Ray Patterson
@raymbo.bsky.social
Formar HS science/chemistry teacher, educational book editor, lawyer, mediator, law school Professor (ADR), divorce mediator.
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Have you noticed that Trump’s banning of reporters has made it clear that he can’t handle tough questions any better than he can handle tough decisions?
September 21, 2026 at 11:33 PM
Have you noticed that Trump’s banning of reporters has made it clear that he can’t handle tough questions any better than he can handle tough decisions?
We should have this posted prominently where we can see it every day.
September 16, 2026 at 3:48 PM
We should have this posted prominently where we can see it every day.
I knew an artist would come through. This is great!
Los Angeles punk band Gottlieb has released a 10-hour spoken word demoralization track to be played over loudspeakers at protests, outside detention centers, and anywhere else agents of the government are in conflict with the people. #chingalamigra
source: Tom Hudson-hudson.images
source: Tom Hudson-hudson.images
Gottlieb - 535 Alameda (10 Hour I.C.E. Frontline Blast)
YouTube video by Gottlieb Punk
youtu.be
September 15, 2026 at 3:39 PM
I knew an artist would come through. This is great!
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So... quick reminder.... executive orders are not laws.
executive orders are not laws.
executive orders are not laws.
executive orders are not laws.
executive orders are not laws.
executive orders are not laws.
EXECUTIVE ORDERS ARE NOT LAWS.
guides.library.umass.edu/govinfo/exec...
executive orders are not laws.
executive orders are not laws.
executive orders are not laws.
executive orders are not laws.
executive orders are not laws.
EXECUTIVE ORDERS ARE NOT LAWS.
guides.library.umass.edu/govinfo/exec...
LibGuides: Government Information: Executive orders and proclamations
A Guide to Government Information Sources
guides.library.umass.edu
September 2, 2026 at 12:36 PM
So... quick reminder.... executive orders are not laws.
executive orders are not laws.
executive orders are not laws.
executive orders are not laws.
executive orders are not laws.
executive orders are not laws.
EXECUTIVE ORDERS ARE NOT LAWS.
guides.library.umass.edu/govinfo/exec...
executive orders are not laws.
executive orders are not laws.
executive orders are not laws.
executive orders are not laws.
executive orders are not laws.
EXECUTIVE ORDERS ARE NOT LAWS.
guides.library.umass.edu/govinfo/exec...
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The richest man owns X.
The second and fourth richest men control Google.
The third richest man owns The Washington Post.
The sixth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
And now the seventh richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros.
See the problem here?
The second and fourth richest men control Google.
The third richest man owns The Washington Post.
The sixth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
And now the seventh richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros.
See the problem here?
August 31, 2026 at 7:01 PM
The richest man owns X.
The second and fourth richest men control Google.
The third richest man owns The Washington Post.
The sixth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
And now the seventh richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros.
See the problem here?
The second and fourth richest men control Google.
The third richest man owns The Washington Post.
The sixth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
And now the seventh richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros.
See the problem here?
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September 1, 2026 at 10:53 AM
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So much truth here! 😢
August 31, 2026 at 9:23 PM
So much truth here! 😢
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Well, waddya know?
Trump steals everything. Including unearned credit
#blues
#blues
August 19, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Well, waddya know?
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This is out of control...
August 7, 2026 at 10:01 PM
This is out of control...
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July 15, 2026 at 11:45 AM
Here’s some good news for a change!
June 26, 2026 at 1:41 AM
Here’s some good news for a change!
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🥳 today is ❤️🧡💜💛💚💙💜
#ObamaAppreciationDay 🎈
#ObamaAppreciationDay 🎈
June 14, 2026 at 9:01 AM
🥳 today is ❤️🧡💜💛💚💙💜
#ObamaAppreciationDay 🎈
#ObamaAppreciationDay 🎈
Here’s some good news for a change!
"Something remarkable happened in April. For the first time in history, wind and solar generated more electricity than gas across the entire planet. Not in a country. Not in a region. Globally."
Tons of great news here from Danny Kennedy (via @billmckibben.bsky.social's newsletter, which rules).
Tons of great news here from Danny Kennedy (via @billmckibben.bsky.social's newsletter, which rules).
Elite Cognitive Dissonance and the Asian Energy Disruption
Notes from the Field — Singapore & Indonesia, May 2026
proelectrica.substack.com
June 8, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Here’s some good news for a change!
Hmmm….
June 6, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Hmmm….
This:
Remember: Concerned Susan Collins voted to confirm Brett Kavanaugh, who was credibly accused of sexual assault. She can sit all the way down.
June 2, 2026 at 3:46 PM
This:
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June 1, 2026 at 6:05 PM
This should piss most of us off!
Effective tax rate paid by Jeff Bezos from 2014 to 2018: 0.98%
Effective 2025 federal tax rate paid by Amazon: 1.4%
Typical tax rate paid by the average American: 14.5%
Just thought I should point that out.
Effective 2025 federal tax rate paid by Amazon: 1.4%
Typical tax rate paid by the average American: 14.5%
Just thought I should point that out.
May 21, 2026 at 3:25 PM
This should piss most of us off!
Who knew?
There’s a massive immigration operation in Memphis right now, but you may not have heard about it.
Why? Community members face retaliation for trying to spread the word out, a lawsuit alleges.
Why? Community members face retaliation for trying to spread the word out, a lawsuit alleges.
Memphis is “under full-blown occupation” by ICE. Here’s why you may not know that.
Community members face retaliation for trying to spread the word out, a lawsuit alleges.
www.motherjones.com
May 19, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Who knew?
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From what I understand Hantavirus is not very communicable and the risk is mostly where people are in overcrowded, poorly maintained, unsanitary surroundings like America’s VA facilities, prisons, detention centers, and schools.
May 10, 2026 at 4:22 AM
From what I understand Hantavirus is not very communicable and the risk is mostly where people are in overcrowded, poorly maintained, unsanitary surroundings like America’s VA facilities, prisons, detention centers, and schools.
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Trump's only endearing human trait is his mortality.
May 5, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Trump's only endearing human trait is his mortality.
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Notice how a book can make you gay, a vaccine can make you autistic, a mask can make you sicker, and a poster of the Ten Commandments can make you moral, but guns don’t kill people.
April 28, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Notice how a book can make you gay, a vaccine can make you autistic, a mask can make you sicker, and a poster of the Ten Commandments can make you moral, but guns don’t kill people.