Matthew Hayden
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XR | Writing | Film | MT-AZ-CA | Going to try and make the most of this place.
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I call on beloved LA band The Red Hot Chili Peppers to defuse tensions with a public performance of their song ‘Sir Psycho Sexy’
June 9, 2025 at 2:44 AM
I call on beloved LA band The Red Hot Chili Peppers to defuse tensions with a public performance of their song ‘Sir Psycho Sexy’
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Important orienting work here.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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Kleptocracy, Inc.
Under Trump, conflicts of interest are just part of the system.
www.theatlantic.com
April 16, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Important orienting work here.
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It’s obvious that people were tipped off about Trump’s announcement and made a killing off it.
Crimes are being committed in broad daylight.
Crimes are being committed in broad daylight.
April 9, 2025 at 11:08 PM
It’s obvious that people were tipped off about Trump’s announcement and made a killing off it.
Crimes are being committed in broad daylight.
Crimes are being committed in broad daylight.
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We all see it don't we?
April 2, 2025 at 10:29 PM
We all see it don't we?
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I’ve taken the Senate floor and will speak for as long as I’m physically able to lift the voices of Americans who are being harmed and not being heard in this moment of crisis. Watch here:
Live: Speaking on Trump, Musk, and America’s Moral Moment on the Senate Floor | Senator Cory Booker
YouTube video by Senator Cory Booker
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March 31, 2025 at 11:00 PM
I’ve taken the Senate floor and will speak for as long as I’m physically able to lift the voices of Americans who are being harmed and not being heard in this moment of crisis. Watch here:
It’s an unbelievable thing. To follow this guy, one of the best, most erudite young journalists in the world, and then see him as he is in this video—murdered.
May those who did this know no peace.
May those who did this know no peace.
From the farewell of the Palestinian journalist Hossam Shabat.
March 25, 2025 at 6:32 AM
It’s an unbelievable thing. To follow this guy, one of the best, most erudite young journalists in the world, and then see him as he is in this video—murdered.
May those who did this know no peace.
May those who did this know no peace.
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Today, Israel killed our colleague Hossam Shabat, who reported for @dropsitenews.com from northern Gaza. Witnesses say it was a targeted strike on his car. This is our statement:
www.dropsitenews.com/p/statement-...
www.dropsitenews.com/p/statement-...
Statement from Drop Site News on Israel’s Murder of Our Colleague Hossam Shabat: We Hold Both Israel and the U.S. Government Responsible
Today, March 24, 2025, Israel killed journalist Hossam Shabat, a reporter for Al Jazeera Mubasher and a contributing reporter to Drop Site News, in what witnesses described as a targeted strike.
www.dropsitenews.com
March 24, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Today, Israel killed our colleague Hossam Shabat, who reported for @dropsitenews.com from northern Gaza. Witnesses say it was a targeted strike on his car. This is our statement:
www.dropsitenews.com/p/statement-...
www.dropsitenews.com/p/statement-...
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“One young man sobbed when a guard pushed him to the floor. He said, ‘I’m not a gang member. I’m gay. I’m a barber.’ I believed him. *** He “began to whimper,” as his head was roughly shaved, “folding his hands in prayer as his hair fell.” He “asked for his mother & cried as he was slapped again.”
What the Venezuelans Deported to El Salvador Experienced
Exclusive photos of the arrival of Venezuelan detainees deported from the U.S.
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March 22, 2025 at 8:52 PM
“One young man sobbed when a guard pushed him to the floor. He said, ‘I’m not a gang member. I’m gay. I’m a barber.’ I believed him. *** He “began to whimper,” as his head was roughly shaved, “folding his hands in prayer as his hair fell.” He “asked for his mother & cried as he was slapped again.”
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House Rs just passed the budget resolution, the first step in their process to enact a bill that'd kick millions off Medicaid & cut SNAP down to just $1.60 per person per meal on avg while cutting taxes for the top 0.1% by $278k - all while increasing the debt
🧵on what's to come and WHERE TO FIGHT
🧵on what's to come and WHERE TO FIGHT
February 26, 2025 at 1:22 AM
House Rs just passed the budget resolution, the first step in their process to enact a bill that'd kick millions off Medicaid & cut SNAP down to just $1.60 per person per meal on avg while cutting taxes for the top 0.1% by $278k - all while increasing the debt
🧵on what's to come and WHERE TO FIGHT
🧵on what's to come and WHERE TO FIGHT
Seeing James Bond trending and then being met with this instead of casting news.
Damn.
Damn.
February 20, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Seeing James Bond trending and then being met with this instead of casting news.
Damn.
Damn.
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From the WP, a really grim, useful & well-reported summary of what’s going on with DOGE, focused on their goals & methods
February 9, 2025 at 4:51 AM
From the WP, a really grim, useful & well-reported summary of what’s going on with DOGE, focused on their goals & methods
Severance is on a fast track toward the television pantheon.
February 7, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Severance is on a fast track toward the television pantheon.
I for one think the new DNC chair is fit to weather this storm.
February 2, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I for one think the new DNC chair is fit to weather this storm.
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As someone who has reported on AI for 7 years and covered China tech as well, I think the biggest lesson to be drawn from DeepSeek is the huge cracks it illustrates with the current dominant paradigm of AI development. A long thread. 1/
January 27, 2025 at 2:12 PM
As someone who has reported on AI for 7 years and covered China tech as well, I think the biggest lesson to be drawn from DeepSeek is the huge cracks it illustrates with the current dominant paradigm of AI development. A long thread. 1/
Concepts of a plan
NEW: My staff has confirmed reports that Medicaid portals are down in all 50 states following last night's federal funding freeze. This is a blatant attempt to rip away health care from millions of Americans overnight and will get people killed.
Illinois shut out of Medicaid after Trump administration halts federal grants and loans chicago.suntimes.com/politics/don...
January 28, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Concepts of a plan
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"Today, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents raided a local establishment in the City of Newark, detaining undocumented residents as well as citizens, without producing a warrant. One of the detainees is a U.S. military veteran"
News: MAYOR RAS J. BARAKA’S STATEMENT ON ICE RAID ON NEWARK BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENT
Official Page of Newark, NJ News: MAYOR RAS J. BARAKA’S STATEMENT ON ICE RAID ON NEWARK BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENT
www.newarknj.gov
January 24, 2025 at 12:28 AM
"Today, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents raided a local establishment in the City of Newark, detaining undocumented residents as well as citizens, without producing a warrant. One of the detainees is a U.S. military veteran"
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump says he's pardoned about 1,500 defendants charged in Jan. 6 attack on US Capitol and is issuing six commutations.
January 21, 2025 at 12:47 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump says he's pardoned about 1,500 defendants charged in Jan. 6 attack on US Capitol and is issuing six commutations.
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unfortunately for the administration you cannot assert that a new and novel interpretation of the constitution is law with an executive order AND other constitutional officers have a say here too.
Breaking news: The U.S. government will no longer recognize the citizenship of children born in the United States to immigrants who lack legal status, one of 10 immigration-related executive orders President-elect Donald Trump plans to sign Monday, an incoming administration official told reporters.
Trump executive order will attempt to end birthright citizenship
The incoming president plans to take at least 10 actions related to the border or immigration, including ramping up deportations and suspending refugee resettlement.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 20, 2025 at 4:16 PM
unfortunately for the administration you cannot assert that a new and novel interpretation of the constitution is law with an executive order AND other constitutional officers have a say here too.
The Golden Age begins with… a PA system failure.
January 20, 2025 at 6:03 PM
The Golden Age begins with… a PA system failure.
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Unconscionable.
BREAKING: Speaker Mike Johnson announces that he supports placing conditions on wildfire aid to California.
January 14, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Unconscionable.
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Hundreds of incarcerated firefighters are fighting the wildfires raging across southern California for $5.80-$10.24 per day
When responding to disasters, they may earn $26.90 over a 24-hour shift
When responding to disasters, they may earn $26.90 over a 24-hour shift
‘Essential’: nearly 800 incarcerated firefighters deployed as LA battles wildfires
The firefighters earn $5.80-$10.24 per day plus $1 an hour when responding to active emergencies, according to CDCR
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Hundreds of incarcerated firefighters are fighting the wildfires raging across southern California for $5.80-$10.24 per day
When responding to disasters, they may earn $26.90 over a 24-hour shift
When responding to disasters, they may earn $26.90 over a 24-hour shift
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@tyleraking.com The Mutual Aid L.A. team's resource list is up. Please boost, it's the best one I've seen: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
MALAN Fire & Wind Storm Resources
docs.google.com
January 9, 2025 at 12:31 AM
@tyleraking.com The Mutual Aid L.A. team's resource list is up. Please boost, it's the best one I've seen: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
These fires are already being manipulated to platform right-wing talking points.
Please seek out reliable sources for information!!!
Please seek out reliable sources for information!!!
January 9, 2025 at 4:18 AM
These fires are already being manipulated to platform right-wing talking points.
Please seek out reliable sources for information!!!
Please seek out reliable sources for information!!!