Matt McGovern
@mattmcgovern.bsky.social
I post a lot about climate and clean energy, and Wisconsin sports. Marathon runner, husband, dad, Village Trustee and attorney. Pro-democracy. Let’s build safer streets, more homes and a greener Shorewood. Personal account.
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In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
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![Joyce Carol Oates quoting a tweet that says “wherever he [Elon Musk] goes, he wants to leave”:
"wherever he goes, he wants to leave"-- that's because when he gets there, he has brought his own self along; & whatever club he's invited to join has been devalued by the invitation.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:buy3qvqcj3o76leo6ap7pn2p/bafkreifilfbsxemfsambf4kqwolr24ld2ekqcrz4ybgv3bv7kzi5e6kppm@jpeg)
Who could have guessed that the 4th down run play wouldn’t work
November 11, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Who could have guessed that the 4th down run play wouldn’t work
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🚨BREAKING: In a win for Wisconsin voters, a state judge vacated a ruling that would have forced election officials to conduct mass citizenship checks — a move voting rights advocates warned could have wrongly purged some citizens from the rolls. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
In a Win for Voters, Wisconsin Judge Withdraws Anti-Voting Order on Proof of Citizenship
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:52 PM
🚨BREAKING: In a win for Wisconsin voters, a state judge vacated a ruling that would have forced election officials to conduct mass citizenship checks — a move voting rights advocates warned could have wrongly purged some citizens from the rolls. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
The federal government has been shut down for 40 days. The continuing resolution to reopen the government, which has not passed yet, expires in 81 days. So great job all around.
November 10, 2025 at 11:53 PM
The federal government has been shut down for 40 days. The continuing resolution to reopen the government, which has not passed yet, expires in 81 days. So great job all around.
Other than those little details, how's it going with the new ICE planes? www.jalopnik.com/2022794/kris...
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem Tried To Buy 737s From Bankrupt Spirit Airlines That It Didn't Own And Also Didn't Have Engines - Jalopnik
Fresh from spending $200 million taxpayer dollars on private jets in the middle of a government shutdown, Noem was also looking for ICE to purchase ten 737s.
www.jalopnik.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Other than those little details, how's it going with the new ICE planes? www.jalopnik.com/2022794/kris...
new housing helps fight rent inflation by adding to the housing supply. Everyone deserves safe, affordable housing, and one reason that the Village Board voted unanimously in 2021 to set aside $2 million in TID funds for affordable housing is to address the legacy of unfair housing discrimination.
November 10, 2025 at 10:58 PM
new housing helps fight rent inflation by adding to the housing supply. Everyone deserves safe, affordable housing, and one reason that the Village Board voted unanimously in 2021 to set aside $2 million in TID funds for affordable housing is to address the legacy of unfair housing discrimination.
That’s a lot of words to say “I think you people are stupid.”
I will not support the Republican bill that’s on the Senate floor because it fails to do anything of substance to fix America’s healthcare crisis.
November 10, 2025 at 8:30 PM
That’s a lot of words to say “I think you people are stupid.”
One way to make sure your elected officials do a better job is by running for office yourself.
November 10, 2025 at 7:06 PM
One way to make sure your elected officials do a better job is by running for office yourself.
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Standing up to a tyrant - who is willing to impose pain as leverage to compel loyalty or acquiescence - is hard. You can convince yourself that yielding stops the pain and brings you back to "normal".
But there is no "normal". Submission emboldens the tyrant. The threat grows.
But there is no "normal". Submission emboldens the tyrant. The threat grows.
November 10, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Standing up to a tyrant - who is willing to impose pain as leverage to compel loyalty or acquiescence - is hard. You can convince yourself that yielding stops the pain and brings you back to "normal".
But there is no "normal". Submission emboldens the tyrant. The threat grows.
But there is no "normal". Submission emboldens the tyrant. The threat grows.
Used EVs are selling faster than similar gas-powered cars. electrek.co/2025/11/10/u...
Used EVs are suddenly hot sellers, with prices in the $20,000 to $30,000 sweet spot
Used vehicles are not exactly flying off the lot right now, but EVs are bucking the trend with prices hitting...
electrek.co
November 10, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Used EVs are selling faster than similar gas-powered cars. electrek.co/2025/11/10/u...
No one is this stupid. No one is this naive. The only possible explanation for continuing to provide the votes that Trump needs, after all that he's done to hurt people and illegally seize power, is that you like what he's doing and want him to succeed.
Shaheen: "We've heard from a number of our colleagues on the other side of the aisle that they're willing to come to the table, they're willing to work with us once the govt is open to get this done. We've heard the same thing from the White House. So now we'll see if they're really gonna work w/us"
November 10, 2025 at 3:12 PM
No one is this stupid. No one is this naive. The only possible explanation for continuing to provide the votes that Trump needs, after all that he's done to hurt people and illegally seize power, is that you like what he's doing and want him to succeed.
People should stop giving money to Senate Democrats until they pick new leadership.
November 10, 2025 at 2:44 PM
People should stop giving money to Senate Democrats until they pick new leadership.
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OK, but the reason that it didn't work is because you quit, Senator. You see that, right? It was working, and then all of the sudden it didn't work *because you quit*.
November 10, 2025 at 2:33 PM
OK, but the reason that it didn't work is because you quit, Senator. You see that, right? It was working, and then all of the sudden it didn't work *because you quit*.
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We had a moment of unity in the elections last week, a momentum that Dems could never have dreamed of, and then they turned their backs on all the voters that came out in support—to protect our democracy, our healthcare, and our neighbors. This is a colossal failure of the Democratic leadership.
November 10, 2025 at 2:22 PM
We had a moment of unity in the elections last week, a momentum that Dems could never have dreamed of, and then they turned their backs on all the voters that came out in support—to protect our democracy, our healthcare, and our neighbors. This is a colossal failure of the Democratic leadership.
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This is why this surrender isn't just about this narrow issue but is rather the whole constitutional ballgame:
Democrats are affirmatively signaling they do not want political power at the same time Trump is transitioning the political system into an autocratic one wherein they're denied it forever
Democrats are affirmatively signaling they do not want political power at the same time Trump is transitioning the political system into an autocratic one wherein they're denied it forever
Not that he didn’t already know, but now Trump knows for sure he can roll the Dems every time and there’s no need to negotiate for anything
November 10, 2025 at 3:10 AM
This is why this surrender isn't just about this narrow issue but is rather the whole constitutional ballgame:
Democrats are affirmatively signaling they do not want political power at the same time Trump is transitioning the political system into an autocratic one wherein they're denied it forever
Democrats are affirmatively signaling they do not want political power at the same time Trump is transitioning the political system into an autocratic one wherein they're denied it forever
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Read every word & share with everyone you know. This is real life here in Chicago. Americans need to know this grotesque reality & stand with us.
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 10, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Read every word & share with everyone you know. This is real life here in Chicago. Americans need to know this grotesque reality & stand with us.
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When you've lost *checks notes again* Chris Cillizza
November 10, 2025 at 3:15 AM
When you've lost *checks notes again* Chris Cillizza
Good luck with your fundraising texts DSCC!
November 10, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Good luck with your fundraising texts DSCC!
No wonder Republicans in Congress play hardball, like keeping the House in recess to avoid releasing the Epstein files, or refusing to seat a newly elected member, or voting against certifying elections, or refusing to hold votes on Supreme Court nominees, etc.
November 10, 2025 at 1:46 AM
No wonder Republicans in Congress play hardball, like keeping the House in recess to avoid releasing the Epstein files, or refusing to seat a newly elected member, or voting against certifying elections, or refusing to hold votes on Supreme Court nominees, etc.
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Millions of Democratic voters on Tuesday: Fight these guys. Fight them.
Senate Democrats: We heard you loud and clear and we will give in
Senate Democrats: We heard you loud and clear and we will give in
November 9, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Millions of Democratic voters on Tuesday: Fight these guys. Fight them.
Senate Democrats: We heard you loud and clear and we will give in
Senate Democrats: We heard you loud and clear and we will give in
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Yeah it seems like the best political move is to give into this guy
November 9, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Yeah it seems like the best political move is to give into this guy
Senate Democrats watching voters reject Trump everywhere last week: “I think this means they want us to cave!”
November 9, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Senate Democrats watching voters reject Trump everywhere last week: “I think this means they want us to cave!”
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Here’s video of federal agents doing a drive by pepper spraying that hit a father and his one-year old on Saturday when the Feds were hitting Little Village and Cicero
November 9, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Here’s video of federal agents doing a drive by pepper spraying that hit a father and his one-year old on Saturday when the Feds were hitting Little Village and Cicero
Can someone tell Senate Democrats what happened in the elections last week? We did really well everywhere, so it's not a good time to give up for nothing in return!
From what I have seen so far this does not seem like a good deal:
November 9, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Can someone tell Senate Democrats what happened in the elections last week? We did really well everywhere, so it's not a good time to give up for nothing in return!