Matt McCoy
@mgmccoy.bsky.social
Design | Engineering | Fabrication
“And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make.”
“And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make.”
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Matt McCoy
@mgmccoy.bsky.social
· Feb 19
My Old Fashioned Recipe:
-Whiskey/lowball glass
-Fill with ice
-Double shot bourbon
-1 oz. simple syrup
-3 to 4 dashes Angostura bitters
-Orange peel
-Cherry
#OldFashioned
-Whiskey/lowball glass
-Fill with ice
-Double shot bourbon
-1 oz. simple syrup
-3 to 4 dashes Angostura bitters
-Orange peel
-Cherry
#OldFashioned
Great idea.
A smarter model for paying for college: income-based repayment. You start paying your student loans only once you earn enough to comfortably get by. That turns higher ed debt into something more like a tax surcharge on success, not a choke collar on people who are struggling.
December 26, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Great idea.
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This is what it took to shame Kristi Noem into letting an Irish green card holder who bouncing $80 in 2 checks 10 years ago free after 5 months in detention:
A veteran, Trump-voting spouse
9 US descendants
Letter signed by 18 Senators
30 character witnesses
www.star-telegram.com/news/nation-...
A veteran, Trump-voting spouse
9 US descendants
Letter signed by 18 Senators
30 character witnesses
www.star-telegram.com/news/nation-...
ICE Releases Grandma With Green Card After 5 Months in Time for Christmas
Donna Hughes Brown's case was highlighted during a hearing with Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem.
www.star-telegram.com
December 25, 2025 at 5:02 PM
This is what it took to shame Kristi Noem into letting an Irish green card holder who bouncing $80 in 2 checks 10 years ago free after 5 months in detention:
A veteran, Trump-voting spouse
9 US descendants
Letter signed by 18 Senators
30 character witnesses
www.star-telegram.com/news/nation-...
A veteran, Trump-voting spouse
9 US descendants
Letter signed by 18 Senators
30 character witnesses
www.star-telegram.com/news/nation-...
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A more detailed account of the purchase by @ricksteves.bsky.social of a neighborhood hygiene center, his plans to help improve it further, and him calling out a failure to support vulnerable people. What a mensch. Be Rick.
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Rick Steves buys ‘the most beautiful Christmas present’ for homeless neighbors
Five years after the Lynnwood Hygiene Center opened, serving hundreds in poverty, the landlord planned to sell. Steves stepped in to buy it.
www.seattletimes.com
December 24, 2025 at 8:33 PM
A more detailed account of the purchase by @ricksteves.bsky.social of a neighborhood hygiene center, his plans to help improve it further, and him calling out a failure to support vulnerable people. What a mensch. Be Rick.
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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Another reminder that FBI tasked 934 agents and other personnel to review & redact Epstein files between March & May & prepare the docs for public release. FBI paid $851K in OT/premium pay for a week's worth of work. Via my #FOIA
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
December 24, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Another reminder that FBI tasked 934 agents and other personnel to review & redact Epstein files between March & May & prepare the docs for public release. FBI paid $851K in OT/premium pay for a week's worth of work. Via my #FOIA
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Fantastic.
This is what sand looks like under a microscope. Amazing.
December 23, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Fantastic.
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Built into a standard Samsonite suitcase, these little karts could transform in one minute, then let you zip around at a blazing 19 mph.
Mazda's Suitcase Car Could've Had Us Playing Real-Life Mario Kart At The Airport - Jalopnik
www.jalopnik.com
December 22, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Built into a standard Samsonite suitcase, these little karts could transform in one minute, then let you zip around at a blazing 19 mph.
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"The people who did this to America will never pay a price. And if we defeat them, our success will be used as an argument against us."
Trump's Consigliere Just Stepped in It
No one will ever pay for this.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 21, 2025 at 9:00 PM
"The people who did this to America will never pay a price. And if we defeat them, our success will be used as an argument against us."
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The actor Michael Sheen used all his money to start a fake debt collecting business, buy 900 people in Wales's debt, and excused it. If Musk bought ALL $194 billion in medical debt in the U.S. and excused it in the same way, he'd still be the world's riches man by hundreds of billions of dollars.
Michael Sheen spent his own money to write off $1.3 million of neighbors’ debts | CNN
Actor Michael Sheen has bought $1.3 million of his neighbors’ debts and written them off using $129,000 of his own money.
www.cnn.com
December 21, 2025 at 3:07 PM
The actor Michael Sheen used all his money to start a fake debt collecting business, buy 900 people in Wales's debt, and excused it. If Musk bought ALL $194 billion in medical debt in the U.S. and excused it in the same way, he'd still be the world's riches man by hundreds of billions of dollars.
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A proposed transmission line near Dinosaur Valley State Park has sparked fierce opposition in Glen Rose.
Residents worry the project could permanently change a beloved landscape.
Residents worry the project could permanently change a beloved landscape.
Residents protest high-voltage power lines that could skirt Dinosaur Valley State Park
One of three possible routes would border the North Texas park. The project is part of a statewide effort to keep pace with Texas’ rapidly growing energy needs.
txst.us
December 17, 2025 at 6:00 PM
A proposed transmission line near Dinosaur Valley State Park has sparked fierce opposition in Glen Rose.
Residents worry the project could permanently change a beloved landscape.
Residents worry the project could permanently change a beloved landscape.
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Did high prices, high interest rates or tariff uncertainty scare you off from buying a new car this year? You’re in good company.
2025 was supposed to be the year you bought a car
High car prices and interest rates slow new car sales, while tariffs impact the auto industry
wapo.st
December 17, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Did high prices, high interest rates or tariff uncertainty scare you off from buying a new car this year? You’re in good company.
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One of three possible routes would border the North Texas park. The project is part of a statewide effort to keep pace with Texas’ rapidly growing energy needs.
Residents protest high-voltage power lines that could skirt Dinosaur Valley State Park
One of three possible routes would border the North Texas park. The project is part of a statewide effort to keep pace with Texas’ rapidly growing energy needs.
kerane.ws
December 16, 2025 at 4:30 PM
One of three possible routes would border the North Texas park. The project is part of a statewide effort to keep pace with Texas’ rapidly growing energy needs.
Worst box cover for Clue ever.
As soon as Trump dies you'll be able to cue up the second half of "Layla" and watch these people all do their best to destroy each other. It's gonna be outstanding.
December 16, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Worst box cover for Clue ever.
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The unemployment rate for Black workers soared to 8.3% in November. That's more than double the rate for white workers.
December 16, 2025 at 2:18 PM
The unemployment rate for Black workers soared to 8.3% in November. That's more than double the rate for white workers.
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Under Trump:
- The economy has slowed, heading towards recession now
- Inflation is rising, most things cost more
- His cutting of energy subsidies is driving up utility prices
- He's taken 100s of billions from health care/food assistance in a war on working people
- He's making measles great again
- The economy has slowed, heading towards recession now
- Inflation is rising, most things cost more
- His cutting of energy subsidies is driving up utility prices
- He's taken 100s of billions from health care/food assistance in a war on working people
- He's making measles great again
A few points here:
- Over 300,000 jobs on average were created each month of Biden Presidency
- In the last 3 months of his Presidency the average was 203,000
- Only 64,000 jobs were created last month, and the unemployment rate has risen from 4 to 4.6 under Trump
This Trump thing ain't working.
- Over 300,000 jobs on average were created each month of Biden Presidency
- In the last 3 months of his Presidency the average was 203,000
- Only 64,000 jobs were created last month, and the unemployment rate has risen from 4 to 4.6 under Trump
This Trump thing ain't working.
Are we in a recession?
Perhaps. Maybe. Hard to tell.
The Sahm Rule focuses on the 3-month average unemployment rate, and asking if it's risen half a point above its year-long low.
The low was 4.0% in January.
The latest (average of Sept & Nov, with Oct missing): 4.5%.
That's +0.5%.
Perhaps. Maybe. Hard to tell.
The Sahm Rule focuses on the 3-month average unemployment rate, and asking if it's risen half a point above its year-long low.
The low was 4.0% in January.
The latest (average of Sept & Nov, with Oct missing): 4.5%.
That's +0.5%.
December 16, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Under Trump:
- The economy has slowed, heading towards recession now
- Inflation is rising, most things cost more
- His cutting of energy subsidies is driving up utility prices
- He's taken 100s of billions from health care/food assistance in a war on working people
- He's making measles great again
- The economy has slowed, heading towards recession now
- Inflation is rising, most things cost more
- His cutting of energy subsidies is driving up utility prices
- He's taken 100s of billions from health care/food assistance in a war on working people
- He's making measles great again
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Because it’s a smash and grab.
Arizona, the model for voucher programs across the country, spent so much money paying private schoolers’ tuition that it faced hundreds of millions in budget cuts to critical state programs and projects last year.
(Published July 2024)
(Published July 2024)
School Vouchers Were Supposed to Save Taxpayer Money. Instead They Blew a Massive Hole in Arizona’s Budget.
Arizona, the model for voucher programs across the country, has spent so much money paying private schoolers’ tuition that it’s now facing hundreds of millions in budget cuts to critical state program...
www.propublica.org
December 16, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Because it’s a smash and grab.
Dumbbell Workout
Frequency: 2× per week
Pushups — 3×10
Dumbbell Curls — 4×10
Dumbbell Military Press — 3×10
Bent-Over Dumbbell Row — 3×10
Incline Dumbbell Bench Press — 3×12
Bench Skull Crusher — 3×12
Hammer Curls — 3×10
Frequency: 2× per week
Pushups — 3×10
Dumbbell Curls — 4×10
Dumbbell Military Press — 3×10
Bent-Over Dumbbell Row — 3×10
Incline Dumbbell Bench Press — 3×12
Bench Skull Crusher — 3×12
Hammer Curls — 3×10
December 15, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Dumbbell Workout
Frequency: 2× per week
Pushups — 3×10
Dumbbell Curls — 4×10
Dumbbell Military Press — 3×10
Bent-Over Dumbbell Row — 3×10
Incline Dumbbell Bench Press — 3×12
Bench Skull Crusher — 3×12
Hammer Curls — 3×10
Frequency: 2× per week
Pushups — 3×10
Dumbbell Curls — 4×10
Dumbbell Military Press — 3×10
Bent-Over Dumbbell Row — 3×10
Incline Dumbbell Bench Press — 3×12
Bench Skull Crusher — 3×12
Hammer Curls — 3×10
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Some of the nation's largest restaurants boast of decades-long survival through economic downturns, stiffer competition, and changing American palates. And we still love them anyway. Why? n.pr/49aJo2e
For Americans, the love for chain restaurants runs deep
Some of the nation's largest restaurants boast of decades-long survival through economic downturns, stiffer competition, and changing American palates. And we still love them anyway. Why?
n.pr
December 15, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Some of the nation's largest restaurants boast of decades-long survival through economic downturns, stiffer competition, and changing American palates. And we still love them anyway. Why? n.pr/49aJo2e
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With the latest mass shooting at Brown University, this might be a good time to mention that Bill Clinton’s assault weapons ban reduced mass shooting deaths by 43% - but after George W Bush & Republicans let it expire, mass shooting deaths spiked by 239%.
It's the GUNS
-Joann Duman
It's the GUNS
-Joann Duman
December 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM
With the latest mass shooting at Brown University, this might be a good time to mention that Bill Clinton’s assault weapons ban reduced mass shooting deaths by 43% - but after George W Bush & Republicans let it expire, mass shooting deaths spiked by 239%.
It's the GUNS
-Joann Duman
It's the GUNS
-Joann Duman
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Warnock: "Any nation that tolerates this kind of violence year after year, decade after decade in random places, on our college and school campuses, without doing all that we can to stop it is broken and in need of moral repair."
December 14, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Warnock: "Any nation that tolerates this kind of violence year after year, decade after decade in random places, on our college and school campuses, without doing all that we can to stop it is broken and in need of moral repair."
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Things we learn:
1. Bovino's existence is the result of chain migration, which MAGA wants to ban
2. His family arrived legally under an immigration law MAGA wants to repeal
3. His father killed a woman while driving drunk, a crime for which MAGA aims to deport immigrants
And much more. Read it.
1. Bovino's existence is the result of chain migration, which MAGA wants to ban
2. His family arrived legally under an immigration law MAGA wants to repeal
3. His father killed a woman while driving drunk, a crime for which MAGA aims to deport immigrants
And much more. Read it.
Greg Bovino’s the star of Trump’s deportation show. We trace his roots.
As a boy, the Hollywood movie “The Border" set the course for his life. He couldn’t believe the Border Patrol agents in the movie were the bad guys. Now that he’s in charge of deportation efforts caus...
chicago.suntimes.com
December 13, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Things we learn:
1. Bovino's existence is the result of chain migration, which MAGA wants to ban
2. His family arrived legally under an immigration law MAGA wants to repeal
3. His father killed a woman while driving drunk, a crime for which MAGA aims to deport immigrants
And much more. Read it.
1. Bovino's existence is the result of chain migration, which MAGA wants to ban
2. His family arrived legally under an immigration law MAGA wants to repeal
3. His father killed a woman while driving drunk, a crime for which MAGA aims to deport immigrants
And much more. Read it.
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Non-profit donates almost $200,000 to Fort Worth church after thieves stole supplies for new building
Non-profit donates almost $200,000 to Fort Worth church after thieves stole supplies for new building
A non-profit organization has given an amazing gift to a Tarrant County congregation just in time for the holidays.
www.cbsnews.com
December 11, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Non-profit donates almost $200,000 to Fort Worth church after thieves stole supplies for new building
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COLLINS: You talk about 15 years of Obamacare. But that also means Republicans have had 15 years to come up with a solution and have not yet done so.
ROGER MARSHALL: I'm not sure what we can say
ROGER MARSHALL: I'm not sure what we can say
December 11, 2025 at 3:04 AM
COLLINS: You talk about 15 years of Obamacare. But that also means Republicans have had 15 years to come up with a solution and have not yet done so.
ROGER MARSHALL: I'm not sure what we can say
ROGER MARSHALL: I'm not sure what we can say
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Several Star-Telegram readers tell us DeVivo Bros. is their go-to for Italian classics and rustic comfort food. Here’s why...
For ‘fantastic’ Italian, DeVivo Bros. in Keller earns reader recommendations
Several Star-Telegram readers tell us DeVivo Bros. is their go-to for Italian classics and rustic comfort food. Here’s why...
bit.ly
December 9, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Several Star-Telegram readers tell us DeVivo Bros. is their go-to for Italian classics and rustic comfort food. Here’s why...
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A Mansfield program has helped hundreds of Tarrant County residents lower their blood pressure. Here’s how.
In these Fort Worth area neighborhoods, a food bank is quietly saving lives
A Mansfield program has helped hundreds of Tarrant County residents lower their blood pressure. Here’s how.
bit.ly
December 8, 2025 at 7:40 PM
A Mansfield program has helped hundreds of Tarrant County residents lower their blood pressure. Here’s how.
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Go read this excellent feature on orphan wells by @mollytaft.com
(And read it to the end!!! because at the end there is a surprise: a sidebar by me, where my editor let me talk about the everything ranging from the 19th century oil boom to 21st century satellites. #ripMethaneSAT)
(And read it to the end!!! because at the end there is a surprise: a sidebar by me, where my editor let me talk about the everything ranging from the 19th century oil boom to 21st century satellites. #ripMethaneSAT)
Meet the TikTok stars demanding oil companies clean up their mess
There are millions of abandoned oil wells across the United States. A group of unlikely activists in Texas is making sure no one forgets they need to be cleaned up.
www.motherjones.com
December 8, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Go read this excellent feature on orphan wells by @mollytaft.com
(And read it to the end!!! because at the end there is a surprise: a sidebar by me, where my editor let me talk about the everything ranging from the 19th century oil boom to 21st century satellites. #ripMethaneSAT)
(And read it to the end!!! because at the end there is a surprise: a sidebar by me, where my editor let me talk about the everything ranging from the 19th century oil boom to 21st century satellites. #ripMethaneSAT)