Matt Ball
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Work in progress. Always hungry.
The US has been a successful country in part because of its past openness to immigration. Now they’ve shut the door to migrants the inevitable is happening. How long before we start to see US population decline?
www.npr.org/2026/01/07/n...
www.npr.org/2026/01/07/n...
U.S. population growth is slowing. The immigration crackdown is a major factor
Congressional forecasters have lowered their projection for U.S. population growth over the next decade by 7 million people as a result of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown as well as f...
www.npr.org
January 8, 2026 at 1:14 AM
The US has been a successful country in part because of its past openness to immigration. Now they’ve shut the door to migrants the inevitable is happening. How long before we start to see US population decline?
www.npr.org/2026/01/07/n...
www.npr.org/2026/01/07/n...
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Hey Kristi Noem and all the so called alphas out there who just really want Trump to notice them: you cant pass this off as “domestic terrorism.” There never needed to be a surge by ice…. You’re just trying to get on TV and impress the boss.
STOP GASLIGHTING US
STOP GASLIGHTING US
January 8, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Hey Kristi Noem and all the so called alphas out there who just really want Trump to notice them: you cant pass this off as “domestic terrorism.” There never needed to be a surge by ice…. You’re just trying to get on TV and impress the boss.
STOP GASLIGHTING US
STOP GASLIGHTING US
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"Renee was one of the kindest people I’ve ever known,” her mother said. “She was extremely compassionate. She’s taken care of people all her life. She was loving, forgiving and affectionate. She was an amazing human being.” www.startribune.com/she-was-an-a...
‘She was an amazing human being:’ Mother identifies woman shot, killed by ICE agent
Renee Nicole Good, 37, lived in the Twin Cities with her partner.
www.startribune.com
January 7, 2026 at 9:57 PM
"Renee was one of the kindest people I’ve ever known,” her mother said. “She was extremely compassionate. She’s taken care of people all her life. She was loving, forgiving and affectionate. She was an amazing human being.” www.startribune.com/she-was-an-a...
Great post about global population trends. Read, follow all the links, understand.
1. This short thread is about what I see as a serious breach of journalistic ethics, in the making of Sofia Pineda Ochoa’s online documentary Greenwashed. She interviewed me for the film, but neither before, during or after was I given any idea I would be its target. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjWU...
GREENWASHED | Full Documentary [Official]
YouTube video by Dr. Sofia Pineda Ochoa
www.youtube.com
January 7, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Great post about global population trends. Read, follow all the links, understand.
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7. I would have explained that even while birth rates are falling very fast, there’s a lag caused by a larger current base population, due to the birthrate 60-100 years ago, plus increasing longevity. Hence a residual rise before the plunge. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The facts are stark: Europe must open the door to migrants, or face its own extinction | George Monbiot
These are the facts: plummeting birth rates mean that without attracting immigration, many countries are sliding towards collapse, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
December 16, 2025 at 11:57 AM
7. I would have explained that even while birth rates are falling very fast, there’s a lag caused by a larger current base population, due to the birthrate 60-100 years ago, plus increasing longevity. Hence a residual rise before the plunge. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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US Envoy Steve Witkoff advised the Kremlin to sabotage Zelenskyy’s October White House meeting with Trump by having Putin call the day before - and even suggested what to say to win Trump’s favor
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Witkoff Discusses Ukraine Plans With Key Putin Aide: Transcript
The following is a transcript of an Oct. 14 phone call lasting just over 5 minutes between Steve Witkoff, Donald Trump’s special envoy for peace missions, and Yuri Ushakov, Vladimir Putin’s most senio...
www.bloomberg.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:46 AM
US Envoy Steve Witkoff advised the Kremlin to sabotage Zelenskyy’s October White House meeting with Trump by having Putin call the day before - and even suggested what to say to win Trump’s favor
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
I like this pope.
In a world where Trump punches down, be like Pope Leo and lift people up.
November 21, 2025 at 2:41 AM
I like this pope.
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‼️ Why did you, @jay.bsky.team @support.bsky.team suspend the account of one of the most outspoken, independent and important critics of the Trump regime - my friend and colleague @sarahkendzior.bsky.social ? By cutting her off, you also endanger her. Reinstall her account NOW!
Please share widely
Please share widely
November 12, 2025 at 7:44 AM
‼️ Why did you, @jay.bsky.team @support.bsky.team suspend the account of one of the most outspoken, independent and important critics of the Trump regime - my friend and colleague @sarahkendzior.bsky.social ? By cutting her off, you also endanger her. Reinstall her account NOW!
Please share widely
Please share widely
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If you want to help Ukraine directly please like and repost!
Hello everyone, friends, followers, and supporters of Ukraine
I'm starting a new fundraiser for $120,000 to help Ukraine with engineering equipment, heavy trucks with cranes, and excavators
Please watch the video and read to understand why this matters
donation link www.paypal.com/donate?campa...
I'm starting a new fundraiser for $120,000 to help Ukraine with engineering equipment, heavy trucks with cranes, and excavators
Please watch the video and read to understand why this matters
donation link www.paypal.com/donate?campa...
Engineering Equipment for Ukraine
Help Liberty Ukraine Foundation reach their goal by donating or sharing with your friends.
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November 11, 2025 at 6:25 PM
If you want to help Ukraine directly please like and repost!
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Did you know Stoltenberg titled his book On My Watch: Leading NATO in the Time of War?
Let’s hope it clearly spells out who NATO was supposedly at war with, why the world’s largest military alliance, built to counter Russia, chose not just to avoid confronting
Let’s hope it clearly spells out who NATO was supposedly at war with, why the world’s largest military alliance, built to counter Russia, chose not just to avoid confronting
November 11, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Did you know Stoltenberg titled his book On My Watch: Leading NATO in the Time of War?
Let’s hope it clearly spells out who NATO was supposedly at war with, why the world’s largest military alliance, built to counter Russia, chose not just to avoid confronting
Let’s hope it clearly spells out who NATO was supposedly at war with, why the world’s largest military alliance, built to counter Russia, chose not just to avoid confronting
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The russians hit a private kindergarten in Kharkiv with drones, injuring children. One person is murdered. fcking monsters.
October 22, 2025 at 8:49 AM
The russians hit a private kindergarten in Kharkiv with drones, injuring children. One person is murdered. fcking monsters.
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Putin will be killed in Budapest by the British, because of this his entourage is urging him not to go to Hungary on October 24, – Daily Express.
Please be true🤞
Please be true🤞
October 20, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Putin will be killed in Budapest by the British, because of this his entourage is urging him not to go to Hungary on October 24, – Daily Express.
Please be true🤞
Please be true🤞
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Explosion in Kharkiv ‼️ the city is under russian glide bomb attack right now!
October 13, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Explosion in Kharkiv ‼️ the city is under russian glide bomb attack right now!
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On October 18th, millions of brave Americans will stand up and peacefully protest against the authoritarian disease metastasizing under Donald Trump.
No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings. @gtconway.bsky.social
No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings. @gtconway.bsky.social
October 13, 2025 at 12:01 PM
On October 18th, millions of brave Americans will stand up and peacefully protest against the authoritarian disease metastasizing under Donald Trump.
No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings. @gtconway.bsky.social
No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings. @gtconway.bsky.social
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Love this. Superbly done. Please send this far and wide. @donwinslow.bsky.social
October 6, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Love this. Superbly done. Please send this far and wide. @donwinslow.bsky.social
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Zviad Ratiani, Georgia’s greatest living poet, says he’s being denied a notebook and pen in his prison cell. He was arrested after slapping a police officer in solidarity with detained journalist Mzia Amaglobeli.
And really, what worse punishment could there be for a poet?
And really, what worse punishment could there be for a poet?
October 2, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Zviad Ratiani, Georgia’s greatest living poet, says he’s being denied a notebook and pen in his prison cell. He was arrested after slapping a police officer in solidarity with detained journalist Mzia Amaglobeli.
And really, what worse punishment could there be for a poet?
And really, what worse punishment could there be for a poet?
I think it's true the US's time as a superpower is over - for now. It's a tragedy, as the democratic, free world needs a strong friend. Sadly the Republican US is worse than useless.
Let us hope the remaining democratic countries can step up to fill the void.
Let us hope the remaining democratic countries can step up to fill the void.
One week of intense conversations in Kyiv convinced me that Ukraine has no need for Trump any longer.
Ukraine can produce all the arms it needs, but it needs financing, which Europe can and must deliver.
Trump has swiftly ended the time of US superpower.
Ukraine can produce all the arms it needs, but it needs financing, which Europe can and must deliver.
Trump has swiftly ended the time of US superpower.
September 17, 2025 at 2:17 AM
I think it's true the US's time as a superpower is over - for now. It's a tragedy, as the democratic, free world needs a strong friend. Sadly the Republican US is worse than useless.
Let us hope the remaining democratic countries can step up to fill the void.
Let us hope the remaining democratic countries can step up to fill the void.
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One week of intense conversations in Kyiv convinced me that Ukraine has no need for Trump any longer.
Ukraine can produce all the arms it needs, but it needs financing, which Europe can and must deliver.
Trump has swiftly ended the time of US superpower.
Ukraine can produce all the arms it needs, but it needs financing, which Europe can and must deliver.
Trump has swiftly ended the time of US superpower.
September 17, 2025 at 1:57 AM
One week of intense conversations in Kyiv convinced me that Ukraine has no need for Trump any longer.
Ukraine can produce all the arms it needs, but it needs financing, which Europe can and must deliver.
Trump has swiftly ended the time of US superpower.
Ukraine can produce all the arms it needs, but it needs financing, which Europe can and must deliver.
Trump has swiftly ended the time of US superpower.
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A Ukrainian FPV interceptor fails to catch up with a Russian "Molniya" UAV, which strikes a civilian car and kills people.
September 16, 2025 at 5:23 PM
A Ukrainian FPV interceptor fails to catch up with a Russian "Molniya" UAV, which strikes a civilian car and kills people.
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Good take. NB: “IOW, what the Indian government has done… was not to come crawling and dance to America’s tunes, but to recalibrate away from the USA. That means better relations with (and more money going to) Russia and China from India.” Yup.
Hi All, just sent out an update on the strategic disaster that is Trump’s policies towards India. Far from reducing Indian purchases of Russian oil, it has led to them growing, helping Putin. It’s only the US getting weakened. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
The US Alienation of India is Backfiring Badly
Hello All,
open.substack.com
September 16, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Good take. NB: “IOW, what the Indian government has done… was not to come crawling and dance to America’s tunes, but to recalibrate away from the USA. That means better relations with (and more money going to) Russia and China from India.” Yup.
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Day 1301 of Ukraine fighting for its survival. The right to be free, speak their own language, worship in their own churches, to learn their own history.
A history of long suppression by Russia.
As war crimes grow daily, the words "never again" don't seem to apply.
Here's the🧵
A history of long suppression by Russia.
As war crimes grow daily, the words "never again" don't seem to apply.
Here's the🧵
September 16, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Day 1301 of Ukraine fighting for its survival. The right to be free, speak their own language, worship in their own churches, to learn their own history.
A history of long suppression by Russia.
As war crimes grow daily, the words "never again" don't seem to apply.
Here's the🧵
A history of long suppression by Russia.
As war crimes grow daily, the words "never again" don't seem to apply.
Here's the🧵
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3 months ago, today, Melissa Hortman and her husband were murdered by a Trump supporter.
They had kids, too.
They had kids, too.
September 14, 2025 at 5:11 PM
3 months ago, today, Melissa Hortman and her husband were murdered by a Trump supporter.
They had kids, too.
They had kids, too.
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Violence only begets violence. Enduring change comes from building solutions, transforming minds, and cultivating what is good, in the human heart and in the world.
September 15, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Violence only begets violence. Enduring change comes from building solutions, transforming minds, and cultivating what is good, in the human heart and in the world.
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Hi
ICE killed a single dad at a traffic stop here on Friday
Today they are disappearing people again in broad daylight, they are everywhere
If you have any national platform at all
Chicago is fucking begging you, please help us
ICE killed a single dad at a traffic stop here on Friday
Today they are disappearing people again in broad daylight, they are everywhere
If you have any national platform at all
Chicago is fucking begging you, please help us
September 14, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Hi
ICE killed a single dad at a traffic stop here on Friday
Today they are disappearing people again in broad daylight, they are everywhere
If you have any national platform at all
Chicago is fucking begging you, please help us
ICE killed a single dad at a traffic stop here on Friday
Today they are disappearing people again in broad daylight, they are everywhere
If you have any national platform at all
Chicago is fucking begging you, please help us
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…and the US unilaterally ending some sanctions that hurt Putin, while putting impossible conditions on starting new sanctions on Russia.
September 14, 2025 at 9:02 AM
…and the US unilaterally ending some sanctions that hurt Putin, while putting impossible conditions on starting new sanctions on Russia.