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Matt Birch

@matthewjbirch.bsky.social
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Gen X Husband/ Father. Here for books, politics, video games, sports, and music. Always had a love of history and science, especially astronomy. Pearl Jam Raiders Clippers fan.

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Mike Rogers' yacht has a yacht.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Hear from a witness of the ICE shooting in the Bronx today.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 07/10/2026
NEW: Anti-voting lawyer Cleta Mitchell and election denier Tina Peters are both pushing a scheme to have Trump's commerce secretary regulate voting machines as part of a broader effort to interfere in the midterms. But legal experts say their scheme is way off base and blatantly unconstitutional.
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Election deniers Cleta Mitchell and Tina Peters want Trump’s commerce secretary to regulate voting machines
The problem? No federal official can seize control of election administration from the states and counties, who hold the power run elections under the U.S. Constitution.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 07/10/2026
NEW: ICE flagged Zumiez, a popular skate store found in shopping malls, "for further investigation" in Pennsylvania because it supported voter outreach efforts. The streetwear brand was among hundreds of groups probed by ICE this year as part of Trump's ongoing hunt for noncitizen voters.
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ICE investigates mall staple favored by teen skaters in its hunt for noncitizen voters
Zumiez was among hundreds of groups, most of them nonprofit organizations, probed by ICE as part of the Trump administration’s hunt for noncitizen voters, new records show.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The alarmists have yet to be wrong 😕🇺🇸
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I *agree* with Trump that this photograph published by the New York Times misrepresents his shitty, intermittently bed-bug-riddled little club. It's *considerably* more disgusting and cheap-looking than this photograph showing its yellowed and blackened facade would suggest. You can do better, NYT.
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Decoding Fox News @decodingfoxnews.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
This is my last post about this but I went ahead and did a neutral reading of Trump's controversial quote where he said, "They can take out a city. Let them take let it let them take out Los Angeles. Let them take out San Diego. That's this is a very small price to pay."
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Marni von Wilpert for Congress @marnivonwilpert.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Donald Trump’s words are dangerous. San Diego is not expendable. Our service members are not expendable. Our families are not collateral damage. When I’m in Congress, I will immediately vote to end Trump’s illegal and costly war with Iran.
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Mike Levin @mikelevin.org · 07/10/2026
Yesterday the President said Iran could “take out Los Angeles or San Diego” and called it a very small price to pay. I don’t know what he meant. I know what he said. And it’s just wrong.
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 07/10/2026
Both Democrats and Republicans have expressed outrage at Trump's remarks that cities could be sacrificed in Iran war.
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Politicians slam Trump's suggestion that Iran ‘take' San Diego, Los Angeles
Both Democrats and Republicans have expressed outrage at Trump's remarks that cities could be sacrificed in Iran war.
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All In with Chris Hayes @allinwithchris.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Trump’s comments suggesting Iran “take out” U.S. cities are already putting frontline House Republicans on the defensive in some of the country’s toughest races.
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Vulnerable Republicans forced to answer for Trump’s ‘take out’ San Diego, LA jab  
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Rep. Robert Garcia @robertgarcia.house.gov · 07/10/2026
The President is now telling crowds to "let" a foreign adversary "take out" Los Angeles and San Diego. These comments are downright crazy. We need to stand up to this deranged lunatic in the White House.
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CorrinaLeeB 🇨🇦 @corrina.sheshed.rocks · 07/10/2026
I listened to Trump’s own words. The clip speaks for itself. Gov. Gavin Newsom called the remarks “deranged and dangerous.” I share his reaction. The White House has offered an explanation. I don’t find it convincing and frankly, I find it to be a load of 💩. Listen for yourself. 👇 #SheShed
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President Trump suggests Iran strike U.S. cities in speech amid economic criticism
State and city leaders are responding to comments from President Trump where he seems to suggest allowing Iran to bomb U.S. cities if the country developed a nuclear weapon.
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Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon @scanlon.house.gov · 06/10/2026
Deranged and indefensible.
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Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove @kamlager-dove.house.gov · 06/10/2026
I don’t know how many times we have to say it: this man clearly is demented, disturbed, and should not be our president.
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Rep. Chrissy Houlahan @houlahan.house.gov · 06/10/2026
President Trump's statement about Los Angeles and San Diego last night is a betrayal of every person living in this country. It does not matter if he was joking, or confused or off-script.
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Katherine Clark @whipkclark.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Donald Trump has lost his mind. He thinks the destruction of American cities is “a small price to pay” for his reckless war. And not a peep from GOP leadership.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 06/10/2026
Trump stood at a rally and said "Let them take out Los Angeles. Let them take out San Diego." Then politicos rushed to explain what he "really meant." We won't sanewash him. Today's midday updates are up, paywall free:
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Tuesday Updates: Media ‘Sanewashes’ Trump, Plague Claims Another Victim, More Tankers Struck – 10/6/26
Important updates. Paywall free.
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 06/10/2026
President Donald Trump has a history of denigrating U.S. cities, especially the largest ones that lean heavily Democratic. to.pbs.org/3W9N6VM
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Trump draws cheers, then criticism for musing about Iran taking out U.S. cities
“They could take out a city,” he said. "Let ‘em take out Los Angeles. Let ’em take out San Diego.”
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Nithya Raman @nithyaforthecity.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
This is reckless, dangerous, and unhinged. Four million Angelenos are not bargaining chips.
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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 06/10/2026
Declaring war on Chicago wasn't normal. Inciting treason and encouraging an active adversary to bomb Southern California isn't normal. Who's next? A President hellbent on going after "the enemy within" is a threat to us all.
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Maybe should be bigger news? Including Trump defending the Iran War as a "small price to pay?" people.com/trump-sugges...
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Trump Suggests Iran ‘Take Out’ L.A. and San Diego During Campaign Rally, Drawing Condemnation from Calif. Officials
Several California officials have condemned President Donald Trump’s recent comments at a campaign rally suggesting Iran ‘take out Los Angeles’ or San Diego.
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Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The president should never joke about American cities getting bombed. Don’t normalize his constant pathetic, insane, and completely unhinged behavior.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I’m loving the “well akshually he didn’t REALLY mean let Iran take out Los Angeles and San Diego” excuses today. Cool. Explain the assholes in the crowd who thought it was fucking hilarious. Deplorables wasn’t strong enough.
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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 06/10/2026
Donald Trump’s remarks were dangerous — if not treasonous — putting a target on two of our biggest cities and one of America’s largest naval hubs.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Not that anyone needs a reminder but this man has the nuclear codes. Far too many people will just shrug this off or find some way to justify it. But Trump is unwell, incoherent, and a danger to us all.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
This is such a sick, evil thing to say. Especially because he’s not saying this as a joke. Just as sick that his supporters are laughing at it
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Anonymous @youranonjd.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The Constitution has a remedy when a Commander in Chief encourages an enemy to destroy American cities, even when criminal law falls short, and it does fall short: Impeachment! Impeach and Remove
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Trump suggesting he would let Iran take out San Diego or Los Angeles is absolutely absurd. There’s just never a bottom with this administration.
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tomwellborn3rd @wellborn.net · 06/10/2026
More Republicans live in Los Angeles County than in 24 states, and Fuckface just told every one of them they're a small price to pay. One Republican candidate, Jim Desmond in San Diego, had the spine to say so. Where's the rest of them?
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‘Traitor!’ Californian Leaders, Others Go Berserk After Trump Says ‘Let’ Iran ‘Take Out’ LA, San Diego
California’s top lawmakers and city mayors quickly lined up tin fury, portraying Trump’s comments as an extraordinary threat against millions of Americans.
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Simon Marks @simonmarksfsn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Mine earlier today with @mrjamesob.bsky.social on @lbc.co.uk 📺: youtu.be/7eltBhn7WV4?...
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Trump suggests he'd let Iran 'take out' Los Angeles or San Diego
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 06/10/2026
Trump: "With the war, it's just artificial. It's a little bit high. It's a small price to pay ... let them take out Los Angeles, let them take out San Diego. This is a very small price to pay."
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 06/10/2026
A glib rally comment by Donald Trump on Monday night that he would be fine with Iran bombing either Los Angeles or San Diego set off a call for his impeachment on MS NOW on Tuesday morning.
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Impeachment on the table after Trump 'jokes' Iran can bomb LA or San Diego: analysts
A glib rally comment by Donald Trump on Monday night that he would be fine with Iran bombing either Los Angeles or San Diego set off a call for his impeachment on MS NOW on Tuesday morning.Speaking in Grand Island, Nebraska, the American president made an off-the-cuff remark when talking about the c...
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Jules⚖️📨 @northjules.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/w... Gov. Gavin Newsom called the president “dangerous and deranged” after his remarks at a political rally, where Trump said the Iran war was necessary to “keep the world safe.” #TheCityBrief
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Fury in California After Trump Suggests Iran Could ‘Take Out’ L.A. or San Diego (Gift Article)
Gov. Gavin Newsom called the president “dangerous and deranged” after his remarks at a political rally, where Mr. Trump said the Iran war was necessary to “keep the world safe.”
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ACLU @aclu.org · 06/10/2026
NEW: We released a report detailing how President Trump’s mass deportation machine is undermining our democracy in at least 76 ways. Silencing critics, consolidating presidential power, gutting longstanding legal protections, and ignoring due process puts everyone’s rights under threat.
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pax-nw.bsky.social @pax-nw.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
👇In a nutshell.
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Treason!
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 06/10/2026
Not my president. Clearly, not a president for all Americans. “Let them (Iran) take out Los Angeles. Let them take out San Diego.” Then Trump called it a “small price to pay.” Millions of us dead. And his audience laughed. Reporting from my local news…
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 06/10/2026
This tells you everything about how Trump sees this country. The destruction, the fear and the innocent people who would pay the actual price are just collateral damage to him.
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Decoding Fox News @decodingfoxnews.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
In what looked like an unscripted moment during his speech in Nebraska Trump said it would be a small price to pay if Iran took out Los Angeles or San Diego before promising the crowd he would get gas prices down.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It is often weakened by attacks on the institutions in the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January of 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort."
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: “We had proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump committed serious crimes”
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
IMPORTANT: There are 15 states that require in-person registration 28–30 days before an election, meaning this maybe your last week to register. Check your registration at Vote.gov.
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Register to vote in your state | Vote.gov
Find the information you need to make registration and voting easy. Official voter registration website of the United States government.
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Outspoken™️ @out5p0ken.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Black folks don’t hang themselves from trees.
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Askme @askme99.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I know I've posted this many times - needs to flood the media until election day.
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Let's ban gerrymandering.
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Dr. Mar @boldnewme.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Warrior Princess ⬇️
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
From @statuscoupnews.bsky.social : “MEMPHIS is a testing ground. A test case for tyranny and fascist control.” #UNSAFETaskForce @GovBillLee #AbolishICE
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