Patricia Doherty
@pdohertydesign.bsky.social
Research Director @NJ11th For Change•Theatre Designer•Ind Researcher/Writer•Grassroots Political Advocacy•Sustainable Communities•Gardener•Proud Union Member
IATSE United Scenic Artists Local 829
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I don’t think I’m ever going to get the appeal of pivoting to video for podcasts. I’ve been listening to podcasts for 20 years, and never once have I thought, my God, I need to SEE these people! I’m on a walk or doing the dishes, I don’t need video. 
October 4, 2026 at 8:14 PM
I don’t think I’m ever going to get the appeal of pivoting to video for podcasts. I’ve been listening to podcasts for 20 years, and never once have I thought, my God, I need to SEE these people! I’m on a walk or doing the dishes, I don’t need video. 
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Each of my books has depended on the archives of the Performing Arts Library, of which I made free use because I'm lucky enough to live close by. This gift robs me of my unfair advantage & I hate it. (Seriously: A miracle that will transform performing arts research.)
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/a...
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/a...
New York Performing Arts Library Gets $60 Million Gift for Preservation (Gift Article)
The anonymous donation, the library’s largest ever, will support digitization of archival items related to theater, dance and music.
www.nytimes.com
September 16, 2026 at 10:44 PM
Each of my books has depended on the archives of the Performing Arts Library, of which I made free use because I'm lucky enough to live close by. This gift robs me of my unfair advantage & I hate it. (Seriously: A miracle that will transform performing arts research.)
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/a...
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/a...
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When they eventually make a movie about this time, please don't put the male politicians in good suits. IMO, the ugly, low rent tailoring should be part of the story.
September 15, 2026 at 2:19 AM
When they eventually make a movie about this time, please don't put the male politicians in good suits. IMO, the ugly, low rent tailoring should be part of the story.
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If you haven’t heard, @trufelman.bsky.social and I started a new podcast about fashion and philosophy. Each month, we read canonical text — Voltaire, Rousseau, Hegel — and talk about how the author's ideas help us understand why we dress the way we do.
August 28, 2026 at 9:03 PM
If you haven’t heard, @trufelman.bsky.social and I started a new podcast about fashion and philosophy. Each month, we read canonical text — Voltaire, Rousseau, Hegel — and talk about how the author's ideas help us understand why we dress the way we do.
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I stand with @replamonica.bsky.social. She’s had New Jerseyans’ backs. Now, we need to have hers.
My statement on the ruling in my case today. I will not fold to this administration. We are exploring every possible option.
August 27, 2026 at 12:05 AM
I stand with @replamonica.bsky.social. She’s had New Jerseyans’ backs. Now, we need to have hers.
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Thank you Empire State Building. NYC ❤️ Dolly.
August 26, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Thank you Empire State Building. NYC ❤️ Dolly.
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I want to live in the timeline where he's dead and Dolly is not
August 25, 2026 at 9:27 PM
I want to live in the timeline where he's dead and Dolly is not
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Sometimes, when someone dies, what helps me is thinking about how wonderful it is that they were even alive in the first place.
Dolly was the closest you could get to an American saint. We all loved her.
Dolly was the closest you could get to an American saint. We all loved her.
August 25, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Sometimes, when someone dies, what helps me is thinking about how wonderful it is that they were even alive in the first place.
Dolly was the closest you could get to an American saint. We all loved her.
Dolly was the closest you could get to an American saint. We all loved her.
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Okay but hear me out:
A happy hour, but for bookstores.
A happy hour, but for bookstores.
August 19, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Okay but hear me out:
A happy hour, but for bookstores.
A happy hour, but for bookstores.
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NEWS: Trump BLOCKED. A federal judge granted a nationwide preliminary injunction stopping USPS from carrying out a key part of Trump’s executive order targeting mail-in ballots before the midterms.
August 11, 2026 at 11:47 PM
NEWS: Trump BLOCKED. A federal judge granted a nationwide preliminary injunction stopping USPS from carrying out a key part of Trump’s executive order targeting mail-in ballots before the midterms.
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"New Yorkers will flee ..."
"Massachusetts citizens will flee ..."
"Californians will flee ..."
Sure, sure. Any day now, sure.
"Massachusetts citizens will flee ..."
"Californians will flee ..."
Sure, sure. Any day now, sure.
WaPo making same claim that’s been disproven again & again. Who do they imagine these people are, willing to pay the price of abandoning home, friends, lives they’ve built. “Sorry, kids, we’re leaving the only home you’ve ever known & all our friends to pay 7% state tax instead of 8%.”
August 7, 2026 at 11:59 PM
"New Yorkers will flee ..."
"Massachusetts citizens will flee ..."
"Californians will flee ..."
Sure, sure. Any day now, sure.
"Massachusetts citizens will flee ..."
"Californians will flee ..."
Sure, sure. Any day now, sure.
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I’m proud to announce today that after a years-long legal fight in federal court, the unfair “County Line” ballot in NJ is finally dead for good. Thanks to all who helped along the way. Power is being returned to the people. But as we celebrate today, the fight to fix NJ politics continues. THREAD
August 5, 2026 at 12:03 AM
I’m proud to announce today that after a years-long legal fight in federal court, the unfair “County Line” ballot in NJ is finally dead for good. Thanks to all who helped along the way. Power is being returned to the people. But as we celebrate today, the fight to fix NJ politics continues. THREAD
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Just a friendly reminder to surround yourself with the kind of people who support their local library, theatre, bakery, bookstore, and café.
July 31, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Just a friendly reminder to surround yourself with the kind of people who support their local library, theatre, bakery, bookstore, and café.
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We've had a number of older pedestrians and cyclists killed by drivers recently in Massachusetts, and something I've noticed is how those deaths are treated even more dismissively than usual because of ageism and ableism. People of *all* ages and abilities deserve safe mobility.
July 30, 2026 at 10:42 AM
We've had a number of older pedestrians and cyclists killed by drivers recently in Massachusetts, and something I've noticed is how those deaths are treated even more dismissively than usual because of ageism and ableism. People of *all* ages and abilities deserve safe mobility.
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Y'know, I'd make a perfectly darling Times opinion columnist and could probably manage it without being a sententious bore.
Probably.
Probably.
July 29, 2026 at 2:55 AM
Y'know, I'd make a perfectly darling Times opinion columnist and could probably manage it without being a sententious bore.
Probably.
Probably.
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A little preview of Independence Day.
June 13, 2026 at 2:28 PM
A little preview of Independence Day.
Feeling this today!
I’m getting tired of that Mr Roger’s “look for the helpers” quote. I am one of the helpers, and I’m telling you that there are not enough of us
June 12, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Feeling this today!
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every few months, americans are asked to resume their banquet and pretend a shooting didn't just happen
April 26, 2026 at 1:44 AM
every few months, americans are asked to resume their banquet and pretend a shooting didn't just happen
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There are people posing for photos at the White House correspondents dinner. Take down their names. www.usatoday.com/picture-gall...
See White House Correspondents' Dinner red carpet looks, notable moments
See White House Correspondents' Dinner red carpet look and peak into the annual event
www.usatoday.com
April 25, 2026 at 10:10 PM
There are people posing for photos at the White House correspondents dinner. Take down their names. www.usatoday.com/picture-gall...
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We are SO READY for Congresswoman Analilia Mejia!
@analiliafornj.bsky.social
newjerseyglobe.com/congress/mej...
@analiliafornj.bsky.social
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Mejia will be sworn in this evening - New Jersey Globe
Rep.-elect Analilia Mejia (D-Glen Ridge), who sailed to victory in the special election for the 11th congressional district just four days ago, will be
newjerseyglobe.com
April 20, 2026 at 3:14 PM
We are SO READY for Congresswoman Analilia Mejia!
@analiliafornj.bsky.social
newjerseyglobe.com/congress/mej...
@analiliafornj.bsky.social
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It’s amazing how coordinated the Democratic leaders are in their own solidarity against this. The fact that not one of them—even just out of pure ambition—will step forward and claim this gaping, obvious vacuum of leadership.
I have a pretty broad understanding of human history, and I cannot think of a time when such a huge percentage of a society was so ready to form a popular resistance and yet was so utterly failed by the incompetent fools who could ostensibly lead it.
This is untenable. Especially if this was done at the behest of Gavin Newsom, as the article suggests.
April 9, 2026 at 10:20 PM
It’s amazing how coordinated the Democratic leaders are in their own solidarity against this. The fact that not one of them—even just out of pure ambition—will step forward and claim this gaping, obvious vacuum of leadership.
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I am Vladimir Putin, and I approve this message.
April 2, 2026 at 1:28 AM
I am Vladimir Putin, and I approve this message.