Patrick Lendon

PPEL/Philosophy at BGSU '25

[Eric W. Dolan @EWDolan]

@christopherrufo Elon: Can you point to a single person who died because of USAID cuts?

Kristof: Yes, here are some.

Random Elon dickrider: OMG you think the USA has to send 110% of its budget to Africa. Wow, crazy! Liberalism is a mental disease.

[The Tennessee Holler @TheTNHoller]

A trail of destruction. Imagine their reaction if Obama had done even one of these things.

[Hunter Biden @HunterBiden]

Dear Joe,
I wish I could sit down with you face to face and explain why so many of us were offended by the UFC fight on the South Lawn of the White House.
For me, it had nothing to do with the UFC or who showed up for the fights. The brand you and Dana have built is a bona fide American success story. More power to you. As for the fighters, in my book, anyone brave enough to put it all on the line in the arena is remarkable to witness. Their dedication and discipline inspire me. I don’t understand anyone who can’t admire that.
And as for the people who attended, I, for one, love Shane Gillis. I think he’s hilarious and brilliant. It was a show. A once-in-a-lifetime spectacle. I can’t blame anyone for wanting to witness it firsthand.
My problem is that I believe some of our public spaces are sacred. And unlike many of the great powers that came before us, these American monuments belong to all of us. Not to whoever happens to hold power at the moment.
The White House does not belong to Donald Trump. It does not belong to any President. It belongs to the people. To treat it as Caesar treated the Colosseum is antithetical to everything our founding fathers fought for.
This is not Rome. Presidents are not emperors doling out bread and circuses for the peasants. The White House is the People’s House. This “celebration” could have happened in any stadium within a stone’s throw of the South Lawn. No one would have had an issue with it.
But that was obviously Donald Trump’s whole point. By holding the event on the South Lawn, what he was saying to the rest of us is:
“This is my house. I own it. I will do with it what I please. I’ll build a colosseum and have the gladiators fight under my gaze. I’ll tear down the East Wing. I’ll pave over the Rose Garden. I’ll cover everything in gold and marble. I’ll erase the names of all the men who came before me.”
The fights were an exhibition of imperial domination, not a celebration of our 250th anniversary as a democracy.
The White House is not Buckingham Palace. It is not the Palace of Versailles. It is not the Forbidden City of Beijing. It does not belong to an emperor, or a king, or a commissar.
The White House belongs to us. All of us. The person who sits behind the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office is nothing more than an honored guest. A temporary caretaker.
The President is our servant. Not our Caesar.
Respectfully, Hunter

P.S. Cage match between me and Don Jr.? Your call on the venue. Anywhere but the South Lawn.

[Hunter Biden @HunterBiden]

So let me get this straight.

Jake Tapper is focused on attacking my Mom.

Jared and Ivanka are building a private island paradise on Albanian protected land.

Don Jr married the daughter of Epstein’s banker, and a startup his fund backs just got a record $620M Pentagon loan.

Eric is taking an Israeli drone company public for $1.5B in the middle of a war with Iran that nobody wanted.

And I know: “But what about your paintings, Hunter?”

Please.

[Emmanuel Omasheye @4pf_pixel]

Arsenal fans all over the world 😮‍💨

[Nate Silver @NateSilver538]

Honestly what a bunch of assholes @ABC

[Chris Cillizza @ChrisCillizza]

Again, WHY? Why does it behoove Disney/ABC to destroy web pages that have tons of great data on them that could be used/referenced?

[Alks @cuoium]

It’s always the same people

Love Gyokeres
Hate Arteta and Havertz
Think Rice is a better captain than Odegaard (Rice disagrees)
Think MLS should start in midfield
Think Ethan and Eze are better than Odegaard

We are cursed with people like this supporting the same club as us.

[Patrick Lendon @PatrickLendon]

@liampurrs @liamgallagher https://t.co/AJyM98Ynyl

[Patrick Lendon @PatrickLendon]

@FavynTube I'm impressed that you are still going. I've simply given up. I have no hope left for the franchise.

[Patrick Lendon @PatrickLendon]

@micaelagf_ @cfcmorson How could I forget that one 😭

[Dave Hale - Concerned Republican @CountryFirstRep]

It's time to accept that the resist-libs and never Trump conservatives have been 100% right about the man, since 2015.

[Patrick Lendon @PatrickLendon]

https://t.co/XBxukUApPU

This essay is a favorite of mine. It has aged well.

[Patrick Lendon @PatrickLendon]

@zermeloztt @CameronCorduroy Did you read the quote tweet?

[Isaac Saul @Ike_Saul]

No administration of my lifetime has been more antagonistic toward the private sector, free markets, and free trade. All the warnings of socialists and Democratic overreaches and government intrusion — it's all worse in reality right now than ever before. Just remarkable.

[Patrick Lendon @PatrickLendon]

@HTaylorSchlitz @JP0000004 @TheBeavTeam @h22a87l @jamestalarico If you believe that there are so many dog whistles in his campaign, why can't you name any of them?

[The Act Man @TheActMan_YT]

Bro you are not gonna believe what happens in Halo 2