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Matt Rice

@matt-rice-oc.bsky.social

Fairfax City, Virginia. Planning, GIS, accessibility, urban geoinformatics. All views are my own. Husband, father, professor, consultant, NPR junkie, @Cartomedia.com

151 Followers  |  916 Following  |  14 Posts  |  Joined: 14.11.2024  |  1.7998

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Congratulations!

16.10.2025 12:06 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œ.. There has to be a line between crime and war,” said John Yoo, a former deputy assistant attorney general under President George W. Bush.

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17.09.2025 03:06 β€” πŸ‘ 3176    πŸ” 925    πŸ’¬ 362    πŸ“Œ 372

When this is all over, Marc Elias gets a sainthood and a Medal of Freedom. I only wish there were 100 clones of him to help keep elections free and fascism at bay.

21.08.2025 02:53 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ruh roh. πŸ˜‚

02.04.2025 02:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2649    πŸ” 620    πŸ’¬ 108    πŸ“Œ 81

It's not a surprise this is now being discussed in the open. It has certainly been discussed behind closed doors since 2016, and accelerated by the 2018 Helsinki private Trump/Putin meeting and reports of additional communication between Trump, Musk, and Putin in recent years.

09.03.2025 02:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Elon Musk’s Starlink Is Keeping Modern Slavery Compounds Online A WIRED investigation reveals that criminals who make billions from scam compounds in Myanmarβ€”where tens of thousands of people are enslavedβ€”are using Starlink to get online.

A WIRED investigation reveals that billion-dollar scam compounds in Myanmarβ€”where tens of thousands are enslavedβ€”are using Starlink, the satellite internet service from Elon Musk’s SpaceX, to stay online and keep their operations running.

03.03.2025 01:04 β€” πŸ‘ 2433    πŸ” 1188    πŸ’¬ 64    πŸ“Œ 92
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5 former Secretaries of Defense call on Congress to exercise oversight responsibility on Trump-Hegseth firing of senior military leaders:

The "dismissals raise troubling questions about the administration’s desire to politicize the military and to remove legal constraints on the President’s power."

27.02.2025 23:17 β€” πŸ‘ 4041    πŸ” 1509    πŸ’¬ 99    πŸ“Œ 99

Allison Gill on Mitch McConnell: if your dumb ass would have voted to convict and barred him from office, we wouldn’t be here. YOU are embarrassing and costly.

24.02.2025 19:55 β€” πŸ‘ 6578    πŸ” 1402    πŸ’¬ 184    πŸ“Œ 49

Mitch McConnell on the Ukraine war:

"Blame for this human catastrophe rests solely on Vladimir Putin … If Russian forces laid down their arms, Europe would be at peace. If Ukrainian forces laid down theirs, Putin's aims would not stop … Mistaking this fact is as embarrassing as it is costly."

24.02.2025 19:46 β€” πŸ‘ 3112    πŸ” 697    πŸ’¬ 250    πŸ“Œ 100

Getting this higher on my profile page.

21.02.2025 20:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

See Joshi's rebuttal (below). It's very well written and supported by facts, but that may not matter to Trump and Vance.

21.02.2025 20:29 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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To spare you all from Twitter, here’s @shashj.bsky.social’s great rebuttal.

21.02.2025 19:55 β€” πŸ‘ 999    πŸ” 236    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 13

Lol. Overpaid academics. Sununu has not idea what he's talk about, and clearly has no clue about how compensation from grants works.

12.02.2025 22:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I usually love the passing, but they need to not pass up open shots. Of course, Protas scores anyway right after the PP. He is having a great season. He plays hard, and has some great defensive skills.

19.01.2025 01:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It is expensive, but somewhat consistent with the other state schools. As a faculty member, there are no discounts for my own kids, so they have all attended elsewhere. I'm happy to help your son if he needs anything while on campus. GMU is well connected to local employers, which is helpful.

20.12.2024 20:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

You're right about having all those uncontrollable things click into place. I tell my own students that even when circumstances and factors are nearly ideal, that often isn't enough. Congrats. This time of year I reflect a lot of the job, and my value. I know I make a positive impact on a few.

15.12.2024 02:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Congrats. It's pretty hard to get a tenure-track position, esp. without a multi-year post-doc.

14.12.2024 23:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

@tizzyent.bsky.social?

03.12.2024 01:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Trying my hardest to settle in here, after cancelling Twitter and being frustrated with Threads. Someone please explain why my "News" feed is replete with WWF/WWE and wrestling posts? I recognize this post will not help. Am I seeing some secret interest of 90% of my follows?

24.11.2024 19:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Truth. It is very hard to recruit new faculty in a HCOL area. There is just no way to afford a home and get ahead. Unfortunately, this causes a sort of unintended filtering for already wealthy or privileged job candidates, or candidates with no families and fewer concerns for the future.

22.11.2024 14:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Agree. It has been a great way to rebuild over here.

17.11.2024 18:35 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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