Matt Casey
@mattcasey.bsky.social
Programmer, cocktail-maker and card-carrying e-bike dad in Brookline, MA.
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Americans' economic and political pains mainly stem from unprecedented concentration of our wealth, a few dozen mega-billionaires control 12%.
They buy a lot of politicians, media outlets, & influencers to distract from their power by blaming our pain on immigrants, DEI, women's careers...
They buy a lot of politicians, media outlets, & influencers to distract from their power by blaming our pain on immigrants, DEI, women's careers...
Gabriel Zucman on the shocking concentration of extreme wealth in the United States….
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January 19, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Americans' economic and political pains mainly stem from unprecedented concentration of our wealth, a few dozen mega-billionaires control 12%.
They buy a lot of politicians, media outlets, & influencers to distract from their power by blaming our pain on immigrants, DEI, women's careers...
They buy a lot of politicians, media outlets, & influencers to distract from their power by blaming our pain on immigrants, DEI, women's careers...
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They’re trying to deport witnesses to a murder by ICE guards
The Trump administration is seeking to deport two men who provided accounts of the Jan. 3 death of Geraldo Lunas Campos at a Texas detention camp that differed from the Department of Homeland Security’s description of the incident.
DHS seeking to deport two men who said fellow ICE detainee was killed
The two men’s eyewitness accounts of the Jan. 3 death of Geraldo Lunas Campos at a Texas detention camp differ from the Department of Homeland Security’s account of the incident.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 18, 2026 at 3:51 AM
They’re trying to deport witnesses to a murder by ICE guards
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MA, one of America’s most liberal states, is New England’s only state with an ICE cooperation agreement, because our governor & legislative leaders are centrists who think they report to the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce
Primary all of them
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Primary all of them
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January 17, 2026 at 11:19 PM
MA, one of America’s most liberal states, is New England’s only state with an ICE cooperation agreement, because our governor & legislative leaders are centrists who think they report to the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce
Primary all of them
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Primary all of them
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just a quick reminder that one of the countries we're tariffing over Greenland is home to The Only Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography Company That Matters
January 17, 2026 at 6:58 PM
just a quick reminder that one of the countries we're tariffing over Greenland is home to The Only Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography Company That Matters
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For @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
Opinion | I'm a Minneapolis sociologist who studies violence. Here's how ICE observers are helping.
Research into how violence occurs shows that disapproval from the people around you can help reduce it.
www.ms.now
January 16, 2026 at 6:55 PM
For @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
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Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
January 17, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
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protestors have painted what appears to be a tunnel on the side of the mountain, causing ICE agents to run into the mountain at full speed.
disgusting.
disgusting.
January 16, 2026 at 1:34 AM
protestors have painted what appears to be a tunnel on the side of the mountain, causing ICE agents to run into the mountain at full speed.
disgusting.
disgusting.
When you're a star, they let you do it.
January 16, 2026 at 2:26 AM
When you're a star, they let you do it.
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i think this gets at something important which is that normal people are rightly pissed off that they’re having normal time stolen from them by this ravaging horde of jumped up mall cops. everybody has to work in the morning! why is it THEIR job to hold their community together in such a basic way!
🔥 From @statuscoupnews.bsky.social : “This is nuts. What the fuck is going on? I’ve never protested in my life… they tell you it’s immigrants — it’s fucking anybody. They’re just trying to scare people. I’m not paid to be here. I have to work in the morning. This is wrong.”
January 15, 2026 at 2:48 PM
i think this gets at something important which is that normal people are rightly pissed off that they’re having normal time stolen from them by this ravaging horde of jumped up mall cops. everybody has to work in the morning! why is it THEIR job to hold their community together in such a basic way!
I was thinking this morning about how the type of anger I feel when watching videos of Minneapolis (and elsewhere) is something I haven't experienced since 9/11.
On Fox 9 just now they interviewed a woman at the scene in Minneapolis. She says she’s not an activist but felt a call to action like she hasn’t felt since 9/11. She says she was raised to love America. She says she’s never felt scared of the government in her life, until now.
January 15, 2026 at 3:37 AM
I was thinking this morning about how the type of anger I feel when watching videos of Minneapolis (and elsewhere) is something I haven't experienced since 9/11.
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I am obsessed with the Eminem AI posts now. It’s crazy
January 14, 2026 at 9:43 PM
I am obsessed with the Eminem AI posts now. It’s crazy
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Everybody thinks 'https://' stands for 'hypertext transfer protocol secure' but it actually stands for 'head to this place, sucka' followed by a colon and two laser sounds
January 13, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Everybody thinks 'https://' stands for 'hypertext transfer protocol secure' but it actually stands for 'head to this place, sucka' followed by a colon and two laser sounds
The irony is that the median CBS News viewer absolutely cannot hear the sounds coming out of the TV.
Been reading this over and over and can't for the life of me understand what he's even trying to say. This is a lot of words to say... nothing.
January 14, 2026 at 7:45 PM
The irony is that the median CBS News viewer absolutely cannot hear the sounds coming out of the TV.
BREAKING: The ICE agent who fatally shot Renee Good on Jan. 7 in Minneapolis, Jonathan Ross, suffered explosive diarrhea according to two U.S. officials briefed on his medical condition.
January 14, 2026 at 7:35 PM
BREAKING: The ICE agent who fatally shot Renee Good on Jan. 7 in Minneapolis, Jonathan Ross, suffered explosive diarrhea according to two U.S. officials briefed on his medical condition.
I guess this makes Ford a "pedophile protector protector"
UPDATE: TJ Sabula, the worker who shouted "pedophile protector" at Trump, has been suspended - WaPo
WATCH: Trump shows his middle finger and appears to say "fuck you" after Ford worker yells "pedophile protector" - TMZ
January 14, 2026 at 2:44 AM
I guess this makes Ford a "pedophile protector protector"
Some portion of trump voters are just straight-up morons and they are the least-bad ones.
joe rogan is a very dumb guy, that very dumb guys are realizing that ICE is evil is good.
January 14, 2026 at 2:23 AM
Some portion of trump voters are just straight-up morons and they are the least-bad ones.
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People not in Minnesota: please read this excellent summary of what life is like in Minneapolis since the murderous scum ICE swarmed here. And more are on their way. By local reporter / writer / bike dude / legend @dbrauer.net .
January 13, 2026 at 10:38 PM
People not in Minnesota: please read this excellent summary of what life is like in Minneapolis since the murderous scum ICE swarmed here. And more are on their way. By local reporter / writer / bike dude / legend @dbrauer.net .
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"i serve the Lord, not a draft-dodging coward" is the kind of phrase that would be slightly cringe online and is incredibly badass when being stated by a man surrounded by armed men threatening to murder him
it's incredible how if you put this entire dialog into the Left Behind series, it would basically work, but instead it's just IRL MN
!["Sir! This is a warning!" the agent yelled as he punched the man's vehicle window. "Stop f—king following us! You are impeding operations! This is the United States federal government!"
"I live over here," the driver explained. "I got to get to my house."
"This is your warning!" the officer exclaimed.
"I serve the Lord; go to church," the resident replied.
"I will arrest you!" the officer threatened.
"Don't make a bad decision," another agent warned.
"I serve the Lord," the driver repeated. "Not a draft-dodging coward."
"Let these people go to church," the driver added. "Let these people serve the Lord and worship."
"You're not going to like the outcome of this, sir," the first officer said. "I guarantee that... Did you not learn from what just happened [when Renee Good was killed]?"
"Learn what?" the driver asked. "I serve the Lord, not a draft-dodging coward. I can't believe you'd take orders from a draft dodger."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hbpefio3f5csc44msmbgioxz/bafkreibjwvcxk2ptdafgbwfhk4rjalweyoz3d55gl72qhwhiudhu6aywcm@jpeg)
January 13, 2026 at 9:47 PM
"i serve the Lord, not a draft-dodging coward" is the kind of phrase that would be slightly cringe online and is incredibly badass when being stated by a man surrounded by armed men threatening to murder him
Obviously we should abolish ICE, but that's not feasible with this congress (and even after 2026 hard to imagine it overcoming a veto), but if un-masking them is possible then I think it'd be meaningful and is worth pursuing. Jonathan Ross told his neighbors he was a botanist. (1/2)
January 13, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Obviously we should abolish ICE, but that's not feasible with this congress (and even after 2026 hard to imagine it overcoming a veto), but if un-masking them is possible then I think it'd be meaningful and is worth pursuing. Jonathan Ross told his neighbors he was a botanist. (1/2)
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The @wired.com guide to ICE invading your neighborhood:
What to Do If ICE Invades Your Neighborhood
With federal agents storming the streets of American communities, there's no single right way to approach this dangerous moment. But there are steps you can take to stay safe—and have an impact.
www.wired.com
January 13, 2026 at 10:56 AM
The @wired.com guide to ICE invading your neighborhood:
Is there some sort of subreddit or hashtag that I can follow to get a nonstop feed of ICE agents slipping on ice, dropping things, etc
January 13, 2026 at 3:05 AM
Is there some sort of subreddit or hashtag that I can follow to get a nonstop feed of ICE agents slipping on ice, dropping things, etc
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perfidy (concealing a military object as a civilian object like Hegseth apparently did) is both morally abhorrent and also puts EVERYONE in danger because it erodes existing and pretty-dang-effective norms around “don’t shoot at civilian aircraft.”
January 13, 2026 at 1:09 AM
perfidy (concealing a military object as a civilian object like Hegseth apparently did) is both morally abhorrent and also puts EVERYONE in danger because it erodes existing and pretty-dang-effective norms around “don’t shoot at civilian aircraft.”
Every picture of Mark Kelly looks like he's currently thinking about something he saw in space but isn't allowed to talk about.
January 12, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Every picture of Mark Kelly looks like he's currently thinking about something he saw in space but isn't allowed to talk about.