Matt Erickson
@thematterickson.bsky.social
At least as uninteresting online as I am at the other places. he/him
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I never met Melissa Hortman, but, each in our lane, worked on a bunch of the same issues. No one gets all the credit for legislation, but I think its important for people to understand how much good Speaker Hortman did/led/was a part of. That's something being an aging union guy equips you for 1/12
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After Jamaica’s Disastrous Storm, Solar Power Is a Bright Spot
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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This piece is as good as people say it is. Read it to appreciate that writing isn't just about content, but style. AI can't do this.
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
lithub.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:10 AM
This piece is as good as people say it is. Read it to appreciate that writing isn't just about content, but style. AI can't do this.
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Yo @hassan.senate.gov @shaheen.senate.gov… wtf???
November 10, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Yo @hassan.senate.gov @shaheen.senate.gov… wtf???
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Trump repeatedly fell asleep during his criminal trial in New York last year. You may not have heard about it much because the media decided that Tim Walz retiring from the National Guard 20 years ago merited more prominent coverage
November 9, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Trump repeatedly fell asleep during his criminal trial in New York last year. You may not have heard about it much because the media decided that Tim Walz retiring from the National Guard 20 years ago merited more prominent coverage
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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?
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Cowboy Junkies - Sweet Jane
Cowboy Junkies - Sweet Jane (Official Video)
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November 8, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Cowboy Junkies - Sweet Jane
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"Trump's hurting his own voters!" My sweet summer child, Trump is an abusive man and we (the country) tried to leave him. We did not succeed. And he intends to make us pay for it as long as he is able.
November 7, 2025 at 6:41 PM
"Trump's hurting his own voters!" My sweet summer child, Trump is an abusive man and we (the country) tried to leave him. We did not succeed. And he intends to make us pay for it as long as he is able.
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@olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social message breaking through at the pro-Democracy vigil on Dartmouth Green this sfrernoon
November 7, 2025 at 9:17 PM
@olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social message breaking through at the pro-Democracy vigil on Dartmouth Green this sfrernoon
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This is ALSO a media story.
Non-white, young, and low-income voters were misled about what Trump would do. Now they’re learning, and they hate it.
Non-white, young, and low-income voters were misled about what Trump would do. Now they’re learning, and they hate it.
Dem gains in this week's elections erased the inroads Trump made with non-white, young, and low-income voters in 2024. In fact, the R-to-D shift from 24 to 25 is double Trump's gains from 20-24. Claims of a GOP political realignment have been highly exaggerated
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trumps-win...
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trumps-win...
Trump's winning 2024 coalition has evaporated
Claims of a conservative realignment of non-whites, the working class, and young voters have been highly exaggerated
www.gelliottmorris.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:08 PM
This is ALSO a media story.
Non-white, young, and low-income voters were misled about what Trump would do. Now they’re learning, and they hate it.
Non-white, young, and low-income voters were misled about what Trump would do. Now they’re learning, and they hate it.
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ahhhh that one beautiful day when it felt like these people finally became a punchline rather than a threat, that the whole world could see these halfwits couldn't even organize a press conference let alone run a whole country
then 4 years later they're back failing to run the country again
then 4 years later they're back failing to run the country again
HAPPY FOUR SEASONS TOTAL LANDSCAPING DAY TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE
November 7, 2025 at 9:00 PM
ahhhh that one beautiful day when it felt like these people finally became a punchline rather than a threat, that the whole world could see these halfwits couldn't even organize a press conference let alone run a whole country
then 4 years later they're back failing to run the country again
then 4 years later they're back failing to run the country again
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Trump goes to court to starve kids should be a headline everywhere today
Trump administration seeks emergency stay of court's order to fund SNAP
Trump administration seeks emergency stay of court's order to fund SNAP
U.S. District Court Judge John McConnell Jr. ordered the Trump administration to pay full SNAP benefits by Friday.
dlvr.it
November 7, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Trump goes to court to starve kids should be a headline everywhere today
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Trump is fighting tooth and nail legally to deny SNAP to hungry families in the US.
He has murdered hundreds of thousands globally denying USAID food to the hungry outside the US.
Trump is a sociopath who loves killing people.
That is who is in the White House.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
He has murdered hundreds of thousands globally denying USAID food to the hungry outside the US.
Trump is a sociopath who loves killing people.
That is who is in the White House.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
www.newyorker.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Trump is fighting tooth and nail legally to deny SNAP to hungry families in the US.
He has murdered hundreds of thousands globally denying USAID food to the hungry outside the US.
Trump is a sociopath who loves killing people.
That is who is in the White House.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
He has murdered hundreds of thousands globally denying USAID food to the hungry outside the US.
Trump is a sociopath who loves killing people.
That is who is in the White House.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
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I'm here outside Speaker Johnson’s office because he is starving families and gutting health care to cover up the Epstein Files.
Change my mind.
Change my mind.
November 6, 2025 at 6:08 PM
I'm here outside Speaker Johnson’s office because he is starving families and gutting health care to cover up the Epstein Files.
Change my mind.
Change my mind.
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Sean Charles Dunn’s moment of culinary resistance — he wouldn't be subservient, one could say — has become a symbol of D.C.’s refusal to accept the federal occupation quietly.
Earlier today, D.C.'s own "sandwich guy" was found not guilty of the charges against him.
Earlier today, D.C.'s own "sandwich guy" was found not guilty of the charges against him.
How a thrown sandwich became a symbol of D.C.’s resistance
In an already surreal moment, Washingtonians have embraced bread puns, sandwich flags, and sub-themed street art as a form of protest.
51st.news
November 7, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Sean Charles Dunn’s moment of culinary resistance — he wouldn't be subservient, one could say — has become a symbol of D.C.’s refusal to accept the federal occupation quietly.
Earlier today, D.C.'s own "sandwich guy" was found not guilty of the charges against him.
Earlier today, D.C.'s own "sandwich guy" was found not guilty of the charges against him.
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I've been covering elections since 1982 and never seen a whupping quite like Tuesday, with Democrats winning everything everywhere from Manhattan to Mississippi
The question now: Does a cornered, wounded Trump double down on dictatorship? My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/demo...
The question now: Does a cornered, wounded Trump double down on dictatorship? My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/demo...
Will a great night for Dems and democracy mean Trump doubles down? | Will Bunch
It was a Democratic blue tsunami from Maine to Mississippi Tuesday, with the common bond between voters being they think America is way off track.
www.inquirer.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I've been covering elections since 1982 and never seen a whupping quite like Tuesday, with Democrats winning everything everywhere from Manhattan to Mississippi
The question now: Does a cornered, wounded Trump double down on dictatorship? My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/demo...
The question now: Does a cornered, wounded Trump double down on dictatorship? My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/demo...
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The AFL-CIO should start throwing some money towards labor journalism. If it was done right (i.e. with them accepting that journalists must have full editorial control over what’s published, whether or not union leaders like what they have to say) it could really have such a hugely positive impact
November 6, 2025 at 8:21 PM
The AFL-CIO should start throwing some money towards labor journalism. If it was done right (i.e. with them accepting that journalists must have full editorial control over what’s published, whether or not union leaders like what they have to say) it could really have such a hugely positive impact
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Sean Dunn, aka DC Sandwich Guy, speaks outside court after his not guilty verdict:
“I am so happy that justice prevails in spite of everything….
“That night I believe I was protecting the rights of immigrants…
Every life matters, no matter where you came from, no matter how you got here…”
“I am so happy that justice prevails in spite of everything….
“That night I believe I was protecting the rights of immigrants…
Every life matters, no matter where you came from, no matter how you got here…”
November 6, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Sean Dunn, aka DC Sandwich Guy, speaks outside court after his not guilty verdict:
“I am so happy that justice prevails in spite of everything….
“That night I believe I was protecting the rights of immigrants…
Every life matters, no matter where you came from, no matter how you got here…”
“I am so happy that justice prevails in spite of everything….
“That night I believe I was protecting the rights of immigrants…
Every life matters, no matter where you came from, no matter how you got here…”
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We are going to live in a world where the the marginal cost of electricity is very close to zero
Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 6, 2025 at 5:51 PM
We are going to live in a world where the the marginal cost of electricity is very close to zero
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Breaking News: Late last night Conde Nast illegally fired 4 union organizers who asked company execs to explain the downsizing of Teen Vogue and continued layoffs. We’ve filed a grievance.
November 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Breaking News: Late last night Conde Nast illegally fired 4 union organizers who asked company execs to explain the downsizing of Teen Vogue and continued layoffs. We’ve filed a grievance.
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Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
November 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
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