Patrick Murray パトリック
@intelpatrick.bsky.social
Dad, husband, retired @intel engineer, now NCSU ISE Adj. Lecturer & volunteer, and a proud parent of http://colum.edu, http://bu.edu, & http://ncsu.edu grads. Motto: You are what you do.
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NOELREPORTS@noelreports.com · 20h ago❗️Ukrainian sources say Kyiv has received no update from Pete Hegseth or the Pentagon on approvals for Patriot and NASAMS missiles, with no movement reported. Zelensky said Ukraine has been waiting nearly a month for Hegseth’s sign-off and instructed his team to raise the issue again. #Ukraine
Election night plans? Join me, Christine Kushner and Mona Singh for the @wakedems.bsky.social watch party at The Rialto on Tuesday, November 3rd. Doors open at 8:30. It's free, but grab a ticket: wakedems.org/watch-party
GOP does nothing but gin up culture wars. Meanwhile: — GOP slashed SNAP benefits to 5+ million Americans, forcing them to turn to food banks. — Trump's tariffs and war spurred inflation, making it more expensive to eat at The Cheesecake Factory. Prices are now ~13% higher than when he took office.
"A.i." is a tool of extraction, not liberation. These fucking products are designed to fuck you over, not help you.
The Lever@levernews.com · 3d agoYou asked AI for the cheapest flight. It dug through your emails, decided you could afford more, and suggested a ticket costing $100–$200 extra. Lindsay Owens explains ⬇️
In a shocking move, TX won't release info about where voucher money is going. It is obvious: vouchers are a SCAM and a total misuse of public tax dollars. https://ow.ly/fBN95100xIC #nced #ncpublicschools
Texas won't say which private schools, vendors are profiting from state vouchers: Houston Chronicle
The Texas Comptroller's office is refusing to release records showing how families are spending taxpayer-funded school voucher dollars, ABC13's partners at the Houston Chronicle reported on Thursday.
ow.ly
Don't forget that nearly all Republicans in Congress stood by and supported Trump's... -Tax cuts for the rich -Cuts to the social safety net -Iran War -ICE abductions & National Guard deployments -Inflationary tariffs -Blatant corruption His unpopularity is theirs too — and the midterms are here.
North Carolina voter: I've lived a long time. I've never experienced a situation that scares me more than what we're in right now. So it's important for everybody to get out and vote. If you love America, it's time to vote for America, not against it.
Don’t be tricked! This amendment puts funding for public schools, libraries, EMS, and hospitals at risk. Protect our communities, VOTE AGAINST! #nced #ncpublicschools #ncpubliceducation #VOTEAGAINST
You'd have to tax them really hard to stop being billionaires.
And it wasn't even AI! It was just old-fashioned fraud and misrepresentation.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5d agoTransportation Secretary Sean Duffy does a promo for Tesla: "What's so cool is that Elon Musk and Tesla are innovating the way they are. I thought it was an AI video! This is unbelievable."
“These are not people who failed to qualify—they are eligible Americans who will be stripped of coverage because they could not navigate a system designed to pile on paperwork.”
Mother Jones@motherjones.com · 7d agoPrivate contractors are set to cash in as millions of Americans lose health care
Kennedy’s Vaccine Plan Could Cause Surge in Hepatitis B, Study Finds www.nytimes.com/2026/10/19/h...
Kennedy’s Vaccine Plan Could Cause Surge in Hepatitis B, Study Finds
Ending routine vaccination for hepatitis B at birth, as the health secretary has recommended, would increase the number of chronic infections by as much as 83 percent, a team of researchers reported.
nytimes.com
MUST READ: Neil Bush, brother of one President Bush and son of another President Bush, explains why he voted for James Talarico. In part: “My vote was motivated by two things: deep concern about Ken Paxton's record and genuine admiration for the character and principles I see in James Talarico.”
The 🇺🇸 can be like this if we vote out the GOP
EU Electricity@eu-electricity.eurosky.social · 7d agoEU Electricity Generation - October 20, 2026 46.09% of EU electricity generation was renewable, 62.73% low-emission. Wind: 22.48% Nuclear: 20.24% Hydro: 9.92% Gas: 17.79% Solar: 9.68% Coal: 12.61% eu-electricity.eu #EU #Renewables #Electricity #EnergySky #ClimateSky
They can't. That's part of the reason why we have a federal government
Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · last wk.BREAKING: Trump's head of FEMA just told states to prepare to handle disasters on their own. The Trump admin's disaster chief told state officials they must increase their financial reserves and emergency capabilities to handle most disasters on their own — without federal help.
Super PAC and dark money spending is breaking records, with hundreds of millions of dollars coming from big donors connected to the AI, crypto, and finance industries looking to shape government policy. bit.ly/47TbFsK
Big Money Breaks Records, Boosts GOP: 5 Things to Know About the Midterms
From unprecedented spending to public outrage over corruption, here’s how big money is shaping the 2026 election.
brennancenter.org
🚨BREAKING: Thousands of North Carolina midterm ballots are set to be rejected over minor technical issues after a federal court upheld strict new Republican-backed rules for mail voters, according to data shared exclusively with Democracy Docket. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Exclusive: Thousands of North Carolina ballots set to be rejected after GOP imposed strict new rules, data shows
If 3% of mail ballots statewide end up being rejected, it would lead to an estimated 3,942 ballots being thrown out, Democracy Docket calculated. Those voters would be disenfranchised unless they come...
democracydocket.com
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · last wk.The Trump regime is arresting green card holders who have no recollection of registering to vote and accusing them of fraudulently registering to vote to create the illusion of non-citizens voting being a real problem. www.latimes.com/california/s...
GS: Wealth Growth Is Increasingly Skewed Toward Higher Income and Wealth Households
