Matt
@mattferrel.bsky.social
Political news junkie. Blocks doomers, bigots, & engagement farmers following > 10k on sight. No patience for non-voters or far left who blame Dems instead of GOP for our problems.
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Matt
@mattferrel.bsky.social
· Oct 21
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kristi said she wanted her fuck plane and no one at DHS has a backbone, the end
i would like to read a deeply-reported, 10,000-word investigative piece about the procurement process that ends up sourcing a luxury 737 for the head of DHS which only seats 17 people
The interior of Kristi Noem’s new billionaire-class luxury jet is complete with two bidets and a wet bar with a wine chiller. It will be purchased on our dime from the slush fund Congress approved in the One Big Beautiful Bill.
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February 17, 2026 at 3:39 AM
kristi said she wanted her fuck plane and no one at DHS has a backbone, the end
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Thirty years of concern. Never enough courage.
February 11, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Thirty years of concern. Never enough courage.
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I’d love to get every single Democrat on board with “abolish ICE and dismantle DHS” but you’re going to need some votes from folks who don’t want to embrace that particular rhetoric and good news “there’s just too much corruption we’ve got to dismantle it to solve the problem” is sitting right there
gotta do investigations into DHS “waste, fraud and abuse” as pretext for killing the agency
The interior of Kristi Noem’s new billionaire-class luxury jet is complete with two bidets and a wet bar with a wine chiller. It will be purchased on our dime from the slush fund Congress approved in the One Big Beautiful Bill.
open.substack.com/pub/newsnotn...
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February 17, 2026 at 4:48 AM
I’d love to get every single Democrat on board with “abolish ICE and dismantle DHS” but you’re going to need some votes from folks who don’t want to embrace that particular rhetoric and good news “there’s just too much corruption we’ve got to dismantle it to solve the problem” is sitting right there
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chasing your best-known and most well-liked talent away from the network you just took over when you were trying to convince him to do more for you is an incredible fucking blunder, but i have faith that bari weiss will reach even more incredible heights of fuckupdom
February 17, 2026 at 4:16 AM
chasing your best-known and most well-liked talent away from the network you just took over when you were trying to convince him to do more for you is an incredible fucking blunder, but i have faith that bari weiss will reach even more incredible heights of fuckupdom
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I'm sorry, but this is obfuscation. The reality is simple.
Trump and his adherents are fascist white supremacists aiming to destroy every good thing in America.
If you look at a choice between them and a Democrat - any Democrat - and go "eh, not left enough, I'll pass" you are a child and a fool.
Trump and his adherents are fascist white supremacists aiming to destroy every good thing in America.
If you look at a choice between them and a Democrat - any Democrat - and go "eh, not left enough, I'll pass" you are a child and a fool.
I've seen a bunch of this online, mostly from people less credible than Stancil. I've been a union organizer for almost 30 years and worked on every election in that time period. (I also voted for Harris and protested the genocide.) Posts like this fail to grasp 3 universal truths about elections.
The reason people are concerned about lefties saying “I won’t vote for a moderate Dem” isn’t because they want Newsom. It’s because lefties keep not voting for moderate Dems!
I think all the scolding about it being years til the primary would hit a little harder if WE DIDN’T JUST GO THROUGH THIS
I think all the scolding about it being years til the primary would hit a little harder if WE DIDN’T JUST GO THROUGH THIS
February 17, 2026 at 2:55 AM
I'm sorry, but this is obfuscation. The reality is simple.
Trump and his adherents are fascist white supremacists aiming to destroy every good thing in America.
If you look at a choice between them and a Democrat - any Democrat - and go "eh, not left enough, I'll pass" you are a child and a fool.
Trump and his adherents are fascist white supremacists aiming to destroy every good thing in America.
If you look at a choice between them and a Democrat - any Democrat - and go "eh, not left enough, I'll pass" you are a child and a fool.
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you have to vote for the democrat in november 2028.
any other option - voting republican, not voting, voting third party - is completely and totally morally unacceptable and should result in your expulsion from polite society
any other option - voting republican, not voting, voting third party - is completely and totally morally unacceptable and should result in your expulsion from polite society
February 17, 2026 at 3:29 AM
you have to vote for the democrat in november 2028.
any other option - voting republican, not voting, voting third party - is completely and totally morally unacceptable and should result in your expulsion from polite society
any other option - voting republican, not voting, voting third party - is completely and totally morally unacceptable and should result in your expulsion from polite society
Kristi Noem Sex Plane
The interior of Kristi Noem’s new billionaire-class luxury jet is complete with two bidets and a wet bar with a wine chiller. It will be purchased on our dime from the slush fund Congress approved in the One Big Beautiful Bill.
open.substack.com/pub/newsnotn...
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Let Them Fly First Class: Kristi Noem’s DHS Luxury Jet Scandal
Inside Noem's flying palace. Plus: Pentagon demands obedient, deadly AI. The race to deploy untested nuclear reactors. Lawmakers move to rein in presidential pardons. And remembering Robert Duvall.
open.substack.com
February 17, 2026 at 3:36 AM
Kristi Noem Sex Plane
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gotta do investigations into DHS “waste, fraud and abuse” as pretext for killing the agency
The interior of Kristi Noem’s new billionaire-class luxury jet is complete with two bidets and a wet bar with a wine chiller. It will be purchased on our dime from the slush fund Congress approved in the One Big Beautiful Bill.
open.substack.com/pub/newsnotn...
open.substack.com/pub/newsnotn...
Let Them Fly First Class: Kristi Noem’s DHS Luxury Jet Scandal
Inside Noem's flying palace. Plus: Pentagon demands obedient, deadly AI. The race to deploy untested nuclear reactors. Lawmakers move to rein in presidential pardons. And remembering Robert Duvall.
open.substack.com
February 17, 2026 at 2:53 AM
gotta do investigations into DHS “waste, fraud and abuse” as pretext for killing the agency
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While Anderson Cooper publicly said he’s exiting “60 Minutes” to spend more time with family, @status.news has learned he was uncomfortable with Bari Weiss’ direction.
“He’s in a position where he doesn’t have to put up with it,” an insider said. The full story:
www.status.news/p/anderson-c...
“He’s in a position where he doesn’t have to put up with it,” an insider said. The full story:
www.status.news/p/anderson-c...
Cooper’s Final Minutes
While Anderson Cooper cited the desire to spend more time with family as he announced his exit from “60 Minutes,” Status has learned that deeper issues at the Bari Weiss-led network played a role in h...
www.status.news
February 17, 2026 at 1:24 AM
While Anderson Cooper publicly said he’s exiting “60 Minutes” to spend more time with family, @status.news has learned he was uncomfortable with Bari Weiss’ direction.
“He’s in a position where he doesn’t have to put up with it,” an insider said. The full story:
www.status.news/p/anderson-c...
“He’s in a position where he doesn’t have to put up with it,” an insider said. The full story:
www.status.news/p/anderson-c...
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The drunk uncle theory.
You don’t argue with the casually homophobic uncle at Thanksgiving dinner to change his mind; you argue so that the closeted cousin at the kids table knows there’s safe people and better possibilities out there
You don’t argue with the casually homophobic uncle at Thanksgiving dinner to change his mind; you argue so that the closeted cousin at the kids table knows there’s safe people and better possibilities out there
agree with this (hah) but also think a particular mistake the left made for a long time online, and still makes to an extent, is failing to understand that the person whose mind you may actually change is the one reading the argument you're having, not the one you're arguing with
The secret to engaging in social media debate is knowing you will never win anyone over. The best you can hope for is to have people who already agree with tell you you're awesome. You might great a dopamine thrill from the righteousness of your anger! Fine benefits, all. But you will never win.
February 16, 2026 at 11:35 PM
The drunk uncle theory.
You don’t argue with the casually homophobic uncle at Thanksgiving dinner to change his mind; you argue so that the closeted cousin at the kids table knows there’s safe people and better possibilities out there
You don’t argue with the casually homophobic uncle at Thanksgiving dinner to change his mind; you argue so that the closeted cousin at the kids table knows there’s safe people and better possibilities out there
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Reuters: New Mexico lawmakers on Monday passed legislation to launch what they said was the first full investigation into what happened at Zorro Ranch, where the late U.S. sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is accused of trafficking and sexually assaulting girls and women.
February 17, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Reuters: New Mexico lawmakers on Monday passed legislation to launch what they said was the first full investigation into what happened at Zorro Ranch, where the late U.S. sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is accused of trafficking and sexually assaulting girls and women.
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"It really has to sting for Bari. The person she wanted for the Evening News anchor chair is choosing to leave CBS altogether because of her," one CBS News staffer told me tonight. "This is 'fuck you' to Bari."
Anderson Cooper has decided to nope out of '60 Minutes' and will not return next season, according to Breaker's Lachlan Cartwright.
www.breakermedia.com/p/scoop-ande...
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🔎 SCOOP: Anderson Cooper To Depart 60 Minutes
Legendary Newsman Will Focus on CNN And Family
www.breakermedia.com
February 17, 2026 at 12:35 AM
"It really has to sting for Bari. The person she wanted for the Evening News anchor chair is choosing to leave CBS altogether because of her," one CBS News staffer told me tonight. "This is 'fuck you' to Bari."
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I love all of the mouthpieces for the administration getting it on record that they think requiring warrants means their program is dead in the water out loud like letting everyone know they know they're violating civil liberties
February 16, 2026 at 11:47 PM
I love all of the mouthpieces for the administration getting it on record that they think requiring warrants means their program is dead in the water out loud like letting everyone know they know they're violating civil liberties
You! What basic knowledge should people need to participate in political conversations on social media. For US politics:
1. Current and previous presidents and vice presidents
2. Which party controls each chamber of Congress
3. Which party appointed the majority of Supreme Court
4. ???
1. Current and previous presidents and vice presidents
2. Which party controls each chamber of Congress
3. Which party appointed the majority of Supreme Court
4. ???
Now I’m wondering what basic questions people on social media should have to answer correctly to participate in the discourse. Much higher bar!
February 17, 2026 at 12:19 AM
You! What basic knowledge should people need to participate in political conversations on social media. For US politics:
1. Current and previous presidents and vice presidents
2. Which party controls each chamber of Congress
3. Which party appointed the majority of Supreme Court
4. ???
1. Current and previous presidents and vice presidents
2. Which party controls each chamber of Congress
3. Which party appointed the majority of Supreme Court
4. ???
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You are one member of a larger coalition. That coalition has a process through which it decides who will lead it. “If you don’t decide to support my guy, I will leave the coalition” is behavior that will destroy the coalition, weaken yourself, and ultimately lead to worse outcomes than participating
Hey maybe the dems should learn a lesson and not run "moderate" Dems who are actually just republicans
The reason people are concerned about lefties saying “I won’t vote for a moderate Dem” isn’t because they want Newsom. It’s because lefties keep not voting for moderate Dems!
I think all the scolding about it being years til the primary would hit a little harder if WE DIDN’T JUST GO THROUGH THIS
I think all the scolding about it being years til the primary would hit a little harder if WE DIDN’T JUST GO THROUGH THIS
February 16, 2026 at 8:45 PM
You are one member of a larger coalition. That coalition has a process through which it decides who will lead it. “If you don’t decide to support my guy, I will leave the coalition” is behavior that will destroy the coalition, weaken yourself, and ultimately lead to worse outcomes than participating
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We wanted to understand how rugged English-Scots-Irish culture has shaped America. So we talked to three white South African billionaires at a sex party in the Bahamas.
February 16, 2026 at 8:58 PM
We wanted to understand how rugged English-Scots-Irish culture has shaped America. So we talked to three white South African billionaires at a sex party in the Bahamas.
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There’s going to be Covid style shortages of cars, TVs and even washing machines and fridges, then job losses because assembly lines can’t source solid state memory, just so the stupidest person you know can state with 100% confidence a chatbot confirmed dinosaurs coexisted with humans.
I understand framing the AI bubble RAM supply crisis in terms of stuff like video game consoles because nerds can conceptualize that but the framing does really undersell the sheer magnitude of how it's going to fuck up everything that even touches a computer.
February 16, 2026 at 9:02 PM
There’s going to be Covid style shortages of cars, TVs and even washing machines and fridges, then job losses because assembly lines can’t source solid state memory, just so the stupidest person you know can state with 100% confidence a chatbot confirmed dinosaurs coexisted with humans.
Reminder that Elon Musk was obviously bad long before the 2024 election
In 2018. By 2021 when it was time to buy a new car we decided not to get the Tesla we had talked about for years.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Elon Musk calls British diver in Thai cave rescue 'pedo' in baseless attack
Accusation directed on Twitter at Vern Unsworth, who called Tesla CEO’s offer of ‘mini-sub’ to help rescuers a ‘PR stunt’
www.theguardian.com
February 16, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Reminder that Elon Musk was obviously bad long before the 2024 election
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My three main issues:
- Neither man has heard of the Fourth Amendment.
- Sanchez did not explain that administrative warrants do not involve a judge.
- Sanchez did not explain and Alford ignored that this was a change secretly implemented by DHS in this administration.
- Neither man has heard of the Fourth Amendment.
- Sanchez did not explain that administrative warrants do not involve a judge.
- Sanchez did not explain and Alford ignored that this was a change secretly implemented by DHS in this administration.
Rep. Mark Alford: "If you tie a judicial warrant to what ICE is doing, it will never happen"
February 16, 2026 at 8:18 PM
My three main issues:
- Neither man has heard of the Fourth Amendment.
- Sanchez did not explain that administrative warrants do not involve a judge.
- Sanchez did not explain and Alford ignored that this was a change secretly implemented by DHS in this administration.
- Neither man has heard of the Fourth Amendment.
- Sanchez did not explain that administrative warrants do not involve a judge.
- Sanchez did not explain and Alford ignored that this was a change secretly implemented by DHS in this administration.
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ICE detentions continue despite federal judges ruling 4,400+ times that they were unlawful. Judge Thomas Johnston writes, “It is appalling that the Government insists that this Court should redefine or completely disregard the current law as it is clearly written.”
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
Courts have ruled 4,400 times that ICE jailed people illegally. It hasn’t stopped.
The decisions amount to a huge legal rebuke, one the administration has ignored.
www.reuters.com
February 16, 2026 at 10:00 PM
ICE detentions continue despite federal judges ruling 4,400+ times that they were unlawful. Judge Thomas Johnston writes, “It is appalling that the Government insists that this Court should redefine or completely disregard the current law as it is clearly written.”
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
Kellen Browning, New York Times politics reporter (very derogatory)
February 16, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Kellen Browning, New York Times politics reporter (very derogatory)
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the fundamental divide in the democratic party isn't between "moderates" and "socialists" but between fight and don't fight. the new crop of dems understands that fight is the only option. we can disagree about policy later, as among friends--but we have to crush these people now
February 16, 2026 at 8:36 PM
the fundamental divide in the democratic party isn't between "moderates" and "socialists" but between fight and don't fight. the new crop of dems understands that fight is the only option. we can disagree about policy later, as among friends--but we have to crush these people now
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This is a nice move in an interview www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/u...
February 16, 2026 at 6:54 PM
This is a nice move in an interview www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/u...
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If you want to understand why rich guys are turning back to eugenics and recreating the rhetoric and theology of slavery, it’s because they know on some level this level of wealth inequality is unjustifiable bsky.app/profile/marl...
February 16, 2026 at 6:06 PM
If you want to understand why rich guys are turning back to eugenics and recreating the rhetoric and theology of slavery, it’s because they know on some level this level of wealth inequality is unjustifiable bsky.app/profile/marl...
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Hey everyone. Potentially the biggest story in the country, right here. substack.com/home/post/p-...
February 15, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Hey everyone. Potentially the biggest story in the country, right here. substack.com/home/post/p-...