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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Members of Congress will be able to view unredacted Epstein files next week www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Members of Congress will be able to view unredacted Epstein files next week
Members will be able to review the files on computers at DOJ beginning Monday, according to a letter obtained by NBC News. They can take notes, but cannot have electronic devices.
www.nbcnews.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Members of Congress will be able to view unredacted Epstein files next week www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
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'Quite appalling': State election officials brace for possible Trump interference in midterm results.
State election officials brace for possible Trump interference in midterm results
Trump’s incursion into state election proceedings was on stark display at last week’s meeting of secretaries of state.
www.politico.com
February 6, 2026 at 10:02 PM
'Quite appalling': State election officials brace for possible Trump interference in midterm results.
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President Trump has repeatedly suggested that he wants the Republican-led federal government to “nationalize” or “take over” the running of elections. His position is at odds with the Constitution and has raised alarms among election officials in both parties. Here is what to know.
Why Trump’s Calls to ‘Nationalize’ Voting Have Raised Midterm Fears
The president has escalated his language as his administration takes steps to involve itself more in election matters.
nyti.ms
February 7, 2026 at 3:50 PM
President Trump has repeatedly suggested that he wants the Republican-led federal government to “nationalize” or “take over” the running of elections. His position is at odds with the Constitution and has raised alarms among election officials in both parties. Here is what to know.
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EXCLUSIVE @npr.org - the State Department is directing employees to archive + delete all X posts on official accounts from before President Trump returned to office in 2025.
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State Department will delete X posts from before Trump returned to office
The policy change orders the removal of any post made by official State Department accounts on X before President Trump returned to office in 2025.
www.npr.org
February 7, 2026 at 12:29 PM
EXCLUSIVE @npr.org - the State Department is directing employees to archive + delete all X posts on official accounts from before President Trump returned to office in 2025.
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"as far as I'm concerned," he says
Trump: I am the least racist president you've had in a long time
February 7, 2026 at 10:11 PM
"as far as I'm concerned," he says
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I’m moved that so many people believe in our mission. I can’t wait to continue to grow this campaign over the next several months. #sc01 #scpolitics
February 6, 2026 at 6:16 PM
I’m moved that so many people believe in our mission. I can’t wait to continue to grow this campaign over the next several months. #sc01 #scpolitics
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After 35 years in uniform, I’m proud to stand with @votevets.org Military families in SC-01 deserve leaders who show up, lower costs, and get results. That’s the leadership I’ll bring to Congress.
January 28, 2026 at 11:48 PM
After 35 years in uniform, I’m proud to stand with @votevets.org Military families in SC-01 deserve leaders who show up, lower costs, and get results. That’s the leadership I’ll bring to Congress.
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He said it: Zach Nunn wants to repeal the ACA.
January 28, 2026 at 7:26 PM
He said it: Zach Nunn wants to repeal the ACA.
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@sarahforiowa.bsky.social is a mom, a minister, and a fierce advocate for Iowans. She has flipped multiple Republican districts with her relentless fight to lower costs, expand affordable health care, and restore reproductive freedom. Now she's on her way to flip IA-03, and we're with her!
February 3, 2026 at 2:01 PM
@sarahforiowa.bsky.social is a mom, a minister, and a fierce advocate for Iowans. She has flipped multiple Republican districts with her relentless fight to lower costs, expand affordable health care, and restore reproductive freedom. Now she's on her way to flip IA-03, and we're with her!
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‘Those Are a Lot of Boos’: JD Vance Jeered At During Winter Olympic Opening Ceremony
‘Those Are a Lot of Boos’: JD Vance Jeered At During Winter Olympic Opening Ceremony
Vice President J.D. Vance and his wife, Usha, were given a chilly reception and mercilessly booed at the Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Italy Friday night.
The post ‘Those Are a Lot of Boos’: JD Vance Jeered At During Winter Olympic Opening Ceremony first appeared on Mediaite.
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February 6, 2026 at 9:47 PM
‘Those Are a Lot of Boos’: JD Vance Jeered At During Winter Olympic Opening Ceremony
because of course #RFKJr did...
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. went hunting for dinosaur bones in the Dakotas with child sex traffickers Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
RFK Jr.’s Bizarre Trip With Epstein and Ghislaine Exposed in Files
The trip took place on a Native reservation where collecting fossils without explicit tribal permission is considered looting.
trib.al
February 7, 2026 at 9:36 PM
because of course #RFKJr did...
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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. went hunting for dinosaur bones in the Dakotas with child sex traffickers Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
RFK Jr.’s Bizarre Trip With Epstein and Ghislaine Exposed in Files
The trip took place on a Native reservation where collecting fossils without explicit tribal permission is considered looting.
trib.al
February 7, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. went hunting for dinosaur bones in the Dakotas with child sex traffickers Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
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LOL.... i wanted to hear JD getting booed at the Olympics and when i searched for it on YouTube i got this
February 7, 2026 at 6:59 AM
LOL.... i wanted to hear JD getting booed at the Olympics and when i searched for it on YouTube i got this
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JD Vance loudly booed at the Winter Olympics today.
February 6, 2026 at 9:25 PM
JD Vance loudly booed at the Winter Olympics today.
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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.
@cbsnews.com
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
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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
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