Matt

Father. Husband. ND grad. Engineer.
Figuring out this parent thing day-by-day with my better half, @scherp01

[Matt @MatthewCClary]

Did you know that if you text 741741 when you are feeling really depressed or suicidal, a crisis worker will TEXT with you?
Many people do not like talking on the phone and would be more comfortable texting. It's a free service run by The Crisis Text Hotline!
#notonemore

[Jonah Goldberg @JonahDispatch]

There are a lot of folks who get pretty righteous about the Constitution when Democrats are in charge. Many seem to go into hibernation mode when Trump is involved. Others seem to think that “national security” is code for “the Constitution lets the president do whatever he wants.” You know, like:

• Commit numerous acts of war, from outright hostilities to blockades and embargoes without authorization from Congress

• seize another country’s oil fields for the purpose of creating a presidential slush fund

• threaten an ally with military force in order to seize new territory

• acquire new sovereign U.S. territory without Congressional approval

• abrogate treaty obligations without any consultation with the senate

• Ignore the law

• compel corporations to partially nationalize themselves

• levy tariffs at presidential whim and commit the (wildly exaggerated) proceeds of these taxes to whatever he wants

• Deploy military troops on US soil for transparently pre-textual emergencies over the objections of the governors and state’s rights

• Use the pardon power for personal aggrandizement and in furtherance of corrupt schemes

• Threaten censorship and the revocation of broadcast license entirely based on viewpoint discrimination

• Repurpose Congressionally approved spending for novel and unauthorized purposes

• Treat the emoluments clause like toilet paper

Now, some of these things need to be adjudicated or can be debated. What can’t be denied, however, is that Trump talks about doing all of these things, and worse, routinely. And it is not just “talk” because he uses threats of constitutional abuse to get what he wants short of actually doing it. And many of the folks who are fastidious about even the vaguest rhetorical violation of the Constitution by Democratic presidents, roll their eyes, laugh, yawn, or cheer Trump in this regard.

Just because you’re surrounded by people doing the same thing, doesn’t mean other people aren’t noticing or that it won’t be remembered.

[Matt @MatthewCClary]

@chicagobulls @BMO_US Love the BMO patch

[Years Progress @YearsProgress]

2025 is 99% complete.

[NCAA Ice Hockey @NCAAIceHockey]

DOWN GOES NO. 3! 🚨

@NDHockey upsets No. 3 Minnesota to move on to the semifinals in the Big Ten Tournament

#NCAAHockey

[Our World in Data @OurWorldInData]

Nuclear and modern renewable energy sources are both vastly safer and cleaner than fossil fuels.

From the perspective of both human health and climate change, it matters less whether we transition to nuclear or renewables, and more that we stop relying on fossil fuels.

[Mitchell Cohen 🌱 @mitchellcohen]

@TrungTPhan 2009 (before they were famous) at South by Southwest in Austin, Mumford played "The Cave" live at Red House Pizzeria.

Crowd of like 12 people, but it was the beginning of a banger!

[IEEE Spectrum @IEEESpectrum]

Some researchers are turning to optical computing as a more efficient way to train AI models. Now, a group from the University of Pennsylvania has developed a photonic chip that can perform matrix operations at the speed of light. https://t.co/6fwyEwnHll

[John Fetterman @JohnFetterman]

Today is my son Karl’s 15th birthday, and I’m so grateful to be able to spend it with him + the rest of the family today and this year.

2/15 also marks an anniversary: It’s been one year since I checked in to Walter Reed to receive treatment for my depression.

[Mikel Jollett @Mikel_Jollett]

@mattyglesias OK, so spent a lot of time with this question at Stanford (Sapolksy, et. al.). The basic answer is that mammals mating strategies can be broken into two types:

1. Tournament species.
2. Pair bonding species.

Among tournament species, males fight for dominance and typically
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[Clark Neily @ConLawWarrior]

Don Willett eloquently summarizes a key pathology of qualified immunity that's also a hallmark of our criminal justice system writ large—namely, that it provides *radically* different (and more favorable) standards for govt officials than for us muggles. https://t.co/3Wg6Zd3q9B

[Mental Health America @MentalHealthAm]

This holiday, give a different kind of check – a mental health check. You can help 20 people get connected to MHA’s #mentalhealth screenings with a donation of just $25. And, through Dec. 31, you can DOUBLE your impact thanks to the @hottopic Foundation. https://t.co/HqnV0IQvnB

[American Foundation for Suicide Prevention @afspnational]

Today is #WorldMentalHealthDay, a day to celebrate our resilience and strength. It's also a day to acknowledge that sometimes, we need help and support to overcome challenges. Let's make a promise to ourselves and others: to be kind, understanding, and patient. 💙

[ProPublica @propublica]

“I tried to sound the alarm. We tried so hard to get people to listen.

"It was a really frustrating place to be as pathologists doing these autopsies, looking at these placentas and saying, ‘God, no, not another case.’" https://t.co/pUseVGbWhB

[Patrick McHenry @PatrickMcHenry]

Happy Birthday to the @USArmy! Thank you for protecting our nation for 248 years.

[Matt @MatthewCClary]

"We need a new message for climate change. One that drives action through optimism that things can be better."

[Max Roser @MaxCRoser]

Stop Telling Kids They’ll Die From Climate Change — by my colleague @_HannahRitchie.

She takes climate change very seriously and dedicates enormous energy to the challenge — but instead of despair she offers a vision of what we can do. A great article.
https://t.co/3TLf4lYIAm

[Curtis Houck @CurtisHouck]

@DanaBashCNN Chris Sununu on if Donald Trump's the GOP nominee: "He can't win in November...The math has shown [he] has no chance to win. He won't even win GA..His messaging doesn't translate...No one is undecided about [him]...The math doesn't add up. A vote for him is...for Joe Biden."

[Matt @MatthewCClary]

Me: "well have you ever seen a bug get squi... Oh. Nevermind"

[Matt @MatthewCClary]

Top 3 Seinfeld episode

[Seinfeldism @Seinfeldism1]

Jerry: (to George) If every instinct you have is wrong, then the opposite would have to be right. #Seinfeld #Quote

Episode: https://t.co/nLPihhfHD2

[Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls]

It’s our @goaawol digital shirt toss time.

RT now for a chance to win.