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Patty Harbison

@pattyharbison.bsky.social
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Twitter refugee. Harvard Law grad, wife, mother, grandmother, gardener, artist. Owned by Lakeland Terriers. No DMs unless you know me in person. Bots pretending to be buxom young women will be blocked on impact.

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Patty Harbison @pattyharbison.bsky.social · 3h
Ruin a book by adding one word. Wuthering Golan Heights Wise Blood Oath
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Ruin a book by adding one word. Richard Nixon the Third
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Patty Harbison @pattyharbison.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Schmitt: "Did you or did you not blather on about some so-called 'invisible hand?'" "Sir, that was Adam Smith."
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Patty Harbison @pattyharbison.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Schmitt: "Did you or did you not engage in an extended filibuster on the Senate floor in order to protect yourself against fraud allegations?" Jack Smith: "Sir, that was Mr. Smith." #SenatorSchmitt #JackSmith
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James Stewart Jimmy Stewart in 'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington'
ALT: James Stewart Jimmy Stewart in 'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington'
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 05/10/2026
Holy shit.
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Patty Harbison @pattyharbison.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
In case anyone's having a bad day....
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Patty Harbison @pattyharbison.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Farewell, Quokka. You sat on our kitchen counter and brightened our lives for 3 days. You were a good boy. You were even better as part of that BLT.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Look how pissed RFK Jr is that Oz won't let him stand behind daddy. bsky.app/profile/acyn...
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Darline Graham said that because her own parents died when she was a kid, people today shouldn't expect "government health care." So I dug up the real story of the death of Darline/Lindsey's parents. It makes a strong case FOR government health care. 1/ (new piece) newrepublic.com/article/2148...
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What Darline Graham’s Ugly, Viral Outburst About Death Really Reveals
The senator’s parents died when she was a kid. That’s tragic. But it’s also tragic that she’s against the kind of care that could help untold numbers of people avoid that fate today.
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Patty Harbison @pattyharbison.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
I propose we call it "Lake Mark Carney." Or maybe "Lake Mapquest." Thank you, MapQuest, for not cratering to this idiocy. #LakeOntario
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Patty Harbison @pattyharbison.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
If you don't like drag shows, there's an easy answer for you: Don't go. www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
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Judge strikes down Texas ban on drag shows, tells people offended by them ‘just don’t go’
The federal judge, who cited Dolly Parton in his ruling, found that the state law violated the First Amendment.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 25/08/2026
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro says RFK Jr. offered federal help after two unvaccinated people died from measles, the first U.S. deaths this year. Shapiro declined, saying PA could handle it, and confronted Kennedy, telling him: “There’s real life consequences to spreading misinformation.”
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Patty Harbison @pattyharbison.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Well, then. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/u...
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Homeland Security Made a Big Claim About Noncitizen Voting. Now It Can’t Prove It. (Gift Article)
The Department of Homeland Security told Nevada election officials that it identified 185 “potential” noncitizens on the state’s voter rolls, not the nearly 16,000 it claimed last month.
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 21/08/2026
15,903 "illegal ballots" became 185, and they still haven’t shown that those 185 people cast any ballots. Gifted article: www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/u...
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Patty Harbison @pattyharbison.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
"...the ground beef herd." I am dying here. #TheGroundBeefHerd
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Patty Harbison @pattyharbison.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Oh yeah, he doesn't give off an Epsteinian creepy vibe at all. /s/
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Patty Harbison @pattyharbison.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
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Trump’s Justice Dept. Targets Smaller Fraud Cases (Gift Article)
As the Trump administration drops charges against corporations and the wealthy, it is also taking aim at small-scale fraud cases, including against the operator of a weathered food truck in California...
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AshfromEnfield @ashfromenfield.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
I’m just thinking they probably should have made Tupperware the colour of spaghetti sauce in the first place.... Just thinking out Loud
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Peace @dogsmile.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 05/08/2026
El-Sayed: "My commitment to Jewish safety is the same commitment that I have to the safety of my own daughters. Because if there is one question of political philosophy that ought to animate us all, it's what would we do if we treated all our kids like they were all of our kids?"
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Patty Harbison @pattyharbison.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
This aged well. 😂 #reflectingpool #JeaninePirro www.youtube.com/shorts/E7O9c...
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Pirro: "This was a deliberate act to damage the reflecting pool"
YouTube video by C-SPAN
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 01/08/2026
We could've made this montage of liars an hour long but you get the point
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Patty Harbison @pattyharbison.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Jeanine Pirro should be disbarred. Todd Blanche, too, while we're at it. #ReflectingPool www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/u...
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Charges Dropped Against Ex-Olympian David Hearn Accused of Damaging Reflecting Pool (Gift Article)
A former Olympian will not face trial after federal prosecutors acknowledged that the Trump administration’s claims of vandalism were false.
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Patty Harbison @pattyharbison.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Hateful people, Matt? "The call is coming from inside the house." Your poor (numerous) kids!
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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
“Trump has rejected disaster aid for Democratic-run states at the highest rate in the 47-year history of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.” Right now people in blue states are basically paying federal taxes as if they’re colonized territories of red states. www.politico.com/news/2026/03...
Trump has denied most disaster requests from Democratic-led states

A graph  showing Presidential approval rates for disaster requests from Democratic-led states and Republican-led states

Source: POLITICO's E&E News analysis of FEMA records
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Jen Rice @jenrice.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
NEW: Lorenzo Salgado Araujo's son Ronaldo just spoke at Houston City Council, telling Mayor John Whitmire & city council what they can do to help make sure someone else isn't killed by ICE: end the Houston Police Department's partnership with ICE
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Patty Harbison @pattyharbison.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
The "Trump at the World Cup" memes are going to be even better than the "Chris Christie in a Beach Chair" memes. Here's my favorite so far.
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Patty Harbison @pattyharbison.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Notice the rapt attention of the crowd behind him.
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Patty Harbison @pattyharbison.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Remember Sandwich Guy from last year? Here's Pool Liner Guy. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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The Canoeist Accused of Destroying the Reflecting Pool
The Olympian has become the latest emblem of possible prosecutorial overreach.
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 21/07/2026
Canada turning red is the geopolitical version of your golden retriever biting you.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
This photo is worth a thousand words. He can't help himself. robertreich.substack.com/p/he-cant-re...
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He Can't Resist
This photo is worth a thousand words
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Patty Harbison @pattyharbison.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
How's this op-ed piece holding up,JD? www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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Opioid of the Masses (From 2016)
To many, Donald Trump feels good, but he can’t fix America’s growing social and cultural crisis, and the eventual comedown will be harsh.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16/07/2026
Oyer: "2 days after Blanche was confirmed as deputy AG, he fired me from my position as DOJ's career pardon attorney. I declined to rubber stamp a favor for a friend of the president, and it cost me my job. Mr Blanche's office had asked me to restore the gun rights of a convicted domestic abuser..."
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
I will not be listening to opinions on gender and biology from those who think women originated from a rib cage…
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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Exclusive: US military hasn’t conducted standard review of intelligence tied to strike on school in Iran, sources say edition.cnn.com/2026/07/16/p...
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Exclusive: US military hasn’t conducted standard review of intelligence tied to strike on school in Iran, sources say | CNN Politics
The investigation into a US strike that hit a school in Iran has sat for months with a military command while leaders have held off on ordering a critical, standard intelligence review to help determi...
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Patty Harbison @pattyharbison.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
I used to think that the main animus driving the current regime was racism. I was wrong. It's racism AND misogyny. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/15/u...
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Hegseth Plans to Screen All Troops, Including Women, for Low Testosterone (Gift Article)
Pete Hegseth, as defense secretary, has sought to cultivate an image as a manosphere-friendly leader.
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Patty Harbison @pattyharbison.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
I'm in a terrible funk this afternoon, so to cheer myself up I'm revisiting Pizza Rat. #dreambig
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Pizza Rat Drags Slice Down Subway Stairs
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Scarborough to Spineless Speaker Johnson: “I’m not gonna mock you, Mike, I’m just gonna call you a liar. Because that’s what you are. You know EXACTLY what happened in Maine.” #AbolishICE
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Patty Harbison @pattyharbison.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
No wonder Rubio wants to get rid of the International Criminal Court. The Trump administration is openly announcing their intent to commit war crimes.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
“The vehicle attempted to flee the scene and, fearing for public safety, an officer discharged his weapon.” Fleeing. The vehicle was driving away. That’s murder. A legal resident of the United States is now dead. The threat to public safety is ICE. It must be eliminated.
Homeland Security: On July 13, 2026, at approximately 7:00 AM ET, ICE was conducting targeted surveillance on the last known address of an illegal alien with a final order of removal. An illegal alien departed the residence in a vehicle. ICE law enforcement attempted to conduct a vehicle stop. The vehicle attempted to flee the scene and, fearing for public safety, an officer discharged his weapon.

The driver of the vehicle was struck, and emergency services were immediately contacted. He passed away from his injuries. 
 
The Biddeford Police Department and FBI responded to the scene. DHS OIG has been notified and like all discharge of firearms this will be investigated. This is a developing situation, and we will update the public when more information is available.
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Patty Harbison @pattyharbison.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Good. (sits back and wait for Trump to complain about the Obama-appointed judge....) I'm especially happy to see the lawyers involved investigated by state bar associations. #Trump #IRSImmunity #blatantcorruption www.nytimes.com/live/2026/07...
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Trump Live Updates: Judge Says Trump's IRS Settlement Was Self-Dealing (Gift Article)
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Patty Harbison @pattyharbison.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
This Betty Davis quote is probably apocryphal, but seems appropriate today: “You should never say bad things about the dead, you should only say good . . . Joan Crawford is dead. Good.” #Graham
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Patty Harbison @pattyharbison.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
I spoke to my old friend Mitch Connell today for about 20 minutes. We talked about a wide range of topics, and he invited me to his vow renewal ceremony with Elaine Chao. Can't wait!
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 07/07/2026
I spoke with my dear friend Mitch McConnell this morning as he continues his recovery. We talked for nearly 20 minutes about Graham Platner, low gas prices, and Greenland. I told him Washington needs him back soon. He responded with the same silence he used to kill voting rights.
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Patty Harbison @pattyharbison.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
2 things can be true at once: Johnny Fontaine deserved that movie role & Vito Corleone shouldn't have ordered Khartoum's severed head placed in the movie mogul's bed. Balogun didn't deserve a red card & Trump shouldn't have called the other mob boss to get his suspension overturned. #FIFA
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Marlon Brando as Vito Corleone: An Offer
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Patty Harbison @pattyharbison.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Here's a photo of French fans Depeche Mode going incognito at the World Cup. As Mona Lisa DeVito famously said in my favorite movie of all time, "Oh yea, you blend."
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Patty Harbison @pattyharbison.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
I love this for both of them.
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Patty Harbison @pattyharbison.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
My front yard looks like Watership Down this morning. All leaves gone from bottom 2' of newly-planted dahlias. Le liatris n'existe plus. Newly-planted Madame Plantier shrub rose is in the witness protection dog pen. #BadBunnies
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Patty Harbison @pattyharbison.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
ETTDEA. Everything Trump touches dies. Except algae. Algae is doing GREAT!
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Patty Harbison @pattyharbison.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
MAGI (Make Algae Grow Incredibly)
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