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Rachel Van Patten

@southpaw73.bsky.social
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Theatre Kid. SF Giants Lifer. Fishkeeper, Bookworm, Curiosity Junkie. Swears a lot.

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 12h
RFK Jr is one of the worst people to ever wield power in US government. Eternal shame on anyone who has ever elevated him.
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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
raise revenue and undercut right-populism with One Weird Trick (capitalists HATE this)
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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 10h
Warrantless stops and violent roving patrols by masked federal agents across California, especially the Central Valley, have been terrorizing farm workers for the past 5 days. The chaos is escalating. full statement: www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
United Farm Workers union condemns brutal
ICE surge impacting farm workers in Central Valley; highlights Rep. Valadao's comments as 'insulting' to his constituents
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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 9h
Rich people not paying their bills is way too common a story.
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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 12h
when i was a kid my teachers warned us not to click links on Wikipedia because it wasn't safe
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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
You might not care much about the fate of an indie moviehouse in Huntington, Long Island, but because @adambvary.bsky.social is a real reporter, this piece digs at a growing problem: What happens when the boards of arts institutions decide they want to run the show? www.indiewire.com/news/general...
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Historic Long Island Indie Theatre in Crisis After Beloved Co-Director Fired: Protests, Cancellations, Accusations of ‘Disloyalty’
The firing of Cinema Arts Centre Co-Director Dylan Skolnick led to protests and cancellations. A deep dive into the crisis at the indie theater.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 16h
When -- not if, when -- Republicans respond to their losses this fall by crying about "voter fraud" and demanding Congress or the courts review the results, we have good lawyers and elected officials ready to push back. But the rest of us need to take a page from 2000 and mock them as sore losers.
"Sore Loserman" buttonProtesters with "Sore Loserman" crying towels
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Christian Simmers @xuelder.neocities.org · 10/10/2026
Still unchanged in my agreement with this post... bsky.app/profile/kenj...
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Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 08/10/2026
I could have renamed hbo to hbo max for only $400 million
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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Man, when BMW says "that's too fascist for us"
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Sam Altman said people are just gonna have to die in order to implement AI. In the very same week, Anthropic claimed it’s a human rights violation to be mean to the computer. These people need to be held accountable. They think lines of code are a person with rights but living people are debris.
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 23h
"The depravity and degradation continues to expand...The decision to let the public watch a man's execution is a barbaric new low for these ugly men who continue to ratchet down any basic human decency." open.substack.com/pub/america/...
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How Much Lower Can Hegseth and Trump Go?
A Saturday Prompt
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🇨🇦Tadhg Dalaigh @tadhgdalaigh.bsky.social · 22h
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19h
"The political class overinterpreted the 2024 results in a really grotesque & irresponsible fashion that might have been catastrophic ... I strongly suspect this idea that American culture had embraced Trumpism, had embraced right-wing populist nationalism, made institutions more inclined to fold."
publicnotice.co
Trump’s collapse with indy voters, explained by Greg Sargent
“This is the center of the electorate completely turning on Trump.”
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
AI and the climate crisis pose existential risks. The law offers a way to reduce them. My latest for The Guardian. www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2…
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AI and the climate crisis pose existential risks. The law offers a way to reduce them | Robert Reich
Liability lawsuits have held tobacco, oil and pharma companies to account in the past. AI investors won’t ignore this th
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 09/10/2026
Immigrant New Yorkers belong here. ICE does not. If you need help, call our free, confidential Immigration Legal Support Hotline at 1-800-354-0365 or dial 311 and say “Immigration Legal.” Help is here in your native language, no matter your immigration status. More info: nyc.gov/knowyourrights
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Know Your Rights: Federal Immigration Enforcement (ICE) - MOIA
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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 19h
Something I think about often is how the reward for promptly responding to emails is receiving more emails.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Six months ago:
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DOJ To Bring Back Firing Squad As Means Of Entertainment
WASHINGTON—In an effort to provide some joy to the nation and boost overall well-being, Justice Department officials announced plans Monday to bring back firing squads as a means of entertainment. “Fo...
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 22h
The people who screamed that children would be emotionally scarred by hearing a drag queen read “Jack and the Beanstalk” are OK with those same children watching Pete Hegseth’s livestream of a man getting his brains blown out by a bunch of guns.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 21h
The commercials are just the latest effort by the Trump administration to unlawfully use federal government resources to unfairly influence elections this year. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Trump’s taxpayer-funded propaganda ads draw third lawsuit
It’s the third lawsuit filed in response to the campaign-style ads, seemingly created to boost GOP candidates as the party registers historically low ratings.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 21h
CNN and CBS News are now under the control of the Ellison family. We need independent, pro-democracy media to grow. If you agree, please subscribe to Democracy Docket now. demdock.com/4w6emld
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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 21h
this is literally why you have uniforms and badges every member of the media pretending that any of this is due to anything else should be frogmarched out of public life
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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
its just weird how theyre never gaming out scenarios for curing cancer or anything like that, i couldve sworn they said that was one of their big goals
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 18h
Democracy Docket does not sponsor events with Trump. We don't shake his hand, laugh at his jokes or make small talk with his cronies. Instead, we provide pro-democracy news information and analysis of what is happening to democracy in court. If that interests you, subscribe now. demdock.com/4w6emld
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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 10/10/2026
Hundreds of protestors march from the site where an ICE agent shot a father in the Bronx on 10/8 to the hospital where he was being held. Defund and abolish ICE. Chinga la migra. 🧵 of photos...
A big crowd of protestors march in protest of an ICE agent shooting a father in the Bronx. Banner up front reads "JUSTICE FOR LORENZO, JOAN AND ALL VICTIMS OF ICE / Party for Socialism & Liberation." Signs read "Chinga la Migra" and "ICE OUT OF NYC"
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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 22h
whimsy is resistance, go to a renaissance festival
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18h
Billionaire families have spent $1.7 BILLION on the 2026 midterms so far — a 5,200% increase since the 2010 midterms. Citizens United is among the worst decisions in history. It corrupts our system every day. Big Money is the root of our dysfunction.
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Brad Batt for Tennessee State House @bradbatt.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Nothing that’s happening now is surprising if you’ve read books
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 09/10/2026
Sherrod Brown's new response to an anti-trans ad is remarkably different from many other dems. Instead of accepting bigotry towards trans people, he pivots and links his Republican opponent to the Epstein files. It is notably different from his earlier ads. Subscribe to support our journalism.
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Sherrod Brown Answers Anti-Trans Attack Ads By Tying Jon Husted To The Epstein Files
“Jon Husted? He protected men who abused young girls by voting in the Senate to block the release of the Epstein files.”
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Lettuce, jalapenos, blueberries, beef. All these recalls and illnesses aren’t a coincidence. They’re the result of incompetence and corruption within the Trump regime, and unchecked corporate power. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hAzTOEuCJA
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Trump's Food Policy is a Literal Sh*tshow
The Trump administration was too stupid to realize that cutting food safety programs and firing thousands of public serv
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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Going to lose my mind if I see one more piece about a guy worth billions off a company that has yet to turn a profit acting like he’s held hostage by his product.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 22h
I’m finishing up a book about how the Civil Rights Division built itself up from nothing in the 1960s and it looks like that’s going to be something we have to do again soon
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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
we built a machine that can automate internet crimes. who should be held accountable? nobody of course
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10/10/2026
a grandmotherly woman just got booted from the Trump rally for protesting, and she went out like a hero talking trash and flipping the double bird
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Monopolization: great for executives, terrible for everyone else.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Just five giant conglomerates now control 90 percent of the media. The reason this is so dangerous might not be what you think.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
VICTORY! A Georgia judge Wednesday dismissed a Republican lawsuit seeking to restrict where Gwinnett County voters can return mail ballots, ruling the law allows the county to accept ballots at designated early voting sites. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Georgia court rejects RNC bid to restrict mail ballot return access in state’s second-largest county
The ruling preserves an additional way for voters in Georgia’s second-most populous county to cast their ballots ahead of the November election.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Today we got access to a smoking gun document from ICE that shows how it is weaponized against progressive groups registering voters while building a voter suppression database.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Wall Street profits and bonuses are poised to hit a record high. CEO pay is up. Corporate profits are skyrocketing. U.S. billionaire wealth is up 30% in a year. Meanwhile, inflation eats up the paychecks of working people as the social safety net is cut out from underneath them. Trumponomics.
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Wall Street Eyes Record Bonuses as Profit Heads Past $90 Billion
A blockbuster year for New York’s trading and investment-banking firms is poised to deliver record earnings for the industry, with profit on pace to exceed $90 billion, and bonuses expected to reach a...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Remember: Wealth cannot be separated from power. We're seeing in real time how the extreme concentration of wealth is distorting our politics, rigging markets, and granting unprecedented power to a handful of people. Taxing the rich isn't just an economic issue, it's a defense of our democracy.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
🚨BREAKING: Voting rights groups are citing recent ICE activity near voting sites and new evidence of intimidation as they expand a lawsuit seeking to keep armed federal agents away from polling places during the midterm elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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ICE is already showing up near voting sites, bolstering lawsuit against armed agents at polls
Among the newest examples is an ICE detention that took place in the same area California voters had to pass through to reach a ballot drop box.
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 08/10/2026
MeToo went about 1% as far as it should have gone.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
🚨BREAKING: Democrats sued the Trump administration Wednesday for using taxpayer money on campaign-style television ads promoting President Donald Trump. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Trump sued for using taxpayer money on campaign-style ads ahead of midterms
While Trump himself is not on the ballot this year, Democrats argued the taxpayer-funded ad campaign is part of an effort to bolster Republicans as they struggle to keep control of Congress.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/10/2026
It’s really remarkable to me that 10 years into this people feel compelled to “clarify” Trump’s homicidal and often genocidal fantasies. It is deranged for the president to daydream about American cities in states he hates getting blown up. Full stop.
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Micah @rincewind.run · 07/10/2026
rip to one of the coolest software engineers who ever lived
Margaret Hamilton standing next to a printout of code she and her team wrote for the Apollo program, which is as tall as she is
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
🚨BREAKING: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) over the past year investigated hundreds of nonprofits across the U.S. that help people register to vote, according to new records analyzed by Democracy Docket. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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ICE  probed hundreds of voter registration groups across the U.S.
The agency also contemplated deploying undercover agents to "initiate prosecutions" against the groups and "dismantle" them.
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CJ_(insubordinate) @crj4189.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
If you haven't already, now is a good time to cancel your HBO subscription and block @cnn.com on all social media. Here's a more comprehensive list of WB assets to boycott. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
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List of assets owned by Warner Bros. Discovery - Wikipedia
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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Poor Zaz will only get a golden parachute of more than a half-billion dollars, after he spent the past few years cutting Warner Bros to the bone so it could get gobbled up by another company (and retire with a massive pay package). variety.com/2026/film/ne...
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David Zaslav Bids Farewell to Warner Bros. Employees in Video on Eve of Skydance Merger Close: ‘It’s Been a Great Honor to Be Alongside All of You’
David Zaslav, who will be departing as CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery with Paramount's takeover to form Skydance, shared a farewell message to employees.
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 05/10/2026
Wait, *another* one?
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