Matt Birch
@matthewjbirch.bsky.social
50-year-old Husband/ Father. Here for books, politics, video games, sports, and music. Always had a love of history and science, especially astronomy. Pearl Jam Raiders Clippers fan.
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Matt Birch
@matthewjbirch.bsky.social
· Jun 10
A message from Carl Sagan from 1995—some of his last prophetic words.
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“ICE isn’t the Gestapo. The Gestapo was…” (proceeds to describe qualities that apply to what ICE is currently doing)
January 20, 2026 at 5:45 PM
“ICE isn’t the Gestapo. The Gestapo was…” (proceeds to describe qualities that apply to what ICE is currently doing)
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I flew down to south Texas today to do my job - investigate why people are dying in ICE detention centers.
I was just illegally denied entry to Dilley Detention Center. Because they have something to hide.
I was just illegally denied entry to Dilley Detention Center. Because they have something to hide.
January 20, 2026 at 10:21 PM
I flew down to south Texas today to do my job - investigate why people are dying in ICE detention centers.
I was just illegally denied entry to Dilley Detention Center. Because they have something to hide.
I was just illegally denied entry to Dilley Detention Center. Because they have something to hide.
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people.com/nj-girl-foun...
"6 years old... walking by herself on the street, crying, crying out for her dad, asking, 'Where's Papi? Where's Papi?'..."
"6 years old... walking by herself on the street, crying, crying out for her dad, asking, 'Where's Papi? Where's Papi?'..."
January 19, 2026 at 11:05 PM
people.com/nj-girl-foun...
"6 years old... walking by herself on the street, crying, crying out for her dad, asking, 'Where's Papi? Where's Papi?'..."
"6 years old... walking by herself on the street, crying, crying out for her dad, asking, 'Where's Papi? Where's Papi?'..."
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One of my fave PJ songs.
Pearl Jam ~~ Black ♥
YouTube video by Chaïma Chorfane
www.youtube.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:21 PM
One of my fave PJ songs.
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Pew Research Institute (2023):
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
January 18, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Pew Research Institute (2023):
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
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The only lawless behavior I see in this video is ICE harassing and threatening people for no good reason.
ICE authority is limited by federal law. They exist for immigration enforcement only. They do not have general police powers. (8 U.S.C. § 1357)
ICE authority is limited by federal law. They exist for immigration enforcement only. They do not have general police powers. (8 U.S.C. § 1357)
January 17, 2026 at 3:21 AM
The only lawless behavior I see in this video is ICE harassing and threatening people for no good reason.
ICE authority is limited by federal law. They exist for immigration enforcement only. They do not have general police powers. (8 U.S.C. § 1357)
ICE authority is limited by federal law. They exist for immigration enforcement only. They do not have general police powers. (8 U.S.C. § 1357)
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Please SHARE if you agree!
January 17, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Please SHARE if you agree!
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'This is not what I fought for.'
January 17, 2026 at 2:21 AM
'This is not what I fought for.'
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Investigating elected officials for speech is not law enforcement but intimidation. If governors and mayors can be investigated for criticizing federal actions, neither elected officials nor anyone else is truly free to speak. #holdfast
January 17, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Investigating elected officials for speech is not law enforcement but intimidation. If governors and mayors can be investigated for criticizing federal actions, neither elected officials nor anyone else is truly free to speak. #holdfast
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Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
January 17, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
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(🚨) MAJOR BREAKING NEWS: Republican-Appointed Federal Judge Rules That Kristi Noem and Marco Rubio "Illegally Conspired" to Arrest and Cage People Exercising Their First Amendment Rights—and Notes Rubio As Highest-Ranking U.S. Official Ever to Run Such a Conspiracy
Trump cabinet secretaries conspired to violate Constitution, judge says
“The cabinet secretaries and ostensibly, the president of the United States, are not honoring the First Amendment,” U.S. District Judge William Young declared.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 16, 2026 at 2:13 AM
(🚨) MAJOR BREAKING NEWS: Republican-Appointed Federal Judge Rules That Kristi Noem and Marco Rubio "Illegally Conspired" to Arrest and Cage People Exercising Their First Amendment Rights—and Notes Rubio As Highest-Ranking U.S. Official Ever to Run Such a Conspiracy
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The Black Panthers in Philadelphia have initiated armed community defense initiatives to counter ICE kidnapping raids within the city. (January 15, 2026) ✊🏽✊🏿✊🏾
January 15, 2026 at 11:32 PM
The Black Panthers in Philadelphia have initiated armed community defense initiatives to counter ICE kidnapping raids within the city. (January 15, 2026) ✊🏽✊🏿✊🏾
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His 6 month old stopped breathing!
HIS SIX MONTH OLD STOPPED BREATHING!
A father was getting his kids out of the neighborhood because it was unsafe & ICE threw flash bangs & tear gas at his car with children & a baby inside!
His 6 month old stopped breathing & all the children were hospitalized!
HIS SIX MONTH OLD STOPPED BREATHING!
A father was getting his kids out of the neighborhood because it was unsafe & ICE threw flash bangs & tear gas at his car with children & a baby inside!
His 6 month old stopped breathing & all the children were hospitalized!
January 15, 2026 at 9:19 AM
His 6 month old stopped breathing!
HIS SIX MONTH OLD STOPPED BREATHING!
A father was getting his kids out of the neighborhood because it was unsafe & ICE threw flash bangs & tear gas at his car with children & a baby inside!
His 6 month old stopped breathing & all the children were hospitalized!
HIS SIX MONTH OLD STOPPED BREATHING!
A father was getting his kids out of the neighborhood because it was unsafe & ICE threw flash bangs & tear gas at his car with children & a baby inside!
His 6 month old stopped breathing & all the children were hospitalized!
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Dear Black people,
they’re coming for us too.
they’re coming for us too.
January 15, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Dear Black people,
they’re coming for us too.
they’re coming for us too.
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Seeing Zohran instantly getting a bunch of shit done in like a week makes you realize that politicians could always do that on some level if they wanted it bad enough and very few of them actually do.
January 15, 2026 at 1:23 AM
Seeing Zohran instantly getting a bunch of shit done in like a week makes you realize that politicians could always do that on some level if they wanted it bad enough and very few of them actually do.
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The message from the White House this morning is that, once again, it falls on ordinary American citizens to remain calm and professional when dealing with the heavily armed agents of the government because they are very emotional and might fly off into a murderous rage at the slightest insult.
January 11, 2026 at 3:19 PM
The message from the White House this morning is that, once again, it falls on ordinary American citizens to remain calm and professional when dealing with the heavily armed agents of the government because they are very emotional and might fly off into a murderous rage at the slightest insult.
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DAVE MATTHEWS: “I don’t want my taxes to pay for masked thugs to roam our streets & terrorize our communities... She was trying to get away. He shot her 3x in the head. Murdered in cold blood. They’re trying to tell us not to believe what we see. FUCK ICE.”
(H/T @marcofoster.bsky.social )
(H/T @marcofoster.bsky.social )
January 10, 2026 at 6:11 PM
DAVE MATTHEWS: “I don’t want my taxes to pay for masked thugs to roam our streets & terrorize our communities... She was trying to get away. He shot her 3x in the head. Murdered in cold blood. They’re trying to tell us not to believe what we see. FUCK ICE.”
(H/T @marcofoster.bsky.social )
(H/T @marcofoster.bsky.social )
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Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
December 22, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
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MINNEAPOLIS: “We kept yelling ‘she’s pregnant! She’s pregnant!’ — they put their knees in her… the handcuffed woman was dragged on the ground…”
Lawless.
Lawless.
December 16, 2025 at 3:29 AM
MINNEAPOLIS: “We kept yelling ‘she’s pregnant! She’s pregnant!’ — they put their knees in her… the handcuffed woman was dragged on the ground…”
Lawless.
Lawless.
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Minneapolis residents are outraged as an ICE goon kneels on a pregnant woman and drags her into the street, despite being informed of her pregnancy.
December 16, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Minneapolis residents are outraged as an ICE goon kneels on a pregnant woman and drags her into the street, despite being informed of her pregnancy.
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Grateful for the endorsement from IfNotNow Chicago and the Justice Coalition.
This campaign is about naming harm, rejecting the influence of power and money, and showing up with real action.
This campaign is about naming harm, rejecting the influence of power and money, and showing up with real action.
December 16, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Grateful for the endorsement from IfNotNow Chicago and the Justice Coalition.
This campaign is about naming harm, rejecting the influence of power and money, and showing up with real action.
This campaign is about naming harm, rejecting the influence of power and money, and showing up with real action.
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In Amherst, New York, an ICE raid on a roofing crew resulted in one worker being slammed into a snowbank and kidnapped. Another worker, who posed no threat, was threatened at gunpoint while standing on the roof.
December 16, 2025 at 1:58 AM
In Amherst, New York, an ICE raid on a roofing crew resulted in one worker being slammed into a snowbank and kidnapped. Another worker, who posed no threat, was threatened at gunpoint while standing on the roof.