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Matt Monitto

@matttheshirt.bsky.social
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Cryptic crosswordist (crypticmatt.blogspot.com + Tug @ mycrossword.co.uk), Twinkie Town writer, mystery lover. Last name rhymes w/Mosquito. He/him/his

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Aaron Schatz @aaronschatz.com · 21m
This man has to watch Trump rallies and news conferences non-stop for his job and it turns out the thing that will break him is Kyler Murray.
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Matt Lombardo @mattlombardo.bsky.social · 8h
It’s an NFL Sunday, which means it’s the perfect time to confirm your voter registration status. Or to register to vote. Or to request your mail in ballot. Then, vote early. But, vote. Like your life depends on it. Because in so many ways, it does.
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Dewie @judgedewie.bsky.social · 11h
OMG I had to check my work emails regarding an extra case in court tomorrow and I've just read this from an HR person. "on a knee to nose basis" A KNEE TO NOSE BASIS 😳
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Josh Kantor @jtkantor.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Eternally grateful for the opportunity to continue doing something so ridiculous.
Screenshot of a list of the 810 songs I played by request this year on the Fenway organ (DM me if you need a text version of the list to be able to read it).
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Andy Flach @andyfromtucson.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
A man in his 60s in our neighborhood self-deported after being released from detention bc he was terrified they would grab him again. It’s a terror campaign
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Hemry, Local Bartender @bartenderhemry.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
the response should be immediate contempt proceedings all the way up the chain of command to the ICE/ERO directors including escalating fines and orders to personally appear in court. if that doesn't do the trick, criminal contempt, throw them in jail. play stupid games, win stupid prizes
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Daniel Suitor @danielsuitor.com · 02/10/2026
Will is 100% right. Has happened to multiple clients of mine. One judge (not my case) has said that this isn't really release and ordered the person *actually* released. But it's forcing us habeas attorneys to win our cases twice (or more)
On September 9, 2026, Respondents permitted Pablo F. to exit the building where 
he was detained, but he was immediately swarmed by four ICE officers and handcuffed as 
soon as he stepped outside. (Doc. No. 25-3 at 4:48:45–4:49:26.)3
 The officers drove him
to the back of the Whipple building and returned him to a holding cell. (Doc. No. 21 ¶¶ 8–
9; Doc. No. 25 ¶ 5.) During this encounter, officers dislocated Pablo F.’s shoulder. (Doc. 
No. 21 ¶ 7.)4
 Pablo F. now bringsthis Motion seeking to enforce the Court’s Order granting 
the Petition.Again, Respondents make no attempt whatsoever to support their assertion that 
Pablo F. was released. Absent any such argument, the Court cannot agree that a reasonable 
person would have felt free to leave when exiting the detention facility and immediately 
being stopped by ICE officers. Likewise, absent some argument, the Court necessarily 
concludes that Pablo F. was subject to restraints not shared by the public generally when 
he took one step outside of the detention facility and was immediately stopped by ICE 
officers who forcibly returned him to a detention cell. Because Respondents do not make 
any legal argument that Pablo F. was ever meaningfully released from custody, the Court 
grants the motion and orders Pablo F.’s release.6
6 To be clear, Pablo F. is not arguing, and the Court is not concluding, that an order of 
release in a habeas matter renders unlawful any future arrests. Rather, the Court reaches 
the narrow conclusion that because Respondents advance no legal argument in this case to 
support their assertion that Pablo F. was released from custody, and because the 
uncontested facts show that ICE officers immediately swarmed Pablo F. as soon as he 
stepped out of the building, Pablo F. was not released from custody.
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1312 Antifascists (Chicago) @1312antifascists.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Jake Lang is coming to Bridge view, a suburb of Chicago, to harass the Muslim community widely known as Little Palestine. He is bringing a mob of out-of- town Nazis but working with local racist chuds like Terry Newsome. Bring PPE and a crew, and let's get to work defending our neighbors #Chicago
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White Supremacist Jake Lang Plans to Host Nazi March in Illinois on Sunday
Lang announced a “Crusader March,” targeting the Annual Palestine Festival on Sunday, October 4
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 02/10/2026
Days after a loss of hundreds microbetting at a Yankees game, DraftKings sent a notice to our reporter: “Took a loss? Now take a beat.” Then came a promotion: A 20% profit BOOST on bets of up to $250 for an unlimited number of live bets on baseball plate appearances. Full story: propub.li/4xUdksA
Left image: Alert reads, “Took a loss? Now take a beat. A big loss can throw off more than your game plan. Take time to regroup if you need it. Check out My Stat Sheet to set a limit or just see where you’re at.” A green button with text: “My Stat Sheet.” A black button below reads “Maybe Later.”

Right image: An alert reads, “MLB Unlimited Live Plate Appearance Boost. Get Unlimited Profit Boosts on Live Plate Appearances today! 7 hours left. Max bet: $250 Each,” and lists more details below. A green button reads: “Opt In.”
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Last year not a single refugee fleeing religious persecution was admitted to the US.
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PuzzCulture @puzzculture.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
In today's post, we discuss The Independent's cryptic crossword and spread the word about attempts to save it from cancellation! puzzculture.com/2026/10/01/h...
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Help Save The Independent Cryptic Crossword!
Although I have dabbled with cryptic (or British-style) crosswords for years, this year I’ve made more of a dedicated effort to improve my cryptic solving. I’ve tackled Josh Wardle&#821…
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Longyfan @longyfan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
To elaborate on that last repost, eimi – cryptics editor at the Indy – is gauging interest in an independent follow-up to the Independent crossword Email trulyindependentcrosswords@gmail.com with the subject line “truly” Comment #152 on the fifteensquared blog fifteensquared.net/2026/09/21/i...
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Independent Cryptic Crossword – the future – Fifteensquared
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Republicans cried that Trump needed money for the border and then he stole the money to pay for a millions in totally illegal, taxpayer funded campaign ads. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Exclusive | Homeland Security Money Financed Pro-Trump Television Ads
White House calls the spots public-service ads, but critics argue using taxpayer money for campaign-like messaging may violate federal law.
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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Anyone who suggests we just turn the page is in league with the GOP. This guy is telling you they tried to overthrow the government. You don't just pretend it never happened @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
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The Onion @theonion.com · 29/09/2026
Cornell Vows That Rapists Will Be Forced To Write Much Longer Essays In The Future theonion.com/cornell-vows...
Cornell Vows That Rapists Will Be Forced To Write Much Longer Essays In The Future
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Mike Scollins @mikescollins.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"Mr Smith is true you recently attended a football game with Buffalo Bill?! FROM SILENCE OF THE LAMBS?!" "No, the name of the team is the Buffalo Bills." "WHERE ARE THE GIRLS MR SMITH?!??!"
That fucking idiot Eric Schmitt questioning Jack Smith
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"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The angry response is what comes out so clearly to me - normal people, if they're caught out mistaking the Hawks for the Hawkeyes are going to be embarrassed and apologetic, but Schmitt's response is volcanic 'how dare you' anger. Just manifest low character, frankly.
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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Klobuchar: “For a US senator to have false information and imply, based on a confusion about the name of a team … and imply that you were in another city, that you were somehow involved that day in what was happening in Georgia, and then call you a dirtbag, is something that deserves an apology.”
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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A phenomenal moment in the Senate. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., claims he has evidence Jack Smith went to a HAWKS game in Atlanta. Smith denies it. Schmitt declares he has busted Jack Smith for perjury. Smith, vexed, says he went to HAWKEYES game in Maryland. WATCH IN FULL, UNINTERRUPTED
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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This is among the most under-covered stories in America — Israel is now holding *THREE* young Americans in prison, and no mainstream media is touching it
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Alexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
absolutely gutting
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Jessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This is why more women don't come forward, and why more rapists aren't jailed. Because mostly-male cops and prosecutors find it more believable that a 20-yr-old would want to have sex with a room full of fraternity brothers than accept she was raped. What ever happened to common fucking sense?
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Carrying That Weight—Again
I can’t stop thinking about the Cornell rape case
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Jessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Please don't give the DA reopening the Cornell case any cookies. District Attorney Matthew Van Houten all but called Jane Doe a liar today. He said that in Doe's initial statement, she described "her participation in drug use and sexual conduct as voluntary, conscious, and consensual.” CONSENSUAL
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Liari @liari.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
New @crackingthecryptic.bsky.social video. www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_JI...
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Help SAVE The Independent Cryptic Crossword
YouTube video by Cracking The Cryptic
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Craig Calcaterra @craigcalcaterra.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The Ohio Democratic Party has been a loser organization for as long as I can remember, and even if it wins a couple of big races in the best Dem environment in ages -- and it may not! -- it's still a loser organization. It deserves a MASSIVE amount of the blame for Ohio turning into a deep red state
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Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The literacy crisis is not just referring to people's ability to literally read and write. It's also people's inability to read for context. I've been a public educator for over 20 years and I have never, ever seen it this bad.
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Sam Leith @questingvole.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
On my growing gloom about books
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The real reason kids are giving up reading
Even popular books are getting shorter and easier to read: their sentences are shorter, their paragraphs are shorter
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Matt Monitto @matttheshirt.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Now that the Twins' 2026 season is over, it's time for the annual "name their season roster" Sporcle quiz: www.sporcle.com/games/Balin/...
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2026 Minnesota Twins Roster
Can you name every player who appeared in a game for the Minnesota Twins during the 2026 season?
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Matt Monitto @matttheshirt.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
TWINS WIN WE'RE ON TO 2027
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a ROYCETEROUS blast means no more save situation
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Minter just wanting to make it a save situation for the next guy
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aaaand the Twins have resorted to double TOOTBLANnery
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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Scott Hanson of RedZone talking about a man who sexually assaulted 28 women and might lead his team to a meaningless week 3 win: "Even with all the things swirling around in Deshaun Watsons back story, he can be a hero in this game"
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JOSH BELL BLAST
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The first thing we do, let's fuck all the lawyers.
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Anthony Etherin @anthonyetherin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
TRANSMOGRIFICATION (Anagrammed Lines) Transmogrification! Instigator for manic magic — for transition. Strict origin of a man arising into cat form.
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Matt Monitto @matttheshirt.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
right now, my only Patriots mantra is "remember how 2014 started... remember how 2014 started... remember how 2014 started"
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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 27/09/2026
“and the Israelites replied, saying, please forgive us O Lord, we did not know he would smash OUR amphorae of cooking oil”
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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 27/09/2026
it’s like some particularly clumsy Old Testament parable about why you shouldn’t have a psychotic piece of shit as king. “the LORD spake, saying, an evil king will befoul thine own food and drink as well as the foreigner”
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CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
logical
4. Burger (1-3)
SLIDER

Rangers lead Twins 6-1 top 7
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The Shadow Over Innschwartz ✨🦑✨ @benschwartz.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
You can always tell when a Republican gets a new billionaire sponsor who has a single, very, very specific issue they would like the American people to hear about.
The image is a tweet from Sen. Tommy Tuberville that reads:  "Democrats are the party of Radical Islam, illegal aliens, and furry pilots. Lord help us."
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Texas police has arrested a city council candidate in Austin who participated in a protest against ICE: www.kvue.com/article/news...
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Andy Lettuce @andy.hopepunk.club · 26/09/2026
MN voters: amending the state constitution requires a majority of voters to vote yes - abstaining from the school funding question on your ballot this year is effectively a no-vote. Please take a sec to get informed before you submit your ballot! www.lwvmn.org/2026-constit...
A portion of the MN official ballot that reads

Constitutional Amendments
Failure to vote on a constitutional amendment will have the same effect as voting no on the amendment.
To vote for a proposed constitutional amendment, fill in the box next to the word "Yes" on that question. To vote against a proposed constitutional amendment, fill in the box next to the word "No" on that question.
Increasing funding to school districts
Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended to increase the funding going to all school districts from the permanent school fund, which is a fund that supports school districts without raising individual income or property taxes, effective July 1, 2027?

(This is a photo of my ballot where I have selected yes)
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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 26/09/2026
great piece. man social media is a cancer themomoftheyear.substack.com/p/im-the-mom...
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I’m the Mom in That Viral Giants Clip. Let Me Tell You About My Husband.
You saw me carrying our baby and food. There was more happening in our family that night.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026
16/ I also want to acknowledge that this was a controlled experiment. I could walk away. That’s not always easy for everyone. I couldn’t — and didn't try — to mimic how problem gambling can impact your real life outside the app in harmful ways.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026
15/ There’s much more to the story — which you can read here — but I came away with one overarching takeaway: the “responsible gaming” prompts DraftKings served me were no match for the product design and promos pushing me to do more gambling.
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I Deliberately Bet Like a Problem Gambler. DraftKings Made Me a VIP.
Amid growing public health concerns, operators like DraftKings have touted “responsible gaming” tools and prompts. But as I went off the deep end, I found they were no match for the incentives and pro...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026
9/ A month in, I was betting so much that DraftKings’ quick-tap deposit buttons had increased to $500, $750 and $950, making it even easier to mindlessly transfer money into my account. I was also getting pummeled with push alerts inviting me to bet more.
A pile of phone notifications from DraftKings layered on top of one another. Each notification offers a promotion or boost.A dropdown menu reads “Deposit” and shows dollar amounts for $500, $750, $950 and Other, along with a “Slide to Deposit” button.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026
8/ As the @nytimes.com reported, DraftKings uses machine learning and data scientists to entice losing customers with promos to keep them going — even if those are the customers at risk of becoming addicts. The company says it doesn’t unfairly target people.
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How DraftKings Uses A.I. to Target the Gamblers Likeliest to Lose
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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ProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026
7/ An expert explained that losers like me are the bettors that sports betting companies are most interested in. A small group accounts for a large portion of revenue. And what keeps losers loyal? VIP programs. The more you bet, the more you get: free bets/swag/fancy dinners.
Screenshot of article from the Philadelphia Inquirer. Headline reads: FanDuel sent a personal message from Phillies star Bryce Harper to a customer with a gambling addiction.
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