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Matthew Story

@mattstorymusic.bsky.social

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Local musician in SE Wisconsin. Ex-Ohioan. Prolific reposter. Educator. Dad. Bad Destiny 2 player. Reluctant Dungeon Master. Polyamorous. Unsophisticated whiskey drinker. Milwaukee Bucks fan. He/him.

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Matthew Story @mattstorymusic.bsky.social · Aug 13

Here's this year's entry in the 2025 Hey Nonny Songwriting Contest. It's a song about taking a break from our tumultuous times, just for long enough to recharge before you go back out into the world to be a part of positive changes.

Original Song: "Chain o' Lakes"

YouTube video by Matthew Story

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Matthew Story @mattstorymusic.bsky.social · 15m

JD Vance's exchange with George Stephanopoulos is a great example of why Vance doesn't have the juice to take over for Trump. Trump would have lied to George's face and been proud of it. Vance sputtered for a full minute and then got the door slammed in his face.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 41m

"You did not answer the question. Thank you for your time."

I didn't think George Stephanopolous had that gear, but good for him. That's how it should always be done.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h

STEPHANOPOULOS: I didn't insinuate anything. I asked you whether Tom Homan accepted $50k as was heard on an audio tape recorded by the FBI in September 2024. You did not answer the question. Thank you for your time.

VANCE: No, George, I sai--

STEPHANOPOULOS: We'll be right back

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M. Kabir @mkabir.bsky.social · 1h

“There are so many ways of being despicable it quite makes one’s head spin. But the way to be really despicable is to be contemptuous of other people’s pain.”

— James Baldwin

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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 1d

I don't know, just start trying shit! lock him in the dungeon! the answer can't be "nothing, and also you're not allowed to criticize them"

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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 2h

i cannot imagine the soul withering misery of finally claiming your freedom after 43 years of confinement only to be snatched up for indefinite confinement somewhere else on even flimsier grounds

Lynn Becker @cmgiulini.bsky.social · 15h

After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation

Depraved.

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him

Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.

www.miamiherald.com

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Matthew Story @mattstorymusic.bsky.social · 2h

TBH, the Brewers have a better roster--and especially a much better pitching staff--than the Cubs, and the fact that the Cubs made it this far and made this series so close is a testament to how good a manager Counsell is.

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 5h

“Who was president in 2020?” remains one of the most pertinent questions in American politics—absurd, yes, but here we are—and that extends to “who was president January 1 - 19, 2021?”

Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 5h

That’s a nice trick, since Biden wasn’t the president on Jan 6.

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Matthew Story @mattstorymusic.bsky.social · 2h

You can't manufacture a martyr. It's like trying to give yourself a nickname.

Anarchist Memes @anarchistmemes.org · 6h

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Zach Goldberg @zgoldberg.bsky.social · 4h

Really amazes me that the WH press corps and political media just doesn't care that Trump is a sociopathic liar.

1) Biden wasn't president on January 6, 2021
2) Kash Patel has refuted this
3) We all fucking saw J6 with our damn eyes.

But I guess their Special Boy gets special coverage rules.

Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 5h

That’s a nice trick, since Biden wasn’t the president on Jan 6.

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kat, ghost of helenruthsghost @chaoskat.bsky.social · 17h

Salvation Army seen feeding ICE today. For anyone who doesn't already know about their bigotry, here is more, No need to give them your money this Christmas, or ever.

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 18h

It’s dinner time for the police. Appears to be pizza from a Salvation Army van.

Broadview’s “free speech” curfew starts soon, at 6pm.

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onion person @junlper.beer · 10h

we need to abolish this shit

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Matthew Story @mattstorymusic.bsky.social · 11h

I could really do without the Ryan Braun cameos. Ryan Braun was a great player while he was cheating, and a decent player after he stopped. When he got caught, he viciously slandered innocent people rather than own it. This team is better than any Brewers team he was on. Get better heroes.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 12h

Chicago journalist Debbie Brockman, who was thrown to the ground & handcuffed by ICE, has been released without charges

DHS said she assaulted an officer, but eye witnesses claim she didn’t

The lack of charges makes it clear that ICE is lying to try and cover up the fact that they attack the press

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CB⚾️ Baseball Highlights @badgerbaseball.bsky.social · 12h

Get a bodybag

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 12h

About a month ago, the Trump administration got rid of the de minimis exemption, whereby packages valued under $800 could slide in without import duties. Now there's a backlog as the government can't process all of this paperwork, leading to UPS just destroying packages

Business Insider headline reads: UPS is telling customers that their packages coming to the US are marked for destruction.

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John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 15h

Good people need to start outing their ICE family members, neighbors, and community members.

They need to be made into pariahs in the places decent Americans gather.

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Maggie McNeill @maggiemcneill.bsky.social · 23h

Reporters: stop using the deferential term "detaining" when talking about ICE goons' abduction of innocent people from US streets. You proper term would indeed by "abduction", but if you want to pretend neutrality you could use "capture", which at least says nothing about the captors' motives.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19h

Never forget this: The forces rigging our economy, undermining our democracy, polluting our planet, and stoking hatred are counting on you to give up. Cynicism is how they win. Stay clear-eyed and ready for the fight ahead.

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Greg Meinholz 🧀 @gmeinholz.bsky.social · 14h

a man in a plaid shirt is pointing at another man in a suit in a movie clip from movieclips.com

ALT: a man in a plaid shirt is pointing at another man in a suit in a movie clip from movieclips.com

media.tenor.com

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Don Comer @doncomer.bsky.social · 1d

A religion that requires
the strong-arm
of the state to
ram its views
down the throats
of unwilling people
is a religion that
isn't worth
a damn.

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LESams @lsam22.bsky.social · 1d

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JR Radcliffe @jrradcliffe.bsky.social · 15h

Andrew Vaughn hit his last regular-season home run Aug. 15.

He has two in this series.

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Curt Hogg @cyrthogg.bsky.social · 14h

Final: Brewers 3, Cubs 1

The Taylor catch. The Grisham boot. The Freeman homer. The Dbacks snake attack. Alonso off off Williams. It’s in the past now. The Brewers’ regular season success finally leads to a playoff series win. They beat the Cubs. Milwaukee is onto the NLCS.

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Parker Molloy @parkermolloy.com · 14h

There's always next season

Wrigley Field with a Spirit Halloween banner edited into the picture

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Matthew Story @mattstorymusic.bsky.social · 14h

That game was... not pretty. But FUCK YEAH!
(We're going to have to to hit better against the Dodgers.)