Matthew P. McAllister
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Matthew P. McAllister
@matthewpmcallister.bsky.social

Teaches about media stuff in college. Studies the political economy of media and commercial culture. He/him

Communication & Media Studies 24%
Art 19%
Absolutely, positively. And for the Caribbean boat strikes, too.

This is an actual photo of when a guest passed out at the Oval Office today.
incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
Impeach RFK Jr.

If things go on, North America is on track to becoming a hotspot for permanent measles transmission. Canada could lose its measles-free designation this week. We are not be far behind.

🧪 www.scientificamerican.com/article/meas...
North America May Soon No Longer Be Officially Measles-Free, Experts Say
A meeting of the Pan American Health Organization this week will address the resurgence of measles in the Americas
www.scientificamerican.com
This is looking like a very good night for democracy and sanity. What a relief.
BREAKING: Pennsylvania voters approve to retain three state Supreme Court justices, NBC News projects, preserving Democrats’ 5-2 majority on the state’s high court.
Pennsylvania voters retain three state Supreme Court justices, preserving Democrats' 5-2 majority
NBC News projects the incumbents survived an up-or-down vote to keep their seats on the battleground state’s high court.
nbcnews.to
If you thought Trump was Marie Antoinette saying to the hungry "let them eat cake" or a partying Gatsby-era rich guy indifferent to the hungry, it's worse than that. He's now openly defying a court order, refusing to release SNAP benefits to stick it to Dems...more than willing to let people starve.
Authoritarians don't give good reasons and facts, they'd rather not be questioned at all. They'd rather "because I said so" is the end of the conversation. They're "cognitively irresponsible" and unaccountable.
Mike Johnson: "Imagine a scenario where they were in charge and they didn't have the filibuster. We would have nationalized elections, they would infringe on our 2A rights, they'd pack the Supreme Court, and they'd make Puerto Rico and DC states."

Any day now...since 2016.
Rep. Jeff Van Drew on Republicans' healthcare plan: "The plan is to come up with something better."
Rep. Jeff Van Drew on Republicans' healthcare plan: "The plan is to come up with something better."
The nation’s largest police fleet of Tesla Cybertrucks is set to begin patrolling the streets of Las Vegas in November thanks to a donation from a U.S. tech billionaire, raising concerns about the blurring of lines between public and private interests.
Nation's largest fleet of police Cybertrucks to patrol Las Vegas
The nation’s largest police fleet of Tesla Cybertrucks is set to begin patrolling the streets of Las Vegas in November.
bit.ly
This was $8.99 last year.
1: I'm not sure if JD Vance is someone who should gauge what is 'normal'.
And, 2: F*ck that Nazi racist pos.
15 million Americans are going to lose their health care.

Celebrating the great Joseph Turow: the latest issue of Advertising & Society Quarterly includes an conversation between him and Susan Smulyan, and excerpts from Joe's retirement presentation and Sarah Banet-Weiser's praise for him at the Annenberg School at UPenn. muse.jhu.edu/pub/21/artic...
Project MUSE - Audience Construction, Institutional Power, and the Hidden Curriculum: A Celebration of the Work of Joseph Turow
muse.jhu.edu
Rep. Rosa DeLauro: "On the food stamp issue, the money is there! Let them not get away with saying they can't do it. Their political will isn't there to feed the people who rely on the SNAP program which is the most effective anti-hunger program in the USA."
"Not only is Donald Trump not here, not negotiating, Mike Johnson has now shut down the House for 39 consecutive days. There's no one to negotiate with. Across town, Trump is building a $300 million ballroom while he is set to let Americans starve."

-- @repstansbury.bsky.social
Still laughing at this.