Matt Shipman (he/him)
@shiplives.bsky.social
Writer. Comms person.
Mostly sci/tech/health.
Sometimes music/food/culture.
Lifelong Eagles fan from the South. (We exist!)
Let’s make the South better, y’all.
Stuff I write for fun here: https://medium.com/@shiplives
Mostly sci/tech/health.
Sometimes music/food/culture.
Lifelong Eagles fan from the South. (We exist!)
Let’s make the South better, y’all.
Stuff I write for fun here: https://medium.com/@shiplives
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Was recently thinking about a sort of hierarchy of needs that speaks to this moment.
1) Survive. Nothing happens without this.
2) Hope. Believe in a better future.
3) Plan. What can I do to help make that future a reality (even a small thing)?
4) Act. Put your plan in motion.
1) Survive. Nothing happens without this.
2) Hope. Believe in a better future.
3) Plan. What can I do to help make that future a reality (even a small thing)?
4) Act. Put your plan in motion.
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It’s #Thanksgiving week in the U.S. And, because I have a playlist for everything, here’s a seasonally appropriate collection of tunes focused on gratitude…and food. 🍗
open.spotify.com/playlist/4T6...
open.spotify.com/playlist/4T6...
Ship's Thanksgiving Playlist
open.spotify.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:34 PM
It’s #Thanksgiving week in the U.S. And, because I have a playlist for everything, here’s a seasonally appropriate collection of tunes focused on gratitude…and food. 🍗
open.spotify.com/playlist/4T6...
open.spotify.com/playlist/4T6...
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Anyway, Nuzzi is going to milk this latest set of gross revelations for all it’s worth, parlaying it into more insipid fawning coverage on her I’m-not-sorry-but-this-is-a-redemption-tour gig.
She’s basically a less charming George Santos.
She’s basically a less charming George Santos.
Nuzzi is like Trump in this sense: the worst thing about America is not that someone that awful exists, the worst thing is that much of the press promotes and normalizes it for clicks.
November 27, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Anyway, Nuzzi is going to milk this latest set of gross revelations for all it’s worth, parlaying it into more insipid fawning coverage on her I’m-not-sorry-but-this-is-a-redemption-tour gig.
She’s basically a less charming George Santos.
She’s basically a less charming George Santos.
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If this is true she should never work as a journalist again.
Hey, congratulations to all of Olivia Nuzzi’s horny media critic defenders. Heckuva job!
November 26, 2025 at 10:43 PM
If this is true she should never work as a journalist again.
A very fun read.
As the subhead notes: Whatever you're picturing, we promise it's stranger.
thewalrus.ca/world-sauna-...
As the subhead notes: Whatever you're picturing, we promise it's stranger.
thewalrus.ca/world-sauna-...
The Steamy, Sweaty, Towel-Spinning Weirdness of the World Sauna Championships | The Walrus
Whatever you’re picturing, we promise it’s stranger
thewalrus.ca
November 26, 2025 at 5:19 PM
A very fun read.
As the subhead notes: Whatever you're picturing, we promise it's stranger.
thewalrus.ca/world-sauna-...
As the subhead notes: Whatever you're picturing, we promise it's stranger.
thewalrus.ca/world-sauna-...
Give thanks for good journalism this Thanksgiving.
Subscribe to a newspaper, a magazine, a website. Subscribe to more than one! ProPublica, WIRED, NPR, your local paper -- help them do good work.
Subscribe to a newspaper, a magazine, a website. Subscribe to more than one! ProPublica, WIRED, NPR, your local paper -- help them do good work.
I want to talk about why journalism is important. It's an evergreen topic, but seems particularly important right now.
So, buckle up. This thread won't be short, but it will be (I think) good.
/🧵
So, buckle up. This thread won't be short, but it will be (I think) good.
/🧵
November 26, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Give thanks for good journalism this Thanksgiving.
Subscribe to a newspaper, a magazine, a website. Subscribe to more than one! ProPublica, WIRED, NPR, your local paper -- help them do good work.
Subscribe to a newspaper, a magazine, a website. Subscribe to more than one! ProPublica, WIRED, NPR, your local paper -- help them do good work.
They’re essentially creating a mercenary force and unleashing it on US soil.
Among the many other problems with this, it incentivizes assaults and kidnappings.
Truly vile and dangerous.
Among the many other problems with this, it incentivizes assaults and kidnappings.
Truly vile and dangerous.
NEW: ICE has torn up its $180M cap on a proposed immigrant-tracking program and is now guaranteeing private surveillance firms at least $7.5M each, with potential payouts reaching $281M per vendor. The change signals a shift from “pilot” to full-scale outsourcing of street-level investigative work.
ICE Offers Up to $280 Million to Immigrant-Tracking ‘Bounty Hunter’ Firms
Immigration and Customs Enforcement lifted a $180 million cap on a proposed immigrant-tracking program while guaranteeing multimillion-dollar payouts for private surveillance firms.
www.wired.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:59 PM
They’re essentially creating a mercenary force and unleashing it on US soil.
Among the many other problems with this, it incentivizes assaults and kidnappings.
Truly vile and dangerous.
Among the many other problems with this, it incentivizes assaults and kidnappings.
Truly vile and dangerous.
Reposted by Matt Shipman (he/him)
I want to talk about why journalism is important. It's an evergreen topic, but seems particularly important right now.
So, buckle up. This thread won't be short, but it will be (I think) good.
/🧵
So, buckle up. This thread won't be short, but it will be (I think) good.
/🧵
November 25, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I want to talk about why journalism is important. It's an evergreen topic, but seems particularly important right now.
So, buckle up. This thread won't be short, but it will be (I think) good.
/🧵
So, buckle up. This thread won't be short, but it will be (I think) good.
/🧵
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If you, like me, focus on the side dishes at Thanksgiving, these tips can be VERY useful. (I was particularly surprised by the risk associated with baked potatoes -- and how to avoid it.) 🥔
news.ncsu.edu/2024/10/food...
news.ncsu.edu/2024/10/food...
Can Mashed Potatoes Make You Sick? Food Safety Tips for Thanksgiving Side Dishes
What can you do to avoid foodborne illness this holiday season? We got advice from a food safety expert.
news.ncsu.edu
November 24, 2025 at 3:15 PM
If you, like me, focus on the side dishes at Thanksgiving, these tips can be VERY useful. (I was particularly surprised by the risk associated with baked potatoes -- and how to avoid it.) 🥔
news.ncsu.edu/2024/10/food...
news.ncsu.edu/2024/10/food...
I want to talk about why journalism is important. It's an evergreen topic, but seems particularly important right now.
So, buckle up. This thread won't be short, but it will be (I think) good.
/🧵
So, buckle up. This thread won't be short, but it will be (I think) good.
/🧵
November 25, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I want to talk about why journalism is important. It's an evergreen topic, but seems particularly important right now.
So, buckle up. This thread won't be short, but it will be (I think) good.
/🧵
So, buckle up. This thread won't be short, but it will be (I think) good.
/🧵
Just what we need. More people using tools they don’t understand and overestimating their own competence. Sigh.
The more that people use AI, the more likely they are to overestimate their own abilities www.livescience.com/technology/a...
The more that people use AI, the more likely they are to overestimate their own abilities
Researchers found that AI flattens the bell curve of a common principle in human psychology, known as the Dunning-Kruger effect, giving us all the illusion of competence.
www.livescience.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Just what we need. More people using tools they don’t understand and overestimating their own competence. Sigh.
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1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
Study In The Journal Of Pediatrics Finds Trans Youth Care Lowers Suicidality, Few Detransition
The groundbreaking study found that suicidality dropped for transgender youth receiving hormone therapy by nearly 70%, with only 7 patients of 432 discontinuing treatment.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
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It's almost #Thanksgiving in the U.S., and that's my cue to share some food safety tips to help everyone enjoy a lovely meal without getting foodborne illness.
Let's start with the main course. 🍗🧪 (🧵)
news.ncsu.edu/2024/10/than...
Let's start with the main course. 🍗🧪 (🧵)
news.ncsu.edu/2024/10/than...
How Do I Cook a Thanksgiving Turkey (Without Making People Barf)?
How should you thaw a turkey? How can I tell when the turkey is ready? Our food safety expert answers these questions and more.
news.ncsu.edu
November 24, 2025 at 3:11 PM
It's almost #Thanksgiving in the U.S., and that's my cue to share some food safety tips to help everyone enjoy a lovely meal without getting foodborne illness.
Let's start with the main course. 🍗🧪 (🧵)
news.ncsu.edu/2024/10/than...
Let's start with the main course. 🍗🧪 (🧵)
news.ncsu.edu/2024/10/than...
It’s #Thanksgiving week in the U.S. And, because I have a playlist for everything, here’s a seasonally appropriate collection of tunes focused on gratitude…and food. 🍗
open.spotify.com/playlist/4T6...
open.spotify.com/playlist/4T6...
Ship's Thanksgiving Playlist
open.spotify.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:34 PM
It’s #Thanksgiving week in the U.S. And, because I have a playlist for everything, here’s a seasonally appropriate collection of tunes focused on gratitude…and food. 🍗
open.spotify.com/playlist/4T6...
open.spotify.com/playlist/4T6...
This is the Evel Knievel of cooks.
Do not be like my nana and stuff the turkey the night before and then leave it in the hallway overnight! This story lives on after her death. 😅 RIP Nana... What a woman!
My significant other's favorite part of the Thanksgiving meal is the stuffing (AKA dressing). There can definitely be food safety issues here! Read on, so that you can avoid them. 🦃
news.ncsu.edu/2024/10/stuf...
news.ncsu.edu/2024/10/stuf...
November 24, 2025 at 4:23 PM
This is the Evel Knievel of cooks.
It's almost #Thanksgiving in the U.S., and that's my cue to share some food safety tips to help everyone enjoy a lovely meal without getting foodborne illness.
Let's start with the main course. 🍗🧪 (🧵)
news.ncsu.edu/2024/10/than...
Let's start with the main course. 🍗🧪 (🧵)
news.ncsu.edu/2024/10/than...
How Do I Cook a Thanksgiving Turkey (Without Making People Barf)?
How should you thaw a turkey? How can I tell when the turkey is ready? Our food safety expert answers these questions and more.
news.ncsu.edu
November 24, 2025 at 3:11 PM
It's almost #Thanksgiving in the U.S., and that's my cue to share some food safety tips to help everyone enjoy a lovely meal without getting foodborne illness.
Let's start with the main course. 🍗🧪 (🧵)
news.ncsu.edu/2024/10/than...
Let's start with the main course. 🍗🧪 (🧵)
news.ncsu.edu/2024/10/than...
This thread is worth a read.
What should we expect this flu season?
Here’s a forecast from a wastewater perspective (because sh*t don’t lie)
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Here’s a forecast from a wastewater perspective (because sh*t don’t lie)
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November 24, 2025 at 4:19 AM
This thread is worth a read.
Wild. I saw some fun concerts there. This makes me feel almost supernaturally old.
November 24, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Wild. I saw some fun concerts there. This makes me feel almost supernaturally old.
Unfortunately evergreen post.
Someone unplug the eagles and plug them back in
November 24, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Unfortunately evergreen post.
Sports fandom is not central to my identity, BUT watching the Eagles beat the Cowboys in Dallas would be pretty freaking great. #GoBirds
November 23, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Sports fandom is not central to my identity, BUT watching the Eagles beat the Cowboys in Dallas would be pretty freaking great. #GoBirds
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This is the 2nd time a major government report from Deloitte has been found to contain errors likely generated by AI.
First in Australia and now, as The Independent has confirmed, in a major healthcare policy paper for the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador #nlpoli #AI #deloitte
First in Australia and now, as The Independent has confirmed, in a major healthcare policy paper for the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador #nlpoli #AI #deloitte
A major healthcare policy paper commissioned by @govnl.bsky.social government from Deloitte at a cost of $1.6 million, cites research papers that don’t exist, making it the second major government policy paper called into question in as many months. #nlpoli #AI
theindependent.ca/news/lji/maj...
theindependent.ca/news/lji/maj...
Major N.L. healthcare report contains errors likely generated by A.I. – The Independent
$1.6 million Health Human Resources Plan from Deloitte cites research papers that don’t exist, making it the second major government policy paper called into question in as many months
theindependent.ca
November 22, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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In her resignation statement, MTG breaks very dramatically with the secret-plan conspiracy theorists about what’s happening in DC.
November 22, 2025 at 1:22 AM
In her resignation statement, MTG breaks very dramatically with the secret-plan conspiracy theorists about what’s happening in DC.