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@mattferrel.bsky.social

Political news junkie. Blocks doomers, bigots, & engagement farmers following > 10k on sight. No patience for non-voters or far left who blame Dems instead of GOP for our problems.

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🚨 Embattled Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, is dropping out of his re-election bid

06.03.2026 04:18 β€” πŸ‘ 307    πŸ” 90    πŸ’¬ 28    πŸ“Œ 38
Two photos. One shows Kristi Noem in a construction worker's outfit. The other shows her in a police officer outfit.

Two photos. One shows Kristi Noem in a construction worker's outfit. The other shows her in a police officer outfit.

Two photos. One shows Kristi Noem in a nurse's outfit. The other shows her in an electrical worker's outfit.

Two photos. One shows Kristi Noem in a nurse's outfit. The other shows her in an electrical worker's outfit.

Two photos. One shows Kristi Noem in a military outfit while riding aboat. The other shows her in a firefighter's outfit using a firehose.

Two photos. One shows Kristi Noem in a military outfit while riding aboat. The other shows her in a firefighter's outfit using a firehose.

Two photos. One shows Kristi Noem in a Westernwear outfit. The other shows her in a police officer's outfit.

Two photos. One shows Kristi Noem in a Westernwear outfit. The other shows her in a police officer's outfit.

good news. kristi noem has already found eight new jobs

06.03.2026 06:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1686    πŸ” 266    πŸ’¬ 89    πŸ“Œ 34
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Markwayne Mullin Reportedly Fingered Nostrils of Colleagues and Their Spouses During Visit to Israel A former House Republican claims that in 2015, Markwayne Mullin – then a congressman – took photos of himself putting his finger up the noses of...

This headline should win an award

06.03.2026 05:17 β€” πŸ‘ 133    πŸ” 35    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 14
Washington defends gender-affirming care against unconstitutional attacks.

Washington defends gender-affirming care against unconstitutional attacks.

Gender-affirming care remains legal and protected in the state of Washington.

Last year, our team secured a preliminary injunction blocking two executive orders that threaten to end federal funding to medical institutions providing gender-affirming care.

06.03.2026 00:00 β€” πŸ‘ 409    πŸ” 103    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 9

First reported by @decaturish.bsky.social, GA State Sen. Elena Parent will not seek reelection.

In 2025, Parent, who represents one of the most progressive districts in the South, east of Atlanta, dared a trans parent to find someone to challenge her for reelection in a recorded anti-trans screed:

05.03.2026 22:03 β€” πŸ‘ 785    πŸ” 228    πŸ’¬ 42    πŸ“Œ 89
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My ICQ UIN is 7231680. That number is burned into my consciousness. I inadvertently learned that you could see private conversations in public chat rooms when using Telnet instead of a browser on GeoCities. I can tell you the difference in audible dial-up handshakes between 1200, 2400, 14.4 kbps modems. I needed a edu email address to join Facebook after my university was admitted. We were here at the beginning. We made social media. You wouldn't be in my Top 8. I have usernames older than you.
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Threads thread: thriller_instinct 3d Is it okay to bully 40 and 50 year olds who are on social media just for being on it, cuz like why are you here - 254 Q 3.1K G 28 746 corporateash 18h β€’β€’β€’ My ICQ UIN is 7231680. That number is burned into my consciousness. I inadvertently learned that you could see private conversations in public chat rooms when using Telnet instead of a browser on GeoCities. I can tell you the difference in audible dial-up handshakes between 1200, 2400, 14.4 kbps modems. I needed a edu email address to join Facebook after my university was admitted. We were here at the beginning. We made social media. You wouldn't be in my Top 8. I have usernames older than you. 852 Q62 G6 72

β€œI have usernames older than you.”.
Holy shit

06.03.2026 01:05 β€” πŸ‘ 7593    πŸ” 1717    πŸ’¬ 341    πŸ“Œ 498

a public utility does not need to turn a profit. this is intentional.

06.03.2026 01:20 β€” πŸ‘ 749    πŸ” 274    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 2

The reason she SHOULD have been fired.

06.03.2026 01:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1292    πŸ” 245    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 7

Wait, *another* one?

06.03.2026 02:07 β€” πŸ‘ 462    πŸ” 124    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 3

I will miss Kristi Noem's inimitable constitutional insights, as when, asked by Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H. at a Senate hearing to define "habeas corpus," she replied, "Habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country."

06.03.2026 02:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1412    πŸ” 262    πŸ’¬ 46    πŸ“Œ 16
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I’m a hell no on funding for Trump’s illegal, disastrous Iran War.

06.03.2026 02:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2499    πŸ” 354    πŸ’¬ 111    πŸ“Œ 20
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Our New Iran Correspondent | The New York Times Company

This is the kind of journalist an editor yearns for at a time like this: A Persian-fluent reporter w/ deep experience covering Iranian politics and policies.

She used to work at the Washpost.

Then Bezos dismantled the international coverage.

Now she’s at the NYT

www.nytco.com/press/our-ne...

06.03.2026 02:55 β€” πŸ‘ 792    πŸ” 119    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 2
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Exclusive: US investigation points to likely US responsibility in Iran school strike, sources say Military investigators believe it is likely that U.S. forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls' school that killed scores of children on Saturday, two U.S. officials told Reu...

"No stupid rules of engagement." β€” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, March 2, 2026

"The strike would rank among the worst cases of civilian casualties in decades of U.S. conflicts in the Middle East." β€” Reuters, March 5, 2026

06.03.2026 02:58 β€” πŸ‘ 592    πŸ” 285    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 14
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Senator Mullin on January 6th

06.03.2026 03:01 β€” πŸ‘ 2128    πŸ” 738    πŸ’¬ 135    πŸ“Œ 45
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Exclusive: US investigation points to likely US responsibility in Iran school strike, sources say Military investigators believe it is likely that U.S. forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls' school that killed scores of children on Saturday, two U.S. officials told Reu...

Reuters Exclusive

"U.S. military investigators believe it is likely that U.S. forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls' school."

"The strike would rank among the worst cases of civilian casualties in decades of U.S. conflicts in the ​Middle East."

06.03.2026 02:50 β€” πŸ‘ 4939    πŸ” 2702    πŸ’¬ 326    πŸ“Œ 364
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YOU ASKED FOR THIS!

Downfall. Kristi Noem Edition:

06.03.2026 03:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1018    πŸ” 349    πŸ’¬ 42    πŸ“Œ 80
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ICE arrested Nashville journalist without warrant, attorneys say The journalist, Estefany Rodriguez, was taken to a detention center and remains there as of 3 p.m. March 5.

"She frequently reported on stories critical of ICE for Nashville Noticias, the Spanish-language outlet."

www.tennessean.com/story/news/l...

06.03.2026 01:06 β€” πŸ‘ 629    πŸ” 368    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 30

My main objection, which maybe the schools can overcome, is there are many activities and athletics that only have space for so many participants and leaders.

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Good news!

06.03.2026 04:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Senator Andy Kim 

I cannot support the confirmation of Senator Mullin to Trump's out-of-control DHS. We must all take a stand.

Senator Andy Kim I cannot support the confirmation of Senator Mullin to Trump's out-of-control DHS. We must all take a stand.

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If he wants to run on that platform he should run as a Republican

06.03.2026 01:30 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

imagine being a history buff and getting this random tattoo on your chest that you look at every day in the mirror and then when you watch history documentaries for the next 20 years you never notice that all the nazi uniforms had your chest tattoo on their hats?

06.03.2026 00:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1261    πŸ” 177    πŸ’¬ 27    πŸ“Œ 15

BREAKING:

The Justice Department just posted online three FBI interviews that had been missing from the massive trove of Epstein files initially released.

They're related to unsubstantiated sexual assault allegations against Donald Trump.

DOC 1: www.justice.gov/epstein/file...

06.03.2026 00:05 β€” πŸ‘ 4637    πŸ” 2082    πŸ’¬ 169    πŸ“Œ 193

Side point, but I strongly believe high school should be no larger than about 1500 students

06.03.2026 01:27 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Wouldn’t we need to know what they are trying to accomplish in order to measure effectiveness? Have they figured it out ?

06.03.2026 01:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Charismatic villains is an ongoing problem in media

06.03.2026 01:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The thing about Jessup is that he is a delusional coward who likes barking old chestnuts about abstractions like "honor" and "code," while it's the JAG lawyers and the enlisted marines who deal in the realities of what an operational military actually involves. So I see why these guys like him

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The whole "The Dems would be a center-right party in Europe!" line is so old and moldy that having it in your apartment would open you to eviction. This was true in like 1998, maybe, but the past 28 years have seen America move significantly to the left while Europe stagnated.

05.03.2026 22:37 β€” πŸ‘ 387    πŸ” 87    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 0
Dog with an odd, but unmistakably malevolent, expression on his face, posing proudly behind a chewed-up television remote in the foreground

Dog with an odd, but unmistakably malevolent, expression on his face, posing proudly behind a chewed-up television remote in the foreground

Tell Kristi. I want her to know it was me.

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