Reposted by Matt Hardwick, Public Policy WonkSarah @sosomanysarahs.bsky.social · 19/08/2026On top of everything else, it's a bit hard to believe that this is a statement from someone ostensibly paid to write for a living. Parts of it look like something Bart might write on a chalkboard. 041
Matt Hardwick, Public Policy Wonk @matthardwick.bsky.social · 18/08/2026www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7Kx...youtube.comWhy Is France Obsessed With Charles de Gaulle and Resistance Right Now?YouTube video by Resistance History with Tad Stoermer 012
Reposted by Matt Hardwick, Public Policy WonkLaura Chapin @laurachapin.bsky.social · 14/08/2026He's a nepo baby who shitposts for money. I see no fundamental difference from righties who do the same. 131
Reposted by Matt Hardwick, Public Policy WonkLaura Chapin @laurachapin.bsky.social · 14/08/2026I followed this account because I grew up in Nashville & care about what happens to Tennessee. Hasan Piker did neither. I am not interested in swapping Trump's cult of personality for another one. Unfollowing and muting and suggest others do the same. 3121
Reposted by Matt Hardwick, Public Policy WonkEric Budd @ericmbudd.com · 15/08/2026Elon wanting to destroy Wikipedia makes so much sense 1305
Matt Hardwick, Public Policy Wonk @matthardwick.bsky.social · 13/08/2026It would be very helpful to American (and the world's) political life were @klustout to compare Trump to Chiang Kai-Chek & his family members to Madame Chiang & Chiang Kung-Quo. And not just because America might have to "Unleash Chang" very soon. www.youtube.com/shorts/Xi_F1...youtube.comIs Chinese history repeating itself in the US?YouTube video by CNN 100
Matt Hardwick, Public Policy Wonk @matthardwick.bsky.social · 13/08/2026www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BQk...youtube.comBabylon 5 Is DeadYouTube video by Lack Of Entertainment 000
Matt Hardwick, Public Policy Wonk @matthardwick.bsky.social · 10/08/2026This compilation from the Hunger Games franchise is a good intermediate course on mentorship...🙂 www.youtube.com/watch?v=ln0q...youtube.comThe Best of Haymitch Mentoring Katniss and Peeta | The Hunger Games FranchiseYouTube video by The Hunger Games 000
Reposted by Matt Hardwick, Public Policy Wonkevery usps collection box @every-usps-box.bsky.social · 09/08/2026BLUE BOX: 20442 VANBORN, DEARBORN HTS MI 48125 BLUE BOX: 6719 39TH ST, BERWYN IL 60402 BLUE BOX: 8823 LADUE RD, SAINT LOUIS MO 63124 PO LOBBY: 1205 US ROUTE 4, CANAAN NH 03741 001
Reposted by Matt Hardwick, Public Policy WonkJoyce Carol (p)Oa(s)tes 😱 @basicchunnel.bsky.social · 09/08/2026At the risk of stating the obvious, the Democratic Party is still deeply ambivalent re: the question of whether the base it has is the base it wants, and Acton is not atypical by any means, certainly not radical. 141
Reposted by Matt Hardwick, Public Policy WonkSean Beedle @beedle.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Good morning! Back at it for Western Conservative Summit Day 2! 1124
Matt Hardwick, Public Policy Wonk @matthardwick.bsky.social · 01/08/2026www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4Sj...youtube.comNationalist Troops Mass In Formosa (1950)YouTube video by British Pathé 001
Matt Hardwick, Public Policy Wonk @matthardwick.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Lol. Also, lmao. One can see why neocons & others are getting annoyed that people are trusting IRI news sources about the numbers of F-35 getting trashed...🫤🤷 000
Reposted by Matt Hardwick, Public Policy WonkRichard Swift @swiftofopal.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Rest in Peace Tony Stella 28126
Reposted by Matt Hardwick, Public Policy WonkAndy Scollick @andyscollick.bsky.social · 31/07/2026The Right and Far Right are having a wonderful time with these events at #Ceuta, the autonomous territory of Spain on the North African coast, bordered by Morocco. It's their manna from heaven. A prefect opportunity to create anti-migrant propaganda, fire up hate and attack the 'other'.theguardian.comSpain’s Sánchez blames trafficking gangs as estimated 60,000 migrants reach Ceuta – Europe livePM says criminals have misled people over a recent court ruling about those arriving in Spain via the sea 58936
Reposted by Matt Hardwick, Public Policy WonkQuality Snark 🦀🔪🧿 @qualitysnark.bsky.social · 31/07/2026So I'm guessing they didn't sing "Take It Easy" at that show. 121
Reposted by Matt Hardwick, Public Policy WonkJimmer Cork-Bottle @jimmerthatisall.bsky.social · 31/07/2026This day in history. 1980. At an Eagles concert in Long Beach Glenn Frey and Dan Felder argued furiously with Frey announcing after each song how many songs remained before he would kick Felder's ass. After the final song Felder smashed a guitar, climbed into a limo, and took a 14 year break. 69835
Matt Hardwick, Public Policy Wonk @matthardwick.bsky.social · 31/07/2026www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMGK...youtube.comAMERICANS DON'T UNDERSTAND SOCIALISMYouTube video by Spooky Streaming Socialist 000
Reposted by Matt Hardwick, Public Policy WonkCourtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 29/07/2026ah, how remiss of you -- not describing the conduct the victim engaged in that caused her to be allegedly victimized! You should have done what THIS guy would do, which is ask her if she wasn't asking for it. 01203
Matt Hardwick, Public Policy Wonk @matthardwick.bsky.social · 27/07/2026www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKg4...youtube.comIn 2005, a broke comic company put its last superheroes up as collateral and borrowed half a billionYouTube video by Story of Stick 000
Reposted by Matt Hardwick, Public Policy WonkDavid M Rubin @six18sfoundry.bsky.social · 27/07/2026A Bigger Splash 1967 David Hockney at Tate Britain 155361
Reposted by Matt Hardwick, Public Policy WonkMatt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 23/07/2026There's a reason Elon Musk rarely does interviews with real news outlets.gizmodo.comElon Musk Melts Down Over Perfectly Normal Questions in Wild New Interview"Maybe some people do loathe me. And that's probably true. I don't care," said Musk. 30154521398
Reposted by Matt Hardwick, Public Policy Wonkthe most typical @jazzpomegranate.com · 22/07/2026only salaried hitler fans allowed 612523
Matt Hardwick, Public Policy Wonk @matthardwick.bsky.social · 24/07/2026www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XEp...youtube.comGetting a Job Over the Last 150+ YearsYouTube video by Samuel Jacob 000
Reposted by Matt Hardwick, Public Policy WonkThe Princess Bride (1987) @princessbride1987.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Who says life is fair? Where is that written? Life isn't always fair. 064
Reposted by Matt Hardwick, Public Policy WonkReturn of the Cmonstermacques @cmonmaque.bsky.social · 23/07/2026One of HBO’s best miniseries and a kings ransom of character actor talent to boot 5503
Reposted by Matt Hardwick, Public Policy WonkBitterOldPunk @bitteroldpunk.bsky.social · 23/07/2026these Young Male Christians should form some sort of Association, then they could offer services beyond gymnasiums and shower facilities, such as short-term lodging at which it might be fun to stay 944747956
Matt Hardwick, Public Policy Wonk @matthardwick.bsky.social · 23/07/2026www.youtube.com/shorts/xpjrN...youtube.comCarl Weathers talks about Burgess Meredith ( Mickey ) #movie #shorts #rocky #carlweathers #viralYouTube video by Alexander Balboa 000
Matt Hardwick, Public Policy Wonk @matthardwick.bsky.social · 23/07/2026www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEBP...youtube.comA Resistance History PSA: Sorting Out Communism, Socialists, and DemocracyYouTube video by Resistance History with Tad Stoermer 000
Reposted by Matt Hardwick, Public Policy WonkBell Policy Center @bellpolicy.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Four out of five Coloradans believe it is harder to attain the American Dream today than a generation ago, according to this recent poll. That tracks with how U.S. voters view the issue. Economic mobility matters. copollinginstitute.org/wp-content/u...kunc.orgNew poll finds bipartisan agreement on Colorado values, but sharp divide over trust in election officialsNearly all voters say free and fair elections are important, but Republicans are far less likely than Democrats and unaffiliated voters to trust the people administering them. 063
Reposted by Matt Hardwick, Public Policy WonkTyler, from the Internet (Haunted) @tylerfromtheinternet.com · 22/07/2026shh quiet gang the guy that has said we'll live on Mars in ten years for more than twenty years is making a new prediction 911315
Reposted by Matt Hardwick, Public Policy WonkRazzball @razzball.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Hell yeah 422791404
Reposted by Matt Hardwick, Public Policy WonkStrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Legalized kidnapping 871857937
Matt Hardwick, Public Policy Wonk @matthardwick.bsky.social · 22/07/2026www.youtube.com/shorts/Ez3FL...youtube.comSource: vt.tiktok.com/ZSXRw23oJYouTube video by Rishay Sharma ऋषय शर्मा 000
Reposted by Matt Hardwick, Public Policy WonkMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 21/07/2026This is (relatively) good news. Brazilian President Lula’s pledge to protect the Amazon appears to have paid off. In 2025 the smallest amount was burned in 40 years. It’s still a tragedy that any of it is getting burned, but this is real progress.bbc.co.ukBrazil's Amazon sees sharp decline of area burned in 2025The amount of land burned in the world's largest rainforest was the smallest since MapBiomas records began in 1985. 131136350
Reposted by Matt Hardwick, Public Policy WonkI Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 21/07/2026The entire anti-affirmative action case hinges on the idea that it’s an irreparable injury to deny even one white child access to these institutions, people swear no one believes in anymore. 319330
Reposted by Matt Hardwick, Public Policy WonkSocial Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 21/07/2026Authoritarian leaders often assume they're untouchable. Hungary, like South Korea and Brazil, is showing that constitutional betrayal has consequences. Prosecutors reportedly raided Viktor Orbán's Fidesz offices and seized party databases. www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...theguardian.comProsecutors in Hungary raid offices of Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz and seize databases, says party – Europe liveThe opposition party, led by former prime minister, says officers took ‘entire communications system and databases’ 04013
Reposted by Matt Hardwick, Public Policy WonkPotempkin Village Idiot @ixak.bsky.social · 21/07/2026How's that for some urban farming? 141
Matt Hardwick, Public Policy Wonk @matthardwick.bsky.social · 20/07/2026The Denis Villeneueve Dune & Dune Messiah. AFAICT, they're more faithful to Herbert's warning about heroes than the court dramas and Machiavellian intrigue Herbert used to deliver his warning (and which the previous adaptations made the mistake of conveying). 330
Reposted by Matt Hardwick, Public Policy WonkNoah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Naked Lunch is kind of my standard answer. I love that movie. 2132
Reposted by Matt Hardwick, Public Policy WonkManohla Dargis @manohladargis.bsky.social · 20/07/2026“The Godfather” 1323
Matt Hardwick, Public Policy Wonk @matthardwick.bsky.social · 20/07/2026To where it's not only also one of the great Christmas films but also invites the film alt-history of "What if Fassbinder not only survived his drug overdose but had managed to parlay his look at terrorism in Mother Kurster's Gone To Heaven & The 3rd Generation into getting to direct Die Hard?" 000
Reposted by Matt Hardwick, Public Policy WonkTravis Wolf @tbrianwolf.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Die Hard rarely comes up as an adaptation but it outclasses Nothing Lasts Forever so dramatically that few people even know about Thorp's novel 192
Reposted by Matt Hardwick, Public Policy WonkAndy Karl-Son of Wolfman @andykarlson.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Controversial Opinion: Piers Anthony's 1989 novelization of Total Recall is more compelling and has greater depth than the movie by orders of magnitude. 561
Reposted by Matt Hardwick, Public Policy WonkTom Marcinko @tommarcinko.bsky.social · 20/07/2026The recent adaptations of Dune and Foundation. Every change made from the source material was a change for the better, IMO. 021