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Patrick

@atomicpopwi.bsky.social

Lover of words, science, & trivia. Intolerant of intolerance. Random acts of kindness do make a difference. Fantasy baseball champion (yes, it's dorky) and often praised for my grilled cheese skills.

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Mark Jacob@markjacob.bsky.social · 5h ago

🧵🧵🧵 A scandal that hardly anyone knows happened is Trump giving traitor Michael Flynn $1.25 million in your tax money. Flynn, Trump’s 1st national security adviser, pleaded guilty twice to lying to the FBI but was pardoned by Trump. He sued, alleging "weaponization," and DOJ paid him in March. 1/4🧵

Justice Dept. Settles Flynn’s Wrongful Prosecution Suit for $1.25 Million (Gift Article)

The agreement was an extraordinary example of how the Trump administration has offered legal relief to those aligned with the president.

nytimes.com

Jason Koebler@jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 4h ago

New: Police in Wisconsin used Flock to create a pretext to search a man's car for weed. Their justification? He drove from Wisconsin to Michigan, a “known source state for marijuana as it is legal there,” and Flock showed he "travels to Michigan frequently." www.404media.co/cops-used-fl...

Cops Used Flock to Track a Man Across State Lines to Create Pretext to Search His Car for Weed

"The vehicle travels to Michigan frequently which is a known source state for marijuana as it is legal there," a probable cause justification reads.

404media.co

Josh Marshall@joshtpm.bsky.social · 3h ago

as noted yesterday, Trump has now come around to treating an Iranian toll system covering the Strait of Hormuz as a given. Hard to overstate the level of strategic failure. US started the war purely as a war of choice and ends up dramatically empowering Iran and given the Iranian govt big wins.

Bill Grueskin@bgrueskin.bsky.social · 3h ago

Reuters: Iran wants fees of 5%-7% of the price of cargo from ships using the strait; Oman wants 3%. "Making fees voluntary, at least nominally, could be a way out of the impasse, although an implied threat of Iranian attacks could mean shippers would be ​unlikely to risk transit without paying."

Phil Williams@philinvestigates.com · 3h ago

Christian Nationalism On the Ballot in Tennessee: From calls to ban mosques to AI Crusader videos, two candidates are pushing Christian nationalist agendas to the forefront of Thursday’s Republican primaries. www.confrontthehate.com/p/executions...

Executions for Abortions? Deport Muslims? Christian Nationalism On the Ballot in Tennessee

From calls to ban mosques to AI Crusader videos, two candidates are pushing Christian nationalist agendas to the forefront of Thursday’s Republican primaries.

confrontthehate.com

Scott Horton@robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 4h ago

Fifty years from now, historians will conclude that Trump's decision to go to war in Iran was likely driven principally by a desire for personal self-enrichment. The Trump and Kushner families likely executed billions in oil futures contracts and enhanced their wealth by untold sums by manipulating

Donald Trump trapped between escalation and an Iran deal on Tehran’s terms

US president faces few good options to exit a war he once said would end swiftly with the Islamic republic’s surrender

ft.com

SEIU_ORG@seiu.org · 24h ago

Farmers must be protected from deadly heat. Working people musn’t be forced to collapse at work while protections & safety enforcements are rolled back. We need water, breaks, shade & real protections! Climate change is a labor issue & we’re fighting to make sure worker safety is never optional.

United Farm Workers@ufw.bsky.social · 2d ago

Yesterday's temperature topped 105° in Fresno. "Carlos" and team were working in the watermelons. "Our team is paid piece rate. The more boxes we fill the more we make. The person closest to the truck has the hardest job so we switch off. This is exhausting work." #WeFeedYou

Patrick@atomicpopwi.bsky.social · 18h ago

Tiny, TINY, little girl with training wheels still on her bike just smoked the field in a one lap sprint at the veledrome. Little legs doing about 6000 RPM! Lol, so cute.

Bethany Brookshire@beebrookshire.bsky.social · 23h ago

I'm just here to say I've been hating on the protein-maxxing phenomenon since before it was cool (you're not even getting to the gym twice a week what muscle are you building my guy you're just trying to make your smoothie manly) and HAH I WAS RIGHT. www.scientificamerican.com/article/eati...

Eating less protein could help you live longer

While “protein maxxing” is all the rage, reducing your protein intake could add years to your life

scientificamerican.com

Scott Horton@robertscotthorton.bsky.social · yesterday

"Don't mention the use of Flock in your report." Police are being explicitly told to hide the fact they're using Flock to pull people over and arrest them. If the tech is completely legal and acceptable, like law enforcement say, why hide it? Because most use is unlawful.

‘DO NOT MENTION ALPR USAGE’: How Cops Are Trying to Hide Their Use of Flock

“DO NOT MENTION ALPR USAGE TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE. DO NOT MENTION ALPR USAGE IN YOUR REPORT OR COMPLAINT."

404media.co

Mother Jones@motherjones.com · yesterday

American Healthcare Systems is the company that owns Vista Medical Center East. Court records, tax bills, and hospital inspections indicate that AHS has been sinking hospitals into financial chaos, leaving millions in unpaid bills—while its mansion-collecting CEO gallivants on a private jet.

Lake & McHenry County Scanner@lakemchenryscanner.bsky.social · 2d ago

Over 30 employees were laid off after a staffing agency ended its contracts with Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan after the hospital failed to pay the company for its services. www.lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/08/03/o...

Reuters@reuters.com · 2d ago

Cape Verde’s veteran goalkeeper Vozinha, who became a social media sensation at the World Cup, has signed for Colo-Colo, the Chilean club announced.

Naïna@killersumobunny.medsky.social · 2d ago

I hate this but feel it's important to share. Seattle folks (especially north) be on the alert for this man who killed a sweet helpless cat. Reward offered and tips desperately needed to catch this monster as we know people who do such a heinous act don't just do it once.

$5,000 REWARD For tips leading to the arrest and prosecution of the person(s) responsible for CAT ABDUCTED, TORTURED, AND KILLED IN NORTH SEATTLE On June 30, 2026, Seattle Animal Control responded to a deceased cat found in a Euro Car Service dumpster at NE 59th St. and Roosevelt WayNE. The indoor/outdoor cat appears to have been abducted, tortured, and killed. Security cameras captured an unidentified person transporting the cat around 4:50 a.m. $5,000 REWARD: Pasado's Safe Haven is offering a reward for tips leading to the arrest and prosecution of the person(s) responsible. We need the community's help identifying the individual in this photograph. HELP IDENTIFY WHERE: Euro Car Service dumpster at NE 59th. St. Seattle Animal Shelter and Pasado's Safe Haven are asking anyone with information to contact Seattle Animal Control at 206-386-7387 and reference case 9600346. seattle y animal shelter PASADO'S SAFE HAVEN ALL TIPS WILL REMAIN ANONYMOUS
Jason Karsh@jkarsh.bsky.social · 2d ago

Oh, is that the big decision facing our country right now? Not gas prices or grocery prices or the war he started or the people being snatched up off the street by masked jackboots and flown off to parts unknown. The pavers. We need to be laser focused on the pavers. Big decision. Huge.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d ago

Trump: "Now we have a big decision to make. Do we take the pavers that are red -- the red, brick pavers -- and do we change them into a granite?"

Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁@minibubbly.bsky.social · 2d ago

#NovaScotia One in 50 million: Oscar the two-coloured lobster lands in N.S. aquarium Oscar's blue-orange colours are the result of a genetic mutation Oscar's new home is the Beaty Centre for Marine Biodiversity at Dalhousie University in Halifax. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

One in 50 million: Oscar the two-coloured lobster lands in N.S. aquarium | CBC News

In his 40 years as a lobster fisherman, Robert Wagner had never seen a critter like it: a half-blue, half-orange lobster, split down the middle from head to tail. "I said, 'Wow! I've never seen that l...

cbc.ca