Patrick Matthews
@matthewsp.bsky.social
Delawarean. Workforce management professional, quiz bowl enthusiast, and Microsoft Excel MVP. Philadelphia sports enjoyer. I left The Bad Place.
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California judge rules that a report on police in Vallejo bending their badges to mark fatal shootings can remain secret. The judge also closed the hearing to public and press and locked the door to the courtroom. openvallejo.org/2024/10/02/f...
From a locked courtroom, judge rules Vallejo badge bending report will remain secret
A Solano County Superior Court judge on Wednesday blocked the full release of an investigative report into Vallejo police badge bending in a hearing closed to the public and press.
openvallejo.org
Alternate headline: “Armed Gang Suppresses Details of Initiation Rituals”
God help me, but in tonight's ACC championship I'm cheering for Duke, because Duke winning would unleash chaos on the college football playoff.
a man is talking into a microphone and the words playoffs are visible on his face .
Alt: a man is talking into a microphone and the words playoffs are visible on his face .
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December 6, 2025 at 8:08 PM
God help me, but in tonight's ACC championship I'm cheering for Duke, because Duke winning would unleash chaos on the college football playoff.
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“JuSt ImMiGrAtE ThE RiGhT WaY”
Routine naturalization ceremonies scheduled for this month in Putnam, Dutchess and Ulster counties to welcome new U.S. citizens were abruptly canceled last week by the federal government, surprising local officials. buff.ly/8emFeDU
Citizen Ceremonies Canceled
Dutchess, Putnam clerks say they have new dates for next year
buff.ly
December 6, 2025 at 5:44 PM
“JuSt ImMiGrAtE ThE RiGhT WaY”
This.
Also:
1) it should be easy to move to the US
2) It should be easy to work in the US
3) It should be easy to become a US citizen
Welcome to my TED talk.
Also:
1) it should be easy to move to the US
2) It should be easy to work in the US
3) It should be easy to become a US citizen
Welcome to my TED talk.
Birthright citizenship is good policy - the arguments that it’s not all seem either race stuff or the unfairness that other people have to wait.
We can fix that by admitting more naturalized citizens.
We can fix that by admitting more naturalized citizens.
December 6, 2025 at 7:06 PM
This.
Also:
1) it should be easy to move to the US
2) It should be easy to work in the US
3) It should be easy to become a US citizen
Welcome to my TED talk.
Also:
1) it should be easy to move to the US
2) It should be easy to work in the US
3) It should be easy to become a US citizen
Welcome to my TED talk.
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When the leader of European country is saying this we are the bad guys
December 6, 2025 at 6:48 PM
When the leader of European country is saying this we are the bad guys
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Prime Minister of Poland. 🇵🇱
December 6, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Prime Minister of Poland. 🇵🇱
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the birthright clause was not just written to wipe dred scott off of the books, it was written to repudiate the *idea* behind dred scott, you might say the larger *ideological project* of dred scott. and the whole of section 1 of the 14th amendment is a constitutional statement of political equality
December 6, 2025 at 6:03 PM
the birthright clause was not just written to wipe dred scott off of the books, it was written to repudiate the *idea* behind dred scott, you might say the larger *ideological project* of dred scott. and the whole of section 1 of the 14th amendment is a constitutional statement of political equality
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i think to understand the meaning of the birthright citizenship clause to the framers of the 14th amendment, you have to understand significance of dred scott to the civil war republican party. dred scott wasn't just a bad ruling, it was understood as a rejection of the declaration itself.
December 6, 2025 at 6:03 PM
i think to understand the meaning of the birthright citizenship clause to the framers of the 14th amendment, you have to understand significance of dred scott to the civil war republican party. dred scott wasn't just a bad ruling, it was understood as a rejection of the declaration itself.
Straight-up murder.
December 6, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Straight-up murder.
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We got Weird Al out here singing Killing In The Name, the time for moderation is over
December 6, 2025 at 2:45 PM
We got Weird Al out here singing Killing In The Name, the time for moderation is over
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The NFL said Week 13 (includes the Thanksgiving games) averaged 27.0 million viewers, the most-watched NFL week on record (dating back to 1988)
As always, shoutout to those who never watched the NFL again after social justice messages in the end zone, Bud Light & Bad Bunny.
As always, shoutout to those who never watched the NFL again after social justice messages in the end zone, Bud Light & Bad Bunny.
December 6, 2025 at 4:30 PM
The NFL said Week 13 (includes the Thanksgiving games) averaged 27.0 million viewers, the most-watched NFL week on record (dating back to 1988)
As always, shoutout to those who never watched the NFL again after social justice messages in the end zone, Bud Light & Bad Bunny.
As always, shoutout to those who never watched the NFL again after social justice messages in the end zone, Bud Light & Bad Bunny.
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Just legal Calvinball. Obviously lawless.
December 6, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Just legal Calvinball. Obviously lawless.
Early in her nursing career my mother cared for an iron lung patient. The bad old days for infectious disease are still in living memory. Every single anti-vaxxer should rot in hell.
When Paul woke, he couldn’t move. A tent surrounded him, too foggy to see through. The humidity was supposed to help, but in the damp darkness he felt only fear. In a scene that predates the Matrix by 50 years, he was one kid in a sea of many, each in a metal pod and plugged in to machinery. #Polio
American Ingenuity Beat the Polio Outbreak—So Why Risk Letting It Return?
We should, none of us, consent to going back to the past…
medium.com
December 6, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Early in her nursing career my mother cared for an iron lung patient. The bad old days for infectious disease are still in living memory. Every single anti-vaxxer should rot in hell.
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“She showed up as scheduled, and when she arrived, officers were asking everyone what country they were from, and if they said a certain country, they were told to step out of line and that their oath ceremonies were canceled.”
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social
Immigrants kept from Faneuil Hall citizenship ceremony as feds crackdown nationwide
Trump administration is pausing naturalizations for immigrants from 19 countries.
www.wgbh.org
December 5, 2025 at 10:56 PM
“She showed up as scheduled, and when she arrived, officers were asking everyone what country they were from, and if they said a certain country, they were told to step out of line and that their oath ceremonies were canceled.”
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social
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ICE raided a James Beard award winning restaurant & because the chef/owner was prepared, left emptyhanded:
December 5, 2025 at 3:24 PM
ICE raided a James Beard award winning restaurant & because the chef/owner was prepared, left emptyhanded:
There is blood on the hands of Donald Trump, RFK, and every Republican who has allowed this sham to go on for far too long. When kids die unnecessarily and once-eradicated diseases darken the doors of terrified families and pediatricians, Americans will know who is responsible.
Breaking: After contentious debates and three failed attempts at a vote, a federal vaccine committee decided on Friday to end the decades-long recommendation that all newborns be immunized at birth against hepatitis B.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/h...
December 6, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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There is blood on the hands of Donald Trump, RFK, and every Republican who has allowed this sham to go on for far too long. When kids die unnecessarily and once-eradicated diseases darken the doors of terrified families and pediatricians, Americans will know who is responsible.
Breaking: After contentious debates and three failed attempts at a vote, a federal vaccine committee decided on Friday to end the decades-long recommendation that all newborns be immunized at birth against hepatitis B.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/h...
An End to Hepatitis B Shots for All Newborns
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:10 PM
There is blood on the hands of Donald Trump, RFK, and every Republican who has allowed this sham to go on for far too long. When kids die unnecessarily and once-eradicated diseases darken the doors of terrified families and pediatricians, Americans will know who is responsible.
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these gross fucks. just scum.
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered. n.pr/48HypvT
HHS changed the name of transgender health leader on her official portrait
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered.
n.pr
December 5, 2025 at 11:27 PM
these gross fucks. just scum.
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The intersect operator is a hidden gem in Excel. In this video I break down how to replace complex nested XLOOKUPs with a more elegant solution using just a single space character.
youtu.be/kEr9aJ3age8
#excel #exceltips #exceltutorial #financialmodelling #xlookup #dynamicarrays #intersect
youtu.be/kEr9aJ3age8
#excel #exceltips #exceltutorial #financialmodelling #xlookup #dynamicarrays #intersect
Intersect - the hidden Excel operator
YouTube video by Upskill Office
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December 4, 2025 at 5:07 PM
The intersect operator is a hidden gem in Excel. In this video I break down how to replace complex nested XLOOKUPs with a more elegant solution using just a single space character.
youtu.be/kEr9aJ3age8
#excel #exceltips #exceltutorial #financialmodelling #xlookup #dynamicarrays #intersect
youtu.be/kEr9aJ3age8
#excel #exceltips #exceltutorial #financialmodelling #xlookup #dynamicarrays #intersect
This kid knows what's up 😎
December 5, 2025 at 2:35 PM
This kid knows what's up 😎
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*Except when it might be spilled in his vicinity by a mob he helped rile up, at which point he runs away as fast as his spindly legs will carry him
blood thirsty maniac
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), to reporters, after viewing video footage of the U.S. strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean on Sept. 2:
"Righteous strikes." "Entirely lawful."
"Righteous strikes." "Entirely lawful."
December 5, 2025 at 1:38 PM
*Except when it might be spilled in his vicinity by a mob he helped rile up, at which point he runs away as fast as his spindly legs will carry him
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It's very important, yet difficult, to separate old despicable shit from new despicable shit. "It's totally fine for gerrymandering to be overly political to disenfranchise a political minority" is relatively old despicable shit.
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December 5, 2025 at 3:13 AM
It's very important, yet difficult, to separate old despicable shit from new despicable shit. "It's totally fine for gerrymandering to be overly political to disenfranchise a political minority" is relatively old despicable shit.
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1/ Tomorrow, #ACIP —the committee guiding U.S. vaccine policy—will review the entire childhood vaccine schedule. This is the same committee RFK Jr. overhauled, including long-time vaccine skeptics and COVID-19 contrarians. With that in mind, we think it’s important that you know the facts👇
December 4, 2025 at 9:25 PM
1/ Tomorrow, #ACIP —the committee guiding U.S. vaccine policy—will review the entire childhood vaccine schedule. This is the same committee RFK Jr. overhauled, including long-time vaccine skeptics and COVID-19 contrarians. With that in mind, we think it’s important that you know the facts👇
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Yesterday, the Deportation Data Project posted new FOIA data on ICE arrests through October 15 and it’s staggering how much it instantly disproves every claim the Trump admin has made about targeting “criminals” during its splashy arrest operations.
Here’s arrests in Illinois since April.
Here’s arrests in Illinois since April.
December 4, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Yesterday, the Deportation Data Project posted new FOIA data on ICE arrests through October 15 and it’s staggering how much it instantly disproves every claim the Trump admin has made about targeting “criminals” during its splashy arrest operations.
Here’s arrests in Illinois since April.
Here’s arrests in Illinois since April.
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Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
December 4, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
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"President Donald Trump's tariffs, aimed at reshoring American jobs lost to overseas manufacturing, could end up lowering domestic head count instead" 😲 www.cnbc.com/2025/12/02/t...
Delayed tariff impact starting to hit, could cause companies to reduce head count in 2026
President Trump's tariffs, aimed at reshoring American jobs lost to overseas manufacturing, could end up lowering head count instead
www.cnbc.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:23 AM
"President Donald Trump's tariffs, aimed at reshoring American jobs lost to overseas manufacturing, could end up lowering domestic head count instead" 😲 www.cnbc.com/2025/12/02/t...