Matt Lazell-Fairman
@mfairma.bsky.social
ME. Spouse w LC, ME. Writer, bread baker, daydreamer. Still waiting on fair funding and apology from HHS. Masking like someone’s life depends on it.
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How Singer-Songwriter John Prine Helped Me Accept A Life of Illness
It’s been a year since Prine died of COVID-19. His death made me reflect on what it means to be sick and how his songs helped me learn to…
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It’s been five years since John Prine died of COVID-19. If you’re so inclined (and able — it’s long), here’s an essay I wrote about how his songs helped me accept a life with the debilitating, deeply marginalized chronic illness ME/CFS. 1/3
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"It may take time to prove you're right, but you have to stick to it."
- Fred Korematsu
Jailed for refusing to abide by FDR's Exec Order 9066, he took his case against internment all the way to the Supreme Court - and lost. Remember him on Korematsu Day, January 30th. 1/
- Fred Korematsu
Jailed for refusing to abide by FDR's Exec Order 9066, he took his case against internment all the way to the Supreme Court - and lost. Remember him on Korematsu Day, January 30th. 1/
January 30, 2026 at 10:32 PM
"It may take time to prove you're right, but you have to stick to it."
- Fred Korematsu
Jailed for refusing to abide by FDR's Exec Order 9066, he took his case against internment all the way to the Supreme Court - and lost. Remember him on Korematsu Day, January 30th. 1/
- Fred Korematsu
Jailed for refusing to abide by FDR's Exec Order 9066, he took his case against internment all the way to the Supreme Court - and lost. Remember him on Korematsu Day, January 30th. 1/
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Justice Frank Murphy's vehement dissent, condemning the Court for upholding FDR's Exec Order 9066 in resembling "the abhorrent and despicable treatment of minority groups by the dictatorial tyrannies which this nation is now pledged to destroy" – is worth revisiting. 3/
#Korematsu Day
#Korematsu Day
January 30, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Justice Frank Murphy's vehement dissent, condemning the Court for upholding FDR's Exec Order 9066 in resembling "the abhorrent and despicable treatment of minority groups by the dictatorial tyrannies which this nation is now pledged to destroy" – is worth revisiting. 3/
#Korematsu Day
#Korematsu Day
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xbox live took stronger action against jeffrey epstein than the entire us government
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January 30, 2026 at 11:10 PM
xbox live took stronger action against jeffrey epstein than the entire us government
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Side note: The HHS appropriations bill that passed as part of the minibus has ZERO anti-trans riders in it. It will almost certainly pass the House.
January 31, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Side note: The HHS appropriations bill that passed as part of the minibus has ZERO anti-trans riders in it. It will almost certainly pass the House.
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*At least* a thousand people, probably more, out in the streets today protesting against the ICE detention center in downtown Baltimore
January 30, 2026 at 8:39 PM
*At least* a thousand people, probably more, out in the streets today protesting against the ICE detention center in downtown Baltimore
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There is no rule of law in this country anymore
KSTP: 'Federal judge blasts ICE noncompliance, highlights nearly 100 cases in January'
'A federal judge says ICE has violated nearly 100 court orders this month alone, highlighting the serious concerns about the agency’s judicial compliance...'
kstp.com/kstp-news/to...
'A federal judge says ICE has violated nearly 100 court orders this month alone, highlighting the serious concerns about the agency’s judicial compliance...'
kstp.com/kstp-news/to...
Federal judge blasts ICE noncompliance, highlights nearly 100 cases in January
A federal judge says ICE has violated nearly 100 court orders this month alone." This list should give pause to anyone — no matter his or her political beliefs — who cares about the rule of law."
kstp.com
January 30, 2026 at 10:35 PM
There is no rule of law in this country anymore
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Members of Congress were denied entry to an ICE facility in Minnesota, despite a valid court order.
We're working with Democracy Forward to represent more than a dozen members of Congress challenging DHS and ICE attempts to block this crucial oversight.
americanoversight.org/members-of-c...
We're working with Democracy Forward to represent more than a dozen members of Congress challenging DHS and ICE attempts to block this crucial oversight.
americanoversight.org/members-of-c...
Members of Congress Seek Court Order to Restore Oversight of ICE Facilities
We’re representing members of Congress in their case seeking to stop DHS from blocking congressional oversight of ICE facilities, after members of the Minnesota delegation were denied access to…
americanoversight.org
January 30, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Members of Congress were denied entry to an ICE facility in Minnesota, despite a valid court order.
We're working with Democracy Forward to represent more than a dozen members of Congress challenging DHS and ICE attempts to block this crucial oversight.
americanoversight.org/members-of-c...
We're working with Democracy Forward to represent more than a dozen members of Congress challenging DHS and ICE attempts to block this crucial oversight.
americanoversight.org/members-of-c...
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We have an article of impeachment ready for that! @aoc.bsky.social do you wanna borrow it? citizensimpeachment.com/article-of-i...
January 30, 2026 at 10:29 PM
We have an article of impeachment ready for that! @aoc.bsky.social do you wanna borrow it? citizensimpeachment.com/article-of-i...
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After brutally arresting Aliya Rahman, an autistic, disabled woman, in Minneapolis, ICE agents told her that "this wouldn’t have happened if I was a ‘normal’ human being."
https://bit.ly/3ZHX3IC
https://bit.ly/3ZHX3IC
ICE Brutally Dragged This Disabled Woman Out of Her Car. What Happened Next Was Just As Chilling.
“They laughed at me and told me this wouldn’t have happened if I was a ‘normal’ human being,” Aliya Rahman tells The Nation.
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January 30, 2026 at 5:53 PM
After brutally arresting Aliya Rahman, an autistic, disabled woman, in Minneapolis, ICE agents told her that "this wouldn’t have happened if I was a ‘normal’ human being."
https://bit.ly/3ZHX3IC
https://bit.ly/3ZHX3IC
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Citing fear of ICE, pregnant immigrants in Minnesota are
-skipping prenatal care
-requesting home births, even when not medically advised
-going w/o adequate food
Many are experiencing complications providers say can be stress-onset: diabetes, high blood pressure, and even water breaking early
-skipping prenatal care
-requesting home births, even when not medically advised
-going w/o adequate food
Many are experiencing complications providers say can be stress-onset: diabetes, high blood pressure, and even water breaking early
Fear of ICE is keeping pregnant immigrants in Minnesota from critical care
Health care providers in Minnesota said pregnant patients are having more complications linked to stress. But fear of immigration agents is keeping them from prenatal care.
19thnews.org
January 30, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Citing fear of ICE, pregnant immigrants in Minnesota are
-skipping prenatal care
-requesting home births, even when not medically advised
-going w/o adequate food
Many are experiencing complications providers say can be stress-onset: diabetes, high blood pressure, and even water breaking early
-skipping prenatal care
-requesting home births, even when not medically advised
-going w/o adequate food
Many are experiencing complications providers say can be stress-onset: diabetes, high blood pressure, and even water breaking early
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“The federal Medicaid cuts are an absolute disaster for HCBS” & will push many people off Medicaid, leaving them w/o access to the only program that funds round-the-clock in-home support. “People will be forced into nursing homes or left to rely on unpaid family care.”
www.kqed.org/news/1207014...
www.kqed.org/news/1207014...
‘I’d Be Left Alone’: Medicaid Cuts Put Disabled Patients’ In-Home Care at Risk | KQED
After Congress approved roughly $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts over the next decade, California advocates are worried about the future of home-based care covered by Medi-Cal.
www.kqed.org
January 30, 2026 at 8:43 PM
“The federal Medicaid cuts are an absolute disaster for HCBS” & will push many people off Medicaid, leaving them w/o access to the only program that funds round-the-clock in-home support. “People will be forced into nursing homes or left to rely on unpaid family care.”
www.kqed.org/news/1207014...
www.kqed.org/news/1207014...
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If you've gotten gender affirming care in the United States and consider it "health care" please consider submitting a comment.
Legally, their position requires rewriting reality so that GAC isn't healthcare
Legally, their position requires rewriting reality so that GAC isn't healthcare
CTA Defend Trans Kids: If you're a clinician, a parent, a trans adult, or just someone who cares, I wrote a guide on how to submit effective comments opposing the federal ban on gender-affirming care for minors.
Deadline 2/17/26
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Deadline 2/17/26
🔗 www.patreon.com/posts/149210... 🔗
January 30, 2026 at 7:29 PM
If you've gotten gender affirming care in the United States and consider it "health care" please consider submitting a comment.
Legally, their position requires rewriting reality so that GAC isn't healthcare
Legally, their position requires rewriting reality so that GAC isn't healthcare
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A new go fund me for Savannah has been set up to cover medical costs and ME-literate nursing support. I have just donated.
www.gofundme.com/f/severemerg...
www.gofundme.com/f/severemerg...
Donate to #SevereMErgency:Save Savannah from dying inside NHS hospital, organized by Sam Pearce
Very Severe ME patient 23 year-old Savannah Victora-May is at … Sam Pearce needs your support for #SevereMErgency:Save Savannah from dying inside NHS hospital
www.gofundme.com
January 30, 2026 at 6:29 PM
A new go fund me for Savannah has been set up to cover medical costs and ME-literate nursing support. I have just donated.
www.gofundme.com/f/severemerg...
www.gofundme.com/f/severemerg...
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The arrests of Don Lemon, Georgia Fort, and Jamael Lundy are unacceptable and a clear violation of the Constitution.
This is a dangerous abuse of power that threatens the rights of every single American.
They must be released immediately.
This is a dangerous abuse of power that threatens the rights of every single American.
They must be released immediately.
January 30, 2026 at 4:54 PM
The arrests of Don Lemon, Georgia Fort, and Jamael Lundy are unacceptable and a clear violation of the Constitution.
This is a dangerous abuse of power that threatens the rights of every single American.
They must be released immediately.
This is a dangerous abuse of power that threatens the rights of every single American.
They must be released immediately.
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BIG news from @bloomberg.com, which confirms that ICE has gone ahead and *purchased* multiple commercial warehouses with the aim of converting them into mass detention camps.
This is likely to be the big detention story of 2026 — literal warehousing of people.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
This is likely to be the big detention story of 2026 — literal warehousing of people.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
ICE Begins Buying ‘Mega’ Warehouse Detention Centers Across US
Plans for such centers and jails in nearly two dozen communities have sparked protests over suitability, proximity to homes and schools.
www.bloomberg.com
January 30, 2026 at 4:47 PM
BIG news from @bloomberg.com, which confirms that ICE has gone ahead and *purchased* multiple commercial warehouses with the aim of converting them into mass detention camps.
This is likely to be the big detention story of 2026 — literal warehousing of people.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
This is likely to be the big detention story of 2026 — literal warehousing of people.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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the arrest of journalists in minneapolis, including don lemon, is more evidence that the only move the administration knows how to make is to use force, and does not know how to respond when that force is met with defiance and indifference.
January 30, 2026 at 4:40 PM
the arrest of journalists in minneapolis, including don lemon, is more evidence that the only move the administration knows how to make is to use force, and does not know how to respond when that force is met with defiance and indifference.
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In addition to arresting Don Lemon, the arrest of my courageous friend and Emmy award winning independent journalist Georgia Fort for REPORTING the church protest in Minneapolis is what FASCISM looks like. This is video of Georgia reporting her own arrest as FBI agents were at her door. 1/2
January 30, 2026 at 4:53 PM
In addition to arresting Don Lemon, the arrest of my courageous friend and Emmy award winning independent journalist Georgia Fort for REPORTING the church protest in Minneapolis is what FASCISM looks like. This is video of Georgia reporting her own arrest as FBI agents were at her door. 1/2
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Bondi directed federal agents to arrest four journalists.
Georgia Fort, Don Lemon, Jamael Lundy, and Trahern Crews.
All Black. All doing their jobs.
Georgia Fort, Don Lemon, Jamael Lundy, and Trahern Crews.
All Black. All doing their jobs.
January 30, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Bondi directed federal agents to arrest four journalists.
Georgia Fort, Don Lemon, Jamael Lundy, and Trahern Crews.
All Black. All doing their jobs.
Georgia Fort, Don Lemon, Jamael Lundy, and Trahern Crews.
All Black. All doing their jobs.
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Are there 9 million other dumpster fires to put out? Yes.
Does this deserve swift and immediate attention? Yes.
I know everyone is tired, but please add this issue to your list of calls to make.
Does this deserve swift and immediate attention? Yes.
I know everyone is tired, but please add this issue to your list of calls to make.
Nine states are attacking Section 504 and the right of disabled people to live in the community. This lawsuit threatens decades of disability rights upheld by the Supreme Court in Olmstead.
Stop segregation and institutionalization.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/section-504-attack
Stop segregation and institutionalization.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/section-504-attack
January 29, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Are there 9 million other dumpster fires to put out? Yes.
Does this deserve swift and immediate attention? Yes.
I know everyone is tired, but please add this issue to your list of calls to make.
Does this deserve swift and immediate attention? Yes.
I know everyone is tired, but please add this issue to your list of calls to make.
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Funding for trials I worked on were cut. Research on treatments for pediatric brain cancer - gone. Science matters, lives are at stake.
March 7th, 2026 is about more than standing up for science...it's scientist standing up for DEMOCRACY!
Democracy cannot thrive when a paramilitary force being used against civilians, extremist ideology abounds, and science is censored and used against the public.
@standupforscience.bsky.social
Democracy cannot thrive when a paramilitary force being used against civilians, extremist ideology abounds, and science is censored and used against the public.
@standupforscience.bsky.social
January 30, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Funding for trials I worked on were cut. Research on treatments for pediatric brain cancer - gone. Science matters, lives are at stake.
Where’s your moral compass, Joe, that I can’t imagine you making simple statements like this with clarity and purpose? Just waking up every day to fail your district and country. Shame.
@repjoecourtney.bsky.social
@repjoecourtney.bsky.social
Don Lemon was arrested for covering a peaceful protest as a journalist, in direct violation of the First amendment.
This is a national emergency. Without the freedom of press to hold our government accountable, we lose even more power.
This is a national emergency. Without the freedom of press to hold our government accountable, we lose even more power.
January 30, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Where’s your moral compass, Joe, that I can’t imagine you making simple statements like this with clarity and purpose? Just waking up every day to fail your district and country. Shame.
@repjoecourtney.bsky.social
@repjoecourtney.bsky.social
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These are all Black people. The regime is betting that you wont care Jamael & Trahern the way you care about Alex & Renée
feds have arrested jamael lundy alongside journalists georgia fort and don lemon for the protest at a st. paul church led by an ICE agent
lundy is currently running for state senate district 65 in minnesota. his wife is anika bowie, a st. paul city councilmember
www.jlundyforsd65.com
lundy is currently running for state senate district 65 in minnesota. his wife is anika bowie, a st. paul city councilmember
www.jlundyforsd65.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:08 PM
These are all Black people. The regime is betting that you wont care Jamael & Trahern the way you care about Alex & Renée
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Let’s try this one in foreign correspondent voice:
State Security Forces Arrest Journalist Who Covered Protests Against Regime Official
State Security Forces Arrest Journalist Who Covered Protests Against Regime Official
Don was taken into custody by federal agents last night in Los Angeles.
January 30, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Let’s try this one in foreign correspondent voice:
State Security Forces Arrest Journalist Who Covered Protests Against Regime Official
State Security Forces Arrest Journalist Who Covered Protests Against Regime Official
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A Minnesota woman observing ICE agents in her car was cornered on one-way streets. An agent approached, called her by name—citing facial recognition. Days later, her Global Entry and TSA privileges were revoked, with no explanation.
How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 11:55 AM
A Minnesota woman observing ICE agents in her car was cornered on one-way streets. An agent approached, called her by name—citing facial recognition. Days later, her Global Entry and TSA privileges were revoked, with no explanation.