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Patrick Matthews

@matthewsp.bsky.social

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Delawarean. Workforce management professional, quiz bowl enthusiast, and Microsoft Excel MVP. Philadelphia sports enjoyer. I left The Bad Place.

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Patrick Matthews @matthewsp.bsky.social · Oct 3

Alternate headline: “Armed Gang Suppresses Details of Initiation Rituals”

CJ Ciaramella @cjciaramella.bsky.social · Oct 3

California judge rules that a report on police in Vallejo bending their badges to mark fatal shootings can remain secret. The judge also closed the hearing to public and press and locked the door to the courtroom. openvallejo.org/2024/10/02/f...

From a locked courtroom, judge rules Vallejo badge bending report will remain secret

A Solano County Superior Court judge on Wednesday blocked the full release of an investigative report into Vallejo police badge bending in a hearing closed to the public and press.

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 10h

Good. Even if this doesn’t work, it’s time to go on offense.

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JB Pritzker looking at prosecuting ICE agents in Chicago

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has suggested that state prosecutors might examine the conduct of ICE agents.

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Patrick Matthews @matthewsp.bsky.social · 9h

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Chris Wightman 🧟‍♂️ @wymancr.bsky.social · 9h

I'll say again winning every election for eternity isn't realistic but driving the GOP into the wilderness long enough for leaders to clean house is doable, if hard and requiring unpleasant compromises.

Chris Wightman 🧟‍♂️ @wymancr.bsky.social · 9h

The basic insight that decent people cannot work for the Republican Party remains true. The staff culture is gutter racism and misogyny all the way down. You either leave or leave your morals behind. It's going to get even worse until the party collapses.

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Patrick Matthews @matthewsp.bsky.social · 10h

Using a Simpson's worst day of my life meme template

Bart: This is the most bizarre Trump 2nd term speech

Homer: This is the most bizarre trump 2nd term speech so far

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Caroline Haskins @carolinehaskins.bsky.social · 11h

NEW: A proposal for rebuilding Gaza that's been shared with the Trump admin references Tesla, IKEA, TSMC, and tons of other companies. I reached out to them—none had discussed or agreed to any work in Gaza. Some had no idea they were mentioned in this proposal:
www.wired.com/story/a-plan...

A Plan to Rebuild Gaza Lists Nearly 30 Companies. Many Say They're Not Involved

A presentation that has been shared with the Trump administration references Tesla, Ikea, TSMC, and more in its plan to rebuild Gaza. Some of these companies say they had no idea they were mentioned.

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Tim Murphy @timothypmurphy.bsky.social · 13h

you've got to remember earlier this year the government was basically in the hands of a 25-year-old who wrote "I was racist before it was cool" and JD Vance was just like "he's a boy!"

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Patrick Matthews @matthewsp.bsky.social · 11h

Still from the Simpson's episode "Fear of Flying", when Homer feels an odd sensation in a lesbian bar

Patrick Matthews @matthewsp.bsky.social · 11h

Cheers 😎

Patrick Matthews @matthewsp.bsky.social · 12h

Oh you enjoyed lunch, did you? Why do you hate dinner so much?

Patrick Matthews @matthewsp.bsky.social · 12h

They are absolutely, positively not going to do that

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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 12h

There is no statute of limitations for murder, including under UCMJ.

Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 12h

Unless and until some kind of compelling legal and moral argument is presented as to why this is a legitimate use of deadly force, this is just…mass murder.

Amarnath Amarasingam @amaramarasingam.bsky.social · 13h

The military has now killed 27 people as if they were enemy soldiers in a war zone and not criminal suspects. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

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Patrick Matthews @matthewsp.bsky.social · 12h

I've seen estimates of $14-$16 billion per month. Even someone with as much notional wealth as Elon Musk would have to scramble to get that kind of liquidity. And then what if you have to do it again the next month?

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Patrick Matthews @matthewsp.bsky.social · 12h

I read your skeet and holy shit my wallet is gone

Patrick Matthews @matthewsp.bsky.social · 12h

a man with a beard says " now that 's a name i 've not heard in a long time .

Alt: a man with a beard says " now that 's a name i 've not heard in a long time .

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balderdasher.bsky.social @balderdasher.bsky.social · 13h

Why would the founders have concerns with non-state funding for military forces? I mean other than the rise of Pompey, Crassus, Caesar, Cataline, Lepidus, Mark Anthony, the crisis of the third century, Charles I's ship money, James II, George III's German mercs, the Stamp Act, The Townshend acts, th

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 12h

Unless and until some kind of compelling legal and moral argument is presented as to why this is a legitimate use of deadly force, this is just…mass murder.

Amarnath Amarasingam @amaramarasingam.bsky.social · 13h

The military has now killed 27 people as if they were enemy soldiers in a war zone and not criminal suspects. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

U.S. Military Kills Another 6 People in 5th Caribbean Strike, Trump Says

www.nytimes.com

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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 16h

"We've saving God."

I'm no theologian but I'm pretty sure in Christianity it works the other way around.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h

Eric Trump: "We're saving Christianity. We've saving God. We've saving the family unit. We're saving this nation. I mean, DEI is out of the window, Benny. You no longer have Colin Kaepernick kneeling for the national anthem. You no longer have Budweiser going woke as hell. All of this is dead."

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Patrick Matthews @matthewsp.bsky.social · 16h

Inshallah. Go Birds.

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J. Emory Parker 🏳️‍🌈 @jaspar.bsky.social · 16h

I’m old enough to remember when the idea of the government reaching out to social media companies to ask for moderation was a gigantic scandal

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 17h

Statement from AG Pam Bondi:

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Patrick Matthews @matthewsp.bsky.social · 16h

And if GOP is convinced they are right, they could simply change the Senate rules and pass their funding bill right now. They haven't because they're counting on Dem votes to give their bad bill a veneer of legitimacy.

Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester @bluntrochester.senate.gov · 18h

It's been two weeks since Republicans shut down the government.

Reminder: they could come to the table and negotiate to reopen things today and restore people's health care coverage.

They're actively choosing not to.

Patrick Matthews @matthewsp.bsky.social · 16h

Kind of telling that of those four, all but Goff were playing for dysfunctional organizations on their first tours of duty

Patrick Matthews @matthewsp.bsky.social · 17h

"I'm not locked in here with you. YOU'RE locked in here with ME."

Patrick Matthews @matthewsp.bsky.social · 17h

"Freedom of speech is when I'm free to say what I want and you're free to say what I want"

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Renee DiResta @noupside.bsky.social · 17h

I'm sorry, is the Trump Administration talking to a tech platform?

Is it...requesting content moderation?

Today following outreach from @thejusticedept, Facebook removed a large group page that was being used to dox and target @ICEgov agents in Chicago.
The wave of violence against ICE has been driven by online apps and social media campaigns designed to put ICE officers at risk just for doing their jobs. The Department of Justice will continue engaging tech companies to eliminate platforms where radicals can incite imminent violence against federal law enforcement.

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Patrick Matthews @matthewsp.bsky.social · 17h

Not from Maine, but I understand how critical it is for the Dems to flip this seat. I'd rather not seat a 77yo Senator, but she does have the advantages of being a known quantity with a resume of electoral success. Maybe Platner would be better, but the primary will sort that out.

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