Matty L. Kern
@mattykern.bsky.social
Business owner. Music, Wine, Politics & Hockey. If the thunder don't get you then the lightning will ⚡️
MAKING AMERICA DEAD AGAIN
Rejecting Decades of Science, Vaccine Panel Chair Says Polio and Other Shots Should Be Optional
www.nytimes.com
January 24, 2026 at 4:17 PM
MAKING AMERICA DEAD AGAIN
30 YEARS AGO. SHOW #1!
Take note of the defunct electronics giant on the back of the ticket.
#phish #jonesbeach #nobodybeatsthewiz
Take note of the defunct electronics giant on the back of the ticket.
#phish #jonesbeach #nobodybeatsthewiz
June 28, 2025 at 2:30 PM
30 YEARS AGO. SHOW #1!
Take note of the defunct electronics giant on the back of the ticket.
#phish #jonesbeach #nobodybeatsthewiz
Take note of the defunct electronics giant on the back of the ticket.
#phish #jonesbeach #nobodybeatsthewiz
It's wild that Ovi needs 13 goals to pass Gretzky and he's played almost the exact total number of games
February 24, 2025 at 1:28 PM
It's wild that Ovi needs 13 goals to pass Gretzky and he's played almost the exact total number of games
While we’re at it, why not add Eliot Spitzer and Anthony Weiner to the mix? #nyc #nycpolitics
As Eric Adams melts down, Andrew Cuomo forges ahead — POLITICO
The former governor has put together the structure of a campaign and is courting New York power players.
apple.news
February 22, 2025 at 5:53 PM
While we’re at it, why not add Eliot Spitzer and Anthony Weiner to the mix? #nyc #nycpolitics
Welcome to to the United States Socialist Republic
Trump levels stunning criticisms against Zelensky after Russia talks
Trump's comments about Ukraine's domestic politics will likely put more pressure on Zelensky ahead of possible negotiations to end the war.
www.axios.com
February 18, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Welcome to to the United States Socialist Republic
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Forget Stalin and Trotsky, Animal Farm is a play for our times. Pringles anyone? | Alison Phillips
Forget Stalin and Trotsky, Animal Farm is a play for our times. Pringles anyone? | Alison Phillips
George Orwell’s publishers thought his parable was too specific. They needn’t have worried, 80 years on it’s as salient as ever
www.theguardian.com
February 15, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Forget Stalin and Trotsky, Animal Farm is a play for our times. Pringles anyone? | Alison Phillips
President Musk continues to put his companies’ interests first at the expense of American workers.
Elon Musk’s dream comes true: The federal board that protects workers does not exist, at least for now | CNN Business
The National Labor Relations Board, the independent agency that is supposed to enforce labor laws for most American workers, has been essentially shut down after President Donald Trump fired one of it...
www.cnn.com
February 15, 2025 at 6:02 PM
President Musk continues to put his companies’ interests first at the expense of American workers.
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Farmers: “He was supposed to hurt other people, not us.”
February 12, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Farmers: “He was supposed to hurt other people, not us.”
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The irony of Donald Trump babbling about "corruption" and kickbacks after he pardoned Rod Blagojevich & had the DOJ drop the charges against NYC Mayor Eric Adams.
Oh, and Donald also paused the enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which prohibits people from bribing foreign officials.
Oh, and Donald also paused the enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which prohibits people from bribing foreign officials.
February 11, 2025 at 10:53 PM
The irony of Donald Trump babbling about "corruption" and kickbacks after he pardoned Rod Blagojevich & had the DOJ drop the charges against NYC Mayor Eric Adams.
Oh, and Donald also paused the enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which prohibits people from bribing foreign officials.
Oh, and Donald also paused the enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which prohibits people from bribing foreign officials.
Of course he did. Is this how he plans on building Trump Gaza?
Trump Pauses Enforcement of Foreign Bribery Law
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act makes it illegal for companies that operate in the United States to pay foreign government officials to secure or keep business deals.
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Of course he did. Is this how he plans on building Trump Gaza?
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This is what happens when you fall down the conspiracy hole.
A measles outbreak is growing in a rural area of West Texas where vaccination rates are well below the recommended level.
Measles outbreak expands in West Texas around county with low vaccination rate | CNN
A measles outbreak is growing in a rural area of West Texas where vaccination rates are well below the recommended level.
www.cnn.com
February 8, 2025 at 1:05 AM
This is what happens when you fall down the conspiracy hole.
Mike Lawler finally says something worthwhile!
The House member's dig at fellow Republican Mace got personal.
GOP Rep. Burns Nancy Mace In Personal Zinger Involving Marjorie Taylor Greene
The House member's dig at fellow Republican Mace got personal.
www.huffpost.com
February 6, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Mike Lawler finally says something worthwhile!
What a disgrace to South Carolina.
Nancy Mace has wasted no time getting back to her attention-seeking antics with an anti-trans rant during a hearing on "government efficiency and waste."
Nancy Mace Spews Slurs in Unhinged Anti-Trans Rant
The South Carolina rep was urged to show a sense of decorum after she sent a hearing on “government efficiency and waste” spiraling.
www.thedailybeast.com
February 5, 2025 at 9:57 PM
What a disgrace to South Carolina.
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His administration is literally composed of men who beat and batter women.
Trump: "My administration will not stand by and watch men beat and batter female athletes. And it's gonna end, and it's ending right now, and nobody is gonna be able to do a damn thing about it, because when I speak, we speak with authority."
February 5, 2025 at 9:17 PM
His administration is literally composed of men who beat and batter women.
ELON MUSK Act. Perfect.
House Dem proposes bill named after Musk ending federal contracts for special government employees
Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wash.) introduced a bill Wednesday named Eliminate Looting of Our Nation by Mitigating Unethical State Kleptocracy (ELON MUSK) Act seeking to ban special government employees fro…
thehill.com
February 5, 2025 at 9:22 PM
ELON MUSK Act. Perfect.
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Donald Trump’s new State Department appointee.
February 3, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Donald Trump’s new State Department appointee.
Maybe if they take back Musk we’ll let everything else slide.
President Donald Trump has threatened to cut all U.S. aid to South Africa while claiming, without evidence, that the government there is confiscating land, wading into a sensitive racial issue while deepening already sharp divisions between the United States and South Africa.
Trump threatens to cut U.S. aid to South Africa over land law
Trump’s comments waded into a sensitive racial issue and deepened already sharp divisions between the United States and South Africa.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 3, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Maybe if they take back Musk we’ll let everything else slide.
Canadian liquor stores will stop selling U.S. brands on Tuesday. We exported roughly $1B worth of alcohol to Canada last year. Seems great for American companies, right?
European leaders were bracing for US tariffs after President Donald Trump imposed sweeping levies on Mexico, Canada and China that will affect billions of dollars worth of trade, roiling global markets and currencies reut.rs/4jHmVx6
Europe braces for Trump trade tariffs, as levies on Canada, Mexico, China roil markets
Global stock markets and currencies tumbled on concerns that the tariffs would trigger an economically damaging trade war.
reut.rs
February 3, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Canadian liquor stores will stop selling U.S. brands on Tuesday. We exported roughly $1B worth of alcohol to Canada last year. Seems great for American companies, right?
Hey America, have you realized yet that Trump doesn’t care about you?
All federal grants and loan disbursement paused by White House | CNN Politics
The White House budget office has ordered a pause on all federal grants and loans, according to an internal memorandum sent Monday.
www.cnn.com
January 28, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Hey America, have you realized yet that Trump doesn’t care about you?
“Beef, coffee and orange juice are also expected to be higher in price in 2025”
But thankfully millionaires and billionaires will get tax cuts. Has MAGA realized they’ve been duped yet?
But thankfully millionaires and billionaires will get tax cuts. Has MAGA realized they’ve been duped yet?
Egg costs predicted to rise in 2025, despite Vance saying 'prices are going to come down'
The price of eggs is expected to rise throughout 2025 due to the bird flu outbreak that killed 17.2 million egg-laying hens in November and December alone.
www.usatoday.com
January 28, 2025 at 12:29 PM
“Beef, coffee and orange juice are also expected to be higher in price in 2025”
But thankfully millionaires and billionaires will get tax cuts. Has MAGA realized they’ve been duped yet?
But thankfully millionaires and billionaires will get tax cuts. Has MAGA realized they’ve been duped yet?
Yesterday’s trade benefits all teams. #Avs would have had a hard time paying Rantanen what will probably be $11M+ AAV next year. Necas is having a breakout season and now gets to play with MacKinnon. The #Canes just put the entire Metro division on notice. And the #Blackhawks get to save a few $$.
January 25, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Yesterday’s trade benefits all teams. #Avs would have had a hard time paying Rantanen what will probably be $11M+ AAV next year. Necas is having a breakout season and now gets to play with MacKinnon. The #Canes just put the entire Metro division on notice. And the #Blackhawks get to save a few $$.
“Unless of course Trump chews on my balls, then I’ll give a pathetic excuse why my Dear Leader can fire them at will.”
Grassley in November:
“I guess it’s the case of whether he believes in congressional oversight, because I work closely with all the inspector generals and I think I’ve got a good reputation for defending them. And I intend to defend them."
www.govexec.com/oversight/20...
“I guess it’s the case of whether he believes in congressional oversight, because I work closely with all the inspector generals and I think I’ve got a good reputation for defending them. And I intend to defend them."
www.govexec.com/oversight/20...
Trump fires multiple agency inspectors general
Sen. Grassley and a top watchdog said Trump did not adhere to congressional notification requirements about such removals.
www.govexec.com
January 25, 2025 at 4:37 PM
“Unless of course Trump chews on my balls, then I’ll give a pathetic excuse why my Dear Leader can fire them at will.”