Michaelangelo Matos
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Michaelangelo Matos
Author, historian, critic, journalist
St. Paul
he/him
The Underground Is Massive (Dey Street, 2015); Can't Slow Down (Hachette, 2020)
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Author, historian, critic, journalist
St. Paul
he/him
The Underground Is Massive (Dey Street, 2015); Can't Slow Down (Hachette, 2020)
I edit books - inquire within
Beat Connection: DJ mixes newsletter - http://michaelangelo.substack.com
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Signed this petition so fast. Get out, Amy.
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The USA, where the summary execution of an unarmed man can now be justified by the actual president, because on a separate occasion he kicked the tail light of a "very expensive government vehicle."
January 30, 2026 at 7:24 AM
The USA, where the summary execution of an unarmed man can now be justified by the actual president, because on a separate occasion he kicked the tail light of a "very expensive government vehicle."
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Among other demands for lawmakers to make is that Palantir and every executive be blacklisted from ever working with the government forever
There was, in MN, a palpable, constant sense of fear that could even feel like paranoia from people engaged in civil resistance. Here’s why:
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/t...
How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Among other demands for lawmakers to make is that Palantir and every executive be blacklisted from ever working with the government forever
Free Georgia Fort.
January 30, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Free Georgia Fort.
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Just to be clear: Both independent journalists arrested by the authoritarian Trump regime for doing their jobs in Minnesota — Don Lemon and Georgia Fort — are Black.
January 30, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Just to be clear: Both independent journalists arrested by the authoritarian Trump regime for doing their jobs in Minnesota — Don Lemon and Georgia Fort — are Black.
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The arrests of Don Lemon and Georgia Fort, plus the New York Times story about using facial recognition to take away PreCheck and Global Entry from observers, reveals how closely linked these two missions are. There is no separating ICE’s twin missions of ethnic cleansing and ideological terror.
January 30, 2026 at 1:53 PM
The arrests of Don Lemon and Georgia Fort, plus the New York Times story about using facial recognition to take away PreCheck and Global Entry from observers, reveals how closely linked these two missions are. There is no separating ICE’s twin missions of ethnic cleansing and ideological terror.
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I don't think there are good arguments against this position
legislators should be staging sit-ins, they should not leave the fucking chambers until there are votes on impeachment. make your colleagues defend this piece of shit on the record. show history what you fucking did in this moment you god damned cowards
January 30, 2026 at 2:21 PM
I don't think there are good arguments against this position
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Minnesota based Independent Journalist GEORGIA FORT has been arrested for filming a protest of the church pastor that works as an ICE manager. SPREAD THE WORD! Georgia has been doing outstanding reporting from ground zero!
January 30, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Minnesota based Independent Journalist GEORGIA FORT has been arrested for filming a protest of the church pastor that works as an ICE manager. SPREAD THE WORD! Georgia has been doing outstanding reporting from ground zero!
Free Don Lemon.
January 30, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Free Don Lemon.
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grab a few small beers and get after those beavers
January 30, 2026 at 3:57 AM
grab a few small beers and get after those beavers
Signed this petition so fast. Get out, Amy.
January 30, 2026 at 3:56 AM
Signed this petition so fast. Get out, Amy.
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If you go to your caucus on Tuesday, there's a preference ballot for governor. (Entirely non-binding.) I'm pretty sure it's just a blank slip, and there will be a list posted of declared candidates. You can ABSOLUTELY write in someone who has not declared, such as EMQ.
January 30, 2026 at 3:36 AM
If you go to your caucus on Tuesday, there's a preference ballot for governor. (Entirely non-binding.) I'm pretty sure it's just a blank slip, and there will be a list posted of declared candidates. You can ABSOLUTELY write in someone who has not declared, such as EMQ.
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the median American voter:
![[in the Zohran font] TRANSGENDER for EVERYBODY](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:blqiz2oshcyeeqptyh22kyle/bafkreiglsqndcmsk36dbveirfmwxyvh2dcplrulti6ahslnxmsrl5l26he@jpeg)
January 30, 2026 at 3:24 AM
the median American voter:
Barry Keoghan in The Blue Meanie Story
January 30, 2026 at 2:02 AM
Barry Keoghan in The Blue Meanie Story
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Oh my god, they’re already not allowed to deport US citizens.
This is not bargaining. This is acquiescence in the face of authoritarianism.
This is not bargaining. This is acquiescence in the face of authoritarianism.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Thursday said House Democrats will demand a ban on the deportation of American citizens as a condition of winning their support for legislation funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Jeffries demands ban on deportation of US citizens as part of DHS reforms
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Thursday said House Democrats will demand a ban on the deportation of American citizens as a condition of winning their support for legislation fun…
www.kget.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:28 AM
Oh my god, they’re already not allowed to deport US citizens.
This is not bargaining. This is acquiescence in the face of authoritarianism.
This is not bargaining. This is acquiescence in the face of authoritarianism.
Barry Keoghan as Blue Meanie #3
Saved you a click. Anyway why don't all these end with "...and will return in Avengers Doomsday." (My further thoughts in the alt text.)
January 30, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Barry Keoghan as Blue Meanie #3
Words cannot express how glad I am that I never signed up for TikTok.
January 30, 2026 at 12:51 AM
Words cannot express how glad I am that I never signed up for TikTok.
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this is actually really nice to hear
January 29, 2026 at 6:47 PM
this is actually really nice to hear
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Primaries exist for a reason
Jeffries: "We believe there should be a prohibition on ICE deporting or detaining American citizens. We believe that ICE should conduct itself like every other law enforcement agency in the country. We believe ICE shouldn't run around with masks ... "
January 29, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Primaries exist for a reason
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But you can quit any time!
January 29, 2026 at 10:37 PM
But you can quit any time!
Esp. considering that most out of towners writing about it are doing second-tier work at best
gotta say that praising writing coming out of Minneapolis about ICE right now and naming only non-MN publications and authors is...a choice.
January 29, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Esp. considering that most out of towners writing about it are doing second-tier work at best
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Me, I'll always treasure when it was revealed he didn't know how math, drinks and food work.
January 29, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Me, I'll always treasure when it was revealed he didn't know how math, drinks and food work.
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The other term for this is “concentration camps’
For its next step, ICE is turning warehouses into massive detention centres, the largest of which is more than four times the capacity of the largest prison in Britain www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
ICE Begins Buying ‘Mega’ Warehouse Detention Centers Across US
Plans for ‘mega centers’ and jails in nearly two dozen communities have sparked protests over suitability, proximity to homes and schools.
www.bloomberg.com
January 29, 2026 at 10:17 PM
The other term for this is “concentration camps’
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Same.
This was one of my favorite MST3K host segments
January 29, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Same.