Matt Belcher
@belcher.bsky.social
The drag racing cars killed a 41-year-old woman as she was walking back to her hotel with a friend
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Street racers get probation for 100 mph crash that killed tourist near Midway Airport
Two men who crashed their Corvettes during a 100 mph race near Midway Airport, killing a tourist who was walking nearby, have been sentenced to probation.
cwbchicago.com
July 19, 2024 at 11:38 AM
The drag racing cars killed a 41-year-old woman as she was walking back to her hotel with a friend
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To increase profits private companies (charging residents up to $7K/month) are abusing public services
Illinois is a hot spot: Lift assists of fallen but non-injured residents account for 1 in 20 of all 911 fire calls, the highest proportion of any state
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Illinois is a hot spot: Lift assists of fallen but non-injured residents account for 1 in 20 of all 911 fire calls, the highest proportion of any state
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Senior homes refuse to pick up fallen residents, dial 911. ‘Why are they calling us?’
Cities are frustrated by 911 calls from senior facilities to help residents off the floor or toilet. Some are now charging fees, but facilities keep calling.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 4, 2024 at 2:29 PM
To increase profits private companies (charging residents up to $7K/month) are abusing public services
Illinois is a hot spot: Lift assists of fallen but non-injured residents account for 1 in 20 of all 911 fire calls, the highest proportion of any state
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Illinois is a hot spot: Lift assists of fallen but non-injured residents account for 1 in 20 of all 911 fire calls, the highest proportion of any state
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
The practice of giving sedatives to people detained by police has spread quietly across the nation built on questionable science and backed by police-aligned experts
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apnews.com/article/inve...
Dozens of deaths reveal risks of injecting sedatives into people restrained by police
The medical syringe has become a tool of control during police encounters, a practice that quietly spread based on questionable science.
apnews.com
April 26, 2024 at 11:53 PM
The practice of giving sedatives to people detained by police has spread quietly across the nation built on questionable science and backed by police-aligned experts
apnews.com/article/inve...
apnews.com/article/inve...
Much like trucking safety regulations, firearm safety rules aren’t optional guidelines but ironclad laws.
What the ‘Rust’ Shooting Case Is Really About:
www.nytimes.com/2024/03/13/o...
What the ‘Rust’ Shooting Case Is Really About:
www.nytimes.com/2024/03/13/o...
Opinion | What the ‘Rust’ Shooting Case Is Really About
The conviction of a “Rust” crew member in a tragic on-set death highlights what Hollywood must do to avoid fatal accidents in the future.
www.nytimes.com
March 13, 2024 at 1:45 PM
Much like trucking safety regulations, firearm safety rules aren’t optional guidelines but ironclad laws.
What the ‘Rust’ Shooting Case Is Really About:
www.nytimes.com/2024/03/13/o...
What the ‘Rust’ Shooting Case Is Really About:
www.nytimes.com/2024/03/13/o...
NYTimes: The Question Is Not If Biden Should Step Aside. It’s How.
TL; DR Drop out @DNC convention and delegates pick a successor. Proximity of election creates incentive for disappointed losers to fall in line when convention battle doesn’t go their way
www.nytimes.com/2024/02/10/o...
TL; DR Drop out @DNC convention and delegates pick a successor. Proximity of election creates incentive for disappointed losers to fall in line when convention battle doesn’t go their way
www.nytimes.com/2024/02/10/o...
Opinion | The Question Is Not If Biden Should Step Aside. It’s How.
Condense the nomination into the format that was originally designed for handling intraparty competition: the Democratic convention.
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2024 at 12:23 AM
NYTimes: The Question Is Not If Biden Should Step Aside. It’s How.
TL; DR Drop out @DNC convention and delegates pick a successor. Proximity of election creates incentive for disappointed losers to fall in line when convention battle doesn’t go their way
www.nytimes.com/2024/02/10/o...
TL; DR Drop out @DNC convention and delegates pick a successor. Proximity of election creates incentive for disappointed losers to fall in line when convention battle doesn’t go their way
www.nytimes.com/2024/02/10/o...
“The most damaging things in politics are the things that confirm people’s pre-existing suspicions, and those are the things that travel very fast.”
—David Axelrod, one of the Democratic Party’s leading figures warning about how voters view Mr. Biden’s age
www.nytimes.com/2024/02/09/u...
—David Axelrod, one of the Democratic Party’s leading figures warning about how voters view Mr. Biden’s age
www.nytimes.com/2024/02/09/u...
Eight Words and a Verbal Slip Put Biden’s Age Back at the Center of 2024
A special counsel’s stinging report and an uneven White House appearance captured Democrats’ fears about President Biden and fueled Republicans as they try to cast him as weak.
www.nytimes.com
February 9, 2024 at 12:58 PM
“The most damaging things in politics are the things that confirm people’s pre-existing suspicions, and those are the things that travel very fast.”
—David Axelrod, one of the Democratic Party’s leading figures warning about how voters view Mr. Biden’s age
www.nytimes.com/2024/02/09/u...
—David Axelrod, one of the Democratic Party’s leading figures warning about how voters view Mr. Biden’s age
www.nytimes.com/2024/02/09/u...
Reposted by Matt Belcher
I do not Fucking recall them asking the blue sky elders permission to open registration to commoners .
February 6, 2024 at 6:14 PM
I do not Fucking recall them asking the blue sky elders permission to open registration to commoners .
A lawsuit has been filed against a North Lawndale business following a mass shooting last Halloween weekend that left 15 people wounded
Aleksy Belcher accuses the venue & security firm of ignoring several red flags that could have kept patrons safe
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Aleksy Belcher accuses the venue & security firm of ignoring several red flags that could have kept patrons safe
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Lawsuit filed months after Halloween mass shooting in North Lawndale left 15 wounded
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson went on to condemn the violence and called for gun reform.
wgntv.com
February 6, 2024 at 1:10 AM
A lawsuit has been filed against a North Lawndale business following a mass shooting last Halloween weekend that left 15 people wounded
Aleksy Belcher accuses the venue & security firm of ignoring several red flags that could have kept patrons safe
wgntv.com/news/chicago...
Aleksy Belcher accuses the venue & security firm of ignoring several red flags that could have kept patrons safe
wgntv.com/news/chicago...
What Boeing missed as it dumped costs & sped up production was the chance to make safety a cultural core & competitive advantage
Corporations can choose to push back against the Wall Street-driven notion that safety equals cost and thus lowers profit
www.nytimes.com/2024/01/23/o...
Corporations can choose to push back against the Wall Street-driven notion that safety equals cost and thus lowers profit
www.nytimes.com/2024/01/23/o...
Opinion | Boeing Made a Change to Its Corporate Culture Decades Ago. Now It’s Paying the Price.
What will it take for the airline company to recover?
www.nytimes.com
January 23, 2024 at 9:58 PM
What Boeing missed as it dumped costs & sped up production was the chance to make safety a cultural core & competitive advantage
Corporations can choose to push back against the Wall Street-driven notion that safety equals cost and thus lowers profit
www.nytimes.com/2024/01/23/o...
Corporations can choose to push back against the Wall Street-driven notion that safety equals cost and thus lowers profit
www.nytimes.com/2024/01/23/o...
Our motivation for being willfully ignorant is related to the way we like to perceive ourselves from a moral point of view
We often choose to be ignorant of the consequences of our actions to avoid making choices that are contrary to our vested interests
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
We often choose to be ignorant of the consequences of our actions to avoid making choices that are contrary to our vested interests
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Why Israelis don't want to know what's happening in Gaza, according to psychology research
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www.haaretz.com
January 20, 2024 at 2:53 PM
Our motivation for being willfully ignorant is related to the way we like to perceive ourselves from a moral point of view
We often choose to be ignorant of the consequences of our actions to avoid making choices that are contrary to our vested interests
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
We often choose to be ignorant of the consequences of our actions to avoid making choices that are contrary to our vested interests
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Pentagon assesses the 2006 conflict between IDF & Hezbollah as a strategic defeat for Israel—yet according to this WaPo article, the IDF has hit the US-funded & trained Lebanese Armed Forces 34-times despite knowing it remains ill-prepared to fight Hezbollah
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Israel’s talk of expanding war to Lebanon alarms U.S.
A U.S. intelligence assessment found that it would be difficult for Israel to succeed in a war against Hezbollah amid ongoing fighting in Gaza.
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January 7, 2024 at 2:51 PM
Pentagon assesses the 2006 conflict between IDF & Hezbollah as a strategic defeat for Israel—yet according to this WaPo article, the IDF has hit the US-funded & trained Lebanese Armed Forces 34-times despite knowing it remains ill-prepared to fight Hezbollah
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
The Question of Genocide in Australian History:
(Spoiler alert, the government denies it was a “genocide” on a technicality because the settlers didn’t intent to kill every single aboriginal)
www.prindleinstitute.org/2020/05/the-...
(Spoiler alert, the government denies it was a “genocide” on a technicality because the settlers didn’t intent to kill every single aboriginal)
www.prindleinstitute.org/2020/05/the-...
January 2, 2024 at 2:36 PM
The Question of Genocide in Australian History:
(Spoiler alert, the government denies it was a “genocide” on a technicality because the settlers didn’t intent to kill every single aboriginal)
www.prindleinstitute.org/2020/05/the-...
(Spoiler alert, the government denies it was a “genocide” on a technicality because the settlers didn’t intent to kill every single aboriginal)
www.prindleinstitute.org/2020/05/the-...
needless medical complications and unnecessary deaths for you, big big profits for private equity!!
www.nytimes.com/2023/12/26/u...
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December 26, 2023 at 5:51 PM
needless medical complications and unnecessary deaths for you, big big profits for private equity!!
www.nytimes.com/2023/12/26/u...
www.nytimes.com/2023/12/26/u...
Andrew Royer involuntarily confessed to a murder in Indiana, judges ruled. Despite holes in the case, he served more than 16 years in prison.
www.nytimes.com/2023/12/23/u...
www.nytimes.com/2023/12/23/u...
Man With Developmental Disabilities Settles Wrongful Conviction Suit for $11.7 Million
Andrew Royer involuntarily confessed to a murder in Indiana, judges ruled. Despite holes in the case, he served more than 16 years in prison.
www.nytimes.com
December 24, 2023 at 1:53 AM
Andrew Royer involuntarily confessed to a murder in Indiana, judges ruled. Despite holes in the case, he served more than 16 years in prison.
www.nytimes.com/2023/12/23/u...
www.nytimes.com/2023/12/23/u...
After brakeman Chris Cole lost both his legs on the job, railroad officials removed evidence before state regulators could see it, omitted key facts in reports and suspended him from a job he could never return to
www.propublica.org/article/trai...
www.propublica.org/article/trai...
A Train Took His Legs and Career. His Employers at the Railroad Put the Blame on Him.
After brakeman Chris Cole lost both his legs on the job, railroad officials removed evidence before state regulators could see it, omitted key facts in reports and suspended him from a job he could ne...
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December 19, 2023 at 4:29 PM
After brakeman Chris Cole lost both his legs on the job, railroad officials removed evidence before state regulators could see it, omitted key facts in reports and suspended him from a job he could never return to
www.propublica.org/article/trai...
www.propublica.org/article/trai...
“If the manufacturer is not going to take safety seriously, it’s up to the federal government to make sure they’re standing up for others to ensure safety.
But safety does not seem to be the priority when it comes to @Tesla”
-NTSB chair Jennifer Homendy
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But safety does not seem to be the priority when it comes to @Tesla”
-NTSB chair Jennifer Homendy
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Tesla drivers run Autopilot where it’s not intended — with deadly consequences
A Post analysis reveals that people have died or been gravely injured in crashes where Tesla’s software should not have been enabled in the first place.
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December 10, 2023 at 2:17 PM
“If the manufacturer is not going to take safety seriously, it’s up to the federal government to make sure they’re standing up for others to ensure safety.
But safety does not seem to be the priority when it comes to @Tesla”
-NTSB chair Jennifer Homendy
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But safety does not seem to be the priority when it comes to @Tesla”
-NTSB chair Jennifer Homendy
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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I am supposed to be surprised that Rep. Stefanik (R-NY), proponent of the anti-Semitic “Great Replacement” canard, is celebrating the replacement of someone she identified as an enemy?
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High-Ranking Republican Pushes ‘Great Replacement’ Rhetoric Two Days After White Supremacist Mas...
Elise Stefanik pushed the political version of the "great replacement" on Monday after it inspired the racist massacre in Buffalo.
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December 10, 2023 at 1:53 AM
I am supposed to be surprised that Rep. Stefanik (R-NY), proponent of the anti-Semitic “Great Replacement” canard, is celebrating the replacement of someone she identified as an enemy?
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
That’ll do it.
But the larger question is how did this even happen?!?
Murder conviction overturned because eyewitness was legally blind:
www.abajournal.com/news/article...
But the larger question is how did this even happen?!?
Murder conviction overturned because eyewitness was legally blind:
www.abajournal.com/news/article...
December 8, 2023 at 4:06 PM
That’ll do it.
But the larger question is how did this even happen?!?
Murder conviction overturned because eyewitness was legally blind:
www.abajournal.com/news/article...
But the larger question is how did this even happen?!?
Murder conviction overturned because eyewitness was legally blind:
www.abajournal.com/news/article...
He’s always my example of why it’s great to be a white guy”
“He’s an unstoppable force of failing up”
There’s a joke in national security circles: “If a nuclear bomb was dropped on D.C., two forms of life would survive: cockroaches and Brett McGurk.”
www.huffpost.com/entry/biden-...
“He’s an unstoppable force of failing up”
There’s a joke in national security circles: “If a nuclear bomb was dropped on D.C., two forms of life would survive: cockroaches and Brett McGurk.”
www.huffpost.com/entry/biden-...
How A Deeply Controversial White House Adviser Is Running The Agenda On Gaza
Brett McGurk has sought to put a Saudi-Israeli relationship "at the forefront" of the U.S.'s Middle East policy — downplaying Palestinian concerns and human rights.
www.huffpost.com
December 3, 2023 at 2:40 PM
He’s always my example of why it’s great to be a white guy”
“He’s an unstoppable force of failing up”
There’s a joke in national security circles: “If a nuclear bomb was dropped on D.C., two forms of life would survive: cockroaches and Brett McGurk.”
www.huffpost.com/entry/biden-...
“He’s an unstoppable force of failing up”
There’s a joke in national security circles: “If a nuclear bomb was dropped on D.C., two forms of life would survive: cockroaches and Brett McGurk.”
www.huffpost.com/entry/biden-...
December 2, 2023 at 5:48 PM
Michael is among nine teens, ages 14 to 17, who illegally operated machinery at Florence Hardwoods LLC
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‘It should never have happened’: death of boy, 16, at sawmill highlights rise of child labour in...
Michael Schuls died after getting trapped in dangerous machinery at a mill in Wisconsin. But across the US conservative groups are pushing to loosen laws that protect children in the workplace
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November 30, 2023 at 2:19 PM
Michael is among nine teens, ages 14 to 17, who illegally operated machinery at Florence Hardwoods LLC
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amp.theguardian.com/global-devel...
we must redesign our streets to force vehicles to drive slower so that human errors don’t lead to more
dead friends and neighbors
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dead friends and neighbors
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Denver traffic safety advocates remembered the dead Sunday. Mayor
Experts say governments should redesign streets to force vehicles to drive slower so that human errors don't lead to fatalities.
denverite.com
November 21, 2023 at 12:28 AM
we must redesign our streets to force vehicles to drive slower so that human errors don’t lead to more
dead friends and neighbors
denverite.com/2023/11/20/d...
dead friends and neighbors
denverite.com/2023/11/20/d...
200 faculty members at Columbia Univ. walked out to protest the decision to suspend the groups, Students for Justice in Palestine and Jewish Voice for Peace
“Where is your moral courage?” asks history professor Premilla Nadasen:
www.nytimes.com/2023/11/15/n...
“Where is your moral courage?” asks history professor Premilla Nadasen:
www.nytimes.com/2023/11/15/n...
Columbia Faces Protests After Suspending 2 Pro-Palestinian Groups
Students rallied after the university barred two groups from holding campus events until the end of the semester, and faculty members walked out in protest.
www.nytimes.com
November 15, 2023 at 10:14 PM
200 faculty members at Columbia Univ. walked out to protest the decision to suspend the groups, Students for Justice in Palestine and Jewish Voice for Peace
“Where is your moral courage?” asks history professor Premilla Nadasen:
www.nytimes.com/2023/11/15/n...
“Where is your moral courage?” asks history professor Premilla Nadasen:
www.nytimes.com/2023/11/15/n...
2013: Until five years ago, the U.S. considered Mandela a terrorist. Both the State and Defense departments designated Mandela’s political party, the ANC, a terrorist group, and Mandela’s name remained on the U.S. terrorism watch list until 2008
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US government considered Nelson Mandela a terrorist until 2008
www.nbcnews.com
November 15, 2023 at 2:51 PM
2013: Until five years ago, the U.S. considered Mandela a terrorist. Both the State and Defense departments designated Mandela’s political party, the ANC, a terrorist group, and Mandela’s name remained on the U.S. terrorism watch list until 2008
www.nbcnews.com/news/other/u...
www.nbcnews.com/news/other/u...
Posting anything that does not sit staunchly with the Israeli state’s framing of the war leads to arrest
Defense lawyers and human rights advocates describe the move as a McCarthyite clampdown on the 20% of the Israeli citizens of Palestinian heritage
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/1...
Defense lawyers and human rights advocates describe the move as a McCarthyite clampdown on the 20% of the Israeli citizens of Palestinian heritage
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/1...
Israel’s free speech crackdown: ‘War inside of a war’
Rights groups and free speech activists have decried a wave of arrests in Israel for alleged pro-Palestinian “incitement.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 12, 2023 at 3:20 PM
Posting anything that does not sit staunchly with the Israeli state’s framing of the war leads to arrest
Defense lawyers and human rights advocates describe the move as a McCarthyite clampdown on the 20% of the Israeli citizens of Palestinian heritage
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/1...
Defense lawyers and human rights advocates describe the move as a McCarthyite clampdown on the 20% of the Israeli citizens of Palestinian heritage
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/1...