Matthew2540
@parableofsheep.bsky.social
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My column this week. Tommy Tuberville has repeatedly shown contempt for vast swathes of the state he wants to govern. And Alabama voters can’t dismiss his recent threats against Muslims as performative. Making him governor will allow him to harass innocent people over the way they worship God.
Don't ignore the threat that is Tommy Tuberville | Alabama Reflector
Don't dismiss the senator's escalating attacks on Muslims as performative. Tuberville has already shown contempt for vast swathes of Alabama.
alabamareflector.com
December 27, 2025 at 2:18 PM
My column this week. Tommy Tuberville has repeatedly shown contempt for vast swathes of the state he wants to govern. And Alabama voters can’t dismiss his recent threats against Muslims as performative. Making him governor will allow him to harass innocent people over the way they worship God.
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They’re not sending their best.
Update. The ICE supervisor, who is 47, was arrested for domestic violence against his non-citizen partner who he started a relationship when she was 18 and he was 40.
www.fox19.com/2025/12/22/i...
www.fox19.com/2025/12/22/i...
December 27, 2025 at 3:25 PM
They’re not sending their best.
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The Trump administration wants to revamp U.S. childhood vaccination recommendations to align with some other peer nations, including one tiny country in northern Europe.
Should the U.S. model its vaccine policy on Denmark's? Experts say we're nothing alike
The Trump administration wants to revamp U.S. childhood vaccination recommendations to align with some other peer nations, including one tiny country in northern Europe.
n.pr
December 27, 2025 at 3:49 PM
The Trump administration wants to revamp U.S. childhood vaccination recommendations to align with some other peer nations, including one tiny country in northern Europe.
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This is excellent. Do read.
A year-end special from me:
The 25 Worst Villains of the Trump Admin, in ranking order. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
The 25 Worst Villains of the Trump Admin, in ranking order. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
25 Worst Villains of the Trump Admin
The worst of the worst, ranked 1-25.
open.substack.com
December 27, 2025 at 1:13 PM
This is excellent. Do read.
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I just taught my lecture course on mid-20th c US history, which starts with Harding and concludes with Nixon.
For the first time, I had to pause and stress that those scandals were actually shocking at the time and, what’s more, that Americans actually demanded people be held accountable.
For the first time, I had to pause and stress that those scandals were actually shocking at the time and, what’s more, that Americans actually demanded people be held accountable.
All of the money that changed hands in the Teapot Dome scandal totaled less than $10 million after adjusting for inflation, and it was considered so corrupt we still teach it in high school government classes a century later.
Corruption so pungent, it wafts right off the page:
Lobbyists who do pardon deals “say their going rate is $1 million. Pardon-seekers have offered some lobbyists close to the president success fees of as much as $6 million if they can close the deal.”
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Lobbyists who do pardon deals “say their going rate is $1 million. Pardon-seekers have offered some lobbyists close to the president success fees of as much as $6 million if they can close the deal.”
Gift link www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
December 27, 2025 at 9:30 PM
I just taught my lecture course on mid-20th c US history, which starts with Harding and concludes with Nixon.
For the first time, I had to pause and stress that those scandals were actually shocking at the time and, what’s more, that Americans actually demanded people be held accountable.
For the first time, I had to pause and stress that those scandals were actually shocking at the time and, what’s more, that Americans actually demanded people be held accountable.
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Yes, choosing just 500 was a near-impossible task. Here's 1-100, which spans from January through February:
500 Worst Things Trump Did in 2025
Part 1-100, January-March 2025.
www.meidasplus.com
December 27, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Yes, choosing just 500 was a near-impossible task. Here's 1-100, which spans from January through February:
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Researchers have found that a warm, close bond with a sibling in early adult life is predictive of good emotional health later in life, with less loneliness, anxiety and depression.
Got brothers or sisters? Warm sibling bonds help boost happiness as you age
Researchers have found that a warm, close bond with a sibling in early adult life is predictive of good emotional health later in life, with less loneliness, anxiety and depression.
n.pr
December 25, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Researchers have found that a warm, close bond with a sibling in early adult life is predictive of good emotional health later in life, with less loneliness, anxiety and depression.
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Convicted Felon Trump is attacking the independence of the FTC, including firing Commissioner @bedoyausa.bsky.social.
He sounds the alarm over a potential merger between Warner Bros. w/either Netflix or Paramount and its impact on us as Americans and consumers.
youtu.be/ehOQnGXm4v4?...
He sounds the alarm over a potential merger between Warner Bros. w/either Netflix or Paramount and its impact on us as Americans and consumers.
youtu.be/ehOQnGXm4v4?...
FTC Insider BLOWS WHISTLE on Trump FTC TAKEOVER
YouTube video by Katie Phang
youtu.be
December 24, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Convicted Felon Trump is attacking the independence of the FTC, including firing Commissioner @bedoyausa.bsky.social.
He sounds the alarm over a potential merger between Warner Bros. w/either Netflix or Paramount and its impact on us as Americans and consumers.
youtu.be/ehOQnGXm4v4?...
He sounds the alarm over a potential merger between Warner Bros. w/either Netflix or Paramount and its impact on us as Americans and consumers.
youtu.be/ehOQnGXm4v4?...
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Stephen Colbert is recognized for his thoughtful nature, significant advocacy for the LGBTQ+ community, his improv skills, earning honorary degrees, and for being a respected, kind figure in entertainment, often praised as one of America's nicest guys.
December 25, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Stephen Colbert is recognized for his thoughtful nature, significant advocacy for the LGBTQ+ community, his improv skills, earning honorary degrees, and for being a respected, kind figure in entertainment, often praised as one of America's nicest guys.
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This is incredibly dangerous.
Trump is now calling the New York Times a national security threat and says they “must be dealt with and stopped.”
December 23, 2025 at 8:18 AM
This is incredibly dangerous.
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December 24, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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{gift link} www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/u...
December 24, 2025 at 10:42 AM
{gift link} www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/u...
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Flashback to 2020—
On December 19, Trump tweeted, “Big protest in D.C. on January 6th. Be there, will be wild!”
Almost overnight, the cheapest room in his D.C. hotel on that January evening surged from $476 to $1,999.
Read more on "How Trump’s D.C. Hotel Cashed In On The Jan. 6 Riot"
On December 19, Trump tweeted, “Big protest in D.C. on January 6th. Be there, will be wild!”
Almost overnight, the cheapest room in his D.C. hotel on that January evening surged from $476 to $1,999.
Read more on "How Trump’s D.C. Hotel Cashed In On The Jan. 6 Riot"
www.forbes.com
December 19, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Flashback to 2020—
On December 19, Trump tweeted, “Big protest in D.C. on January 6th. Be there, will be wild!”
Almost overnight, the cheapest room in his D.C. hotel on that January evening surged from $476 to $1,999.
Read more on "How Trump’s D.C. Hotel Cashed In On The Jan. 6 Riot"
On December 19, Trump tweeted, “Big protest in D.C. on January 6th. Be there, will be wild!”
Almost overnight, the cheapest room in his D.C. hotel on that January evening surged from $476 to $1,999.
Read more on "How Trump’s D.C. Hotel Cashed In On The Jan. 6 Riot"
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The White House plans to break up a key weather and climate research center in Colorado, a move experts say could jeopardize the accuracy of forecasting and prediction systems. n.pr/4b0Esyh
Scientists push back on Trump plan to break up a critical climate and weather center
The White House plans to break up a key weather and climate research center in Colorado, a move experts say could jeopardize the accuracy of forecasting and prediction systems.
n.pr
December 19, 2025 at 7:18 PM
The White House plans to break up a key weather and climate research center in Colorado, a move experts say could jeopardize the accuracy of forecasting and prediction systems. n.pr/4b0Esyh
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* Number of additional unemployed Americans since January: 982,000.
* Number of federal government job losses: 271,000. 🤡
* Number of federal government job losses: 271,000. 🤡
Trump: "The only reason our unemployment tucked up and went up to 4.5 percent [it's actually 4.6 percent] is because we are reducing the government workforce by numbers that have never been seen before."
December 19, 2025 at 7:31 PM
* Number of additional unemployed Americans since January: 982,000.
* Number of federal government job losses: 271,000. 🤡
* Number of federal government job losses: 271,000. 🤡
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Coffee from a few weeks ago. Was $10 a year ago.
December 19, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Coffee from a few weeks ago. Was $10 a year ago.
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Everything’s fine…
December 19, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Everything’s fine…
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Tapper: This is one of the documents the DOJ released. It’s 100 pages. It’s all black. That’s the transparency we’re getting.
December 19, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Tapper: This is one of the documents the DOJ released. It’s 100 pages. It’s all black. That’s the transparency we’re getting.
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FROM THE EPSTEIN FILES: During one of Doe's encounters with Epstein, he took her to Mar-a-Lago where he introduced her to its owner, Donald J. Trump. Introducing 14-year-old Doe to Donald J. Trump,... 1/2
December 19, 2025 at 11:23 PM
FROM THE EPSTEIN FILES: During one of Doe's encounters with Epstein, he took her to Mar-a-Lago where he introduced her to its owner, Donald J. Trump. Introducing 14-year-old Doe to Donald J. Trump,... 1/2
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WOW: Fox News reports that the DOJ used the same redaction standards for “politically exposed individuals and government officials” as it did for victims.
December 19, 2025 at 11:28 PM
WOW: Fox News reports that the DOJ used the same redaction standards for “politically exposed individuals and government officials” as it did for victims.
Per the Kennedy Center's website, here are some of the trustees appointed by Trump: Pamela Bondi
, Lee Greenwood
, Laura Ingraham
, Usha Vance,
Susie Wiles
, Paolo Zampolli
(allegedly introduced Melania to Donald), Dan Scavino (asst. mangr. of a Trump golf course), Allison Lutnick, etc.
December 19, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Per the Kennedy Center's website, here are some of the trustees appointed by Trump: Pamela Bondi
, Lee Greenwood
, Laura Ingraham
, Usha Vance,
Susie Wiles
, Paolo Zampolli
(allegedly introduced Melania to Donald), Dan Scavino (asst. mangr. of a Trump golf course), Allison Lutnick, etc.