Patrick Verel
@pverel.bsky.social
Interests include, in no particular order, graffiti, running, writing, photography, urbanism, salamanders, Bob's Burgers, rye whiskey, and smashing fascism. More at patrickverel.com
Masha Gessen recently dubbed Trump's invasion of Venezuela and the murder of an innocent American citizen by his paramilitary force "An Assault on Hope." To which we simply say, Get the fuck out of here, LOSER. We're Americans, and we take orders from no king. Not now, not ever. #NoKings #FuckICE
January 12, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Joined my first Freedom Friday protest this evening with the Brooklyn Resisters. 30 minutes of hanging around the entrance to the Prospect Expressway with some patriotic Brooklynites. Can’t begin to tell you how good it feels to be around decent people during these dark times. #FuckICE
January 10, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Joined my first Freedom Friday protest this evening with the Brooklyn Resisters. 30 minutes of hanging around the entrance to the Prospect Expressway with some patriotic Brooklynites. Can’t begin to tell you how good it feels to be around decent people during these dark times. #FuckICE
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Also, I wonder if people get how strange it is that Bovino keeps showing up on all these raids.
He's one of the top-most CBP officials there is. It'd be like if NYPD Commish Tisch kept putting on body armor to do small drug raids in NYC all the time.
Lays bare that this is all about spectacle.
He's one of the top-most CBP officials there is. It'd be like if NYPD Commish Tisch kept putting on body armor to do small drug raids in NYC all the time.
Lays bare that this is all about spectacle.
I always thought the term "cosplaying" was overused until ICE/CBP started showing up everywhere. Look at this guy, does he think it's Fallujah? (It's a high school in Minneapolis).
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
January 8, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Also, I wonder if people get how strange it is that Bovino keeps showing up on all these raids.
He's one of the top-most CBP officials there is. It'd be like if NYPD Commish Tisch kept putting on body armor to do small drug raids in NYC all the time.
Lays bare that this is all about spectacle.
He's one of the top-most CBP officials there is. It'd be like if NYPD Commish Tisch kept putting on body armor to do small drug raids in NYC all the time.
Lays bare that this is all about spectacle.
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I know "nothing ever changes" is part psychological defence and part easiest hedge bet, because it is so often true, but people should think before sharing their "everything will always be awful" take. First, it adds to collective depression, but also it becomes a personally disempowering mantra.
January 8, 2026 at 11:50 AM
I know "nothing ever changes" is part psychological defence and part easiest hedge bet, because it is so often true, but people should think before sharing their "everything will always be awful" take. First, it adds to collective depression, but also it becomes a personally disempowering mantra.
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surrounding them after they just killed somebody and shouting “you can’t kill us all, nazis” is legitimate “ready to run through a wall” inspirational
January 7, 2026 at 6:31 PM
surrounding them after they just killed somebody and shouting “you can’t kill us all, nazis” is legitimate “ready to run through a wall” inspirational
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I happen to know quite a bit about Venezuelan oil.
TL;DR it’s hard to extract, notoriously investor-endangering, isn’t needed (global crude is oversupplied to the tune of 3.3 min bpd) and isn’t easily refined (it’s too dense so always sold at a heavy discount)
www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...
TL;DR it’s hard to extract, notoriously investor-endangering, isn’t needed (global crude is oversupplied to the tune of 3.3 min bpd) and isn’t easily refined (it’s too dense so always sold at a heavy discount)
www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...
Venezuela has the world’s most oil: Why doesn’t it earn more from exports?
Venezuela holds the world's largest proven oil reserves, more than five times more than the United States.
www.aljazeera.com
January 4, 2026 at 2:06 PM
I happen to know quite a bit about Venezuelan oil.
TL;DR it’s hard to extract, notoriously investor-endangering, isn’t needed (global crude is oversupplied to the tune of 3.3 min bpd) and isn’t easily refined (it’s too dense so always sold at a heavy discount)
www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...
TL;DR it’s hard to extract, notoriously investor-endangering, isn’t needed (global crude is oversupplied to the tune of 3.3 min bpd) and isn’t easily refined (it’s too dense so always sold at a heavy discount)
www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...
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Here it is
December 23, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Here it is
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I just uploaded @jasonparis.bsky.social 's recording of the segment CBS News pulled from "60 Minutes" to YouTube:
WATCH: Segment CBS News Pulled From "60 Minutes"
YouTube video by Phil Lewis
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December 22, 2025 at 10:45 PM
I just uploaded @jasonparis.bsky.social 's recording of the segment CBS News pulled from "60 Minutes" to YouTube:
I never knew I could loathe Facebook more than I do. I feel like I’m being served up content from the deepest darkest corners of hell now.
December 6, 2025 at 12:58 AM
I never knew I could loathe Facebook more than I do. I feel like I’m being served up content from the deepest darkest corners of hell now.
Filed under “not all heros wear capes.”
Around two dozen car/vans have sped out of the garage, with NYPD officers clearing the path. One guys tries to stop them, NYPD officers come chasing.
November 29, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Filed under “not all heros wear capes.”
Fuck Yea
Wow! Jesse Welles performed his song “Join ICE” on the Colbert Show last night. 🏆
November 20, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Fuck Yea
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Something absolutely perfect about Larry Summers riffing about the scourge of woke cancel culture being unfair to predatory men in a friendly email to his pal JEFFREY EPSTEIN.
November 13, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Something absolutely perfect about Larry Summers riffing about the scourge of woke cancel culture being unfair to predatory men in a friendly email to his pal JEFFREY EPSTEIN.
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Hey ChatGPT: Please generate an image of a man thoroughly devoid of any and all human empathy.
incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 6, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Hey ChatGPT: Please generate an image of a man thoroughly devoid of any and all human empathy.
Who's gonna get the Kickstarter going to make posters of this badboy? Let's plaster the land with them!
🚨🚨HERE IT IS: We got Trump’s birthday note to Jeffrey Epstein that the President said doesn’t exist.
Trump talks about a “wonderful secret” the two of them shared. What is he hiding? Release the files!
Trump talks about a “wonderful secret” the two of them shared. What is he hiding? Release the files!
September 8, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Who's gonna get the Kickstarter going to make posters of this badboy? Let's plaster the land with them!
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Not sure about this new Andrew Cuomo ad
July 15, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Not sure about this new Andrew Cuomo ad
I feel like this could be titled Effect and Cause. Cause? Penis rocket boy’s wedding. Effect? Democratic socialist mayor. Good job @nytimes.com, good job.
June 26, 2025 at 5:15 PM
I feel like this could be titled Effect and Cause. Cause? Penis rocket boy’s wedding. Effect? Democratic socialist mayor. Good job @nytimes.com, good job.
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Opinion | Despite my endorsement, New York City Democrats rejected a spiteful, score-settling sexual harasser who lied about Covid deaths and currently serves as Benjamin Netanyahu's defense attorney. I have never been more fearful for my party's future.
June 25, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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Hanif Wins Re-election in Council Contest Defined by Israel and Gaza
www.nytimes.com
June 25, 2025 at 2:14 AM
@danpfeiffer.bsky.social gets it. I don’t care who you vote for, as long as it’s not Cuomo
open.substack.com/pub/messageb...
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The Incredibly Stupid, Self-Defeating Democratic Panic about Zohran Mamdani
Whether you like him or not, the campaign to defeat Mamdani reeks of everything people hate about politics
open.substack.com
June 24, 2025 at 12:38 PM
@danpfeiffer.bsky.social gets it. I don’t care who you vote for, as long as it’s not Cuomo
open.substack.com/pub/messageb...
open.substack.com/pub/messageb...
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THIS JUST HAPPENED: Brad Lander walked through the fire, got burned, and came back with a fucking gasoline can.
ICE arrested him — now he’s escorting migrants right past them, again. Most politicians wouldn’t show up. He showed out.
ICE arrested him — now he’s escorting migrants right past them, again. Most politicians wouldn’t show up. He showed out.
June 20, 2025 at 6:54 PM
THIS JUST HAPPENED: Brad Lander walked through the fire, got burned, and came back with a fucking gasoline can.
ICE arrested him — now he’s escorting migrants right past them, again. Most politicians wouldn’t show up. He showed out.
ICE arrested him — now he’s escorting migrants right past them, again. Most politicians wouldn’t show up. He showed out.
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More excellent snark: bsky.app/profile/gwyn...
NY Governor Kathy Hochul inside 26 Federal Plaza now, seeking answers from DHS/ICE about the arrest of NYC Comptroller Brad Lander, who is still being detained. @thecity.nyc "How long is this going to take, I don't think he has a long rap sheet," Hochul says to agents.
June 18, 2025 at 1:23 AM
More excellent snark: bsky.app/profile/gwyn...
Reading this, I couldn't help but recall how the editorial board stated a few months ago that they'd be publishing fewer pieces, and devote more space to columns and op-eds. They really should have stuck to that plan.
dismal read: NYT comes out aggressively for Cuomo, not because they believe in the ghoul they called on to resign as governor, but because they really loathe Mamdani and lack the courage of what they purport to be their convictions, which would be to endorse Lander
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/o...
Opinion | Our Advice to Voters in a Vexing Race for New York Mayor
www.nytimes.com
June 16, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Reading this, I couldn't help but recall how the editorial board stated a few months ago that they'd be publishing fewer pieces, and devote more space to columns and op-eds. They really should have stuck to that plan.
Was also thinking of "There's gonna be an even bigger parade when your big fat fascist ass is gone" and "This sign is too small to list all ways Trump is a pathetic weak little pansy boy."
The kids had fun doing the crown though, so l've shelved those ideas for later. #nokings
The kids had fun doing the crown though, so l've shelved those ideas for later. #nokings
June 14, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Was also thinking of "There's gonna be an even bigger parade when your big fat fascist ass is gone" and "This sign is too small to list all ways Trump is a pathetic weak little pansy boy."
The kids had fun doing the crown though, so l've shelved those ideas for later. #nokings
The kids had fun doing the crown though, so l've shelved those ideas for later. #nokings