Matt Ortega
@mattortega.com
Husband, father, small business owner, union member. Democratic candidate for CA-14.
Fight for a future you can afford at https://mattortega.com
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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.
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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.
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.
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.
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In the face of fascism, “Fuck you. Make me.” continues to be the right move.
Helluva statement from Colorado Rep Crow (D) on the Trump administration's failure to indict him and others
February 11, 2026 at 2:53 AM
In the face of fascism, “Fuck you. Make me.” continues to be the right move.
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I keep rereading this paragraph expecting the words to change
February 11, 2026 at 12:19 AM
I keep rereading this paragraph expecting the words to change
"Beers on me when I see you at training"
Yeah more training ain't gonna fix this human rights violating mess.
Abolish ICE. Shatter it into a thousand pieces and scatter them into the wind.
Yeah more training ain't gonna fix this human rights violating mess.
Abolish ICE. Shatter it into a thousand pieces and scatter them into the wind.
in a text string after the shooting, a fellow agent told Exum he's a "legend"
"Beers on me"
"Beers on me"
February 11, 2026 at 4:23 AM
"Beers on me when I see you at training"
Yeah more training ain't gonna fix this human rights violating mess.
Abolish ICE. Shatter it into a thousand pieces and scatter them into the wind.
Yeah more training ain't gonna fix this human rights violating mess.
Abolish ICE. Shatter it into a thousand pieces and scatter them into the wind.
A gift to the coal barons who helped fund his campaign last year. It's dumb on every level imaginable.
Trump to direct Pentagon to buy coal to revive industry, Bloomberg News says reut.rs/46vkQiO
Trump to direct Pentagon to buy coal to revive industry, Bloomberg News says
U.S. President Donald Trump is set to direct the Pentagon to use government funding and Pentagon contracts to sustain U.S. coal-fired power plants, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing a White House official.
reut.rs
February 11, 2026 at 3:27 AM
A gift to the coal barons who helped fund his campaign last year. It's dumb on every level imaginable.
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That the illegal destruction of USAID will kill more than *20 million people* in the next five years, & has ALREADY KILLED 600,000 in just one year, is a world-historical crime that Americans aren't being told about in the terms & with the repetition necessary for them to believe it.
February 11, 2026 at 1:00 AM
That the illegal destruction of USAID will kill more than *20 million people* in the next five years, & has ALREADY KILLED 600,000 in just one year, is a world-historical crime that Americans aren't being told about in the terms & with the repetition necessary for them to believe it.
Mad at something you don't understand is a pretty good distillation of Republicans today.
Alford: "On Bad Bunny - we're still investigating. There's info out about the lyrics. I don't speak fluent Spanish, but if it's true what was said on natl TV, we have a lot of Qs for entities that broadcast it & we'll be talking w/ the FCC. This could be worse than the Janet wardrobe malfunction"
February 10, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Mad at something you don't understand is a pretty good distillation of Republicans today.
Trump administration's affinity for child predators like its a core voting bloc in their coalition.
Police in Bloomington, MN just announced that one of the guys they arrested in an underage sex trafficking sting was a **background checker for ICE agents.**
He had a high security clearance in the Trump administration... and he was caught trying to abuse children. Sickening.
He had a high security clearance in the Trump administration... and he was caught trying to abuse children. Sickening.
February 10, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Trump administration's affinity for child predators like its a core voting bloc in their coalition.
I write my own campaign emails. (Usually after I put my sons to bed.)
I give $ to a lot of Dem candidates. Some are my friends, some have a good chance in swing districts (or a reasonable chance in reach districts), and some fit into multiple of those categories. But one thing's almost always true, regardless of how much I like the candidate: I hate their emails.
February 10, 2026 at 9:33 PM
I write my own campaign emails. (Usually after I put my sons to bed.)
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What this man is describing would seem to constitute crimes against humanity under international law. Other governments could and should contest the abuses he’s describing the U.S. government committing against migrants.
“It’s just a horrible, horrible, horrible place,” he said of his detention camp. “I’m not in fear of the other inmates. I’m afraid of the staff. They’re capable of anything.”
And here is my story: ‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
February 9, 2026 at 9:17 PM
What this man is describing would seem to constitute crimes against humanity under international law. Other governments could and should contest the abuses he’s describing the U.S. government committing against migrants.
The 25th Amendment was ratified 59 years ago today back in 1967.
To celebrate, let's invoke Section 4 shall we?
To celebrate, let's invoke Section 4 shall we?
February 10, 2026 at 3:28 PM
The 25th Amendment was ratified 59 years ago today back in 1967.
To celebrate, let's invoke Section 4 shall we?
To celebrate, let's invoke Section 4 shall we?
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"it’s impossible to tell from the disclosures how well used any of the thousands of tools are." www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2... it's profoundly anti-human: it removes humans and human values from both making decisions and why those decisions are made.
Trump set off a surge of AI in the federal government. See what happened.
The Trump administration is accelerating AI adoption across government, embedding the technology in policing, health care, defense and science.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:19 PM
"it’s impossible to tell from the disclosures how well used any of the thousands of tools are." www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2... it's profoundly anti-human: it removes humans and human values from both making decisions and why those decisions are made.
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This is the 38th time that the U.S. military has unlawfully killed civilians on the orders of Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump. At least 130 people — never charged with crimes, their identities unknown to their executioners — are now dead.
We are murdering people and it is basically just background noise at this point. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/u...
U.S. Boat Strike Kills 2 in Pacific, With One Survivor
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:29 AM
This is the 38th time that the U.S. military has unlawfully killed civilians on the orders of Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump. At least 130 people — never charged with crimes, their identities unknown to their executioners — are now dead.
Whether or not to ignore the Fourth Amendment like the Emoluments Clause.
The Fourth Amendment requires judicial warrants…what exactly is being negotiated? www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
‘Complete nonstarter’: Administration allies say judicial warrants a red line for White House in DHS funding talks as shutdown looms
The seeming stalemate sets up a clash between the Trump administration and Democrats ahead of a Friday night deadline.
www.politico.com
February 10, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Whether or not to ignore the Fourth Amendment like the Emoluments Clause.