Matthew Tree

Matthew Tree

@matthewtree.bsky.social

Writer in English and Catalan (my second language). 19 books out since 1996: fiction, non-fiction, autobiography, diatribes, a road book...

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Matthew Tree
@matthewtree.bsky.social

I'm still on Bluesky, but decided to return to X after being blocked (for unknown reasons). The new handle is: matthewtree25/Encara sóc a Bluesky, però he decidit tornar a X després que em van bloquejar (per raons desconegudes). El nou nom és: matthewtree25

Matthew Tree
@matthewtree.bsky.social

I'm still on Bluesky, but decided to return to X after being blocked (for unknown reasons). The new handle is: matthewtree25/Encara sóc a Bluesky, però he decidit tornar a X després que em van bloquejar (per raons desconegudes). El nou nom és: matthewtree25

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social

OBAMA: "Trump is focused on enriching himself & his family/friends. A Venezuelan billionaire wanted a pardon, so he paid a Trump lawyers $50 million — and lo & behold! The pardon falls out of the sky... We’ve never seen a president straight-up grifting on your dime like this."

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Christopher Webb
@cwebbonline.com

Muslims didn’t storm the Capitol on January 6, try to steal an election, or overthrow our government. White Christian nationalists, racist militia groups, and rabid Trump supporters did. We need to stop pretending the biggest terrorist threat to this country is coming from somewhere else.

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Matthew Tree
@matthewtree.bsky.social

Does anybody still remember the Jimmy Savile scandal? Or, going further back, the 1975 documentary 'Johnny Go Home', which uncovered the exploitation of homeless children by a bogus bishop? This 2023 novel - is a satire (and part-thriller) based on these and many similar real cases.

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Matthew Tree
@matthewtree.bsky.social

'Thought-provoking and biting, at times disturbing and challenging, this is a story of heroism and payback that will stay with readers long after its stunning and satisfying conclusion.’ – Booklife/Publishers Weekly.

Matthew Tree
@matthewtree.bsky.social

Does anybody still remember the Jimmy Savile scandal? Or, going further back, the 1975 documentary 'Johnny Go Home', which uncovered the exploitation of homeless children by a bogus bishop? This 2023 novel - is a satire (and part-thriller) based on these and many similar real cases.

Matthew Tree
@matthewtree.bsky.social

'Thought-provoking and biting, at times disturbing and challenging, this is a story of heroism and payback that will stay with readers long after its stunning and satisfying conclusion.’ – Booklife/Publishers Weekly.

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Matthew Tree
@matthewtree.bsky.social

Gairebé Tot: la història desconeguda del pare és un relat colpidor i honest per a tothom que alguna vegada s’ha preguntat qui va ser realment el seu pare.

Matthew Tree
@matthewtree.bsky.social

Gairebé Tot: la història desconeguda del pare és un relat colpidor i honest per a tothom que alguna vegada s’ha preguntat qui va ser realment el seu pare.

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Matthew Tree
@matthewtree.bsky.social

The September article for Catalonia Today magazine is finally out. The title is 'Groundhog Day', about yet another odd 'reform' the Castilianist powers-that-be want to make to Catalan schools. www.cataloniatoday.cat/article/2672...

cataloniatoday.catGROUNDHOG DAYLast July, the Supreme Court of Spain declared that all signs in Catalan public schools – referring to different departments, courses and toilets – must be in Spanish as well as Catalan. As pointed...
Matthew Tree
@matthewtree.bsky.social

The September article for Catalonia Today magazine is finally out. The title is 'Groundhog Day', about yet another odd 'reform' the Castilianist powers-that-be want to make to Catalan schools. www.cataloniatoday.cat/article/2672...

cataloniatoday.catGROUNDHOG DAYLast July, the Supreme Court of Spain declared that all signs in Catalan public schools – referring to different departments, courses and toilets – must be in Spanish as well as Catalan. As pointed...
Matthew Tree
@matthewtree.bsky.social

Al programa de llibres Ciutat Maragda de Catalunya Ràdio, diversos escriptors parlen de deu llibres públicats just abans de l'estiu que no volen que desapareguin sota l'allau de novetats del setembre. El primer que parla és en Jordi Puntí, sobre 'Gairebé tot'. www.3cat.cat/3cat/abans-d...

3cat.catCiutat Maragda - Abans de la represa: 10 títols imperdibles del 2026 - 3CatComencem la desena temporada amb una selecció de 10 títols recents que val la pena tenir en compte abans de l'allau de novetats del setembre. Deu lectures amb noms com Isabel Olesti, Claudia Durastant...

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Allison Gill
@muellershewrote.com

NEW: The federal prosecutor who charged ICE agent Christian Castro for lying about shooting Sosa-Celia has now been FIRED. He objected to the DoJ stopping him from charging a civil rights violation. And now he’s fired. www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-min...

cbsnews.comFederal prosecutor fired after investigating ICE officer for civil rights offenses in Minnesota shooting, sources sayA federal prosecutor in Minnesota who was investigating an ICE officer for possible civil rights crimes has been fired, four sources familiar with the matter told CBS News.