Matt Herdman
@mattherdman.bsky.social
Lefty, Urbanism, Amateur Pastry Chef 🏳️🌈
📍 Washington, DC
📍 Washington, DC
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When Dems pull this shit voters think Hegseth isn't really that bad, they don't pay attention to the tactical arguments they just see acquiescence.
For some reason Democratic leaders seem to prefer telling voters what they won’t be able to do, rather than what they’d like to do.
If Hegseth ordered a war crime and lied about it, shouldn’t Ds try for impeachment? Put Rs on the spot. They might get a few defections.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
If Hegseth ordered a war crime and lied about it, shouldn’t Ds try for impeachment? Put Rs on the spot. They might get a few defections.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
Jeffries says not to expect Democrats to pursue Hegseth impeachment over boat strikes
"Republicans will never allow articles of impeachment to be brought to the floor," he said.
www.axios.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:15 AM
When Dems pull this shit voters think Hegseth isn't really that bad, they don't pay attention to the tactical arguments they just see acquiescence.
-a guy known for lying shamelessly
-a mouthpiece for Hill Republicans
-a former Dem staffer who's spent the last decade as a lobbyist for H&R Block
cool
-a mouthpiece for Hill Republicans
-a former Dem staffer who's spent the last decade as a lobbyist for H&R Block
cool
Rachael Bade is teaming up with Sean Spicer and Dan Turrentine on a new venture, Status has learned, braving the crowded independent media space with a new political show.
More in @status.news: www.status.news/p/sean-spice...
More in @status.news: www.status.news/p/sean-spice...
The 'Huddle' in Washington
Rachael Bade is teaming up with Sean Spicer and Dan Turrentine on a new venture, Status has learned, braving the crowded independent media space with a new political show.
www.status.news
December 1, 2025 at 2:03 AM
-a guy known for lying shamelessly
-a mouthpiece for Hill Republicans
-a former Dem staffer who's spent the last decade as a lobbyist for H&R Block
cool
-a mouthpiece for Hill Republicans
-a former Dem staffer who's spent the last decade as a lobbyist for H&R Block
cool
Caving In Advance Was A Bad Negotiating Strategy, example #2,356,426
herdmentality.substack.com/p/caving-in-...
herdmentality.substack.com/p/caving-in-...
The White House’s new anti-media website includes denunciations of:
-ABC, which bribed the president
-CBS, which bribed the president and moved away from fact-based journalism trying to appeal to him and his fans
-WaPo, which spiked a Harris endorsement and tilts coverage in Trump’s favor
Fools.
-ABC, which bribed the president
-CBS, which bribed the president and moved away from fact-based journalism trying to appeal to him and his fans
-WaPo, which spiked a Harris endorsement and tilts coverage in Trump’s favor
Fools.
December 1, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Caving In Advance Was A Bad Negotiating Strategy, example #2,356,426
herdmentality.substack.com/p/caving-in-...
herdmentality.substack.com/p/caving-in-...
There's a fair amount of evidence that for downballot races slogans are great and you should slap them on everything from yardsigns to lit.
But this isn't 1994, and Jeffries isn't Newt Gingrich. We don't need a 'Contract with America' that the whole House caucus runs on in 2025 to win.
But this isn't 1994, and Jeffries isn't Newt Gingrich. We don't need a 'Contract with America' that the whole House caucus runs on in 2025 to win.
Slogans are basically meaningless and if you actually need one, people will naturally generate one at a campaign rally for you. Focus on making that rally fill an NFL stadium
December 1, 2025 at 1:50 AM
There's a fair amount of evidence that for downballot races slogans are great and you should slap them on everything from yardsigns to lit.
But this isn't 1994, and Jeffries isn't Newt Gingrich. We don't need a 'Contract with America' that the whole House caucus runs on in 2025 to win.
But this isn't 1994, and Jeffries isn't Newt Gingrich. We don't need a 'Contract with America' that the whole House caucus runs on in 2025 to win.
it's willful ignorance to suggest that the cabinet secretary who got his job by regularly defending war criminals on Fox n Friends would not himself become a war criminal
GOP Rep. Don Bacon: "I don't think Secretary Hegseth would be foolish enough to make this decision to say, 'Kill everybody. Kill the survivors,' because that's a clear violation of the law of war."
December 1, 2025 at 1:39 AM
it's willful ignorance to suggest that the cabinet secretary who got his job by regularly defending war criminals on Fox n Friends would not himself become a war criminal
Toxic masculinity is alive and well in the gay community: @kmooney8181.bsky.social got on the treadmill next to me and immediately set his speed to 0.1mph faster than mine
November 30, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Toxic masculinity is alive and well in the gay community: @kmooney8181.bsky.social got on the treadmill next to me and immediately set his speed to 0.1mph faster than mine
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a few candidates have talked about this but any Dem planning to run in 2028 should make it explicit: the next DOJ will, in fact, go after you if you’re funding this awful ballroom, or any other pay to play deals you make with this administration
Dimon on why JPMorgan Chase is not funding WH Ballroom:
We have an issue, which is anything we do, since we do a lot of contracts with governments here and around the world, we have to be very careful how anything is perceived, and also how the next DOJ is going to deal with it.
We have an issue, which is anything we do, since we do a lot of contracts with governments here and around the world, we have to be very careful how anything is perceived, and also how the next DOJ is going to deal with it.
November 29, 2025 at 7:32 PM
a few candidates have talked about this but any Dem planning to run in 2028 should make it explicit: the next DOJ will, in fact, go after you if you’re funding this awful ballroom, or any other pay to play deals you make with this administration
OpenAI's response to the teen who was encouraged to commit suicide by ChatGPT:
'well technically the ToS clearly prohibit using ChatGPT to commit suicide'
www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/...
'well technically the ToS clearly prohibit using ChatGPT to commit suicide'
www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/...
OpenAI says teen's 'misuse' of ChatGPT is to blame for his suicide, because he broke the TOU: 'Users must comply with OpenAI's Usage Policies, which prohibit the use of ChatGPT for suicide or self-har...
The lawyer presenting Adam Raine's family calls the response "disturbing" and I have to agree.
www.pcgamer.com
November 29, 2025 at 6:55 PM
OpenAI's response to the teen who was encouraged to commit suicide by ChatGPT:
'well technically the ToS clearly prohibit using ChatGPT to commit suicide'
www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/...
'well technically the ToS clearly prohibit using ChatGPT to commit suicide'
www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/...
Trump and RFK want your grandma to die of the flu
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Blaming a few child deaths on covid shots, FDA vows stricter vaccine rules
Vinay Prasad, the nation’s top vaccine regulator, said his team concluded that coronavirus shots were linked to children’s deaths, necessitating a new approach.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Trump and RFK want your grandma to die of the flu
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Every university and company that caves to Trump is going to ask the next Dem administration for their money back and it's very important that the next president tell them to pound sand in the most scathing manner possible.
BREAKING: Northwestern University has agreed to pay the U.S. Treasury $75 million, over the course of three years as part of an agreement with the federal government to restore funding and end investigations into the university
Full statement from NU below:
Full statement from NU below:
November 29, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Every university and company that caves to Trump is going to ask the next Dem administration for their money back and it's very important that the next president tell them to pound sand in the most scathing manner possible.
Reposted by Matt Herdman
Today is Black Friday, when we celebrate Rebecca Black, the inventor of Fridays
November 28, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Today is Black Friday, when we celebrate Rebecca Black, the inventor of Fridays
It's crazy that Sydney Crosby and Alexander Ovechkin were secretly fucking for years and let HBO make a documentary about it
November 29, 2025 at 5:39 AM
It's crazy that Sydney Crosby and Alexander Ovechkin were secretly fucking for years and let HBO make a documentary about it
Happy Rebecca Black Friday
November 29, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Happy Rebecca Black Friday
Stuntcast Blake Lively and Leighton Meester as Glinda and Elphaba in the Broadway production of Wicked
November 28, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Stuntcast Blake Lively and Leighton Meester as Glinda and Elphaba in the Broadway production of Wicked
PETA doesn’t know how many oomfs would be into this
November 28, 2025 at 7:07 PM
PETA doesn’t know how many oomfs would be into this
Dulles is lowkey kinda pretty other than the p*rking l*ts
November 28, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Dulles is lowkey kinda pretty other than the p*rking l*ts
Should I bring up Olivia Nuzzi and RFK at the family Thanksgiving dinner table today?
November 27, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Should I bring up Olivia Nuzzi and RFK at the family Thanksgiving dinner table today?
Is Zohran marching in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade?
saw this clip of the NYC mayor debate and i had tears in my eyes, perhaps the most insane section of any debate ever
November 27, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Is Zohran marching in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade?
I got it from a democratic consultant with whom I went on one date three years ago, and he got it from a Republican staffer he met on Scruff
November 27, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I got it from a democratic consultant with whom I went on one date three years ago, and he got it from a Republican staffer he met on Scruff
This Thanksgiving, like every Thanksgiving, I’m grateful for Robyn’s 2010 album Body Talk and its incredible run of singles:
Dancing On My Own, Call Your Girlfriend, None of Dem, Hang With Me
Dancing On My Own, Call Your Girlfriend, None of Dem, Hang With Me
November 27, 2025 at 5:59 PM
This Thanksgiving, like every Thanksgiving, I’m grateful for Robyn’s 2010 album Body Talk and its incredible run of singles:
Dancing On My Own, Call Your Girlfriend, None of Dem, Hang With Me
Dancing On My Own, Call Your Girlfriend, None of Dem, Hang With Me
Turkey trots should be on Black Friday
“I need to run 5k to earn my gluttony tonight” —> eating disorder culture
“I’m eating seconds to make sure I’m fueled for tomorrow” —> healthy approach to food
“I need to run 5k to earn my gluttony tonight” —> eating disorder culture
“I’m eating seconds to make sure I’m fueled for tomorrow” —> healthy approach to food
November 27, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Turkey trots should be on Black Friday
“I need to run 5k to earn my gluttony tonight” —> eating disorder culture
“I’m eating seconds to make sure I’m fueled for tomorrow” —> healthy approach to food
“I need to run 5k to earn my gluttony tonight” —> eating disorder culture
“I’m eating seconds to make sure I’m fueled for tomorrow” —> healthy approach to food
It’s so funny that she used Michael Wolffing as a verb
November 26, 2025 at 10:57 PM
It’s so funny that she used Michael Wolffing as a verb
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Handing back student work that’s been written by ChatGPT with a 0 followed by the comment “This essay will never stand in authentic wonder before the Beauty of God’s creation.”
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Handing back student work that’s been written by ChatGPT with a 0 followed by the comment “This essay will never stand in authentic wonder before the Beauty of God’s creation.”
Reposted by Matt Herdman
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
Trump is getting biden’d
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
Shorter Days, Signs of Fatigue: Trump Faces Realities of Aging in Office
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Trump is getting biden’d
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...