Pat Curtin
@pcurtinemerit.bsky.social
Retiring communications prof, active unionist, trying to be the best LGBTQ ally I can be but still learning, raised by a Scottish mother in Northern Jersey--best of both worlds if you like tell it like it is
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November 30, 2025 at 6:10 AM
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Oh lord--don't we just. We have lost the meaning of the word Christian, and the love and inclusivity that entails.
Amen
Though I learned the valuable lessons that we are NOT the country we thought we were, and that some of my neighbors are NOT decent people.
Oh and that "American Christian" is apparently an oxymoron.
Though I learned the valuable lessons that we are NOT the country we thought we were, and that some of my neighbors are NOT decent people.
Oh and that "American Christian" is apparently an oxymoron.
November 24, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Oh lord--don't we just. We have lost the meaning of the word Christian, and the love and inclusivity that entails.
Now if only the media took notice of this as a whole and acted as if it had a spine and could push back (present company excluded).
November 21, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Now if only the media took notice of this as a whole and acted as if it had a spine and could push back (present company excluded).
Exactly. This is why it is not just important, it's imperative.
If you receive an illegal order, you have a duty to disobey.
This isn’t controversial.
A President calling for the execution of anyone who reminds service members of this oath is showing us why the duty to disobey illegal orders is so important in the first place.
This isn’t controversial.
A President calling for the execution of anyone who reminds service members of this oath is showing us why the duty to disobey illegal orders is so important in the first place.
November 21, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Exactly. This is why it is not just important, it's imperative.
Absolutely named and shamed. To be so scared you might temporarily lose your access that you refuse to be a decent human being. Ugh.
Does anyone have a list of the reporters that were in that gaggle where he said, "Quiet, Piggy"?
You know, the ones who refused to support their colleague?
I'd like to know who they are because they should be named and shamed.
You know, the ones who refused to support their colleague?
I'd like to know who they are because they should be named and shamed.
November 19, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Absolutely named and shamed. To be so scared you might temporarily lose your access that you refuse to be a decent human being. Ugh.
And the rest of the press pool should be standing up for her and pushing back. Instead, they're sheep scared they might lose access. Yet every time an outlet is denied access, it's been won back through the courts. Baa!
I’m still thinking about “quiet, piggy.” No president should be able to speak to a member of the press that way and remain president. That moment encapsulates how vile, misogynistic, and horrible that man is.
November 18, 2025 at 10:13 PM
And the rest of the press pool should be standing up for her and pushing back. Instead, they're sheep scared they might lose access. Yet every time an outlet is denied access, it's been won back through the courts. Baa!
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Jamal Khashoggi. Say his name.
November 18, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Jamal Khashoggi. Say his name.
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Just how morally, ethically, intellectually bankrupt do you have to be to argue that 15-year-olds can sell sex but can’t affirm gender
November 15, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Just how morally, ethically, intellectually bankrupt do you have to be to argue that 15-year-olds can sell sex but can’t affirm gender
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Looks like we’re going to war with Venezuela to distract from the Epstein files.
November 14, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Looks like we’re going to war with Venezuela to distract from the Epstein files.
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“Rather than remaining silent to avoid offending the White House, Starmer should stand up for the BBC’s editorial freedom. Doing nothing will only encourage Mr Trump and his UK allies to do their worst” Well said @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Guardian view on the BBC under siege: Britain must defend its own truth | Editorial
Editorial: With Donald Trump circling and Labour ministers wavering, defending the corporation’s independence is now a test of national will
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:55 AM
“Rather than remaining silent to avoid offending the White House, Starmer should stand up for the BBC’s editorial freedom. Doing nothing will only encourage Mr Trump and his UK allies to do their worst” Well said @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This. Absolutely this.
November 8, 2025 at 6:00 AM
This. Absolutely this.
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ProPublica is hiring a reporter to join our amazing investigative unit with The Texas Tribune. APPLY HERE ➡️ propub.li/4qvyjzw
November 4, 2025 at 3:51 PM
ProPublica is hiring a reporter to join our amazing investigative unit with The Texas Tribune. APPLY HERE ➡️ propub.li/4qvyjzw
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This is a good reminder.
November 3, 2025 at 10:56 PM
This is a good reminder.
If you can, donate to your local food bank. Food is good; money is better.
November 4, 2025 at 3:21 AM
If you can, donate to your local food bank. Food is good; money is better.
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We strongly condemn @CondéNast’s consolidation plans for Teen Vogue, a move that is clearly designed to blunt the award-winning magazine’s insightful journalism at a time when it is needed the most. More from our statement:
November 3, 2025 at 11:24 PM
We strongly condemn @CondéNast’s consolidation plans for Teen Vogue, a move that is clearly designed to blunt the award-winning magazine’s insightful journalism at a time when it is needed the most. More from our statement:
It shouldn't need to be said, but yeah. We live in interesting times in which it does need to be said.
Please don't take medical advice from someone who still can't spell "hepatitis" and who doesn't know there are not individual M,M,R shots available.
It's easy to think--at least he's telling families to vaccinate their kids. But the effect will be lower vaccination rates. Why?
Those who already avoid vaccines will see this as validating their extra caution. And some on the fence will now try to delay/spread out shots and end up skipping some.
Those who already avoid vaccines will see this as validating their extra caution. And some on the fence will now try to delay/spread out shots and end up skipping some.
October 27, 2025 at 2:13 AM
It shouldn't need to be said, but yeah. We live in interesting times in which it does need to be said.
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Why does everyone keep calling it “The Epstein Ballroom?” Please stop repeating “The Epstein Ballroom” because it is not called “The Epstein Ballroom!” Don’t tell the news that it’s called “The Epstein Ballroom” and please don’t repost this!!!!!
October 22, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Why does everyone keep calling it “The Epstein Ballroom?” Please stop repeating “The Epstein Ballroom” because it is not called “The Epstein Ballroom!” Don’t tell the news that it’s called “The Epstein Ballroom” and please don’t repost this!!!!!
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The President of the United States just posted an AI video of himself wearing a crown and shitting all over the country, and by tomorrow it won't even be news because:
1) It's Trump, and he always does insane things
2) Because he'll do something else even more shocking and degrading then
1) It's Trump, and he always does insane things
2) Because he'll do something else even more shocking and degrading then
October 19, 2025 at 3:43 AM
The President of the United States just posted an AI video of himself wearing a crown and shitting all over the country, and by tomorrow it won't even be news because:
1) It's Trump, and he always does insane things
2) Because he'll do something else even more shocking and degrading then
1) It's Trump, and he always does insane things
2) Because he'll do something else even more shocking and degrading then
I don't know if this is real or AI, but either way, we need many more of these plastered around towns everywhere.
October 10, 2025 at 1:56 AM
I don't know if this is real or AI, but either way, we need many more of these plastered around towns everywhere.
Someone please tell Bobbi Brown that Blockbuster Video is alive and well in Bend, OR.
Bobbi Brown: ‘If I could bring something extinct back to life? Blockbuster Video’
The makeup artist and entrepreneur on watching her mum put her face on, her crush on Jennifer Aniston and her love of caviar
www.theguardian.com
October 5, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Someone please tell Bobbi Brown that Blockbuster Video is alive and well in Bend, OR.
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What a weird-ass Rapture. Only the Constitution disappeared.
September 24, 2025 at 10:53 PM
What a weird-ass Rapture. Only the Constitution disappeared.
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Releasing a Star Wars trailer like "break glass in case of PR nightmare.'
September 22, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Releasing a Star Wars trailer like "break glass in case of PR nightmare.'
Solidarity
My union takes a stand; let every other creative union follow suit.
September 19, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Solidarity