Matt Farmer
@mifarmer.bsky.social
Matt Farmer is a lawyer and musician in Chicago — also a caddie for life, and a high-motor, three-and-D glue guy.
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I, Gregory Bovino, Will Be Just Fine
So this is the way my career ends. Not with a flash-bang but with a whimper.
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So this is the way my career ends. Not with a flash-bang but with a whimper.
Say what you will, but I made the most of my fifteen minutes on the big stage. People from El Salvador to The Hague now know the name of commander-at-large Gregory Bovino.
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Say what you will, but I made the most of my fifteen minutes on the big stage. People from El Salvador to The Hague now know the name of commander-at-large Gregory Bovino.
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CNN confirms what MSNBC reported live a few hours ago: DOJ is surveilling Dem lawmakers when they go to the DOJ to search unredacted Epstein files.
CNN: "Another photograph - these are notes AG Bondi brought to the hearing today. This shows a list of Rep. Jayapal's search history. Lawmakers are allowed to go to a DOJ facility to search unredacted files. We learned from this photo that the searches are apparently being tracked & read by the DOJ"
February 11, 2026 at 9:36 PM
CNN confirms what MSNBC reported live a few hours ago: DOJ is surveilling Dem lawmakers when they go to the DOJ to search unredacted Epstein files.
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She’s always been way beyond the norm bad, but even for petulant bully Trump II Cabinet members, that Bondi performance was near if not at the top for all-time worst meltdowns in a congressional hearing. She’d be out by the end of the day for that alone in any sane administration.
February 11, 2026 at 7:40 PM
She’s always been way beyond the norm bad, but even for petulant bully Trump II Cabinet members, that Bondi performance was near if not at the top for all-time worst meltdowns in a congressional hearing. She’d be out by the end of the day for that alone in any sane administration.
Can’t make this sh*t up.
Court battle over surveillance footage at the Broadview ICE detention center reaches new levels of kafkaesque absurdity: The DOJ claimed it *couldn't afford* hard drives to put video footage on. Plaintiffs bought THE US GOVERNMENT hard drives. ICE "lost" them.
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Government Loses Hard Drives It Was Supposed to Put ICE Detention Center Footage On
A Kafkaesque saga in which the government has failed to produce critical video footage has reached new levels of absurdity.
www.404media.co
February 11, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Can’t make this sh*t up.
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The @chicago.suntimes.com Operation Midway Blitz case tracker has been updated.
It reflects today's dismissal of the case against Erik Meier, as well as the deferred-prosecution agreement reached in the case of Jamie Hernandez: chicago.suntimes.com/2026/tracker...
It reflects today's dismissal of the case against Erik Meier, as well as the deferred-prosecution agreement reached in the case of Jamie Hernandez: chicago.suntimes.com/2026/tracker...
February 10, 2026 at 11:15 PM
The @chicago.suntimes.com Operation Midway Blitz case tracker has been updated.
It reflects today's dismissal of the case against Erik Meier, as well as the deferred-prosecution agreement reached in the case of Jamie Hernandez: chicago.suntimes.com/2026/tracker...
It reflects today's dismissal of the case against Erik Meier, as well as the deferred-prosecution agreement reached in the case of Jamie Hernandez: chicago.suntimes.com/2026/tracker...
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Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."
February 10, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."
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Q: Today, Vance posted and then deleted a tweet about the Armenian genocide. Last week, Trump's Truth Social account posted and deleted a racist video about the Obamas. Does the White House have a social media problem?
LEAVITT: No.
LEAVITT: No.
February 10, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Q: Today, Vance posted and then deleted a tweet about the Armenian genocide. Last week, Trump's Truth Social account posted and deleted a racist video about the Obamas. Does the White House have a social media problem?
LEAVITT: No.
LEAVITT: No.
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Only one of these is a constitutional right, you knob
Mike Johnson: "Americans need an ID to drive, to open a bank account, to buy cold medicine, to file govt assistance, even to attend the DNC. So why would voting be any different? They can't answer that question."
February 10, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Only one of these is a constitutional right, you knob
The Patriots lost the Super Bowl, and the faux Patriots got clobbered in the battle of halftime shows.
February 9, 2026 at 3:15 AM
The Patriots lost the Super Bowl, and the faux Patriots got clobbered in the battle of halftime shows.
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Judge Kai N. Scott went a step further and compared her and her colleagues on the bench squaring off with the Justice Department in a manner similar to Heracles’ confrontation with Hydra, the serpentlike monster that grew two heads every time one was chopped off.
February 7, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Judge Kai N. Scott went a step further and compared her and her colleagues on the bench squaring off with the Justice Department in a manner similar to Heracles’ confrontation with Hydra, the serpentlike monster that grew two heads every time one was chopped off.
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Homan has changed nothing
A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
February 8, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Homan has changed nothing
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I'm no expert on search functionality, but is this a smoking hot gun as to the corruption of the process. Why redact "don't" in ordinary sentences? And why search for any name or moniker in the files? Shouldn't they be reading the documents and considering redaction issues on each person regardless?
Two copies of an innocuous email from the Epstein files. numbers visible in upper left). Note how on the first the word "don't" is redacted. WHY would a DOJ lawyer redact that word? No human would. But an AI PROGRAM searching for "Don T" would ignore the punctuation and auto-delete.
February 8, 2026 at 1:59 PM
I'm no expert on search functionality, but is this a smoking hot gun as to the corruption of the process. Why redact "don't" in ordinary sentences? And why search for any name or moniker in the files? Shouldn't they be reading the documents and considering redaction issues on each person regardless?
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Many of your favs hang out at this bar
Substack is making money from newsletters promoting “virulent Nazi ideology, white supremacy and antisemitism”
One, NatSocToday has 2,800 subscribers, charges $80, and describes Hitler as “one of the greatest men of all time”.
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One, NatSocToday has 2,800 subscribers, charges $80, and describes Hitler as “one of the greatest men of all time”.
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
February 8, 2026 at 3:03 AM
Many of your favs hang out at this bar
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🚨BREAKING: Local Minneapolis police SWARM ICE protesters making mass arrests in front of ICE prison. One protesters forehead is gushing blood ⬇️
February 7, 2026 at 10:04 PM
🚨BREAKING: Local Minneapolis police SWARM ICE protesters making mass arrests in front of ICE prison. One protesters forehead is gushing blood ⬇️
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Kash Patel, a podcaster selected because of his fierce loyalty to the President, told FBI agents not to investigate the details on Renee Good's shooting because it would contradict the President. Fact matter less than the King's opinion in a personalist regime.
February 7, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Kash Patel, a podcaster selected because of his fierce loyalty to the President, told FBI agents not to investigate the details on Renee Good's shooting because it would contradict the President. Fact matter less than the King's opinion in a personalist regime.
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LOL.... i wanted to hear JD getting booed at the Olympics and when i searched for it on YouTube i got this
February 7, 2026 at 6:59 AM
LOL.... i wanted to hear JD getting booed at the Olympics and when i searched for it on YouTube i got this
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Making JD Vance getting booed at the Olympics my ringtone.
February 6, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Making JD Vance getting booed at the Olympics my ringtone.
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I hope Dems begin to see that moderate or progressive, AIPAC is not our friend.
They endorse January 6th insurrectionists. Yet if you so much as suggest the US uphold its own Leahy laws, no matter your record, they will work against you.
They endorse January 6th insurrectionists. Yet if you so much as suggest the US uphold its own Leahy laws, no matter your record, they will work against you.
February 6, 2026 at 2:52 PM
I hope Dems begin to see that moderate or progressive, AIPAC is not our friend.
They endorse January 6th insurrectionists. Yet if you so much as suggest the US uphold its own Leahy laws, no matter your record, they will work against you.
They endorse January 6th insurrectionists. Yet if you so much as suggest the US uphold its own Leahy laws, no matter your record, they will work against you.
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”those are a lot of boos for him”
February 6, 2026 at 9:23 PM
”those are a lot of boos for him”
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I was so young when I first crossed paths with Sonny Jurgensen. But in my three years on the Skins beat, he taught me a lot. Memories of the great quarterback, who enthralled D.C. as a passer and broadcaster, and who died Friday at 91, in
@theathletic.com:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/702...
@theathletic.com:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/702...
Sonny Jurgensen, in word and deed, was a majestic figure in Washington sports history
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 7:35 PM
I was so young when I first crossed paths with Sonny Jurgensen. But in my three years on the Skins beat, he taught me a lot. Memories of the great quarterback, who enthralled D.C. as a passer and broadcaster, and who died Friday at 91, in
@theathletic.com:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/702...
@theathletic.com:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/702...
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I mean, @jemelehill.bsky.social accurately pegged him as a white supremecist in 2017 and it was obvious then.
And people got ANGRY about it.
And people got ANGRY about it.
I don't know why it took a video posted by Trump for the media to realize he's racist when DHS is engaged in an ethnic cleansing campaign in Minneapolis.
February 6, 2026 at 7:35 PM
I mean, @jemelehill.bsky.social accurately pegged him as a white supremecist in 2017 and it was obvious then.
And people got ANGRY about it.
And people got ANGRY about it.
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Each time I brought it up, the harassment would become overwhelming. I went to HR at CBS Radio and was told to be less “controversial” and the harassment would stop.
The HR rep I spoke to was a woman.
The HR rep I spoke to was a woman.
February 6, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Each time I brought it up, the harassment would become overwhelming. I went to HR at CBS Radio and was told to be less “controversial” and the harassment would stop.
The HR rep I spoke to was a woman.
The HR rep I spoke to was a woman.
Co-hosts a World of Warcraft podcast with Kyle Rittenhouse.
Was this very mid-2000s emo person press-ganged into ICE servitude?
February 6, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Co-hosts a World of Warcraft podcast with Kyle Rittenhouse.
Dems didn’t have a great year in ‘68, so this marketing group is on a roll.
kamala harris's 6-7 themed zoomer digital marketing group has already changed its name after getting made fun of. for some reason they changed it to "68." we're witnessing a level of political instinct never before imaginable
February 6, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Dems didn’t have a great year in ‘68, so this marketing group is on a roll.
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TEXAS — “Get out of my house!! U.S. and they’re inside my house with no warrant. They broke a window.”
Trump’s ICE goons terrorize a citizen family, including attacking a man when he closes the door as they leave.
Terrorizing families.
www.instagram.com/reel/DUZl6RO...
Trump’s ICE goons terrorize a citizen family, including attacking a man when he closes the door as they leave.
Terrorizing families.
www.instagram.com/reel/DUZl6RO...
February 6, 2026 at 4:03 AM
TEXAS — “Get out of my house!! U.S. and they’re inside my house with no warrant. They broke a window.”
Trump’s ICE goons terrorize a citizen family, including attacking a man when he closes the door as they leave.
Terrorizing families.
www.instagram.com/reel/DUZl6RO...
Trump’s ICE goons terrorize a citizen family, including attacking a man when he closes the door as they leave.
Terrorizing families.
www.instagram.com/reel/DUZl6RO...