Matt Leahy
@mpleahy84.bsky.social
I wish you a good rest of your day.
Reposted by Matt Leahy
American historian/author Barbara Tuchman was born #OTD in 1912.
She won the Nonfiction #Pulitzer Prize twice:
+ 1963: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘶𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘶𝘨𝘶𝘴𝘵, a history of the prelude to & the 1st month of #WWI
+ 1972: 𝘚𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 & 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘢, a biography of Gen. Joseph Stilwell #litsky #booksky
She won the Nonfiction #Pulitzer Prize twice:
+ 1963: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘶𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘶𝘨𝘶𝘴𝘵, a history of the prelude to & the 1st month of #WWI
+ 1972: 𝘚𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 & 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘢, a biography of Gen. Joseph Stilwell #litsky #booksky
January 30, 2026 at 2:57 PM
This app is funny. People really like to argue.
January 22, 2026 at 8:45 AM
This app is funny. People really like to argue.
Reposted by Matt Leahy
For @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
Opinion | I'm a Minneapolis sociologist who studies violence. Here's how ICE observers are helping.
Research into how violence occurs shows that disapproval from the people around you can help reduce it.
www.ms.now
January 16, 2026 at 6:55 PM
For @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
Reposted by Matt Leahy
ICE not allowing agents to have unsupervised copies of ICE policies or to take any notes is an admission by ICE that it knows the policies are illegal.
January 21, 2026 at 11:51 PM
ICE not allowing agents to have unsupervised copies of ICE policies or to take any notes is an admission by ICE that it knows the policies are illegal.
Propaganda works. I am not immune to it.
January 18, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Propaganda works. I am not immune to it.
Starting the holiday fit of Griswaldin'
When I realized
Holy fuck I am middle aged
Do the frickin laundry
And stop swearing
When I realized
Holy fuck I am middle aged
Do the frickin laundry
And stop swearing
December 24, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Starting the holiday fit of Griswaldin'
When I realized
Holy fuck I am middle aged
Do the frickin laundry
And stop swearing
When I realized
Holy fuck I am middle aged
Do the frickin laundry
And stop swearing
Reposting my favorite @lrb.co.uk piece.
By @meehancrist.bsky.social
Is it OK to have a child? www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
By @meehancrist.bsky.social
Is it OK to have a child? www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Meehan Crist · Is it OK to have a child?
The polar icecaps are melting. Is it OK to have a child? Australia is on fire. Is it OK to have a child? My house is...
www.lrb.co.uk
September 17, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Reposting my favorite @lrb.co.uk piece.
By @meehancrist.bsky.social
Is it OK to have a child? www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
By @meehancrist.bsky.social
Is it OK to have a child? www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Reposted by Matt Leahy
We have a big problem- for a big breadbasket nation, the US now grows surprisingly little food.
We're now dependent on imports for basics like potatoes, ketchup, and even peanut butter.
youtu.be/2uypc-c5-aA
We're now dependent on imports for basics like potatoes, ketchup, and even peanut butter.
youtu.be/2uypc-c5-aA
How The US Gave Up On Growing Food
YouTube video by Farm to Taber
youtu.be
September 10, 2025 at 11:18 PM
We have a big problem- for a big breadbasket nation, the US now grows surprisingly little food.
We're now dependent on imports for basics like potatoes, ketchup, and even peanut butter.
youtu.be/2uypc-c5-aA
We're now dependent on imports for basics like potatoes, ketchup, and even peanut butter.
youtu.be/2uypc-c5-aA
Reposted by Matt Leahy
‘It’s annoying to have to take it seriously, just as it’s annoying to have to take the Taliban’s gender theories seriously. But in recent years the manosphere has forced us to pay attention through acts of extreme violence.’
Emily Witt on the manosphere: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Emily Witt on the manosphere: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Emily Witt · Do you feel like a failure? In the Manosphere
The winners in an autocracy have little in common with the losers, but putting on aviator sunglasses or a leather jacket...
www.lrb.co.uk
September 16, 2025 at 9:10 PM
‘It’s annoying to have to take it seriously, just as it’s annoying to have to take the Taliban’s gender theories seriously. But in recent years the manosphere has forced us to pay attention through acts of extreme violence.’
Emily Witt on the manosphere: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Emily Witt on the manosphere: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Got the "we will fire you over your social media posts" email from our CEO. Deleted my FB and insta... Should I delete this one as well?
September 15, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Got the "we will fire you over your social media posts" email from our CEO. Deleted my FB and insta... Should I delete this one as well?