Matthew Sherman
mernk.bsky.social
Matthew Sherman
@mernk.bsky.social
Autistic, culturally Jewish, atheist, leftist.
Black Lives Matter, Trans Lives Matter, Fuck Capitalism. FREE PALESTINE.
I love music and football and I’m just trying to do my best ☺️
Go Patriots, Celtics, and Red Sox!
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This entire grift relies on convincing people that they don't know how to do the things they have always known how to do, and ironically, if it works, we will, in a very short amount of time, forget how to do all the things we have always known how to do.
Jimmy Fallon: "And do you use ChatGPT when raising your baby?"

Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
December 9, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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November 14, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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Details
Toughness
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Finish

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November 9, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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Just for context, it was an international scandal when YouTube erased documentation of Syrian government war crimes. Now it's just the Intercept and tech outlets who care.

apnews.com/article/d9f1...
November 6, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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Thank you, Tony
November 2, 2025 at 9:58 PM
And we should ALWAYS be allowed to laugh at authority.
aclu.org ACLU @aclu.org · Oct 29
The First Amendment protects our right to joke — even if the federal government isn't laughing with us.

In our latest installment of Press in Peril, we examine how the Trump administration's attempt to censor Jimmy Kimmel earlier this year threatens our right to freedom of expression.
Government Attempts to Censor Entertainment, Explained
Jimmy Kimmel and other late-night hosts face government pressure, highlighting threats to free speech and political satire in entertainment.
www.aclu.org
October 29, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Spotify 🤝 Fascism
October 21, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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BREAKING: A court ordered the Department of Defense to stop censoring educational materials discussing race and gender in schools on military bases.

Books removed from the schools must be returned to the shelves immediately.
October 20, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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white house has joined bluesky
click here to block all official us government accounts instantly

bsky.app/profile/did:...
October 17, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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D'Angelo is dead at age 51 after a private battle with pancreatic cancer
D’Angelo Dead At 51
Terrible, shocking news: The great soul artist D’Angelo, one of the most gifted and mythic musicians of his generation, has reportedly passed away. TMZ reports that pancreatic cancer was his cause of ...
www.stereogum.com
October 14, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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October 7, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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Free Greta Thunberg and the rest of the illegally detained flotilla activists.
October 4, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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racism in the trans community is extremely real and extremely dangerous.

unfortunately, a lot of white trans people haven't done the work to be anti-racist and don't notice how they mistreat and dehumanize Black and brown trans women.

you gotta put the work in. bring POC into your social circles.
October 5, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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Secretary Hegseth is trying to bend the military to his extreme ideology by going after women in combat roles, imposing discriminatory grooming policies, and making it harder for service members to report assaults, bias, and other abuses.

This makes all of us less safe.
Hegseth to upend troops’ access to watchdog, whistleblower complaints
New Pentagon directives will overhaul the channels that allow troops and defense personnel to file whistleblower complaints, report toxic leadership or point out discrimination.
wapo.st
October 1, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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Richmond Sheriff Antionette Irving is investigating the use of pepper spray on fans at Turnstile’s show on Wednesday. In videos, concertgoers and bassist Franz Lyons can be seen covering their eyes after a fan got sprayed in the face. The sheriff’s office handled security for the event.
Investigation Launched After Sheriff’s Deputy Pepper Sprayed Turnstile Fan In Richmond
Turnstile’s massive US tour kicked off earlier this month, and it hasn’t been going so smoothly. There’s apparently been an ongoing phone theft problem that fans are begging the hardcore band to addre...
www.stereogum.com
September 27, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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According to data from Ice, we passed a significant milestone. Immigrants with no criminal record now make up the largest group arrested and booked into detention by Ice.
Immigrants with no criminal record now largest group in Ice detention
Government data shows 16,523 people with no record, versus 15,725 with a record and 13,767 with pending charges
www.theguardian.com
September 26, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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“A reporter who publishes only what the government ‘authorizes’ is doing something other than reporting,” said Katie Fallow, deputy litigation director at the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University @katiefallow.bsky.social
NEW: The Pentagon told journalists it will require them to pledge they won’t gather any information — even unclassified — that hasn’t been expressly authorized for release, and will revoke the press credentials of those who do not obey. @washingtonpost.com
Pentagon demands journalists pledge to not obtain unauthorized material
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is imposing strict new rules that would severely limit the ability of journalists to report on the Pentagon.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 19, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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The First Amendment is clear: Government officials cannot use their power to censor free speech.
September 18, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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FCC Chairman Brendan Carr putting pressure on ABC affiliates to suspend Jimmy Kimmel over his comments on Charlie Kirk is beyond McCarthyism.

Trump officials are repeatedly abusing their power to silence ideas they don’t like, deciding who can speak, write, and even joke.
September 18, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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Charlie Kirk, like my teacher all those years ago, told people who it is okay to hate. That is his legacy. Despite the empty platitudes from people trying to selfishly save their own skin, that is who Charlie Kirk was and how he will be remembered.

How will you be remembered? Think of that today.
September 11, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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The shooting of Charlie Kirk was the 46th school shooting of the year. The 47th one happened moments afterwards. www.cnn.com/2025/09/10/u...
At least 2 students shot at a Denver-area high school, authorities say | CNN
At least two students have been shot at Evergreen High School in Evergreen, Colorado, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.
www.cnn.com
September 10, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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I don't care what happens to Charlie Kirk. What I care about is that, right now on Fox News (and likely across all mainstream news) people are already saying the shooter was trans without a shred of evidence.

Charlie Kirk means nothing to me. The power he's granted is.
September 10, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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The optics of NFL fans talking loudly and drowning out a rendition of "Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing" is.... not great
September 4, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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Ok its ‘feed it off an aux, speak, grunt no strength, the ladder start to clatter with fear fight down height, wire in a fire representing seven games, a government for hire and a combat site’.
September 5, 2025 at 4:13 AM
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We all have the right to criticize our government and voice our beliefs.

On this episode of At Liberty, two of Mahmoud Khalil's lawyers discuss how his case impacts everyone's right to speak truth to power.
Free Mahmoud Khalil with Ben Wizner and Baher Azmy | American Civil Liberties Union
www.aclu.org
April 8, 2025 at 3:43 PM