Patrick Matthews
@matthewsp.bsky.social
Delawarean. Workforce management professional, quiz bowl enthusiast, and Microsoft Excel MVP. Philadelphia sports enjoyer. I left The Bad Place.
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California judge rules that a report on police in Vallejo bending their badges to mark fatal shootings can remain secret. The judge also closed the hearing to public and press and locked the door to the courtroom. openvallejo.org/2024/10/02/f...
From a locked courtroom, judge rules Vallejo badge bending report will remain secret
A Solano County Superior Court judge on Wednesday blocked the full release of an investigative report into Vallejo police badge bending in a hearing closed to the public and press.
openvallejo.org
Alternate headline: “Armed Gang Suppresses Details of Initiation Rituals”
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I love all of the mouthpieces for the administration getting it on record that they think requiring warrants means their program is dead in the water out loud like letting everyone know they know they're violating civil liberties
February 16, 2026 at 11:47 PM
I love all of the mouthpieces for the administration getting it on record that they think requiring warrants means their program is dead in the water out loud like letting everyone know they know they're violating civil liberties
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“In less than a year, DHS has attacked the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 8th, 10th, 14th amendments to the US Constitution, the writ of habeas corpus, the independent judiciary, and much more,” states David Bier before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee.
Read full testimony: https://ow.ly/z2aT50Yfcri
Read full testimony: https://ow.ly/z2aT50Yfcri
February 13, 2026 at 8:03 PM
“In less than a year, DHS has attacked the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 8th, 10th, 14th amendments to the US Constitution, the writ of habeas corpus, the independent judiciary, and much more,” states David Bier before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee.
Read full testimony: https://ow.ly/z2aT50Yfcri
Read full testimony: https://ow.ly/z2aT50Yfcri
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This is a nice move in an interview www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/u...
February 16, 2026 at 6:54 PM
This is a nice move in an interview www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/u...
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Not only would I be comfortable with that person teaching my children I'd be deeply uncomfortable with my children being taught by any person who thought that standing up against this type of vicious nastiness was wrong
Chaya Raichik is trying to get an elementary-school teacher fired for reposting a single viral video with zero additional commentary
February 15, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Not only would I be comfortable with that person teaching my children I'd be deeply uncomfortable with my children being taught by any person who thought that standing up against this type of vicious nastiness was wrong
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There was never any border crisis and when you pretend that there is *some* kind of problem with the system to placate Rs, you allow them to paint immigration as the problem itself. What should have been a full throated defense of immigration became a bigger crackdown at the border
February 16, 2026 at 3:32 PM
There was never any border crisis and when you pretend that there is *some* kind of problem with the system to placate Rs, you allow them to paint immigration as the problem itself. What should have been a full throated defense of immigration became a bigger crackdown at the border
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Transphobia is a cancer of the heart and mind.
It is a useless fear, based on ignorance and cruelty.
Trans people are not responsible for a single one of the problems we face.
Do the world a favor and grow the fuck up.
It is a useless fear, based on ignorance and cruelty.
Trans people are not responsible for a single one of the problems we face.
Do the world a favor and grow the fuck up.
January 24, 2026 at 3:15 AM
Transphobia is a cancer of the heart and mind.
It is a useless fear, based on ignorance and cruelty.
Trans people are not responsible for a single one of the problems we face.
Do the world a favor and grow the fuck up.
It is a useless fear, based on ignorance and cruelty.
Trans people are not responsible for a single one of the problems we face.
Do the world a favor and grow the fuck up.
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“We plan to hire an AI rewrite specialist to ingest the reporting by Hannah and others and use AI to convert it into stories.”
The editor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer said it will use AI to ‘write’ its articles.
www.cleveland.com/news/2025/10...
The editor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer said it will use AI to ‘write’ its articles.
www.cleveland.com/news/2025/10...
February 16, 2026 at 1:55 PM
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The hyperempowerment of quacks and pseudoscience is not a gotcha game.
It is going to kill American children.
The children of Conservative Americans and Liberal Americans.
It is going to kill American children.
The children of Conservative Americans and Liberal Americans.
I fear this is being treated as background noise rather than the 5 alarm emergency it is. Absolutely terrifying.
Kennedy Allies Target States to Overturn Vaccine Mandates for Schoolchildren www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/h...
Kennedy Allies Target States to Overturn Vaccine Mandates for Schoolchildren www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/h...
Kennedy Allies Target States to Overturn Vaccine Mandates for Schoolchildren
www.nytimes.com
February 15, 2026 at 8:10 PM
The hyperempowerment of quacks and pseudoscience is not a gotcha game.
It is going to kill American children.
The children of Conservative Americans and Liberal Americans.
It is going to kill American children.
The children of Conservative Americans and Liberal Americans.
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The previous administration was run by beta cuck soy boys who were too soft to carry out their duties. Here’s why I fired a Coast Guard pilot for forgetting my blankie.
by Kristi Noem
by Kristi Noem
February 15, 2026 at 6:13 PM
The previous administration was run by beta cuck soy boys who were too soft to carry out their duties. Here’s why I fired a Coast Guard pilot for forgetting my blankie.
by Kristi Noem
by Kristi Noem
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How about trying pro-immigrant? Stand with the Statue of Liberty. To be a magnet for the skilled and striving, which benefits the US as a whole.
Could a party please represent the majority of Americans who want immigration maintained or increased, not only cater to the 30% that want it decreased?
Could a party please represent the majority of Americans who want immigration maintained or increased, not only cater to the 30% that want it decreased?
February 15, 2026 at 8:26 PM
How about trying pro-immigrant? Stand with the Statue of Liberty. To be a magnet for the skilled and striving, which benefits the US as a whole.
Could a party please represent the majority of Americans who want immigration maintained or increased, not only cater to the 30% that want it decreased?
Could a party please represent the majority of Americans who want immigration maintained or increased, not only cater to the 30% that want it decreased?
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Who Save America Act could disenfranchise:
-146 million without passport
-69 million married women who took spouse's last name
-21 million without ready access to citizenship docs
-21 million without current drivers license
-Rural voters forced to drive 4.5 hours to show docs at election office
-146 million without passport
-69 million married women who took spouse's last name
-21 million without ready access to citizenship docs
-21 million without current drivers license
-Rural voters forced to drive 4.5 hours to show docs at election office
You need to know about the SAVE Act, which recently passed in the House.
So here's a crash course from reporter Ari Berman on how the sweeping voter restriction bill could disenfranchise millions of Americans
So here's a crash course from reporter Ari Berman on how the sweeping voter restriction bill could disenfranchise millions of Americans
February 15, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Who Save America Act could disenfranchise:
-146 million without passport
-69 million married women who took spouse's last name
-21 million without ready access to citizenship docs
-21 million without current drivers license
-Rural voters forced to drive 4.5 hours to show docs at election office
-146 million without passport
-69 million married women who took spouse's last name
-21 million without ready access to citizenship docs
-21 million without current drivers license
-Rural voters forced to drive 4.5 hours to show docs at election office
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Propaganda during WWI and WWII in fact
February 15, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Propaganda during WWI and WWII in fact
So apparently Olympic curlers need a refresher on “good touch” versus “bad touch”
February 15, 2026 at 3:53 PM
So apparently Olympic curlers need a refresher on “good touch” versus “bad touch”
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Most people probably focus on the damage ICE has caused in Minnesota
But their violent, fascist tactics affect people all over the country
Here they are-terrorizing 4th and 5th graders at a bus stop in New Jersey
May Trump and Stephen Miller rot in hell
www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/f...
But their violent, fascist tactics affect people all over the country
Here they are-terrorizing 4th and 5th graders at a bus stop in New Jersey
May Trump and Stephen Miller rot in hell
www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/f...
ICE raid at apartment complex causes elementary students to run from their bus stop in NJ Thursday
Students were seen running away from their bus stop on Thursday morning as ICE agents conducted an operation at an apartment in Lindenwold, NJ.
www.nbcphiladelphia.com
February 15, 2026 at 3:11 AM
Most people probably focus on the damage ICE has caused in Minnesota
But their violent, fascist tactics affect people all over the country
Here they are-terrorizing 4th and 5th graders at a bus stop in New Jersey
May Trump and Stephen Miller rot in hell
www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/f...
But their violent, fascist tactics affect people all over the country
Here they are-terrorizing 4th and 5th graders at a bus stop in New Jersey
May Trump and Stephen Miller rot in hell
www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/f...
America is already great
I might have missed the Chaissez Ladies but I managed to catch Krewe da Bhan Gras (twice!). They bring me so much joy.
February 15, 2026 at 2:12 PM
America is already great
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Roses are red
Violets are blue
Fuck ICE
And fuck CBP too
Violets are blue
Fuck ICE
And fuck CBP too
February 14, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Roses are red
Violets are blue
Fuck ICE
And fuck CBP too
Violets are blue
Fuck ICE
And fuck CBP too
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Know this: "Non-lethal" force by ICE and other police still often means permanent disfiguration & disability. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Broken bones, burning eyes: How Trump's DHS deploys 'less lethal' weapons on protesters
Federal immigration officers have repeatedly used force in ways that appear to violate their own policies or general policing guidelines, NBC News found.
www.nbcnews.com
February 15, 2026 at 1:47 AM
Know this: "Non-lethal" force by ICE and other police still often means permanent disfiguration & disability. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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NEW: For the second time in 2026, Kentucky state police have charged a woman with homicide after a pregnancy loss.
Both were criminalized after seeking medical care—one for a miscarriage and one for self-managed abortion—and face charges of abuse of a corpse and concealing a birth @autonomynews.co
Both were criminalized after seeking medical care—one for a miscarriage and one for self-managed abortion—and face charges of abuse of a corpse and concealing a birth @autonomynews.co
Second Kentucky Woman in 6 Weeks Charged With Homicide After Pregnancy Loss
Both women were criminalized after they sought medical care, one for a miscarriage and one for self-managed abortion.
www.autonomynews.co
February 14, 2026 at 4:53 PM
NEW: For the second time in 2026, Kentucky state police have charged a woman with homicide after a pregnancy loss.
Both were criminalized after seeking medical care—one for a miscarriage and one for self-managed abortion—and face charges of abuse of a corpse and concealing a birth @autonomynews.co
Both were criminalized after seeking medical care—one for a miscarriage and one for self-managed abortion—and face charges of abuse of a corpse and concealing a birth @autonomynews.co
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roses are red
violets are grand
violets are grand
February 14, 2026 at 6:49 PM
roses are red
violets are grand
violets are grand
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when MAGA white supremacists like Carl whinge abt passing of 1965 Hart-Celler Immigration Act they are complaining that it overturned 1924 Johnson-Reed Act, a law limiting immigration to people from Northern Europe, which was drafted by eugenicist Rep. Albert Johnson, with BIG support from the Klan
February 14, 2026 at 6:11 PM
when MAGA white supremacists like Carl whinge abt passing of 1965 Hart-Celler Immigration Act they are complaining that it overturned 1924 Johnson-Reed Act, a law limiting immigration to people from Northern Europe, which was drafted by eugenicist Rep. Albert Johnson, with BIG support from the Klan
Roses are red
Violets are blue
Fuck ICE
And fuck CBP too
Violets are blue
Fuck ICE
And fuck CBP too
February 14, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Roses are red
Violets are blue
Fuck ICE
And fuck CBP too
Violets are blue
Fuck ICE
And fuck CBP too
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The commander in chief telling troops who they have to vote for is itself a presidency ending impeachable scandal.
February 14, 2026 at 4:12 PM
The commander in chief telling troops who they have to vote for is itself a presidency ending impeachable scandal.
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UCLA said no to Trump's abusive demands, went to court, and the govt is backing off.
Harvard said no to Trump's abusive demands, went to court, and the govt is left sputtering.
Columbia, Cornell, and Northwestern giving in was a big mistake. If only there were lessons against appeasing fascists.
Harvard said no to Trump's abusive demands, went to court, and the govt is left sputtering.
Columbia, Cornell, and Northwestern giving in was a big mistake. If only there were lessons against appeasing fascists.
This is a genuinely huge, sweeping victory today for the University of California—or rather, for us, its faculty, acting through our faculty associations, while the UC itself maintained a strict policy of deer-in-headlights silence.
The Trump admin has given up its appeal of a powerful injunction:
The Trump admin has given up its appeal of a powerful injunction:
Trump administration drops appeal of court order blocking $1.2-billion UCLA settlement
The Trump administration dropped its appeal of a major higher education case in which a federal judge blocked its $1.2-billion settlement proposal to UCLA over alleged civil rights violations. It will...
www.latimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 4:30 PM
UCLA said no to Trump's abusive demands, went to court, and the govt is backing off.
Harvard said no to Trump's abusive demands, went to court, and the govt is left sputtering.
Columbia, Cornell, and Northwestern giving in was a big mistake. If only there were lessons against appeasing fascists.
Harvard said no to Trump's abusive demands, went to court, and the govt is left sputtering.
Columbia, Cornell, and Northwestern giving in was a big mistake. If only there were lessons against appeasing fascists.
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no foreign foe has ever dreamed of being able to sack and pillaging this country the way Trump admin and its congressional and scotus enablers do every day.
A leading American research lab is slated to lose its critical supercomputing facility, according to a letter released by the National Science Foundation.https://cnn.it/3MoF7zU
February 14, 2026 at 3:43 AM
no foreign foe has ever dreamed of being able to sack and pillaging this country the way Trump admin and its congressional and scotus enablers do every day.