Matthew Roy
@emroy802.bsky.social
Vermonter, Seven Days news editor, boxer owner.
Afghans face potential deportation after taking a wrong turn and hitting the U.S.-Canadian border in Vt.
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Google Maps Routed These Afghan Truckers Through Canada. Then ICE Detained Them. | Seven Days
Afghan truck drivers transporting cookies and coffee are getting ensnared in President Trump's immigration crackdown at the Canadian border.
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October 2, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Afghans face potential deportation after taking a wrong turn and hitting the U.S.-Canadian border in Vt.
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A Vermont school superintendent was detained for hours by Customs and Border Protection after visiting Nicaragua, where he grew up. He's an American citizen, @lucytompkins.bsky.social reports.
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Winooski Superintendent Detained, Questioned by Border Officials
Superintendent Wilmer Chavarria, a U.S. citizen, was questioned for hours at a Houston airport as he returned from a visit to Nicaragua with his husband.
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July 22, 2025 at 5:32 PM
A Vermont school superintendent was detained for hours by Customs and Border Protection after visiting Nicaragua, where he grew up. He's an American citizen, @lucytompkins.bsky.social reports.
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A small company in Burlington that sells biking gear to women is one of the plaintiffs who successfully argued that a swath of Trump's tariffs are illegal. #tariffs
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Small Burlington Company Helps Land Huge Tariff Ruling
Terry Precision Cycling, which sells biking gear for women, is one of the plaintiffs that got a federal court to strike down many of President Trump's tariffs.
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May 29, 2025 at 6:58 PM
A small company in Burlington that sells biking gear to women is one of the plaintiffs who successfully argued that a swath of Trump's tariffs are illegal. #tariffs
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Another immigration case headed to federal court in Burlington. A Russian health researcher who protested the invasion of Ukraine does NOT want to be sent home.
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Case of Detained Russian Scientist to Be Heard in Burlington
Kseniia Petrova, a Harvard researcher, was taken into custody by customs officials in February for failing to declare samples of frog embryos at a Boston airport.
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May 13, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Another immigration case headed to federal court in Burlington. A Russian health researcher who protested the invasion of Ukraine does NOT want to be sent home.
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The plaintiff? The EPA, which argues that Vermont is helping to cause an energy crisis. Yes, THAT EPA. www.sevendaysvt.com/news/epa-sue...
EPA Sues to Block Vermont's Bid to Make Big Oil Pay Climate Damages
The state passed a groundbreaking law last year intended to make fossil-fuel companies pay for destruction caused by climate change.
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May 1, 2025 at 11:07 PM
The plaintiff? The EPA, which argues that Vermont is helping to cause an energy crisis. Yes, THAT EPA. www.sevendaysvt.com/news/epa-sue...
A federal judge in Burlington likened the Trump administration's approach to immigration enforcement to McCarthyism — and freed a Columbia student. #mahwadi #immigration
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Palestinian Activist Mahdawi Released from Prison
Mahdawi will be allowed to remain at his home in Vermont and can attend classes at Columbia University, where he's scheduled to graduate this spring.
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April 30, 2025 at 9:22 PM
A federal judge in Burlington likened the Trump administration's approach to immigration enforcement to McCarthyism — and freed a Columbia student. #mahwadi #immigration
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Protesters decry the arrest of Mohsen Mahawi, a green card holder who showed up for a citizenship interview and was hauled off to prison.
Protestors Decry Arrest of Vermont Man Who Advocated for Palestinians
Supporters of Palestinian activist Mohsen Mahdawi swarmed the Vermont Statehouse Tuesday to demand his release from custody. More than 300 people packed the Cedar Creek...
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April 22, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Protesters decry the arrest of Mohsen Mahawi, a green card holder who showed up for a citizenship interview and was hauled off to prison.
One of the most worrying stories I've read this year, which is saying something. www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...
A whistleblower's disclosure details how DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data
A whistleblower tells Congress and NPR that DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data and hid its tracks. "None of that ... information should ever leave the agency," said a former NLRB official.
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April 16, 2025 at 4:07 AM
One of the most worrying stories I've read this year, which is saying something. www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...
Protesters gathered today in Burlington, VT, outside an immigration hearing involving Turkish grad student Rumeysa Ozturk.
Burlington Protesters Call for Release of Tufts Grad Student
They demonstrated outside the federal building as a hearing was held inside to decide where Rumeysa Ozturk's case should be heard.
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April 14, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Protesters gathered today in Burlington, VT, outside an immigration hearing involving Turkish grad student Rumeysa Ozturk.
Two students who thought they'd be finishing up high school in Vermont are being sent back home to Nicaragua instead.
Trump Order Forces Two CVU Students to Return to Nicaragua | Seven Days
A federal order has terminated the students' humanitarian parole status. Their school will host a private graduation ceremony for them before they leave.
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April 10, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Two students who thought they'd be finishing up high school in Vermont are being sent back home to Nicaragua instead.
This 89-year-old woman is worried about Social Security, the environment and "everything." Here's the @sevendaysvt.bsky.social story and images of Vermonters protesting today.
Thousands of Vermonters Turn Out to Protest Trump, Musk
Rallies drew crowds not only in Burlington and Montpelier, but in roughly 18 other communities. Protesters said they are worried about the country.
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April 5, 2025 at 9:25 PM
This 89-year-old woman is worried about Social Security, the environment and "everything." Here's the @sevendaysvt.bsky.social story and images of Vermonters protesting today.
One of the finest columnists I've read over the years is leaving the @washingtonpost.com.
Eugene Robinson Leaves the Washington Post After Jeff Bezos' 'Significant Shift' to Opinion Section
"I wish nothing but the very best for the paper and for all of you. I won't be a stranger," the political columnist tells his colleagues after 45 years at WaPo
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April 3, 2025 at 9:18 PM
One of the finest columnists I've read over the years is leaving the @washingtonpost.com.
The @wsj.com has thoughts.
Opinion | Trump Takes the Dumbest Tariff Plunge
He says the 25% levies on Mexico and Canada will begin Tuesday. Stocks fall.
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March 4, 2025 at 11:25 PM
The @wsj.com has thoughts.
Vermont has roughly 640,000 residents. Tonight, 34,000 people joined a telephone town hall with the state's members of Congress. #Sanders #Welch #Balint
Vermont's Congressional Delegation Vows to Fight On Against Trump
Vermont's two senators and sole representative presented a united front during a telephone town hall meeting that drew more than 34,000 participants.
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February 27, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Bernie Sanders has ideas about what Americans should do. Our @sevendaysvt.bsky.social reporter followed him to Omaha and Iowa City to learn more. Good story here!
Bernie Sanders Leads a Renewed Fight Against Oligarchy | Seven Days
As Democrats have struggled to mount an effective opposition to Donald Trump and Elon Musk, Vermont's senior senator appears uniquely poised to step up.
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February 27, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Bernie Sanders has ideas about what Americans should do. Our @sevendaysvt.bsky.social reporter followed him to Omaha and Iowa City to learn more. Good story here!
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The Associated Press on Friday filed a lawsuit against top White House officials, accusing them of violating the First and Fifth Amendments by denying AP reporters access in retaliation for references to the Gulf of Mexico in its articles.
A.P. Sues Trump Officials Over White House Ban
The wire service sued three of them for denying its reporters access to press events. The White House has objected to The A.P.’s references to the Gulf of Mexico in articles.
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February 21, 2025 at 9:45 PM
The Associated Press on Friday filed a lawsuit against top White House officials, accusing them of violating the First and Fifth Amendments by denying AP reporters access in retaliation for references to the Gulf of Mexico in its articles.
Bernie Sanders kicked off his "Fighting Oligarchy" tour tonight in Omaha. Venue filled up and hundreds watched from an overflow area. His office says 190,000+ tuned in via livestream. #billionaires
February 22, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Bernie Sanders kicked off his "Fighting Oligarchy" tour tonight in Omaha. Venue filled up and hundreds watched from an overflow area. His office says 190,000+ tuned in via livestream. #billionaires
@sevendaysvt.bsky.social's former data wrangler @andreasuozzo.com helped report this jaw-dropping story for @propublica.org. Tremendous work.
Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared.
ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women experiencing pregnancy loss under Texas’ abortion ban.
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February 20, 2025 at 5:22 PM
@sevendaysvt.bsky.social's former data wrangler @andreasuozzo.com helped report this jaw-dropping story for @propublica.org. Tremendous work.
February 14, 2025 at 9:27 PM
This week, @sevendaysvt.bsky.social's own @cathyresmer.bsky.social wrote a column describing the paper's decision to stop publishing a Vermont-y post from X each week in our print edition. Worth a read:
Why Seven Days Is Breaking Up With Our 'X Post of the Week' | Seven Days
'Seven Days' will no longer publish an 'X Post of the Week' about Vermont. Deputy publisher Cathy Resmer explains why — and introduces a new feature.
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February 13, 2025 at 5:56 PM
This week, @sevendaysvt.bsky.social's own @cathyresmer.bsky.social wrote a column describing the paper's decision to stop publishing a Vermont-y post from X each week in our print edition. Worth a read:
I'm adding the Wall Street Journal, too, which reported this gem: www.wsj.com/tech/doge-st...
Exclusive | DOGE Staffer Resigns Over Racist Posts
A staffer for Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, whose access to Treasury payment systems was approved by a judge, has links to a deleted social-media account that advocated for racism a...
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February 7, 2025 at 2:23 AM
I'm adding the Wall Street Journal, too, which reported this gem: www.wsj.com/tech/doge-st...
A kid who has gone by "Big Balls" has accessed sensitive U.S. government systems. @wired.com's reporting on DOGE is so good that I just subscribed for $10. Great deal. Supporting fearless journalism has never been more important, and one of my New Year's goals is to expand my support.
DOGE Teen Owns ‘Tesla.Sexy LLC’ and Worked at Startup That Has Hired Convicted Hackers
Experts question whether Edward Coristine, a DOGE staffer who has gone by “Big Balls” online, would pass the background check typically required for access to sensitive US government systems.
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February 7, 2025 at 2:09 AM
A kid who has gone by "Big Balls" has accessed sensitive U.S. government systems. @wired.com's reporting on DOGE is so good that I just subscribed for $10. Great deal. Supporting fearless journalism has never been more important, and one of my New Year's goals is to expand my support.