Matt Fay
@mattfay1.bsky.social
Political scientist that sometimes pretends to be a runner. Lifelong Chicago Bears fan (god help me). Cautiously optimistic Notre Dame football fan.
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So a few things:
1) The initial boat strike was illegal;
2) The two survivors were trying to continue their drug run by clinging to wreckage?!
3) The initial boat strike was illegal.
1) The initial boat strike was illegal;
2) The two survivors were trying to continue their drug run by clinging to wreckage?!
3) The initial boat strike was illegal.
A top admiral is expected to tell lawmakers tomorrow that he and his legal adviser concluded that the two survivors of a boat strike in September were attempting to continue their drug run, making them and the damaged vessel legitimate targets for another attack.
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
Exclusive | Survivors of Boat Strike Were Actively Continuing Drug Mission, Admiral to Tell Lawmakers
Adm. Frank “Mitch” Bradley, the commander of the September attack, is set to provide an account of his role for the first time in a closed briefing.
www.wsj.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:02 AM
So a few things:
1) The initial boat strike was illegal;
2) The two survivors were trying to continue their drug run by clinging to wreckage?!
3) The initial boat strike was illegal.
1) The initial boat strike was illegal;
2) The two survivors were trying to continue their drug run by clinging to wreckage?!
3) The initial boat strike was illegal.
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>believes the boat strikes might be illegal
>>the drunk asks him to retire
>>>he retires
>>the drunk asks him to retire
>>>he retires
Exclusive: The four-star admiral in charge of Caribbean operations had concerns about the legality of the boat strikes. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth asked him to retire shortly after they started.
Hegseth Asked Top Admiral to Resign After Months of Discord
The relationship between the Pentagon chief and military leader had been rocky since Trump’s inauguration.
on.wsj.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:17 AM
>believes the boat strikes might be illegal
>>the drunk asks him to retire
>>>he retires
>>the drunk asks him to retire
>>>he retires
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Cool thing to hear an opposition leader say the day after the president refers to somalis as “garbage” bsky.app/profile/atru...
Jeffries: "The border is secure. That's a good thing. It happened on his watch. He wants to claim credit for it, of course he'll get credit for that. In terms of making sure that we actually deal with the issues that matter, including on immigration, there's a lot that's left to be desired."
December 3, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Cool thing to hear an opposition leader say the day after the president refers to somalis as “garbage” bsky.app/profile/atru...
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It’s true. We shouldn’t pretend that. Trumpist culture is not the same as American culture and not equal. Trumpist culture is proudly ignorant, defiantly against America’s founding values and subsequently developed values, venomously bigoted, and generally despicable.
Fox News' Will Cain: "I’m sure there are very honorable law-abiding upstanding citizens and contributors from the Somali community here in the United States, BUT..."
He goes on to say "we aren’t going to pretend here that all cultures are of equal value or the same."
He goes on to say "we aren’t going to pretend here that all cultures are of equal value or the same."
December 3, 2025 at 10:31 PM
It’s true. We shouldn’t pretend that. Trumpist culture is not the same as American culture and not equal. Trumpist culture is proudly ignorant, defiantly against America’s founding values and subsequently developed values, venomously bigoted, and generally despicable.
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The official policy of the Trump Administration is ignorant bigotry. We’re asked, under principles including charity, to assume that people support the administration despite that policy, not specifically because of it. I am increasingly unwilling to extend that charity.
December 2, 2025 at 7:24 PM
The official policy of the Trump Administration is ignorant bigotry. We’re asked, under principles including charity, to assume that people support the administration despite that policy, not specifically because of it. I am increasingly unwilling to extend that charity.
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This administration is filled with the absolute dumbest, meanest, cruelest pieces of shit.
And they're so *proud* to be dumb, mean, cruel pieces of shit too. They delight in it. They brag about it.
It's vice signaling as a way of life.
And they're so *proud* to be dumb, mean, cruel pieces of shit too. They delight in it. They brag about it.
It's vice signaling as a way of life.
December 2, 2025 at 1:35 AM
This administration is filled with the absolute dumbest, meanest, cruelest pieces of shit.
And they're so *proud* to be dumb, mean, cruel pieces of shit too. They delight in it. They brag about it.
It's vice signaling as a way of life.
And they're so *proud* to be dumb, mean, cruel pieces of shit too. They delight in it. They brag about it.
It's vice signaling as a way of life.
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This is un-American bullshit.
If you are married to a US spouse, your temporary visa (usually for 3 months) will lapse before your case is processed. The government allowed you could stay in the US while awaiting case processing. Now the Trump admin is saying that is a visa overstay and arresting the spouses.
November 30, 2025 at 11:50 PM
This is un-American bullshit.
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Melians: please do not do a Peloponnesian War to us!
Athenian general implausibly named "Da Baby Stabber": imma do it tho
--- Every political theorist for the next 3000 years: this is genius.
Athenian general implausibly named "Da Baby Stabber": imma do it tho
--- Every political theorist for the next 3000 years: this is genius.
November 30, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Melians: please do not do a Peloponnesian War to us!
Athenian general implausibly named "Da Baby Stabber": imma do it tho
--- Every political theorist for the next 3000 years: this is genius.
Athenian general implausibly named "Da Baby Stabber": imma do it tho
--- Every political theorist for the next 3000 years: this is genius.
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CHICAGO BEARS ARE THE #1 SEED IN THE NFC 🏈🐻⬇️💙🧡🤍
LETS FUCKING GO!!!! 😤🔥
LETS FUCKING GO!!!! 😤🔥
November 30, 2025 at 8:56 PM
CHICAGO BEARS ARE THE #1 SEED IN THE NFC 🏈🐻⬇️💙🧡🤍
LETS FUCKING GO!!!! 😤🔥
LETS FUCKING GO!!!! 😤🔥
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The Chicago Bears are going to Lambeau Field next Sunday holding the No. 1 seed in the NFC.
Holy shit.
Holy shit.
November 30, 2025 at 8:46 PM
The Chicago Bears are going to Lambeau Field next Sunday holding the No. 1 seed in the NFC.
Holy shit.
Holy shit.
Obviously I care much more about the implications for the Bears, but honestly, good for the Panthers... ridiculously huge win for that franchise
Panthers on the verge of handing the Bears the #1 seed in the NFC...
a football player wearing a helmet with the letters gsr on it
ALT: a football player wearing a helmet with the letters gsr on it
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November 30, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Obviously I care much more about the implications for the Bears, but honestly, good for the Panthers... ridiculously huge win for that franchise
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Penalizing a team bc the sideline celebrates too hard is sooooooooooo lame
November 30, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Penalizing a team bc the sideline celebrates too hard is sooooooooooo lame
Panthers on the verge of handing the Bears the #1 seed in the NFC...
a football player wearing a helmet with the letters gsr on it
ALT: a football player wearing a helmet with the letters gsr on it
media.tenor.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Panthers on the verge of handing the Bears the #1 seed in the NFC...
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Hegseth’s only qualification for the job of Secretary of Defense was his TV punditry in support of war crimes. Of course he would do that. That’s why Trump hired him.
GOP Rep. Don Bacon: "I don't think Secretary Hegseth would be foolish enough to make this decision to say, 'Kill everybody. Kill the survivors,' because that's a clear violation of the law of war."
November 30, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Hegseth’s only qualification for the job of Secretary of Defense was his TV punditry in support of war crimes. Of course he would do that. That’s why Trump hired him.
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Who would have thought back in April that on Nov. 29 Ashton Jeanty and Kyle Monangai would have the same odds to win Offensive Rookie of the Year?
(Both are +8000 on @bet365)
(Both are +8000 on @bet365)
November 30, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Who would have thought back in April that on Nov. 29 Ashton Jeanty and Kyle Monangai would have the same odds to win Offensive Rookie of the Year?
(Both are +8000 on @bet365)
(Both are +8000 on @bet365)
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Actually it was fucking wrong. It was egregiously wrong. It's still wrong.
Amid the liberal internationalist optimism of the late 1990s, Samuel Huntington foresaw a world marked by continued conflict.
Samuel Huntington Is Getting His Revenge
The idea of a global “clash of civilizations” wasn’t wrong—it was just premature.
foreignpolicy.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Actually it was fucking wrong. It was egregiously wrong. It's still wrong.
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BFJ has more road wins in one year than Eberflustered had in his entire tenure
The Bears have more road wins (5) than they have home wins (4).
The Bears' 5 road wins is more than the previous three seasons, combined.
The Bears' 5 road wins is more than the previous three seasons, combined.
November 29, 2025 at 6:41 PM
BFJ has more road wins in one year than Eberflustered had in his entire tenure
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Next Gen Stats: As a team, the Bears rushed for 100 yards before contact and 185 after contact against the Eagles.
They have reached 100+ yards before contact and 150+ after contact twice this season, and no other team in the NFL has done so even once.
They have reached 100+ yards before contact and 150+ after contact twice this season, and no other team in the NFL has done so even once.
November 28, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Next Gen Stats: As a team, the Bears rushed for 100 yards before contact and 185 after contact against the Eagles.
They have reached 100+ yards before contact and 150+ after contact twice this season, and no other team in the NFL has done so even once.
They have reached 100+ yards before contact and 150+ after contact twice this season, and no other team in the NFL has done so even once.
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I, for one, think it's hilarious that Saquon Barkley's skills regressed like a million years after hanging out with Trump in April.
November 28, 2025 at 10:47 PM
I, for one, think it's hilarious that Saquon Barkley's skills regressed like a million years after hanging out with Trump in April.
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The Bears have clinched a winning season for the second time since 2013.
November 28, 2025 at 11:10 PM
The Bears have clinched a winning season for the second time since 2013.
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Hawkeyes win. Bears win. What a day.
ice cube says it was a good day in a cemetery
Alt: What a day of football.
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November 28, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Hawkeyes win. Bears win. What a day.