Patrick Pringle
@buried-forest.bsky.social
Earth Scientist, retired
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Crooked Susan Collins took thousands of dollars from a medical company before giving them a $4.5 million contract. This is now her 3rd alleged pay-to-play story in the last 2 weeks.
https://bit.ly/47LYauM
https://bit.ly/47LYauM
NEW: Collins Took Campaign Cash From Pharma Executive's Family in Potential Straw Donor Scheme - Maine Democratic Party
Zeteo: Collins <3 Contractor Cash
mainedems.org
October 8, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Crooked Susan Collins took thousands of dollars from a medical company before giving them a $4.5 million contract. This is now her 3rd alleged pay-to-play story in the last 2 weeks.
https://bit.ly/47LYauM
https://bit.ly/47LYauM
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“Originalism is an incoherent doctrine. It allows you to prove anything. Thus what it amounts to is a ritual invocation of the Founders, gesturing at this or that piece of text, before delivering whatever conclusion was approved on Fox News the night before.”
www.liberalcurrents.com/we-have-no-s...
www.liberalcurrents.com/we-have-no-s...
We Have No Supreme Court
The philosophical incoherence of originalism prevents the Court from performing its core functions as a supreme court.
www.liberalcurrents.com
October 3, 2026 at 1:59 PM
“Originalism is an incoherent doctrine. It allows you to prove anything. Thus what it amounts to is a ritual invocation of the Founders, gesturing at this or that piece of text, before delivering whatever conclusion was approved on Fox News the night before.”
www.liberalcurrents.com/we-have-no-s...
www.liberalcurrents.com/we-have-no-s...
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Unless Congress reclaims its power, this will just become the new normal. A good first step would be to impeach Vought.
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...
National Science Foundation Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by Congress
The move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants.
www.nytimes.com
October 2, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Unless Congress reclaims its power, this will just become the new normal. A good first step would be to impeach Vought.
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...
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Pete Hegseth needs impeached. Obsessing about beards while losing a war
October 3, 2026 at 1:18 AM
Pete Hegseth needs impeached. Obsessing about beards while losing a war
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NOTE: these positions are now CENTER in the US...
October 1, 2026 at 4:07 PM
NOTE: these positions are now CENTER in the US...
Hegseth must be impeached.
Hegseth: "Today, at my direction, I'm establishing the Office of Religious Affairs. It will report straight to the top -- a direct line to the secretary ... as Psalm 33:12 extolls us, blessed is the nation in which God is the Lord"
October 1, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Hegseth must be impeached.
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As promised, I wrote about what really bothers me about Tuesday's unsigned, unexplained #SCOTUS ruling clearing the way for the resumption of third-country removals with minimal (if any) process.
Turns out, it's a lot:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/254-four-t...
Turns out, it's a lot:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/254-four-t...
254. Four Things That (Really) Bother Me About “D.V.D. III”
“Third-country removals” raise a host of difficult procedural and substantive questions. The Supreme Court should have answered those questions *before* greenlighting deportations to torture.
www.stevevladeck.com
October 1, 2026 at 11:40 AM
As promised, I wrote about what really bothers me about Tuesday's unsigned, unexplained #SCOTUS ruling clearing the way for the resumption of third-country removals with minimal (if any) process.
Turns out, it's a lot:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/254-four-t...
Turns out, it's a lot:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/254-four-t...
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I don't say this lightly, but Pete Hegseth deserves to be impeached. I understand just how serious a vote to impeach is from experience, and I still believe impeaching him is the right thing to do.
The Iran war. The purge of senior ranks. The boat strikes.
The case is overwhelming. (Link below)
The Iran war. The purge of senior ranks. The boat strikes.
The case is overwhelming. (Link below)
September 23, 2026 at 1:04 PM
I don't say this lightly, but Pete Hegseth deserves to be impeached. I understand just how serious a vote to impeach is from experience, and I still believe impeaching him is the right thing to do.
The Iran war. The purge of senior ranks. The boat strikes.
The case is overwhelming. (Link below)
The Iran war. The purge of senior ranks. The boat strikes.
The case is overwhelming. (Link below)
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i'm not over Alito saying we shouldn't count ballots that are mailed on or before Election Day but arrive shortly afterwards bc they can “radically flip” the “apparent outcome”
cannot stress enough that, until all ballots are counted, there's no outcome to flip!
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/alito...
cannot stress enough that, until all ballots are counted, there's no outcome to flip!
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/alito...
A Brief History of Sam Alito’s Delusional Obsession With Voter Fraud
His conduct in several recent cases suggests that Alito is deep in the right-wing conspiracy theory weeds.
ballsandstrikes.org
September 18, 2026 at 1:45 PM
i'm not over Alito saying we shouldn't count ballots that are mailed on or before Election Day but arrive shortly afterwards bc they can “radically flip” the “apparent outcome”
cannot stress enough that, until all ballots are counted, there's no outcome to flip!
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/alito...
cannot stress enough that, until all ballots are counted, there's no outcome to flip!
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/alito...
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I've been banging this drum for a long time. This doesn't require a degree to understand; it's proof that they are intentionally keeping you poor and struggling. To top it off, they try to convince you that it's your fault because you bought a coffee or avocado toast, etc.
September 16, 2026 at 12:52 PM
I've been banging this drum for a long time. This doesn't require a degree to understand; it's proof that they are intentionally keeping you poor and struggling. To top it off, they try to convince you that it's your fault because you bought a coffee or avocado toast, etc.
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This is stochastic terrorism. Ted Cruz is an extremist encouraging violence.
September 12, 2026 at 4:41 PM
This is stochastic terrorism. Ted Cruz is an extremist encouraging violence.
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🛑 Face it America 🛑
WE ARE a 3rd World Country! What a disgrace!
WE ARE a 3rd World Country! What a disgrace!
September 13, 2026 at 1:56 PM
🛑 Face it America 🛑
WE ARE a 3rd World Country! What a disgrace!
WE ARE a 3rd World Country! What a disgrace!
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There needs to be a rule when Supreme Court candidates lie like this action can be taken about their appointment after the fact. Unless they can give clear, concise reasons why they have changed their viewpoints. And “my religion says” is not a clear concise viewpoint.
September 11, 2026 at 8:58 PM
There needs to be a rule when Supreme Court candidates lie like this action can be taken about their appointment after the fact. Unless they can give clear, concise reasons why they have changed their viewpoints. And “my religion says” is not a clear concise viewpoint.
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Forty-five million acres of national forest is public land. Once it’s opened, you don’t get it back.
Make your Representatives stop it.
actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
Make your Representatives stop it.
actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
Tell Congress: Stop Trump from destroying 45 million acres of our National forests
Contact Congress today!
actionnetwork.org
September 12, 2026 at 2:07 AM
Forty-five million acres of national forest is public land. Once it’s opened, you don’t get it back.
Make your Representatives stop it.
actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
Make your Representatives stop it.
actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
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They only amend it when it benefits them; when it gives them more money, control or power over the rest of us.
September 12, 2026 at 11:58 AM
They only amend it when it benefits them; when it gives them more money, control or power over the rest of us.
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Would he still be able to vote if the regime is successful in forcing your last name to match your birth certificate?
September 11, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Would he still be able to vote if the regime is successful in forcing your last name to match your birth certificate?
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Jim Swift and the ACLU's Sarah Mehta join to discuss Trump's mass deportation agenda--Jim reporting on his recent visit to the Haitian community in Springfield, Ohio, and Sarah on the administration's appalling turn to third country deportations.
www.youtube.com/live/BdquHy1...
www.youtube.com/live/BdquHy1...
The Trump Admin Found a Way to Make Mass Deportation Even Crueler
YouTube video by The Bulwark
www.youtube.com
August 30, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Jim Swift and the ACLU's Sarah Mehta join to discuss Trump's mass deportation agenda--Jim reporting on his recent visit to the Haitian community in Springfield, Ohio, and Sarah on the administration's appalling turn to third country deportations.
www.youtube.com/live/BdquHy1...
www.youtube.com/live/BdquHy1...
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No member of Congress should be able to trade stocks – no loopholes, no exceptions.
August 31, 2026 at 12:27 AM
No member of Congress should be able to trade stocks – no loopholes, no exceptions.
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Some professional news: I’m starting at The American @prospect.org on Monday, where I’ll continue my reporting on ICE flights and third-country removals.
August 17, 2026 at 2:01 AM
Some professional news: I’m starting at The American @prospect.org on Monday, where I’ll continue my reporting on ICE flights and third-country removals.
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This is absolutely perfect...💙💙💙
Once upon a time the US was called "the land of the free"...
Personal freedom is the power of each person to think, speak, move, and act without unfair rules or limits from the government, as long as they obey the law and do not hurt or stop the rights of other people...
Personal freedom is the power of each person to think, speak, move, and act without unfair rules or limits from the government, as long as they obey the law and do not hurt or stop the rights of other people...
August 17, 2026 at 11:10 AM
This is absolutely perfect...💙💙💙