Jay Matthes
@jaymatthes.bsky.social
Vocalist/Guitarist; Singer-Songwriter/Country/Americana; Milwaukee/Nashville; new album 'Loved and Lost and Found' out now
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Casar: "The party of 'very fine people on both sides' or 'Jewish space lasers' does not give a damn about stopping antisemitism. If my Republican colleagues want to stop the spread of antisemitism, maybe they should stop apologizing for and promoting antisemites."
May 7, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Casar: "The party of 'very fine people on both sides' or 'Jewish space lasers' does not give a damn about stopping antisemitism. If my Republican colleagues want to stop the spread of antisemitism, maybe they should stop apologizing for and promoting antisemites."
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“They smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.”
~The Great Gatsby
~The Great Gatsby
April 7, 2025 at 7:17 PM
“They smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.”
~The Great Gatsby
~The Great Gatsby
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60 Minutes could find no criminal records for 75% of the Venezuelans the U.S. sent to a notorious mega-prison in El Salvador. https://cbsn.ws/4clubLP
Trump administration deports gay makeup artist to prison in El Salvador
A gay man with no known criminal record sought asylum in the U.S. He's since become one of 238 Venezuelan migrants deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador by the Trump administration.
cbsn.ws
April 7, 2025 at 12:34 AM
60 Minutes could find no criminal records for 75% of the Venezuelans the U.S. sent to a notorious mega-prison in El Salvador. https://cbsn.ws/4clubLP
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This was….five months ago
April 2, 2025 at 11:49 PM
This was….five months ago
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ELIE MYSTAL: “This is what fascism looks like. I don’t know what y’all expected it to look like… People are being abducted and disappeared from our streets. These people haven’t even been charged in court.” 🇺🇸
April 1, 2025 at 8:01 PM
ELIE MYSTAL: “This is what fascism looks like. I don’t know what y’all expected it to look like… People are being abducted and disappeared from our streets. These people haven’t even been charged in court.” 🇺🇸
Hour 19 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
LIVE: Cory Booker speaks on the Senate floor
YouTube video by Associated Press
youtube.com
April 1, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Hour 19 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
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Just did a quick look at a few channels on YouTube livestreaming Senator Booker's marathon speech. Currently:
C-SPAN - 66k+ live viewers
Cory Booker's channel - 49k+
AP - 41k+
MSNBC - 14k+
PBS NewsHour - 8.3k+
This matters. Optics matter. Seeing leadership DO SOMETHING matters.
C-SPAN - 66k+ live viewers
Cory Booker's channel - 49k+
AP - 41k+
MSNBC - 14k+
PBS NewsHour - 8.3k+
This matters. Optics matter. Seeing leadership DO SOMETHING matters.
April 1, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Just did a quick look at a few channels on YouTube livestreaming Senator Booker's marathon speech. Currently:
C-SPAN - 66k+ live viewers
Cory Booker's channel - 49k+
AP - 41k+
MSNBC - 14k+
PBS NewsHour - 8.3k+
This matters. Optics matter. Seeing leadership DO SOMETHING matters.
C-SPAN - 66k+ live viewers
Cory Booker's channel - 49k+
AP - 41k+
MSNBC - 14k+
PBS NewsHour - 8.3k+
This matters. Optics matter. Seeing leadership DO SOMETHING matters.
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Senator Booker: What kind of man is in the white house that makes fun of the disabled, who lies so much that the fact checkers lose count, that minimizes the pain and the suffering
April 1, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Senator Booker: What kind of man is in the white house that makes fun of the disabled, who lies so much that the fact checkers lose count, that minimizes the pain and the suffering
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Wait - that sort of thing is illegal in some countries?
The former far-right populist president, Jair Bolsonaro, will face trial for allegedly attempting to overturn his 2022 reelection loss and stage a violent coup.
Brazil's Supreme Court says Bolsonaro must stand trial over alleged coup attempt
The former far-right populist president, Jair Bolsonaro, will face trial for allegedly attempting to overturn his 2022 reelection loss and stage a violent coup.
www.npr.org
March 26, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Wait - that sort of thing is illegal in some countries?
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On the left: Hegseth's message.
On the right: the applicable CENTCOM classification guide provisions.
This is all very plainly classified at the SECRET level.
They all lied. They should all lose their jobs.
On the right: the applicable CENTCOM classification guide provisions.
This is all very plainly classified at the SECRET level.
They all lied. They should all lose their jobs.
March 26, 2025 at 1:19 PM
On the left: Hegseth's message.
On the right: the applicable CENTCOM classification guide provisions.
This is all very plainly classified at the SECRET level.
They all lied. They should all lose their jobs.
On the right: the applicable CENTCOM classification guide provisions.
This is all very plainly classified at the SECRET level.
They all lied. They should all lose their jobs.
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In 25 years of covering national security, I’ve never seen a story like this: Senior Trump officials discussed planning for the U.S. attack on Yemen in a Signal group--and inadvertently added the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.
www.theatlantic.com
March 24, 2025 at 4:11 PM
In 25 years of covering national security, I’ve never seen a story like this: Senior Trump officials discussed planning for the U.S. attack on Yemen in a Signal group--and inadvertently added the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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Keep sharing this because it is vital to understanding this moment.
The timing of his entry into politics after this trip, the one position he’s held firm on (at odds with past presidents of both political parties) and the unraveling of the post-WW II world order.
www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
The timing of his entry into politics after this trip, the one position he’s held firm on (at odds with past presidents of both political parties) and the unraveling of the post-WW II world order.
www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
The Hidden History of Trump’s First Trip to Moscow
In 1987, a young real estate developer traveled to the Soviet Union. The KGB almost certainly made the trip happen.
www.politico.com
March 1, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Keep sharing this because it is vital to understanding this moment.
The timing of his entry into politics after this trip, the one position he’s held firm on (at odds with past presidents of both political parties) and the unraveling of the post-WW II world order.
www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
The timing of his entry into politics after this trip, the one position he’s held firm on (at odds with past presidents of both political parties) and the unraveling of the post-WW II world order.
www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
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“One young man sobbed when a guard pushed him to the floor. He said, ‘I’m not a gang member. I’m gay. I’m a barber.’ I believed him. *** He “began to whimper,” as his head was roughly shaved, “folding his hands in prayer as his hair fell.” He “asked for his mother & cried as he was slapped again.”
What the Venezuelans Deported to El Salvador Experienced
Exclusive photos of the arrival of Venezuelan detainees deported from the U.S.
time.com
March 22, 2025 at 8:52 PM
“One young man sobbed when a guard pushed him to the floor. He said, ‘I’m not a gang member. I’m gay. I’m a barber.’ I believed him. *** He “began to whimper,” as his head was roughly shaved, “folding his hands in prayer as his hair fell.” He “asked for his mother & cried as he was slapped again.”
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It's almost comedy at this point.
Breaking News: The Pentagon is set to brief Elon Musk on the U.S. military’s closely guarded plan for any potential war with China, officials said.
Musk Set to Get Access to Top-Secret U.S. Plan for Potential War With China
Giving Elon Musk access to some of the nation’s most closely guarded military secrets is a major expansion of his role as an adviser to President Trump and highlights his conflicts of interest.
www.nytimes.com
March 21, 2025 at 12:47 AM
It's almost comedy at this point.
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Canadian MP Charlie Angus: I am here today to urge Canadians to avoid travel to the United States if at all possible and to call on our government to stand up for our citizens who are being denied their rights through arbitrary detention in the United States.
March 20, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Canadian MP Charlie Angus: I am here today to urge Canadians to avoid travel to the United States if at all possible and to call on our government to stand up for our citizens who are being denied their rights through arbitrary detention in the United States.
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Jessica: When I hear Republicans out there talking about their plan for education in America, I don't hear them talking about making sure disabled kids have access to a public education.
Greg: Because we're against it.
Greg: Because we're against it.
March 20, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Jessica: When I hear Republicans out there talking about their plan for education in America, I don't hear them talking about making sure disabled kids have access to a public education.
Greg: Because we're against it.
Greg: Because we're against it.
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Trump's tariffs will negatively impact almost 300,000 Wisconsin jobs—the highest percentage of any state.
77% of those affected voted for the person creating this harm.
Truth matters. Let's talk. @trygveolson.bsky.social, @toddallbaugh.bsky.social
77% of those affected voted for the person creating this harm.
Truth matters. Let's talk. @trygveolson.bsky.social, @toddallbaugh.bsky.social
March 20, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Trump's tariffs will negatively impact almost 300,000 Wisconsin jobs—the highest percentage of any state.
77% of those affected voted for the person creating this harm.
Truth matters. Let's talk. @trygveolson.bsky.social, @toddallbaugh.bsky.social
77% of those affected voted for the person creating this harm.
Truth matters. Let's talk. @trygveolson.bsky.social, @toddallbaugh.bsky.social
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March 20, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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“Arlington National Cemetery, the final resting place of presidents, generals, Medal of Honor recipients and more than 400,000 service members and their families, has purged its website of material focused on Black, Hispanic, and female troops buried there” - shameful, even by Trump’s standards.
Arlington scrubs race and gender from cemetery’s website
Arlington National Cemetery has purged its website of material focused on Black, Hispanic, and female troops buried there.
www.stripes.com
March 20, 2025 at 6:28 PM
“Arlington National Cemetery, the final resting place of presidents, generals, Medal of Honor recipients and more than 400,000 service members and their families, has purged its website of material focused on Black, Hispanic, and female troops buried there” - shameful, even by Trump’s standards.
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The US military just purged their website of mentions of the Holocaust, 9/11 remembrance, cancer awareness, sexual assault, and suicide prevention to align with their new “anti-DEI” policies.
Massive purge of Pentagon websites includes content on Holocaust remembrance, sexual assault and suicide prevention | CNN Politics
Articles about the Holocaust, September 11, cancer awareness, sexual assault and suicide prevention are among the tens of thousands either removed or flagged for removal from Pentagon websites as the ...
www.cnn.com
March 19, 2025 at 10:14 PM
The US military just purged their website of mentions of the Holocaust, 9/11 remembrance, cancer awareness, sexual assault, and suicide prevention to align with their new “anti-DEI” policies.
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This story is fucking bonkers
I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped
I was stuck in a freezing cell without explanation despite eventually having lawyers and media attention. Yet, compared with others, I was lucky
www.theguardian.com
March 20, 2025 at 12:59 AM
This story is fucking bonkers
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Everyone is getting evacuation orders and then Israel is closing down the roads that you evacuate on… in case you’re wondering what’s about to happen
March 19, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Everyone is getting evacuation orders and then Israel is closing down the roads that you evacuate on… in case you’re wondering what’s about to happen
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Decades from now, people will pay trillions of dollars every year to get back to the climate that we have today.
Earth’s 10 Hottest Years Have Been the Last 10 (Gift Article)
A report from the World Meteorological Organization confirms that 2024 was the hottest year on record and the first year to be more than 1.5 degrees Celsius above the preindustrial era.
www.nytimes.com
March 19, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Decades from now, people will pay trillions of dollars every year to get back to the climate that we have today.
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you’re fired. wait you’re rehired. email us a list of things you’ve done today wait forget it you’re fired again. come back your job was important. you’re fired. or hired. come in to the office. wait the office has no computers go home. we are the department of government efficiency.
March 5, 2025 at 10:34 PM
you’re fired. wait you’re rehired. email us a list of things you’ve done today wait forget it you’re fired again. come back your job was important. you’re fired. or hired. come in to the office. wait the office has no computers go home. we are the department of government efficiency.