Tim Mathews
@timmathews.bsky.social
Christian, husband, father, American, and attorney, in that order. Opinionated about coffee. Hybrid athlete (mediocre lifter; bad runner).
Views are mine, not my employer’s
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Views are mine, not my employer’s
https://www.9marks.org/answer/what-gospel
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Tim Mathews
@timmathews.bsky.social
· Oct 29
This opinion by Justice Kavanaugh is undoubtedly going to be a large part of his legacy. It would be unremarkable if he wrote this before ICE started using excessive force to detain citizens without reasonable suspicion. But he wrote it after.
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
I am so sick of these scam calls.
December 30, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I am so sick of these scam calls.
Haven’t seen anyone post the correct answer yet, so here you go.
December 30, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Haven’t seen anyone post the correct answer yet, so here you go.
I am confident that neither he nor anyone in this administration has read “Seeing Like a State” by James C. Scott.
Ivanka Trump’s husband is trying to get Middle Eastern leaders to invest in his vision of a high-tech paradise on the ruins of Gaza with a PowerPoint presentation.
Trump’s Son-in-Law Pitches $112B Tech Utopia on Gaza Rubble
Jared Kushner has been showing a 32-page PowerPoint presentation to nearby countries.
trib.al
December 28, 2025 at 5:10 PM
I am confident that neither he nor anyone in this administration has read “Seeing Like a State” by James C. Scott.
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Reminder that there are streaming church services beginning pretty much anytime today that works for you. Here are a few with start times at 8:00, 8:55, 9:00, 9:15, 10:45, 11:00, 11:30, and 12:00 (all times eastern).
(Updated times and links)
(Updated times and links)
February 23, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Reminder that there are streaming church services beginning pretty much anytime today that works for you. Here are a few with start times at 8:00, 8:55, 9:00, 9:15, 10:45, 11:00, 11:30, and 12:00 (all times eastern).
(Updated times and links)
(Updated times and links)
With only 18 months between our first two kids, the second kid felt like a continuation of the first. It was years of surviving and trying to get screaming babies to shut up. With our third child, nearly six years later, we have a different perspective and are embracing the experience.
December 27, 2025 at 10:42 PM
With only 18 months between our first two kids, the second kid felt like a continuation of the first. It was years of surviving and trying to get screaming babies to shut up. With our third child, nearly six years later, we have a different perspective and are embracing the experience.
Good Calls
www.nytimes.com
December 27, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Oof. This is a wonderful area walking distance from my apartment while I was in law school. Sad to see this and I hope everyone is safe.
BREAKING: Emergency crews responded to a large fire burning at Custom House Wharf in Portland, Maine. on.nbcboston.com/xTv01du
Large fire burning at Custom House Wharf in Portland
Emergency crews responded to a large fire burning at Custom House Wharf in Portland, Maine, on Friday.
on.nbcboston.com
December 27, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Oof. This is a wonderful area walking distance from my apartment while I was in law school. Sad to see this and I hope everyone is safe.
Very excited for recycling pickup tomorrow.
December 27, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Very excited for recycling pickup tomorrow.
Downside to having a newborn at this time of year: you are sleep deprived at a time when you are busier than normal.
Upsides:
- no expectation to travel for holidays
- good excuse to not put up exterior Christmas decor
- easier to get away with sending gift cards or unwrapped gifts to relatives
Upsides:
- no expectation to travel for holidays
- good excuse to not put up exterior Christmas decor
- easier to get away with sending gift cards or unwrapped gifts to relatives
December 26, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Downside to having a newborn at this time of year: you are sleep deprived at a time when you are busier than normal.
Upsides:
- no expectation to travel for holidays
- good excuse to not put up exterior Christmas decor
- easier to get away with sending gift cards or unwrapped gifts to relatives
Upsides:
- no expectation to travel for holidays
- good excuse to not put up exterior Christmas decor
- easier to get away with sending gift cards or unwrapped gifts to relatives
“Pensioners are twice as likely as under-25s to use news apps or websites… appear to be more susceptible than others to online hoaxes... And when the elderly are misled it is everyone’s problem, because they are the most likely to vote.”
economist.com/leaders/2025...
economist.com/leaders/2025...
Never mind your children’s screen time. Worry about your parents’
A new generation of pensioners are glued to their smartphones
economist.com
December 25, 2025 at 6:46 PM
“Pensioners are twice as likely as under-25s to use news apps or websites… appear to be more susceptible than others to online hoaxes... And when the elderly are misled it is everyone’s problem, because they are the most likely to vote.”
economist.com/leaders/2025...
economist.com/leaders/2025...
Christmas when I was a child:
“Batteries not included.”
Christmas for my kids:
“USB C charger not included.”
“Batteries not included.”
Christmas for my kids:
“USB C charger not included.”
December 25, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Christmas when I was a child:
“Batteries not included.”
Christmas for my kids:
“USB C charger not included.”
“Batteries not included.”
Christmas for my kids:
“USB C charger not included.”
My kids reminded me at bedtime that we have to put milk and cookies out for Santa. And carrots for the reindeer.
I explained that Santa has low expectations for families with newborns. We compromised on a whole milk protein shake with 5g of creatine, along with a cookies & cream protein bar.
I explained that Santa has low expectations for families with newborns. We compromised on a whole milk protein shake with 5g of creatine, along with a cookies & cream protein bar.
December 25, 2025 at 2:51 AM
My kids reminded me at bedtime that we have to put milk and cookies out for Santa. And carrots for the reindeer.
I explained that Santa has low expectations for families with newborns. We compromised on a whole milk protein shake with 5g of creatine, along with a cookies & cream protein bar.
I explained that Santa has low expectations for families with newborns. We compromised on a whole milk protein shake with 5g of creatine, along with a cookies & cream protein bar.
At risk of agreeing with Weiss… this all sounds fairly reasonable.
Here's the rest of Bari Weiss' memo. "We do not present the administration's argument for why it sent 252 Venezuelans to CECOT," and on Sec. Noem's trip "no comment from her or her staff about what her goal on that trip was... or if she had or has concerns about the treatment of detainees." LOL!
December 24, 2025 at 12:33 AM
At risk of agreeing with Weiss… this all sounds fairly reasonable.
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Brilliant from @adamserwer.bsky.social: the Roberts Court's attack on the Reconstruction Amendments are "consistent with the Antebellum Constitution’s narrow definition of who “We the People” are."
Here are some legal historians exploring the Antebellum Const.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Here are some legal historians exploring the Antebellum Const.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Conservatives Want the Antebellum Constitution Back
The Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments are in trouble.
www.theatlantic.com
December 21, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Brilliant from @adamserwer.bsky.social: the Roberts Court's attack on the Reconstruction Amendments are "consistent with the Antebellum Constitution’s narrow definition of who “We the People” are."
Here are some legal historians exploring the Antebellum Const.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Here are some legal historians exploring the Antebellum Const.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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I think this post nails the actual problem, for researchers at least—AI hallucinations would simply not be a problem in academic work if we’d not normalized citation-as-signaling rather than actual engagement—you can only cite a fake paper if you’re not in the habit of reading the papers you cite
Do not cite an academic paper unless you’ve read it
AI Is Inventing Academic Papers That Don't Exist -- And They're Being Cited in Real Journals
Academic articles from authors using large language model are creating an ecosystem of fake research that threatens human knowledge itself.
www.rollingstone.com
December 19, 2025 at 7:01 PM
I think this post nails the actual problem, for researchers at least—AI hallucinations would simply not be a problem in academic work if we’d not normalized citation-as-signaling rather than actual engagement—you can only cite a fake paper if you’re not in the habit of reading the papers you cite
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To clear the air here, because I am getting a lot of questions and feedback on this, we are cooked. Here is why:
If this is already the normal procedure everywhere, i.e. a google scholar import, universities’ library catalogues will be useless tomorrow.
When viewing the fake article in Google scholar on my university network, there is a link to access the article via my uni's library. That link sends me to a library page that makes fake article appear real... Turns out library page is made programmatically from info on Google scholar 🤦
December 21, 2025 at 4:26 PM
To clear the air here, because I am getting a lot of questions and feedback on this, we are cooked. Here is why:
I’m glad to see this debate out in the open. You don’t arrive at the views held by Richerson and others by reading your Bible. You arrive at these views by mainlining the administration’s propaganda. These pastors are lost and you should avoid their churches.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/u...
Immigration Crackdown Creates Fault Lines Among Baptists
www.nytimes.com
December 21, 2025 at 2:50 PM
I’m glad to see this debate out in the open. You don’t arrive at the views held by Richerson and others by reading your Bible. You arrive at these views by mainlining the administration’s propaganda. These pastors are lost and you should avoid their churches.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/u...
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As we approach the winter solstice, you will begin to see articles about it being “the shortest day of the year.”
That is misinformation put out by Big Calendar.
A day is 24 hours, or one spin of the Earth. Either way you measure it, the winter solstice is not the shortest day of the year.
That is misinformation put out by Big Calendar.
A day is 24 hours, or one spin of the Earth. Either way you measure it, the winter solstice is not the shortest day of the year.
December 12, 2024 at 1:00 AM
As we approach the winter solstice, you will begin to see articles about it being “the shortest day of the year.”
That is misinformation put out by Big Calendar.
A day is 24 hours, or one spin of the Earth. Either way you measure it, the winter solstice is not the shortest day of the year.
That is misinformation put out by Big Calendar.
A day is 24 hours, or one spin of the Earth. Either way you measure it, the winter solstice is not the shortest day of the year.
2025 has not gone well, but at least it ends with this.
youtu.be/trQH-lXMums?...
youtu.be/trQH-lXMums?...
Jake Paul vs. Anthony Joshua FIGHT HIGHLIGHTS 🥊 | ESPN Ringside
YouTube video by ESPN
youtu.be
December 20, 2025 at 2:12 PM
2025 has not gone well, but at least it ends with this.
youtu.be/trQH-lXMums?...
youtu.be/trQH-lXMums?...
“The video also showed an agent running after the tow truck and SUV. In the criminal complaint filed Aug. 22, the officer said Nunez was laughing as he used his cellphone to record what was happening.”
www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/m...
www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/m...
Man accused of towing ICE SUV during LA immigration operation found not guilty
A Los Angeles tow truck driver accused of towing a federal SUV during an immigration enforcement operation was found not guilty by a federal jury Friday. Bobby Nuñez, 33, was arrested and charged with...
www.nbclosangeles.com
December 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
“The video also showed an agent running after the tow truck and SUV. In the criminal complaint filed Aug. 22, the officer said Nunez was laughing as he used his cellphone to record what was happening.”
www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/m...
www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/m...
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Huge news: after many years, my bipartisan bill with Senator Todd Young to repeal the 1991 and 2002 Authorizations for Use of Military Force against Iraq was signed into law. This is a historic win for Americans and allows us to close the book on this forever war.
December 19, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Huge news: after many years, my bipartisan bill with Senator Todd Young to repeal the 1991 and 2002 Authorizations for Use of Military Force against Iraq was signed into law. This is a historic win for Americans and allows us to close the book on this forever war.
For extended sessions of holding a newborn, I recommend wearing AirPods and having some videos or podcasts in the queue.
December 17, 2025 at 11:00 PM
For extended sessions of holding a newborn, I recommend wearing AirPods and having some videos or podcasts in the queue.
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More than 2,900 attorneys quit the Justice Department or were fired during the first 10 months of this year -- about triple the number who depart in a typical year. personnel records obtained by Reuters show.
December 17, 2025 at 11:45 AM
More than 2,900 attorneys quit the Justice Department or were fired during the first 10 months of this year -- about triple the number who depart in a typical year. personnel records obtained by Reuters show.