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Matt Hodgson

@mhodgson6.bsky.social
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Criminal defense lawyer Former Naval Officer Twitter refugee Movie and book nerd Springsteen super-fan Oxford comma proponent Student of History. Hoping to avoid repeating it. ELBOWS UP 👊🇨🇦🔥

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Pissedoffpundit @pissedoffpundant.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I feel ya🤔...
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Matt Hodgson @mhodgson6.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
What a weird cult. The US military is being severely damaged. Why are Americans allowing this to happen?????
theguardian.com
Hegseth confirms plan to cut 20% of US top military brass and rails at ‘beardos, weirdos and wimps’
Pentagon head hails military with ‘no fatties, no trannies, no beardos, no weirdos, no wimps, no radicals’ in anti-DEI rant
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 26/09/2026
John Roberts has spent his entire career trying to kill the Voting Rights Act. Now his Republican-appointed majority is dusting off arguments once used to destroy Reconstruction to roll back the gains made during the civil rights era. The latest from @AriBerman & @pemalevy: tinyurl.com/3m6nawpj
Mother Jones magazine cover linking the Roberts Supreme Court to a revival of Jim Crow: a black judicial robe hangs next to a white KKK hooded robe with a hand reaching toward it; headline "The Southern Strategy" and subhead "Jim Crow was dead and buried. Then came the Roberts court."
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Matt Hodgson @mhodgson6.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Watching Southland Tales (2006). Still not a great movie, but interesting parallels between that dystopia and ours. "USIdent" spies on everyone. R's claim Dem voter fraud to swing election. And the Strait of Hormuz is closed by Iran in the first five minutes of the movie, sparking energy crisis.
Screenshot from the movie Southland Tales, in which Strait of Hormuz is blockaded.
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Matt Hodgson @mhodgson6.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Trump at UN accused Mexico of being effectively controlled by the cartels, and said it was “unacceptable” for the US to share a border with a nation under such conditions. He's sending the US military on an "excursion" to Mexico next, right? Right?
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Theresa McLeod @westtexascatlady.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Hilarious!
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Abilu Tangwa. @abilutangwa.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Scientists warned for years: if we clear 20-25% of the Amazon, we cross the point of no return. We've already cleared 17%. We are right on the edge.
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Matt Hodgson @mhodgson6.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Brazen lawlessness.
dailykos.com
trump is ALREADY Starting to Tear Down the Kennedy Center
Bridget Kennedy-Bailey, a lawyer for Congresswoman Joyce Beatty, who sits ex officio on the Kennedy Center board, filed a sworn affidavit in court today (PDF) stating that she tried to visit the…
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Matt Hodgson @mhodgson6.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Go fuck yourself, Susan Collins. Your spinelessness has facilitated this disaster. Canada is a sovereign country. And you're a shill for a conman.
cbc.ca
Republican senator warns Carney: Closer ties to EU hurts chance of trade deal with U.S. | CBC News
A long-serving Republican senator from a border state is warning Prime Minister Mark Carney against strengthening Canada's economic and political ties to the European Union.
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Matt Hodgson @mhodgson6.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Scientists: There's a fair possibility AI could cause the extinction of humanity within 10 years if left unchecked. Trump: I don't have 10 years left. LET 'ER RIP!
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Matt Hodgson @mhodgson6.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Trump has a tendency to say things in public that he's clearly heard/misheard in private briefings (Iran war is an "excursion", etc.) This weekend he said that electing D's this fall will cause a DEPRESSION. He's getting baaaaaad economic news behind the scenes and laying groundwork to blame D's.
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Matt Hodgson @mhodgson6.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Trump is fine (might prefer) if the world ends with him. In his mind, the world revolves around him. Damned right he’ll burn it all down on the way out. Extremely dangerous situation for us all.
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Matt Hodgson @mhodgson6.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Turned on CNN for five mins last night. Big mistake. The naked anti-Islamic racism coming out of the mouths of the panelists (and a clip of Ted Cruz) was so ugly and vile, I cannot understand how this is 2026.
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Matt Hodgson @mhodgson6.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I'm beginning to believe that not enough people watched the Terminator franchise.
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Terminator 3 Skynet Takes Over
YouTube video by AlienOverlordz
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Matt Hodgson @mhodgson6.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
thestar.com
Jim Coyle: Trump can post all the hockey taunts he likes. Carney is still skating rings around him
The U.S. president's latest salvo on social media betrays a multitude of delusions and disordered priorities.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Yikes
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Matt Hodgson @mhodgson6.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Putin has a solid asset in the White House, American military has been depleted and demoralized and its leadership decapitated. He has cyber access to US systems. EU and rest of NATO cast adrift. This is Putin’s window of opportunity. What does he do with it?
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Matt Hodgson @mhodgson6.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Trump is trying to pull a Ghorman on Canada.
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Director Krennic at Ghorman
Alt: Director Krennic decries Ghorman
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
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Matt Hodgson @mhodgson6.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Canadians, check out Gander Social, a new Canadian-based social networking site. There’s a onetime Canada Post ID verification before posting, to avoid bots. Canadian ownership. Fun fact, Gander allows you to search for and follow Bluesky accounts! gandersocial.ca #Gander
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Home - Gander
The outrage bots and attention trolls took the rest of the internet. We saved this slice for you.
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The Rundown @therundowntvo.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
"Today it’s Lake America, but tomorrow the propaganda coming from south of the border could be both more serious and insidious, and the actions of Google, Apple and other companies show plainly that they will not be on our side." —  @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social
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ANALYSIS: 'Lake America' makes one thing clear: we can’t trust U.S. tech companies | TVO Today
The president’s decree is dumb. Why is anyone going along with it?
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Bob Geiger @bobgeiger.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
I'm not a conspiracy guy. I generally believe things happened just as they looked. But, being ex-military and working with weapons, I've yet to hear an explanation for how Bone Spurs was hit in the ear with a high-velocity rifle round and ended up with nary a scratch or a scar. It doesn't happen.
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Matt Hodgson @mhodgson6.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
I've cancelled my office's Google advertising budget. Fellow Canadians: please consider alternatives to shopping with Amazon, using Google, Twitter, etc!
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Matt Hodgson @mhodgson6.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
For no reason in particular, a well-written synopsis of the War of 1812. Looking for a deeper dive? Check out Pierre Berton's "The War of 1812", a combination of "The Invasion of Canada" and "Flames Across the Border". Both invaluable to me in my undergraduate History studies at Western U. #History
avantgardepress.substack.com
The War of 1812
A brief examination of a misremembered conflict
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Matt Hodgson @mhodgson6.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Maybe pretending he can rename a lake will distract Americans from the fact that he's broken the Navy. Payroll shortfalls, suicidal sailors, insufficient munitions.
theguardian.com
Trump’s war on Iran is rapidly draining US navy budget, documents and interviews reveal
Exclusive: Experts and former officials say accounts are running dry, and funding a war with no clear endgame is the main challenge
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Matt Hodgson @mhodgson6.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
That one political party in the US openly, blatantly, and relentlessly tries to restrict and reduce the number of citizens who vote is bizarre and should be scandalous. I've turned on American news and they dance around this, presenting it as a both sides issue. American news media is horrible.
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Matt Hodgson @mhodgson6.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
“Just like a 10yo having a temper tantrum, he would rather destroy the Kennedy Center than see it left standing without his name on it."
theguardian.com
Trump threatens to demolish Kennedy Center if $250m renovation not done
US president’s lawyers in court filing say Washington arts complex must undergo repairs or risk demolition
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Matt Hodgson @mhodgson6.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Hmmm, maybe normalizing state assassination of foreign leaders and their entire families, as Trump bragged about repeatedly, is a bad precedent....
nypost.com
Iran broadcasts sickening video claiming Barron Trump is ‘fully monitored,’ places $10M bounty on his head
The sickening video of the president’s youngest son was distributed in media linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), according to Middle East news outlet Al Bawaba.
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Pat G🇨🇦 🍁🏳️‍🌈🍉 @pguist.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Truth 👇👇👇
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Matt Hodgson @mhodgson6.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Canadians do not seek a trade war – but nor will we be bullied by Donald Trump
theguardian.com
Canadians do not seek a trade war – but nor will we be bullied by Donald Trump | Jen Gerson
A fundamental rupture in the values that have united North America is not a problem that can be wished away, says Canadian commentator Jen Gerson
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Guess what’s now going to pop up on Canada’s Christmas Wish List . . .
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Matt Hodgson @mhodgson6.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Handwritten FBI notes from Jane Doe 4 alleging SA by Trump leaked Warning - disgusting and disturbing details within.
dailykos.com
Handwritten FBI notes from Jane Doe 4 alleging SA by Trump leaked
From a leak on Reddit, Ellie Leonard’s substack has posted manually redacted copies of the handwritten notes of the FBI interviews with Jane Doe 4 who alledged that she was sexually assaulted by…
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Raywat Deonandan 🍁🇨🇦 @deonandan.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Canadian Conservatives have been weirdly silent about the US trade war thing. Guess they're still awaiting narrative instructions from Moscow.
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Matt McNeil Show @mattmcneilshow.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Political Cartoon of the Year!
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🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
🚨BUY CANADIAN, BYE USA🚨 💯
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🇨🇦 NanaGale @nanagale.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Waking up in Canada, trusting my food supply, my neighbor battling an illness & not paying a dime for their healthcare , excited for kids to go back to a safe school, welcoming new Canadians , trusting my vaccine schedule knowing that it’s based in science. Oh Canada, 🇨🇦
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Matt Hodgson @mhodgson6.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
This is going nowhere, criminally, but I'm very glad to see the discussion being raised. And the RCMP actually reviewing the complaint. BZ to the First Nations involved.
cbc.ca
Mounties reviewing First Nations' call for treason probe into Alberta premier, UCP | CBC News
Canada's top Mountie has written to First Nations leaders in Alberta, confirming the RCMP will review the chiefs' call for a criminal treason investigation into the province's premier and governing pa...
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Matt Hodgson @mhodgson6.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
The Rivals of Amziah King is the best film I’ve seen this year. The performances. The music. The southern setting that seeps into everything. Great film. Highly recommended.
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Matt Hodgson @mhodgson6.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
I have questions for the Air Force officers who chose to put a large group of civilians into harms way without telling them. Lots of questions.
theguardian.com
Trump’s Air Force One deception faces scrutiny over ‘decoy’ passengers
Journalists and others were allowed to fly on presidential jet despite security threat while Trump was spirited away
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Matt Hodgson @mhodgson6.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Humans are so self destructive… “I currently feel quite afraid of all paths I see that don’t include a near-future negotiated slowdown.” “There is … a very dark future ahead of us if we don’t get this right.” “I want a world where my kids can have a full life not a world where they are wiped out.”
theguardian.com
Experts are warning: our AI arms race is putting humanity at risk | Stuart Russell
A recent letter signed by 1,367 researchers and engineers at frontier AI labs – mainly OpenAI, Anthropic and Google Deepmind – points to a dangerous moment
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Jack Mirkinson @jackmirkinson.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Today in @thenation.com: a harrowing piece written from inside the Dilley ICE detention center by Maryam Tahmasebi, a green card holder who's been locked up along with her husband and son for months despite none of them committing any crime. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
thenation.com
One Woman’s Message From the Hell of ICE Detention
My husband, son, and I have been locked up for months—despite being permanent residents with no criminal record. It is an unendurable, unending nightmare.
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Matt Hodgson @mhodgson6.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Do not visit the United States. They are a brutal, oppressive, dystopian, misogynistic, and repressive society. They will imprison and torture you. They will electrocute you if you resist.
apnews.com
ICE plans to give officers gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers may soon be outfitted with gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks that are intended to gain compliance from combative individuals.
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OldManLefty @jonbandit.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
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Matt Hodgson @mhodgson6.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
"Corporate Democrats – such as Rahm Emanuel, Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries – aren’t up to the task because they won’t bite the corporate hands that feed them campaign money. They won’t criticize the billionaire class. They refuse to talk about how big money has corrupted America."
theguardian.com
The real meaning of Abdul El-Sayed’s victory in Michigan | Robert Reich
We’re seeing America wake up to the tyranny that’s engulfed us
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Greece is burning. Spain is burning. Sicily, Wales, Türkiye, Canada, the US— the entire planet is engulfed in flames. Decades of warnings ignored. Decades of corporate denial exposed. The science was right all along: our home is on fire. We need immediate, radical climate action.
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Matt Hodgson @mhodgson6.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
For goodness sake, USA, please 86 47.
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Matt Hodgson @mhodgson6.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Started an Andor re-watch. Fantastic show. Watching the opposition to the fascist state begin to coalesce is heartening. #Andor #StarWars
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Matt Hodgson @mhodgson6.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Putin's Fate Could Be Tsar Nicholas II's Yes, there are some parallels. I can't say I'm confident this will happen, but I'm certainly hopeful.
dailykos.com
Putin’s Fate Could Be Tsar Nicholas II’s
Today, Russia is on a collision course with economic and military reality. While Putin continues his maximalist demands for total control of Ukraine and to turn it into a vassal state for his Neo…
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Matt Hodgson @mhodgson6.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Systems are crumbling – but daily life continues. The dissonance is real
theguardian.com
Your worst fears about cultural collapse might be true – here’s what you can do about it
Writer Sarah Wilson argues we’re hurtling toward the same end as ancient Rome and the Mayan civilisation – but there’s plenty to fight for
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Matt Hodgson @mhodgson6.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
I gotta say, I'm really enjoying The Vampire Lestat series. We are three episodes in and its a deliciously entertaining build-up so far. I haven't read the book in 30 years, so I have no idea where its going! #lestat #tv #amc
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