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Reposted by Matthew P. McAllister

lincolnproject.us
MAGA thought they elected Trump to save America, but instead he’s saving Argentina. $40 billion now going to Trump’s buddy Javier Milei, while Americans can’t afford groceries, gas, or basic healthcare.
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Reposted by Matthew P. McAllister, Sanford F. Schram

gregsargent.bsky.social
This is good: Rep Eric Swalwell tells me House Dems are now discussing making an end to mask-wearing a precondition for ICE funding.

"When we are in the majority, the masks are coming off," he says.

This is the next frontier in anti-Trump resistance.

New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2018...
Trump ICE Raids Take Horrific Turn in Chicago, Handing Dems an Opening
There’s one simple pledge Democrats can make to voters about ICE that’s easy to understand and will have broad support.
newrepublic.com
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Reposted by Matthew P. McAllister, Patrick Dunleavy

Reposted by Matthew P. McAllister

jfallows.bsky.social
2/2

And remember how, NINE YEARS later, we're still getting think-pieces about the single word "deplorables."

Whereas "I love [Adolf H]" may be washed away, in the firehose of news, by next week. Sort of like "grab 'em by" nine years ago.
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Reposted by Matthew P. McAllister, David Rothschild, Alan Richardson , and 3 more

atrupar.com
Eric Trump: "We're saving Christianity. We've saving God. We've saving the family unit. We're saving this nation. I mean, DEI is out of the window, Benny. You no longer have Colin Kaepernick kneeling for the national anthem. You no longer have Budweiser going woke as hell. All of this is dead."
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Reposted by Matthew P. McAllister, Rosemary A. Joyce

charlotteclymer.bsky.social
Growing list of airport authorities who are refusing to play the Kristi Noem video for travelers that blames Democrats for the shutdown:

Portland International Airport
Seattle–Tacoma International Airport
Buffalo Niagara International Airport
Niagara Falls International Airport

(cont'd)
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by David Darmofal — Reposted by Matthew P. McAllister, Brendan Nyhan

daviddarmofal.bsky.social
In their quest to rig the 2026 midterms in their favor to the maximum extent possible within the law, the Republican Party wants to gerrymander the hell out of a state they won in a presidential election by just 183,000+ votes & give it an 11-3 R congressional delegation. This is authoritarianism.
nytimes.com
The New York Times @nytimes.com · 2d
Republican lawmakers in North Carolina announced plans on Monday to redraw the state’s already gerrymandered congressional maps to further favor their party. The most likely target is the First Congressional District, which has the state’s only competitive House seat.
North Carolina Republicans Plan to Redraw Congressional Map to Add a Seat
The Trump administration has pushed Republican leaders to redraw House district maps before the midterm elections next year. His party already holds 10 of North Carolina’s 14 congressional seats.
nyti.ms
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Reposted by Matthew P. McAllister, Steve Peers, Alfie Kohn

nytpitchbot.bsky.social
Opinion | It's time for corporate America to end DEI and choose its leaders on the basis of merit alone.

by Barron Trump
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Reposted by Matthew P. McAllister, Robb Willer, Leo Lucassen

Reposted by Matthew P. McAllister

Reposted by Matthew P. McAllister

gtconway.bsky.social
blah blah Hunter Biden blah blah Burisma yada yada
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Reposted by Matthew P. McAllister, Nandita Sharma, Jonathan A. Eisen , and 19 more

cmgiulini.bsky.social
After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation

Depraved.

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him
Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.
www.miamiherald.com
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Reposted by Matthew P. McAllister

stevenbeschloss.bsky.social
Let’s not forget that every single Republican who stands by and enables Donald Trump could stop this recklessness today, tomorrow or any damn day of the week. Their failure—their refusal—to do so makes them complicit in his crimes and the crimes of his corrupt, lawless regime.
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Reposted by Matthew P. McAllister, Anne Applebaum, Will Jennings , and 10 more

kenwhite.bsky.social
Should the New York Times be sold to Pennysaver and its editors sent to work in Amazon warehouses? It depends on who you ask.
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Reposted by Matthew P. McAllister, Robert B. Reich, Michael D. McDonald , and 2 more

thetnholler.bsky.social
Imagine that
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Reposted by Matthew P. McAllister

Reposted by Matthew P. McAllister

jennmjacksonphd.bsky.social
The fact that so many US citizens have no idea Bad Bunny is also a US citizen (and don't believe he can be a US citizen) tells you that when they say "citizen," they really just mean white.
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by Matthew P. McAllister

matthewpmcallister.bsky.social
Our US media system is weaker now than it was two years ago:
**Capitulating to Trump
**Weaponizing the FCC
**Conservative takeover of CBS
**Bezos-ization of WP/Soon-Shiong-ification of LA Times
**Rescinding public media Fed funding
**Continuing TV station owner consolidation
**Journalist layoffs

Reposted by Matthew P. McAllister

benjaminfaye.bsky.social
“You’re always playing the race card”

Anyone who says this has no idea how power dynamics work.

Race is not a card I can play. It is a hand I’m dealt.

Black people have never had the power to keep white people from voting, reading, or writing. If anyone’s had a race card, it’s white people.
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Reposted by Matthew P. McAllister, Stephen M. Walt, Sheila R. Foster , and 1 more

npr.org
For the first time on record, renewable energy generated more electricity for the planet than coal, a new report says. n.pr/47hcegr
Renewable energy outpaces coal for electricity generation in historic first, report says
For the first time on record, renewable energy generated more electricity for the planet than coal, a new report says.
n.pr
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Reposted by Matthew P. McAllister

editorialboard.bsky.social
1. Today, I have a few things to say about that putz Stephen Miller. First, he’s been on TV a lot lately, because that’s how he pours more poison into the president’s already-poisoned brain.
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Reposted by Matthew P. McAllister, Jason L. Schwartz, Henry Jones , and 1 more

melodyschreiber.com
The acting director of the CDC called for new, separate MMR shots. That would be "remarkably complicated, time-consuming, costly, but more importantly unnecessary," @jasonlschwartz.bsky.social told me:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Alarm as CDC calls for separate MMR vaccines despite measles outbreak
Concerns that three separate shots would be more costly and time-consuming, and keep kids from being vaccinated
www.theguardian.com
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Reposted by Matthew P. McAllister

gtconway.bsky.social
"Garbage" is far too kind a description of what the Washington Post's ed page has become.
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by Matthew P. McAllister

matthewpmcallister.bsky.social
It's so hard to prioritize, but is this the worst of the hundreds (thousands?) of Trump's lies? It is so dangerous, so partisan, and so disconnected from facts.
gtconway.bsky.social
George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 7d

Reposted by Matthew P. McAllister

Reposted by Matthew P. McAllister

mehdirhasan.bsky.social
"The Supreme Court’s Dark Money Man Is Trying to Make It Harder to Vote"

Leonard Leo’s network is bankrolling the main donor behind a ballot initiative in Maine to limit absentee voting & impose voter ID requirements.

Important reporting from Zeteo's new political reporter @andrewperez.bsky.social
The Supreme Court’s Dark Money Man Is Trying to Make It Harder to Vote
Leonard Leo’s network is bankrolling the main donor behind a ballot initiative in Maine that would limit absentee voting and impose voter ID requirements.
zeteo.com
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Reposted by Matthew P. McAllister, Scott A. Imberman

chron.com
Details surrounding the bloody string of shootings remain murky, police said.
4 dead in Houston-area shooting rampage starting in Sugar Land
Details surrounding the bloody string of shootings remain murky, police said.
bit.ly
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Reposted by Matthew P. McAllister

editorialboard.bsky.social
www.editorialboard.com/stephen-mill...
Stephen Miller will conquer you if you believe his lies
The lies start with the ones he tells himself, about himself.
www.editorialboard.com
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Reposted by Matthew P. McAllister

shoe.bsky.social
Time for an oil change
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