Matthew Sheffield
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Matthew Sheffield
@matthew.flux.community
🟦 Writer, researcher, podcaster
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🟦 Post about politics, cognitive science, gender, media

New book: What Republicans Know https://flux.community/book/what-republicans-know
Right-wing people have very little knowledge of the center-to-left political ecosystem. They think anyone to the left of Joe Manchin is a "Marxist."

Here's Laura Ingraham claiming that @profgalloway.com loves Mao and Lenin.

Video via @mmfa.bsky.social: www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/mag...
January 31, 2026 at 2:28 AM
Trump has been an extraordinarily effective advocate for American fascism because his vaudeville demeanor and marketing sense make him trustable to people who do not follow politics.

But some people, like Tim Pool, have deep sexual fetishes to be dominated. There are millions like him.
January 28, 2026 at 7:29 PM
The American right fearmongered for decades about children receiving fun participation trophies. Now their president demands them.

No one could write this as comedic fiction and get away with it.
January 20, 2026 at 1:06 AM
Thousands of people protested in Nuuk, Greenland against Trump's threats to take over their country.

Just over 55,000 people live in Greenland, which means that this was a significant portion of the country's population.

Details: abc7ny.com/post/thousan...
January 17, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Amy Klobuchar is starting to get better at comedy and it's making everyone nervous.
January 7, 2026 at 5:51 PM