Matt Dunphy
@leviathant.com
Citizen archaeologist, solutions engineer, electronic musician. I call Philadelphia home.
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Matt Dunphy
@leviathant.com
· Nov 13
Hello again, Bluesky. I'm a hyperlocal historian & citizen archaeologist hailing from Philadelphia. I'm a musician & sometimes photographer, a founder of several internet communities revolving around NIN, an enterprise ecommerce guy, and I clean up the trash on my street.
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I realize there’s a lot of news happening right now, but it’s still wild to me that Meta is making billions of dollars on scam ads and ads for banned goods and no one is holding them accountable
This week's newsletter is all about the billions of dollars Meta makes on scammy ads and ads for real but terrible products. It's also about how the tech industry thinks we're all dumb and they're entitled to our money, on top of everything else they get.
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The Global Fraud Economy
Last week, a news story caught my eye, even though it seemed to fly under the radar of general discourse. It was one of those blink and you miss it headlines on the Apple News app, which helpfully ref...
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November 13, 2025 at 10:11 PM
I realize there’s a lot of news happening right now, but it’s still wild to me that Meta is making billions of dollars on scam ads and ads for banned goods and no one is holding them accountable
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Growing up in a time when “selling out” was the most shameful thing you could do and then being forced to live through the 2020s feels like being kicked in the head by a horse every day
November 13, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Growing up in a time when “selling out” was the most shameful thing you could do and then being forced to live through the 2020s feels like being kicked in the head by a horse every day
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"On the first question, several jury members struggled to stifle laughter as Lairmore expanded on the hoagie’s alleged explosive properties. 'It was like, Oh, you poor baby,' the juror told me." www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Inside the Sandwich Guy’s Jury Deliberations
Can a flung sandwich cause bodily harm?
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November 13, 2025 at 2:22 PM
"On the first question, several jury members struggled to stifle laughter as Lairmore expanded on the hoagie’s alleged explosive properties. 'It was like, Oh, you poor baby,' the juror told me." www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
At this point I don't know why we keep bringing up that he's a terrible person. That has not been an effective strategy. It's better than pretending nothing happened, but once again I feel compelled to say...
Surely this.
Surely this.
November 13, 2025 at 3:54 PM
At this point I don't know why we keep bringing up that he's a terrible person. That has not been an effective strategy. It's better than pretending nothing happened, but once again I feel compelled to say...
Surely this.
Surely this.
Tired of repairing my dishwasher after 8 years, I splurged on an upgrade. As I got the old dishwasher out, I took a moment to reflect on how this would be the step where I replace the part that I think needs replacing. And then I installed a new unit that cost 10x what the part would have cost.
November 13, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Tired of repairing my dishwasher after 8 years, I splurged on an upgrade. As I got the old dishwasher out, I took a moment to reflect on how this would be the step where I replace the part that I think needs replacing. And then I installed a new unit that cost 10x what the part would have cost.
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AOC: "It is unconscionable that what we are debating right now is legislation that will give 8 senators over $1 million a piece & we're robbing people of their food assistance & healthcare to pay for it. How can we vote to enrich ourselves by stealing from the American people?"
November 12, 2025 at 10:39 PM
AOC: "It is unconscionable that what we are debating right now is legislation that will give 8 senators over $1 million a piece & we're robbing people of their food assistance & healthcare to pay for it. How can we vote to enrich ourselves by stealing from the American people?"
It's definitely not visible to the naked eye, but I think I managed to capture the northern lights in Philadelphia despite all the light pollution.
This photo would not be possible without the efforts of the copper thieves who rendered the street lamps on I-95 inoperable.
This photo would not be possible without the efforts of the copper thieves who rendered the street lamps on I-95 inoperable.
November 12, 2025 at 3:37 AM
It's definitely not visible to the naked eye, but I think I managed to capture the northern lights in Philadelphia despite all the light pollution.
This photo would not be possible without the efforts of the copper thieves who rendered the street lamps on I-95 inoperable.
This photo would not be possible without the efforts of the copper thieves who rendered the street lamps on I-95 inoperable.
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Still thinking about this story. Imagine how cooked your brain has to be on Fox News -- how terrified you have to be, every day in your isolated suburban castle -- to start *shooting* when you see brown people at your door, before the door is even open. We're such a nation of terrified cowards.
Cleaning worker who mistakenly went to wrong home fatally shot: Police
The shooting victim died from a gunshot wound to the head, the coroner's office said.
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November 11, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Still thinking about this story. Imagine how cooked your brain has to be on Fox News -- how terrified you have to be, every day in your isolated suburban castle -- to start *shooting* when you see brown people at your door, before the door is even open. We're such a nation of terrified cowards.
We're really just going to do the Boston Massacre again, aren't we?
Call in the troops to solve the commercial real estate crisis in our swanky downtown cores
You can’t make this shit up, folks
You can’t make this shit up, folks
November 11, 2025 at 5:39 PM
We're really just going to do the Boston Massacre again, aren't we?
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Right, the answer isn't to abandon the party to these weasels.
The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
Hey, a lot of people are talking about changing affiliation from Democratic to Independent.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
November 10, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Right, the answer isn't to abandon the party to these weasels.
The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
Some EXCELLENT thunder tonight. I kind of want to set my mics up to record it, but that's a little silly. There are lots of "good recordings of thunder" out there, and they all actually kind of suck. You don't ever get the house-shaking rumble like the real thing provides.
November 10, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Some EXCELLENT thunder tonight. I kind of want to set my mics up to record it, but that's a little silly. There are lots of "good recordings of thunder" out there, and they all actually kind of suck. You don't ever get the house-shaking rumble like the real thing provides.
I don't think the people who tagged the Boghouse in the comments even saw this detail, but guys I think I'm about to make a new friend
November 9, 2025 at 11:48 PM
I don't think the people who tagged the Boghouse in the comments even saw this detail, but guys I think I'm about to make a new friend
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“More and more cabinet members — Rubio, Miller, Noem — live on military bases now, & it's another parallel to Iraq, where the administration lived in the Green Zone. There’s something deeply unhealthy about a society where leaders are literally shut off from the communities that they govern.”
Don Moynihan on "Purge, Merge, and Surge"
"Instead of surging in Iraq, it’s happening here in American cities."
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November 8, 2025 at 4:44 PM
“More and more cabinet members — Rubio, Miller, Noem — live on military bases now, & it's another parallel to Iraq, where the administration lived in the Green Zone. There’s something deeply unhealthy about a society where leaders are literally shut off from the communities that they govern.”
Every time my dishwasher misbehaves, I look up the problem, buy a replacement part, and fix it. It usually works out. But eight years in, I am starting to understand the impulse to just buy a whole new one.
This is kind of what it's like for people who are afraid of using a screwdriver, isn't it?
This is kind of what it's like for people who are afraid of using a screwdriver, isn't it?
November 8, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Every time my dishwasher misbehaves, I look up the problem, buy a replacement part, and fix it. It usually works out. But eight years in, I am starting to understand the impulse to just buy a whole new one.
This is kind of what it's like for people who are afraid of using a screwdriver, isn't it?
This is kind of what it's like for people who are afraid of using a screwdriver, isn't it?
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Shapiro: He rose to some prominence by writing a book about growing up in Appalachia, where there are a whole lot of people who get SNAP. He made millions of dollars off telling their stories, and then he turned his damn back on those very people he likes to write about and claim as his own.
November 7, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Shapiro: He rose to some prominence by writing a book about growing up in Appalachia, where there are a whole lot of people who get SNAP. He made millions of dollars off telling their stories, and then he turned his damn back on those very people he likes to write about and claim as his own.
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Today's newsletter is about the awful and extremely political decision to gut Teen Vogue for parts www.readtpa.com/p/teen-vogue...
Teen Vogue's Award-Winning Journalism Was Too Much Trouble for Condé Nast
The outlet just won recognition for speaking truth to power. Condé Nast responded by eliminating its entire politics staff and folding it into Vogue.
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November 5, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Today's newsletter is about the awful and extremely political decision to gut Teen Vogue for parts www.readtpa.com/p/teen-vogue...
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Every election, chuds from the suburbs drive to the highway exit on the edge of center city to put up huge vinyl banners for Republicans running hopelessly in Philadelphia. A mere block away from my house.
Maybe one day we'll make tote bags out of it all.
Maybe one day we'll make tote bags out of it all.
November 5, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Every election, chuds from the suburbs drive to the highway exit on the edge of center city to put up huge vinyl banners for Republicans running hopelessly in Philadelphia. A mere block away from my house.
Maybe one day we'll make tote bags out of it all.
Maybe one day we'll make tote bags out of it all.
It's the kind of sky that makes your camera's automatic white balance panic
November 5, 2025 at 10:04 PM
It's the kind of sky that makes your camera's automatic white balance panic
The election results were a shot in the arm, but what I really like to see is the Supreme Court tapping the brakes on presidential power, and Republicans cautioning against the elimination of the filibuster in the Senate. That's a concrete fear of losing big in the next election or two.
November 5, 2025 at 8:33 PM
The election results were a shot in the arm, but what I really like to see is the Supreme Court tapping the brakes on presidential power, and Republicans cautioning against the elimination of the filibuster in the Senate. That's a concrete fear of losing big in the next election or two.
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Mamdani: My message to I.C.E. Agents and to everyone across this city is that everyone will be held to the same standard of the law. If you violate the law, you must be held accountable.
November 5, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Mamdani: My message to I.C.E. Agents and to everyone across this city is that everyone will be held to the same standard of the law. If you violate the law, you must be held accountable.
I don't miss the daily train ride in and out of the city (it's cool for about two years, and then it becomes kind of a drag), but Downingtown was a good place to call home during our time there. I still keep in touch with folks from our old neighborhood. I'm glad to see news like this!
Erica Deuso is the first openly transgender person to be elected mayor in Pennsylvania.
The longtime Democratic advocate defeated Republican Rich Bryant Tuesday to serve as the next mayor of Downingtown.
🔴 Live election updates: www.inquirer.com/politics/ele...
The longtime Democratic advocate defeated Republican Rich Bryant Tuesday to serve as the next mayor of Downingtown.
🔴 Live election updates: www.inquirer.com/politics/ele...
November 5, 2025 at 3:16 PM
I don't miss the daily train ride in and out of the city (it's cool for about two years, and then it becomes kind of a drag), but Downingtown was a good place to call home during our time there. I still keep in touch with folks from our old neighborhood. I'm glad to see news like this!
The printer in the voting machine sounds like the whistle on the El #Philadelphia
November 4, 2025 at 11:13 PM
The printer in the voting machine sounds like the whistle on the El #Philadelphia
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Conservatives 2016-2024: dumb libs think words are violence
Conservatives in 2025: mean words are literally violence bsky.app/profile/robe...
Conservatives in 2025: mean words are literally violence bsky.app/profile/robe...
From Bovino's deposition: (1) he calls protestors "violent" if they articulate views hostile to ICE, even if no violence is manifested; (2) he instructs his forces to attack and arrest protestors who express "hyperbolic comments," which is to say, criticism of ICE and Bovino.
November 4, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Conservatives 2016-2024: dumb libs think words are violence
Conservatives in 2025: mean words are literally violence bsky.app/profile/robe...
Conservatives in 2025: mean words are literally violence bsky.app/profile/robe...