Ron Patterson
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An excellent read on where we are and where we likely are headed in this country. open.substack.com/pub/andrewsu...
The Permanent Stain
Trump's first year has been a triumph for autocracy in America. And it will last.
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August 9, 2025 at 3:06 PM
An excellent read on where we are and where we likely are headed in this country. open.substack.com/pub/andrewsu...
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We agree that putin is a war criminal. We agree that the Russian military is mostly made up of humans who have been beaten, tortured, and made to toe the line for the Kremlin.
But, don't forget our brothers and sisters in Russia who hate putin with a passion that we could only dream of.
But, don't forget our brothers and sisters in Russia who hate putin with a passion that we could only dream of.
Beautiful Sadness - Classical Composition by Alex Chudnovsky
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May 1, 2025 at 6:31 AM
We agree that putin is a war criminal. We agree that the Russian military is mostly made up of humans who have been beaten, tortured, and made to toe the line for the Kremlin.
But, don't forget our brothers and sisters in Russia who hate putin with a passion that we could only dream of.
But, don't forget our brothers and sisters in Russia who hate putin with a passion that we could only dream of.
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This is beautiful.
So we had an earthquake today, and something amazing happened…
April 15, 2025 at 3:57 AM
This is beautiful.
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They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.
-FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.
-FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.
April 10, 2025 at 12:32 PM
They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.
-FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.
-FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.
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A trillion dollar defense budget.
There’s plenty of money, it’s just not for you.
There’s plenty of money, it’s just not for you.
April 8, 2025 at 2:15 PM
A trillion dollar defense budget.
There’s plenty of money, it’s just not for you.
There’s plenty of money, it’s just not for you.
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Hey let's trade Stephen Miller for the guy they illegally sent to El Salvador.
April 7, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Hey let's trade Stephen Miller for the guy they illegally sent to El Salvador.
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Telling a story in a book or a novel is taking your reader on an adventure; to let them discover the world you’ve created, helping them to live inside the story and characters you've created for a while. - Wrtr #amwriting #author #Writing #writer #authorsky
April 4, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Telling a story in a book or a novel is taking your reader on an adventure; to let them discover the world you’ve created, helping them to live inside the story and characters you've created for a while. - Wrtr #amwriting #author #Writing #writer #authorsky
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The Sopranos is probably the Rosetta Stone of modern American reaction: it consists of people who bemoan the loss of an imagined past they mainly got from movies, claim victimization based on identity but hate when others do it, and view the people who build the society they prey on as suckers.
April 3, 2025 at 9:27 PM
The Sopranos is probably the Rosetta Stone of modern American reaction: it consists of people who bemoan the loss of an imagined past they mainly got from movies, claim victimization based on identity but hate when others do it, and view the people who build the society they prey on as suckers.
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Remember how Mark Zuckerberg started cozying up to Trump as Meta donated $1 million to his inauguration?
Well now Zuckerberg is trying to cash in — reportedly lobbying Trump to settle the FTC’s antitrust lawsuit against Meta.
This is why you always follow the money.
Well now Zuckerberg is trying to cash in — reportedly lobbying Trump to settle the FTC’s antitrust lawsuit against Meta.
This is why you always follow the money.
April 3, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Remember how Mark Zuckerberg started cozying up to Trump as Meta donated $1 million to his inauguration?
Well now Zuckerberg is trying to cash in — reportedly lobbying Trump to settle the FTC’s antitrust lawsuit against Meta.
This is why you always follow the money.
Well now Zuckerberg is trying to cash in — reportedly lobbying Trump to settle the FTC’s antitrust lawsuit against Meta.
This is why you always follow the money.
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If Trump were your elderly grandpa you’d have taken the car keys from him months ago, and would be starting to investigate assisted living.
Only One Thing Explains Trump’s Tariff Madness
Don’t fall for the Coherence Fallacy. The president believes (mistakenly) that he’s figured out how to get rid of the progressive income tax.
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April 2, 2025 at 1:37 PM
If Trump were your elderly grandpa you’d have taken the car keys from him months ago, and would be starting to investigate assisted living.
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The future is a web of branching paths, and each choice opens up new possibilities as it closes others. This is as true for a civilization as it is for an individual. The more our collective intelligence can inform each choice, the better our chances of finding paths through to a beautiful future.
March 31, 2025 at 6:22 AM
The future is a web of branching paths, and each choice opens up new possibilities as it closes others. This is as true for a civilization as it is for an individual. The more our collective intelligence can inform each choice, the better our chances of finding paths through to a beautiful future.
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Vaccines. 💪🏻💪🏻
And yet Joe Rogan puts guests on who say "Vaccines aren't actually responsible for the reduction in infectious diseases.”
March 30, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Vaccines. 💪🏻💪🏻
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March 22, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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Good piece! I cover the fate of universities in Fascist Italy and Pinochet's Chile in #Strongmen. And here is my piece for Lucid: open.substack.com/pub/lucid/p/...
March 22, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Good piece! I cover the fate of universities in Fascist Italy and Pinochet's Chile in #Strongmen. And here is my piece for Lucid: open.substack.com/pub/lucid/p/...
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We don't spend a penny on marketing. It's all word of mouth for @costplusdrugs.com
That's how we keep prices so low. Please spread the word !
That's how we keep prices so low. Please spread the word !
March 14, 2025 at 3:32 AM
We don't spend a penny on marketing. It's all word of mouth for @costplusdrugs.com
That's how we keep prices so low. Please spread the word !
That's how we keep prices so low. Please spread the word !