Patti Larsen
@pattijlarsen.bsky.social
Pgh by birth, San Antonio by choice | Public Affairs strategist | Proud mom, g’ma | Forever fan SA Spurs, Steelers, Pirates |Former SA Spurs Stats Crew. Opinions are mine!
“Trump granted clemency to Tim Leiweke, the former CEO of a commercial real estate firm that specialized in building sports arenas and stadiums in the U.S. and Canada, according to records released
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Trump pardons real estate developer indicted under his own DOJ
Tim Leiweke was charged with conspiring to rig a bid to build a Texas sports arena.
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December 4, 2025 at 2:18 AM
“Trump granted clemency to Tim Leiweke, the former CEO of a commercial real estate firm that specialized in building sports arenas and stadiums in the U.S. and Canada, according to records released
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No matter how people react to it, Apple’s new Christmas ad is a masterpiece. And yes it’s made without AI. No shortcuts, no prompts, no diffusion magic. Just real hands, real puppets, real craft.
I’ll...
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December 2, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Real craft, Muppet-style www.threads.com/@jean.ui.ux/...
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This kind of performative nonsense will not last one day in lady prison.
December 2, 2025 at 4:45 AM
This kind of performative nonsense will not last one day in lady prison.
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There were tentative plans to get Trump on the road to support the Big Beautiful Bill
But he instead focused on Gaza and Putin summit - and didn’t want to face questions when Epstein scandal exploded
This year’s GOP candidates also only got tele-rallies www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
But he instead focused on Gaza and Putin summit - and didn’t want to face questions when Epstein scandal exploded
This year’s GOP candidates also only got tele-rallies www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
The Bubble-Wrapped President
Trump surrounds himself with those who flatter him in places where he is comfortable.
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December 1, 2025 at 9:23 PM
There were tentative plans to get Trump on the road to support the Big Beautiful Bill
But he instead focused on Gaza and Putin summit - and didn’t want to face questions when Epstein scandal exploded
This year’s GOP candidates also only got tele-rallies www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
But he instead focused on Gaza and Putin summit - and didn’t want to face questions when Epstein scandal exploded
This year’s GOP candidates also only got tele-rallies www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
“Exposure matters, practice matters, and when students see how their skills translate to a workplace, their ambitions sharpen and their confidence grows.”
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Drone challenge brings out tomorrow’s workforce
Drone challenge brings out tomorrow’s workforce
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December 1, 2025 at 6:28 PM
“Exposure matters, practice matters, and when students see how their skills translate to a workplace, their ambitions sharpen and their confidence grows.”
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“Congress needs to investigate the Honduran pardon and the Venezuelan attacks. Finding out what is motivating Trump’s actions are just as important as stopping them.” - @ronfournier.bsky.social
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Congress needs to investigate the Honduran pardon and the Venezuelan attacks. Finding out what is motivating Trump’s actions are just as important as stopping them.
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November 30, 2025 at 6:09 PM
“Congress needs to investigate the Honduran pardon and the Venezuelan attacks. Finding out what is motivating Trump’s actions are just as important as stopping them.” - @ronfournier.bsky.social
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i tell you what, if Democrats win the elections in 2026 and 2028, one of the biggest mistakes they could make is to talk about uniting the country by not prosecuting all of the lawbreakers and corruption of Trump administration officials. One reason we are here today is Ford's pardon of Nixon.
November 29, 2025 at 3:28 PM
i tell you what, if Democrats win the elections in 2026 and 2028, one of the biggest mistakes they could make is to talk about uniting the country by not prosecuting all of the lawbreakers and corruption of Trump administration officials. One reason we are here today is Ford's pardon of Nixon.
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Stephen A. Smith couldn't just stay in his sports lane and be consistently wrong there. He now wades into politics where he shows how consistently wrong he can be on a variety of topics.
November 29, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Stephen A. Smith couldn't just stay in his sports lane and be consistently wrong there. He now wades into politics where he shows how consistently wrong he can be on a variety of topics.
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“Congress … ceded basically all control to the president,” Cobb said. “They’ve neutered themselves through their cowardice and greed.”
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Ex-Trump Lawyer: 'The Constitution Is Not Adequate to Contain a President as Evil as Trump'
Ty Cobb warns Trump is not merely incompetent but, in his words, ‘evil,’ and driven by a desire to accumulate and abuse power.
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November 29, 2025 at 4:45 PM
“Congress … ceded basically all control to the president,” Cobb said. “They’ve neutered themselves through their cowardice and greed.”
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Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
November 28, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
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Someone is making an ad with a montage of Trump verbally attacking journalists, right? (Ideally going back to Trump 1.0.) That should basically play on repeat from now until next November. I am so sick of this
November 28, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Someone is making an ad with a montage of Trump verbally attacking journalists, right? (Ideally going back to Trump 1.0.) That should basically play on repeat from now until next November. I am so sick of this
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The five-time draft dodger used a tragic announcement to complain about how he doesn’t get enough credit.
Trump, 79, Turns National Guard Death News Into Selfish Rant
The five-time draft dodger used a tragic announcement to complain about how he doesn’t get enough credit.
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November 28, 2025 at 2:35 AM
The five-time draft dodger used a tragic announcement to complain about how he doesn’t get enough credit.
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November 26, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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My conversation on @lastwordmsnow.bsky.social about Elon Musk's destruction of USAID -- Trump's most lethal policy -- and what each of us can do to push back at the darkness: www.ms.now/the-last-wor... @kristofimpact.bsky.social
Kristof: Elon Musk could save far more lives than he’s costing
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nicholas Kristof joins MS NOW's Lawrence O'Donnell to highlight the nonprofit organizations working to fill the life-saving global health gaps created after the Trump...
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November 26, 2025 at 2:25 PM
My conversation on @lastwordmsnow.bsky.social about Elon Musk's destruction of USAID -- Trump's most lethal policy -- and what each of us can do to push back at the darkness: www.ms.now/the-last-wor... @kristofimpact.bsky.social
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Mr. Secretary, you seem confused. Mark Kelly was defending the Constitution. That’s leadership and you should try it.
This is an insurrection…
This is an insurrection…
November 25, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Mr. Secretary, you seem confused. Mark Kelly was defending the Constitution. That’s leadership and you should try it.
This is an insurrection…
This is an insurrection…
Say something about threats — not books
Say something about threats — not books
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November 23, 2025 at 8:21 PM
“How billionaires took over American politics - The Washington Post”
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How billionaires took over American politics — The Washington Post
The current concentration of wealth is unlike anything in history. So is billionaires’ involvement in politics.
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November 21, 2025 at 8:38 PM
“How billionaires took over American politics - The Washington Post”
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Journalists are not stenographers.
Use our action center tool to tell the Senate to reject a nominee for the Army’s top lawyer, who thinks the government can punish reporters who publish news it doesn’t authorize.
Use our action center tool to tell the Senate to reject a nominee for the Army’s top lawyer, who thinks the government can punish reporters who publish news it doesn’t authorize.
Protect Source Leaks, Limit Leak Investigations
Defending press freedom for the next generation
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November 21, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Journalists are not stenographers.
Use our action center tool to tell the Senate to reject a nominee for the Army’s top lawyer, who thinks the government can punish reporters who publish news it doesn’t authorize.
Use our action center tool to tell the Senate to reject a nominee for the Army’s top lawyer, who thinks the government can punish reporters who publish news it doesn’t authorize.
“HOW DO YOU ERADICATE hunger, STDs, illiteracy, poverty?
It’s actually quite simple. You stop measuring them.”
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It’s actually quite simple. You stop measuring them.”
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Trump’s One Weird Trick for Eliminating Bad News: Delete It
The disappearance of inconvenient facts and the remaking of reality.
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November 21, 2025 at 12:53 AM
“HOW DO YOU ERADICATE hunger, STDs, illiteracy, poverty?
It’s actually quite simple. You stop measuring them.”
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It’s actually quite simple. You stop measuring them.”
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