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Joel T. Patterson

@joelpatt.bsky.social
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Calculus vigilante, union man, proud father. Public education is a pillar of democracy. "We are hope despite the times." -R.E.M.

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 5h
Burnham started his much-needed assault on Brexit yesterday by confirming Russian interference in the vote. Now this: “In a statement to MPs, Andy Burnham will argue it is time to "face up to the reality that Brexit has done more harm than good" and "the status quo is not good enough for Britain."”
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Rejecting closer EU ties would be dereliction of duty, PM to say
Addressing the Commons, Burnham is expected to say that a new deal with the EU could help tackle illegal immigration and boost economic growth.
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 4h
Vladimir Putin wants a divided Europe to weaken us. We cannot let him win. For the sake of our own security, we need to rejoin the EU.
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Will Lawrence takes progressive campaign to conservative Livingston County to court independents • Michigan Advance
BRIGHTON — In the wake of  a primary election that emphasized the rift between moderate, establishment Democrats and the party’s rising progressive wing, political organizer William Lawrence emerged v...
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Joel T. Patterson @joelpatt.bsky.social · 1h
Left behind.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1h
X is the platform of choice for these smears. Musk himself pushed this conspiracy from his own account three times. Democrats need to go to war against Musk because he's already attacking them. He's deeply unpopular. And, as we saw in Wisconsin, voters recoil when he becomes an issue in a race.
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Joel T. Patterson @joelpatt.bsky.social · 1h
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Israel’s Destruction of Southern Lebanon Intensified After the Cease-Fire (Gift Article)
Much of Israeli-occupied southern Lebanon has been leveled, according to a Times analysis. The majority has been destroyed by Israel since the April truce.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 12h
Was just on Threads and this was my "For you" algorithm when I posted a comment debunking the story. Say what you will about BlueSky being a bubble, but its not designed to enrage and deceive its users
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NPR @npr.org · 20h
The move escalates Trump's fight with the press amid court battle over barring CNN, Politico and MS NOW from the White House. n.pr/4hEsXQd
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Justice Department investigates TV networks, citing possible anti-trust violations
The move escalates Trump's fight with the press amid court battle over barring CNN, Politico and MS NOW from the White House.
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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 15h
🧵US Weekly COVID update: Oct 12, 2026 🔸1 in 65 Actively Infectious 🔸759,000 Daily Infections 🔸5,400,000 Infections In The Past Week 🔸137,000,000 Infections in 2026 🔸270,000 to 1,080,000 Weekly Long COVID Cases 🔸1,300 to 2,300 Weekly Excess Deaths Source: pmc19.com
Alt text: US COVID-19 heat map dated 12 October 2026, based on CDC wastewater data, last updated 3 October.
•	Colour scale: Very Low (light blue), Low (green), Moderate (orange), High (red), Very High (purple).
•	Estimated infection prevalence: Very Low below 0.9%; Low 1.2%; Moderate 2.0%; High 2.9%; Very High above 3.5%.
•	At least 39 states and territories reportedly have COVID outbreaks.
•	Very high levels dominate much of the West, Southwest, Texas, Florida and Alaska.
•	High and moderate levels appear across parts of the Southeast, Northeast and Mountain West.
•	Many central and northern counties show low or very low levels.
•	CDC retroactive data corrections suggest an apparent secondary peak.
•	Poor wastewater monitoring may mean additional outbreaks are being missed.
Alt text: US National COVID-19 Estimates, 12 October 2026, from the Pandemic Mitigation Collaborative (PMC) model, pmc19.com.
Infections:
•	1 in 65 Americans (1.5%) currently infectious.
•	759,000 new infections daily.
•	5.4 million infections in the past week.
•	137 million infections estimated in 2026.
•	Average cumulative infections per person: 5.57.
Estimated Long COVID cases:
•	From daily infections: 38,000–152,000.
•	From weekly infections: 270,000–1,080,000.
Estimated excess deaths:
•	From daily infections: 180–330.
•	From weekly infections: 1,300–2,300.
Figures are modelled estimates, not confirmed case counts.
US COVID-19 State Prevalence Estimates, 12 October 2026, from the PMC model. Table covers 25 states and territories, showing wastewater levels, estimated active infections and exposure risks.
•	Highest: Florida and Hawaii, 1 in 15 infectious (6.7%).
•	Connecticut: 1 in 20 (5.0%).
•	California: 1 in 23 (4.3%).
•	Guam: 1 in 23 (4.3%).
•	Massachusetts: 1 in 26 (3.8%).
•	Maryland: 1 in 30 (3.4%).
•	Louisiana: 1 in 38 (2.6%).
•	Georgia: 1 in 41 (2.4%).
•	Lowest: Minnesota, 1 in 222 (0.5%).
•	Other states range from 0.7% to 2.1%.
•	In Florida and Hawaii, estimated chance of someone being infectious exceeds 99% in a room of 100 people.
•	Notes: CDC revised wastewater categories downward in August 2026. Some states have limited reporting. Data last updated 3 October.
Figures are modelled estimates.
US COVID-19 State Prevalence Estimates, 12 October 2026, from the PMC model. Table covers 25 states and territories, showing wastewater levels, estimated active infections and exposure risks.
- Highest: Texas, 1 in 19 infectious (5.2%).
- Puerto Rico: 1 in 21 (4.8%).
- Washington: 1 in 21 (4.7%).
- New Mexico: 1 in 23 (4.4%).
- Nevada: 1 in 28 (3.6%).
- Oregon: 1 in 30 (3.3%).
- Montana: 1 in 32 (3.1%).
- South Carolina: 1 in 36 (2.8%).
- Virginia: 1 in 40 (2.5%).
- Lowest: Nebraska, North Dakota and Oklahoma, 0.5%.
- In Texas, Puerto Rico and Washington, estimated exposure risk exceeds 99% in rooms of 100 people.
- CDC revised wastewater categories downward in August 2026. Some areas have limited reporting. Data updated 3 October.
Figures are modelled estimates.
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Joel T. Patterson @joelpatt.bsky.social · 14h
Elon appeals to bigotry so he can keep taking way too much taxpayer money.
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Joel T. Patterson @joelpatt.bsky.social · 18h
www.eschatonblog.com/2026/10/the-...
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The Friend Of My Enemy
I suppose the incoherence of our foreign policy is funny, at least. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says relations between Tehran and M...
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Joel T. Patterson @joelpatt.bsky.social · 20h
If you’re going to give Drake Maye all kinds of time, and let DeMario Douglas freely run to the endzone… guess what! #LasVegas #Raiders
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
What do you do when your media org is captured? You start your own. Introducing....The Nerve!!! @thenerve-news.bsky.social We're all-female, journalist-owned & launching next week. Please help us build a truly independent, progressive new media!👊👊👊
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
‘For years the Observer tried to get to the truth of Russian interference until we sacked the reporter involved for participating in union activities’
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
allowing it to replenish its arsenals while President Donald Trump holds off on strikes ahead of the midterm elections. Tehran still has the capacity to manufacture weapons to rebuild its arsenal, according to the Western officials...
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Joel T. Patterson @joelpatt.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
digbysblog.net/2026/10/09/q... This is a lynching. Hasan is a murderer for sure, but a public execution by shooting of a man in a wheelchair is dishonorable to the USA.
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QOTD - Digby's Hullabaloo
That is not something out of Dr. Strangelove. It is real. There is some blowback but really I'm not seeing Republicans saying much even though they have the perfect wingnut excuse that it is what the ...
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Joel T. Patterson @joelpatt.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
theguardian.com
The week around the world in 20 pictures
Student protests across France, Russian strikes on Kyiv, wildfires in Indonesia and Comic-Con in New York – the past seven days as captured by the world’s leading photojournalists
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The Hindu @thehindu.com · 11/10/2026
Villages evacuated as flash flood from Budhi Gandaki River hits northern Nepal
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Villages evacuated as flash flood from Budhi Gandaki River hits northern Nepal
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Joel T. Patterson @joelpatt.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Even Better: Leave it up because Chris Everett has a sense of humor.
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Joel T. Patterson @joelpatt.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
no, leave it up. Martina has a sense of humor.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 11/10/2026
ALSO Justice and vengeance are two very different things. The government shouldn’t have the power to execute people, especially when our justice system doesn’t deliver equal justice. Race, wealth, and access to the best legal representation can determine who lives and who dies.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
What a shock. So it turns out Scott Bessent lied about everything during his confirmation hearing. Including this.
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Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 10/10/2026
i personally would like to live in a large house in a nature preserve with no neighbors that is a five minute walk from grocery stores, nightlife and amenities, a good school, and my six-figure job. i don't see why this is so difficult
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
An unexploded Russian ballistic missile was removed from a children’s playground in #Kyiv. It fell into a courtyard between apartment blocks, damaging a single-story building.
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Joel T. Patterson @joelpatt.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
"All people want to do is watch a game. They don’t want to go broke doing it. But media companies care more about lining their pockets than fulfilling the desires of fans. " www.bostonglobe.com/2026/10/11/o...
bostonglobe.com
Watching sports on TV has gotten too complicated — and expensive - The Boston Globe
Streaming services are turning fandom into a pastime for those who can afford it.
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Sickos Committee @sickoscommittee.org · 10/10/2026
Hi, everyone, hi, just need you to stop for a moment and watch this Tulsa TD.
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Dawn❌👑Ocean Harmony🎶🌴☀️♿️🐕‍🦺🦮👩‍🦽🚶🏻‍♂️ @dawnoceanharmony.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Reagan brought in businessmen to hunt waste. Now Musk & Anduril’s Luckey, both Pentagon contractors, co-lead a study of what the military buys next. When the people drawing the map also sell what’s on it, soldiers & civilians pay the cost. #CostOfTrumpsCorruption
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Diesel may be just the beginning of the bargaining. At this stage of the negotiations between Russia and the US, I can see the Kremlin’s interests. I can see Putin’s personal interests. I can see benefits for certain American business groups.
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Joel T. Patterson @joelpatt.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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Season 2 Update: Curtis Flowers Has Died
Podcast Episode · In The Dark · S2 E22 · 9m
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 09/10/2026
Troy Jackson: "The gentleman's name was Johan Sebastian Guerrero. He had a 3 year old daughter. The only mistake he made that morning was going to work. Because Sen. Collins is not willing to stand up to Donald Trump, he was murdered in the streets of Biddeford for doing nothing wrong."
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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 09/10/2026
In case you missed it last night: we are seeing reports all over the country of immigration surges and state violence. If you need whistles for your community, we will send you 100-3000 3d printed for free, and we will love doing it. 3dwhistles.com
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Rodney 🚧🚇 @chanface.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Fun Toronto public health ad I saw on the TTC
Trust the experts
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Joel T. Patterson @joelpatt.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Years ago, math educator Dan Meyer advocated for teachers to be “less helpful” to make their students smarter. Still true.
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Trump's suit appears to be part of Jos. A. Bank's Traveler line. The suit is listed as having been made abroad using a wool-polyester-spandex blend. The company describes it as having the "ultimate stretch" and was designed to minimize body odor.
Trump wearing a blue suit on stage. He is flashing his jacket open, such that you can see the interior labels. One label says Jos. A. Bank. A product shot from Jos. A. Bank's website. This is from the Traveler line. It appears to match the label in Trump's suit. A photo from the product page touts that the suit is made from a new "fabric technology" that has "ultimate stretch performance" and "anti-microbial/ reduce moisture and odor" qualities. There is a photo of a man wearing the suit. From the product page: "Product Details & Care
Stay comfortable and confident with this Traveler® Collection suit separates jacket, powered by innovative 37.5 © technology. Designed to maintain your body's ideal microclimate, the fabric removes moisture at the vapor stage to keep you dry before sweat even forms. Plus, 37.5 helps absorb and trap odor molecules, keeping you fresh and ready for every occasion. Offering maximum mobility with built-in stretch, this jacket moves effortlessly with you throughout your day. As part of the suit separates collection, it allows you to customize your fit by selecting jacket, vest, and pant sizes individually, ensuring a tailored look that's perfect for you.
Traditional Fit
Two button
Natural stretch fabric
Water- and stain-resistant
Performance stretch lining
66% wool, 30% 37.5 polyester, 4% spandex
Dry clean only
Imported

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Ian Carrillo @iansociologo.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
US Big Tech putting its thumb on the scale for Flávio Bolsonaro.
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City of Minneapolis @minneapolismn.gov · 09/10/2026
Today, and every day, we stand with the Somali community.
The marquee at Cedar Culture Center with the message "We love our Somali neighbors" written out.
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Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Hoping politicians' need for spotlight will make this approach more widespread. The base is desperate for articulations of moral clarity and real fight - they break thru. And the conflicted (aka "middle") are pulled in by what "common sense" (what's repeated most often) dictates.
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Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Engage the base. Persuade the middle. Alienate the opposition, better yet, expose precisely how sick and evil they are.
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Stephen Schwartz @atomicanalyst.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
While we can undo much of what the Trump regime has done, we cannot undo this.
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The ‘grandmother’ cottonwood trees bulldozed for the border wall - High Country News
After a 71-day protest, the last of the 100-plus-year-old trees was cut down southeast of Tucson.
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Stephen Schwartz @atomicanalyst.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
On Monday, armed US Customs and Border Protection agents and CBP contractors wantonly destroyed the last of four very old cottonwood trees—possibly as old as the United States itself—on the edge of federal land near Lochiel, Arizona, to build a new border wall following 71 days of peaceful protest.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 05/10/2026
One thing all New Yorkers can agree on? It’s time to get your flu shot! Go to nyc.gov/healthmap to find all the free locations.
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e.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 09/10/2026
just to emphasize what's happening here: BMW (a company that used slave labor under the Nazis) refused to provide an official vehicle to the ultra right-wing AfD party, which is now asking Elon Musk to provide a Tesla instead Tesla literally becoming the Nazi car brand
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Not a gun-safety expert but this seems unwise
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Headquarters @headquartersnews.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Trump's DHS Secretary, after an ICE agent shot a man in the neck, nearly hitting his 5-year-old child in New York City yesterday: "We had taken all precautions. He went ahead and fleed, because of his safety. We escalated-- or, ummm... because of his escalation... we had to... ummm... use... force"
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 09/10/2026
This ICE agent’s entire Instagram feed, “shooter.914,” is guns, watches, energy drinks, and alcohol.
A shooter.914 post showing a blue handgun and Reign energy drinkThe console of a car with an energy drink and handgun in the cup holders. In the foreground, shooter.914’s wrist with a fancy watch in it. Background: Two assault rifles and a Monster energy drink A screenshot of his whole account showing more of the same
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Persephone @acadia-maine.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
They are obsessed because it’s so important for their take over.
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Joel T. Patterson @joelpatt.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/o...
nytimes.com
Opinion | Trump Doesn’t Want to Listen to Anyone but Himself
The search for fraud in the federal government must always end in the same place.
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Joel T. Patterson @joelpatt.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
www.mbta.com/schedules/77...
mbta.com
77 | Bus | MBTA
MBTA bus route 77 stops and schedules, including maps, real-time updates, parking and accessibility information, and connections.
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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
begging with all my heart for more Democrats running in this election cycle to pick up what Jon Ossoff is putting down CALL 👏 THEM 👏 NAZIS 👏 TO 👏 THEIR 👏 FACE
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
> @cnn.com $SPCX www.cnn.com/2026/10/08/i...
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