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Matthew Arthur-Gray

@matthewarthurgray.com

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Nutella enthusiast. Inbox zero achiever. Avid reader of current issues, world history, and pathways to equity. Doctor of Education, Vanderbilt alum. Fully endorses puns and the Oxford comma, unapologetically.

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Matthew Arthur-Gray @matthewarthurgray.com · Aug 4

Today’s MAGA/GOP party courtesy of America’s Next Top Model. #maga #GOP #midterms

Matthew Arthur-Gray @matthewarthurgray.com · Jul 29

I got a text message from the @roycoopernc.bsky.social campaign tonight. Stop this madness.

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · May 27

Her stats line up with CDC data…

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Matthew Arthur-Gray @matthewarthurgray.com · Jul 23

Which all means... that everyone is innocent.

Matthew Arthur-Gray @matthewarthurgray.com · Jul 23

There is nothing to see here, folks.

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · Jul 23

The Coultergeist is loose again. 👇

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Jul 20

Trump: “People don’t explain to me, I explain to them.”

The Wall Street Journal ran a typically untruthful story today by saying that Secretary of the Treasury, Scott Bessent, explained to me that firing Jerome “Too Late” Powell, the Worst Federal Reserve Chairman in History, would be bad for the Market. Nobody had to explain that to me. I know better than anybody what’s good for the Market, and what’s good for the U.S.A. If it weren’t for me, the Market wouldn’t be at Record Highs right now, it probably would have CRASHED! So, get your information CORRECT. People don’t explain to me, I explain to them!

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Matthew Arthur-Gray @matthewarthurgray.com · Jul 17

What in the worthless acts of Congress is this? Instead of sitting there and asking the questions, they walked out. What did this accomplish?

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Matthew Arthur-Gray @matthewarthurgray.com · Jul 14

East coast drivers love putting their hazards on while driving in the rain.

Matthew Arthur-Gray @matthewarthurgray.com · Jul 12

Definitely at a solid 2.

Matthew Arthur-Gray @matthewarthurgray.com · Jul 12

We have to be self-sufficient. Right?

Matthew Arthur-Gray @matthewarthurgray.com · Jul 12

Survivor.

Matthew Arthur-Gray @matthewarthurgray.com · Jul 12

First cabinet secretary to leave / get fired?

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Lizzie O'Leary @lizzieohreally.bsky.social · Jul 11

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On July 5, as floodwaters were starting to recede, FEMA received 3,027 calls from disaster survivors and answered 3,018, or roughly 99.7 percent, the documents show. Contractors with four call center companies answered the vast majority of the calls.

That evening, however, Ms. Noem did not renew the contracts with the four companies and hundreds of contractors were fired, according to the documents and the person briefed on the matter.

The next day, July 6, FEMA received 2,363 calls and answered 846, or roughly 35.8 percent, according to the documents. And on Monday, July 7, the agency fielded 16,419 calls and answered 2,613, or around 15.9 percent, the documents sho

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Matthew Arthur-Gray @matthewarthurgray.com · Jul 9

And this happened DESPITE reading the entire bill aloud in front of the chamber. Incredible! @senategop.govpeeps.us @housedemocrats.bsky.social @democrats.org

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GOP Senators Had No Idea They Voted For Controversial Gambling Tax

How the sausage is made in Washington: In the dark and behind closed doors.

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Matthew Arthur-Gray @matthewarthurgray.com · Jul 8

"Federal workers are heroes" isn't necessarily the rallying cry that brings folks together. Please discuss the cuts to services and their impact on the lives of those around us.

Matthew Arthur-Gray @matthewarthurgray.com · Jun 29

Happy #Pride! 🏳️‍🌈

Matthew Arthur-Gray @matthewarthurgray.com · Jun 28

I’d put this at a 2

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Matthew Arthur-Gray @matthewarthurgray.com · Jun 26

This man looked out the windows from the Supreme Court toward the White House and said, "I want that to be the man (Trump) that selects my successor." I don't believe a single bit of the attempts to rewrite history. Save it for someone else.

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Former Supreme Court Justice Kennedy says ‘democracy is at risk’ — POLITICO

The retired Reagan appointee joined a forum on threats to judges and the rule of law.

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Matthew Arthur-Gray @matthewarthurgray.com · Jun 25

Yes…

Matthew Arthur-Gray @matthewarthurgray.com · Jun 17

This will upset some, but I just finished @jaketapper.bsky.social book ORIGINAL SIN, and I enjoyed it. Most of the content was sourced post-election. It’s not a hit job on Joe Biden, but it does take to task the circle around him that appears to have kept him in the dark.

Matthew Arthur-Gray @matthewarthurgray.com · Jun 16

When you are testing the limits, dollars do not matter.

Matthew Arthur-Gray @matthewarthurgray.com · Jun 13

Oh, it tracks for this administration.

Matthew Arthur-Gray @matthewarthurgray.com · Jun 13

I revisit this article at least four to five times a year. I was a Congressional Page, and John Dingell believed in every single institution. For him to have written this says a lot!
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