Laurence
@pdxpatterman.bsky.social
Comic patter baritone based in Portland Oregon. Artistic Director of @lightoperapdx. Opinions my own.
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Ahmed al Ahmed, the man who tackled one of the Bondi killers, became an Australian citizen 3 years ago.
His deed was "his way of conveying his gratitude for staying in Australia, for being granted citizenship."
He took 5 bullets, and fears he'll lose his left arm.
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
His deed was "his way of conveying his gratitude for staying in Australia, for being granted citizenship."
He took 5 bullets, and fears he'll lose his left arm.
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
December 15, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Ahmed al Ahmed, the man who tackled one of the Bondi killers, became an Australian citizen 3 years ago.
His deed was "his way of conveying his gratitude for staying in Australia, for being granted citizenship."
He took 5 bullets, and fears he'll lose his left arm.
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
His deed was "his way of conveying his gratitude for staying in Australia, for being granted citizenship."
He took 5 bullets, and fears he'll lose his left arm.
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
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Absofuckinglutely not.
She has tried and failed to run for President *twice.* Once she couldn't even make it through the primary, and then even when she skipped a primary altogether she still couldn't pull it off.
Her instincts are bad and she should feel bad.
She has tried and failed to run for President *twice.* Once she couldn't even make it through the primary, and then even when she skipped a primary altogether she still couldn't pull it off.
Her instincts are bad and she should feel bad.
All signs point to the former vice president preparing to enter the 2028 presidential race.
Harris Lays Groundwork for 2028 Run With Damning New Message
The former vice president has crafted a new message as she lays the groundwork for another shot at the White House.
trib.al
December 16, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Absofuckinglutely not.
She has tried and failed to run for President *twice.* Once she couldn't even make it through the primary, and then even when she skipped a primary altogether she still couldn't pull it off.
Her instincts are bad and she should feel bad.
She has tried and failed to run for President *twice.* Once she couldn't even make it through the primary, and then even when she skipped a primary altogether she still couldn't pull it off.
Her instincts are bad and she should feel bad.
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Reminder that if anyone is setting you up online to do some crime, THAT PERSON IS A COP.
ALWAYS.
WITHOUT FAIL.
ALWAYS.
WITHOUT FAIL.
Donald Trump has instructed the entire FBI to prioritize finding ways to bring charges against anti-fascists and other activists. Any FBI agent who wants to advance his career now has an incentive to set up naïve kids for an entrapment case.
Please read about entrapment and how to protect yourself.
Please read about entrapment and how to protect yourself.
December 16, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Reminder that if anyone is setting you up online to do some crime, THAT PERSON IS A COP.
ALWAYS.
WITHOUT FAIL.
ALWAYS.
WITHOUT FAIL.
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I keep seeing more articles about how they regret it now that the damage is done & I truly believe that if you have any genuine interest in salvaging what’s left of this country then whether you want to or not, you can never forgive these people. You can never let them live what they did down.
'I was an idiot': Expert warns Trump 'in significant trouble' as own fans now regret vote
“Runaway Country” Host Alex Wagner said President Donald Trump’s own voters are feeling increasingly betrayed as his slumping economy continues to turn on them.Wagner offered her opinion following a c...
www.rawstory.com
December 16, 2025 at 5:42 AM
I keep seeing more articles about how they regret it now that the damage is done & I truly believe that if you have any genuine interest in salvaging what’s left of this country then whether you want to or not, you can never forgive these people. You can never let them live what they did down.
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I do not want Gaston backstory, I do not need Gaston backstory, I reject Gaston backstory
he is a fully formed oaf, consuming eggs by the dozen in one of the greatest villain songs ever written, and that is all we need of him
he is a fully formed oaf, consuming eggs by the dozen in one of the greatest villain songs ever written, and that is all we need of him
Disney Developing Live-Action ‘Gaston’ Movie From Writer Dave Callaham And Producer Michelle Rejwan
Disney is in early development on a new live-action pic centered on the Beauty and the Beast character Gaston.
deadline.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:18 PM
I do not want Gaston backstory, I do not need Gaston backstory, I reject Gaston backstory
he is a fully formed oaf, consuming eggs by the dozen in one of the greatest villain songs ever written, and that is all we need of him
he is a fully formed oaf, consuming eggs by the dozen in one of the greatest villain songs ever written, and that is all we need of him
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Wanna believe the social media manager was told to promote it so many times they got annoyed with hearing about it so they tweeted about it so much to make a mockery of it
The funniest thing about the 30 posts the CBS News Twitter account made is that most of them have like... a couple hundred likes total.
December 15, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Wanna believe the social media manager was told to promote it so many times they got annoyed with hearing about it so they tweeted about it so much to make a mockery of it
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I think the best way to explain the X vs Bluesky preference is whether a person thinks the left is more annoying than the right is dangerous.
The reason so many Noah Smiths end up on the X side of that equation is that while the left annoys them personally, the right mostly endangers other people.
The reason so many Noah Smiths end up on the X side of that equation is that while the left annoys them personally, the right mostly endangers other people.
December 15, 2025 at 12:42 PM
I think the best way to explain the X vs Bluesky preference is whether a person thinks the left is more annoying than the right is dangerous.
The reason so many Noah Smiths end up on the X side of that equation is that while the left annoys them personally, the right mostly endangers other people.
The reason so many Noah Smiths end up on the X side of that equation is that while the left annoys them personally, the right mostly endangers other people.
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I just want to once again congratulate every business and media outlet who tripped over their own dicks to take right-wing outrage in uncritical good faith and ruin peoples’ careers over extremely tame internet comments about Charlie Kirk 48 hours before immediately forgetting he ever existed.
December 15, 2025 at 6:26 PM
I just want to once again congratulate every business and media outlet who tripped over their own dicks to take right-wing outrage in uncritical good faith and ruin peoples’ careers over extremely tame internet comments about Charlie Kirk 48 hours before immediately forgetting he ever existed.
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Americans reposting this don’t necessarily know the context that these have been put up by the owner of a regional department store chain owned by a repellent right wing goblin with a grotesque public persona and ties to the Bolsonaro administration.
WATCH: Replica of the Statue of Liberty topples due to strong winds in Guaíba, Brazil
December 15, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Americans reposting this don’t necessarily know the context that these have been put up by the owner of a regional department store chain owned by a repellent right wing goblin with a grotesque public persona and ties to the Bolsonaro administration.
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The last time Microsoft was able to dominate the tech space was with Internet Explorer, because for the longest time no one bothered to compete and it was already in Windows and free.
So they thought the way to dominate was to include their stuff with Windows and it would just happen.
It hasn't.
So they thought the way to dominate was to include their stuff with Windows and it would just happen.
It hasn't.
we can kill them all if we just work together and ✨believe💫
December 15, 2025 at 10:04 PM
The last time Microsoft was able to dominate the tech space was with Internet Explorer, because for the longest time no one bothered to compete and it was already in Windows and free.
So they thought the way to dominate was to include their stuff with Windows and it would just happen.
It hasn't.
So they thought the way to dominate was to include their stuff with Windows and it would just happen.
It hasn't.
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Trump doubled down on attacking Rob Reiner after mocking the slain directing legend in a Truth Social post on Monday.
“I thought he was very bad for our country,” Trump added at the White House, calling Reiner “deranged."
Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
“I thought he was very bad for our country,” Trump added at the White House, calling Reiner “deranged."
Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
December 15, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Trump doubled down on attacking Rob Reiner after mocking the slain directing legend in a Truth Social post on Monday.
“I thought he was very bad for our country,” Trump added at the White House, calling Reiner “deranged."
Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
“I thought he was very bad for our country,” Trump added at the White House, calling Reiner “deranged."
Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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I’m finding it increasingly hard to report anything delivered by “official sources” in the US. Could be true, could be a coverup, could be completely made up for nefarious ends.
It’s a country now where no one really has any idea what’s actually going on.
It’s a country now where no one really has any idea what’s actually going on.
December 15, 2025 at 3:53 PM
I’m finding it increasingly hard to report anything delivered by “official sources” in the US. Could be true, could be a coverup, could be completely made up for nefarious ends.
It’s a country now where no one really has any idea what’s actually going on.
It’s a country now where no one really has any idea what’s actually going on.
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Dear god. If you live in Tukwila, Renton, Kent or Auburn WA in the valley, a levee just broke. 40k are on GO NOW orders. Please share and get ahold of your people. This is terrifying. www.kiro7.com/news/local/l...
Levee on Green River fails in Tukwila; get to higher ground immediately
A levee has failed on the Green River, and people who are in low-lying areas of Kent, Renton, and Tukwila should move to higher ground immediately.
www.kiro7.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Dear god. If you live in Tukwila, Renton, Kent or Auburn WA in the valley, a levee just broke. 40k are on GO NOW orders. Please share and get ahold of your people. This is terrifying. www.kiro7.com/news/local/l...
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Reminder that all it would take to throw the entire government into crisis is a single reporter on live TV asking him what year it is.
December 15, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Reminder that all it would take to throw the entire government into crisis is a single reporter on live TV asking him what year it is.
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Even worse is the framing of Fuentes as another manosphere influencer. He’s a neo-Nazi Holocaust denier. That’s what his followers like. No need for “lost boys” excuses in this case
I am a TV journalist so by definition, I watch A LOT OF TV.
I cannot think of a single drama in which this - or anything like this - has happened.
This geezer is just making shit up. And the increasingly laughably self-styled Newspaper of Record is publishing it.
I cannot think of a single drama in which this - or anything like this - has happened.
This geezer is just making shit up. And the increasingly laughably self-styled Newspaper of Record is publishing it.
December 15, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Even worse is the framing of Fuentes as another manosphere influencer. He’s a neo-Nazi Holocaust denier. That’s what his followers like. No need for “lost boys” excuses in this case
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Trump officials were told that cutting aid to South Sudan would exacerbate a deadly cholera epidemic. They did so anyway.
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-o...
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-o...
Trump Officials Celebrated With Cake After Slashing Aid. Then People Died of Cholera.
This story first appeared at ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of...
talkingpointsmemo.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Trump officials were told that cutting aid to South Sudan would exacerbate a deadly cholera epidemic. They did so anyway.
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-o...
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-o...
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A Few Good Men. Best in Show. A Mighty Wind. Miss Congeniality. Barcelona. All three movies in Linklater's "Before" trilogy. Music & Lyrics. Michael Clayton. All films that were able to be made because of the production company Reiner co-founded in order to give talented filmmakers creative freedom.
without Rob Reiner’s Castle Rock production company we wouldn’t have:
City Slickers, Honeymoon in Vegas, In the Line of Fire, The Shawshank Redemption, Before Sunrise, Dolores Claiborne, Lone Star, Waiting for Guffman, and more - in a six-year period alone
City Slickers, Honeymoon in Vegas, In the Line of Fire, The Shawshank Redemption, Before Sunrise, Dolores Claiborne, Lone Star, Waiting for Guffman, and more - in a six-year period alone
December 15, 2025 at 6:31 AM
A Few Good Men. Best in Show. A Mighty Wind. Miss Congeniality. Barcelona. All three movies in Linklater's "Before" trilogy. Music & Lyrics. Michael Clayton. All films that were able to be made because of the production company Reiner co-founded in order to give talented filmmakers creative freedom.
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taps the sign
December 15, 2025 at 9:22 PM
taps the sign
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also part of the point of saying "when it happens" is because it is almost unfathomable to be *so hated* that when someone says "it happens" everyone knows exactly what that means because perhaps no other event in history has been so desperately anticipated
this is not correct. people talk about it this way because it's more fun. It makes everyone feel like they're in on a secret together. This is how language is used for social bonding. Please stop being contemptuous of how other people do things.
December 15, 2025 at 9:22 PM
also part of the point of saying "when it happens" is because it is almost unfathomable to be *so hated* that when someone says "it happens" everyone knows exactly what that means because perhaps no other event in history has been so desperately anticipated
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this is not behavior becoming of a FIFA Peace Prize recipient.
December 15, 2025 at 8:18 PM
this is not behavior becoming of a FIFA Peace Prize recipient.
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President currently feuding with a beloved American comedy icon who was murdered 24 hours ago.
Trump doubles down on his Rob Reiner attack: "I wasn't a fan of his at all. He was a deranged person... He became like a deranged person, Trump Derangement Syndrome. So I was not a fan of Rob Reiner at all in any way, shape or form. I thought he was very bad for our country."
December 15, 2025 at 9:19 PM
President currently feuding with a beloved American comedy icon who was murdered 24 hours ago.
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there must be a name for using early investors' money to pay off newer investors
Ribbon Finance suffers $2.7 million exploit, plans to use "dormant" users' funds to repay active users
December 12, 2025
https://www.web3isgoinggreat.com/?id=ribbon-finance-exploit
December 12, 2025
https://www.web3isgoinggreat.com/?id=ribbon-finance-exploit
December 15, 2025 at 7:41 PM
there must be a name for using early investors' money to pay off newer investors
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we can kill them all if we just work together and ✨believe💫
December 15, 2025 at 5:11 PM
we can kill them all if we just work together and ✨believe💫
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No matter how hard people try to convince us having empathy is wrong,
it is right.
No matter how hard people try to convince us that diversity is a weakness,
it is a strength.
No matter how hard people try to convince us that love is limited,
it is unlimited.
it is right.
No matter how hard people try to convince us that diversity is a weakness,
it is a strength.
No matter how hard people try to convince us that love is limited,
it is unlimited.
November 4, 2025 at 2:55 AM
No matter how hard people try to convince us having empathy is wrong,
it is right.
No matter how hard people try to convince us that diversity is a weakness,
it is a strength.
No matter how hard people try to convince us that love is limited,
it is unlimited.
it is right.
No matter how hard people try to convince us that diversity is a weakness,
it is a strength.
No matter how hard people try to convince us that love is limited,
it is unlimited.
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What a pathetic headline
Democrats and some Republicans say President Trump has gone too far in a social-media post about Rob Reiner, who was found dead alongside his wife on Sunday.
Trump Criticizes Rob Reiner After His Death
Democrats and some Republicans say the president has gone too far in his social-media post.
on.wsj.com
December 15, 2025 at 8:00 PM
What a pathetic headline