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@ldmathias.bsky.social
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Lawyer, social worker, Baltimore by choice not birth, mom, wife, voter

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Julian Vasquez Heilig @professorjvh.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
He Picked a Fight With Black America. I’m Here to Finish It. Liberals keep reaching out asking me to read Tyler Austin Harper. Not one liberal. Not one conversation. It has happened enough the past few days that I have started wondering why. Why has Tyler become the Black writer some liberals want…
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He Picked a Fight With Black America. I’m Here to Finish It.
Liberals keep reaching out asking me to read Tyler Austin Harper. Not one liberal. Not one conversation. It has happened enough the past few days that I have started wondering why. Why has Tyler become the Black writer some liberals want Black intellectuals to read? Why are these particular essays, the ones questioning DEI, affirmative action, anti-racism, and the legitimacy of how Black scholars enter elite institutions, the essays that keep getting passed along?
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Crystal Fleming is on sabbatical @alwaystheself.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
It's extremely revealing that one of Harper's main takeaways from the tenure track as a Black professor was to become singularly suspicious of his Black colleagues' qualifications (and his own) rather than, say, at all interested in the existence of racism and white/male mediocrity within academia.
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Luigi de Guzman @ouij.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
I recently had to explain qualified immunity and the near-impossibility of holding the police accountable in the United States to my dad. "Then we live in a police state," he said.
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Jon Collins @jcollins.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
It was an honor to revisit Philando's story & his people a decade after covering his death, & then co-hosting the 74 Seconds podcast on the officer's trial. Please like/share if you appreciate it because those numbers show our bosses that people want depth and nuance. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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‘Nobody was supposed to know what his name was’: Philando Castile’s legacy grows a decade after his death
A decade after he was killed by a St. Anthony police officer, the legacy of Philando Castile looms large in how people view policing in the Twin Cities.
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
We now know the Iran war price tag is more like $50 billion - hundreds of dollars per household - and counting. It's enough to cover all the health insurance premium credits that the Republicans got rid of for this year, and next. It could save rural hospitals, pay teachers, fix roads.
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Baltimore Banner @thebaltimorebanner.com · 11/04/2026
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott tapped to lead African American Mayors Association
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Mayor Brandon Scott tapped to lead African American Mayors Association
Brandon Scott has been appointed president of the African American Mayors Association, a national nonprofit representing more than 500 mayors across the country.
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David Lublin @davidlublin.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
I keep coming back to this.
66 Historians have a word for Germans who joined the Nazi party, not because they hated Jews, but out of a hope for restored patriotism, or a sense of economic anxiety, or a hope to preserve their religious values, or dislike of their opponents, or raw political opportunism, or convenience, or ignorance, or greed.
That word is "Nazi." Nobody cares about their motives anymore.
They joined what they joined. They lent their support and their moral approval.
And, in so doing, they bound themselves to everything that came after. Who cares any more what particular knot they used in the binding?
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Two brilliant civil rights lawyers - one Asian American; one Black American. Both women. @aclu.org’s Cecellia Wang & @legaldefensefund.bsky.social’s @janainelson.bsky.social. They argued two of the most consequential cases in SCOTUS this year. This embrace is one of my favorite moments of the day.
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Peggy Bailey @peggybaileydc.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Real talk - the first year of the Trump Administration has made it HARDER for families to afford the basics. #CBPPSOTU
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Every photo from Minneapolis looks like this. Cops decked out with guns and full tac gear facing off against people in bathrobes, parkas, and sweatpants armed only with whistles and cell phones. Yet every verified MAGA chode on X dutifully calls it a riot or violent insurrection.
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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Spitballing/bargaining stage of grief: A “Washington Banner” outlet, spun off the successful Baltimore Banner and taking advantage of its backend, built out of laid off Washington Post Metro and Sports staffers and funded via a mixed nonprofit and subscription model…
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Patric Reynolds @patricjreynolds.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Jesus Christ. Waking up everyday with this man in charge of the country is like feeding your mental health into a woodchipper.
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Jon Collins @jcollins.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
“If I am killed doing this, throw my body at the White House, martyr the shit out of me & raise hell. Do not be sad. Do not think I would do anything differently. I would do it over & over again — this is too important to sit down & shut up and not do anything.” www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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Pursued by federal agents, suburban ICE observers remain resolved
After a frightening pursuit by federal agents, suburban ICE observers say fear hasn’t stopped them from protecting their communities.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 03/02/2026
happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.
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MPR News @mprnews.org · 30/01/2026
“We had to deliver them to a detention center,” principal Jason Kuhlman said about the second grader and fifth grader.
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‘I don’t have words’: 2 more kids from Liam Ramos’ Columbia Heights school taken into ICE custody
The children were taken into ICE custody after their mother was detained at a court appointment. School leaders say the mother asked them to bring the kids to the detention center because there were n...
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Now in Maine: ICE watchers say federal agents are coming to their house to threaten and intimidate them. www.pressherald.com/2026/01/23/i...
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ICE watchers in Maine say they were threatened by federal agents
Community members have been monitoring the activity of immigration agents in Greater Portland.
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Margaret Killjoy @margaret.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
You know me I don't share fundraisers unless I can tell you I trust them with my whole heart and my own wallet. This one gets protective gear to legal observers in Minneapolis / Saint Paul www.gofundme.com/f/help-equip...
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Donate to Help Equip Twin Cities Legal Observers with PPE, organized by Jac Kovarik
I have been involved in rapid response in the Twin Cities area since the b… Jac Kovarik needs your support for Help Equip Twin Cities Legal Observers with PPE
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Roxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
I don’t want to hear anything from an elected official unless it’s a plan to defund the DHS and impeach Noem, Bovino, etc. No texts. No emails. No talk about the economy. Step up or step off.
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nilay patel @reckless.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
“Everyone should be allowed to carry a gun for their safety but the government can murder you in the street if you have a gun” is an incredible endpoint for the conservative moment
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 24/01/2026
ICE attacked an observer after they tailed a group of clergy on a spiritual pilgrimage. Our digital producer @sam.vp just so happened to be with the clergy on their journey. He spoke with the observer who was attacked and others who witnessed the assault.
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Margaret Killjoy @margaret.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Smith: Again, and I think all of us, if we're reasonable, know that there's going to be more crimes committed by these people in the future. I do not understand why you would mass pardon people who assaulted police officers. I don't get it. I never will.
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ldmathias.bsky.social @ldmathias.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Read this thread if you need some hope. I’m scared but proud that my son is part of this community.
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Minnesota Reformer @minnesotareformer.com · 21/01/2026
Businesses are posting signs on their doors telling ICE to keep out. Observers are visible outside of restaurants, stores and schools. "Upstander" trainings are reaching capacity — and so are neighborhood signal chats. In the Twin Cities, the resistance is everywhere.
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In the Twin Cities, ICE resistance goes mainstream • Minnesota Reformer
The week before an ICE agent shot and killed Renee Good in south Minneapolis, her 67-year-old neighbor Terri Sullivan heard that a school in nearby Richfield that serves mostly Latino students needed ...
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Noel Casler Comedy @noelcaslercomedy.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
If you’re a grown ass man in full tactical gear asking a child to show you ID or proof of citizenship you failed at life. Utterly & completely failed. Loser.
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Russ The Tedious Ghost @russ41.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
For Renee Nicole Good, for her wife, child, city, country, and every person she died to protect... it's fundraiser time. I'm giving $1 to Community Aid Network MN for each repost this gets. AND $1 for each new follower I get. And if YOU donate to Community Aid Network MN, tell me and I'll match it.
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Pixie Thinks🧚🏽‍♀️ @pixiethinkss.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
ICE killed a Black man, Keith Porter, 7 days before Renee Good, and I hadn't heard about it until today. His vigils went unnoticed. His life came and gone and America forgot to blink. Two Americas.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
This is one of the most important exposés published in WSJ in several years, and it derives from intercepts and analyses by foreign intelligence services studying the conduct of Trump and his inner team. It's first and foremost a wake up call to the people of the United States.
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Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine
The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.
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ldmathias.bsky.social @ldmathias.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Doubling down on HBCUs. Even better - this donation and others are unrestricted allowing HBCUs to decide how to use the money.
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Baltimore Beat @baltimorebeat.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Indiscriminate ICE arrests have left Baltimore’s immigrant communities in a constant state of fear and anxiety baltimorebeat.com/indiscrimina...
A person with brown skin sits at a laptopA person wearing glasses, with their hair pulled back sits at a desk and looks at a screen.A person adjusts a piece of art hanging on a wall.A person wearing an ornate dress covered in blue and green flowers.
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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 04/10/2025
Weaponized gratitude is a key tool in the abuser's toolkit. The goal is to convince the victim that they owe the abuser so much, they should feel guilty for wanting to complain.
Tweet from the VP:
Joy Reid has had such a good life in this country. It's been
overwhelmingly kind and gracious to her. She is far wealthier than most.
Yet she oozes with contempt.
My honest, non-trolling advice to Joy Reid is that you'd be a much
happier person if you showed a little gratitude
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Jon Danziger @danziger.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
Operation Box Wine is a go
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
Motherfucking wind farms…
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Here's another example of recognizing that we can actually meet human needs and everyone benefits when we do. "Addressing violent crime as a public health issue involves going beyond arresting people after violence is committed and taking proactive and preventative measures."
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The secret to Baltimore's extraordinary year
This April, Baltimore saw five homicides.
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Paerrin @jamesfromco.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
Be very wary of rich people talking about the "Golden Age"... Somehow I don't think people will get the golden trickle down they think they will.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Riley: Don’t tell me you give a shit about the middle class when all you are doing is shitting on the middle class
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ldmathias.bsky.social @ldmathias.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
$110M stolen from Maryland schools, teachers and students.
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Justin Fenton @justinfenton.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Baltimore ended the first half of 2022 with 179 homicides, the worst first half of a year on record (since 1970). Baltimore just ended the first half of 2025 with 68 homicides, which is the fewest on record. That’s a 62 percent drop from 2022-2025
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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
NEW: The death shadow cast by Musk. “When U.S.-supported soup kitchens were forced to close, babies starved quietly, their mothers said, while older siblings died begging for food.” The world’s richest man did this to the world’s poorest children. Don’t ever forget.
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In Sudan, where children clung to life, doctors say USAID cuts have been fatal
The Trump administration’s cuts to USAID had an immediate and deadly impact in war-ravaged Sudan, according to civilians, doctors and aid officials.
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Jamal Greene @jamalgreene.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
If the Supreme Court thinks universal injunctions are unconstitutional, to wait until *now* to say that, in this of all cases, with this of all presidents, is a devastating indictment of both its impartiality and its prudence.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
How do they get away with this? The bill they passed cuts Medicaid by $793 BILLION. $793 BILLION. It's in the bill. They wrote it. Their own budget office says 10 million people will lose Medicaid coverage. Just wild.
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Walter Olson @walterolson.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
The reconciliation bill's hikes in farm subsidies "are brazen.... the GOP doesn’t just spare millionaire farmers from cuts, they aggressively expand inefficient farm giveaways by $57 billion." And they "lavished the biggest subsidy increases on GOP parts of the country." [Chris Edwards, @cato.org]
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GOP Bill Hikes Farm Subsidies
The Republican Party’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act includes large cuts to taxes and small cuts to welfare programs. Getting less media attention are the wasteful spending hikes in the bill (e.g., $57 b...
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
How now-DHS Secretary Kristi Noem felt about a president potentially federalizing the National Guard one year ago:
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Lisa Snowden @lisasnowden.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
A photo of a pallet of bundles of copies of Baltimore Beat. The words “we will not be erased” are in black text on the cover
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Gabriel Zucman @gabrielzucman.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
A long long time ago, in a far away galaxy... the US used to tax the rich
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Hamilton Nolan @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
When I interviewed KKK leaders in Arkansas, this is what they said too. “We don’t hate anyone. We just love our own people.” Then they burned a cross.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Horsford: They are cutting healthcare for 13.7 million Americans. The largest cut to healthcare in U.S. history to give tax cuts to billionaires and to big corporations. This is your priority.
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Katie Bergh @katiebergh.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Just in districts represented by members of the House Agriculture Committee, almost 1.3 million people live in households at risk of losing some amount of food assistance under this expanded work requirement. This policy doesn't increase employment. It just increases hunger.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 05/05/2025
I don't think it's fully appreciated just how much Trumpism is a celebration of ignorance. Trump not only never learns but proactively avoids it. It's a braindead movement from the top down.
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