Hannah Matthews
@hannahmatthews.bsky.social
Wrote YOU OR SOMEONE YOU LOVE (Atria Books, 2023). Writing other stuff. Public library worker. Abortion clinic angel, abortion fund board. Queer. t1d. Pure of heart, dumb of ass.
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(let’s talk about death and bodies and sickness and isolation and t1d but make it fun and sexy and weird and juicy and queer and…honestly…a WILD ride)
(let’s talk about death and bodies and sickness and isolation and t1d but make it fun and sexy and weird and juicy and queer and…honestly…a WILD ride)
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Navigating Preteendom in the Shadow of the American Girl Doll
On September 1, 1998, my girlhood abruptly changed its shape. Two things happened on that blustery back-to-school morning that fell exactly a month after my eleventh birthday. I got my first period…
lithub.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:35 PM
This gorgeous, heartbreaking, and deeply hopeful essay from @hannahmatthews.bsky.social from our anthology is featured in FULL on @literaryhub.bsky.social today ♥️ give it a read + send it to someone who needs it
lithub.com/navigating-p...
lithub.com/navigating-p...
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@hannahmatthews.bsky.social considers the biases and blind spots behind American Girl’s most iconic products.
Navigating Preteendom in the Shadow of the American Girl Doll
On September 1, 1998, my girlhood abruptly changed its shape. Two things happened on that blustery back-to-school morning that fell exactly a month after my eleventh birthday. I got my first period…
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November 10, 2025 at 8:30 PM
@hannahmatthews.bsky.social considers the biases and blind spots behind American Girl’s most iconic products.
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Remember 25 years ago when a photo was taken of a fed pointing a gun at a crying refugee child and the image was so shameful it dominated the news cycle for a year
November 11, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Remember 25 years ago when a photo was taken of a fed pointing a gun at a crying refugee child and the image was so shameful it dominated the news cycle for a year
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The thing about Mamdani is that he’s a talented politician but not otherworldly or one in a billion, he’s just a competent guy with popular ideas who ran against an entitled piece of shit and to me it’s a lot more optimistic to imagine 1000 campaigns like his than to view him as a unique phenomenon
November 11, 2025 at 1:42 AM
The thing about Mamdani is that he’s a talented politician but not otherworldly or one in a billion, he’s just a competent guy with popular ideas who ran against an entitled piece of shit and to me it’s a lot more optimistic to imagine 1000 campaigns like his than to view him as a unique phenomenon
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I have to hand it to them, it's an incredible bit to publicly lose a game of chicken, admit that's what happened, and then spend the next day lecturing everyone about courage and tenacity
November 11, 2025 at 2:05 AM
I have to hand it to them, it's an incredible bit to publicly lose a game of chicken, admit that's what happened, and then spend the next day lecturing everyone about courage and tenacity
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Go figure. 🤨
‘Acetaminophen use during pregnancy not clearly linked to autism, ADHD: Review’
“Taking acetaminophen during pregnancy is not clearly linked to autism or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children, a new review finds.”
abcnews.go.com/Health/aceta...
‘Acetaminophen use during pregnancy not clearly linked to autism, ADHD: Review’
“Taking acetaminophen during pregnancy is not clearly linked to autism or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children, a new review finds.”
abcnews.go.com/Health/aceta...
Acetaminophen use during pregnancy not clearly linked to autism, ADHD: Review
Taking acetaminophen during pregnancy is not clearly linked to autism or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children, a new analysis finds.
abcnews.go.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Go figure. 🤨
‘Acetaminophen use during pregnancy not clearly linked to autism, ADHD: Review’
“Taking acetaminophen during pregnancy is not clearly linked to autism or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children, a new review finds.”
abcnews.go.com/Health/aceta...
‘Acetaminophen use during pregnancy not clearly linked to autism, ADHD: Review’
“Taking acetaminophen during pregnancy is not clearly linked to autism or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children, a new review finds.”
abcnews.go.com/Health/aceta...
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we are going to win
NEW: Dems easily flipped the sheriff's office in Pennsylvania's Bucks County, a big swing county in the Philly suburbs.
So? The incumbent GOP sheriff had contracted with ICE. His Dem challenger promised to end the contract.
Now he wants other swing-state Dems to look at his victory as a lesson:
So? The incumbent GOP sheriff had contracted with ICE. His Dem challenger promised to end the contract.
Now he wants other swing-state Dems to look at his victory as a lesson:
Voters Ousted This Pennsylvania Sheriff After He Signed Up to Collaborate With ICE - Bolts
A populous, swing county replaced its GOP sheriff on Tuesday after months of controversy over his joining ICE’s 287(g) program. The Democratic winner promises he’ll end the contract.
boltsmag.org
November 11, 2025 at 2:18 AM
we are going to win
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I really hope that we can help this amazing family get secure shelter.
November 11, 2025 at 2:35 AM
I really hope that we can help this amazing family get secure shelter.
one thing about me is I don’t care what hundreds of American millionaires have to say on pretty much any subject imaginable
Hundreds of American millionaires say the FAA should have grounded private jets before cutting flights for commercial airliners.
FAA Bans Most Private Jets At 12 Major Airports—But Some Say It Doesn’t Go Far Enough
Hundreds of American millionaires say the FAA should have grounded private jets before cutting flights for commercial airliners.
www.forbes.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:11 AM
one thing about me is I don’t care what hundreds of American millionaires have to say on pretty much any subject imaginable
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I waited a day to say this bc I respected everyone's right to vent some anger, but *remember to focus on what you can do*. Whether it's defending your community, taking action around what you've been venting about, whatever — but don't let all of your energy get captured in the social media space.
November 10, 2025 at 11:31 PM
I waited a day to say this bc I respected everyone's right to vent some anger, but *remember to focus on what you can do*. Whether it's defending your community, taking action around what you've been venting about, whatever — but don't let all of your energy get captured in the social media space.
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I’m no political strategist or anything, but I feel like a bunch of people willing to use starving children as bargaining chips probably won’t honor any promises you make with them.
November 10, 2025 at 2:41 AM
I’m no political strategist or anything, but I feel like a bunch of people willing to use starving children as bargaining chips probably won’t honor any promises you make with them.
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Tell me you don’t understand risk pools without telling me you don’t understand risk pools
November 10, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Tell me you don’t understand risk pools without telling me you don’t understand risk pools
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God the number of times I have been through this with the same damned bus of clowns in the senate. They need to go.
November 10, 2025 at 12:52 AM
God the number of times I have been through this with the same damned bus of clowns in the senate. They need to go.
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I keep seeing regular Americans taking more risks every day to fight tyranny, want, and cynicism than I see from the opposition party, and I imagine many of those regular Americans are asking themselves what the value proposition of such an opposition party is, really
November 10, 2025 at 4:31 AM
I keep seeing regular Americans taking more risks every day to fight tyranny, want, and cynicism than I see from the opposition party, and I imagine many of those regular Americans are asking themselves what the value proposition of such an opposition party is, really
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According to my local food bank, $1 = 2 meals.
So a donation of $25 is 50 meals.
A little can go a long way and you *can* make a difference.
So a donation of $25 is 50 meals.
A little can go a long way and you *can* make a difference.
November 9, 2025 at 8:46 PM
According to my local food bank, $1 = 2 meals.
So a donation of $25 is 50 meals.
A little can go a long way and you *can* make a difference.
So a donation of $25 is 50 meals.
A little can go a long way and you *can* make a difference.
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Senators on the brink of retirement who lived full, wealthy lives and never feared the loss of their own healthcare voting for their constituents to die from their inability to afford the same is treasonous
November 10, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Senators on the brink of retirement who lived full, wealthy lives and never feared the loss of their own healthcare voting for their constituents to die from their inability to afford the same is treasonous
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John Fetterman’s memoir comes out on Tuesday, so if the phone calls don’t work you can always tell him how you feel while he’s on book tour.
November 9, 2025 at 10:25 PM
John Fetterman’s memoir comes out on Tuesday, so if the phone calls don’t work you can always tell him how you feel while he’s on book tour.
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I'm legitimately confused about the play here. No person who now is going to go without coverage in the ACA is going to just blame the GOP. They will rightly blame the Democrats too. Dems won't get "points" for "fighting" if they cave. It makes little sense.
November 9, 2025 at 10:48 PM
I'm legitimately confused about the play here. No person who now is going to go without coverage in the ACA is going to just blame the GOP. They will rightly blame the Democrats too. Dems won't get "points" for "fighting" if they cave. It makes little sense.
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The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
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Mon Laferte
Gracias
Gracias
November 9, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Mon Laferte
Gracias
Gracias
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The list of things being sacrificed for shareholder profit is endless.
It’s literally everything that makes life worth living.
And, of course, it’s life itself.
Heartbreak & rage are the only rational responses.
It’s literally everything that makes life worth living.
And, of course, it’s life itself.
Heartbreak & rage are the only rational responses.
World’s landscapes may soon be ‘devoid of wild animals’, says nature photographer
Margot Raggett, whose latest compilation shows animals scrubbed from natural habitats, calls for rethink on UK accelerated housebuilding
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:41 AM
The list of things being sacrificed for shareholder profit is endless.
It’s literally everything that makes life worth living.
And, of course, it’s life itself.
Heartbreak & rage are the only rational responses.
It’s literally everything that makes life worth living.
And, of course, it’s life itself.
Heartbreak & rage are the only rational responses.
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been doing some light reading about the aftermath of the korean dictatorship and I think it's really important that we repeat this to ourselves, to our friends, to our neighbors, to our politicians
Nuremburg trials is the moderate position
He said that the agents would throw food at them to eat. The agents threatened to withhold food for a week and to beat him up if he didn't sign deportation papers. He said he saw others refuse and get beaten/receive no food. He signed because he was afraid.
November 9, 2025 at 6:14 PM
been doing some light reading about the aftermath of the korean dictatorship and I think it's really important that we repeat this to ourselves, to our friends, to our neighbors, to our politicians
SOME NEWS: you weren’t hard to love as a kid and you’re not hard to love now
November 9, 2025 at 7:23 PM
SOME NEWS: you weren’t hard to love as a kid and you’re not hard to love now
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Something I’ve noticed is there seems to be a sort of pervasive assumption that the status quo has gravity. That there’s a natural, comfortable way things should be and that deviations from the normal state of the world will correct themselves in time.
But as a paleontologist, I know this is false.
But as a paleontologist, I know this is false.
November 6, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Something I’ve noticed is there seems to be a sort of pervasive assumption that the status quo has gravity. That there’s a natural, comfortable way things should be and that deviations from the normal state of the world will correct themselves in time.
But as a paleontologist, I know this is false.
But as a paleontologist, I know this is false.