Matthew McCleary
@mmccleary.bsky.social
Centrist; North Dakotan; Fmr.Special Ed Student; Have NVLD; History of Special Ed Transition Policy; Mental Health Advocacy is my Profession. Casual Audiophile.
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Matthew McCleary
@mmccleary.bsky.social
· Nov 18
MHAN Podcast Season 1 - YouTube
The Mental Health Advocacy Network (MHAN), which advocates for a consumer/family-driven mental health system of care, has launched a podcast designed to prov...
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Back a couple years ago we at Mental Health Advocacy Network created a podcast to discuss the important issues with ND's mental health system.
The episodes are still pretty relevant today!
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
The episodes are still pretty relevant today!
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
That’s not grandma.
IN DEPTH | If you could speak to your dead grandmother forever, would you?
If you could speak to your dead grandmother forever, would you?
www.independent.co.uk
December 11, 2025 at 3:13 PM
That’s not grandma.
In addition: it’s crap.
That we are making management and programmatic decisions based off this crappy technology is utterly horrifying.
That we are making management and programmatic decisions based off this crappy technology is utterly horrifying.
I continue to have no sympathy left for whinging about how the public are rude about AI and feel threatened by it when the biggest players in the AI space have spent years very vocally and constantly *threatening the public*
December 10, 2025 at 7:31 PM
In addition: it’s crap.
That we are making management and programmatic decisions based off this crappy technology is utterly horrifying.
That we are making management and programmatic decisions based off this crappy technology is utterly horrifying.
What's the point of any of this? Nothing is real.
The Washington Post is launching a personalized AI podcast, saying users will be able to "shape their own briefing, select their topics, set their lengths, pick their hosts and soon even ask questions using our Ask The Post AI technology."
December 10, 2025 at 4:29 PM
What's the point of any of this? Nothing is real.
This reminds me of the documentary “Helvetica,” in which someone claimed that their way to protest the Vietnam War was to refuse to use Helvetica.
December 10, 2025 at 1:33 AM
This reminds me of the documentary “Helvetica,” in which someone claimed that their way to protest the Vietnam War was to refuse to use Helvetica.
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NOW, it's a pseudoscience because it's been debunked & is no longer mainstream scientific thinking. Calling historical eugenics a pseudoscience lets science & scientists of the past off the hook (Also, PS is more of a modern-day term. We had terms like "quackery" but eugenics was not that)
December 4, 2025 at 12:44 PM
NOW, it's a pseudoscience because it's been debunked & is no longer mainstream scientific thinking. Calling historical eugenics a pseudoscience lets science & scientists of the past off the hook (Also, PS is more of a modern-day term. We had terms like "quackery" but eugenics was not that)
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discussed this in seminar yesterday, albeit with reference to “race science” generally. If you understand science as a historical phenomenon then the question is what was science then, not whether it would count as science now, and the implication is that what science is now is not forever, either
1. Historically, eugenics was not a pseudoscience. It was *science* Almost every scientist, social scientist, academic, etc. believed in the validity of eugenics. You would have to search far & wide to find a scientist that didn't believe in some form of it. They taught it in college!
December 4, 2025 at 1:24 PM
discussed this in seminar yesterday, albeit with reference to “race science” generally. If you understand science as a historical phenomenon then the question is what was science then, not whether it would count as science now, and the implication is that what science is now is not forever, either
Lauren raises good points. There are also some other issues that are not being discussed in good faith that impact everyone.
In my work, we often see that schools are not well-equipped to help kids with mental health challenges. Stereotypes and bad quick fixes rule the world.
In my work, we often see that schools are not well-equipped to help kids with mental health challenges. Stereotypes and bad quick fixes rule the world.
Sure, Galloway is better than Peterson
But he still believes the natural order of things requires men to be supreme. Men must protect, provide and procreate. It's dressed in progressive language, but it's fundamentally a patriarchal box to trap men in
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
But he still believes the natural order of things requires men to be supreme. Men must protect, provide and procreate. It's dressed in progressive language, but it's fundamentally a patriarchal box to trap men in
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Scott Galloway on the masculinity crisis: ‘I worry we are evolving a new breed of asexual, asocial males’
When his book Notes on Being a Man was released last month, it raced to the top of the bestseller lists. The US author, tech entrepreneur and podcaster explains his theories on dating, crying – and th...
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Lauren raises good points. There are also some other issues that are not being discussed in good faith that impact everyone.
In my work, we often see that schools are not well-equipped to help kids with mental health challenges. Stereotypes and bad quick fixes rule the world.
In my work, we often see that schools are not well-equipped to help kids with mental health challenges. Stereotypes and bad quick fixes rule the world.
I thought it was an open secret that WWE's Hall of Fame exists only in programming notes and recordings.
I can’t believe the WWE Hall of Fame thing is real. This is like a @davecolon.bsky.social bit.
December 3, 2025 at 7:56 PM
I thought it was an open secret that WWE's Hall of Fame exists only in programming notes and recordings.
A lot of writers need to meet normal people to see how much they are actually coming into contact with these memes.
December 3, 2025 at 6:59 PM
A lot of writers need to meet normal people to see how much they are actually coming into contact with these memes.
The spring semester and the upcoming fall semester will be interesting to watch. State Departments of Education will be tasked with defining their roles and responsibilities more clearly for students with disabilities.
Opportunities for growth are good, but always expect disappointment instead.
Opportunities for growth are good, but always expect disappointment instead.
December 3, 2025 at 6:54 PM
The spring semester and the upcoming fall semester will be interesting to watch. State Departments of Education will be tasked with defining their roles and responsibilities more clearly for students with disabilities.
Opportunities for growth are good, but always expect disappointment instead.
Opportunities for growth are good, but always expect disappointment instead.
No, I want more stuff.
Alas, tariffs.
Alas, tariffs.
My shelves are overflowing with books. My closet can't fit any more clothes, most of which I haven't worn in years. My attic is filled to the brim.
All of the Black Friday shopping deals remind me that I'm drowning in stuff. Are you?
All of the Black Friday shopping deals remind me that I'm drowning in stuff. Are you?
Do we really need more stuff?
A proposal for a recycled economy
robertreich.substack.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:38 AM
No, I want more stuff.
Alas, tariffs.
Alas, tariffs.
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Between the "modern school is why kids have anxiety" and "men can only be okay if women give them more babies" discourses of the day, I find myself wishing that Americans could engage with their non-Civil War 19th century history a bit more.
November 24, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Between the "modern school is why kids have anxiety" and "men can only be okay if women give them more babies" discourses of the day, I find myself wishing that Americans could engage with their non-Civil War 19th century history a bit more.
Grok is North Korean level nonsense.
The AI buildout takes your water, electricity and jobs — but you DO get this. 🤡
@nypost.com
nypost.com/2025/11/21/b...
@nypost.com
nypost.com/2025/11/21/b...
November 21, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Grok is North Korean level nonsense.
Lock ‘em in, and then jack up the prices.
OPENAI LAUNCHES CHATGPT FOR TEACHERS, FREE UNTIL JUNE 2027, WITH PRICING ADJUSTMENTS POSSIBLE AFTERWARD BUT A COMMITMENT TO KEEP IT AFFORDABLE FOR EDUCATORS.
November 19, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Lock ‘em in, and then jack up the prices.
What a whiny man.
Reform UK’s deputy leader, Richard Tice, has controversially described children wearing ear defenders in school as "insane", claiming neurodiverse conditions like ADHD are overdiagnosed.
www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...
www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...
Reform UK’s Richard Tice says children wearing ear defenders in school is ‘insane’
Tice was outlining Reform’s Doge (Department of government efficiency) unit’s progress
www.independent.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 4:34 PM
What a whiny man.
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People are holding administrative burden parties to collectively take on tasks
www.wsj.com/lifestyle/re...
www.wsj.com/lifestyle/re...
Essay | How to Turn the Bureaucratic Grind of Life Into a Party
We all feel it: the growing stream of administrative tasks sapping our time, spirits and social lives. Admin Night represents a tiny, nerdy resistance.
www.wsj.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:54 PM
People are holding administrative burden parties to collectively take on tasks
www.wsj.com/lifestyle/re...
www.wsj.com/lifestyle/re...
You know, using The Patriot to exclude new Americans is interesting when the not so subtle ending to the film was an open society that would not be based on blood and soil, or slavery.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1Jl...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1Jl...
The Patriot (2000) Ending scene / New home
YouTube video by Pennyworth
www.youtube.com
October 28, 2025 at 2:50 PM
You know, using The Patriot to exclude new Americans is interesting when the not so subtle ending to the film was an open society that would not be based on blood and soil, or slavery.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1Jl...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1Jl...
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Today, the smart home died a little...
Here’s what ads on your $2,000 Samsung smart fridge will look like
Here’s what ads on your $2,000 Samsung smart fridge will look like
Here’s how to opt out.
buff.ly
October 27, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Today, the smart home died a little...
Sam, just say you wanted nudies. We didn't need two paragraphs about mental health struggles.
Oh good, ChatGPT is getting "erotica for verified adults" later this year
October 14, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Sam, just say you wanted nudies. We didn't need two paragraphs about mental health struggles.
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Yesterday I received three(!) emails from Pearson trying to sell me AI ed tech that they marketed as explicitly "safe for students." They know this stuff is dangerous and are desperate to head off the criticisms.
For those of us in higher education this company has snaked its way into our institutions—and this is the kind of care and thought they put into the risks of their products.
Do you imagine our students are safe with these people?
Do you imagine our students are safe with these people?
Altman claims the company didn’t anticipate people not wanting their deepfakes to say “offensive things or things that they find deeply problematic,” which sounds like a lie but is also indicative of how they recklessly release tech into the world.
October 8, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Yesterday I received three(!) emails from Pearson trying to sell me AI ed tech that they marketed as explicitly "safe for students." They know this stuff is dangerous and are desperate to head off the criticisms.
Maybe you’re like me: you like the feel of a physical book, but other times you just want the comfort of your ebook reader. Then other times still, you want to hear the book.
These are books that are inexpensive, available in multiple formats, and are good reads. Buy multiple copies!
These are books that are inexpensive, available in multiple formats, and are good reads. Buy multiple copies!
yoooooooo go get books from @bookshop.org
the ebook of mine & @lollardfish.bsky.social's THE BRIGHT AGES is $1.99!!!!!!
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
the ebook of mine & @lollardfish.bsky.social's THE BRIGHT AGES is $1.99!!!!!!
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
October 7, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Maybe you’re like me: you like the feel of a physical book, but other times you just want the comfort of your ebook reader. Then other times still, you want to hear the book.
These are books that are inexpensive, available in multiple formats, and are good reads. Buy multiple copies!
These are books that are inexpensive, available in multiple formats, and are good reads. Buy multiple copies!
Dear God, they really are trying to shove this stuff down our throats.
Scoop with @lmatsakis.bsky.social: OpenAI is about to launch a TikTok-style social app for AI generated videos. We got the deets (and the docs): www.wired.com/story/openai...
OpenAI Is Preparing to Launch a Social App for AI-Generated Videos
The platform appears to closely resemble TikTok and is powered by Sora 2, OpenAI's latest video generation model.
www.wired.com
September 29, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Dear God, they really are trying to shove this stuff down our throats.
At first I was heartened to see that the number of youth suicides decreased in North Dakota from a recent high in 2023.
Then I saw it was 2025 (still going on), and the number increased by 3 since the data was last pulled.
Then I saw it was 2025 (still going on), and the number increased by 3 since the data was last pulled.
September 24, 2025 at 3:19 PM
At first I was heartened to see that the number of youth suicides decreased in North Dakota from a recent high in 2023.
Then I saw it was 2025 (still going on), and the number increased by 3 since the data was last pulled.
Then I saw it was 2025 (still going on), and the number increased by 3 since the data was last pulled.
Robert Redford was known for many roles, but my Dad and I bonded over his love of Jeremiah Johnson.
a man with long blonde hair and a beard is holding a fishing rod
ALT: a man with long blonde hair and a beard is holding a fishing rod
media.tenor.com
September 16, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Robert Redford was known for many roles, but my Dad and I bonded over his love of Jeremiah Johnson.