Matthew trattner
@matthewtrattner530.bsky.social
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January 20, 2026 at 9:58 PM
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Won't someone PLEASE, for the sake of all that's rational, give him some sort of prize to limit the worldwide damage he's been doing on a daily basis?
#ThankYouForYourAttentionToHisDementia 🙏
#ThankYouForYourAttentionToHisDementia 🙏
January 20, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Won't someone PLEASE, for the sake of all that's rational, give him some sort of prize to limit the worldwide damage he's been doing on a daily basis?
#ThankYouForYourAttentionToHisDementia 🙏
#ThankYouForYourAttentionToHisDementia 🙏
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Mamdani: "I am in support of abolishing ICE. What we see is an entity that has no interest in fulfilling its stated reason to exist. We're seeing a government agency that is supposed to be enforcing some kind of immigration law, but instead what it's doing is terrorizing people."
January 20, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Mamdani: "I am in support of abolishing ICE. What we see is an entity that has no interest in fulfilling its stated reason to exist. We're seeing a government agency that is supposed to be enforcing some kind of immigration law, but instead what it's doing is terrorizing people."
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Happily ignoring everything Borges wrote on Oscar Wilde
(Trying to do a close reading of The Ballad of Reading Gaol on my own!)
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(Trying to do a close reading of The Ballad of Reading Gaol on my own!)
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January 20, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Happily ignoring everything Borges wrote on Oscar Wilde
(Trying to do a close reading of The Ballad of Reading Gaol on my own!)
❤️
(Trying to do a close reading of The Ballad of Reading Gaol on my own!)
❤️
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Carney: "American hegemony in particular helped provide public goods, a stable financial system... this bargain no longer works. Let me be direct. We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition... recently, great powers have begun using economic integration as a weapon. Tariffs as leverage ... "
January 20, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Carney: "American hegemony in particular helped provide public goods, a stable financial system... this bargain no longer works. Let me be direct. We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition... recently, great powers have begun using economic integration as a weapon. Tariffs as leverage ... "
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thesis: the difficulty of creating a realistic facsimile of an online user scales directly with the number of unrelated vectors the user has for self-expression
evidence: it's much harder to create a realistic "bot" in an mmorpg than it is to make one on bsky
conclusion: atproto needs a MUD layer
evidence: it's much harder to create a realistic "bot" in an mmorpg than it is to make one on bsky
conclusion: atproto needs a MUD layer
January 20, 2026 at 4:32 AM
thesis: the difficulty of creating a realistic facsimile of an online user scales directly with the number of unrelated vectors the user has for self-expression
evidence: it's much harder to create a realistic "bot" in an mmorpg than it is to make one on bsky
conclusion: atproto needs a MUD layer
evidence: it's much harder to create a realistic "bot" in an mmorpg than it is to make one on bsky
conclusion: atproto needs a MUD layer
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If you're a soldier in the 11th Airborne Division being ordered to prep for deployment to Minnesota or Greenland, remember that you have the right to apply for conscientious objector status.
Call the GI Bill Rights hotline: 1-877-447-4487
Call the GI Bill Rights hotline: 1-877-447-4487
January 19, 2026 at 7:23 PM
If you're a soldier in the 11th Airborne Division being ordered to prep for deployment to Minnesota or Greenland, remember that you have the right to apply for conscientious objector status.
Call the GI Bill Rights hotline: 1-877-447-4487
Call the GI Bill Rights hotline: 1-877-447-4487
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Does anyone remember the classic "ICE vs The Viking in a Bathtub" sketch on Monty Python? Good times!
January 19, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Does anyone remember the classic "ICE vs The Viking in a Bathtub" sketch on Monty Python? Good times!
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"In the immediate aftermath of the death of Renée Good in Minneapolis... an FBI agent in Minnesota conducted an initial review of the shooting and determined that sufficient grounds existed to open a probe into the actions of the officer who shot Good..."
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
FBI opened probe on Minneapolis shooting; none exists now, Justice Dept. says
After the death of Renée Good in Minneapolis, FBI agents launched a civil rights probe into the shooting. The Justice Department says no such case now exists.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 19, 2026 at 6:44 PM
"In the immediate aftermath of the death of Renée Good in Minneapolis... an FBI agent in Minnesota conducted an initial review of the shooting and determined that sufficient grounds existed to open a probe into the actions of the officer who shot Good..."
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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In the face of hatred, Dr. King inspired us to build a society filled with hope, kindness, and love for our neighbor.
Together, we must continue to work to enact his vision of equal opportunity for all.
Together, we must continue to work to enact his vision of equal opportunity for all.
January 19, 2026 at 3:32 PM
In the face of hatred, Dr. King inspired us to build a society filled with hope, kindness, and love for our neighbor.
Together, we must continue to work to enact his vision of equal opportunity for all.
Together, we must continue to work to enact his vision of equal opportunity for all.
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Everyone is 12 theory of American politics remains strong.
Furthermore, Minnesota is Canada.
Furthermore, Minnesota is Canada.
January 19, 2026 at 8:33 AM
Everyone is 12 theory of American politics remains strong.
Furthermore, Minnesota is Canada.
Furthermore, Minnesota is Canada.
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this is what it has come to for Mexican restaurants in the Twin Cities
January 19, 2026 at 2:12 AM
this is what it has come to for Mexican restaurants in the Twin Cities
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Hey y’all, I’ve got some news that made my day.
My daughter’s home for the holiday weekend and just told me that every one of her professors this semester is a woman. On top of that, they all have PhDs.
She said it with the biggest smile. And honestly, so did I.
My daughter’s home for the holiday weekend and just told me that every one of her professors this semester is a woman. On top of that, they all have PhDs.
She said it with the biggest smile. And honestly, so did I.
January 19, 2026 at 12:51 AM
Hey y’all, I’ve got some news that made my day.
My daughter’s home for the holiday weekend and just told me that every one of her professors this semester is a woman. On top of that, they all have PhDs.
She said it with the biggest smile. And honestly, so did I.
My daughter’s home for the holiday weekend and just told me that every one of her professors this semester is a woman. On top of that, they all have PhDs.
She said it with the biggest smile. And honestly, so did I.
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This is where we are at. For what? For nothing. For stupidity. For ego. For an old, demented malignant narcissist who expects the world to jump at his every whim. Well, when you follow international news you can see that the world has pretty much had enough of his bullshit.
January 18, 2026 at 11:51 PM
This is where we are at. For what? For nothing. For stupidity. For ego. For an old, demented malignant narcissist who expects the world to jump at his every whim. Well, when you follow international news you can see that the world has pretty much had enough of his bullshit.
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This is deeply disturbing, especially after reports of growing concerns about the conditions at this facility. An investigation must take place.
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Man detained in Minneapolis dies in ICE custody in Texas
A man arrested by immigration officials in Minneapolis died in federal detention in Texas.
www.mprnews.org
January 19, 2026 at 12:27 AM
This is deeply disturbing, especially after reports of growing concerns about the conditions at this facility. An investigation must take place.
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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Never thought I’d see this. Until I read project 2025.
Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom release a joint statement:
January 18, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Never thought I’d see this. Until I read project 2025.
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Every time the Trump regime uses the words "funded protesters" and "outside agitators" news outlets need to cut to this photo from last week.
ICE has invaded these communities. Outside agitators don't show up in their fucking bathrobes.
ICE has invaded these communities. Outside agitators don't show up in their fucking bathrobes.
January 18, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Every time the Trump regime uses the words "funded protesters" and "outside agitators" news outlets need to cut to this photo from last week.
ICE has invaded these communities. Outside agitators don't show up in their fucking bathrobes.
ICE has invaded these communities. Outside agitators don't show up in their fucking bathrobes.
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Mark Carney said Canada would be prepared to defend itself—even against the USA—in response to Trump’s deranged threats to invade NATO allies.
In just 12 months, Trump has turned America’s closest friendship into an adversary.
The world’s *longest* undefended border is our border with Canada.
In just 12 months, Trump has turned America’s closest friendship into an adversary.
The world’s *longest* undefended border is our border with Canada.
January 18, 2026 at 12:11 PM
Mark Carney said Canada would be prepared to defend itself—even against the USA—in response to Trump’s deranged threats to invade NATO allies.
In just 12 months, Trump has turned America’s closest friendship into an adversary.
The world’s *longest* undefended border is our border with Canada.
In just 12 months, Trump has turned America’s closest friendship into an adversary.
The world’s *longest* undefended border is our border with Canada.
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The first thing Virginia Spanberger did after being sworn in as Governor of Virginia was repeal Youngkin’s executive order requiring state and local law enforcement to cooperate with ICE.
This is the kind of leadership Democratic governors nationwide should be emulating.
This is the kind of leadership Democratic governors nationwide should be emulating.
January 18, 2026 at 11:35 AM
The first thing Virginia Spanberger did after being sworn in as Governor of Virginia was repeal Youngkin’s executive order requiring state and local law enforcement to cooperate with ICE.
This is the kind of leadership Democratic governors nationwide should be emulating.
This is the kind of leadership Democratic governors nationwide should be emulating.