Matt McGovern
@mattmcgovern.bsky.social
I post a lot about climate and clean energy, and Wisconsin sports. Marathon runner, husband, dad, Village Trustee and attorney. Pro-democracy. Let’s build safer streets, more homes and a greener Shorewood. Personal account.
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Pope Leo XIV on Monday urged countries at UN climate talks to take “concrete actions” to stop climate change that is threatening the planet, telling them humans are failing in their response to global warming and that God’s creation “is crying out in floods, droughts, storms and relentless heat.”
Pope Leo XIV calls for urgent climate action and says God’s creation is ‘crying out’
Pope Leo XIV on Monday urged countries at United Nations climate talks to take “concrete actions” to stop climate change that is threatening the planet.
trib.al
November 18, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Pope Leo XIV on Monday urged countries at UN climate talks to take “concrete actions” to stop climate change that is threatening the planet, telling them humans are failing in their response to global warming and that God’s creation “is crying out in floods, droughts, storms and relentless heat.”
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ICYMI - Epstein survivors dropped a warning shot at Congress. No more delays, no more cover ups, the truth is closing in.
#SaveHealthcareNotPedophiles
@housedemocrats.bsky.social
@houserepublicans.bsky.social
#SaveHealthcareNotPedophiles
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November 17, 2025 at 6:02 PM
ICYMI - Epstein survivors dropped a warning shot at Congress. No more delays, no more cover ups, the truth is closing in.
#SaveHealthcareNotPedophiles
@housedemocrats.bsky.social
@houserepublicans.bsky.social
#SaveHealthcareNotPedophiles
@housedemocrats.bsky.social
@houserepublicans.bsky.social
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Demonstrators Protest at New ICE Detention Center in Milwaukee
Demonstrators Protest at New ICE Detention Center in Milwaukee
Seven different groups involved in protest. 'You are not welcome here.'
urbanmilwaukee.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Demonstrators Protest at New ICE Detention Center in Milwaukee
Good news if you live in Wisconsin and like Culver's or Kwik Trip. We're still going electric to solve the climate crisis, clean the air, and save money on gas. www.wpr.org/news/wiscons...
Wisconsin awards $14M in EV charging grants to 26 projects across the state
The sites selected in the latest funding round include 11 Kwik Trips, hotels, other gas stations, a Culver’s and a chocolate shop.
www.wpr.org
November 17, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Good news if you live in Wisconsin and like Culver's or Kwik Trip. We're still going electric to solve the climate crisis, clean the air, and save money on gas. www.wpr.org/news/wiscons...
The new building will be close to bus lines, car and bike sharing, and the developers will make two EVs available for residents. I'm sure this will reduce construction costs because building parking is very expensive and drives up housing costs. www.jsonline.com/story/money/...
This east side apartment development won city approval in 2022. It's taking a step forward
The four-story, 56-unit building, planned for 1504 E. North Ave., would provide a relatively small number of parking spaces for its residents.
www.jsonline.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The new building will be close to bus lines, car and bike sharing, and the developers will make two EVs available for residents. I'm sure this will reduce construction costs because building parking is very expensive and drives up housing costs. www.jsonline.com/story/money/...
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This whole piece is all the actual horribles on parade, and this one is just infuriating
November 17, 2025 at 1:30 PM
This whole piece is all the actual horribles on parade, and this one is just infuriating
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winters are definitely warmer than they used to be...here's the evidence
Temperatures have warmed across the contiguous United States over the last five decades or so during the months of December through February (a rapidly warming season)...
Check out @climatecentral.org's winter package for more information and graphics: www.climatecentral.org/climate-matt... ❄️🥵
Check out @climatecentral.org's winter package for more information and graphics: www.climatecentral.org/climate-matt... ❄️🥵
November 16, 2025 at 10:25 PM
winters are definitely warmer than they used to be...here's the evidence
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Democrats who want to win, there are only two options: 1) never let vicious attacks go unanswered, and 2) get caught fighting, ideally for everyone.
More than anything, people want Dems to fight
Lessons from Mamdani, Spanberger, and the fight over funding the government.
www.thefarce.org
November 16, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Democrats who want to win, there are only two options: 1) never let vicious attacks go unanswered, and 2) get caught fighting, ideally for everyone.
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Remember the recent middle-of-the-night apartment building raid where children were dragged outside naked & zip-tied in the street while black & Latino residents were _sorted by race_ and piled into separate vans while their apartments were ransacked & robbed? That raid? So it resulted in 0 arrests.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem should resign and be criminally charged, according to critics who seized on a report revealing that zero people who were arrested in a high-profile raid were charged with a crime.
'Noem should resign over this': Fury over alleged DHS 'child kidnapping and trafficking'
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem should resign and be criminally charged, according to critics who seized on a report revealing that zero people who were arrested in a high-profile raid were charged with a crime.ProPublica recently reported on the DHS raid on an apartment building that was al...
bit.ly
November 16, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Remember the recent middle-of-the-night apartment building raid where children were dragged outside naked & zip-tied in the street while black & Latino residents were _sorted by race_ and piled into separate vans while their apartments were ransacked & robbed? That raid? So it resulted in 0 arrests.
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Streets in the Ukrainian city of Kherson covered with nets to protect against Russian drones.
If Russia is not stopped, this could become a reality for many cities - and not only in Ukraine.
📹: dianabutsko9 / Instagram
If Russia is not stopped, this could become a reality for many cities - and not only in Ukraine.
📹: dianabutsko9 / Instagram
November 16, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Streets in the Ukrainian city of Kherson covered with nets to protect against Russian drones.
If Russia is not stopped, this could become a reality for many cities - and not only in Ukraine.
📹: dianabutsko9 / Instagram
If Russia is not stopped, this could become a reality for many cities - and not only in Ukraine.
📹: dianabutsko9 / Instagram
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The Founders were so concerned about bribery that the Constitution forbids it three separate times. Two emoluments clauses ban officials—unambiguously including the president—from accepting things of value, plus bribery is the only named impeachable offense besides treason.
Unprecedentedly corrupt.
Unprecedentedly corrupt.
To negotiate a trade deal with the President of the United States, the Swiss government arrived with a "special Rolex desktop clock" and "a 1-kilogram personalized gold bar"
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How to lobby Trump with Swiss precision: gifts, gold and gab
How the Swiss broke a diplomatic logjam on tariffs by arriving with tributes fit for a king.
www.axios.com
November 16, 2025 at 1:50 PM
The Founders were so concerned about bribery that the Constitution forbids it three separate times. Two emoluments clauses ban officials—unambiguously including the president—from accepting things of value, plus bribery is the only named impeachable offense besides treason.
Unprecedentedly corrupt.
Unprecedentedly corrupt.
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I have a message for Donald Trump: Your past sexual abuse of teenagers has not lowered the price of eggs!
by Chuck Schumer
by Chuck Schumer
November 15, 2025 at 7:25 PM
I have a message for Donald Trump: Your past sexual abuse of teenagers has not lowered the price of eggs!
by Chuck Schumer
by Chuck Schumer
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Trump's policies are inflicting so much harm even his allies can see it. Yet he's mostly doing exactly what he promised to. If they revolt over policy, they'll reveal they were fools to back him in the first place. They need a *moral* reason to abandon him. The Epstein files provide just that.
November 15, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Trump's policies are inflicting so much harm even his allies can see it. Yet he's mostly doing exactly what he promised to. If they revolt over policy, they'll reveal they were fools to back him in the first place. They need a *moral* reason to abandon him. The Epstein files provide just that.
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Senator Menendez is sitting in his cell at Allenwood right now because he took a 1kg gold bar from the Egyptians, among other forms of “lobbying.”
"It was tough to beat Apple, but the Swiss did it." said one administration official.
How the Swiss convinced Trump to drop tariffs with gifts of a Rolex desk clock and a 1 kg gold bar.
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How the Swiss convinced Trump to drop tariffs with gifts of a Rolex desk clock and a 1 kg gold bar.
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How to lobby Trump with Swiss precision: gifts, gold and gab
How the Swiss broke a diplomatic logjam on tariffs by arriving with tributes fit for a king.
www.axios.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Senator Menendez is sitting in his cell at Allenwood right now because he took a 1kg gold bar from the Egyptians, among other forms of “lobbying.”
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It all makes sense now… 👇🤣
November 15, 2025 at 6:28 PM
It all makes sense now… 👇🤣
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It's too easy to be distracted by the economic story of the day. The more important story is of our system fraying: The rule of law is decaying, Bribery spreading, crony capitalism normalized. It won’t show up in next quarter’s data, but when our kids try to build their lives.
November 15, 2025 at 5:46 PM
It's too easy to be distracted by the economic story of the day. The more important story is of our system fraying: The rule of law is decaying, Bribery spreading, crony capitalism normalized. It won’t show up in next quarter’s data, but when our kids try to build their lives.
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I know this is old man yells at cloud but there is something in the constitution about this
November 15, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I know this is old man yells at cloud but there is something in the constitution about this
Impeach him for even thinking about it.
Trump just told reporters on Air Force One that he hasn’t ruled out a pardon for Ghislane Maxwell
November 15, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Impeach him for even thinking about it.
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Friday afternoon news dump: Milwaukee dumps Neutral, wants new developer for Marcus Center site. urbanmilwaukee.com/2025/11/14/c...
City Ditches $700 Million Plan, Wants New Developer For Marcus Center Garage
Prior developer encountered financial issues.
urbanmilwaukee.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Friday afternoon news dump: Milwaukee dumps Neutral, wants new developer for Marcus Center site. urbanmilwaukee.com/2025/11/14/c...
Smile for the camera, Vespa! #greyhound
November 15, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Smile for the camera, Vespa! #greyhound
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We're now up to over 40 persons pardoned by Trump facing charges for new crimes. The recidivism rate is exceptionally high. Showing that the people sentenced were in fact hardened criminals... but wealthy enough to buy their pardons. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Ponzi Schemer Who Got Trump Clemency Faces 50 Years in New Fraud
A convicted Ponzi schemer whose 24-year prison term was commuted by President Donald Trump in 2021 now faces as much as 50 years behind bars for an investor fraud that took place after his clemency.
www.bloomberg.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:02 PM
We're now up to over 40 persons pardoned by Trump facing charges for new crimes. The recidivism rate is exceptionally high. Showing that the people sentenced were in fact hardened criminals... but wealthy enough to buy their pardons. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
“Democrats have happily held their own in the gerrymandering fight. That is to their credit. But they could be clearer about why Trump is so desperate to rig the House elections: To keep the Epstein files concealed.” open.substack.com/pub/brianbeu...
Force A Referendum On The Epstein Coverup
It divides Republicans much more than "affordability" or any other economic issue.
open.substack.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:02 PM
“Democrats have happily held their own in the gerrymandering fight. That is to their credit. But they could be clearer about why Trump is so desperate to rig the House elections: To keep the Epstein files concealed.” open.substack.com/pub/brianbeu...
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They’re calling her Megyn R. Kelly on TikTok
November 14, 2025 at 3:36 PM
They’re calling her Megyn R. Kelly on TikTok
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November 13, 2025
November 13, 2025
We are watching the ideology of the far-right MAGAs smash against reality, with President Donald J.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:52 AM
November 13, 2025