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Mat Johnson

@matjohnson.bsky.social

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Author: Invisible Things, Loving Day, Pym, Incognegro, etc. Helped on The Fall of the House of Usher (Nflx) and Manhunt (🍎). Philly-born; Oregon-thriving Storytelling Guru at U of Oregon; Go 🦆! Will block for pedantic responses to joke posts—gleefully

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Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · Oct 17

Next Month!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"Overwhelmed with grief over the death of his mother, shamed by his failures in marriage and fatherhood, and burdened by massive debt, Devin’s life is spiraling out of control... That is, until he discovers the impossible: nostalgia is his superpower."

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 3d

They’re using American tax dollars to fund infrastructure in Argentina because that’s where they’re all going to flee when we kick them out of office

Ryan Grim @ryangrim.bsky.social · 7d

After announcing a $20 billion bailout of Argentina, the White House now says it's pausing $18 billion in funding for NYC infrastructure projects

Russ Vought would love nothing more than to tear this country down to its studs

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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 4d

“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”

Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 4d

Back to back posts in the TL today

FOREVER
DARLAND
Raider @iwillnotbesilenced....
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ICE officers stopped a family at gunpoint and smashed the car window on top of the newborn baby.
"I was screaming that there was a baby," cried the mother. "But they didn't care," and covered the baby with their bodies, tearing that the glass would hurt him.

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Federal officer blasts chemical spray into vocal but nonviolent Portland protester, video shows
The interaction illustrates how federal law enforcement officers do use aggressive tactics against protesters who yell and needle officers but don't appear to present clear physical threats.

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Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 5d

I'm up in the crib having entire conversations with myself, but it's all good: my dog just thinks I'm on the phone.

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Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 5d

THANK YOU!!!!

Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 6d

I used to live in Kenton; it was so cool to read a fantastic book set on the streets that were home. Congrats!

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Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 6d

I'm in between book projects, so lately I've had a lot more time for introspection. And it fucking sucks. I don't know how people do it.

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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 10d

This is an absolutely extraordinary, revelatory quote. Why is the NBC affiliate in Portland the only place reporting it? www.kgw.com/article/news...

Trump seems to back off Portland military plan: 'Am I watching things on television that are different from what's happening?'

President Trump had said he will send troops to Portland to protect U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities, which he said were "under attack."

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Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 10d

The establishment Dems are so comically useless that it indicates this is exactly why they're being propped up in the first place.

Hakeem Jeffries @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social · 11d

The Trump administration’s threat to deploy troops in Portland is unlawful.

Here’s a thought.

Focus on protecting the healthcare of the American people.

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The Louvre of Bluesky @thelouvreof.bsky.social · 12d

unraveled
unraveledpress.com • 2h
Took fire to the face. ICE definitely isn't aiming at ground and firing at people's heads again.
[photo of a person who appears to have been shot in the face by a rubber or pepper bullet, they say this in the alt text even!]

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@fendoffthedemons.bsky.social • 1h
fuck this is awful. that's definitely targeted. also, small reminder that alt text needs to be descriptive. "raven, a white person with brown hair, shows an injury on their face from being shot by ICE"

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Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 12d

[man grips chest, falls to dining room floor—whole table turns to look at me]

"I'm sorry, I meant I'm a 'Cardi B-Ologist.' I really should have cleared that up sooner."

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Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 12d

Still have my copy from college, 30+ years later.

The cover of the memoir Assata, an Autobiography, by the legendary Black Liberation Army revolutionary, Assata Shakur.

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 13d

These kinds of incidents are happening all over the U.S.
ICE is Trump's goon squad, his thug army.

Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 13d

I was back at 26 Federal Plaza today, where an ICE agent violently threw this bereft woman to the ground in front of her kids. She had not touched him. She did not pose any threat. She had to be taken to the hospital. (🎥: Elias Eliahu)

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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 13d

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Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 14d

My next project will be a book-length story told entirely in emojis. Occasionally, dialogue will be used, as well. I’m going to call this new art form, “The Graphic Novel.”

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 15d

Everyone when the Chotiner bat phone rings

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 16d

"From 1974 to 1980, Duke was an active leader of a community organization he founded that championed the power of dialogue and debate."

The Last Remaining Newspaper’s Obituary for David Duke, ca. 2033

The following message has been approved by the FCC, Louisiana Commissar’s Branch. - - -David Ernest Duke, devoted father, community leader, and pas...

buff.ly

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Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 15d

Next on my list!

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Dan Kennedy @dankennedy.net · 16d

I've got news for you. The Rapture already happened. It took Prince and David Bowie.

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Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 19d

Pitch: aliens invade earth and the only solution is for Rupert Murdoch to expand News Corp into their media market to destroy their civilization, too.

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Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 21d

America's more cooked than Joel Embiid's knees.

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Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 22d

You jest, but I slowed down last night because I was only 80% sure the new kit would arrive today.

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Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 22d

“…we already have two Matter-Eater Lads.”

Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 22d

“Hi, Brian!”

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Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 22d

I wish—my apartment’s too small.