Matthew Solomon (he/him)
@mattytheglue.bsky.social
Director of “Reimagining Safety”, host of “Conversations for the People,” conflict resolution, abolish the police.
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JUST IN: A tidal wave of 30,000 students hit the streets in Charlotte, walking out to confront ICE with sheer numbers and zero hesitation.
This is a generation refusing to be controlled.
This is a generation refusing to be controlled.
November 20, 2025 at 3:52 AM
JUST IN: A tidal wave of 30,000 students hit the streets in Charlotte, walking out to confront ICE with sheer numbers and zero hesitation.
This is a generation refusing to be controlled.
This is a generation refusing to be controlled.
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Trump filed lawsuits over jokes, tweets, and news articles, but not once over any of the countless allegations of child rape. I feel like more people should mention that.
November 1, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Trump filed lawsuits over jokes, tweets, and news articles, but not once over any of the countless allegations of child rape. I feel like more people should mention that.
Los Angeles! Join us this Saturday 11/15 at All Power Books for the 102nd screening of “Reimagining Safety”. Being nonperishable food and toiletries donations. www.ReimaginingSafetyMovie.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Los Angeles! Join us this Saturday 11/15 at All Power Books for the 102nd screening of “Reimagining Safety”. Being nonperishable food and toiletries donations. www.ReimaginingSafetyMovie.com
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Sen Dems: OK, we'll vote to open the government if all promise to give us a vote on health-care in the future.
Sen Repubs: (to each other "omg this is like taking candy from a baby") Yes deal!!!
Sen Dems: You guys promise? We are trusting you
Sen Repubs: Would we ever lie to you 😉
Sen Repubs: (to each other "omg this is like taking candy from a baby") Yes deal!!!
Sen Dems: You guys promise? We are trusting you
Sen Repubs: Would we ever lie to you 😉
November 9, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Sen Dems: OK, we'll vote to open the government if all promise to give us a vote on health-care in the future.
Sen Repubs: (to each other "omg this is like taking candy from a baby") Yes deal!!!
Sen Dems: You guys promise? We are trusting you
Sen Repubs: Would we ever lie to you 😉
Sen Repubs: (to each other "omg this is like taking candy from a baby") Yes deal!!!
Sen Dems: You guys promise? We are trusting you
Sen Repubs: Would we ever lie to you 😉
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Telling states NOT TO feed people is vile.
November 9, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Telling states NOT TO feed people is vile.
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🚨FLOTILLA UPDATE
They are now only 50-60 nautical miles from Gaza.
Most boats are still sailing, around 35 vessels
At least two boats have been told to stop or be attacked with water cannons. Both (All In and Meteque) have refused and carried on sailing.
1/2
They are now only 50-60 nautical miles from Gaza.
Most boats are still sailing, around 35 vessels
At least two boats have been told to stop or be attacked with water cannons. Both (All In and Meteque) have refused and carried on sailing.
1/2
October 1, 2025 at 10:16 PM
🚨FLOTILLA UPDATE
They are now only 50-60 nautical miles from Gaza.
Most boats are still sailing, around 35 vessels
At least two boats have been told to stop or be attacked with water cannons. Both (All In and Meteque) have refused and carried on sailing.
1/2
They are now only 50-60 nautical miles from Gaza.
Most boats are still sailing, around 35 vessels
At least two boats have been told to stop or be attacked with water cannons. Both (All In and Meteque) have refused and carried on sailing.
1/2
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Above all, the flotilla has proven that ordinary people — doctors, fishermen, students, journalists, lawyers, clergymen, and retirees from 44 countries — can not only unite around a sense of moral outrage, but also take matters into their own hands to do something about it.
October 1, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Above all, the flotilla has proven that ordinary people — doctors, fishermen, students, journalists, lawyers, clergymen, and retirees from 44 countries — can not only unite around a sense of moral outrage, but also take matters into their own hands to do something about it.
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“Israeli Forces Are Attacking Flotilla Boats With Water - They're Still Sailing”
Novara Media, 22m ago
www.instagram.com/reel/DPSBUwB...
Novara Media, 22m ago
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October 1, 2025 at 9:57 PM
“Israeli Forces Are Attacking Flotilla Boats With Water - They're Still Sailing”
Novara Media, 22m ago
www.instagram.com/reel/DPSBUwB...
Novara Media, 22m ago
www.instagram.com/reel/DPSBUwB...
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TONIGHT!
Gov Shutdown
Trump & Hegseth BERATE military generals
Brutal ICE attacks on journalists, protesters
Dems write stern tweets
Israel INTERCEPTS Flotilla
@mattytheglue.bsky.social joins to discuss his doc “REIMAGINING SAFETY” - invest in care, not cops
www.youtube.com/live/4qbe_ui...
Gov Shutdown
Trump & Hegseth BERATE military generals
Brutal ICE attacks on journalists, protesters
Dems write stern tweets
Israel INTERCEPTS Flotilla
@mattytheglue.bsky.social joins to discuss his doc “REIMAGINING SAFETY” - invest in care, not cops
www.youtube.com/live/4qbe_ui...
REIMAGINING SAFETY Edition!
YouTube video by Punch Up Pod
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October 1, 2025 at 7:06 PM
TONIGHT!
Gov Shutdown
Trump & Hegseth BERATE military generals
Brutal ICE attacks on journalists, protesters
Dems write stern tweets
Israel INTERCEPTS Flotilla
@mattytheglue.bsky.social joins to discuss his doc “REIMAGINING SAFETY” - invest in care, not cops
www.youtube.com/live/4qbe_ui...
Gov Shutdown
Trump & Hegseth BERATE military generals
Brutal ICE attacks on journalists, protesters
Dems write stern tweets
Israel INTERCEPTS Flotilla
@mattytheglue.bsky.social joins to discuss his doc “REIMAGINING SAFETY” - invest in care, not cops
www.youtube.com/live/4qbe_ui...
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Poor people in the United States are a primary target for policing, especially those forced to live on the streets.
Data shows that more than 40% of unhoused people booked into jail were booked again within the year.
Data shows that more than 40% of unhoused people booked into jail were booked again within the year.
September 10, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Poor people in the United States are a primary target for policing, especially those forced to live on the streets.
Data shows that more than 40% of unhoused people booked into jail were booked again within the year.
Data shows that more than 40% of unhoused people booked into jail were booked again within the year.
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We aren’t talking enough about how the ATF failed to recognize that the marking on a bullet was just a headstamp (basic ammo ID) not a “trans symbol,” that someone leaked that misinfo to right wing extremist Steven Crowder, and that the WSJ reprinted it as fact. Total clown shoes
September 13, 2025 at 12:55 AM
We aren’t talking enough about how the ATF failed to recognize that the marking on a bullet was just a headstamp (basic ammo ID) not a “trans symbol,” that someone leaked that misinfo to right wing extremist Steven Crowder, and that the WSJ reprinted it as fact. Total clown shoes
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newsom has made the calculation that he can win without the support of trans folks, homeless people, and their allies. that’s his prerogative. he’s free to try. but i don’t think it’s fair to get mad at those communities for a choice *he* made. he’s the one who decided he doesn’t want their vote!
September 3, 2025 at 11:55 PM
newsom has made the calculation that he can win without the support of trans folks, homeless people, and their allies. that’s his prerogative. he’s free to try. but i don’t think it’s fair to get mad at those communities for a choice *he* made. he’s the one who decided he doesn’t want their vote!
Floridians! Join us Friday night in Miami and Saturday afternoon in Broward for screenings of “Reimagining Safety” hosted by Florida Rising!
August 21, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Floridians! Join us Friday night in Miami and Saturday afternoon in Broward for screenings of “Reimagining Safety” hosted by Florida Rising!
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Raza Unida National Chairperson, Ernesto Ayala has been kidnapped while working to keep community members safe. He is currently being held at MDC (Los Angeles). You can support by calling 213-485-0439 ext. 5123 and demand his release.
#FreeErnesto
#FreeErnesto
July 9, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Raza Unida National Chairperson, Ernesto Ayala has been kidnapped while working to keep community members safe. He is currently being held at MDC (Los Angeles). You can support by calling 213-485-0439 ext. 5123 and demand his release.
#FreeErnesto
#FreeErnesto
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This isn't immigration control, it's genocide.
July 3, 2025 at 12:23 AM
This isn't immigration control, it's genocide.
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lol the @latimes.com can’t compete with @lataco.bsky.social. It’s not even close… we’ve known this but the moment really lays bare the media landscape.
July 3, 2025 at 5:51 AM
lol the @latimes.com can’t compete with @lataco.bsky.social. It’s not even close… we’ve known this but the moment really lays bare the media landscape.
Join us in Santa Cruz CA for the next “Reimagining Safety” screening and community event! 6/28 at 7pm. The Tannery Arts Center. Film starts at Sunset.
June 25, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Join us in Santa Cruz CA for the next “Reimagining Safety” screening and community event! 6/28 at 7pm. The Tannery Arts Center. Film starts at Sunset.
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🚨🚨🚨KERN COUNTY PEEPS ANTI-ICE MUTUAL AID🚨🚨🚨
Hi everybody, for my people back home in Kern County, the org Building Healthy Communities is distributing food to families who are afraid to leave the house right now. Pick up in Bakersfield or McFarland or delivery available. www.instagram.com/bhckern
Hi everybody, for my people back home in Kern County, the org Building Healthy Communities is distributing food to families who are afraid to leave the house right now. Pick up in Bakersfield or McFarland or delivery available. www.instagram.com/bhckern
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June 13, 2025 at 3:15 PM
🚨🚨🚨KERN COUNTY PEEPS ANTI-ICE MUTUAL AID🚨🚨🚨
Hi everybody, for my people back home in Kern County, the org Building Healthy Communities is distributing food to families who are afraid to leave the house right now. Pick up in Bakersfield or McFarland or delivery available. www.instagram.com/bhckern
Hi everybody, for my people back home in Kern County, the org Building Healthy Communities is distributing food to families who are afraid to leave the house right now. Pick up in Bakersfield or McFarland or delivery available. www.instagram.com/bhckern
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All, most of you know by now what happened to me in February.
I've written an essay about this for @harpersbazaar.uol.com.br.web.brid.gy, and I hope you'll give it a read:
I've written an essay about this for @harpersbazaar.uol.com.br.web.brid.gy, and I hope you'll give it a read:
All The Women I Met in Jail
A law meant to help victims of domestic violence often results in their arrest. One woman details surviving abuse and the system that claimed to protect her.
www.harpersbazaar.com
April 24, 2025 at 4:26 PM
All, most of you know by now what happened to me in February.
I've written an essay about this for @harpersbazaar.uol.com.br.web.brid.gy, and I hope you'll give it a read:
I've written an essay about this for @harpersbazaar.uol.com.br.web.brid.gy, and I hope you'll give it a read:
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“Who are you going to call if something goes wrong?”
Let me impress this upon you: if you call the cops, they may shoot a child. They also might not come. They do not have any obligation to show up.
Let me impress this upon you: if you call the cops, they may shoot a child. They also might not come. They do not have any obligation to show up.
June 8, 2025 at 5:02 PM
“Who are you going to call if something goes wrong?”
Let me impress this upon you: if you call the cops, they may shoot a child. They also might not come. They do not have any obligation to show up.
Let me impress this upon you: if you call the cops, they may shoot a child. They also might not come. They do not have any obligation to show up.
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Whatever your fucking slogan is, if it doesn’t require people to confront that they have been infected with copaganda that has led them to believe untrue things about the police, it’s a bad slogan.
June 8, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Whatever your fucking slogan is, if it doesn’t require people to confront that they have been infected with copaganda that has led them to believe untrue things about the police, it’s a bad slogan.
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One of the reasons I think “defund the police” is a great slogan is that you get to repeatedly tell people that studies show that police don’t actually solve murders, and in fact one-third of stranger-murders are committed by police.
June 8, 2025 at 4:53 PM
One of the reasons I think “defund the police” is a great slogan is that you get to repeatedly tell people that studies show that police don’t actually solve murders, and in fact one-third of stranger-murders are committed by police.
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If you are arrested during a protest or action against ICE or CPD in Chicago, I can represent you pro bono. Email me at sheryl@weikallaw.com.
(This is an offer for criminal defense; I unfortunately don't do immigration law.)
(This is an offer for criminal defense; I unfortunately don't do immigration law.)
June 7, 2025 at 10:54 PM
If you are arrested during a protest or action against ICE or CPD in Chicago, I can represent you pro bono. Email me at sheryl@weikallaw.com.
(This is an offer for criminal defense; I unfortunately don't do immigration law.)
(This is an offer for criminal defense; I unfortunately don't do immigration law.)
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ER doctor here! Please seek medical attention (go to the ER) if you are hit in the head with a ballistic.
“Less lethal” weapons kill people all the time, in addition to causing permanent disabilities.
If you don’t feel safe disclosing that you were protesting just say you were hit in the head, etc
“Less lethal” weapons kill people all the time, in addition to causing permanent disabilities.
If you don’t feel safe disclosing that you were protesting just say you were hit in the head, etc
Head injuries like Sean's are very serious. Go immediately to the ER even if the victim is alert and talking. Brain swelling has a short delay and bleeds can start later. You can be fine one minute and dead within an hour.
Two LA photojournalists have been shot with tear gas canisters by DHS HSI, including @acatwithnews.bsky.social who was directly targeted by HSI and struck in the head. Sean is en route to the ER with obvious facial injuries. He was conscious and talking when he left the scene.
June 8, 2025 at 1:18 AM
ER doctor here! Please seek medical attention (go to the ER) if you are hit in the head with a ballistic.
“Less lethal” weapons kill people all the time, in addition to causing permanent disabilities.
If you don’t feel safe disclosing that you were protesting just say you were hit in the head, etc
“Less lethal” weapons kill people all the time, in addition to causing permanent disabilities.
If you don’t feel safe disclosing that you were protesting just say you were hit in the head, etc
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🚨 ALERTA PHILLY 🚨
Hearing from a very credible local source that there may be ICE action tomorrow (Sunday 6/8) in the following areas:
5th and Washington Ave
7th and Snyder Ave
5th and McKean/Wolf
Chinatown
Let your neighbors know to stay safe and be vigilant. Be ready. Be water.
Hearing from a very credible local source that there may be ICE action tomorrow (Sunday 6/8) in the following areas:
5th and Washington Ave
7th and Snyder Ave
5th and McKean/Wolf
Chinatown
Let your neighbors know to stay safe and be vigilant. Be ready. Be water.
June 8, 2025 at 1:21 AM
🚨 ALERTA PHILLY 🚨
Hearing from a very credible local source that there may be ICE action tomorrow (Sunday 6/8) in the following areas:
5th and Washington Ave
7th and Snyder Ave
5th and McKean/Wolf
Chinatown
Let your neighbors know to stay safe and be vigilant. Be ready. Be water.
Hearing from a very credible local source that there may be ICE action tomorrow (Sunday 6/8) in the following areas:
5th and Washington Ave
7th and Snyder Ave
5th and McKean/Wolf
Chinatown
Let your neighbors know to stay safe and be vigilant. Be ready. Be water.