Michaelangelo Matos
@matoswk.bsky.social
Michaelangelo Matos
Author, historian, critic, journalist
St. Paul
he/him
The Underground Is Massive (Dey Street, 2015); Can't Slow Down (Hachette, 2020)
I edit books - inquire within
Beat Connection: DJ mixes newsletter - http://michaelangelo.substack.com
Author, historian, critic, journalist
St. Paul
he/him
The Underground Is Massive (Dey Street, 2015); Can't Slow Down (Hachette, 2020)
I edit books - inquire within
Beat Connection: DJ mixes newsletter - http://michaelangelo.substack.com
Get Up I Feel Like Being a Sex Machine
Deleted a post about “what’s your least favorite song” because the vibes are bad enough already.
Instead: what’s your favorite song that has a long title, say at least 6 words long?
Mine: “Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town” (Pearl Jam)
Instead: what’s your favorite song that has a long title, say at least 6 words long?
Mine: “Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town” (Pearl Jam)
February 4, 2026 at 4:57 AM
Get Up I Feel Like Being a Sex Machine
Hurry up already.
Senate powerhouse Mitch McConnell was rushed to a hospital Monday night "in an abundance of caution" after being stricken by "flu-like symptoms," his spokesperson David Popp revealed Tuesday.
Senate powerhouse Mitch McConnell hospitalized
Senate powerhouse Mitch McConnell was rushed to a hospital Monday night "in an abundance of caution" after being stricken by "flu-like symptoms," his spokesperson David Popp revealed Tuesday.The Kentucky Republican was forced to sit out crucial Senate votes on both Monday and Tuesday, Politico noted...
bit.ly
February 4, 2026 at 4:17 AM
Hurry up already.
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Every Bitc*in ATM should be pulled into the street, doused in gasoline and set on fire
February 4, 2026 at 4:05 AM
Every Bitc*in ATM should be pulled into the street, doused in gasoline and set on fire
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Why is this schmuck in charge of literally anything?
Democrats want commonsense reform for ICE:
End the roving patrols and racial profiling.
Take accountability and abide by the same rules as local police.
Masks need to come off, body cameras need to stay on—no secret police in the United States of America.
End the roving patrols and racial profiling.
Take accountability and abide by the same rules as local police.
Masks need to come off, body cameras need to stay on—no secret police in the United States of America.
February 3, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Why is this schmuck in charge of literally anything?
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The entire press corps should walk out, not come back, & we simply shouldn’t tolerate this.
Months of “Joe Biden won’t do a press conference.” A nonstop national story. Same with Harris in Aug/Sep 2024 & interviews. Trump does this stuff & everyone shrugs. It’s appalling.
Months of “Joe Biden won’t do a press conference.” A nonstop national story. Same with Harris in Aug/Sep 2024 & interviews. Trump does this stuff & everyone shrugs. It’s appalling.
KAITLAN COLLINS: What would say to Epstein survivo---
TRUMP: You are so bad. You are the worst report. No wonder CNN has no ratings. She's a young woman. I don't think I've ever seen you smile. They should be ashamed of you.
TRUMP: You are so bad. You are the worst report. No wonder CNN has no ratings. She's a young woman. I don't think I've ever seen you smile. They should be ashamed of you.
February 4, 2026 at 12:22 AM
The entire press corps should walk out, not come back, & we simply shouldn’t tolerate this.
Months of “Joe Biden won’t do a press conference.” A nonstop national story. Same with Harris in Aug/Sep 2024 & interviews. Trump does this stuff & everyone shrugs. It’s appalling.
Months of “Joe Biden won’t do a press conference.” A nonstop national story. Same with Harris in Aug/Sep 2024 & interviews. Trump does this stuff & everyone shrugs. It’s appalling.
Why is this schmuck in charge of literally anything?
Democrats want commonsense reform for ICE:
End the roving patrols and racial profiling.
Take accountability and abide by the same rules as local police.
Masks need to come off, body cameras need to stay on—no secret police in the United States of America.
End the roving patrols and racial profiling.
Take accountability and abide by the same rules as local police.
Masks need to come off, body cameras need to stay on—no secret police in the United States of America.
February 3, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Why is this schmuck in charge of literally anything?
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I know we’ve gotten used to it, but this type of behavior is disgusting and people should speak up about it
KAITLAN COLLINS: What would say to Epstein survivo---
TRUMP: You are so bad. You are the worst report. No wonder CNN has no ratings. She's a young woman. I don't think I've ever seen you smile. They should be ashamed of you.
TRUMP: You are so bad. You are the worst report. No wonder CNN has no ratings. She's a young woman. I don't think I've ever seen you smile. They should be ashamed of you.
February 3, 2026 at 10:07 PM
I know we’ve gotten used to it, but this type of behavior is disgusting and people should speak up about it
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we are not gonna make a hero of a MN lawyer who decided in the year of our lord 2026 to represent the government in habeas petitions here. yes, the crashout in court is kinda fun, but she took the job to do the habeas backlog for the government! she's not speaking truth to power. she's just tired.
February 3, 2026 at 10:21 PM
we are not gonna make a hero of a MN lawyer who decided in the year of our lord 2026 to represent the government in habeas petitions here. yes, the crashout in court is kinda fun, but she took the job to do the habeas backlog for the government! she's not speaking truth to power. she's just tired.
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Schumer when American cities are being occupied by government-sanctioned death squads:
February 3, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Schumer when American cities are being occupied by government-sanctioned death squads:
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Have we heard anything definitive yet from unqualified and incompetent Bari Weiss on the scandal of her Peter Attia hire?
Peter Attia never finished a residency and isn’t board certified in anything. Yet, he’s made millions suggesting he knows more than anyone else on “longevity medicine.”
Add in his vile private behavior, and somehow Bari Weiss is still advocating for him?
Add in his vile private behavior, and somehow Bari Weiss is still advocating for him?
February 3, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Have we heard anything definitive yet from unqualified and incompetent Bari Weiss on the scandal of her Peter Attia hire?
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"I know Kid Rock's real name" is an amazing negative flex, good job JD
February 3, 2026 at 6:18 PM
"I know Kid Rock's real name" is an amazing negative flex, good job JD
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The other myth spread from all sides during that time, especially irritating coming from lefties, is that somehow we who lived here were burning down our own neighborhood. Good lord. Teens from Wisconsin burned Seward. People came in from the suburbs to burn the Midway. They even got caught.
February 3, 2026 at 6:45 PM
The other myth spread from all sides during that time, especially irritating coming from lefties, is that somehow we who lived here were burning down our own neighborhood. Good lord. Teens from Wisconsin burned Seward. People came in from the suburbs to burn the Midway. They even got caught.
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Everyone arrested for rioting in midway was from the cop suburbs like coon rapids
During the George Floyd uprising, arsonists burned things like pharmacies in my North Mpls 'hood, several miles away from GFS. a lot of big name non-MN leftists explained to me, patronizingly, that this was actually an organic part of an uprising. just dropping that here for no particular reason.
February 3, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Everyone arrested for rioting in midway was from the cop suburbs like coon rapids
"Banger Memes" is the name of the ad agency that rejected these losers for being terrible at their job and at life.
This was a new one for me. I reached out to the White House for comment on this story. And the spokesperson that responded, Abigail Jackson, was also someone I wrote about in the piece as an example of the Clicktatorship, based on her posting about the White House using AI to alter images (left).
February 3, 2026 at 7:43 PM
"Banger Memes" is the name of the ad agency that rejected these losers for being terrible at their job and at life.
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Happy birthday wishes to film historian Jeanine Basinger!
February 3, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Happy birthday wishes to film historian Jeanine Basinger!
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The kids should have stole his truck and ghost rided it into a tree
February 3, 2026 at 5:24 PM
The kids should have stole his truck and ghost rided it into a tree
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Dawg you got yourself beat up by children lol
MAGA Adult Male assaults Texas High School students protesting ICE
February 3, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Dawg you got yourself beat up by children lol
It's like he lives on an island.
Leavitt on Bad Bunny saying "ICE out" at the Grammy's: "I think it's very ironic and frankly sad to see celebrities who live in gated communities with private security with millions of dollars to spend protecting themselves trying to demonize law enforcement public servants."
February 3, 2026 at 6:55 PM
It's like he lives on an island.
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LEMON: “They want to embarrass you. They want to intimidate you. They want to instill fear.”
@donlemonofficial.bsky.social tells Kimmel he offered to turn himself into the DOJ, but heard nothing… until 12 Trump goons came and grabbed him as he covered the Grammys.
@donlemonofficial.bsky.social tells Kimmel he offered to turn himself into the DOJ, but heard nothing… until 12 Trump goons came and grabbed him as he covered the Grammys.
February 3, 2026 at 1:37 PM
LEMON: “They want to embarrass you. They want to intimidate you. They want to instill fear.”
@donlemonofficial.bsky.social tells Kimmel he offered to turn himself into the DOJ, but heard nothing… until 12 Trump goons came and grabbed him as he covered the Grammys.
@donlemonofficial.bsky.social tells Kimmel he offered to turn himself into the DOJ, but heard nothing… until 12 Trump goons came and grabbed him as he covered the Grammys.
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Dem leadership: changing this is a difficult process, you fool. You rube. You utter infant. Give us between $5 and $50
Mamdani, wiping grease off his hands: So it turns out there's a switch on this machine that puts it into either orphan-shredding mode or free school lunch mode. Just had to flip it
Mamdani, wiping grease off his hands: So it turns out there's a switch on this machine that puts it into either orphan-shredding mode or free school lunch mode. Just had to flip it
February 3, 2026 at 4:05 AM
Dem leadership: changing this is a difficult process, you fool. You rube. You utter infant. Give us between $5 and $50
Mamdani, wiping grease off his hands: So it turns out there's a switch on this machine that puts it into either orphan-shredding mode or free school lunch mode. Just had to flip it
Mamdani, wiping grease off his hands: So it turns out there's a switch on this machine that puts it into either orphan-shredding mode or free school lunch mode. Just had to flip it
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The indictment of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers revealed that they had a cache of weapons, entered the Capitol in military formation, and were prepared to harm lawmakers. They were all pardoned and no doubt many of them are now in ICE
Bondi accuses Don Lemon of "performing an attack-style infiltration of a church"
February 3, 2026 at 1:47 PM
The indictment of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers revealed that they had a cache of weapons, entered the Capitol in military formation, and were prepared to harm lawmakers. They were all pardoned and no doubt many of them are now in ICE
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I was thinking after the music biopic chat yesterday about how the underlying assumption of tech and capital seems to be that culture has stopped, it’s a solved problem. Every innovation has been made, every style invented and trope named, and the old will always provide higher returns than the new
We already have a visual medium that can de-age actors and keep characters eternally young - comics. But we also know from decades of comics doing it that it tends to stagnation. Make up some new stuff eh?
February 3, 2026 at 1:26 PM
I was thinking after the music biopic chat yesterday about how the underlying assumption of tech and capital seems to be that culture has stopped, it’s a solved problem. Every innovation has been made, every style invented and trope named, and the old will always provide higher returns than the new
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BREAKING: Viewers of “Melania” Documentary Receive Call Telling Them They Will Die in 7 Days
February 3, 2026 at 7:02 AM
BREAKING: Viewers of “Melania” Documentary Receive Call Telling Them They Will Die in 7 Days
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Just learned that yesterday was Vivian Maier’s centenary.
February 3, 2026 at 4:16 AM
Just learned that yesterday was Vivian Maier’s centenary.
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Once I got some bad acid and the next 12 hours felt exactly like the vibration of “Klobuchar vs. Lindell ‘28”
Here's all the Klobuchar v. Republican matchups from that SurveyUSA poll
Best Klobuchar lead is +20, worst is +14
Best Klobuchar lead is +20, worst is +14
February 3, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Once I got some bad acid and the next 12 hours felt exactly like the vibration of “Klobuchar vs. Lindell ‘28”