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Matt Halverson
@mhalvey.bsky.social
Recovering journalist, donut aficionado
IG: @ongoldenpondaboba
Telling military personnel not to follow illegal orders: “controversial”
Breaking news: The Pentagon has launched an investigation into Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Arizona) for alleged misconduct after he and other Democrats urged military members to disobey unlawful orders in a recent viral video.
Pentagon says it will investigate Sen. Mark Kelly after controversial video
The Department of Defense announced it would investigate Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Arizona) for “serious allegations of misconduct” after his participation in a viral video.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Almost as if that was the point all along
This is a sobering--and depressing statistic. Sizable layoffs in the federal government are likely contributing to the increase in unemployment among Black college graduates.

www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
September 2, 2025 at 10:03 PM
"Last year alone, the NIH awarded $1.26 billion to Washington state biomedical research institutions. These investments not only save lives but also generate over $3 billion annually in economic activity."
#fredhutch #science #cancer
If we gut science, where will the discoveries of the future come from? | Op-Ed
The student in a lab today may one day shape public policy, develop treatments or discover the next lifesaving cure.
www.seattletimes.com
April 8, 2025 at 11:19 PM
If you’re a #Photographer, you should work with these two dudes!
It's a big day! Good Fight is live. Launching a photo book press with a friend — @poodles.bsky.social — is squarely in dream-come-true territory. Our first book is available now at goodfight.co.
Good Fight
Good Fight is an independent publisher of photo books.
goodfight.co
March 31, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Jon Hamm is from St. Louis?
February 9, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Interesting that WaPo can give us this level of context when describing a potential asteroid strike, but not so much when an unelected billionaire is staging a coup.
February 2, 2025 at 6:05 PM
More of this, please, from every Congressional Dem
HOLD UP.

Did Trump just say he will put tariffs on medications?

Americans already pay more for prescription medications than anywhere in the world - and he wants us to pay EVEN MORE?

Americans want cheaper drug prices. Trump is giving us higher taxes instead.
Trump says he's also going to put tariffs on pharmaceuticals
January 31, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Very sorry that I had to leave journalism but very happy (and more fulfilled!) with what I do now.
December 17, 2024 at 10:49 PM
Birds of a feather
December 7, 2024 at 3:00 AM
As someone with Crohn’s who also relies on an insanely expensive biologic and has had to fight insurance companies (though not nearly to this degree), this infuriates me. But Sheryl is exactly right. They do these things because they know most people have neither the time nor knowledge to fight.
Last year, my health insurance company stopped paying for my Humira. Humira is a type of immunosuppressive drug called a biologic, and I take a pretty high dose of it to control my severe Crohn's Disease. Without it, I will have a bowel obstruction, and then I will die.

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December 6, 2024 at 2:12 AM
Crawl out of that hole
November 28, 2024 at 3:07 PM
A pathway to many abilities some consider unnatural
November 25, 2024 at 4:08 AM
Though he be but little
November 23, 2024 at 6:16 AM
Jumping into the back half of the week like
November 21, 2024 at 6:13 AM
November 19, 2024 at 2:27 PM
There has to be more than this
November 17, 2024 at 5:32 AM
November 16, 2024 at 3:52 AM
Holy shit, you guys, Lilith from Frasier just liked my photo and I’m freaking out a little.
November 16, 2024 at 3:50 AM
Hey Darth!

I take nerdy pictures of my ridiculously large collection of action figures.
November 16, 2024 at 1:43 AM
A closed bathroom door used to mean something in my house
December 7, 2023 at 6:10 AM
Me after rambling for five minutes about all the insignificant shit making me anxious: Ugh, I'm sorry, I'm sure you have clients with real problems.
My therapist: Oh no, you have real problems.
October 8, 2023 at 8:13 PM