Matt Brown (he/him)
@mattbrownsdream.bsky.social
banjo 🪕 teacher (twofingerbanjo.com)
🎻 education coordinator (Louisville Folk School)
🇵🇸 (@locals4liberation.bsky.social)
I oppose genocide. You should try it, too.
Please wear a mask!
🎻 education coordinator (Louisville Folk School)
🇵🇸 (@locals4liberation.bsky.social)
I oppose genocide. You should try it, too.
Please wear a mask!
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"Wayfaring Stranger" | thumb lead, two-finger banjo
YouTube video by Matt Brown
youtu.be
Missing summer moments in North Carolina. youtu.be/92nTa__KKj8?...
Bluesky appears to be the new online home for Democrats who proudly proclaim their warm fuzzies for President Biden. Which, unfortunately, means that there are a lot of people on here who are totally fine with the fact that Biden has gone out of his way to arm, fund, and rearm the genocide in Gaza.
December 7, 2024 at 1:35 AM
Bluesky appears to be the new online home for Democrats who proudly proclaim their warm fuzzies for President Biden. Which, unfortunately, means that there are a lot of people on here who are totally fine with the fact that Biden has gone out of his way to arm, fund, and rearm the genocide in Gaza.
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The number of people who go bankrupt every year because of medical bills.
Norway - 0
UK - 0
France - 0
Spain - 0
Portugal - 0
Denmark - 0
Australia - 0
Iceland - 0
Italy - 0
Finland - 0
Ireland - 0
Germany - 0
Netherlands - 0
Sweden - 0
Japan - 0
Canada - 0
United States - 643k
Norway - 0
UK - 0
France - 0
Spain - 0
Portugal - 0
Denmark - 0
Australia - 0
Iceland - 0
Italy - 0
Finland - 0
Ireland - 0
Germany - 0
Netherlands - 0
Sweden - 0
Japan - 0
Canada - 0
United States - 643k
December 5, 2024 at 12:28 PM
The number of people who go bankrupt every year because of medical bills.
Norway - 0
UK - 0
France - 0
Spain - 0
Portugal - 0
Denmark - 0
Australia - 0
Iceland - 0
Italy - 0
Finland - 0
Ireland - 0
Germany - 0
Netherlands - 0
Sweden - 0
Japan - 0
Canada - 0
United States - 643k
Norway - 0
UK - 0
France - 0
Spain - 0
Portugal - 0
Denmark - 0
Australia - 0
Iceland - 0
Italy - 0
Finland - 0
Ireland - 0
Germany - 0
Netherlands - 0
Sweden - 0
Japan - 0
Canada - 0
United States - 643k
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Elon Musk spent $250 million dollars so Donald Trump could put him in charge of cutting wasteful spending.
December 6, 2024 at 6:30 PM
Elon Musk spent $250 million dollars so Donald Trump could put him in charge of cutting wasteful spending.
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Trump: billionaire
Elon Musk, DOGE: billionaire
Vivek Ramaswamy, DOGE: billionaire
Linda McMahon, Education Sec: billionaire
Doug Burgum, Interior Sec: billionaire
Howard Lutnick, Commerce Sec: billionaire
Scott Bessent, Treasury Sec: billionaire
Elon Musk, DOGE: billionaire
Vivek Ramaswamy, DOGE: billionaire
Linda McMahon, Education Sec: billionaire
Doug Burgum, Interior Sec: billionaire
Howard Lutnick, Commerce Sec: billionaire
Scott Bessent, Treasury Sec: billionaire
December 6, 2024 at 3:22 PM
Trump: billionaire
Elon Musk, DOGE: billionaire
Vivek Ramaswamy, DOGE: billionaire
Linda McMahon, Education Sec: billionaire
Doug Burgum, Interior Sec: billionaire
Howard Lutnick, Commerce Sec: billionaire
Scott Bessent, Treasury Sec: billionaire
Elon Musk, DOGE: billionaire
Vivek Ramaswamy, DOGE: billionaire
Linda McMahon, Education Sec: billionaire
Doug Burgum, Interior Sec: billionaire
Howard Lutnick, Commerce Sec: billionaire
Scott Bessent, Treasury Sec: billionaire
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Forever guilty on all counts.
December 5, 2024 at 10:47 PM
Forever guilty on all counts.
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on “Wonderful Christmastime,” Sir Paul McCartney set out to make a timeless christmas classic and also to figure out what every button on his synthesizer did, and he absolutely succeeded at one of those things
December 5, 2024 at 7:01 PM
on “Wonderful Christmastime,” Sir Paul McCartney set out to make a timeless christmas classic and also to figure out what every button on his synthesizer did, and he absolutely succeeded at one of those things
“only 23 per cent of the needs to protect displaced people in the Gaza Strip from rain and cold weather have been met, leaving 945,000 people at risk of exposure this winter.” - UNRWA Situation Report #150 on the Humanitarian Crisis in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem
December 5, 2024 at 1:53 PM
“only 23 per cent of the needs to protect displaced people in the Gaza Strip from rain and cold weather have been met, leaving 945,000 people at risk of exposure this winter.” - UNRWA Situation Report #150 on the Humanitarian Crisis in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem
“What Child Is This?” (a.k.a. “Greensleeves”) | two-finger banjo
youtu.be/rHnvs6Hr4_M
youtu.be/rHnvs6Hr4_M
“What Child Is This?” (a.k.a. “Greensleeves”) | two-finger banjo
YouTube video by Matt Brown
youtu.be
December 3, 2024 at 10:57 PM
“What Child Is This?” (a.k.a. “Greensleeves”) | two-finger banjo
youtu.be/rHnvs6Hr4_M
youtu.be/rHnvs6Hr4_M
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it's giving tuesday so please give me a fucking break already
December 3, 2024 at 8:51 PM
it's giving tuesday so please give me a fucking break already
‘Tis the season for Christmas carols on the banjo! “Silent Night” | thumb lead, two-finger banjo
youtu.be/r0X2_90R9pA
youtu.be/r0X2_90R9pA
“Silent Night” | thumb lead, two-finger banjo
YouTube video by Matt Brown
youtu.be
December 1, 2024 at 8:03 PM
‘Tis the season for Christmas carols on the banjo! “Silent Night” | thumb lead, two-finger banjo
youtu.be/r0X2_90R9pA
youtu.be/r0X2_90R9pA
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I am an obstetrician and gynecologist who has worked in Gaza throughout the Israeli genocide. I have seen the destruction of Gaza's medical sector firsthand. My patients' stories tell the story of the genocide.
https://mondoweiss.net/2024/11/my-stories-as-an-ob-gyn-in-gaza-reveal-the-truth-of-the-…
https://mondoweiss.net/2024/11/my-stories-as-an-ob-gyn-in-gaza-reveal-the-truth-of-the-…
My stories as an OB/GYN in Gaza reveal the truth of the Gaza genocide
I am an obstetrician and gynecologist who has worked in Gaza throughout the Israeli genocide. I have seen the destruction of Gaza’s medical sector firsthand. My patients’ stories tell the story of...
mondoweiss.net
November 27, 2024 at 5:00 PM
I am an obstetrician and gynecologist who has worked in Gaza throughout the Israeli genocide. I have seen the destruction of Gaza's medical sector firsthand. My patients' stories tell the story of the genocide.
https://mondoweiss.net/2024/11/my-stories-as-an-ob-gyn-in-gaza-reveal-the-truth-of-the-…
https://mondoweiss.net/2024/11/my-stories-as-an-ob-gyn-in-gaza-reveal-the-truth-of-the-…
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We had nearly four years to hold Trump accountable, a Constitutional amendment (14th) that says no one is above the law, and a solid criminal conviction. This should not have happened. Ever.
#jacksmith
#jacksmith
November 25, 2024 at 10:30 PM
We had nearly four years to hold Trump accountable, a Constitutional amendment (14th) that says no one is above the law, and a solid criminal conviction. This should not have happened. Ever.
#jacksmith
#jacksmith
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Not that anyone’s going to do anything about it, but it might be good to remember that, as an adjudicated oath-breaking insurrectionist, Mr.Trump is constitutionally disqualified under Sec. 3 of 14th Am from taking the oath as president on 1/20/25 unless 2/3 of both houses lift the disqualification
November 25, 2024 at 11:46 AM
Not that anyone’s going to do anything about it, but it might be good to remember that, as an adjudicated oath-breaking insurrectionist, Mr.Trump is constitutionally disqualified under Sec. 3 of 14th Am from taking the oath as president on 1/20/25 unless 2/3 of both houses lift the disqualification
This is what journalism looks like. Thank you @premthakker.bsky.social for being relentless. President Biden’s State Department has a lot to answer for. Since when do we let murderers (on any scale) investigate themselves?
Today marks 300 days since Israeli forces killed 6-year-old Hind Rajab, her family members, and the medics sent to save her in Gaza.
For months, I have pressed the US government again and again on the killing.
How they’ve responded is shocking.
Watch all 300 days here: zeteo.com/p/300-days-a...
For months, I have pressed the US government again and again on the killing.
How they’ve responded is shocking.
Watch all 300 days here: zeteo.com/p/300-days-a...
November 24, 2024 at 7:13 PM
This is what journalism looks like. Thank you @premthakker.bsky.social for being relentless. President Biden’s State Department has a lot to answer for. Since when do we let murderers (on any scale) investigate themselves?
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I’m pretty sure that if some CEO got fired from his job & on his way out he told a mob of crazies to show up with zip ties, flag poles and tasers and to bash in the windows & smear poop on the walls, that he wouldn’t get hired back a few years later, but what the hell do I know.
November 23, 2024 at 9:30 PM
I’m pretty sure that if some CEO got fired from his job & on his way out he told a mob of crazies to show up with zip ties, flag poles and tasers and to bash in the windows & smear poop on the walls, that he wouldn’t get hired back a few years later, but what the hell do I know.
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The genetic sequence of the H5N1 bird flu virus that infected a teenager in British Columbia shows that the virus had undergone mutational changes that would make it easier for that version of H5N1 to infect people, scientists who have studied the data say.
www.statnews.com/2024/11/18/b...
www.statnews.com/2024/11/18/b...
H5N1 bird flu virus in Canadian teenager displays mutations demonstrating virus’ risk
The H5N1 virus that infected a Canadian teen appears not to have spread, but it shows signs of mutation that makes flu virologists nervous.
www.statnews.com
November 23, 2024 at 11:59 AM
The genetic sequence of the H5N1 bird flu virus that infected a teenager in British Columbia shows that the virus had undergone mutational changes that would make it easier for that version of H5N1 to infect people, scientists who have studied the data say.
www.statnews.com/2024/11/18/b...
www.statnews.com/2024/11/18/b...
A moment, well 3:25, of levity. youtu.be/XR8TdEXqRKQ?...
Lake Street Dive - “I Want It That Way” (Backstreet Boys cover)
YouTube video by Lake Street Dive
youtu.be
November 23, 2024 at 2:49 AM
A moment, well 3:25, of levity. youtu.be/XR8TdEXqRKQ?...
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Holy fuck. Seb Gorka is his pick to be senior director for counterterrorism.
Seb fucking Gorka, who was denied security clearance in the last Trump administration… Seb fucking Gorka who has ties to a Nazi-allied organization in Hungary…
The. Director. Of. Counterterrorism.
Seb fucking Gorka, who was denied security clearance in the last Trump administration… Seb fucking Gorka who has ties to a Nazi-allied organization in Hungary…
The. Director. Of. Counterterrorism.
November 23, 2024 at 1:15 AM
Holy fuck. Seb Gorka is his pick to be senior director for counterterrorism.
Seb fucking Gorka, who was denied security clearance in the last Trump administration… Seb fucking Gorka who has ties to a Nazi-allied organization in Hungary…
The. Director. Of. Counterterrorism.
Seb fucking Gorka, who was denied security clearance in the last Trump administration… Seb fucking Gorka who has ties to a Nazi-allied organization in Hungary…
The. Director. Of. Counterterrorism.
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“Beloved community is formed not by the eradication of difference but by its affirmation, by each of us claiming the identities and cultural legacies that shape who we are and how we live in the world.” - bell hooks, Killing Rage: Ending Racism
November 23, 2024 at 1:20 AM
“Beloved community is formed not by the eradication of difference but by its affirmation, by each of us claiming the identities and cultural legacies that shape who we are and how we live in the world.” - bell hooks, Killing Rage: Ending Racism
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NEW: Trump selects Russ Vought, architect of Project 2025, to lead White House budget office
Vought helped Trump craft plans to purge the Justice Department, deploy the military to quash civilian unrest, & massively expand presidential power over spending
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Vought helped Trump craft plans to purge the Justice Department, deploy the military to quash civilian unrest, & massively expand presidential power over spending
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Trump selects budget chief to 'dismantle the Deep State’
The president-elect selected the author of a chapter of Project 2025 for a senior administration posting.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 23, 2024 at 12:28 AM
NEW: Trump selects Russ Vought, architect of Project 2025, to lead White House budget office
Vought helped Trump craft plans to purge the Justice Department, deploy the military to quash civilian unrest, & massively expand presidential power over spending
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Vought helped Trump craft plans to purge the Justice Department, deploy the military to quash civilian unrest, & massively expand presidential power over spending
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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JUST NOW: CNN confirms that Tulsi Gabbard was placed on the TSA Quiet Skies watch list, triggered by her overseas travel patterns and foreign connections.
November 22, 2024 at 10:16 PM
JUST NOW: CNN confirms that Tulsi Gabbard was placed on the TSA Quiet Skies watch list, triggered by her overseas travel patterns and foreign connections.
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Pam Bondi, Trump's new AG nominee, took a $25,000 donation from Trump while she was reviewing allegations against Trump University in a class action lawsuit.
No action was taken against Trump or his university.
No action was taken against Trump or his university.
November 21, 2024 at 11:45 PM
Pam Bondi, Trump's new AG nominee, took a $25,000 donation from Trump while she was reviewing allegations against Trump University in a class action lawsuit.
No action was taken against Trump or his university.
No action was taken against Trump or his university.
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As an Indian, as someone who lived in Egypt, and who has, modestly, remained committed to my politics despite that, here are my rules for living under fascist regimes:
1) Focus on organizational structure. 1/
1) Focus on organizational structure. 1/
November 15, 2024 at 2:31 AM
As an Indian, as someone who lived in Egypt, and who has, modestly, remained committed to my politics despite that, here are my rules for living under fascist regimes:
1) Focus on organizational structure. 1/
1) Focus on organizational structure. 1/