mathew yates
@mathewyates.bsky.social
queer poet & painter | from Paducah, KY w roots in MS & Appalachia | in IN | hermit | disabled | cptsd | survivor | fluid | non-binary| trans | they/she/he 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
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mathew yates
@mathewyates.bsky.social
· May 24
i have a new poem out this week in issue 19 of @beestung.bsky.social grateful to the amazing & caring @sarahclark.bsky.social ! 💛💛🐝
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Israel is bombing Gaza again. The so-called ceasefire has only made it harder to draw attention to ongoing violence, but Sama'a and her family need us now more than ever.
tinyurl.com/SamaasFamily
tinyurl.com/SamaasFamily
November 19, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Israel is bombing Gaza again. The so-called ceasefire has only made it harder to draw attention to ongoing violence, but Sama'a and her family need us now more than ever.
tinyurl.com/SamaasFamily
tinyurl.com/SamaasFamily
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icymi in 1937 Leadbelly wrote the couplet "Home of the brave, land of the free / don't wanna be mistreated by no bourgeoisie"
November 19, 2025 at 1:12 PM
icymi in 1937 Leadbelly wrote the couplet "Home of the brave, land of the free / don't wanna be mistreated by no bourgeoisie"
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This was the worst way to find out Keith Olbermann is on bluesky.
November 18, 2025 at 3:09 PM
This was the worst way to find out Keith Olbermann is on bluesky.
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This is tomorrow night!
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November 16, 2025 at 3:43 PM
This is tomorrow night!
Register here to see @victoriawrites.bsky.social @taylorbyas.bsky.social and @toosiewatson.bsky.social
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WILL IS FREE!!!!
will kim is still in ICE detention
will taeheung kim, a korean american scientist and doctoral candidate with a green card, is still being detained by ICE. he's been in detention since July 21, first at SFO for over a week and then in various ICE facilities all over the country.
November 16, 2025 at 4:33 PM
WILL IS FREE!!!!
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As a queer Kentuckian, I am honestly so fucking sick of hearing “fuck the South” from liberals and progressives. It’s a shit take and incredibly essentializing about one of the country’s most diverse and gerrymandered regions. Ppl need to get their hearts right
You seem to think I’m talking about MAGA. I am not. I am talking about the Black and queer and immigrant and Democratic voters who live in the South too. I think it IS sneering condescension to characterize everyone in the South as “Hitlerville” especially in light of Jim Crow
"you don't understand, it has to be okay for people from hitlerville Alabama to try to kill and torture people because it's sneering condescension if you decide you don't like them for it"
Our society would be infinitely better if liberals hated conservatives as much as they hate us.
Our society would be infinitely better if liberals hated conservatives as much as they hate us.
November 16, 2025 at 2:36 PM
As a queer Kentuckian, I am honestly so fucking sick of hearing “fuck the South” from liberals and progressives. It’s a shit take and incredibly essentializing about one of the country’s most diverse and gerrymandered regions. Ppl need to get their hearts right
“talks about”
First I’m sorry that you had such tragic experiences. That’s horrific.
1) if a person on the news, such as a female journalist talks about a topic, does she deserve threats in a joking way?
2) would you believe those acceptable to receive on your account?
1) if a person on the news, such as a female journalist talks about a topic, does she deserve threats in a joking way?
2) would you believe those acceptable to receive on your account?
November 15, 2025 at 3:48 PM
“talks about”
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Dems should probably be running ads about how Republicans are gutting health coverage and SNAP to pay themselves.
They are straight up robbing taxpayers blind at this point and not even trying to hide it. Just ransacking the treasury out in the open. This motherfucker pleaded guilty! www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Michael Flynn, DOJ in Settlement Talks Over $50 Million Claim
The Justice Department has been discussing settlements with two former officials from Donald Trump’s first term who — like the president — claim they’re owed major payouts from the US government as vi...
www.bloomberg.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Dems should probably be running ads about how Republicans are gutting health coverage and SNAP to pay themselves.
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The company is American Landmark
An Israeli company is causing homelessness in the U.S.
If you still don't get it, you can't be helped
If you still don't get it, you can't be helped
Today's must-read by @thomasbirm.bsky.social: a major corporate landlord is fueling homelessness across the U.S. *and* the mass displacement of Palestinians in the West Bank.
The Israeli company owns tens of thousands of apartments in the South, filing evictions at nine times the national average.
The Israeli company owns tens of thousands of apartments in the South, filing evictions at nine times the national average.
November 11, 2025 at 6:48 PM
The company is American Landmark
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Pluribus is such a good combo of Gilligan playing by the X-Files rules AND putting that god damn money on the screen lol
November 11, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Pluribus is such a good combo of Gilligan playing by the X-Files rules AND putting that god damn money on the screen lol
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i’m raising money for food banks today!
1) donate $20+ to the food bank of your choice before 11:59pm ET (donate to feedingamerica.org if you don’t know your local one)
2) send me the proof via IG message
3) i’ll send you back a recording of myself reading you any poem i think suits you 🌹
1) donate $20+ to the food bank of your choice before 11:59pm ET (donate to feedingamerica.org if you don’t know your local one)
2) send me the proof via IG message
3) i’ll send you back a recording of myself reading you any poem i think suits you 🌹
November 4, 2025 at 5:09 PM
i’m raising money for food banks today!
1) donate $20+ to the food bank of your choice before 11:59pm ET (donate to feedingamerica.org if you don’t know your local one)
2) send me the proof via IG message
3) i’ll send you back a recording of myself reading you any poem i think suits you 🌹
1) donate $20+ to the food bank of your choice before 11:59pm ET (donate to feedingamerica.org if you don’t know your local one)
2) send me the proof via IG message
3) i’ll send you back a recording of myself reading you any poem i think suits you 🌹
facebook comments from all backgrounds seem to be grateful to the thoughtless, petulant democrats for finally letting people eat. and ofc no more "illegals" enriching the leftist insurance corporations, or something? fetterman is a hero, trump didnt blink, etc.
November 10, 2025 at 8:03 PM
facebook comments from all backgrounds seem to be grateful to the thoughtless, petulant democrats for finally letting people eat. and ofc no more "illegals" enriching the leftist insurance corporations, or something? fetterman is a hero, trump didnt blink, etc.
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Jeffries and Schumer are a team. h/t @aaronparnas.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Jeffries and Schumer are a team. h/t @aaronparnas.bsky.social
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This deal to reopen the government is fucking disgraceful.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
November 10, 2025 at 12:43 PM
This deal to reopen the government is fucking disgraceful.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
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The Supreme Court was always going to swat away Kim Davis’ latest appeal, which did not even properly raise an attack on marriage equality.
But pay close attention to what the Republican-appointed justices get away with after today’s positive headlines fade. slate.com/news-and-pol...
But pay close attention to what the Republican-appointed justices get away with after today’s positive headlines fade. slate.com/news-and-pol...
November 10, 2025 at 5:28 PM
The Supreme Court was always going to swat away Kim Davis’ latest appeal, which did not even properly raise an attack on marriage equality.
But pay close attention to what the Republican-appointed justices get away with after today’s positive headlines fade. slate.com/news-and-pol...
But pay close attention to what the Republican-appointed justices get away with after today’s positive headlines fade. slate.com/news-and-pol...
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Learn how to boycott Home Depot here: boycotthomedepot.network
“.. As the raids have continued, consumers have started to question whether the company’s silence makes it an accomplice to the sweeps rather than merely the backdrop. .. A backlash is coming for the company.”
@bloomberg.com $HD
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
@bloomberg.com $HD
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
November 10, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Learn how to boycott Home Depot here: boycotthomedepot.network
i feel like we should have more words for shoulders
November 10, 2025 at 4:10 PM
i feel like we should have more words for shoulders
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LOL I FORGOT SHE HAS TO PAY $360,000 FOR BEING A HOMOPHOBIC BITCH
November 10, 2025 at 3:20 PM
LOL I FORGOT SHE HAS TO PAY $360,000 FOR BEING A HOMOPHOBIC BITCH
we must imagine the democrats happy
They caved in March so they could get a better deal now. They’re caving now so they can get a better deal in some indeterminate future. The better deal is always just beyond their reach, but continuing to cave will get them there. And if you don’t agree with that, you don’t understand Politics,
November 10, 2025 at 3:24 PM
we must imagine the democrats happy