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Patrick Rhone @patrickrhone.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Attention Minnesotans! This is it! The day you have been waiting all year for! Sunny, clear skies, beautiful colors beginning to reveal themselves and temperatures in the low 60s. Do not waste it!

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Patrick Rhone @patrickrhone.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I'll be seeing Amy on Sunday so now I'll have something to thank her for.

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Patrick Rhone @patrickrhone.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

"Well son, if there's one thing I've learned in my years, when you're in front of the mitre saw considering your next cut, you'll need something to chew on. Having that Nut Goody handy will save your pencils."

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Patrick Rhone @patrickrhone.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Those three things would make great band names.

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Patrick Rhone @patrickrhone.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Ah! Of course. Silly me. As you can tell, I've been a huge fan for just as long. Have fun tomorrow!

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Patrick Rhone @patrickrhone.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Um... That wouldn't have happened to be at the M80 Festival which I believe was at The Armory before it became a parking lot before it became The Armory again where the were on the bill and performed the first songs as DOVE: The Band of Love, would it? (I was there)

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Patrick Rhone @patrickrhone.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

For those who have not followed Donny Dictator's exploits for years, a key thing to understand is that he loves bankruptcy. Sees it as a way of running up debt (someone else's money) and then walking away from most if not all of it. He sees it as a stiff and he loves to stiff.

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Patrick Rhone @patrickrhone.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

We have one in our back garden here in Saint Paul, MN. A small connection to home for me.

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Patrick Rhone @patrickrhone.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I've been mentioning this privately to friends for months now. Wary to post anything about it online because it's a pretty big cart to drop in front of a midterms horse. We also need to be ready for it. So... heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/september-...

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September 12, 2026

On Thursday, in The New Republic, conservative judge J.

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Patrick Rhone @patrickrhone.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

"Duck" is Ernie's middle name. A small homage to your creative comedic genius, at least.

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Patrick Rhone @patrickrhone.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

These things are hard and complicated. So many people like to paint them either/or, black/white because it makes it easy. I get it. But to operate with such moral clarity is also very privileged. For most, they world is more gray and the choices more difficult.

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Patrick Rhone @patrickrhone.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Related: My favorite radio bit from the old KQRS 4:40 Funnys... Ronnie James Dio Sings Your All Time Favorite TV Hits www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cvW...

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Ronnie James Dio TV Themes.mpg

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Patrick Rhone @patrickrhone.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

This is your regular reminder that almost every crazy thing Donny Dictator says or does is meant to distract the media and therefore public from the fact that his name appears thousands of times in the Epstein Files.

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Patrick Rhone @patrickrhone.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

But, seriously, the best socks for every season are Darn Tough.

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Patrick Rhone @patrickrhone.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Well, it will remain a reason for you to return!

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Patrick Rhone @patrickrhone.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

We were there too! Sorry we missed seeing you.

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Mike Vardy @mikevardy.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

🎙️ Just published a new episode of A Productive Conversation: PM Talks S3E9: What Problem Does This Actually Solve?. Have a listen:

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PM Talks S3E9: What Problem Does This Actually Solve?

Patrick's wife has an iPad mini she uses for exactly one thing: reading....

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Patrick Rhone @patrickrhone.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

What a wonderful story. "What started as a desperate plea could so easily have gone sideways if we’d dismissed the neighbor’s concerns. But it turned out she simply needed to be heard, and isn’t that what we all all want and need, especially now?"

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Patrick Rhone @patrickrhone.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Surprised how absolutely crushed I am by the passing of Dolly Parton. A true legend and beautiful soul. What a gift she gave us all, not just in music but how to handle fame with grace, humor, and humility.

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Patrick Rhone @patrickrhone.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Yes. But they will take that shit away fast and cleaner and using less water than anything else on the market.

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Patrick Rhone @patrickrhone.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

My grandmother was written off as "slow" at age 6. She spent the rest of her life proving otherwise. First woman in the world to earn a PhD in Piano Performance.

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Patrick Rhone @patrickrhone.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

It'd be kinda chic if someone would explain this most recent word meme to me and where it came from because it sure is everywhere and I feel kinda old for not having any idea why.

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Patrick Rhone @patrickrhone.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Fair. Yes, reads as a "Dear John" letter.

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Patrick Rhone @patrickrhone.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

That said, your pieces from late 2016 are... heartbreaking. Gosh, we were both (all?) so certain it couldn't come to this. And yet...

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Bethany Gladhill @bethanyg.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Patrick hates list posts, so he should ignore this. This is for the rest of you, especially those who ask "What have you been up to lately?" prologuist.blogspot.com/2026/08/ten-...

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Ten Top Things (That You Can Do To!)

Some of the best experiences I have had in the recent past. Highly recommended! And you can — a nd should — do them too! 1. Saw Whimsy at ...

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Patrick Rhone @patrickrhone.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Just ate here for @bethanyg.bsky.social birthday. It is everything Dara says it is and more. The food. The service. The drinks... Perfect. Reasonably priced too — especially during Happy Hour. Highly, highly, recommended.

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Patrick Rhone @patrickrhone.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

30 years from now, someone will mention the name Angie Craig and you’ll get a half hour recounting of Metro Surge, what we had to do to survive, stories of neighbors rising against the thugs, and the Larkin Riley Act.

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Patrick Rhone @patrickrhone.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Ask us about the '91 blizzard sometime and see what I mean.

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Patrick Rhone @patrickrhone.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

I'm going to miss responding to these robo-texts...

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Patrick Rhone @patrickrhone.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

I hope Angie found out some things about Minnesotans tonight. We don't forget. We won't let others forget either.

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Patrick Rhone @patrickrhone.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

This could be so much fun! - His Dark Materials (Golden Compass, etc.): The Catholic Church will wage a world war to keep two kids from having sex. - For Whom the Bell Tolls: Guy goes to blow up a bridge, builds them (metaphorically) instead.

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Patrick Rhone @patrickrhone.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Exactly. And, also, we need to remember the fact that Young Donny was raised in the faith of Norman Vincent Peale which fundamentally contributes to the faith system that drives his actions.

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Patrick Rhone @patrickrhone.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

I think the biggest mistake people make in estimating Putin's reasons for invading Ukraine is that they assume it is strategic and, thus, a logical strategic solution is needed. It is not. For Putin, it is religious. A belief in The Ancient Rus. You can't fight faith with facts.

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Patrick Rhone @patrickrhone.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Our daughter, who turned 18 this year, voted for the first time today. The world will begin slowly changing in the right direction now.

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Patrick Rhone @patrickrhone.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Yep. I'm a single issue voter on this one.

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Patrick Rhone @patrickrhone.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

I'm not scared of AI. I'm scared of the humans behind it. Very dangerous things are often very cool. "What we didn't realize..." is the warning phrase that should cause one to notice the danger. Instead, these people seem to only notice the cool. www.youtube.com/watch?v=87Dy...

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Black Hat USA 2026: The 'Breaking' News: The OpenAI–Hugging Face Incident

YouTube video by Black Hat

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Bethany Gladhill @bethanyg.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Early morning circus thoughts: prologuist.blogspot.com/2026/08/not-...

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Patrick Rhone @patrickrhone.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

My bet is @manton.org may have some thoughts on this.

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Patrick Rhone @patrickrhone.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Oh the places she has gone (and will go)... www.patrickrhone.net/living-a-lif...

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Living a Lifetime – Rhoneisms

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Patrick Rhone @patrickrhone.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Meanwhile, I'm guessing, you likely met/knew people with real generational old money wealth but never knew it because they spent like misers and dressed like paupers. They we're practically embarrassed by discussion of money.

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Patrick Rhone @patrickrhone.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

TFW you discover some artwork you did as a 3 year old is in the archives of The Library of Congress... www.patrickrhone.net/17559-2/

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Rhoneisms

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