Matthew Federman
@matthewfederman.bsky.social
TV/Screenwriter. Co-Creator/EP of Blood and Treasure. Wrote on Limitless, Warehouse 13, Jericho, other stuff.
Post about writing, the industry, neurodiversity (PDA Autism) and other stuff at my website: www.matthewfederman.com
Post about writing, the industry, neurodiversity (PDA Autism) and other stuff at my website: www.matthewfederman.com
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Being among the first interrogated and ultimately fired by DOGE, I certainly felt we were facing the business end of a right-wing conspiracy theory 🧵
DOGE was not a money-saving effort. It was an effort to chase down and prove right-wing conspiracy theories. They went after USAID to prove conspiracy theories about foreign aid. Then they went after SSA to, again, pursue conspiracy theories about Dems paying "illegals" to vote. 1/2
All DOGE accomplished was purging critical government staff, handing private data to outsiders, and sentencing thousands in developing countries to death by gutting USAID.
I don’t say this lightly: if there were any justice in this world, the people responsible for this devastation would be in jail
I don’t say this lightly: if there were any justice in this world, the people responsible for this devastation would be in jail
November 26, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Being among the first interrogated and ultimately fired by DOGE, I certainly felt we were facing the business end of a right-wing conspiracy theory 🧵
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"A woman with a family connection to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Revere, Massachusetts."
www.wcvb.com/article/karo...
www.wcvb.com/article/karo...
![REVERE, Mass. —
A woman with a family connection to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Revere, Massachusetts.
The woman, Bruna Ferreira, has an 11-year-old son with Michael Leavitt, Karoline Leavitt's brother.
Ferreira migrated with her family to the United States from Brazil as a child and is currently in custody at an ICE facility in southern Louisiana.
Michael Leavitt released a statement, saying that his "only concern has always been the safety, well-being, and privacy of [his] son."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:x4qyokjtdzgl7gmqhsw4ajqj/bafkreiacyzixchgacpjse7wyra342opgjsvdxzqdrkxq55zzqah65zyeae@jpeg)
November 26, 2025 at 4:07 AM
"A woman with a family connection to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Revere, Massachusetts."
www.wcvb.com/article/karo...
www.wcvb.com/article/karo...
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
Oh, they realize it.
The question "soldiers should obey illegal orders" ultimately boils down to "should soldiers shoot and kill opponents of the regime when the pretend dictator commands them to do so?"
Whether they realize it or not, these people are arguing the regime should be allowed to kill political opponents.
Whether they realize it or not, these people are arguing the regime should be allowed to kill political opponents.
BLITZER: I want to be precise. Should members of the US military obey clearly illegal orders?
McCLAIN: You're asking an enlisted person for their opinion on what they think is legal. That's a pretty slippery slope. Follow your commander in chief. That's the oath that you took
(Not a no!)
McCLAIN: You're asking an enlisted person for their opinion on what they think is legal. That's a pretty slippery slope. Follow your commander in chief. That's the oath that you took
(Not a no!)
November 24, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Oh, they realize it.
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Isn't it so weird to deeply know in your bones something obvious with no equivocation, for years and years, and then to one day see articles about people wondering if maybe the incredibly obvious thing you've known this whole time might be happening, as if the media is discovering it now??
“This is total armageddon for the online right. It’s looking like half of their large accounts were foreigners posing as Americans all along.”
Top MAGA Influencers Accidentally Unmasked as Foreign Actors
A new feature on Elon Musk’s X has given deeper insight into the online “America First” movement.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Isn't it so weird to deeply know in your bones something obvious with no equivocation, for years and years, and then to one day see articles about people wondering if maybe the incredibly obvious thing you've known this whole time might be happening, as if the media is discovering it now??
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There's long been this misconception that TV is cheaper than movies, but it's hard to compare dissimilar things. For example the budget of When Harry Met Sally was $16 million but an early season of Seinfeld cost $50 million.
Shocking but true. The cost of 24 episodes of prestige TV cost more than one two hour movie.
November 23, 2025 at 9:02 PM
There's long been this misconception that TV is cheaper than movies, but it's hard to compare dissimilar things. For example the budget of When Harry Met Sally was $16 million but an early season of Seinfeld cost $50 million.
Shocking but true. The cost of 24 episodes of prestige TV cost more than one two hour movie.
November 23, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Shocking but true. The cost of 24 episodes of prestige TV cost more than one two hour movie.
Death By Lightning on Netflix is fantastic. And while the story of the assassination of a President who was only in office for three months sounds like not particularly interesting homework, it’s extremely entertaining and funny. One of those “how did this ever get made” miracles.
November 23, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Death By Lightning on Netflix is fantastic. And while the story of the assassination of a President who was only in office for three months sounds like not particularly interesting homework, it’s extremely entertaining and funny. One of those “how did this ever get made” miracles.
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For every carefree, "Don't stress, things always work themselves out!" person there is at least one extremely anxious, detail-oriented, forward-thinking loved one or coworker who has spent years behind the scenes making sure things work out
November 22, 2025 at 5:13 PM
For every carefree, "Don't stress, things always work themselves out!" person there is at least one extremely anxious, detail-oriented, forward-thinking loved one or coworker who has spent years behind the scenes making sure things work out
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hey guys i made a seasonal meme
November 22, 2025 at 5:41 AM
hey guys i made a seasonal meme
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Imagine, if you will, that NASA updated its website to suggest gravity might not exist, prompting CalTech and CERN to release statements saying, "With great sadness, we can no longer recommend listening to NASA."
This is what's happening in epidemiology.
This is what's happening in epidemiology.
November 21, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Imagine, if you will, that NASA updated its website to suggest gravity might not exist, prompting CalTech and CERN to release statements saying, "With great sadness, we can no longer recommend listening to NASA."
This is what's happening in epidemiology.
This is what's happening in epidemiology.
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everyone who spent the 90s laboriously and lovingly making mixtapes just dissolved into ancient dust
November 21, 2025 at 8:42 PM
everyone who spent the 90s laboriously and lovingly making mixtapes just dissolved into ancient dust
Take a break from the chaos of the world for the chaos of parenting. New post on my blog about how I've learned to see my kid's meltdowns coming and (sometimes) avoid them. www.matthewfederman.com/pda-blog/pda...
Check Out Those Pupils — Matthew Federman
I am far from a perfect father and have no interest in being a Dadfluencer but every now and then I stumble on something and think: this might be helpful for other parents in my situation, and—you gue...
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November 21, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Take a break from the chaos of the world for the chaos of parenting. New post on my blog about how I've learned to see my kid's meltdowns coming and (sometimes) avoid them. www.matthewfederman.com/pda-blog/pda...
Recently replayed these with my kid and they really hold up great. One of my favorite game worlds.
November 14, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Recently replayed these with my kid and they really hold up great. One of my favorite game worlds.
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NY doesn’t have caucuses we have closed primaries. But same deal. That’s why @nywfp.bsky.social wants us to stay registered as Democrats: so we can win the primaries like Zohran & AOC did.
Hey, a lot of people are talking about changing affiliation from Democratic to Independent.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
November 11, 2025 at 4:48 AM
NY doesn’t have caucuses we have closed primaries. But same deal. That’s why @nywfp.bsky.social wants us to stay registered as Democrats: so we can win the primaries like Zohran & AOC did.
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So the oldest person ever to become president keeps falling asleep in his office during public events and there’s no big public discussion on how this is a coverup or how republicans are lying to us about how this government is running?
November 9, 2025 at 1:41 PM
So the oldest person ever to become president keeps falling asleep in his office during public events and there’s no big public discussion on how this is a coverup or how republicans are lying to us about how this government is running?
Watching a show on YouTube that originally had ad breaks, so they cut to an ad that then doesn’t happen… and then YouTube randomly inserts an ad midway through the next act. We should definitely have these smart algorithms run our whole society.
November 7, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Watching a show on YouTube that originally had ad breaks, so they cut to an ad that then doesn’t happen… and then YouTube randomly inserts an ad midway through the next act. We should definitely have these smart algorithms run our whole society.
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One time. The GOP has won more than 50% of the popular vote <one time> since 1992. And yet, every day, you are bombarded with Takes™️ from Ezra Douthglesias about how deeply unpopular The Democrats and their policy platform are, without any reflection on how the same standard applies to the GOP.
The Dems have won the popular vote in presidential elections six times since 1992 by roughly 5.5%(1992), 8.5%,(1996) .5%(2000), 7.3%(2008), 4%(2012), 2%(2016),and 4.5%(2020).
In that period the GOP presidential candidate has won the popular vote twice: 2.5%(2004) and 1.5%(2024).
In that period the GOP presidential candidate has won the popular vote twice: 2.5%(2004) and 1.5%(2024).
Douthat writes that 2024, when Harris lost by 1.5% of the popular vote, was "an ideological referendum and progressivism lost." I wonder why he didn't view the 2020 election, when Trump lost by 4.5% of the popular vote, as a far more significant loss for conservatism.
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November 3, 2025 at 4:08 PM
One time. The GOP has won more than 50% of the popular vote <one time> since 1992. And yet, every day, you are bombarded with Takes™️ from Ezra Douthglesias about how deeply unpopular The Democrats and their policy platform are, without any reflection on how the same standard applies to the GOP.
Fruit Gummy Exec: So we're going with the standard flavors? Cherry, Orange, Strawberry, Apple...
Exec #2: Oh, and one that tastes like absolute garbage. Like Uncanny Valley Pineapple or something.
FGE: But...
Exec #2: ONE THAT TASTES LIKE ABSOLUTE GARBAGE. They need to remember it's a cruel world.
Exec #2: Oh, and one that tastes like absolute garbage. Like Uncanny Valley Pineapple or something.
FGE: But...
Exec #2: ONE THAT TASTES LIKE ABSOLUTE GARBAGE. They need to remember it's a cruel world.
November 2, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Fruit Gummy Exec: So we're going with the standard flavors? Cherry, Orange, Strawberry, Apple...
Exec #2: Oh, and one that tastes like absolute garbage. Like Uncanny Valley Pineapple or something.
FGE: But...
Exec #2: ONE THAT TASTES LIKE ABSOLUTE GARBAGE. They need to remember it's a cruel world.
Exec #2: Oh, and one that tastes like absolute garbage. Like Uncanny Valley Pineapple or something.
FGE: But...
Exec #2: ONE THAT TASTES LIKE ABSOLUTE GARBAGE. They need to remember it's a cruel world.
Happy get-rid-of-all-the-candy-in-the-house-that-we-don't-want day to all who observe.
October 31, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Happy get-rid-of-all-the-candy-in-the-house-that-we-don't-want day to all who observe.
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my wife: we have to wear what we died in for eternity!?
st. peter: that’s right
me: [from the back end of our horse costume] what’d he say
st. peter: that’s right
me: [from the back end of our horse costume] what’d he say
March 20, 2024 at 6:02 PM
my wife: we have to wear what we died in for eternity!?
st. peter: that’s right
me: [from the back end of our horse costume] what’d he say
st. peter: that’s right
me: [from the back end of our horse costume] what’d he say