Matt Largey
@mattlargey.bsky.social
Projects Editor at @KUT, Austin's @NPR Station. Fact enthusiast. @SaltInstitute alum. Mainer. Usually wearing headphones.
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theres a whole category of newstertainment thats gotta go. and its "ask a really rich freak who is also evil and directly stealing from you what hes seen on the computer lately that has made him feel bad." the only -- ONLY -- story about this guy worth exploring is: he is getting rich spying on you
November 9, 2025 at 6:44 PM
theres a whole category of newstertainment thats gotta go. and its "ask a really rich freak who is also evil and directly stealing from you what hes seen on the computer lately that has made him feel bad." the only -- ONLY -- story about this guy worth exploring is: he is getting rich spying on you
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BREAKING: A man who threw a sandwich at a federal agent during Trump’s law enforcement surge in Washington, D.C., is found not guilty of assault.
Man who threw sandwich at federal agent in Washington is found not guilty of assault charge
A former Justice Department employee who threw a sandwich at a federal agent during President Donald Trump’s law enforcement surge in Washington has been found not guilty of assault.
bit.ly
November 6, 2025 at 7:44 PM
BREAKING: A man who threw a sandwich at a federal agent during Trump’s law enforcement surge in Washington, D.C., is found not guilty of assault.
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dawg they’re live laugh loving the white house. president homegoods
November 5, 2025 at 3:55 PM
dawg they’re live laugh loving the white house. president homegoods
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Just some of the responses from Texas' elected officials:
November 5, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Just some of the responses from Texas' elected officials:
You gotta wonder if Texas Republicans are looking at their new congressional map and wondering if they made a huge mistake.
November 5, 2025 at 4:22 AM
You gotta wonder if Texas Republicans are looking at their new congressional map and wondering if they made a huge mistake.
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I knew that Mamdani had it; he had the people and did the work, and has been the clearest and most lucid in rejecting the untenable current state of things. But the vile, bigoted shit against him was so constant, and I am conditioned to that working better than I want. This feels like an exorcism.
November 5, 2025 at 3:45 AM
I knew that Mamdani had it; he had the people and did the work, and has been the clearest and most lucid in rejecting the untenable current state of things. But the vile, bigoted shit against him was so constant, and I am conditioned to that working better than I want. This feels like an exorcism.
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its always 2 dumb bitches telling eachother "exactlyyyy"
November 5, 2025 at 3:16 AM
its always 2 dumb bitches telling eachother "exactlyyyy"
what the fuck are you talking about man?
November 5, 2025 at 3:41 AM
what the fuck are you talking about man?
It’s only early and mail votes, but hard to see how Austin’s Prop Q comes back from this.
November 5, 2025 at 2:35 AM
It’s only early and mail votes, but hard to see how Austin’s Prop Q comes back from this.
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Wow it turns out the entire country is not permanently reactionary because Trump won an election by 1.5%
November 5, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Wow it turns out the entire country is not permanently reactionary because Trump won an election by 1.5%
I suspect that people still voting an hour after polls were supposed to close in an off-year election is probably a bad sign for Prop Q. But I guess we’ll see!
Wondering where Austin election results are? No early vote counts in Travis County until everyone has voted.
November 5, 2025 at 1:56 AM
I suspect that people still voting an hour after polls were supposed to close in an off-year election is probably a bad sign for Prop Q. But I guess we’ll see!
Wondering where Austin election results are? No early vote counts in Travis County until everyone has voted.
November 5, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Wondering where Austin election results are? No early vote counts in Travis County until everyone has voted.
It would have been helpful to ask her to explain her logic here.
Dan Rather’s daughter hates a tax to fund homeless housing in Austin and blames YIMBYs for the tax
November 3, 2025 at 12:22 AM
It would have been helpful to ask her to explain her logic here.
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Here are pictures of the 16 painted crosswalks and street murals Austin may have to remove under Gov. Abbott’s order.
www.kut.org/transportati...
www.kut.org/transportati...
Here are the 16 painted crosswalks and street murals Austin may have to remove under Abbott order
The city is seeking exemptions from TxDOT but hasn't yet clarified which street art it will try to keep.
www.kut.org
October 28, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Here are pictures of the 16 painted crosswalks and street murals Austin may have to remove under Gov. Abbott’s order.
www.kut.org/transportati...
www.kut.org/transportati...
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Found this disclaimer at the bottom of some entries on Grokipedia, the Elon Musk alternative to Wikipedia
October 28, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Found this disclaimer at the bottom of some entries on Grokipedia, the Elon Musk alternative to Wikipedia
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Virtue Signaling on this fine Sunday afternoon.
Central Texans who want to make a huge impact can donate here. www.centraltexasfoodbank.org
$100 = 300 meals.
Central Texans who want to make a huge impact can donate here. www.centraltexasfoodbank.org
$100 = 300 meals.
October 26, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Virtue Signaling on this fine Sunday afternoon.
Central Texans who want to make a huge impact can donate here. www.centraltexasfoodbank.org
$100 = 300 meals.
Central Texans who want to make a huge impact can donate here. www.centraltexasfoodbank.org
$100 = 300 meals.
Asserting Facebook copyright energy
This is actually a perfect meme.
Send this to anyone, at any time, for any reason!
Send this to anyone, at any time, for any reason!
October 21, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Asserting Facebook copyright energy
There’s no way to watch this and not ridicule it for how lame it is. Just painfully, cringefully lame.
October 19, 2025 at 3:32 AM
There’s no way to watch this and not ridicule it for how lame it is. Just painfully, cringefully lame.
Agree or disagree with the protesters, but there’s nothing more American than telling the government to eat shit.
October 18, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Agree or disagree with the protesters, but there’s nothing more American than telling the government to eat shit.
Read this in Werner Herzog voice
What you see here in the children’s father, Bandit, is the culmination of sin. A father whose very name evokes crime, the criminal of criminals. Bluey, the color of sorrow. Bingo, lust for games of chance. Mother Chilli, who works part time at an airport in which planes “soar into the heavens”, thi-
thiel, man, what the fuck are you talking about
October 13, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Read this in Werner Herzog voice
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The Texas Military Department confirmed to @taskandpurpose.com it had replaced some of the 200 National Guard troops sent to Chicago for not being "in compliance" with validation standards. This came after photos of heavyset NG members were widely mocked. taskandpurpose.com/news/texas-n...
Some Texas National Guard troops replaced in Illinois after failing to meet standards
An unspecified amount of Texas National Guard troops were replaced in Chicago, shortly after photos of their appearance were mocked.
taskandpurpose.com
October 12, 2025 at 6:57 PM
The Texas Military Department confirmed to @taskandpurpose.com it had replaced some of the 200 National Guard troops sent to Chicago for not being "in compliance" with validation standards. This came after photos of heavyset NG members were widely mocked. taskandpurpose.com/news/texas-n...
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twice a year the entire U.S. press becomes a marketing extension of a single billionaire-owned retailer, and nobody in any position of editorial power thinks it's weird or gross
October 8, 2025 at 1:44 PM
twice a year the entire U.S. press becomes a marketing extension of a single billionaire-owned retailer, and nobody in any position of editorial power thinks it's weird or gross