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Happily retired INTJ. Former VP, Corporate Communications & Investor Relations. Animal & Environmental Advocate. Pro Democracy. DMs turned off.

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Patricia @powermacuser1.bsky.social · 2h
“Trump’s Luck Is Finally Running Out. Voters are showing a growing determination to repudiate his presidency.” Thomas B. Edsall www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/o...
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Opinion | Trump’s Luck Is Finally Running Out
Voters are showing a growing determination to repudiate his presidency.
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Patricia @powermacuser1.bsky.social · 2h
“I’m Exhausted. You’re Demoralized. We Weren’t Built for a World Like This. A greatly underappreciated virtue of other presidents was that you could forget about them for weeks at a time.” Bill McKibben www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/o...
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Opinion | I’m Exhausted. You’re Demoralized. We Weren’t Built for a World Like This.
A greatly underappreciated virtue of other presidents was that you could forget about them for weeks at a time.
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Patricia @powermacuser1.bsky.social · 2h
“Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation. Rather than accept his defeat in the 2020 presidential election, President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results & prevent the lawful transfer ⬇️
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Patricia @powermacuser1.bsky.social · 3h
The Supreme Court temporarily allowed the US to continue deporting immigrants to countries other than their own without giving them an opportunity to contest their removals. They plan to make a ruling in December. The Court is complicit in Trump’s cruelty & lawlessness & will be noted in history as⬇️
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Supreme Court Allows Trump Administration’s Third-Country Deportations, for Now
The court also announced it would hear arguments in December on the legality of the Trump administration policy to swiftly deport immigrants to countries not their own.
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Patricia @powermacuser1.bsky.social · 12h
A man was masturbating on a United Airlines flight & the crew forced a woman to sit next to him. Join me & sign the petition to United, demanding they enforce their "zero-tolerance" policy on sexual misconduct. share.weareultraviolet.org/s/3FNHAXgC
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Hell NO, United Airlines
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Patricia @powermacuser1.bsky.social · 15h
An example of Trump’s stupidity & incompetence. He should be nowhere near the Oval Office.
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Patricia @powermacuser1.bsky.social · 17h
The Iowa Farmers Union on 9/21 endorsed Democrats in all 5 races for Congress, starting with Josh Turek for Senate. Union president Aaron Lehman: “Farmers are facing unprecedented challenges, from unfair trade policies & corporate consolidation to threats to water quality & rural healthcare.”
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Patricia @powermacuser1.bsky.social · 17h
Democratic Rep Steve Cohen will be leaving the House in January because Tennessee Republicans sliced his Memphis district into pieces. It was impossible to win, so he chose not to run again. Last week, Cohen filed 26 articles of impeachment against Trump. They cover his illegal war against Iran, ⬇️
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Patricia @powermacuser1.bsky.social · 19h
Just as there is indisputable evidence Russia helped Trump in every election since 2016, despite Trump’s denials, Putin is once again helping Trump with online disinformation. Russia is posting fake videos of well known celebrities speaking against Democrats & imploring voters to vote for ⬇️
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OB1 Rebel @ob1rebel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Trump works for Putin.
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Patricia @powermacuser1.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Trump Officials Revise Biden-Era Sex Discrimination Rules. The change follows a court ruling barring Title IX from protecting LGBTQ people & has angered advocates for sexual assault survivors. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/u...
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Trump Officials Revise How Title IX Sex Discrimination Rules Are Enforced
The change follows a court ruling barring Title IX from protecting L.G.B.T.Q. people and has angered advocates for sexual assault survivors.
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Patricia @powermacuser1.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Trump has illegally issued a series of pro-Trump ads funded by public money from the US government. Ethics experts have argued the Trump admin is violating federal laws that ban the use of taxpayer $ for propaganda, & the ads have drawn criticism from both parties.
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Patricia @powermacuser1.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Patricia @powermacuser1.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Trump’s Commerce Secretary Is Linked to a Crypto Company Profiting from Sales to Iran & Hamas. Senate Democrats led by Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released a report today that ties Iran to the use of a US-based cryptocurrency company called Tether that has close financial ties to Trump's ⬇️
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Patricia @powermacuser1.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Andrew Bailey, a Deputy Director at the FBI, Leaves His Job After Barely a Year. Bailey was part of a 3-person leadership team atop the bureau. There’s been a lot of turmoil in Kash Patel’s FBI. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/u...
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Andrew Bailey, a Deputy Director at the F.B.I., Leaves His Job
Mr. Bailey, who was part of a three-person leadership team atop the bureau, lasted barely a year.
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Patricia @powermacuser1.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
It’s depressing & infuriating to see people suffering under a cruel & unjust assault from our own government. Our government’s policies are appalling & shameful. As Cardinal McElroy put it yesterday, we need not to avert our eyes but to “recognize the evil that is being carried out in our name & ⬇️
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Patricia @powermacuser1.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Trump once blacklisted Venezuelan gold, saying it destroyed the environment, poisoned people & financed gangsters & corrupt military officials. But after he toppled the Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, his view changed. His new policy allows traders to import Venezuelan gold from one of the ⬇️
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Patricia @powermacuser1.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Patricia @powermacuser1.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The world’s oil reserves, already at historic lows, are rapidly approaching their floors. Last week, JP Morgan published a research note warning it had no way to map the chaos to come this fall & winter. The election is little more than a month away. Vote Blue.
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Patricia @powermacuser1.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
In 6 months of war, Americans have already paid more than $100 billion more for fuel than they would have in the absence of conflict — equivalent to nearly 1% of GDP. The CBO estimates more than 1/3 of the increase in American inflation this year is the result of the war, & Trump’s handpicked Fed ⬇️
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Patricia @powermacuser1.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“Among all of Trump’s vulnerabilities — his naked corruption, his malice on immigration, his paltry legislative achievement & his siding so blithely with AI accelerationists against a large majority of the country — the Iran war stands out.” David Wallace-Wells Trump’s needless war has made life ⬇️
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Opinion | The Mistake That May Finally Get the Republican Base to Ditch Trump (Gift Article)
The president might be supercharging what already looked like a blue wave.
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Patricia @powermacuser1.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Why does MAGA believe the economy is better now than it was when Trump was elected to a 2nd term? Because they’re in the Trump cult. They accept Trump’s descriptions of reality, even if those descriptions don’t match these voters’ experiences. They fully accept Trump’s lies. Robert Reich
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Patricia @powermacuser1.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Trump Wants $810 Million in Cuts to Education & Health, Defying Congress. The illegal clawback is the 2nd time he has sought to illegally cancel funding already approved by lawmakers. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/u...
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Trump Proposes $810 Million in Education and Health Cuts, Defying Congress
The attempted clawback represents the second time in as many years that the White House has sought to cancel funding approved by lawmakers.
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Patricia @powermacuser1.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
ProPublica: “The DOJ quietly closed more than 23,000 criminal cases in the first 6 months of Trump’s admin, abandoning hundreds of investigations into terrorism, white-collar crime, drugs & other offenses, as it shifted resources to pursue immigration cases. The DOJ is retreating from its mission ⬇️
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Patricia @powermacuser1.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Right-wing tech billionaire Peter Thiel on supporting Trump: “You’ve got an admin staffed by not very smart, but very loyal people. And so, there are all sorts of ways it can be criticized… There are a lot of things I got wrong. He was crazier than I thought. More dangerous than I thought.”
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Patricia @powermacuser1.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
US Ambassador to China David Perdue said on Fox that Trump asked President Xi if China wanted to buy weapons systems from the US: “Trump continues say that we sell arms to other people around the world. He actually asked President Xi if he would like to buy some at one point.” Do you realize how ⬇️
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Patricia @powermacuser1.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Former FBI agents, who worked at Mar-a-Lago seizing classified government documents Trump stole, want to be released from a gag order by Judge Cannon & testify to the Grand Jury about Trump's crimes at Mar-a-Lago. Former special counsel Jack Smith testifies before the Senate this week. Legal AF
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Patricia @powermacuser1.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
DHS Secretary Mullin tried to claim his department found 15,903 noncitizens on Nevada's voter rolls. Pressed for proof, DHS reduced the claim & handed the state a list of 185 people it swore were confirmed noncitizens registered to vote. Nevada's election officials checked every single name — all ⬇️
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Patricia @powermacuser1.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Trump & his MAGA Republican Congressional supporters have betrayed their constituents & the Constitution & only support their wealthy donors. They do their best daily to take away your democratic rights, citizenship privileges & benefits, reward their donors & themselves, & stick the population ⬇️
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Patricia @powermacuser1.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Republicans are also raising Medicare premiums effective in 2027 & want to reduce & abolish social security.
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Patricia @powermacuser1.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed an order creating an AI Cabinet, which develops a group of health, emergency, utility & police officials, among others, to protect people from AI & the companies behind it. They’ll recommend rules to make data centers meet safety standards before they get tax ⬇️
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Patricia @powermacuser1.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
This shows how weak Trump is. He doesn’t know how to defend the US or broach difficult subjects with world strongmen.
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Patricia @powermacuser1.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Only 39 days before the midterm elections, the Supreme Court allowed the Trump admin to deploy a faulty, unreliable system that illegally merges personal data from across multiple government agencies. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/u...
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Here’s How Trump Is Building a National Citizenship Database to Check Voters
The Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to deploy a system that merges personal data from across the government. Questions remain about its reliability.
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Patricia @powermacuser1.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Kennedy Center Board Shelved Repairs That They Now Cite for Closure, Whistle-Blowers Say. In a letter to Congress, former employees say the Center delayed a plan to address the leaks that its officials now cite as a serious safety risk. The board is comprised of Trump cheats & liars.
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Kennedy Center Shelved Repairs Now Cited for Closure, Whistle-Blowers Say
In a letter to Congress, former employees say the center delayed a plan to address the leaks that its officials now cite as a serious safety risk.
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Patricia @powermacuser1.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
OpenAI’s Systems Meddled With US Government Sites After Going Rogue. OpenAI did not learn until recently that its AI technology had meddled with websites for the Education & Commerce Departments & the Securities & Exchange Commission. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/t...
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OpenAI’s A.I. Went Rogue and Meddled With U.S. Government Websites
The company did not learn until recently that its technology had meddled with websites for the Education and Commerce Departments and the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Patricia @powermacuser1.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Patricia @powermacuser1.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
“Crediting this court for checking the president’s excesses is a bit like hailing the guard who caught the thief after leaving the store unlocked. The difference is that the guard made a mistake. The court, by contrast, is playing a deliberate game of chicken with American democracy.” Jamelle Bouie
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Patricia @powermacuser1.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
CNN was barred from Air Force One for a Saturday trip to Tennessee, despite a federal judge’s order on Thursday that the network’s credentials to cover the White House be restored. What Trump calls fake news is actually factual reporting he doesn’t like. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/b...
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White House Blocks CNN From Covering Trump’s Trip to Tennessee
CNN won’t be able to join President Trump on a Saturday trip to Tennessee. He had banned CNN and two other news outlets from the White House, but a court order on Thursday restored their access.
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Patricia @powermacuser1.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Whoever seizes ballots before an election is certified in CA now faces up to 4 years behind bars. Governor Gavin Newsom signed the law after Republican Sheriff Chad Bianco seized about 650,000 Riverside County ballots over a claimed counting error. The county’s elections chief put the real gap at ⬇️
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Patricia @powermacuser1.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Trump appointee Judge Mary McElroy put $7 billion back into play to help cut power bills for lower-income families. She ruled the EPA broke the law when it killed the Solar for All program, whose grants were already awarded to help more than 900,000 households.
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Patricia @powermacuser1.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Current state of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. Trump appears to have abandoned it after spending over $14 million in taxpayer $.
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Patricia @powermacuser1.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Suspended ICE agent Christian Castro was arrested in Minneapolis on September 16, after TX Republican Governor Greg Abbott spent months blocking his return. Castro fired through a closed door, hitting a man inside, then claimed he’d been attacked with a broom & a snow shovel for 3 minutes. City ⬇️
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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