Matt Thompson
@mattthompson42.bsky.social
Ask the right questions.
Pinned
I'm not sure how much longer our Mississippi Free Press account will post to X, but for now it makes a good case study—and a good case for why other newsrooms shouldn't fear moving to BlueSky.
Look at the difference in engagement for identical posts with the same links.
Left: BlueSky, Right: X 🧵
Look at the difference in engagement for identical posts with the same links.
Left: BlueSky, Right: X 🧵
This is as good a place for an open call for news accounts to follow. I already follow the MFP but I do need something to finally cut the chord. Essentially, CNN if it didn’t suck & as few opinion pieces as possible is what I’m looking for here.
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Another way y'all can really help us right now is with a donation. We're a nonprofit newsroom and our stories are free for anyone to read (no paywalls), so your support helps a lot.
We appreciate whatever y'all can give. Here's the link: givebutter.com/mfpdonate
We appreciate whatever y'all can give. Here's the link: givebutter.com/mfpdonate
Give Now to Grow MFP Journalism in 2025!
Help us grow our newsroom in Mississippi and our systemic reporting to make a difference for our home state and beyond.
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August 22, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Another way y'all can really help us right now is with a donation. We're a nonprofit newsroom and our stories are free for anyone to read (no paywalls), so your support helps a lot.
We appreciate whatever y'all can give. Here's the link: givebutter.com/mfpdonate
We appreciate whatever y'all can give. Here's the link: givebutter.com/mfpdonate
Well, that's a booger, ain't it?
Unfortunately, Bluesky is unavailable in Mississippi right now, due to a new state law that requires age verification for all users.
While intended for child safety, we think this law poses broader challenges & creates significant barriers that limit free speech & harm smaller platforms like ours.
While intended for child safety, we think this law poses broader challenges & creates significant barriers that limit free speech & harm smaller platforms like ours.
August 22, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Well, that's a booger, ain't it?
Well, shit. Good job, @wtva9news.bsky.social. You've given folks one less reason to watch your news broadcast.
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Matt Laubhan leaves WTVA, launches own site
TUPELO – At midnight on July 2, Matt Laubhan will begin providing weather coverage through his own site, Mississippi Live Weather. It comes a little more than 24 hours after
www.djournal.com
July 2, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Well, shit. Good job, @wtva9news.bsky.social. You've given folks one less reason to watch your news broadcast.
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Ah, you bunch of chickenshit bastards.
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UPenn will ban transgender athletes from female sports and erase Lia Thomas from its records | CNN
The University of Pennsylvania will block transgender athletes from female sports teams and erase the records set by swimmer Lia Thomas as part of an agreement with the federal government, the U.S. De...
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July 1, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Ah, you bunch of chickenshit bastards.
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www.cnn.com/2025/07/01/u...
You know, another goddamn billionaire fluffing the walking example of why nepotism in political journalism is a horrible thing aside, haven’t we learned over the past decade that social media isn’t worth shit when it comes to “political debate”?
The lack of diversity of thought here is really hurting usage.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202... Opinion | Bluesky’s decline stems from never hearing from other side - The Washington Post
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202... Opinion | Bluesky’s decline stems from never hearing from other side - The Washington Post
Opinion | The Bluesky bubble hurts liberals and their causes
The social media network was doomed to fail as progressives tried to re-create old Twitter.
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June 11, 2025 at 1:59 PM
You know, another goddamn billionaire fluffing the walking example of why nepotism in political journalism is a horrible thing aside, haven’t we learned over the past decade that social media isn’t worth shit when it comes to “political debate”?
Oh, for cryin' out loud. This jackass made bail. The San Antonio cops say they see "no evidence" of a hate crime. No one's disputing any claims made about this butthole terrorizing Joss & his husband.
Fuck!
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Fuck!
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Man accused of killing Jonathan Joss set to be released from jail
Sigfredo Alvarez Ceja, who is accused of killing "King Of The Hill" actor Jonathan Joss, is set to be released from the Bexar County jail.
www.expressnews.com
June 3, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Oh, for cryin' out loud. This jackass made bail. The San Antonio cops say they see "no evidence" of a hate crime. No one's disputing any claims made about this butthole terrorizing Joss & his husband.
Fuck!
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Fuck!
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Oh, for cryin’ out loud. This is the worst administration for whining about how everyone isn’t kissing their ass constantly. What a pitiful bunch of losers whose only win in life is that their dad didn’t pull out that one time. Fucking hell, man.
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People Are Being “Mean” About FEMA Chief’s Hurricane Comment, DHS Says
Trump’s acting FEMA head made an outrageous comment about hurricane season. Now the administration is trying to defend him.
newrepublic.com
June 3, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Oh, for cryin’ out loud. This is the worst administration for whining about how everyone isn’t kissing their ass constantly. What a pitiful bunch of losers whose only win in life is that their dad didn’t pull out that one time. Fucking hell, man.
newrepublic.com/post/196032/...
newrepublic.com/post/196032/...
Jesus. We don't even blink anymore, do we?
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June 3, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Jesus. We don't even blink anymore, do we?
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Heh. That's how we do it in Mississippi.
🔥 DAMN! — @benniegthompson to @kristinoem: “I’m glad you found time among your many photo ops and costume changes to testify.”
May 14, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Heh. That's how we do it in Mississippi.
Thirty-two years. That means Confederate Heritage Month has existed eight times longer than the actual Confederacy. This is my heritage as a Mississippian, a entity that produced no art, no science, no philosophy, & a government doomed to failure? That's what this dick thinks we should celebrate?
NEW: Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has declared April 2025 as Confederate Heritage Month.
He did so at the behest of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, a neo-Confederate organization that espouses “Lost Cause” ideology, which whitewashes the role of slavery in the Civil War. 🧵
He did so at the behest of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, a neo-Confederate organization that espouses “Lost Cause” ideology, which whitewashes the role of slavery in the Civil War. 🧵
Mississippi Governor Declares April Confederate Heritage Month
Gov. Tate Reeves declared April 2025 as Confederate Heritage Month in Mississippi, keeping alive a 32-year-old tradition that began in 1993.
www.mississippifreepress.org
April 22, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Thirty-two years. That means Confederate Heritage Month has existed eight times longer than the actual Confederacy. This is my heritage as a Mississippian, a entity that produced no art, no science, no philosophy, & a government doomed to failure? That's what this dick thinks we should celebrate?
He means us. Y'all all know that, right? Okay, just making sure.
Trump to Bukele: "Home-growns are next. The home-growns. You gotta build about five more places. It's not big enough."
April 14, 2025 at 5:25 PM
He means us. Y'all all know that, right? Okay, just making sure.
Well, he wasn't a pure-blood Aryan, so of course Miller thinks he was sent to the right place. Just wait until his solution for the "Jewish problem."
And, yes, I'm aware of his heritage but I know it'd matter as much as Clarence Thomas' marriage if Loving comes before the Supreme Court again, okay?
And, yes, I'm aware of his heritage but I know it'd matter as much as Clarence Thomas' marriage if Loving comes before the Supreme Court again, okay?
Stephen Miller claims on Fox News that returning the Maryland father who was wrongly deported to El Salvador would constitute a "kidnapping" and "invasion of El Salvador's sovereignty."
"He was not mistakenly sent to El Salvador," Miller lies. "This was the right person sent to the right place."
"He was not mistakenly sent to El Salvador," Miller lies. "This was the right person sent to the right place."
April 14, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Well, he wasn't a pure-blood Aryan, so of course Miller thinks he was sent to the right place. Just wait until his solution for the "Jewish problem."
And, yes, I'm aware of his heritage but I know it'd matter as much as Clarence Thomas' marriage if Loving comes before the Supreme Court again, okay?
And, yes, I'm aware of his heritage but I know it'd matter as much as Clarence Thomas' marriage if Loving comes before the Supreme Court again, okay?
I wonder if any of them actually like each other personally. Throw Musk & Vance in there, & I bet this bunch hates each other worse than they'd hate an immigrant trans athlete. I read something about the first administration that it was a viper pit, & these clowns are much worse human beings.
April 11, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I wonder if any of them actually like each other personally. Throw Musk & Vance in there, & I bet this bunch hates each other worse than they'd hate an immigrant trans athlete. I read something about the first administration that it was a viper pit, & these clowns are much worse human beings.
Why? Are there not other issues more pressing to the American voter than Chinese cars? Surely there is, come now.
Today I introduced my first bill in the U.S. Senate, and its to ban Chinese vehicles in the U.S. market.
Learn more here:
www.detroitnews.com/story/busine...
Learn more here:
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April 11, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Why? Are there not other issues more pressing to the American voter than Chinese cars? Surely there is, come now.
I find it difficult to find much concern for the tears of the world’s richest man, boo-hooing because people don’t like him. Perhaps if he gave me $20 million I could find the time to give a shit.
Musk: I mean, have you Tim Walz, who is a huge jerk, running on stage with the Tesla stock price.. What an evil thing to do. What a creep, what a jerk. Like who derives joy from that?
March 29, 2025 at 5:08 PM
I find it difficult to find much concern for the tears of the world’s richest man, boo-hooing because people don’t like him. Perhaps if he gave me $20 million I could find the time to give a shit.
This asshole here.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Elon Musk ‘pressured’ Reddit CEO to remove DOGE posts
World’s richest man’s alleged private plea came after a slew of attacks against his government slashing force and X links being banned on subreddits over his infamous salute
www.independent.co.uk
March 29, 2025 at 4:52 PM
This asshole here.
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www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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In 1862, a Union soldier found cigars wrapped in a piece of paper in a field of clover. The paper was a copy of Confederate Gen. Lee's invasion orders. The Southern sloppiness helped the Union stop Lee at Antietam.
It's unknown who lost the orders in the field, or if he was related to Pete Hegseth.
It's unknown who lost the orders in the field, or if he was related to Pete Hegseth.
March 27, 2025 at 4:44 PM
In 1862, a Union soldier found cigars wrapped in a piece of paper in a field of clover. The paper was a copy of Confederate Gen. Lee's invasion orders. The Southern sloppiness helped the Union stop Lee at Antietam.
It's unknown who lost the orders in the field, or if he was related to Pete Hegseth.
It's unknown who lost the orders in the field, or if he was related to Pete Hegseth.
Call it the Mar-a-Lago Faceplant.
Elise Stefanik went out and got the Mar-a-Lago face and everything. Bummer.
March 28, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Call it the Mar-a-Lago Faceplant.
I've figured out who Musk reminds me of & this is a pretty deep cut: Freddie Garrity of Freddie & The Dreamers. However, he's nowhere near as cool as the late singer nor does Musk have Garrity's raw rock & roll sexual charisma.
March 26, 2025 at 8:20 AM
I've figured out who Musk reminds me of & this is a pretty deep cut: Freddie Garrity of Freddie & The Dreamers. However, he's nowhere near as cool as the late singer nor does Musk have Garrity's raw rock & roll sexual charisma.
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Everyone should read and support Mississippi Free Press.
Read the part about maintaining the myth of white supremacy.
March 7, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Everyone should read and support Mississippi Free Press.
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Trump is not anti-immigration (as long as they are wealthy white farmers from South Africa)
Reminder: They make up 7% of the population and control 70% of the land there: x.com/thetnholler/...
Reminder: They make up 7% of the population and control 70% of the land there: x.com/thetnholler/...
March 7, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Trump is not anti-immigration (as long as they are wealthy white farmers from South Africa)
Reminder: They make up 7% of the population and control 70% of the land there: x.com/thetnholler/...
Reminder: They make up 7% of the population and control 70% of the land there: x.com/thetnholler/...
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I'm Always Right About You - Emerson Dameron's Medicated Minutes
Welcome to your moment of reckoning. In this electrifying episode of Emerson Dameron’s Medicated Minutes, the avant-garde motivational maestro dissects your inner psyche with razor-sharp precision, un...
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March 7, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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Everyone reading the below & wondering how he could be married to a not-white woman or why she’d be married to him needs to remember something important. People who think they’re born to rule rarely think the rules apply to them because they often don’t until they do like a goddamn sledgehammer.
Shout out to @whstancil.bsky.social who has highlighted this a lot. There's also been coverage from @stevanzetti.bsky.social and @dailydot.com. And there's even more going on here. talkingpointsmemo.com/where-things...
JD Vance’s ‘Neofascist’ Reading List
Vice President JD Vance’s social media feed includes several notable extremist writers...
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March 7, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Everyone reading the below & wondering how he could be married to a not-white woman or why she’d be married to him needs to remember something important. People who think they’re born to rule rarely think the rules apply to them because they often don’t until they do like a goddamn sledgehammer.
This is why I'm skeptical of AI. After all this time, this short of thing shouldn't be this easy to fuck up.
March 7, 2025 at 1:21 AM
This is why I'm skeptical of AI. After all this time, this short of thing shouldn't be this easy to fuck up.