Matt
@matthol02.bsky.social
Human with a passion for cinema, the world - & the people in it
I encourage you to join me in support for Mr. Shama and his family as they face this unnecessary & unjust detainment: gofund.me/0bdab0afd
October 26, 2025 at 5:23 PM
I encourage you to join me in support for Mr. Shama and his family as they face this unnecessary & unjust detainment: gofund.me/0bdab0afd
Keep the fascist flops outta the Triangle
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Durham movie theater manager held by ICE after green card interview, family says
A GoFundMe for Mohamed Shama had raised over $36,000 as of Friday while his family fights to keep him in the U.S.
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October 26, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Keep the fascist flops outta the Triangle
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It's on all of us to stop human trafficking:
youtube.com/watch?v=35uM...
youtube.com/watch?v=35uM...
Tools That Teach: What is Human Trafficking?
YouTube video by U.S. Department of Homeland Security
youtube.com
September 26, 2025 at 1:25 AM
It's on all of us to stop human trafficking:
youtube.com/watch?v=35uM...
youtube.com/watch?v=35uM...
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France formally recognises Palestinian state
France formally recognises Palestinian state
Speaking at the UN in New York, President Emmanuel Macron said "the time for peace has come".
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September 22, 2025 at 9:19 PM
France formally recognises Palestinian state
Dunedin sunset with friends
September 19, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Dunedin sunset with friends
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Obviously, Brendan Carr must resign. But it is even more essential that Republicans reject these unconstitutional attacks on free speech.
September 18, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Obviously, Brendan Carr must resign. But it is even more essential that Republicans reject these unconstitutional attacks on free speech.
Dreams of a walk through the catacombs
September 14, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Dreams of a walk through the catacombs
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“The checks and balances in the U.S. Constitution look very much like those that were in place in Rome before Augustus,” writes Michelle Berenfeld. “There were none after him”: https://theatln.tc/GWcPxj7y
April 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
“The checks and balances in the U.S. Constitution look very much like those that were in place in Rome before Augustus,” writes Michelle Berenfeld. “There were none after him”: https://theatln.tc/GWcPxj7y
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Anyway, 72 percent of Americans support universal background checks and 76 percent support extreme risk protection orders (ERPOs). Maybe Congress should take those things up
September 10, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Anyway, 72 percent of Americans support universal background checks and 76 percent support extreme risk protection orders (ERPOs). Maybe Congress should take those things up
Far More relevant, more tragic
Three people were critically wounded in a shooting at a suburban Denver high school, authorities say.
Three people were critically wounded in shooting at a suburban Denver high school, authorities say
Three teens have been hospitalized in critical condition after a shooting at a suburban Denver high school, authorities said Wednesday.
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September 10, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Far More relevant, more tragic
"The great Pullman was whirling onward with such a dignity of motion that a glance from the window seemed simply to prove that the plains of Texas were pouring Eastward...." - Stephen Crane, "The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky" (1898)
August 28, 2025 at 4:26 PM
"The great Pullman was whirling onward with such a dignity of motion that a glance from the window seemed simply to prove that the plains of Texas were pouring Eastward...." - Stephen Crane, "The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky" (1898)
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A new whistleblower report shows Trump and Musk's DOGE put Social Security data of hundreds-of-millions of Americans at risk to hacked or leaked.
Congress must investigate and hold DOGE accountable for its reckless abuse of power.
Congress must investigate and hold DOGE accountable for its reckless abuse of power.
DOGE Put Critical Social Security Data at Risk, Whistle-Blower Says
www.nytimes.com
August 28, 2025 at 3:04 PM
A new whistleblower report shows Trump and Musk's DOGE put Social Security data of hundreds-of-millions of Americans at risk to hacked or leaked.
Congress must investigate and hold DOGE accountable for its reckless abuse of power.
Congress must investigate and hold DOGE accountable for its reckless abuse of power.
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We're gonna need a bigger truth and reconciliation commission.
August 22, 2025 at 1:05 PM
We're gonna need a bigger truth and reconciliation commission.
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He’s only saying what the constitution makes obvious. But it’s absolutely good he is saying this. And every other blue state gov should do the same. Just a good fuck you, we run this and also fuck you. share.inquirer.com/XN0YOQ
Trump’s push to end mail voting will have ‘no bearing’ on Pa. elections, Shapiro says
Gov. Josh Shapiro said that President Donald Trump has no power to ban mail voting in Pennsylvania.
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August 20, 2025 at 4:47 AM
He’s only saying what the constitution makes obvious. But it’s absolutely good he is saying this. And every other blue state gov should do the same. Just a good fuck you, we run this and also fuck you. share.inquirer.com/XN0YOQ
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After Texas actually does it, every Dem-controlled state should redistrict for maximum possible +D gerrymander.
August 19, 2025 at 5:32 AM
After Texas actually does it, every Dem-controlled state should redistrict for maximum possible +D gerrymander.
"For three days they lived in silence. He brooded upon his mother's agony and felt a singular joy in it. As opportunity offered, he did little despicable things." - Stephen Crane, GEORGE'S MOTHER (1896)
August 18, 2025 at 6:19 PM
"For three days they lived in silence. He brooded upon his mother's agony and felt a singular joy in it. As opportunity offered, he did little despicable things." - Stephen Crane, GEORGE'S MOTHER (1896)
😆 let me guess..it's funded by Farage
August 18, 2025 at 3:11 PM
😆 let me guess..it's funded by Farage
"I don't want a garlic 5-cheese crust pizza, I want YOU!"
August 14, 2025 at 7:24 PM
"I don't want a garlic 5-cheese crust pizza, I want YOU!"
Post a random picture or everything will go bad in August.
August 1, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Post a random picture or everything will go bad in August.
"Hallelujah," but only if it includes all the covers
Dropped it in a couple of group chats, so why not here (verbatim):
Question: If you could eliminate one song from existence (don't pussy out and pick an artist or genre), what song would it be?
Question: If you could eliminate one song from existence (don't pussy out and pick an artist or genre), what song would it be?
August 1, 2025 at 5:57 AM
"Hallelujah," but only if it includes all the covers
"He understood that drink was an essential to joy, to the coveted position of a man of the world and of the streets. The saloons contained the mystery of a street for him. When he knew its saloons he comprehended the street." - Stephen Crane, GEORGE'S MOTHER (1896)
July 31, 2025 at 5:07 AM
"He understood that drink was an essential to joy, to the coveted position of a man of the world and of the streets. The saloons contained the mystery of a street for him. When he knew its saloons he comprehended the street." - Stephen Crane, GEORGE'S MOTHER (1896)