Matthew Gaddie
@mgrgaddie.bsky.social
I stand for autonomy, solidarity and equality.
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“Killing civilians who are not engaged in armed conflict against us is a war crime.”
“A War Crime & Murder”: David Cole on U.S. Killing of Survivors of Boat Strike in Caribbean
As bipartisan criticism intensifies over U.S. attacks on alleged “drug boats” in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific, the White House is defending a September 2 operation that killed 11 people. The Wash...
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December 7, 2025 at 4:48 PM
“Killing civilians who are not engaged in armed conflict against us is a war crime.”
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$1.6bln: The amount of his fraud scheme
7: Years of his sentence
10,000: Victims of his fraud
1,000: Letters from victims to the court
13: Days he served
1: Pardon from Trump
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u...
7: Years of his sentence
10,000: Victims of his fraud
1,000: Letters from victims to the court
13: Days he served
1: Pardon from Trump
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u...
Trump Frees Fraudster Just Days Into Seven-Year Prison Sentence
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:54 PM
$1.6bln: The amount of his fraud scheme
7: Years of his sentence
10,000: Victims of his fraud
1,000: Letters from victims to the court
13: Days he served
1: Pardon from Trump
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u...
7: Years of his sentence
10,000: Victims of his fraud
1,000: Letters from victims to the court
13: Days he served
1: Pardon from Trump
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u...
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He is keeping poorer families out of these professions. It’s modern day red-lining.
November 27, 2025 at 7:51 PM
He is keeping poorer families out of these professions. It’s modern day red-lining.
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Israeli soldiers on Thursday appeared to kill a pair of Palestinian men in the occupied West Bank after they had surrendered to troops, drawing Palestinian accusations that the men were executed “in cold blood.” The Israeli military said it was investigating. https://to.pbs.org/4pbKwsi
Israeli soldiers appear to kill Palestinian men in West Bank after they surrender
The Israeli military said it was investigating. The killings, captured in a pair of videos shown on two Arab TV stations, came as Israel pressed ahead with its latest offensive in the West Bank, where...
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November 27, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Israeli soldiers on Thursday appeared to kill a pair of Palestinian men in the occupied West Bank after they had surrendered to troops, drawing Palestinian accusations that the men were executed “in cold blood.” The Israeli military said it was investigating. https://to.pbs.org/4pbKwsi
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THIS IS EVIL!
November 26, 2025 at 2:01 PM
THIS IS EVIL!
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He belongs in prison
November 25, 2025 at 10:13 PM
He belongs in prison
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Smashing a car window to kidnap high schooler.
Do you feel any safer?
Do you feel any safer?
ICE kidnapped a 17-year-old U.S. citizen named Christian Jimenez. Jimenez, a high school senior born in Newberg, Oregon, was driving on his school’s lunch break when ICE/CBP agents stopped his car, smashed his window, and abducted him on November 21, 2025.
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
November 25, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Smashing a car window to kidnap high schooler.
Do you feel any safer?
Do you feel any safer?
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Tonight was a very bad night.
November 10, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Tonight was a very bad night.
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After the 2016 election, I wrote this, about how Chuck Schumer was the worst possible Democratic leader at the worst possible time. He still is! theintercept.com/2016/11/14/c...
Chuck Schumer: The Worst Possible Democratic Leader at the Worst Possible Time
The soon-to-be top elected Democrat might as well have been grown in a lab to be exactly the wrong face for opposition to Donald Trump.
theintercept.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:01 AM
After the 2016 election, I wrote this, about how Chuck Schumer was the worst possible Democratic leader at the worst possible time. He still is! theintercept.com/2016/11/14/c...
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“This was a very very bad vote”
November 10, 2025 at 3:30 AM
“This was a very very bad vote”
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The true cost of plastic is estimated to be up to $1.1 trillion per year. Plastic impacts human health, ecosystems, and property values. We simply can’t afford to keep making and using as much plastic as we do today.
$1 Trillion: The Social Cost of Plastic in the United States
A new report shows that the true costs of plastic are far more than what you see on the price tag.
www.nrdc.org
November 7, 2025 at 3:53 PM
The true cost of plastic is estimated to be up to $1.1 trillion per year. Plastic impacts human health, ecosystems, and property values. We simply can’t afford to keep making and using as much plastic as we do today.
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Toxic PFAS-coated pans can leach chemicals into our food when heated or scratched, increasing the risk of serious health effects. To reduce your exposure to these “forever chemicals,” choose PFAS-free cookware or use safer practices when handling pans.
Why Nonstick Pans Are a Hot Mess
The reasons to get PFAS out of cookware go far beyond the kitchen.
www.nrdc.org
November 6, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Toxic PFAS-coated pans can leach chemicals into our food when heated or scratched, increasing the risk of serious health effects. To reduce your exposure to these “forever chemicals,” choose PFAS-free cookware or use safer practices when handling pans.
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BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students.
Follow AP for live updates.
Follow AP for live updates.
Live updates: US voters head to the polls in first general election since Trump's return to power
One year after Donald Trump retook the presidency, 2025 Election Day includes closely watched races for New York City mayor, New Jersey governor and California's Proposition 50.
bit.ly
November 5, 2025 at 3:33 AM
BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students.
Follow AP for live updates.
Follow AP for live updates.
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Jeremy Scahill on Gaza “Ceasefire,” Talking to Hamas & Israel’s Doctrine of Dehumanizing Palestinians
Jeremy Scahill on Gaza “Ceasefire,” Talking to Hamas & Israel’s Doctrine of Dehumanizing Palestinians
Israel has carried out repeated attacks in Gaza and killed about 100 Palestinians over the past two weeks since the U.S.-backed ceasefire deal with Hamas came into effect. Jeremy Scahill, co-founder o...
www.democracynow.org
October 27, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Jeremy Scahill on Gaza “Ceasefire,” Talking to Hamas & Israel’s Doctrine of Dehumanizing Palestinians
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Trans people at risk of exclusion from many UK public spaces, rights expert says
Trans people at risk of exclusion from many UK public spaces, rights expert says
European Council commissioner voices concerns following April’s supreme court ruling on legal definition of a woman
Transgender people risk being excluded from many public spaces as a result of the recent UK supreme court judgment and must be protected from discrimination, a human rights expert has said.
Michael O’Flaherty, the European Council commissioner for human rights, said he had concerns about the climate for transgender people in the UK following April’s supreme court ruling that the legal definition of a woman in the Equality Act 2010 refers to biological sex. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 14, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Trans people at risk of exclusion from many UK public spaces, rights expert says
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PLEASE DON'T SUPPORT THIS "INDIE PROJECT"
IT'S GENERATIVE AI SLOP
Very disappointed that no one is calling it out in the comments. But it's possible they could be deleting negative ones.
I was fooled by the preview image thinking "OMG GIRL BALTO" but nope, AI slop. #furry #furryart #animation
IT'S GENERATIVE AI SLOP
Very disappointed that no one is calling it out in the comments. But it's possible they could be deleting negative ones.
I was fooled by the preview image thinking "OMG GIRL BALTO" but nope, AI slop. #furry #furryart #animation
October 13, 2025 at 3:10 PM
PLEASE DON'T SUPPORT THIS "INDIE PROJECT"
IT'S GENERATIVE AI SLOP
Very disappointed that no one is calling it out in the comments. But it's possible they could be deleting negative ones.
I was fooled by the preview image thinking "OMG GIRL BALTO" but nope, AI slop. #furry #furryart #animation
IT'S GENERATIVE AI SLOP
Very disappointed that no one is calling it out in the comments. But it's possible they could be deleting negative ones.
I was fooled by the preview image thinking "OMG GIRL BALTO" but nope, AI slop. #furry #furryart #animation
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A federal judge tossed out a defamation lawsuit that Drake brought against Universal Music Group on Thursday, ruling that lyrics branding the superstar as a pedophile in Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us” were opinion.
https://to.pbs.org/3W0gH0N
https://to.pbs.org/3W0gH0N
Drake's defamation suit against label over Kendrick Lamar's 'Not Like Us' tossed by judge
Judge Jeannette A. Vargas rejected the lawsuit in a written opinion that began by citing “the vitriolic war of words” and saying the case arose “from perhaps the most infamous rap battle in the genre'...
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October 9, 2025 at 11:01 PM
A federal judge tossed out a defamation lawsuit that Drake brought against Universal Music Group on Thursday, ruling that lyrics branding the superstar as a pedophile in Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us” were opinion.
https://to.pbs.org/3W0gH0N
https://to.pbs.org/3W0gH0N
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ICE is targeting kids.
“The idea that masked men would now go to 14-year-olds and ask them to waive their rights to return to the countries that they fled is shocking.”
Read more: interc.pt/4o1hD0C
✍️ @jonahmv.bsky.social 📹 @jordanuhl.com
“The idea that masked men would now go to 14-year-olds and ask them to waive their rights to return to the countries that they fled is shocking.”
Read more: interc.pt/4o1hD0C
✍️ @jonahmv.bsky.social 📹 @jordanuhl.com
October 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
ICE is targeting kids.
“The idea that masked men would now go to 14-year-olds and ask them to waive their rights to return to the countries that they fled is shocking.”
Read more: interc.pt/4o1hD0C
✍️ @jonahmv.bsky.social 📹 @jordanuhl.com
“The idea that masked men would now go to 14-year-olds and ask them to waive their rights to return to the countries that they fled is shocking.”
Read more: interc.pt/4o1hD0C
✍️ @jonahmv.bsky.social 📹 @jordanuhl.com
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Supreme Court Appears to Favor Removing Colorado’s Ban on “Conversion Therapy” for Minors
SCOTUS Appears to Favor Removing Colorado's Ban on LGBTQ+ “Conversion Therapy” for Minors
The U.S. Supreme Court seemed poised in favor of removing Colorado's ban on LGBTQ+ “conversion therapy” for minors during oral arguments on Tuesday. The challenge to Colorado's ban was brought forward by a Christian licensed counselor, Kaley Chiles, who argued the ban is a violation…
www.democracynow.org
October 8, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Supreme Court Appears to Favor Removing Colorado’s Ban on “Conversion Therapy” for Minors
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Israel Detains 440+ Global Flotilla Activists; Italian Unions Strike in Protest
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/10/3/gaza_flotilla_italy_protests
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/10/3/gaza_flotilla_italy_protests
Italian Unions Strike to Protest Israel’s Attack on Gaza Flotilla
The Global Sumud Flotilla was intercepted by Israeli forces Thursday as its dozens of vessels approached the shores of Gaza. In response to the detention of the flotilla’s activists, Italian labor uni...
www.democracynow.org
October 3, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Israel Detains 440+ Global Flotilla Activists; Italian Unions Strike in Protest
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/10/3/gaza_flotilla_italy_protests
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/10/3/gaza_flotilla_italy_protests
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BlackRock is in advanced talks to buy utility company AES in a $38 billion deal.
This would be one of the largest ever deals involving a U.S. power corporation.
AES is one of the world's biggest utility companies, generating electricity in 15 countries.
www.reuters.com/markets/deal...
This would be one of the largest ever deals involving a U.S. power corporation.
AES is one of the world's biggest utility companies, generating electricity in 15 countries.
www.reuters.com/markets/deal...
BlackRock's GIP nears $38 billion takeover of utility group AES, FT reports
BlackRock-owned Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) is nearing a $38 billion deal, inclusive of debt, to acquire utility group AES , the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, citing people briefed on the matter.
www.reuters.com
October 2, 2025 at 3:35 PM
BlackRock is in advanced talks to buy utility company AES in a $38 billion deal.
This would be one of the largest ever deals involving a U.S. power corporation.
AES is one of the world's biggest utility companies, generating electricity in 15 countries.
www.reuters.com/markets/deal...
This would be one of the largest ever deals involving a U.S. power corporation.
AES is one of the world's biggest utility companies, generating electricity in 15 countries.
www.reuters.com/markets/deal...
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Wir sind noch immer überwältigt: Über 100.000 Menschen sind gestern in Solidarität mit den Menschen in Gaza auf die Straße gegangen! Wir fordern einen Stopp aller Waffenexporte nach Israel, Sanktionen gegen die israelische Regierung und die Anerkennung des Staates Palästina!
September 28, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Wir sind noch immer überwältigt: Über 100.000 Menschen sind gestern in Solidarität mit den Menschen in Gaza auf die Straße gegangen! Wir fordern einen Stopp aller Waffenexporte nach Israel, Sanktionen gegen die israelische Regierung und die Anerkennung des Staates Palästina!
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The Pentagon’s actions are part of an all-out war on freedom of speech by the Trump administration.
Unnamed Pentagon Officials Ridicule Hegseth’s Plan to Stop War Department Leaks
Three current Pentagon insiders told The Intercept that new Department of War rules are an egregious assault on press freedom.
interc.pt
September 28, 2025 at 2:35 PM
The Pentagon’s actions are part of an all-out war on freedom of speech by the Trump administration.
Whenever conservatives say woke they mean degenerate.
September 25, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Whenever conservatives say woke they mean degenerate.