Matt Castelli
@mattcastelli.bsky.social
Business Executive | Former CIA Counterterrorism | New Yorker | Problem-solver | Burger & Starscape Fan | Security For All
STAND TOGETHER: Freedom of Assembly
SPEAK OUT: Freedom of Speech
PROTEST: Freedom to Petition the Govt
I stand in solidarity with Freedom loving Americans speaking out to protest this authoritarian regime. #NoKings 🇺🇸
SPEAK OUT: Freedom of Speech
PROTEST: Freedom to Petition the Govt
I stand in solidarity with Freedom loving Americans speaking out to protest this authoritarian regime. #NoKings 🇺🇸
October 18, 2025 at 12:47 PM
STAND TOGETHER: Freedom of Assembly
SPEAK OUT: Freedom of Speech
PROTEST: Freedom to Petition the Govt
I stand in solidarity with Freedom loving Americans speaking out to protest this authoritarian regime. #NoKings 🇺🇸
SPEAK OUT: Freedom of Speech
PROTEST: Freedom to Petition the Govt
I stand in solidarity with Freedom loving Americans speaking out to protest this authoritarian regime. #NoKings 🇺🇸
Our economy is broken. Our politics are broken. America feels broken.
I’m not running for office (yet) - but I am still running toward hard problems.
Follow and share. Let’s solve hard problems together.
I’m not running for office (yet) - but I am still running toward hard problems.
Follow and share. Let’s solve hard problems together.
September 25, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Our economy is broken. Our politics are broken. America feels broken.
I’m not running for office (yet) - but I am still running toward hard problems.
Follow and share. Let’s solve hard problems together.
I’m not running for office (yet) - but I am still running toward hard problems.
Follow and share. Let’s solve hard problems together.
Let that be our renewed pledge: Never again my enemy, but forever My Fellow Americans.
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My Fellow Americans
I’m a big September 12th guy.
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September 12, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Let that be our renewed pledge: Never again my enemy, but forever My Fellow Americans.
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On Memorial Day we remember & honor those patriots who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. Their full measure of devotion - to the Constitution, to freedom - is a debt we must repay through continued defense of the same. #MemorialDay 🇺🇸
May 26, 2025 at 11:27 AM
On Memorial Day we remember & honor those patriots who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. Their full measure of devotion - to the Constitution, to freedom - is a debt we must repay through continued defense of the same. #MemorialDay 🇺🇸
May the 4th be with all who resist the dark side and fight against the Empire and its authoritarian rule. The Rebel Alliance will bring balance to the force and restore the Republic.
(I know my lightsaber colors)
(I know my lightsaber colors)
May 4, 2025 at 8:22 PM
May the 4th be with all who resist the dark side and fight against the Empire and its authoritarian rule. The Rebel Alliance will bring balance to the force and restore the Republic.
(I know my lightsaber colors)
(I know my lightsaber colors)
On this day in 2011: Not a Signal group chat.
May 1, 2025 at 1:36 PM
On this day in 2011: Not a Signal group chat.
In his first 100 days, Trump tried to burn it all down. And in doing so, he awakened something powerful.
Not fear.
But a revival of what has always made this country great: Ordinary Americans standing up, solving problems, and securing a better future — together.
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Not fear.
But a revival of what has always made this country great: Ordinary Americans standing up, solving problems, and securing a better future — together.
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The Awakening of American Greatness
Trump's First 100 Days of Destruction & Distraction - and the Rise of the American Spirit
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May 1, 2025 at 10:41 AM
In his first 100 days, Trump tried to burn it all down. And in doing so, he awakened something powerful.
Not fear.
But a revival of what has always made this country great: Ordinary Americans standing up, solving problems, and securing a better future — together.
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Not fear.
But a revival of what has always made this country great: Ordinary Americans standing up, solving problems, and securing a better future — together.
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The Naval Academy cancelled Ryan Holiday’s speech after he did what he does best - remained stoic.
He refused to be censored about book banning.
Holiday is a national treasure, providing access to the virtues of stocism to a generation that so desperately needs it.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/19/o...
He refused to be censored about book banning.
Holiday is a national treasure, providing access to the virtues of stocism to a generation that so desperately needs it.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/19/o...
Opinion | Naval Academy Censors Ryan Holiday’s Lecture on Censorship
How a lecture to the U.S. Naval Academy on censorship was censored.
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April 19, 2025 at 7:39 PM
The Naval Academy cancelled Ryan Holiday’s speech after he did what he does best - remained stoic.
He refused to be censored about book banning.
Holiday is a national treasure, providing access to the virtues of stocism to a generation that so desperately needs it.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/19/o...
He refused to be censored about book banning.
Holiday is a national treasure, providing access to the virtues of stocism to a generation that so desperately needs it.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/19/o...
We want a government that works for all of us. That provides security for all of us.
That is what they are trying to destroy. But not if we stand together and fight back. Hands off.
#handsoff
That is what they are trying to destroy. But not if we stand together and fight back. Hands off.
#handsoff
April 5, 2025 at 9:49 PM
We want a government that works for all of us. That provides security for all of us.
That is what they are trying to destroy. But not if we stand together and fight back. Hands off.
#handsoff
That is what they are trying to destroy. But not if we stand together and fight back. Hands off.
#handsoff
No one voted for this.
BREAKING: Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell says that bigger-than-expected tariffs will translate into higher inflation and slower economic growth — and that the higher inflation could be persistent, not temporary
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BREAKING: Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell says that bigger-than-expected tariffs will translate into higher inflation and slower economic growth — and that the higher inflation could be persistent, not temporary
www.axios.com/2025/04/04/f...
Fed's Powell: Tariff inflation could persist, slower growth likely
His comments imply the Fed will not come to the rescue amid falling markets
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April 4, 2025 at 4:27 PM
No one voted for this.
BREAKING: Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell says that bigger-than-expected tariffs will translate into higher inflation and slower economic growth — and that the higher inflation could be persistent, not temporary
www.axios.com/2025/04/04/f...
BREAKING: Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell says that bigger-than-expected tariffs will translate into higher inflation and slower economic growth — and that the higher inflation could be persistent, not temporary
www.axios.com/2025/04/04/f...
Cruelty is destroying the economy while also destroying the social safety net.
April 3, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Cruelty is destroying the economy while also destroying the social safety net.
Mike Waltz organized an official Principals Committee to discuss classified war planning via Signal-with settings to auto-delete the messages.
This wasn’t just careless. It was calculated. It was designed to evade the law.
It’s Nixon destroying tapes all over again.
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This wasn’t just careless. It was calculated. It was designed to evade the law.
It’s Nixon destroying tapes all over again.
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The Signalgate in the Noise
Trump officials risked lives, betrayed national security, and lied about it - but why?
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April 3, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Mike Waltz organized an official Principals Committee to discuss classified war planning via Signal-with settings to auto-delete the messages.
This wasn’t just careless. It was calculated. It was designed to evade the law.
It’s Nixon destroying tapes all over again.
tinyurl.com/yc39pp6x
This wasn’t just careless. It was calculated. It was designed to evade the law.
It’s Nixon destroying tapes all over again.
tinyurl.com/yc39pp6x
Let’s be clear: Stefanik hates this job. She’s not from NY-21. She loathes the people. She invested a decade of her life with one aim: to get ahead. House leadership, VP stakes, UN Amb nominee-all dashed to end up back in the job she hates.
She will be miserable and unbearable.
She will be miserable and unbearable.
March 28, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Let’s be clear: Stefanik hates this job. She’s not from NY-21. She loathes the people. She invested a decade of her life with one aim: to get ahead. House leadership, VP stakes, UN Amb nominee-all dashed to end up back in the job she hates.
She will be miserable and unbearable.
She will be miserable and unbearable.
As some celebrate this news & gloat about karma finding Stefanik, I’m sorry for the people of Upstate NY and the North Country.
They deserve better than an absentee representative who has only ever cared about her future instead of theirs.
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They deserve better than an absentee representative who has only ever cared about her future instead of theirs.
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Trump pulls Stefanik's UN nomination
The White House has pulled Rep. Elise Stefanik’s nomination to be United Nations ambassador, President Donald Trump announced on Thursday.
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March 27, 2025 at 9:46 PM
As some celebrate this news & gloat about karma finding Stefanik, I’m sorry for the people of Upstate NY and the North Country.
They deserve better than an absentee representative who has only ever cared about her future instead of theirs.
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They deserve better than an absentee representative who has only ever cared about her future instead of theirs.
abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics...
In this case the cover-up is just as bad as the crime.
Hegseth lied.
Gabbard lied.
Ratcliffe lied.
Waltz lied.
Lied to the public, lied under oath to Congress.
They all should resign or be fired. When Democrats retake the House - they will be impeached.
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Hegseth lied.
Gabbard lied.
Ratcliffe lied.
Waltz lied.
Lied to the public, lied under oath to Congress.
They all should resign or be fired. When Democrats retake the House - they will be impeached.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
March 26, 2025 at 4:44 PM
In this case the cover-up is just as bad as the crime.
Hegseth lied.
Gabbard lied.
Ratcliffe lied.
Waltz lied.
Lied to the public, lied under oath to Congress.
They all should resign or be fired. When Democrats retake the House - they will be impeached.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Hegseth lied.
Gabbard lied.
Ratcliffe lied.
Waltz lied.
Lied to the public, lied under oath to Congress.
They all should resign or be fired. When Democrats retake the House - they will be impeached.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Former CIA officer here. This is more than “loose lips sink ships”, this is a criminally negligent breach of classified information and war planning involving VP, SecDef, DCIA, National Security Advisor - all putting troops at risk.
America is not safe.
America is not safe.
March 24, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Former CIA officer here. This is more than “loose lips sink ships”, this is a criminally negligent breach of classified information and war planning involving VP, SecDef, DCIA, National Security Advisor - all putting troops at risk.
America is not safe.
America is not safe.
Gutting public education means teacher layoffs, ballooning classroom sizes, cuts to special education, and more schools falling apart.
All to pay for tax cuts for billionaires like him and Elon Musk.
At every turn, Trump is accelerating America’s decline.
All to pay for tax cuts for billionaires like him and Elon Musk.
At every turn, Trump is accelerating America’s decline.
March 21, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Gutting public education means teacher layoffs, ballooning classroom sizes, cuts to special education, and more schools falling apart.
All to pay for tax cuts for billionaires like him and Elon Musk.
At every turn, Trump is accelerating America’s decline.
All to pay for tax cuts for billionaires like him and Elon Musk.
At every turn, Trump is accelerating America’s decline.
Markets in a free fall, American economy spiraling toward a recession that will hurt everyone…but Trump’s top priority is a White House infomercial to help billionaire buddy Elon Musk boost Tesla’s plummeting stock.
March 12, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Markets in a free fall, American economy spiraling toward a recession that will hurt everyone…but Trump’s top priority is a White House infomercial to help billionaire buddy Elon Musk boost Tesla’s plummeting stock.
I was born & raised on the banks of the Hudson. It’s where my family has been for generations. Despite forward deployments to serve our nation, the Hudson Valley has remained home-base. Excited to return to build & contribute to community in a place that’s always been home.
March 10, 2025 at 11:45 AM
I was born & raised on the banks of the Hudson. It’s where my family has been for generations. Despite forward deployments to serve our nation, the Hudson Valley has remained home-base. Excited to return to build & contribute to community in a place that’s always been home.
Putin has successfully infiltrated the highest level of U.S. Intelligence.
The DNI openly betrays every intelligence officer she purports to lead and spits on the fallen stars who gave their lives in defense of freedom against Russia.
The enemy is here.
The DNI openly betrays every intelligence officer she purports to lead and spits on the fallen stars who gave their lives in defense of freedom against Russia.
The enemy is here.
March 1, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Putin has successfully infiltrated the highest level of U.S. Intelligence.
The DNI openly betrays every intelligence officer she purports to lead and spits on the fallen stars who gave their lives in defense of freedom against Russia.
The enemy is here.
The DNI openly betrays every intelligence officer she purports to lead and spits on the fallen stars who gave their lives in defense of freedom against Russia.
The enemy is here.
“But Musk and DOGE’s slash and burn tactics have been anything but efficient. They’re more of what you’d expect from a drug-addled South African billionaire wildly swinging a chainsaw like a blind man, hoping no one notices the real damage.”
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(NO)Thank You For Your Service
What happens when America's patriots are treated like villains?
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February 27, 2025 at 2:05 PM
“But Musk and DOGE’s slash and burn tactics have been anything but efficient. They’re more of what you’d expect from a drug-addled South African billionaire wildly swinging a chainsaw like a blind man, hoping no one notices the real damage.”
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Musk is creating a hostile & abusive work environment for federal employees and every enemy intel service is salivating at the opportunity it represents.
February 23, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Musk is creating a hostile & abusive work environment for federal employees and every enemy intel service is salivating at the opportunity it represents.
Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity.
Kash Patel is a dangerous stooge who holds none of these virtues.
This is a dark day for the FBI and America.
My thoughts are with the men & women of the FBI who will continue their loyalty to the Constitution and service to the American people.
Kash Patel is a dangerous stooge who holds none of these virtues.
This is a dark day for the FBI and America.
My thoughts are with the men & women of the FBI who will continue their loyalty to the Constitution and service to the American people.
Trump loyalist Kash Patel is confirmed as FBI director by the Senate despite deep Democratic doubts
The Senate has narrowly voted to confirm Kash Patel as as President Donald Trump's FBI director. The 51-49 vote Thursday puts the Trump loyalist atop the nation’s premier federal law enforcement agenc...
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February 20, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity.
Kash Patel is a dangerous stooge who holds none of these virtues.
This is a dark day for the FBI and America.
My thoughts are with the men & women of the FBI who will continue their loyalty to the Constitution and service to the American people.
Kash Patel is a dangerous stooge who holds none of these virtues.
This is a dark day for the FBI and America.
My thoughts are with the men & women of the FBI who will continue their loyalty to the Constitution and service to the American people.
“Time for me to dig in”
This is leadership.
I wish Christopher Wray had taken this approach, but the men and women of the FBI remain well served by leaders like Dennehy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/u...
This is leadership.
I wish Christopher Wray had taken this approach, but the men and women of the FBI remain well served by leaders like Dennehy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/u...
Top F.B.I. Agent in New York Vows to ‘Dig In’ After Removals at Agency (Gift Article)
James E. Dennehy, the highly-respected leader of the largest and most important field office in the bureau, said the F.B.I. was in a “battle of our own.”
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February 2, 2025 at 6:53 PM
“Time for me to dig in”
This is leadership.
I wish Christopher Wray had taken this approach, but the men and women of the FBI remain well served by leaders like Dennehy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/u...
This is leadership.
I wish Christopher Wray had taken this approach, but the men and women of the FBI remain well served by leaders like Dennehy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/u...
Hearing from friends at the FBI, CIA, and throughout the national security community.
Non-political pros who have served under Rep and Dem Presidents before. Their focus always on the mission: keep America safe.
They are demoralized and afraid.
America is NOT safe right now.
Non-political pros who have served under Rep and Dem Presidents before. Their focus always on the mission: keep America safe.
They are demoralized and afraid.
America is NOT safe right now.
February 1, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Hearing from friends at the FBI, CIA, and throughout the national security community.
Non-political pros who have served under Rep and Dem Presidents before. Their focus always on the mission: keep America safe.
They are demoralized and afraid.
America is NOT safe right now.
Non-political pros who have served under Rep and Dem Presidents before. Their focus always on the mission: keep America safe.
They are demoralized and afraid.
America is NOT safe right now.