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Patrick Connolly

@patrickconnolly.bsky.social

Career educator and life-long student. Math guy, finance guy, and music guy. I like to think I am good at thinking and teaching.

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Mamdani: "I speak of Renee Good, whose final words to the man who murdered her were, 'I'm not mad at you.' I speak of Alex Pretti who died as he lived, caring for the stranger. ICE shot him bc he did something they could never fathom ... let us offer a new path: one of defiance through compassion."

06.02.2026 16:01 β€” πŸ‘ 45490    πŸ” 11762    πŸ’¬ 640    πŸ“Œ 591
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Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center

27.01.2026 16:17 β€” πŸ‘ 20459    πŸ” 4321    πŸ’¬ 603    πŸ“Œ 353
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The letter from Bill and Hillary Clinton to James Comer explaining their refusal to testify in his Epstein investigation is really remarkable, not like any letter of this genre I've seen. It's signed by them, not a lawyer, and the arguments are not legal ones. Reprinted from their X account:

13.01.2026 18:19 β€” πŸ‘ 4309    πŸ” 1554    πŸ’¬ 185    πŸ“Œ 323

This is the bad place

14.01.2026 00:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Pop Song Math Quiz Answer all questions in the form of a song title. 1. The Rob Base Postulate Given that a number greater than 1(x) is required to make a thing go ri...

Jay-Z’s Limited Problem Set:

Let x = the set including Jay’s total number of possible tribulations (maximum = 100).

GIVEN: One of the set β‰  β€œa bitch.” How many other potential quandaries might Jay-Z face?

11.01.2026 19:35 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

Because reading is fundamental.

07.01.2026 19:21 β€” πŸ‘ 127    πŸ” 34    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 1

SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep goingβ€”
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last tiβ€”
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE

10.12.2025 17:10 β€” πŸ‘ 13609    πŸ” 4861    πŸ’¬ 107    πŸ“Œ 227

This is possibly my favorite post, ever. Really brilliant

10.12.2025 22:32 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Side-eye. Criminal, bombastic sided-eye.

05.12.2025 17:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Maybe a new size between 6in and 12in called β€œthrowable” size?

07.11.2025 16:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Reason one million and ten I love NYC: Every single time I need to get my giant double stroller up or down stairs or up into the bus, a kind stranger jumps in to help me. Every single time!

24.09.2025 00:31 β€” πŸ‘ 470    πŸ” 35    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 1

Totally agree! I had a major ortho surgery 3 months ago and was walker-bound for the whole time. The number of folks who just stopped to help and give encouragement was overwhelming.

24.09.2025 17:13 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Photo of a  brunette in tortoiseshell glasses sitting in an airplane seat. She is wearing a grey shirt and a white KF94 mask.

Photo of a brunette in tortoiseshell glasses sitting in an airplane seat. She is wearing a grey shirt and a white KF94 mask.

RFK Jr. is anti-science, anti-vax, anti-public health, and in charge of preventing infectious disease in the United States.

If I’m flying I’m masking.

21.06.2025 16:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1021    πŸ” 114    πŸ’¬ 50    πŸ“Œ 16

This is the bad place.

31.05.2025 17:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The specificity in re cylindrical is a choice.

28.05.2025 21:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

<sets hair on fire bc constitution>

28.05.2025 20:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I think he may have taken the whole horcrux thing a bit too far

28.05.2025 20:47 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The β€œunaccredited” made me literally snort-laugh in public

28.05.2025 20:33 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This also feel like a high-school trigonometry question since he’s leaning lol.

19.05.2025 17:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is the bad place

08.05.2025 21:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh sweet Cthulhu help me. I just cannot.

08.05.2025 21:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Is this real lol?

08.05.2025 21:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Implement a 100% tariff and ruin a movie:

My Two Left Feet

05.05.2025 17:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Protect yourself against SARS-CoV-2/COVID despite everything around you telling you it’s no longer a threat.

#CovidIsntOver #WearAnN95

27.04.2025 16:39 β€” πŸ‘ 250    πŸ” 72    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 2

Can someone find the relevant Little Mermaid clip that matches with this lol

27.04.2025 16:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is enraging me lol. No one deserves or is entitled to my attention without my consent and willing participation.

26.04.2025 21:57 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You are not entitled to the attention of literally any other human being.

26.04.2025 21:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I have a version of this story with crate-training a puppy….but it was a different bodily output (which was unfortunately fluid rather than solid)

26.04.2025 21:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I want the DEI planes back

26.04.2025 21:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Is there any connection to dessert in the same (sort of) sense to de-serve (clear) the dinner table?

26.04.2025 21:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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