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@nrpatton.bsky.social

Former journalist turned communicator. Gadabout. Always from Maryland. Root for Badgers.

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There are flyers circulating and even mailers showing up in people’s mailboxes in Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District that list the wrong date for the upcoming special election. Voters are being told to vote on the incorrect day.

29.11.2025 20:04 β€” πŸ‘ 4349    πŸ” 2252    πŸ’¬ 297    πŸ“Œ 206
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Fed-Up UK Millennials Are Mobilizing to Push for Economic Growth An emerging political movement aims to make infrastructure, housing and growth cool for a generation of frustrated Britons.

British millennials are embracing an unlikely new cause: infrastructure, housing and the politics of economic growth.

29.11.2025 23:30 β€” πŸ‘ 110    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 4
The pope on a crowded airplane, brandishing a baseball bat

The pope on a crowded airplane, brandishing a baseball bat

"That would be an ecumenical matter"

29.11.2025 14:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1304    πŸ” 139    πŸ’¬ 67    πŸ“Œ 22
Nara Smith posing in a printed black-and-white dress between two aisles in a grocery store.

Nara Smith posing in a printed black-and-white dress between two aisles in a grocery store.

Nara Smith, the model and influencer known for her elaborate recipe videos, is pursuing a new role, business mogul, with the release of a new garlic cooking oil she developed. nyti.ms/3K6Xvw3

25.11.2025 20:15 β€” πŸ‘ 484    πŸ” 51    πŸ’¬ 173    πŸ“Œ 35

This is exactly what you do
With presidents who coup

25.11.2025 21:01 β€” πŸ‘ 24301    πŸ” 5845    πŸ’¬ 908    πŸ“Œ 300
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When OpenAI adjusted ChatGPT’s settings to appeal to more people, some users were left spiraling. Kashmir Hill, who reports on technology and privacy, describes what the company has done about the users’ troubling reports. Read more: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/t...

23.11.2025 23:13 β€” πŸ‘ 298    πŸ” 137    πŸ’¬ 41    πŸ“Œ 15
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Viola Fletcher, Oldest Survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Dies at 111

As a survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Viola Ford Fletcher bravely shared her story so that we’d never forget this painful part of our history. Michelle and I are grateful for her lifelong work to advance civil rights, and send our love to her family.

25.11.2025 00:45 β€” πŸ‘ 28821    πŸ” 6748    πŸ’¬ 489    πŸ“Œ 273
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HOUSTON: A church employee pretended to be ICE to extort a masseuse for money who is in the country legally with a temporary visa

24.11.2025 03:19 β€” πŸ‘ 4799    πŸ” 2229    πŸ’¬ 299    πŸ“Œ 190
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Exclusive: Cleta Mitchell, Activists Scheme to Bring Back One-Day Elections Read more here.

Cleta Mitchell and top anti-voting activists met earlier this month to discuss plans to severely restrict early and mail voting. Mitchell disclosed she is working with state lawmakers to ensure most voting occurs in person on Election Day at precincts.
https://bit.ly/489KIRg

24.11.2025 14:01 β€” πŸ‘ 177    πŸ” 99    πŸ’¬ 29    πŸ“Œ 16

Warning for North Carolina: Scams are increasing, and the confusion is being made worse by ICE agents failing to properly identify themselves and wearing masks. As a result, residents are becoming targets of immigration fraud.

23.11.2025 02:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2821    πŸ” 862    πŸ’¬ 36    πŸ“Œ 15
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New York to honor NWSL champions Gotham FC with City Hall celebration Gotham’s NYC celebration will include a fleet of buses that will drive toward City Hall, and the team will be awarded the key to the city.

From @theathleticfc.bsky.social: New York City will celebrate National Women’s Soccer League champions Gotham FC on Monday with a morning procession to City Hall, the club announced Sunday.

23.11.2025 21:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1089    πŸ” 142    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 8
Chart showing that since 2016, a vast majority of U.S. adults have said healthy children should be required to get the vaccine to attend public school because of the potential risks for others when children are not vaccinated. But support for school MMR requirements dropped from 82% in 2019 to 69% in 2025.

This decline is largely because of a steep slide in support among Republicans. In 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic, 79% of Republicans said healthy children should be required to get the MMR vaccine to attend school. This share sunk to 57% in 2023, then to 52% in 2025. In contrast, Democrats’ views on school MMR requirements have remained stable, with solid majority support.

Chart showing that since 2016, a vast majority of U.S. adults have said healthy children should be required to get the vaccine to attend public school because of the potential risks for others when children are not vaccinated. But support for school MMR requirements dropped from 82% in 2019 to 69% in 2025. This decline is largely because of a steep slide in support among Republicans. In 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic, 79% of Republicans said healthy children should be required to get the MMR vaccine to attend school. This share sunk to 57% in 2023, then to 52% in 2025. In contrast, Democrats’ views on school MMR requirements have remained stable, with solid majority support.

Republicans increasingly oppose requiring healthy kids to get MMR vaccines to attend public schools
2016 19%
2019 20%
2023 42%
2025 47%
www.pewresearch.org/science/2025... πŸ§ͺ

23.11.2025 22:30 β€” πŸ‘ 213    πŸ” 102    πŸ’¬ 29    πŸ“Œ 46
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Tatiana Schlossberg On The Power Of Our β€˜Inconspicuous Consumption’ A new report finds global efforts to combat climate change over the past several years have been "gravely insufficient,” and according to the Global Commission on Adaptation, it's not so much money, but rather a lack of political leadership that's the source of the problem. A new book from former New York Times science reporter Tatiana Schlossberg details ways in which our everyday choices in clothing, technology, food and fuel contribute to the problem β€” and how consumers can make a difference by demanding more of the companies and governments behind the systems at play. Jim Braude was joined by Tatiana Schlossberg.

If you read Tatiana Schlossberg’s essay in the New Yorker yesterday and want to learn more about her work, here’s an interview she sat down for when she was promoting her book β€œInconspicuous Consumption.”

23.11.2025 22:40 β€” πŸ‘ 282    πŸ” 60    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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CASSIDY: I know it's titillating, but I think we need to move beyond the titillation

TAPPER: This isn't about titillation. This is about the fact that you are the chairman of the health committee and you voted to confirm somebody that by all accounts is actually making America less healthy

23.11.2025 14:42 β€” πŸ‘ 19723    πŸ” 4753    πŸ’¬ 844    πŸ“Œ 314
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Leica’s latest black-and-white-only camera is the $7,800 Q3 Monochrom It’s the Q3’s turn to go to the dark side.

Leica’s latest black-and-white-only camera is the $7,800 Q3 Monochrom

20.11.2025 14:45 β€” πŸ‘ 534    πŸ” 57    πŸ’¬ 121    πŸ“Œ 22
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Forbes Formula 1’s Most Valuable Teams 2025 List Ferrari, Mercedes and McLaren top Forbes' 2025 list of Formula 1's most valuable teams. See the latest valuations of the financial powerhouses on the F1 grid.

Formula 1’s Most Valuable Teams 2025

With investors racing to get into F1, the ten teams on the grid are now worth $3.6 billion on average, and the leaders of the pack even outpace some NFL and NBA franchises.

20.11.2025 12:45 β€” πŸ‘ 448    πŸ” 74    πŸ’¬ 58    πŸ“Œ 8
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In reversal, Coast Guard again classifies swastikas, nooses as hate symbols The new order came hours after The Post reported the service would instead classify such symbols as β€œpotentially divisive” under guidelines set for release next month.

Cheers to the person who leaked the initial changes www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

21.11.2025 13:46 β€” πŸ‘ 10912    πŸ” 2637    πŸ’¬ 57    πŸ“Œ 216

Having been in IT since 2001, this has really been hitting me lately.

16.11.2025 20:35 β€” πŸ‘ 62    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1
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The longtime journalist Tina Brown says she is β€œburning with resentment” at the β€œdigital barons” who have taken over some of the media’s biggest outlets. On β€œThe Interview,” she shares what gives her hope that people can fight back against the superrich. Read or listen here. nyti.ms/49TKIaw

15.11.2025 18:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1759    πŸ” 526    πŸ’¬ 110    πŸ“Œ 32
Norman Rockwell's classic painting of a guy standing and speaking at a town meeting

Norman Rockwell's classic painting of a guy standing and speaking at a town meeting

The presidency, governorships, and mayors' offices are not entry-level positions.

16.11.2025 18:27 β€” πŸ‘ 4606    πŸ” 588    πŸ’¬ 153    πŸ“Œ 33

The emergency brake on this train says "FINE FOR MISUSE" so I guess it's okay if you want to mess with it

16.11.2025 17:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1146    πŸ” 206    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 1
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I missed #Caturday so here’s some belated Sistine Chapel action for you.

16.11.2025 19:49 β€” πŸ‘ 4611    πŸ” 223    πŸ’¬ 144    πŸ“Œ 12
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Northern Lights Forecast: Aurora Could Be Visible From These States Sunday A coronal mass ejection recorded on Friday could reach Earth and cause geomagnetic storms on Sunday night.

A coronal mass ejection recorded on Friday could reach Earth and cause geomagnetic storms on Sunday night.

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16.11.2025 16:36 β€” πŸ‘ 12447    πŸ” 4923    πŸ’¬ 276    πŸ“Œ 184

Gotta love how Jon Karl and ABC News had this graphic ready to go *the very moment* that Hassett rolled out his Walmart anecdote.

16.11.2025 19:23 β€” πŸ‘ 6232    πŸ” 1544    πŸ’¬ 305    πŸ“Œ 94
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New: Only 2% of people DHS arrested in the Chicago area had a criminal record. Check out the whole video on Substack. substack.com/@thefrankfig...

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In a Brutal Mississippi Jail, Inmates Say They Were Enlisted as Enforcers

Guards at the Rankin County jail beat people behind closed doors and encouraged some inmates to join in on the brutality, former inmates and guards said. The violence created a culture of fear, widely accepted by officials to keep order, a New York Times and Mississippi Today investigation found.

15.11.2025 16:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2150    πŸ” 1132    πŸ’¬ 107    πŸ“Œ 57
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Aircraft carrier arrives in the Caribbean in major buildup near Venezuela The most advanced U.S. aircraft carrier has arrived in the Caribbean Sea in a display of American military power. The presence of the USS Gerald R.

The nation’s most advanced aircraft carrier arrived in the Caribbean on Sunday in a display of U.S. military power, raising questions about what the new influx of troops and weaponry could signal for the Trump administration’s drug enforcement intentions in South America. apnews.com/article/airc...

16.11.2025 16:52 β€” πŸ‘ 2764    πŸ” 1226    πŸ’¬ 840    πŸ“Œ 314
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It's a revealing moment...

J.D. Vance welcomes a two-legged robot helping on the job site. But if that helper is a person named Jose, he calls it a threat. Same tasks, same productivity boost.

The inconsistency reveals this isn’t about economics.

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Powerball Jackpot Climbs To $570 Millionβ€”Here’s What The Winner Could Take Home After Taxes The Powerball lottery continued climbing after a lucky winner in Georgia won the Mega Millions jackpot valued at $980 million on Friday.

The Powerball lottery continued climbing after a lucky winner in Georgia won the Mega Millions jackpot valued at $980 million on Friday.

16.11.2025 16:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1881    πŸ” 247    πŸ’¬ 104    πŸ“Œ 36

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