@mattdg65.bsky.social

Husband, father of two, lover of music, photography hobbyist, fighting for what’s decent in the world.

LO, right after Trump corruptly intervened to get a player unsuspended, the US soccer team got fucking destroyed. Everything he touches turns to shit.

So Donnie stayed quiet about the U.S. men’s team until he stuck his pug nose into it and now the team looked like complete shit. Everything Drumpf touches dies..

I'm not going to repeat what he said, but UFC fighter Hokit is a despicable piece of shit. The sponsors, Monster energy drink, Bud Lite, Dodge Ram, and Jose Cuervo have not said a word. I say boycott them.

Google co-founder Sergey Brin — the third-richest man on the planet — is reportedly spending $57M to defeat California's proposed billionaire's tax. So he and his fellow oligarchs can't afford a wealth tax, but they'll spend a fortune buying elections? See the problem...

Am I understanding this correctly? The President, the Vice-President, the Speaker of the House AND the Secretary of Stare were all at the White House Correspondent's Dinner together and security was so laxed that a guy ran through security with a long gun? I call bullshit.

“From time to time he makes her laugh. She cooks a meal or two. Everybody love the sound of a train in the distance. Everybody thinks it’s true.” Train in the Distance- Paul Simon

Tim Cook donated $1M to Trump’s inauguration. He fawned over Trump and gifted him a 24-karat gold plaque (as Apple lobbied for tariff exemptions). Apple donated to Trump’s White House ballroom. And it removed ICE tracking apps from its stores following a demand from the DOJ. Remember this.

“How the hell can a person. Go to work in the morning. Then come home in the evening. And have nothing to say?” Angel from Montgomery- John Prine

I don’t think we talk nearly enough about the fact that corporations like Amazon, don’t pay a single cent to maintain the roads they use, the transportation system they use, the courts they use, they pay nothing for the infrastructure that is absolutely critical to their business. WE Pay for

“Just because I’m middle aged. Don’t mean I want to sit around the house and watch TV. I want a real life. I want to live a real life.” The Real Life- JC Mellencamp

“I will try not to breathe. This decision is mine. I have lived a full life and these are the eyes I want you to remember, oh” Try Not to Breathe- R.E.M.

“Last I dreamed I held you in my arms. The music was never ending. We danced as the evening sky faded to black” One Step Up- Bruce Springsteen

“They sat together in the park. As the evening sky grew dark. She looked at him as he felt a spark. Tingle to his bones” simple Twist of Fate- Bob Dylan

“He said, girl you’re a beauty like I’ve never witnessed and I’ve seen the Northern Lights dance on the air” Icy Blue Heart- John Hiatt

“Once in a while you get shown the light in the strangest of places if you look at it right.” Grateful Dead- Scarlet Begonias

Effective 2025 federal tax rates paid by these corporations: Alphabet: 8.01% AT&T: 4.6% Meta: 3.57% General Motors: 3.09% Amazon: 1.37% Exxon Mobil: 1.31% Disney: -1.57% CVS Health: -3.88% Income tax rate paid by the typical American: 14.5% This is what a rigged system looks like.