Patt Morrison

For the last month, I've been posting examples of Trump's authoritarianism that I call "Dictator Move of the Day." If you search that phrase, you'll see that the fascist president is constantly trying to undermine our democracy. I'm going to keep doing these posts. We've got to stop him.

Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was driving his construction crew to work when an ICE officer shot and killed him in Houston. He wasn’t even the person ICE was looking for. Now Texas voters are leaving their “I Voted” stickers at his memorial. #BlueWaveIn10Days

Missouri's Amendment 3 would restore an abortion ban with limited exceptions, but its ads focus on a different provision: banning gender transition care for minors. The campaign website never explicitly states it would repeal the constitutional right to abortion voters approved 2 years ago.

From Zelenskyy. Patriot interceptors that could save innocent lives are sitting in European countries for weeks, which they paid for, unable to be transferred to Ukraine because Hegseth refuses to sign off.

A few of the hundreds of passengers Sheldrick Wildlife Trust has flown over the years, each an orphan in need of a helping hand and a second chance at life. #AGoodPlace

NEW: Brent Taylor is the front-runner for one of Memphis’ congressional districts, recently redrawn from majority Black to majority white. As state senator, he repeatedly used his power to supersede local officials — and the will of the city’s voters. with @mlk50.com

Trump wanted to require that all ballots be delivered by CERTIFIED MAIL -- not only requiring an in-person post office visit but at a cost of about $6, a de facto poll tax, which is unconstitutional.

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The people of Serbia celebrating the defeat of the dictator who held full authoritarian control of their country for nearly 14 years. This is what democracy looks like.

Most of our beaches gone, 115-degrees temperatures in L.A. followed by massive flooding — that’s what California could like like later this century, per a new state report: www.latimes.com/environment/... via @blancabegert.bsky.social

It was so satisfying!

My heart is heavy. Walter Koenig, our Ensign Pavel Chekov, passed away early today. Walter and I met on the bridge of the Enterprise in the 1960s, and we stayed friends for nearly six decades. When Brad and I married in 2008, Walter stood beside us as our best man.

And then, the response. But not a cult.

Between 2015 and 2025, at least 15 children in an Idaho faith-healing sect died of treatable conditions. State law allows that to happen: Parents who say their faith prohibits giving their children lifesaving medical care can’t be prosecuted.

As Katharine Hepburn's character said sarcastically in the 1957 movie "Desk Set" when a "labor-saving" computer was brought into her department at a TV network, "I think you could say that it will provide more leisure for more people." apnews.com/article/micr...

10/26/1845 — b. Tennessee Claflin, American journalist, stock broker, feminist, suffragist, unconventional reformer. First wmn to open a #WallSt brokerage. Ran for NY state congress; co-publisher, ‘Woodhull & Clafin’s Weekly’ (1870-76) #womenshistory #womensrights #womenwriters #WomenInSTEM #finance

Was this his assignment for the day?

So, he can afford a pardon, then ...

I'll take it to Vegas: between now and the weekend, Trump will gin up some sham contrivance for being able to beat his chest and declaring "victory" over Iran.

Under Lulu, Amazon deforestation rates have been plummeting—by 41%. The planet won tonight. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Lonnie Rouse worked at the Hanford nuclear site for nearly 20 years. It was so toxic, he said, that the floor once melted the rubber off his boots. Now he needs 24-hour care. The DOE has appealed his workers’ compensation claim more than 20 times.

Finally, a golf course has a reason to exist.

Himalayan Cutia West Bengal, India A beautiful, stocky dweller of high-elevation broadleaf & mixed forests. Looks like a babbler, but much more closely related to laughingthrushes. Male has a black mask, blue-gray crown, white throat, barred sides, & bright rufous rump. 📸: @saikat_banik_wildlife

NEW: Ingram, Texas, was just rebuilding from a devastating flood when its tiny police department enrolled in ICE’s 287(g) deportation program. Within a year, cops would hand over the equivalent of 10% of the town. with @nytimes.com

Obama Issues Searing Attacks on Trump, Ramaswamy in Return to Campaign Trail www.nytimes.com/2026/10/24/u...

For some reason, ppl have stopped teaching children to ask permission before approaching dogs. Random lady just let her kid bound up to the Hounds/me despite my protestation, assuring “It’s okay! We have big dogs at home!” Don’t do this‼️ALWAYS ask before approaching dogs. Basic social interaction.

Boy howdy!

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What does Jared Kushner actually do with all that Saudi oil-dictator cash? After Trump hyped a massive gas plant and Amazon data center in tiny Homer City, Pa., Kushner and his Arab money bought into the project It's a climate disaster My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/hype...

Time has flown and Tytan has grown! In the year since he arrived at our Nursery, our orphaned black rhino has grown from a 300-kilogramme rescue into an impressive youngster weighing close to 450 kilogrammes! Yet he remains very much a baby at heart, enjoying naps with best friend Notty.

Ukraine losing access to Starshield raises serious concerns for our national security—like who controls critical capabilities the U.S. government has spent billions to procure & how decisions to restrict them are made. I'm demanding answers from the Department of Defense & SpaceX

The detention of two Ukrainian journalists in Austria earlier this month while reporting on an investigation has highlighted deeper systemic concerns.

The BBC is doing something important, refusing to be intimidated by a powerful person trying to use the legal system to punish criticism and discourage scrutiny. They’re schooling the American press on what the 1st Amendment means. Read about it here: joycevance.substack.com/p/the-bbc-st...

NEW: A week after ProPublica reported how organized crime is stealing food stamp benefits — aided by the government’s refusal to update benefit-card technology — the Department of Agriculture announced plans to adopt more secure cards with microchips.

Too late. The new law would be retroactive to January 1, 2026.

Long before SpaceX, the Acme Corporation™ was already pioneering cheap, highly experimental rocketry, with only a slightly worse safety record.

Pilated Woodpecker Found year round in mature deciduous, coniferous, and mixed forests across most of Canada, the eastern US , and parts of the Pacific Northwest. Amazing close up of how it uses its beak to to break the outer bark, then uses its tongue and to eat the insect larvae

Texas GOP Congressional candidate Brandon Herrera. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

I’m glad Congress isn’t alive to see this.

NEW: “In Texas, we fight fraud head-on,” Ken Paxton said last year. Yet records show his trust gave $600K to a convicted fraudster’s new company in 2020, which later wired the trust tens of thousands of dollars before and during his 2023 impeachment. with @texastribune.org

Vive La Veuve!

I had my fur boy at the vet yesterday to confirm that his (expensively treated) ear infection had cleared up. Then today they notify me that he is due for some vaccines. Could they have said so and vaxxed him yesterday? Yes. Would they have made another $65 for a separate office visit? No. QED.

Boy, is he utterly terrified of women.