Pat Relf
relfo.bsky.social
Pat Relf
@relfo.bsky.social
Author with D. A. Dirks of To Offer Compassion: A History of the Clergy Consultation Service on Abortion offercompassion.com
. . . and a knitter, tea partier, servant to two dogs, and a grandma known as Socky.
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Whoa … this is really strange.

Federal law enforcement managed to confiscate almost two tons of cocaine, and arrest 3 suspects, without blowing the boat out of the water or killing anyone.

🎁 link ⤵️

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...
$28 million of cocaine seized off Miami Beach. Three men charged
Coast Guard and CBP seized about 3,715 pounds of cocaine worth $28 million from a 65-foot vessel near Government Cut off Miami Beach; three men were arrested.
www.miamiherald.com
December 7, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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We found that 11 of Trump’s DOT appointees disclosed between $12 million and $52 million in stock holdings and other financial interests in airlines, railroads, oil and gas corporations, transportation technology firms and other related businesses.

By @jessecoburn.bsky.social
How Trump’s Transportation Department Is Loosening Safety Rules Meant to Protect the Public
ProPublica has identified dozens of instances in which the Trump administration’s DOT has moved to cut, soften or delay safety regulations for cars, trucks, planes, trains and even oil pipelines. Expe...
www.propublica.org
November 25, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw.

The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
November 25, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.

Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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News Inn Photo:
November 6, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
November 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Wow. What a leader.
incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 6, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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Cleveland, Ohio #NoKings protest 10.18.25. The LARGEST crowd in Cleveland to date and we also had 6/7 protests in our surrounding suburbs. This is what democracy looks like!!
October 18, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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Organizers have reported 7 million attendees at the No Kings events and we’re happy to confirm 7 million and counting! More events are still happening across the country today, so we’ll need additional time to fully certify the final numbers.
October 18, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Big day in Cleveland! #NoKings #NoKingsCLE
October 18, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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Ah yes, air traffic controllers must show up for work without pay, but Congress can take the day off. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says he’ll be making “necessary cuts” to the department, because nothing fixes staffing shortages quite like firing more people.
October 13, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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A restraining order was issued YESTERDAY by a federal judge barring detention of journalists in this district unless they refuse to reposition themselves and are given adequate time to do so, or there’s probable cause they’ve committed a crime.
BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)

Follow @heartlandsignal for more.
October 10, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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October 11, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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Portland has elevated protesting to an art form.
October 8, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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Hoping these federal agents are held accountable, breaking the law should have real consequences. A federal judge has ruled that federal immigration agents illegally arrested more than two dozen people.
October 8, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Free Greta Thunberg and the rest of the illegally detained flotilla activists.
October 4, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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Is this supposed to be a threat? They did this exact thing while the government was open
September 25, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Opinion | I Look at This Country and I See a Stranger
www.nytimes.com
September 21, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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What’s more astonishing: 1) that the president clearly believes, and repeatedly suggests, that asylum seekers are people from mental asylums, or 2) that no journalist has ever challenged him on this and no mainstream media outlets have done any deep dives on this story?
September 20, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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I'm still waiting for the relentless onslaught of media demands for a press conference and calls to resign.
He won’t let the press anywhere near him. This is getting weirder and weirder.
August 31, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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These guys should be home with their families.
August 27, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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Motherfucking wind farms…
July 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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"It is one thing to stop Donald Trump’s lawlessness (e.g., ending deportation to CECOT), but it is far more difficult to hold accountable the officials responsible for harm inflicted on their victims." @jenrubin.bsky.social
Stopping Trump isn’t Enough
It’s time to hold lawbreakers accountable
contrarian.substack.com
July 14, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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This should be a bigger deal, ya'll
July 8, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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A new YouGov poll today showed that 59% of Americans support Medicare for All.

Neither major political party supports this legislation in their platforms because the insurance companies “donate” to ensure it stays that way.
July 8, 2025 at 8:27 PM