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Writer, Blue Check X-pat, moderate Ex-Republican, ex-corporate leader, defender of Democracy. See charlespattonbooks.com for thoughtful books.

created November 14, 2024

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Award for Trump:

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4/9/2025, 12:26:00 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Trump loses 96% of the time!

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Profile picture Democracy Forward (@democracyforward.org) reposted

BREAKING: We secured a court order requiring the State Dept to preserve & account for Signal messages of senior national security officials, including Sec. Marco Rubio. This is an important step to force accountability for an admin that’s shown alarming disregard for transparency required by law.

2/9/2025, 11:28:17 PM | 2255 640 | View on Bluesky | view

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Only Nazis and Commies rewrite textbooks to erase the truth!

4/9/2025, 12:23:52 AM | 5 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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Member of Congress Tom McMillen was with Trump and Epstein in that photo. He is potentially a witness to the Epstein crimes.

2/9/2025, 8:43:26 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Most important now

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Profile picture Chris and his farmily of forever friends (@caenhillcc.bsky.social) reposted

A look back to on this day 2nd September with our farmily of farm animals

2/9/2025, 6:27:15 AM | 171 15 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Nancy B 💙🐱🐶📚💀 (@extremebeautylv.bsky.social) reposted

IT’S ALL NATIVE LAND!

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Time

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2/9/2025, 6:37:41 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Would give DeSantis heart failure!

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Lovely!

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Profile picture Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) reposted

Portland, Maine crowd as Democratic US Senate candidate Graham Platner takes the stage today.

1/9/2025, 10:36:17 PM | 24541 5465 | View on Bluesky | view

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Can anyone identify this guy:

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Does anyone recognize this person:

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Profile picture Republicans R Evil 👿 (@republicansrevil.bsky.social) reposted

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Profile picture Sean Sublette (@subletteweather.com) reposted

So much courage to speak out right now. Thank you.

31/8/2025, 3:54:27 PM | 111 41 | View on Bluesky | view

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Truth

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28/8/2025, 9:28:06 PM | 11 2 | View on Bluesky | view

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Those 4 on the overwatch are the cowards who won’t come down and face their fellow Americans!

28/8/2025, 9:09:45 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Gupta: have patients sign a waiver! Problem solved!

28/8/2025, 9:07:17 PM | 2 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Corpsy (@corpsepilot.bsky.social) reposted

Another day and the question still remains...

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I’m goin to use this. Hope it’s ok.

28/8/2025, 9:06:09 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Fuck you! I stand with Ukraine! You are likely a Russian Troll!

28/8/2025, 12:28:50 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Email these airlines and demand they stop transporting immigrants illegally: GlobalX, Eastern Air Express and Avelo Airline. Warn them there will be retribution when Trump loses control in 12 months.

27/8/2025, 4:44:55 PM | 4 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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Yeah Todd? When?

23/8/2025, 1:41:53 AM | 8 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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AI

23/8/2025, 1:40:32 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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The entire Trump administration are easily fooled. They are naive, inexperienced and insufficiently knowledgeable about the areas where they need to be experts. Easily manipulated, like Trump, and making mistake after mistake! This is what MAGAs voted for!

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@govpritzker.illinois.gov Mobilize the Illinois Guard to protect the perimeter of Chicago before Trump orders them into Chicago. Create the inevitable constitutional crisis!

22/8/2025, 6:22:23 PM | 8 4 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Angry (@angrystaffer.bsky.social) reposted

If you’re trying to make it harder for people to vote, stop pretending to give a shit about democracy. Every American - regardless of their political views - deserves to have their voice heard.

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@govpritzker.illinois.gov @GovPritzker Want to really tick off Trump? Plan a massive solar farm in central Illinois! Big enough to power all of America! Put his coal burners out of business!

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Profile picture Mike Rothschild (@rothschildmd.bsky.social) reposted

The mid-decade redistricting push is going to backfire on the GOP. It feels dirty and desperate, and it stinks of losing. Only a party that knows it's looking defeat in the face does this, and it's obvious.

20/8/2025, 11:59:06 PM | 488 95 | View on Bluesky | view

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Brilliant

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He’ll cave! Not called TACO for nothing!

15/8/2025, 3:19:54 PM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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That’s what I said!

15/8/2025, 3:19:06 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Well this conspiracy for autocracy is no paper tiger!

15/8/2025, 3:18:47 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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60-70% of all gun deaths are by accident or suicide in the home!

15/8/2025, 3:18:07 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Ok folks, we need more concrete resistance actions! Complaining is falling on deaf ears! Resistance is being legislated out of existence especially at the state level! Immunity for running over legal protestors is a step too far! Slow down, limit spending, avoid republican owned businesses.

15/8/2025, 3:14:58 PM | 5 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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But will they? All they have to do now is ignore court orders and they can do anything they want!

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Read this: www.facebook.com/100000593990...

15/8/2025, 3:02:53 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Two thirds of Americans are being dictated to by a one-third minority and we are not doing enough to stop it. Before it’s too late we must resist to our maximum capacity! Posting on X, for e.g., is spitting into the wind-meaningless distraction. We must overwhelm dictatorship with physical presence.

15/8/2025, 3:01:50 PM | 4 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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A grizzly is a socialist!

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Trump is trying to evoke violence so he can declare national military law! If we remain peaceful he will look stupider!

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Same for Presidents!

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Boycott Avelo Airlines forever!

14/8/2025, 10:41:09 PM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Christine Hallquist (@christinehallquist.bsky.social) reposted

I pledge not to fly Avelo Airlines — Until Avelo ends its contract with ICE, I’ll work in my community to cut their subsidies, end their partnerships, and pressure their leadership to make sure no company can profit from tearing families apart without consequence.

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Profile picture @charlespattonbooks.com (@generalpatton22.bsky.social) reply parent

This is NOT woke history, it is real history of a brilliant woman shining in a white male dominated world!

14/8/2025, 10:33:33 PM | 6 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Truth

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Profile picture Democracy Dies in Dorkness (@lizamazel.bsky.social) reposted

Here, have a hope spot www.npr.org/2025/08/13/n...

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Profile picture Mia Farrow (@miafarrow.bsky.social) reposted

In the time when we all lived in caves, half of everyone born was dead by age 30. By 1840, half of everyone born was dead by 35. ( despite organic foods, clean air & water (etc) Today’s much long life expectancy is due to science - the meds, the vaccines etc Do not listen to RFK Jr

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Profile picture Stephano Barberis 🍁 (@hellostephano.bsky.social) reposted

This contains a tad too many characters to fit in one post so here’s my Facebook post for all who care:

I don't have flags or pronouns showing anywhere on my socials but this is a quick note for anyone who's not fully familiar with me that I am a safe space for everyone irrespective of what colour you are, what you believe spiritually, who you feel you are authentically, how you dress, what your socio-economic status is or who you are biologically orientated to love. You can always run to me for support or protection, in private or in public, and you will always arrive to open arms and an open heart full of pure love only with no judgement ever. The only thing I care about is your heart.
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They started it!

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Profile picture Jess Piper (@piperformissouri.bsky.social) reposted

If you are upset about DC‘s crime rate while voting for a felon, you are a special kind of stupid.

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He took the money to defend his country from a violent oppressor!

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Boycott everything Stallone or KISS related! Make Trump is “kiss” of death for brands!

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Saw this today. Quote from Marcus Aurelius, “The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.” Think happy thoughts!

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🤣 😂 🤣 😂 🤣

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Profile picture Vincent4Congress (@vincent4congress.bsky.social) reposted

Russell Fry voted to: • Cut Medicaid • End ACA subsidies • Cut SNAP • tax breaks to the wealthy • Add to the national debt I’ll fight back by: • Expanding Medicaid & ACA • Feeding our kids • Taxing the top 5% • Reducing the debt #SC07 #CommonSenseOverChaos www.Vincent4Congress.org

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Make sharks Great again!

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In fact Trump should arrest Putin and deliver him to the International Criminal Court, where he has been indicted for war crimes! That would be the right thing to do!

10/8/2025, 2:33:39 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Sue! Enough lawsuits they will have to at least be more careful.

10/8/2025, 2:30:47 AM | 7 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Brilliant!

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Profile picture Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen.bsky.social) reposted

@crockett.house.gov: "They pledge their fealty to some idiot who's obviously struggling mentally. Whether it's mental decline or whether he's ever had the capacity, they decided they're going to do whatever he wants them to do.. I never thought I'd see the day that a Texan would bow down to a NYer."

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Made my day!

9/8/2025, 12:55:24 AM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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He doesn’t even care about measuring!

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Too many to list but point taken

8/8/2025, 5:37:57 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Based on Alligator Alcatraz numbers, $450 million to house 3,000 for a year, will solve .015% of the problem. It will take more than $3 Trillion per year at this rate to remove all the immigrants he claims are here! Trump is beyond stupid!

8/8/2025, 5:33:04 AM | 6 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Pay them all $100,000 and they will probably leave willingly!

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I’m not great at photoshopping two images together with the free app i have but i certainly try

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She has no standing or right to request suppression of evidence!

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Founders

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These are the resistance fighters we all need to be!

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Profile picture Jon Cooper (@joncooper-us.bsky.social) reposted

Pam Bondi’s Obama Grand Jury: The Authoritarian Moment We’ve All Feared It’s officially happening: the use of the machinery of justice to go on fishing expeditions about political predecessors. Absolute madness.

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The issue is rooted in disenfranchisement and distrust—faith in democracy lost, replaced by a dictator who exploits those feelings with lies and false hope. As long as the propaganda suits them, they’ll comply. Only anarchy remains.

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World Peace once these are gone:

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Remove these and the world will find peace:

Warmongers
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I’ve seen prices increase!

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It’s not what you do as much as it is HOW you are doing them. Lack of honor, morality and rule of law!

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Yes

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Profile picture Silvija (still) stands with Ukraine (@svecrumba.bsky.social) reposted

Trump Tyranny Tracker: Day 191 open.substack.com/pub/trumptyr...

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Who approved that?

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These lies only play so far and then are no longer believed!

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Try British Virgin Islands - better weather, all English speaking!

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I see an evolving strategy that is gaining traction: the filing of lawsuits against those who help Trump in his illegal enterprises - disbar his lawyers, go after all those around him with fraud suits or whichever is applicable. Make it unappealing to help Trump!

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Profile picture Hedgerow Bob (@hedgerowbob.bsky.social) reposted

It’s sounds so logical when he puts it like that…

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Profile picture derek guy (@dieworkwear.bsky.social) reposted

Apparently, inflation is bad, but we must impose tariffs to raise the cost of cheap imports so people buy expensive American goods. We can re-shore manufacturing, but to be cost competitive, we have to fully automate factories, replacing American workers with robots.

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Truism! Plus billionaires will huge egos!

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