M. Haytham Matthews
haythamm.bsky.social
M. Haytham Matthews
@haythamm.bsky.social
Twitter/X handle: @HaythamMatthews

Retired.

Always seeking terra firma & a path toward the good.

Fidelitas ad Veritatis
Ignorance is the enemy.

If Aussie government suspicions bear out that Iran might have been behind the attack, this woman is conflating religion and government in the same way that some folks conflate the actions of the Israeli government with the nature of all Jewdom.
December 16, 2025 at 3:05 AM
"[The Biden administration policy's] objective .. was to offer a legal and orderly pathway for relatives of U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents to enter the country while waiting for a visa to become available, a process that in many cases can take several years."
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December 16, 2025 at 2:54 AM
The programs were "a migration mechanism that allowed citizens of seven countries —Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti and Honduras — to enter the United States temporarily to reunite with close family members while awaiting the resolution of other immigration procedures."
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December 16, 2025 at 2:54 AM
BTA?
December 15, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Yes! I am almost always uplifted by music from the Classicat Period!

(Admittedly, the 1960s and 1970s weren't too shabby either...)
December 15, 2025 at 1:57 AM
My 2 cents:
Say what you like, but there IS an affordability crisis that has eroded quality of life and diminished upward socioeconomic mobility — and it sure doesn’t seem likely to abate any time soon.
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December 15, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Meanwhile, "President Donald Trump and his administration have insisted there is no such thing [as 'an affordability crisis'], and messaging suggesting otherwise has been deemed by his camp as a 'Democratic hoax.'"
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December 15, 2025 at 1:37 AM
A good chunk of America seems to agree:

"A Politico poll in October found that almost half — 46 percent — of respondents agreed with the statement that 'the American dream no longer exists.'"
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December 15, 2025 at 1:37 AM