Dirt Dork.
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Illinoisan. Likes plants. Posts are whatever crossed my mind, reposts are things I thought anyone who willingly signed up for Matt Thoughts would also find interesting.
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Losing birthright citizenship is to destroy the legacy and intent of hundreds of thousands of Union dead, rebel slaves, generations of struggle. Giving the victory to Confederate dead and generations of racists and violence. It is as close to “the whole deal” as it can get for liberals + democracy
December 7, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Losing birthright citizenship is to destroy the legacy and intent of hundreds of thousands of Union dead, rebel slaves, generations of struggle. Giving the victory to Confederate dead and generations of racists and violence. It is as close to “the whole deal” as it can get for liberals + democracy
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I somewhat disagree. One of the reasons the democracy is also failing in Europe is that Europe is very bad at integrating new people into the political community.
Birthright citizenship is probably not integral to liberal democracy, but it is integral to *American* liberal democracy. Our vision of what we are as a country, as a nation beyond an ethnicity, requires it.
December 7, 2025 at 2:04 AM
I somewhat disagree. One of the reasons the democracy is also failing in Europe is that Europe is very bad at integrating new people into the political community.
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Birthright citizenship is like one of the only unequivocally modern elements of the American constitutional order and should be protected at, literally, all costs.
December 7, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Birthright citizenship is like one of the only unequivocally modern elements of the American constitutional order and should be protected at, literally, all costs.
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Anniversary of halifax explosion so obligatory
"Hold up the train. Ammunition ship afire in harbour making for Pier 6 and will explode. Guess this will be my last message. Good-bye boys."
- Vincent Coleman
saved like 300 people on a train, and started the emergency response. Died for it
"Hold up the train. Ammunition ship afire in harbour making for Pier 6 and will explode. Guess this will be my last message. Good-bye boys."
- Vincent Coleman
saved like 300 people on a train, and started the emergency response. Died for it
December 6, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Anniversary of halifax explosion so obligatory
"Hold up the train. Ammunition ship afire in harbour making for Pier 6 and will explode. Guess this will be my last message. Good-bye boys."
- Vincent Coleman
saved like 300 people on a train, and started the emergency response. Died for it
"Hold up the train. Ammunition ship afire in harbour making for Pier 6 and will explode. Guess this will be my last message. Good-bye boys."
- Vincent Coleman
saved like 300 people on a train, and started the emergency response. Died for it
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ICE are petaQ who fight only grandmothers and the unarmed
December 6, 2025 at 5:58 PM
ICE are petaQ who fight only grandmothers and the unarmed
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Universities will keep sexual predators on the faculty because their "hands are tied by tenure." Turns out protesting genocide is all it takes to loosen those unshakable chains.
Tenured US professor fired over pro-Palestinian protests contests dismissal
Sang Hea Kil is first tenured faculty member fired from a public university in connection to the protests
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Universities will keep sexual predators on the faculty because their "hands are tied by tenure." Turns out protesting genocide is all it takes to loosen those unshakable chains.
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Random mini thread of Saddam Hussein in 90’s pop culture
December 7, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Random mini thread of Saddam Hussein in 90’s pop culture
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it is honorable to congratulate your friends, to get a Qapla’ going in the chat
December 6, 2025 at 8:08 PM
it is honorable to congratulate your friends, to get a Qapla’ going in the chat
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the warrior does not sneak and ambush, but uses their turn signal
December 6, 2025 at 6:02 PM
the warrior does not sneak and ambush, but uses their turn signal
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I don’t care if we‘re 50 percent or 49 percent or 75 percent or 25 percent: we’re on the side of the Constitution and of right.
Yglesias is brain poisoned from surrounding himself with white nationalists on Twitter. Birthright citizenship is overwhelmingly popular. Even when limited specifically to illegal immigration it still enjoys a narrow majority. Many people do not blame babies for the sins of their parents.
December 7, 2025 at 12:52 AM
I don’t care if we‘re 50 percent or 49 percent or 75 percent or 25 percent: we’re on the side of the Constitution and of right.
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This is an important point. I recently renewed my expired passport. My state-issued birth certificate was my proof of citizenship. If that no longer works then I (and likely most Americans) can’t prove citizenship, even though my family has been here since the late 1600s.
It really cannot be stressed enough that if we don’t have birthright citizenship we don’t have citizenship.
The only Americans who have any proof of citizenship are either naturalized adults or the tiny fraction of natural born citizens who are born abroad. Everyone else has birthright citizenship.
The only Americans who have any proof of citizenship are either naturalized adults or the tiny fraction of natural born citizens who are born abroad. Everyone else has birthright citizenship.
Stephen Miller thinks it’s terrible that I can vote
December 6, 2025 at 10:32 PM
This is an important point. I recently renewed my expired passport. My state-issued birth certificate was my proof of citizenship. If that no longer works then I (and likely most Americans) can’t prove citizenship, even though my family has been here since the late 1600s.
Niche mtg post: even if I do not like playing EDH/Commander as much as I do 60 card formats, I do think the pod aspect of it has been on net a good thing for socialization reasons.
If it weren't for a positive chance encounter at 19, I could have easily fallen into that. We men really need to make an effort to put the young dudes we encounter onto positive paths. Don't ask me how, I don't know.
December 6, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Niche mtg post: even if I do not like playing EDH/Commander as much as I do 60 card formats, I do think the pod aspect of it has been on net a good thing for socialization reasons.
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One of the catchiest songs I've ever heard was a song called "Booty Call" by the bass trombonist of a group called .25 On A Saturday Night. Ska is dope
December 6, 2025 at 4:24 AM
One of the catchiest songs I've ever heard was a song called "Booty Call" by the bass trombonist of a group called .25 On A Saturday Night. Ska is dope
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We all agree that if you put Mario and Luigi in a Thunderdome situation, the only part of Mario leaving that cage is the blood on Luigi’s overalls, right?
December 6, 2025 at 10:03 AM
We all agree that if you put Mario and Luigi in a Thunderdome situation, the only part of Mario leaving that cage is the blood on Luigi’s overalls, right?
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its cliche but gun control and taking violence against women seriously
Really not sure what to do with the new model of domestic terrorist being "more or less normal guy, except for the domestic terrorism".
December 5, 2025 at 10:12 PM
its cliche but gun control and taking violence against women seriously
This also, btw, let's you put a crowbar in the "I didn't vote for this/Not All Republicans" crack. They might not have voted for it, but their guy said he was going to and now he is. What now?
I know I'm a crank about this, but genuinely tell your grass-adjacent friends. Describe these traitor fucks as the scum they are. We've all had some fucking jackass start spouting Crowder at the party or in the breakroom, it's time to implement the Goose-Gander Rule for those assholes. Be loud.
It starts with knowing the truth. Don’t allow yourselves to be gaslit into believing this is a real question.
December 6, 2025 at 6:07 PM
This also, btw, let's you put a crowbar in the "I didn't vote for this/Not All Republicans" crack. They might not have voted for it, but their guy said he was going to and now he is. What now?
I know I'm a crank about this, but genuinely tell your grass-adjacent friends. Describe these traitor fucks as the scum they are. We've all had some fucking jackass start spouting Crowder at the party or in the breakroom, it's time to implement the Goose-Gander Rule for those assholes. Be loud.
It starts with knowing the truth. Don’t allow yourselves to be gaslit into believing this is a real question.
December 6, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I know I'm a crank about this, but genuinely tell your grass-adjacent friends. Describe these traitor fucks as the scum they are. We've all had some fucking jackass start spouting Crowder at the party or in the breakroom, it's time to implement the Goose-Gander Rule for those assholes. Be loud.
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I love bears 🐻🌿
December 6, 2025 at 2:45 PM
I love bears 🐻🌿
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These cowards. Four of them strapped for combat to "ask questions" of a guy who looks like he weighs 90 pounds soaking wet, yelling at PTA moms on a residential block.
In South Minneapolis, Minnesota, nearly two dozen neighbors confronted and surrounded ICE goons after rapid-response alerts were issued. The goons were questioning an East African man when the situation escalated, and they eventually left the area without making any arrests.
December 6, 2025 at 3:15 PM
These cowards. Four of them strapped for combat to "ask questions" of a guy who looks like he weighs 90 pounds soaking wet, yelling at PTA moms on a residential block.
In which I manage to make both good government and intraparty factionalism problems worse in the service of making the caucus better.
Galaxy brain take: progs/DemSocs should support vicious blue gerrymandering in exchange for some of these moderates getting shanked.
December 6, 2025 at 5:36 PM
In which I manage to make both good government and intraparty factionalism problems worse in the service of making the caucus better.
There's about a quarter of the Dems in each congressional caucus who are just buddyfuckers, and it's hard to talk about because they just take some dogshit votes on evil shit and people (not this article, but don't tell me you haven't seen it) just say "the Dems."
December 6, 2025 at 5:06 PM
There's about a quarter of the Dems in each congressional caucus who are just buddyfuckers, and it's hard to talk about because they just take some dogshit votes on evil shit and people (not this article, but don't tell me you haven't seen it) just say "the Dems."
If they can do it to them, they can do it to you. Tell your friends.
If citizenship rights are not secure, they’re not secure. Full stop. The admin has admitted it wants mass politicized denationalization. Nullification of birthright citizenship is indeed a form of that, and there will be ever new forms after it
December 6, 2025 at 4:38 PM
If they can do it to them, they can do it to you. Tell your friends.
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Calling for regime change in Europe and supporting far-right forces also undermines the transatlantic alliance.
The EU's pursuit of its green agenda and enforcement of tech rules against U.S. firms is undermining the transatlantic alliance, the U.S. Deputy Secretary of State warned.
Top US official says EU regulation ‘undermines’ NATO ties
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau said Europe’s policy agenda was hurting its credibility in Washington.
www.politico.eu
December 6, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Calling for regime change in Europe and supporting far-right forces also undermines the transatlantic alliance.
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Birthright citizenship is probably not integral to liberal democracy, but it is integral to *American* liberal democracy. Our vision of what we are as a country, as a nation beyond an ethnicity, requires it.
December 6, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Birthright citizenship is probably not integral to liberal democracy, but it is integral to *American* liberal democracy. Our vision of what we are as a country, as a nation beyond an ethnicity, requires it.
I don't think anyone has as dim a view of the people of Western Illinois as Eric Sorenson does.
These Democrats joined Republicans in peddling a conspiracy that foreign governments are trying to corrupt America's youth through public schools and voting to make schools racially profile parents and contractors.
December 6, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I don't think anyone has as dim a view of the people of Western Illinois as Eric Sorenson does.