@joepatt.bsky.social
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ICE deported a woman who owned a home in the US for 30 years. A judge banned ICE from deporting her to Sierra Leone where she had been tortured, so it deported her to Ghana, which kidnapped her and sent her back Sierra Leone anyway. ICE is part of this illegal conspiracy.
November 25, 2025 at 4:40 PM
ICE deported a woman who owned a home in the US for 30 years. A judge banned ICE from deporting her to Sierra Leone where she had been tortured, so it deported her to Ghana, which kidnapped her and sent her back Sierra Leone anyway. ICE is part of this illegal conspiracy.
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So I’ve made it official folks: I’ve filed the paperwork to run for Governor of Alabama. It’s time to remind this state of who we are and what we can accomplish together.
#DougForAlabama
#DougForAlabama
November 24, 2025 at 8:54 PM
So I’ve made it official folks: I’ve filed the paperwork to run for Governor of Alabama. It’s time to remind this state of who we are and what we can accomplish together.
#DougForAlabama
#DougForAlabama
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@rubengallego.bsky.social responds to Trump's threats on Sen. Mark Kelly: "This is fucking insane."
November 24, 2025 at 8:05 PM
@rubengallego.bsky.social responds to Trump's threats on Sen. Mark Kelly: "This is fucking insane."
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Why go for the complicated explanation? He's clearly been living in fear of those files. Maybe there's something else, but the first-order explanation - that he's in them and it's horrible - makes sense until there's more evidence.
I continue to believe that what’s in the files is irrelevant, because he knows what should be in them. Backup possibility: he has been blackmailing people by telling them there’s stuff about them in there, and it’ll come out that there isn’t, and then they will be weapons free.
Man, whatever's in those files, it must be pretty horrible
November 24, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Why go for the complicated explanation? He's clearly been living in fear of those files. Maybe there's something else, but the first-order explanation - that he's in them and it's horrible - makes sense until there's more evidence.
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It’s hilarious and revelatory that a bunch of giant MAGA/America First X accounts are actually based in Eastern Europe and Nigeria.
Top MAGA Influencers Accidentally Unmasked as Foreign Actors
A new feature on Elon Musk’s X has given deeper insight into the online “America First” movement.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:07 PM
It’s hilarious and revelatory that a bunch of giant MAGA/America First X accounts are actually based in Eastern Europe and Nigeria.
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Breaking character: I am open to the idea the media's coverage of Biden's age and mental acuity was fair or perhaps not even tough enough. But the fact that it was so much tougher than the coverage of Trump's (more severe) mental decline is damning and I can't see how anyone could argue otherwise.
NYT isn’t worth reading because they are in the bag for Trump
November 21, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Breaking character: I am open to the idea the media's coverage of Biden's age and mental acuity was fair or perhaps not even tough enough. But the fact that it was so much tougher than the coverage of Trump's (more severe) mental decline is damning and I can't see how anyone could argue otherwise.
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We want to speak directly to members of the Military and the Intelligence Community.
The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution.
Don’t give up the ship.
The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution.
Don’t give up the ship.
November 18, 2025 at 1:31 PM
We want to speak directly to members of the Military and the Intelligence Community.
The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution.
Don’t give up the ship.
The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution.
Don’t give up the ship.
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November 18, 2025 at 7:39 AM
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Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
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5/ criminal conduct of other members of the conspiracy. But to fall back to the common tongue, NOT GREAT! I mean, they tried to help overthrow the election. Now they want a $1M cash payment. No different from these various J6rs and Flynn and the others who also want a taxpayer pay off. Fuck That.
November 15, 2025 at 1:36 PM
5/ criminal conduct of other members of the conspiracy. But to fall back to the common tongue, NOT GREAT! I mean, they tried to help overthrow the election. Now they want a $1M cash payment. No different from these various J6rs and Flynn and the others who also want a taxpayer pay off. Fuck That.
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4/ each WAS clearly involved in the broader conspiracy. Again, their involvement may not have included criminal conduct. And in this case I am not arguing that they were part of the conspiracy in the narrow legal sense in which they get they wld participate in and become responsible for the ...
November 15, 2025 at 1:36 PM
4/ each WAS clearly involved in the broader conspiracy. Again, their involvement may not have included criminal conduct. And in this case I am not arguing that they were part of the conspiracy in the narrow legal sense in which they get they wld participate in and become responsible for the ...
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3/ criminal. But that's never the standard in this kind of case. These were wire taps. They were reviewing call logs. An essential part of the investigation. So there's simply no way in which these senators are victims of some kind of prosecutorial abuse. Nor should we lose sight of the fact that ..
November 15, 2025 at 1:36 PM
3/ criminal. But that's never the standard in this kind of case. These were wire taps. They were reviewing call logs. An essential part of the investigation. So there's simply no way in which these senators are victims of some kind of prosecutorial abuse. Nor should we lose sight of the fact that ..
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2/ I'll add to calling this "nothing". This was a well-predicated, completely legal and appropriate investigative techique for people who were demonstrably involved in or adjacent to the jan 6 attack and broader attempt to overturn the 2020 election. That doesn't mean their involvement was itself ..
November 15, 2025 at 1:36 PM
2/ I'll add to calling this "nothing". This was a well-predicated, completely legal and appropriate investigative techique for people who were demonstrably involved in or adjacent to the jan 6 attack and broader attempt to overturn the 2020 election. That doesn't mean their involvement was itself ..
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They're running from it now. But the fact that Senate Republicans tried to give 10 of their colleagues at least $1 million each for nothing but a bogus press op captures the corruption of Trump II. In no other environment wld this even occur to the most corrupt politicians.
November 15, 2025 at 1:26 PM
They're running from it now. But the fact that Senate Republicans tried to give 10 of their colleagues at least $1 million each for nothing but a bogus press op captures the corruption of Trump II. In no other environment wld this even occur to the most corrupt politicians.
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Earlier this month the AG candidate in VA ran 4.5 points behind the party’s gubernatorial candidate because of some offensive texts! “LOL nothing matters” is not actually sophisticated political analysis
E.g. on point 1: the consultant class fondly remembers the "6 for '06" plan of moderate policy ideas Dems ran on in their successful 2006 midterm campaign. But what actually caused the bottom to fall out of GOP polling was the Mark Foley scandal in September which has been basically memory-holed
1. Scandal politics win elections pretty often.
2. THIS scandal divides the GOP more than affordability or really anything.
3. If Dems want to win the fight (pry the files loose, rather than give up after Trump says no) they need to make a referendum out of it. www.offmessage.net/p/force-a-re...
2. THIS scandal divides the GOP more than affordability or really anything.
3. If Dems want to win the fight (pry the files loose, rather than give up after Trump says no) they need to make a referendum out of it. www.offmessage.net/p/force-a-re...
November 16, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Earlier this month the AG candidate in VA ran 4.5 points behind the party’s gubernatorial candidate because of some offensive texts! “LOL nothing matters” is not actually sophisticated political analysis
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I don’t think US taxpayers should subsidize treason against the United States
NEW: The DOJ is in settlement talks with Mike Flynn for $50M. They're robbing us blind. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Michael Flynn, DOJ in Settlement Talks Over $50 Million Claim
The Justice Department has been discussing settlements with two former officials from Donald Trump’s first term who — like the president — claim they’re owed major payouts from the US government as vi...
www.bloomberg.com
November 15, 2025 at 11:24 PM
I don’t think US taxpayers should subsidize treason against the United States
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The only thing that's interesting about Nuzzi is the story of how an amoral careerist with no interest in policy and abysmal ethics became an acclaimed national political reporter. But rather than tell that story, the entire media seems desperate to play a part in it.
It rocks that all 20 people who genuinely think the Olivia Nuzzi stuff is interesting have editorial discretion at major media outlets. Just publish your group chats
November 15, 2025 at 1:36 AM
The only thing that's interesting about Nuzzi is the story of how an amoral careerist with no interest in policy and abysmal ethics became an acclaimed national political reporter. But rather than tell that story, the entire media seems desperate to play a part in it.
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Merrick Garland left a standing impression that no one powerful will ever be held accountable. Democrats should rectify that by saying, loudly and every hour, that people who act on illegal orders will face punishment by the next DOJ.
Dems can say: Are you really sure you want to trust Trump, of all people, when he tells you that what he’s directing you to do is lawful, and that you’ll be protected later as a result? That’s a tenuous position for anyone to put themselves into—and Dems should not hesitate to say so.
Awful: Trump's boat bombings are now being justified by a new legal memo that relies on WH's own determinations as evidence. Memo also says people can't be prosecuted for the killings. But that reveals WH knows there's legal vulnerability here, Ds tell me.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
November 14, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Merrick Garland left a standing impression that no one powerful will ever be held accountable. Democrats should rectify that by saying, loudly and every hour, that people who act on illegal orders will face punishment by the next DOJ.
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The author(s) of this memo will come out and they should be shunned the rest of their careers in the law. (Seeing as how John Yoo is a law professor, I’m not getting my hopes up)
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
Memo Blessing Boat Strikes Is Said to Rely on Trump’s Claims About Cartels
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:56 AM
The author(s) of this memo will come out and they should be shunned the rest of their careers in the law. (Seeing as how John Yoo is a law professor, I’m not getting my hopes up)
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
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And what was Jeffrey Epstein's profession?
AND WHAT WAS JEFFREY EPSTEIN'S PROFESSION KAROLINE??
AND WHAT WAS JEFFREY EPSTEIN'S PROFESSION KAROLINE??
Karoline Leavitt claimed today that Trump was always "extremely professional" while hanging out with [checks notes] Jeffrey Epstein
November 12, 2025 at 9:20 PM
And what was Jeffrey Epstein's profession?
AND WHAT WAS JEFFREY EPSTEIN'S PROFESSION KAROLINE??
AND WHAT WAS JEFFREY EPSTEIN'S PROFESSION KAROLINE??
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Never forget who sold us out:
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
November 10, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Never forget who sold us out:
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
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In response to this claim that the "strategy didn't work."
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
November 10, 2025 at 5:43 PM
In response to this claim that the "strategy didn't work."
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
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Not that he didn’t already know, but now Trump knows for sure he can roll the Dems every time and there’s no need to negotiate for anything
November 10, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Not that he didn’t already know, but now Trump knows for sure he can roll the Dems every time and there’s no need to negotiate for anything
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This is really good to see: Miki Sherrill just put out a statement sharply criticizing the Senate Dems' pending cave in the government shutdown, ripping it as "malpractice" and a betrayal of the people who are "counting on us to fight for them." Sherrill knows what drove her victory. Wake up, Dems.
November 10, 2025 at 1:38 AM
This is really good to see: Miki Sherrill just put out a statement sharply criticizing the Senate Dems' pending cave in the government shutdown, ripping it as "malpractice" and a betrayal of the people who are "counting on us to fight for them." Sherrill knows what drove her victory. Wake up, Dems.
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Chris Murphy: "There will be pretty substantial damage to a Dem brand that has been rehabilitated if on the heels of an election in which the people told us to keep fighting, we immediately stop... if we surrender without having gotten anything, I worry it'll be hard to get them back up off the mat"
November 7, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Chris Murphy: "There will be pretty substantial damage to a Dem brand that has been rehabilitated if on the heels of an election in which the people told us to keep fighting, we immediately stop... if we surrender without having gotten anything, I worry it'll be hard to get them back up off the mat"
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What's happening in TX-18 is more obscene than not seating Grijalva during pro formas. Turner died in March. Abbott delayed the special election until yesterday, and now it goes to a runoff early *next year.*
Congress can and should require special elections to be held within 90 days of a vacancy.
Congress can and should require special elections to be held within 90 days of a vacancy.
November 5, 2025 at 4:14 PM
What's happening in TX-18 is more obscene than not seating Grijalva during pro formas. Turner died in March. Abbott delayed the special election until yesterday, and now it goes to a runoff early *next year.*
Congress can and should require special elections to be held within 90 days of a vacancy.
Congress can and should require special elections to be held within 90 days of a vacancy.