Matt Epstein
@mepdc.bsky.social
COYS, Forza Ferrari, Cynical Liberal
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This Yglesias piece in the NYT is horrifically bad. Almost every "fact" it cites is provably false. At best it is cocktail party banter from a pundit who knows nothing of energy. At worst, it was cut/paste from oil industry talking points. So, a rebuttal: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/o...
Opinion | Obama Supported It. The Left in Canada and Norway Does. Why Don’t Democrats?
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 2:57 PM
This Yglesias piece in the NYT is horrifically bad. Almost every "fact" it cites is provably false. At best it is cocktail party banter from a pundit who knows nothing of energy. At worst, it was cut/paste from oil industry talking points. So, a rebuttal: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/o...
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the key error was letting Boebert sit in those leather chairs they've got in the situation room- in theater seating there's no way she'll release her grip
November 13, 2025 at 12:17 AM
the key error was letting Boebert sit in those leather chairs they've got in the situation room- in theater seating there's no way she'll release her grip
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I do not believe that anti-Zionism is antisemitic, and I have consistently argued against those who say it is, but if you see the act of condemning anti-Diaspora antisemitism as inherently Zionist and pro-Israel, you are really telling on yourself.
The pro-Palestine group Within Our Lifetime has already decided that Zohran Mamdani has sold out the pro-Palestine cause... by condemning swastikas drawn on a Jewish day school in Brooklyn. forward.com/culture/7822...
Mamdani's first statement on antisemitism as mayor-elect got some weird pushback
After someone spraypainted a swastika on a yeshiva, Zohran Mamdani condemned antisemitism. Somehow, this generated conspiracy theories.
forward.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:59 PM
I do not believe that anti-Zionism is antisemitic, and I have consistently argued against those who say it is, but if you see the act of condemning anti-Diaspora antisemitism as inherently Zionist and pro-Israel, you are really telling on yourself.
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September 28, 2025 at 1:39 AM
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MPD is having a fucking field day right now. They’re establishing the checkpoints we’re seeing. They’re rolling up at schools. The city’s encampment eviction team is bypassing local protocol & clearing camps with no notice.
The Feds opened the door & the city is happily joining in.
The Feds opened the door & the city is happily joining in.
Mayor Muriel Bowser has praised the surge and reserved her criticisms for ICE wearing masks. But tonight at a local school it was MPD who pulled up their gaiter, put on gloves, and approached me masked.
August 30, 2025 at 3:20 AM
MPD is having a fucking field day right now. They’re establishing the checkpoints we’re seeing. They’re rolling up at schools. The city’s encampment eviction team is bypassing local protocol & clearing camps with no notice.
The Feds opened the door & the city is happily joining in.
The Feds opened the door & the city is happily joining in.
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Muriel's never met a bus she won't throw us under.
We've said it once, we'll say it again 👉🏽 no one hates DC residents more than Muriel Bowser.
August 27, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Muriel's never met a bus she won't throw us under.
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Two important things to note:
1) the most significant violence we’ve seen this year was not against ICE or Trump or members of his administration, but against Democrats
2) when ICE scoffs at people asking for warrants or for identification, THIS IS WHY THEY ASK
www.fox9.com/news/melissa...
1) the most significant violence we’ve seen this year was not against ICE or Trump or members of his administration, but against Democrats
2) when ICE scoffs at people asking for warrants or for identification, THIS IS WHY THEY ASK
www.fox9.com/news/melissa...
Rep. Melissa Hortman killed, Sen. John Hoffman shot in 'targeted' shootings: Sources
Two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses were shot by someone impersonating a police officer, sources confirmed to FOX 9. Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark were killed.
www.fox9.com
June 14, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Two important things to note:
1) the most significant violence we’ve seen this year was not against ICE or Trump or members of his administration, but against Democrats
2) when ICE scoffs at people asking for warrants or for identification, THIS IS WHY THEY ASK
www.fox9.com/news/melissa...
1) the most significant violence we’ve seen this year was not against ICE or Trump or members of his administration, but against Democrats
2) when ICE scoffs at people asking for warrants or for identification, THIS IS WHY THEY ASK
www.fox9.com/news/melissa...
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It's disappointingly predictable just how awful Matt has gotten.
I watched large portions of this segment and at one point @mattyglesias.bsky.social threw up this slide, said Dems are "making bad press on this issue" and moved on.
But the polling is wildly on Dem's side on this one! Opponents of what the Trump admin is doing with him outnumber supporters 2-1!
But the polling is wildly on Dem's side on this one! Opponents of what the Trump admin is doing with him outnumber supporters 2-1!
June 4, 2025 at 6:55 PM
It's disappointingly predictable just how awful Matt has gotten.
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yeah this is the other thing, thompson is either being a useful idiot or deliberately a part of the WH trying to distract from a half dozen things today (the budget bill failing in committee, scotus ruling against trump again, etc.) bsky.app/profile/conv...
This was exclusively provided to him by the WH before other publications btw.
May 17, 2025 at 3:21 AM
yeah this is the other thing, thompson is either being a useful idiot or deliberately a part of the WH trying to distract from a half dozen things today (the budget bill failing in committee, scotus ruling against trump again, etc.) bsky.app/profile/conv...
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Great, so Senate Democrats can come out refreshed with the hot new battle plan of trying to be watered-down polite Republicans then blaming progressives and the left when this fails to rally the Dem base, fails to pick up swing voters, and gets laughed at by GOP voters.
SCOOP: Senate Democrats have invited New York Times columnist Ezra Klein and Democratic data guru David Shor to talk to senators at their annual one-day issues retreat on Wednesday, sources tell Axios.
Scoop: Senate Democrats to host Ezra Klein as retreat special guest
Klein will have a dialogue with senators at the Mount Vernon retreat.
www.axios.com
May 6, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Great, so Senate Democrats can come out refreshed with the hot new battle plan of trying to be watered-down polite Republicans then blaming progressives and the left when this fails to rally the Dem base, fails to pick up swing voters, and gets laughed at by GOP voters.
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This is not an impressive defense. Literally every “consequence” of a government shutdown is a description of things Trump and Musk are already doing
Opinion | Chuck Schumer: Trump and Musk Would Love a Shutdown. We Must Not Give Them One.
A government shutdown would lead to real pain for the American people.
www.nytimes.com
March 14, 2025 at 2:47 AM
This is not an impressive defense. Literally every “consequence” of a government shutdown is a description of things Trump and Musk are already doing
Chuck Schumer a bigger disgrace to Jews to Jews than Harvey Weinstein and Jeffrey Epstein #RaceTraitor
March 14, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Chuck Schumer a bigger disgrace to Jews to Jews than Harvey Weinstein and Jeffrey Epstein #RaceTraitor
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Oh shit, so she's gonna challenge him for the Senate seat and finish tied for fifth place??
March 4, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Oh shit, so she's gonna challenge him for the Senate seat and finish tied for fifth place??
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I am not the first to say it but I do sort of see where JD Vance's mom was coming from when she traded him for drugs
February 28, 2025 at 6:36 PM
I am not the first to say it but I do sort of see where JD Vance's mom was coming from when she traded him for drugs
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just incredible work from Jake Tapper, who dipped out of Bluesky when it became clear the common rabble on this website were allowed to tell him he was full of shit
This is like one of Germany’s best known journalists putting out a “how Hindenburg screwed up” book in April of 1933, six weeks after the Enabling Act gave Hitler dictatorial powers.
February 26, 2025 at 11:33 PM
just incredible work from Jake Tapper, who dipped out of Bluesky when it became clear the common rabble on this website were allowed to tell him he was full of shit
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Seeing Mike Eruzione in a Johnny Gaudreau jersey drives home the point that it would have been really cool if this tournament had been about Johnny Gaudreau instead of Donald Trump.
February 21, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Seeing Mike Eruzione in a Johnny Gaudreau jersey drives home the point that it would have been really cool if this tournament had been about Johnny Gaudreau instead of Donald Trump.
This is what’s wrong with Dems, going forward make sure only democratic companies, supporters reap benefits of America and leave the right in the wilderness. You vote right you don’t support America so fuck em
friendly reminder that the best case scenario over the coming years is that a lot of people say "I supported Trump but this isn't what I wanted at all" and when they do that it's gonna be really, really important that we say "welcome in," not "fuck you, we told you so"
February 2, 2025 at 7:31 PM
This is what’s wrong with Dems, going forward make sure only democratic companies, supporters reap benefits of America and leave the right in the wilderness. You vote right you don’t support America so fuck em
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Ange might lose his job because Lange spent the last summer too scared to make a tough call and built a paper thin squad, so firing Ange doesn’t actually fix anything, but Spurs might be dumb enough to do it anyway
January 19, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Ange might lose his job because Lange spent the last summer too scared to make a tough call and built a paper thin squad, so firing Ange doesn’t actually fix anything, but Spurs might be dumb enough to do it anyway
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NEW: My staff just got ahold of this memo from House Budget Committee Republicans. It's lengthy and hard to digest but it tells us exactly how Republicans plan to sell out the American people for another round of tax cuts to the rich. We're breaking down the highlights as we go:
www.finance.senate.gov
January 17, 2025 at 7:57 PM
NEW: My staff just got ahold of this memo from House Budget Committee Republicans. It's lengthy and hard to digest but it tells us exactly how Republicans plan to sell out the American people for another round of tax cuts to the rich. We're breaking down the highlights as we go:
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NEW: Please encourage @brookepintodc.bsky.social to stop being OUC's publicist and start conducting real oversight. I went into detail on X about CM Pinto's failures. Please read in images below. @brianneknadeau.bsky.social
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January 3, 2025 at 6:25 PM
NEW: Please encourage @brookepintodc.bsky.social to stop being OUC's publicist and start conducting real oversight. I went into detail on X about CM Pinto's failures. Please read in images below. @brianneknadeau.bsky.social
@dclinenews.bsky.social
@trsdc.bsky.social
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Certainly looked like Ange tried to manage the game state today and we still fucked it. So maybe it isn’t Ange’s play style eh? Maybe it’s squad depth.
December 29, 2024 at 5:04 PM
Certainly looked like Ange tried to manage the game state today and we still fucked it. So maybe it isn’t Ange’s play style eh? Maybe it’s squad depth.
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Spurs smashed 6-3 looks like a disaster, but an exhausted skeleton crew scored 3 past Liverpool and almost got 4. We desperately need defensive reinforcements, but I don’t want Ange to change, I want the club to change
December 22, 2024 at 6:25 PM
Spurs smashed 6-3 looks like a disaster, but an exhausted skeleton crew scored 3 past Liverpool and almost got 4. We desperately need defensive reinforcements, but I don’t want Ange to change, I want the club to change
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My take on the Hunter Biden news is that trump has proposed creating a network of concentration camps to deal with the undocumented millions in our country
December 2, 2024 at 2:08 AM
My take on the Hunter Biden news is that trump has proposed creating a network of concentration camps to deal with the undocumented millions in our country