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Subversive writer, progressive entrepreneur, and democracy advocate. Find me @dowhatmatters on Medium.com.
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After 93 years on this Earth, our mother is preparing to leave the stage. As she fades, I watch billionaires divert public money to wage their private, selfish battle for immortality. #demcast #Blacksky #writingcommunity #signalboost #democrats #voicesfordemocracy medium.com/@dowhatmatte...
My Dying Mother’s Smarts — and the Stupid Billionaire Boys Trying to Outrun Death.
My Dying Mother’s Smarts — and the Stupid Billionaire Boys Trying to Outrun Death. As my mother fades, I watch billionaires divert public money to wage their private, selfish battle for …
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October 24, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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June 2, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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Follow the Money: Who’s Profiting From the Autism Blame Game?
The grift thrives where science and support fall short.
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October 3, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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#blacksky #signalboost #democracy #voicesofdemocracy
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Follow the Money: Who Makes Bank From Blaming the Homeless?
The myth that homeless people “refuse help” protects a system designed to profit from shelters, policing, and real estate scarcity — not…
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October 3, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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Follow the Money: Congress Makes Bank on Capitol Gains
If you think Congress works for you, take a look at their portfolios. They’re not investing — they’re profiteering.
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October 3, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Follow the Money: Red States Cash Green Checks While Trump Trashes Renewables
The GOP bash green energy in the culture war and embrace it in the checkbook war. But if the money stops flowing, they’ll blame Democrats…
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October 3, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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Follow the Money: Who’s Profiting From the Autism Blame Game?
The grift thrives where science and support fall short.
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October 3, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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Follow the Money: The Big STEM Myth and the Business of Cheap Talent
The U.S. has the STEM talent. Outsourcing keeps wages low. Trump’s $100K H1B visa scam won’t change the math.
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October 3, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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Unplug the U.S. Government. It’s Time for a Reboot.
Chuck Schumer kept the government running. But maybe that’s the problem.
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October 3, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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Dear Billionaires: We Don’t Envy the Ceiling. We Just Want Out of the Basement.
Billionaire Sam Altman reveals the rotting core of billionaire logic: that dignity for the many depends on the indulgence of the few.
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July 15, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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The government is spending millions to vet the Instagram handles of visa applicants while ignoring extremists already inside the house. #VotesforDemocracy #SignalBoost medium.com/@dowhatmatte...
The Social Media Snipe Hunt: U.S. Visa Screening & the Sisyphus Grift
The government is spending millions to vet the Instagram handles of visa applicants while ignoring extremists already inside the house.
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July 9, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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The Big Beautiful Bill Is a Big Ugly Con
Just dropped another Griftology dispatch.

If a bill sounds too patriotic to be true, it probably is.

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#Griftology #BigBeautifulBill #Democracy #BlueSkySocial #signalboost
Griftology: The Big Ugly Con of the Big Beautiful Bill
If the bill sounds too beautiful to be true, it’s probably ripping you off.
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July 7, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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America isn’t broken—it’s off-brand.
Freedom of speech isn’t hate bait.
Freedom of religion isn’t holy war.
We need a recall on the American identity—before the grifters sell it off for parts.
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#ReframingDemocracy #DoWhatMatters #SignalBoost
My Fellow Americans: Who Are We? Who? Who? Who? Who?
Reframing Democracy: It’s time we remembered who we are — and who we want to be.
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June 30, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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“Why Most White Allies Still Don’t Get a Pass to the Barbecue.”
Allyship isn’t a vibe—it’s a verb. And it doesn’t come with a plate.
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#DoWhatMatters #Allyship #BlackVoices #BlackSky
Why White Allies Don’t Get an Automatic Pass to the Barbecue
You still believe that fairness is the norm, and injustice is the glitch. We know it’s the other way around.
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June 29, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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This Juneteenth, let’s get one thing straight: if anyone has earned the right to define what it means to be American, it’s Black folks. Read more on my Medium page here: medium.com/@dowhatmatte... #BlackSky #SignalBoost #Voicesfordemocracy
Reframing Democracy: Black Americans Remind Us of Who We Are
If anyone has earned the right to define what it means to be American, it’s Black folks.
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June 19, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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The Big Beautiful Bill is a Trojan horse stuffed with permanent giveaways for billionaires and a pile of hot, fresh crap for the rest of us. medium.com/@dowhatmatte... #signalboost #democrats #economy #veteransfordemocracy #voicesfordemocracy
Reframing Democracy: GOP Tax Breaks for Billionaires? It’s a Nonstarter. So, Stop.
The Big Beautiful Bill is a Trojan horse stuffed with permanent giveaways for billionaires and a pile of hot, fresh crap for the rest of us.
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June 2, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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Paycheck-to-Paycheck: When $85K Isn’t Enough to Live On, You’re Not Poor. You’re An American.
Welcome to America, where nothing is free, and being broke is as American as the apple pie you can’t afford.
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May 27, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Harvard Doesn’t Need to Win in Court. It Needs to Win the Future.
Reframe the Fight for Democracy: Harvard was built to lead, not react, and certainly not to grovel, begging permission to pursue…
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May 26, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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Too many journalists are growing their own personal brands by feeding off Trump’s chaos. It’s time to shut Trump TV down.
medium.com/@dowhatmatte... #signalboost #Democrats #Newsmedia #journalism @meidastouch.com @thebulwark.com @nytimes.com
End Trump TV: Cover the Threat, Starve the Brand
Too many journalists are growing their own personal brands by feeding off Trump’s chaos. It’s time to shut Trump TV down.
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May 22, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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This might get me kicked out of the progressive brunch club, but it was Barack Obama who let techno-authoritarianism into the White House. medium.com/@dowhatmatte...
#politics #Obama #Democrats #Blacksky
Silicon Valley Vampires: We Can’t Let Obama Off the Hook
This might get me kicked out of the progressive brunch club, but it was Barack Obama who let techno-authoritarianism into the White House.
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May 20, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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AI isn’t the end of learning, but it can end lazy teaching. Thoughts? medium.com/@dowhatmatte... #writingcommunity #writingandbooks #education
Artificial Intelligence Can Inspire Learning in Real Life
AI isn’t the end of learning, but it can end lazy teaching.
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May 15, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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Superfine and Unforgiven: The DEI-Deranged MAGAs Can’t Handle Black Excellence
Black culture without apology is kryptonite to the MAGA monoculture. They don’t want us gone — they want us quiet, edited, and in Khakis.
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May 14, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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From MAGA to MEGA: The Big Government Party Wears a Red Hat
For decades, Republicans marketed themselves as the party of small government. Now, these tyrants are treading all over our butts.
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May 13, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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The problem isn’t the debt. It’s who we keep letting off for the bill. If you’re serious about reducing the national debt and securing our future. I’ve got ideas right here. #business #politics #society #finance dowhatmatters.medium.com/drowning-in-...
Drowning in Debt: We Can Fix It Without Gutting Grandma’s Social Security or Your Paycheck
The problem isn’t the debt. It’s who we let off the hook for the bill.
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May 8, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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Billionaires aren’t supposed to be the heroes of progressive politics. But JB Pritzker isn’t your average billionaire. He’s what we need. #Voicesfordemocracy #Democrats @meidastouch.com @mehdirhasan.bsky.social @meiselasb.bsky.social @thebulwark.com

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Why JB Pritzker Could — and Should — Lead the Progressive Future
Billionaires aren’t supposed to be the heroes of progressive politics. But JB Pritzker isn’t your average billionaire. He’s what we need.
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May 6, 2025 at 1:57 PM