Matt Smith

Policy nerd, political enthusiast, Vermont expat, and Illinois advocate—My opinions are my own

[Matt Smith @MattFromVermont]

@Nomads4Pritzker

[Matt Smith @MattFromVermont]

@byaliceyin 100% agree AND as a non-Chicago native from a similar climate, summers here are one of the most criminally underrated and under-talked about things about the city.

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

RFK Jr: "A Democratic senator claimed it's mathematically impossible to have a drug drop by 600%. I said, 'Well, if the drug was $100 and it raises to $600, that would be a 600% rise. If it drops from $600 to $100, that's a 600% savings.'"

Trump: "Right"

[Brian Schatz @brianschatz]

The cost to extend the Obamacare subsidies is almost exactly the same as the cost of two weeks of this stupid war.

[Matt Smith @MattFromVermont]

@GlennThrush

[Matt Smith @MattFromVermont]

@Nomads4Pritzker @twinkdefcon

[Matt Smith @MattFromVermont]

@semaforben New York City is the Samarkand of America!

[The Clean Slate Initiative @CleanSlate_Init]

🎉 Illinois is now the 13th state to pass #CleanSlate—opening doors for 1.74M people!

Huge s/o to IL organizers, directly impacted leaders, and partners who made this possible, and to champions @RepJehanGB & @SenatorSims!

Next stop: Gov. @JBPritzker’s desk!

[IL Coalition to End Permanent Punishments @ENDPPIL]

It’s official, Clean Slate has passed in Illinois! 🎉

Huge thanks to Leaders Representative Jehan Gordon-Booth and Senator Elgie Sims for championing second chances for 2.2M Illinoisans.

This is a victory for justice, families, and our state’s future.

#CSIL #CleanSlateIL

[The New York Times @nytimes]

From @TheAthletic: After some heart-stopping drama in the ninth inning ended with a sickening thud and a 3-1 Red Sox victory, the Yankees were left to confront this forbidding truth:

They absolutely cannot lose this series. https://t.co/rRlAuoCMJt

[Secretary Kennedy @SecKennedy]

Glad to see @thecampbellsco take action—removing synthetic dyes from their food and beverage portfolio by 2026. I urge other companies to follow their lead. Together, we will Make America Healthy Again.

[Jake Sheridan @JakeSheridan_]

Powerful graphic: Chicago just saw its smallest summer murder total since 1965.

The city is on track to see one of its lowest murder totals in decades, a trend in play all year that continued through the city's most violent season. Murders are way, way down after a spike. Look:

[Matt Smith @MattFromVermont]

@chrislhayes It is screaming for a Veep outro...

[Matt Smith @MattFromVermont]

@BenjySarlin

[Justin Wolfers @JustinWolfers]

1. Trump's tax cuts overwhelmingly help the rich
2. His spending cuts are targeted at the poor
3. Tariffs cost the poor a larger share of their income

Roll these three regressive policies together and you get the largest redistribution from poor to rich in American history.

[Jon Favreau @jonfavs]

Honestly lasted longer than I thought

[Matt Smith @MattFromVermont]

Well this is terrifying...

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

HASSAN: What is habeas corpus?

NOEM: Habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country

HASSAN: That's incorrect

[nazzo @nazzobetweeting]

from the yankee game today

[John Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch]

NEW 🧵: Is human intelligence starting to decline?

Recent results from major international tests show that the average person’s capacity to process information, use reasoning and solve novel problems has been falling since around the mid 2010s.

What should we make of this?

[IL Coalition to End Permanent Punishments @ENDPPIL]

"Why should a decades-old conviction block someone from working today?" 💡
Johnathon Bush breaks down why Illinois must pass Clean Slate legislation. It’s time to automate expungement & give people a fair shot!

📖 Read more: https://t.co/QOhQxqYtny

✍️ Take action: https://t.co/Kf1gLIyten
#CleanSlateIL #CSIL #ENDPPIL

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