Matt E Allen
@matteallen.bsky.social
Kidney transplant recipient, living in the greater San Francisco Bay Area. I'm also lazy on social media.
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All joking aside, the heartbreaking thing about this story is seeing how a white “journalist” with poor prose & worst journalist ethics gets to repeatedly crash out & land plum jobs while so many poor, trans, Black, Native journalists never get in journalism’s door. Like…
How do you land Vanity Fair west coast editor at age 32 after having affairs with two presidential candidates you were covering as a journalist. That is some prime white lady shit.
November 18, 2025 at 1:28 PM
All joking aside, the heartbreaking thing about this story is seeing how a white “journalist” with poor prose & worst journalist ethics gets to repeatedly crash out & land plum jobs while so many poor, trans, Black, Native journalists never get in journalism’s door. Like…
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mr president sir theres a story coming about how you intervened to help a sex criminal. no sir, not that sex criminal you helped….no not that one either…sir, please stop guessing sex criminals that you helped. ill give you a hint sir, hes a trafficker. no sir, not that trafficker a different one
NEW: When Andrew Tate landed in the US, Customs & Border Protection seized his electronic devices. But @propublica.org found that a White House official told DHS to return the devices, emphasizing that the request came from the White House.
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 1:10 PM
mr president sir theres a story coming about how you intervened to help a sex criminal. no sir, not that sex criminal you helped….no not that one either…sir, please stop guessing sex criminals that you helped. ill give you a hint sir, hes a trafficker. no sir, not that trafficker a different one
Box Office Game
Box Office Game based off the idea from Blank Check
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November 18, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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We're ruled by a conclave of wealthy child rapists, our police departments are violent gangs of slave-catchers, and Nazis are getting bolder
Now's the perfect time to tell each other stories about people fighting this, to inspire and educate
Only those wealthy rapists own the heroes
Now's the perfect time to tell each other stories about people fighting this, to inspire and educate
Only those wealthy rapists own the heroes
November 17, 2025 at 2:43 PM
We're ruled by a conclave of wealthy child rapists, our police departments are violent gangs of slave-catchers, and Nazis are getting bolder
Now's the perfect time to tell each other stories about people fighting this, to inspire and educate
Only those wealthy rapists own the heroes
Now's the perfect time to tell each other stories about people fighting this, to inspire and educate
Only those wealthy rapists own the heroes
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This reminds me of something I've been noodling for a while
The times we're living in are perfect for superhero stories, but our favorite heroes can't address them because they're owned by one of two evil megacorps
(This thread will probably come off as disjointed; thinking this thru in real-time)
The times we're living in are perfect for superhero stories, but our favorite heroes can't address them because they're owned by one of two evil megacorps
(This thread will probably come off as disjointed; thinking this thru in real-time)
Well it depends on, you know, exactly how much Disney wants to bend the knee to fascism and in 2025 I'm not feeling great about that
November 17, 2025 at 2:27 PM
This reminds me of something I've been noodling for a while
The times we're living in are perfect for superhero stories, but our favorite heroes can't address them because they're owned by one of two evil megacorps
(This thread will probably come off as disjointed; thinking this thru in real-time)
The times we're living in are perfect for superhero stories, but our favorite heroes can't address them because they're owned by one of two evil megacorps
(This thread will probably come off as disjointed; thinking this thru in real-time)
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Please check out my latest on Sports Politika. Thank you to @karimzidan.com for publishing me. The Dodgers must take a stand and refuse an invitation to the White House.
www.sportspolitika.news/p/dodgers-oh...
www.sportspolitika.news/p/dodgers-oh...
The Dodgers Must Refuse An Invitation To The White House
"Now is the time for the team to take a moral stand," writes Mathew Foresta, publisher of Better Graces and Liberations.
www.sportspolitika.news
November 17, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Please check out my latest on Sports Politika. Thank you to @karimzidan.com for publishing me. The Dodgers must take a stand and refuse an invitation to the White House.
www.sportspolitika.news/p/dodgers-oh...
www.sportspolitika.news/p/dodgers-oh...
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Box Office Game based off the idea from Blank Check
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November 17, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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I wrote on @boingboing.net about Disney losing the rights to Roger Rabbit - they reverted to the author of the original novel
boingboing.net/2025/11/17/d...
boingboing.net/2025/11/17/d...
Disney loses the rights to Roger Rabbit characters, as they revert to original author of novel
Gary K. Wolf, the creator of Roger Rabbit in his novel Who Censored Roger Rabbit? on which the hit 1988 movie Who Framed Roger Rabbit was based, says he has…
boingboing.net
November 17, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I wrote on @boingboing.net about Disney losing the rights to Roger Rabbit - they reverted to the author of the original novel
boingboing.net/2025/11/17/d...
boingboing.net/2025/11/17/d...
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YOU GUYS WANNA SEE SOMETHING CURSED???? HOW ABOUT NEON GENESIS LEHIGH VALLEY PHANTOMS HOCKEY?????
November 16, 2025 at 11:25 PM
YOU GUYS WANNA SEE SOMETHING CURSED???? HOW ABOUT NEON GENESIS LEHIGH VALLEY PHANTOMS HOCKEY?????
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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this is horrible & we need to pay more attention to water in Iran and *everywhere*
The current #water crisis in Iran is the most severe on the planet at the moment, threatening not just the people but the legitimacy of the government.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Climate crisis or a warning from God? Iranians desperate for answers as water dries up
As rainy season fails to bring relief, authorities try cloud seeding – while others across the country pray for a miracle
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 10:46 PM
this is horrible & we need to pay more attention to water in Iran and *everywhere*
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I was laid off in the spring and applied for SNAP benefits. It took over six months to finally get approved for $60 a month. By the time I was approved, I’d found a new job and didn’t need the benefits. I also live alone; feeding myself wasn’t a big issue. That won’t be the case with many recipients
These incredible fucking assholes.
These application processes are already so deeply burdensome and frustrating.
They are trying to starve people.
These application processes are already so deeply burdensome and frustrating.
They are trying to starve people.
SNAP benefits update: Trump admin says ‘everyone’ will have to reapply
Agriculture secretary Brooke Rollins told Newsmax on Thursday the plan is to “have everyone reapply for their benefits."
www.newsweek.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:09 AM
I was laid off in the spring and applied for SNAP benefits. It took over six months to finally get approved for $60 a month. By the time I was approved, I’d found a new job and didn’t need the benefits. I also live alone; feeding myself wasn’t a big issue. That won’t be the case with many recipients
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F47 & Miller wanted the numbers up. 1,000 arrests per day, now it's been bumped to 3,000 arrests per day. Doesn't make a difference if you are a criminal or not, or are a U.S. citizen or not. They need the numbers of arrests up to support their evil narrative about immigrants to their racist base.
Remember how Trump said ICE targets “violent criminals?”
Trump’s own DOJ now reports that ONLY 2.5% of the people ICE arrested in Chicago have any criminal history.
That means 97.5% have ZERO criminal record. They were targeted because they were of Latino ethnicity. This is what fascism looks like
Trump’s own DOJ now reports that ONLY 2.5% of the people ICE arrested in Chicago have any criminal history.
That means 97.5% have ZERO criminal record. They were targeted because they were of Latino ethnicity. This is what fascism looks like
November 16, 2025 at 7:29 PM
F47 & Miller wanted the numbers up. 1,000 arrests per day, now it's been bumped to 3,000 arrests per day. Doesn't make a difference if you are a criminal or not, or are a U.S. citizen or not. They need the numbers of arrests up to support their evil narrative about immigrants to their racist base.
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@govpritzker.illinois.gov I want you to watch this video of me slammed to the ground- why are you allowing this to happen to people you know are on the right side of history. They tied my hands behind my back and when I asked them to be loosened because I was going numb they said, “STFU.”
at one point, i watched a cook county sheriff’s officer (who appears to be in charge) point out a priest in the crowd.
he and a couple officers then went into the crowd , dragged him into the street, and arrested him.
situation is still tense as crowd jostles with police to get into the street.
he and a couple officers then went into the crowd , dragged him into the street, and arrested him.
situation is still tense as crowd jostles with police to get into the street.
November 15, 2025 at 5:34 PM
@govpritzker.illinois.gov I want you to watch this video of me slammed to the ground- why are you allowing this to happen to people you know are on the right side of history. They tied my hands behind my back and when I asked them to be loosened because I was going numb they said, “STFU.”
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I published this after the first one. The strikes have persisted as the rational becomes less and less clear. Hegseth and Trump would rather let the existence of drug smuggling, unproven in these kills, justify murder over interdiction. An empire
of blood. internationalpolicy.org/publications...
of blood. internationalpolicy.org/publications...
Trump’s Wag The Dog Moment - CIP
If you want to break up a drug cartel, blowing up a boat does little to accomplish that, unless you believe cartels only own one boat.
internationalpolicy.org
November 16, 2025 at 10:59 PM
I published this after the first one. The strikes have persisted as the rational becomes less and less clear. Hegseth and Trump would rather let the existence of drug smuggling, unproven in these kills, justify murder over interdiction. An empire
of blood. internationalpolicy.org/publications...
of blood. internationalpolicy.org/publications...
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Unchecked presidential power to use the vast national security infrastructure for poorly justified murders of civilians is a bipartisan perogative and has been since the Obama-era signature strikes, and also the present stake of sky murder for murder's sake is both precedented and unique.
November 16, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Unchecked presidential power to use the vast national security infrastructure for poorly justified murders of civilians is a bipartisan perogative and has been since the Obama-era signature strikes, and also the present stake of sky murder for murder's sake is both precedented and unique.
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"The latest operation was the 21st known attack on drug boats by the U.S. military since early September in what it has called a justified effort to disrupt the flow of narcotics into the United States. The strikes have killed more than 80 people, according to Pentagon figures."
Lotta murder.
Lotta murder.
Pentagon says it struck another suspected drug boat in Pacific, killing three reut.rs/3JOSV5t
Pentagon says it struck another suspected drug boat in Pacific, killing three
The United States conducted another attack on an alleged drug trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific on Saturday, killing three people aboard, the Pentagon said on Sunday.
reut.rs
November 16, 2025 at 10:59 PM
"The latest operation was the 21st known attack on drug boats by the U.S. military since early September in what it has called a justified effort to disrupt the flow of narcotics into the United States. The strikes have killed more than 80 people, according to Pentagon figures."
Lotta murder.
Lotta murder.
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Hasbro really shoulda sued him over that name
November 16, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Hasbro really shoulda sued him over that name
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Remember the recent middle-of-the-night apartment building raid where children were dragged outside naked & zip-tied in the street while black & Latino residents were _sorted by race_ and piled into separate vans while their apartments were ransacked & robbed? That raid? So it resulted in 0 arrests.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem should resign and be criminally charged, according to critics who seized on a report revealing that zero people who were arrested in a high-profile raid were charged with a crime.
'Noem should resign over this': Fury over alleged DHS 'child kidnapping and trafficking'
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem should resign and be criminally charged, according to critics who seized on a report revealing that zero people who were arrested in a high-profile raid were charged with a crime.ProPublica recently reported on the DHS raid on an apartment building that was al...
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November 16, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Remember the recent middle-of-the-night apartment building raid where children were dragged outside naked & zip-tied in the street while black & Latino residents were _sorted by race_ and piled into separate vans while their apartments were ransacked & robbed? That raid? So it resulted in 0 arrests.
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Lol yeah man all that panic over "a Big Mac will cost $15!" if we raise the minimum wage. Well we didn't raise the minimum wage but a Big Mac is $15 now.
November 16, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Lol yeah man all that panic over "a Big Mac will cost $15!" if we raise the minimum wage. Well we didn't raise the minimum wage but a Big Mac is $15 now.
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1/ I’d like to share what’s happened since Sept. 30, the night of the most dramatic raid of the Trump administration’s Operation Midway Blitz in Chicago. Under the cover of darkness, 37 immigrants were taken from an apartment complex …🧵
November 16, 2025 at 3:17 PM
1/ I’d like to share what’s happened since Sept. 30, the night of the most dramatic raid of the Trump administration’s Operation Midway Blitz in Chicago. Under the cover of darkness, 37 immigrants were taken from an apartment complex …🧵
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Trump's new autopen scandal. Every accusation is a confession.
Justice Department quietly replaced 'identical' Trump signatures on recent pardons
President Donald Trump is facing new scrutiny over the use of a replicated signature on several recent pardons.
apnews.com
November 16, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Trump's new autopen scandal. Every accusation is a confession.
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November 16, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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We need to build some real social stigma around being afraid of cities. You don't have to like them or live there, but a politics built this strongly around watching TV and going "ewww" is embarrassing, and people should be embarrassed by it. It's like "fear of werewolves" being your top issue.
June 10, 2025 at 3:17 PM
We need to build some real social stigma around being afraid of cities. You don't have to like them or live there, but a politics built this strongly around watching TV and going "ewww" is embarrassing, and people should be embarrassed by it. It's like "fear of werewolves" being your top issue.
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larry summers is genuinely, deeply misogynist in a way which is not even captured by his public contempt for women
November 16, 2025 at 5:34 AM
larry summers is genuinely, deeply misogynist in a way which is not even captured by his public contempt for women