Patty Quinn
@pattyq.bsky.social
Earthling, asymmetrical, 2.4% Neanderthal, 1.3% Denisovan, occupying the autism spokes on the human spectrum. Proud feminist. Owned by cats. My superpower is losing belongings not hanging around my neck. NO to hate. Not here for dating. she/her
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Trump has canceled the GDP Report for the first time in history. He has also cancelled the Jobs Report. He is trying to conceal the weak economic performance his policies have caused .
www.newsweek.com/trump-cancel...
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Trump canceling GDP report comes under scrutiny
The canceled release of the third-quarter GDP advance estimate has fueled speculation about the state of the economy.
www.newsweek.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Trump has canceled the GDP Report for the first time in history. He has also cancelled the Jobs Report. He is trying to conceal the weak economic performance his policies have caused .
www.newsweek.com/trump-cancel...
www.newsweek.com/trump-cancel...
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By its own admission, ICE now poses a serious threat to Americans’ free speech and privacy rights. bit.ly/3Kq348R
ICE Wants to Go After Dissenters as well as Immigrants
The Trump administration is being open about its plans to violate Americans’ First and Fourth Amendment rights.
www.brennancenter.org
November 27, 2025 at 2:05 PM
By its own admission, ICE now poses a serious threat to Americans’ free speech and privacy rights. bit.ly/3Kq348R
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"My mentor always tells me, 'Kim, dogs don’t bark at parked cars." They’re coming after critical race theory, 1619, intersectionality because these ideas mobilized people. They gave them the language to actually articulate what they were seeing with their own eyes," says Kimberlé Crenshaw.
November 25, 2025 at 1:26 PM
"My mentor always tells me, 'Kim, dogs don’t bark at parked cars." They’re coming after critical race theory, 1619, intersectionality because these ideas mobilized people. They gave them the language to actually articulate what they were seeing with their own eyes," says Kimberlé Crenshaw.
If rape is an act of war in war time, what is it in peace time?
November 22, 2025 at 8:26 PM
If rape is an act of war in war time, what is it in peace time?
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ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Minnesota for soliciting sex from a minor
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say
According to Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges, officers started the three-day sting on Nov. 5. They used several methods to find people who were attempting to solicit a 17-year-old girl for sex.
www.cbsnews.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:17 AM
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Minnesota for soliciting sex from a minor
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ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say.
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say
According to Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges, officers started the three-day sting on Nov. 5. They used several methods to find people who were attempting to solicit a 17-year-old girl for sex.
www.cbsnews.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:59 PM
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say.
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
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This all-male panel is deciding whether South Carolina women can be charged with murder for their pregnancies — and whether birth control and pro-choice websites stay legal.
This a real thing happening today. Don't look away.
This a real thing happening today. Don't look away.
November 18, 2025 at 10:57 PM
This all-male panel is deciding whether South Carolina women can be charged with murder for their pregnancies — and whether birth control and pro-choice websites stay legal.
This a real thing happening today. Don't look away.
This a real thing happening today. Don't look away.
For real, I have known dogs with more of a sense of right-and-wrong than this primitive form of a "human." Someone please muzzle him.
When a reporter on Air Force One asked President Donald Trump a question about Epstein's recently revealed emails, Trump snapped at her, responding with the phrase “Quiet, piggy.”
November 18, 2025 at 9:02 PM
For real, I have known dogs with more of a sense of right-and-wrong than this primitive form of a "human." Someone please muzzle him.
"What happens if no one plays the game?" -- Vaclav Havel.
November 16, 2025 at 4:14 PM
"What happens if no one plays the game?" -- Vaclav Havel.
The barbarians haven't crashed through the gates. Seventy-seven million U.S. voters opened the gates and invited them in.
November 15, 2025 at 3:13 PM
The barbarians haven't crashed through the gates. Seventy-seven million U.S. voters opened the gates and invited them in.
Only the worst sadistic thugs do this.
Here’s video of federal agents doing a drive by pepper spraying that hit a father and his one-year old on Saturday when the Feds were hitting Little Village and Cicero
November 9, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Only the worst sadistic thugs do this.
A woman can be the president of a nation, and she's still at risk of being sexually mauled and assaulted.
November 6, 2025 at 8:47 PM
A woman can be the president of a nation, and she's still at risk of being sexually mauled and assaulted.
I'm 73YO. Workplace ruined for me: Guys could touch me, grab me, move in close, mutter to me about my body and what they wanted to do to me; passed over for jobs for guys less qualified; paid less 4 same work; if I didn't like it, leave; if I complained, I could be fired.
November 6, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I'm 73YO. Workplace ruined for me: Guys could touch me, grab me, move in close, mutter to me about my body and what they wanted to do to me; passed over for jobs for guys less qualified; paid less 4 same work; if I didn't like it, leave; if I complained, I could be fired.
The moon was HUGE and BRIGHT tonight.
In unrelated news, Donald had his ass handed to him tonight.
In unrelated news, Donald had his ass handed to him tonight.
November 5, 2025 at 3:45 AM
The moon was HUGE and BRIGHT tonight.
In unrelated news, Donald had his ass handed to him tonight.
In unrelated news, Donald had his ass handed to him tonight.
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Over the weekend there were violent clashes between federal agents, witnesses and protesters. Locals say the festivities were muted this year, and fear more violence is in store for the city. n.pr/3LGy0Sr
In Chicago, a Halloween weekend of immigration arrests and violence
Over the weekend there were violent clashes between federal agents, witnesses and protesters. Locals say the festivities were muted this year, and fear more violence is in store for the city.
n.pr
November 3, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Over the weekend there were violent clashes between federal agents, witnesses and protesters. Locals say the festivities were muted this year, and fear more violence is in store for the city. n.pr/3LGy0Sr
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Damn, @mallorymcmorrow.bsky.social absolutely nails it here.
October 30, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Damn, @mallorymcmorrow.bsky.social absolutely nails it here.
findhelp.org If you need help with housing, food, clothing, medical care, financial assistance. We're all in this together. Peace. Be safe.
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October 30, 2025 at 10:51 PM
findhelp.org If you need help with housing, food, clothing, medical care, financial assistance. We're all in this together. Peace. Be safe.
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The whole Third Term Project isn’t actually about Trump. The people behind it know he will likely be dead or enfeebled by 2029. It is about them, the vastly unpopular group around Trump, wanting to grift us forever without elections.
October 29, 2025 at 3:46 PM
The whole Third Term Project isn’t actually about Trump. The people behind it know he will likely be dead or enfeebled by 2029. It is about them, the vastly unpopular group around Trump, wanting to grift us forever without elections.
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This year, 16 states enacted 29 restrictive voting laws — a rise that coincides with unprecedented efforts by the federal government to undermine our elections. Check out the latest State Voting Laws Roundup to learn more: bit.ly/475imbF
State Voting Laws Roundup: October 2025
The number of new restrictive voting laws has increased this year, while legislation aimed at expanding voting access has lagged.
www.brennancenter.org
October 26, 2025 at 1:45 PM
This year, 16 states enacted 29 restrictive voting laws — a rise that coincides with unprecedented efforts by the federal government to undermine our elections. Check out the latest State Voting Laws Roundup to learn more: bit.ly/475imbF
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Retired intelligence analysts confirm what the political scientists are telling us — and what the world outside is telling us — the goal of these people is the end of law, the end of democracy, and the end of a recognizable republic.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US ‘on a trajectory’ toward authoritarian rule, ex-officials warn
A network of former intelligence and security officers says democratic decline is accelerating under Trump’s rule
www.theguardian.com
October 24, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Retired intelligence analysts confirm what the political scientists are telling us — and what the world outside is telling us — the goal of these people is the end of law, the end of democracy, and the end of a recognizable republic.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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This is extrajudicial murder. It is illegal and unethical. And it is a pathetic use of American military force, demonstrating not strength but weakness.
U.S. strikes alleged drug vessel, this time on the Pacific side.
In what is the eighth known U.S. attack on a boat since Sept. 2, two to three individuals aboard the vessel were killed.
www.cbsnews.com/news/u-s-str...
In what is the eighth known U.S. attack on a boat since Sept. 2, two to three individuals aboard the vessel were killed.
www.cbsnews.com/news/u-s-str...
U.S. strikes 8th alleged drug vessel, this time on the Pacific side
This is the first U.S. strike against an alleged drug vessel on the Pacific side of South America.
www.cbsnews.com
October 22, 2025 at 9:43 PM
This is extrajudicial murder. It is illegal and unethical. And it is a pathetic use of American military force, demonstrating not strength but weakness.
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The White House is asking people not to share pictures of the East Wing because it’s even worse today.
October 21, 2025 at 10:54 PM
The White House is asking people not to share pictures of the East Wing because it’s even worse today.
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Purporting to go after “domestic terrorism,” Trump is authorizing punishments for even tenuous connections to speech the administration doesn’t like. bit.ly/4330Su2
Trump’s Orders Targeting Anti-Fascism Aim to Criminalize Opposition
Purporting to go after “domestic terrorism,” the president presents an imagined left-wing conspiracy and authorizes punishments for even tenuous connections to speech the administration doesn’t like.
www.brennancenter.org
October 21, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Purporting to go after “domestic terrorism,” Trump is authorizing punishments for even tenuous connections to speech the administration doesn’t like. bit.ly/4330Su2
I am grateful for the support we in the US are seeing from around the world. My deepest thanks to all of you. I am an informed citizen taking action, calling my elected officials often and protesting. You help me to keep going. Be well and safe.
No Kings protests outside of the US were massive today. 👍🔥
October 18, 2025 at 8:23 PM
I am grateful for the support we in the US are seeing from around the world. My deepest thanks to all of you. I am an informed citizen taking action, calling my elected officials often and protesting. You help me to keep going. Be well and safe.