Matt W.
@n1zyy.bsky.social
Reposted by Matt W.
Today marks the 250th anniversary of the battles of Lexington and Concord, which began the American Revolution. Our nation was founded on resistance to arbitrary authority and monarchical power. We built a democracy in the face of impossible odds. We must continue to protect it.
April 19, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Today marks the 250th anniversary of the battles of Lexington and Concord, which began the American Revolution. Our nation was founded on resistance to arbitrary authority and monarchical power. We built a democracy in the face of impossible odds. We must continue to protect it.
Reposted by Matt W.
A nation being run by grade school bullies
the most cruel administration of all time. them being this outwardly evil genuinely might be their downfall in the end
April 19, 2025 at 9:18 PM
A nation being run by grade school bullies
Reposted by Matt W.
Two weeks ago the named partners from Keker, Van Next, and Peters wrote a NYT oped about why law firms should never cave to Trump. Now they're also seeking to file an amicus in the JGG (Venezuelans renditioned to El Salvador) case saying "fuck yeah, you can hold the gov't in contempt for this"
April 19, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Two weeks ago the named partners from Keker, Van Next, and Peters wrote a NYT oped about why law firms should never cave to Trump. Now they're also seeking to file an amicus in the JGG (Venezuelans renditioned to El Salvador) case saying "fuck yeah, you can hold the gov't in contempt for this"
Reposted by Matt W.
Beautiful thread.
Second, the notion that the entire rescue effort hinged on a breath of wind. Amidst all of the destructive forces of that day, and all of the heroism, I was panicked that we would miss the breath of wind that would literally bring it all down. 9/n
April 19, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Beautiful thread.
Reposted by Matt W.
The next generation will absolutely not believe how good pre-AI Google was.
I am watching the movie Heat and I wanted to check if the actress is a young Angelina Jolie so I went to google and-
April 19, 2025 at 7:42 PM
The next generation will absolutely not believe how good pre-AI Google was.
Reposted by Matt W.
History always has a lesson.
April 19, 2025 at 12:45 PM
History always has a lesson.
Reposted by Matt W.
Last night was the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere's midnight ride to warn the Minutemen of approaching British troops.
I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III.
Remind you of anyone?
I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III.
Remind you of anyone?
April 19, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Last night was the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere's midnight ride to warn the Minutemen of approaching British troops.
I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III.
Remind you of anyone?
I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III.
Remind you of anyone?
Reposted by Matt W.
Another photo of the wires on the outside of 1800 F Street, Washington DC — headquarters of "the backbone of federal government operations" — apparently leading to Musk's Starlink satellite dish
Reporting by @byrontau.bsky.social, Joshua Goodman, @garanceburke.bsky.social and Brian Slodysko
Reporting by @byrontau.bsky.social, Joshua Goodman, @garanceburke.bsky.social and Brian Slodysko
April 19, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Another photo of the wires on the outside of 1800 F Street, Washington DC — headquarters of "the backbone of federal government operations" — apparently leading to Musk's Starlink satellite dish
Reporting by @byrontau.bsky.social, Joshua Goodman, @garanceburke.bsky.social and Brian Slodysko
Reporting by @byrontau.bsky.social, Joshua Goodman, @garanceburke.bsky.social and Brian Slodysko
Reposted by Matt W.
Starlink transceivers on the roof of GSA headquarters, where
the heads of DOGE sleep. No one knows why.
apnews.com/article/doge...
the heads of DOGE sleep. No one knows why.
apnews.com/article/doge...
April 19, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Starlink transceivers on the roof of GSA headquarters, where
the heads of DOGE sleep. No one knows why.
apnews.com/article/doge...
the heads of DOGE sleep. No one knows why.
apnews.com/article/doge...
Reposted by Matt W.
DOJ investigators found that Louisiana State Police, among other alleged abuses, used Tasers on people who were restrained or who didn’t pose a threat.
The state’s governor and AG derided these findings as politically motivated.
By @tophersanders.bsky.social
The state’s governor and AG derided these findings as politically motivated.
By @tophersanders.bsky.social
Trump’s DOJ Has Frozen Police Reform Work. Advocates Fear More Abuse in Departments Across the Country.
Federal investigators had identified at least eight police departments with patterns of unlawful behavior. But Trump’s freeze on oversight activities leaves many reform efforts in the hands of local…
www.propublica.org
April 19, 2025 at 9:00 PM
DOJ investigators found that Louisiana State Police, among other alleged abuses, used Tasers on people who were restrained or who didn’t pose a threat.
The state’s governor and AG derided these findings as politically motivated.
By @tophersanders.bsky.social
The state’s governor and AG derided these findings as politically motivated.
By @tophersanders.bsky.social
Reposted by Matt W.
Louisiana, where history doesn’t repeat it reloads. Drag a man behind a truck, then drag the truth behind bureaucracy. And when the DOJ shows up with receipts, the good ol’ boys cry politics, not penance. The Confederacy never conceded. It just rebranded.
April 19, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Louisiana, where history doesn’t repeat it reloads. Drag a man behind a truck, then drag the truth behind bureaucracy. And when the DOJ shows up with receipts, the good ol’ boys cry politics, not penance. The Confederacy never conceded. It just rebranded.
Reposted by Matt W.
Four people close to Hegseth, including his three top aides, have all fallen in his search for who is leaking embarrassing information about him. It looks like *everybody* is! Because he’s a buffoon! www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
Pentagon turmoil deepens: Top Hegseth aide leaves post
“There is a complete meltdown in the building,” one official said.
www.politico.com
April 19, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Four people close to Hegseth, including his three top aides, have all fallen in his search for who is leaking embarrassing information about him. It looks like *everybody* is! Because he’s a buffoon! www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
Reposted by Matt W.
BREAKING: Supreme Court blocks some Alien Enemies Act removals in Texas-based case.
The late-night order from the Supreme Court came amidst fears the Trump administration was preparing for more flights to El Salvador as soon as Saturday.
New, at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/supreme-co...
The late-night order from the Supreme Court came amidst fears the Trump administration was preparing for more flights to El Salvador as soon as Saturday.
New, at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/supreme-co...
Breaking: Supreme Court blocks some Alien Enemies Act removals in Texas-based case
The late-night order from the Supreme Court came amidst fears the Trump administration was preparing for more flights to El Salvador as soon as Saturday.
www.lawdork.com
April 19, 2025 at 8:37 AM
BREAKING: Supreme Court blocks some Alien Enemies Act removals in Texas-based case.
The late-night order from the Supreme Court came amidst fears the Trump administration was preparing for more flights to El Salvador as soon as Saturday.
New, at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/supreme-co...
The late-night order from the Supreme Court came amidst fears the Trump administration was preparing for more flights to El Salvador as soon as Saturday.
New, at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/supreme-co...
Reposted by Matt W.
Good reporting here. Student paper gets what the bigs have missed. White House is actually threatening to defund all of bostons major hospitals www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Trump Admin’s $9 Billion Review of Harvard’s Grants Could Hit Boston’s Hospitals Hardest | News | The Harvard Crimson
The Trump administration’s sweeping federal review of nearly $9 billion in multi-year research funding tied to Harvard has sparked uncertainty across the University — but the brunt of the planned cuts...
www.thecrimson.com
April 15, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Good reporting here. Student paper gets what the bigs have missed. White House is actually threatening to defund all of bostons major hospitals www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Reposted by Matt W.
Make *no* mistake, it wasn't an 'accidental' deportation, it was a test.
Failing to abide by a court order sets up the precedent to ignore future court orders.
This is not a drill.
Failing to abide by a court order sets up the precedent to ignore future court orders.
This is not a drill.
April 17, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Make *no* mistake, it wasn't an 'accidental' deportation, it was a test.
Failing to abide by a court order sets up the precedent to ignore future court orders.
This is not a drill.
Failing to abide by a court order sets up the precedent to ignore future court orders.
This is not a drill.
Reposted by Matt W.
They are increasingly using more extreme rhetoric around this case because they're freaking out about it, and they're now worried it could bring down their entire approach on immigration. I remain very confused about why they can't bother taking the easiest out they've been given: bring him home.
JUST IN: Deputy Assistant to the President and "Counterterrorism Czar" Sebastian Gorka says anyone advocating for due process for Kilmar Abrego Garcia could be viewed as "aiding and abetting a terrorist" and be federally charged. (h/t Philip Germain)
April 17, 2025 at 10:13 AM
They are increasingly using more extreme rhetoric around this case because they're freaking out about it, and they're now worried it could bring down their entire approach on immigration. I remain very confused about why they can't bother taking the easiest out they've been given: bring him home.
Reposted by Matt W.
Thirty-eight of 43 experts cut last month from the boards that review the science and research that happens in laboratories at the National Institutes of Health are female, Black or Hispanic, according to an analysis by the chairs of a dozen of the boards.
Women, minorities fired in purge of NIH science review boards
Scientists, with expertise in fields that include mental health, cancer and infectious disease, typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 16, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Thirty-eight of 43 experts cut last month from the boards that review the science and research that happens in laboratories at the National Institutes of Health are female, Black or Hispanic, according to an analysis by the chairs of a dozen of the boards.
Reposted by Matt W.
If Trump can disappear legal residents without due process, what’s to stop him from doing the same to U.S. citizens who oppose him?
Either everyone has due process — or no one does.
Either everyone has due process — or no one does.
April 17, 2025 at 4:02 PM
If Trump can disappear legal residents without due process, what’s to stop him from doing the same to U.S. citizens who oppose him?
Either everyone has due process — or no one does.
Either everyone has due process — or no one does.
Reposted by Matt W.
RFK Jr. wants to eradicate autistic people and also has no idea what an autistic person is
April 16, 2025 at 9:20 PM
RFK Jr. wants to eradicate autistic people and also has no idea what an autistic person is
Reposted by Matt W.
Imagine being the Palantir internal comms person writing that your company is "committed" to "privacy and civil liberty protections" and then also saying a few paragraphs later that you know that there will be "failures in the removal operations process."
www.404media.co/leaked-palan...
www.404media.co/leaked-palan...
April 17, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Imagine being the Palantir internal comms person writing that your company is "committed" to "privacy and civil liberty protections" and then also saying a few paragraphs later that you know that there will be "failures in the removal operations process."
www.404media.co/leaked-palan...
www.404media.co/leaked-palan...
Reposted by Matt W.
Before the election, I warned that there is no safe haven under authoritarianism.
If they can ship Kilmar Abrego Garcia to a foreign prison—accused of no crime, with no trial—they can do it to anyone.
Americans of conscience must stand against this now.
If they can ship Kilmar Abrego Garcia to a foreign prison—accused of no crime, with no trial—they can do it to anyone.
Americans of conscience must stand against this now.
April 16, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Before the election, I warned that there is no safe haven under authoritarianism.
If they can ship Kilmar Abrego Garcia to a foreign prison—accused of no crime, with no trial—they can do it to anyone.
Americans of conscience must stand against this now.
If they can ship Kilmar Abrego Garcia to a foreign prison—accused of no crime, with no trial—they can do it to anyone.
Americans of conscience must stand against this now.
Reposted by Matt W.
Reposted by Matt W.
Sometimes you don't need a family office. You need a FAMILY office ... www.wsj.com/politics/elo...
April 16, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Sometimes you don't need a family office. You need a FAMILY office ... www.wsj.com/politics/elo...