Matt In The Boro

A purple flower stretches upward, growing from a crack in the sidewalk concrete

Like a stubborn bloom
Living in cracks of concrete
You cannot kill hope.

#poetry #Haiku

Photo by Stockcake

The First Amendment protects our right to make jokes at the federal government's expense.

We have the high ground and the Constitution on our side.

In the most predictable development ever, Mike Johnson is not committing to hold a House vote on ACA subsidies

Why are ICE agents being paid during the shutdown, but not air traffic controllers? 🤨

Unfuckingbelievable

Here’s What to Know About the COP30 Climate Talks in Brazil

What a line from @nytimes.com coverage of #COP30:

With the US absent — and not there to get countries “to abandon their plans to phase out fossil fuels, the thinking goes, the talks could go rather smoothly this year.” 🤡

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/c...

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BREAKING: Letitia James has announced a Government portal for Videos and images of ICE Agents who may have committed crimes.

Please Use it and SHARE!

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Wait, causing an exododus supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!?!!?!

Mike Johnson: ‘My Christian Faith Is More About Not Jacking Off Than Feeding The Poor’

Mike Johnson: ‘My Christian Faith Is More About Not Jacking Off Than Feeding The Poor’

This is an excellent idea!!!

Thank you to everyone who’s supported us.

And a special thank you to Illinois elected officials — including many of my opponents — who have condemned this political prosecution by the Trump administration:

One final reminder, if your house is getting egged, you may want to upgrade your treats!

As a liberal Christian, it is so validating to hear a strong leader properly reference the Bible after the horrible and vindictive words and actions of the Republican base in the past year as they hide behind religion. May we feed the poor.

Maine and Texas latest fronts in voting battles, with voter ID, citizenship on the ballot The initiatives are the latest in a wave of voting-related measures since President Donald Trump's false claims about widespread fraud costing him reelection in 2020.

Voters in both states will decide on the measures at a time when President Trump continues to lie about widespread fraud leading to his loss in the 2020 presidential election and make unsubstantiated claims about future election-rigging.
https://to.pbs.org/43F3COs

Hell yeah. Always been a fan, now much respect!

Thank you to everyone at the #NO_KINGS rallies for making your voices heard & being part of history.
The massive crowds were joyful, passionate & spectacular!

So were the signs...

Awesome! We live North of the border in another college town, Statesboro. We had a great turn out and we wanted to see how it went in Gainesville.

#NoKings @kathygriffin.bsky.social and I showed up. Did you? #NoKings #FearIsTheToolOfTyrants #BeBrave #StandUpForYourRights 🇺🇸✊🏽💙

My Favorite No Kings Image from today. Washington DC.

(around an image of the No Kings logo) IT’S OFFICIAL Nearly 7 million people have attended today's peaceful protests, which makes No Kings Day the biggest single-day protest against tyranny in American history! With more than 2,700 lawful and peaceful protests across all 50 states, No Kings Day was 14 times larger than both of Trump's presidential inaugurations (combined).

After a week of ridiculous Republican smears and Trump claiming that “very few people are going to be there,” you just made history. #NoKings

😍 Boston, you are beautiful. #NoKings

So no terrorism then?

David Byrne at #NoKings on his bike.

(via @wutangforchildren.bsky.social)

#NoKings in Lil' Ole Statesboro, Georgia! Great turn out, great cause! This is what democracy looks like!

Minneapolis is showing up and showing out. #NoKings

A Chicago-style No Kings Day. #NoKings

Hell yes, Pittsburgh. Love Yinz. No Kings.

#A_NewHope ✊

The crowd at the #NoKings protest in Orlando is growing so large that the police just closed off the street!!!

They rebounded nicely. That stop they just got was big after scoring. They seem like a very resilient team.