Matt E Allen
@matteallen.bsky.social
Kidney transplant recipient, living in the greater San Francisco Bay Area. I'm also lazy on social media.
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New — I wrote about the myriad ways journalism’s moral rot manifests, and how our crumbling institutions have created the conditions for it to fester:
Moral rot in elite journalism is killing the whole field
The Nuzzi/RFK Jr. mess and the revelation of Esptein's journo pals lay bare a profound moral absence at the heart of our free press.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 18, 2025 at 10:03 PM
New — I wrote about the myriad ways journalism’s moral rot manifests, and how our crumbling institutions have created the conditions for it to fester:
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Turns out that the $16MM payoff ABC made to Trump bought them only a few months' reprieve. Weird how that happens.
Trump in response to an Epstein question: "ABC, your company, your crappy company is one of the perpetrators. I think the license should be taken away from ABC because your news is so fake and so wrong. And we have a great commissioner, a chairman, who should take a look at that."
November 18, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Turns out that the $16MM payoff ABC made to Trump bought them only a few months' reprieve. Weird how that happens.
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Some of you never paid enough attention to professional wrestling and it shows. A surprising “face turn” always, always, ALWAYS ends back in a return to “heel”.
This is of course a post about Marjorie Taylor Greene.
This is of course a post about Marjorie Taylor Greene.
November 19, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Some of you never paid enough attention to professional wrestling and it shows. A surprising “face turn” always, always, ALWAYS ends back in a return to “heel”.
This is of course a post about Marjorie Taylor Greene.
This is of course a post about Marjorie Taylor Greene.
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You look up “film criticism” in the dictionary and you get this photo
November 18, 2025 at 6:18 PM
You look up “film criticism” in the dictionary and you get this photo
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you don't have to embarrass our guest by asking if he had someone killed and hacked to pieces
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 18, 2025 at 7:07 PM
you don't have to embarrass our guest by asking if he had someone killed and hacked to pieces
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It's a shame how many great series are just made unavailable to legally purchase a physical copy of. The third party market is way too rife with people fleecing exorbitant prices for out of print titles. It shouldn't be this way, but the powers that be are overall the absolute worst.
Forget new series that never get legal streams, what about all of the old series that are impossible to find? Chris and Lucas discuss some really buried treasure.
This Week in Anime - OOPs, There it Goes
www.animenewsnetwork.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:09 PM
It's a shame how many great series are just made unavailable to legally purchase a physical copy of. The third party market is way too rife with people fleecing exorbitant prices for out of print titles. It shouldn't be this way, but the powers that be are overall the absolute worst.
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The Epstein scandal is a symptom of a larger disease
The capture and corruption of American politics and institutions of power has created a criminal, abusive, and degenerate class of elites who believe they are untouchable and don’t care who they hurt
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/its-rotten...
The capture and corruption of American politics and institutions of power has created a criminal, abusive, and degenerate class of elites who believe they are untouchable and don’t care who they hurt
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/its-rotten...
It's Rotten All the Way Down: Epstein, Trump, and the Twilight of the Elites
What's being exposed is bigger than Jeffrey Epstein or Donald Trump. It's the failure of American institutions
jaredyatessexton.substack.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:09 PM
The Epstein scandal is a symptom of a larger disease
The capture and corruption of American politics and institutions of power has created a criminal, abusive, and degenerate class of elites who believe they are untouchable and don’t care who they hurt
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/its-rotten...
The capture and corruption of American politics and institutions of power has created a criminal, abusive, and degenerate class of elites who believe they are untouchable and don’t care who they hurt
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/its-rotten...
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Last Thanksgiving, two Dallas Police officers knocked on my door, citing a tip from the FBI national threat operations center that I was beating my girlfriend. The incident report confirms this. Today, I obtained a file from the FBI via FOIA that states the FBI has no record of receiving such a tip.
November 18, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Last Thanksgiving, two Dallas Police officers knocked on my door, citing a tip from the FBI national threat operations center that I was beating my girlfriend. The incident report confirms this. Today, I obtained a file from the FBI via FOIA that states the FBI has no record of receiving such a tip.
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While corporate profits skyrocket and the stock market rides high, regular Americans are struggling to make ends meet.
Even CEOs of the biggest corporations are starting to understand why this is a huge problem. Watch.
youtu.be/W8OWhw-GXUU
Even CEOs of the biggest corporations are starting to understand why this is a huge problem. Watch.
youtu.be/W8OWhw-GXUU
Our Economy Is in Danger. Here’s Why
YouTube video by Robert Reich
youtu.be
November 18, 2025 at 3:04 PM
While corporate profits skyrocket and the stock market rides high, regular Americans are struggling to make ends meet.
Even CEOs of the biggest corporations are starting to understand why this is a huge problem. Watch.
youtu.be/W8OWhw-GXUU
Even CEOs of the biggest corporations are starting to understand why this is a huge problem. Watch.
youtu.be/W8OWhw-GXUU
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33 Years ago today Superman 75 dropped, the Death of Superman. A great issue, and seriously, the Death of Superman/World Without a Superman/Reign of Supermen is one of the great overall cape comic stories.
November 18, 2025 at 3:26 PM
33 Years ago today Superman 75 dropped, the Death of Superman. A great issue, and seriously, the Death of Superman/World Without a Superman/Reign of Supermen is one of the great overall cape comic stories.
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We’ve talked about how we in the media normalize (even incentivize) aberrant behavior by public figures who make it their brand.
But just imagine if an official in your city or town had told a female reporter asking about a sex abuse scandal, “Quiet, piggy.” Headlines for days.
But just imagine if an official in your city or town had told a female reporter asking about a sex abuse scandal, “Quiet, piggy.” Headlines for days.
When asked on Air Force One if there was anything "incriminating" in the Epstein emails, Trump pointed a finger at the female reporter's face and said “Quiet. Quiet, Piggy.”
November 18, 2025 at 4:03 PM
We’ve talked about how we in the media normalize (even incentivize) aberrant behavior by public figures who make it their brand.
But just imagine if an official in your city or town had told a female reporter asking about a sex abuse scandal, “Quiet, piggy.” Headlines for days.
But just imagine if an official in your city or town had told a female reporter asking about a sex abuse scandal, “Quiet, piggy.” Headlines for days.
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All joking aside, the heartbreaking thing about this story is seeing how a white “journalist” with poor prose & worst journalist ethics gets to repeatedly crash out & land plum jobs while so many poor, trans, Black, Native journalists never get in journalism’s door. Like…
How do you land Vanity Fair west coast editor at age 32 after having affairs with two presidential candidates you were covering as a journalist. That is some prime white lady shit.
November 18, 2025 at 1:28 PM
All joking aside, the heartbreaking thing about this story is seeing how a white “journalist” with poor prose & worst journalist ethics gets to repeatedly crash out & land plum jobs while so many poor, trans, Black, Native journalists never get in journalism’s door. Like…
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mr president sir theres a story coming about how you intervened to help a sex criminal. no sir, not that sex criminal you helped….no not that one either…sir, please stop guessing sex criminals that you helped. ill give you a hint sir, hes a trafficker. no sir, not that trafficker a different one
NEW: When Andrew Tate landed in the US, Customs & Border Protection seized his electronic devices. But @propublica.org found that a White House official told DHS to return the devices, emphasizing that the request came from the White House.
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 1:10 PM
mr president sir theres a story coming about how you intervened to help a sex criminal. no sir, not that sex criminal you helped….no not that one either…sir, please stop guessing sex criminals that you helped. ill give you a hint sir, hes a trafficker. no sir, not that trafficker a different one
Box Office Game
Box Office Game based off the idea from Blank Check
boxofficega.me
November 18, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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We're ruled by a conclave of wealthy child rapists, our police departments are violent gangs of slave-catchers, and Nazis are getting bolder
Now's the perfect time to tell each other stories about people fighting this, to inspire and educate
Only those wealthy rapists own the heroes
Now's the perfect time to tell each other stories about people fighting this, to inspire and educate
Only those wealthy rapists own the heroes
November 17, 2025 at 2:43 PM
We're ruled by a conclave of wealthy child rapists, our police departments are violent gangs of slave-catchers, and Nazis are getting bolder
Now's the perfect time to tell each other stories about people fighting this, to inspire and educate
Only those wealthy rapists own the heroes
Now's the perfect time to tell each other stories about people fighting this, to inspire and educate
Only those wealthy rapists own the heroes
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This reminds me of something I've been noodling for a while
The times we're living in are perfect for superhero stories, but our favorite heroes can't address them because they're owned by one of two evil megacorps
(This thread will probably come off as disjointed; thinking this thru in real-time)
The times we're living in are perfect for superhero stories, but our favorite heroes can't address them because they're owned by one of two evil megacorps
(This thread will probably come off as disjointed; thinking this thru in real-time)
Well it depends on, you know, exactly how much Disney wants to bend the knee to fascism and in 2025 I'm not feeling great about that
November 17, 2025 at 2:27 PM
This reminds me of something I've been noodling for a while
The times we're living in are perfect for superhero stories, but our favorite heroes can't address them because they're owned by one of two evil megacorps
(This thread will probably come off as disjointed; thinking this thru in real-time)
The times we're living in are perfect for superhero stories, but our favorite heroes can't address them because they're owned by one of two evil megacorps
(This thread will probably come off as disjointed; thinking this thru in real-time)
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Please check out my latest on Sports Politika. Thank you to @karimzidan.com for publishing me. The Dodgers must take a stand and refuse an invitation to the White House.
www.sportspolitika.news/p/dodgers-oh...
www.sportspolitika.news/p/dodgers-oh...
The Dodgers Must Refuse An Invitation To The White House
"Now is the time for the team to take a moral stand," writes Mathew Foresta, publisher of Better Graces and Liberations.
www.sportspolitika.news
November 17, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Please check out my latest on Sports Politika. Thank you to @karimzidan.com for publishing me. The Dodgers must take a stand and refuse an invitation to the White House.
www.sportspolitika.news/p/dodgers-oh...
www.sportspolitika.news/p/dodgers-oh...
Box Office Game
Box Office Game based off the idea from Blank Check
boxofficega.me
November 17, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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I wrote on @boingboing.net about Disney losing the rights to Roger Rabbit - they reverted to the author of the original novel
boingboing.net/2025/11/17/d...
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Disney loses the rights to Roger Rabbit characters, as they revert to original author of novel
Gary K. Wolf, the creator of Roger Rabbit in his novel Who Censored Roger Rabbit? on which the hit 1988 movie Who Framed Roger Rabbit was based, says he has…
boingboing.net
November 17, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I wrote on @boingboing.net about Disney losing the rights to Roger Rabbit - they reverted to the author of the original novel
boingboing.net/2025/11/17/d...
boingboing.net/2025/11/17/d...
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YOU GUYS WANNA SEE SOMETHING CURSED???? HOW ABOUT NEON GENESIS LEHIGH VALLEY PHANTOMS HOCKEY?????
November 16, 2025 at 11:25 PM
YOU GUYS WANNA SEE SOMETHING CURSED???? HOW ABOUT NEON GENESIS LEHIGH VALLEY PHANTOMS HOCKEY?????
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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this is horrible & we need to pay more attention to water in Iran and *everywhere*
The current #water crisis in Iran is the most severe on the planet at the moment, threatening not just the people but the legitimacy of the government.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Climate crisis or a warning from God? Iranians desperate for answers as water dries up
As rainy season fails to bring relief, authorities try cloud seeding – while others across the country pray for a miracle
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 10:46 PM
this is horrible & we need to pay more attention to water in Iran and *everywhere*
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I was laid off in the spring and applied for SNAP benefits. It took over six months to finally get approved for $60 a month. By the time I was approved, I’d found a new job and didn’t need the benefits. I also live alone; feeding myself wasn’t a big issue. That won’t be the case with many recipients
These incredible fucking assholes.
These application processes are already so deeply burdensome and frustrating.
They are trying to starve people.
These application processes are already so deeply burdensome and frustrating.
They are trying to starve people.
SNAP benefits update: Trump admin says ‘everyone’ will have to reapply
Agriculture secretary Brooke Rollins told Newsmax on Thursday the plan is to “have everyone reapply for their benefits."
www.newsweek.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:09 AM
I was laid off in the spring and applied for SNAP benefits. It took over six months to finally get approved for $60 a month. By the time I was approved, I’d found a new job and didn’t need the benefits. I also live alone; feeding myself wasn’t a big issue. That won’t be the case with many recipients
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F47 & Miller wanted the numbers up. 1,000 arrests per day, now it's been bumped to 3,000 arrests per day. Doesn't make a difference if you are a criminal or not, or are a U.S. citizen or not. They need the numbers of arrests up to support their evil narrative about immigrants to their racist base.
Remember how Trump said ICE targets “violent criminals?”
Trump’s own DOJ now reports that ONLY 2.5% of the people ICE arrested in Chicago have any criminal history.
That means 97.5% have ZERO criminal record. They were targeted because they were of Latino ethnicity. This is what fascism looks like
Trump’s own DOJ now reports that ONLY 2.5% of the people ICE arrested in Chicago have any criminal history.
That means 97.5% have ZERO criminal record. They were targeted because they were of Latino ethnicity. This is what fascism looks like
November 16, 2025 at 7:29 PM
F47 & Miller wanted the numbers up. 1,000 arrests per day, now it's been bumped to 3,000 arrests per day. Doesn't make a difference if you are a criminal or not, or are a U.S. citizen or not. They need the numbers of arrests up to support their evil narrative about immigrants to their racist base.
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@govpritzker.illinois.gov I want you to watch this video of me slammed to the ground- why are you allowing this to happen to people you know are on the right side of history. They tied my hands behind my back and when I asked them to be loosened because I was going numb they said, “STFU.”
at one point, i watched a cook county sheriff’s officer (who appears to be in charge) point out a priest in the crowd.
he and a couple officers then went into the crowd , dragged him into the street, and arrested him.
situation is still tense as crowd jostles with police to get into the street.
he and a couple officers then went into the crowd , dragged him into the street, and arrested him.
situation is still tense as crowd jostles with police to get into the street.
November 15, 2025 at 5:34 PM
@govpritzker.illinois.gov I want you to watch this video of me slammed to the ground- why are you allowing this to happen to people you know are on the right side of history. They tied my hands behind my back and when I asked them to be loosened because I was going numb they said, “STFU.”