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Scott Patrick, PhD

@neimanmarxist.bsky.social
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DC teacher. PhD. Marxist. Examining the US empire from the belly of the beast. All power to the people. Views = my own.

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Scott Patrick, PhD @neimanmarxist.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Jakob Noonan probably ate and slept better in DC than he ever did in Oklahoma, but he couldn’t be bothered to respect DC laws. @GovStitt should recall these charity cases back to the 8th highest poverty state in the nation www.yahoo.com/news/videos/...
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Okla. National Guard member arrested in D.C. on firearms charge
Okla. National Guard member arrested in D.C. on firearms charge
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Scott Patrick, PhD @neimanmarxist.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten's official email address is MVH@tompkins-co.org www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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DA did not review witness statements and other evidence Cornell police collected in alleged gang rape of student
Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten said he based his decision not to pursue charges on the accuser’s initial six-page statement given to police.
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Scott Patrick, PhD @neimanmarxist.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Not only are American tax dollars being wasted on humiliating wars and Trump political ads, but taxpayers are paying for some Georgia white boys to eat well so they can stand on corners and do absolutely nothing
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Scott Patrick, PhD @neimanmarxist.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
SCHMITT: Do you recall attending a Hawks game with the socialist Bhaskar Sunkara? SMITH: No, senator SCHMITT: *unveils a poster of Smith with a Latino guitarist on a street corner* SMITH: Senator, that’s busking Santana
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Scott Patrick, PhD @neimanmarxist.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
You may say that we are dreamers But we’re not the only ones
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Scott Patrick, PhD @neimanmarxist.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The fact that Mamdani wants to protect synagogues but won’t extend that same protection or funding to mosques, despite the rise in Islamophobia worldwide, is all the proof you need that his scheme is about protecting Zionists, not Jews com-intern.org/2026/09/17/t...
com-intern.org
The Global War on Islam
Far-right racism and government surveillance have created a hostile environment around the world for followers of humanity’s second-largest religion.Executive Committee of the Communist Inter…
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Scott Patrick, PhD @neimanmarxist.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Le gars qui valide déjà 99 % du programme RN : « Bon, entre Mélenchon et Le Pen, faut être honnête, c'est elle le moindre mal. Quel drame, je vais devoir voter pour elle ! »
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Scott Patrick, PhD @neimanmarxist.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I can only hope that the attempted crashing of the FlyDubai flight, like the killings of Lischinsky and Milgrim in May 2025, instills in Israelis a righteous realization that they are unsafe anywhere. You cannot forever walk between the raindrops www.nbcnews.com/world/middle...
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Pilot stabbed fellow pilot in apparent attempt to crash Israel-bound plane, Netanyahu says
Passengers feared they were going to die as the flight plunged by 14,125 feet in 29 seconds. The intervention of passengers and crew prevented the plane from crashing, Israeli officials say.
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Scott Patrick, PhD @neimanmarxist.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
pop goes the diesel
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Scott Patrick, PhD @neimanmarxist.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Surveillance pricing combines two things Americans love: being spied on and being overcharged Of course the libertarians over at Reason love it www.usatoday.com/story/news/s...
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Seattle the first U.S. city to ban 'surveillance pricing' on groceries
Seattle has become the first city in the country to approve a ban on grocery stores using customer data and artificial intelligence to alter prices.
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Scott Patrick, PhD @neimanmarxist.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Old gay white men will look you dead in the eye and with a straight face argue that they are entitled to use slurs for trans people because they “survived AIDS”
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Scott Patrick, PhD @neimanmarxist.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
More kids in the US know how to gamble than read www.propublica.org/article/draf...
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I Deliberately Bet Like a Problem Gambler. DraftKings Made Me a VIP.
Amid growing public health concerns, operators like DraftKings have touted “responsible gaming” tools and prompts. But as I went off the deep end, I found they were no match for the incentives and…
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Scott Patrick, PhD @neimanmarxist.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
It has been over a year since the founding of Springs of Revolution, yet DSA still has a problem with “progressive except Palestine” politicians. “The AOC question” is really just a variation of this issue. Palestinians deserve more jewishcurrents.org/can-socialis...
jewishcurrents.org
Can Socialism Win Without Palestine?
In LA, mayoral candidate Nithya Raman needs DSA’s muscle. Will the group come out in force?
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Scott Patrick, PhD @neimanmarxist.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The United Arab Emirates used its filthy lucre to create one of the most notorious scandals in world soccer. But its corrupting influence on US politics is even more nefarious quincyinst.org/research/the...
quincyinst.org
The Emirati Lobby in America
25 organizations were registered under FARA to work on behalf of Emirati clients in 2020 and 2021; Those organizations reported making 10,765 contacts on behalf of their Emirati clients; Emirati…
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Scott Patrick, PhD @neimanmarxist.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“Electricity generation and chip manufacturing can require substantial amounts of water, meaning AI infrastructure’s total water demand can be much larger than its on-site consumption.” cnr.ncsu.edu/news/2026/09...
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America's Data Center Boom Puts New Pressure on Local Water Resources
With data center construction rapidly expanding across the United States, NC State professor Matthias Sprenger warns that this growth could strain local water resources that communities rely on.
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Scott Patrick, PhD @neimanmarxist.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“Even a mid-sized data center consumes as much water as a small town, while larger ones require up to 5 million gallons of water every day, as much as a city of 50,000 people.“ www.lincolninst.edu/publications...
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Data Drain: The Land and Water Impacts of the AI Boom - Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
Communities across the US are wooing data centers with tax breaks and other incentives. But data centers are resource-ravenous, creating demands for land, water, and power that many host communities…
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Scott Patrick, PhD @neimanmarxist.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
AI companies argue that the tools they are building are so “intelligent” that they may set out to destroy humanity of their own volition. But AI companies are building those tools to begin with, making deliberate decisions to disempower other humans. www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/...
aljazeera.com
Bill Gates says AI without regulation is ‘completely irresponsible’
The billionaire cofounder of Microsoft says, without restrictions, AI could 'cause a billion deaths'.
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Scott Patrick, PhD @neimanmarxist.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Rape culture thrives precisely because we keep protecting and promoting the most prominent rapists in our society. We need more vigilante action not just against the perpetrators but the people who shield them www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...
cbsnews.com
Exclusive video obtained of Cornell frat's text chain in alleged gang rape investigation
CBS News New York has exclusively obtained additional video of the fraternity's group Snapchat conversation from the night a former Cornell student says she was drugged and raped inside the Chi Phi…
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Scott Patrick, PhD @neimanmarxist.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Trump spending tax dollars on political ads is illegal and wrong, but I have no time for pearl-clutching from Democratic politicians only too happy to spend those same tax dollars aiding and abetting a genocide
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Scott Patrick, PhD @neimanmarxist.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
A quarter of Gen Z feels pressure to show off wealth on social media, yet 41 percent of Americans don't consider themselves well-off. Plenty of people are borrowing to put on a show of luxury for an audience that can't afford it either. thehill.com/opinion/fina...
thehill.com
United in debt: America has become a nation of fake rich people
An essay by John Mac Ghlionn examines the growing divide between Americans’ physical financial realities and the performative wealth displayed through social media and consumer credit.
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Scott Patrick, PhD @neimanmarxist.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The SPD and the Greens in Berlin may secretly yearn to form a pact with the CDU. But they can hardly avoid engaging with a Left Party that has set an exceptionally high priority on the socialization of real estate companies www.npr.org/2026/09/20/g...
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Germany's Merz vows to press ahead with reforms after historic state election defeat
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has faced a major electoral setback in two state elections, with his center-right party losing ground. The far-right Alternative for Germany party made significant…
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Scott Patrick, PhD @neimanmarxist.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
WW2 Western Front book titles: “Operation Pattycakes,” “The Ol’ Knuckleheads,” “The Longest Afternoon” WW2 Eastern Front book titles: “Annihilation War,” “Scorched Earth Apocalypse,” “A Festival of Massacres”
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Scott Patrick, PhD @neimanmarxist.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The global Islamophobia conspiracy: Israel’s Diaspora Ministry hosted antisemitic European parties in Jerusalem and spent millions pushing Islamophobic content to Canadians com-intern.org/2026/09/17/t...
com-intern.org
The Global War on Islam
Far-right racism and government surveillance have created a hostile environment around the world for followers of humanity’s second-largest religion.Executive Committee of the Communist Inter…
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Scott Patrick, PhD @neimanmarxist.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
There were 8,683 complaints against Muslims in the US last year. In England and Wales there were 4,478 cases of anti-Muslim hate crimes. Three men were shot dead outside a mosque in San Diego in May. There is an Islamophobia crisis com-intern.org/2026/09/17/t...
com-intern.org
The Global War on Islam
Far-right racism and government surveillance have created a hostile environment around the world for followers of humanity’s second-largest religion.Executive Committee of the Communist Inter…
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Scott Patrick, PhD @neimanmarxist.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Trump does not respect the 1st Amendment. He will not respect any constraints on his power. Does anyone really think he will just step aside in 2029? www.cnn.com/2026/09/18/m...
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Scott Patrick, PhD @neimanmarxist.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
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Scott Patrick, PhD @neimanmarxist.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The fact that the bombs in Gaza and the 'peace plan' come from the same government at the same time is no contradiction. The purpose of the US state is to secure arms profits and to maintain Israeli capital's position in the region, not to stop killing. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
theguardian.com
US set to deliver 2,000lb bombs to Israel as part of vast arms deal
Powerful bombs prompted such concern about mass deaths in Gaza that Biden officials paused delivery two years ago
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Scott Patrick, PhD @neimanmarxist.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
“Hello, I’m a 20-something whose brain has been rotted by Zyn nicotine pouches and ChatGPT. Let me explain why this respected academic who has published serious work reviewed by her peers is completely wrong. Firstly, vibes is jank”
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Forbes @forbes.com · 08/09/2026
Lewandowski apparently tried to sell government services to Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, The Wall Street Journal reported.
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Lewandowski Denies Seeking Side Deals At DHS—Here’s What He’s Accused Of
Lewandowski apparently tried to sell government services to Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, The Wall Street Journal reported.
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Scott Patrick, PhD @neimanmarxist.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Sanctions on illegal settlements are not enough. Ending arms sales to Israel is not enough. Israel will not allow a Palestinian state to exist. Humanitarian intervention in the logical next step in rescuing the Palestinian people.
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Scott Patrick, PhD @neimanmarxist.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Academia is stuck in the navel-gazing of medieval monasteries, and there is good reason “academic” is synonymous with “pretentious.” But some communists dismiss expertise and mistrust intellectuals, ignoring there would be no communism without experts and intellectuals
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Scott Patrick, PhD @neimanmarxist.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Andy Burnham is fiddling while the UK sinks into more Islamophobic pogroms in broad daylight. I don’t want to hear any talk again about how the UK is less racist than the US www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
theguardian.com
Black-clad Dover vigilantes will return if police do not act, say campaigners
Far-right linked group able to mobilise at scale due to police ‘inaction’, says founder of Hope Not Hate
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Scott Patrick, PhD @neimanmarxist.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
John Fetterman is a bad joke of a public servant. Even if his views on Palestine weren’t so odious, why have officials who shun official duties? www.cbsnews.com/news/john-fe...
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Newly released Fetterman texts show a reluctance to perform constituent duties
A former staffer confirmed that Sen. John Fetterman has routinely dismissed and at times refused to do core aspects of the job.
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PM2.5 Kills ~9 Million People Each Year Worldwide @tkovach.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
"I met with Border Patrol, and they sat him down and shook his hand. And then his voice broke. Through tears, he said: ‘They shook my hand and they said, ‘Welcome to the United States,’ and yesterday they arrested me.’"
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Inside Trump’s Nightmare for Haitians in Springfield: ‘We’re Following Our Orders’
The most urgent moral test in all of Trump’s America today is happening in a small Ohio city – and we as a country are failing it miserably.
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Scott Patrick, PhD @neimanmarxist.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
AOC when asked to defend the Workers Deserve More program
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Scott Patrick, PhD @neimanmarxist.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Sama Safi is a 20-year-old US citizen who has been detained by the Israeli military since June. Meanwhile a British activist who was detained on Saturday by settlers and handed over to police is already set to be returned. @StateDept and @SecRubio serve Israel, not Americans
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Scott Patrick, PhD @neimanmarxist.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Iran continues to demonstrate that Trump lacks the intelligence or the wits to extricate himself from the quagmire he created edition.cnn.com/2026/08/30/p...
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US and Iran trade attacks, marking first major military escalation in a month | CNN Politics
Iran and the United States traded attacks for the first time in over a month overnight into Monday, in an exchange that risks reigniting the damaging conflict after weeks of relative military calm.
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Scott Patrick, PhD @neimanmarxist.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Another day, another news story about AOC and the WDM program never seem to be in the same room at the same time www.axios.com/2026/08/30/s...
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Inside the socialists' civil war over AOC and 2028
DSA leaders are at odds over who should speak for them, what they stand for — and whether to back AOC.
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Scott Patrick, PhD @neimanmarxist.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
“The District’s left flank is ascendant, with Ward 4 Councilmember Janeese Lewis George poised to become mayor and a slate of progressives set to join the D.C. Council, but the establishment isn’t backing down without a fight.“ 51st.news/dc-democrati...
51st.news
The drama in the local Democratic party didn’t end with the primaries
The fault lines between progressive and establishment Democrats have only deepened since the election.
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Scott Patrick, PhD @neimanmarxist.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
“In the US, you have varying shades of political opinion. One of the shadiest of these is the liberals. An outspoken group on many subjects, ten degrees to the left of center in good times, ten degrees to the right of center if it affects them personally.” — Phil Ochs
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Scott Patrick, PhD @neimanmarxist.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
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Scott Patrick, PhD @neimanmarxist.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
The world has money for war, for walls, and for borders. But for vaccines, treatments, and the basic infrastructure of global health security, there is not enough. www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/...
aljazeera.com
Ebola spreads to two new zones in DRC; 60 areas now affected
DRC's is the fastest-spreading Ebola outbreak ever recorded, with 5,794 confirmed cases and 2,786 deaths.
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Scott Patrick, PhD @neimanmarxist.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Oppressive heat/humidity in Ft Lauderdale but on the other hand authentic Cuban food 😋
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Scott Patrick, PhD @neimanmarxist.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
“[The 2024 Israeli strike on WCK workers] showed that even a highly publicized strike on aid workers would not lead to any material consequences for Israel. The Biden White House papered over the incident despite other countries’ condemnations…” truthout.org/articles/isr...
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Israeli Commander Says He’s “Not Sorry” For Ordering WCK Strike That Killed 7 Aid Workers
Rights groups said it was a likely war crime that helped build evidence for Israel’s practice of using starvation as a weapon in Gaza.
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Scott Patrick, PhD @neimanmarxist.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
“Cancel culture” started in 1956 when wokescold Nikita Khrushchev spilled the tea on former Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, having kept the receipts of the purges of the 1930s.
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Scott Patrick, PhD @neimanmarxist.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
The fact that the most prominent personality for US socialists is a Twitch streamer with a BA in comms reminds me of this Iranian banger
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Scott Patrick, PhD @neimanmarxist.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
white tears, brown scars
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Scott Patrick, PhD @neimanmarxist.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Shannon Watts and Laura Loomer are part of a rich American tradition of white women using their social privilege to get Black and brown men lynched. They could report a look, a word, or proximity as an offense. Some jurisdictions treated “reckless eyeballing” as a punishable act.
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