Billie Pate

Billie Pate is a multidisciplinary artist, creative technologist, and serial entrepreneur, from Chicago, IL, USA. After graduating from Northwestern University with a BS degree in computer science, she studied fine art at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC). She founded Pate Projects, an award-winning art and technology studio in LA, CA and later expanded to NY, NY and Paris, France. A few years later she also founded Billie Pate Group (BPG) to start, buy and invest in other brilliant businesses. She now owns several creative businesses with headquarters around the world while continuing her art practice in Paris, France. She has a newfound interest in foreign affairs. When it comes to politics, her vision is utopian and idealist, but her strategy is realist. xo

The Princess of Wales

🇬🇧 We are so sorry to learn of the princess’ cancer diagnosis. We wish for a speedy recovery for the princess. We know the princess has a wonderful family to support her throughout her treatment and the healing process, and we have faith the she will be in good health again very soon. xo ...
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Currently Reading

📖 Public Opinion by Walter Lippmann ...
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Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

🇮🇱🇵🇸 I told Israel's Prime Minister that his name would be dragged thought the mud. That was several years ago back in 2017 or '18. Now that leaders around the world, including American Jewish Leaders, are doing exactly what I had insisted would happen does not make me smug. I don't get any pleasure out of it at all. I'm no longer a naive artist as I was in 2017. I'm extremely well-read in foreign affairs and military affairs now, which has completely changed my worldview. I understand now that...
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Let the Games Begin

🇺🇸 We are happy to know who the guilty party is. Attacking and defaming a brilliant woman and civil servant is not what I would call "progressive" - it's regressive. Senator Sinema is the least corrupt politician in Washington. So we believe that anyone that would spend millions of dollars to assassinate her character is an enemy of our democratic political system, an enemy of our liberal American values, and ultimately an enemy of the American people. We take the attack on her character persona...
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Vive la France

🇫🇷 France is the very first country to enshrine abortion rights into the constitution. The country has been leading the world on human rights issues ever since they first published the Declaration of the Rights of Man. Vive la France! xo Response to: https://www.politico.eu/article/france-emmanuel-macron-abortion-rights-eu/ ...
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We're Extremely Disappointed with the USA

🇺🇸 I'm extremely disappointed with both the Democrats and Republicans, and I won't be endorsing either political party or candidate for the presidential election. I believe the USA needs a whole new political party, so we will be focusing all of our energy on creating one. I'm disappointed that all of the great senators are leaving instead of running for office again. I'm also really disappointed that we have far-left US Congressmen, like AOC, claiming we need to "print more money", which woul...
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Thank You Czech Republic

🇨🇿 Thank you to the Czech Republic for putting together this plan to help Ukraine get the ammunition they desperately need. Thank you to all of the countries that donated the necessary funding to make this happen. We love all of you for helping the Ukrainians. xo Response to: https://www.politico.eu/article/czechia-crowdfunds-enough-money-in-eu-and-beyond-to-buy-800000-artillery-shells-for-ukraine/ ...
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Welcome to NATO

🇸🇪 We're so happy to have Sweden as the newest member of NATO. Sweden is impressive and has a lot to offer the alliance unlike Turkey and Hungary. We are not pleased with either of those two countries for taking so long to ratify Sweden's membership, and we do hold grudges. xo Response to: https://www.politico.eu/article/sweden-nato-membership-military-power/ ...
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Slava Ukraini

🇺🇦 Thank you to all of the G7 leaders for promising to stand with Ukraine for as long as it takes. xo ...
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Thank You Senator Schumer

🇺🇸 Thank you to Senator Schumer and all of the other US Senators that are in Kyiv to show Ukraine that the USA will stand with them for as long as it takes. xo ...
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US National Security

🇺🇸 If the Speaker of the House refuses to vote on the national security supplement, then he is a serious threat to US national security. I think we need to either force a vote in the House via a discharge position or we need to remove the Speaker from his job. His stance makes absolutely no sense. He is jeopardizing US foreign policy. McCaul has admitted that members of his Republican Party are heavily influenced by Russian propaganda. Spreading Russian propaganda is equivalent to being a forei...
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Russia is a State Sponsor of Terrorism

🏴 We're requesting new legislation that requires the State Department to designate Russia as a State Sponsor of Terrorism. xo ...
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Thank You Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann

🇩🇪 Ukraine desperately needs the Taurus missiles. No one wants to pressure Germany to send Taurus missiles after everything Germany has done for Ukraine, but sending those missiles to Ukraine would make a huge difference in the outcome of the war. xo Response to: https://www.politico.eu/article/germany-political-crisis-taurus-cruise-missiles-ukraine-marie-agnes-strack-zimmermann/ ...
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Yulia Navalnaya

🏴 We hope Yulia Navalnaya will become the first female leader of modern-day Russia, and liberate the Russian people. xo Response to: https://www.politico.eu/article/yulia-navalnaya-vladimir-putin-new-enemy-alexei-navalny-russia-opposition/ ...
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Thank You Denmark

🇩🇰 Thank you PM Mette Frederiksen and all of the Danes for giving Ukraine your entire arsenal of artillery. They desperately need this assistance. xo ...
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Transnational Repression

🏴 Russia murders their own people simply because they disagree with Putin. It's disgusting. We refuse to live in this kind of world. We hate Russian mafia scum, including the ringleader Vladimir Putin, and we promise to defeat every last one of them. The Republican Party's impasse on the national security supplement is definitely emboldening Putin, and infuriating Americans. xo Response to: https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2024-02-19/russian-pilot-who-defected-to-ukraine-shot-dead-i...
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Dear Ukraine

🇺🇦 The Republican Party's refusal to pass the national security supplement is heartbreaking, and I know it is creating a severe handicap for Ukraine's military operations. My only explanation for this is that they must not want Donald Trump to win the general election, and they really want to drive it home to US voters that Trump is a serious threat to US national security as Bolton, Trump's former national security advisor, has declared. In that case, we get the message loud and clear, and we w...
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Russia is a State Sponsor of Terrorism

🏴 Yes, I agree with Senator Lindsey Graham on this issue. xo Russia has always been a problem. They never stopped being a problem. We simply were delusional for a few years, or decades, and pretended like the problem was solved. Russia's invasion of Ukraine has finally forced us to face reality. Russia is a state sponsor of terrorism. Response to: https://www.politico.com/news/2024/02/18/lindsey-graham-navalny-russia-putin-00142068 ...
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Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

🇮🇱🇵🇸 US support for Israel is unwavering. However, the Israeli Prime Minister must cooperate with the Biden Administration. If PM Netanyahu is not cooperating with President Biden, Biden will need to force Netanyahu's hand and be more assertive. It's in the USA's and Israel's best interest to do so if necessary. Israel will never strike a territory where US troops are stationed. The right-wing Israeli government would never make such a foolhardy move. So one way to ensure that Israel does not s...
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Ukraine, Ukraine, Ukraine

🇺🇦 Please pass the national security supplement ASAP. xo ...
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US-China Relations

🇺🇸🇨🇳 Globalization can be reversed. We can cut out anyone that refuses to play by the rules. And that's exactly what we will do if China continues to be aggressive. Essentially, we will do whatever China indicates they would like us to do. But we are not taking our cues from their rhetoric, we are taking our cues from their behavior. All of China's behavior indicates that they would like us to de-risk and decouple. Unfortunately, we have not seen any change in China's behavior thus far, so our...
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Border Security, Immigration, and Mayorkas' Impeachment

🇺🇸 "The White House is hoping to demonstrate that it is business as usual at DHS, eager to show that the president’s team is unfazed by the impeachment and to portray Republicans as consumed by partisan vendettas at the cost of tending to the crisis at the southern border." I don't believe the White House strategy is going to work. A huge majority of the American people are not pleased with the DHS and the administration's border policies. Many Americans actually agree with this move by the Hou...
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Thank You Japan

🇯🇵 Thank you Japan for everything you are doing to help Ukraine with their reconstruction efforts. Japan's expertise is extremely valuable. We appreciate their willingness to share their expertise with Ukraine. xo ...
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Thank You France

🇫🇷 Thank you France for also offering Ukraine security guarantees and long-term military support. Thank you for stating that these guarantees will be valid until Ukraine joins NATO, and making it clear to the world that Ukraine will join NATO in the future. xo ...
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Thank You David Cameron

🇬🇧 Thank you for this statement by the Foreign Minister and former Prime Minister of the UK, David Cameron. I believe the majority of Americans agree with every word of his statement. xo Response to: https://thehill.com/opinion/international/4465907-david-cameron-pass-ukraine-funding-for-the-sake-of-global-security/ ...
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Thank You Germany

🇩🇪 Thank you Germany for offering Ukraine these security guarantees and long-term military support. xo Response to: https://www.politico.eu/article/germany-and-ukraine-sign-security-agreement-scholz-zelenskyy/ ...
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RIP Alexei Navalny

🏴 It's devastating to learn of Alexei Navalny's death. He was Russia's only hero and hope for a better future for the country and peace on the European continent. xo Response to: https://www.politico.com/news/2024/02/16/navalny-death-russia-00141886 ...
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Three Cheers for Greece

🇬🇷🏳️‍🌈 Same-sex marriage is now legal in Greece. Thank you to the Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis for making this happen and all of the other Greek politicians that voted for this. xo Response to: https://www.politico.eu/article/greece-legalizes-same-sex-marriage/ ...
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US House of Representatives

🇺🇸 The two issues of foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan and border security policies can not be tied together any longer. We don't have time for anymore negotiations over the border policies before passing the national security supplement. We need the supplement passed in the House immediately as is. The situation in Ukraine is dire. The Republican Party's flippancy on this issue, while Ukrainians are at war with Russia, a US enemy, and running out of ammo, and losing territory, is tot...
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Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

🇮🇱🇵🇸 Hamas slaughtered over 1,200 innocent people. I am getting tired of the international community making excuses for their actions when there are no excuses for terrorism. Based on their actions, I would not be surprised if Hamas is also murdering innocent Palestinians in Gaza simply to blame Israel for their deaths in a desperate attempt to gain support from the international community or the Arab world. The situation in Gaza will never improve while Hamas is in power. They must be defeated....
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