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Matthew Burfeind

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Matthew Burfeind @burfeind.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Hey, @jtkantor.bsky.social my kid (like everyone else) is on a Noah Kahan kick. Any chance you could play Homesick? He likes to think he’s mean because he grew up in New England.
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Matthew Burfeind @burfeind.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Hey @jtkantor.bsky.social our cousin in visiting from SOUTHERN California so we’re wondering if you can play Low Rider tonight to celebrate
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Matthew Burfeind @burfeind.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Seems like it’s a good day for (Just Like) Starting Over, what do you think @jtkantor.bsky.social ?
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Matthew Burfeind @burfeind.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Hey, @jtkantor.bsky.social my son’s girlfriend is here with us from Melbourne. Seems like “Down Under” might be on brand.
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Matthew Burfeind @burfeind.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
@jtkantor.bsky.social back in the park wearing my lucky signed Narvaez hat so they’ll win again. Any chance we could hear “Do It Again” by Steely Dan?
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Matthew Burfeind @burfeind.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
@jtkantor.bsky.social what do you think would be a better ballpark organ song, Good Lovin’ by the Rascals or Just Like Heaven by the Cure? You can break the tie.
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Matthew Burfeind @burfeind.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Report: Fighting Rising Tide Of Authoritarianism Sounds Like A Lot Of Work — theonion.com/report-fight...
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Report: Fighting Rising Tide Of Authoritarianism Sounds Like A Lot Of Work
WASHINGTON—Confirming the challenges associated with preserving liberal democracy, the nation’s top political scientists issued a report Friday that found fighting against the rising tide of authorita...
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
Going to be wild to have Clarence Thomas and other members of the court write that even the appearance of impropriety is sufficient to allow the President to remove Federal Reserve members from office, and then head off to Harlan Crow’s yacht
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Matthew Burfeind @burfeind.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
I hear it’s Yacht Rock night here at Fenway @jtkantor.bsky.social. Kinda puts me in the mood to hear the Jaws theme.
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Matthew Burfeind @burfeind.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
At the Sox game with family visiting from Pittsburgh, which many people (should) call the Rio of the Midwest. Any chance we could hear some Duran Duran @jtkantor.bsky.social ?
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Matthew Burfeind @burfeind.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
At the Sox games Friday night and today. Have to say I’m pretty disappointed at how many people are buying food from the scabs inside the park.
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Matthew Burfeind @burfeind.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
@jtkantor.bsky.social I forgot my sunglasses because of the rain. Wondering if you can play Sunglasses at Night to make it better.
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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
I can’t stop thinking about how the Access Hollywood tape came out before the election even happened, yet suddenly we have people concerned that the President might have lied about being a sexual predator who were totally fine with it when he told the truth about being a sexual predator very grim
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Matthew Burfeind @burfeind.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
"Corruption's a lot of different things, and Trump's doing almost all of them" youtu.be/FyGvNUdE6f0?...
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The Corruption of Donald J. Trump
YouTube video by The Rest Is Politics
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Matthew Burfeind @burfeind.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
theonion.com/violence-eru...
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Violence Erupts Across France As Citizens Protest High Cost Of Refilling Crème Brûlée Torches
PARIS—With angry residents claiming that the recent tax hikes on fuel were negatively impacting their way of life, violence reportedly erupted across France over the weekend as citizens protested the ...
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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
The Founders assumed Congress would defend its prerogatives, not sit passively as the Constitution is subverted
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Matthew Burfeind @burfeind.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Yes, but what is Congress doing about it?
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Matthew Burfeind @burfeind.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
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Opinion | RIP American innovation
Why destroy the funding that made the United States a leader in technology and invention?
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Matthew Burfeind @burfeind.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Is this the “immigration” problem everyone felt that Trump needed to fix?
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Matthew Burfeind @burfeind.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
“The Constitution does not tolerate willful disobedience of judicial orders—especially by officials of a coordinate branch who have sworn an oath to uphold it” www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Judge Finds Trump Administration Willfully Defied Court Orders in Deportation Case
The court told Trump officials to act quickly to avoid potential prosecution for criminal contempt.
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Matthew Burfeind @burfeind.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/n...
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The Retro NYC Subway Map Design Nerds Love Makes a Comeback (Gift Article)
The redesigned map of the New York City system, the first to be introduced in nearly half a century, is reminiscent of a version from the 1970s that was reviled by many traditionalists.
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Matthew Burfeind @burfeind.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solu...
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These old Roman buildings could unlock how to build in a warming world
The recycled buildings of Rome, long dismissed by architects, are getting a reappraisal as a model for how to reduce waste while creating something fresh.
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Matthew Burfeind @burfeind.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
I love opening day stats. Wilyer Abreu is on track to hit 324 home runs and the Dodgers are on track to win 486 games. #baseball #mlb #redsox #dodgers #openingday
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Matthew Burfeind @burfeind.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/c...
nytimes.com
Living Car-Free in Arizona, on Purpose and Happily
One community near Phoenix is taking a “completely different” approach to development.
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Matthew Burfeind @burfeind.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
This sounds like a piece from @theonion.com
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Matthew Burfeind @burfeind.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
So far from the biggest issue here, but it strikes me as somewhat deranged the way Hegseth leans in to the female reporter and yells at her “Russia, Russia, Russia!”
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Matthew Burfeind @burfeind.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
“Doesn’t get more American than that” demonstrates the current cultural divide pretty succinctly. To be clear, this is not what I believe America is about.
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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Across the last 48 hours, “Signalgate” has morphed from one scandal into what I think is best thought of as five distinct overlapping scandals, as well as providing some fascinating political insight into who has power and how decisions get made in Trump II. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/the-five-s...
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The Five Scandals (and One Fascinating Political Insight) of Signalgate
The Trump administration's group chat tells a lot about itself
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Matthew Burfeind @burfeind.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
theonion.com/teen-warned-...
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Teen Warned Not To Accept Group Chat Invites From National Security Advisors She Doesn’t Know
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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Please replye wyth STOP if you wolde lyke to opt out of receivinge addiciounal war plannes
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Matthew Burfeind @burfeind.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
theonion.com/i-messed-up-...
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‘I Messed Up At Work Again,’ Crestfallen Michael Waltz Texts Wife, National Geographic Editorial Staff
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Matthew Burfeind @burfeind.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
FAFO www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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Here Are the Attack Plans That Trump’s Advisers Shared on Signal
The administration has downplayed the importance of the text messages inadvertently sent to The Atlantic’s editor in chief.
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Matthew Burfeind @burfeind.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
“It’s just something that can happen” - Donald Trump, describing not just the latest fiasco but pretty much everything
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Matthew Burfeind @burfeind.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
But her emails! www.nytimes.com/live/2025/03...
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Matthew Burfeind @burfeind.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
I love this kind of interview. When someone is trying to to defend their position with lies and vague proclamations, call them out on it. Politely bombard them with the actual facts and see how they respond. Kudos to @michelmartinnpr.bsky.social and @npr.org www.npr.org/2025/03/13/n...
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DHS official defends Mahmoud Khalil arrest, but offers few details on why it happened
Homeland Security deputy secretary Troy Edgar offered few details on the Trump administration's legal reasoning to deport Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
One of these things is not like the others
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Matthew Burfeind @burfeind.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/20...
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A campus sign said, ‘Tell us something good.’ Students delivered.
“I woke up on my first alarm,” said one student in the viral video. “I just pet a dog,” said another.
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Matthew Burfeind @burfeind.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
I should claim some credit for Severance because every time I go down to the basement I forget what I went down there to do
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The Onion @theonion.com · 05/02/2025
FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States
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FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States
WASHINGTON—Putting the nation on alert against what it has described as a “highly credible terrorist threat,” the FBI announced today that it has uncovered a plot by members of al-Qaeda to sit back an...
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Matthew Burfeind @burfeind.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
I was just thinking the same, that it’s a strange feeling to be doing normal everyday things while the country is falling to pieces around us
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Matthew Burfeind @burfeind.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Did I miss something? When was Musk’s confirmation hearing?
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 02/02/2025
President Donald Trump has targeted transgender and nonbinary people with a series of executive orders since he returned to office. Here are things to know about Trump’s actions.
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6 ways Trump's executive orders are targeting transgender people
President Donald Trump has targeted transgender and nonbinary people with a series of executive orders since he returned to office. Here's what to know about Trump's actions and who they affect.
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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
“They’re taking away my hope,” she said. “They’re taking away my light, my dream and my chance at a normal life.” (Gift link) wapo.st/4hrVbuI
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‘People are afraid’: Trump’s actions targeting trans rights lead to confusion, fear
The Trump administration’s early moves are the culmination of a nearly decade-old campaign to roll back transgender rights.
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Matthew Burfeind @burfeind.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
“Anyone naive enough to think that the government can deny fundamental rights to one group without putting another’s at risk is in for some nasty surprises.” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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The Attack on Trans Rights Won’t End There
Once legal rights begin to fall, they fall for everyone.
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Matthew Burfeind @burfeind.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
‘Leavitt told reporters she would “commit to telling the truth from this podium every single day,” then broke the vow with almost every sentence that followed.’ www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Opinion | The Trump White House has no idea what the Trump White House just did
At Karoline Leavitt’s first briefing, she didn’t have much to say about the crisis her boss created.
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Matthew Burfeind @burfeind.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Kindness really is the better way www.npr.org/2025/01/27/g...
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How an unexpected reply changed the way one woman responds to fumbles
When Claire Burnside Och was a server at a high-end restaurant, she made a mistake opening a bottle of wine. But instead of acting annoyed, the customer handled it with grace.
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Matthew Burfeind @burfeind.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
So many posts about how Trump's firing of the IGs "appeared to violate the law" but I haven't seen anything yet about the actual consequences for said violation
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Matthew Burfeind @burfeind.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Happy tenth snowmageddon-versary!
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 23/01/2025
“I had a feeling that there were people watching what was happening and wondering, Was anyone going to say anything?” Bishop Mariann Budde explained. “Was anyone going to say anything about the turn the country’s taking?” So, she took a breath, and spoke.
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The Bishop Who Pleaded With Trump: ‘Was Anyone Going to Say Anything?’
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Matthew Burfeind @burfeind.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
“We’re the only country in the world that does this with birthright, as you know” There are literally 32 other countries that do this www.npr.org/2025/01/22/n...
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Democratic state AGs file lawsuit to block Trump order ending birthright citizenship
President Trump signed an executive order aimed at ending birthright citizenship. New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin discusses why he believes the president's action is unlawful.
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