Matt
@strumatt.bsky.social
Lawyer. Union member. Amateur songwriter. I know a lot about California land use law. Views are my own. Ocean waves, Bob.
“I misspoke when I said Board of Peace. What I meant was Bored of Peace.”
a man wearing glasses and a white shirt says " i think i misspoke when i said " no problem "
ALT: a man wearing glasses and a white shirt says " i think i misspoke when i said " no problem "
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January 24, 2026 at 7:13 AM
“I misspoke when I said Board of Peace. What I meant was Bored of Peace.”
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What would become of a Greenland whale, say, in those shuddering, icy seas of the North, if unsupplied with his cosy surtout?
January 23, 2026 at 1:47 AM
What would become of a Greenland whale, say, in those shuddering, icy seas of the North, if unsupplied with his cosy surtout?
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"At once rousing and mournful and positively buzzing with the erotic friction of sin and salvation." It was my distinct pleasure to write about Belle & Sebastian's 1996 masterpiece "If You're Feeling Sinister" for Pitchfork, an LP which lit a path for outsiders like me. pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...
January 23, 2026 at 5:13 AM
"At once rousing and mournful and positively buzzing with the erotic friction of sin and salvation." It was my distinct pleasure to write about Belle & Sebastian's 1996 masterpiece "If You're Feeling Sinister" for Pitchfork, an LP which lit a path for outsiders like me. pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...
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Death toll in Afghanistan when NATO answered the US’s call:
- 453 Britons
- 158 Canadians
- 89 French
- 59 Germans
- 53 Italians
- 44 Danes
- 17 Spaniards
“Stayed a little back, off the front lines “!
No one in the media will call him out over this lie or any of the others he spouts.
- 453 Britons
- 158 Canadians
- 89 French
- 59 Germans
- 53 Italians
- 44 Danes
- 17 Spaniards
“Stayed a little back, off the front lines “!
No one in the media will call him out over this lie or any of the others he spouts.
Trump on NATO: "I've always said, will they be there if we ever needed them? That's really the ultimate test. I'm not sure of that. We've never needed them. They'll say they sent some troops to Afghanistan and this or that. And they did. They stayed a little back, off the front lines."
January 22, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Death toll in Afghanistan when NATO answered the US’s call:
- 453 Britons
- 158 Canadians
- 89 French
- 59 Germans
- 53 Italians
- 44 Danes
- 17 Spaniards
“Stayed a little back, off the front lines “!
No one in the media will call him out over this lie or any of the others he spouts.
- 453 Britons
- 158 Canadians
- 89 French
- 59 Germans
- 53 Italians
- 44 Danes
- 17 Spaniards
“Stayed a little back, off the front lines “!
No one in the media will call him out over this lie or any of the others he spouts.
2025 was an awesome year at the cinema
a man in a black leather jacket is standing in front of a blue car
ALT: a man in a black leather jacket is standing in front of a blue car
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January 22, 2026 at 3:54 PM
2025 was an awesome year at the cinema
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this guy was almost attorney general of the United States and he would have been if he’d been slightly less of an asshole to his Republican colleagues
The House Ethics Committee found that Matt Gaetz did all of the horrible things previously claimed—sex trafficking minors, prostitution (including of minors), drugs, drunk driving, obstruction, the works. The Florida Bulldog has secured and published the House report this evening.
January 22, 2026 at 4:06 AM
this guy was almost attorney general of the United States and he would have been if he’d been slightly less of an asshole to his Republican colleagues
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If ICE is now training new officers that they can forcibly enter residences based on an administrative warrant, "more training" is not the solution to our ICE problems.
January 21, 2026 at 11:07 PM
If ICE is now training new officers that they can forcibly enter residences based on an administrative warrant, "more training" is not the solution to our ICE problems.
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An observer arrested in Suth Minneapolis. Photo by Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune
January 21, 2026 at 9:18 PM
An observer arrested in Suth Minneapolis. Photo by Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune
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#SCOTUS is likely to do the right thing in the Lisa Cook case.
But it's worth bearing in mind that this idea that the Fed is some bespoke exception to the unitary executive theory is utterly incoherent as a matter of both law and history—and is really just proof that the UET is itself bollocks:
But it's worth bearing in mind that this idea that the Fed is some bespoke exception to the unitary executive theory is utterly incoherent as a matter of both law and history—and is really just proof that the UET is itself bollocks:
153. Living by the Ipse Dixit
A constitutional principle like the "unitary executive theory" isn't worth all that much if the Supreme Court can conjure new, unprincipled exceptions to it by simply asserting that they exist.
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January 21, 2026 at 5:24 PM
#SCOTUS is likely to do the right thing in the Lisa Cook case.
But it's worth bearing in mind that this idea that the Fed is some bespoke exception to the unitary executive theory is utterly incoherent as a matter of both law and history—and is really just proof that the UET is itself bollocks:
But it's worth bearing in mind that this idea that the Fed is some bespoke exception to the unitary executive theory is utterly incoherent as a matter of both law and history—and is really just proof that the UET is itself bollocks:
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school being canceled because the president sent armed thugs to harass and imprison the populace for voting against him should be the biggest domestic scandal in american history
January 20, 2026 at 4:10 PM
school being canceled because the president sent armed thugs to harass and imprison the populace for voting against him should be the biggest domestic scandal in american history
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YOU WILL REGRET COMING HERE BEFORE THE END
Trump: "MN is a very corrupt place & the elections are totally corrupt. I feel I won it all 3 times. Nobody has won it since Richard Nixon. It's a rigged state. The Somalians vote as one group even if they're not citizens. They all ought to get the hell out of here. They're bad for our country"
January 20, 2026 at 8:07 PM
YOU WILL REGRET COMING HERE BEFORE THE END
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Begging people to read articles. Democrats make a pretty clear case that ICE has all the funding it needs from the “big beautiful bill” and so the most leverage they have are riders for body cameras.
ICE is bottlenecked by recruits, not funding. Bodycams are a good trade for nothing substantial.
ICE is bottlenecked by recruits, not funding. Bodycams are a good trade for nothing substantial.
Staring at a five-alarm fire, Democrats work up a good mouthful of spit.
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Democrats Support Bill That Would Give ICE $10 Billion
The party has few good options for restraining ICE, which is flush with cash thanks to the passage of President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill.
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January 20, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Begging people to read articles. Democrats make a pretty clear case that ICE has all the funding it needs from the “big beautiful bill” and so the most leverage they have are riders for body cameras.
ICE is bottlenecked by recruits, not funding. Bodycams are a good trade for nothing substantial.
ICE is bottlenecked by recruits, not funding. Bodycams are a good trade for nothing substantial.
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this Greenland shit is fucking insane. it’s fucking insane. the fact that anyone is humoring him is fucking insane. the biggest problem in the world today is that nobody is taking the president seriously for the fucking psychopath he is. this isn’t all some fucking joke
![NEW: @potus letter to @jonasgahrstore links @NobelPrize to Greenland, reiterates threats, and is forwarded by the NSC staff to multiple European ambassadors in Washington. I obtained the text from multiple officials:
Dear Ambassador:
President Trump has asked that the following message, shared with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, be forwarded to your [named head of government/state]
“Dear Jonas: Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace, although it will always be predominant, but can now think about what is good and proper for the United States of America. Denmark cannot protect that land from Russia or China, and why do they have a “right of ownership” anyway? There are no written documents, it’s only that a boat landed there hundreds of years ago, but we had boats landing there, also. I have done more for NATO than any other person since its founding, and now, NATO should do something for the United States. The World is not secure unless we have Complete and Total Control of Greenland. Thank you! President DJT”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hbpefio3f5csc44msmbgioxz/bafkreie7itpptx3xbxhpsnlaqmwk752h7pcrion5ija2apksljtax2adx4@jpeg)
January 19, 2026 at 5:53 AM
this Greenland shit is fucking insane. it’s fucking insane. the fact that anyone is humoring him is fucking insane. the biggest problem in the world today is that nobody is taking the president seriously for the fucking psychopath he is. this isn’t all some fucking joke
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Everyone in Buffalo just exploded.
January 19, 2026 at 2:05 AM
Everyone in Buffalo just exploded.
I find baffling this Pizza Hut commercial featuring Tom Brady. In it, Brady says that he misses yelling “hike!” So he started delivering pizzas presumably so he can yell “hike!” again. But this is not something I’ve heard from any delivery person before. Did they have Chat GPT write the script?
January 18, 2026 at 8:51 PM
I find baffling this Pizza Hut commercial featuring Tom Brady. In it, Brady says that he misses yelling “hike!” So he started delivering pizzas presumably so he can yell “hike!” again. But this is not something I’ve heard from any delivery person before. Did they have Chat GPT write the script?
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This is important & revealing. Gallego is from AZ. He ran to the right of Dems in 2024 on immigration. The fact he's saying this speaks volumes. He sees where the public is on ICE. Tear it down. Build another non-police-state-freak-show immigration enforcement agency.
Arizona’s @gallego.senate.gov : "I think ICE needs to be totally torn down… People want immigration enforcement that goes after criminals, not the goon squad that has come from Stephen Miller and Trump."
January 18, 2026 at 5:25 PM
This is important & revealing. Gallego is from AZ. He ran to the right of Dems in 2024 on immigration. The fact he's saying this speaks volumes. He sees where the public is on ICE. Tear it down. Build another non-police-state-freak-show immigration enforcement agency.
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What if he invades Minnesota
Rep Don Bacon (R-NE) says he anticipates that Trump will be impeached if he invades Greenland. omaha.com/news/local/g...
Rep. Don Bacon says House could impeach Trump if U.S. invades Greenland
Rep. Don Bacon tells The World-Herald that there would be GOP support for an impeachment of Donald Trump if the U.S. invaded Greenland.
omaha.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:11 AM
What if he invades Minnesota
The Lowdown kicks ass!
More people should be watching The Lowdown, if only for Keith David
January 18, 2026 at 4:19 AM
The Lowdown kicks ass!
My wife is asking me to stop talking about Master and Commander while watching The Pitt.
January 18, 2026 at 3:16 AM
My wife is asking me to stop talking about Master and Commander while watching The Pitt.
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He’s a great singer and his guest appearance on The Simpsons was spectacular but giving him the reins at cbs news was clearly a grave error
January 18, 2026 at 2:41 AM
He’s a great singer and his guest appearance on The Simpsons was spectacular but giving him the reins at cbs news was clearly a grave error
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That game-tying field goal would've been for the win had the Bills not ended the second quarter by attempting a 75 yard QB draw
January 18, 2026 at 12:44 AM
That game-tying field goal would've been for the win had the Bills not ended the second quarter by attempting a 75 yard QB draw
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How it started ... How it's going
January 17, 2026 at 9:58 PM
How it started ... How it's going
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"Not since the British occupation of Boston on the eve of the Revolutionary War has an American city experienced anything like the blockade of Minneapolis and its surrounding areas by the federal government" www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/o...
Opinion | This Is the Only Card Trump Can Play
www.nytimes.com
January 17, 2026 at 8:16 PM
"Not since the British occupation of Boston on the eve of the Revolutionary War has an American city experienced anything like the blockade of Minneapolis and its surrounding areas by the federal government" www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/o...
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