Reposted by Amanda MattosEj Dickson @ejdickson.bsky.social · 14/09/2026There is a corner of the internet I had never heard of before I started reporting this story. It’s called the “burnerverse”: a network of anon burner accounts ostensibly discussing college sports. But they have another goal: destroying young girls’ lives.🧵: www.wired.com/story/burner...wired.comA College Girl Was Exploited on Camera. A Network of Anonymous Men Got to WorkMaddie Kowalski is one of countless young women who’ve had their lives destroyed by the burnerverse, a loosely connected online community of sports fans. Now she’s fighting back. 7923301007
Reposted by Amanda MattosHakeem Jefferson @hakeemjefferson.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Must-read piece from @adambonica.bsky.social on how Democratic committees and consultants built a fundraising machine that runs on a captive pool of elderly donors. Bonica discusses that and more in this piece a bunch of lawyers for these committees didn’t want you to read. Incredible work, Adam!data4democracy.substack.comHook and SqueezeHow Democratic consultants, committees, and party leaders built a fundraising spam pipeline that funnels money from a captive pool of elderly donors into their own operations. 215367
Reposted by Amanda MattosMusicology Duck @musicologyduck.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Still just incredible that they took what should have been one of the most robust tourist seasons ever and made the city completely impassible for months for the sake of a few poorly attended partisan events 137757
Reposted by Amanda MattosAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16/08/2026Ossoff says that Trump doesn’t want to do his job but wants to “travel with Natalie” 38592822166
Reposted by Amanda MattosMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 28/07/2026“boy george admits he used AI to create his new pro-israel song” is now a sentence we can say 2604625971
Reposted by Amanda MattosAlexander Chee @alexanderchee.bsky.social · 30/06/2026“The Prairieland cases should be understood as the government’s effort to heroize ICE in the face of community defense efforts to stop mass deportations, and to shift the blame for political violence from federal officers to the left.” — @melissagiragrant.com for @newrepublic.com 46226
Reposted by Amanda MattosIndrapramit Das @indrapramitdas.bsky.social · 29/06/2026'Hopelessness will not change the world, but it may destroy it.' A very good defense of DISCLOSURE DAY & especially its final act, which I have my issues (aesthetic & otherwise) with but do admire for its open-hearted sincerity. 072
Reposted by Amanda MattosHELL Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 20/06/2026Italy still has vibrant newspapers and they are in an uproar this morning over Trump lashing out at Meloni. (Some are mocking Meloni but everyone mocks Trump.) TRUMP IS AN ASSHOLE "Italy Doesn't Beg" The War of the Kneepads Trump Insults Italy "The USA turns backwards as the world moves forward" 12626173
Reposted by Amanda MattosAnna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 04/06/2026NEWS: A @lawfaremedia.org report finds that *97* Jan. 6ers who received clemency for their role in the attack were arrested, charged, or convicted of subsequent crimes—a number much higher than previously reported. Incredible work by @katherinepomps.bsky.social www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...lawfaremedia.orgThe Jan. 6 Pardons: How Many Clemency Recipients Have Faced Other Charges?The real count is much higher than the public knew. 24178613546
Reposted by Amanda MattosKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 04/06/2026If Scott Bessent absolutely insists, I'm sure we could assemble a panel of historians to evaluate precisely where his incompetent hackery ranks in the all-time list of Treasury Secretaries. 881815363
Reposted by Amanda MattosTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 03/06/2026This is the reality. Any politics or politician or movement that isn’t saying this plainly is a false god, inviting you to your own destruction. America Broke Something When It Gave Trump a Second Chance www.nytimes.com/2026/06/03/o...nytimes.comOpinion | America Broke Something When It Gave Trump a Second Chance 1479123
Reposted by Amanda MattosMax Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 02/06/2026It's inexcusable, and it's remarkable there's not more pushback. Y'know what ETFs like SPY & VOO do when they add a stock? They rebalance by selling all the other stocks in proportion. They are literally changing the rules to take value from shareholders of every S&P 500 company to give it to Musk. 22828261
Reposted by Amanda MattosStephen Nuñez @socio-steve.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Much harder to do authoritarianism when 2/3 of the country hates your guts. www.axios.com/2026/06/01/t...axios.comScoop: Trump plans to drop "weaponization" fundTrump's proposal has drawn bipartisan pushback in the GOP-led House and Senate. 3244
Reposted by Amanda MattosThe Picture of Doriane Gros @grosdoriane.bsky.social · 01/06/2026You used to be able to google the time of the sunset, and Google would give you the exact time right on top every single time. Thankfully, with artificial intelligence, you can now ask Google what time the sun will set and it will conveniently tell you "I don't know." 372166133810
Amanda Mattos @akmattos.bsky.social · 01/06/2026I did not know Scott Pelley had this kind of smoke. Go get ‘em! 010
Reposted by Amanda MattosLindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · 30/05/2026Russ Vought is trying to kill American science, the engine of our health and prosperity. 37131
Reposted by Amanda MattosLaura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 30/05/2026Their new girlfriend is women 1516198843114
Reposted by Amanda Mattoscait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 29/05/2026look at him. he doesn't even have any money 6355221074
Amanda Mattos @akmattos.bsky.social · 29/05/2026“I stand by calling him an ugly fuck” is the energy. 000
Reposted by Amanda MattosRichard Morrison @richardmorrison.bsky.social · 26/05/2026A lot of people are self-medicating mental health disorders with political engagement. 3496
Reposted by Amanda MattosEd BooOOooOOmila @edburmila.bsky.social · 13/07/2025In 2023 I wrote about 60% of a second book, about air-conditioning (don’t worry, not a single publisher was mildly interested!), and when you really get into the nuts and bolts of it, this argument is even dumber than you think. It’s dumber than you’re capable of realising until you delve into it. 2322122
Reposted by Amanda MattosMusicology Duck @musicologyduck.bsky.social · 26/05/2026Also seems potentially relevant www.youtube.com/watch?v=AORE...youtube.comWATCH: Sen. Kim questions Sen. Mullin in DHS confirmation hearingYouTube video by PBS NewsHour 08010
Reposted by Amanda Mattosmolly conger @socialistdogmom.bsky.social · 26/05/2026they’re shooting crowd control munitions at crowds that include multiple members of congress, the governor, and a sitting united states senator. they fired pepper balls at the senator. they cannot and will not be reigned in by democracy, whatever’s left of it. 16294533373
Reposted by Amanda MattosSuzanne @grabber.bsky.social · 23/05/2026Whatever happened to Amanda Ungaro talking? 083
Reposted by Amanda MattosBetter Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Billionaires must be targeted with tax policy and antitrust policy not because it helps everyone else (though it does) but because their political power must be limited so they can't wreck the world the way they're currently doing 7570041750
Reposted by Amanda MattosLeah Sottile @leahsottile.bsky.social · 20/05/2026When 46-year-old Jim Wetmore died on the floor of an Amazon facility, @ryanjhaas.bsky.social was the sole Oregon reporter to write about that. He didn't stop there: today at @thewesternedge.bsky.social, Ryan examines the hot, stuffy, loud conditions at PDX9: www.thewesternedge.media/p/sweaty-stu...thewesternedge.mediaSweaty, Stuffy and Loud: Inside the Amazon Warehouse Where Jim Wetmore DiedAfter the 46-year-old worker collapsed in April, employees and his family began to wonder if working conditions played any part. 5241107
Reposted by Amanda MattosI Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 19/05/2026If they want to make this viable for a group which is often recruited from these same states and are looking to earn money that could change the lives of themselves and their families they should look to build alternative player owned models à la Unrivaled. 616730
Reposted by Amanda MattosJustin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 18/05/2026"It's hard to believe that it would take two centuries for the Lord to raise up a great man to bring that ballroom finally to stand where it needs to stand." A real thing that was said, without shame, at a Christian prayer rally. 33539281021
Reposted by Amanda MattosJoel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 18/05/2026I know we're long past the point where this should be shocking anymore, but I still can't get over official government accounts stating that Jesus is "our Savior." 1632814600
Reposted by Amanda MattosSam “The Great Pumpkin” Thielman @samthielman.com · 18/05/2026Talk to your kids about the dangers of experimental filmmaking before it’s too late 58210
Reposted by Amanda MattosMolly Crabapple @mollycrabapple.bsky.social · 18/05/2026It’s driving me crazy how people reduce what MTG and Tucker did to “bad opinions“ They are both enthusiastic material supporters of the American concentration camps 314122
Reposted by Amanda MattosDragon "Gay'ed Too Close to the Sun" Fish @dragonfish.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Me after one beer letting my ancestors take a spin on the flesh mech for an hour (what's the worst that can happen?) 0328
Reposted by Amanda Mattosskáld @danglinghemmie.bsky.social · 17/05/2026it's funny that virginia is no longer considered the south. a mid atlantic cultural victory 3533
Reposted by Amanda MattosHemry, Local Bartender @bartenderhemry.bsky.social · 17/05/2026it's wild how the dominant political belief in the west is "people from other countries are BAD NEWS" in an age where every video of different people trying each other's food is like "I would like to meet the person who made this and give them a kiss" 625346
Amanda Mattos @akmattos.bsky.social · 17/05/2026In a striking turn of events no one could have foreseen, I don’t feel like doing the chores today that i punted off yesterday. 130
Reposted by Amanda MattosI Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 16/05/2026They’re doing reparations for the January 6 guys. 14544191
Reposted by Amanda MattosAlex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 14/05/2026RFK Jr. did HWAT kffhealthnews.org/public-healt... 1152230500
Reposted by Amanda MattosCJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 14/05/2026The relevant portion of the Jason Collins discussion 10096002451
Reposted by Amanda MattosMark J. Nelson @mm-jj-nn.bsky.social · 13/05/2026interesting rationale from a prospective juror in the Elon Musk Twitter stock manipulation case 126135332868
Reposted by Amanda MattosThe Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 13/05/2026IN WHAT CONTEXT COULD IT POSSIBLY MEAN ANYTHING ELSE 531373217
Reposted by Amanda Mattosryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 12/05/2026TIL a bunch of ex-Gawker folks sold a series based on their stories to Apple and Tim Cook personally quashed it when he heard about it www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...hollywoodreporter.comAt Gawker, They Battled a Billionaire. 10 Years Later, the Scars Are Still HealingTheir weaponized wit made enemies, minted stars and helped define the internet as we know it. A decade after Peter Thiel engineered the site’s spectacular collapse, Nick Denton’s diaspora is still sha... 181089273
Reposted by Amanda MattosLindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · 12/05/2026The president shared a scripted slop video about a Black doordasher stealing fried chicken. 1091105237
Reposted by Amanda MattosOpinion Editor @ Bluesky @dly.bsky.social · 11/05/2026a Hondavirus outbreak would never happen at Toyotathon, I tell you what 8608144
Reposted by Amanda MattosJonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 11/05/2026The Confederate Party is showing why the VRA was so necessary. The only thing securing basic rights for the Black population in Southern states has been a federal government willing to wield power on behalf of enforcing civil rights. 230081
Reposted by Amanda MattosBoo-tros Boo-tros Ghoulish @dlbowman76.com · 10/05/2026Palantir is an almost cartoonishly evil company run by the absurdly evil Alex Karp. That guy is a one-man walking argument for why the entire world needs stringent privacy protection laws. 04118
