Mathew Foresta
@mathewforesta.bsky.social
Writer and journalist. Words in HuffPost, USA Today, The Guardian, LAist, The Daily Beast, etc. Please subscribe. https://bettergracesandliberations.substack.com/
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The Prison You Can Find Yourself In
These are the times of ICE murders and ethnic cleansing. We are forever accountable for what we do in this moment, and the consequences of failure are grave indeed.
bettergracesandliberations.substack.com
My latest on our duty in light of the ICE murders & Alex Pretti.
"There are worse things than arrest or jail, injury or death. To be trapped in yourself, to waste away with the knowledge that you are a contemptable person, is one such example."
bettergracesandliberations.substack.com/p/the-prison...
"There are worse things than arrest or jail, injury or death. To be trapped in yourself, to waste away with the knowledge that you are a contemptable person, is one such example."
bettergracesandliberations.substack.com/p/the-prison...
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To add to posts made about surveillance of dissent:
“The point is they’re trying to silence dissent by scaring people. They’re doing that in large part in violation of the law. And I think that part of their hope ... it’ll just overpower the ability of people and the judicial system to resist.”
“The point is they’re trying to silence dissent by scaring people. They’re doing that in large part in violation of the law. And I think that part of their hope ... it’ll just overpower the ability of people and the judicial system to resist.”
February 5, 2026 at 6:11 PM
To add to posts made about surveillance of dissent:
“The point is they’re trying to silence dissent by scaring people. They’re doing that in large part in violation of the law. And I think that part of their hope ... it’ll just overpower the ability of people and the judicial system to resist.”
“The point is they’re trying to silence dissent by scaring people. They’re doing that in large part in violation of the law. And I think that part of their hope ... it’ll just overpower the ability of people and the judicial system to resist.”
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I think it's best for everyone to understand that the unified class project of billionaires right now is to do to white collar workers what globalization and neoliberalism did to blue collar workers.
February 4, 2026 at 7:41 PM
I think it's best for everyone to understand that the unified class project of billionaires right now is to do to white collar workers what globalization and neoliberalism did to blue collar workers.
This is an underdiscussed issue in left spaces where it is unfortunately still socially acceptable to discriminate against sex workers. Rather than being treated with respect & nuance they are made a prop by terf groups & Christian rescue orgs, it's maddening. Decriminalization now. Support SWers
I have a big story about sex workers coming out next week and they are salt of the earth heroes doing the Lord’s (public health) work, it’s enraging how much stigma is heaped upon their humble dreams of survival compared to the whims of the depraved ruling class
cannot possibly convey how actually crazy-making it can feel, after spending 20 years monitoring all these orgs blaming sex workers and the internet for enabling a vast sex trafficking network, to now see Jeffery Epstein’s inbox
February 5, 2026 at 6:08 PM
This is an underdiscussed issue in left spaces where it is unfortunately still socially acceptable to discriminate against sex workers. Rather than being treated with respect & nuance they are made a prop by terf groups & Christian rescue orgs, it's maddening. Decriminalization now. Support SWers
The cops do not and have never had the best interests of sex workers or trafficking victims at heart. The large orgs and terf organizations that want to empower them are only hurting people. Decriminalization, fix the foster care system, free healthcare, not cop occupation.
cops: sex trafficking victims are impossible to find! most of them don’t even know they’ve been trafficked.
dozens of women over decades: here’s our sworn statements about jeff epstein
cops: …
prosecutors: …
anti-trafficking task forces: …
cops: we have no choice but to do a craigslist sting
dozens of women over decades: here’s our sworn statements about jeff epstein
cops: …
prosecutors: …
anti-trafficking task forces: …
cops: we have no choice but to do a craigslist sting
February 5, 2026 at 6:05 PM
The cops do not and have never had the best interests of sex workers or trafficking victims at heart. The large orgs and terf organizations that want to empower them are only hurting people. Decriminalization, fix the foster care system, free healthcare, not cop occupation.
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cops: sex trafficking victims are impossible to find! most of them don’t even know they’ve been trafficked.
dozens of women over decades: here’s our sworn statements about jeff epstein
cops: …
prosecutors: …
anti-trafficking task forces: …
cops: we have no choice but to do a craigslist sting
dozens of women over decades: here’s our sworn statements about jeff epstein
cops: …
prosecutors: …
anti-trafficking task forces: …
cops: we have no choice but to do a craigslist sting
February 5, 2026 at 4:21 PM
cops: sex trafficking victims are impossible to find! most of them don’t even know they’ve been trafficked.
dozens of women over decades: here’s our sworn statements about jeff epstein
cops: …
prosecutors: …
anti-trafficking task forces: …
cops: we have no choice but to do a craigslist sting
dozens of women over decades: here’s our sworn statements about jeff epstein
cops: …
prosecutors: …
anti-trafficking task forces: …
cops: we have no choice but to do a craigslist sting
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@wyden.senate.gov's record of warning that there is deep and constitutionally-serious dirt being done by the intelligence agencies in secret is unblemished. The vaguer he is, the filthier the dirt is. This is the vaguest I've ever seen him
Ron Wyden Only Talks Like This When The Spies Do Something *Real* Bad
No, I don't know what they did. But I have a lot of experience with the senator
www.forever-wars.com
February 5, 2026 at 5:10 PM
@wyden.senate.gov's record of warning that there is deep and constitutionally-serious dirt being done by the intelligence agencies in secret is unblemished. The vaguer he is, the filthier the dirt is. This is the vaguest I've ever seen him
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I got my first whistle last weekend and it was a very intense moment, putting it around my neck and thinking about how to use it responsibly to protect my neighborhood. That happened because of the organizing that has already been done in MN, Chicago, and LA.
February 5, 2026 at 5:00 AM
I got my first whistle last weekend and it was a very intense moment, putting it around my neck and thinking about how to use it responsibly to protect my neighborhood. That happened because of the organizing that has already been done in MN, Chicago, and LA.
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i'm just done even entertaining the idea that liberals are even slightly capable of being allies. you would all walk us to the camps yourselves as long as it's done "legally" and the death squads wore body cameras
February 3, 2026 at 5:48 PM
i'm just done even entertaining the idea that liberals are even slightly capable of being allies. you would all walk us to the camps yourselves as long as it's done "legally" and the death squads wore body cameras
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I think this is one of the top ten funniest things I've ever found on the internet.
February 5, 2026 at 4:00 AM
I think this is one of the top ten funniest things I've ever found on the internet.
What the fuck kind of narcissistic grifting is Will Stancil doing. He's trying to make himself the center of attention. Any longtime activist will tell you this is a major red flag. He's a man with a hero complex who thinks he know it all, and he wants attention. This is sussy.
"ICE guys are pretty miserable. I don’t think morale is particularly high for them. They’re freezing, they’re getting shouted at. They can’t go anywhere without being tailed by 5 cars. They get out and immediately there's a crowd of 100 people shouting at them, blowing whistles as loud as they can."
Inside the resistance with Will Stancil
"It's something I could do to keep them from stealing my neighbors."
www.publicnotice.co
February 5, 2026 at 3:57 AM
What the fuck kind of narcissistic grifting is Will Stancil doing. He's trying to make himself the center of attention. Any longtime activist will tell you this is a major red flag. He's a man with a hero complex who thinks he know it all, and he wants attention. This is sussy.
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FINNEAS defends sister Billie Eilish amid online backlash over her anti-ICE comments at GRAMMYs:
“Seeing a lot of very powerful old white men outraged about what my 24 year old sister said during her acceptance speech. We can literally see your names in the Epstein files.”
“Seeing a lot of very powerful old white men outraged about what my 24 year old sister said during her acceptance speech. We can literally see your names in the Epstein files.”
February 4, 2026 at 11:07 PM
FINNEAS defends sister Billie Eilish amid online backlash over her anti-ICE comments at GRAMMYs:
“Seeing a lot of very powerful old white men outraged about what my 24 year old sister said during her acceptance speech. We can literally see your names in the Epstein files.”
“Seeing a lot of very powerful old white men outraged about what my 24 year old sister said during her acceptance speech. We can literally see your names in the Epstein files.”
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All the democrats know how to do is surrender, lay in the fetal position, and give money to Israel.
We are being pacified while the democrats do less than nothing they are actively giving the fascists everything they need to continue murdering us in the streets while claiming it’s a win. This is theater and nothing Else
Yes. Yes! Thank you
February 5, 2026 at 2:21 AM
All the democrats know how to do is surrender, lay in the fetal position, and give money to Israel.
Privately owned newsrooms should be a thing of the past.
Worker owned co-ops FTW.
Worker owned co-ops FTW.
If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
February 5, 2026 at 2:18 AM
Privately owned newsrooms should be a thing of the past.
Worker owned co-ops FTW.
Worker owned co-ops FTW.
Internet induced psycho nerd shit.
February 5, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Internet induced psycho nerd shit.
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NEW: since last year, a pair of "highly trained" feds have been involved in an array of incidents attacking crowds with chemical weapons.
We used public records and open source analysis to identify Edgar Vazquez and Michael Sveum, alongside some other members of their tactical team.
Read more:
We used public records and open source analysis to identify Edgar Vazquez and Michael Sveum, alongside some other members of their tactical team.
Read more:
Identified: the El Paso BORTAC crew rampaging through the Midwest
One violent duo in particular, U.S. Border Patrol agents Michael Sveum (EZ-2) and Edgar Vazquez (EZ-17), have been frequently seen alongside former commander-at-large Greg Bovino terrorizing crowds wi...
unraveledpress.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:24 PM
NEW: since last year, a pair of "highly trained" feds have been involved in an array of incidents attacking crowds with chemical weapons.
We used public records and open source analysis to identify Edgar Vazquez and Michael Sveum, alongside some other members of their tactical team.
Read more:
We used public records and open source analysis to identify Edgar Vazquez and Michael Sveum, alongside some other members of their tactical team.
Read more:
Fuck impeachment we need Nuremberg round 2
A majority of voters believe that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem should be impeached, new polling finds as backlash to her unconstitutional raids of U.S. communities grows.
Majority of Voters Support Impeaching Kristi Noem, Polling Finds
Only about a third of voters say they believe Noem should not be impeached, Data for Progress found.
buff.ly
February 5, 2026 at 2:07 AM
Fuck impeachment we need Nuremberg round 2
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We have already been a country with ethnic cleansing and concentration camps. This isn't new. We are funding the very same in Palestine. To meet this fascist threat, we have to chart a completely new path forward and abandon the old system wholesale.
February 5, 2026 at 2:04 AM
We have already been a country with ethnic cleansing and concentration camps. This isn't new. We are funding the very same in Palestine. To meet this fascist threat, we have to chart a completely new path forward and abandon the old system wholesale.
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NAMES MENTIONED IN THE FILES:
•Trump— 38K+
•Reid Hoffman— 2.6K+
•Bill Gates— 2.5K+
•Peter Thiel— 2.2K+
•Elon Musk—1.1K+
•Richard Branson— ~1K
•Howard Lutnick— 653
•Kevin Warsh— 521
•Larry Ellison— 398
•DACA recipients— 0
•Trans people— 0
•Drag queens— 0
www.pbs.org/newshour/nat...
•Trump— 38K+
•Reid Hoffman— 2.6K+
•Bill Gates— 2.5K+
•Peter Thiel— 2.2K+
•Elon Musk—1.1K+
•Richard Branson— ~1K
•Howard Lutnick— 653
•Kevin Warsh— 521
•Larry Ellison— 398
•DACA recipients— 0
•Trans people— 0
•Drag queens— 0
www.pbs.org/newshour/nat...
A list of powerful men named in the Epstein files, from Elon Musk to former Prince Andrew
A who’s who of powerful men make appearances in the huge trove of documents released by the Justice Department in connection with its investigations of Jeffrey Epstein.
www.pbs.org
February 4, 2026 at 5:40 PM
NAMES MENTIONED IN THE FILES:
•Trump— 38K+
•Reid Hoffman— 2.6K+
•Bill Gates— 2.5K+
•Peter Thiel— 2.2K+
•Elon Musk—1.1K+
•Richard Branson— ~1K
•Howard Lutnick— 653
•Kevin Warsh— 521
•Larry Ellison— 398
•DACA recipients— 0
•Trans people— 0
•Drag queens— 0
www.pbs.org/newshour/nat...
•Trump— 38K+
•Reid Hoffman— 2.6K+
•Bill Gates— 2.5K+
•Peter Thiel— 2.2K+
•Elon Musk—1.1K+
•Richard Branson— ~1K
•Howard Lutnick— 653
•Kevin Warsh— 521
•Larry Ellison— 398
•DACA recipients— 0
•Trans people— 0
•Drag queens— 0
www.pbs.org/newshour/nat...
Damn man check if this dude is named in the files. That's some white van perv shit right there.
a Republican witness in the GOP's "Somali Scammers" hearing details how he drives by childcare centers and looks at how many footprints in the snow there are to determine how many kids are there. Psycho stuff.
February 5, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Damn man check if this dude is named in the files. That's some white van perv shit right there.
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This is like laws preventing Germans from giving Jews safe harbor www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/28/m...
N.H. weighs felony-level offense to stop illegal immigrants from renting an apartment - The Boston Globe
“Illegal aliens are not welcome in the Granite State,” said the bill’s sponsor. “We will continue to make sure that there is nowhere they can live.”
www.bostonglobe.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:26 PM
This is like laws preventing Germans from giving Jews safe harbor www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/28/m...
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Since polio vaccines may be considered “optional,” do you enjoy the following? Walking, being warm, having energy, driving normally, sports, travel, functional bowel and bladder, strong bones
If you enjoy any of the above, then polio vaccines are not optional, they’re common sense #polio #vaccines
If you enjoy any of the above, then polio vaccines are not optional, they’re common sense #polio #vaccines
I’m a Polio Survivor. I Don’t Want You to Get It.
Polio is once again a public health threat in the United States. Grace is disappointed, though not surprised.
www.voicesforvaccines.org
January 26, 2026 at 4:01 AM
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I’ve watched this about 20 times already
February 5, 2026 at 1:28 AM
I’ve watched this about 20 times already
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Your children hate you.
All your lovers hate you.
You have no friends.
You will die alone.
You will die hated.
You will be remembered as a monster.
All your lovers hate you.
You have no friends.
You will die alone.
You will die hated.
You will be remembered as a monster.
He just tweeted it out …
February 5, 2026 at 1:43 AM
Your children hate you.
All your lovers hate you.
You have no friends.
You will die alone.
You will die hated.
You will be remembered as a monster.
All your lovers hate you.
You have no friends.
You will die alone.
You will die hated.
You will be remembered as a monster.