patrickbohlen.bsky.social @patrickbohlen.bsky.social · 10/07/2026So sad--a other unnecessary loss of life to an ICE murder. 000
patrickbohlen.bsky.social @patrickbohlen.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Trump quote about Biden's cognitive decline “They didn’t have people that didn’t couldn’t they had no idea where they were. They didn’t have people that couldn’t walk up the steps. See those steps? They didn’t have people that had no idea where the hell they were.” open.substack.com/pub/heatherd...open.substack.comDonald Trump is rapidly decliningAt 3:13 this afternoon, Donald Trump walked onto the stage in Medora, North Dakota, having arrived in the small western town after flying into Bismarck on his inaugural ride aboard the 400 million dol... 000
patrickbohlen.bsky.social @patrickbohlen.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Remember when Trump promised the cleanest air and water ever? Well, an appeals court just made him stick to that promise by ruling against his EPA, which was working to make our air sootier. www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comAppeals court rejects Trump EPA bid to abandon rule restricting deadly soot pollutionDecision leaves in place Biden-era standard on pollution from coal-fired plants, factories and other industrial sources 000
patrickbohlen.bsky.social @patrickbohlen.bsky.social · 10/01/2026Anyone who's been around long enough will remember that Reagan also tried to make huge cuts to science and Congress pushed back. Trump is worse but, it' funny how history repeats itself. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/s...nytimes.comCongress Is Reversing Trump’s Steep Budget Cuts to Science 000
patrickbohlen.bsky.social @patrickbohlen.bsky.social · 08/01/2026Trump claims the US will benefit from Venezualan oil, but as this article points out, "energy markets reward stability more than ideology, and regime change rarely delivers it quickly." theconversation.com/a-regime-cha...theconversation.comA regime change in Venezuela could have grim consequences for Canada’s oil sectorCanada and Venezuela compete in the same heavy-oil regional and global markets, so shifts in supply from Canada to Venezuela would widely reverberate across the Canadian economy. 000
patrickbohlen.bsky.social @patrickbohlen.bsky.social · 07/01/2026Thank you Bill Crystal for this dead on quote "MAGA is a vulgar, cartoonish, cultish, and incoherent movement." ttps://open.substack.com/pub/thebulwark/p/magas-lust-for-fascism-january-6th-insurrection-peter-thiel-1920s-nostalgia?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&shareImageVariant=split&r=1vnujsopen.substack.comMAGA’s Lust for FascismTrump’s ideologues want a smaller, meaner, whiter America. 000
patrickbohlen.bsky.social @patrickbohlen.bsky.social · 19/07/2025I don't think they should be shamed, but neither do I have much sympathy for them being caught in an affair. A concert is a very public place. 130
patrickbohlen.bsky.social @patrickbohlen.bsky.social · 01/07/2025"This is the most deeply immoral piece of legislation I have ever voted on in my entire time in Congress,” said Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT). open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...open.substack.comJune 30, 2025"This is the most deeply immoral piece of legislation I have ever voted on in my entire time in Congress,” said Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT). 000
patrickbohlen.bsky.social @patrickbohlen.bsky.social · 22/06/2025Or how someone can take your job when you're not willing to do it. They're doing mostly jobs that no American wants to do, not least of which the bros who support Trump. 110
patrickbohlen.bsky.social @patrickbohlen.bsky.social · 22/06/2025He doesn't care, but Vance might. 000
patrickbohlen.bsky.social @patrickbohlen.bsky.social · 19/06/2025A fantastic summary of the illiberal elements of the right that are currently eroding the foundations of American democracy. open.substack.com/pub/persuasi...open.substack.comA Taxonomy of the New RightPostliberal ideology is a multi-headed hydra. To defeat it, we must first understand it. 000
patrickbohlen.bsky.social @patrickbohlen.bsky.social · 18/06/2025Here are some simple suggestions for ways you can help protect insects, many of which are facing declining populations. These critters help the world go round and provide foodweb support, pollination, and other critical ecological roles. 🌎 🐝 #pollinators www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comInsects are dying: here are 25 easy and effective ways you can help protect themFrom turning out the lights to letting leaves rot, these small steps can create big changes at home or in the wild 024
patrickbohlen.bsky.social @patrickbohlen.bsky.social · 17/06/2025The scope and scale of Trump's corruption is staggering. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...theguardian.com‘I have never seen such open corruption’: Trump’s crypto deals and loosening of rules shock observersAfter courtship with crypto industry, president now profits immensely from a sector he once said ‘seems like a scam’ 000
patrickbohlen.bsky.social @patrickbohlen.bsky.social · 17/06/2025It's past time for the US to restrict the use of neonic insecticides. Due to widesread negative effects, Europeans have banned their outdoor use. Canada has restricted their use and several US states have done the same. It's time for federal restrictions. 🌎 🐝 www.nrdc.org/stories/neon...nrdc.orgNeonicotinoids 101: The Effects on Humans and BeesWhat you need to know about the toxic insecticide that’s decimating populations of pollinators. 196
patrickbohlen.bsky.social @patrickbohlen.bsky.social · 13/06/2025You nailed it--the worst and the weakest. American leadership is in ruins. We will recover, but first we need to exorcise the demon. 010
patrickbohlen.bsky.social @patrickbohlen.bsky.social · 12/06/2025Reagan said "Peace through strength." Trump and Rubio are saying "War through weakness." 010
patrickbohlen.bsky.social @patrickbohlen.bsky.social · 12/06/2025It's tough to feed the poor when you're stuck on giving billionaires tax breaks. 010
patrickbohlen.bsky.social @patrickbohlen.bsky.social · 11/06/2025God, I hate having to agree with Ron Paul! 010
patrickbohlen.bsky.social @patrickbohlen.bsky.social · 11/06/2025It costs avout $13,000 to deport a single undocumented immigrant. There are about 11 million undocumented immigrants in the US. The total cost of deporting them all would be around $143 billion. That doesn’t include the economic consequences of losing a huge immigrant workforce. #immigration 000
patrickbohlen.bsky.social @patrickbohlen.bsky.social · 04/06/2025The Trump administration's proposed massive cuts to federal science funding would have huge devastating effects in US scientific leadership. If the U.S. turns away from investing in science, China and members of the European Unio will gladly fill the vacuum. www.science.org/content/arti...science.orgTrump’s proposed budget would mean ‘disastrous’ cuts to scienceKey research budgets would shrink by one-third to one-half in 2026 spending plan 000
patrickbohlen.bsky.social @patrickbohlen.bsky.social · 04/06/2025This is after he told the nation not to take medical advice from him. 030
patrickbohlen.bsky.social @patrickbohlen.bsky.social · 04/06/2025The global decline of insects is disheartening, and it has ramifications for many other life forms, including insectivorous birds and plants. Climate change is emerging as an underlying cause equal to or exceeding the effects of habitat loss and land use change. www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.com‘Half the tree of life’: ecologists’ horror as nature reserves are emptied of insectsA new point in history has been reached, entomologists say, as climate-led species’ collapse moves up the food chain even in supposedly protected regions free of pesticides 001
patrickbohlen.bsky.social @patrickbohlen.bsky.social · 28/05/2025"Yes, Israel is committing war crimes." www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...theguardian.comFormer Israeli PM Ehud Olmert says his country is committing war crimesLeader from 2006 to 2009 says Palestinian victims are at ‘monstrous proportions’ and Netanyahu heads a ‘criminal gang’ 000
patrickbohlen.bsky.social @patrickbohlen.bsky.social · 26/05/2025No thanks--I'll pass on hearing whatever ridiculous nonsense, lies, and nonsequitors he'll use to despoil Arlington cemetary today. 000
patrickbohlen.bsky.social @patrickbohlen.bsky.social · 24/05/2025Trump's tariffs might be the best thing for slowing global warming because nothing cuts greenhouse gas emissions like a global economic recession. 000
patrickbohlen.bsky.social @patrickbohlen.bsky.social · 21/05/2025This would be even more funny if it weren't true. 010
patrickbohlen.bsky.social @patrickbohlen.bsky.social · 30/04/2025During the campaign, Trump denied having any knowledge of Project 2025, even though its authors were dominated by former Trump administrators. Here is a website that tracks their progress on achieving their goals with details on the goals. www.project2025.observer?fbclid=IwY2x...project2025.observerProject 2025 TrackerTrack the progress on Project 2025 000
patrickbohlen.bsky.social @patrickbohlen.bsky.social · 30/04/2025Here's an inspring interview with 4 of the nation's leading democratic governor's assessing the first 100 days of Trump 2.0 and what is being done, and what we can all do to resist, fight and undo the damage he is doing to our country. www.youtube.com/live/J-0ecbB...youtube.comLIVE: Dem Governor TOWN HALL on Trump 100 DAYSYouTube video by MeidasTouch 000
patrickbohlen.bsky.social @patrickbohlen.bsky.social · 23/04/2025Note to the US Treasury Secretary--climate change and social issues, especially issues related to equality and justice, are economic issues. Duh! www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/b...nytimes.comScott Bessent Accuses IMF and World Bank of ‘Mission Creep’Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent argued in a speech that the multilateral economic institutions have veered away from their missions. 000
patrickbohlen.bsky.social @patrickbohlen.bsky.social · 14/04/2025Monsters. Deport an innocent father of three with permanent legal status, admit your mistake, be told you must facilitate his return in a 9-0 ruling by the supreme court, then openly defy the court ruling. So much for the land of the free and home of the brave. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/04...nytimes.comTrump Live Updates: U.S. and El Salvador Say They Won’t Return Man Who Was Mistakenly Deported 000
patrickbohlen.bsky.social @patrickbohlen.bsky.social · 13/04/2025RFK Jr.'s complicit attacks on HHS through cuts to public health programs, huge staff reductions, and deep cuts to medical research will have long-lasting negative effects on public health infrastructure in the US. He also continues to waffle and spread lies about the proven benefits of vaccines. 000
patrickbohlen.bsky.social @patrickbohlen.bsky.social · 12/04/2025No media network contributes more to the global democratic resistance to the Trump regime than the Meidas Touch network. Please subscribe if you can and join the Meidas Mighty. Elbows Up!! open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...open.substack.comVery Important Message From MeidasTouchBy Ben Meiselas 514119
patrickbohlen.bsky.social @patrickbohlen.bsky.social · 10/04/2025Many butterfly species are in decline, but that's no reason not to celebrate species that are thriving. Painted Ladies migrate up to 4,500 miles berween Africa and the Arctic Circle! They are common in the US and are beautiful to boot 😍! 🌎 www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/o...nytimes.comOpinion | Painted Lady Butterflies Live on Almost Every Continent. We Can Learn From Their Resilience.The butterflies’ resilience shows that some species are capable of adapting to dramatic changes in climate, food availability and urban development. 1104
patrickbohlen.bsky.social @patrickbohlen.bsky.social · 04/04/2025I found this great video of people who support Trump's tariffs. youtu.be/YNZ_K14iT-Q?...youtu.beLemmings Jumping off CliffsYouTube video by MussyMink 000
patrickbohlen.bsky.social @patrickbohlen.bsky.social · 03/04/2025Less than 1,400 days to go in the Trump presidency!! www.tickcounter.com/countdown/61...tickcounter.comEnd of Trump's PresidencyCountdown timer showing how much time left until Saturday, January 20, 2029 12:00:00 PM in timezone Eastern, US (UTC-05:00) 010
patrickbohlen.bsky.social @patrickbohlen.bsky.social · 03/04/2025“The insurance sector is a canary in the coalmine when it comes to climate impacts.” Whole regions and sectors could become uninsurable. 🌎 #climatechange #climaterisk Climate, Risk, Insurance: The Future of Capitalism www.linkedin.com/pulse/climat....linkedin.comClimate, Risk, Insurance: The Future of CapitalismCO₂ emissions directly increase the amount of energy trapped in the Earth’s atmosphere. This is not a vague or future issue—it is physical reality. 010
patrickbohlen.bsky.social @patrickbohlen.bsky.social · 02/04/2025Elon Musk claimed that the Wisconsin Supreme Court race he tried to buy would determine the destiny of humanity. I couldn't agree more!! apnews.com/article/wisc...apnews.comDemocratic-backed Susan Crawford wins Wisconsin Supreme Court seat, cementing liberal majorityThe Democratic-backed candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court has won, defeating President Donald Trump’s endorsed challenger. 000
patrickbohlen.bsky.social @patrickbohlen.bsky.social · 01/04/2025Don't forget to vote for the invertebrate of the year--voting starts this Wed and runs through Fri, April 2-4 at The Guardian!! 🌎 www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comA dazzling fairy giving off supernova-like light: the amber comet fireflyPerhaps the most awe-inspiring of over 2,000 species is the amber comet, thought to only remain in Texas and Mexico 011
patrickbohlen.bsky.social @patrickbohlen.bsky.social · 30/03/2025This new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences indicates that nearly 20% of pollinators in the US are at elevated risk of extinction. The risk is highest for bees, particularly the leafcutter and digger bees. 🌎 #pollinators #bees www.pnas.org/doi/full/10....pnas.orgElevated extinction risk in over one-fifth of native North American pollinators | PNASPollinators are critical for food production and ecosystem function. Although native pollinators are thought to be declining, the evidence is limit... 0187
patrickbohlen.bsky.social @patrickbohlen.bsky.social · 30/03/2025There's a reason why the freedom of speech, the press, and religion are in the first amendment of the US constitution. Current attacks on people's free speech rights cut at the heart of what it means to be American. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...theguardian.comWhy Trump’s brutal crackdown on free speech is unprecedented in the USExperts says rounding up protesters and taking control from universities goes beyond McCarthy’s witch-hunts 010
patrickbohlen.bsky.social @patrickbohlen.bsky.social · 27/03/2025National Medal of Science recipient, Gene Likens, pioneering acid rain researcher, is concerned that the Trump administrations proposed rollback of clean air standards will worsen US air quality. I share his concerns. 🌎 www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comUS could see return of acid rain due to Trump’s rollbacks, says scientist who discovered itGene Likens, who first identified acidic rainwater in 1960s, said the Trump administration’s ‘rollbacks are alarming’ 054
patrickbohlen.bsky.social @patrickbohlen.bsky.social · 27/03/2025Still dreaming of a circular economy...companies like Worn Again keep the dream alive. They're working reprocess discarded clothing back into raw materials to make new textiles. 🌎 #sustainability wornagain.co.ukwornagain.co.ukHome - Worn AgainWorn Again is scaling a closed-loop chemical recycling technology that will revolutionize the global fashion industry. 050
patrickbohlen.bsky.social @patrickbohlen.bsky.social · 18/03/2025Yes, please. Adam, can you please develop some training material for the weak dems? 000