Mathew Foresta
@mathewforesta.bsky.social
Writer and journalist. Words in HuffPost, USA Today, The Guardian, LAist, The Daily Beast, etc. Please subscribe. https://bettergracesandliberations.substack.com/
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Protesting has its place, but more must be done.
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My latest everyone. Marches are good, they have their place, but more must be done. A call to militant action, radical visions, and international solidarity. bettergracesandliberations.substack.com/p/some-thoug...
The Democrats have failed us so many times.
We need something better.
It's Socialism or barbarism.
We need something better.
It's Socialism or barbarism.
they're going to be dead, you feckless fuck
Kaine on why he thinks just getting a vote on healthcare is a win: "We're the minority party, but everybody will get to see who is standing for them when it comes to lowering their healthcare costs"
November 10, 2025 at 5:38 PM
The Democrats have failed us so many times.
We need something better.
It's Socialism or barbarism.
We need something better.
It's Socialism or barbarism.
Just anything to maximize human suffering. Classic fascism.
Trump's administration on Monday told the U.S. Supreme Court that it continues to seek a halt of a judge's order requiring it to fully fund food aid for 42 million low-income Americans this month.
November 10, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Just anything to maximize human suffering. Classic fascism.
Facts.
I agree. It's hard to be a person.
November 10, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Facts.
Glad to hear it, but we aren't out of the woods on this. Thomas made clear he wants Obergefell overturned. They may want a better case. keep in mind they shot down the Muslim Ban before they let it pass.
🏳️🌈 Breaking: The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected Kim Davis’s petition to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges, the 2015 ruling that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. Davis, a former Kentucky clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, argued her religious rights were violated...
November 10, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Glad to hear it, but we aren't out of the woods on this. Thomas made clear he wants Obergefell overturned. They may want a better case. keep in mind they shot down the Muslim Ban before they let it pass.
I'm a guy. I have a lot of struggles. They aren't so much "man" things as human things. Loneliness, economic hardship, wondering what your purpose is in society/family. These are things men and women have trouble with. BTW there are plenty of good examples how to be a man, they don't want them.
I always admire @winterjessica.bsky.social 's work, and this was no different.
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What Did Men Do to Deserve This?
Changes in the economy and in the culture seem to have hit them hard. Scott Galloway believes they need an “aspirational vision of masculinity.”
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November 10, 2025 at 3:43 PM
I'm a guy. I have a lot of struggles. They aren't so much "man" things as human things. Loneliness, economic hardship, wondering what your purpose is in society/family. These are things men and women have trouble with. BTW there are plenty of good examples how to be a man, they don't want them.
That's because they are disconnected from & contemptuous of normal people. They live in a bubble, fancy educations, fine food, nice homes, power, privilege, & platform.
They see themselves as elites & will always represent those interests. We should see them the same way. They're all little Cuomos.
They see themselves as elites & will always represent those interests. We should see them the same way. They're all little Cuomos.
seems to me that those democrats inclined not to fight perceive themselves as living through a somewhat ordinary cycle of presidential overreach and backlash and not something much more significant and dangerous
November 10, 2025 at 3:39 PM
That's because they are disconnected from & contemptuous of normal people. They live in a bubble, fancy educations, fine food, nice homes, power, privilege, & platform.
They see themselves as elites & will always represent those interests. We should see them the same way. They're all little Cuomos.
They see themselves as elites & will always represent those interests. We should see them the same way. They're all little Cuomos.
The current German government's failure to crush the AfD while funding a genocide in Gaza recalls the worst parts of that nation's history. Fascism is rising in central Europe once again because the wrong lessons were learned, apathy and corruption took hold, and there is rampant Islamophobia.
For me (a relatively unaffected German at the moment), "a decision should be made much faster!" But our German government is also taking far too long to kick out the AfD, even though this right-wing radical party's hostility to the constitution gives enough reason to do.
November 10, 2025 at 3:33 PM
The current German government's failure to crush the AfD while funding a genocide in Gaza recalls the worst parts of that nation's history. Fascism is rising in central Europe once again because the wrong lessons were learned, apathy and corruption took hold, and there is rampant Islamophobia.
It's socialism or barbarism my man. The world is heating, and society is descending into fascism. We have no time for gradual reforms.
I think that's something that would have to be done gradually, but we definitely need to make a start.
November 10, 2025 at 1:04 PM
It's socialism or barbarism my man. The world is heating, and society is descending into fascism. We have no time for gradual reforms.
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Unfortunately still true bsky.app/profile/adam...
American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.
November 10, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Unfortunately still true bsky.app/profile/adam...
I want an equally apportioned, non-gerrymandered, unicameral legislator without the corrupting influence of big money. I want an elected, (short) term-limited court with a ban on court engineering, and a mandate to protect the civil and human rights of the people not hierarchies and the wealthy.
Would it change your mind to hear that the GOP want to overturn the Amendment that allows the direct election of Senators?
Do you want Mike Johnson to have sole control of the Legislature?
Do you want Mike Johnson to have sole control of the Legislature?
Abolishing the Senate and SCOTUS should be talked about much more.
November 10, 2025 at 12:44 PM
I want an equally apportioned, non-gerrymandered, unicameral legislator without the corrupting influence of big money. I want an elected, (short) term-limited court with a ban on court engineering, and a mandate to protect the civil and human rights of the people not hierarchies and the wealthy.
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And the Democrats would never let this type of Democracy happen without a fight.
In a normal democracy, a total collapse of party leadership would result in an no-confidence vote and immediate snap elections to find leaders who can lead
November 10, 2025 at 3:20 AM
And the Democrats would never let this type of Democracy happen without a fight.
Abolishing the Senate and SCOTUS should be talked about much more.
It's not normal to have a "senate" in a democracy. It's explicitly anti-democratic.
November 10, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Abolishing the Senate and SCOTUS should be talked about much more.
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These politicians aren't in disarray. They fucking hate you. They don't work for you.
November 10, 2025 at 3:10 AM
These politicians aren't in disarray. They fucking hate you. They don't work for you.
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#ResistanceRoots
“The history of progress is written in the blood of men and women who have dared to espouse an unpopular cause.”
— Emma Goldman
“The history of progress is written in the blood of men and women who have dared to espouse an unpopular cause.”
— Emma Goldman
November 9, 2025 at 4:40 PM
#ResistanceRoots
“The history of progress is written in the blood of men and women who have dared to espouse an unpopular cause.”
— Emma Goldman
“The history of progress is written in the blood of men and women who have dared to espouse an unpopular cause.”
— Emma Goldman
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“Writing is perhaps the greatest of human inventions, binding together people who never knew each other, citizens of distant epochs. Books break the shackles of time. Books are proof that humans are capable of working magic."
Carl Sagan
Carl Sagan
November 9, 2025 at 2:20 PM
“Writing is perhaps the greatest of human inventions, binding together people who never knew each other, citizens of distant epochs. Books break the shackles of time. Books are proof that humans are capable of working magic."
Carl Sagan
Carl Sagan
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Tuff from Sue Jo. www.instagram.com/p/DQ290kqkWiW/
November 10, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Tuff from Sue Jo. www.instagram.com/p/DQ290kqkWiW/
This goes for all reporters. Don't look down on anyone. Discrimination against sex workers seems to be one of the last forms of bigotry the left still accepts, and that shouldn't be. All people should be treated with respect.
Axios reporters who think they're above sex workers on the social hierarchy are ridiculous.
November 10, 2025 at 8:24 AM
This goes for all reporters. Don't look down on anyone. Discrimination against sex workers seems to be one of the last forms of bigotry the left still accepts, and that shouldn't be. All people should be treated with respect.
Who cares. Why is it wrong? A lot of people who do that work talk about politics. They have good takes. They are workers and a constituency. I don't get why that's such a bad thing. Don't shame people for how they must survive Capitalism, or for people listening to them.
James Talarico, a Texas Democrat running for U.S. Senate who has put his faith at the forefront of his campaign, follows several adult film performers, escorts and OnlyFans models on Instagram, according to an Axios review.
Faith-forward Texas Senate candidate follows porn actors, escorts online
James Talarico has become a sensation in Texas politics by talking about how his Christianity is the basis for his progressive politics.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Who cares. Why is it wrong? A lot of people who do that work talk about politics. They have good takes. They are workers and a constituency. I don't get why that's such a bad thing. Don't shame people for how they must survive Capitalism, or for people listening to them.
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a great exploratory including a mention of the weak minded "philosopher" ms wynn:
June 26, 2025 at 1:55 PM
a great exploratory including a mention of the weak minded "philosopher" ms wynn:
Libs do this BS constantly. Someone has an alright take once and all is forgiven. Just like they forgave the architects of the Iraq War who became anti-Trumpers. Fuck that, as if imperialism wasn't integral to fascism.
“FIRE once did a good thing so you can’t criticize them when they support right wing anti-woke bullshit.”
Fuck yourself. That’s now how morality works. Being an LGBTQ ally sometimes does not cancel out harming LGBTQ people in other cases. A right and a wrong do not cancel out.
Fuck yourself. That’s now how morality works. Being an LGBTQ ally sometimes does not cancel out harming LGBTQ people in other cases. A right and a wrong do not cancel out.
November 9, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Libs do this BS constantly. Someone has an alright take once and all is forgiven. Just like they forgave the architects of the Iraq War who became anti-Trumpers. Fuck that, as if imperialism wasn't integral to fascism.
They admire authoritarianism wherever it is. They despise ballots, protests, and free people. Rod Dreher is fallangist trash.
incredible that these guys have a massive hard on for a country that, if it were a state, would rank behind kansas in terms of wealth and which would be a total backwater if it weren’t economically integrated with more functional countries
November 9, 2025 at 7:38 AM
They admire authoritarianism wherever it is. They despise ballots, protests, and free people. Rod Dreher is fallangist trash.
Trials for all politicians, officials, federal agents, and propagandists involved in this.
40 men Trump sent to CECOT tell the NYT they were beaten, tortured, and sexually assaulted. The details are worse than you can imagine.
We can’t let them get away with this. Miller and the other architects of this sadism need to go to prison.
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We can’t let them get away with this. Miller and the other architects of this sadism need to go to prison.
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‘You Are All Terrorists’: Four Months in a Salvadoran Prison
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November 9, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Trials for all politicians, officials, federal agents, and propagandists involved in this.