M🍁tthew Hay Br🏈wn
@matthewhaybrown.bsky.social
Americas editor, Washington Post // Journalism instructor, Harvard Extension School // New Englander. Unregistered Ukrainian. Somewhat Canadian. Literally Irish
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Fifty years ago today, Nov. 10, 1975, the freighter SS Edmund Fitzgerald, laden with 26,000 tons of iron ore, sank in an unseasonably early storm on Lake Superior (Gitche Gumee, in Chippewa). All 29 men on board were lost. Two weeks later, Gordon Lightfoot read a Newsweek article about the disaster
November 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Fifty years ago today, Nov. 10, 1975, the freighter SS Edmund Fitzgerald, laden with 26,000 tons of iron ore, sank in an unseasonably early storm on Lake Superior (Gitche Gumee, in Chippewa). All 29 men on board were lost. Two weeks later, Gordon Lightfoot read a Newsweek article about the disaster
I’m holding out for Gronkpedia
October 28, 2025 at 5:13 PM
I’m holding out for Gronkpedia
Elvis Costello’s walk-on music tonight in D.C.: Heaven 17’s (We Don’t Need This) Fascist Groove Thang
September 30, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Elvis Costello’s walk-on music tonight in D.C.: Heaven 17’s (We Don’t Need This) Fascist Groove Thang
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."
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September 18, 2025 at 3:17 AM
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."
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THIS JUST IN
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September 13, 2025 at 1:59 PM
THIS JUST IN
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WATCH As Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro warns of an impending U.S. invasion, his government is sharing AI-generated videos resurrecting national heroes to urge civilians to join militias.
Notably absent from the pantheon: Maduro’s predecessor mentor, Hugo Chavéz
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Notably absent from the pantheon: Maduro’s predecessor mentor, Hugo Chavéz
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September 9, 2025 at 4:24 PM
WATCH As Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro warns of an impending U.S. invasion, his government is sharing AI-generated videos resurrecting national heroes to urge civilians to join militias.
Notably absent from the pantheon: Maduro’s predecessor mentor, Hugo Chavéz
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
Notably absent from the pantheon: Maduro’s predecessor mentor, Hugo Chavéz
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What kind of monster
September 8, 2025 at 6:38 PM
What kind of monster
Moon over Maryland
(Sam Brown photo)
(Sam Brown photo)
September 6, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Moon over Maryland
(Sam Brown photo)
(Sam Brown photo)
PETRO: “If this is true, it’s murder anywhere in the world.
“We’ve been capturing civilians who transport drugs without killing them for decades. Those who transport drugs aren’t the big narcos, but the very poor youth of the Caribbean and the Pacific”
“We’ve been capturing civilians who transport drugs without killing them for decades. Those who transport drugs aren’t the big narcos, but the very poor youth of the Caribbean and the Pacific”
September 3, 2025 at 2:40 PM
PETRO: “If this is true, it’s murder anywhere in the world.
“We’ve been capturing civilians who transport drugs without killing them for decades. Those who transport drugs aren’t the big narcos, but the very poor youth of the Caribbean and the Pacific”
“We’ve been capturing civilians who transport drugs without killing them for decades. Those who transport drugs aren’t the big narcos, but the very poor youth of the Caribbean and the Pacific”
Hey the current Tesla Model Y service manual, updated Jan. 30, has instructions for removing the T logo
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August 25, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Hey the current Tesla Model Y service manual, updated Jan. 30, has instructions for removing the T logo
service.tesla.com/docs/ModelY/...
service.tesla.com/docs/ModelY/...
Indeed, as Sam and Gabriel reported, much of the success was driven by the early-2000s commodities boom. Still, the government managed the revenue from that boom to the greater benefit of the people than did, say, Venezuela
August 19, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Indeed, as Sam and Gabriel reported, much of the success was driven by the early-2000s commodities boom. Still, the government managed the revenue from that boom to the greater benefit of the people than did, say, Venezuela
ICE and other agents, some masked. set up a checkpoint in trendy Northwest D.C. Wednesday evening to check drivers’ immigration status Emma Uber and @lmorello.bsky.social report
Onlookers chanted “Go home fascists”; Some made signs to warn approaching motorists away (GIFT LINK)
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Onlookers chanted “Go home fascists”; Some made signs to warn approaching motorists away (GIFT LINK)
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August 14, 2025 at 5:52 PM
ICE and other agents, some masked. set up a checkpoint in trendy Northwest D.C. Wednesday evening to check drivers’ immigration status Emma Uber and @lmorello.bsky.social report
Onlookers chanted “Go home fascists”; Some made signs to warn approaching motorists away (GIFT LINK)
wapo.st/47qWIPB
Onlookers chanted “Go home fascists”; Some made signs to warn approaching motorists away (GIFT LINK)
wapo.st/47qWIPB
Niche marketing
July 20, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Niche marketing
Finally, someone speaks for the trees
July 16, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Finally, someone speaks for the trees
Teamwork. The snake bites the man, causing him to fall into the water. The crocs carry him to the shore. They all share him — there’s plenty to go around
July 16, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Teamwork. The snake bites the man, causing him to fall into the water. The crocs carry him to the shore. They all share him — there’s plenty to go around
Appreciate the confidence boost but why is Wendy using Barbara’s email though
July 11, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Appreciate the confidence boost but why is Wendy using Barbara’s email though
This terrific Ringo profile by @lindsayzoladz.bsky.social opens with an absolutely charming anecdote that was new to this lifelong Beatles obsessive
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July 3, 2025 at 8:46 PM
This terrific Ringo profile by @lindsayzoladz.bsky.social opens with an absolutely charming anecdote that was new to this lifelong Beatles obsessive
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/a...
Dog Is My Co-Pilot
July 2, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Dog Is My Co-Pilot
Viktor Orban tried to ban the Budapest Pride parade. He got the biggest one yet. Steve Hendrix reports from the Hungarian capital
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June 28, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Viktor Orban tried to ban the Budapest Pride parade. He got the biggest one yet. Steve Hendrix reports from the Hungarian capital
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Killing the man doesn’t kill the story. Dom Phillips was murdered reporting How To Save the Amazon. Join Alessandra Sampaio, Dom’s wife; journalist @andrew.intercept.com.br and me Monday for its U.S. launch
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June 9, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Killing the man doesn’t kill the story. Dom Phillips was murdered reporting How To Save the Amazon. Join Alessandra Sampaio, Dom’s wife; journalist @andrew.intercept.com.br and me Monday for its U.S. launch
@opcofamerica.bsky.social @chelseagreenbooks.bsky.social
@rizzolibooks.bsky.social
@opcofamerica.bsky.social @chelseagreenbooks.bsky.social
@rizzolibooks.bsky.social
