matthagen.bsky.social @matthagen.bsky.social · 08/07/2026The university where I do a bunch of work has just such a vendor system. Nearly every department seemingly has a different way of interacting with it however, so even from the inside it feels labyrinthine, with occasional minotaur sightings. 010
matthagen.bsky.social @matthagen.bsky.social · 08/07/2026As a freelance photographer I occasionally run into things like this. I’m very lenient with nearly all usage rights, but occasionally there’s a naked rights grab of everything, precluding even showing the final images in a portfolio. Those jobs get turned down or charged triple. 030
matthagen.bsky.social @matthagen.bsky.social · 24/05/2026Tell me you don’t understand economics without saying you don’t understand economics. Then look up “deflationary spiral.” 030
Reposted by matthagen.bsky.socialTimothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 20/05/2026it's by Dennis Goris, the posted image above has his name photoshopped out www.facebook.com/goris/posts/pfbid0…facebook.comDennis Goris - Have you been injured?Have you been injured? 0142
matthagen.bsky.social @matthagen.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Your patience is amazing. Thank you for being my senator. 1501
Reposted by matthagen.bsky.socialMcSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 20/05/2026Then they came for the real estate shell corporations, which they said shady billionaires were using to anonymously buy up enormous swaths of properties. And I did not speak out. Because, years ago, I had my name legally changed to Equity Holdings LLC.buff.lyFirst They Came for the Pieds-à-Terre…First they came for the pieds-à-terre, which they said were driving up the cost of housing. And I did not speak out. Because my pied-à-terre was in Greenwich... 19111
matthagen.bsky.social @matthagen.bsky.social · 11/04/2026Happy to be one of the three people to get this joke! 000
Reposted by matthagen.bsky.socialSenator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 25/02/2026Well, now that we've gotten through THAT, here's the truth: This is America and no matter what Trump wants you to believe, the power belongs to the PEOPLE. A more hopeful future for America is possible when we all speak out and stand up for what we believe in. 1742391
matthagen.bsky.social @matthagen.bsky.social · 29/01/2026What a lovely resource! Maybe I can retire my Truth Social sockpuppet account. (I kept it just to plan my stock trades due to the Dipshit In Chief's mercurial moods.) 010
Reposted by matthagen.bsky.socialAsawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 08/01/2026A thing I just noticed is after the guy shoots one of the other ICE guys lifts his mask up tighter and higher on their face immediately, as if to say:media.tenor.coma man in a suit sits at a table with a pitcher of water and a bowl of french friesALT: a man in a suit sits at a table with a pitcher of water and a bowl of french fries 919031
matthagen.bsky.social @matthagen.bsky.social · 15/11/2025I really appreciate that I have such a firebrand as my Senator. Thanks! 000
Reposted by matthagen.bsky.socialMollie Katzen @molliekatzen.bsky.social · 15/11/2025Imagine what this number will look like when health insurance premiums go through the roof and countless people will have no coverage. 9357150
matthagen.bsky.social @matthagen.bsky.social · 15/11/2025Great. If they have ties, let 'em be known, and hang 'em high. 010
matthagen.bsky.social @matthagen.bsky.social · 08/11/2025For years jokers like these have been saying government is inefficient and simply doesn’t accomplish anything, and goddamnit if they aren’t doing their best to prove that point. Bless their hearts. 0152
matthagen.bsky.social @matthagen.bsky.social · 18/10/2025Sic semper a good turnout in Everett, Washington. 040
matthagen.bsky.social @matthagen.bsky.social · 18/10/2025I'm related to one of those dudes, and I agree! 0120
matthagen.bsky.social @matthagen.bsky.social · 30/09/2025They've been saying "Ignorance is Strength" for quite some time now, so I suppose this was due to happen. 040
matthagen.bsky.social @matthagen.bsky.social · 22/09/2025I’ve joked for years that “I wouldn’t marry a woman who would take my name,” but it really isn’t a joke. Equality matters! Hell, we still have separate checking accounts. (We also just celebrated our 25th anniversary.) 000
Reposted by matthagen.bsky.socialMcSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 21/09/2025If a man shoots a Democratic congresswoman, he’s a mentally disturbed individual. If a man shoots a Republican congressman, it’s because Bernie Sanders brainwashed him and turned him into a sleeper agent who is activated by the phrase “tax cut.”buff.lyHow to Tell the Difference Between a Lone Wolf and a Coordinated Effort by the Radical LeftIf a Democratic lawmaker and her husband are gunned down, it’s an isolated incident carried out by a lone wolf. If a right-wing activist is gunned ... 4467105
Reposted by matthagen.bsky.socialPhysicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 04/09/2025 447199606925
matthagen.bsky.social @matthagen.bsky.social · 01/09/2025Someone set off a firework las night and I immediately checked to see whether Donnie was still around. My wife assured me that when he goes it’ll be far more than a single firework. 120
matthagen.bsky.social @matthagen.bsky.social · 01/09/2025He’s also claiming $15 trillion will be invested due to his tariffs. Clearly he is either innumerate or delusional. 1121
Reposted by matthagen.bsky.socialMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 25/08/2025I loved @vermontgmg.bsky.social's latest piece so much that I asked if I could republish it on The Handbasket and he so generously said yes. If you haven't read it yet, please do. It's essential:thehandbasket.coAmerica tips into fascism (GUEST POST)"Something is materially different in our country this week than last," writes historian Garrett Graff. 301302519
matthagen.bsky.social @matthagen.bsky.social · 11/08/2025Seriously! Where are the "No Step on Sneck" yellow flag libertarians right now? 000
Reposted by matthagen.bsky.socialMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 11/08/2025As Trump calls the National Guard into DC for a fake emergency, let's remember that he waited 187 minutes to do it when there was a real emergency.news.wttw.comJan. 6 Panel Probes Donald Trump’s 187 Minutes as Capitol Attacked as Prime-Time Hearing ApproachesThe Thursday prime-time hearing will dive into the 187 minutes that Trump failed to act on Jan. 6, 2021, despite pleas from aides, allies and even his family. 441736582
matthagen.bsky.social @matthagen.bsky.social · 11/08/2025January 6, 2021 in the middle of an insurrection: Trump doesn't send the National Guard. August 11, 2025, with crime down (but Big Balls got a boo-boo and Don needs a distraction from the Epstein files): "Send in the troops!" JFC, this is the dumbest timeline. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...nytimes.comTrump Administration Live Updates: President to Deploy National Guard in Washington, D.C. 010
Reposted by matthagen.bsky.socialBenjamin Wittes @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org · 10/08/2025Here are the still images. Please share them widely. 2614287
Reposted by matthagen.bsky.socialThe Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 30/07/2025"He stole her" 33469621376
Reposted by matthagen.bsky.socialCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 22/07/2025(Politico) - The president can sue you, but you can’t sue him. It seems like an absurd thing to say but that’s effectively the reality of our legal system today ..” @politico.com www.politico.com/news/magazin... 18953701830
Reposted by matthagen.bsky.socialThe Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 10/07/2025 7516371159
matthagen.bsky.social @matthagen.bsky.social · 06/07/2025As my dad says, “They’re digging in our row!” 010
matthagen.bsky.social @matthagen.bsky.social · 05/07/2025It is small comfort that their lives are shorter than ours, so that we may bear the burden of loss. 010
Reposted by matthagen.bsky.socialElizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 30/06/2025First up: magic math. Republicans are rewriting the rules so that tax breaks for billionaires officially cost zero dollars. They’re LYING to Americans to try and make their giant billionaire tax breaks make sense. I’m a NO. 171487272
matthagen.bsky.social @matthagen.bsky.social · 30/06/2025Even if you’re super rich and think you would benefit, remember that this is the sort of cut that leads to revolutions, and those ain’t good for business. 010
matthagen.bsky.social @matthagen.bsky.social · 14/06/2025Seattle’s UW campus was a great combination of graduation celebrations and protest today. 060
matthagen.bsky.social @matthagen.bsky.social · 06/06/2025Probably shouldn’t let the anniversary of D-Day pass without a shout out to my grandfather Glen Allen Moe, tho took third place in WWII. Bronze is third, right? Not a total win, but still up on the podium! 040
matthagen.bsky.social @matthagen.bsky.social · 06/06/2025You put in your 10,000 hours. Now reap the reward. 000
Reposted by matthagen.bsky.socialBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 06/06/2025Elon threatening to just leave people on the ISS is making a pretty good case for why you nationalize your space program! 326230694145
Reposted by matthagen.bsky.socialAdam Sternbergh @sternbergh.bsky.social · 05/06/2025must be incredibly frustrating and disheartening to have federal funding that was promised to you for important work suddenly and arbitrarily ripped away 608349968049
matthagen.bsky.social @matthagen.bsky.social · 05/06/2025We were a couple of days late, but we finally got our Pride skeleton up. Happy Pride y’all! 010
Reposted by matthagen.bsky.socialshauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 01/06/2025headline construction masterclass 466282096723
matthagen.bsky.social @matthagen.bsky.social · 10/05/2025I’m so old I remember when violating the US constitution was a big deal, but now the Magna Carta? Jeez… 050
