Matthew Barnett
@barnett-matt.bsky.social
Part boring dad, part roaring mad. “The rich get richer til the poor get educated.” - Sage Francis
I don’t know about Hegseth but whatever RFK Jr. was doing do not qualify as pull-ups.
December 9, 2025 at 7:48 PM
I don’t know about Hegseth but whatever RFK Jr. was doing do not qualify as pull-ups.
I feel like part of the game they’re pulling is semantic: they want everyone to conflate “executive” with “one in charge” rather than “one that implements.”
December 9, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I feel like part of the game they’re pulling is semantic: they want everyone to conflate “executive” with “one in charge” rather than “one that implements.”
This is an interesting question. For me, 3 reasons: 1) To a large degree, I can separate the art from the artist; 2) young Stallone was not the same person as the current MAGA asshat version of Stallone; 3) without Rocky, there is no Creed.
December 9, 2025 at 6:50 PM
This is an interesting question. For me, 3 reasons: 1) To a large degree, I can separate the art from the artist; 2) young Stallone was not the same person as the current MAGA asshat version of Stallone; 3) without Rocky, there is no Creed.
Markets work best for *consumers* when consumers have information, and the opacity of so much of our pricing - from healthcare to utility bills to higher ed to travel bookings and on and on - tells you everything about who the markets are really built to work for.
December 9, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Markets work best for *consumers* when consumers have information, and the opacity of so much of our pricing - from healthcare to utility bills to higher ed to travel bookings and on and on - tells you everything about who the markets are really built to work for.
If Trump is calling something a hoax you can have 1,000% confidence that it’s a) true and b) really bothering him.
December 9, 2025 at 3:40 PM
If Trump is calling something a hoax you can have 1,000% confidence that it’s a) true and b) really bothering him.
But he succeeded in doing TWO almost pull ups.
December 9, 2025 at 11:31 AM
But he succeeded in doing TWO almost pull ups.
Ah, the free exchange of ideas, forced down your throat.
December 9, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Ah, the free exchange of ideas, forced down your throat.
“Maybe, I dunno, how about a thing in airport bathrooms that’s like a hand dryer but it’s for your wiener after you pee, or for whatever girls have down there?” [internally congrats self for being so good at his big-boy job]
December 9, 2025 at 11:19 AM
“Maybe, I dunno, how about a thing in airport bathrooms that’s like a hand dryer but it’s for your wiener after you pee, or for whatever girls have down there?” [internally congrats self for being so good at his big-boy job]
Two very different candidates: Mark Mulcahy and Shootyz Groove.
December 9, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Two very different candidates: Mark Mulcahy and Shootyz Groove.
Conservatives: The government should stick to minding its own business! And also all of women’s business.
December 8, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Conservatives: The government should stick to minding its own business! And also all of women’s business.
“Sure, things look grim if you’re focused on the inflation and jobs data, but the numbers on the President’s Patriotism Index, as reported by the President, are at record levels.”
December 8, 2025 at 5:29 PM
“Sure, things look grim if you’re focused on the inflation and jobs data, but the numbers on the President’s Patriotism Index, as reported by the President, are at record levels.”
Not all of us.
December 8, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Not all of us.
“Nice market share you have there. It’d be a shame if something happened to it.”
December 7, 2025 at 11:53 PM
“Nice market share you have there. It’d be a shame if something happened to it.”
This doesn’t really explain it though. If they wanted to maintain control of it, why’d they ever give up a controlling interest? Board members can’t stab you in the back if you hold over 50%.
December 7, 2025 at 5:40 PM
This doesn’t really explain it though. If they wanted to maintain control of it, why’d they ever give up a controlling interest? Board members can’t stab you in the back if you hold over 50%.
No, the most important thing is to maintain proper decorum when publicly interacting with fascist mass murderers.
December 7, 2025 at 5:33 PM
No, the most important thing is to maintain proper decorum when publicly interacting with fascist mass murderers.
Even aside from the sheer lunacy, the length of the rants alone would be enough to dissuade me from ever using Truth Social.
December 7, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Even aside from the sheer lunacy, the length of the rants alone would be enough to dissuade me from ever using Truth Social.
Here’s hoping, But also: that seems like a paradox. If everyone’s missing the revolution, who’s in the revolution?
December 7, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Here’s hoping, But also: that seems like a paradox. If everyone’s missing the revolution, who’s in the revolution?
Yes, but it’s not even needed because his statement reveals is own lie. What person who’s not a bloodthirsty lunatic would ever claim someone sitting on a capsized boat that’d just been struck by missile was NOT “floating helplessly in the water”?
December 7, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Yes, but it’s not even needed because his statement reveals is own lie. What person who’s not a bloodthirsty lunatic would ever claim someone sitting on a capsized boat that’d just been struck by missile was NOT “floating helplessly in the water”?