Matt Hardwick, Public Policy Wonk
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I haven’t touched my ipad since procreates update….my favorite brush has been changed and I…don’t like it
I’m autistic, I can’t handle change like this :c
I’m autistic, I can’t handle change like this :c
November 17, 2025 at 4:49 AM
I haven’t touched my ipad since procreates update….my favorite brush has been changed and I…don’t like it
I’m autistic, I can’t handle change like this :c
I’m autistic, I can’t handle change like this :c
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Julie Brown was for the Miami Herald. She actually cared about the victims, not the powerful.
And it is inexcusable she didn't win a Pulitzer for her work.
And it is inexcusable she didn't win a Pulitzer for her work.
Watching people pour through the released Epstein files and just thinking how much better things would be if reputible, responsible, morally centered journalists had been fully engaged with the Epstein story from the beginning.
November 17, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Julie Brown was for the Miami Herald. She actually cared about the victims, not the powerful.
And it is inexcusable she didn't win a Pulitzer for her work.
And it is inexcusable she didn't win a Pulitzer for her work.
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That’s very true, and it’s *still*the most affection I’ve ever seen him show her.
November 17, 2025 at 2:41 AM
That’s very true, and it’s *still*the most affection I’ve ever seen him show her.
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“What if they don’t make eye contact and do like a hug with their bodies misaligned?”
November 17, 2025 at 1:38 AM
“What if they don’t make eye contact and do like a hug with their bodies misaligned?”
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It’s always hilarious when people who don’t understand romance try to post romance content.
The JD Vance/Erika Kirk photo had more sexual chemistry.
The JD Vance/Erika Kirk photo had more sexual chemistry.
White House aggressively posting “trump is straight” content amid the blow job e-mail
November 17, 2025 at 1:36 AM
It’s always hilarious when people who don’t understand romance try to post romance content.
The JD Vance/Erika Kirk photo had more sexual chemistry.
The JD Vance/Erika Kirk photo had more sexual chemistry.
November 17, 2025 at 5:33 AM
November 17, 2025 at 5:31 AM
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Not fair that’s the best album ever
November 17, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Not fair that’s the best album ever
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In the late 70s signed up for a con-law undergrad class and realized after two sessions that I was viewed as a potential conquest, not a student seeking knowledge. Fortunately didn’t need the class and dropped it (it was not hot).
Larry Summers still teaches at Harvard. Imagine what it feels like to be a woman walking into this guy's classroom after reading those Epstein emails.
From this Crimson story: www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
From this Crimson story: www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
November 17, 2025 at 3:30 AM
In the late 70s signed up for a con-law undergrad class and realized after two sessions that I was viewed as a potential conquest, not a student seeking knowledge. Fortunately didn’t need the class and dropped it (it was not hot).
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now I can't tell if all of the Marjorie Taylor Green cosplaying was just a stunt
Breaking News: President Trump urged House Republicans to back a measure to release the Epstein files, a sharp reversal from his previous stance.
Trump Live Updates: Latest on the Epstein Files and National Guard Immigration News
nyti.ms
November 17, 2025 at 4:50 AM
now I can't tell if all of the Marjorie Taylor Green cosplaying was just a stunt
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Live your life such that when you have a rough day at work and need advice people other than convicted pedophiles will return your calls
Ken Starr, immediately after being fired for his role in the coverup of sexual abuse at Baylor: I should reach out to convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein
this happened! this is a thing that happened!
this happened! this is a thing that happened!
November 17, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Live your life such that when you have a rough day at work and need advice people other than convicted pedophiles will return your calls
A classic case study of the long term self-destructiveness of Colonial Fact.
www.youtube.com/shorts/xBOHY...
www.youtube.com/shorts/xBOHY...
Trump Plan for Palestinian Surrender
YouTube video by uncivilized
www.youtube.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:22 AM
A classic case study of the long term self-destructiveness of Colonial Fact.
www.youtube.com/shorts/xBOHY...
www.youtube.com/shorts/xBOHY...
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"Did the President kill over 40 people in boats without justification?"
WH: "Yes and he'll do it again."
"Did the President suck off Bill Clinton?"
WH: [Full crisis response mode]
WH: "Yes and he'll do it again."
"Did the President suck off Bill Clinton?"
WH: [Full crisis response mode]
White House aggressively posting “trump is straight” content amid the blow job e-mail
November 16, 2025 at 9:16 PM
"Did the President kill over 40 people in boats without justification?"
WH: "Yes and he'll do it again."
"Did the President suck off Bill Clinton?"
WH: [Full crisis response mode]
WH: "Yes and he'll do it again."
"Did the President suck off Bill Clinton?"
WH: [Full crisis response mode]
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Los Angeles Plays Itself youtu.be/Ifii8LvR-ss?...
Los Angeles Plays Itself (trailer)
YouTube video by The Cinema Guild
youtu.be
November 16, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Los Angeles Plays Itself youtu.be/Ifii8LvR-ss?...
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I get that maybe the NYT writer was trying to say, actually it's good the era of The Club is past.
But here's the thing: some topics are beyond irony & sarcasm. Some things are just pure horror with no other lens to look through.
The sexual abuse of children & the survivors' pain are just that.
But here's the thing: some topics are beyond irony & sarcasm. Some things are just pure horror with no other lens to look through.
The sexual abuse of children & the survivors' pain are just that.
November 16, 2025 at 8:35 PM
I get that maybe the NYT writer was trying to say, actually it's good the era of The Club is past.
But here's the thing: some topics are beyond irony & sarcasm. Some things are just pure horror with no other lens to look through.
The sexual abuse of children & the survivors' pain are just that.
But here's the thing: some topics are beyond irony & sarcasm. Some things are just pure horror with no other lens to look through.
The sexual abuse of children & the survivors' pain are just that.
Counterpoint posted as Jimi Hendrix's talk about who Turned Nazi in the Wolfenstein Gaming Universe. Very relevant to our own timeline:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nj2c...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nj2c...
November 16, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Counterpoint posted as Jimi Hendrix's talk about who Turned Nazi in the Wolfenstein Gaming Universe. Very relevant to our own timeline:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nj2c...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nj2c...
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Fascism was also when American women had no right to their own bodies or their own money, something he's never experienced.
November 16, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Fascism was also when American women had no right to their own bodies or their own money, something he's never experienced.
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that atlantic writer thread about how this isn’t fascism because it doesn’t remind him of the movies he’s seen in which fascism is presented as an almost inhuman omni-evil — instead of what it actually is: a particularly shitty way to run a society — is, it turns out, not a useful contribution 😲
November 16, 2025 at 6:13 PM
that atlantic writer thread about how this isn’t fascism because it doesn’t remind him of the movies he’s seen in which fascism is presented as an almost inhuman omni-evil — instead of what it actually is: a particularly shitty way to run a society — is, it turns out, not a useful contribution 😲
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"The Boulder Star now has a sensor that shuts off during high winds to prevent fires. The upgrade preserves the tradition while addressing fire safety. To stream 9NEWS on your phone, you need the 9NEWS app." #boulder
Boulder's iconic star gets safety upgrade to combat wildfire risk | 9news.com
The Boulder Star now has a sensor that shuts off during high winds to prevent fires. The upgrade preserves the tradition while addressing fire safety.
www.9news.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:15 PM
"The Boulder Star now has a sensor that shuts off during high winds to prevent fires. The upgrade preserves the tradition while addressing fire safety. To stream 9NEWS on your phone, you need the 9NEWS app." #boulder
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Look, again, one very easy way for the New York Times to escape the constant criticism which it has found itself subject to these last years would be for it to stop acting in ways that <completely justify> all of the constant criticism which it has found itself subject to these last years.
November 16, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Look, again, one very easy way for the New York Times to escape the constant criticism which it has found itself subject to these last years would be for it to stop acting in ways that <completely justify> all of the constant criticism which it has found itself subject to these last years.
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Amen. They're dodging responsibility.
Also, what is it with spelling & journalism lingo?
Did they all phale fonix?
Also, what is it with spelling & journalism lingo?
Did they all phale fonix?
November 16, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Amen. They're dodging responsibility.
Also, what is it with spelling & journalism lingo?
Did they all phale fonix?
Also, what is it with spelling & journalism lingo?
Did they all phale fonix?
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Yes, but the heds, deks, & ledes shape & frame the National Conversation™️. They know this & do it anyway. And then they circle the wagons & complain about the criticism. There is a very easy way to fix this problem & the good content later in the articles doesn't do it:
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
That "clubby" NYT headline is awful, but the piece itself is clear-eyed & observant, if cool in tone — it's by a strong writer & it documents the creepy, backpatting insider world of guys griping about MeToo as it happens. The NYT is always doing this! If the hed was different, the piece wd be legit
November 16, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Yes, but the heds, deks, & ledes shape & frame the National Conversation™️. They know this & do it anyway. And then they circle the wagons & complain about the criticism. There is a very easy way to fix this problem & the good content later in the articles doesn't do it:
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
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Hey NYTIMES your headlines stop us from reading your articles
That "clubby" NYT headline is awful, but the piece itself is clear-eyed & observant, if cool in tone — it's by a strong writer & it documents the creepy, backpatting insider world of guys griping about MeToo as it happens. The NYT is always doing this! If the hed was different, the piece wd be legit
November 16, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Hey NYTIMES your headlines stop us from reading your articles