Kell Patton
@kelpat.bsky.social
Love dogs, love whisky, love mysteries, working on loving life again.
WTAF The "right people" and "right leaders"? Do you think she meant that to be polysemous? Nah. Just her usual, biased devotion to Trump, I'd bet. I shudder from revulsion every time she speaks.
Kristi Noem: "When it gets to Election Day, we've been proactive to make sure we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country."
February 15, 2026 at 12:36 AM
WTAF The "right people" and "right leaders"? Do you think she meant that to be polysemous? Nah. Just her usual, biased devotion to Trump, I'd bet. I shudder from revulsion every time she speaks.
NE Sec of State bowed to the Trump Administration's demand for sensitive voter data. He justified it by the Atty General said it was OK, he did't send pol party, and the fed gov't already has our SSNs, so he only gave a partial number. I yearn for the days of Rep whining about demanding small gov't.
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February 14, 2026 at 2:27 PM
NE Sec of State bowed to the Trump Administration's demand for sensitive voter data. He justified it by the Atty General said it was OK, he did't send pol party, and the fed gov't already has our SSNs, so he only gave a partial number. I yearn for the days of Rep whining about demanding small gov't.
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A historian colleague of mine once blew someone’s mind after he asked “can’t you just look that up online?” and she replied “who do you think finds that stuff and puts it online?”
February 12, 2026 at 6:08 PM
A historian colleague of mine once blew someone’s mind after he asked “can’t you just look that up online?” and she replied “who do you think finds that stuff and puts it online?”
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You can't... repeal... a scientific finding. At that point it's just called lying about it.
Breaking News: The Trump administration repealed the bedrock scientific finding that greenhouse gases threaten human life and well being, meaning that the EPA can no longer regulate them. nyti.ms/4rSszQu
February 12, 2026 at 8:38 PM
You can't... repeal... a scientific finding. At that point it's just called lying about it.
How is it possible that this...um...person?...has a stage presence in this country? Here's the example of how the conservative, MAGA, alt-right have gone too far, and it will take generations to recover.
Fuentes, yesterday: “Our #1 political enemy is women because women constrain everything, every conversation, every man, everything. They have to be imprisoned. They are the ones that are hurting the fertility rate. They're the ones making us sympathetic to poor people, which are also brown people.”
Nick Fuentes: “The number one political enemy in America is women. … They have to be imprisoned.”
www.mediamatters.org
February 12, 2026 at 5:38 PM
How is it possible that this...um...person?...has a stage presence in this country? Here's the example of how the conservative, MAGA, alt-right have gone too far, and it will take generations to recover.
WTF
CNN: "Another photograph - these are notes AG Bondi brought to the hearing today. This shows a list of Rep. Jayapal's search history. Lawmakers are allowed to go to a DOJ facility to search unredacted files. We learned from this photo that the searches are apparently being tracked & read by the DOJ"
February 11, 2026 at 10:42 PM
WTF
Gov. Pillen of Nebraska forces Nazi Youth Groups in high schools:
nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/news/news...
#TPUSAIsATerrifyingOrganization
nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/news/news...
#TPUSAIsATerrifyingOrganization
Pillen announces partnership to help bring Turning Point USA clubs to Nebraska high schools
Gov. Jim Pillen announced a partnership Tuesday to bring Turning Point USA clubs to high schools across the state. He threatened consequences to school administrators who try to deny students from sta...
nebraskapublicmedia.org
February 11, 2026 at 1:36 AM
Gov. Pillen of Nebraska forces Nazi Youth Groups in high schools:
nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/news/news...
#TPUSAIsATerrifyingOrganization
nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/news/news...
#TPUSAIsATerrifyingOrganization
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Hours after Border Patrol Agent Charles Exum shot a Chicago woman 5 times, his boss, Cmdr. Greg Bovino, emailed him about extending his mandatory retirement.
"In light of your excellent service in Chicago, you have much left to do!!” Bovino wrote
Story:
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/10/m...
"In light of your excellent service in Chicago, you have much left to do!!” Bovino wrote
Story:
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/10/m...
Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino praised agent after shooting Marimar Martinez in Chicago, evidence shows
A trove of evidence was released Tuesday in the controversial shooting of Marimar Martinez by a Border Patrol agent at the height of Operation Midway Blitz last October, including a body-worn camer…
www.chicagotribune.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:41 PM
Hours after Border Patrol Agent Charles Exum shot a Chicago woman 5 times, his boss, Cmdr. Greg Bovino, emailed him about extending his mandatory retirement.
"In light of your excellent service in Chicago, you have much left to do!!” Bovino wrote
Story:
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/10/m...
"In light of your excellent service in Chicago, you have much left to do!!” Bovino wrote
Story:
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/10/m...
This isn't true. They had 6 million views. Really? Considering that Bad Bunny had close to 140 million, is it really so threatening to let them have their measly 6 million?
Yikes: the alternative TPUSA “All-American” Halftime Show had fewer than 14,000 views.
February 9, 2026 at 7:51 PM
This isn't true. They had 6 million views. Really? Considering that Bad Bunny had close to 140 million, is it really so threatening to let them have their measly 6 million?
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This isn’t about election integrity.
It’s about making Americans believe democracy can’t be trusted.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
It’s about making Americans believe democracy can’t be trusted.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
This Is How Trump Prepares America to Reject an Election
He’s already telling his supporters the system is rigged, floating unconstitutional ideas, and priming them for chaos if Republicans lose.
open.substack.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:19 PM
This isn’t about election integrity.
It’s about making Americans believe democracy can’t be trusted.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
It’s about making Americans believe democracy can’t be trusted.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
I'm just embarrassingly proud of myself when I complete these symbol only Wordles
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February 7, 2026 at 8:12 PM
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Trump and the Republicans are trying to rig the election. That's not being a "doomer," that's acknowledging reality.
Democrats need a coordinated, national response to these coordinated, national attacks. We need an "Elections Czar"
My latest solution in @thenation.com
Democrats need a coordinated, national response to these coordinated, national attacks. We need an "Elections Czar"
My latest solution in @thenation.com
Democrats Need to Get Serious About Stopping Trump From Rigging the Midterms
Here’s one idea for a coordinated response to Trump’s coordinated attacks.
www.thenation.com
February 5, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Trump and the Republicans are trying to rig the election. That's not being a "doomer," that's acknowledging reality.
Democrats need a coordinated, national response to these coordinated, national attacks. We need an "Elections Czar"
My latest solution in @thenation.com
Democrats need a coordinated, national response to these coordinated, national attacks. We need an "Elections Czar"
My latest solution in @thenation.com
1. The question was about Epstein. Why would she smile?
2. There is no fun in the Trump Admin except for horrible people having fun hurting people.
3. She's referring to Ailes? Hypocrite. Of course he told women to smile.
4. Nothing, just like even numbers. I hate them all *maniacal laugh*
2. There is no fun in the Trump Admin except for horrible people having fun hurting people.
3. She's referring to Ailes? Hypocrite. Of course he told women to smile.
4. Nothing, just like even numbers. I hate them all *maniacal laugh*
Vance: There was a moment in the Oval Office, I wasn't even in there, but Trump was talking to Kaitlan Collins. Trump says, 'Why don't you ever smile?' And it's actually, like, so perceptive. Have some fun.
February 5, 2026 at 3:55 AM
1. The question was about Epstein. Why would she smile?
2. There is no fun in the Trump Admin except for horrible people having fun hurting people.
3. She's referring to Ailes? Hypocrite. Of course he told women to smile.
4. Nothing, just like even numbers. I hate them all *maniacal laugh*
2. There is no fun in the Trump Admin except for horrible people having fun hurting people.
3. She's referring to Ailes? Hypocrite. Of course he told women to smile.
4. Nothing, just like even numbers. I hate them all *maniacal laugh*
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1/ Federal records show how a dramatic raid in Chicago was facilitated by a landlord who was apparently concerned about immigrants squatting in the building. The government claimed a Venezuelan gang had taken over the apt complex, but that’s not what docs say. 🧵
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
The Real Story Behind the Midnight Immigration Raid on a Chicago Apartment Building
The Trump administration has claimed the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua had taken over the building. But new documents make no mention of the gang and reveal federal agents had information about “ille...
www.propublica.org
February 4, 2026 at 9:38 PM
1/ Federal records show how a dramatic raid in Chicago was facilitated by a landlord who was apparently concerned about immigrants squatting in the building. The government claimed a Venezuelan gang had taken over the apt complex, but that’s not what docs say. 🧵
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
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I don’t understand why colleagues stay silent when this happens.
KAITLAN COLLINS: What would say to Epstein survivo---
TRUMP: You are so bad. You are the worst report. No wonder CNN has no ratings. She's a young woman. I don't think I've ever seen you smile. They should be ashamed of you.
TRUMP: You are so bad. You are the worst report. No wonder CNN has no ratings. She's a young woman. I don't think I've ever seen you smile. They should be ashamed of you.
February 3, 2026 at 10:10 PM
I don’t understand why colleagues stay silent when this happens.
One tweet. One hashtag. One message to Congress:
#FundHealthcareOverICE
Copy. Paste. Send. Let's flood their feeds.
#FundHealthcareOverICE
Copy. Paste. Send. Let's flood their feeds.
February 4, 2026 at 2:05 AM
One tweet. One hashtag. One message to Congress:
#FundHealthcareOverICE
Copy. Paste. Send. Let's flood their feeds.
#FundHealthcareOverICE
Copy. Paste. Send. Let's flood their feeds.
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A UAE investor secretly gave Trump $187 million and his top Middle East envoy $31 million. And then Trump gave that investor access to sensitive defense technology that broke decades of national security precedent.
Brazen, open corruption. And we shouldn't pretend it's normal.
Brazen, open corruption. And we shouldn't pretend it's normal.
February 3, 2026 at 4:26 PM
A UAE investor secretly gave Trump $187 million and his top Middle East envoy $31 million. And then Trump gave that investor access to sensitive defense technology that broke decades of national security precedent.
Brazen, open corruption. And we shouldn't pretend it's normal.
Brazen, open corruption. And we shouldn't pretend it's normal.
I'm tired of my Trump-supporting, Rep friends now posting sayings telling their followers "we need to be kind and be the calmness we need now" and other both side-isms. We tried those posts, too, years ago, but now that everything is crap, you're telling us we have to make nice? Face your mistakes
a woman with blue and purple hair is saying that 's your fault boo boo
ALT: a woman with blue and purple hair is saying that 's your fault boo boo
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January 31, 2026 at 11:20 PM
I'm tired of my Trump-supporting, Rep friends now posting sayings telling their followers "we need to be kind and be the calmness we need now" and other both side-isms. We tried those posts, too, years ago, but now that everything is crap, you're telling us we have to make nice? Face your mistakes
There are so many reasons why this is a terrible idea, with the cost being foremost. The logistics, the cost, the effect it will have on the roads, the cost, the security, the cost...I'm so tired of the testosterone haze surrounding the White House. And I like IndyCar! www.ksat.com/news/politic...
Trump announces upcoming IndyCar race through Washington's streets -- including Pennsylvania Avenue
President Donald Trump has announced an IndyCar race will be held through the streets of Washington as part of America's 250th birthday celebrations.
www.ksat.com
January 30, 2026 at 10:54 PM
There are so many reasons why this is a terrible idea, with the cost being foremost. The logistics, the cost, the effect it will have on the roads, the cost, the security, the cost...I'm so tired of the testosterone haze surrounding the White House. And I like IndyCar! www.ksat.com/news/politic...
Great substack article about all the areas ICE is hurting everyone.
drjessicaknurick.substack.com/p/ice-is-har...
drjessicaknurick.substack.com/p/ice-is-har...
ICE Is Harming Public Health
Fear-driven immigration enforcement is disrupting healthcare, food access, housing, education, and mental health across entire communities.
drjessicaknurick.substack.com
January 30, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Great substack article about all the areas ICE is hurting everyone.
drjessicaknurick.substack.com/p/ice-is-har...
drjessicaknurick.substack.com/p/ice-is-har...
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"In theater" is a nice touch for describing Minneapolis. Worth noting the people involved, from Trump to Miller to Noem to Homan to Bovino to the majority of ICE and CBP goons, have never served in the military. They're playing out a war fantasy, dressing up in army costumes, like incredible losers.
Q: Can you be specific about how many ICE and CBP agents are currently operating in the state?
HOMAN: 3,000. There's been some rotations. They've been in theater a long time. Day after day, can't eat in restaurants, people spin on you, blowing whistles at you. But my main focus now is draw down
HOMAN: 3,000. There's been some rotations. They've been in theater a long time. Day after day, can't eat in restaurants, people spin on you, blowing whistles at you. But my main focus now is draw down
January 29, 2026 at 3:51 PM
"In theater" is a nice touch for describing Minneapolis. Worth noting the people involved, from Trump to Miller to Noem to Homan to Bovino to the majority of ICE and CBP goons, have never served in the military. They're playing out a war fantasy, dressing up in army costumes, like incredible losers.
I have a big birthday coming up. I don't like it. Should party so hard I don't care and don't remember? Throw myself a birthday party? Travel somewhere, but on my own? This birthday is a "ladies trip to Vegas" number, but is it fair to ask them to spend the money?
I'm overthinking this, aren't I?
I'm overthinking this, aren't I?
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January 29, 2026 at 6:06 PM
I have a big birthday coming up. I don't like it. Should party so hard I don't care and don't remember? Throw myself a birthday party? Travel somewhere, but on my own? This birthday is a "ladies trip to Vegas" number, but is it fair to ask them to spend the money?
I'm overthinking this, aren't I?
I'm overthinking this, aren't I?
This administration is the dumbest in history. What did she think she'd achieve? Oooooh this will scare them. Trying to intimidate us not to protest while going against the constitution again, breaking the law again? Such an embarrassment. I see heroes facing the cameras and cowards turned away.
Scrolling through the photos of Pam Bondi's "Minnesota rioters," it's just hero after hero. Every photo includes a cowardly DHS agent with their back to the camera.
Bondi thinks she's going to win the propaganda war with this shit, but it's never been more clear that they're losing.
Bondi thinks she's going to win the propaganda war with this shit, but it's never been more clear that they're losing.
January 29, 2026 at 3:20 AM
This administration is the dumbest in history. What did she think she'd achieve? Oooooh this will scare them. Trying to intimidate us not to protest while going against the constitution again, breaking the law again? Such an embarrassment. I see heroes facing the cameras and cowards turned away.
I know this is an old complaint, but I hate that we have become a country of policy and administration of our country through social media.
Putin just attacked and murdered civilians on a train.
Yet Trump is mad Ukraine hit military planes
Yet Trump is mad Ukraine hit military planes
January 29, 2026 at 3:01 AM
I know this is an old complaint, but I hate that we have become a country of policy and administration of our country through social media.