Mat Johnson
@matjohnson.bsky.social
Author: Invisible Things, Loving Day, Pym, Incognegro, etc. Helped on The Fall of the House of Usher (Nflx) and Manhunt (🍎).
Philly-born; Oregon-thriving
Storytelling Guru at U of Oregon; Go 🦆!
Will block for pedantic responses to joke posts—gleefully
Philly-born; Oregon-thriving
Storytelling Guru at U of Oregon; Go 🦆!
Will block for pedantic responses to joke posts—gleefully
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Immigration isn’t the problem, it’s the solution to the question of how to distract from the heist of the American economy by the wealthiest people in the country.
February 10, 2026 at 4:32 AM
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Just such a stark reminder that white racists have never been, and will never be, cool.
February 9, 2026 at 1:25 AM
Just such a stark reminder that white racists have never been, and will never be, cool.
When I’m depressed, I sing a special melancholy song, to the tune of Disney’s Pinocchio’s, “I Got No Strings.” It goes:
“Life is hard
And then you die
But just don’t ask
No questions why”
And it works!!! I’m still alive! Despite some really fucked up shit, too!!!
“Life is hard
And then you die
But just don’t ask
No questions why”
And it works!!! I’m still alive! Despite some really fucked up shit, too!!!
February 8, 2026 at 6:44 AM
When I’m depressed, I sing a special melancholy song, to the tune of Disney’s Pinocchio’s, “I Got No Strings.” It goes:
“Life is hard
And then you die
But just don’t ask
No questions why”
And it works!!! I’m still alive! Despite some really fucked up shit, too!!!
“Life is hard
And then you die
But just don’t ask
No questions why”
And it works!!! I’m still alive! Despite some really fucked up shit, too!!!
Remember when Hollywood was functioning and producing content in a regular basis? That was so cool. (You had to be there.)
February 8, 2026 at 5:51 AM
Remember when Hollywood was functioning and producing content in a regular basis? That was so cool. (You had to be there.)
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This is bleak: Jes Staley, currently CEO of Barclays, reassuring Epstein that popular revolt against financial elites is unlikely because capitalism and pop culture have defanged social movements, leaving people more invested in consumption than justice.
February 6, 2026 at 10:23 PM
This is bleak: Jes Staley, currently CEO of Barclays, reassuring Epstein that popular revolt against financial elites is unlikely because capitalism and pop culture have defanged social movements, leaving people more invested in consumption than justice.
Working-Class
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February 8, 2026 at 1:44 AM
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I think often of the women in the Louis CK story—how they all left comedy and never went back, but he’s still going. It’s everywhere and it’s such a loss for them and for us—for things they’ll never make that we’ll never see.
the Epstein files are really devastating because they remind me of how many girls and women miss out on professional opportunities, mentorship and careers because of how many powerful, rich and influential men only view girls and women — and interactions with them — through the lens of sex
February 6, 2026 at 1:13 AM
I think often of the women in the Louis CK story—how they all left comedy and never went back, but he’s still going. It’s everywhere and it’s such a loss for them and for us—for things they’ll never make that we’ll never see.
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The glibness with which these people are dismissing what is, fundamentally, an extensive record of elite atrocities makes me think it’s better if I don’t finish this sentence
raise your hand if you are not, in fact, in the Epstein files
February 5, 2026 at 10:28 PM
The glibness with which these people are dismissing what is, fundamentally, an extensive record of elite atrocities makes me think it’s better if I don’t finish this sentence
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February 5, 2026 at 6:51 PM
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Name them
shame them
shame them
February 5, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Name them
shame them
shame them
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COMMENTARY: We should believe President Trump
February 5, 2026 at 2:31 AM
COMMENTARY: We should believe President Trump
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In no functioning country is this allowed.
Fucking surreal that people dressed like this and carrying assault rifles are permitted to kidnap people off our streets
February 4, 2026 at 4:16 AM
In no functioning country is this allowed.
We're all wearing red sunglasses next summer, right?
February 3, 2026 at 8:37 PM
We're all wearing red sunglasses next summer, right?
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We're thrilled to announce the panel of authors who will select the recipient of the 2026 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction:
Nicola Griffith
Mat Johnson
Fonda Lee
Darcie Little Badger
Peter Rock
Anyone can nominate work for this $25,000 prize; nominations will be open March 1st through 31st.
Nicola Griffith
Mat Johnson
Fonda Lee
Darcie Little Badger
Peter Rock
Anyone can nominate work for this $25,000 prize; nominations will be open March 1st through 31st.
February 2, 2026 at 8:58 PM
We're thrilled to announce the panel of authors who will select the recipient of the 2026 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction:
Nicola Griffith
Mat Johnson
Fonda Lee
Darcie Little Badger
Peter Rock
Anyone can nominate work for this $25,000 prize; nominations will be open March 1st through 31st.
Nicola Griffith
Mat Johnson
Fonda Lee
Darcie Little Badger
Peter Rock
Anyone can nominate work for this $25,000 prize; nominations will be open March 1st through 31st.
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Definitely seems like they destroyed the country on purpose.
February 2, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Definitely seems like they destroyed the country on purpose.
Chicago, this August. Applications due March 27. Come write and celebrate writing with me.
Apply by March 27: www.storystudiochicago.org/storyboard-c...
@storystudiochicago.bsky.social
Apply by March 27: www.storystudiochicago.org/storyboard-c...
@storystudiochicago.bsky.social
February 2, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Chicago, this August. Applications due March 27. Come write and celebrate writing with me.
Apply by March 27: www.storystudiochicago.org/storyboard-c...
@storystudiochicago.bsky.social
Apply by March 27: www.storystudiochicago.org/storyboard-c...
@storystudiochicago.bsky.social
Lighthouse Lit Fest is coming up. You got a novel you're trying to take to the next level? Apply, come, and let's work it out.
lighthousewriters.org/workshop/adv...
lighthousewriters.org/workshop/adv...
February 1, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Lighthouse Lit Fest is coming up. You got a novel you're trying to take to the next level? Apply, come, and let's work it out.
lighthousewriters.org/workshop/adv...
lighthousewriters.org/workshop/adv...
Nothing perverts and corrupts the soul like prolonged exposure to money and power.
January 31, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Nothing perverts and corrupts the soul like prolonged exposure to money and power.
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I acknowledge the part of black history where we stopped going there
Target is acknowledging Black History Month...
a man wearing a red and white shirt with hearts on it is smiling
ALT: a man wearing a red and white shirt with hearts on it is smiling
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January 31, 2026 at 2:39 AM
I acknowledge the part of black history where we stopped going there
In related news, lighting my house on fire has greatly reduced the number of door-to-door salesmen.
Former Trump adviser Bryan Lanza on CNN: "The roughness you‘ve seen displayed by Customs and Border and ICE. Those images have actually stopped, you know, border crossings. Like as much as as much as people are offended by it, the roughness of it has actually stopped border crossings."
January 30, 2026 at 9:50 PM
In related news, lighting my house on fire has greatly reduced the number of door-to-door salesmen.
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Bondi directed federal agents to arrest four journalists.
Georgia Fort, Don Lemon, Jamael Lundy, and Trahern Crews.
All Black. All doing their jobs.
Georgia Fort, Don Lemon, Jamael Lundy, and Trahern Crews.
All Black. All doing their jobs.
January 30, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Bondi directed federal agents to arrest four journalists.
Georgia Fort, Don Lemon, Jamael Lundy, and Trahern Crews.
All Black. All doing their jobs.
Georgia Fort, Don Lemon, Jamael Lundy, and Trahern Crews.
All Black. All doing their jobs.
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I get tired of saying it, but I’ll say it again: the nature of oppression in America is that they workshop it first on Black, Latino, Asian & Native people.
But it is always, in the end, coming for everyone.
But it is always, in the end, coming for everyone.
The arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort are a test for every MSM member with a platform. If you are not voicing your outrage at this blatant violation of the First Amendment, you are utterly discredited as a journalist.
January 30, 2026 at 4:46 PM
I get tired of saying it, but I’ll say it again: the nature of oppression in America is that they workshop it first on Black, Latino, Asian & Native people.
But it is always, in the end, coming for everyone.
But it is always, in the end, coming for everyone.
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This is worth watching. "I don't feel like I have my First Amendment right as a member of the press because now federal agents are at my door arresting me for filming the church protest." Fort also says the agents said they had an indictment from a grand jury.
Minnesota based Independent Journalist GEORGIA FORT has been arrested for filming a protest of the church pastor that works as an ICE manager. SPREAD THE WORD! Georgia has been doing outstanding reporting from ground zero!
January 30, 2026 at 3:53 PM
This is worth watching. "I don't feel like I have my First Amendment right as a member of the press because now federal agents are at my door arresting me for filming the church protest." Fort also says the agents said they had an indictment from a grand jury.
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This is terrible. It is also an opportunity for certain journalists to finally speak up with a *fraction* of the courage the people of Minneapolis have shown. It is also instructive that Lemon is Black. Woe/pox etc upon white journalists who don’t freak out about this.
Don was taken into custody by federal agents last night in Los Angeles.
January 30, 2026 at 1:53 PM
This is terrible. It is also an opportunity for certain journalists to finally speak up with a *fraction* of the courage the people of Minneapolis have shown. It is also instructive that Lemon is Black. Woe/pox etc upon white journalists who don’t freak out about this.
Disney's Wonder Man has zero right to be this good. While The Penguin was the DC Universe's take on The Godfather, Wonder Man is the Marvel Universe's take on My Dinner with Andre. And somehow, it works. Brilliantly.
January 30, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Disney's Wonder Man has zero right to be this good. While The Penguin was the DC Universe's take on The Godfather, Wonder Man is the Marvel Universe's take on My Dinner with Andre. And somehow, it works. Brilliantly.