Reposted by PatPatton Oswalt @pattonoswalt.bsky.social · 16/02/2025“The reason we face the worst is because it helps us imagine the best.” What a fantastic, hopeful read. Treat yourself to this, and then spread it around. 20963331428
Reposted by PatDerek Thompson @dkthomp.bsky.social · 12/12/2024Gilded Age 2.0 watch Compare this passage from landmark 1890 essay "The Right to Privacy"—which was, too few know, largely about the privacy of elites *from the press*—to this take in the WSJ Op-Ed Page 0265
Pat @pat-rankin.bsky.social · 26/11/2024It seems like imposing 25% tariffs on your largest agricultural trade partners while simultaneously deporting the bulk of your domestic agricultural labor force might drive up the cost of groceries 000
Pat @pat-rankin.bsky.social · 22/11/2024I’m increasingly thinking that the “fluoride in the water is bad” “vaccines are bad” mentality can largely be attributed to the “silk slippers going down the stairs, wooden shoes going up” ideology. People have forgotten how bad things were before 010
Pat @pat-rankin.bsky.social · 20/11/2024I love movies. Took my kids to see “Wild Robot” over the weekend. There really is nothing like the movie theater. Truly the best. It was the first time for my 4.5 year old and he was enraptured. Nothing beats the big screen 000
Reposted by Patderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 16/11/2024jake paul should make boxing history by fighting elon musk next 1019615737
Pat @pat-rankin.bsky.social · 15/11/2024Still can’t believe WB refused to give Eastwood’s “Juror #2” a full theatrical release. 000
Pat @pat-rankin.bsky.social · 15/11/2024Read “A Short Stay in Hell” last night by Steven L Peck. Quick little 100page read. Half philosophy, half fantasy, 100% enjoyable…if you find existential dread enjoyable that is 000
