Matt Ortega
@mattortega.com
Husband, father, small business owner, union member. Democratic candidate for CA-14.
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Matt Ortega
@mattortega.com
· Dec 17
Matt Ortega for Congress
Fight for a future you can afford—and the freedom to live it.
mattortega.com
For my family and yours, I'm running for Congress.
We cannot afford this broken system any longer. Higher premiums. Expensive groceries. A criminal administration's knee on our neck while the powerful pick our pockets. It's unsustainable and it must end.
I'm ready for the fight.
We cannot afford this broken system any longer. Higher premiums. Expensive groceries. A criminal administration's knee on our neck while the powerful pick our pockets. It's unsustainable and it must end.
I'm ready for the fight.
The amount of fake awards Trump either makes up or forces people to give him is Sacha Baron Cohen-levels of absurdity.
February 13, 2026 at 4:18 AM
The amount of fake awards Trump either makes up or forces people to give him is Sacha Baron Cohen-levels of absurdity.
Imagine getting fired because the Homeland Security secretary who puts on a tough exterior didn't have her security blanky.
The details of the Kristi Noem blanket incident are just fucking perfect
February 13, 2026 at 3:44 AM
Imagine getting fired because the Homeland Security secretary who puts on a tough exterior didn't have her security blanky.
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There's case after case now where you get quick charges, almost certainly demanded from political appointees. Discovery producers evidence that rules out guilt. Prosecutors usually aren't willing to hide that evidence. Charges dismissed.
"Newly discovered evidence in this matter is materially inconsistent with the allegations in the Complaint Affidavit."
BREAKING: DOJ moves to drop criminal charges in alleged shovel/broom attack in Minneapolis that led ICE to open fire. "Newly discovered evidence in this matter is materially inconsistent with the allegations in the Complaint Affidavit," prosecutors say. www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
February 13, 2026 at 1:24 AM
There's case after case now where you get quick charges, almost certainly demanded from political appointees. Discovery producers evidence that rules out guilt. Prosecutors usually aren't willing to hide that evidence. Charges dismissed.
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Matt is a great guy:
Today I've signed the #NoFossilFuelMoney pledge. I am committed to prioritize our health, our climate, and our democracy over fossil fuel industry profits.
February 13, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Matt is a great guy:
Too many people think "concentration camps" means "industrialized death camps" from the Holocaust.
Spain's reconcentration policy in Cuba herded 1/3 of the population.
This is not even the first time in our history. We just called them "internment camps" to self-soothe.
Spain's reconcentration policy in Cuba herded 1/3 of the population.
This is not even the first time in our history. We just called them "internment camps" to self-soothe.
God the gall of @jaketapper.bsky.social lecturing that Minneapolis small business owner about the meaning of the word "concentration camp" while people are being crammed into poorly resourced buildings by the thousands and shuttled off never to be heard from again
February 13, 2026 at 1:07 AM
Too many people think "concentration camps" means "industrialized death camps" from the Holocaust.
Spain's reconcentration policy in Cuba herded 1/3 of the population.
This is not even the first time in our history. We just called them "internment camps" to self-soothe.
Spain's reconcentration policy in Cuba herded 1/3 of the population.
This is not even the first time in our history. We just called them "internment camps" to self-soothe.
Particularly as the ringleader of a corrupt real estate deal for Western colonization of Gaza under the auspices of a Wario UN.
As we dig into this scandal, can we revisit the question about why the president's son-in-law, who has no formal role in this administration, keeps showing up at high-level negotiations with actual world leaders?
Breaking WSJ:
The highly classified whistleblower complaint against Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is related to a conversation intercepted last spring in which two foreign nationals discussed Jared Kushner, according to U.S. officials familiar with the matter.
The highly classified whistleblower complaint against Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is related to a conversation intercepted last spring in which two foreign nationals discussed Jared Kushner, according to U.S. officials familiar with the matter.
February 12, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Particularly as the ringleader of a corrupt real estate deal for Western colonization of Gaza under the auspices of a Wario UN.
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As we dig into this scandal, can we revisit the question about why the president's son-in-law, who has no formal role in this administration, keeps showing up at high-level negotiations with actual world leaders?
Breaking WSJ:
The highly classified whistleblower complaint against Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is related to a conversation intercepted last spring in which two foreign nationals discussed Jared Kushner, according to U.S. officials familiar with the matter.
The highly classified whistleblower complaint against Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is related to a conversation intercepted last spring in which two foreign nationals discussed Jared Kushner, according to U.S. officials familiar with the matter.
Gabbard Whistleblower Complaint Based on Intercepted Conversation About Jared Kushner
The substance of the conversation, which covered in part issues related to Iran, isn’t known.
www.wsj.com
February 12, 2026 at 10:23 PM
As we dig into this scandal, can we revisit the question about why the president's son-in-law, who has no formal role in this administration, keeps showing up at high-level negotiations with actual world leaders?
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You can't... repeal... a scientific finding. At that point it's just called lying about it.
Breaking News: The Trump administration repealed the bedrock scientific finding that greenhouse gases threaten human life and well being, meaning that the EPA can no longer regulate them. nyti.ms/4rSszQu
February 12, 2026 at 8:38 PM
You can't... repeal... a scientific finding. At that point it's just called lying about it.
U.S. changed the official Puerto Rico flag from a light blue to a dark blue in 1952. The lighter blue represents independence and resistance.
My plan for a settlement of Puerto Rico’s status includes an assumption of the island’s debt regardless of referendum outcome. mattortega.com/issues/gover...
My plan for a settlement of Puerto Rico’s status includes an assumption of the island’s debt regardless of referendum outcome. mattortega.com/issues/gover...
February 12, 2026 at 9:25 PM
U.S. changed the official Puerto Rico flag from a light blue to a dark blue in 1952. The lighter blue represents independence and resistance.
My plan for a settlement of Puerto Rico’s status includes an assumption of the island’s debt regardless of referendum outcome. mattortega.com/issues/gover...
My plan for a settlement of Puerto Rico’s status includes an assumption of the island’s debt regardless of referendum outcome. mattortega.com/issues/gover...
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Breaking WSJ:
The highly classified whistleblower complaint against Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is related to a conversation intercepted last spring in which two foreign nationals discussed Jared Kushner, according to U.S. officials familiar with the matter.
The highly classified whistleblower complaint against Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is related to a conversation intercepted last spring in which two foreign nationals discussed Jared Kushner, according to U.S. officials familiar with the matter.
Gabbard Whistleblower Complaint Based on Intercepted Conversation About Jared Kushner
The substance of the conversation, which covered in part issues related to Iran, isn’t known.
www.wsj.com
February 12, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Breaking WSJ:
The highly classified whistleblower complaint against Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is related to a conversation intercepted last spring in which two foreign nationals discussed Jared Kushner, according to U.S. officials familiar with the matter.
The highly classified whistleblower complaint against Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is related to a conversation intercepted last spring in which two foreign nationals discussed Jared Kushner, according to U.S. officials familiar with the matter.
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Sometimes I remember Reagan removing Jimmy Carter’s solar panels and I think we’ve been enduring this shit for way too many years.
February 11, 2026 at 6:25 AM
Sometimes I remember Reagan removing Jimmy Carter’s solar panels and I think we’ve been enduring this shit for way too many years.
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tell it to the hague, buddy
Homan: "ICE is a legitimate federal law enforcement agency. We're not out scouring the streets to disappear people or deny people their civil rights or due process."
February 12, 2026 at 2:42 PM
tell it to the hague, buddy
Freedom fighter status
February 12, 2026 at 3:10 AM
Freedom fighter status
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Brutal 2025 number.
And for context, the 130,000 for last month (also subject to revision), would have been considered an absolutely crap number under Biden, who averaged 336,000 per month over his term.
And for context, the 130,000 for last month (also subject to revision), would have been considered an absolutely crap number under Biden, who averaged 336,000 per month over his term.
As expected, the annual benchmark revisions sharply lowered estimates of job growth in earlier months. BLS now says we added just 181,000 jobs in 2025, down from the earlier estimate of 584,000. #NumbersDay
February 11, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Brutal 2025 number.
And for context, the 130,000 for last month (also subject to revision), would have been considered an absolutely crap number under Biden, who averaged 336,000 per month over his term.
And for context, the 130,000 for last month (also subject to revision), would have been considered an absolutely crap number under Biden, who averaged 336,000 per month over his term.
Congressional Republicans are going to deprive D.C. of $700 million in revenue and repeal a local program projected to reduce child poverty by 20 percent, solely to spite District residents and make us suffer. They’re also throwing our tax filing into utter chaos. This is a disaster.
February 11, 2026 at 11:56 PM
I'm on record in support of prohibiting partisan gerrymandering as part of broad democratic reforms to secure our democracy.
February 11, 1812. Elbridge Gerry is accused of "gerrymandering" for the first time.
Elbridge Gerry and the Monstrous Gerrymander | In Custodia Legis
The first “gerrymander” was drawn on a map and signed into law on February 11, 1812.
blogs.loc.gov
February 11, 2026 at 11:52 PM
I'm on record in support of prohibiting partisan gerrymandering as part of broad democratic reforms to secure our democracy.
February 11, 1812. Elbridge Gerry is accused of "gerrymandering" for the first time.
Elbridge Gerry and the Monstrous Gerrymander | In Custodia Legis
The first “gerrymander” was drawn on a map and signed into law on February 11, 1812.
blogs.loc.gov
February 11, 2026 at 11:43 PM
February 11, 1812. Elbridge Gerry is accused of "gerrymandering" for the first time.
Given their private communications of support—Bovino looked forward to buying them a beer—this sounds more like a paid vacation.
JUST IN: U.S. Customs and Border Protection says Border Patrol agent Charles Exum, who shot Chicago's Marimar Martinez, "was placed on administrative leave":
February 11, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Given their private communications of support—Bovino looked forward to buying them a beer—this sounds more like a paid vacation.
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CNN confirms what MSNBC reported live a few hours ago: DOJ is surveilling Dem lawmakers when they go to the DOJ to search unredacted Epstein files.
CNN: "Another photograph - these are notes AG Bondi brought to the hearing today. This shows a list of Rep. Jayapal's search history. Lawmakers are allowed to go to a DOJ facility to search unredacted files. We learned from this photo that the searches are apparently being tracked & read by the DOJ"
February 11, 2026 at 9:36 PM
CNN confirms what MSNBC reported live a few hours ago: DOJ is surveilling Dem lawmakers when they go to the DOJ to search unredacted Epstein files.
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it's deeply funny how maintaining the belief in fascism requires hiding any contrary information, and how every institution has to abase itself toward that end.
Gallup will no longer measure presidential approval after 88 years thehill.com/homenews/med...
February 11, 2026 at 7:54 PM
it's deeply funny how maintaining the belief in fascism requires hiding any contrary information, and how every institution has to abase itself toward that end.
The right is determined to manufacture a reality out of sheer lies. A world of pure imagination.
Up until very recently I would’ve replied to this by laughing at the idea that this absolute icon of the tinfoil collective has any legit NatSec sources. In Trump’s administration, however, she’s probably besties with scores of them.
February 11, 2026 at 4:33 PM
The right is determined to manufacture a reality out of sheer lies. A world of pure imagination.
This is supposed to be the attorney general. Bondi out here making Harry Daugherty look dignified.
Bondi attacks Democratic members: "I find it interesting that she keeps going after President Trump -- the greatest president in American history. This isn't a circus. She keeps going after Donald Trump. She didn't say how much money she took from Reid Hoffman, did she?"
February 11, 2026 at 4:17 PM
This is supposed to be the attorney general. Bondi out here making Harry Daugherty look dignified.
It also makes it difficult for candidates who do not run spam programs to raise, too.
Democratic donors have spent a year frozen, largely out of justified anger at the consultant class, the spammy texts, and lack of leadership from some elected leaders.
That anger, however, is also hurting outside groups doing critical work — and that could hurt us in November.
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That anger, however, is also hurting outside groups doing critical work — and that could hurt us in November.
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February 11, 2026 at 4:11 PM
It also makes it difficult for candidates who do not run spam programs to raise, too.
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All flights to and from El Paso, Texas, have been grounded for ten days for “Special Security Reasons”, the Federal Aviation Administration announced.
Shutting down airspace of a major US city for such an extended period hasn’t happened since the aftermath of 9-11.
Shutting down airspace of a major US city for such an extended period hasn’t happened since the aftermath of 9-11.
February 11, 2026 at 8:52 AM
All flights to and from El Paso, Texas, have been grounded for ten days for “Special Security Reasons”, the Federal Aviation Administration announced.
Shutting down airspace of a major US city for such an extended period hasn’t happened since the aftermath of 9-11.
Shutting down airspace of a major US city for such an extended period hasn’t happened since the aftermath of 9-11.