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Matthew Federman

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TV/Screenwriter. Co-Creator/EP of Blood and Treasure. Wrote on Limitless, Warehouse 13, Jericho, other stuff. No longer on strike but still hydrating.

Matthew Federman's avatar Matthew Federman @matthewfederman.bsky.social
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Next time someone brags about how early they get up in response to how late you do, feel free to send them this.
www.theguardian.com/science/arti...

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Matthew Federman's avatar Matthew Federman @matthewfederman.bsky.social
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Cheney only shows decency on topics that personally affects his family (ie, supporting LBGT rights because of one daughter and speaking out against Trump because the other is being threatened). It's his Unitary Executive Theory BS that helped get us here. Nevertheless, Welcometothepartypal.gif

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Matthew Federman's avatar Matthew Federman @matthewfederman.bsky.social
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The great thing about Project 2025 is they took everything we have been warning about for years and put it under a catchy name so finally people are taking it seriously. The power of branding.

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Matthew Federman's avatar Matthew Federman @matthewfederman.bsky.social
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Can't be overstated how bad sustained attention is for almost everything these guys say and do. It's a movement that thrives on disengagement from, and cynicism about, politics.

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Matthew Federman's avatar Matthew Federman @matthewfederman.bsky.social
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Obviously I'll vote for whoever is the candidate but I see a lot of people downplaying concerns and that is very dangerous. Not everybody is blue no matter who. They should at least be pumping up Harris' presence so people who are concerned can feel like there is a backstop.

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Matthew Federman's avatar Matthew Federman @matthewfederman.bsky.social
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Yeah, if there are any practical issues with it than it's a non-starrer. But I've heard some very smart political people who are generally pretty level headed considering it so I assume there are some nuances to all of this. In any case, the concerns are legit and need to be addressed.

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i was just going to make a post about this. if trump decides you are an enemy of the state or a “threat to national security” and has you deported, citizenship or not, there’s nothing you can do to get home. he has full legal power to render you stateless.

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Matthew Federman's avatar Matthew Federman @matthewfederman.bsky.social
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Right now any choice is bad, but the polling is not going his way. Whitmer is saying he's lost her state already, partially because of Gaza. I was on the fence but all the new info definitely has me moving towards him not running again. Not sure how VP confirmation works.

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Matthew Federman's avatar Matthew Federman @matthewfederman.bsky.social
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Seems to me like they want to start a Civil War no matter what, but the answer for stopping fascists is never going to be appeasment.

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It take's Big Tech's hatred of employing human beings to comically absurd levels. "We need to pay people to do something." "Not on my watch! We shall raise the dead!"

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Matthew Federman's avatar Matthew Federman @matthewfederman.bsky.social
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Right there with you. And more exhausted this time around.

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Matthew Federman's avatar Matthew Federman @matthewfederman.bsky.social
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It’s so depressing watching all the same arguments play out this time around that we had in 2016. You’d think lessons would have been learned but not so much.

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This has been the only thing letting me sleep at night.

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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg 's avatar Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social
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And remember, the Christian Right only took up abortion as a topic after they lost school segregation for good when the IRS went after Bob Jones’ U status, & needed a new issue to rally the troops. 1/x all our issues are intertwined. 🧵

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Matthew Federman's avatar Matthew Federman @matthewfederman.bsky.social
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When young people say "What's the point of voting?" you can point out that it's what gets you political power--not sitting out of the process. Unfortunately, young people only tend to understand this once they are no longer young voters.
apple.news/A9Ecg4Ac0QXO...

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Matthew Federman's avatar Matthew Federman @matthewfederman.bsky.social
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“It can’t get any worse!” —Person who is unaware of history

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People who cite exhaustion with politics as the reason for their disengagement need to understand how much more exhausting it’ll be if people who want to take away their rights win.

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Michael Tae Sweeney's avatar Michael Tae Sweeney @mtsw.bsky.social
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Hey remember when I said it was a mistake to continue posting on a platform this guy owns and validating its existence? Vichy Twiter is a Nazi run propaganda engine.

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Matthew Federman's avatar Matthew Federman @matthewfederman.bsky.social
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(But that's not what we said to him. No need to completely freak the kid out at this age).

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My wife and I are discussing the news in front of my 7 year old who says "Does that mean anybody could just be an evil President and not go to jail?" and like, yeah I guess so, kid.

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My Mom taught both and would be losing her mind. Of course she, like many of us, knew this was all coming in 2016--when we were told we were being hysterical.

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Cannot imagine what it's like to be an American History or Social Studies teacher right now, just ripping up old lesson plans and tests and shrugging at your students about how anything works at the moment.

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Matthew Federman's avatar Matthew Federman @matthewfederman.bsky.social
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If Trump wins this debate he won’t do a second one.

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Matthew Federman's avatar Matthew Federman @matthewfederman.bsky.social
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A lot of pain for myself and others could have been saved by me getting this advice years ago.

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Matthew Federman's avatar Matthew Federman @matthewfederman.bsky.social
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What "purchased by Private Equity" is to business "by a 6-3 vote" is to the law. When you see an embarrassing failure, you already know that phrase is in the article.
(If people only understood how their vote connected to this reality).
www.latimes.com/world-nation...

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I personally know of 10 people who have Covid right now and long covid has been confirmed as being a real thing. This pandemic broke everything including our sanity.

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Matthew Federman's avatar Matthew Federman @matthewfederman.bsky.social
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In Marvel’s continuity, half of all life in the universe snapped out of existence and came back five years later. Does this person think we are in the same continuity?

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The old Cracked had a great article about that years ago that I'll still dig up to send to people when they don't believe me.

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"ChatGPT, I have a question..." "Doctor." "Excuse me?" "You can address me as Doctor. I think I've earned that."

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I'm feeling very smug about never wanting to use google docs right now.

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Nolan Hicks's avatar Nolan Hicks @ndhapple.bsky.social
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If the good news has not appeared here: NBC HAS SECURED THE MUSIC RIGHTS TO STREAM 'HOMICIDE: LIFE ON THE STREET' I REPEAT -- 'HOMICIDE' TO STREAM

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Matthew Federman's avatar Matthew Federman @matthewfederman.bsky.social
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My kid came in and said "I have a strange relationship with marshmallows" and then refused to elaborate.

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Yell In a War's avatar Yell In a War @jelenawoehr.bsky.social
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Heat wave season reminder: one incident of severe heatstroke can cause an acute brain injury, as well as predispose you (generally temporarily) to getting heatstroke again. Do not push past early symptoms of heat exhaustion. Catch it as heat exhaustion, and avoid an ER visit for heatstroke.

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Matthew Federman's avatar Matthew Federman @matthewfederman.bsky.social
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To manifest the spirit of AI they should take someone else's icon, alter it slightly and call it original.

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Matt Novak's avatar Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social
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The iPhone 4 was released in 2010 and there's a case to be made that every smartphone iteration since then has been relatively minor. Social media was also new enough in 2010 to still be fun and hadn't abetted any genocides yet (see Myanmar in 2017).

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Is there a year that's generally acknowledged as peak tech? I can't remember when I went from being excited for new models and updates knowing they'd be a definitive step forward rather than dreading them as a step back but it definitely happened at least ten years ago.

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Here it is, the cover reveal for my debut middle grade graphic novel STORY SPINNERS: A SISTERLY TALE OF DANGER, A PRINCESS, AND HER CREW OF LADY PIRATES! 👑☠️💥 Pre-order link in bio!📚

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