Joseph P-M
@josephpmathews.bsky.social
Gay priest, gay married, gay dad. 🏳️🌈 He/him. Seattle. Late 30s. Lots of reposts.
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The world factbook was an invaluable resource in asylum petitions—a place where the federal government acknowledged in writing that, for example, Tibetans face systematic repression in China. I don’t like to have it vanish.
Add the CIA World Factbook to the long and growing list of disappearing government datasets: www.cia.gov/stories/stor...
February 5, 2026 at 2:42 PM
The world factbook was an invaluable resource in asylum petitions—a place where the federal government acknowledged in writing that, for example, Tibetans face systematic repression in China. I don’t like to have it vanish.
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I have never, not once, intended to call someone via Instagram.
People who will use their free will to call you on apps that are not the telephone are serial killers.
February 5, 2026 at 7:39 AM
I have never, not once, intended to call someone via Instagram.
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It really be getting on my nerves too like, why are you as an oligarch not building a library? Shit!
today’s tech barons get compared to the robber barons (I’ve done it myself) but it’s notable how the current generation has responded to the philanthropic and cultural legacy of Carnegie et al with their own campaign of wanton destruction of cultural institutions
February 5, 2026 at 1:58 PM
It really be getting on my nerves too like, why are you as an oligarch not building a library? Shit!
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The GOP has offered nothing this century except for catastrophic wars. No healthcare plan; no re-industrialization. Now they're losing their only issue, immigration, as people see the violence and havoc that comes with mass deportations.
Wow! What sounded like the entire AEW Dynamite audience in Las Vegas tonight chanted "Fuck ICE! Fuck ICE!" in unison before the main event
February 5, 2026 at 4:25 AM
The GOP has offered nothing this century except for catastrophic wars. No healthcare plan; no re-industrialization. Now they're losing their only issue, immigration, as people see the violence and havoc that comes with mass deportations.
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i think people should consider the extent to which bannon, a known bullshit artist, knows that you will see this and panic. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Steve Bannon says ICE will ‘surround the polls’ as Trump doubles down on taking over elections
Trump doubled down on his comments to nationalize voting Tuesday during an Oval Office press conference. “If you think about it, a state is an agent for the federal government in elections,” Trump sai...
www.democracydocket.com
February 5, 2026 at 3:58 AM
i think people should consider the extent to which bannon, a known bullshit artist, knows that you will see this and panic. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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once again: lawyers are morally responsible for their professional decisions. people get really mad about this but … you picked the job. you took the money. you own what you’ve done.
A bizarre number of people have stepped up to defend Julie Le. What you see in that transcript is an attorney who chose to do evil work—deporting people for ICE then moving over to DOJ in early Jan. specifically to fight these habeas petitions—being called to the carpet. She's desperate, not heroic.
If you want to read the transcript of the February 3 hearing where Julie Le had her "this job sucks" meltdown, now you can:
drive.google.com/file/d/1FnY2...
drive.google.com/file/d/1FnY2...
February 5, 2026 at 4:02 AM
once again: lawyers are morally responsible for their professional decisions. people get really mad about this but … you picked the job. you took the money. you own what you’ve done.
Repost with current read
(Don’t tell the Calvinists)
(Don’t tell the Calvinists)
February 5, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Repost with current read
(Don’t tell the Calvinists)
(Don’t tell the Calvinists)
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This is like mom hissing WE'RE GOING TO TALK LATER ABOUT WHAT YOU DID to dad in front of the kids
February 5, 2026 at 12:55 AM
This is like mom hissing WE'RE GOING TO TALK LATER ABOUT WHAT YOU DID to dad in front of the kids
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chat they had to stop the surgery and call the bomb squad to this man’s ass
February 5, 2026 at 12:55 AM
chat they had to stop the surgery and call the bomb squad to this man’s ass
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Watching Democrats stumble their way through questions at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing this morning affirms my belief that every one of these senators should be ceding their time for questions to a 28-year-old leftist
February 4, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Watching Democrats stumble their way through questions at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing this morning affirms my belief that every one of these senators should be ceding their time for questions to a 28-year-old leftist
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In a sane world, the decision by Rufo, Vance, & co. to slander and slap a target on the traumatized, hardworking immigrants who revitalized a rust belt city -- and who *were invited* to that city -- would be a stain on their careers that they never live down.
They should be reminded of it. Often.
They should be reminded of it. Often.
MAGA is a movement of America haters who despise this country and are conspiring to destroy it
February 4, 2026 at 5:04 PM
In a sane world, the decision by Rufo, Vance, & co. to slander and slap a target on the traumatized, hardworking immigrants who revitalized a rust belt city -- and who *were invited* to that city -- would be a stain on their careers that they never live down.
They should be reminded of it. Often.
They should be reminded of it. Often.
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Another high quality media source dismantled to curry favor with an audience that wouldn’t piss on them if they were on fire.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Post says one-third of its staff across all departments, not just the newsroom, is being laid off.
February 4, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Another high quality media source dismantled to curry favor with an audience that wouldn’t piss on them if they were on fire.
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also if you one of them pizza purist people ... buffalo mozzarella and two basil leaves ... this is not for you
This is only for people who have 5 dollars and been down bad
This is only for people who have 5 dollars and been down bad
February 4, 2026 at 2:34 PM
also if you one of them pizza purist people ... buffalo mozzarella and two basil leaves ... this is not for you
This is only for people who have 5 dollars and been down bad
This is only for people who have 5 dollars and been down bad
Idk what this is specifically referencing. I love Matthew 25 for showing us what following Jesus looks like. If we ever get in a high horse about how good we are it, it confronts nice white prots with the reality of the carceral state that we just slough off 🫠
February 4, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Idk what this is specifically referencing. I love Matthew 25 for showing us what following Jesus looks like. If we ever get in a high horse about how good we are it, it confronts nice white prots with the reality of the carceral state that we just slough off 🫠
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I've reread this like 3 times. Freed herself from slavery by running away, *went back a week later bc the slaver was talking shit, set his house on fire, and then escaped again is absolutely incredible queen shit
As an aside, Rachel is a legend. (From Fischer’s “African Founders”)
February 4, 2026 at 1:51 PM
I've reread this like 3 times. Freed herself from slavery by running away, *went back a week later bc the slaver was talking shit, set his house on fire, and then escaped again is absolutely incredible queen shit
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yeah, I just need a 70 year old sister to call me out on my BS and tell me to pray more tbh
February 4, 2026 at 2:11 PM
yeah, I just need a 70 year old sister to call me out on my BS and tell me to pray more tbh
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The broad idea was that a single publication could give readers a reasonable reflection of the world at large and give them a view on places and ideas they might not get otherwise. For a kid in a fairly conservative Catholic culture, that was invaluable.
February 4, 2026 at 2:21 PM
The broad idea was that a single publication could give readers a reasonable reflection of the world at large and give them a view on places and ideas they might not get otherwise. For a kid in a fairly conservative Catholic culture, that was invaluable.
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My full report, overnight at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/the-system...
"The system sucks," or what a federal lawyer's comments really tell us about the Trump admin
Julie Le's comments are shocking, but they are a problem of the Trump admin’s own making. And it goes way beyond one lawyer new to the Minnesota U.S. Attorney's Office.
www.lawdork.com
February 4, 2026 at 6:15 AM
My full report, overnight at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/the-system...
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I have confirmed the gist of this report out of federal court in Minnesota today from a source familiar.
If you have more information about the District of Minnesota—either the court or the U.S. Attorney's Office—and how they are handling all of this, please reach out. I am at crg.32 on Signal.
If you have more information about the District of Minnesota—either the court or the U.S. Attorney's Office—and how they are handling all of this, please reach out. I am at crg.32 on Signal.
February 3, 2026 at 9:38 PM
I have confirmed the gist of this report out of federal court in Minnesota today from a source familiar.
If you have more information about the District of Minnesota—either the court or the U.S. Attorney's Office—and how they are handling all of this, please reach out. I am at crg.32 on Signal.
If you have more information about the District of Minnesota—either the court or the U.S. Attorney's Office—and how they are handling all of this, please reach out. I am at crg.32 on Signal.
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so crazy to me that a woman asked trump if he has any words for epstein's victims and he said "you as a young woman should smile more." it will go nowhere bc republicans refuse to hold trump accountable, but it's still pretty crazy.
February 4, 2026 at 6:45 AM
so crazy to me that a woman asked trump if he has any words for epstein's victims and he said "you as a young woman should smile more." it will go nowhere bc republicans refuse to hold trump accountable, but it's still pretty crazy.
I learned today that iOS 26 is finally back to having relatively easy custom text / ringtones. Yes years too late. No, my phone almost never makes noises...but when the people who are actually contacting me have dedicated sounds? Bye wiggle mode!
February 4, 2026 at 7:50 AM
I learned today that iOS 26 is finally back to having relatively easy custom text / ringtones. Yes years too late. No, my phone almost never makes noises...but when the people who are actually contacting me have dedicated sounds? Bye wiggle mode!
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one thing the trump era has made clear, i think, is that the american people themselves are far more committed to the values of our founding documents than our elites
February 4, 2026 at 4:07 AM
one thing the trump era has made clear, i think, is that the american people themselves are far more committed to the values of our founding documents than our elites
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"power holds no value unless it is exercised"
I wrote about Minnesota and ICE and how average Americans are reclaiming the power that the administration is abusing.
www.pbump.net/o/this-is-wh...
www.pbump.net/o/this-is-wh...
February 4, 2026 at 4:06 AM
"power holds no value unless it is exercised"
Anyone who knew my knitting in seminary would by shocked by this development. I keep doing the math to be like “is that right?” But yes this scarf was meant to be 72” at this cast on and is 112”. I could cut this scarf in half and seam the ends and have two scarves
Over the last 15 years I have worked consciously for knitting to be a relaxing activity….as a result this scarf is the correct width per the pattern. It is 40” longer than it was meant to be 😂
February 4, 2026 at 3:55 AM
Anyone who knew my knitting in seminary would by shocked by this development. I keep doing the math to be like “is that right?” But yes this scarf was meant to be 72” at this cast on and is 112”. I could cut this scarf in half and seam the ends and have two scarves