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Pat Coughlin

@patsat.bsky.social

- Innovator, essayist and novelist. - Risk taker. - Change agent. - Questioner of all things that smack of authoritarianism. - Life- long liberal.

created November 17, 2024

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Profile picture Pat Coughlin (@patsat.bsky.social) reply parent

I suspect that even his own family will want a closed casket.

1/9/2025, 4:07:53 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Pat Coughlin (@patsat.bsky.social) reply parent

Yep. I saw couple in the Kansas City area.

1/9/2025, 4:05:33 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture KittyKatGirl😻🙏💞🐞 (@mary1kathy.bsky.social) reposted

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31/8/2025, 7:33:57 PM | 536 266 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture 💫⭐️N. Jules⭐️💫 (@northjules.bsky.social) reposted

Wake up America‼️

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31/8/2025, 1:57:32 PM | 307 169 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Shannon Robertson (@srr1975.bsky.social) reposted

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31/8/2025, 7:51:36 AM | 11 5 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Pat Coughlin (@patsat.bsky.social) reply parent

Play the tape in front of Trump and he will still deny it.

31/8/2025, 8:09:19 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Pat Coughlin (@patsat.bsky.social) reply parent

How many more kids in coffins will we see before we say “enough.”

31/8/2025, 8:03:45 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture The New Republic (@newrepublic.com) reposted

“The loyalists around Trump are much more open and much bolder in their authoritarianism than they were six months ago,” Harvard professor Steven Levitsky told TNR's Greg Sargent. “So we’re in a very dangerous moment.” trib.al/kIENaBA

30/8/2025, 5:26:31 PM | 158 59 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Pat Coughlin (@patsat.bsky.social) reply parent

Waiting with bated breath.

30/8/2025, 3:10:01 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Pat Coughlin (@patsat.bsky.social) reply parent

I frequented a Paneras. I also bought food, and had no hassles.

30/8/2025, 3:06:15 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Pat Coughlin (@patsat.bsky.social) reply parent

They are doing this very thing.

30/8/2025, 2:31:00 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Pat Coughlin (@patsat.bsky.social) reply parent

The situation is getting scarier.

30/8/2025, 2:28:55 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Pat Coughlin (@patsat.bsky.social) reply parent

Said tongue in cheek, I take it?

30/8/2025, 2:27:58 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Pat Coughlin (@patsat.bsky.social) reply parent

That pretty much sums it up.

30/8/2025, 12:17:59 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Pat Coughlin (@patsat.bsky.social) reply parent

Trump doesn’t pick people for leadership ability; he gets people who will be. loyal.

30/8/2025, 4:42:08 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Pat Coughlin (@patsat.bsky.social) reply parent

The ultimatum would be for the Russkies, right?

29/8/2025, 11:41:56 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Pat Coughlin (@patsat.bsky.social) reply parent

Petty and small-minded, but predictable.

29/8/2025, 7:36:36 PM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Larry Hochman (@larryhochman.bsky.social) reposted

EPSTEIN Epstein Epstein Epstein CDC and FBI hollowed out of experienced servants to make way for pliant toadies. Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein January 6 Traitor Ashli Babbit receiving military honors. Epstein Epstein Epstein EPSTEIN

29/8/2025, 1:00:35 PM | 5629 2118 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Pat Coughlin (@patsat.bsky.social) reply parent

Entirely plausible.

29/8/2025, 2:21:14 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Pat Coughlin (@patsat.bsky.social) reply parent

I sure hope that some investigative reporters are working on this. Trump is quid pro quo. What did he get for that money?

29/8/2025, 2:20:02 PM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Do you like pizza? (@doyoulikepizza.bsky.social) reposted reply parent

Is this a distraction from the Epstein files, or whut?

29/8/2025, 1:47:04 PM | 9 2 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Pat Coughlin (@patsat.bsky.social) reply parent

Just more specious reasoning.

29/8/2025, 2:09:40 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Pat Coughlin (@patsat.bsky.social) reply parent

The posts are devoid of facts. Is Anon a troll?

29/8/2025, 1:13:27 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Pat Coughlin (@patsat.bsky.social) reply parent

That is some inflammatory language. I want to see the documentation that supports those assertions. Also, I would think that other governments would express concern, but I haven’t seen it.

29/8/2025, 12:53:37 PM | 1 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Morgan J Freeman (@mjfree.bsky.social) reposted

Donald will lose his shit if you repost this.

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29/8/2025, 11:32:20 AM | 1830 924 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Pat Coughlin (@patsat.bsky.social) reply parent

Also families, who must be wondering why their husbands and wives signed up in the first place.

28/8/2025, 8:44:27 PM | 16 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Pat Coughlin (@patsat.bsky.social) reply parent

True, that.

28/8/2025, 1:24:29 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Pat Coughlin (@patsat.bsky.social) reply parent

I sense that Miller’s main motivation is revenge, only magnitudes greater than Trump’s.

28/8/2025, 1:23:53 AM | 11 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Pat Coughlin (@patsat.bsky.social) reply parent

I agree. What puzzles me is why more people haven’t recognized this. Trump is simply not capable of coming up with these ideas, let alone fleshing out the myriad details.

28/8/2025, 1:13:04 AM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Pat Coughlin (@patsat.bsky.social) reply parent

Insane sounds right.

28/8/2025, 1:00:48 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Pat Coughlin (@patsat.bsky.social) reply parent

Neither Trump nor the Republican care what the majority of voters want.

28/8/2025, 12:44:04 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Pat Coughlin (@patsat.bsky.social) reply parent

🤞

27/8/2025, 8:46:53 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Pat Coughlin (@patsat.bsky.social) reply parent

🤗

27/8/2025, 8:35:18 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Pat Coughlin (@patsat.bsky.social) reply parent

As far as I know, the issue is not politically driven.

27/8/2025, 7:59:43 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Pat Coughlin (@patsat.bsky.social) reply parent

I know what I want for Christmas.

27/8/2025, 7:46:45 PM | 1 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Pat Coughlin (@patsat.bsky.social) reply parent

You’re right. They will suspect all sorts of crackpot stuff.

27/8/2025, 7:35:38 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Pat Coughlin (@patsat.bsky.social) reply parent

Believers may accept such drivel but I find it repugnant.

27/8/2025, 6:01:36 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Pat Coughlin (@patsat.bsky.social) reply parent

What can one say? This will keep happening until we control guns.

27/8/2025, 5:55:15 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Pat Coughlin (@patsat.bsky.social) reply parent

🤗🤗🤗🤗

27/8/2025, 5:52:00 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Pat Coughlin (@patsat.bsky.social) reply parent

😥😥😥😥😥Such a sad rationale.

27/8/2025, 5:50:52 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Pat Coughlin (@patsat.bsky.social) reply parent

I began working remotely in the 90’s, and did it successfully until retirement.

27/8/2025, 10:35:32 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Pat Coughlin (@patsat.bsky.social) reply parent

It was the height of irresponsibility for Tesla to put their so-called driverless car on the road with its known deficiencies.

27/8/2025, 10:25:12 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Pat Coughlin (@patsat.bsky.social) reply parent

No way will she be a trad wife.

27/8/2025, 3:42:00 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Pat Coughlin (@patsat.bsky.social) reply parent

As a consequence, those federal agencies are less effective in accomplishing their missions.

27/8/2025, 3:39:14 AM | 1 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Pat Coughlin (@patsat.bsky.social) reply parent

I going to puke.

26/8/2025, 7:29:46 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Pat Coughlin (@patsat.bsky.social) reply parent

Space cadet.

26/8/2025, 7:19:33 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Pat Coughlin (@patsat.bsky.social) reply parent

It sure looks like they are hiding a bruise from an SIV needle.

26/8/2025, 7:17:09 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Pat Coughlin (@patsat.bsky.social) reply parent

Yes, as I have often said.

26/8/2025, 7:01:09 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Pat Coughlin (@patsat.bsky.social) reply parent

👍

26/8/2025, 5:03:11 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Pat Coughlin (@patsat.bsky.social) reply parent

Excellent!

26/8/2025, 3:42:55 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Pat Coughlin (@patsat.bsky.social) reply parent

I don’t expect the Congress to do anything, in spite of the danger posed to democracy. Something is motivating them to ignore the threat. I suspect that racism is at the root of it. Just my thoughts.

26/8/2025, 3:41:44 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Pat Coughlin (@patsat.bsky.social) reply parent

Keep them coming. They seem to be throwing Trump off balance. Hopefully, the wheels will come off soon.

26/8/2025, 3:35:52 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Pat Coughlin (@patsat.bsky.social) reply parent

That is a real possibility.

25/8/2025, 5:37:04 PM | 1 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Pat Coughlin (@patsat.bsky.social) reply parent

I fully agree.

25/8/2025, 11:03:58 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Pat Coughlin (@patsat.bsky.social) reply parent

There is obviously a relationship here. What were the payments for?

24/8/2025, 9:10:22 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Pat Coughlin (@patsat.bsky.social) reply parent

A lot of chemo patients have a port on their upper chest for IV injections, and thus are hidden from view.

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24/8/2025, 5:07:49 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Pat Coughlin (@patsat.bsky.social) reply parent

Yes. Dementia grows in stages and takes a long time to develop.

24/8/2025, 4:59:55 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Pat Coughlin (@patsat.bsky.social) reply parent

Point taken.

24/8/2025, 3:39:42 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Pat Coughlin (@patsat.bsky.social) reply parent

I see dead pupil.

24/8/2025, 11:58:33 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Pat Coughlin (@patsat.bsky.social) reply parent

That is the only thing he is good at, making shit up. He’s had a lot of practice.

24/8/2025, 5:08:09 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Pat Coughlin (@patsat.bsky.social) reply parent

Trump never considers the impact of his actions on others. He just doesn’t care.

23/8/2025, 8:04:29 PM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Pat Coughlin (@patsat.bsky.social) reply parent

My wife and I traveled for a living, and we always found art work to remind us of our experiences. Five of our New Orleans paintings hang in our living room. Four more in our bedroom.

23/8/2025, 3:22:44 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Pat Coughlin (@patsat.bsky.social) reply parent

It will take one misunderstood noise (or an intentional sound) to set off the conflict Trump wants to see.

23/8/2025, 3:04:43 AM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Pat Coughlin (@patsat.bsky.social) reply parent

What a hoot.

23/8/2025, 2:53:13 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Pat Coughlin (@patsat.bsky.social) reply parent

Share the wealth.🦶🏿🫵🫵🫵🫵🫵🫵🫵🫵🫵

23/8/2025, 1:44:11 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Pat Coughlin (@patsat.bsky.social) reply parent

That’s my main gripe. The rich reap the investment rewards, but do not use their profits to benefit the rest of society.

23/8/2025, 1:41:16 AM | 3 2 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Pat Coughlin (@patsat.bsky.social) reply parent

Thanks for posting. We need to know which companies do not deserve our money.

23/8/2025, 1:37:51 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Crabby Husky Lady (@crabbyhuskylady.bsky.social) reposted

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23/8/2025, 1:20:55 AM | 51 35 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Pat Coughlin (@patsat.bsky.social) reply parent

Once more, into the rabbit hole.

23/8/2025, 1:30:53 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Pat Coughlin (@patsat.bsky.social) reply parent

Good one, Jimmy.

23/8/2025, 1:26:32 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Project2025=1984 (@reader1970.bsky.social) reposted reply parent

There is no evidence that students are doing better than when they learned from printed textbooks, while History and Science are much easier to revise.

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9/8/2025, 2:26:19 PM | 21 10 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian H (@harrb2.bsky.social) reposted

The truth!👇

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22/8/2025, 6:24:30 PM | 33 10 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Pat Coughlin (@patsat.bsky.social) reply parent

About crime? It never was.

22/8/2025, 6:48:36 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture truthinjeopardy.bsky.social (@truthinjeopardy.bsky.social) reposted

Repost this again and again so the MAGAs realize their mistake!

22/8/2025, 6:27:23 PM | 32 18 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Pat Coughlin (@patsat.bsky.social) reply parent

There must be some contingencies attached to this outcome. Economists wha have similar situations in the past say that the rules of economics determined the outcomes then And will apply now. Prices will rise and all but the rich will lose $$ .

22/8/2025, 6:38:31 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Pat Coughlin (@patsat.bsky.social) reply parent

If we did care more about slavery, we wouldn’t be in this mess.

22/8/2025, 5:16:43 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Sebastiaan (Female version of it!)(They/Them) (@cenobiteyogapunk.bsky.social) reposted

E is for EPSTEIN!!!

22/8/2025, 11:30:26 AM | 14 9 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Pat Coughlin (@patsat.bsky.social) reply parent

Macabre, if you ask me.

22/8/2025, 5:02:39 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Pat Coughlin (@patsat.bsky.social) reply parent

One thing that stymies learning English is that they never learned Spanish. Most immigrants only go through second or third grade. To go beyond that, they must pay. Thus, the “los ricos” stay in school and others don’t. Consequently, few immigrants know the rules of language.

22/8/2025, 4:58:57 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Pat Coughlin (@patsat.bsky.social) reply parent

😾

22/8/2025, 3:44:27 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Pat Coughlin (@patsat.bsky.social) reply parent

She should have spent it on counseling.

22/8/2025, 3:42:37 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Pat Coughlin (@patsat.bsky.social) reply parent

He planned to ride in the turret of a tank but was too wide to fit.

22/8/2025, 2:17:01 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Pat Coughlin (@patsat.bsky.social) reply parent

It can happen. Take Trump and his sycophants, for example.

22/8/2025, 2:08:51 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Pat Coughlin (@patsat.bsky.social) reply parent

If he really thought no one is above the law, why hasn’t he turned himself in?

22/8/2025, 2:07:00 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Pat Coughlin (@patsat.bsky.social) reply parent

It is the only playbook he knows. He was raised thinking that Roy Cohn’s playbook was kids lit.

22/8/2025, 2:00:31 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Pat Coughlin (@patsat.bsky.social) reply parent

That says it all.

22/8/2025, 7:33:38 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Pat Coughlin (@patsat.bsky.social) reply parent

Hope reigns eternal.

22/8/2025, 7:31:08 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dazed Sanity (@6j1.bsky.social) reposted

This man is a pedophile Never forget that

22/8/2025, 7:04:59 AM | 17 12 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Bradley Perry (@bradleyperry.bsky.social) reposted reply parent

Oh that's good!

21/8/2025, 12:16:29 PM | 0 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture ray 鄺羡華 (@raykwong.bsky.social) reposted

Good morning and happy Thursday to everyone. He dances like no one is watching. But we are. Release the Epstein files.

21/8/2025, 11:22:36 AM | 782 209 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Mary Beth DeFabrizio (@mbdefab.bsky.social) reposted reply parent

Horrifying to WATCH. A million times WORSE to have been one of those THOUSAND girls! This is why the GOP doesn’t want anyone to see this video. Release the Epstein Files.

21/8/2025, 6:57:35 PM | 13 8 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Abbi Lichtenstein (@abbij1961.bsky.social) reposted reply parent

We need to know the truth! #ReleaseAllTheEpsteinFiles unredacted!

21/8/2025, 7:23:33 PM | 7 7 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Bren (@kindofnerdy.bsky.social) reposted

Yikes! This is uncomfortable to watch! 😭 But here's the thing: People who prey on children are DISGUSTING AF! As long as the GOP chooses to serve as a pedo protection agency, we can't look away, and we can't pull punches! Epstein-Maxwell survivors deserve transparency! #ReleaseALLTheEpsteinFiles

21/8/2025, 6:25:34 PM | 165 99 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Phil Gabler (@philgabler.bsky.social) reposted

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21/8/2025, 2:44:39 AM | 25 10 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Pat Coughlin (@patsat.bsky.social) reply parent

Good one!

21/8/2025, 9:34:51 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Pat Coughlin (@patsat.bsky.social) reply parent

Wait for it; It’s coming.

21/8/2025, 3:04:48 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Pat Coughlin (@patsat.bsky.social) reply parent

So you don’t know Jefferie’s last name?

21/8/2025, 2:09:53 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture SueM (@creativeelegance.bsky.social) reposted

youtube.com/shorts/qS_nJ...

21/8/2025, 8:48:45 AM | 5 4 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture 𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝕭𝖎𝖙𝖙𝖊𝖗 𝕵𝖊𝖘𝖚𝖘 (@thebitterjesus.bsky.social) reposted

Well, would ya look at that...

21/8/2025, 8:49:54 AM | 15 12 | View on Bluesky | view

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