patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
In her early podcast days I downloaded and listened to 3 episodes. It was the only podcast I deleted from my list. Just terrible.
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
In her early podcast days I downloaded and listened to 3 episodes. It was the only podcast I deleted from my list. Just terrible.
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
My Lyft driver this morning had the radio on, the voice was talking about the end of days later in September??? Please make it stop!
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
I refinanced a few months ago, got over 100 calls and dozens of texts DAILY for a couple weeks before it started to taper off. I still get a couple a day.
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
Thank you for your reporting; where does farming get classified?
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
SCOTUS should stick to their position of the unitary executive power and let it play out so we can all see the practical application and consequences of the idea. The only way we learn anything in this country.
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
That’s not necessary because they are probably in direct communication with the White House and they’ll be trading ahead of time.
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
Is a real shift? After 200 years of the opposite treatment of “apostates”?
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
Hilarious if not so tragic. Truth is truth. But our BYU truth is known, not by academic pursuit and scientific research, but by feelings.
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
Whew, at least it’s not federal dollars
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
Or Nero…
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
youtu.be/F8p_NaYyb-0
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
Can this be appealed to the US Supreme Court
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
Can this be appealed to the US Supreme Court?
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
www.kktv.com/2025/08/20/c...
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
www.kktv.com/2025/08/20/c...
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
150 word vocabulary strikes again
KKTV 11 News (@kktv.com) reposted
President Donald Trump announced on social media that he was planning to start the process of getting rid of mail-in voting.
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
Russian propaganda right from the source. Directly into the ears of our president.
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
Sounds like Musk isn’t the only one with a substance abuse problem.
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
Prediction: people affected by this who support maga will still do so afterwards too.
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
So the Dems can’t subpoena Alex Acosta about what he knows about Epstein and the rapist insurrectionist criminal president.
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
I AM SANDWICH THROWING MAN! WE ARE ALL SANDWICH THROWING MAN!
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
Unless it’s with an American flag or an officers shield or maybe a fire extinguisher
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
It wasn’t easy….dodging herpes, syphillis, gonorrheah, and other STDs
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
Lds mosques, never led by women
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
So now Trump can totally release all of the Epstein files, very strongly!
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
I was just going to say that, but you’re always a step ahead!! 😀
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
Wow, that was a great episode!
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
@maklelan.bsky.social help!
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
So glad to hear that. Now for sure there’s no reason to not release the Epstein files now.
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
34,000 yes
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
The only answer to any question to a Democratic politician going forward is – – yes I will release the Epstein files.
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
Lovely
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
Top question in any Democratic primary coming up: will you release the Epstein files?
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
TPM Josh Marshall wrote up an excellent post a couple weeks ago about what it’s really all about.
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
The most important Democratic pledge – – release the Epstein files!
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
In the next Democratic primary when they ask some stupid question about intersectionality, I hope the answer is yes I commit to release the Epstein files if I’m elected
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
Kinda like someone who drives $100,000 Mercedes-Benz telling his ex I’m really concerned about my debt so I can’t pay you child support.
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
Let’s keep things truthful so that we don’t water down the evilness of pedophilia where it exists. What he did is bad enough without making it what it wasn’t
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
Agreed
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
Nobody likes to hear this but 16 years is not evidence of pedophilia. It’s rape and disgusting. Pedophiles are attracted to those pre puberty.
Asha Rangappa (@asharangappa.bsky.social) reposted
Trump was impeached, twice. Considering posting this every day until the Smithsonian corrects its exhibit. Feel free to join me.
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
I’ve posted the same thing in replies to people worried about the gerrymandering. Would love to see an analysis of how close they are cutting it
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
What do you think Dan? @maklelan.bsky.social
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
Like many things, just add cheese
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
Just an unknown rando here but I hope for better days for you.
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
Recent and not so recent
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
I left a religion with this strong purity culture and can definitely confirm that your theory is right on the money. In the ex-religious community this is pretty much commonly understood.
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
Obama got pres immunity 🤣
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
They are completing the survey on a super computer that fits in their hand as they conclude that science isn’t all that…
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
See @muellershewrote.com who is collecting info from FBI agents about their work reviewing the Epstein documents.
Mother Jones (@motherjones.com) reposted
Epstein’s "little black book" totals 97 pages, containing 1,571 names and roughly 5,000 phone numbers. At least 38 names are mysteriously circled, including Donald Trump's. “I got my hands on a copy,” writes Leland Nally. “I made close to 2,000 phone calls.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
She had good instincts’
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
Thank you for your work. Can you explain why he can’t pardon Maxwell – – was her case a state case?
Zach Kahn (@zkahn.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Hello Mueller, She Wrote, I’m Zach, a high school journalist. I just published an exclusive investigation into how 193 Trump donors funneled $2M through Guam, raising quid pro quo and campaign finance concerns. Would be grateful if you gave it a look or shared it: open.substack.com/pub/zachkahn...
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
Wow, amazing research and extremely well written!
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
They’ll get a bailout like the soybean farmers did last time when tariffs devastated their business.
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
…and the bill is not helping families. From the pro family party and religion.
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
Wow, very clear and thorough review of the devastating effects of the latest GOP reconciliation bill. Utahs congressional delegation is complicit in increasing suffering and poverty and death in the world.
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
Alternate view: not controversial
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
You can over gerrymander. If you create too many red, leaning districts, the margin of error, shrinks, and in a blue wave if you can end up losing more seats, I wonder if this is where things are at for Texas.
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
In a blue wave this TX redistricting could cost votes. They are already shaving it pretty close in some red leaning districts.
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
You’re surprising me with your knowledge of Utah culture.
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
Wait, you @ed the lds president? I’d be interested to follow up on that. There’s a million other issues Utah is dealing with…
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
I’m right there with you—I wasn’t expecting anything big from the Epstein files. Until the recent reaction. I also remembered how Trump brought Alex Acosta and Barr into his cabinet. Both had ties to Epstein; that couldn’t be a coincidence.
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
Colorado too!
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
How about the Mormon church lean on the ~80% Mormon state gop party to do something? They just have billions in physical assets in the Salt Lake valley. And top leaders all live there. Maybe tying themselves to the right hasn’t been a good bargain?
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
Does the person writing this follow all the rules? I wonder…
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
True believer, she.
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
Conclusion: democrats can’t message effectively. And it’s also a major media failure.
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
I can’t believe the Mormon church, headquartered just a few miles from the mine, doesn’t seem to care about the cleanliness of the air all of its top leaders breathe. And a lot of its members too. Mormons account for about 80% of the local politicians I think I read. The church could change this.
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
Thank you, so the lds church should contradict this claim so that everyone is clear.
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
Lds church—care to clarify your position on this issue?
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
I’m sure they will live to regret this vote. Oops sorry, Lee is a sociopath, he won’t regret it. This will devastate Utah in so many ways.
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
Amazing work in backing into the data! Thank you for this important work putting a spotlight on the dangers of the anti abortion legislation passed in many states.
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
No but some churches do!
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
www.sltrib.com/opinion/edit...
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
Lee, who is lds is a disgrace to his family, his church, and his party.
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
Where’s the effing governor who needs to remove him from office?
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
Genius post
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
Would be amazing given the pollution that accumulates in the heavily populated areas
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
Another great example of rake-stepping! Thank you for putting light on the issue.
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
Yah, we all saw a picture of her. She’s black, a woman and qualified, so that’s the actual reason.
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
Nicely done!
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
What? You think the party and religion running Utah as pro-family, care one whit about doing something to help families? When they can score maga points and make a liberal cry?
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
I agree with your point but most tvs are not made in China.
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
Any guesses on how the “pro family” party and its sponsor religion will respond to devastating cuts? Will they increase state funding to make up the difference? Will the lds church step up in any way?
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
Thank you; any thoughts on how this will go at the appeals court?
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
Nuggets??!!
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
Does anyone else remember during the year that Obama was trying to pass Obama care, that every single Republican claimed it was creating uncertainty in the markets and was responsible for anything that wasn’t perfect with the economy?
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
Example #437 of a state and religion that preach family values, but have done nothing to help families legislatively.
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
youtube.com/watch?v=uonY...
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
Marketing opportunity: soda shops add fluoride to their drinks 🤣
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
Both the church and GoP claim they are Pro Family. But every action either takes seems to be the opposite of helping families. Now everyone individually needs to add “figuring out where to buy and how to dose fluoride” to their busy schedule.
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
His religion and politics, both encourage young people to get married quickly and have a bunch of kids. But then neither are working to make it easier to raise a family. Most people on snap are already working and adding more paperwork and red tape just makes their lives more miserable.
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
Going from the pope who spoke out for the poor to the pope who creates the poor.
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
I hope he does it. In the beginning of a recession. Will help focus the mind of the independent voters who decide elections.
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
Actually, there was probably 2% GDP tied to pre-buying to avoid future tariffs. So if you strip that out, the economy would have actually shrunk not grown. That’s an effect of all the chaos aside from the tariffs.
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
It’s the new Infrastructure Week!
patrick-bartoch.bsky.social (@patrick-bartoch.bsky.social) reply parent
Nice article, keep up the reporting!