Matthew Rodriguez
@matty-ice.bsky.social
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No matter how bad you imagine smallpox was, it was worse than that.
Ben Franklin on inoculation, after his son died from smallpox.
“In 1736, I lost one of my sons, a fine boy of four years old, by the small-pox, taken in the common way. I long regretted bitterly, and still regret that I had not given it to him by inoculation”.
“In 1736, I lost one of my sons, a fine boy of four years old, by the small-pox, taken in the common way. I long regretted bitterly, and still regret that I had not given it to him by inoculation”.
May 5, 2025 at 4:39 AM
No matter how bad you imagine smallpox was, it was worse than that.
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i am constantly stunned by the degree to which the Trump administration is a pure expression of opposition to anything that might be good in the world
Trump signed an executive order today aimed at ending government funding for NPR and PBS. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Ending Taxpayer Subsidization Of Biased Media
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose.
www.whitehouse.gov
May 2, 2025 at 4:06 AM
i am constantly stunned by the degree to which the Trump administration is a pure expression of opposition to anything that might be good in the world
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the issue I have with these is that a journalist's mission is to inform, and while the audience is certainly informed by these insights it does not appear the people from whom these insights derive are in turn informed. it would be far more insightful if we got their reactions to being corrected
As usual with these panels, the overwhelming characteristic is nonexistent or false information. Every call to understand and empathize with Trump voters (which is fine in the abstract!) needs to grapple with this.
April 29, 2025 at 3:37 PM
the issue I have with these is that a journalist's mission is to inform, and while the audience is certainly informed by these insights it does not appear the people from whom these insights derive are in turn informed. it would be far more insightful if we got their reactions to being corrected
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Despite knowing the people on the search warrant weren't there, the ICE arrest team STILL took this family's phones, laptops, and life savings — and refused to leave a BUSINESS CARD so they could ask to get it back!
This stuff is sadly not unique to ICE; it happens with regular police raids too.
This stuff is sadly not unique to ICE; it happens with regular police raids too.
April 29, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Despite knowing the people on the search warrant weren't there, the ICE arrest team STILL took this family's phones, laptops, and life savings — and refused to leave a BUSINESS CARD so they could ask to get it back!
This stuff is sadly not unique to ICE; it happens with regular police raids too.
This stuff is sadly not unique to ICE; it happens with regular police raids too.
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Just got back from the theater after seeing this surprisingly prescient warning on the dangers of gerontocracy to democratic governance
April 27, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Just got back from the theater after seeing this surprisingly prescient warning on the dangers of gerontocracy to democratic governance
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uh, people definitely know what oligarchy means? the hell?
Ok how thirsty do we think Slotkin is to run for president in 2028 as a Sensible Centrist who was also a Troop (CIA)?
April 24, 2025 at 8:41 PM
uh, people definitely know what oligarchy means? the hell?
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Almost nobody is ok with it. But was it on your local news today? If not, nobody is going to know about it in order to not be OK with it.
Ppl oppose almost everything this administration is doing, when they’re told what those things are. But most people aren’t!
Ppl oppose almost everything this administration is doing, when they’re told what those things are. But most people aren’t!
I don't get how anyone can possibly be okay with ending the WHI. This study has accrued decades of data from 42000 women and it is still going. It helps to address critical research gaps that have been allowed to go unfilled because of durable misogyny and provides invaluable insight into aging.
NIH cancels its first and largest study centered on women
The Women’s Health Initiative has produced numerous influential findings
www.science.org
April 23, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Almost nobody is ok with it. But was it on your local news today? If not, nobody is going to know about it in order to not be OK with it.
Ppl oppose almost everything this administration is doing, when they’re told what those things are. But most people aren’t!
Ppl oppose almost everything this administration is doing, when they’re told what those things are. But most people aren’t!
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Sen. Durbin does what Bluesky demands, and instead of praise/thanks he gets dunked on more. It’s the way of (this tiny corner) of the world.
But don’t forget: he invented the whole notion of Dreamers/DACA, and (I just found out!) is the person responsible for banning smoking in all public spaces.
But don’t forget: he invented the whole notion of Dreamers/DACA, and (I just found out!) is the person responsible for banning smoking in all public spaces.
April 23, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Sen. Durbin does what Bluesky demands, and instead of praise/thanks he gets dunked on more. It’s the way of (this tiny corner) of the world.
But don’t forget: he invented the whole notion of Dreamers/DACA, and (I just found out!) is the person responsible for banning smoking in all public spaces.
But don’t forget: he invented the whole notion of Dreamers/DACA, and (I just found out!) is the person responsible for banning smoking in all public spaces.
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Breaking news: The United States faces millions of measles cases over the next 25 years if vaccination rates for the disease drop 10 percent, according to new research published Thursday.
Millions of U.S. measles cases forecast over 25 years if shots decline
Measles, once virtually wiped out in the United States, could become commonplace again if declining vaccination rates continue, a new model shows.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 24, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Breaking news: The United States faces millions of measles cases over the next 25 years if vaccination rates for the disease drop 10 percent, according to new research published Thursday.
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If we’re serious about more efficient government and better everyday life in America - which we all should be - that means actually improving government, not cutting health care for poor people and slashing support for veterans.
April 24, 2025 at 12:59 PM
If we’re serious about more efficient government and better everyday life in America - which we all should be - that means actually improving government, not cutting health care for poor people and slashing support for veterans.
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Hi, I’m autistic and I’m the mayor of my city.
RFK Jr. wants to eradicate autistic people and also has no idea what an autistic person is
April 17, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Hi, I’m autistic and I’m the mayor of my city.
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Marco Rubio says that Americans living in Europe shouldn't ever have to face any ramifications for their political speech online.
The chutzpah is jaw-dropping, as he is PERSONALLY trying to deport legal immigrants for their political speech in the United States.
The chutzpah is jaw-dropping, as he is PERSONALLY trying to deport legal immigrants for their political speech in the United States.
April 16, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Marco Rubio says that Americans living in Europe shouldn't ever have to face any ramifications for their political speech online.
The chutzpah is jaw-dropping, as he is PERSONALLY trying to deport legal immigrants for their political speech in the United States.
The chutzpah is jaw-dropping, as he is PERSONALLY trying to deport legal immigrants for their political speech in the United States.
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That Elon & Trump are such fundamentally *bad* people - bad husbands, bad fathers, bad bosses, bad examples of masculinity, bad gamers (Elon) & bad businessmen (Trump) -- is horrific, and: It opens up the question of what a better version of all those things looks like.
April 16, 2025 at 12:49 PM
That Elon & Trump are such fundamentally *bad* people - bad husbands, bad fathers, bad bosses, bad examples of masculinity, bad gamers (Elon) & bad businessmen (Trump) -- is horrific, and: It opens up the question of what a better version of all those things looks like.
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Add farmers to the constituencies who voted for Trump & are getting royally fucked as a consequence.
‘Shock to the system’: farmers hit by Trump’s tariffs and cuts say they need another bailout
With extreme weather and Trump’s looming trade war, US farmers are reeling and resigned to needing more cash help
www.theguardian.com
April 16, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Add farmers to the constituencies who voted for Trump & are getting royally fucked as a consequence.
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We've seen videos like this before, but usually when you see a tearful wife pleading with the kidnappers who have taken her husband, she's not talking to the U.S. president
Abrego Garcia's wife: "I will not stop fighting until I see my husband alive. Kilmar, if you can hear me, stay strong. God hasn't forgotten about you. Our children are asking when you will come home ... they miss their dad so much."
April 15, 2025 at 8:06 PM
We've seen videos like this before, but usually when you see a tearful wife pleading with the kidnappers who have taken her husband, she's not talking to the U.S. president
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All 27 scientists at this CDC lab were told their duties were "unnecessary," and now viral outbreak investigations have been halted.
In the middle of a hepatitis outbreak, U.S. shutters the one CDC lab that could help
All 27 scientists at this CDC lab were told their duties were "unnecessary," and now viral outbreak investigations have been halted
www.npr.org
April 16, 2025 at 6:43 PM
All 27 scientists at this CDC lab were told their duties were "unnecessary," and now viral outbreak investigations have been halted.
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worth reiterating that in literally any other context a 10% tariff on Japan alone would be getting wall to wall financial news coverage, would be considered the largest trade war escalation in modern American history and the dumbest economic policy move by a President in decades
April 16, 2025 at 3:57 PM
worth reiterating that in literally any other context a 10% tariff on Japan alone would be getting wall to wall financial news coverage, would be considered the largest trade war escalation in modern American history and the dumbest economic policy move by a President in decades
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The New York Times’ Glenn Thrush says that while Attorney General Pam Bondi offered her personal sympathy to Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro over the arson attack, she refuses to label the incident as domestic terrorism—even though she labels attacks on Tesla property as domestic terrorism.
April 16, 2025 at 3:50 PM
The New York Times’ Glenn Thrush says that while Attorney General Pam Bondi offered her personal sympathy to Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro over the arson attack, she refuses to label the incident as domestic terrorism—even though she labels attacks on Tesla property as domestic terrorism.
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REPORTER: Why not show the public the evidence?
BONDI: Well, he is an illegal alien who has been living illegally in our country from El Salvador ... He is not coming back to our country
R: But the evidence. We're not gonna see the evidence?
BONDI: We have the transcripts from the court hearings
BONDI: Well, he is an illegal alien who has been living illegally in our country from El Salvador ... He is not coming back to our country
R: But the evidence. We're not gonna see the evidence?
BONDI: We have the transcripts from the court hearings
April 16, 2025 at 1:03 PM
REPORTER: Why not show the public the evidence?
BONDI: Well, he is an illegal alien who has been living illegally in our country from El Salvador ... He is not coming back to our country
R: But the evidence. We're not gonna see the evidence?
BONDI: We have the transcripts from the court hearings
BONDI: Well, he is an illegal alien who has been living illegally in our country from El Salvador ... He is not coming back to our country
R: But the evidence. We're not gonna see the evidence?
BONDI: We have the transcripts from the court hearings
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Bone chilling.
A court ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia to stay in the United States.
The Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that he was illegally removed. Trump is pretending he won the ruling 9-0.
1/ You may not think this case means anything to you. But let me tell you why it does.
A court ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia to stay in the United States.
The Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that he was illegally removed. Trump is pretending he won the ruling 9-0.
1/ You may not think this case means anything to you. But let me tell you why it does.
April 14, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Bone chilling.
A court ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia to stay in the United States.
The Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that he was illegally removed. Trump is pretending he won the ruling 9-0.
1/ You may not think this case means anything to you. But let me tell you why it does.
A court ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia to stay in the United States.
The Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that he was illegally removed. Trump is pretending he won the ruling 9-0.
1/ You may not think this case means anything to you. But let me tell you why it does.
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Trump to Fox on deporting Americans to a gulag in El Salvador: "We want to do it. I would love to do that."
April 15, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Trump to Fox on deporting Americans to a gulag in El Salvador: "We want to do it. I would love to do that."
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Despite what you’ve probably heard, Trump’s immigration agenda isn’t actually popular. While Americans sometimes approve of “the way he is handling immigration” in abstract, they are very negative on the details.
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trumps-imm...
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trumps-imm...
Trump's immigration agenda isn't popular, actually
Polling shows most Americans oppose the details of enforcement and the president’s most extreme tactics
www.gelliottmorris.com
April 15, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Despite what you’ve probably heard, Trump’s immigration agenda isn’t actually popular. While Americans sometimes approve of “the way he is handling immigration” in abstract, they are very negative on the details.
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trumps-imm...
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trumps-imm...
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No one should be above the law, most especially the President.
Ignoring a Supreme Court ruling to facilitate Kilmar Abrego Garcia's return isn't just cruel; it's unconstitutional.
They're saying the quiet part aloud — if they get away with it now, they'll do it to anyone.
Ignoring a Supreme Court ruling to facilitate Kilmar Abrego Garcia's return isn't just cruel; it's unconstitutional.
They're saying the quiet part aloud — if they get away with it now, they'll do it to anyone.
Trump to Bukele: "Home-growns are next. The home-growns. You gotta build about five more places. It's not big enough."
April 14, 2025 at 8:04 PM
No one should be above the law, most especially the President.
Ignoring a Supreme Court ruling to facilitate Kilmar Abrego Garcia's return isn't just cruel; it's unconstitutional.
They're saying the quiet part aloud — if they get away with it now, they'll do it to anyone.
Ignoring a Supreme Court ruling to facilitate Kilmar Abrego Garcia's return isn't just cruel; it's unconstitutional.
They're saying the quiet part aloud — if they get away with it now, they'll do it to anyone.