Matt
@jonesm80.bsky.social
Cook a little between tennis lessons
Bring back penal colonies, but for data scientists who want to be pundits.
when we said “defer electoral strategy to the actual politicians running for actual offices” we meant “after calculating wins above replacement somehow”
December 21, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Bring back penal colonies, but for data scientists who want to be pundits.
My decision to stop watching the NFL has never felt more righteous than it does today.
December 19, 2025 at 8:03 PM
My decision to stop watching the NFL has never felt more righteous than it does today.
Funnily enough, they think pretty much the same things as their Republican parents. They're just more willing to be explicit about it.
December 19, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Funnily enough, they think pretty much the same things as their Republican parents. They're just more willing to be explicit about it.
Sure, that's absolutely something we need to talk about, but it is REALLY odd to use this as the prompt. Those are underpaid manual laborers working outdoors in the cold. Maybe instead, we could focus on the wealthy and privileged who have rolled over and shown their bellies instead?
Not that it will but the willingness of Americans to obey is a very funny contrast with our self-image and should probably prompt some reflection bsky.app/profile/jonf...
NEWS: They're adding Trump's name to the Kennedy Center building right now. www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
December 19, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Sure, that's absolutely something we need to talk about, but it is REALLY odd to use this as the prompt. Those are underpaid manual laborers working outdoors in the cold. Maybe instead, we could focus on the wealthy and privileged who have rolled over and shown their bellies instead?
Based upon the conservative and media reaction to Reagan's decline and death, I can't wait to see what happens when they speed-run it this time through with their new daddy.
As Trump's physical and political decline worsens, the cultish flattery from top aides has proportionally grown. As @moiradonegan.bsky.social says on the pod, Trumpworld is now puffing him up publicly to compensate for his deterioration.
Moira is so good here:
newrepublic.com/article/2046...
Moira is so good here:
newrepublic.com/article/2046...
Trump Press Sec Goes Full Cult as Brutal New Fox Poll Hits Him Hard
As a Fox News survey offers harsh findings and Karoline Leavitt soothes Trump with flattery, the author of a piece on his decline explains how his minions compensate for his deterioration with obsequi...
newrepublic.com
December 19, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Based upon the conservative and media reaction to Reagan's decline and death, I can't wait to see what happens when they speed-run it this time through with their new daddy.
The plow driver clearly speeding up after they've lost control is a great detail.
if tumblr dies I need this video to make it's seasonal rotation here instead just in case, Happy holidays 🎄
December 18, 2025 at 7:05 PM
The plow driver clearly speeding up after they've lost control is a great detail.
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PTKU fans, I think we just found our offseason conditioning workout 🦈
December 18, 2025 at 2:21 PM
PTKU fans, I think we just found our offseason conditioning workout 🦈
I'm not an expert, but the camera work at 4:49 has to be in contention for greatest shot of live music captured on film.
December 18, 2025 at 8:42 AM
I'm not an expert, but the camera work at 4:49 has to be in contention for greatest shot of live music captured on film.
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new post on the bucket problem: a one frame at a time look at the signature moves of michigan's three sophomore stars. also, a brief word on sherrone moore and umich's culture of misconduct. thebucketproblem.beehiiv.com/p/one-frame-...
One Frame at a Time: Signature Moves, Part One
A closer look at the way Michigan WBB's stars make plays, featuring The Swords Stepback, The Mila Scoop, and Agent OO1's Stop-and-Pop. Also, a brief word on Sherrone Moore and UMich's culture of misco...
thebucketproblem.beehiiv.com
December 16, 2025 at 9:19 PM
new post on the bucket problem: a one frame at a time look at the signature moves of michigan's three sophomore stars. also, a brief word on sherrone moore and umich's culture of misconduct. thebucketproblem.beehiiv.com/p/one-frame-...
Tschetter, if he doesn't get it from the bench, is going to get a tech within 45 seconds of checking in.
December 14, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Tschetter, if he doesn't get it from the bench, is going to get a tech within 45 seconds of checking in.
You'd think Chris would at least drop a link to the obituary.
🫡 Tonight we bid farewell to a Division III college football legend.
December 14, 2025 at 12:09 AM
You'd think Chris would at least drop a link to the obituary.
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It's so fucked up to have been a kid during the D&D is the devil freakout and the Tipper Gore dirty lyrics freakout and live to see the teen suicide machine get such a pass.
December 12, 2025 at 5:40 PM
It's so fucked up to have been a kid during the D&D is the devil freakout and the Tipper Gore dirty lyrics freakout and live to see the teen suicide machine get such a pass.
This is why I had to laugh when "very serious people" were saying that the ongoing photos from this would definitely be the thing that captured public attention.
The White House has put up barriers around the ballroom construction, and told government workers not to share photos without permission.
So if we’re taking our own pictures, they have to be from distance. (I say that as someone who has tried, too, and snapped this from the Washington Monument.)
So if we’re taking our own pictures, they have to be from distance. (I say that as someone who has tried, too, and snapped this from the Washington Monument.)
December 12, 2025 at 5:56 PM
This is why I had to laugh when "very serious people" were saying that the ongoing photos from this would definitely be the thing that captured public attention.
The part of this that seems to not get mentioned enough is that Indiana is ALREADY heavily gerrymandered. This isn't some new phenomena created by Trump and friends. This has been the bog-standard GOP playbook for decades. Which is the only reason that they can push as far as they are now.
If Indiana Republicans cave to Trump today and agree to rig the 2026 elections, both Illinois and Maryland are in line to respond, notes @nicolelafond.bsky.social. Cites our interview with Rep Jamie Raskin pushing State Sen prez to drop his bizarre opposition:
talkingpointsmemo.com/where-things...
talkingpointsmemo.com/where-things...
If Indiana Caves to Trump on Redistricting, Maryland May be Ready
All Eyes On Indiana Republican members of Indiana’s state Senate are expected...
talkingpointsmemo.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:27 PM
The part of this that seems to not get mentioned enough is that Indiana is ALREADY heavily gerrymandered. This isn't some new phenomena created by Trump and friends. This has been the bog-standard GOP playbook for decades. Which is the only reason that they can push as far as they are now.
Catching up on last night....
Whole lot of CFB reporters have seemingly, for nearly two years, been sitting on a whole lot of stories about a the head coach at a major university being a creep.
Whole lot of CFB reporters have seemingly, for nearly two years, been sitting on a whole lot of stories about a the head coach at a major university being a creep.
December 11, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Catching up on last night....
Whole lot of CFB reporters have seemingly, for nearly two years, been sitting on a whole lot of stories about a the head coach at a major university being a creep.
Whole lot of CFB reporters have seemingly, for nearly two years, been sitting on a whole lot of stories about a the head coach at a major university being a creep.
Nothing quite so scary as a sports writer with years of secrets and a grudge.
Sherrone Moore blocked me on Twitter the day he accepted the Michigan job.
I wasn’t the only credible writer who got that treatment. There were reasons for that.
I wasn’t the only credible writer who got that treatment. There were reasons for that.
December 11, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Nothing quite so scary as a sports writer with years of secrets and a grudge.
How hard will Oscar Goodman dunk today?
December 10, 2025 at 1:16 AM
How hard will Oscar Goodman dunk today?
Did Cason's retainer come out?
December 10, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Did Cason's retainer come out?
These Michigan teams deserve an athletic department that wants to support them. Imagine this game with double the students in the lower sections.
December 10, 2025 at 12:33 AM
These Michigan teams deserve an athletic department that wants to support them. Imagine this game with double the students in the lower sections.
That tiny little mic.
The one you're pinching in between your thumb and forefinger.
Yeah, it's SUPPOSED TO BE PINNED TO YOUR LAPEL!!
JUST PIN THE FUCKING THING ON AND STOP HOLDING IT. I DON'T WANT TO HEAR THE ECHO OF YOUR NASAL CAVITY OR YOUR LIPS SMACKING.
Please, just pin it to your shirt.
The one you're pinching in between your thumb and forefinger.
Yeah, it's SUPPOSED TO BE PINNED TO YOUR LAPEL!!
JUST PIN THE FUCKING THING ON AND STOP HOLDING IT. I DON'T WANT TO HEAR THE ECHO OF YOUR NASAL CAVITY OR YOUR LIPS SMACKING.
Please, just pin it to your shirt.
December 9, 2025 at 3:39 AM
That tiny little mic.
The one you're pinching in between your thumb and forefinger.
Yeah, it's SUPPOSED TO BE PINNED TO YOUR LAPEL!!
JUST PIN THE FUCKING THING ON AND STOP HOLDING IT. I DON'T WANT TO HEAR THE ECHO OF YOUR NASAL CAVITY OR YOUR LIPS SMACKING.
Please, just pin it to your shirt.
The one you're pinching in between your thumb and forefinger.
Yeah, it's SUPPOSED TO BE PINNED TO YOUR LAPEL!!
JUST PIN THE FUCKING THING ON AND STOP HOLDING IT. I DON'T WANT TO HEAR THE ECHO OF YOUR NASAL CAVITY OR YOUR LIPS SMACKING.
Please, just pin it to your shirt.
Dave Matthews Band has sold more tickets than Taylor Swift this century?
That's interesting.
That's interesting.
December 8, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Dave Matthews Band has sold more tickets than Taylor Swift this century?
That's interesting.
That's interesting.
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
December 8, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
Left-punching from a house-guest turned news-sharer?
Now I've really seen it all.
Now I've really seen it all.
December 8, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Left-punching from a house-guest turned news-sharer?
Now I've really seen it all.
Now I've really seen it all.
I need IU to understand that scoring here is bad.
If you win 13-10, you will break OSU for the next decade.
If you win 13-10, you will break OSU for the next decade.
December 7, 2025 at 4:15 AM
I need IU to understand that scoring here is bad.
If you win 13-10, you will break OSU for the next decade.
If you win 13-10, you will break OSU for the next decade.
Why is it that CFB reporters at big outlets don't understand that the best part of the sport is the chaos. It has to be something in the water, or the pay packet.
The selection committee is going to have to decide on Sunday whether or not it wants college football to continue to play conference championship games.
That's what's at stake. If you're knocked out of the field after playing in one, it's impossible to recover from that.
That's what's at stake. If you're knocked out of the field after playing in one, it's impossible to recover from that.
December 7, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Why is it that CFB reporters at big outlets don't understand that the best part of the sport is the chaos. It has to be something in the water, or the pay packet.