Matt Herdman
@mattherdman.bsky.social
Lefty, Urbanism, Amateur Pastry Chef 🏳️🌈
📍 Washington, DC
📍 Washington, DC
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As this vote moves to the House, I stand with Democratic leadership as they refuse to rubber stamp the full-scale Republican assault on Americans’ health care and I am proud of the majority of Senate Democrats who opposed this vote.
November 10, 2025 at 2:07 AM
As this vote moves to the House, I stand with Democratic leadership as they refuse to rubber stamp the full-scale Republican assault on Americans’ health care and I am proud of the majority of Senate Democrats who opposed this vote.
Sure sounds like this proposed deal is less of a deal and more of senate democrats caving in exchange for basically nothing
November 9, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Sure sounds like this proposed deal is less of a deal and more of senate democrats caving in exchange for basically nothing
flashback to February of this year
November 9, 2025 at 3:53 PM
flashback to February of this year
continuing my unsuccessful war to only use platonic solids as dice in ttrpgs
November 9, 2025 at 1:50 AM
continuing my unsuccessful war to only use platonic solids as dice in ttrpgs
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Republicans waged a relentless, decades-long campaign to privatize Medicare and Medicaid
They fought even mild efforts to expand public insurance
Now they are objecting to extending extra ACA subsidies, supposedly because money flows to private insurers
We are supposed to take this seriously?
They fought even mild efforts to expand public insurance
Now they are objecting to extending extra ACA subsidies, supposedly because money flows to private insurers
We are supposed to take this seriously?
November 8, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Republicans waged a relentless, decades-long campaign to privatize Medicare and Medicaid
They fought even mild efforts to expand public insurance
Now they are objecting to extending extra ACA subsidies, supposedly because money flows to private insurers
We are supposed to take this seriously?
They fought even mild efforts to expand public insurance
Now they are objecting to extending extra ACA subsidies, supposedly because money flows to private insurers
We are supposed to take this seriously?
Now that we’ve got a story about Talerico following only fans models on Instagram can we get a story about JD Vance following Nazis on twitter?
November 8, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Now that we’ve got a story about Talerico following only fans models on Instagram can we get a story about JD Vance following Nazis on twitter?
There’s nothing worse than bringing a heavy fall jacket on a day where you should have brought a light fall jacket
November 8, 2025 at 5:15 PM
There’s nothing worse than bringing a heavy fall jacket on a day where you should have brought a light fall jacket
despite it all, the internet is fundamentally a force for good in the world:
November 8, 2025 at 2:03 PM
despite it all, the internet is fundamentally a force for good in the world:
I really enjoyed Max Read's recent article about prediction markets, which is very much in line with Scam Economy thought
maxread.substack.com/p/prediction...
maxread.substack.com/p/prediction...
November 7, 2025 at 8:56 PM
I really enjoyed Max Read's recent article about prediction markets, which is very much in line with Scam Economy thought
maxread.substack.com/p/prediction...
maxread.substack.com/p/prediction...
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as a lib I would be very owned and possibly even triggered if the GOP nominated MTG in 2028
November 7, 2025 at 6:25 PM
as a lib I would be very owned and possibly even triggered if the GOP nominated MTG in 2028
Category is generationally talented tri-state politicians who first got elected mayor at the age of 34
November 7, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Category is generationally talented tri-state politicians who first got elected mayor at the age of 34
resolving to the correct answer after the polls close is not the same as predicting the race in advance!
November 6, 2025 at 10:24 PM
resolving to the correct answer after the polls close is not the same as predicting the race in advance!
I don’t think people are ready to see Zohran sworn in on New Year’s Eve at midnight when the ball drops in Times Square.
November 6, 2025 at 9:55 PM
I don’t think people are ready to see Zohran sworn in on New Year’s Eve at midnight when the ball drops in Times Square.
It's good that the emperor's viziers provide him such reliable updates on the real world around him.
*TRUMP: HEARD THE SUPREME COURT CASE WENT WELL TODAY
November 6, 2025 at 2:28 AM
It's good that the emperor's viziers provide him such reliable updates on the real world around him.
We should not subsidize companies that clearly have the capacity to raise billions in capital easily.
BREAKING: OpenAI is requesting US government support to help guarantee financing for the massive investments in AI chips and data centers it needs for expansion, per Bloomberg.
November 6, 2025 at 2:14 AM
We should not subsidize companies that clearly have the capacity to raise billions in capital easily.
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Me finding out @zohrankmamdani won. Captured by the great Faraz Ansari
November 5, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Me finding out @zohrankmamdani won. Captured by the great Faraz Ansari
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In Gracie Mansion, Eric Adams is cheering himself up by watching a VHS tape of the concert where Curtis Mayfield got paralyzed by falling lighting equipment.
November 5, 2025 at 3:01 AM
In Gracie Mansion, Eric Adams is cheering himself up by watching a VHS tape of the concert where Curtis Mayfield got paralyzed by falling lighting equipment.
The very first campaign that I ever interned on was a VA House of Delegates race. Dems ended that cycle with 32 seats out of 100.
Last night, VA Dems won 64 seats.
Last night, VA Dems won 64 seats.
November 5, 2025 at 1:19 PM
The very first campaign that I ever interned on was a VA House of Delegates race. Dems ended that cycle with 32 seats out of 100.
Last night, VA Dems won 64 seats.
Last night, VA Dems won 64 seats.
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it was in fact giving Hot People Vote Yes On Prop 50
November 5, 2025 at 4:26 AM
it was in fact giving Hot People Vote Yes On Prop 50
Stavros endorses Zohran—> Zohran wins NYC mayoral race
Stavros appears in Yorgos Lanthimos film —> Yorgos wins Oscar for Best Director?
Stavros appears in Yorgos Lanthimos film —> Yorgos wins Oscar for Best Director?
November 5, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Stavros endorses Zohran—> Zohran wins NYC mayoral race
Stavros appears in Yorgos Lanthimos film —> Yorgos wins Oscar for Best Director?
Stavros appears in Yorgos Lanthimos film —> Yorgos wins Oscar for Best Director?
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Democrats have flipped 2 seats in the Mississippi senate, and in so doing they've broken the GOP's supermajority in the chamber.
November 5, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Democrats have flipped 2 seats in the Mississippi senate, and in so doing they've broken the GOP's supermajority in the chamber.
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I am going to keel over laughing if the Texas Supreme Court looks at tonight, looks at Hispanic polling, and makes up a reason to outlaw the new House map they just passed
November 5, 2025 at 5:30 AM
I am going to keel over laughing if the Texas Supreme Court looks at tonight, looks at Hispanic polling, and makes up a reason to outlaw the new House map they just passed
Okay going to sleep now. Please DM me any good posts from the late shift so I can see them when I wake up ❤️
November 5, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Okay going to sleep now. Please DM me any good posts from the late shift so I can see them when I wake up ❤️