Richard Matthew

[Brian Krassenstein @krassenstein]

Robert De Niro’s full statement on Trump. Please read and let me know your thoughts:

I’ve spent a lot of time studying bad men.  I’ve examined their characteristics, their mannerisms, the utter banality of their cruelty. Yet there’s something different about Donald Trump. When I look at him, I don’t see a bad man. Truly.

I see an evil one.

Over the years, I’ve met gangsters here and there. This guy tries to be one, but he can’t quite pull it off. There’s such a thing as “honor among thieves.” Yes, even criminals usually have a sense of right and wrong.  Whether they do the right thing or not is a different story — but — they have a moral code, however warped.

Donald Trump does not. He’s a wannabe tough guy with no morals or ethics. No sense of right or wrong. No regard for anyone but himself — not the people he was supposed to lead and protect, not the people he does business with, not the people who follow him, blindly and loyally, not even the people who consider themselves his “friends.” He has contempt for all of them.

We New Yorkers got to know him over the years that he poisoned the atmosphere and littered our city with monuments to his ego.  We knew first hand that this was someone who should never be considered for leadership.  We tried to warn the world in 2016.

The repercussions of his turbulent presidency divided America and rattled New York City beyond imagination.  Remember how we were jolted by crisis in early 2020, as a virus swept the world. We lived with Donald Trump’s bombastic behavior every day on the national stage, and we suffered as we saw our neighbors piling up in body bags.
The man who was supposed to protect this country put it in peril, because of his recklessness and impulsiveness. It was like an abusive father ruling the family by fear and violent behavior.  That was the consequence of New York’s warning getting ignored. Next time, we know it will be worse.

Make no mistake: the twice-impeached, 4-time indicted Donald Trump is still a fool. But we can’t let our fellow Americans write him off like one. Evil thrives in the shadow of dismissive mockery, which is why we must take the danger of Donald Trump very seriously.
So today we issue another warning. From this place where Abraham Lincoln spoke — right here in the beating heart of New York — to the rest of America:
This is our last chance.

Democracy won’t survive the return of a wannabe dictator.

And it won’t overcome evil if we are divided.

So what do we do about it?  I know I’m preaching to the choir here.  What we’re doing today is valuable, but we have to take today into tomorrow – take it outside these walls.   We have to reach out to the half of our country who have ignored the hazards of Trump and, for whatever reason, support elevating him back into the White House.  They’re not stupid, and we must not condemn them for making a stupid choice.  Our future doesn’t just depend on us. It depends on them.

Let’s reach out to Trump’s followers with respect.  Let’s not talk about “democracy.”  “Democracy” may be our holy grail, but to others it is just a word, a concept, and in their embrace of Trump, they’ve already turned their backs on it.  Let’s talk about right and wrong.  Let’s talk about humanity.  Let’s talk about kindness.  Security for our world.  Safety for our families.  Decency.  Let’s welcome them back.  We won’t get them all, but we can get enough to end the nightmare of Trump, and fulfill the mission of this “Stop Trump Summit.”

[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING: Trump is hit with devastating news as over 20,000 Nevada Christians sign a petition demanding that Las Vegas cancel plans to hold a pro-Trump rally featuring Eric Trump, Alex Jones, Roseanne Barr and Michael Flynn on public property.

But it gets even worse for Trump…

The Christian leaders who launched the petition didn’t mince words in a brutal takedown, declaring that Trump and his “Reawaken America Tour” are “some of the worst examples of Christian nationalism today,” and that the “toxic” event promotes “antisemitism” and “political violence.”

But they didn’t stop there, declaring that, “Every ReAwaken America event is a toxic, two-day parade of pro-Trump preachers, MAGA celebrities, and QAnon conspiracy theorists mixing election denial, violent rhetoric, and deadly COVID-19 misinformation with baptisms and praise music — all in Jesus’ name. An event that promotes antisemitism, lies, and even outright political violence should never be welcome on public property. Let’s speak out together now and ask North Las Vegas Mayor Pamela Goynes-Brown to revoke ReAwaken America’s permits and decline to rent them public facilities.”

The group concluded its takedown by declaring that “toxic nationalism has no place in a publicly owned venue,” and that the First Amendment “doesn’t protect the incitement of political violence nor obligate taxpayers to platform hate speech like antisemitism.”

You can read and sign the petition here: https://t.co/v8iGksoIYI

Please retweet and ❤️ if you think that Las Vegas MUST cancel the upcoming Trumper rally — and consider joining the growing exodus to Tribel, a new Twitter competitor that is exploding in popularity because Elon Musk banned Tribel’s Twitter account — but he forgot to ban this link to download the new Tribel app: https://t.co/HnJzSKj4Hp

[Richard Matthew @rmatthew99]

Help Perla Rescue Her Lost Recording Project
https://t.co/12VPEht61R

[Richard Matthew @rmatthew99]

Referees win World Cup game for an unimpressive Belgium.

[Richard Matthew @rmatthew99]

https://t.co/N9DZqVoz5N

[Mark Hamill @MarkHamill]

This is the way:

[Richard Matthew @rmatthew99]

New United Nations report provides action plan for harnessing information technology to promote environmental sustainability in ways that are fair, inclusive and effective. https://t.co/Z5XRb0s5Zf #digitalsustainability #CODESActionPlan
#UCIBlumCenter

[Richard Matthew @rmatthew99]

@ashoswai @FlorianKrampe @AndersJagerskog @UU_Peace @SIPRIorg @WorldBankWater Thanks, Ashok. The volume has many wonderful contributors.

[Richard Matthew @rmatthew99]

@davidedjensen @CarlBruch @OliDBrown @geoffdabelko @KenConca @esweinthal @marc_a_levy @ahammill_iisd @AlexanderCarius @Alex_Verbeek @aleccrawfordTO No one on the planet more deserving—congratulations, David!

[Eric Topol @EricTopol]

For the 1st time, @CDC has posted data for hospitalizations partitioned by booster, 2-shots, or no vaccination. Age groups (50-64, 65+)
https://t.co/M2Bu9rj1Ve
It's Delta, mostly pre-Omicron
50-fold risk for unvaccinated
Remarkably low, at times zero/100,000 people, for boosted

[Richard Matthew @rmatthew99]

Days after school shooting, US representative Thomas Massie posts family photo with guns, asks Santa for ammo for Christmas - CNN https://t.co/NQVQiWKrB9

[Bleacher Report @BleacherReport]

CANADA MAKES HISTORY.

Canada defeats Sweden to win it's first gold medal ever in women's soccer 🏅
(via @NBCOlympics)

[Bleacher Report @BleacherReport]

CANADIENS SURVIVE

Montreal beats Tampa Bay in OT to force a Game 5 🔥 #StanleyCup

(via @NHLonNBCSports)

[NHL @NHL]

And here it is, the goal that sends the @CanadiensMTL to the #StanleyCup Final.

Bravo, Artturi Lehkonen (@arsilehkonen)!

[Richard Matthew @rmatthew99]

#GOHABSGO#Montreal#Canadiens!!!!

[Richard Matthew @rmatthew99]

Refs signal early who they want to see win in Vegas

[SX Bet @SX_Bet]

HABS WIN IN OT 🚀

Josh Anderson scores again vs the Golden Knights 🔥

Their interim head coach tested positive for COVID-19 earlier today. What a result

Canadiens +140 ✅ cashes on SportX

#NHL #StanleyCupPlayoffs #Montreal #Lasvegas #sportsbetting

[Richard Matthew @rmatthew99]

https://t.co/bJglgf8DiG

[Richard Matthew @rmatthew99]

@EricEngels Really cheap hit by a frustrated player looking to injure someone. Should get a suspension.

[Eric Engels @EricEngels]

Joel Edmundson: "It was a dirty hit, but the league's going to take care of it. If he gets back in the series, we're going to make life miserable for him."
On Evans and Scheifele.

[Richard Matthew @rmatthew99]

Rest In Peace Vice President Mondale. An honor to have known you.