@matthewswihart.bsky.social
Trumpet player and teacher. Pro art, pro science, pro furbebbies. Love sci fi, dnd, and pop sci.
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Society really lost it's shit when we moved away from containing the internet to one room in the house.
July 16, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Society really lost it's shit when we moved away from containing the internet to one room in the house.
Talk to your family, friends and neighbors about this attack on democracy.
Act now in a few clicks at resist.bot/petitions/PT....
#50501movement #PeoplesMovement #FiftyFiftyOne #ImpeachTrump #SAVEAct @polrev.bsky.social
#50501movement #PeoplesMovement #FiftyFiftyOne #ImpeachTrump #SAVEAct @polrev.bsky.social
April 11, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Talk to your family, friends and neighbors about this attack on democracy.
What a putz.
After announcing social security recipients would be required to appear in-person at office locations, the Trump administration is now backtracking.
Trump administration changes course on in-person requirements for Social Security
After announcing social security recipients would be required to appear in-person at office locations, the Trump administration is now backtracking.
www.npr.org
April 11, 2025 at 2:29 AM
What a putz.
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Come hear some new music for trumpet, flugelhorn and piano, performed in the beautiful Highland Campus recital hall with faculty from the Austin Community College. Free admission, free and ample parking, family friend.
www.eventbrite.com/e/acc-music-...
www.eventbrite.com/e/acc-music-...
ACC Music Faculty Recital: Dr. Matthew Swihart, trumpet
Join ACC Music trumpet faculty Dr. Matthew Swihart for a program of new and innovative works for trumpet and piano.
www.eventbrite.com
April 1, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Come hear some new music for trumpet, flugelhorn and piano, performed in the beautiful Highland Campus recital hall with faculty from the Austin Community College. Free admission, free and ample parking, family friend.
www.eventbrite.com/e/acc-music-...
www.eventbrite.com/e/acc-music-...
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JUST IN: The staff of the Institute of Museum and Library Services was placed on administrative leave this morning, following a meeting between IMLS leadership and DOGE staff.
Entire staff at federal agency that funds libraries and museums put on leave
The staff of the Institute of Museum and Library Services was placed on administrative leave this morning, following a meeting between IMLS leadership and DOGE staff.
www.npr.org
March 31, 2025 at 8:40 PM
JUST IN: The staff of the Institute of Museum and Library Services was placed on administrative leave this morning, following a meeting between IMLS leadership and DOGE staff.
Come hear some new music for trumpet, flugelhorn and piano, performed in the beautiful Highland Campus recital hall with faculty from the Austin Community College. Free admission, free and ample parking, family friend.
www.eventbrite.com/e/acc-music-...
www.eventbrite.com/e/acc-music-...
ACC Music Faculty Recital: Dr. Matthew Swihart, trumpet
Join ACC Music trumpet faculty Dr. Matthew Swihart for a program of new and innovative works for trumpet and piano.
www.eventbrite.com
April 1, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Come hear some new music for trumpet, flugelhorn and piano, performed in the beautiful Highland Campus recital hall with faculty from the Austin Community College. Free admission, free and ample parking, family friend.
www.eventbrite.com/e/acc-music-...
www.eventbrite.com/e/acc-music-...
Another attack on someone who dared to call out the war crimes in Gaza. Is this what AIPAC wants? www.npr.org/2025/03/21/n...
What we know about the case of detained Georgetown professor Badar Khan Suri
The Indian national and postdoctoral fellow is the latest scholar detained or deported by the Trump administration for speaking in support of Palestinian rights or criticizing Israel's actions in Gaza...
www.npr.org
March 22, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Another attack on someone who dared to call out the war crimes in Gaza. Is this what AIPAC wants? www.npr.org/2025/03/21/n...
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so far I'm seeing a lot of universities respond to grant terminations with
"oh I guess now we don't have that grant anymore"
instead of
"your assertion of a grant termination is executive overreach, see you in court"
So, universities: respectfully, what the fuck?
"oh I guess now we don't have that grant anymore"
instead of
"your assertion of a grant termination is executive overreach, see you in court"
So, universities: respectfully, what the fuck?
March 22, 2025 at 4:21 AM
so far I'm seeing a lot of universities respond to grant terminations with
"oh I guess now we don't have that grant anymore"
instead of
"your assertion of a grant termination is executive overreach, see you in court"
So, universities: respectfully, what the fuck?
"oh I guess now we don't have that grant anymore"
instead of
"your assertion of a grant termination is executive overreach, see you in court"
So, universities: respectfully, what the fuck?
From a recital last semester:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJNF...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJNF...
Der Hirt auf Dem Felsen D965 by Franz Schubert D
YouTube video by Matthew Swihart
www.youtube.com
March 22, 2025 at 12:44 AM
From a recital last semester:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJNF...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJNF...
Creating conditions in which Canadians are reticent to come to the U.S.. It seems symptomatic of bigger problems.
Canadian MP Charlie Angus: I am here today to urge Canadians to avoid travel to the United States if at all possible and to call on our government to stand up for our citizens who are being denied their rights through arbitrary detention in the United States.
March 20, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Creating conditions in which Canadians are reticent to come to the U.S.. It seems symptomatic of bigger problems.
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“Every day in Los Angeles, one actor is told he looks like a rapist, and 99 others drive home for an hour and a half on the 10 Freeway, upset with themselves that they don’t look enough like a rapist.” — Bucky Sinister, GRUNT Issue 2 (e-zine)
March 19, 2025 at 9:10 PM
“Every day in Los Angeles, one actor is told he looks like a rapist, and 99 others drive home for an hour and a half on the 10 Freeway, upset with themselves that they don’t look enough like a rapist.” — Bucky Sinister, GRUNT Issue 2 (e-zine)
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The administration is removing phone support for Soc Security recipients. Making it more difficult for seniors to get their checks. It’s a back door way to cut SS benefits. Horrific.
If you know anyone who is impacted, please help them get online to get their benefits approved
If you know anyone who is impacted, please help them get online to get their benefits approved
benefit.me
March 19, 2025 at 5:40 PM
The administration is removing phone support for Soc Security recipients. Making it more difficult for seniors to get their checks. It’s a back door way to cut SS benefits. Horrific.
If you know anyone who is impacted, please help them get online to get their benefits approved
If you know anyone who is impacted, please help them get online to get their benefits approved
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The crucial role of the Navajos in breaking the codes of the Axis powers in WWII is being erased from the archives and military websites by Trump & Co.
Too “DEI” to acknowledge, it seems.
All in a day’s work for a newbie dictator.
It’s worth the effort to believe truth will triumph in the end
Too “DEI” to acknowledge, it seems.
All in a day’s work for a newbie dictator.
It’s worth the effort to believe truth will triumph in the end
March 18, 2025 at 1:30 PM
The crucial role of the Navajos in breaking the codes of the Axis powers in WWII is being erased from the archives and military websites by Trump & Co.
Too “DEI” to acknowledge, it seems.
All in a day’s work for a newbie dictator.
It’s worth the effort to believe truth will triumph in the end
Too “DEI” to acknowledge, it seems.
All in a day’s work for a newbie dictator.
It’s worth the effort to believe truth will triumph in the end
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Do you know why Americans are angry?
Over the last 50 years, real weekly wages have been stagnant.
At the same time, there was a $79 trillion transfer of wealth from the bottom 90% to the to the top 1%.
We need an economy that works for all, not just billionaires.
Over the last 50 years, real weekly wages have been stagnant.
At the same time, there was a $79 trillion transfer of wealth from the bottom 90% to the to the top 1%.
We need an economy that works for all, not just billionaires.
March 18, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Do you know why Americans are angry?
Over the last 50 years, real weekly wages have been stagnant.
At the same time, there was a $79 trillion transfer of wealth from the bottom 90% to the to the top 1%.
We need an economy that works for all, not just billionaires.
Over the last 50 years, real weekly wages have been stagnant.
At the same time, there was a $79 trillion transfer of wealth from the bottom 90% to the to the top 1%.
We need an economy that works for all, not just billionaires.
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People need to be crystal clear about something: The requirement that the government ANSWER to a court on the legal basis for detaining someone is literally the core liberty right (habeas corpus). If the government says they don’t have to do that bc “national security,” YOU can be disappeared.
March 18, 2025 at 4:51 AM
People need to be crystal clear about something: The requirement that the government ANSWER to a court on the legal basis for detaining someone is literally the core liberty right (habeas corpus). If the government says they don’t have to do that bc “national security,” YOU can be disappeared.
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israel is committing genocide against palestine and the foundation of the united states is being torn apart to punish the people who think this is bad.
March 18, 2025 at 11:19 AM
israel is committing genocide against palestine and the foundation of the united states is being torn apart to punish the people who think this is bad.
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It. Is. Bezos. Shitting. On. The. Front. page. Of. His. Once. Great. Paper.
March 17, 2025 at 12:26 PM
It. Is. Bezos. Shitting. On. The. Front. page. Of. His. Once. Great. Paper.
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This is Beau. He figured out how to rock back and forth all by himself. No human required. 14/10 a self-sufficient king
March 17, 2025 at 5:32 PM
This is Beau. He figured out how to rock back and forth all by himself. No human required. 14/10 a self-sufficient king
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The FBI is now moving to criminalize groups like Habitat for Humanity for “conspiracy to defraud the United States.”
This comes after EPA Director Lee Zeldin eliminated the EPA headquarters in D.C. and 10 other regional offices.
This comes after EPA Director Lee Zeldin eliminated the EPA headquarters in D.C. and 10 other regional offices.
Trump’s FBI Moves to Criminally Charge Major Climate Groups
The Trump administration is targeting climate organizations that received a Biden-era grant.
newrepublic.com
March 15, 2025 at 6:35 PM
The FBI is now moving to criminalize groups like Habitat for Humanity for “conspiracy to defraud the United States.”
This comes after EPA Director Lee Zeldin eliminated the EPA headquarters in D.C. and 10 other regional offices.
This comes after EPA Director Lee Zeldin eliminated the EPA headquarters in D.C. and 10 other regional offices.
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They're trying to deport my colleague from the med school and holding her without counsel. She was coming back from a visit to her family. If there are ways to help I'll let you know. www.providencejournal.com/story/news/l...
She saw family in Lebanon. Now this Brown Medicine doctor is being held at Logan for deportation.
Dr. Rasha Alawieh flew into Logan Airport Thursday after visiting family in Lebanon. She's being detained now at Logan without legal counsel.
www.providencejournal.com
March 15, 2025 at 1:34 AM
They're trying to deport my colleague from the med school and holding her without counsel. She was coming back from a visit to her family. If there are ways to help I'll let you know. www.providencejournal.com/story/news/l...
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If you live in NC, call every Republican politician you know. Call every farmer you know and ask them to do the same
When money walks , voters talk. Make sure they know this effects everyone in their town and state
www.wunc.org/news/2025-03...
When money walks , voters talk. Make sure they know this effects everyone in their town and state
www.wunc.org/news/2025-03...
USDA cancels $11 million in federal funding for North Carolina food banks
The USDA has notified the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services that it would terminate the agreement for the Local Food Purchase Assistance Program, which is one of the progr...
www.wunc.org
March 15, 2025 at 6:26 PM
If you live in NC, call every Republican politician you know. Call every farmer you know and ask them to do the same
When money walks , voters talk. Make sure they know this effects everyone in their town and state
www.wunc.org/news/2025-03...
When money walks , voters talk. Make sure they know this effects everyone in their town and state
www.wunc.org/news/2025-03...
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Johns Hopkins lost to Syracuse in lacrosse this weekend too.
The largest private employer in Baltimore just lost $800 million in federal contracts and grants. This recession is going to be a doozy.
Johns Hopkins Plans Staff Layoffs After $800 Million Grant Cuts
Local and international health research efforts are already winding down as the university braces for even more potential cuts.
www.wsj.com
March 12, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Johns Hopkins lost to Syracuse in lacrosse this weekend too.
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i think shutting the government down is preferably to nullifying article i of the constitution
The weeks of performative “resistance” from those in my party were limited to undignified antics.
Voting to shut the government down will punish millions or risk a recession.
I disagree with many points in the CR, but I will never vote to shut our government down.
Voting to shut the government down will punish millions or risk a recession.
I disagree with many points in the CR, but I will never vote to shut our government down.
March 12, 2025 at 12:15 AM
i think shutting the government down is preferably to nullifying article i of the constitution
This is performative politics, but it sets unacceptable precedents and ruins lives.
UPDATE—Mahmoud's attorney says they do NOT know where he is.
They were first told he was sent to an ICE facility in Elizabeth, NJ. But when his 8-month-pregnant wife tried to visit him, she was told he's not there.
They've received reports he may be sent as far away as Louisiana.
They were first told he was sent to an ICE facility in Elizabeth, NJ. But when his 8-month-pregnant wife tried to visit him, she was told he's not there.
They've received reports he may be sent as far away as Louisiana.
March 10, 2025 at 5:16 PM
This is performative politics, but it sets unacceptable precedents and ruins lives.