Matthew trattner
@matthewtrattner530.bsky.social
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Morning selection of my flower paintings: freesia, lemons and an hourglass, pastel (sold)
#pastelflowers
#pastelflowers
January 21, 2026 at 6:32 AM
Morning selection of my flower paintings: freesia, lemons and an hourglass, pastel (sold)
#pastelflowers
#pastelflowers
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Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty: "What is this about? It certainly isn't about fraud. This isn't how you investigate fraud. This is about the administration's anger over Minnesota's leaders, our tradition of valuing our neighbors, our immigrant neighbors."
January 21, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty: "What is this about? It certainly isn't about fraud. This isn't how you investigate fraud. This is about the administration's anger over Minnesota's leaders, our tradition of valuing our neighbors, our immigrant neighbors."
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AG Ellison: "If you're not gonna do an investigation, and you won't rely on other authorities to do an investigation, it sounds like you're trying to do a coverup."
January 21, 2026 at 1:30 AM
AG Ellison: "If you're not gonna do an investigation, and you won't rely on other authorities to do an investigation, it sounds like you're trying to do a coverup."
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Federal agents are pulling over off duty cops based on the color of their skin.
This is not a serious operation to enforce immigration law. It’s a performative show of force and it’s gotten way out of hand.
This is not a serious operation to enforce immigration law. It’s a performative show of force and it’s gotten way out of hand.
January 20, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Federal agents are pulling over off duty cops based on the color of their skin.
This is not a serious operation to enforce immigration law. It’s a performative show of force and it’s gotten way out of hand.
This is not a serious operation to enforce immigration law. It’s a performative show of force and it’s gotten way out of hand.
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Moriarty: "A police officer of color who was off duty was boxed in by ICE - she's a citizen - they demanded to know who she was & see her papers. She was going to try to record it & they ripped the phone out of her hand. That happened to a cop. That's what's happening here on the streets of MN."
January 21, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Moriarty: "A police officer of color who was off duty was boxed in by ICE - she's a citizen - they demanded to know who she was & see her papers. She was going to try to record it & they ripped the phone out of her hand. That happened to a cop. That's what's happening here on the streets of MN."
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January 20, 2026 at 9:58 PM
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Won't someone PLEASE, for the sake of all that's rational, give him some sort of prize to limit the worldwide damage he's been doing on a daily basis?
#ThankYouForYourAttentionToHisDementia 🙏
#ThankYouForYourAttentionToHisDementia 🙏
January 20, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Won't someone PLEASE, for the sake of all that's rational, give him some sort of prize to limit the worldwide damage he's been doing on a daily basis?
#ThankYouForYourAttentionToHisDementia 🙏
#ThankYouForYourAttentionToHisDementia 🙏
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Mamdani: "I am in support of abolishing ICE. What we see is an entity that has no interest in fulfilling its stated reason to exist. We're seeing a government agency that is supposed to be enforcing some kind of immigration law, but instead what it's doing is terrorizing people."
January 20, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Mamdani: "I am in support of abolishing ICE. What we see is an entity that has no interest in fulfilling its stated reason to exist. We're seeing a government agency that is supposed to be enforcing some kind of immigration law, but instead what it's doing is terrorizing people."
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Happily ignoring everything Borges wrote on Oscar Wilde
(Trying to do a close reading of The Ballad of Reading Gaol on my own!)
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(Trying to do a close reading of The Ballad of Reading Gaol on my own!)
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January 20, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Happily ignoring everything Borges wrote on Oscar Wilde
(Trying to do a close reading of The Ballad of Reading Gaol on my own!)
❤️
(Trying to do a close reading of The Ballad of Reading Gaol on my own!)
❤️
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Carney: "American hegemony in particular helped provide public goods, a stable financial system... this bargain no longer works. Let me be direct. We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition... recently, great powers have begun using economic integration as a weapon. Tariffs as leverage ... "
January 20, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Carney: "American hegemony in particular helped provide public goods, a stable financial system... this bargain no longer works. Let me be direct. We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition... recently, great powers have begun using economic integration as a weapon. Tariffs as leverage ... "
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thesis: the difficulty of creating a realistic facsimile of an online user scales directly with the number of unrelated vectors the user has for self-expression
evidence: it's much harder to create a realistic "bot" in an mmorpg than it is to make one on bsky
conclusion: atproto needs a MUD layer
evidence: it's much harder to create a realistic "bot" in an mmorpg than it is to make one on bsky
conclusion: atproto needs a MUD layer
January 20, 2026 at 4:32 AM
thesis: the difficulty of creating a realistic facsimile of an online user scales directly with the number of unrelated vectors the user has for self-expression
evidence: it's much harder to create a realistic "bot" in an mmorpg than it is to make one on bsky
conclusion: atproto needs a MUD layer
evidence: it's much harder to create a realistic "bot" in an mmorpg than it is to make one on bsky
conclusion: atproto needs a MUD layer
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If you're a soldier in the 11th Airborne Division being ordered to prep for deployment to Minnesota or Greenland, remember that you have the right to apply for conscientious objector status.
Call the GI Bill Rights hotline: 1-877-447-4487
Call the GI Bill Rights hotline: 1-877-447-4487
January 19, 2026 at 7:23 PM
If you're a soldier in the 11th Airborne Division being ordered to prep for deployment to Minnesota or Greenland, remember that you have the right to apply for conscientious objector status.
Call the GI Bill Rights hotline: 1-877-447-4487
Call the GI Bill Rights hotline: 1-877-447-4487
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Does anyone remember the classic "ICE vs The Viking in a Bathtub" sketch on Monty Python? Good times!
January 19, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Does anyone remember the classic "ICE vs The Viking in a Bathtub" sketch on Monty Python? Good times!
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"In the immediate aftermath of the death of Renée Good in Minneapolis... an FBI agent in Minnesota conducted an initial review of the shooting and determined that sufficient grounds existed to open a probe into the actions of the officer who shot Good..."
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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FBI opened probe on Minneapolis shooting; none exists now, Justice Dept. says
After the death of Renée Good in Minneapolis, FBI agents launched a civil rights probe into the shooting. The Justice Department says no such case now exists.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 19, 2026 at 6:44 PM
"In the immediate aftermath of the death of Renée Good in Minneapolis... an FBI agent in Minnesota conducted an initial review of the shooting and determined that sufficient grounds existed to open a probe into the actions of the officer who shot Good..."
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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In the face of hatred, Dr. King inspired us to build a society filled with hope, kindness, and love for our neighbor.
Together, we must continue to work to enact his vision of equal opportunity for all.
Together, we must continue to work to enact his vision of equal opportunity for all.
January 19, 2026 at 3:32 PM
In the face of hatred, Dr. King inspired us to build a society filled with hope, kindness, and love for our neighbor.
Together, we must continue to work to enact his vision of equal opportunity for all.
Together, we must continue to work to enact his vision of equal opportunity for all.
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Everyone is 12 theory of American politics remains strong.
Furthermore, Minnesota is Canada.
Furthermore, Minnesota is Canada.
January 19, 2026 at 8:33 AM
Everyone is 12 theory of American politics remains strong.
Furthermore, Minnesota is Canada.
Furthermore, Minnesota is Canada.
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this is what it has come to for Mexican restaurants in the Twin Cities
January 19, 2026 at 2:12 AM
this is what it has come to for Mexican restaurants in the Twin Cities
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Hey y’all, I’ve got some news that made my day.
My daughter’s home for the holiday weekend and just told me that every one of her professors this semester is a woman. On top of that, they all have PhDs.
She said it with the biggest smile. And honestly, so did I.
My daughter’s home for the holiday weekend and just told me that every one of her professors this semester is a woman. On top of that, they all have PhDs.
She said it with the biggest smile. And honestly, so did I.
January 19, 2026 at 12:51 AM
Hey y’all, I’ve got some news that made my day.
My daughter’s home for the holiday weekend and just told me that every one of her professors this semester is a woman. On top of that, they all have PhDs.
She said it with the biggest smile. And honestly, so did I.
My daughter’s home for the holiday weekend and just told me that every one of her professors this semester is a woman. On top of that, they all have PhDs.
She said it with the biggest smile. And honestly, so did I.
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This is where we are at. For what? For nothing. For stupidity. For ego. For an old, demented malignant narcissist who expects the world to jump at his every whim. Well, when you follow international news you can see that the world has pretty much had enough of his bullshit.
January 18, 2026 at 11:51 PM
This is where we are at. For what? For nothing. For stupidity. For ego. For an old, demented malignant narcissist who expects the world to jump at his every whim. Well, when you follow international news you can see that the world has pretty much had enough of his bullshit.
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This is deeply disturbing, especially after reports of growing concerns about the conditions at this facility. An investigation must take place.
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Man detained in Minneapolis dies in ICE custody in Texas
A man arrested by immigration officials in Minneapolis died in federal detention in Texas.
www.mprnews.org
January 19, 2026 at 12:27 AM
This is deeply disturbing, especially after reports of growing concerns about the conditions at this facility. An investigation must take place.
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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Never thought I’d see this. Until I read project 2025.
Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom release a joint statement:
January 18, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Never thought I’d see this. Until I read project 2025.
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