M. Haytham Matthews
@haythamm.bsky.social
Twitter/X handle: @HaythamMatthews
Retired.
Always seeking terra firma & a path toward the good.
Fidelitas ad Veritatis
Retired.
Always seeking terra firma & a path toward the good.
Fidelitas ad Veritatis
IMHO, military contracts is a good place to look for sources of wasteful spending and overcharging in government contracts.
U.S. military spending is set to hit a record $1 trillion.
Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that routinely price-gouge the government.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed EIGHT straight audits.
This is the military industrial complex on steroids.
Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that routinely price-gouge the government.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed EIGHT straight audits.
This is the military industrial complex on steroids.
December 23, 2025 at 4:42 PM
IMHO, military contracts is a good place to look for sources of wasteful spending and overcharging in government contracts.
Noteworthy:
"Physical training for the tour was intense.
Footage also shows her performing crunches and pull ups, and using battle ropes.
'It’s all to maintain the illusion of effortlessness.
I’ve never worked out this much in my life'"
#Respect
"Physical training for the tour was intense.
Footage also shows her performing crunches and pull ups, and using battle ropes.
'It’s all to maintain the illusion of effortlessness.
I’ve never worked out this much in my life'"
#Respect
Here are seven takeaways from the final episodes of “The End of an Era,” the Disney+ series exploring Taylor Swift’s globe-trotting concert extravaganza.
Taylor Swift Caps Her Eras Tour Era
Seven takeaways from the final episodes of “The End of an Era,” the Disney+ series exploring her globe-trotting concert extravaganza.
nyti.ms
December 23, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Noteworthy:
"Physical training for the tour was intense.
Footage also shows her performing crunches and pull ups, and using battle ropes.
'It’s all to maintain the illusion of effortlessness.
I’ve never worked out this much in my life'"
#Respect
"Physical training for the tour was intense.
Footage also shows her performing crunches and pull ups, and using battle ropes.
'It’s all to maintain the illusion of effortlessness.
I’ve never worked out this much in my life'"
#Respect
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“Why isn’t there a White History Month?”
Because every month is White History Month. History is written by the victors — and colonizers. Much of the American history and literature we learned for generations erased the contributions of marginalized groups.
open.substack.com/pub/jesspipe...
Because every month is White History Month. History is written by the victors — and colonizers. Much of the American history and literature we learned for generations erased the contributions of marginalized groups.
open.substack.com/pub/jesspipe...
Not That Kind of White
White supremacy
open.substack.com
December 23, 2025 at 4:21 PM
“Why isn’t there a White History Month?”
Because every month is White History Month. History is written by the victors — and colonizers. Much of the American history and literature we learned for generations erased the contributions of marginalized groups.
open.substack.com/pub/jesspipe...
Because every month is White History Month. History is written by the victors — and colonizers. Much of the American history and literature we learned for generations erased the contributions of marginalized groups.
open.substack.com/pub/jesspipe...
"We aren’t just fighting Trump, we’re also up against a corporate media that sanitizes and spreads his lies.
While major outlets sanewash this regime’s chaos to keep their sponsors happy, we’re actively dismantling their propaganda machine."
While major outlets sanewash this regime’s chaos to keep their sponsors happy, we’re actively dismantling their propaganda machine."
Thousands March Against Trump In Freezing Weather
Minnesotans Are Marching In Sub-Zero Temps To Defy Trump While He Faces Horrific Poll Numbers and The Regime Cries About Losing In Court To A Tow Truck Driver. Remind Me, Who Are The Snowflakes?
It's them. It's always been them
www.dworkinsubstack.com
December 23, 2025 at 4:17 PM
"We aren’t just fighting Trump, we’re also up against a corporate media that sanitizes and spreads his lies.
While major outlets sanewash this regime’s chaos to keep their sponsors happy, we’re actively dismantling their propaganda machine."
While major outlets sanewash this regime’s chaos to keep their sponsors happy, we’re actively dismantling their propaganda machine."
"Tax cuts became a religion, pursued regardless of circumstances, even as deficits ballooned, debt exploded, and interest payments on that debt grew larger than the entire defense budget."
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Mitt Romney said the quiet part out loud: the rich should pay more in taxes.
The Wall Street Journal attacked him for it.
But he’s right—and ignoring the math is how democracies crack.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
The Wall Street Journal attacked him for it.
But he’s right—and ignoring the math is how democracies crack.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
Mitt Romney Is Right: Tax the Rich Before the Pitchforks Come Out
The One Percent’s Problem Isn’t Envy. It’s Math.
open.substack.com
December 23, 2025 at 4:14 PM
"Tax cuts became a religion, pursued regardless of circumstances, even as deficits ballooned, debt exploded, and interest payments on that debt grew larger than the entire defense budget."
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Reflection on DOJ's commentary on releasing the latest trench of Epstein documents:
IMHO as an interested citizen, gratuitous editorializing by those tasked with impartial enforcement of the law rarely if ever advances the cause of justice.
IMHO as an interested citizen, gratuitous editorializing by those tasked with impartial enforcement of the law rarely if ever advances the cause of justice.
December 23, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Reflection on DOJ's commentary on releasing the latest trench of Epstein documents:
IMHO as an interested citizen, gratuitous editorializing by those tasked with impartial enforcement of the law rarely if ever advances the cause of justice.
IMHO as an interested citizen, gratuitous editorializing by those tasked with impartial enforcement of the law rarely if ever advances the cause of justice.
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The CBS 60 Minutes Doc confirms what we knew: The U.S. is currently using our tax dollars to imprison brown people with no criminal record in torture camps overseas.
It’s no wonder administration shill Bari Weiss pulled this off the air: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjY7...
It’s no wonder administration shill Bari Weiss pulled this off the air: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjY7...
CANCELLED 60 MINUTES CECOT DOC
YouTube video by eoin higgins
www.youtube.com
December 22, 2025 at 11:39 PM
The CBS 60 Minutes Doc confirms what we knew: The U.S. is currently using our tax dollars to imprison brown people with no criminal record in torture camps overseas.
It’s no wonder administration shill Bari Weiss pulled this off the air: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjY7...
It’s no wonder administration shill Bari Weiss pulled this off the air: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjY7...
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This has always been a Bluesky-first campaign. But as of today, we will no longer be using Twitter. At all.
And I'm calling on other candidates to follow suit.
And I'm calling on other candidates to follow suit.
December 22, 2025 at 4:37 PM
This has always been a Bluesky-first campaign. But as of today, we will no longer be using Twitter. At all.
And I'm calling on other candidates to follow suit.
And I'm calling on other candidates to follow suit.
"Palestinian prisoners in Israel already face horrific conditions, with a rights group documenting the deaths of at least 94 of them in the past two years, and the rape of prisoners caught on camera."
www.aljazeera.com/features/202...
www.aljazeera.com/features/202...
Israeli death penalty bill violates international law: Palestinian analysts
Israel pushes death penalty for Palestinians, prompting accusations of racism and violations of global conventions.
www.aljazeera.com
December 22, 2025 at 1:32 PM
"Palestinian prisoners in Israel already face horrific conditions, with a rights group documenting the deaths of at least 94 of them in the past two years, and the rape of prisoners caught on camera."
www.aljazeera.com/features/202...
www.aljazeera.com/features/202...
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It’s not just Gaza.
Netanyahu’s extremist government is supporting the violent annexation of Palestinian land in the West Bank. This is illegal and immoral, and decades of American silence have enabled it.
NO MORE MILITARY AID FOR NETANYAHU.
Netanyahu’s extremist government is supporting the violent annexation of Palestinian land in the West Bank. This is illegal and immoral, and decades of American silence have enabled it.
NO MORE MILITARY AID FOR NETANYAHU.
Land Grab: Inside Israel’s Escalating Campaign for Control of the West Bank
Israeli seizure of Palestinian lands in the West Bank, often brutally, has accelerated, raising doubts about the prospects of a peaceful solution to the conflict.
www.nytimes.com
December 21, 2025 at 5:25 PM
It’s not just Gaza.
Netanyahu’s extremist government is supporting the violent annexation of Palestinian land in the West Bank. This is illegal and immoral, and decades of American silence have enabled it.
NO MORE MILITARY AID FOR NETANYAHU.
Netanyahu’s extremist government is supporting the violent annexation of Palestinian land in the West Bank. This is illegal and immoral, and decades of American silence have enabled it.
NO MORE MILITARY AID FOR NETANYAHU.
"Systems of domination rarely spread their blessings widely "
True of:
* slavery
* apartheid
* white supremacy
* plutocracy
...
True of:
* slavery
* apartheid
* white supremacy
* plutocracy
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The right, along the Roberts Court, is trying to nullify the Reconstruction amendments guaranteeing equality under the law, in order to restore the Antebellum Constitution, which envisions “liberty” as an eternal aristocracy of race and class (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
December 22, 2025 at 1:25 PM
"Systems of domination rarely spread their blessings widely "
True of:
* slavery
* apartheid
* white supremacy
* plutocracy
...
True of:
* slavery
* apartheid
* white supremacy
* plutocracy
...
Does AI make you stupid?
"[R]esearchers at mit found that students with access to ai used their brains less than those without when writing essays...
Another study found that heavy ai users scored lower on critical-thinking assessments."
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www.economist.com/the-world-in...
From The Economist
"[R]esearchers at mit found that students with access to ai used their brains less than those without when writing essays...
Another study found that heavy ai users scored lower on critical-thinking assessments."
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www.economist.com/the-world-in...
From The Economist
The world in brief | The Economist
Catch up quickly on the global stories that matter
www.economist.com
December 22, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Does AI make you stupid?
"[R]esearchers at mit found that students with access to ai used their brains less than those without when writing essays...
Another study found that heavy ai users scored lower on critical-thinking assessments."
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www.economist.com/the-world-in...
From The Economist
"[R]esearchers at mit found that students with access to ai used their brains less than those without when writing essays...
Another study found that heavy ai users scored lower on critical-thinking assessments."
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www.economist.com/the-world-in...
From The Economist
"'With the massive dismantling of [EPA] programs by the current administration, Congress has been seeking, through Appropriations bill provisions, to limit court oversight, which in many cases serves as the only backstop for public health & environmental protections'
— Jay Feldman, Beyond Pesticides
— Jay Feldman, Beyond Pesticides
Broad Coalition Calls on Congress To Reject Fast-Moving Legislation To Shield Chemical Companies from Liability beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblo...
Broad Coalition Calls on Congress To Reject Fast-Moving Legislation To Shield Chemical Companies from Liability - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog
Legislative language moving through Congress is being opposed by a broad coalition, with the release today of a joint statement on this fundamental right.
beyondpesticides.org
December 21, 2025 at 9:55 PM
"'With the massive dismantling of [EPA] programs by the current administration, Congress has been seeking, through Appropriations bill provisions, to limit court oversight, which in many cases serves as the only backstop for public health & environmental protections'
— Jay Feldman, Beyond Pesticides
— Jay Feldman, Beyond Pesticides
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Garcia: If you are a whistleblower at the FBI, at the DOJ, if you worked hard to put the files together and are seeing your work now being hidden by your own DOJ, contact the oversight committee. We have whistleblower protections.
December 21, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Garcia: If you are a whistleblower at the FBI, at the DOJ, if you worked hard to put the files together and are seeing your work now being hidden by your own DOJ, contact the oversight committee. We have whistleblower protections.
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🧑🌾 SPOTTED in Jackson County, Wisconsin…
December 21, 2025 at 6:44 PM
🧑🌾 SPOTTED in Jackson County, Wisconsin…
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Remember: Almost all of us are the descendants of immigrants who fled persecution, or were brought to America under duress, or sought better lives for themselves and their descendants.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
December 21, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Remember: Almost all of us are the descendants of immigrants who fled persecution, or were brought to America under duress, or sought better lives for themselves and their descendants.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
What could possibly justify this level of retributional devastation?
What is a suitable package of reparations for the survivors of the #GazaGenocide?
What is a suitable package of reparations for the survivors of the #GazaGenocide?
Northern Gaza has turned into a
featureless, lifeless pile of rubble, while large numbers of bodies remain buried under the debris of their homes, as the Israeli occupation continues to prevent the entry of equipment needed to retrieve them
#Frepalestine #Ceaseviolation
featureless, lifeless pile of rubble, while large numbers of bodies remain buried under the debris of their homes, as the Israeli occupation continues to prevent the entry of equipment needed to retrieve them
#Frepalestine #Ceaseviolation
December 21, 2025 at 9:14 PM
What could possibly justify this level of retributional devastation?
What is a suitable package of reparations for the survivors of the #GazaGenocide?
What is a suitable package of reparations for the survivors of the #GazaGenocide?
Resort to inherent contempt seems precisely appropriate (if cumbersome) in a situation where DOJ cannot be trusted to police itself.
BRENNAN: What are you going to do to force DOJ to comply?
MASSIE: The quickest way and most expeditious way to get justice for these victims is to bring inherent contempt against Pam Bondi. That doesn't require going through the courts. We're drafting that right now.
MASSIE: The quickest way and most expeditious way to get justice for these victims is to bring inherent contempt against Pam Bondi. That doesn't require going through the courts. We're drafting that right now.
December 21, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Resort to inherent contempt seems precisely appropriate (if cumbersome) in a situation where DOJ cannot be trusted to police itself.
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SNAP is a lifeline for workers in low-wage jobs.
Meanwhile, CEOs are paid 280x as much as the typical worker.
Don’t be angry at workers for using food stamps.
Be angry at the corporations paying them so little that they need them.
Meanwhile, CEOs are paid 280x as much as the typical worker.
Don’t be angry at workers for using food stamps.
Be angry at the corporations paying them so little that they need them.
December 20, 2025 at 9:00 PM
SNAP is a lifeline for workers in low-wage jobs.
Meanwhile, CEOs are paid 280x as much as the typical worker.
Don’t be angry at workers for using food stamps.
Be angry at the corporations paying them so little that they need them.
Meanwhile, CEOs are paid 280x as much as the typical worker.
Don’t be angry at workers for using food stamps.
Be angry at the corporations paying them so little that they need them.
"Sudan’s civil war has now displaced more than 12 million people.
Famine was officially declared in the [Darfur conflict] region last year."
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www.nytimes.com/0.F_If.oRrAQ...
Famine was officially declared in the [Darfur conflict] region last year."
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www.nytimes.com/0.F_If.oRrAQ...
Escape From the Abyss: Surviving the Atrocities in El Fasher
www.nytimes.com
December 21, 2025 at 4:20 AM
"Sudan’s civil war has now displaced more than 12 million people.
Famine was officially declared in the [Darfur conflict] region last year."
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www.nytimes.com/0.F_If.oRrAQ...
Famine was officially declared in the [Darfur conflict] region last year."
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www.nytimes.com/0.F_If.oRrAQ...
"A total of 16 photos were taken down at some point on Saturday from the website that the department created to house files — among them, one of the few that contained Mr. Trump’s image"
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www.nytimes.com/2025/12/20/u...
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www.nytimes.com/2025/12/20/u...
Epstein Files Photos Disappear From Government Website, Including One of Trump
www.nytimes.com
December 21, 2025 at 3:49 AM
"A total of 16 photos were taken down at some point on Saturday from the website that the department created to house files — among them, one of the few that contained Mr. Trump’s image"
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www.nytimes.com/2025/12/20/u...
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www.nytimes.com/2025/12/20/u...
"the Dept of Homeland Security maintains that ICE does not conduct arrests in or near schools.
However, [recently] a video went viral showing immigration agents entering a Chicago elementary school & arresting a teacher in a classroom, in front of the children"
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english.elpais.com/usa/2025-12-...
However, [recently] a video went viral showing immigration agents entering a Chicago elementary school & arresting a teacher in a classroom, in front of the children"
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english.elpais.com/usa/2025-12-...
ICE raids trigger school absenteeism and traumatize children: ‘They have been forced to leave their childhood behind’
Psychologists and teachers warn about the long-term impact on the mental health of minors, who are already having difficulty concentrating and keeping up with their studies
english.elpais.com
December 21, 2025 at 3:38 AM
"the Dept of Homeland Security maintains that ICE does not conduct arrests in or near schools.
However, [recently] a video went viral showing immigration agents entering a Chicago elementary school & arresting a teacher in a classroom, in front of the children"
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english.elpais.com/usa/2025-12-...
However, [recently] a video went viral showing immigration agents entering a Chicago elementary school & arresting a teacher in a classroom, in front of the children"
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english.elpais.com/usa/2025-12-...
"The UN Convention on the Law of the Sea leaves no room for doubt. Article 98 obliges every captain to assist anyone found in peril at sea.
[The] legislation recognizes neither nationality nor administrative status. It recognizes only shipwrecked individuals"
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www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/a...
[The] legislation recognizes neither nationality nor administrative status. It recognizes only shipwrecked individuals"
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www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/a...
'Ocean Viking migrant rescue ship stands as the last guardian of the law in international waters'
OP-ED. Maritime law requires every captain to assist anyone in distress at sea. By delegating the coordination of rescue operations to actors who flout this law, European states have abandoned the enf...
www.lemonde.fr
December 21, 2025 at 3:05 AM
"The UN Convention on the Law of the Sea leaves no room for doubt. Article 98 obliges every captain to assist anyone found in peril at sea.
[The] legislation recognizes neither nationality nor administrative status. It recognizes only shipwrecked individuals"
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www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/a...
[The] legislation recognizes neither nationality nor administrative status. It recognizes only shipwrecked individuals"
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www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/a...