PattyJean53
@pattyjean53.bsky.social
Former fashionista, now my dog, photography, and cooking are my passions. Independent progressive, not afraid to speak my mind.💙If you send a DM you may be blocked. Not interested in crypto.
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PattyJean53
@pattyjean53.bsky.social
· Dec 4
I want to thank those who follow me, but I want to throw a few things out..
Read my profile. If I follow you, and you think the NO DMs part means nothing, you most likely will be unfollowed.
Please have something in your profile other than selfies. I’m not interested.
Crypto means nothing to me.
Read my profile. If I follow you, and you think the NO DMs part means nothing, you most likely will be unfollowed.
Please have something in your profile other than selfies. I’m not interested.
Crypto means nothing to me.
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On following your oath..
On following your oath..
November 20, 2025
Trump spent this morning calling a group of military veterans in Congress traitors and saying they “should be ARRESTED AND PUT ON TRIAL.” Their crime, in Trump’s eyes, was their release Tuesday of a v...
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November 21, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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On following your oath..
On following your oath..
How Are We Supposed to Live With This?
What it means to feel, when everyone else has gone numb.
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November 18, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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On Megan Kelly..
On Megan Kelly..
Excusing Abuse as Political Strategy
Megyn Kelly and the rot within the GOP
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November 17, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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On Megan Kelly..
On Megan Kelly..
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On November 16, 2025, the Charlotte City Council election saw a historic victory for former undocumented immigrant Juan Arias. Arias, who had become a naturalized U.S. citizen, secured a seat on the council.
November 16, 2025 at 8:01 PM
On November 16, 2025, the Charlotte City Council election saw a historic victory for former undocumented immigrant Juan Arias. Arias, who had become a naturalized U.S. citizen, secured a seat on the council.
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On the Epstein shutdown, and reopening the government..
On the Epstein shutdown, and reopening the government..
November 12, 2025
It turns out Representative Eric Swalwell (D-CA) and House Democrats were right to call it the “Epstein Shutdown” for the last several weeks on social media and in interviews.
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November 13, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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On the Epstein shutdown, and reopening the government..
On the Epstein shutdown, and reopening the government..
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When you lose Laura…
When you lose Laura…
Trump Even Lost Laura Ingraham
Her interview of Trump yesterday exposed his hypocrisy and true priorities; even MAGA is starting to peel away.
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November 12, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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When you lose Laura…
When you lose Laura…
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Chris Murphy: "There will be pretty substantial damage to a Dem brand that has been rehabilitated if on the heels of an election in which the people told us to keep fighting, we immediately stop... if we surrender without having gotten anything, I worry it'll be hard to get them back up off the mat"
November 7, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Chris Murphy: "There will be pretty substantial damage to a Dem brand that has been rehabilitated if on the heels of an election in which the people told us to keep fighting, we immediately stop... if we surrender without having gotten anything, I worry it'll be hard to get them back up off the mat"
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On repercussions and health care..
On repercussions and health care..
November 7, 2025
The repercussions from Tuesday’s vote, in which Democratic candidates were victorious across the country, continue to echo.
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November 8, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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On repercussions and health care..
On repercussions and health care..
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On right wing antisemitism…
On right wing antisemitism…
MAGA’s Civil War Over Antisemitism
The GOP has a Groyper problem, and it’s not going away
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November 7, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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On right wing antisemitism…
On right wing antisemitism…
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On THAT interview..
On THAT interview..
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November 4, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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On THAT interview..
On THAT interview..
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On benefits cut, foreign policy(?), and narco terrorism.
On benefits cut, foreign policy(?), and narco terrorism.
October 29, 2025
Today is the twenty-ninth day of the government shutdown, and the House of Representatives is still on break as House speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) continues to try to force the Senate to pass the House...
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October 30, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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On benefits cut, foreign policy(?), and narco terrorism.
On benefits cut, foreign policy(?), and narco terrorism.
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Mike Johnson says cutting Medicaid will free up an alarming amount of money to be used for something more worthwhile.
Let that sink in
Let that sink in
February 25, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Mike Johnson says cutting Medicaid will free up an alarming amount of money to be used for something more worthwhile.
Let that sink in
Let that sink in
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A very interesting article from a former military guy…
A very interesting article from a former military guy…
Red Warning: Kirill Dmitriev, "Imagine Connecting the U.S. and Russia...with a Putin-Trump Tunnel"-The Bridge That Should Never Be Built
When “peace” is just a clever disguise for power.
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October 25, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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A very interesting article from a former military guy…
A very interesting article from a former military guy…
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An excellent analysis of the shutdown by Jay Kuo.
Long but WELL WORTH the read.
An excellent analysis of the shutdown by Jay Kuo.
Long but WELL WORTH the read.
The State Of The Shutdown
How we got here, and how the shutdown could end
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October 24, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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An excellent analysis of the shutdown by Jay Kuo.
Long but WELL WORTH the read.
An excellent analysis of the shutdown by Jay Kuo.
Long but WELL WORTH the read.
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Another great letter from HCR..
Another great letter from HCR..
October 21, 2025
On this, the twenty-first day of the government shutdown, President Donald J.
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October 22, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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Another great letter from HCR..
Another great letter from HCR..
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Sanders: Today, October 18th 2025, there are more people out on the streets in more communities all over our country than we have ever seen in American history
October 18, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Sanders: Today, October 18th 2025, there are more people out on the streets in more communities all over our country than we have ever seen in American history
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An excellent account of what happened elsewhere while the Battle of Lexington And Concord went on..
An excellent account of what happened elsewhere while the Battle of Lexington And Concord went on..
October 17, 2025 (Friday)
On the morning of October 18, 1775, a small fleet of Royal Navy vessels opened fire on the seaport town that is now known as Portland, Maine.
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October 19, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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An excellent account of what happened elsewhere while the Battle of Lexington And Concord went on..
An excellent account of what happened elsewhere while the Battle of Lexington And Concord went on..
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On the meaning of celebrating Columbus Day.
On the meaning of celebrating Columbus Day.
October 12, 2025
On October 9, President Donald J.
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October 13, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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On the meaning of celebrating Columbus Day.
On the meaning of celebrating Columbus Day.
open.substack.com/pub/steady/p... when I was in high school.. still listen.
’Simon & Garfunkel’
A Reason To Smile
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October 12, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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Federal employees across the government are now receiving layoff notices, a devastating outcome of Trump’s political games. It’s outrageous that he would use people’s livelihoods as pawns to “score political points”.
October 11, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Federal employees across the government are now receiving layoff notices, a devastating outcome of Trump’s political games. It’s outrageous that he would use people’s livelihoods as pawns to “score political points”.
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Thoughts?
Thoughts?
We’re Letting Foreign Armies Build Bases on U.S. Soil...And America Is Sleeping
Qatar Is Building a Military Facility in Idaho. Yes, That Qatar. And Nobody’s Raising Hell.
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October 11, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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Thoughts?
Thoughts?
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Heather is one of the best..
Heather is one of the best..
October 6, 2025
If White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller is at the head of the administration’s deployment of federal agents against undocumented immigrants, it appears that Office of Management and Budget...
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October 7, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Heather is one of the best..
Heather is one of the best..
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A sad commentary.
A sad commentary.
The devolution of CBS News
A network once revered for fact-based reporting is embracing right-wing pseudo-journalism
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October 7, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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A sad commentary.
A sad commentary.
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An extremely powerful letter from Jack.
It’s long, but definitely worth reading. This is our country now..
An extremely powerful letter from Jack.
It’s long, but definitely worth reading. This is our country now..
Night Knock: Chicago, 3:11 A.M.
A fireball-from-hell field report, told through the eyes of the people who lived it
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October 5, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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An extremely powerful letter from Jack.
It’s long, but definitely worth reading. This is our country now..
An extremely powerful letter from Jack.
It’s long, but definitely worth reading. This is our country now..
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Jay Kuo on the chaos in Chicago.
Jay Kuo on the chaos in Chicago.
Chicago and the Horrors of Carte Blanche
The Trump regime believes it has all the justification it needs to violate our laws and the Constitution. It is mistaken.
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October 4, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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Jay Kuo on the chaos in Chicago.
Jay Kuo on the chaos in Chicago.