Reposted by matthagen.bsky.socialTimothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 20/05/2026it's by Dennis Goris, the posted image above has his name photoshopped out www.facebook.com/goris/posts/pfbid0…facebook.comDennis Goris - Have you been injured?Have you been injured? 0142
Reposted by matthagen.bsky.socialMcSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 20/05/2026Then they came for the real estate shell corporations, which they said shady billionaires were using to anonymously buy up enormous swaths of properties. And I did not speak out. Because, years ago, I had my name legally changed to Equity Holdings LLC.buff.lyFirst They Came for the Pieds-à-Terre…First they came for the pieds-à-terre, which they said were driving up the cost of housing. And I did not speak out. Because my pied-à-terre was in Greenwich... 19111
Reposted by matthagen.bsky.socialSenator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 25/02/2026Well, now that we've gotten through THAT, here's the truth: This is America and no matter what Trump wants you to believe, the power belongs to the PEOPLE. A more hopeful future for America is possible when we all speak out and stand up for what we believe in. 1742391
Reposted by matthagen.bsky.socialAsawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 08/01/2026A thing I just noticed is after the guy shoots one of the other ICE guys lifts his mask up tighter and higher on their face immediately, as if to say:media.tenor.coma man in a suit sits at a table with a pitcher of water and a bowl of french friesALT: a man in a suit sits at a table with a pitcher of water and a bowl of french fries 919031
Reposted by matthagen.bsky.socialMollie Katzen @molliekatzen.bsky.social · 15/11/2025Imagine what this number will look like when health insurance premiums go through the roof and countless people will have no coverage. 9357150
matthagen.bsky.social @matthagen.bsky.social · 18/10/2025Sic semper a good turnout in Everett, Washington. 040
matthagen.bsky.social @matthagen.bsky.social · 30/09/2025They've been saying "Ignorance is Strength" for quite some time now, so I suppose this was due to happen. 040
Reposted by matthagen.bsky.socialMcSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 21/09/2025If a man shoots a Democratic congresswoman, he’s a mentally disturbed individual. If a man shoots a Republican congressman, it’s because Bernie Sanders brainwashed him and turned him into a sleeper agent who is activated by the phrase “tax cut.”buff.lyHow to Tell the Difference Between a Lone Wolf and a Coordinated Effort by the Radical LeftIf a Democratic lawmaker and her husband are gunned down, it’s an isolated incident carried out by a lone wolf. If a right-wing activist is gunned ... 4467105
Reposted by matthagen.bsky.socialPhysicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 04/09/2025 447199616926
Reposted by matthagen.bsky.socialMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 25/08/2025I loved @vermontgmg.bsky.social's latest piece so much that I asked if I could republish it on The Handbasket and he so generously said yes. If you haven't read it yet, please do. It's essential:thehandbasket.coAmerica tips into fascism (GUEST POST)"Something is materially different in our country this week than last," writes historian Garrett Graff. 301303519
Reposted by matthagen.bsky.socialMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 11/08/2025As Trump calls the National Guard into DC for a fake emergency, let's remember that he waited 187 minutes to do it when there was a real emergency.news.wttw.comJan. 6 Panel Probes Donald Trump’s 187 Minutes as Capitol Attacked as Prime-Time Hearing ApproachesThe Thursday prime-time hearing will dive into the 187 minutes that Trump failed to act on Jan. 6, 2021, despite pleas from aides, allies and even his family. 441736582
matthagen.bsky.social @matthagen.bsky.social · 11/08/2025January 6, 2021 in the middle of an insurrection: Trump doesn't send the National Guard. August 11, 2025, with crime down (but Big Balls got a boo-boo and Don needs a distraction from the Epstein files): "Send in the troops!" JFC, this is the dumbest timeline. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...nytimes.comTrump Administration Live Updates: President to Deploy National Guard in Washington, D.C. 010
Reposted by matthagen.bsky.socialBenjamin Wittes @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org · 10/08/2025Here are the still images. Please share them widely. 2614287
Reposted by matthagen.bsky.socialThe Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 30/07/2025"He stole her" 33469621376
Reposted by matthagen.bsky.socialCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 22/07/2025(Politico) - The president can sue you, but you can’t sue him. It seems like an absurd thing to say but that’s effectively the reality of our legal system today ..” @politico.com www.politico.com/news/magazin... 18953701830
Reposted by matthagen.bsky.socialThe Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 10/07/2025 7516371159
Reposted by matthagen.bsky.socialElizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 30/06/2025First up: magic math. Republicans are rewriting the rules so that tax breaks for billionaires officially cost zero dollars. They’re LYING to Americans to try and make their giant billionaire tax breaks make sense. I’m a NO. 171487272
matthagen.bsky.social @matthagen.bsky.social · 14/06/2025Seattle’s UW campus was a great combination of graduation celebrations and protest today. 060
matthagen.bsky.social @matthagen.bsky.social · 06/06/2025Probably shouldn’t let the anniversary of D-Day pass without a shout out to my grandfather Glen Allen Moe, tho took third place in WWII. Bronze is third, right? Not a total win, but still up on the podium! 040
Reposted by matthagen.bsky.socialBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 06/06/2025Elon threatening to just leave people on the ISS is making a pretty good case for why you nationalize your space program! 326230694145
Reposted by matthagen.bsky.socialAdam Sternbergh @sternbergh.bsky.social · 05/06/2025must be incredibly frustrating and disheartening to have federal funding that was promised to you for important work suddenly and arbitrarily ripped away 608349978050
matthagen.bsky.social @matthagen.bsky.social · 05/06/2025We were a couple of days late, but we finally got our Pride skeleton up. Happy Pride y’all! 010
Reposted by matthagen.bsky.socialshauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 01/06/2025headline construction masterclass 466282106723
Reposted by matthagen.bsky.socialJoe Katz @joekatz45.bsky.social · 06/05/2025"Trump decided to reopen Alcatraz right after watching Escape from Alcatraz" is far too ridiculous not to be exactly what happened 26660173
Reposted by matthagen.bsky.socialChris Hauck @chrishauck.bsky.social · 29/04/2025This video should have the music from Benny Hill in the background. 43643284
Reposted by matthagen.bsky.socialRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 25/04/2025"The Partnership for Public Service, which studies the federal workforce, has used budget figures to produce a rough estimate that Trump's firings, re-hirings, lost productivity and paid leave of thousands of workers will cost upward of $135 billion this fiscal year." www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/u...nytimes.comElon Musk and DOGE’s Savings May Be Erased by New CostsAn expert on the federal work force estimates that the speed and chaos of Mr. Musk’s cuts to the bureaucracy will cost taxpayers $135 billion this fiscal year. 37454912018
Reposted by matthagen.bsky.socialStrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 07/04/202560 Minutes found no criminal record for 75% of the Venezuelan migrants the U.S. sent to a mega-prison in El Salvador www.cbsnews.com/news/venezue...cbsnews.comTrump administration deports gay makeup artist to prison in El SalvadorA gay man with no known criminal record sought asylum in the U.S. He's since become one of 238 Venezuelan migrants deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador by the Trump administration. 31819334
Reposted by matthagen.bsky.socialWill Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 07/04/2025The vibecession and its consequences will be the primary historical narrative of 2024 and aftermath 171292138
Reposted by matthagen.bsky.socialRicky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 04/04/2025There’s literally a post for every occasion. 25579061827
Reposted by matthagen.bsky.socialCraig Calcaterra @craigcalcaterra.bsky.social · 26/03/2025The Vice President and the National Security Advisor discussing how they pre-targeted a building housing civilians. 832183766
Reposted by matthagen.bsky.socialTimothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 26/03/2025anyway calling these "war plans" when they were actually plans to blow up an apartment building full of civilians because the girlfriend of a guy we don't like lived there sounds more like "terrorism plans" or perhaps even more accurately "terrorism factory creation plans" 389262965628
Reposted by matthagen.bsky.social𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 26/03/2025Offered without comment. 1462533844
Reposted by matthagen.bsky.socialJustin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 05/03/2025Here's the DOGE mistake, beautifully visualized: If you don't go where the money is, you don't save much money. www.nytimes.com/interactive/... 46588162
Reposted by matthagen.bsky.socialPopehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 19/02/2025/3 The article the judge attacked is still online, here. I hope it gets reposted in many places in case it gets taken down. www.pressregister.com/editorial-se...pressregister.comEDITORIAL: Secrecy, deception erode public trustYour Clarksdale Press Register will be the first to say that a sin tax that would pay police to fight crime in Clarksdale is a good idea. 391125410
Reposted by matthagen.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/02/2025All of the Republicans who for years railed about "unelected bureaucrats" destroying the government are awfully quiet as an unelected bureaucrat destroys the government. 14256271368
Reposted by matthagen.bsky.socialMichael @fleerultra.bsky.social · 05/02/2025if the president can say “i don’t like the department of energy,” and within a week it’s closed, then the constitution means nothing, and the president’s entire claim to power is the loyalty of the military. either he is constrained by the constitution or he’s a dictator, there isn’t a middle ground 138117802758
Reposted by matthagen.bsky.socialAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 30/01/2025Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent. Opportunities are everywhere. Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉 359718812741145
Reposted by matthagen.bsky.socialMark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 03/02/2025Giving access to SSNs, other data on government employees to non-employees like Musk is a violation of 5 USC 552a, and carries with it a penalty of $1000 per person whose data was accessed. We are building a case. Govt employees who want to participate should contact me directly 770187157300
Reposted by matthagen.bsky.socialSenator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 01/02/2025All of your most sensitive data and our country’s checkbook are in the hands of an unelected billionaire. This is the most corrupt administration in history and it’s putting our economy & government in serious jeopardy. It’s time to speak out and fight back. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/u...nytimes.comElon Musk’s Team Now Has Full Access to Treasury’s Payments System 3712280755
Reposted by matthagen.bsky.socialNorm Charlatan @normcharlatan.bsky.social · 30/01/2025If the FAA director got fired over a business beef AND there was an air traffic controller hiring freeze despite huge shortages AND a chaotic blitz to hollow out federal bureaucracy, and then within a week the first American airliner crashes in 16 years, you would be insane not to talk about it all. 526344438945
matthagen.bsky.social @matthagen.bsky.social · 24/01/2025As someone who bought 20,000 eggs last year (okay, my wife bought them for her commercial kitchen), I find this interesting. 140
matthagen.bsky.social @matthagen.bsky.social · 24/01/2025The insurer who insured my current house with knob-and-tube wiring for 20 years without a single claim now says they might not want to insure my new house because it has one disused knob-and-tube bit of wiring. Do companies really just throw away their most profitable customers these days? 010
Reposted by matthagen.bsky.socialAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 22/01/2025🚨 🚨 🚨 HOMEWORK 🚨 🚨 🚨 The email address for federal workers to inform on their colleagues is DEIAtruth@opm.gov. Would be a real shame if folks flooded that inbox, rendering it useless. 13962585411019
