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M. Haytham Matthews @haythamm.bsky.social · 8h

The #ClimateCrisis is bearing down on us and we're not ready. Accelerate #ClimateMitigation #EndFossilFuelSubsidies Accelerate #ClimateAction where it most counts * renewable energy transition * transportation (EVs, reduce air travel) * protecting natural carbon sinks * energy efficient buildings

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M. Haytham Matthews @haythamm.bsky.social · 11h

If elected, Leticia (running in TX–9) will work to end the reckless & inhumane mass deportation debacle. How do we know that? "Leticia's parents [Mexican immigrants] worked as farm laborers,..they gave everything so their children could have a better life" 1/

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 13h

“The ultimate goal was to create chaos and doubt in the vote-by-mail process,” said the American Postal Workers Union president. “You’re creating a rule to solve a problem that doesn’t exist.”

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The Untold Origins of Trump’s Plan to Sharply Restrict Mail-In Voting

ProPublica’s reporting reveals for the first time the extent of the White House’s role in trying to dictate how mail-in ballots are processed, spurring behind-the-scenes drama that played out for near...

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Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 13h

Comparing yourself to others can distract you from what is truly important: developing your own work, progressing at your own pace, and focusing on what you can actually control.

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M. Haytham Matthews @haythamm.bsky.social · 14h

We should be clear: In a fundamentally multi-racial, multi-ethnic America, ethnophobia is either a disease or a disability.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Ossoff: The money that they took from you when they slashed Medicaid and defunded hospitals and nursing homes—They’re taking that money to buy corrupt, taxpayer-funded political ads on national television to try to promote the failed and broken president…

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M. Haytham Matthews @haythamm.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I'm not an ideologue, but I'm also not one to reconcile himself to voting for folks with split loyalties, cynically accepting corruption as an inescapable "tax" the public must pay to have a chance of having their concerns heard in Washington. 1/

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M. Haytham Matthews @haythamm.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Kudos to Cereese Qusba for her dogged investigative journalism — for not being satisfied with token justice, with token punishment of those implicated in a disgusting crime that is a brazen affront to the dignity and agency of women everywhere.

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M. Haytham Matthews @haythamm.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Either Gregg v. Georgia (1976) — reinstating the death penalty as legal under the 8th amendments prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment — was wrongly decided or our Constitution has a moral loophole. 1/

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M. Haytham Matthews @haythamm.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Timothy Snyder argues that Democrats need to be the party of a) anticorruption and b) redistribution, i.e. social mobility, the American dream.

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M. Haytham Matthews @haythamm.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

"According to his statement, if sea levels rise by 25 centimetres by 2050, around 4 percent of Bangladesh’s land could be submerged. This could put the homes, livelihoods and human dignity of around 10 million people at risk." 1/

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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

An evergreen concept

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M. Haytham Matthews @haythamm.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

"Their experience illustrates a challenge that reaches far beyond Cameroon: How can communities fight the effects of climate change when they are simultaneously struggling to survive war — and who helps them sustain the solutions they create?"

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M. Haytham Matthews @haythamm.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

"Global perceptions of the U.S. have nosedived... The purge of civil servants is not the only reason for these shifts, but it has been an undeniable factor." Me: Patiently #WaitingForAccountability

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Lindy Williams @ljdubcan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Today’s Canadian painting is “Mother and Child” painted by Norval Morrisseau in 2005. This is Truth and Rconciliation Day in Canada, a day to remember the harms done to Canada’s first peoples.

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M. Haytham Matthews @haythamm.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

"Overall Conclusion ... The year 2025 confirmed nuclear power’s decades long stagnation, and there is no sign of a global surge. Outside China, nuclear capacity additions remain anecdotal."

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M. Haytham Matthews @haythamm.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

"... 9. 10 ways I’m teaching my son not to be a rapist 10. 10 ways I’m teaching my daughter to protect herself from rape 11. 10 reasons my efforts as a parent will be wasted if we keep electing sexual predators to political and judicial office ..."

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M. Haytham Matthews @haythamm.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Winning majorities in state legislatures is more important than people (including me) have tended to think.

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Forbes @forbes.com · 30/09/2026

Rapper Macklemore said his upcoming “Free Palestine” tour, launched after he was dropped as Ed Sheeran’s opening act, “sold out immediately" on Wednesday.

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Macklemore’s ‘Free Palestine’ Tour ‘Sold Out Immediately,’ Rapper Says

Rapper Macklemore said his upcoming “Free Palestine” tour, launched after he was dropped as Ed Sheeran’s opening act, “sold out immediately" on Wednesday.

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M. Haytham Matthews @haythamm.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I would never have guessed this work of art was created a millennium ago! I'm not expert but I would venture to guess that Australian artist Margaet Preston was ahead of her time!

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Samuel Alito has recused himself from a Supreme Court climate case, after ethics watchdogs uncovered his fossil fuel stockholdings. Instead of relying on the justices to occasionally do the right thing, we need Congress to enact real SCOTUS reform.

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How to Fix a Broken Supreme Court | Robert Reich

Justice Roberts refused to testify in a hearing on SCOTUS ethics.Thomas and Alito accepted luxury vacations from GOP meg

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Caroline B @vegancb.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

youtube.com/watch?v=G8Lm... Sharks, like all other animals, respond to loving hugs and rubs. Our oceans are full of garbage & fishing gear. This has to end. We must protect our sea life and land animals and their environment 🌊🤍 Please share

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Woman Has Removed Over 300 Hooks From Sharks' Mouths | The Dodo Wild Hearts

YouTube video by The Dodo

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M. Haytham Matthews @haythamm.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Shelter Is a fundamental human right, recognized under international law.

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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Jack Smith is an American hero 👇

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 29/09/2026

Together, we will ensure Jewish New Yorkers are safe and celebrated. We will invest in their protection, their history, and their future. Our safety and our thriving are tied together.

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M. Haytham Matthews @haythamm.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

"Forests, which cover.. about a third of Earth’s land surface, * store 714 gigatonnes of carbon * host up to 80% of the world’s terrestrial biodiversity * play an important role in – regulating rainfall & – reducing hunger, with nearly 1/3 of the global population depending on them for livelihoods"

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kenofseattle @kenofseattle.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

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M. Haytham Matthews @haythamm.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

#Progress Now we need #ClimateAction to accelerate. At ~430 ppm CO2, we are still tempting fate. The risk is truly catastrophic, e.g. collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC). #PrecautionaryPrinciple #FossilFuelNonProliferationTreaty

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M. Haytham Matthews @haythamm.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Tennis is leadership training. You alone are responsible for your performance against a competitor who, in a mirror image, you are forced to respect, no matter the outcome. #Heart #Leadership #Sportsmanship I bow to the late former NYC Mayor David Dinkins, a major league tennis supporter.

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

My foreign policy views are simple. I think we should be the first among equals to enforce the international law we helped build. Thanks, @ezraklein.bsky.social, for having me on the show.

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M. Haytham Matthews @haythamm.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

"On September 24, a coalition .. lined up in support of the Reimagining Safety Act, federal legislation introduced by Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-Illinois) that would dismantle ICE and rebuild its parent agency, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), from the ground up." truthout.org/articles/the...

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The Movement to Abolish ICE Is Gaining Momentum

As activists rally around federal legislation to dismantle ICE, Amnesty International joins the call for abolition.

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 26/09/2026

A historic milestone for New York’s youngest learners: Universal 2-K is here. Our two-year-olds are ready to learn, explore and build a strong foundation from day one. This is what it looks like when we invest in our kids.

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The Look Book Goes to the First Day of Preschool

The city’s universal-2K program launched September 10 as an inaugural class of 2-year-olds joined Friends of Crown Heights Educational Center.

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M. Haytham Matthews @haythamm.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

"We live inside the consequences of politics all day. ... Then somebody tells you to stop bringing politics into everything, as if you carried it in on your shoes. ... Becoming angry about cruelty doesn’t automatically reveal a failure of emotional regulation."

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M. Haytham Matthews @haythamm.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

This speech by President Alexander Stubb of Finland at the UN is wise and admirably unwavering in defense of multilateralism and international institutions. 1/ m.youtube.com/watch?v=QJas...

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Finland’s President Delivers Must-Watch UN Lecture to Understand Today’s World Disorder | AC1G

YouTube video by DRM News

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M. Haytham Matthews @haythamm.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

In this David & Goliath battle, I'm betting on Ms. Phang!

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

On this day in 1994, the Clinton administration's heathcare reform plan was declared "dead" by Congress. Over 30 years later, the US is still the only industrialized country without universal healthcare. This should be a national outrage.

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 26/09/2026

Being a leftist means taking big shots. And making them.

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M. Haytham Matthews @haythamm.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

"ICE is fundamentally broken and cannot be fixed For the US government to have an immigration enforcement system that complies with international human rights law and standards, ICE needs to be abolished and we need to start over." — Nadia Daar, director of Amnesty International USA

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M. Haytham Matthews @haythamm.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

American and European public opinion wrt Israel — especially on account of the Netanyahu government's genocidal response to Oct 7 — has turned decidedly critical. When will the PM face Justice for alleged war crimes? The International Criminal Court is waiting...

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M. Haytham Matthews @haythamm.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The #ClimateCrisis is a global crisis. IMHO, we STILL lack a committed (not to mention just) global response proportionate to the mounting & increasingly irreversable threat that it poses. Anemic climate action will diminish livelihoods, quality of life, & survivability worldwide. People will die.

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M. Haytham Matthews @haythamm.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The world is hemorrhaging species. "COP17 [10/19 in Yerevan] will examine whether national commitments are ambitious enough and backed by the policies and funding needed..." #Biodiversity is our birthright in this Garden of Eden that is Earth's natural wealth. Why must we squander it?

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M. Haytham Matthews @haythamm.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Building solidarity, community, and joy in NYC...

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M. Haytham Matthews @haythamm.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Roanoke is on track to reaping myriad cost-effective benefits from its strategic investment in solar energy and battery storage over many years, including enhanced extreme weather preparedness.

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