Matt Jakubowski (he/him)

As I always tend to say after very good election results: yes! Yes! Now we have elected the people we want and the work continues: to hold them accountable every day and not let them abuse their power. And it all begins again in a year or two or three and onwards. Also: yay!

Yes! This is great news 🎉

Trump Says He’ll Defy Court Order And Won’t Give Out SNAP Benefits The president appears to want to ignore a court order to pay the benefits.

Might just be me but this sort of has the tone of fuck the courts AND fuck the poor AND you know what fuck everyone else too I don’t want to do my job and find political compromise I think I might just go have another party for my friends on your dime

www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

This poor man. Imagine being subjected to this when you’re more of a bologna and relish person. My heart goes out to him.

Cheney was the worst mix of Kissinger, Russell Vought & Stephen Miller, except he barely hid in the shadows, he was clearly President when Bush Jr was in office. He lied endlessly to keep the machines of war and fossil-fuel extraction grinding and churning out as much death and pollution as possible

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Voters should consider their choices carefully in judicial retention races | Editorial Pennsylvanians should vote yes to retain the three Supreme Court justices, but there are some Philadelphia lower court judges who do not deserve another term.

Some more info:

Philly Citizen voter guide:
thephiladelphiacitizen.org/judicial-ret...

(Gift link) Inquirer op-ed/guide: share.inquirer.com/Gq0Omm

Philly! Please vote tomorrow.
It’s one of those big ballots and many boxes are yes/no, not just GOP or DNC. Here are some links to help you navigate it. Very important to vote YES to retain all three PA Supreme Court judges, as shown below:
www.reclaimphiladelphia.org/blog/2025/10...

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Another view, backlit by the sun

Tell Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins to Fund SNAP Now Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins has the power to stop needless suffering. She can use contingency funds to ensure no American experiences a lapse in benefits just trying to buy food for their fam...

1 in 8 Americans did not receive their monthly food benefits on Saturday, despite evidence and two judicial rulings affirming that the Trump administration can and should use the contingency funds for these benefits. Tell them to put politics aside and fund SNAP now. act.ucsusa.org/47y8Hta

Vines leaves on a fence that have turned an array of oranges yellows vermillion and fading green

In fall even the dying weeds look all lush and sort of regal

That’s a shame. 404 Ink has such a good list. Sorry to hear it.

Yeah Tattooed Mom is such a great place. Glad you remember it and had a good time!

Resting post Halloween skull face

Cover of Helen McClory’s book of stories titled On the Edges of Vision, bright yellow cover with a spiky seashell to the side

I re-read this fantastic book of flash fiction in October and realized it’s been 10 years since it was published. I also recalled hosting Helen for a reading from it ages ago at Tattooed Mom in Philly. Which is all to say —Happy 10-year Book Birthday to @helenmcclory.bsky.social 🎉

On top of today being an amazing celebration of candy excess and people wearing masks for joyous and scary non-fascist reasons, I cast my ballot by mail today and it felt very meh and normal, the way democracy should be.

my kid made this costume this year and my favorite take on a name for it was after it got dark a woman approached us and said no nope I don’t like that and turned around 😄

These pricks flying around in private jets for photo ops or just not showing up for work in Congress needed to have a judge tell them not to starve their own citizens. Vilest scum in the world

Big news: The Citizen just bought storied @phillymag.com Here’s why.

Learn more: thephiladelphiacitizen.org/bought-phila...

Love it. New author photo for sure!

I know the political news is, by GOP design, hitting people like a firehose each day. But on top of the shutdown, and the impending end of SNAP benefits, and ICE terror in our streets, the DOGE cuts are still happening too, just more quietly than before. Musk and DOGE should live in infamy.

I just read the words “A federal judge has cleared the way for a massive class action lawsuit against OpenAI to proceed” and it made me just smile smile smile.

Gone Lawn is one of those foundational lit mags that’s been around since before I started publishing & consistently puts out interesting work. If you can donate something to keep it viable, now’s the time.

today the smol dog who always looks sad when people say goodbye found a way to look haunted with sadness

today the smol dog who always looks sad when people say goodbye found a way to look haunted with sadness

As June Jordan said, “We are not powerless. We are indispensable despite all atrocities of state and corporate policy to the contrary... At a minimum we have the power to stop cooperating with our enemies. We have the power to stop the courtesies and to let the feelings be real.”

That is a huge loss. My condolences, Shelley.

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goodnight from Philly

I keep searching for it on the stupid smart tv just in case it somehow becomes available. Ugh

But I also do this so I guess it balances out