@madmadtthew56.bsky.social
Compulsive writer. 45 years in comms, 25 as science/tech writer, lifelong Michigander. Husband, dad, grandpa, and proud member, The Enemy Within. First political experience: volunteer for McGovern. Go Lions! Outdoorsy Great Lakes lover.
“That was one hell of a week! If the regime wasn’t starving children, I’d say it was possibly the best week 2025 has seen so far. Buuuut it’s hard to get too excited when we have a fascist government using hunger as a weapon. Pro-life my ass!”
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Not to put too fine a point on it, but Donald J. Trump is an asshole, a garbage human. And he’s given his cult permission to be asshokes too —their very worst selves. Here’s Example No. Eleventy Billion.
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"...We are the nation whose president is named in the Epstein files.
That’s America’s image in the world now.
It’s awful."
"...kills people on the high seas and does not bother to offer any but the most meager and conclusory legal justification for it.
We are the nation where the obscenely rich get obscenely richer, and our leaders hold Gatsby parties and political fundraisers, while food runs out for the needy..."
"...disregard of basic legal protections.
We are the nation whose president cheers it all on and urges tougher measures.
We are the nation where thinly veiled white supremacy is proclaimed in government, embraced by millions, defended by well-funded institutions.
We are the nation that..."
"The world looks at America differently now.
We are the nation that elected a government that is engaged in a nationwide campaign to brutalize and terrorize decent families.
We are the nation that carries out this shameful campaign in open disregard..." /1
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In my opinion, Tom Jones of the Poynter Institute is the best media journalist these days. Here's his column from today, featuring the chaos at Conde Nast and how right-wing media are describing the shellacking Republicans took Tuesday.
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A photo of a black child with the caption: “One analytical model shows that, as of Nov. 5, the dismantling of USAID has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children.
Hope you’re proud, MAGA scum!
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Another loss for the Trump (In)Justice Department. Another win for America.
Man who threw sandwich at US federal agent found not guilty of assault - The Guardian
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Tell me again how great Trump is for the economy. If you've lost your job and you voted for Trump, remember that YOU VOTED FOR THIS AND WE TRIED TO WARN YOU.
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Can we finally shitcan the entire old guard the entire Democratic consultant class and start listening to AOC and Mamdani and God love him, Bernie??
06.11.2025 01:44 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0You really need to watch last night’s interview of Michelle Obama on Stephen Colbert’s show. The part about the demolished East Wing—“the heart of the White House”— is heartbreaking.
06.11.2025 01:42 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Which party is crumbling now??
05.11.2025 17:28 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Congratulations to all the Democratic candidates who won tonight. It’s a reminder that when we come together around strong, forward-looking leaders who care about the issues that matter, we can win. We’ve still got plenty of work to do, but the future looks a little bit brighter.
05.11.2025 02:47 — 👍 62061 🔁 11235 💬 1209 📌 522You could write for the NYT Pitchbot.
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Where's the line? 😁
05.11.2025 01:08 — 👍 1211 🔁 234 💬 77 📌 21Good night for the Dems, good night for democratic socialism, and most importantly, a bad night for Trump. There will be ketchup stains aplenty in the West Wing. Hopefully he won’t tear down that one too.
05.11.2025 02:43 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Even if I wasn’t happy with my CPAP, I’d rather die of sleep apnea than buy a Zyppah, just based on the obnoxiousness of their commercials. And here I thought I couldn’t move any faster to change the channel than the opening bars of Kars for Kids!
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A picture of Trump golfing with the caption: Only in America could a billionaire make us pay for his golf weekends and tell us we can’t have good, health, science, or art.
04.11.2025 12:20 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Editor humor.
03.11.2025 20:08 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Yet another sign of the fascists taking over the media. Believe it or not, Teen Vogue was the source of surprisingly excellent political coverage the past decade or so.
03.11.2025 20:07 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Just once I wish they'd speak in plain English. Like, "We know you slow-walked the classified documents case to a laughable, ridiculous degree, you unqualified hack. Now get your ass in gear and release that report before the grownups have to take over."
03.11.2025 20:05 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0He is, to use a technical term of art in psychology, a fucking asshole. Always has been, always will be.
03.11.2025 19:36 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Her move is backfiring bigly.
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