Matt LeVeck
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Reminder that the thing you’re fundamentally buying when you subscribe to The Verge is our ethics policy: we don’t do brand deals and pretend they’re reviews and we insist companies (and the White House) be on the record if they want quotes in our stories. Worth it! www.theverge.com/ethics-state...
November 29, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Reminder that the thing you’re fundamentally buying when you subscribe to The Verge is our ethics policy: we don’t do brand deals and pretend they’re reviews and we insist companies (and the White House) be on the record if they want quotes in our stories. Worth it! www.theverge.com/ethics-state...
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It seems like every time I’m about to teach unraveling in information revelation games… the universe provides timely new examples.
November 13, 2025 at 2:26 AM
It seems like every time I’m about to teach unraveling in information revelation games… the universe provides timely new examples.
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Henry Kim and I wrote about this phenomena all the way back in 2013 for House races. faculty.ucmerced.edu/bleveck/asse...
My take away is a bit different though: If a party's brand increasingly dominates voters' view of incumbents, then the party should probably try to rebrand as more moderate.
My take away is a bit different though: If a party's brand increasingly dominates voters' view of incumbents, then the party should probably try to rebrand as more moderate.
This is the sound of candidates losing the struggle against the crushing weight of partisan gravity.
This is nationalization and polarization and presidentialization swallowing everything else.
This is the dangerous collapse of dimensionality, in one chart
leedrutman.substack.com/p/the-modera...
This is nationalization and polarization and presidentialization swallowing everything else.
This is the dangerous collapse of dimensionality, in one chart
leedrutman.substack.com/p/the-modera...
October 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Henry Kim and I wrote about this phenomena all the way back in 2013 for House races. faculty.ucmerced.edu/bleveck/asse...
My take away is a bit different though: If a party's brand increasingly dominates voters' view of incumbents, then the party should probably try to rebrand as more moderate.
My take away is a bit different though: If a party's brand increasingly dominates voters' view of incumbents, then the party should probably try to rebrand as more moderate.
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This is an important time to remember that responsibility is not a zero-sum game — recognizing one person’s fault does not necessarily diminish another person’s.
The Trump administration is fascist. And ABC cynically caved and abandoned American values for money. Both are worthy of your contempt.
The Trump administration is fascist. And ABC cynically caved and abandoned American values for money. Both are worthy of your contempt.
September 18, 2025 at 2:56 AM
This is an important time to remember that responsibility is not a zero-sum game — recognizing one person’s fault does not necessarily diminish another person’s.
The Trump administration is fascist. And ABC cynically caved and abandoned American values for money. Both are worthy of your contempt.
The Trump administration is fascist. And ABC cynically caved and abandoned American values for money. Both are worthy of your contempt.
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very relatable, honestly
August 30, 2025 at 7:27 PM
very relatable, honestly
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Just miles and miles of normies patriotically protesting Trump. Beautiful.
June 14, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Just miles and miles of normies patriotically protesting Trump. Beautiful.
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The No Kings protest in Mountain View was pretty laid back. Half of us lined up along a 7 mile stretch of El Camino and the other half strapped American flags to their cars and honked non-stop. 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🇺🇸
June 14, 2025 at 9:34 PM
The No Kings protest in Mountain View was pretty laid back. Half of us lined up along a 7 mile stretch of El Camino and the other half strapped American flags to their cars and honked non-stop. 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🇺🇸
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Bump.
Just show up for a few hours, please. You don’t need to bring a sign, you don’t need to talk to anyone if you don’t want to. Please just find a way to be physically present for one of these.
Just show up for a few hours, please. You don’t need to bring a sign, you don’t need to talk to anyone if you don’t want to. Please just find a way to be physically present for one of these.
If anyone is serious about the shit they say on here they need to show up to these Saturday rallies. This is where the game is. You gotta be there. Don’t care if youre not the political protest type, for whatever that’s worth. It’s a numbers game now. Get a Starbucks watch some speeches.
June 13, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Bump.
Just show up for a few hours, please. You don’t need to bring a sign, you don’t need to talk to anyone if you don’t want to. Please just find a way to be physically present for one of these.
Just show up for a few hours, please. You don’t need to bring a sign, you don’t need to talk to anyone if you don’t want to. Please just find a way to be physically present for one of these.
The "For a Few Dollars More" tariff
He thinks there’s a cargo ship full of VCR tapes steaming toward the Port of Blockbuster that he’s going to exact these tariffs upon, doesn’t he
May 5, 2025 at 1:39 AM
The "For a Few Dollars More" tariff
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Sure whatever. 25% tariff on eating ice cream on a hot day next. 50% tariff on petting a dog. 35% tariff on the sound of children laughing. 10% tariff on the smell of flowers. 15% tariff on the cold side of the pillow. And another 25% on China, why not.
JUST IN: Trump orders 100% tariff on all movies produced outside the U.S.
May 5, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Sure whatever. 25% tariff on eating ice cream on a hot day next. 50% tariff on petting a dog. 35% tariff on the sound of children laughing. 10% tariff on the smell of flowers. 15% tariff on the cold side of the pillow. And another 25% on China, why not.
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April 9, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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The people who lived through the Great Depression were financially scarred for the rest of their lives -- I don't think Millennials are like that when it comes to consumption patterns but it does help explain why we generally support politicians who try to avoid left tail economic outcomes.
April 6, 2025 at 5:43 PM
The people who lived through the Great Depression were financially scarred for the rest of their lives -- I don't think Millennials are like that when it comes to consumption patterns but it does help explain why we generally support politicians who try to avoid left tail economic outcomes.
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Only on Twitter can you have a 38 year old professional youtuber tell you to be a real man and get job in a steel mill
April 5, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Only on Twitter can you have a 38 year old professional youtuber tell you to be a real man and get job in a steel mill
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There are still cars and goods to buy at pre-tariff prices. Companies are operating based on capital raised before yesterday. Restaurants will be busy this weekend. But the hit is coming.
April 4, 2025 at 9:37 PM
There are still cars and goods to buy at pre-tariff prices. Companies are operating based on capital raised before yesterday. Restaurants will be busy this weekend. But the hit is coming.
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I don’t think Trump has injected bleach into the economy. It’s more like carbon monoxide — it’s filling up the room but a lot of people haven’t felt it yet.
April 4, 2025 at 9:37 PM
I don’t think Trump has injected bleach into the economy. It’s more like carbon monoxide — it’s filling up the room but a lot of people haven’t felt it yet.
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Looking forward to CBP getting new-car-smell sniffing dogs.
"How long were you in Canada?"
"Just overnight."
"Bringing anything back?"
"Nope. Trunk's empty, see for yourself."
"Those tires look new."
"Um ..."
"Just overnight."
"Bringing anything back?"
"Nope. Trunk's empty, see for yourself."
"Those tires look new."
"Um ..."
April 3, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Looking forward to CBP getting new-car-smell sniffing dogs.
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If Section 230 didn’t exist, Bluesky likely couldn’t exist. The risk of liability for others’ speech is a risk upstart social media sites often can’t afford.
If you’re in Illinois, tell pick up the phone and tell Senator Durbin to delete this. Protect 230. Phone numbers here: www.durbin.senate.gov
If you’re in Illinois, tell pick up the phone and tell Senator Durbin to delete this. Protect 230. Phone numbers here: www.durbin.senate.gov
March 7, 2025 at 10:23 AM
If Section 230 didn’t exist, Bluesky likely couldn’t exist. The risk of liability for others’ speech is a risk upstart social media sites often can’t afford.
If you’re in Illinois, tell pick up the phone and tell Senator Durbin to delete this. Protect 230. Phone numbers here: www.durbin.senate.gov
If you’re in Illinois, tell pick up the phone and tell Senator Durbin to delete this. Protect 230. Phone numbers here: www.durbin.senate.gov
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Microsoft just forced Copilot into Word on my personal laptop, and there's no way to turn it off...
I am viscerally enraged, and I don't even hate LLMs. I hate when people screw with my writing environment.
I am viscerally enraged, and I don't even hate LLMs. I hate when people screw with my writing environment.
January 16, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Microsoft just forced Copilot into Word on my personal laptop, and there's no way to turn it off...
I am viscerally enraged, and I don't even hate LLMs. I hate when people screw with my writing environment.
I am viscerally enraged, and I don't even hate LLMs. I hate when people screw with my writing environment.
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Maybe the only feature I really miss on Bluesky is the bookmark button.
December 11, 2024 at 6:33 PM
Maybe the only feature I really miss on Bluesky is the bookmark button.
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The legislative equivalent of Drake suing Kendrick.
A GOP Ohio lawmaker introduced the O.H.I.O. Sportsmanship Act, which would make it a felony to plant a flag in the center of Ohio Stadium
Lawmaker wants to make flag planting illegal at Ohio Stadium after Michigan fight
The move comes after a fight broke out between Ohio State University and Michigan players after the Wolverines tried to plant a flag on OSU's field.
www.portclintonnewsherald.com
December 11, 2024 at 11:38 PM
The legislative equivalent of Drake suing Kendrick.
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There's a new version of KOSA. It has the exact same problem as the old one: Someone has to decide what online experiences "harm" minors.
The guy who is likely to decide has an explicitly anti-trans agenda, among other things.
But it gets way worse.
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The guy who is likely to decide has an explicitly anti-trans agenda, among other things.
But it gets way worse.
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X helps update Kids Online Safety Act in final push for passage in the Republican-led House - https://www.theverge.com/2024/12/7/24315520/kids-online-safety-act-kosa-x-update-johnson-scalise
X helps update Kids Online Safety Act in final push for passage in the Republican-led House
It’s the latest example of Musk’s growing influence.
www.theverge.com
December 8, 2024 at 7:58 PM
There's a new version of KOSA. It has the exact same problem as the old one: Someone has to decide what online experiences "harm" minors.
The guy who is likely to decide has an explicitly anti-trans agenda, among other things.
But it gets way worse.
1/
The guy who is likely to decide has an explicitly anti-trans agenda, among other things.
But it gets way worse.
1/
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Same, and, from my perspective, Bluesky has been better than X this time.
Largely, this is on me for not following more journalists/academics covering Korea on X. But, it’s also driven by X’s “for you feed” deteriorating, and not surfacing more discussion/coverage.
Largely, this is on me for not following more journalists/academics covering Korea on X. But, it’s also driven by X’s “for you feed” deteriorating, and not surfacing more discussion/coverage.
S Korean people’s revolt against wannabe dictator is the first time I’ve followed a breaking news event mostly here and it’s great so far.
December 3, 2024 at 9:07 PM
Same, and, from my perspective, Bluesky has been better than X this time.
Largely, this is on me for not following more journalists/academics covering Korea on X. But, it’s also driven by X’s “for you feed” deteriorating, and not surfacing more discussion/coverage.
Largely, this is on me for not following more journalists/academics covering Korea on X. But, it’s also driven by X’s “for you feed” deteriorating, and not surfacing more discussion/coverage.