Patrick O'Liddy
@patrickoliddy.bsky.social
Denver, Colorado Quod gratis asseritur, gratis negatur. What is arbitrarily asserted can arbitrarily be denied. Lo que es afirmado arbitrariamente, es negado arbitrariamente.
Money out of politics. Money in your pocket. Medicare for All. Michigan... We won. I am so proud to be your Democratic nominee for US Senate. Let's win in November.
Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” Leaves the Gods in the Outtakes www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” Leaves the Gods in the Outtakes
Christopher Nolan’s Homer adaptation presents a modern, relatable Odysseus, rather than trying to understand the ancient world on its own terms.
newyorker.com
Ponte dei Salti, a 17th-century stone bridge spanning the crystal-clear Verzasca River in Lavertezzo, Switzerland 🇨🇭
The idea that a war only exists if there are casualties does not appear in the text of the Constitution. Nor does it appear in Madison’s notes on the Constitutional convention debates. Nor is there evidence it was discussed in ratification debates. It is made up.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterdaySen. Rand Paul: "I've had the debate with this administration ... they told me this isn't a war. I said, why isn't it a war? They said, 'Well, a constitutional war has to have significant casualties' ... initiation or declaration of war is *before* the casualties."
It’s past time to BAN CONGRESSIONAL STOCK TRADING! No member of Congress [or the White House] should be trading stocks. Period. The American people deserve to know their representatives are working for them, not corporations and stock portfolios. It’s time to ban Congressional stock trading.
New polls show Trump losing support among the groups at the heart of his supposed 2024 political realignment, David A. Graham argues in The Atlantic Daily: www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
Americans Are Turning on Trump
The president’s big gains with Black, Hispanic, and young voters in 2024 suggested a major shift. Less than two years later, he has lost those new supporters.
theatlantic.com
Talarico: "Texans aren’t going to stop smoking weed and eating edibles because politicians in Austin say so. Texans will still use THC — but instead of getting it safely from a local small business, they’ll go back to getting it from the black market. From the drug cartels."
On the Psychology of Military Incompetence, by British psychologist Norman F. Dixon, has long been considered a must-read, even within US military circles that relentlessly cull their own reading lists. Dixon sought to answer a question that had long bedeviled the British military, most especially
The Book That Predicted Pete Hegseth’s Failures
‘On the Psychology of Military Incompetence’ examines the narrow minds of petty men.
foreignpolicy.com
Don't miss this vile story: MAGA is raging at DHS chief Markwayne Mullin for admitting migrant farmworkers can beneft our economy. This means his devotion to ethnic cleansing is in doubt. He must be excommunicated! I wrote about the collapse of MAGA mythology here: newrepublic.com/article/2138...
The In-N-Out Burger shooter comes from a family immersed in Trump propaganda. The shooter loved General Flynn, Elon Musk, and RFK Jr. He was pro-natalist and wanted to join ICE, but didn't have a college degree.
Andrew M. | Founder & Advisor 🇬🇷 🇺🇸@andrewmfounder.bsky.social · 3d agoThe shooter at the In-N-Out Burger in Twin Falls, Idaho that killed 3 people and injured 2 people is a Republican, white male. Shocked.
"You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read." Happy birthday, James Baldwin!
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The right hates The Odyssey because of its ‘wokeness’ – but it missed an even bigger threat to its worldview | Peter Swallow
The new film extols the value of a rules-based world order. That’s far more radical than any casting decision says Labour MP and classicist Peter Swallow
theguardian.com
Insanity would be letting this unhinged narcissist continue to occupy the oval office. The inability to live in reality, and the present, is not a quality you'd want in a top leader of the country.
Hey Trump And Todd Blanche, It's Been Over 8 Months,What Are You Waiting For ? RELEASE THE UNREDACTED EPSTEIN FILES......
Republican politicians support Todd Blanche hiding the Epstein files. Republican politicians support Blanche cooking up bogus charges to please Trump. Republican politicians support Blanche giving the Trumps tax audit amnesty worth tens of millions of dollars. Vote against all Republicans.
Iran insists again that Trump's claims are untrue and that no talks are now underway with Trump. www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
Iran says no talks are under way with United States after Trump calls off attacks
Iran contradicted President Donald Trump who had cited talks he said would take place on Monday as justification for calling off attacks.
reuters.com
Good Morning WHEN TRUTH SPEAKS When a great patriot looks in the mirror and says ENOUGH and is willing to be arrested for his convictions to speak up This is who Airforce Major Jason Watson is.... An American HERO God Speed sir
Trump says talks with Iran are back underway, Iran says no, they're not. Seems like we could just run this headline in continuous loop, every day. www.cnn.com/2026/08/02/w...
Live updates: Trump says Iran war talks to resume Monday after he called off strikes | CNN
Iran says it isn’t currently talking to the US but is speaking to Oman about a new Strait of Hormuz route. Follow for live updates.
cnn.com
