Matt
@notthatmattsmith.bsky.social
Space Camp alumnus (cum laude). He/him/his
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MTG has been in Congress since 2020 & is resigning Jan 5, 2026. I just want to point out one thing.
She spent 5 years attacking the left & never feared for her life.
She spent 5 weeks mildly critiquing MAGA & the backlash is so severe she is resigning.
5 years vs 5 weeks. That says it all.
She spent 5 years attacking the left & never feared for her life.
She spent 5 weeks mildly critiquing MAGA & the backlash is so severe she is resigning.
5 years vs 5 weeks. That says it all.
November 22, 2025 at 2:44 AM
MTG has been in Congress since 2020 & is resigning Jan 5, 2026. I just want to point out one thing.
She spent 5 years attacking the left & never feared for her life.
She spent 5 weeks mildly critiquing MAGA & the backlash is so severe she is resigning.
5 years vs 5 weeks. That says it all.
She spent 5 years attacking the left & never feared for her life.
She spent 5 weeks mildly critiquing MAGA & the backlash is so severe she is resigning.
5 years vs 5 weeks. That says it all.
I’m crying at laughing so hard Jesus Christ
Look guys I’ve spent the last day playing this over and over again. Don’t read the comments first and stick it through to the second verse. It is in fact one of the funniest things I’ve ever heard.
second verse on this is one of the funniest things i've ever heard
November 11, 2025 at 4:30 AM
I’m crying at laughing so hard Jesus Christ
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Capitulating Democratic senators waited until after the election, indicating they know capitulation was a bad politics that bothers their voters and reduces their chances of retaking power.
November 10, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Capitulating Democratic senators waited until after the election, indicating they know capitulation was a bad politics that bothers their voters and reduces their chances of retaking power.
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The coordinated nature of this—none are facing voters in 2026—means that either Schumer approved it or failed in his job as Senate Majority Leader to stop it.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
so currently defectors are:
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
November 10, 2025 at 2:43 AM
The coordinated nature of this—none are facing voters in 2026—means that either Schumer approved it or failed in his job as Senate Majority Leader to stop it.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
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The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
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We’re not going to “fix the Democrats’ brand” by doing TikToks or launching pods. The brand is a direct reflection of our elected officials. If we want to purge our weak branding, we have to purge the weak Dems. I’m looking forward to a robust primary cycle and new Democrats who know how to fight.
November 10, 2025 at 3:22 AM
We’re not going to “fix the Democrats’ brand” by doing TikToks or launching pods. The brand is a direct reflection of our elected officials. If we want to purge our weak branding, we have to purge the weak Dems. I’m looking forward to a robust primary cycle and new Democrats who know how to fight.
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They caved in March so they could get a better deal now. They’re caving now so they can get a better deal in some indeterminate future. The better deal is always just beyond their reach, but continuing to cave will get them there. And if you don’t agree with that, you don’t understand Politics,
November 10, 2025 at 2:44 AM
They caved in March so they could get a better deal now. They’re caving now so they can get a better deal in some indeterminate future. The better deal is always just beyond their reach, but continuing to cave will get them there. And if you don’t agree with that, you don’t understand Politics,
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Dems backed Trump into a corner where he’s advocating for starving Americans and hemorrhaging support. If they vote to let him off the hook in exchange for nothing it’s a cataclysmic failure. I know people are in pain but insulating Republicans from political consequences is not the answer.
November 9, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Dems backed Trump into a corner where he’s advocating for starving Americans and hemorrhaging support. If they vote to let him off the hook in exchange for nothing it’s a cataclysmic failure. I know people are in pain but insulating Republicans from political consequences is not the answer.
“Let the children starve” is a good verse because it’s Matthew 12:3, Mark 6:7, Luke 4:20, and John 8:14 so you know it’s a thing Jesus really said.
The Supreme Court has granted the Trump administration’s emergency appeal to temporarily block a court order to fully fund SNAP food aid payments during the government shutdown.
Trump administration seeks to halt SNAP food aid payments after a court order
The Trump administration has asked a federal appeals court to block a judge’s order to distribute November’s full SNAP benefits during a U.S. government shutdown. U.S.
bit.ly
November 8, 2025 at 2:49 AM
“Let the children starve” is a good verse because it’s Matthew 12:3, Mark 6:7, Luke 4:20, and John 8:14 so you know it’s a thing Jesus really said.
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The one nice thing about the Democratic establishment never getting behind Zohran and him winning anyway is that he has the opportunity to show the whole country that this can be a way forward. That this can work, even if just by a few steps in the right direction. He can prove them wrong.
November 5, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The one nice thing about the Democratic establishment never getting behind Zohran and him winning anyway is that he has the opportunity to show the whole country that this can be a way forward. That this can work, even if just by a few steps in the right direction. He can prove them wrong.
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Absolutely amazing: they've got so much solar in Australia that they need more people to use more of it, so the gov't has instructed energy retailers to offer *at least three hours of free power* during the middle of the day.
Meanwhile fossil-addled US struggles with an energy-price crisis ...
Meanwhile fossil-addled US struggles with an energy-price crisis ...
Energy retailers to be directed to offer free power three hours a day
Saying there is enough solar power for everyone in the daytime, Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen will direct retailers to provide three hours of free power every day to consumers.
www.abc.net.au
November 3, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Absolutely amazing: they've got so much solar in Australia that they need more people to use more of it, so the gov't has instructed energy retailers to offer *at least three hours of free power* during the middle of the day.
Meanwhile fossil-addled US struggles with an energy-price crisis ...
Meanwhile fossil-addled US struggles with an energy-price crisis ...
… honestly would probably lower the cost of housing at least a little bit
November 3, 2025 at 7:44 PM
… honestly would probably lower the cost of housing at least a little bit
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The selection of Garland as AG and his failure to act was about ten bajillion times more consequential than any campaign strategy decision
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/t...
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/t...
October 30, 2025 at 3:02 PM
The selection of Garland as AG and his failure to act was about ten bajillion times more consequential than any campaign strategy decision
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/t...
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/t...
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“You can win elections by tacking to the middle; lots of people have. But you can also win elections by staking a moral position and convincing people to agree with you. You can earn support by demonstrating what is important to you instead of just being determined to nod along with what you hear.”
Yesterday I wrote about the effort by center-left pundits to police what people are passionate about.
www.pbump.net/o/sincerity-...
www.pbump.net/o/sincerity-...
Sincerity is not the problem
As is inevitably the case after an election — and is especially the case after an election with an unexpected result — allies of the losing presidential candidate in 2024 looked for people to blame. O...
www.pbump.net
October 18, 2025 at 9:21 PM
“You can win elections by tacking to the middle; lots of people have. But you can also win elections by staking a moral position and convincing people to agree with you. You can earn support by demonstrating what is important to you instead of just being determined to nod along with what you hear.”
Literally enabling the villains from the most recent Avatar movie.
Republicans feel empowered by their leader's autocratic coup against the Constitution to pursue their most cartoonishly evil agenda items, like literally making it easier to kill seals and whales
abcnews.go.com/Politics/wir...
abcnews.go.com/Politics/wir...
October 12, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Literally enabling the villains from the most recent Avatar movie.
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WGA Statement on ABC’s Decision to Pull Jimmy Kimmel Live!
September 18, 2025 at 2:41 AM
WGA Statement on ABC’s Decision to Pull Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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There's also a shakedown ("meaningful personal donation") because of course there always is
The largest owner of ABC affiliates will run a state-TV style Charlie Kirk Memorial instead of Kimmel this Friday and throughout the weekend:
September 18, 2025 at 1:34 AM
There's also a shakedown ("meaningful personal donation") because of course there always is
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Becoming increasingly clear we’re gonna have to build a parallel infrastructure for all the media we really love. The reason all of this is happening under the color of law is hyperconsolidation, dissent being traded straight up for merger approval, or fear of harassment.
September 18, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Becoming increasingly clear we’re gonna have to build a parallel infrastructure for all the media we really love. The reason all of this is happening under the color of law is hyperconsolidation, dissent being traded straight up for merger approval, or fear of harassment.
How toxic is Gaza to the Democratic base in one sentence
In an interview with The New York Times on Monday, Andrew Cuomo said the situation in Gaza had become “horrific,” called for an immediate end to the war and gently distanced himself from Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. nyti.ms/48eRgzO
September 16, 2025 at 3:17 AM
How toxic is Gaza to the Democratic base in one sentence
So Nate Bargatze and the writers came up with the one joke about the Boys & Girls Club and then… called it a day?
Like… that’s his only joke…?
Like… that’s his only joke…?
September 15, 2025 at 2:05 AM
So Nate Bargatze and the writers came up with the one joke about the Boys & Girls Club and then… called it a day?
Like… that’s his only joke…?
Like… that’s his only joke…?
Wow Pritzker called him out
Why don’t you send everyone proof of life first?
(Either way, Chicago doesn’t want you here)
(Either way, Chicago doesn’t want you here)
August 31, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Wow Pritzker called him out
This is horrifying and Linda’s take is correct.
None of this AI shit is “inevitable” as it currently exists.
None of this AI shit is “inevitable” as it currently exists.
This is why I have no patience with the “but you don’t understand, this tech can automate coding tasks!” sigh-ers. If there are any circumstances under which your technology can operate *specifically* to encourage a teenager to take his own life, it ought to be pulled until you fix it.
There is so much terrible about all of this, but what strikes me most is how often the teen suggested involving his family so he didn’t go through with the suicide and it appears that each time, ChatGPT discouraged him.
August 26, 2025 at 11:17 PM
This is horrifying and Linda’s take is correct.
None of this AI shit is “inevitable” as it currently exists.
None of this AI shit is “inevitable” as it currently exists.
All politicians could be this cool.
August 23, 2025 at 6:25 PM
All politicians could be this cool.
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Just imagine if Republicans could be persuaded that 20 elementary school students and 6 teachers getting slaughtered with a legally purchased, legally owned weapon of war was as dire an “emergency” as one rich 19-year-old Musk sycophant getting his ass whupped by some bored punks.
August 16, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Just imagine if Republicans could be persuaded that 20 elementary school students and 6 teachers getting slaughtered with a legally purchased, legally owned weapon of war was as dire an “emergency” as one rich 19-year-old Musk sycophant getting his ass whupped by some bored punks.
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i distinctly remember a decade+ ago when all the creative jobs started going out the window being told to “learn to code”
"Among college graduates ages 22 to 27, computer science and computer engineering majors are facing some of the highest unemployment rates, 6.1% and 7.5% respectively ...
That is more than double the unemployment rate among recent biology and art history graduates, which is just 3%"
That is more than double the unemployment rate among recent biology and art history graduates, which is just 3%"
Goodbye, $165,000 Tech Jobs. Student Coders Seek Work at Chipotle.
www.nytimes.com
August 10, 2025 at 5:40 PM
i distinctly remember a decade+ ago when all the creative jobs started going out the window being told to “learn to code”