Patricia Chui
@patriciaj.bsky.social
Marketing consultant & content strategist. Former entertainment editor, now just a person who watches too much TV. Page 197 slaps.
Over and over again: "Officers didn’t believe him when he said he was a citizen." Hmm, I wonder why? @propublica.org has the receipts. This needs to be shared widely. projects.propublica.org/american-cit...
More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublica
The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati...
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October 6, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Over and over again: "Officers didn’t believe him when he said he was a citizen." Hmm, I wonder why? @propublica.org has the receipts. This needs to be shared widely. projects.propublica.org/american-cit...
Watching first episode of The Bear S5 and I guffawed at “Don’t be scared by his blue eyes.” See, it IS a comedy.
June 27, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Watching first episode of The Bear S5 and I guffawed at “Don’t be scared by his blue eyes.” See, it IS a comedy.
I don’t know when, exactly, I became the sort of person who says “You bet!”
June 12, 2026 at 10:18 PM
I don’t know when, exactly, I became the sort of person who says “You bet!”
When did the etiquette of using headphones to listen to your phone in public go out the window? Was the pandemic? A father-son duo sitting across from me on the subway are BOTH watching videos without wearing headphones, and I want them thrown jointly in jail.
June 6, 2026 at 10:00 PM
When did the etiquette of using headphones to listen to your phone in public go out the window? Was the pandemic? A father-son duo sitting across from me on the subway are BOTH watching videos without wearing headphones, and I want them thrown jointly in jail.
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We're hiring an editor to lead our new California hub! If you're interested, check it out here: job-boards.greenhouse.io/propublica/j...
May 27, 2026 at 6:55 PM
We're hiring an editor to lead our new California hub! If you're interested, check it out here: job-boards.greenhouse.io/propublica/j...
I’ll add:
- It’s “fleshing out”
- It’s “complementary” when you mean free, and “complimentary” when you’re paying a compliment
(Wait, what do people say instead of “brass tacks”? Do I even want to know?)
- It’s “fleshing out”
- It’s “complementary” when you mean free, and “complimentary” when you’re paying a compliment
(Wait, what do people say instead of “brass tacks”? Do I even want to know?)
This is coming from a place of warmth and acceptance…
-It’s ‘sleight of hand’
-It’s ‘bated breath’
-It’s ‘lo and behold’
-It’s ‘one fell swoop’
-It’s ‘brass tacks’
-It’s ‘free rein’
-It’s ‘sleight of hand’
-It’s ‘bated breath’
-It’s ‘lo and behold’
-It’s ‘one fell swoop’
-It’s ‘brass tacks’
-It’s ‘free rein’
April 29, 2026 at 10:21 PM
I’ll add:
- It’s “fleshing out”
- It’s “complementary” when you mean free, and “complimentary” when you’re paying a compliment
(Wait, what do people say instead of “brass tacks”? Do I even want to know?)
- It’s “fleshing out”
- It’s “complementary” when you mean free, and “complimentary” when you’re paying a compliment
(Wait, what do people say instead of “brass tacks”? Do I even want to know?)
There's so much noise right now, stories like this are getting buried. But they matter. Vote. www.scientificamerican.com/article/enti...
Entire NSF science advisory board fired by Trump administration
Members of the National Science Board, which the US Congress founded in 1950, were given no explanation for their termination
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April 27, 2026 at 1:21 PM
There's so much noise right now, stories like this are getting buried. But they matter. Vote. www.scientificamerican.com/article/enti...
I just misread "Your autopay is scheduled" as "Your autopsy is scheduled." Perimenopause or cataracts? You be the judge.
March 27, 2026 at 10:37 PM
I just misread "Your autopay is scheduled" as "Your autopsy is scheduled." Perimenopause or cataracts? You be the judge.
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A dresser inside a museum in New York City has been discovered as a secret stop on the Underground Railroad — the first of its kind discovered in Manhattan in over 100 years
February 11, 2026 at 3:43 AM
A dresser inside a museum in New York City has been discovered as a secret stop on the Underground Railroad — the first of its kind discovered in Manhattan in over 100 years
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From @acyn.bsky.social (posted on X)
"Reporter: Do any of you have a favorite animal?
Child: My favorite one is a gold snake that can move. It has gold eyes, and it has a super-duper tail…
Reporter: Mr. Mamdani, the second question for you.
Mamdani: Yes. It’s also the golden snake."
"Reporter: Do any of you have a favorite animal?
Child: My favorite one is a gold snake that can move. It has gold eyes, and it has a super-duper tail…
Reporter: Mr. Mamdani, the second question for you.
Mamdani: Yes. It’s also the golden snake."
February 6, 2026 at 3:47 PM
From @acyn.bsky.social (posted on X)
"Reporter: Do any of you have a favorite animal?
Child: My favorite one is a gold snake that can move. It has gold eyes, and it has a super-duper tail…
Reporter: Mr. Mamdani, the second question for you.
Mamdani: Yes. It’s also the golden snake."
"Reporter: Do any of you have a favorite animal?
Child: My favorite one is a gold snake that can move. It has gold eyes, and it has a super-duper tail…
Reporter: Mr. Mamdani, the second question for you.
Mamdani: Yes. It’s also the golden snake."
Why do I reflexively tell grocery store cashiers to “have a good weekend”? They’re not enjoying the weekend — they’re working! Am I just twisting in the knife?
February 1, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Why do I reflexively tell grocery store cashiers to “have a good weekend”? They’re not enjoying the weekend — they’re working! Am I just twisting in the knife?
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10/10 ICE protest sign
January 31, 2026 at 10:20 PM
10/10 ICE protest sign
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Last week in Minnesota, I watched ordinary people risk their lives to protect their neighbors. In the process, they not only won a significant—though not final—victory against authoritarianism, they proved virtually every MAGA social theory wrong. (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
January 27, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Last week in Minnesota, I watched ordinary people risk their lives to protect their neighbors. In the process, they not only won a significant—though not final—victory against authoritarianism, they proved virtually every MAGA social theory wrong. (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Headline's from today's news publications. A mixed bag, but mostly on the right track, with only The Economist expressing the horror of what happened. (And... Do better, WaPo.)
January 25, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Headline's from today's news publications. A mixed bag, but mostly on the right track, with only The Economist expressing the horror of what happened. (And... Do better, WaPo.)
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This one broke me.
December 15, 2025 at 6:41 PM
This one broke me.
Today's @garbageday.email (which is glorious) is about Gen Z's nostalgia for the millennial era. But every generation goes through this. Millennials cringed in horror at their depiction in Girls; Gen Xers cringed the same way at Reality Bites. ("It feels weird to be so marketed to," a friend said.)
December 10, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Today's @garbageday.email (which is glorious) is about Gen Z's nostalgia for the millennial era. But every generation goes through this. Millennials cringed in horror at their depiction in Girls; Gen Xers cringed the same way at Reality Bites. ("It feels weird to be so marketed to," a friend said.)
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Will Klein in a "Rapinoe/Kaepernick 2020" shirt
October 28, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Will Klein in a "Rapinoe/Kaepernick 2020" shirt
YESSSSSSSS THANK YOU FREDDIE FOR BEING THE MAN AND ALSO LETTING ME GO TO BED
October 28, 2025 at 6:53 AM
YESSSSSSSS THANK YOU FREDDIE FOR BEING THE MAN AND ALSO LETTING ME GO TO BED
You know, at 10:15pm I felt like eating some cheese and then thought, no, it’s too close to bedtime, better not.
I have regrets and that’s one of them.
I have regrets and that’s one of them.
October 28, 2025 at 6:22 AM
You know, at 10:15pm I felt like eating some cheese and then thought, no, it’s too close to bedtime, better not.
I have regrets and that’s one of them.
I have regrets and that’s one of them.
“I love pineapple. It’s a great, great fruit.” At this point Smoltz and Davis are basically Anthony Michael Hall in Breakfast Club sticking pencils up his nose.
October 28, 2025 at 6:06 AM
“I love pineapple. It’s a great, great fruit.” At this point Smoltz and Davis are basically Anthony Michael Hall in Breakfast Club sticking pencils up his nose.
WP Kinsella wrote a novel called The Iowa Baseball Confederacy about a lost-to-time baseball game (against the Cubs!) that went on for 40 days and nights. Thinking of it now for no reason at all.
October 28, 2025 at 5:45 AM
WP Kinsella wrote a novel called The Iowa Baseball Confederacy about a lost-to-time baseball game (against the Cubs!) that went on for 40 days and nights. Thinking of it now for no reason at all.
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We're launching a portal to review federal immigration enforcement in New York after yesterday’s ICE raid on Canal Street.
New Yorkers who were present should submit videos or photos, and we will review and investigate any violations of the law.
New Yorkers who were present should submit videos or photos, and we will review and investigate any violations of the law.
Federal Action Reporting Form
Federal Action Reporting Form Please use this form to share information regarding federal government action in New York state. Filing a complaint does not start
ag.ny.gov
October 22, 2025 at 6:48 PM
We're launching a portal to review federal immigration enforcement in New York after yesterday’s ICE raid on Canal Street.
New Yorkers who were present should submit videos or photos, and we will review and investigate any violations of the law.
New Yorkers who were present should submit videos or photos, and we will review and investigate any violations of the law.
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Scoop: Trump has started demolishing the White House's East Wing facade to build his ballroom. The president had claimed construction of the $250 million building wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure. /W @ddiamond.bsky.social wapo.st/4hqBNiU
White House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump’s ballroom
The president had claimed construction of the $250 million ballroom wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure.
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October 20, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Scoop: Trump has started demolishing the White House's East Wing facade to build his ballroom. The president had claimed construction of the $250 million building wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure. /W @ddiamond.bsky.social wapo.st/4hqBNiU