Scott Matthews
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Jim Ryan's letter is not just surreal and troubling; it provides a series of deeply sobering lessons—about the perils facing public universities today; about what it means to "work with" this Department of Justice; & about what leadership does (and doesn't) entail at this especially fraught moment.
Former UVA president Jim Ryan, who resigned over the summer due to pressure from the Trump Administration, just shared this 12-page letter with the Faculty Senate, detailing his experience with the Board of Visitors and DOJ.
It's a surreal--and troubling--read.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Is6x...
It's a surreal--and troubling--read.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Is6x...
November 14, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Jim Ryan's letter is not just surreal and troubling; it provides a series of deeply sobering lessons—about the perils facing public universities today; about what it means to "work with" this Department of Justice; & about what leadership does (and doesn't) entail at this especially fraught moment.
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One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
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In Jacksonville, we take care of all our people, a promise that's being tested by delays and cuts to SNAP. Today we launched the Duval Care Coalition for our neighbors who need hunger relief. It's made of faith leaders, nonprofits, & community partners on the front lines of this essential work (1/3)
November 5, 2025 at 6:14 PM
In Jacksonville, we take care of all our people, a promise that's being tested by delays and cuts to SNAP. Today we launched the Duval Care Coalition for our neighbors who need hunger relief. It's made of faith leaders, nonprofits, & community partners on the front lines of this essential work (1/3)
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Staggering atrocities in Sudan.
Following the mass slaughter of nearly 500 men, women, and children at a maternity hospital, UN officials say: "The situation is simply horrifying... El Fasher, already the scene of catastrophic levels of human suffering, has descended into an even darker hell."
Following the mass slaughter of nearly 500 men, women, and children at a maternity hospital, UN officials say: "The situation is simply horrifying... El Fasher, already the scene of catastrophic levels of human suffering, has descended into an even darker hell."
UN leaders condemn ‘horrifying’ mass killings in Sudan
Emergency security council session criticises killings of civilians in El Fasher and external supply of arms to RSF
www.theguardian.com
November 1, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Staggering atrocities in Sudan.
Following the mass slaughter of nearly 500 men, women, and children at a maternity hospital, UN officials say: "The situation is simply horrifying... El Fasher, already the scene of catastrophic levels of human suffering, has descended into an even darker hell."
Following the mass slaughter of nearly 500 men, women, and children at a maternity hospital, UN officials say: "The situation is simply horrifying... El Fasher, already the scene of catastrophic levels of human suffering, has descended into an even darker hell."
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219-kt peak wind would be the highest wind value a dropsonde has ever recorded, ahead of 215-kt value in Super Typhoon Megi in 2010 & the 210 kt recorded just yesterday in #Hurricane #Melissa.
Still needs to be validated… so this data is preliminary.
Still needs to be validated… so this data is preliminary.
This is hands down the most extraordinary dropsonde in Atlantic recon history.
October 28, 2025 at 3:48 PM
219-kt peak wind would be the highest wind value a dropsonde has ever recorded, ahead of 215-kt value in Super Typhoon Megi in 2010 & the 210 kt recorded just yesterday in #Hurricane #Melissa.
Still needs to be validated… so this data is preliminary.
Still needs to be validated… so this data is preliminary.
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A lightning-packed eye spins ferociously at the center of Hurricane Melissa.
October 27, 2025 at 8:18 PM
A lightning-packed eye spins ferociously at the center of Hurricane Melissa.
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SNAP isn't about "people who don't work." It's about people who don't get paid enough to live.
Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps:
* Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled
* Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages
Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps:
* Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled
* Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages
October 27, 2025 at 12:48 AM
SNAP isn't about "people who don't work." It's about people who don't get paid enough to live.
Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps:
* Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled
* Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages
Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps:
* Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled
* Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages
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A Naperville man was hauled away by federal immigration agents Thursday morning as his two sons watched, the older boy begging them not to hurt his father and tearfully asking for a chance to speak to him before they left.
As his two sons watch and cry, ‘Pa, te amo,’ federal agents arrest man outside of Naperville apartments
A Naperville man was hauled away by federal immigration agents Thursday as his two sons cried and begged for him not to be hurt.
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October 25, 2025 at 10:31 PM
A Naperville man was hauled away by federal immigration agents Thursday morning as his two sons watched, the older boy begging them not to hurt his father and tearfully asking for a chance to speak to him before they left.
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I reported recently from Somalia, as part of our ongoing effort to document the effect of the major cuts to U.S. foreign assistance.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/h...
‘You Could Treat a Child for a Few Dollars.’ Now Those Clinics Are Gone.
www.nytimes.com
October 17, 2025 at 3:21 PM
I reported recently from Somalia, as part of our ongoing effort to document the effect of the major cuts to U.S. foreign assistance.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/h...
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I spoke to a Venezuelan woman who was arrested in this raid and later released with her 4yo son. She said agents broke down their door, pointed guns at them and made sexualized remarks about Venezuelan women. When she returned to her apartment it was boarded up and all her possessions were gone.
US Border Patrol raid sweeps in citizens, families as Chicago crackdown intensifies, w/ @reneehickman.bsky.social @kristinacooke.bsky.social www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
US Border Patrol raid sweeps in citizens, families as Chicago crackdown intensifies
U.S. Border Patrol agents deployed to Chicago led a late-night raid on an apartment building this week, rappelling from helicopters onto rooftops and breaking down doors in an operation authorities said targeted gang members but which swept up U.S. citizens and families.
www.reuters.com
October 4, 2025 at 2:30 PM
I spoke to a Venezuelan woman who was arrested in this raid and later released with her 4yo son. She said agents broke down their door, pointed guns at them and made sexualized remarks about Venezuelan women. When she returned to her apartment it was boarded up and all her possessions were gone.
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The worst single-day crime spree in modern Washington history, of course, took place on Jan. 6, 2021. Trump issued no order to the National Guard to intervene -- Mike Pence did -- and later pardoned the perpetrators.
Citing a nonexistent crime crisis, Trump plans to take over the Washington DC police and put troops in the streets of the nation's capital. Contrary to his claims, violent crime in DC is at a 30-year low. @katierogersnyt.bsky.social Campbell Robertson Chris Cameron www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...
Here’s the latest.
www.nytimes.com
August 11, 2025 at 8:14 PM
The worst single-day crime spree in modern Washington history, of course, took place on Jan. 6, 2021. Trump issued no order to the National Guard to intervene -- Mike Pence did -- and later pardoned the perpetrators.
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The Isralei government's militarized "Gaza Humaniatarian Fund" is not a solution. It's the problem.
As Palestinians face mass starvation, U.S. leaders must demand the full, immediate resumption of life-saving humanitarian aid. There's no time to lose.
As Palestinians face mass starvation, U.S. leaders must demand the full, immediate resumption of life-saving humanitarian aid. There's no time to lose.
Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) and the Weaponization of Aid | Friends Committee On National Legislation
What’s happening in Gaza? Since March 2, 2025, the Israeli government has blocked almost all humanitarian aid from entering Gaza, driving more than 2 million people into a deepening famine. This…
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July 25, 2025 at 1:31 PM
The Isralei government's militarized "Gaza Humaniatarian Fund" is not a solution. It's the problem.
As Palestinians face mass starvation, U.S. leaders must demand the full, immediate resumption of life-saving humanitarian aid. There's no time to lose.
As Palestinians face mass starvation, U.S. leaders must demand the full, immediate resumption of life-saving humanitarian aid. There's no time to lose.
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I read this today. I used to work for Amnesty, so I know that in pursuit of referenced, evidenced accuracy, their press releases can err on the side of understatement. Read this with that in mind:
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
As mass starvation spreads across Gaza, our colleagues and those we serve are wasting away
As the Israeli government’s siege starves the people of Gaza, aid workers are now joining the same food lines, risking being shot just to feed their families. With supplies now totally depleted, human...
www.amnesty.org
July 24, 2025 at 12:32 PM
I read this today. I used to work for Amnesty, so I know that in pursuit of referenced, evidenced accuracy, their press releases can err on the side of understatement. Read this with that in mind:
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
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Prosecutors will not bring criminal charges against sheriff’s officers who wrestled a Black man out of a car during a traffic stop and punched him multiple times, the local sheriff said Monday.
No charges for Jacksonville officers who punched Black man during arrest
William Anthony McNeil Jr. questioned why he was pulled over and refused to get out of the car. An officer smashed his window and punched him in the face, video shows.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 23, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Prosecutors will not bring criminal charges against sheriff’s officers who wrestled a Black man out of a car during a traffic stop and punched him multiple times, the local sheriff said Monday.
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The Miami Herald/Tampa Bay Times has obtained a list of more than 700 people who have been detained or appear to be scheduled to be sent to the Florida-run immigration detention facility known as Alligator Alcatraz.
Is your family member or client at Alligator Alcatraz? We obtained a list
The Trump and DeSantis administrations have refused to release a roster of detainees, none of whom seem to appear in ICE’s online database.
www.miamiherald.com
July 13, 2025 at 2:16 PM
The Miami Herald/Tampa Bay Times has obtained a list of more than 700 people who have been detained or appear to be scheduled to be sent to the Florida-run immigration detention facility known as Alligator Alcatraz.
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🚨 Around 88 people die EVERY HOUR that U.S. foreign assistance programs remain shuttered.
Right now, the Trump admin is pushing Congress to rescind funding it ALREADY provided for basic lifesaving aid.
Senators must stand up against these cruel, senseless cuts.
fcnl.quorum.us/campaign/127...
Right now, the Trump admin is pushing Congress to rescind funding it ALREADY provided for basic lifesaving aid.
Senators must stand up against these cruel, senseless cuts.
fcnl.quorum.us/campaign/127...
Tell Lawmakers to Protect Foreign Assistance
Urge your lawmakers to safeguard Congress’s essential responsibility over how federal funds are appropriated, and to protect the millions of people around the world who rely on U.S. foreign assistance...
fcnl.quorum.us
July 9, 2025 at 4:36 PM
🚨 Around 88 people die EVERY HOUR that U.S. foreign assistance programs remain shuttered.
Right now, the Trump admin is pushing Congress to rescind funding it ALREADY provided for basic lifesaving aid.
Senators must stand up against these cruel, senseless cuts.
fcnl.quorum.us/campaign/127...
Right now, the Trump admin is pushing Congress to rescind funding it ALREADY provided for basic lifesaving aid.
Senators must stand up against these cruel, senseless cuts.
fcnl.quorum.us/campaign/127...
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I rarely post personal things. But I need to talk about my 4-year-old niece, Hope.
She has a rare disease. A drug called elamipretide has helped her survive.
But the FDA recently denied its approval.
Now, her health hangs in the balance.
Please share her story & urge the FDA to reconsider. 🧵
She has a rare disease. A drug called elamipretide has helped her survive.
But the FDA recently denied its approval.
Now, her health hangs in the balance.
Please share her story & urge the FDA to reconsider. 🧵
June 23, 2025 at 9:21 PM
I rarely post personal things. But I need to talk about my 4-year-old niece, Hope.
She has a rare disease. A drug called elamipretide has helped her survive.
But the FDA recently denied its approval.
Now, her health hangs in the balance.
Please share her story & urge the FDA to reconsider. 🧵
She has a rare disease. A drug called elamipretide has helped her survive.
But the FDA recently denied its approval.
Now, her health hangs in the balance.
Please share her story & urge the FDA to reconsider. 🧵
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🚨The Florida government is going to tear down Everglades wetlands so they can build a tent camp in the swamp to fuel Trump's mass deportation operations — and they’re going to get money from Trump that Congress intended for humanitarian care to recently arrived-migrants.
June 23, 2025 at 10:23 PM
🚨The Florida government is going to tear down Everglades wetlands so they can build a tent camp in the swamp to fuel Trump's mass deportation operations — and they’re going to get money from Trump that Congress intended for humanitarian care to recently arrived-migrants.
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I wrote a short piece remembering @helendecruz.net, who passed away yesterday.
philipgoff.substack.com/p/helen-de-c...
philipgoff.substack.com/p/helen-de-c...
Helen De Cruz (1978-2025)
Helen De Cruz passed away yesterday.
philipgoff.substack.com
June 21, 2025 at 10:37 AM
I wrote a short piece remembering @helendecruz.net, who passed away yesterday.
philipgoff.substack.com/p/helen-de-c...
philipgoff.substack.com/p/helen-de-c...
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May 30, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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Get to know the 2025 Swarthmore Lecturer!
Earlier this week we spoke with Emily Provance, the 2025 Swarthmore Lecturer ahead of her Lecture ‘The Meaning of Quaker Community’.
Earlier this week we spoke with Emily Provance, the 2025 Swarthmore Lecturer ahead of her Lecture ‘The Meaning of Quaker Community’.
Interview with Emily Provance (2025 Swarthmore Lecturer)
YouTube video by Woodbrooke
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April 18, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Get to know the 2025 Swarthmore Lecturer!
Earlier this week we spoke with Emily Provance, the 2025 Swarthmore Lecturer ahead of her Lecture ‘The Meaning of Quaker Community’.
Earlier this week we spoke with Emily Provance, the 2025 Swarthmore Lecturer ahead of her Lecture ‘The Meaning of Quaker Community’.
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Adolf Hitler's “Mein Kampf” is still on U.S. Naval Academy shelves. “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” and “Memorializing the Holocaust” are not.
An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office led to a purge of books that are critical of racism — but preserved volumes defending white power.
An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office led to a purge of books that are critical of racism — but preserved volumes defending white power.
Who’s In and Who’s Out at the Naval Academy’s Library?
An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office resulted in a purge of books critical of racism but preserved volumes defending white power.
www.nytimes.com
April 11, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Adolf Hitler's “Mein Kampf” is still on U.S. Naval Academy shelves. “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” and “Memorializing the Holocaust” are not.
An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office led to a purge of books that are critical of racism — but preserved volumes defending white power.
An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office led to a purge of books that are critical of racism — but preserved volumes defending white power.
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Conventicle Act shit.
March 29, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Conventicle Act shit.
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So excited to see so much community support for Guilford. We hit our goal of $300,000 this morning and still have 11 hours to go. Thank you everyone who has shared and supported. There's still time if you'd like to help us.
#GuilfordCollege #Quakers
give.guilford.edu/guilford-mad...
#GuilfordCollege #Quakers
give.guilford.edu/guilford-mad...
Guilford Madness 2025
Join me and make a gift to Guilford Madness 2025!
give.guilford.edu
March 20, 2025 at 5:06 PM
So excited to see so much community support for Guilford. We hit our goal of $300,000 this morning and still have 11 hours to go. Thank you everyone who has shared and supported. There's still time if you'd like to help us.
#GuilfordCollege #Quakers
give.guilford.edu/guilford-mad...
#GuilfordCollege #Quakers
give.guilford.edu/guilford-mad...
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The second bundle with 10 early Edition Wanderweiser Records is now available on Bandcamp.
It's worth it, it's full of wandelweiser life.
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It's worth it, it's full of wandelweiser life.
editionwandelweiserrecords.bandcamp.com?fbclid=IwY2x...
March 8, 2025 at 2:25 PM
The second bundle with 10 early Edition Wanderweiser Records is now available on Bandcamp.
It's worth it, it's full of wandelweiser life.
editionwandelweiserrecords.bandcamp.com?fbclid=IwY2x...
It's worth it, it's full of wandelweiser life.
editionwandelweiserrecords.bandcamp.com?fbclid=IwY2x...