Matt VanOrmer

I have spent my entire adult life being lectured by Republican politicians and conservative legal movement types about how important it is to preserve the sacred constitutional right to self-defense of *specifically this person* and then secret police murdered him in the street

“Everyone should be allowed to carry a gun for their safety but the government can murder you in the street if you have a gun” is an incredible endpoint for the conservative moment

whatever pope bob is doing at nearly 4 am in rome is working

the rare scenario encapsulated well by the trolley problem (with one track being a never-ending chain of victims)

“that guy” strikes again!

at risk of being “that guy”, tapping the *icon* of a HomeKit light/switch toggles its state in one tap.

Nebraska culture victory

james why have you done this
i’ll never unsee it

Selling our souls for a 0.2% bump in the general fund budget

This energy is especially needed, given the current administration’s law-breaking policy approach being “What the fuck are you gunna do about it?”

the president of the united states wants to use the american military to kill american citizens on american soil. that's the whole story!

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POV: you rushing to donate before the end of September

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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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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!

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Back again, streaming some *key moments* of Mass Effect 3, all the while raising money for the kids at St. Jude

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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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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 👀

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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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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.

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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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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!)

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 Relay for St. Jude Podcastathon 2025

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!!!

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!!!

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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.

Your regular reminder that measles vaccines are the most lifesaving childhood vaccine in the schedule, and save over a million lives globally per year.

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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.

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