MattRiffs.bsky.social
@mattriffs.bsky.social
Public health consultant. I love democracy and red wine. I detest rudeness and bigots. Co-author of Globetrotter: How Abe Saperstein Shook Up the Sports World (Rowman & Littlefield, 2024). 🇺🇦 🏳️🌈
I hear you. Bear in mind that there are able-bodied adults who have low hourly-wage jobs that don’t pay enough to keep them out of poverty. In some cases, they struggle to find jobs that offer full-time weekly hours.
November 11, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I hear you. Bear in mind that there are able-bodied adults who have low hourly-wage jobs that don’t pay enough to keep them out of poverty. In some cases, they struggle to find jobs that offer full-time weekly hours.
Shit! Glad you weren’t hit by the mofo who drove that car.
November 9, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Shit! Glad you weren’t hit by the mofo who drove that car.
More proof that we have a Grifter-in-chief, not a commander-in-chief.
November 8, 2025 at 1:20 PM
More proof that we have a Grifter-in-chief, not a commander-in-chief.
Keep telling yourself that nonsense and maybe you will start to believe it.
November 5, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Keep telling yourself that nonsense and maybe you will start to believe it.
This is both a good and bad sign. It’s good because it suggests that Johnson and his orange-haired pimp will continue to overreach — setting them up for rebuke in the ‘26 midterms.
It’s bad because we must spend the next 14 months fighting them tooth-and-nail in the courts and on the streets.
It’s bad because we must spend the next 14 months fighting them tooth-and-nail in the courts and on the streets.
November 5, 2025 at 3:39 PM
This is both a good and bad sign. It’s good because it suggests that Johnson and his orange-haired pimp will continue to overreach — setting them up for rebuke in the ‘26 midterms.
It’s bad because we must spend the next 14 months fighting them tooth-and-nail in the courts and on the streets.
It’s bad because we must spend the next 14 months fighting them tooth-and-nail in the courts and on the streets.
Yes, Virginians have a lot to celebrate — so if you feel like placing tinsel on the mantle, go for it!
November 5, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Yes, Virginians have a lot to celebrate — so if you feel like placing tinsel on the mantle, go for it!
Probably a smart acquisition. But Indy’s loss to Pittsburgh had nothing to do with glitches in the defensive secondary. The shortcomings were on the offensive side of the football.
November 4, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Probably a smart acquisition. But Indy’s loss to Pittsburgh had nothing to do with glitches in the defensive secondary. The shortcomings were on the offensive side of the football.
I disagreed strongly with his hawkish views, but I did respect the fact that he was willing (unlike so many of his GOP peers) to publicly call Trump a threat to our democracy.
November 4, 2025 at 3:52 PM
I disagreed strongly with his hawkish views, but I did respect the fact that he was willing (unlike so many of his GOP peers) to publicly call Trump a threat to our democracy.
The GOP based its proposal on one from Arkansas, which led to a big drop in Medicaid recipients. The online portal that Arkansas required recipients to log into and fill out was lengthy and confusing. The portal sometimes froze up. The state’s purpose wasn’t noble — it was to simply cut recipients.
November 4, 2025 at 11:00 AM
The GOP based its proposal on one from Arkansas, which led to a big drop in Medicaid recipients. The online portal that Arkansas required recipients to log into and fill out was lengthy and confusing. The portal sometimes froze up. The state’s purpose wasn’t noble — it was to simply cut recipients.
The GOP’s goal is not to transform Medicaid; its goal is to gut it.
November 3, 2025 at 9:32 PM
The GOP’s goal is not to transform Medicaid; its goal is to gut it.
Interesting. Hadn’t heard of that incident.
November 2, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Interesting. Hadn’t heard of that incident.
A collection of “essays”? I think screeds is a more accurate term.
November 2, 2025 at 3:02 AM
A collection of “essays”? I think screeds is a more accurate term.