Mathew Helman
@mathelman.bsky.social
Dad, #mapoli communications pro, Senate/House race junkie, Springsteen disciple, Celtics fan, stand-up comedy enthusiast. He/him. Skeeto ergo sum.
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Mathew Helman
@mathelman.bsky.social
· Dec 6
"Trump Accounts" = babies get $250 and hepatitis B
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Republican governors should decline. Will they? no. But they should. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...
Trump Is Hosting Governors at the White House, but Only Republicans
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 1:59 AM
Republican governors should decline. Will they? no. But they should. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...
Aaaaaaand Epstein-pal John Phelan must #RESIGN from the #Navy IMMEDIATELY.
#JeffreyEpstein #JohnPhelan #JeffreyEpsteinFiles #EpsteinFiles #EpsteinCoverUp #EpsteinClientList #Epstein #EpsteinTrumpFiles #EpsteinTrumpCoverUp
#JeffreyEpstein #JohnPhelan #JeffreyEpsteinFiles #EpsteinFiles #EpsteinCoverUp #EpsteinClientList #Epstein #EpsteinTrumpFiles #EpsteinTrumpCoverUp
John Phelan, the billionaire art collector whom President Trump appointed to oversee the U.S. Navy, appears to have traveled on at least two transatlantic flights with Jeffrey Epstein.
John Phelan, Trump’s Navy secretary, listed in Epstein flight logs
Documents indicate that Navy Secretary John Phelan was a passenger on Jeffrey Epstein’s Boeing 727 for two transatlantic flights in 2006.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 7, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Aaaaaaand Epstein-pal John Phelan must #RESIGN from the #Navy IMMEDIATELY.
#JeffreyEpstein #JohnPhelan #JeffreyEpsteinFiles #EpsteinFiles #EpsteinCoverUp #EpsteinClientList #Epstein #EpsteinTrumpFiles #EpsteinTrumpCoverUp
#JeffreyEpstein #JohnPhelan #JeffreyEpsteinFiles #EpsteinFiles #EpsteinCoverUp #EpsteinClientList #Epstein #EpsteinTrumpFiles #EpsteinTrumpCoverUp
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John Phelan, the billionaire art collector whom President Trump appointed to oversee the U.S. Navy, appears to have traveled on at least two transatlantic flights with Jeffrey Epstein.
John Phelan, Trump’s Navy secretary, listed in Epstein flight logs
Documents indicate that Navy Secretary John Phelan was a passenger on Jeffrey Epstein’s Boeing 727 for two transatlantic flights in 2006.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 7, 2026 at 12:51 AM
John Phelan, the billionaire art collector whom President Trump appointed to oversee the U.S. Navy, appears to have traveled on at least two transatlantic flights with Jeffrey Epstein.
Aaaaaaand anti- #RuleOfLaw , anti-Constitution, unqualified, incompetent, corrupt buffoon Kash Patel must #RESIGN from the #FBI immdiately.
#KashPatel #ReneeNicoleGood #ReneeGood #CoverUp
#KashPatel #ReneeNicoleGood #ReneeGood #CoverUp
Federal prosecutors had a warrant to collect evidence from Renee Good’s vehicle after an immigration agent fatally shot her, but Trump administration officials ordered them to stop investigating. About a dozen prosecutors have since resigned, leaving the Minnesota U.S. attorney’s office in turmoil.
Prosecutors Began Investigating Renee Good’s Killing. Washington Told Them to Stop.
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Aaaaaaand anti- #RuleOfLaw , anti-Constitution, unqualified, incompetent, corrupt buffoon Kash Patel must #RESIGN from the #FBI immdiately.
#KashPatel #ReneeNicoleGood #ReneeGood #CoverUp
#KashPatel #ReneeNicoleGood #ReneeGood #CoverUp
Lying Epstein-pal Howard Lutnick must #RESIGN from the Commerce Department IMMEDIATELY.
#JeffreyEpstein #HowardLutnick #JeffreyEpsteinFiles #EpsteinFiles #EpsteinCoverUp #EpsteinClientList #Epstein #EpsteinTrumpFiles #EpsteinTrumpCoverUp
#JeffreyEpstein #HowardLutnick #JeffreyEpsteinFiles #EpsteinFiles #EpsteinCoverUp #EpsteinClientList #Epstein #EpsteinTrumpFiles #EpsteinTrumpCoverUp
Howard Lutnick insists that he dropped all dealings with Epstein before his trial. But the DOJ Epstein files establish that was a lie. Moreover, their friendship persisted after his conviction and sentencing and Lutnick and Epstein remained entwined in business deals he failed to disclose.
Lutnick and Epstein were in business together, Epstein files show
Though the commerce secretary has called his interactions with Epstein as "limited," the two were in business together four years after Epstein's 2008 guilty plea.
www.cbsnews.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Lying Epstein-pal Howard Lutnick must #RESIGN from the Commerce Department IMMEDIATELY.
#JeffreyEpstein #HowardLutnick #JeffreyEpsteinFiles #EpsteinFiles #EpsteinCoverUp #EpsteinClientList #Epstein #EpsteinTrumpFiles #EpsteinTrumpCoverUp
#JeffreyEpstein #HowardLutnick #JeffreyEpsteinFiles #EpsteinFiles #EpsteinCoverUp #EpsteinClientList #Epstein #EpsteinTrumpFiles #EpsteinTrumpCoverUp
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Howard Lutnick insists that he dropped all dealings with Epstein before his trial. But the DOJ Epstein files establish that was a lie. Moreover, their friendship persisted after his conviction and sentencing and Lutnick and Epstein remained entwined in business deals he failed to disclose.
Lutnick and Epstein were in business together, Epstein files show
Though the commerce secretary has called his interactions with Epstein as "limited," the two were in business together four years after Epstein's 2008 guilty plea.
www.cbsnews.com
February 7, 2026 at 4:05 AM
Howard Lutnick insists that he dropped all dealings with Epstein before his trial. But the DOJ Epstein files establish that was a lie. Moreover, their friendship persisted after his conviction and sentencing and Lutnick and Epstein remained entwined in business deals he failed to disclose.
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(CBS News) - U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has said he had "limited interactions" with Jeffrey Epstein, but documents show they were in business together as recently as 2014.
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Lutnick and Epstein were in business together, Epstein files show
Though the commerce secretary has called his interactions with Epstein as "limited," the two were in business together four years after Epstein's 2008 guilty plea.
www.cbsnews.com
February 7, 2026 at 4:07 AM
(CBS News) - U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has said he had "limited interactions" with Jeffrey Epstein, but documents show they were in business together as recently as 2014.
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www.cbsnews.com/news/howard-...
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Out-of-touch Jon Husted defends price-hiking tariffs that are crushing Ohio small businesses: "You don't hear from the ones that love it, right?" #OHSen
February 6, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Out-of-touch Jon Husted defends price-hiking tariffs that are crushing Ohio small businesses: "You don't hear from the ones that love it, right?" #OHSen
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VA Gov. Spanberger (moderate, was in CIA) and NYC Mayor Mamdani (left, is in DSA) both taking steps to block local law enforcement from helping ICE as it violently violates people's rights is a good example of how the relevant divide in the Dem coalition isn't center-left, it's fight-don't fight.
February 6, 2026 at 6:40 PM
VA Gov. Spanberger (moderate, was in CIA) and NYC Mayor Mamdani (left, is in DSA) both taking steps to block local law enforcement from helping ICE as it violently violates people's rights is a good example of how the relevant divide in the Dem coalition isn't center-left, it's fight-don't fight.
I imagine experts on autocracy like @anneapplebaum.bsky.social & @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social see this as a key part of the larger effort toward destabilizing all aspects of society in service of the regime's anti-democracy, pro-strongman endgame. (Reminder to follow them both if you aren't already.)
The demise of the CIA World Factbook is “part of a broad war on information being waged by the Trump administration,” @dgraham.bsky.social argues in The Atlantic Daily.
The Trump Administration’s War on Data
A series of recent steps have erased the shared facts that help uphold democracy.
bit.ly
February 6, 2026 at 7:28 PM
I imagine experts on autocracy like @anneapplebaum.bsky.social & @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social see this as a key part of the larger effort toward destabilizing all aspects of society in service of the regime's anti-democracy, pro-strongman endgame. (Reminder to follow them both if you aren't already.)
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“.. at some point, you have to ask: How much is too much? At what point is a line finally crossed? .. At what point are you no longer supporting your country, but supporting one man, and all of the ugliness he brings to the table?”
@goodyk.bsky.social
www.azcentral.com/story/entert...
@goodyk.bsky.social
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February 6, 2026 at 7:25 PM
“.. at some point, you have to ask: How much is too much? At what point is a line finally crossed? .. At what point are you no longer supporting your country, but supporting one man, and all of the ugliness he brings to the table?”
@goodyk.bsky.social
www.azcentral.com/story/entert...
@goodyk.bsky.social
www.azcentral.com/story/entert...
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The demise of the CIA World Factbook is “part of a broad war on information being waged by the Trump administration,” @dgraham.bsky.social argues in The Atlantic Daily.
The Trump Administration’s War on Data
A series of recent steps have erased the shared facts that help uphold democracy.
bit.ly
February 5, 2026 at 11:04 PM
The demise of the CIA World Factbook is “part of a broad war on information being waged by the Trump administration,” @dgraham.bsky.social argues in The Atlantic Daily.
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The CIA World Factbook was such an amazing revelation for geriatric Millennials like me. It's demise is part of the Trump administration's war on information—on assault not just on truth but on basic data www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
February 6, 2026 at 4:56 PM
The CIA World Factbook was such an amazing revelation for geriatric Millennials like me. It's demise is part of the Trump administration's war on information—on assault not just on truth but on basic data www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
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BREAKING: Mark Amodei will retire at the end of his term
The congressman, who has served for a decade and a half, is the only Republican in Nevada’s delegation.
thenevadaindependent.com/article/mark...
The congressman, who has served for a decade and a half, is the only Republican in Nevada’s delegation.
thenevadaindependent.com/article/mark...
Mark Amodei will retire at the end of his term - The Nevada Independent
The congressman, who has served for a decade and a half, is the only Republican in Nevada’s delegation.
thenevadaindependent.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:47 PM
BREAKING: Mark Amodei will retire at the end of his term
The congressman, who has served for a decade and a half, is the only Republican in Nevada’s delegation.
thenevadaindependent.com/article/mark...
The congressman, who has served for a decade and a half, is the only Republican in Nevada’s delegation.
thenevadaindependent.com/article/mark...
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This is the *3rd* House GOP retirement in the last week.
Vern Buchanan, Barry Loudermilk, and now Mark Amodei.
Man the lifeboats!
Vern Buchanan, Barry Loudermilk, and now Mark Amodei.
Man the lifeboats!
Rep. Mark Amodei, the sole surviving Republican in Nevada's congressional delegation, is retiring after ~15 years in the House.
February 6, 2026 at 6:47 PM
This is the *3rd* House GOP retirement in the last week.
Vern Buchanan, Barry Loudermilk, and now Mark Amodei.
Man the lifeboats!
Vern Buchanan, Barry Loudermilk, and now Mark Amodei.
Man the lifeboats!
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Rep. Mark Amodei, the sole surviving Republican in Nevada's congressional delegation, is retiring after ~15 years in the House.
February 6, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Rep. Mark Amodei, the sole surviving Republican in Nevada's congressional delegation, is retiring after ~15 years in the House.
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Cowardly and racist is an amazing combination. We all know that wasn't a staffer and that he meant that shit. bsky.app/profile/leba...
POLITICO reporting that the White House has now claimed the ape video was an accident and removed it.
February 6, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Cowardly and racist is an amazing combination. We all know that wasn't a staffer and that he meant that shit. bsky.app/profile/leba...
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Fox host Harris Faulkner has to correct herself after confidently declaring that Bad Bunny is not American.
February 6, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Fox host Harris Faulkner has to correct herself after confidently declaring that Bad Bunny is not American.
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Pollster: 55% of Americans say that the economy is getting worse. I don't know how you win when the majority of Americans say the economy is getting worse.
February 6, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Pollster: 55% of Americans say that the economy is getting worse. I don't know how you win when the majority of Americans say the economy is getting worse.
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“Upon becoming aware of the individual’s presence, the patron was asked to leave the premises and was escorted out by staff in accordance with venue policy to maintain a safe and orderly environment for all patrons,” the venue said. lasvegassun.com/news/2026/fe...
Border Patrol boss Gregory Bovino tossed from Las Vegas bar
Former U.S. Border Patrol Commander-at-Large Gregory Bovino was reportedly asked to leave a Las Vegas bar out of safety concerns for the venue’s customers.
lasvegassun.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:53 PM
“Upon becoming aware of the individual’s presence, the patron was asked to leave the premises and was escorted out by staff in accordance with venue policy to maintain a safe and orderly environment for all patrons,” the venue said. lasvegassun.com/news/2026/fe...
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Karoline Leavitt has defended an apparently AI-generated clip portraying Barack and Michelle Obama as apes shared on Donald Trump‘s Truth Social account.
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deadline.com/2026/02/dona...
White House Defends AI Video Of Obamas As Apes Posted On Donald Trump’s Truth Social Account
White House defends apparently AI-generated clip portraying Barack and Michelle Obama as apes shared on Donald Trump's Truth Social account.
deadline.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Karoline Leavitt has defended an apparently AI-generated clip portraying Barack and Michelle Obama as apes shared on Donald Trump‘s Truth Social account.
deadline.com/2026/02/dona...
deadline.com/2026/02/dona...
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In 2024, Senate BIll 17 took effect, banning DEI programs at Texas public universities. Through hours of interviews with nonprofit workers — along with current and former students — The Barbed Wire catalogued the law’s damaging effects on LGBTQ+ Texans.
thebarbedwire.com/2026/02/05/c...
thebarbedwire.com/2026/02/05/c...
‘Communities Ripped Apart’: On Texas College Campuses, LGBTQ+ Services Have Been Completely Decimated
Across the state, public universities that were once making strides toward inclusivity and support have faced devastating cutbacks.
thebarbedwire.com
February 6, 2026 at 4:32 PM
In 2024, Senate BIll 17 took effect, banning DEI programs at Texas public universities. Through hours of interviews with nonprofit workers — along with current and former students — The Barbed Wire catalogued the law’s damaging effects on LGBTQ+ Texans.
thebarbedwire.com/2026/02/05/c...
thebarbedwire.com/2026/02/05/c...
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Al-Qaeda and its network of affiliates have 50 times more recruits than they had at the time of 9/11, according to data compiled by a United Nations monitoring group
Al-Qaeda 50 times bigger than at time of 9/11, UN warns
www.thetimes.com
February 5, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Al-Qaeda and its network of affiliates have 50 times more recruits than they had at the time of 9/11, according to data compiled by a United Nations monitoring group
Checking in on literal psychopath #RFKJr ...
NEW: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said that the keto diet could cure schizophrenia — an unfounded claim that experts say vastly overstates preliminary research into whether a high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet might help patients w/ the disorder.
via @sherylnyt.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/u...
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www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/u...
Kennedy Makes Unfounded Claim That Keto Diet Can ‘Cure’ Schizophrenia
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Checking in on literal psychopath #RFKJr ...
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NEW: For the first time, GOP strategists are telling Axios that losing the Senate — where Republicans have a 53-47 majority — is a distinct possibility.
The House is already expected to be lost, based on history.
The House is already expected to be lost, based on history.
GOP's new fear: Losing the Senate in November
A Democratic takeover of the Senate would be a political earthquake — and neuter Trump's last two years in office.
www.axios.com
February 6, 2026 at 12:33 PM
NEW: For the first time, GOP strategists are telling Axios that losing the Senate — where Republicans have a 53-47 majority — is a distinct possibility.
The House is already expected to be lost, based on history.
The House is already expected to be lost, based on history.