Elizabeth Mattijsen @lizmat@mastodon.social
@liztormato.bsky.social
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Mostly working on the Raku Programming Language. Born at 314 ppm.
Mostly working on the Raku Programming Language. Born at 314 ppm.
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“i can’t leave twitter, i need it, it’s where my audience is”
December 9, 2025 at 11:52 AM
“i can’t leave twitter, i need it, it’s where my audience is”
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"Split with US is inevitable and painful." The author Alexander Rinnooy Kan is one of the most prominent, traditionally pro-American figures in the Dutch establishment. Earlier this year he resigned from the Fullbright Board. Tectonic shifts in the eurozone's 4th economy. www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
Opinie | Afscheid van de VS is onvermijdelijk en pijnlijk
Bij het inmiddels onafwendbare afscheid van de bijzondere verhouding tussen de VS en Europa doorlopen we de stadia van rouw, ziet Alexander Rinnooy Kan. En dat leidt tot een nieuwe opdracht.
www.nrc.nl
December 9, 2025 at 6:43 PM
"Split with US is inevitable and painful." The author Alexander Rinnooy Kan is one of the most prominent, traditionally pro-American figures in the Dutch establishment. Earlier this year he resigned from the Fullbright Board. Tectonic shifts in the eurozone's 4th economy. www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
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Russia doesn’t want peace. Russia wants to conquer Ukraine by force.
Russian pundits make this clear with their violent rhetoric.
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Russian pundits make this clear with their violent rhetoric.
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December 9, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Russia doesn’t want peace. Russia wants to conquer Ukraine by force.
Russian pundits make this clear with their violent rhetoric.
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Russian pundits make this clear with their violent rhetoric.
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I would feel a lot better about things if SCOTUS would get its act together and start issuing rulings on the merits instead of procedural rulings using the shadow docket.
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December 9, 2025 at 5:50 AM
I would feel a lot better about things if SCOTUS would get its act together and start issuing rulings on the merits instead of procedural rulings using the shadow docket.
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Tyson Foods over the last few months:
• Approved 43 MILLION shares in stock buybacks
• Spent $196 million buying back its own stock to juice up the price
• Announced closure of Lexington plant: 3,200 workers in a town of 11,000 people
Then what happened?
• Approved 43 MILLION shares in stock buybacks
• Spent $196 million buying back its own stock to juice up the price
• Announced closure of Lexington plant: 3,200 workers in a town of 11,000 people
Then what happened?
December 6, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Tyson Foods over the last few months:
• Approved 43 MILLION shares in stock buybacks
• Spent $196 million buying back its own stock to juice up the price
• Announced closure of Lexington plant: 3,200 workers in a town of 11,000 people
Then what happened?
• Approved 43 MILLION shares in stock buybacks
• Spent $196 million buying back its own stock to juice up the price
• Announced closure of Lexington plant: 3,200 workers in a town of 11,000 people
Then what happened?
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If you love freedom but don’t care if it applies to everyone, what you actually love is privilege.
December 8, 2025 at 9:24 PM
If you love freedom but don’t care if it applies to everyone, what you actually love is privilege.
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Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
December 4, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
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The real takeaway here is that if Elon was to say this about China, the govt would shut down his business overnight and revoke access to the market.
But he can openly say this about the EU knowing full well any response will be slow, ineffective, and offset by US political backing.
But he can openly say this about the EU knowing full well any response will be slow, ineffective, and offset by US political backing.
It’s funny how Elon Musk has no problem with Chinese regulation, which is much stricter than European regulation.
Have you ever seen him call for the abolition of the CCP?
Have you ever seen him call for the abolition of the CCP?
December 8, 2025 at 10:18 PM
The real takeaway here is that if Elon was to say this about China, the govt would shut down his business overnight and revoke access to the market.
But he can openly say this about the EU knowing full well any response will be slow, ineffective, and offset by US political backing.
But he can openly say this about the EU knowing full well any response will be slow, ineffective, and offset by US political backing.
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Accurate...
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December 8, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Accurate...
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I know for a fact that it has not.
Just like Cambridge Analytica didn't move the country sharply to the far-right.
Anyone that's been paying attention to Black folk will realize that the percent of white voters that vote for the fashiest most racist candidate on the ballot has not changed in 80yrs
Just like Cambridge Analytica didn't move the country sharply to the far-right.
Anyone that's been paying attention to Black folk will realize that the percent of white voters that vote for the fashiest most racist candidate on the ballot has not changed in 80yrs
December 8, 2025 at 5:08 PM
I know for a fact that it has not.
Just like Cambridge Analytica didn't move the country sharply to the far-right.
Anyone that's been paying attention to Black folk will realize that the percent of white voters that vote for the fashiest most racist candidate on the ballot has not changed in 80yrs
Just like Cambridge Analytica didn't move the country sharply to the far-right.
Anyone that's been paying attention to Black folk will realize that the percent of white voters that vote for the fashiest most racist candidate on the ballot has not changed in 80yrs
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Exactly. We are in grave danger.
The calls from America this weekend to "abolish the EU" are for one simple reason: the EU is the only thing that can keep European nation-states from becoming Russian or American vassals.
The US has declared rhetorical war on the EU
The calls from America this weekend to destroy the EU are revealing. They hate the union because it's the only thing that can keep European countries from being Russian or American vassals.
davekeating.substack.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Exactly. We are in grave danger.
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After this weekend's racist attacks on the EU, I've written a column about the moral obligation to stop posting on X.
Oh no, wait, I wrote it *two years ago* when it was blatantly obvious what was going on and how it would get much much worse.
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Oh no, wait, I wrote it *two years ago* when it was blatantly obvious what was going on and how it would get much much worse.
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
December 7, 2025 at 10:18 PM
After this weekend's racist attacks on the EU, I've written a column about the moral obligation to stop posting on X.
Oh no, wait, I wrote it *two years ago* when it was blatantly obvious what was going on and how it would get much much worse.
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Oh no, wait, I wrote it *two years ago* when it was blatantly obvious what was going on and how it would get much much worse.
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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Trump rages that Henry Cuellar didn’t pay him back for a pardon by switching parties, blasting Cuellar for a “lack of LOYALTY.”
In other words, Trump admits he was trying to use his pardon power to buy Republicans a House seat.
In other words, Trump admits he was trying to use his pardon power to buy Republicans a House seat.
December 7, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Trump rages that Henry Cuellar didn’t pay him back for a pardon by switching parties, blasting Cuellar for a “lack of LOYALTY.”
In other words, Trump admits he was trying to use his pardon power to buy Republicans a House seat.
In other words, Trump admits he was trying to use his pardon power to buy Republicans a House seat.
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The Trump regime's assault on immigrants does not really target "the worst of the worst." Its aim: to make America whiter.
The crackdown on colleges does not really target antisemitism. Its aim: to crush dissent.
The murders of boat crews is not really about drugs. Its aim: to grab Venezuela's oil.
The crackdown on colleges does not really target antisemitism. Its aim: to crush dissent.
The murders of boat crews is not really about drugs. Its aim: to grab Venezuela's oil.
December 7, 2025 at 3:52 PM
The Trump regime's assault on immigrants does not really target "the worst of the worst." Its aim: to make America whiter.
The crackdown on colleges does not really target antisemitism. Its aim: to crush dissent.
The murders of boat crews is not really about drugs. Its aim: to grab Venezuela's oil.
The crackdown on colleges does not really target antisemitism. Its aim: to crush dissent.
The murders of boat crews is not really about drugs. Its aim: to grab Venezuela's oil.
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Spot on, Mr. Rather. 🎯 💯
December 7, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Spot on, Mr. Rather. 🎯 💯
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This is a prime example of what the techgiants are all about: manipulation according to Trump's will. Those who don't obey are punished. Freedom of speech? Only if it suits the techgiants and so Trump/Putin. This should be a signal to all European X customers to leave X and boycott Musk's products.
December 7, 2025 at 3:15 PM
This is a prime example of what the techgiants are all about: manipulation according to Trump's will. Those who don't obey are punished. Freedom of speech? Only if it suits the techgiants and so Trump/Putin. This should be a signal to all European X customers to leave X and boycott Musk's products.
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I don't understand why democratic parties, politicians, the media, and progressives continue to feed X.
This is far too much.
This is far too much.
December 7, 2025 at 9:30 AM
I don't understand why democratic parties, politicians, the media, and progressives continue to feed X.
This is far too much.
This is far too much.
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No person, tradition, or norm is safe while trump remains in power. It's time to speak up and speak out, contact our elected officials and let them know we are reclaiming American democracy and the rule of law.
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December 7, 2025 at 1:50 PM
No person, tradition, or norm is safe while trump remains in power. It's time to speak up and speak out, contact our elected officials and let them know we are reclaiming American democracy and the rule of law.
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Now I keep my registration in a pouch on the visor, and I take my wallet out before the cop gets to my window.
These are things I do so that *checks notes* I don't get shot to death in front of my kids who are in the back seat, during one of the many times I'm pulled over for no reason.
These are things I do so that *checks notes* I don't get shot to death in front of my kids who are in the back seat, during one of the many times I'm pulled over for no reason.
December 6, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Now I keep my registration in a pouch on the visor, and I take my wallet out before the cop gets to my window.
These are things I do so that *checks notes* I don't get shot to death in front of my kids who are in the back seat, during one of the many times I'm pulled over for no reason.
These are things I do so that *checks notes* I don't get shot to death in front of my kids who are in the back seat, during one of the many times I'm pulled over for no reason.
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1. Dems pick Newsom or Kelly despite all the warnings from Black folk.
2. Dem primary winner says "Be more normal! Abandon trans folk + immigrants! More cops!"🤡
3. Lots of would-be Dem voters sit out. Again.
4. Dems lose to Vance or someone else Thiel approved.
5. Dems blame Black folk. Again.
2. Dem primary winner says "Be more normal! Abandon trans folk + immigrants! More cops!"🤡
3. Lots of would-be Dem voters sit out. Again.
4. Dems lose to Vance or someone else Thiel approved.
5. Dems blame Black folk. Again.
December 7, 2025 at 3:19 AM
1. Dems pick Newsom or Kelly despite all the warnings from Black folk.
2. Dem primary winner says "Be more normal! Abandon trans folk + immigrants! More cops!"🤡
3. Lots of would-be Dem voters sit out. Again.
4. Dems lose to Vance or someone else Thiel approved.
5. Dems blame Black folk. Again.
2. Dem primary winner says "Be more normal! Abandon trans folk + immigrants! More cops!"🤡
3. Lots of would-be Dem voters sit out. Again.
4. Dems lose to Vance or someone else Thiel approved.
5. Dems blame Black folk. Again.
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Anyone who says “be normal” betrays that they have an implicit value system of who is considered normal and who is not, and when you have that, you will always value some people and traits over another. They will always replicate hierarchies of power in the long run.
California Governor Gavin Newsom said on Thursday that the Democratic Party needed to be “more culturally normal” and “less judgmental.”
December 7, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Anyone who says “be normal” betrays that they have an implicit value system of who is considered normal and who is not, and when you have that, you will always value some people and traits over another. They will always replicate hierarchies of power in the long run.