Matthew
@matthewtheobald.bsky.social
He/Him. Interested in advancing equity. Science. TTRPGs. Science Fiction/Fantasy. Video Games. Television/Movies. Protect LGBTQIA+ people! Fascism sucks!
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Watch the whole thing. Absolutely chilling.
MINNEAPOLIS: “All I did was step outside as a Somali American citizen, and I got chased by a masked person, assaulted, kidnapped. It was inhumane. If this is what’s happening to a 🇺🇸 citizen on camera, imagine what could happen to your loved ones.”
December 11, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Watch the whole thing. Absolutely chilling.
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Don’t look away. sahanjournal.com/immigration/...
December 11, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Don’t look away. sahanjournal.com/immigration/...
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Most discussions about “misinformation” treat the problem as if people simply don’t have good enough critical-thinking skills. It sounds intuitive, but it’s not entirely accurate. The problem isn’t just individual ignorance, it’s the structure of the information environment people are placed into.
Finland has emerged as a global leader in countering “fake news”. Here's how they've done it
Teaching when to trust
As fake news accelerates, we need to teach our children how to think critically. Finnish schools are leading the charge
newhumanist.org.uk
December 7, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Most discussions about “misinformation” treat the problem as if people simply don’t have good enough critical-thinking skills. It sounds intuitive, but it’s not entirely accurate. The problem isn’t just individual ignorance, it’s the structure of the information environment people are placed into.
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December 6, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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Activists sailed to Gaza to deliver aid, but were met with drone attacks and imprisonment.
This week, our friends at @revealnews.org take you aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla for a firsthand look at what activists faced on their journey.
This week, our friends at @revealnews.org take you aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla for a firsthand look at what activists faced on their journey.
Activists tried to deliver aid to Gaza. They were met with drone attacks and imprisonment.
Activists sailed to Gaza to deliver aid, but were met with drone attacks and imprisonment. An exclusive look at the Global Sumud Flotilla.
www.motherjones.com
December 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Activists sailed to Gaza to deliver aid, but were met with drone attacks and imprisonment.
This week, our friends at @revealnews.org take you aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla for a firsthand look at what activists faced on their journey.
This week, our friends at @revealnews.org take you aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla for a firsthand look at what activists faced on their journey.
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A foreign-born person who becomes naturalized is an *American*. It couldn't be more clear that Trump's immigration regime is about nativism, not immigration status. ICYMI @saletan.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/48vef8l
Now Trump Is Threatening Naturalized Americans
He’s not just bashing refugees and illegal immigrants. He’s going after U.S. citizens born in other countries.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
A foreign-born person who becomes naturalized is an *American*. It couldn't be more clear that Trump's immigration regime is about nativism, not immigration status. ICYMI @saletan.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/48vef8l
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We all see it ⬇️
U.S. hate-based crimes continue year after year, with incomplete data burying their severity.
Read up on how the SPLC is working to expose hate and extremism and counter disinformation and conspiracy theories with research and resources 📲:
https://bit.ly/3XTZibA
#RefuseHate
U.S. hate-based crimes continue year after year, with incomplete data burying their severity.
Read up on how the SPLC is working to expose hate and extremism and counter disinformation and conspiracy theories with research and resources 📲:
https://bit.ly/3XTZibA
#RefuseHate
December 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
We all see it ⬇️
U.S. hate-based crimes continue year after year, with incomplete data burying their severity.
Read up on how the SPLC is working to expose hate and extremism and counter disinformation and conspiracy theories with research and resources 📲:
https://bit.ly/3XTZibA
#RefuseHate
U.S. hate-based crimes continue year after year, with incomplete data burying their severity.
Read up on how the SPLC is working to expose hate and extremism and counter disinformation and conspiracy theories with research and resources 📲:
https://bit.ly/3XTZibA
#RefuseHate
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Childhood infections have fallen by 99 percent since the vaccine was recommended, with hardly any major side effects.
Kennedy’s Hand-Picked Vaccine Panel Votes to End Hepatitis B Shots for Newborns
Childhood infections have fallen by 99 percent since the vaccine was recommended, with hardly any major side effects.
buff.ly
December 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Childhood infections have fallen by 99 percent since the vaccine was recommended, with hardly any major side effects.
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"I’d really like to see them suffer."
“It’s just better for us to kill them in the ocean, make them shark feed, be done with it. Merry Christmas.”
As lawmakers dig for answers about the Pentagon's strikes, some are celebrating the brutality.
“It’s just better for us to kill them in the ocean, make them shark feed, be done with it. Merry Christmas.”
As lawmakers dig for answers about the Pentagon's strikes, some are celebrating the brutality.
Conservative Commentators Cheer for Bloodshed in the Caribbean
bit.ly
December 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
"I’d really like to see them suffer."
“It’s just better for us to kill them in the ocean, make them shark feed, be done with it. Merry Christmas.”
As lawmakers dig for answers about the Pentagon's strikes, some are celebrating the brutality.
“It’s just better for us to kill them in the ocean, make them shark feed, be done with it. Merry Christmas.”
As lawmakers dig for answers about the Pentagon's strikes, some are celebrating the brutality.
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Federal agents tossed tear gas canisters, released pepper spray and fired pepper balls at protesters, journalists and other observers during an operation Friday at a taco shop on the west side of Tucson, Arizona. See video from the scene:
ICE pepper sprays protesters in Tucson taco shop raid
Federal agents tossed tear gas canisters, released pepper spray and fired pepper balls at protesters, journalists and other observers during an operation Friday at a taco shop on the west side of…
youtu.be
December 7, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Federal agents tossed tear gas canisters, released pepper spray and fired pepper balls at protesters, journalists and other observers during an operation Friday at a taco shop on the west side of Tucson, Arizona. See video from the scene:
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Trump has issued over 2,000 pardons and commutations this year, letting a string of drug dealers, corrupt politicians, and MAGA-friendly businessmen off the hook in a gross abuse of the Constitution.
Commentary ↓
Commentary ↓
Trump Is Trying to Legalize Corruption by Abusing His Pardon Power
bit.ly
December 7, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Trump has issued over 2,000 pardons and commutations this year, letting a string of drug dealers, corrupt politicians, and MAGA-friendly businessmen off the hook in a gross abuse of the Constitution.
Commentary ↓
Commentary ↓
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among many other things, this now completes the loop. it incentivizes people to stage disruptive geopolitical events for pump and dump schemes
"Soon, CNN will run live odds on world events where its viewers can gamble on them in real time on their smartphones."
CNN Partners With a Gambling App That Lets You Wager on Starvation in Gaza
The app company’s two biggest investors are also heavily invested in the Israeli military.
truthout.org
December 6, 2025 at 3:58 AM
among many other things, this now completes the loop. it incentivizes people to stage disruptive geopolitical events for pump and dump schemes
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In a back channeled "offer" to the International Criminal Court, the United States proposed dropping sanctions on ICC officials if the Court
•Dropped charges on Israeli officials and pledged not to indict anymore
•Stopped investigating crimes in Afghanistan
•Amended the ICC treaty
the ICC said: no
•Dropped charges on Israeli officials and pledged not to indict anymore
•Stopped investigating crimes in Afghanistan
•Amended the ICC treaty
the ICC said: no
Exclusive: ICC shuns US demands to drop Israel war crimes probe and amend treaty
Washington also called for end to Afghanistan investigation and change to Rome Statute in return for lifting sanctions
www.middleeasteye.net
December 6, 2025 at 11:26 PM
In a back channeled "offer" to the International Criminal Court, the United States proposed dropping sanctions on ICC officials if the Court
•Dropped charges on Israeli officials and pledged not to indict anymore
•Stopped investigating crimes in Afghanistan
•Amended the ICC treaty
the ICC said: no
•Dropped charges on Israeli officials and pledged not to indict anymore
•Stopped investigating crimes in Afghanistan
•Amended the ICC treaty
the ICC said: no
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I'm not sure it's in the self interest of America's tech bro billionaires to suggest that we bring back public executions to punish the most destructive people in our society.
A Palantir billionaire just called for public hangings.
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
Joe Lonsdale Calls For Public Hangings
Silicon Valley radicalization escalates
www.thenerdreich.com
December 6, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I'm not sure it's in the self interest of America's tech bro billionaires to suggest that we bring back public executions to punish the most destructive people in our society.
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Representative Adelita Grijalva went to lunch and came across an ICE raid. Even after telling them she was a member of congress, the thugs pepper sprayed her.
Her question: if they treat a member of congress this way, how are they treating the defenseless people they kidnap?
Her question: if they treat a member of congress this way, how are they treating the defenseless people they kidnap?
December 6, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Representative Adelita Grijalva went to lunch and came across an ICE raid. Even after telling them she was a member of congress, the thugs pepper sprayed her.
Her question: if they treat a member of congress this way, how are they treating the defenseless people they kidnap?
Her question: if they treat a member of congress this way, how are they treating the defenseless people they kidnap?
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You may have never heard their names before but the story is a familiar one — the racially charged killing of AJ Stewart by Brian Kjellberg on Dec. 2, 2021, in Saint Paul was quickly compared to Trayvon Martin and Ahmaud Arbery.
See our full report. [Published in 2024]
See our full report. [Published in 2024]
Killed by a Vigilante Who Received No Prison Time: The Murder of AJ Stewart - UNICORN RIOT
The murder of AJ Stewart and the conviction and sentencing of Brian Kjellberg provides a look at how racial dynamics played a favorable role for the killer within the criminal justice system.
unicornriot.ninja
December 3, 2025 at 1:32 AM
You may have never heard their names before but the story is a familiar one — the racially charged killing of AJ Stewart by Brian Kjellberg on Dec. 2, 2021, in Saint Paul was quickly compared to Trayvon Martin and Ahmaud Arbery.
See our full report. [Published in 2024]
See our full report. [Published in 2024]
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Judging from the quotes in here, university admins are some of the least “ai literate” people in existence. No wonder they think students need to be taught how to use it.
After mass AI college-cheating freakout, many admissions offices are using it to screen student applications | Fortune
It wasn't long ago they began banning student use of it for homework or test-taking. Admissions offices are different, though.
fortune.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Judging from the quotes in here, university admins are some of the least “ai literate” people in existence. No wonder they think students need to be taught how to use it.
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He conspired to traffic 400 tons of cocaine into the country and was “at the center of one of the largest and most violent drug-trafficking conspiracies in the world.” He even said his goal was to “shove the drugs right up the noses of the gringos.” Now, thanks to Trump, he is a free man. 2/2
December 2, 2025 at 3:39 PM
He conspired to traffic 400 tons of cocaine into the country and was “at the center of one of the largest and most violent drug-trafficking conspiracies in the world.” He even said his goal was to “shove the drugs right up the noses of the gringos.” Now, thanks to Trump, he is a free man. 2/2
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San Diego fighting back ❤️
December 2, 2025 at 3:38 AM
San Diego fighting back ❤️
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🚨 I have too much rage to comment. See additional info on following post. 1/2
December 2, 2025 at 1:54 AM
🚨 I have too much rage to comment. See additional info on following post. 1/2
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In 48 other states, new moms have access to Medicaid for up to one year after they give birth. Not in Wisconsin.
There, the limit remains two months. And it’s only because of one man: Assembly Speaker Robin Vos.
By @megomatz.bsky.social
There, the limit remains two months. And it’s only because of one man: Assembly Speaker Robin Vos.
By @megomatz.bsky.social
He Vowed to “Protect the Unborn.” Now He’s Blocking a Bill to Expand Medicaid for Wisconsin’s New Moms.
Splitting with anti-abortion members of his own party, Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos has refused to join 48 other states in ensuring that vulnerable women have access to potentially lifesaving ...
www.propublica.org
December 2, 2025 at 2:35 AM
In 48 other states, new moms have access to Medicaid for up to one year after they give birth. Not in Wisconsin.
There, the limit remains two months. And it’s only because of one man: Assembly Speaker Robin Vos.
By @megomatz.bsky.social
There, the limit remains two months. And it’s only because of one man: Assembly Speaker Robin Vos.
By @megomatz.bsky.social
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One by one, each of the nine prisoners appeared virtually before a special panel of the Louisiana parole board.
“Today you’ve been paroled,” the chair said at the end of every hearing, “to go straight into an ICE facility for deportation.”
With @veritenews.org
“Today you’ve been paroled,” the chair said at the end of every hearing, “to go straight into an ICE facility for deportation.”
With @veritenews.org
Louisiana Made It Nearly Impossible to Get Parole. Now It’s Releasing Prisoners to Deport Them.
Gov. Jeff Landry eliminated parole for prisoners arrested after Aug. 1, 2024, and tightened eligibility rules for those already in prison. Then he set all of that aside for one group: undocumented imm...
www.propublica.org
December 1, 2025 at 12:00 AM
One by one, each of the nine prisoners appeared virtually before a special panel of the Louisiana parole board.
“Today you’ve been paroled,” the chair said at the end of every hearing, “to go straight into an ICE facility for deportation.”
With @veritenews.org
“Today you’ve been paroled,” the chair said at the end of every hearing, “to go straight into an ICE facility for deportation.”
With @veritenews.org
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Idaho bar dog-piled with one-star reviews after offering free beer for helping ICE
www.rawstory.com/ice-26743566...
www.rawstory.com/ice-26743566...
Idaho bar dog-piled with one-star reviews after offering free beer for helping ICE
A bar in Idaho is getting pummeled with one-star reviews online after offering customers “free beer for one month” if they provide proof of having assisted Immigration and Customs Enforcement in depor...
www.rawstory.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Idaho bar dog-piled with one-star reviews after offering free beer for helping ICE
www.rawstory.com/ice-26743566...
www.rawstory.com/ice-26743566...
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Neo-Nazi Jon Minadeo just will not stop messing with the kids! Here, in this pre-Thanksgiving chat, this girl tells him she's 15. She is talking in hushed tones from what appears to be her bedroom. Instead of moving on, he tells her not to trust her adopted Black brother. 1/
November 30, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Neo-Nazi Jon Minadeo just will not stop messing with the kids! Here, in this pre-Thanksgiving chat, this girl tells him she's 15. She is talking in hushed tones from what appears to be her bedroom. Instead of moving on, he tells her not to trust her adopted Black brother. 1/