Matt Macauley

I spent two years in the Trump administration. During that time, I saw how the president handled national security decisions. One of my biggest takeaways was this:

He fantasized regularly about maiming & killing unarmed civilians. Actually.

It’s clearly bigotry, that’s not even open for debate.

Realistically, there are LOTS of people in both camps. Many are driven by hatred, ideology, etc. But there are also plenty that just want fame and/or $$$, and to build their brand. That’s undeniable.

I bet MANY of the right wing influencer millionaires don’t actually believe what they peddle.

…and they’re willing to ruin the life/career of a trans person to do so.

Not like that’s any better (maybe it’s worse?), but I suspect their motive is more grifty self-serving than ideological. Lots of money and fame to be made in right-wing influencer circles.

Regardless, it’s disgusting.

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I could be 100% wrong: I’m cis and my initial take was (i) it was *absolutely* an intentional target of a trans instructor, but also (ii) I bet the accuser is primarily trying to become internet famous / the next right wing darling (like R G*ins, K R*ttenhouse)…

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Purchased! 😁

Round table full of 12 lbs of kiwi, 24 lbs Yuzu, and 8 flying dragon citrus. All harvested Nov 28, 2025.

Penultimate harvest of 2025. The last 12 lbs of kiwi, 24 lbs of Yuzu, and a handful of flying dragon citrus. The colors look a little off because this picture was taken 12 minutes after sunset.

High stack of 10 plastic containers of Thanksgiving leftovers.

Leftovers

The College Republicans have issued a statement that every set can be either closed or open, but bot both.

Too funny not to share!

Carl W. Dieffenbach, Ph.D., Director of the Division of AIDS National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) (.gov) https://www.niaid.nih.gov › about › carl-w-dieffenbach-... Nov 15, 2018 — Carl W. Dieffenbach, Ph.D., serves as Director of the Division of AIDS (DAIDS). Dr. Dieffenbach oversees a global HIV/AIDS research portfolio of more than $1 ...

Hearing news that Carl Dieffenbach, the Director of the Division of AIDS at #NIH (NIAID), has been removed from his position because he was "not aligned with HHS/OMB."

Russell Vought continues to remove great scientists as part of the Project 2025 mission to politicize and destroy NIH.

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That’s one reason, but there’s another glaringly obvious one:

They see Anthony Fauci as the enemy. He built his career on HIV/AIDS research, and they’re extremely petty and hellbent on doing whatever they can to stick it to him.

Today’s xkcd made me cry.

In a good way.

xkcd.com/3172/

Showing my age here: the only “Castlevania” I’ve heard of is the classic Nintendo game from the 80s.

More fall fruit that I’m growing. Fun facts: the kiwis can’t be picked until the first freeze (last week). The Yuzu has survived single-digit (F) temperatures.

This talk was given on September 12 in the New York Combinatorics Seminar. Here's a link to the recording. youtu.be/BX6VkFHwn-g?...

6-4 overtime victory

6-4 (OT)

Flying dragon hardy citrus in front of orange persimmon leaves and blue sky.

Fall in my orchard. Flying dragon hardy citrus in front of Fuyu persimmon fall foliage.

“unbiased” or “impartial” is a better word choice

As a former insider, so you feel like the justices are actually “calling balls and strikes”, or are they strongly influenced by partisan political pressures such as these?

I’m not asking what the optics are, that’s clear. It’s just hard to believe former justice Breyer who swears they’re objective.

He was wrong A LOT, but he was right on occasion. Notably:

“In our nation’s 248-year history, there has never been an individual who is a greater threat to our republic than Donald Trump” —Dick Cheney

It’s possible, I guess. But he also had 5 heart attacks and got a full heart transplant in his 70s.

Everyone who finds this funny needs to immediately go read the incredible children’s book “Mr. Wuffles!”

Sign in front of my house that says: “Feel free to walk on the grass! (because adults who get annoyed by that are insufferable).”

I got *a lot* of positive feedback about this sign tonight from (parents of) trick-or-treaters.

It would be a fun challenge to make a trivia question like that, but with misnamed theorems. Like how the Cayley-Hamilton theorem was proven by Frobenius, but Frobenius’s theorem was proven by someone else. Poincare’s lemma was due to Volterra, etc.

It’s definitely just the drugs. I’m sure it has nothing to do with the fact that Venezuela has the largest crude oil reserves in the world.

You know who’s not?
#GoMs #TridentsUp 🔱

"It's hard when you have an owner with the incompetence that we've got...If you look at any head coach with an owner like that, you're going to see similar results across the league."

At least 16 for me. Does Fort Worth counts for Dallas? Does driving through Nashville count?

Otherwise, only missing Houston and San Antonio.