Matt Bevan
@mattbevan.bsky.social
Host/writer of 'If You’re Listening’ from ABC News. http://seedisclaimer.com
Contact me via ifyourelistening [at] abc.net.au
Contact me via ifyourelistening [at] abc.net.au
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Why Trump is blowing up boats off Venezuela | If You're Listening
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Trump has captured Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro by following the same playbook George H.W. Bush followed to capture Panama’s dictator Manuel Noriega. We traced that story here: youtu.be/UrcROiL-IXI
Dunno what it is about Macron’s private texts but world leaders just love leaking them. ScoMo did it too.
Trump posts what appears to be a private text message sent to him by Macron
January 20, 2026 at 7:37 AM
Dunno what it is about Macron’s private texts but world leaders just love leaking them. ScoMo did it too.
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When people call apartments “communist” I feel it’s hyperbolic, but until now I thought it was at least original. A fascinating clip in this episode of @mattbevan.bsky.social’s Black Swans series reveals (to me, you probably knew) that the ¼-acre block was thought to attract… youtu.be/qr7oj5_o5x8
Black Swans 2 | Why Nobody Predicted the Housing Crisis | If You're Listening
YouTube video by ABC News In-depth
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January 17, 2026 at 3:07 AM
When people call apartments “communist” I feel it’s hyperbolic, but until now I thought it was at least original. A fascinating clip in this episode of @mattbevan.bsky.social’s Black Swans series reveals (to me, you probably knew) that the ¼-acre block was thought to attract… youtu.be/qr7oj5_o5x8
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Premium Newsletter: The comparisons between the AI bubble and the Dot Com bubble don’t make sense, because what’s coming will be far, far worse. GPUs are not fiber, AI startups are all worse businesses than Pets.com, and the crash threatens a global contagion.
www.wheresyoured.at/dot-com-bubble/
www.wheresyoured.at/dot-com-bubble/
Premium: This Is Worse Than The Dot Com Bubble
Soundtrack - Radiohead - Karma Police
I just spent a week at the Consumer Electronics Show, and one word kept coming up: bullshit.
LG, a company known for making home appliances and televisions, de...
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January 16, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Premium Newsletter: The comparisons between the AI bubble and the Dot Com bubble don’t make sense, because what’s coming will be far, far worse. GPUs are not fiber, AI startups are all worse businesses than Pets.com, and the crash threatens a global contagion.
www.wheresyoured.at/dot-com-bubble/
www.wheresyoured.at/dot-com-bubble/
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Meanwhile in Russia: state TV experts rejoiced about Trump's approach towards Greenland, since they believe it ushers in a cynical new world order, where the U.S. withdraws from NATO, gets control over the Western Hemisphere — and Russia takes the rest.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3BF...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3BF...
Russian experts discuss Greenland
YouTube video by Russian Media Monitor
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January 15, 2026 at 5:45 AM
Meanwhile in Russia: state TV experts rejoiced about Trump's approach towards Greenland, since they believe it ushers in a cynical new world order, where the U.S. withdraws from NATO, gets control over the Western Hemisphere — and Russia takes the rest.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3BF...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3BF...
I mean… being a bad fascist is surely better morally than being a good fascist… right?
January 16, 2026 at 9:40 AM
I mean… being a bad fascist is surely better morally than being a good fascist… right?
OK, the Ashes done, let's look at some choice stats to back up my assertion that selection in the Australian team is cooked.
Stat 1: In the last 3 years, Cam Green has been Australia's second-worst all-rounder (after Marnus), in terms of the comparison between batting and bowling averages.
Stat 1: In the last 3 years, Cam Green has been Australia's second-worst all-rounder (after Marnus), in terms of the comparison between batting and bowling averages.
January 8, 2026 at 4:03 AM
OK, the Ashes done, let's look at some choice stats to back up my assertion that selection in the Australian team is cooked.
Stat 1: In the last 3 years, Cam Green has been Australia's second-worst all-rounder (after Marnus), in terms of the comparison between batting and bowling averages.
Stat 1: In the last 3 years, Cam Green has been Australia's second-worst all-rounder (after Marnus), in terms of the comparison between batting and bowling averages.
Cool that it took selectors on both sides until the 5th test to figure out the things that were obvious to every spectator mid-way through the 1st test. #ashes
January 7, 2026 at 6:03 AM
Cool that it took selectors on both sides until the 5th test to figure out the things that were obvious to every spectator mid-way through the 1st test. #ashes
How do we stop people from writing like this?
January 6, 2026 at 8:30 AM
How do we stop people from writing like this?
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2/ ~old jk is best jk~
January 3, 2026 at 10:12 AM
2/ ~old jk is best jk~
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I watched this a couple of weeks ago. Worth watching as a comprehensive background
Trump has captured Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro by following the same playbook George H.W. Bush followed to capture Panama’s dictator Manuel Noriega. We traced that story here: youtu.be/UrcROiL-IXI
Why Trump is blowing up boats off Venezuela | If You're Listening
YouTube video by ABC News In-depth
youtu.be
January 3, 2026 at 10:07 AM
I watched this a couple of weeks ago. Worth watching as a comprehensive background
Trump has captured Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro by following the same playbook George H.W. Bush followed to capture Panama’s dictator Manuel Noriega. We traced that story here: youtu.be/UrcROiL-IXI
Why Trump is blowing up boats off Venezuela | If You're Listening
YouTube video by ABC News In-depth
youtu.be
January 3, 2026 at 9:44 AM
Trump has captured Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro by following the same playbook George H.W. Bush followed to capture Panama’s dictator Manuel Noriega. We traced that story here: youtu.be/UrcROiL-IXI
I dunno what the eSafety commissioner is up to this time of year but I reckon she’s got some pretty urgent work to do re:Grok. It’s pandemonium over there on X.
January 1, 2026 at 11:46 PM
I dunno what the eSafety commissioner is up to this time of year but I reckon she’s got some pretty urgent work to do re:Grok. It’s pandemonium over there on X.
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If You’re Listening YouTubes by @mattbevan.bsky.social are worth it to get the more complicated truth about quite a few issues.
Such as China’s social credit system, which doesn’t exist.
Or the story of Venezuela’s economy and big oil corporations
Such as China’s social credit system, which doesn’t exist.
Or the story of Venezuela’s economy and big oil corporations
December 29, 2025 at 11:17 AM
If You’re Listening YouTubes by @mattbevan.bsky.social are worth it to get the more complicated truth about quite a few issues.
Such as China’s social credit system, which doesn’t exist.
Or the story of Venezuela’s economy and big oil corporations
Such as China’s social credit system, which doesn’t exist.
Or the story of Venezuela’s economy and big oil corporations
Modern Cricketers: “they didn’t mow the grass on the pitch short enough, that’s the cause of 36 wickets falling in 2 days at the MCG.”
WG Grace: Wait you guys are mowing the pitch?
WG Grace: Wait you guys are mowing the pitch?
December 27, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Modern Cricketers: “they didn’t mow the grass on the pitch short enough, that’s the cause of 36 wickets falling in 2 days at the MCG.”
WG Grace: Wait you guys are mowing the pitch?
WG Grace: Wait you guys are mowing the pitch?
Who is that young go-getter?
December 27, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Who is that young go-getter?
Australia: Spends 6 months debating who’s going to open the batting in the Boxing Day test
Also Australia: Travis Head and Scott Boland opening the batting on Boxing Day
#ashes
Also Australia: Travis Head and Scott Boland opening the batting on Boxing Day
#ashes
Australia: Spends 6 months debating who’s going to open the batting in the first #Ashes test
Also Australia: Inadvertently ends up with Smith and Labuschagne at the crease 3 balls in.
Also Australia: Inadvertently ends up with Smith and Labuschagne at the crease 3 balls in.
December 26, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Australia: Spends 6 months debating who’s going to open the batting in the Boxing Day test
Also Australia: Travis Head and Scott Boland opening the batting on Boxing Day
#ashes
Also Australia: Travis Head and Scott Boland opening the batting on Boxing Day
#ashes
Merry Christmas everyone
December 25, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Merry Christmas everyone
I’d pay a significant amount of money to see a video of a kid opening a gift from the President and it’s an LP of Elton John’s cover of the hit track from the 1969 rock opera Tommy.
Trump to kids aged 6 and 10 who asked for a Kindle: "You must be a high IQ person, we need more high IQ people in the country."
Kid: "I'd like a pinball machine."
Trump: "Elton John did Pinball Wizard, we'll send you that."
Kid: "I'd like a pinball machine."
Trump: "Elton John did Pinball Wizard, we'll send you that."
December 25, 2025 at 1:05 AM
I’d pay a significant amount of money to see a video of a kid opening a gift from the President and it’s an LP of Elton John’s cover of the hit track from the 1969 rock opera Tommy.
Surprisingly high crossover between MasterClass “tutors” and Epstein list members.
December 24, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Surprisingly high crossover between MasterClass “tutors” and Epstein list members.
Checking what’s going on over at CBS
December 22, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Checking what’s going on over at CBS
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Once again, Matt Bevan delivers the goods, this time on the nitty-gritty of our gun laws and its many loopholes. #Auspol www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WSf...
After Bondi, are Australia’s gun laws as strong as we thought? | If You're Listening | ABC In-depth
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December 19, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Once again, Matt Bevan delivers the goods, this time on the nitty-gritty of our gun laws and its many loopholes. #Auspol www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WSf...