Matthew Ryan Shelton
@mattrshelton.bsky.social
Poet, Translator, Percussionist, PhD, Lecturer in Irish Studies at UC Berkeley
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Live report from the Minnesota State Fair, located in the heart of American democracy, where there’s an ICE Out adaptation of Picasso’s Guernica made entirely from crops
August 27, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Live report from the Minnesota State Fair, located in the heart of American democracy, where there’s an ICE Out adaptation of Picasso’s Guernica made entirely from crops
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There is a lot to say about the Nolan Odyssey movie. But one point that I think has not been emphasized enough is: this is a film about living in LA, as Nolan, my erstwhile British compatriot and age mate, has done for years. I gather it’s a strange place.
July 23, 2026 at 12:06 AM
There is a lot to say about the Nolan Odyssey movie. But one point that I think has not been emphasized enough is: this is a film about living in LA, as Nolan, my erstwhile British compatriot and age mate, has done for years. I gather it’s a strange place.
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📜 In recognition of #Juneteenth today, we’re sharing scans of General Order No. 3, the document that informed enslaved people in Texas that they were free on June 19, 1865, carrying out the Federal Government’s final execution of emancipation ⤵️
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#Archives #BlackHistory
archive.org/details/gene...
#Archives #BlackHistory
June 19, 2026 at 2:03 PM
📜 In recognition of #Juneteenth today, we’re sharing scans of General Order No. 3, the document that informed enslaved people in Texas that they were free on June 19, 1865, carrying out the Federal Government’s final execution of emancipation ⤵️
archive.org/details/gene...
#Archives #BlackHistory
archive.org/details/gene...
#Archives #BlackHistory
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Ordinary people have shown more bravery than billionaires, law firms, republican politicians, a lot of celebrities
Obama shouts out "those ordinary people in the Twin Cities who braved frigid temperatures, risked their own safety, standing shoulder to shoulder to look our for their neighbors and sometimes for strangers because they knew that was the right thing to do"
June 18, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Ordinary people have shown more bravery than billionaires, law firms, republican politicians, a lot of celebrities
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Capitulation at Versailles (disambiguation)
June 17, 2026 at 11:41 PM
Capitulation at Versailles (disambiguation)
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Suaimhneas síoraí dá hanam 💔
Tributes paid to singer Moya Brennan: ‘Her voice was the signature sound of Clannad’
www.irishtimes.com/culture/musi...
Tributes paid to singer Moya Brennan: ‘Her voice was the signature sound of Clannad’
www.irishtimes.com/culture/musi...
Tributes paid to singer Moya Brennan: ‘Her voice was the signature sound of Clannad’
Celebrated musician won a Grammy and an Emmy during hugely successful career
www.irishtimes.com
April 14, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Suaimhneas síoraí dá hanam 💔
Tributes paid to singer Moya Brennan: ‘Her voice was the signature sound of Clannad’
www.irishtimes.com/culture/musi...
Tributes paid to singer Moya Brennan: ‘Her voice was the signature sound of Clannad’
www.irishtimes.com/culture/musi...
Suaimhneas síoraí dá anam 💔
President Connolly pays tribute to poet Gabriel Rosenstock who has died aged 76
www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026...
President Connolly pays tribute to poet Gabriel Rosenstock who has died aged 76
www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026...
President Connolly pays tribute to poet Gabriel Rosenstock who has died aged 76
Born in Co Limerick, Rosenstock won numerous awards and wrote primarily in Irish
www.irishtimes.com
April 6, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Suaimhneas síoraí dá anam 💔
President Connolly pays tribute to poet Gabriel Rosenstock who has died aged 76
www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026...
President Connolly pays tribute to poet Gabriel Rosenstock who has died aged 76
www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026...
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This is a great article on resistance to ICE and how it works in small cities in Minnesota, including my dad's hometown. Worth noting that while Northfield is a college town, Austin and Albert Lea have a long history of big unionized meatpacking plants. prospect.org/2026/03/30/a...
When ICE Blows Through Rural America - The American Prospect
As the surge in Minneapolis winds down, small communities in Minnesota (like Willmar) fend off more arrests and lasting impacts.
prospect.org
March 30, 2026 at 4:19 PM
This is a great article on resistance to ICE and how it works in small cities in Minnesota, including my dad's hometown. Worth noting that while Northfield is a college town, Austin and Albert Lea have a long history of big unionized meatpacking plants. prospect.org/2026/03/30/a...
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Deaths in ICE Custody Are Growing. ‘They Let Him Rot in There.’
www.nytimes.com
April 1, 2026 at 2:28 PM
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Happy St. Patrick's Day, New York.
March 17, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Happy St. Patrick's Day, New York.
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Let me show you a wardrobe you can build with $1,700 🧵
Pritzker demands a $1,700 refund per family for the people of Illinois after Trump's tariffs were ruled unconstitutional.
Dems, pay attention. This is your midterms message.
Dems, pay attention. This is your midterms message.
February 21, 2026 at 12:09 AM
Let me show you a wardrobe you can build with $1,700 🧵
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Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social