Matthew Specktor
@specktor.bsky.social
Novelist, memoirist, co-founder of The Los Angeles Review of Books
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I presume Flea was the bailiff.
January 21, 2026 at 9:30 PM
I presume Flea was the bailiff.
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January 21, 2026 at 4:17 AM
This is correct. Like, the most viable-seeming solution appears to be a leftism so aggressive it’ll send all the tinfoil-hat Republican types of 2011 into anaphylactic shock for fifty years
there is no nonpartisan solution to a partisan attack on our democracy and there is absolutely no *apolitical* solution to a partisan attack on our democracy
January 19, 2026 at 4:02 AM
This is correct. Like, the most viable-seeming solution appears to be a leftism so aggressive it’ll send all the tinfoil-hat Republican types of 2011 into anaphylactic shock for fifty years
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January 18, 2026 at 1:56 PM
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A strategic person would understand that it’s essentially as important to stop Newsom—who represents the worst aspects of Trumpism (anti-trans bigotry, pro-genocide, total submission to the wealth class, ICE still rampant, etc) fully normalized and sane-washed—as it is to stop Trump himself. Anyhoo…
January 18, 2026 at 1:56 AM
A strategic person would understand that it’s essentially as important to stop Newsom—who represents the worst aspects of Trumpism (anti-trans bigotry, pro-genocide, total submission to the wealth class, ICE still rampant, etc) fully normalized and sane-washed—as it is to stop Trump himself. Anyhoo…
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ICE car was raided in Minneapolis,
documents were found that reveal their ENTIRE plan,
those involved,
judges, maps,
their immigrant targets plan of attack (yes they call them targets),
names,
numbers,
emails, hotels,
hotel phone numbers & more !
#ICE #MN #Minneapolis
documents were found that reveal their ENTIRE plan,
those involved,
judges, maps,
their immigrant targets plan of attack (yes they call them targets),
names,
numbers,
emails, hotels,
hotel phone numbers & more !
#ICE #MN #Minneapolis
January 15, 2026 at 5:29 AM
ICE car was raided in Minneapolis,
documents were found that reveal their ENTIRE plan,
those involved,
judges, maps,
their immigrant targets plan of attack (yes they call them targets),
names,
numbers,
emails, hotels,
hotel phone numbers & more !
#ICE #MN #Minneapolis
documents were found that reveal their ENTIRE plan,
those involved,
judges, maps,
their immigrant targets plan of attack (yes they call them targets),
names,
numbers,
emails, hotels,
hotel phone numbers & more !
#ICE #MN #Minneapolis
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LOS ANGELES: ICE is in Atwater Village today
January 12, 2026 at 8:50 PM
LOS ANGELES: ICE is in Atwater Village today
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LOS ANGELES: ICE is prowling Silverlake & the hills
![Text from a friend of mine:
“[Other friend] was walking her dogs a block from her house in Silverlake and ice rolled up and took two gardeners
They are going up in the hills and nabbing people. Warn your neighbors!”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:kba5ra5zizxsey2nq4pwnove/bafkreigqz4iwnoilpik6eghhzgw2qhftw6dd3spcjhnsk5b7g5t6xih5je@jpeg)
January 9, 2026 at 11:00 PM
LOS ANGELES: ICE is prowling Silverlake & the hills
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I know people are still squeamish and want to return to some fantasy status quo. That’s over. We’re in new territory now and things are going to be unpleasant.
The entry level position at this point is putting these motherfuckers in jail for the rest of their natural lives.
The entry level position at this point is putting these motherfuckers in jail for the rest of their natural lives.
January 8, 2026 at 5:22 AM
I know people are still squeamish and want to return to some fantasy status quo. That’s over. We’re in new territory now and things are going to be unpleasant.
The entry level position at this point is putting these motherfuckers in jail for the rest of their natural lives.
The entry level position at this point is putting these motherfuckers in jail for the rest of their natural lives.
Wrote a bit about the anniversary of the fires, and about the erosion of collective memory for @thr.com
www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/local-n...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/local-n...
After Burn: Has Hollywood Already Forgotten the Fires?
A year since the blazes reshaped Los Angeles — physically, emotionally and culturally — much of the town seems to have moved on. Why that’s both a troubling and a hopeful sign for the future of the ci...
www.hollywoodreporter.com
January 5, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Wrote a bit about the anniversary of the fires, and about the erosion of collective memory for @thr.com
www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/local-n...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/local-n...
Leave it to the ‘lab to have given us the Marxist banger I needed to hear today
January 3, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Leave it to the ‘lab to have given us the Marxist banger I needed to hear today
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Two things can be true:
1. This is a criminal and immoral act by the US.
2. That's it. Nothing else matters.
1. This is a criminal and immoral act by the US.
2. That's it. Nothing else matters.
January 3, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Two things can be true:
1. This is a criminal and immoral act by the US.
2. That's it. Nothing else matters.
1. This is a criminal and immoral act by the US.
2. That's it. Nothing else matters.
Not sure how any of us in this cursed fucking country live with ourselves, or what one can possibly say that is both remotely honest and won’t land one on a list. My God, what a thing to wake up to.
January 3, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Not sure how any of us in this cursed fucking country live with ourselves, or what one can possibly say that is both remotely honest and won’t land one on a list. My God, what a thing to wake up to.
Co-sign this. Lou’s stuff is the best
Anybody who’s into wonderfully written stories about life in the liminal spaces of Hollywood owes it to themself to pick up Lou Mathews’s Hollywoodski. And while you’re at it, get his books Shaky Town and L.A. Breakdown, all from @jimatdeltaco.bsky.social’s Tiger Van Books!
Nice Christmas present from Kirkus, a starred review for Hollywoodski. The money line : "A lively, funny journey on the fringes of Hollywood."
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December 27, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Co-sign this. Lou’s stuff is the best
You will be visited by three spirits
December 26, 2025 at 4:26 AM
You will be visited by three spirits
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If you want to spark some trans joy on such a scary day, may I suggest www.transanta.com? Let's get holiday gifts for trans kids.
You can pick a registry and send a gift directly or donate to them and they'll make the magic happen.
You can pick a registry and send a gift directly or donate to them and they'll make the magic happen.
Transanta
Send gifts to trans youth in need, safely and anonymously!
www.transanta.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:21 AM
If you want to spark some trans joy on such a scary day, may I suggest www.transanta.com? Let's get holiday gifts for trans kids.
You can pick a registry and send a gift directly or donate to them and they'll make the magic happen.
You can pick a registry and send a gift directly or donate to them and they'll make the magic happen.
Episode 5 is where I bail out of this show I’ve been watching against my better judgment, thanks
December 11, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Episode 5 is where I bail out of this show I’ve been watching against my better judgment, thanks
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Tubi is such a crazy streaming service. It’s like if the Criterion Closet was in a gas station
December 9, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Tubi is such a crazy streaming service. It’s like if the Criterion Closet was in a gas station
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Now online- “Fracking for Cool”, an essay I wrote for the companion booklet of Amalia Ulman's film “Magic Farm” earlier this year - on Vice, ZIRP-era media, and hipster globalization. Also see the film if you haven't already; truly one of the year's best borderstudies.substack.com/p/fracking-f...
Fracking for Cool
On Vice, the ZIRP Era, and Amalia Ulman's "Magic Farm"
borderstudies.substack.com
December 8, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Now online- “Fracking for Cool”, an essay I wrote for the companion booklet of Amalia Ulman's film “Magic Farm” earlier this year - on Vice, ZIRP-era media, and hipster globalization. Also see the film if you haven't already; truly one of the year's best borderstudies.substack.com/p/fracking-f...
December 7, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Noah Baumbach’s None of That Jazz. Oof.
December 6, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Noah Baumbach’s None of That Jazz. Oof.
Happy to note that this book truly, truly rules.
Oh yeah!! I am beyond thrilled to have the honor of an advance copy of Grace Krilanovich's new novel!!!
November 26, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Happy to note that this book truly, truly rules.
She got a GREAT ASS, Charlie Brown.
Forget it, Charlie Brown, it's Chinatown.
I’m not the guy you kill, Charlie Brown. I’m the guy you buy!
November 24, 2025 at 3:51 AM
She got a GREAT ASS, Charlie Brown.
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If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.