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Joseph P-M

@josephpmathews.bsky.social

Gay priest, gay married, gay dad. 🏳️‍🌈 He/him. Seattle. Late 30s. Lots of reposts.

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Evan Washington@eewash.bsky.social · 16h ago

george lucas makes a libbed out movie about how bush, cheney et al. suck and you think it's actually about how cool the nazis were? dude after we teach you how to read we've gotta put you in such fiendish contraptions

Corey Rayburn Yung@coreyryung.bsky.social · 9h ago

Continue to be amazed that "doing it in the open" was the one weird trick to unlimited presidential corruption and criminality.

Kevin M. Kruse@kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 9h ago

Remember that we were told that it was an immense scandal when *former* President Bill Clinton met privately with Obama's Attorney General Loretta Lynch. But now the current president is ordering his own AG to initiate prosecutions against the president's political enemies right out in the open.

Jay Willis@jaywillis.net · 16h ago

Instead of reading about the latest GOP official to issue vague threats, read the quotes from Alaska voters, whose reactions boil down to “yeah we figured,” “that sucks but whatever,” “I wish the media would cover the issues instead,” and “do you think we’re stupid”

Adam Lees of Anchorage is registered nonpartisan and supports Peltola. He said his opinions of the Senate race were already "mostly baked in." Still, he said, the reported effort to stack the ballot is "not the best look." "It does give - I think as some of the kids would describe it - icky vibes," he said. "But at the same time, I think voters are intelligent and can figure out how to rank and can figure out which Dan Sullivan is their person." Amber McClelland, a registered Democrat and former Libertarian living in Anchorage, said she agreed. Politics wasn't always this "dirty," she said - recruiting a candidate just to draw votes away from an opponent "should not be a thing." "It's kind of messed up," she said. "But in the past, Republicans have done everything that they can do to win, including cheat.""I just wish at this stage of the game, the New York Times was talking about substantive issues that really impact people in Petersburg's lives and Alaskans' lives, whether it be gas prices, foreign wars, etc," he said. "Things that have real-world consequences, as opposed to a distant three- or four-place candidate." D.J. McBride, an independent voter living in Willow planning to vote for Peltola, was taken aback by the suggestion that Alaskans couldn't distinguish the senator from the retired teacher. "Both sides play pretty dirty pool, and if you're stupid enough that you can't tell the difference between an incumbent and a non-incumbent, I don't have any patience for you," she said. "Alaskans are smarter than that."
Brian Lyman@brianlyman.bsky.social · 17h ago

My column from Monday. Alabama’s attacks on the healthcare of transgender Alabamians and their presence in public spaces created a template to attack universities and other groups not seen as sufficiently submissive to a single worldview. Repairing that damage will be hard work.

Commentary: The lasting damage of anti-transgender hysteria | Alabama Reflector

The successful attacks on a small minority taught Alabama's leaders that they could attack the very plurality of society, with little consequence.

alabamareflector.com

Jay Willis@jaywillis.net · 16h ago

Breathless headlines about Democratic dirty tricks “swinging” the Alaska Senate race are going to drive me insane. Ranked-choice voting makes it *functionally impossible* for Other Dan Sullivan to make a difference. It’s like warning that an oncoming rainstorm will soak you when you are inside.

The Truth About the Alaska Dan Sullivan Shenanigans

The threats Republicans are issuing right now are best understood not as fully baked legal theories.

slate.com

Chris Geidner@chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 2d ago

NEW: Judge Hinderaker, overseeing the case over the gay man DHS sent to Equatorial Guinea who has faced abuse there, makes clear contempt is on the table, ordering the DHS official who has been signing declarations to attend an 11/2 hearing if the court is not satisfied Ahmed Soliman is coming back.

13. Compliance With the Court's Orders The Court acknowledges the progress described in Part I. Plaintiff's travel has been ticketed. The requirements for that travel have been identified. Several responsible officials have now been named. Nearly all of that progress is dated on or after the day of the Court's October 27 Order. Despite that progress, Defendants appear to bristle at their obligation to follow the Court's explicit orders. But the Court reminds Defendants that the Court ordered Plaintiff's return on October 6, 2026. (Doc. 14.) Twenty-three days later, Defendants still have not done the following, each of which lies exclusively within their own control: (1) stated where Plaintiff is held, what his physical condition is, and how they know, or stated that they do not know, despite three orders to do so (Doc. 14 | 10(a); Doc. 22 9 1; Doc. 29 at 9);(2) stated whether the ICE authorization memorandum has been prepared, despite four consecutive submissions that address that step by heading only (see Doc. 29 at 4); (3) finally designated a port of entry, a step that requires nothing from any foreign government (id.); (4) confirmed whether any required security review was completed (id. at 7); (5) given the confirmation the Court required regarding deferral of removal and future custody and removal determinations (id. at 7-8); (6) reported any contact with CBP; or (7) provided the step-by-step information the October 27 Order required, including for the four steps Status Update #7 omits entirely (id. at 8-9). Critically, Defendants have not contended much less demonstrated that any of these steps cannot be completed in time. Nor have they identified an impediment to any of them.The Court does not take threats of contempt or sanctions lightly. Contempt is a serious remedy, and a court must use the least possible power adequate to secure compliance. Spallone v. United States, 493 U.S. 265, 276 (1990). But courts have inherent power to enforce compliance with their lawful orders. Shillitani v. United States, 384 U.S. 364, 370 (1966). That power ensures that the Judiciary can vindicate its own authority without depending entirely on the other branches. Young v. United States ex rel. Vuitton et Fils S.A., 481 U.S. 787, 796 (1987). A party that violates a specific and definite order bears the burden of showing why it was unable to comply. Affordable Media, 179 F.3d at 1239. The Court's orders here are specific and definite. (See Doc. 29 at 8-9.) Defendants have appeared to hesitate to effectuate the relief the Court has ordered.IT IS FURTHER ORDERED setting a hearing for Monday, November 2, 2026, at 2:00 PM in Courtroom SC at the Evo Deconcini Courthouse 405 W Washington St. - 17 - Case 2:26-cv-06601-JCH Document 37 Filed 10/29/26 Page 18 of 18 #1500, Tucson, AZ 85701. Defense counsel and declarant Andreas Chiriboga Villacis must be physically present at the hearing. The Court will vacate the hearing if Defendant can produce evidence by 12:00 PM on Monday, November 2, 2026, that reasonably satisfies the Court that Plaintiff will be aboard the Royal Air Maroc Flight 262 scheduled to depart Malabo at 5:45 am., followed by the Royal Air Maroc Flight 218 scheduled to depart Casablanca at 3:25 p.m., with arrival in Washington Dulles International Airport at 7:05 p.m. IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated this 29th day of October, 2026. A Hubeaker Inited States District Judge
Erica C. Barnett@ericacbarnett.bsky.social · 3d ago

Every single time right-wingers foam at the mouth about "voter fraud," the truth that comes out is that the Trump Administration's lists are mostly citizens. This is theater.

WA’s election chief says federal noncitizen voting list includes citizens • Washington State Standard

Washington’s top election official is calling on federal authorities to provide more evidence that the state’s voter rolls include hundreds of noncitizens.

washingtonstatestandard.com

Ryan Marino, MD@ryanmarino.bsky.social · 3d ago

“MAHA MDs” better known as fascists, racists, and antivaxxers. They’re not worth the paper their degrees were printed on.

Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH@gavinyamey.bsky.social · 3d ago

I predict the MAHA MDs will be welcomed back despite their lies & complicity with Trump & RFK Jr's destruction of science & public health 1. Some universities love having right-wing academics, to show they're open to a range of views! 2. Universities love saying their academics worked in government

Chris Geidner@chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 3d ago

To be clear, they lose here; Bennett and Sanchez already said as much. DOJ will be angling to get to SCOTUS by end-of-day Friday, I suspect. This is all horribly embarrassing, to be just as clear, for the Justice Department and anyone left there who thinks they are advancing justice.