Matthew Reynolds
@mjr747.bsky.social
I'm a nerd and sports nut, and love all things sports, science, aviation, weather, Phil Collins, and U2. Highly annoyed White Sox, Bears fan. Go 23xl Racing! #AFOL
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You mean to tell me that Chicago gets to claim Michael Jordan, the first Black President AND the first American Pope? Good lord you ain't going to be able to tell them NOTHING.
May 8, 2025 at 6:40 PM
You mean to tell me that Chicago gets to claim Michael Jordan, the first Black President AND the first American Pope? Good lord you ain't going to be able to tell them NOTHING.
Get better, Mike.
"[Mike Tirico] does have a nut allergy. He had a reaction earlier today. He is feeling fine now, but he is just gonna stay on the sideline." #KentuckyDerby
May 3, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Get better, Mike.
Drake Oak Brook. #nothandicapped #assholeparking
February 16, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Drake Oak Brook. #nothandicapped #assholeparking
But that’s what they voted for. 🤷🏻♂️ (That, and the racism.) #FAFO
“.. I don’t like the turbulence. I don’t like the chaos in the market,” said Paul Bisson, a 58-year-old, who .. voted for Trump. “That will make the economy worse, and that’s not what we signed up for.”
@wsj.com
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February 8, 2025 at 2:57 PM
But that’s what they voted for. 🤷🏻♂️ (That, and the racism.) #FAFO
“Can’t be accused of being racist towards Beyoncé if we don’t have them!”
February 8, 2025 at 2:45 PM
“Can’t be accused of being racist towards Beyoncé if we don’t have them!”
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Like the meme-coin of the same name, DOGE isn’t real. It’s an Avatar not an Agency. Blurred and opaque; accountable to nobody & fueled by politics, DOGE gives one man, an unelected, extremely conflicted, unqualified & unstable foreign billionaire unilateral unfettered access to the US government.
“First Buddy” Elon Musk announced in a Wednesday tweet that he has turned his DOGE minions loose on the Federal Aviation Administration’s air traffic control system to make “rapid safety upgrades.”
Elon Musk Turns His DOGE Goons Loose on Air Traffic Control
The “First Buddy” announced that his team of whiz kids will make “rapid safety upgrades” to FAA’s “air traffic control system.”
www.thedailybeast.com
February 6, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Like the meme-coin of the same name, DOGE isn’t real. It’s an Avatar not an Agency. Blurred and opaque; accountable to nobody & fueled by politics, DOGE gives one man, an unelected, extremely conflicted, unqualified & unstable foreign billionaire unilateral unfettered access to the US government.
Do it.
🐻🏟️ 'DA BEARS STADIUM OVERSIGHT ACT' has been introduced in Illinois
Provides that, to be eligible for public financing, a professional sports team must have achieved a 0.500 record in at least 3 out of the last 5 regular seasons.
#twill www.ilga.gov/legislation/...
Provides that, to be eligible for public financing, a professional sports team must have achieved a 0.500 record in at least 3 out of the last 5 regular seasons.
#twill www.ilga.gov/legislation/...
February 6, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Do it.
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I want to be clear: the private sector, as it presently exists, *cannot* quickly spin up to fill any void left by substantial dismantling of #NOAA. Full stop. If that were to happen, people would die in extreme weather events who would not have otherwise, & economy would suffer.
February 5, 2025 at 7:21 PM
I want to be clear: the private sector, as it presently exists, *cannot* quickly spin up to fill any void left by substantial dismantling of #NOAA. Full stop. If that were to happen, people would die in extreme weather events who would not have otherwise, & economy would suffer.
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And I don’t drink too much Diet Coke.
POLITICO: ".. Bessent privately reassured Republican lawmakers Monday that Elon Musk and his team do not have control over a sensitive government system that manages the flow of trillions of dollars in payments, according to five lawmakers in the room .."
www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
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Bessent tells lawmakers Musk's DOGE does not control Treasury payments system
The remarks came during a two-hour gathering between the Treasury secretary and GOP members of the House Financial Services Committee.
www.politico.com
February 4, 2025 at 1:58 PM
And I don’t drink too much Diet Coke.
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With a pause on tariffs for Mexico and now Canada as well granted moments ago, US motorists for now will avoid a potential impact to fuel prices. However, prices move for many reasons, and am still expecting prices to begin rising seasonally soon.
February 3, 2025 at 10:04 PM
With a pause on tariffs for Mexico and now Canada as well granted moments ago, US motorists for now will avoid a potential impact to fuel prices. However, prices move for many reasons, and am still expecting prices to begin rising seasonally soon.
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This is Huxley. He hopes you're having a good day, but if not, he’s conveniently right here and an excellent listener. 14/10 (IG: hugoandursula)
February 3, 2025 at 5:21 PM
This is Huxley. He hopes you're having a good day, but if not, he’s conveniently right here and an excellent listener. 14/10 (IG: hugoandursula)
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No other state in the nation imports more goods to Canada than the Land of Lincoln, and Illinois is one of the Top 5 states in exports to both Canada and Mexico.
All together, Illinois exports support 800,000 jobs – jobs now at risk thanks to Trump’s Tax on Working Families.
All together, Illinois exports support 800,000 jobs – jobs now at risk thanks to Trump’s Tax on Working Families.
February 2, 2025 at 8:27 PM
No other state in the nation imports more goods to Canada than the Land of Lincoln, and Illinois is one of the Top 5 states in exports to both Canada and Mexico.
All together, Illinois exports support 800,000 jobs – jobs now at risk thanks to Trump’s Tax on Working Families.
All together, Illinois exports support 800,000 jobs – jobs now at risk thanks to Trump’s Tax on Working Families.
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If there is any doubt that tariffs are passed through to consumers, the cost of propane to heat my house just went up by the amount of the tariff
February 2, 2025 at 5:20 PM
If there is any doubt that tariffs are passed through to consumers, the cost of propane to heat my house just went up by the amount of the tariff
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Several conversations today w people in the key executive departments. And while the particulars are hard to pin down my impression is that the Musk take over stuff is considerably worse than is being presented in the press. By this I don’t necessarily things they *done* yet but the level of …
February 2, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Several conversations today w people in the key executive departments. And while the particulars are hard to pin down my impression is that the Musk take over stuff is considerably worse than is being presented in the press. By this I don’t necessarily things they *done* yet but the level of …
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Arguably the biggest national security breach in U.S. history. Private employees downloading personnel data on every federal employee and tax and social security data on every American onto private unsecured servers. Needless to say, completely illegal and subject to major prison sentences.
3/ different pieces fit together. There also seems to be a significant amount of downloading government data onto private servers, etc, totally outside any cybersecurity regime. Additionally it’s unclear to the people inside whether the people doing these things actually work for the US govt…
February 2, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Arguably the biggest national security breach in U.S. history. Private employees downloading personnel data on every federal employee and tax and social security data on every American onto private unsecured servers. Needless to say, completely illegal and subject to major prison sentences.
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Tennessee exports over $900 million per year
I’d expect them to break rank next
I’d expect them to break rank next
February 2, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Tennessee exports over $900 million per year
I’d expect them to break rank next
I’d expect them to break rank next
Oh? 👀
Canada has detailed retaliation plan to U.S. tariffs that will seek to hurt Republican states the most — NYT
February 2, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Oh? 👀
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What we are witnessing is probably best described as a Private Equity leveraged buyout of a nuclear armed state
January 31, 2025 at 11:05 PM
What we are witnessing is probably best described as a Private Equity leveraged buyout of a nuclear armed state
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Very good advice to find after a day of doomscrolling
January 31, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Very good advice to find after a day of doomscrolling
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it's not hyperbolic to say we're witnessing a coup.
Exclusive: Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency, sources say
Aides to Elon Musk charged with running the U.S. government human resources agency have locked career civil servants out of computer systems that contain the personal data of millions of federal employees, according to two agency officials.
www.reuters.com
January 31, 2025 at 8:23 PM
it's not hyperbolic to say we're witnessing a coup.
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I love that a white guy was flying the plane, a white guy was flying the helicopter, and a white guy gutted the FAA last week but somehow the blame is too much diversity.
January 30, 2025 at 11:49 PM
I love that a white guy was flying the plane, a white guy was flying the helicopter, and a white guy gutted the FAA last week but somehow the blame is too much diversity.