Matison W. McCool
@matwmccool.bsky.social
Dad, music listener toer, & research assistant professor at UNM CASAA.
Harm reduction saves lives and I’m sick of people dying.
My opinions represent my own calamity.
Harm reduction saves lives and I’m sick of people dying.
My opinions represent my own calamity.
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Wow — Senators Van Hollen, Smith, Murphy, Sanders, Warren, Markey, Merkley, Heinrich have created an official internal "Fight Club."
They're challenging Schumer & Gillibrand's leadership, arguing the party is using an old, corporate-friendly playbook insufficient to take on Trump or win elections.
They're challenging Schumer & Gillibrand's leadership, arguing the party is using an old, corporate-friendly playbook insufficient to take on Trump or win elections.
Chuck Schumer Faces Pushback From a ‘Fight Club’ of Senate Democrats
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Wow — Senators Van Hollen, Smith, Murphy, Sanders, Warren, Markey, Merkley, Heinrich have created an official internal "Fight Club."
They're challenging Schumer & Gillibrand's leadership, arguing the party is using an old, corporate-friendly playbook insufficient to take on Trump or win elections.
They're challenging Schumer & Gillibrand's leadership, arguing the party is using an old, corporate-friendly playbook insufficient to take on Trump or win elections.
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Today with 7 people, we did 2,679 calls!
OUR GOAL IS 20+ CALLERS PER SESSION...
This is our current count of callers:
Monday: 3
Tuesday: 1
Wednesday: 2
Friday: 1
Saturday: 6
Sunday: 10
Monday: 5
You know what to do! Pick a shift and sign up!
@standupforscience.bsky.social
OUR GOAL IS 20+ CALLERS PER SESSION...
This is our current count of callers:
Monday: 3
Tuesday: 1
Wednesday: 2
Friday: 1
Saturday: 6
Sunday: 10
Monday: 5
You know what to do! Pick a shift and sign up!
@standupforscience.bsky.social
TAKE ACTION! It's the final sprint before election day on December 2nd, and we're leaving it all on the field for @aftynbehn4tn. Sign up at tr.ee/final-sprint (linked in our bio) to get started. All you need is a phone and a zeal for action!
November 23, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Today with 7 people, we did 2,679 calls!
OUR GOAL IS 20+ CALLERS PER SESSION...
This is our current count of callers:
Monday: 3
Tuesday: 1
Wednesday: 2
Friday: 1
Saturday: 6
Sunday: 10
Monday: 5
You know what to do! Pick a shift and sign up!
@standupforscience.bsky.social
OUR GOAL IS 20+ CALLERS PER SESSION...
This is our current count of callers:
Monday: 3
Tuesday: 1
Wednesday: 2
Friday: 1
Saturday: 6
Sunday: 10
Monday: 5
You know what to do! Pick a shift and sign up!
@standupforscience.bsky.social
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OMG! I just got off the plane in Asheville and RFK Jr. Was boarding and someone passed by him and said “quack”
November 15, 2025 at 6:07 PM
OMG! I just got off the plane in Asheville and RFK Jr. Was boarding and someone passed by him and said “quack”
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How to Avoid A Climate Disaster
1. Ignore Bill Gates on climate
2. Repeat #1
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1. Ignore Bill Gates on climate
2. Repeat #1
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November 2, 2025 at 2:39 PM
How to Avoid A Climate Disaster
1. Ignore Bill Gates on climate
2. Repeat #1
thebulletin.org/2025/10/you-...
1. Ignore Bill Gates on climate
2. Repeat #1
thebulletin.org/2025/10/you-...
Been out less than a week but quickly becoming my favorite of the year. A reflection on life after his cancer treatment from the perspective of objects one might find at an estate sale after a death. Recorded with only instruments and objects already present in the studio.
Joshua Ray Walker - Stuff
Listen to Stuff on TIDAL
tidal.com
October 23, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Been out less than a week but quickly becoming my favorite of the year. A reflection on life after his cancer treatment from the perspective of objects one might find at an estate sale after a death. Recorded with only instruments and objects already present in the studio.
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Stay woke friends
October 19, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Stay woke friends
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a perfect, yet terrible, example of how absurdism, when in direct confrontation with fascist forces, effectively conveys the absurdism of that force.
that said, hope she’s okay. just terrible.
that said, hope she’s okay. just terrible.
#NoKings event in Fairhope, Al.
A woman was arrested for "lewd conduct" because she was dressed in penis suit with a sign that said "No dick-tator"
3 cops on a 53 yo woman.
A woman was arrested for "lewd conduct" because she was dressed in penis suit with a sign that said "No dick-tator"
3 cops on a 53 yo woman.
October 18, 2025 at 11:38 PM
a perfect, yet terrible, example of how absurdism, when in direct confrontation with fascist forces, effectively conveys the absurdism of that force.
that said, hope she’s okay. just terrible.
that said, hope she’s okay. just terrible.
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We'll be at the #NoKingsOct18 protests tomorrow. As we've been for each protest for years.
But, friends, you don't counter fascism after brunch and mimosas every twelfth Saturday.
It takes daily protests for months. Disruption. Unpredictability. Chaos.
If you have a permit, you're not protesting.
But, friends, you don't counter fascism after brunch and mimosas every twelfth Saturday.
It takes daily protests for months. Disruption. Unpredictability. Chaos.
If you have a permit, you're not protesting.
October 18, 2025 at 1:14 AM
We'll be at the #NoKingsOct18 protests tomorrow. As we've been for each protest for years.
But, friends, you don't counter fascism after brunch and mimosas every twelfth Saturday.
It takes daily protests for months. Disruption. Unpredictability. Chaos.
If you have a permit, you're not protesting.
But, friends, you don't counter fascism after brunch and mimosas every twelfth Saturday.
It takes daily protests for months. Disruption. Unpredictability. Chaos.
If you have a permit, you're not protesting.
I mean fuck John Bolton, but the whole charging him for having classified documents is quite rich coming from this admin.
October 16, 2025 at 9:06 PM
I mean fuck John Bolton, but the whole charging him for having classified documents is quite rich coming from this admin.
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The WH budget for FY26 includes a proposed $18B cut to NIH, a $5B cut to NASA, a $5B cut to NSF, a $5B cut to CDC, and a $5B cut to EPA. You don't need a math/econ PhD to see that a $40B bailout to Argentina covers this and more right here in the USA.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
Bessent says US considers doubling aid to Argentina to $40B
The assistance is aimed at bolstering the country's collapsing currency and calming economic unrest before Oct. 26 midterm elections.
www.politico.com
October 15, 2025 at 7:28 PM
The WH budget for FY26 includes a proposed $18B cut to NIH, a $5B cut to NASA, a $5B cut to NSF, a $5B cut to CDC, and a $5B cut to EPA. You don't need a math/econ PhD to see that a $40B bailout to Argentina covers this and more right here in the USA.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
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Ok, so this is a very big deal. Let’s thread it.
New York health officials have confirmed the first locally transmitted case of the chikungunya virus which causes high fever, joint pain and fatigue.
It’s usually a tropical virus, but there are now infected mosquitoes spreading in New York. (NYT)
It’s usually a tropical virus, but there are now infected mosquitoes spreading in New York. (NYT)
October 15, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Ok, so this is a very big deal. Let’s thread it.
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The CDC's union estimates that a quarter of the agency been gutted under the Trump administration. Here's our story at @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/cdc-te...
A Quarter of the CDC Is Gone
Another round of terminations, combined with previous layoffs and departures, has reduced the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention workforce by about 3,000 people since January.
www.wired.com
October 14, 2025 at 10:37 PM
The CDC's union estimates that a quarter of the agency been gutted under the Trump administration. Here's our story at @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/cdc-te...
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as charming and whimsical as some will view this, it bears noting that absurdity—not militancy or might—are what people have chosen to repeat from the portland standoffs against ICE.
why is that?
what purpose does this serve?
a mini 🧵:
why is that?
what purpose does this serve?
a mini 🧵:
The Portland Frog army has now infiltrated Tulsa, OK and they’ve made an unlikely alliance with the T-Rex infantry and Sharks on Hoverboards mercenary forces.
This is truly terrifying.
This is truly terrifying.
October 14, 2025 at 11:23 PM
as charming and whimsical as some will view this, it bears noting that absurdity—not militancy or might—are what people have chosen to repeat from the portland standoffs against ICE.
why is that?
what purpose does this serve?
a mini 🧵:
why is that?
what purpose does this serve?
a mini 🧵:
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The Trump administration is inviting all US colleges to participate in a compact that would grant preferential federal funding in return for commitments to specific policy changes like DEI bans, according to a source
Trump Offers All Colleges Preferential Funding Plan Rejected by MIT
The Trump administration is inviting all US colleges to participate in a compact — initially rejected by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology — that would grant preferential federal funding in return for commitments to specific policy changes like DEI bans, according to a person familiar with the matter.
bloom.bg
October 13, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The Trump administration is inviting all US colleges to participate in a compact that would grant preferential federal funding in return for commitments to specific policy changes like DEI bans, according to a source
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Sens. Schumer, Merkley, Murray, and Peters are calling for the resignation of OMB Director Russell Vought.
"By impounding billions of dollars … and aggressively pursuing the illegal use of pocket rescissions, Vought has done everything in his power to gut the federal government piece by piece."
"By impounding billions of dollars … and aggressively pursuing the illegal use of pocket rescissions, Vought has done everything in his power to gut the federal government piece by piece."
October 12, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Sens. Schumer, Merkley, Murray, and Peters are calling for the resignation of OMB Director Russell Vought.
"By impounding billions of dollars … and aggressively pursuing the illegal use of pocket rescissions, Vought has done everything in his power to gut the federal government piece by piece."
"By impounding billions of dollars … and aggressively pursuing the illegal use of pocket rescissions, Vought has done everything in his power to gut the federal government piece by piece."
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You know a lot of attention has been put on #RFKJr,
#RussellVought & the #GOP Congress on the mess we’re facing but it’s time for #JohnRoberts and his court to take equal blame for the lawless destruction of public health. They are political actors here, no longer can hide behind their robes.
#RussellVought & the #GOP Congress on the mess we’re facing but it’s time for #JohnRoberts and his court to take equal blame for the lawless destruction of public health. They are political actors here, no longer can hide behind their robes.
a man in a judge 's robe is sitting at a desk
ALT: a man in a judge 's robe is sitting at a desk
media.tenor.com
October 11, 2025 at 8:45 PM
You know a lot of attention has been put on #RFKJr,
#RussellVought & the #GOP Congress on the mess we’re facing but it’s time for #JohnRoberts and his court to take equal blame for the lawless destruction of public health. They are political actors here, no longer can hide behind their robes.
#RussellVought & the #GOP Congress on the mess we’re facing but it’s time for #JohnRoberts and his court to take equal blame for the lawless destruction of public health. They are political actors here, no longer can hide behind their robes.
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Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting
Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.
trib.al
October 6, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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The correct response as described last week by John Oliver.
October 2, 2025 at 5:18 PM
The correct response as described last week by John Oliver.
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ICE lied about the person it shot, claiming he was a "criminal," but NBC finds that he had no criminal history whatsoever. Not even traffic tickets in 12 years! It also lied about the extent of the injuries to its agents....
October 1, 2025 at 4:59 PM
ICE lied about the person it shot, claiming he was a "criminal," but NBC finds that he had no criminal history whatsoever. Not even traffic tickets in 12 years! It also lied about the extent of the injuries to its agents....
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Dwayne has his job back because we organized for it. We fight or we die. Join AAUP today www.aaup.org/join
October 3, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Dwayne has his job back because we organized for it. We fight or we die. Join AAUP today www.aaup.org/join
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🚨 Position Alert! 🚨
I am looking for a full-time Research Scientist 1 to join my lab in Albuquerque, NM at the Center on Alcohol, Substance Use, and Addiction (CASAA). We will be studying how stress and trauma influence cannabis and substance use. 🧠🌿 (1/5)
I am looking for a full-time Research Scientist 1 to join my lab in Albuquerque, NM at the Center on Alcohol, Substance Use, and Addiction (CASAA). We will be studying how stress and trauma influence cannabis and substance use. 🧠🌿 (1/5)
October 2, 2025 at 10:33 PM
🚨 Position Alert! 🚨
I am looking for a full-time Research Scientist 1 to join my lab in Albuquerque, NM at the Center on Alcohol, Substance Use, and Addiction (CASAA). We will be studying how stress and trauma influence cannabis and substance use. 🧠🌿 (1/5)
I am looking for a full-time Research Scientist 1 to join my lab in Albuquerque, NM at the Center on Alcohol, Substance Use, and Addiction (CASAA). We will be studying how stress and trauma influence cannabis and substance use. 🧠🌿 (1/5)
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Second, psychology and behavior genetics have been slower than other human sciences to address their role in scientific racism. Scientists, like everyone else, have a moral obligation to prevent their actions from causing harm. These fields might adopt a restorative justice approach. 13/13
October 1, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Second, psychology and behavior genetics have been slower than other human sciences to address their role in scientific racism. Scientists, like everyone else, have a moral obligation to prevent their actions from causing harm. These fields might adopt a restorative justice approach. 13/13
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In the timeline of our study (1960-2010) race-and-intelligence was an entirely mainstream topic. In our corpus, the most important venues were two mainstream journals, Intelligence and Personality and Individual Differences. Today both are published by Elsevier. 9/13
October 1, 2025 at 4:11 PM
In the timeline of our study (1960-2010) race-and-intelligence was an entirely mainstream topic. In our corpus, the most important venues were two mainstream journals, Intelligence and Personality and Individual Differences. Today both are published by Elsevier. 9/13
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BREAKING: WE WON!!!
💥 💥 💥
Federal Judge William G. Young ruled today in our lawsuit against the Trump administration that the policy of arresting, detaining, & deporting noncitizen students & faculty members for their pro-Palestinian advocacy violates the 1st Amendment.
Full ruling here:
💥 💥 💥
Federal Judge William G. Young ruled today in our lawsuit against the Trump administration that the policy of arresting, detaining, & deporting noncitizen students & faculty members for their pro-Palestinian advocacy violates the 1st Amendment.
Full ruling here:
Findings of Fact & Conclusions of Law – #261 in American Association of University Professors v. Rubio (D. Mass., 1:25-cv-10685) – CourtListener.com
Judge William G. Young: ORDER entered. FINDINGS OF FACT AND RULINGS OF LAW, PURSUANT TO FED. R. CIV. P. 52(A)(Sonnenberg, Elizabeth) (Additional attachment(s) added on 9/30/2025: # 1 Main Document) (J...
www.courtlistener.com
September 30, 2025 at 5:43 PM
BREAKING: WE WON!!!
💥 💥 💥
Federal Judge William G. Young ruled today in our lawsuit against the Trump administration that the policy of arresting, detaining, & deporting noncitizen students & faculty members for their pro-Palestinian advocacy violates the 1st Amendment.
Full ruling here:
💥 💥 💥
Federal Judge William G. Young ruled today in our lawsuit against the Trump administration that the policy of arresting, detaining, & deporting noncitizen students & faculty members for their pro-Palestinian advocacy violates the 1st Amendment.
Full ruling here: