Reposted by Two-meter MattDaniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 12mHeh. www.politico.com/newsletters/... 0202
Reposted by Two-meter MattJacob Kang-Brown @jkangbrown.bsky.social · 25mNew analysis of ICE detainers and arrests in 2026 with @bson.bsky.social for @prisonpolicy.org shows that law enforcement collusion tends to expand ICE arrests, and that the mass deportation project falters in places that resist. www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2026/10...prisonpolicy.orgCooperation with ICE doesn’t stop community arrests: New data on the results of state strategiesThe Trump administration has demanded local and state collusion on immigration enforcement, and promised to pull back on community arrests in return. But our analysis ... 32515
Reposted by Two-meter MattDave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social · 2hI'm just gonna bookmark this for future reference when Dem pundits complain about how the party has trouble communicating its message to voters. The reason you keep running into trouble with your branding isn't campus radicals. The reason is that your opponents purchased all the media outlets. 582662774
Reposted by Two-meter Matt🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 1hI honestly think This bitch who basically runs the GOP and wants to build dirrty data centers up your ass is a g-damn trillionaire and you cannot afford gas is an important and good political argument! And it worries me that Democrats won't make it.stopthetrillionaires.comIs Elon Musk a Trillionaire Right Now?A live calculator: real share counts × live stock prices. 2458
Reposted by Two-meter MattSchooley @schooley.bsky.social · 1hI think when things were going more or less fine, MAGA voters enjoyed Trump's shameless lying as they imagined all of the lib tears it provoked. I'm not sure that still works when things are not fine. 714517
Reposted by Two-meter MattPatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 2hTrump: “MY RALLIES ARE SAVING THE REPUBLICAN PARTY, AGAIN!!!” 379924
Reposted by Two-meter MattKevin Morris @kevintmorris.bsky.social · 1hHey hey -- it's publication day! Couldn't be more excited for this to be out in the world. press.princeton.edu/books/hardco... 519659
Reposted by Two-meter MattZeeshan Aleem @zeeshanaleem.bsky.social · 1hBut he can retreat to the safer meaning in the face of criticism, which is what the WH is doing. (Trump is in decline but I think this is an example of him still having some skill w/ double meanings, which is one of his main communicative innovations as an aspiring autocrat in a democracy.) 3504
Reposted by Two-meter MattPrem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 2hNEW: In 2020, a pharma CEO’s relatives donated to Susan Collins. That company got a $4.5M contract from the Department of Veterans Affairs. Collins was on the Appropriations subcommittee. …The company went on to pay $47M to settle claims it defrauded US health programs. @andrewperez.bsky.social:zeteo.comFirst Draft: Forget Hasan Piker, Donald Trump Is America’s Worst Campaign SurrogateThe president went to Nebraska – and showed yet again why Democrats including Michigan’s Abdul El-Sayed are desperate for him to visit! In Maine, Susan Collins faced more embarrassing reporting. 230991
Reposted by Two-meter MattBluesky Fanatic @blueskyfanatic.bsky.social · 2hThank you Dr. Fauci! =============== 8776191
Reposted by Two-meter MattAdam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 12hAn American "president" saying it's acceptable for Iran to annihilate Los Angeles and San Diego But the worst part isn't that Trump has normalized such traitorous, cowardly behavior No-the worst part is the people in the crowd CHEERING And not a single Republican will stand up and say ENOUGH 68597219
Reposted by Two-meter MattBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 4hIs it woke to be horrified by what happened at Cornell--and by the "boys will be boys" excuse-making of so many then and now? If so, perhaps we should all be a little more woke? 32881106
Reposted by Two-meter Mattgeoffrey @parsnip.bsky.social · 12hvery tired of being told it is the responsibility of urban democratic voters never to risk possibly maybe by chance seeming less than respectful of rural red state life and then watching thousands in nebraska cheer on the president joking about a nuclear strike on me and millions of my neighbors 603376692
Reposted by Two-meter Mattmtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 1hWow four stories about Trump doing something far more objectionable than the Biden garbage comment all written with a more neutral and less negative tone than the Biden garbage story. It's interesting evidence! bsky.app/profile/arye... 622526
Reposted by Two-meter MattPortiaMcGonagal @portiamcgonagal.bsky.social · 17hThe #Cornell case getting the visibility it should is important. The #LSU case is equally important. Stand up for both victims. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news... Source: NBC Newsnbcnews.comLSU student says she was raped by a football player who is still on the team“LSU does really protect their athletes, especially their football players,” says the woman, whose claims are being investigated by the local district attorney. 312666
Reposted by Two-meter MattJason Kuznicki @jkuznicki.bsky.social · 1hAs @jacobtlevy.bsky.social put it: www.niskanencenter.org/democracy-fo... 1145
Reposted by Two-meter MattJason Kuznicki @jkuznicki.bsky.social · 1hI'm not much of a video guy, but you should definitely watch this one. The choice is *always* between democracy and some form of authoritarianism. It's never between democracy and something you find nicer. It is never, as some libertarians have put it, a choice between democracy and free markets. 14716
Reposted by Two-meter MattAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3hEnten details how Trump has lost 44 points of support of support among naturalized citizens in the last two years 541001199
Reposted by Two-meter MattNorm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 2hTrump ran $10M+ in TV ads promoting himself, paid for w/ your tax dollars Facing backlash, he now says his super PAC will cover it Small problem: presidents can't direct super PAC spending either I'll get into it w/ @ms.now at 11AM ET👇 -TNnytimes.comFacing Backlash, Trump Says His Super PAC Will Pay for Taxpayer-Funded AdsThe president said that his PAC, MAGA, Inc., would pay for TV ads promoting him that had been paid for with taxpayer money. 74895368
Reposted by Two-meter MattAlan Elrod @aselrod.bsky.social · 10hOne of the most heinous examples is Matt Walsh suggesting that, actually, Jane Doe raped the frat boys because they were also under the influence. I thought it bore a certain resemblance to some of Andrew Johnson’s comments on slavery. www.liberalcurrents.com/the-illusion... 525468
Two-meter Matt @2metermatt.bsky.social · 3hLove how that sand splay comes up from the lower left and leads the eye to the most interesting part of the clouds 000
Reposted by Two-meter MattAdam Gurri @adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com · 3hThe dog whistles are gone, they're whistling in human register, restraints are completely discarded, but that also drives mobilization against them and polarization against their worldview 0539
Reposted by Two-meter MattAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5hNew in PN: “Project Meridian” is the stuff of satire "Leading this project of ruthless mapping will be 'three of our nation’s best minds:' Elon Musk, Palmer Luckey, and Newt Gingrich. In other words — at the risk of being unkind — a weirdo, a beardo, and a fatty."publicnotice.co“Project Meridian” is the stuff of satireElon Musk, Newt Gingrich, and Palmer Luckey walk into a bar ... and are given the keys to the DoD. 821404386
Two-meter Matt @2metermatt.bsky.social · 3hWhy are you punching left when your fav Kamala was supporting El-Sayed last week and this week it's Obama? It's obvious to the main players in the Dem party, including your first choice for 2028, how to support Democrats when we're less than a month from election day bsky.app/profile/chic... 000
Two-meter Matt @2metermatt.bsky.social · 3hEl-Sayed knows how to punch right. You should learn from him bsky.app/profile/shoe... 000
Two-meter Matt @2metermatt.bsky.social · 4hWhatever you do, pls don't send this battle plan to Hegseth on Signal 020
Two-meter Matt @2metermatt.bsky.social · 4hHe could have gotten multiple volunteer shadow authors from among his clerks, and yet... While some opinions dress it up a bit better, it's just in the same vein as the shambolic reasoning of the SCOTUS originalists 000
Reposted by Two-meter MattMark Histed @markhisted.org · 4hIn 2024, to someone writing about science I said “if Sam Alito had a chance to rule on NIH structure and grant decision-making he’d rule them unconstitutional.” I immediately felt I had gone too far. But in retrospect I didn’t go far enough. Disempowering Alito is the only path for US science 0114
Reposted by Two-meter MattScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 16hThree elected Alabama public officials, all Republicans, were running a human trafficking ring. They were arrested and booked this weekend. weartv.com/news/local/a...weartv.comThree Alabama officials among 17 arrested in Atmore undercover prostitution stingESCAMBIA COUNTY, Ala. -- Three public officials in Alabama were among the 17 people arrested Friday in a multi-day undercover prostitution sting in Escambia Cou 54747465
Two-meter Matt @2metermatt.bsky.social · 4hMaybe time to remind them of Talarico's hit girlfriend whose ancestors were at the Alamo 000
Reposted by Two-meter MattJane Norman @janenorman.bsky.social · 19h'WE SEEM TO HAVE NO CHOICE': Trump drops longtime aversion to mail-in voting with GOP trailing in polls -- story by @jonshorman.bsky.social for @statesnewsroom.com DC www.newsfromthestates.com/article/trum...newsfromthestates.comTrump drops longtime aversion to mail-in voting with GOP trailing in pollsPresident Donald Trump wants to sharply curtail mail ballots. He’s called them “inherently corrupt” and baselessly condemned them as a major source of fraud.But with Republicans falling behind in the ... 1105
Reposted by Two-meter MattMarty Lederman @martylederman.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Samuel Alito: We won't overturn Obergefell because it's engendered reliance interests. Jan Crawford: Well, many people had organized their lives around Roe v. Wade. Alito: No, they didn't. Women merely had an "abstract" interest in "ideas about the kind of society that they were going to live in."cbsnews.comThe Alito Court: A rare interview with the influential Supreme Court justiceJustice Samuel Alito discussed his opinion in the Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade, the leaked draft and its aftermath, same-sex marriage rights and why he's not retiring yet. 5262229641
Reposted by Two-meter Mattjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 4hi also read his op ed on originalism in the WSJ and i would love to know how presidential criminal immunity emerges from the structure of the constitution, especially when the literal authors of that constitution insisted that a president could he tried and even straight up executed 421698238
Two-meter Matt @2metermatt.bsky.social · 4hYes, this is exactly where Tucker wanted to go. Fascists going to fash 010
Two-meter Matt @2metermatt.bsky.social · 4hTucker knows his audience and how to make even smart conservatives stumble, by pinning them between two perspectives that both seem conservative. That leaves Tucker to choose the morally reprehensible one 110
Reposted by Two-meter Mattthekindlyman.bsky.social @thekindlyman.bsky.social · 20hMarshall was one of the keenest American minds of the 20th Century, right to the end. His last opinion in 1991: "Power, not reason, is the new currency of this Court’s decision making. ... " If you are enraged by the article and want more, read @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app The Originalism Trap. 0246
Reposted by Two-meter MattPhilip Bump @pbump.com · 5hICE has detained more than 500 U.S. citizens.projects.propublica.orgMore Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublicaThe government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati... 29881463
Reposted by Two-meter MattSanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 5hI remember in 2000 when the WHO declared measles had been eradicated in the United States. Then RFK Jr. put out the welcome mat for contagious diseases:thedailybeast.comRFK Jr.: It Would Be Better if ‘Everybody Got Measles’“The measles gave you lifetime protection against measles infection,” Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told Sean Hannity on Fox News. 12617
Reposted by Two-meter Mattchitowndane.bsky.social @chitowndane.bsky.social · 5h👇This has always been a key component of his allure: he makes it "ok" for racist/sexist haters to hate openly again. And they've longed to do so for years. But those people are still wrong, and we should still stand up to them and call them out on it. And don't forget who they are. ✊ 513330
Reposted by Two-meter MattGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 4hTrump's Ohio rally crowd chanted: "Deport! Deport!" But don't overlook this: New NYT poll finds Trump underwater *on immigration* even in Ohio, which he carried by double digits. MAGA sadists are yelling in a shrinking bubble. Check out our exchange on this: newrepublic.com/article/2162... 1335781
Reposted by Two-meter MattProPublica @propublica.org · 5h4/ Fernando Vasquez, an 18-year-old citizen, was on break from work when agents chased and handcuffed him, then put him in their truck. After realizing their mistake, the agents left the teen alone in the woods, with no way to get home. Then they threw his ID out of the truck. 511848919
Reposted by Two-meter MattBrandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 14hU.S. forces are retreating. That's what this means. "Pulled out and returned to their home stations in the U.S. as potential Iranian threats raise base security concerns" is a fancy way of saying the Iranian military has the U.S. military in retreat. This is unbelievably embarrassing. 232899893
Reposted by Two-meter MattJason Karsh @jkarsh.bsky.social · 14hThis is an important statement people, and especially elected Dems need to really understand. The current Republican project is one of destruction, by design. Yes, they have other goals, in RFK’s case he’s objectively pro-disease, but their primary metric of success is breaking government. 27879364
Reposted by Two-meter MattCK DexterHaven 🍂🍁🍂 @ckshowalter.bsky.social · 6hY’all, Catholics don’t applaud in church. Ever. This is a thing. You don’t have to like the church or organized religion. You do need to understand that up until the 90s and the US church pivot to abortion as a primary issue, the Catholic Church has long been a powerhouse in immigrant communities 323650
Two-meter Matt @2metermatt.bsky.social · 5hNobel committee should add her to the Watson and Crick award 011
Reposted by Two-meter MattChristopher Hale @christopherjhale.bsky.social · 21hPope Leo XIV’s top ally in Washington Cardinal Robert McElroy has told Catholics to convert the politicians who tolerate Trump’s war on immigrants “or replace them.” He was met with a standing ovation. 8701160
Reposted by Two-meter MattIan Bennett @ianbennett.bsky.social · 8hThis is sobering. This is also negligence. apnews.com/article/iran...apnews.comSoldiers seriously wounded in Iranian drone strike tell AP the military's medical system failed themSome U.S. soldiers gravely wounded in the deadliest Iran strike on American troops say the military medical system failed them. 510652
