Patrick LaForge
@palafo.bsky.social
Writer. Zen meditator. Traveler. Cyclist. New Yorker. Ex-NYT editor. I talk to strangers. I have friends everywhere. http://palafo.org. Signal: Palafo.38
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When a news outlet puts a reckless, undocumented claim by the Trump regime in the main headline and puts medical experts’ pushback in the smaller type, it’s making a choice. And not a good one.
November 29, 2025 at 10:40 PM
When a news outlet puts a reckless, undocumented claim by the Trump regime in the main headline and puts medical experts’ pushback in the smaller type, it’s making a choice. And not a good one.
ICE is thwarted in NYC www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...
Several Arrested as Protesters Block Federal Agents in Manhattan Garage
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:51 AM
ICE is thwarted in NYC www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...
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In a new leaked memo, the FDA outlined plans to make it much harder to get new vaccines approved, claiming, without sharing evidence, that the COVID vaccines have killed at least 10 children.
This is so reckless. The science shows us that COVID vaccines have saved millions of lives.
This is so reckless. The science shows us that COVID vaccines have saved millions of lives.
November 29, 2025 at 9:30 PM
In a new leaked memo, the FDA outlined plans to make it much harder to get new vaccines approved, claiming, without sharing evidence, that the COVID vaccines have killed at least 10 children.
This is so reckless. The science shows us that COVID vaccines have saved millions of lives.
This is so reckless. The science shows us that COVID vaccines have saved millions of lives.
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"oh, don't forget to highlight, in bright red, the two-letter word in the tagline! the two letter word that's kind of the whole point of this clever ad campaign! the two letter word that links this show to the horror movie of the same name!"
"no problem boss. i'm on it"
"no problem boss. i'm on it"
November 29, 2025 at 8:51 PM
"oh, don't forget to highlight, in bright red, the two-letter word in the tagline! the two letter word that's kind of the whole point of this clever ad campaign! the two letter word that links this show to the horror movie of the same name!"
"no problem boss. i'm on it"
"no problem boss. i'm on it"
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Lucky us! The Tom Stoppard obit in the @nytimes.com is from the great Bruce Weber. Every line is a gem. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/t...
Tom Stoppard, Award-Winning Playwright of Witty Drama, Dies at 88
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Lucky us! The Tom Stoppard obit in the @nytimes.com is from the great Bruce Weber. Every line is a gem. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/t...
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Felled trees. Gnawed tree stumps. Leftover wood chips. These are all signs that you’ve probably got a colony of busy beavers on your hand, particularly if you live near water.
And while these animals can be great for the ecosystem, they are a tree’s biggest nightmare.
And while these animals can be great for the ecosystem, they are a tree’s biggest nightmare.
Fallen trees from busy beavers?
Here’s what you need to know about beavers and how to safeguard your trees from them.
www.dallasnews.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Felled trees. Gnawed tree stumps. Leftover wood chips. These are all signs that you’ve probably got a colony of busy beavers on your hand, particularly if you live near water.
And while these animals can be great for the ecosystem, they are a tree’s biggest nightmare.
And while these animals can be great for the ecosystem, they are a tree’s biggest nightmare.
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this is unironically good
November 28, 2025 at 2:36 PM
this is unironically good
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Honestly "Don't Engage, Just Block" has transformed my social media experience so profoundly that it's hard for me to describe. It's just so much better to be online now.
i also liked the fact that most of us who had come from the other site had the mentality of not giving "bad actors" the benefit of the doubt on here , and told all to block, not mute, an move on
November 28, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Honestly "Don't Engage, Just Block" has transformed my social media experience so profoundly that it's hard for me to describe. It's just so much better to be online now.
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Incredibly funny how much political discussion is driven by the four things at the bottom while everyone else is getting cooked on Facebook looking at pictures of AI Eminem opening nursing homes for crying veterans
November 28, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Incredibly funny how much political discussion is driven by the four things at the bottom while everyone else is getting cooked on Facebook looking at pictures of AI Eminem opening nursing homes for crying veterans
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no I'm not "posting through it." it's posting through me
November 28, 2025 at 4:04 AM
no I'm not "posting through it." it's posting through me
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Here's my take on it: johnager.co.uk/2025/11/28/r...
Roman Welfare Benefits
It’s easy to imagine the ancient world as hard, unforgiving, and uninterested in the wellbeing of ordinary people, yet the Romans quietly remind us that societies have always wrestled with how to c…
johnager.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Here's my take on it: johnager.co.uk/2025/11/28/r...
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“In appeals, 39 of the man’s co-workers testified that they had snacked in the same office and had not faced any penalties”
A South Korean man accused of stealing a Choco Pie and a mini custard cake from a company's office fridge was acquitted on Thursday after a prosecution that drew widespread criticism.
Worker Cleared of Stealing Snacks from Office Fridge After 2 Years in Court
A South Korean man accused of stealing a Choco Pie and a mini custard cake was acquitted after a prosecution that drew widespread criticism.
nyti.ms
November 28, 2025 at 1:54 PM
“In appeals, 39 of the man’s co-workers testified that they had snacked in the same office and had not faced any penalties”
This confirms my own years of research www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/s...
To Get a Man’s Attention, Meow Harder
www.nytimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:36 PM
This confirms my own years of research www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/s...
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What the hell is this setup? He's sitting at a little folding table, covered with a black table cloth, a presidential seal awkwardly attached to the front, in a ballroom, the press kept a shoe's-throw distance away. It's bizarre.
“You’re a stupid person” — Trump lashes out at a reporter who presses him on the fact that the suspected DC shooter was actually thoroughly vetted before he was let in the US from Afghanistan
November 28, 2025 at 3:04 AM
What the hell is this setup? He's sitting at a little folding table, covered with a black table cloth, a presidential seal awkwardly attached to the front, in a ballroom, the press kept a shoe's-throw distance away. It's bizarre.
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Let's not confuse the people giving the stupid orders with the people who have to deal with following them, who are often good and decent people.
Apparently she offered to cover other people's shifts so they could go home to their families for the holiday.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/27/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/27/u...
Two National Guard members were tasked with serving the nation. One is dead as the other fights for his life after shooting | CNN
On a day when many families gather across the country to give thanks, a National Guard member’s family is mourning her death after an ambush-style shooting in Washington, DC, as her colleague fights f...
www.cnn.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Let's not confuse the people giving the stupid orders with the people who have to deal with following them, who are often good and decent people.
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National Guard aren’t ICE or Border Patrol. They didn’t sign up looking to harass and repress people. They’re volunteers, part time, in case of emergency. They didn’t ask for this.
West Virginia National Guard shouldn’t have been deployed in Washington DC.
Victims of the shooter and the president.
West Virginia National Guard shouldn’t have been deployed in Washington DC.
Victims of the shooter and the president.
November 28, 2025 at 3:06 AM
National Guard aren’t ICE or Border Patrol. They didn’t sign up looking to harass and repress people. They’re volunteers, part time, in case of emergency. They didn’t ask for this.
West Virginia National Guard shouldn’t have been deployed in Washington DC.
Victims of the shooter and the president.
West Virginia National Guard shouldn’t have been deployed in Washington DC.
Victims of the shooter and the president.
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They'll build a statue to the first reporter who tells this old dumbass to eat shit on camera
“You’re a stupid person” — Trump lashes out at a reporter who presses him on the fact that the suspected DC shooter was actually thoroughly vetted before he was let in the US from Afghanistan
November 28, 2025 at 1:50 AM
They'll build a statue to the first reporter who tells this old dumbass to eat shit on camera
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I love to be with you all here, on MySpace 2
April 10, 2025 at 10:23 PM
I love to be with you all here, on MySpace 2
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People say the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is corny and corporate, but where else can you see Busta Rhymes and the Ninja Turtles together for 35 seconds
November 27, 2025 at 8:37 PM
People say the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is corny and corporate, but where else can you see Busta Rhymes and the Ninja Turtles together for 35 seconds
Liars
CIA statement about the Afghan man identified as the gunman who shot two National Guardsmen in Washington
November 27, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Liars
Yes, sir, Officer Obie, I cannot tell a lie. I put that envelope under that garbage.
Sixty years ago this week in the Berkshire (MA) Eagle: "Saturday, Richard J. Robbins, 19, of Poughkeepsie, N.Y., and Arlo Guthrie, 18, of Howard Beach, N.Y., each paid a fine of $25 in Lee District Court after pleading guilty of illegally disposing of rubbish...."
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November 27, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Yes, sir, Officer Obie, I cannot tell a lie. I put that envelope under that garbage.
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ICYMI
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Interrupted by Protests Leading to Multiple Arrests
• They chanted “Free, free Palestine!” as a giant Ronald McDonald balloon bore down on them on Manhattan's Sixth Avenue.
time.com/7198971/macy...
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Interrupted by Protests Leading to Multiple Arrests
• They chanted “Free, free Palestine!” as a giant Ronald McDonald balloon bore down on them on Manhattan's Sixth Avenue.
time.com/7198971/macy...
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade: Protests Lead to Arrests
The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade marched into its second century on Thursday, but it wasn't without interruption.
time.com
December 5, 2024 at 3:19 PM
ICYMI
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Interrupted by Protests Leading to Multiple Arrests
• They chanted “Free, free Palestine!” as a giant Ronald McDonald balloon bore down on them on Manhattan's Sixth Avenue.
time.com/7198971/macy...
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Interrupted by Protests Leading to Multiple Arrests
• They chanted “Free, free Palestine!” as a giant Ronald McDonald balloon bore down on them on Manhattan's Sixth Avenue.
time.com/7198971/macy...
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A group of about 27 people blocked the parade at the corner of Sixth Avenue and West 55th Street. Several members of the group held a banner reading: “Don’t celebrate genocide! Arms embargo now.” Other members sat on the ground and chanted “Free, free Palestine.
www.usatoday.com/videos/news/...
www.usatoday.com/videos/news/...
Pro-Palestinian protesters stop Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Protesters chanted "free, free Palestine!" and held a banner in the middle of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
www.usatoday.com
November 29, 2024 at 12:27 AM
A group of about 27 people blocked the parade at the corner of Sixth Avenue and West 55th Street. Several members of the group held a banner reading: “Don’t celebrate genocide! Arms embargo now.” Other members sat on the ground and chanted “Free, free Palestine.
www.usatoday.com/videos/news/...
www.usatoday.com/videos/news/...
Happy Thanksgiving. youtu.be/1ifbleDsSsI?...
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - This Land is your Land (live)
YouTube video by Café Corsari
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November 27, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Happy Thanksgiving. youtu.be/1ifbleDsSsI?...