Michael Matthews
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These declines are MASSIVE.
And the comparative silence in media coverage is absolutely DAMNING.
“Why are ppl always so afraid of crime?”
THIS is why. When crime goes up, media trips over itself to report it.
Falls to pre-war (!!) levels? Just CRICKETS.
And the comparative silence in media coverage is absolutely DAMNING.
“Why are ppl always so afraid of crime?”
THIS is why. When crime goes up, media trips over itself to report it.
Falls to pre-war (!!) levels? Just CRICKETS.
I count 10 cities in 2025 that are on track to have the fewest murders since at least 1970. Newark is on pace to have the fewest murders since 1956 (though only have data through Oct this year) and San Francisco is on pace to have the fewest murders since 1942.
December 23, 2025 at 10:03 PM
These declines are MASSIVE.
And the comparative silence in media coverage is absolutely DAMNING.
“Why are ppl always so afraid of crime?”
THIS is why. When crime goes up, media trips over itself to report it.
Falls to pre-war (!!) levels? Just CRICKETS.
And the comparative silence in media coverage is absolutely DAMNING.
“Why are ppl always so afraid of crime?”
THIS is why. When crime goes up, media trips over itself to report it.
Falls to pre-war (!!) levels? Just CRICKETS.
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the most notable thing JD Vance has done in the last five years is tell vicious racist lies about immigrants. If you think he hasn't taken a side on bigotry, you are an idiot. He's for it. He's very strongly for it.
December 23, 2025 at 2:41 PM
the most notable thing JD Vance has done in the last five years is tell vicious racist lies about immigrants. If you think he hasn't taken a side on bigotry, you are an idiot. He's for it. He's very strongly for it.
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any woman who thinks she can dismiss the extraordinary advances of the feminist movement and still enjoy rights and freedoms like owning her own house, having her own credit cards, not being sexually assaulted by her spouse, having any rights to her children, voting, working in the professions,
December 20, 2025 at 12:44 AM
any woman who thinks she can dismiss the extraordinary advances of the feminist movement and still enjoy rights and freedoms like owning her own house, having her own credit cards, not being sexually assaulted by her spouse, having any rights to her children, voting, working in the professions,
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IT'S CARS
THE ANSWER IS, CARS
THE ANSWER IS, CARS
“Americans are increasingly hungry for Italian piazzas, Spanish plazas, French places, & similar squares around the globe. But the joy of experiencing life in these public squares leaves some travelers disappointed when they return to the States.”
Don’t let ANYONE tell you it HAS to be that way.
Don’t let ANYONE tell you it HAS to be that way.
Americans are hungry for community. So why don’t we have more European-style squares? | CNN
As travel abroad has become common for more Americans, many have enjoyed Europe’s vibrant squares. Why doesn’t the United States have more of that kind of gathering spot and is change afoot?
www.cnn.com
December 22, 2025 at 8:47 AM
IT'S CARS
THE ANSWER IS, CARS
THE ANSWER IS, CARS
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One of the more important stock-taking moments to watch a bootlegged news program censored in your country.
December 23, 2025 at 12:12 AM
One of the more important stock-taking moments to watch a bootlegged news program censored in your country.
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if I had started pocketing a nickel every time we as journalists conceded a bad faith argument in good faith in order to appear objective but ended up actually deferential…
actually yeah I’d be rich
actually yeah I’d be rich
December 23, 2025 at 3:35 AM
if I had started pocketing a nickel every time we as journalists conceded a bad faith argument in good faith in order to appear objective but ended up actually deferential…
actually yeah I’d be rich
actually yeah I’d be rich
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The ultimate NIMBY.
Trump: If we build more housing, the price of homes will go down, and homeowners will lose their wealth.
December 22, 2025 at 10:31 PM
The ultimate NIMBY.
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To pay for tax cuts, Republicans cut graduate student loan support for female-dominated professions. That turns out to be bad policy and terrible politics. @glastris.bsky.social
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The GOP War on Nurses
Donald Trump and the Republicans cut graduate student loans for nurses and social workers to pay for tax cuts for the rich.
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December 22, 2025 at 12:53 PM
To pay for tax cuts, Republicans cut graduate student loan support for female-dominated professions. That turns out to be bad policy and terrible politics. @glastris.bsky.social
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The right wing oligarchs are consolidating control of all media and the left barely wants to put money in a single newspaper/news site.
December 22, 2025 at 12:16 PM
The right wing oligarchs are consolidating control of all media and the left barely wants to put money in a single newspaper/news site.
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Nothing to see here, just a right wing hyper-nationalist government going to their party’s youth event sponsored by a group with a martyred leader they’ve pledged to avenge, recruiting people to join their masked police force devoted to removing auslanders from ze homeland.
December 21, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Nothing to see here, just a right wing hyper-nationalist government going to their party’s youth event sponsored by a group with a martyred leader they’ve pledged to avenge, recruiting people to join their masked police force devoted to removing auslanders from ze homeland.
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I think it's weird that he's a fellow at a libertarian think tank and we're still supposed to think he's liberal or whatever.
December 21, 2025 at 3:26 AM
I think it's weird that he's a fellow at a libertarian think tank and we're still supposed to think he's liberal or whatever.
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The contrast between ordinary citizens courageously confronting Trumpist bullying, and billionaires and CEOs obsequiously bending the knee– this spectacle in its clear simplicity provides a lesson we should not forget.
December 20, 2025 at 1:58 PM
The contrast between ordinary citizens courageously confronting Trumpist bullying, and billionaires and CEOs obsequiously bending the knee– this spectacle in its clear simplicity provides a lesson we should not forget.
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If Bill Clinton is your political hero, you need to do some serious internal work.
December 20, 2025 at 1:46 PM
If Bill Clinton is your political hero, you need to do some serious internal work.
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Jake Paul was credibly accused of rape, committed millions in securities fraud via crypto scams and has a documented history of being a piece of shit. He likely won't ever see prison because everything is bad, so this is what we gotta settle for i guess
December 20, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Jake Paul was credibly accused of rape, committed millions in securities fraud via crypto scams and has a documented history of being a piece of shit. He likely won't ever see prison because everything is bad, so this is what we gotta settle for i guess
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Americans in their 20s and 30s may not feel that they’re richer than their equivalents 60 years ago, but they’re objectively wrong.
It’s fascinating how important it is to some people not to say “I’m struggling, it’s hard” or “I need help”—objectively true—but to instead insist they have it worse.
It’s fascinating how important it is to some people not to say “I’m struggling, it’s hard” or “I need help”—objectively true—but to instead insist they have it worse.
December 20, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Americans in their 20s and 30s may not feel that they’re richer than their equivalents 60 years ago, but they’re objectively wrong.
It’s fascinating how important it is to some people not to say “I’m struggling, it’s hard” or “I need help”—objectively true—but to instead insist they have it worse.
It’s fascinating how important it is to some people not to say “I’m struggling, it’s hard” or “I need help”—objectively true—but to instead insist they have it worse.
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Woman comes to US at age 6. Graduates nursing school. Work permit. No criminal record. Snatched and imprisoned by ICE for 6 months now. About to be forced back to Honduras. A life destroyed and one less nurse. Merry Christmas.
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December 20, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Woman comes to US at age 6. Graduates nursing school. Work permit. No criminal record. Snatched and imprisoned by ICE for 6 months now. About to be forced back to Honduras. A life destroyed and one less nurse. Merry Christmas.
www.nola.com/news/educati...
www.nola.com/news/educati...
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They've been illegitimate ever since 2016 during Trump's first term. Given all the damage SCOTUS caused in the name of their dear leader it's probably for the best to out outright abolish it and undo all of their unAmerican and inhumane rulings.
December 19, 2025 at 3:30 PM
They've been illegitimate ever since 2016 during Trump's first term. Given all the damage SCOTUS caused in the name of their dear leader it's probably for the best to out outright abolish it and undo all of their unAmerican and inhumane rulings.
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Sure, that $10/hr wage is the top line issue, right? C'mon, get outta here with that nonsense.
"In RAMW's survey, 83% of their members cited immigration enforcement and federal layoffs as top concerns. Nearly 60% reported employee absences tied to Immigration and Customs Enforcement fears."
"In RAMW's survey, 83% of their members cited immigration enforcement and federal layoffs as top concerns. Nearly 60% reported employee absences tied to Immigration and Customs Enforcement fears."
December 19, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Sure, that $10/hr wage is the top line issue, right? C'mon, get outta here with that nonsense.
"In RAMW's survey, 83% of their members cited immigration enforcement and federal layoffs as top concerns. Nearly 60% reported employee absences tied to Immigration and Customs Enforcement fears."
"In RAMW's survey, 83% of their members cited immigration enforcement and federal layoffs as top concerns. Nearly 60% reported employee absences tied to Immigration and Customs Enforcement fears."
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Experts say we have months not years to organize the type of mass protest needed to avoid authoritarianism and fascist rule taking hold in the United States.
And what is Congress doing? Introducing a repeal of Section 230, the law that underpins all free speech on the Internet
And what is Congress doing? Introducing a repeal of Section 230, the law that underpins all free speech on the Internet
Breaking: New bipartisan bill would make 2026 the year online protest organizing dies.
Dems and R’s alike have just indicated they plan to end the first amendment of the Internet next year. Our statement: fightforthefuture.org/news/2025-12...
Dems and R’s alike have just indicated they plan to end the first amendment of the Internet next year. Our statement: fightforthefuture.org/news/2025-12...
Statement: With 230 repeal bill, Dems target 2026 as year online protest organizing and reproductive healthcare info dies
A bipartisan group of lawmakers has just reintroduced a bill in the Senate and the House to sunset Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, aka the Internet’s First Amendment, by the end of 2026...
fightforthefuture.org
December 18, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Experts say we have months not years to organize the type of mass protest needed to avoid authoritarianism and fascist rule taking hold in the United States.
And what is Congress doing? Introducing a repeal of Section 230, the law that underpins all free speech on the Internet
And what is Congress doing? Introducing a repeal of Section 230, the law that underpins all free speech on the Internet
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Note that Brooks hung out with Epstein 3 years after Epstein had pleaded guilty to solicitation of prostitution and procuring a child for prostitution. I don't think this makes him look any better!
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Statement from the NYT, which is useful context, but still feel like you gotta mention it in the column!
December 18, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Note that Brooks hung out with Epstein 3 years after Epstein had pleaded guilty to solicitation of prostitution and procuring a child for prostitution. I don't think this makes him look any better!
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Brooke: "Count me in, actually."
Never forget: www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
Also, never forget: David Brooks left his wife of 28 years to marry his research assistant (on a book about "character").
Never forget: www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
Also, never forget: David Brooks left his wife of 28 years to marry his research assistant (on a book about "character").
December 18, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Brooke: "Count me in, actually."
Never forget: www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
Also, never forget: David Brooks left his wife of 28 years to marry his research assistant (on a book about "character").
Never forget: www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
Also, never forget: David Brooks left his wife of 28 years to marry his research assistant (on a book about "character").
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I don’t know how it works at the New York Times, but my editors at The Guardian would never let me publish this if they knew that I was one of the elites who spent time with Epstein. And if I published it without telling them, I would be out of a job.
December 18, 2025 at 7:33 PM
I don’t know how it works at the New York Times, but my editors at The Guardian would never let me publish this if they knew that I was one of the elites who spent time with Epstein. And if I published it without telling them, I would be out of a job.
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This explains why so many Republican men are going without
Dr Oz: "The creation of a penis costs on average in America $150,000 per child ... if you add testicles, that's extra"
December 18, 2025 at 4:50 PM
This explains why so many Republican men are going without
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the failure to prosecute Trump for seeking to overturn the election is one of the greatest and most consequential bag fumbles in the history of American politics
December 18, 2025 at 3:12 PM
the failure to prosecute Trump for seeking to overturn the election is one of the greatest and most consequential bag fumbles in the history of American politics
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I told you being in a blue state would only delay the inevitable.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to announce a package of measures that would together ban gender-affirming care for minors. A press conference is set for 11 a.m. Thursday. n.pr/44xQKdD
RFK Jr. and Dr. Oz to announce moves to ban gender-affirming care for young people
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to announce a package of measures that would together ban gender-affirming care for minors. A press conference is set for 11 a.m. Thursday.
n.pr
December 18, 2025 at 3:16 PM
I told you being in a blue state would only delay the inevitable.