Matt Wion
@mattwion.bsky.social
College Philosophy teacher and Dad to two severely autistic AND wonderful sons 💙
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If Jesus is King, it is the weirdest “kingship” ever not-known in history...because he invited everyone to a shared table and proclaimed liberation. The kingdom he envisioned was one of human solidarity, non-violence, and shared goods.
Christ (The) No Kings Sunday
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Christ (The) No Kings Sunday
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Christ (The) No Kings Sunday
A Sunday Musing
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November 23, 2025 at 5:35 PM
If Jesus is King, it is the weirdest “kingship” ever not-known in history...because he invited everyone to a shared table and proclaimed liberation. The kingdom he envisioned was one of human solidarity, non-violence, and shared goods.
Christ (The) No Kings Sunday
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Christ (The) No Kings Sunday
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What was life really like before vaccines? The story of what happened to 8-year old George Williams in August 1852 gives us a glimpse.
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Here's what life before vaccines was really like
The morning of August 2nd 1852 promised a lovely summer’s day in London. But not for 8 year old George Williams.
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October 26, 2025 at 2:11 PM
What was life really like before vaccines? The story of what happened to 8-year old George Williams in August 1852 gives us a glimpse.
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Boomers think their wealth came from wise choices – this myth needs busting
Boomers think their wealth came from wise choices – this myth needs busting
If Reeves swipes some of the huge gains amassed from property and pensions, the lucky generation cannot argue – but will
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September 20, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Boomers think their wealth came from wise choices – this myth needs busting
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Hey—look at Marquette being an (unfortunate) example!
Loyola Marymount University claims religious exemption with the NLRB, claws back recognition of NTT faculty union
The sudden decision of the LMU Board of Trustees has left many NTT faculty in shock; the union plans a response.
The sudden decision of the LMU Board of Trustees has left many NTT faculty in shock; the union plans a response.
Loyola Marymount University claims religious exemption with the NLRB, claws back recognition of NTT faculty union
The sudden decision of the LMU Board of Trustees has left many NTT faculty in shock; the union plans a response.
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September 17, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Hey—look at Marquette being an (unfortunate) example!
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It’s almost as if appointing an anti-vax lunatic with zero qualifications to oversee America’s health was a numbskull idea and everybody with a functioning brain knew it.
August 27, 2025 at 11:11 PM
It’s almost as if appointing an anti-vax lunatic with zero qualifications to oversee America’s health was a numbskull idea and everybody with a functioning brain knew it.
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In the latest Superman film, Lois Lane and Clark Kent have a fight about what's more punk: edginess or kindness. The fate of something more than the mosh pit hangs in the balance.
Why the world needs a pop-punk Superman
In the latest Superman film, Lois Lane and Clark Kent have a fight about what's more punk: edginess or kindness. The fate of something more than the mosh pit hangs in the balance.
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July 25, 2025 at 11:37 PM
In the latest Superman film, Lois Lane and Clark Kent have a fight about what's more punk: edginess or kindness. The fate of something more than the mosh pit hangs in the balance.
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I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
July 3, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
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JUST IN: Khalil left the Louisiana detention center where he's been since March, when ICE agents arrested him over his pro-Palestinian activism. A federal judge ruled the government could no longer detain him.
Columbia activist Mahmoud Khalil released on bail
Khalil left the Louisiana detention center where he's been since March, when ICE agents arrested him over his pro-Palestinian activism. A federal judge ruled the government could no longer detain him.
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June 21, 2025 at 12:51 AM
JUST IN: Khalil left the Louisiana detention center where he's been since March, when ICE agents arrested him over his pro-Palestinian activism. A federal judge ruled the government could no longer detain him.
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We keep talking about how dystopian everything has become but what is more dystopian than keeping a brain woman alive to essentially keep her as an incubator.
Georgia is keeping a brain dead woman alive, against her family’s desire,because she is pregnant. 1/
Georgia is keeping a brain dead woman alive, against her family’s desire,because she is pregnant. 1/
May 15, 2025 at 1:04 AM
We keep talking about how dystopian everything has become but what is more dystopian than keeping a brain woman alive to essentially keep her as an incubator.
Georgia is keeping a brain dead woman alive, against her family’s desire,because she is pregnant. 1/
Georgia is keeping a brain dead woman alive, against her family’s desire,because she is pregnant. 1/
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77 years after the 1948 Nakba, Palestinians are still invisible to Israelis, as Israel starves Gaza and forces Palestinians from their homes.
Read @dianabuttu.bsky.social’s reflection on Nakba day: zeteo.com/p/the-1948-n...
Read @dianabuttu.bsky.social’s reflection on Nakba day: zeteo.com/p/the-1948-n...
May 15, 2025 at 6:39 PM
77 years after the 1948 Nakba, Palestinians are still invisible to Israelis, as Israel starves Gaza and forces Palestinians from their homes.
Read @dianabuttu.bsky.social’s reflection on Nakba day: zeteo.com/p/the-1948-n...
Read @dianabuttu.bsky.social’s reflection on Nakba day: zeteo.com/p/the-1948-n...
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Two studies of wild chimps point to the evolutionary roots of human language. The studies found that chimp communication often relies on rhythmic structures and call combinations.
Chimps' rhythmic drumming and complex calls hint at origins of human language
Two studies of wild chimps point to the evolutionary roots of human language. The studies found that chimp communication often relies on rhythmic structures and call combinations.
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May 12, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Two studies of wild chimps point to the evolutionary roots of human language. The studies found that chimp communication often relies on rhythmic structures and call combinations.
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Welcome to Day 1 of our Medicaid Myth-Busting Series—where we bring truth, not fear.
👉 Fact: Medicaid is one of the most efficient health programs in the U.S., with admin costs way lower than private insurance.
Call 866-426-2631 and tell your Member of Congress: Save Medicaid.
👉 Fact: Medicaid is one of the most efficient health programs in the U.S., with admin costs way lower than private insurance.
Call 866-426-2631 and tell your Member of Congress: Save Medicaid.
May 5, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Welcome to Day 1 of our Medicaid Myth-Busting Series—where we bring truth, not fear.
👉 Fact: Medicaid is one of the most efficient health programs in the U.S., with admin costs way lower than private insurance.
Call 866-426-2631 and tell your Member of Congress: Save Medicaid.
👉 Fact: Medicaid is one of the most efficient health programs in the U.S., with admin costs way lower than private insurance.
Call 866-426-2631 and tell your Member of Congress: Save Medicaid.
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I think my friends & family are a bit worried abt all my recent doomsday prepping, but what they don’t understand is that I’m not at all mentally unwell. I’m kind of a “nihilistic optimist” at baseline. Planning for the worst, even my death, just makes my life better. I enjoy every day.
#mementomori
#mementomori
January 28, 2025 at 1:54 PM
I think my friends & family are a bit worried abt all my recent doomsday prepping, but what they don’t understand is that I’m not at all mentally unwell. I’m kind of a “nihilistic optimist” at baseline. Planning for the worst, even my death, just makes my life better. I enjoy every day.
#mementomori
#mementomori
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Yes, the cashier at Target should be able to afford rent, groceries, and bills with their paycheck alone. That’s what jobs are for.
April 15, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Yes, the cashier at Target should be able to afford rent, groceries, and bills with their paycheck alone. That’s what jobs are for.
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University commencement speakers are often notable members of the community or even famous celebrities that can inspire graduates with a blend of wisdom and humor. This spring, the University of Maryland invited someone who is all of those things and very green: Kermit the Frog. cnn.it/4i9aGYp
March 27, 2025 at 11:45 PM
University commencement speakers are often notable members of the community or even famous celebrities that can inspire graduates with a blend of wisdom and humor. This spring, the University of Maryland invited someone who is all of those things and very green: Kermit the Frog. cnn.it/4i9aGYp
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The Irish famine of the 1840s reminds us that the Great Hunger was shaped by a mind-set that is now again in the ascendent: the poor are the authors of their own misery, and the market must be obeyed at all costs.
What Made the Irish Famine So Deadly
The Great Hunger was a modern event, shaped by the belief that the poor are the authors of their own misery and that the market must be obeyed at all costs.
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March 18, 2025 at 6:23 PM
The Irish famine of the 1840s reminds us that the Great Hunger was shaped by a mind-set that is now again in the ascendent: the poor are the authors of their own misery, and the market must be obeyed at all costs.
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The Trump Administration’s treatment of Mahmoud Khalil is inhumane and unconstitutional.
Today, I was proud to join NYS Assemblymember Valdez, NYC Council Member Avilés, and 27 city, state, and federal officials to call for his immediate release.
Today, I was proud to join NYS Assemblymember Valdez, NYC Council Member Avilés, and 27 city, state, and federal officials to call for his immediate release.
March 12, 2025 at 1:02 AM
The Trump Administration’s treatment of Mahmoud Khalil is inhumane and unconstitutional.
Today, I was proud to join NYS Assemblymember Valdez, NYC Council Member Avilés, and 27 city, state, and federal officials to call for his immediate release.
Today, I was proud to join NYS Assemblymember Valdez, NYC Council Member Avilés, and 27 city, state, and federal officials to call for his immediate release.
Happy International Women’s Day to everyone except Yolanda Saldivar!
March 8, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Happy International Women’s Day to everyone except Yolanda Saldivar!
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"No Other Land," the Palestinian-Israeli made film showing the destruction of the occupied West Bank's Masafer Yatta by Israeli soldiers, just won the Oscar for Best Documentary.
It can't get a distributor in the US.
Which tells you everything about censorship in the US.
It can't get a distributor in the US.
Which tells you everything about censorship in the US.
March 3, 2025 at 2:14 AM
"No Other Land," the Palestinian-Israeli made film showing the destruction of the occupied West Bank's Masafer Yatta by Israeli soldiers, just won the Oscar for Best Documentary.
It can't get a distributor in the US.
Which tells you everything about censorship in the US.
It can't get a distributor in the US.
Which tells you everything about censorship in the US.
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“No Other Land” has won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film. “This is a big deal,” Alexandra Schwartz writes: the film, directed by a team of Palestinian and Israeli filmmakers, still does not have American distribution. #Oscars nyer.cm/sQYyjO0
March 3, 2025 at 2:24 AM
“No Other Land” has won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film. “This is a big deal,” Alexandra Schwartz writes: the film, directed by a team of Palestinian and Israeli filmmakers, still does not have American distribution. #Oscars nyer.cm/sQYyjO0
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Pro-Ukraine protests erupt across US after Trump and Vance ‘ambush’ Zelenskyy
Pro-Ukraine protests erupt across US after Trump and Vance ‘ambush’ Zelenskyy
Demonstrators surge in Vermont, New York City and Boston after Oval Office debacle with US president and vice-president
Protests against the Trump administration erupted across the US on Saturday following an unprecedented Oval Office clash, wherein…
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March 2, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Pro-Ukraine protests erupt across US after Trump and Vance ‘ambush’ Zelenskyy
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The number in your bank account does not determine your worth as a person.
February 17, 2025 at 10:07 PM
The number in your bank account does not determine your worth as a person.