Tim Mathews

In 2016, in the absence of evidence, far-right nuts were outraged because they thought Democrats in positions of power were imprisoning and abusing children.

Today, right-wingers control our federal govt and use federal agents and resources to kidnap and imprison children, and nobody disputes this.

A photograph of two nails protruding from a wooden step.

A photograph of two nails protruding from a wooden step.

These two nails on the stairwell randomly popped up. Two other nails on the step below it are also starting to pop up. What causes this? This house was built 8 years ago. Why now?
The photos are of the same two nails, each photo under different lighting.

We moved last year and the basement just barely accommodates my gym. It has never been below 65 in the winter or above 75 in the summer. 5 out of 5 stars; would recommend.
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I think I’m canceling all periodical subscriptions. I already get a new issue every day with my daughter. I don’t need more.

Bordering on Indifference How a largely Latino/a workforce of immigration agents reconciles the moral ambiguities of its work

This book is rapidly moving up my “to read” list. press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

A screenshot of deleted voicemails, received daily for the last nine days. Each record shows text previews of the transcriptions. The first five claim to be from “Vanessa” and next four from “Adriana.” All are scam phone calls purporting to be about a loan application.

How many phones do Vanessa and Adriana have?

Wasn’t this the latest season of South Park?

Reminder that there are streaming church services beginning pretty much anytime today that works for you. Here are a few with start times at 8:00, 8:55, 9:00, 9:15, 10:45, 11:00, 11:30, and 12:00 (all times eastern).

(Updated times and links)

If you have a LARGE follower count, pls know that Scott Horton is a chronic thief of posts. He also gets things very wrong and won't take posts down. No matter how nicely you ask.

Please unfollow him and do not repost.

Although he steals everything, Horton was recently verified by Bluesky.

The Sum of All Beards How did facial hair win American men’s hearts and minds? Thank the war on terror.

This remains one of the best and most concise explanations I’ve read for how we got here. newrepublic.com/article/1540...

SEN. OSSOFF: “.. why are roving gangs of masked men — who look like they couldn’t pass the Army physical exam — dressed up like pretend Delta Force operators, on our streets, demanding papers, dragging people from their cars, and shooting people to death?”

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What is Fred Korematsu Day? - Korematsu Institute FRED KOREMATSU DAYFred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution honors the legacy of civil rights hero Fred T. Korematsu and his fight for racial equity, social justice, and human rights ...

Korematsu Day was one week ago. korematsuinstitute.org/what-is-fred...

A photograph of other coffee bar items, showing a glass water kettle, Peugeot coffee mill grinder, dosing cup full of coffee beans, and small spray bottle.

I also maintain an analog capability, if necessary.

A photograph of my coffee bar setup with a Niche coffee grinder, Hario Immersion Dripper Switch pour over brewer, Ember coffee mug, electric water kettle, roll-top sugar cube holder with tongs, V60 coffee filters, and small trash can.

Upgraded my dripper to the Hario Immersion Dripper Switch (360mL). And my wife bought me a Niche grinder for my birthday. We are not messing around.

another year of us not running a super bowl ad

Children trapped in Texas immigration facility recount nightmares, inedible food, no school A photo of Liam Conejo Ramos, a scared 5-year-old, drew attention to a detention center in Dilley, Texas. Advocates say his experience reflects what hundreds of children have endured out of public vie...

Maria is one of hundreds of children, who — like Liam Ramos — have been held at a Texas detention facility where parents say children languish as they’re served contaminated food, receive little education and struggle to obtain basic medical care.

Here's our attempt at telling their stories. 2/

There’s a lot of bad stuff happening, and a lot to be pessimistic about. But I think we can all rejoice in seeing Bitcoin plummet 30% over the last year… especially those of us who bought shares of $BITI

I very rarely hear that it is geared toward some measurable outcome like, improving aerobic endurance or work capacity, or increasing strength or power, or improving balance or flexibility. It’s always some vague concept that defies clear definition or reasonably objective assessment.

It seems like every O6+ in the Army has an opinion about PT derived entirely from personal preference, untethered by doctrine, science, or even measurable outcomes.
I’ve heard it all - that it’s about morale, team building, toughness, leader training, esprit de corps, opportunity to lead by example…

“OPM is … rebranding career public servants as ‘policy’ employees, silencing whistleblowers, and replacing competent professionals with political flunkies without any neutral, independent protections against politicization and arbitrary use of power.”

I wonder if at some point, maybe decades from now, these people will reflect even for a moment and wonder how they justified just blatantly lying and purposely twisting facts to support a regime of kleptocrats and stooges whose only goal is tear down institutions, enrich themselves, and harm others.

Meanwhile, it is those very politicians dismantling our alliances, gutting the DoJ and FBI of experienced professionals, turning CBP and ICE into a paramilitary force of armed clowns, trampling freedoms supposedly guaranteed by the Bill of Rights, and openly perpetrating corruption on a mass scale.

It’s depressing to have an entire industry in this country whose purpose is to scare retirees. Rotting the brains of people in their twilight years to keep them on edge about the latest made up controversy, so they’ll view right wing politicians as a buffer against communism and social collapse.

Chatted with my parents tonight. They asked if ours kids’ elementary school was teaching kids to be transgender. They also claimed that a student at the local high school dressed as a cat and teachers gave her a litter box. This is a years-old, persistent hoax that get constantly gets debunked.

Washington Post Lays Off One-Third of Staff in Bid to Reshape the Company The job cuts hit several segments of coverage, including sports and international affairs.

If there were ever a moment to cancel Amazon Prime and shift from Amazon Web Services to Microsoft Azure, this is the moment. www.wsj.com/business/med...

Brad Karp Resigns as Paul Weiss Chairman Amid Epstein Fallout

Huh. The guy who made a very significant, morally dubious deal, apparently made very significant, morally dubious decisions prior to that. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...

This is where we’re at. We’re bargaining in hopes that the gov’t will respect the 1st, 4th, and 5th amendments, that law enforcement agents will conduct themselves professionally, and crimes committed by gov’t agents might be investigated.

Basically: Obey the law. What’s your counter offer?

The entire organization is a clown show and needs to be disbanded. This occurs because it is acquiesced to and even condoned. Nobody who wears a costume on the job understands the seriousness of the job or takes it seriously.

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I am calling on @icegov.bsky.social Director Todd Lyons to immediately confirm or deny the existence of a “domestic terrorist” database. If true, you’re violating the Constitution. If not, maybe talk to your “border czar” to get your stories straight. This isn’t a game–it’s the Constitution.

Question #1 - Evidence In a suit based on a will, inheritance of $1 million depended on whether the wife had survived her husband when both died in the crash off a small airplane. An applicable statute provided that, for purposes of distributing an estate after a common disaster, there was a rebuttable presumption that neither spouse had survived the other. A witness was called to testify that as she approached the plane she heard what she thought was a woman's voice saying, "[redacted] dying," although by the time the two occupants were removed from the wreckage they were both dead.

Question #53 - Real Property By a valid written contract, a seller agreed to sell land to a buyer. The contract stated, "The parties agree that closing will occur on next May 1 at 10 [redacted]" There was no other reference to closing. The contract was silent as to quality of title.

So, one of the Epstein docs released was inexplicably a practice MBE exam. And yet, there were several redactions in it. Which suggests that perhaps the DOJ/FBI isn't taking care to redact properly.

Guess they blindly redacted IM / AM (or PM) without context.