titles and Honours of Prince Andrew", Buckingham Palace said in a statement.
news.sky.com
October 30, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Prince Andrew to leave his home at the Royal Lodge - as King begins process to remove his titles
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Find a No Kings protest Saturday and go!
Don't worry that you've never been to a protest before. Don't worry about being dressed wrong or looking out of place. Don't worry that you don't agree about everything -- or even about much -- with lots of people at the protest.
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Don't worry that you've never been to a protest before. Don't worry about being dressed wrong or looking out of place. Don't worry that you don't agree about everything -- or even about much -- with lots of people at the protest.
/1
October 17, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Find a No Kings protest Saturday and go!
Don't worry that you've never been to a protest before. Don't worry about being dressed wrong or looking out of place. Don't worry that you don't agree about everything -- or even about much -- with lots of people at the protest.
/1
Don't worry that you've never been to a protest before. Don't worry about being dressed wrong or looking out of place. Don't worry that you don't agree about everything -- or even about much -- with lots of people at the protest.
/1
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A main organizer of VC Defensa in Ventura County was rammed in his vehicle by federal agents and taken into custody this morning. This video is from VC Defensa IG and shows the ramming. Organizers are thinking he’ll be taken to LA MDC—headed there now
October 16, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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There are these days when Sisyphus readily comes to mind.
(Titian, Museo del Prado)
(Titian, Museo del Prado)
October 9, 2025 at 3:37 PM
There are these days when Sisyphus readily comes to mind.
(Titian, Museo del Prado)
(Titian, Museo del Prado)
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GOP Rep. Mike Lawler and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries get into it outside a news conference at the Capitol
(video via Rachel Schilke)
(video via Rachel Schilke)
October 8, 2025 at 8:30 PM
GOP Rep. Mike Lawler and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries get into it outside a news conference at the Capitol
(video via Rachel Schilke)
(video via Rachel Schilke)
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The flash apparently official. CBS News died at 1pm central standard time, 2pm eastern standard time, some 38 minutes ago.
October 6, 2025 at 5:37 PM
The flash apparently official. CBS News died at 1pm central standard time, 2pm eastern standard time, some 38 minutes ago.
Hoo boy, this Hegseth thing is humiliating. Gonna be a very long day of cringe-inducing performance.
September 30, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Hoo boy, this Hegseth thing is humiliating. Gonna be a very long day of cringe-inducing performance.
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I made the mistake of venturing onto Facebook… Where HHS no longer seems to know how to spell acetaminophen. Of course, that’s the least troubling part of their proclamations.
September 23, 2025 at 12:12 PM
I made the mistake of venturing onto Facebook… Where HHS no longer seems to know how to spell acetaminophen. Of course, that’s the least troubling part of their proclamations.
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"Homan indicated he would facilitate securing contracts for them in exchange for money once he was in office...
"On Sept. 20, 2024, with hidden cameras recording the scene at a meeting spot in Texas, Homan accepted $50,000 in bills..."
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"On Sept. 20, 2024, with hidden cameras recording the scene at a meeting spot in Texas, Homan accepted $50,000 in bills..."
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Tom Homan was investigated for accepting $50,000 from undercover FBI agents. Trump's DOJ shut it down.
The FBI and Justice officials closed the investigation, which a Justice Department appointee had called a “deep state” probe in early 2025.
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September 20, 2025 at 8:38 PM
"Homan indicated he would facilitate securing contracts for them in exchange for money once he was in office...
"On Sept. 20, 2024, with hidden cameras recording the scene at a meeting spot in Texas, Homan accepted $50,000 in bills..."
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"On Sept. 20, 2024, with hidden cameras recording the scene at a meeting spot in Texas, Homan accepted $50,000 in bills..."
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AOC: We should be clear about who Charlie Kirk was. A man who believed that the civil rights act that granted black Americans the right to vote was a mistake… His rhetoric and beliefs were ignorant, uneducated, and sought to disenfranchise millions of Americans.
September 19, 2025 at 4:19 PM
AOC: We should be clear about who Charlie Kirk was. A man who believed that the civil rights act that granted black Americans the right to vote was a mistake… His rhetoric and beliefs were ignorant, uneducated, and sought to disenfranchise millions of Americans.
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New: Trump announces that he ordered another military strike on alleged drug smugglers on a boat coming from Venezuela, killing "3 male terrorists." This is Trump's latest step in transforming a law enforcement function into a televised military assassination program
September 15, 2025 at 8:14 PM
New: Trump announces that he ordered another military strike on alleged drug smugglers on a boat coming from Venezuela, killing "3 male terrorists." This is Trump's latest step in transforming a law enforcement function into a televised military assassination program
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Deseret News reporting Kirk has died, citing Utah House Speaker Mike Schultz
September 10, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Deseret News reporting Kirk has died, citing Utah House Speaker Mike Schultz
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credit to Holly Allen on our art team (not on Bsky I don't think) I did not realize you could actually check the signature against _a different friendly note he wrote to Jeffrey Epstein_
September 8, 2025 at 7:49 PM
credit to Holly Allen on our art team (not on Bsky I don't think) I did not realize you could actually check the signature against _a different friendly note he wrote to Jeffrey Epstein_
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Exclusive: Jeffrey Epstein’s estate has given Congress a copy of the 2003 birthday book, including the letter with Trump’s signature that he has said doesn’t exist.
Epstein Birthday Letter With Trump’s Signature Revealed
Lawyers for Epstein’s estate have given Congress a copy of the 2003 birthday book.
on.wsj.com
September 8, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Exclusive: Jeffrey Epstein’s estate has given Congress a copy of the 2003 birthday book, including the letter with Trump’s signature that he has said doesn’t exist.
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