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Matt
@mattmurph24.bsky.social
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Originally from Queens, NY. Pragmatic Jewish Democrat. Yankees, Lakers, Cards, Devils, Chelsea FC, FSU, UCLA. Civil Rights. Equality. Multiculturalism. Ruthless Pragmatism.
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Matt @mattmurph24.bsky.social · Jan 28
Some basic math for slow folks:

Senate: 53-47 GOP
House: 218-215 GOP

White House: GOP
SCOTUS: 6-3 GOP
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Matt @mattmurph24.bsky.social · 1m
Bernie and AOC really think they're hot shit.
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Veronica McDonald @veronicamcdonald.bsky.social · 1m
Good thing he’s not in the Democratic Party, then:
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Matt @mattmurph24.bsky.social · 3m
Bernie says the Democratic Party is in the "doldrums"
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Matt @mattmurph24.bsky.social · 1m
White grievance has and will always hold this country back.
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Matt @mattmurph24.bsky.social · 3m
Bernie says the Democratic Party is in the "doldrums"
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Matt @mattmurph24.bsky.social · 6m
Someone should tell Bernie and AOC that Mamdani refused to get behind Kamala Harris.
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Matt @mattmurph24.bsky.social · 8m
Bernie takes shots at the Democratic Party and now fellating Mamdani.
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Matt @mattmurph24.bsky.social · 18m
If you vote for a Republican, you're voting for this.
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Matt @mattmurph24.bsky.social · 22m
But please tell me again how conservatives are "pro-life"
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 23m
The Supreme Court's Republican appointees let Mississippi kill Charles Ray Crawford tonight, despite treatment at trial that was of the same type that SCOTUS later held in another case is unconstitutional.

All three Democratic appointees, in a lengthy dissent, would have kept him alive.
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES No. 25-385 (25A378) CHARLES RAY CRAWFORD v. MISSISSIPPI ON APPLICATION FOR STAY AND ON PETITION FOR A WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF MISSISSIPPI [October 15, 2025] The application for stay of execution of sentence of death presented to JUSTICE ALITO and by him referred to the Court is denied. The petition for a writ of certiorari is de-nied. JUSTICE SOTOMAYOR, with whom JUSTICE KAGAN and JUSTICE JACKSON join, dissenting from the denial of application for stay and denial of certiorari. Charles Ray Crawford will be executed tonight for a crime that his own lawyers told the jury he committed, despite his express instructions not to do so. Had this case come to this Court on direct appeal, Crawford could have proved that his Sixth Amendment rights were violated under our decision in McCoy v. Louisiana, 584 U.S. 414 (2018), in which we held that lawyers may not override a defendant's explicit and unequivocal decision not to concede guilt at trial. He would also likely be entitled to a new trial, as a McCoy violation is a structural error that mandates reversal. Charles Ray Crawford has identified an important constitutional issue that this Court has not addressed and has divided courts around the country. The Court refuses to Cite as: 607 U.S. (2025) 13 SOTOMAYOR, J., dissenting resolve that question, even though a man's life is in the bal-ance. For these reasons, the Court should have granted Crawford's motion for a stay of execution and petition for writ of certiorari. I respectfully dissent.
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 23m
The Supreme Court's Republican appointees let Mississippi kill Charles Ray Crawford tonight, despite treatment at trial that was of the same type that SCOTUS later held in another case is unconstitutional.

All three Democratic appointees, in a lengthy dissent, would have kept him alive.
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES No. 25-385 (25A378) CHARLES RAY CRAWFORD v. MISSISSIPPI ON APPLICATION FOR STAY AND ON PETITION FOR A WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF MISSISSIPPI [October 15, 2025] The application for stay of execution of sentence of death presented to JUSTICE ALITO and by him referred to the Court is denied. The petition for a writ of certiorari is de-nied. JUSTICE SOTOMAYOR, with whom JUSTICE KAGAN and JUSTICE JACKSON join, dissenting from the denial of application for stay and denial of certiorari. Charles Ray Crawford will be executed tonight for a crime that his own lawyers told the jury he committed, despite his express instructions not to do so. Had this case come to this Court on direct appeal, Crawford could have proved that his Sixth Amendment rights were violated under our decision in McCoy v. Louisiana, 584 U.S. 414 (2018), in which we held that lawyers may not override a defendant's explicit and unequivocal decision not to concede guilt at trial. He would also likely be entitled to a new trial, as a McCoy violation is a structural error that mandates reversal. Charles Ray Crawford has identified an important constitutional issue that this Court has not addressed and has divided courts around the country. The Court refuses to Cite as: 607 U.S. (2025) 13 SOTOMAYOR, J., dissenting resolve that question, even though a man's life is in the bal-ance. For these reasons, the Court should have granted Crawford's motion for a stay of execution and petition for writ of certiorari. I respectfully dissent.
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Matt @mattmurph24.bsky.social · 24m
Jamie Dimon enabled and protected Epstein.
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Forbes @forbes.com · 3h
The lawsuits claim the banks failed to report suspicious financial activity from Epstein in a timely manner.
Why Epstein Victims Are Going After Banks: JPMorgan, BNY Both Sued
The lawsuits claim the banks failed to report suspicious financial activity from Epstein in a timely manner.
www.forbes.com
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Forbes @forbes.com · 3h
The lawsuits claim the banks failed to report suspicious financial activity from Epstein in a timely manner.
Why Epstein Victims Are Going After Banks: JPMorgan, BNY Both Sued
The lawsuits claim the banks failed to report suspicious financial activity from Epstein in a timely manner.
www.forbes.com
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Matt @mattmurph24.bsky.social · 26m
True!
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Matt @mattmurph24.bsky.social · 29m
Someone should tell Kaitlan Collins that John Thune can nuke the filibuster and open the government today.
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Matt @mattmurph24.bsky.social · 37m
LOL
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UAW @uaw.org · 12h
🧵 The United Auto Workers have endorsed Graham Platner for the United States Senate in Maine.

As a U.S. military veteran, oyster farmer, and proud lifelong Mainer, @grahamformaine.bsky.social is a true fighter for the working class.
Photo of Graham Platner, candidate for U.S. Senate in Maine. Photo courtesy of grahamformaine.com.
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Forbes @forbes.com · 6h
Diddy will remain on supervised release for five years after he finishes his four-year prison sentence.
‘Diddy’ Will Face These Conditions After He’s Released—Including Potential Searches, Financial Reviews
Diddy will remain on supervised release for five years after he finishes his four-year prison sentence.
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Matt @mattmurph24.bsky.social · 49m
www.abc6.com/ice-agents-i...
ICE agents involved in crash in Providence, police say | ABC6
A crash involving federal agents on Chalkstone Avenue in Providence on Tuesday, October 14, 2025 (WLNE).PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Federal immigration agents were involved in a crash on Chalkstone Aven...
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Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 7h
Reminder: For all the talk at SCOTUS about race and partisan politics, most Section 2 are, and have always been, about local non-partisan elections.
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Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 2d
Although the Callais case at SCOTUS involves a high-profile congressional redistricting dispute, important to remember that most Section 2 cases (2/3!) continue to involve local government bodies like city councils & school boards. - mostly challenges to at-large systems.
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Tortilla the Hun @midnitet0ker.bsky.social · 51m
I was naive in thinking Republicans cared about democracy.

I found out in 2008 when Obama was running for president and local Republican parties got caught targeting black voters and falsely telling them their polling places had been changed, sending them to wrong locations.

GOP hates black people
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Matt @mattmurph24.bsky.social · 5h
The American Right doesn't want black people to vote.
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CNN @cnn.com · 1h
President Donald Trump is involved in planning for a major new monument in Washington, DC: a triumphal arch to commemorate the country’s 250th anniversary, marking his latest effort to impose his style and tastes on the nation’s capital. https://cnn.it/4qe3Zt1
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Matt @mattmurph24.bsky.social · 58m
Saddam Trump
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CNN @cnn.com · 1h
President Donald Trump is involved in planning for a major new monument in Washington, DC: a triumphal arch to commemorate the country’s 250th anniversary, marking his latest effort to impose his style and tastes on the nation’s capital. https://cnn.it/4qe3Zt1
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Matt @mattmurph24.bsky.social · 59m
Bernie just said Bezos owns X. Time for Grandpa to retire.
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Matt @mattmurph24.bsky.social · 1h
Bernie still doesn't get it.
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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 1h
Sorry to harp on this, but another almost-unbelievably terrible unsigned editorial from WaPo. This one has a crucial "tell" that Murdoch's Fleet Street team is in full control.

The tell: Would any US writer refer to Trump as "the American," the way the WaPo does in passage below?
A Washington Post editorial which refers to Trump as "the American."
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Matt @mattmurph24.bsky.social · 1h
"There are good Republicans out there." ~ Bernie Sanders just now
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