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JamesMathews

@jamesmathews.bsky.social
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#ClimateCrisis #Anti-Fascist #Ukraine #BLM #LGBQT+ #NativeAmericans #Science, ex-Twitter, HR consultant/workplace investigator/PI, ex-DOD contractor, husband/father/grandfather, Air Force brat, NBA addict in Las Vegas via Los Angeles & Portland.

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 16h
With Musk tweeting autism supremacy stuff again today, good time to read @juliametraux.bsky.social’s piece on the subject www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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The 4chan-coded ideology behind Elon Musk's war on normies
Musk thinks autism makes him superhuman. Just don't call it that.
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JamesMathews @jamesmathews.bsky.social · 18h
Gift article www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/n...
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How Cornell Punished Each of the 7 Men Accused of Sexual Assault (Gift Article)
Summaries obtained by The New York Times offer a detailed look at the discipline meted out to the men accused of sexually assaulting a fellow student at Cornell University.
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 18h
AI is now the biggest investment in all of US history as a percentage of GDP. Datacenter construction is up, all other construction is down. "AI Is Squeezing Out the Rest of the Stock Market," reported WSJ 2 days ago. We basically bet the whole economy on the most optimistic visions panning out.
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Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 20h
Trump-appointed head of DOJ's civil rights office wondering why the most powerful women in Washington are primarily on the left when the current vogue in right wing politics is debating the merits of the 19th Amendment
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Community Notes for the win here, Megyn Kelly. 👌
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Again, <only Republicans> ever get to talk like this. If a single municipal level Democrat ever did, it would be a national outrage &spark a wave of “civility” discourse, & op-eds about how Dems must Respect Real Folkz & talk across difference. Democracy is incompatible with this double standard.
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JamesMathews @jamesmathews.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Gift article www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...
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U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies (Gift Article)
President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter...
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JamesMathews @jamesmathews.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Gift article www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...
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Trump Directed Use of Taxpayer Money for Ads Praising His Presidency (Gift Article)
The government-funded ads show just how much President Trump has been able to use federal money for his own aims.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 325-to-1 Trickle-down economics was always a sham. Nothing has ever trickled down.
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JamesMathews @jamesmathews.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Gift article www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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Is There Anything Kash Patel Won’t Do for Trump Before the Midterms?
“The president wants indictments. He wants people in handcuffs.”
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Eoin Higgins @eoinhiggins.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
oh! okay, that sounds good then
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High Country News @highcountrynews.org · 02/10/2026
Climate change is increasing the frequency of the blooms. Here’s what you need to know.
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Toxic algal blooms are spreading across the West - High Country News
Climate change is increasing the frequency of the blooms. Here’s what you need to know.
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JamesMathews @jamesmathews.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Gift article www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/w...
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After Two Decades, U.S. Forces Leave Iraq to an Uncertain Future (Gift Article)
Some Iraqis are celebrating the end of an American military presence that unleashed waves of bloodshed. Others fear what happens next for their country, trapped between Washington and Tehran.
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JamesMathews @jamesmathews.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The Beclowning of Scott Bessent paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-beclow...
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The Beclowning of Scott Bessent
Another Trump enabler pays the price
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Semafor @semafor.com · 30/09/2026
Visitors to the US are on track to drop by almost two million year-on-year. “We’re the only major country in the world losing visitation,” the head of the US Travel Association said. “It’s mind-boggling.” www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
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JamesMathews @jamesmathews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Inside the clandestine network of abortion-pill mules www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Inside the clandestine network of abortion-pill mules
“There may come a time where we are one of the only, if not the only, option for the nation.”
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The concentration of wealth in the hands of a few isn't just bad for our economy. It's corrosive to our democracy. When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, regular people don't have a voice. The result? The demagoguery and corruption we're seeing now.
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JamesMathews @jamesmathews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A great deal happened today. But nothing more important than this. SCOTUS allows Trump Administration to continue sending detained migrants to third countries with which the migrants have no prior connection. Just appalling.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
🤡 Schmitt beclowns himself 🤡 Schmitt concocted an elaborate conspiracy theory that Smith traveled to Atl for a Hawks game and to collude with Fani Willis, & flashed his "evidence" before accusing Smith of perjury. There's just one problem -- his facts were totally wrong. Here's the whole sequence:
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Adam Weinstein @adamweinstein.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
This Is Fascism
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JamesMathews @jamesmathews.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Gift article from yesterday. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/w...
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Netanyahu Said to Have Been Warned by Emirati Leader About Hamas Attack Before Oct. 7 (Gift Article)
The warning from the leader of the United Arab Emirates, which lacked specific details about the nature of an attack, never reached the chiefs of Israel’s security establishment, Israeli officials sai...
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JamesMathews @jamesmathews.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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JamesMathews @jamesmathews.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Gift link www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
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Egypt’s Warning to Israel
Cairo’s intelligence chief visited Tel Aviv shortly before October 7 with a dire message about Gaza.
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JamesMathews @jamesmathews.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Gift opinion article by @jamellebouie.net www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/o...
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Opinion | Why Does Trump Think He Can Act Like a King? (Gift Article)
The Supreme Court has had a lot to do with it.
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Politics and Health 🗳️ 🩺 @politicshealth.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
So fuc*ing infuriating and sad. The CDC used to be the crown jewel of the world's scientific firmament. Other countries came to us for help fighting deadly diseases. Its disease detectives learned what caused illness and helped change practices to prevent them. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/h...
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‘Zombified’ C.D.C., Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission (Gift Article)
The agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and associates have tightened control.
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JamesMathews @jamesmathews.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
A nightmare. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/u...
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Supreme Court Allows Expansive Voter Screening Tool Ahead of Midterms (Gift Article)
Critics of the Trump administration system to monitor the citizenship status of voters had raised alarms about privacy and improper voter purges.
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George Wallace @mrgeorgewallace.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Xi is like, "Who the fuck are these weirdos?"
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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Trump loves Xi. He just gave him the warmest welcome a Chinese leader ever received in the United States. My latest. www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-man-l...
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How Trump Just Showed Us Who’s Really on Top
Don’t tell Natalie, but unrequited love is in the air at the White House.
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Maddie Oatman @moatmanjourno.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Department of Meatheads: The MAGA Bros who have coopted MAHA and made it all about protein, testosterone, and erectile dysfunction. @jillfilipovic.bsky.social digs in for our latest in a partner series with @fern.org www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Women built MAHA. MAGA bros have taken it over.
Forget regulating food—manly MAHA cares about meat, testosterone, and erectile disfunction.
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JamesMathews @jamesmathews.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Fascism Update; Bari Weiss introducing Peter Thiel for the 2026 Axel Springer award. youtu.be/BrllWxIkWQc?...
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Bari Weiss bestowing the 2026 Axel Springer Award upon Peter Thiel
YouTube video by Josh Buermann
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JamesMathews @jamesmathews.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Gift article www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/b...
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The ‘Monster’ Behind Russia’s Global Effort to Evade Western Sanctions (Gift Article)
A Moscow firm uses shell companies and cryptocurrency to launder money, and a custom app to forge trade records, to help Russia bypass sweeping financial restrictions.
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JamesMathews @jamesmathews.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Gift article www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/n...
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Mamdani Accuses Netanyahu of Spreading ‘Baseless Lies’ After U.N. Speech (Gift Article)
The Israeli prime minister accused Mayor Zohran Mamdani, an outspoken critic of Israel, of antisemitism. The mayor has become a political foil for the prime minister.
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Ari Berman @ariberman.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
By destroying Voting Rights Act and gutting 14th & 15th amendments the Roberts Court is recycling legal arguments once used by Confederates and white supremacists to destroy Reconstruction Please read my deep dive w/ @pemalevy.bsky.social in @motherjones.com www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 23/09/2026
to people who are concerned that this suggests that 'Kavanaugh is not smart,' as opposed to 'Kavanaugh is evil,' I want you to rest assured that these things are not in opposition he is both evil and a dumbass
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JamesMathews @jamesmathews.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Thread and article
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JamesMathews @jamesmathews.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Thread and gift article.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 23/09/2026
i think you can fairly say that the second trump administration is the most racist federal administration since woodrow wilson and honestly i'm not sure that it isn't more racist than wilson's
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JamesMathews @jamesmathews.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
WTF!
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JamesMathews @jamesmathews.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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Pema Levy @pemalevy.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The Supreme Court rules over us, with 5 unelected judges wiping out legislation passed by the people's representatives. Is this how democracy is supposed to work? Two new books argue the court seized power it was never intended to have. And how to take it back. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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How the Supreme Court seized power to rule over the rest of us
A false mythology put the justices on top. The people could knock them down.
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Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
El Niño is breaking every existing record already, and it's got weeks to go before it's likely to hit a peak. We're going to see a warmer world than any humans before us this year billmckibben.substack.com/p/hold-my-wa...
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Hold my (warm) beer
It’s Existential Crises Week!
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I was deputy M.E. at the WSJ when Murdoch took over, with a similar “editorial independence board.” Within 4 months, our top editor was gone, replaced by a loyal Murdoch deputy. That board raised a quivering objection, but the deed was done. If the Ellisons own CNN, they’ll do whatever they want.
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Tom “T.M.” Wolf @tomtmwolf.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
"Make no mistake: The proposed rule conflicts with the plain language of the Constitution, applicable federal statutes, and more than 235 years of practice... But [it] would do more than just violate the law: It would inflict immeasurable harm on the American public." -@lmillerkaralunas.bsky.social
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Excluding Immigrants from the Census Would Hurt the Country and Break the Law
The Constitution, federal law, and centuries of history make clear that the census is meant to count everyone, regardless of citizenship.
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JamesMathews @jamesmathews.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Gift article www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/b...
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At DraftKings, AI Targets the Gamblers Likeliest to Lose (Gift Article)
Data science helps determine who receives betting incentives, but the company has resisted using similar technology to protect gamblers at risk of addiction.
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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 19/09/2026
U.S. elections have proved remarkably resilient, but the system has been battered by a political assault designed to restrict the vote and diminish democracy. Here are eight solutions to ensure the right to vote in elections that are free, fair, and safe. bit.ly/4j4uGiG
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Eight Solutions to Protect Voting Rights and Improve Representation
Congress must make voting fairer and more accessible for U.S. citizens and mitigate damage done by states, the executive branch, and the Supreme Court.
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Virginia Heffernan @virginiaheffernan.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
What happened to Steven Pinker? I only felt free to write this because he blocks me: www.thenerve.news/p/steven-pin...
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From celebrity intellectual to anti-woke outlaw: how Steven Pinker lost his way
The pop psycholgist’s new book seems to betray a lurking fear of others’ criticism – about his Epstein links, his manosphere admirers and his discredited former field of study, writes Virginia Heffern...
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Alexander Howard @digiphile.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
If President Trump “means to expel these news organizations from The White House press pool, his action is doubly unconstitutional because the press pool is a ‘public forum’ under the First Amendment, which means the president can’t exclude journalists from it on the basis of their viewpoints.”
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Trump Says He Has Banned CNN, MS NOW and Politico From White House (Gift Article)
The president cited reporting from the outlets that he deemed “fake news.” It was unclear how such a ban would be enforced or defended in court.
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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Clowns. We have an administration run by clowns. danieldrezner.substack.com/p/the-beclow...
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The Beclowning of the State Department Continues Apace
Heckuva job you’re doing, Marco Rubio.
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