Ray Patterson

Ray Patterson

@raymbo.bsky.social

Formar HS science/chemistry teacher, educational book editor, lawyer, mediator, law school Professor (ADR), divorce mediator.

1K followers1.4K following2.8K posts

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Xennial Farmer@xennialfarmer.bsky.social

There would be no rules or disclosure and the wealthiest of us would be able to put unlimited money into lobbying for changes that would benefit them and not the average Michigander. Paid for with regulated funds by Protect MI Constitution from Special Interests, P.O. Box 110 Okemos, MI 48805.

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It's all such bullshit. They just want to put that 16,000 number out to their troglodyte base that never checks facts. Facts don't matter to them. They just want to spread lies to the gullible MAGATS, who will in turn spew the lies out to more people.

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ICE agents broke a U.S. citizen's arm when they intentionally struck him with an unmarked vehicle as he rode his e-bike in Long Beach, California. He screamed in pain as agents tased him twice and handcuffed him on the ground. His injuries are severe. Repost this everywhere!

Ditto!

Angry@angrystaffer.bsky.social

I regret to inform everyone that, I, too, did not receive a Nobel Peace Prize for accomplishments that exist only in my imagination. I ask for grace and understanding during this difficult time.

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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...

guides.library.umass.eduLibGuides: Government Information: Executive orders and proclamationsA Guide to Government Information Sources

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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?

Amen to that!

Brett Coughlin@coughlinbrett.bsky.social

#OTD 1945, George Orwell's "Animal Farm" was first published. "If liberty means anything at all it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear." #BookSky

Here’s some good news for a change!

David Roberts@volts.wtf

"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).

This should piss most of us off!

Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social

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.

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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.

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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.

Do not repost this!

Hoodlum 🇺🇸@nothoodlum.bsky.social

After the White House complained about an unflattering photo of Karoline Leavitt, it was removed from AFP and Getty’s systems. This is the photo in question. Please do not repost it. 👇

People! Let’s get this nickname going viral, ok? You know what to do. #RickyBobbyMullin

Roger ZenAF 🖕🐸🖕@rogerzenaf.bsky.social

RickyBobby mullins is not the new secretary of homeland security until he is confirmed by the Senate. Congress has the chance to do the funniest fucking thing right now...

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Alice Ball, American chemist.The first wmn + the first Af-Am to earn an M.S. in #chemistry, Coll/Univ of Hawaii. Developer of an injectable oil extract = the first successful treatment for Hansen’s disease aka leprosy #womenshistory #BlackHistoryMonth #WomenInSTEM #ChemSky #SciSky #HistSci #BHM #woc