Shane Michael Mathews
@shane.fail
Director of Engineering and sometimes Lead Software Engineer in Greater Boston.
I roast my own coffee, grow dozens of asimina triloba, and I'm trying to hike all new england 4k footers in winter.
I roast my own coffee, grow dozens of asimina triloba, and I'm trying to hike all new england 4k footers in winter.
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Today, I joined @governor.ny.gov, Governor Ned Lamont, and @govdanmckee.bsky.social to send a message to the Trump Administration — don’t hand our future to our adversaries by turning off power here at home.
Lift the suspension on offshore wind. Let American workers do their jobs.
Lift the suspension on offshore wind. Let American workers do their jobs.
December 24, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Today, I joined @governor.ny.gov, Governor Ned Lamont, and @govdanmckee.bsky.social to send a message to the Trump Administration — don’t hand our future to our adversaries by turning off power here at home.
Lift the suspension on offshore wind. Let American workers do their jobs.
Lift the suspension on offshore wind. Let American workers do their jobs.
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My statement on the Trump Administration’s stop work order for Vineyard Wind.
December 22, 2025 at 7:37 PM
My statement on the Trump Administration’s stop work order for Vineyard Wind.
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I feel like we have the opportunity to turn David Lynch's quote into this moment's "Keep Calm and Carry On" and it's a far better rallying cry too.
November 7, 2025 at 1:15 PM
I feel like we have the opportunity to turn David Lynch's quote into this moment's "Keep Calm and Carry On" and it's a far better rallying cry too.
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Republicans are currently starving millions of people in order to force Democrats to cooperate in cutting health care for millions of people.
We've gotten so inured to this shit. It's just monstrous, horrific behavior.
We've gotten so inured to this shit. It's just monstrous, horrific behavior.
November 4, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Republicans are currently starving millions of people in order to force Democrats to cooperate in cutting health care for millions of people.
We've gotten so inured to this shit. It's just monstrous, horrific behavior.
We've gotten so inured to this shit. It's just monstrous, horrific behavior.
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Another leap forward for electrification in Illinois.
Innovative Rail Technologies and Motive Power Resources are unveiling the latest in zero-emission, battery-electric locomotive tech.
This is an important part of the future of rail — that future is being built right here.
Innovative Rail Technologies and Motive Power Resources are unveiling the latest in zero-emission, battery-electric locomotive tech.
This is an important part of the future of rail — that future is being built right here.
October 15, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Another leap forward for electrification in Illinois.
Innovative Rail Technologies and Motive Power Resources are unveiling the latest in zero-emission, battery-electric locomotive tech.
This is an important part of the future of rail — that future is being built right here.
Innovative Rail Technologies and Motive Power Resources are unveiling the latest in zero-emission, battery-electric locomotive tech.
This is an important part of the future of rail — that future is being built right here.
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This one of many reasons that 21st century liberalism should reorient itself around *places*, namely creating places that are actually pleasant to live in, with generous public spaces that bring people's physical bodies into proximity.
The Anti-Social Century
Americans are now spending more time alone than ever. It’s changing our personalities, our politics, and even our relationship to reality.
www.theatlantic.com
October 5, 2025 at 7:57 PM
This one of many reasons that 21st century liberalism should reorient itself around *places*, namely creating places that are actually pleasant to live in, with generous public spaces that bring people's physical bodies into proximity.
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I was sent this by a Georgian this morning. 2025 premiums vs 2026 premiums for someone making $65k a year.
Republicans in Washington did this.
This is what I'm fighting to stop. This is what’s at stake in this shutdown fight.
Republicans in Washington did this.
This is what I'm fighting to stop. This is what’s at stake in this shutdown fight.
October 1, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I was sent this by a Georgian this morning. 2025 premiums vs 2026 premiums for someone making $65k a year.
Republicans in Washington did this.
This is what I'm fighting to stop. This is what’s at stake in this shutdown fight.
Republicans in Washington did this.
This is what I'm fighting to stop. This is what’s at stake in this shutdown fight.
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At WBUR this week I reviewed ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER. My new favorite genre is “Leonardo DiCaprio yells at young people.”
Paul Thomas Anderson's 'One Battle After Another' is a rollicking chase comedy
The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio as a retired revolutionary who’s been hiding out for the past 15 years. He’s thrust back into the fray upon discovering that his teenage daughter is being hunted by a ...
www.wbur.org
September 25, 2025 at 10:33 AM
At WBUR this week I reviewed ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER. My new favorite genre is “Leonardo DiCaprio yells at young people.”
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Trump is conceding the 21st century to our competitors and raising energy costs for consumers in the process, all because he joined at the hip to the fossil fuel industry. www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
US intends to cancel $13 billion in funds for green energy
The U.S. Department of Energy intends to cancel more than $13 billion in funds that the Biden administration had pledged to subsidize wind, solar, batteries and electric vehicles, it said on Wednesday.
www.reuters.com
September 24, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Trump is conceding the 21st century to our competitors and raising energy costs for consumers in the process, all because he joined at the hip to the fossil fuel industry. www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
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I remember when threatening a television network to replace their show or get sued by the President of the United States would have been an impeachable offense. (It was eight months ago.)
“I can't believe ABC Fake News gave Jimmy Kimmel his job back. The White House was told by ABC that his Show was cancelled!”
September 24, 2025 at 3:15 AM
I remember when threatening a television network to replace their show or get sued by the President of the United States would have been an impeachable offense. (It was eight months ago.)
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As I was saying…
Jimmy Kimmel is Back!
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
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September 24, 2025 at 4:27 AM
As I was saying…
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"Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that."
Looking forward to seeing Jimmy back on the air.
Looking forward to seeing Jimmy back on the air.
Jimmy Kimmel Returns: ABC Ends Suspension Starting Tuesday
Jimmy Kimmel will return to late night on Tuesday
variety.com
September 22, 2025 at 8:22 PM
"Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that."
Looking forward to seeing Jimmy back on the air.
Looking forward to seeing Jimmy back on the air.
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When freedom is under fire you can count on me to ramble and mutter incoherently.
September 18, 2025 at 10:15 AM
When freedom is under fire you can count on me to ramble and mutter incoherently.
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A new report by the prestigious US National Academy of Sciences concludes that the EPA’s 2009 endangerment finding was accurate, has stood the test of time, and is now reinforced by even stronger evidence:
Effects of Human-Caused Greenhouse Gas Emissions on U.S. Climate, Health, and Welfare | The National Academies Press
Read online, download a free PDF, or order a copy in print.
nap.nationalacademies.org
September 17, 2025 at 6:34 PM
A new report by the prestigious US National Academy of Sciences concludes that the EPA’s 2009 endangerment finding was accurate, has stood the test of time, and is now reinforced by even stronger evidence:
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"Multiple execs felt that Kimmel had not actually said anything over the line, the two sources say, but the threat of Trump administration retaliation loomed."
They will never learn that capitulation doesn't work. Never
They will never learn that capitulation doesn't work. Never
As we’ve reported before at @rollingstone.com, trump and his gang plotted to use the federal government against his enemies in late night tv even before he was reelected.
Now….
www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
Now….
www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
'Jimmy Kimmel Live' Pulled 'Indefinitely' By ABC Over Charlie Kirk Comments
'Jimmy Kimmel Live' has been pulled 'indefinitely' by ABC.
www.rollingstone.com
September 18, 2025 at 12:15 AM
"Multiple execs felt that Kimmel had not actually said anything over the line, the two sources say, but the threat of Trump administration retaliation loomed."
They will never learn that capitulation doesn't work. Never
They will never learn that capitulation doesn't work. Never
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Again, what KImmel said was NOT that Robinson might have been MAGA, but that the MAGA gang was desperately trying to say he was not and to score political points from it. Where is the deep offense to civility there, not to mention from a late night comedian?
September 17, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Again, what KImmel said was NOT that Robinson might have been MAGA, but that the MAGA gang was desperately trying to say he was not and to score political points from it. Where is the deep offense to civility there, not to mention from a late night comedian?
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A free and democratic society cannot silence comedians because the President doesn’t like what they say.
This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand.
All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.
This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand.
All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.
September 17, 2025 at 11:22 PM
A free and democratic society cannot silence comedians because the President doesn’t like what they say.
This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand.
All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.
This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand.
All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.
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I stand with @jimmykimmel.com.
On a related note, here's a flashback to him standing up for his son and to protect healthcare coverage for millions of Americans 8 years ago.
acasignups.net/17/09/19/upd...
On a related note, here's a flashback to him standing up for his son and to protect healthcare coverage for millions of Americans 8 years ago.
acasignups.net/17/09/19/upd...
UPDATE: Jimmy Kimmel and his son have some things to get off their chest.
Hey, remember the clip above from back in early May? And remember this from a week later? Yeah, well, about that... Opinion | On health care, Cassidy flunks his own 'Jimmy Kimmel test' https://t.co/Zv...
acasignups.net
September 17, 2025 at 11:01 PM
I stand with @jimmykimmel.com.
On a related note, here's a flashback to him standing up for his son and to protect healthcare coverage for millions of Americans 8 years ago.
acasignups.net/17/09/19/upd...
On a related note, here's a flashback to him standing up for his son and to protect healthcare coverage for millions of Americans 8 years ago.
acasignups.net/17/09/19/upd...
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Dems care, and try, and for that are punished.
GOP lies, hurts people, doesn't give a shit, and is rewarded.
GOP lies, hurts people, doesn't give a shit, and is rewarded.
September 1, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Dems care, and try, and for that are punished.
GOP lies, hurts people, doesn't give a shit, and is rewarded.
GOP lies, hurts people, doesn't give a shit, and is rewarded.
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Insane that even as a type one diabetic I have to get a Covid vaccine prescription now instead of just wandering into Walgreens. RFK sucks
August 30, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Insane that even as a type one diabetic I have to get a Covid vaccine prescription now instead of just wandering into Walgreens. RFK sucks
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Trump just halted a nearly completed wind project that was set to power 350K homes at a stable rate for 20 years.
Over 1,000 jobs—gone.
Electric bills—up.
All to protect Big Oil.
This isn’t "national security." It’s political sabotage.
They'd rather destroy our future than build a better one.
Over 1,000 jobs—gone.
Electric bills—up.
All to protect Big Oil.
This isn’t "national security." It’s political sabotage.
They'd rather destroy our future than build a better one.
Canceled wind project puts thousands of jobs at risk | CNN Business
The future of thousands of jobs are in jeopardy after Ørsted, a Danish clean energy company with a large portfolio of offshore wind projects, received an order from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Manageme...
www.cnn.com
August 26, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Trump just halted a nearly completed wind project that was set to power 350K homes at a stable rate for 20 years.
Over 1,000 jobs—gone.
Electric bills—up.
All to protect Big Oil.
This isn’t "national security." It’s political sabotage.
They'd rather destroy our future than build a better one.
Over 1,000 jobs—gone.
Electric bills—up.
All to protect Big Oil.
This isn’t "national security." It’s political sabotage.
They'd rather destroy our future than build a better one.
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Oh yeah this is way better than Dems with all those regulations — an administration that shuts you down for unspecified reasons. Sorry Rhode Island!
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/c...
Trump Administration Orders Work Halted on Wind Farm That Is Nearly Built
www.nytimes.com
August 23, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Oh yeah this is way better than Dems with all those regulations — an administration that shuts you down for unspecified reasons. Sorry Rhode Island!
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/c...
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Every time I read or hear that Trump's support is collapsing, I look at the numbers. And they're right where they've always been, throughout his first term and most of his second. He is deeply unpopular, but still supported by way too many people. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
President Trump’s Approval Rating: Latest Polls
Track the latest approval rating and polls on Americans’ approval of President Trump.
www.nytimes.com
August 20, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Every time I read or hear that Trump's support is collapsing, I look at the numbers. And they're right where they've always been, throughout his first term and most of his second. He is deeply unpopular, but still supported by way too many people. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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#ICYMI: You can spot E.J. Antoni, Trump's pick for Bureau of Labor Statistics Chief, in the crowd of Capitol rioters via our archive of 500+ Jan. 6 videos.
Watch him walk through the bottom of the screen starting at ~1:41 in this clip: projects.propublica.org/parler-capit...
Watch him walk through the bottom of the screen starting at ~1:41 in this clip: projects.propublica.org/parler-capit...
August 17, 2025 at 12:00 PM
#ICYMI: You can spot E.J. Antoni, Trump's pick for Bureau of Labor Statistics Chief, in the crowd of Capitol rioters via our archive of 500+ Jan. 6 videos.
Watch him walk through the bottom of the screen starting at ~1:41 in this clip: projects.propublica.org/parler-capit...
Watch him walk through the bottom of the screen starting at ~1:41 in this clip: projects.propublica.org/parler-capit...