Patrick Gates
@patrickgates.bsky.social
Queer. Digital Artist. Creative Technologist. Developer. Motorsports fan.
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In a world of Megyn Kelly's be a Patton Oswalt.
November 14, 2025 at 1:53 PM
In a world of Megyn Kelly's be a Patton Oswalt.
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jesse singal is a lying hack and publishing him will actively damage the reputation of any news org dumb enough to do so
This is *stunningly* disingenuous, and the fact that Singal continues to enjoy a career writing at the highest levels about a topic that he either unwilling or incapable of discussing honestly is such an indictment of the Anglo-American prestige media.
September 23, 2025 at 7:52 PM
jesse singal is a lying hack and publishing him will actively damage the reputation of any news org dumb enough to do so
This whole Chorus situation feels like someone doesn’t understand how contracts work and then chose to publish the least charitable reading.
August 29, 2025 at 10:14 PM
This whole Chorus situation feels like someone doesn’t understand how contracts work and then chose to publish the least charitable reading.
@adamconover.net misrepresenting the authors own intentions and citing a pre-print study is intellectually dishonest. I honestly expected better.
July 8, 2025 at 2:23 AM
@adamconover.net misrepresenting the authors own intentions and citing a pre-print study is intellectually dishonest. I honestly expected better.
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How embarrassing to work for the organized kidnapping ring known as "ICE." Rolling out of bed every day to be a brainless goon. You are lower than a worm to me
May 31, 2025 at 8:20 PM
How embarrassing to work for the organized kidnapping ring known as "ICE." Rolling out of bed every day to be a brainless goon. You are lower than a worm to me
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A US citizen with a learning disability who has just suffered a medical emergency asks a CBP officer for directions outside the emergency room. He ends up detained in an icebox for ten days and has the assistant secretary of DHS lying about him to the public at large. popular.info/p/us-citizen...
![In an interview with Popular Information, his first with any media outlet, Hermosillo said DHS'.
's account was false.
According to Hermosillo, he was visiting his girlfriend's family in Tucson from his home in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Several hours before his arrest, Hermosillo was transported to a hospital in Tucson by ambulance after suffering from a seizure. He has a New Mexico state ID, but did not take it with him during the medical emergency.
After being released from the hospital following treatment, Hermosillo did not know how to return to where he was staying.
He approached the Border Patrol officer because he was looking for someone to help him. "I saw a car, and I askled] him for help," Hermosillo said. He told the officer that he was staying in Tucson.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:on5oeywiqx32fh2zau473wz6/bafkreie3gc6fndj7mtotijddm4eg264zgsqxpn4nbekb3xq5ubdmskvr6u@jpeg)
!["You"
re not from here. Do you have your
papers?" the officer said, according to Hermosillo. When the officer asked where he was from, Hermosillo said he told the officer,
"New Mexico." The officer then accused Hermosillo of lying. "Don't make me lout] like [I'm] stupid," the officer said. "I know you're from Mexico." After that, Hermosillo said, he was arrested.
Hermosillo said that he never told the officer that he was born in Mexico, was a citizen of Mexico, or entered the country illegally. And he would not have said those things because they are not true. He signed the transcript released by DHS because the officer ordered him to "sign everything." But Hermosillo did not read it, because he cannot read.
According to Hermosillo's girlfriend, Grace Hernandez, Hermosillo has learning disabilities and can only write his name.
Hermosillo said he did not graduate from high school and dropped out after the 10th grade.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:on5oeywiqx32fh2zau473wz6/bafkreiensu64iobo4ftuqeaighf2p5k745uzdnmhcecugsi4ec74dnqse4@jpeg)
April 23, 2025 at 2:55 PM
A US citizen with a learning disability who has just suffered a medical emergency asks a CBP officer for directions outside the emergency room. He ends up detained in an icebox for ten days and has the assistant secretary of DHS lying about him to the public at large. popular.info/p/us-citizen...
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Undocumented immigrants paid an effective federal income tax rate of 5.27% in 2022.
That means they paid a higher effective tax rate than 5 of the richest Americans…and a higher effective tax rate than 55 mega corporations.
So let me ask you: who are the real freeloaders?
That means they paid a higher effective tax rate than 5 of the richest Americans…and a higher effective tax rate than 55 mega corporations.
So let me ask you: who are the real freeloaders?
April 15, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Undocumented immigrants paid an effective federal income tax rate of 5.27% in 2022.
That means they paid a higher effective tax rate than 5 of the richest Americans…and a higher effective tax rate than 55 mega corporations.
So let me ask you: who are the real freeloaders?
That means they paid a higher effective tax rate than 5 of the richest Americans…and a higher effective tax rate than 55 mega corporations.
So let me ask you: who are the real freeloaders?
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This is horrible to post, but I may as well post it. We are essentially shutting down research operations in my group, which is focused on treatments for pediatric brain cancer. I’m a well funded investigator, and there’s no choice. Science can’t function without the stability of NIH
March 15, 2025 at 5:32 PM
This is horrible to post, but I may as well post it. We are essentially shutting down research operations in my group, which is focused on treatments for pediatric brain cancer. I’m a well funded investigator, and there’s no choice. Science can’t function without the stability of NIH
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Elon can’t manage his own company well (TSLA plummeting) or protect X from cyber attack.
But don’t worry: Trump assured us that the foreign-born, ketamine-addicted egomaniac *definitely* cares more about you and this nation than he does himself and his companies.
#ETTD
But don’t worry: Trump assured us that the foreign-born, ketamine-addicted egomaniac *definitely* cares more about you and this nation than he does himself and his companies.
#ETTD
March 10, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Elon can’t manage his own company well (TSLA plummeting) or protect X from cyber attack.
But don’t worry: Trump assured us that the foreign-born, ketamine-addicted egomaniac *definitely* cares more about you and this nation than he does himself and his companies.
#ETTD
But don’t worry: Trump assured us that the foreign-born, ketamine-addicted egomaniac *definitely* cares more about you and this nation than he does himself and his companies.
#ETTD
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If Musk and his Technoboyz can't stop a cyber attack at X, maybe they shouldn't have access to our Social Security? Just brainstorming.
March 10, 2025 at 6:27 PM
If Musk and his Technoboyz can't stop a cyber attack at X, maybe they shouldn't have access to our Social Security? Just brainstorming.
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So they banned research that would help women and girls because it happened to mention trans men too, then lied about it
Literally what we said would happen. The attacks on trans people harm cis women too. They aren't "defending women", they're attacking them too
Literally what we said would happen. The attacks on trans people harm cis women too. They aren't "defending women", they're attacking them too
March 8, 2025 at 8:18 PM
So they banned research that would help women and girls because it happened to mention trans men too, then lied about it
Literally what we said would happen. The attacks on trans people harm cis women too. They aren't "defending women", they're attacking them too
Literally what we said would happen. The attacks on trans people harm cis women too. They aren't "defending women", they're attacking them too
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Just a couple of sociopaths justifying their cruelty.
March 5, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Just a couple of sociopaths justifying their cruelty.
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March 5, 2025 at 2:54 AM
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People say they want more study into the effects of puberty blockers and HRT, but then mock actual studies into it.
"8 million dollars for making mice transgender" is the new "they're eating the dogs"
March 5, 2025 at 2:52 AM
People say they want more study into the effects of puberty blockers and HRT, but then mock actual studies into it.
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are you fucking kidding me, riley gaines in the NASCAR pre-show
March 2, 2025 at 8:31 PM
are you fucking kidding me, riley gaines in the NASCAR pre-show
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For the millionth time, stop using this meme. The original context was Norm Macdonald joking about the brutal rape and murder of Brandon Teena, a trans man. It was depraved to say it at the time and it's worse that people continue to share this.
March 1, 2025 at 11:07 PM
For the millionth time, stop using this meme. The original context was Norm Macdonald joking about the brutal rape and murder of Brandon Teena, a trans man. It was depraved to say it at the time and it's worse that people continue to share this.
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I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
We're not done yet | 18F
18f.org
March 1, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
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(2/2)Exploring TikTok’s algorithm continued
March 1, 2025 at 6:20 AM
(2/2)Exploring TikTok’s algorithm continued
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(1/2) Supposedly TikTok released this information on their algorithm (I say supposedly because I couldn’t find a primary source for it), but I think it’s worth a discussion!
What’s good about TikTok’s algo? What could be improved?
What’s good about TikTok’s algo? What could be improved?
March 1, 2025 at 6:18 AM
(1/2) Supposedly TikTok released this information on their algorithm (I say supposedly because I couldn’t find a primary source for it), but I think it’s worth a discussion!
What’s good about TikTok’s algo? What could be improved?
What’s good about TikTok’s algo? What could be improved?
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Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton goes fastest and moves to P1.
Had to say it out loud to see how it feels. Takes some getting used to.
Had to say it out loud to see how it feels. Takes some getting used to.
February 27, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton goes fastest and moves to P1.
Had to say it out loud to see how it feels. Takes some getting used to.
Had to say it out loud to see how it feels. Takes some getting used to.
Even Elon’s own AI knows what a liar he and Trump are.
Elon’s Grok AI, like many reasoning LLMs, display their “thoughts.” And in this process, successfully leaked their prompt.
User onil_gova on Reddit
Elon’s Grok AI, like many reasoning LLMs, display their “thoughts.” And in this process, successfully leaked their prompt.
User onil_gova on Reddit
February 23, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Even Elon’s own AI knows what a liar he and Trump are.
Elon’s Grok AI, like many reasoning LLMs, display their “thoughts.” And in this process, successfully leaked their prompt.
User onil_gova on Reddit
Elon’s Grok AI, like many reasoning LLMs, display their “thoughts.” And in this process, successfully leaked their prompt.
User onil_gova on Reddit
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We won’t disappear just because you change a website.
February 14, 2025 at 5:36 PM
We won’t disappear just because you change a website.
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This is where you go to tell the National Park Service to restore the word "transgender" in its entry on the Stonewall monument.
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Stonewall National Monument (U.S. National Park Service)
Before the 1960s, almost everything about living openly as a lesbian, gay, bisexual (LGB) person was illegal. The Stonewall Uprising on June 28, 1969 is a milestone in the quest for LGB civil rights a...
www.nps.gov
February 13, 2025 at 10:53 PM
This is where you go to tell the National Park Service to restore the word "transgender" in its entry on the Stonewall monument.
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People should fly trans flags at that monument every day until Trans people get added back.
February 13, 2025 at 10:40 PM
People should fly trans flags at that monument every day until Trans people get added back.