Matthew Rees
@matthewrees.bsky.social
Pediatric Oncologist. Fan of college basketball, cheesecake, and outdoors. I think this American experiment is worth preserving.
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Another memorable ruling out of West Virginia, where Judge Goodwin — a Clinton appointee — excoriates the treatment of ICE detainees.
"This is not what civil enforcement looks like in a humane system of government under law."
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"This is not what civil enforcement looks like in a humane system of government under law."
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February 11, 2026 at 3:11 AM
Another memorable ruling out of West Virginia, where Judge Goodwin — a Clinton appointee — excoriates the treatment of ICE detainees.
"This is not what civil enforcement looks like in a humane system of government under law."
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"This is not what civil enforcement looks like in a humane system of government under law."
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Quite a statement by the Republican governor of Vermont
January 25, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Quite a statement by the Republican governor of Vermont
This has consistently been one of the more mind-blowing and frustrating parts of all of this. Just a handful of them standing up for some decency and sanity is all it would take.
Memory is a fragile thing in this moment so it is important to keep in mind that it would only take 23 Republicans to end this presidency with impeachment and removal.
January 25, 2026 at 3:28 AM
This has consistently been one of the more mind-blowing and frustrating parts of all of this. Just a handful of them standing up for some decency and sanity is all it would take.
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John Mitnick, who served as General Counsel for the Department of Homeland Security in Trump’s first term: “I am enraged and embarrassed by DHS’s lawlessness, fascism, and cruelty.
“Impeach and remove Trump—now.”
“Impeach and remove Trump—now.”
January 25, 2026 at 1:49 AM
John Mitnick, who served as General Counsel for the Department of Homeland Security in Trump’s first term: “I am enraged and embarrassed by DHS’s lawlessness, fascism, and cruelty.
“Impeach and remove Trump—now.”
“Impeach and remove Trump—now.”
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Yesterday it was cows using tools, today its penguins using satellite imagery.
January 20, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Yesterday it was cows using tools, today its penguins using satellite imagery.
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No one can be watching this Davos speech and reach any conclusion but that the President of the United States is mentally disturbed and that something is deeply wrong with him. This is both embarrassing and extremely dangerous.
January 21, 2026 at 2:49 PM
No one can be watching this Davos speech and reach any conclusion but that the President of the United States is mentally disturbed and that something is deeply wrong with him. This is both embarrassing and extremely dangerous.
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When you succumb to the cynicism, you are helping Trump. He wants you to think that all is lost, that he is all powerful, and that there is nothing we can do.
The fight for democracy is hard, but it is worth having. We have shown we can stand tall. We have shown we can win.
The fight for democracy is hard, but it is worth having. We have shown we can stand tall. We have shown we can win.
Many of you have become drama-addicted doomers, and you seem to think it's important for the rest of us to join you.
Yes, things are bad. But change is within our power. Grow up. Act like sober, responsible adults in a democracy instead of cynical, all-is-lost teenagers.
Now get off my lawn.
/5x
Yes, things are bad. But change is within our power. Grow up. Act like sober, responsible adults in a democracy instead of cynical, all-is-lost teenagers.
Now get off my lawn.
/5x
January 10, 2026 at 2:50 AM
When you succumb to the cynicism, you are helping Trump. He wants you to think that all is lost, that he is all powerful, and that there is nothing we can do.
The fight for democracy is hard, but it is worth having. We have shown we can stand tall. We have shown we can win.
The fight for democracy is hard, but it is worth having. We have shown we can stand tall. We have shown we can win.
Good perspective in this thread. Can’t act responsibly if we don’t live in and understand reality.
I wonder what any of you would do differently in your lives if I said "yes, America is at this moment a fascist nation."
Because I tell ya what, if I thought so, I'd be doing things differently. For starters, I wouldn't bother worrying about elections or candidates or whom to support. /1
Because I tell ya what, if I thought so, I'd be doing things differently. For starters, I wouldn't bother worrying about elections or candidates or whom to support. /1
January 10, 2026 at 4:23 AM
Good perspective in this thread. Can’t act responsibly if we don’t live in and understand reality.
I can clearly remember the sick feeling I had in my stomach that day. I feel it again today.
On the 5th Anniversary of the failed January 6th insurrection attempt, we’re reminded how fragile democracy can be. We must remember the darkness of that day so it’s never repeated. As history is rewritten by some, we choose to speak the truth of what happened.
January 7, 2026 at 2:16 AM
I can clearly remember the sick feeling I had in my stomach that day. I feel it again today.
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This is one of the most beautiful things I have witnessed, the craft here is impeccable.
August 13, 2025 at 6:06 AM
This is one of the most beautiful things I have witnessed, the craft here is impeccable.
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Another beautiful Shchedryk performance amidst ruins.
It was set in what used to be a DTEK thermal power plant — now destroyed by russia.
The contrast between russia’s destructive nature and the Ukrainian will to create beauty even in the darkest times is palpable.
It was set in what used to be a DTEK thermal power plant — now destroyed by russia.
The contrast between russia’s destructive nature and the Ukrainian will to create beauty even in the darkest times is palpable.
December 19, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Another beautiful Shchedryk performance amidst ruins.
It was set in what used to be a DTEK thermal power plant — now destroyed by russia.
The contrast between russia’s destructive nature and the Ukrainian will to create beauty even in the darkest times is palpable.
It was set in what used to be a DTEK thermal power plant — now destroyed by russia.
The contrast between russia’s destructive nature and the Ukrainian will to create beauty even in the darkest times is palpable.
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BYU AT THE BUZZER. AJ Dybantsa and Keba Keita were amazing … but it’s Rob Wright III who hits the winning shot after being down 22. Incredible game.
December 10, 2025 at 2:04 AM
BYU AT THE BUZZER. AJ Dybantsa and Keba Keita were amazing … but it’s Rob Wright III who hits the winning shot after being down 22. Incredible game.
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Agree with this 100%
We no longer know one another.
The longest consecutive stretch in American history without mandatory service should end.
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The longest consecutive stretch in American history without mandatory service should end.
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September 22, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Agree with this 100%
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Respectfully disagree: 1) in fact it is unusual for a democracy w/ this level of GDP to turn authoritarian & so quickly; 2) the weakness of both institutions (congress & courts) and individuals (Schumer etc) is shocking. Would take less than 10 people in congress or 2 SC justices to stop all this.
What America is going through is not unusual in historical terms. Plenty of examples like it today elsewhere in the world.
What makes it unusual is the rapid collapse from a set of widely espoused norms and values that centered on liberty. It is the sacking of the shining city on hill that shocks.
What makes it unusual is the rapid collapse from a set of widely espoused norms and values that centered on liberty. It is the sacking of the shining city on hill that shocks.
September 18, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Respectfully disagree: 1) in fact it is unusual for a democracy w/ this level of GDP to turn authoritarian & so quickly; 2) the weakness of both institutions (congress & courts) and individuals (Schumer etc) is shocking. Would take less than 10 people in congress or 2 SC justices to stop all this.
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It should be needless to say, but it is perhaps at this moment worth saying, that transgender individuals have the same right as anyone else to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
September 14, 2025 at 2:32 PM
It should be needless to say, but it is perhaps at this moment worth saying, that transgender individuals have the same right as anyone else to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
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We don't do propaganda to make you believe something. It's to make you believe nothing. So you do nothing.
September 13, 2025 at 8:46 AM
We don't do propaganda to make you believe something. It's to make you believe nothing. So you do nothing.
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As an American, Charlie Kirk had every right to say whatever he believed without fear of violence. The fact that someone murdered him is sickening and alarming. The fact that Trump is trying to use it as an excuse to silence criticism and opposition is also sickening and alarming.
September 11, 2025 at 1:30 AM
As an American, Charlie Kirk had every right to say whatever he believed without fear of violence. The fact that someone murdered him is sickening and alarming. The fact that Trump is trying to use it as an excuse to silence criticism and opposition is also sickening and alarming.
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This isn't "just" Shaheds on Poland
It's jamming v/d Leyen and German general's planes
It's bombing the EU HQ in Kyiv
It's bombing Ukr civilians every day and night with 800+ drones and missiles
AND THIS IS JUST LAST WEEK.
It's jamming v/d Leyen and German general's planes
It's bombing the EU HQ in Kyiv
It's bombing Ukr civilians every day and night with 800+ drones and missiles
AND THIS IS JUST LAST WEEK.
September 10, 2025 at 12:49 AM
This isn't "just" Shaheds on Poland
It's jamming v/d Leyen and German general's planes
It's bombing the EU HQ in Kyiv
It's bombing Ukr civilians every day and night with 800+ drones and missiles
AND THIS IS JUST LAST WEEK.
It's jamming v/d Leyen and German general's planes
It's bombing the EU HQ in Kyiv
It's bombing Ukr civilians every day and night with 800+ drones and missiles
AND THIS IS JUST LAST WEEK.
A working theory for much of our current dysfunction: at or near its root is our inability to live within our means and say ‘no’ to things that we want in order to take care of the things that we need to build a functional, productive society.
August 23, 2025 at 2:37 AM
A working theory for much of our current dysfunction: at or near its root is our inability to live within our means and say ‘no’ to things that we want in order to take care of the things that we need to build a functional, productive society.
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By deciding to bomb Iran, Trump confirmed two facts about himself: 1) he scolds Ukraine about risking WWIII out of deep deference/sympathy for Ru, not out of caution; 2) his 2-week deadlines to Pu are a stalling tactic, again revealing deference/sympathy for Ru, not caution.
June 22, 2025 at 7:41 AM
By deciding to bomb Iran, Trump confirmed two facts about himself: 1) he scolds Ukraine about risking WWIII out of deep deference/sympathy for Ru, not out of caution; 2) his 2-week deadlines to Pu are a stalling tactic, again revealing deference/sympathy for Ru, not caution.
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you want to win a game 7? Bill Russell is your man
one of my favorite Russell stats is that he played 22 winner take all games in his career, between the NCAA tournaments, the Olympics, and the NBA
his team won all 22 of those games
one of my favorite Russell stats is that he played 22 winner take all games in his career, between the NCAA tournaments, the Olympics, and the NBA
his team won all 22 of those games
June 21, 2025 at 8:27 PM
you want to win a game 7? Bill Russell is your man
one of my favorite Russell stats is that he played 22 winner take all games in his career, between the NCAA tournaments, the Olympics, and the NBA
his team won all 22 of those games
one of my favorite Russell stats is that he played 22 winner take all games in his career, between the NCAA tournaments, the Olympics, and the NBA
his team won all 22 of those games
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It’s true, as many have suggested, that if they can do this to Sen. Padilla, they can do it to others.
I’d only add that they already have been doing this to others.
A mass deportation regime, sooner rather than later, becomes contemptuous of civil liberties and basic decency.
I’d only add that they already have been doing this to others.
A mass deportation regime, sooner rather than later, becomes contemptuous of civil liberties and basic decency.
June 12, 2025 at 10:28 PM
It’s true, as many have suggested, that if they can do this to Sen. Padilla, they can do it to others.
I’d only add that they already have been doing this to others.
A mass deportation regime, sooner rather than later, becomes contemptuous of civil liberties and basic decency.
I’d only add that they already have been doing this to others.
A mass deportation regime, sooner rather than later, becomes contemptuous of civil liberties and basic decency.
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They swear an oath to the Constitution, not to any Fuhrer. This is abhorrent.
Will military officers have to sign a “loyalty oath” to Trump? Senior officer says it’s “imminent.”
Will military officers have to sign a “loyalty oath” to Trump? Senior officer says it’s “imminent.”
After two decades of protecting the religious liberty of our service members, the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) now has some friends in pretty high places. How did this happen? Well, it...
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June 8, 2025 at 2:32 AM
They swear an oath to the Constitution, not to any Fuhrer. This is abhorrent.
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We honor the bravery of those who risked everything on D-Day—and remember why they did.
Freedom demands vigilance, then and now.
“I have full confidence in your courage, devotion to duty, and skill in battle. We will accept nothing less than full victory.” — Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower
Freedom demands vigilance, then and now.
“I have full confidence in your courage, devotion to duty, and skill in battle. We will accept nothing less than full victory.” — Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower
June 6, 2025 at 1:34 PM
We honor the bravery of those who risked everything on D-Day—and remember why they did.
Freedom demands vigilance, then and now.
“I have full confidence in your courage, devotion to duty, and skill in battle. We will accept nothing less than full victory.” — Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower
Freedom demands vigilance, then and now.
“I have full confidence in your courage, devotion to duty, and skill in battle. We will accept nothing less than full victory.” — Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower