Matt VanOrmer
@mvo.bsky.social
iPhone nerd, woodworker, PhD, (very) occasional writer at https://www.peerreviewed.io
Selling our souls for a 0.2% bump in the general fund budget
NEBRASKA-ICE CONTRACT: The state prison in McCook is now under contract to house migrant detainees for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, based on a redacted copy of a contract Gov. Jim Pillen released Friday.
From Zach Wendling:
From Zach Wendling:
Nebraska signed contract with ICE on Sept. 30 to turn state prison into migrant detention center • Nebraska Examiner
Nebraska official signed a contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Sept. 30 to convert a state prison into an ICE facility.
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October 18, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Selling our souls for a 0.2% bump in the general fund budget
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the president of the united states wants to use the american military to kill american citizens on american soil. that's the whole story!
September 30, 2025 at 2:43 PM
the president of the united states wants to use the american military to kill american citizens on american soil. that's the whole story!
September 30, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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Live again, raising money and saving the galaxy on Twitch!
September is almost over, so if you have not made your donation (and claimed your stickers), do so now!
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September is almost over, so if you have not made your donation (and claimed your stickers), do so now!
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September 29, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Live again, raising money and saving the galaxy on Twitch!
September is almost over, so if you have not made your donation (and claimed your stickers), do so now!
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September is almost over, so if you have not made your donation (and claimed your stickers), do so now!
mvo.live
Live again with more Mass Effect 3, more money raised for the kids at St. Jude, and more stickers!
My favorite scientist Salarian, Mordin Solus, joins the gang!
Tune in and donate at mvo.live
My favorite scientist Salarian, Mordin Solus, joins the gang!
Tune in and donate at mvo.live
September 28, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Live again with more Mass Effect 3, more money raised for the kids at St. Jude, and more stickers!
My favorite scientist Salarian, Mordin Solus, joins the gang!
Tune in and donate at mvo.live
My favorite scientist Salarian, Mordin Solus, joins the gang!
Tune in and donate at mvo.live
Back again, streaming some *key moments* of Mass Effect 3, all the while raising money for the kids at St. Jude
Tune in and give generously 👉 mvo.live
Tune in and give generously 👉 mvo.live
September 26, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Back again, streaming some *key moments* of Mass Effect 3, all the while raising money for the kids at St. Jude
Tune in and give generously 👉 mvo.live
Tune in and give generously 👉 mvo.live
Going live again, streaming Mass Effect 3 for the kids!
Come hang out, and donate to a great cause. We’ll be joined by the wonderful @jamesthomson.bsky.social and @kathycampbell.com (and *baby Charlie!*) as guests during this stream!
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Come hang out, and donate to a great cause. We’ll be joined by the wonderful @jamesthomson.bsky.social and @kathycampbell.com (and *baby Charlie!*) as guests during this stream!
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September 24, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Going live again, streaming Mass Effect 3 for the kids!
Come hang out, and donate to a great cause. We’ll be joined by the wonderful @jamesthomson.bsky.social and @kathycampbell.com (and *baby Charlie!*) as guests during this stream!
mvo.live
Come hang out, and donate to a great cause. We’ll be joined by the wonderful @jamesthomson.bsky.social and @kathycampbell.com (and *baby Charlie!*) as guests during this stream!
mvo.live
September is not over yet!
Speaking of, I am live once more on Twitch kicking off Mass Effect 3 — come hang out, and get early deets on tomorrow’s very-special stream 👀
mvo.live
Speaking of, I am live once more on Twitch kicking off Mass Effect 3 — come hang out, and get early deets on tomorrow’s very-special stream 👀
mvo.live
September 23, 2025 at 6:20 PM
September is not over yet!
Speaking of, I am live once more on Twitch kicking off Mass Effect 3 — come hang out, and get early deets on tomorrow’s very-special stream 👀
mvo.live
Speaking of, I am live once more on Twitch kicking off Mass Effect 3 — come hang out, and get early deets on tomorrow’s very-special stream 👀
mvo.live
Reposted by Matt VanOrmer
So a spurious correlation from an observational study is “gold standard science”, but testing vaccines in multiple RCTs with over 30,000 participants each is not?
September 23, 2025 at 2:01 PM
So a spurious correlation from an observational study is “gold standard science”, but testing vaccines in multiple RCTs with over 30,000 participants each is not?
Live again, wrapping up Mass Effect 2 (maybe starting 3?), as we battle the intractable threat facing the galaxy: childhood cancer (and the Reapers).
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September 22, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Live again, wrapping up Mass Effect 2 (maybe starting 3?), as we battle the intractable threat facing the galaxy: childhood cancer (and the Reapers).
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Reposted by Matt VanOrmer
Now we’ve all recovered(?) from @relay.fm's Podcastathon for St Jude, I can announce that I spent *73 hours* researching the co-founders quiz! That time also includes work on my historian spreadsheets, and of course, my time checking the scoring/moderating during the Podcastathon itself.
September 22, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Now we’ve all recovered(?) from @relay.fm's Podcastathon for St Jude, I can announce that I spent *73 hours* researching the co-founders quiz! That time also includes work on my historian spreadsheets, and of course, my time checking the scoring/moderating during the Podcastathon itself.
Reposted by Matt VanOrmer
On Friday, Sept. 26, four players will take on the role of LEVEL 20 D&D characters in an epic adventure to save the world … and YOUR donations will impact the game!
Streaming live on the Relay YouTube channel from 8 PM – 12 AM Eastern on 9/26!
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Streaming live on the Relay YouTube channel from 8 PM – 12 AM Eastern on 9/26!
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September 22, 2025 at 12:29 AM
On Friday, Sept. 26, four players will take on the role of LEVEL 20 D&D characters in an epic adventure to save the world … and YOUR donations will impact the game!
Streaming live on the Relay YouTube channel from 8 PM – 12 AM Eastern on 9/26!
tilt.fyi/01iHwRVME8
Streaming live on the Relay YouTube channel from 8 PM – 12 AM Eastern on 9/26!
tilt.fyi/01iHwRVME8
Live again with more Mass Effect 2, raising money for the kids at St. Jude.
Come chill in the chat, and give generously to this amazing cause: mvo.live
(Time is running out to claim some stickers!)
Come chill in the chat, and give generously to this amazing cause: mvo.live
(Time is running out to claim some stickers!)
September 21, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Live again with more Mass Effect 2, raising money for the kids at St. Jude.
Come chill in the chat, and give generously to this amazing cause: mvo.live
(Time is running out to claim some stickers!)
Come chill in the chat, and give generously to this amazing cause: mvo.live
(Time is running out to claim some stickers!)
Reposted by Matt VanOrmer
If you didn't get to tune on Friday, clear your next 12 hours: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQ1aq...
DO NOT MISS THE LAST 10 MINUTES!!!
DO NOT MISS THE LAST 10 MINUTES!!!
Relay for St. Jude Podcastathon 2025
Join six of your favorite Relay hosts as they compete and raise money for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
Learn more and donate: https://stjude.org/relay
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September 21, 2025 at 2:46 PM
If you didn't get to tune on Friday, clear your next 12 hours: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQ1aq...
DO NOT MISS THE LAST 10 MINUTES!!!
DO NOT MISS THE LAST 10 MINUTES!!!
Reposted by Matt VanOrmer
We are having an amazing and fun time for this years Podcastathon. We're still live and will be for 4 more hours.
Join us!!!
www.youtube.com/live/HQ1aq-NH...
Join us!!!
www.youtube.com/live/HQ1aq-NH...
Before you continue to YouTube
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September 19, 2025 at 11:54 PM
We are having an amazing and fun time for this years Podcastathon. We're still live and will be for 4 more hours.
Join us!!!
www.youtube.com/live/HQ1aq-NH...
Join us!!!
www.youtube.com/live/HQ1aq-NH...
Reposted by Matt VanOrmer
Your regular reminder that measles vaccines are the most lifesaving childhood vaccine in the schedule, and save over a million lives globally per year.
ourworldindata.org/measles-vacc...
ourworldindata.org/measles-vacc...
Measles vaccines save millions of lives each year
Measles once killed millions every year. Vaccines changed this, preventing disease, long-term immune damage, and deadly outbreaks.
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September 18, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Your regular reminder that measles vaccines are the most lifesaving childhood vaccine in the schedule, and save over a million lives globally per year.
ourworldindata.org/measles-vacc...
ourworldindata.org/measles-vacc...
Going live again on twitch, raising money for kids with cancer on the eve of @relay.fm’s annual Podcastathon.
Come hang out, and kick in a few dollars so that no child should die in the dawn of life.
mvo.live
Come hang out, and kick in a few dollars so that no child should die in the dawn of life.
mvo.live
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September 18, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Hello, I am live once more raising money for the kids at St. Jude.
Come hang out, and help make a dent in childhood cancer together!
(Stickers! Poetry! Shenanigans!)
mvo.live
Come hang out, and help make a dent in childhood cancer together!
(Stickers! Poetry! Shenanigans!)
mvo.live
September 16, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Hello, I am live once more raising money for the kids at St. Jude.
Come hang out, and help make a dent in childhood cancer together!
(Stickers! Poetry! Shenanigans!)
mvo.live
Come hang out, and help make a dent in childhood cancer together!
(Stickers! Poetry! Shenanigans!)
mvo.live
September 15, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Yup, live again on Twitch with more Mass Effect 2. Come hang out, and give some money to the kids at St. Jude while you’re at it! We just broke $1,000 raised, let’s keep it going.
You might be thinking “oh I’ll do it later”, but you’ll definitely forget — seize the day!
mvo.live
You might be thinking “oh I’ll do it later”, but you’ll definitely forget — seize the day!
mvo.live
September 14, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Yup, live again on Twitch with more Mass Effect 2. Come hang out, and give some money to the kids at St. Jude while you’re at it! We just broke $1,000 raised, let’s keep it going.
You might be thinking “oh I’ll do it later”, but you’ll definitely forget — seize the day!
mvo.live
You might be thinking “oh I’ll do it later”, but you’ll definitely forget — seize the day!
mvo.live
Trans rights are human rights, and systematically vilifying any group of people for who they are is reprehensible. How we treat the most vulnerable/marginalized shows our true hearts.
“Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.”
“Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.”
September 14, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Trans rights are human rights, and systematically vilifying any group of people for who they are is reprehensible. How we treat the most vulnerable/marginalized shows our true hearts.
“Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.”
“Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.”
Live again, streaming Mass Effect 2 for the kids at St. Jude!
Come hang out and tune out the news a bit. Give generously at mvo.live (and snag some stickers!)
Come hang out and tune out the news a bit. Give generously at mvo.live (and snag some stickers!)
September 12, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Live again, streaming Mass Effect 2 for the kids at St. Jude!
Come hang out and tune out the news a bit. Give generously at mvo.live (and snag some stickers!)
Come hang out and tune out the news a bit. Give generously at mvo.live (and snag some stickers!)