Matthew Phillion
@matthewphillion.bsky.social
Author: the Indestructibles, Echo and the Sea, the Dungeon Crawlers.
Formerly: Chaotic Good GM for the Ravenfolly Institute podcast.
Belligerent idealist.
he/him
Formerly: Chaotic Good GM for the Ravenfolly Institute podcast.
Belligerent idealist.
he/him
Fell asleep with the cat through the first half of the game, woke up to the expected outrage, and realized I no longer have the spirit to get up in arms about the Super Bowl anymore because I already live at an 11 on the outrage scale, nothing about a single game can get me any further riled up.
February 9, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Fell asleep with the cat through the first half of the game, woke up to the expected outrage, and realized I no longer have the spirit to get up in arms about the Super Bowl anymore because I already live at an 11 on the outrage scale, nothing about a single game can get me any further riled up.
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BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors
February 8, 2026 at 5:07 PM
BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors
Every time we see something like the NYT article I wish the writer was competent enough to ask the question: why do this if there is ZERO appetite by actual readers for AI-generated content? And: do you understand you have forever lost the respect of the peers you need for the rest of your career?
February 8, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Every time we see something like the NYT article I wish the writer was competent enough to ask the question: why do this if there is ZERO appetite by actual readers for AI-generated content? And: do you understand you have forever lost the respect of the peers you need for the rest of your career?
These pro AI pieces tend to draw out anger at their lack of humanity, but they also smell like the flop sweat of fear for an industry that is built out of matchsticks and held together with rapidly drying bullshit.
February 8, 2026 at 7:24 PM
These pro AI pieces tend to draw out anger at their lack of humanity, but they also smell like the flop sweat of fear for an industry that is built out of matchsticks and held together with rapidly drying bullshit.
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The whole article is repulsive but this passage is at the core of it. She has no interest in writing books, she wants to win some kind of competition that nobody entered
February 8, 2026 at 3:00 PM
The whole article is repulsive but this passage is at the core of it. She has no interest in writing books, she wants to win some kind of competition that nobody entered
To be fair, we haven’t seen a NYT op-ed written by someone with a soul in like sixteen years, so that AI article is just sort of on brand.
February 8, 2026 at 4:55 PM
To be fair, we haven’t seen a NYT op-ed written by someone with a soul in like sixteen years, so that AI article is just sort of on brand.
Apocalyptic and beautiful at the same time.
It is currently 'packs of coyotes walking across the Charles River' cold outside.
February 8, 2026 at 7:22 AM
Apocalyptic and beautiful at the same time.
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Former Washington Post journalists have launched a GoFundMe to help repatriate fired staff members who are effectively stranded in foreign countries.
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
Donate to Support for Washington Post international employees, organized by Michelle Lee
Among the hundreds of journalists laid off by The Washington Post on … Michelle Lee needs your support for Support for Washington Post international employees
www.gofundme.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:37 AM
Former Washington Post journalists have launched a GoFundMe to help repatriate fired staff members who are effectively stranded in foreign countries.
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
Being middle aged is canceling Saturday D&D because of snow-related responsibilities vs. being freed of responsibilities by a snow storm to play D&D.
February 7, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Being middle aged is canceling Saturday D&D because of snow-related responsibilities vs. being freed of responsibilities by a snow storm to play D&D.
In a world where we see true evil unveiled every day, there's something almost quaint about the boring capitalist evil in how internet service providers make it difficult to do basic things like cancel a landline.
February 7, 2026 at 5:16 PM
In a world where we see true evil unveiled every day, there's something almost quaint about the boring capitalist evil in how internet service providers make it difficult to do basic things like cancel a landline.
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Trying to explain compartmentalization to activists, but the biggest stumbling block is that most people become activists by accident, so their activism is deeply enmeshed with all of their existing accounts, platforms, and devices.
February 6, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Trying to explain compartmentalization to activists, but the biggest stumbling block is that most people become activists by accident, so their activism is deeply enmeshed with all of their existing accounts, platforms, and devices.
Any other authors getting a LOT of messages from that SUPER aggressive book marketing scam company right now, or did I do something wrong to get on their mailing list like five times?
February 6, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Any other authors getting a LOT of messages from that SUPER aggressive book marketing scam company right now, or did I do something wrong to get on their mailing list like five times?
Got my first rejection letter (well, email) on a manuscript since I last went out into the wild in 2013 and man, the difference in how that feels a with dozen books and a decade+ in the publishing meat grinder is wild. "Dang. Well, worst case, I have other options" wasn't in my vocabulary back then.
February 5, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Got my first rejection letter (well, email) on a manuscript since I last went out into the wild in 2013 and man, the difference in how that feels a with dozen books and a decade+ in the publishing meat grinder is wild. "Dang. Well, worst case, I have other options" wasn't in my vocabulary back then.
Science fiction has always been more warning than entertainment.
February 5, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Science fiction has always been more warning than entertainment.
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Heads are going to explode 💥
Cato Institute just nuked the lie. Immigrants have cut U.S. deficits by $14.5 TRILLION since 1994, slashing the national debt by a third.
All that “immigrants are bleeding us dry” noise? Absolute bullshit.
1/3
Cato Institute just nuked the lie. Immigrants have cut U.S. deficits by $14.5 TRILLION since 1994, slashing the national debt by a third.
All that “immigrants are bleeding us dry” noise? Absolute bullshit.
1/3
February 4, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Heads are going to explode 💥
Cato Institute just nuked the lie. Immigrants have cut U.S. deficits by $14.5 TRILLION since 1994, slashing the national debt by a third.
All that “immigrants are bleeding us dry” noise? Absolute bullshit.
1/3
Cato Institute just nuked the lie. Immigrants have cut U.S. deficits by $14.5 TRILLION since 1994, slashing the national debt by a third.
All that “immigrants are bleeding us dry” noise? Absolute bullshit.
1/3
I left journalism a long time ago because it felt like nobody who owned a newspaper cared about their staff anymore, but my god the guys who own all the outlets now make the sleazy guys I worked for look like saints. Laying a reporter off while they're in a war zone is pure evil.
A publisher who lays off a reporter whose pen is freezing because she's covering a frigid war zone while dodging missiles is not an editor you want to work for, in a more perfect world
February 4, 2026 at 8:05 PM
I left journalism a long time ago because it felt like nobody who owned a newspaper cared about their staff anymore, but my god the guys who own all the outlets now make the sleazy guys I worked for look like saints. Laying a reporter off while they're in a war zone is pure evil.
Even engagement-bait posts about a humane retirement age bring out the bootlickers in so many people. It's exhausting. Between the pick-me energy from some and the "I got mine, you didn't, too bad" from others, it really does bring out the dark side in a lot of folks.
February 4, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Even engagement-bait posts about a humane retirement age bring out the bootlickers in so many people. It's exhausting. Between the pick-me energy from some and the "I got mine, you didn't, too bad" from others, it really does bring out the dark side in a lot of folks.
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“Did they grow up under a rock??”
Yes. And the rock was probably put there on purpose by men who wanted uneducated people to control.
This is why we don’t leave any state or county or town behind. Nobody deserves to grow up under a rock. Especially one they would never have the power to move.
Yes. And the rock was probably put there on purpose by men who wanted uneducated people to control.
This is why we don’t leave any state or county or town behind. Nobody deserves to grow up under a rock. Especially one they would never have the power to move.
February 4, 2026 at 1:07 PM
“Did they grow up under a rock??”
Yes. And the rock was probably put there on purpose by men who wanted uneducated people to control.
This is why we don’t leave any state or county or town behind. Nobody deserves to grow up under a rock. Especially one they would never have the power to move.
Yes. And the rock was probably put there on purpose by men who wanted uneducated people to control.
This is why we don’t leave any state or county or town behind. Nobody deserves to grow up under a rock. Especially one they would never have the power to move.
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February 3, 2026 at 1:21 PM
I said a few years back I wanted to get out of tech before it killed me. The shift feels very real.
“I don't think this is just a phase.”
As the backlash grows against U.S. tech dominance, companies, countries, and individual users are trying to find alternatives:
restofworld.org/2026/big-tec...
As the backlash grows against U.S. tech dominance, companies, countries, and individual users are trying to find alternatives:
restofworld.org/2026/big-tec...
The world is trying to log off U.S. tech
Some global users are turning to services like Proton Mail and UpScrolled instead.
restofworld.org
February 2, 2026 at 3:35 PM
I said a few years back I wanted to get out of tech before it killed me. The shift feels very real.
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One of the most interesting things here is how short-sighted the big companies have been. They have stopped trying to be useful and so people are now actively looking for alternatives they wouldn't have even considered 6 months ago.
“I don't think this is just a phase.”
As the backlash grows against U.S. tech dominance, companies, countries, and individual users are trying to find alternatives:
restofworld.org/2026/big-tec...
As the backlash grows against U.S. tech dominance, companies, countries, and individual users are trying to find alternatives:
restofworld.org/2026/big-tec...
The world is trying to log off U.S. tech
Some global users are turning to services like Proton Mail and UpScrolled instead.
restofworld.org
February 2, 2026 at 2:49 PM
One of the most interesting things here is how short-sighted the big companies have been. They have stopped trying to be useful and so people are now actively looking for alternatives they wouldn't have even considered 6 months ago.
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Every major website/company now: Yeah if we find out you post or look at a boob we will freeze all your accounts without warning
The CEO of every major website/company over Gmail: Oh Jeffrey you are simply a hoot. Lovely spending time with you on Party Pervert Pedo Island
Jeffrey Epstein: yeag ,
The CEO of every major website/company over Gmail: Oh Jeffrey you are simply a hoot. Lovely spending time with you on Party Pervert Pedo Island
Jeffrey Epstein: yeag ,
Me: If I post any NSFW art I might lose job opportunities or even have my payment methods or bank accounts frozen
Every third dude in politics and tech: Hello Mister Pedophile may I request passage to Nubile Redhead Beach it seemed ever so interesting. Best Regards
Jeffrey Epstein: yea h / .,
Every third dude in politics and tech: Hello Mister Pedophile may I request passage to Nubile Redhead Beach it seemed ever so interesting. Best Regards
Jeffrey Epstein: yea h / .,
January 31, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Every major website/company now: Yeah if we find out you post or look at a boob we will freeze all your accounts without warning
The CEO of every major website/company over Gmail: Oh Jeffrey you are simply a hoot. Lovely spending time with you on Party Pervert Pedo Island
Jeffrey Epstein: yeag ,
The CEO of every major website/company over Gmail: Oh Jeffrey you are simply a hoot. Lovely spending time with you on Party Pervert Pedo Island
Jeffrey Epstein: yeag ,
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They used "anti-semitism" as a pretext to deport foreign-born students and chill free speech, and their deportation chief -- the one with the nonstandard Hugo Boss-style greatcoat -- was spouting anti-semitic insults at a US attorney
Bovino Is Said to Have Mocked Prosecutor’s Jewish Faith on Call With Lawyers www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...
Bovino Is Said to Have Mocked Prosecutor’s Jewish Faith on Call With Lawyers
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 5:02 PM
They used "anti-semitism" as a pretext to deport foreign-born students and chill free speech, and their deportation chief -- the one with the nonstandard Hugo Boss-style greatcoat -- was spouting anti-semitic insults at a US attorney
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I'm Kat Abughazaleh and I approve this message.
January 31, 2026 at 4:53 PM
I'm Kat Abughazaleh and I approve this message.