Patrick
@aldrichpatrick.bsky.social
Knucklehead guitar guy living in Honolulu
I think my favorite thing is that every idea coming out of the admin right now is to buy support from American voters.
Part he doesn’t get, or care about, is that all of it will supercharge inflation.
Part he doesn’t get, or care about, is that all of it will supercharge inflation.
November 17, 2025 at 1:42 AM
I think my favorite thing is that every idea coming out of the admin right now is to buy support from American voters.
Part he doesn’t get, or care about, is that all of it will supercharge inflation.
Part he doesn’t get, or care about, is that all of it will supercharge inflation.
And yeah, I guess I’m looking at this from the perspective of someone whose insurance paid out tens of thousands of dollars for my cancer surgery and recovery.
Again, it took decades for universality in health care to be kind of achieved, and these guys think they can reform the system with an idea they came up with while on the shitter.
Trump on healthcare: "I've had personal talks with some Democrats about paying large amounts of dollars back to the people. This was my idea ... why don't we just pay this money directly to the people of our country and let them buy their own health insurance?"
November 17, 2025 at 1:31 AM
And yeah, I guess I’m looking at this from the perspective of someone whose insurance paid out tens of thousands of dollars for my cancer surgery and recovery.
Again, it took decades for universality in health care to be kind of achieved, and these guys think they can reform the system with an idea they came up with while on the shitter.
Trump on healthcare: "I've had personal talks with some Democrats about paying large amounts of dollars back to the people. This was my idea ... why don't we just pay this money directly to the people of our country and let them buy their own health insurance?"
November 17, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Again, it took decades for universality in health care to be kind of achieved, and these guys think they can reform the system with an idea they came up with while on the shitter.
My associates who work HSI aren’t particularly happy about being pulled from regular mission to deportation ops.
Really bad for morale.
Really bad for morale.
"Homeland security investigators worked approximately 33 percent fewer hours on child exploitation cases from February through April compared to their average in prior years"
A tragic shift with real consequences - just one horrifying example:
A tragic shift with real consequences - just one horrifying example:
November 17, 2025 at 1:04 AM
My associates who work HSI aren’t particularly happy about being pulled from regular mission to deportation ops.
Really bad for morale.
Really bad for morale.
It took several months of work for Ds to create and approve the ACA. And that was after the years spent on the Clinton health care reform.
So we’re supposed to believe that the GOP, in the course of two weeks, has come up with an actual replacement?
Jesus.
So we’re supposed to believe that the GOP, in the course of two weeks, has come up with an actual replacement?
Jesus.
Cassidy: "The president is proposing that we take the $26b that would be going to insurance companies if we just do an extension and give it directly to the American people in which 100% of the money is used for them to purchase healthcare on their own terms. That makes them an informed consumer."
November 16, 2025 at 8:30 PM
It took several months of work for Ds to create and approve the ACA. And that was after the years spent on the Clinton health care reform.
So we’re supposed to believe that the GOP, in the course of two weeks, has come up with an actual replacement?
Jesus.
So we’re supposed to believe that the GOP, in the course of two weeks, has come up with an actual replacement?
Jesus.
I’d say that it’s stalled out a little, but this admin is still trying to grab more and more power.
I'm not saying it's likely, but Trump's power hasn't exactly been on the rise since he came back and a lot can happen with a year to go.
November 15, 2025 at 7:58 PM
I’d say that it’s stalled out a little, but this admin is still trying to grab more and more power.
Between this and his take on AI, Leo may be THE arts pope.
Some inspiring words on cinema in the streaming era from the Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
November 15, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Between this and his take on AI, Leo may be THE arts pope.
OMG…
The article is an apologia for “pedophile priests”.
The article is an apologia for “pedophile priests”.
Holy shit. They're really doing it. They're doing "actually pedophilia is good now." The debasement of the American Right is complete.
MEGYN KELLY IS RIGHT ABOUT EPSTEIN - Catholic League
Bill Donohue
www.catholicleague.org
November 15, 2025 at 5:32 PM
OMG…
The article is an apologia for “pedophile priests”.
The article is an apologia for “pedophile priests”.
More importantly, it’s a regular reminder that Trump’s taste in music is absolute shit.
between this, Gatsby party, and Les Miz outing, sometimes it seems like Trump doesn't understand the lessons of the artistic classics he loves
Guys, he’s crashing out and playing “Phantom!” Glorious.
(video from Jake Traylor @ MSNOW?)
(video from Jake Traylor @ MSNOW?)
November 15, 2025 at 4:09 PM
More importantly, it’s a regular reminder that Trump’s taste in music is absolute shit.
Wow.
Now that Rampell is no longer constrained by WaPo house rules, she’s absolutely on fire.
Now that Rampell is no longer constrained by WaPo house rules, she’s absolutely on fire.
Trump rages and says inflation "costs under the TRUMP ADMINISTRATION are tumbling down." It's as if he's trying to validate @crampell.bsky.social's argument. www.thebulwark.com/p/affordabil...
November 14, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Wow.
Now that Rampell is no longer constrained by WaPo house rules, she’s absolutely on fire.
Now that Rampell is no longer constrained by WaPo house rules, she’s absolutely on fire.
Hanging with my brother’s whisky club.
Had quite a bit and I have to visit my mum in the am.
Fun.
Had quite a bit and I have to visit my mum in the am.
Fun.
November 14, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Hanging with my brother’s whisky club.
Had quite a bit and I have to visit my mum in the am.
Fun.
Had quite a bit and I have to visit my mum in the am.
Fun.
So wait…
Undocumented landscapers and construction workers were taking all of the single family homes?
Also, 30 million?
A healthy media at least asks how all of this works before accepting this as an actual housing policy.
Undocumented landscapers and construction workers were taking all of the single family homes?
Also, 30 million?
A healthy media at least asks how all of this works before accepting this as an actual housing policy.
JD Vance: "A lot of young people are saying housing is way too expensive. Why is that? Because we flooded the country with 30 million illegal immigrants who were taking houses that ought by right go to American citizens."
November 13, 2025 at 10:44 PM
So wait…
Undocumented landscapers and construction workers were taking all of the single family homes?
Also, 30 million?
A healthy media at least asks how all of this works before accepting this as an actual housing policy.
Undocumented landscapers and construction workers were taking all of the single family homes?
Also, 30 million?
A healthy media at least asks how all of this works before accepting this as an actual housing policy.
If only we had a healthy media.
Marie Antoinette may not have said “let them eat cake” but Eric Trump definitely said this:
Eric Trump: "You can send $500 million worth of bitcoin on a Sunday night at 11pm while having a glass of wine with your wife for virtually zero fees."
November 13, 2025 at 7:35 PM
If only we had a healthy media.
It’s the chaos surrounding immigration that voters are rejecting, whether as a response to the Biden admin, or Trump’s use of the Border Patrol throughout the US.
As long as voters perceive a pendulum swing of extremism and chaos, they’ll vote for the other guy.
As long as voters perceive a pendulum swing of extremism and chaos, they’ll vote for the other guy.
This has gotten lost: Abigail Spanberger won big after vowing to RESCIND Glenn Youngkin's executive order directing local cooperation with ICE and voting AGAINST the anti-immigrant Laken Riley Act. Yet she gained bigly with working class.
New piece laying this out:
newrepublic.com/article/2030...
New piece laying this out:
newrepublic.com/article/2030...
November 13, 2025 at 6:24 PM
It’s the chaos surrounding immigration that voters are rejecting, whether as a response to the Biden admin, or Trump’s use of the Border Patrol throughout the US.
As long as voters perceive a pendulum swing of extremism and chaos, they’ll vote for the other guy.
As long as voters perceive a pendulum swing of extremism and chaos, they’ll vote for the other guy.
I’ve mentioned this before, but Brian Stetler commented, when asked about the media’s lack of interest in reporting on Trump’s mental deficiencies during the campaign, that it wouldn’t move his voters away from him.
Perfect example of political media operating under the post-truth standard that (1) distorts the facts until the parties look approximately equal, and (2) holds “do MAGA voters care?” as a higher standard than “is it true?” or “is it important for the public to know about this?”
Wild to watch playbook run cover for this particular Trump scandal
November 13, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I’ve mentioned this before, but Brian Stetler commented, when asked about the media’s lack of interest in reporting on Trump’s mental deficiencies during the campaign, that it wouldn’t move his voters away from him.
This was the only housing plan offered up by the Trump campaign and no one in the media thought it interesting enough to ask for details.
The America First solution to the housing crunch isn’t a 50-year mortgage. It’s 100+ million deportations.
I wrote about the nativist dream of an idyllic, white, Christian America for @liberalcurrents.com
www.liberalcurrents.com/dont-build-h...
I wrote about the nativist dream of an idyllic, white, Christian America for @liberalcurrents.com
www.liberalcurrents.com/dont-build-h...
Don’t Build Housing, Just Deport People: The Nativist Right Recoils at Trump’s 50-Year Mortgage Proposal
The backlash against Trump's proposal reveals the characteristics of his base's reactionary housing politics.
www.liberalcurrents.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:40 PM
This was the only housing plan offered up by the Trump campaign and no one in the media thought it interesting enough to ask for details.
My mom has a form of dementia and she’s declining rapidly.
She had a good day today, though. Her eyes were bright and she was smiling.
My point?
Love your people and hold them close. It really is everything.
She had a good day today, though. Her eyes were bright and she was smiling.
My point?
Love your people and hold them close. It really is everything.
Thanks! I’m visiting my mom at the skilled nursing facility, so I’m a little nostalgic today.
November 12, 2025 at 3:01 AM
My mom has a form of dementia and she’s declining rapidly.
She had a good day today, though. Her eyes were bright and she was smiling.
My point?
Love your people and hold them close. It really is everything.
She had a good day today, though. Her eyes were bright and she was smiling.
My point?
Love your people and hold them close. It really is everything.
Repost with an iconic fictional band
November 12, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Repost with an iconic fictional band
I tend to cut Fetterman some slack because PA is not as blue as people think.
That said, I think he’s gone all in on the culture war aspect of the GOP victory in ‘24 without realizing that it was affordability and chaos that killed Ds.
You know, the same thing killing the GOP right now.
That said, I think he’s gone all in on the culture war aspect of the GOP victory in ‘24 without realizing that it was affordability and chaos that killed Ds.
You know, the same thing killing the GOP right now.
![Instagram caption from NPR of their interview with John Fetterman
In his new book, "Unfettered," Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) criticized his party for losing the support of working class men, writing that President Trump appealed to them more because "he wasn't afraid to comment on things the left told us we were no longer allowed to have commonsense opinions on."
Fetterman also writes, “if men are forced to choose between picking their party or keeping their balls, most men are going to choose their balls.”
“I think there's been a disconnection,” he told "All Things Considered" host Scott Detrow. “It's just this idea and just being perceived as more anti-man […] And it's just a lot different kinds of energy that comes out from.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5fkaj7zmtrdz6o4az3vvlxbf/bafkreiadfrhld7ftk53pgpl2aaafm74uz2qivzeudf3nkmykvcx643fl7i@jpeg)
November 11, 2025 at 9:23 PM
I tend to cut Fetterman some slack because PA is not as blue as people think.
That said, I think he’s gone all in on the culture war aspect of the GOP victory in ‘24 without realizing that it was affordability and chaos that killed Ds.
You know, the same thing killing the GOP right now.
That said, I think he’s gone all in on the culture war aspect of the GOP victory in ‘24 without realizing that it was affordability and chaos that killed Ds.
You know, the same thing killing the GOP right now.
Fact is, DOD was created in order to coordinate the services in response to the rivalries which hampered effectiveness in WWII.
Yes, there was a goal to de-emphasize war making since that was seen as an offensive action.
Remember, two world wars and millions dead.
Because Trump doesn’t remember
Yes, there was a goal to de-emphasize war making since that was seen as an offensive action.
Remember, two world wars and millions dead.
Because Trump doesn’t remember
Trump: "We have officially renamed the Dept of Defense back to the original name, Dept of War. And remember we won World War 1, we won World War 2, we won everything in between. We won everything that came before. And then we brilliantly decided to change the name. We became politically correct"
November 11, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Fact is, DOD was created in order to coordinate the services in response to the rivalries which hampered effectiveness in WWII.
Yes, there was a goal to de-emphasize war making since that was seen as an offensive action.
Remember, two world wars and millions dead.
Because Trump doesn’t remember
Yes, there was a goal to de-emphasize war making since that was seen as an offensive action.
Remember, two world wars and millions dead.
Because Trump doesn’t remember
This approach makes sense.
Shutting down government is not a natural place for Democrats which is why GOP got the blame for the shutdown.
Shutting down government is not a natural place for Democrats which is why GOP got the blame for the shutdown.
November 11, 2025 at 8:50 PM
This approach makes sense.
Shutting down government is not a natural place for Democrats which is why GOP got the blame for the shutdown.
Shutting down government is not a natural place for Democrats which is why GOP got the blame for the shutdown.
My favorite veteran, my dad.
He did 32 years. This is from when he was promoted to Major.
I’m the middle kid in the pic.
He did 32 years. This is from when he was promoted to Major.
I’m the middle kid in the pic.
November 11, 2025 at 8:31 PM
My favorite veteran, my dad.
He did 32 years. This is from when he was promoted to Major.
I’m the middle kid in the pic.
He did 32 years. This is from when he was promoted to Major.
I’m the middle kid in the pic.
Not that I think that the ACA is going anywhere, but it took years for Ds to build the framework for reforming the American healthcare system.
And these guys are going to do it in a matter of weeks?
And these guys are going to do it in a matter of weeks?
FOX NEWS: So what would Trumpcare look like?
DR OZ: Well, these are all ideas that we're still working on
DR OZ: Well, these are all ideas that we're still working on
November 11, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Not that I think that the ACA is going anywhere, but it took years for Ds to build the framework for reforming the American healthcare system.
And these guys are going to do it in a matter of weeks?
And these guys are going to do it in a matter of weeks?