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Matthew Story

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Local musician in SE Wisconsin. Ex-Ohioan. Prolific reposter. Educator. Dad. Bad Destiny 2 player. Reluctant Dungeon Master. Polyamorous. Unsophisticated whiskey drinker. Milwaukee Bucks fan. He/him.

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Matthew Story @mattstorymusic.bsky.social · Aug 13

Here's this year's entry in the 2025 Hey Nonny Songwriting Contest. It's a song about taking a break from our tumultuous times, just for long enough to recharge before you go back out into the world to be a part of positive changes.

Original Song: "Chain o' Lakes"

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Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 3h

You can say amazing things if you know that the follow-up question will be "wow."

(Smith didn't plant anything at Mar-a-Lago because he was hired months after it was searched.)

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

Eric Trump: "We found out that Jack Smith was actually planting classified folders in Mar-a-Lago"

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Matthew Story @mattstorymusic.bsky.social · 2h

They didn't just all get hot; they all *stayed* hot for like a month and a half. If that's a fluke it's the biggest, most amazing fluke I've ever seen.

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absinthe makes the heart grow fonder @absintheofcolor.bsky.social · 17d

It really feels like the whole point of announcing these BS deals is to make AI inevitable in the eyes of the public so when it all comes crashing down this administration will bail it out.

Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 18d

Premium newsletter: Based on my estimates and analysis, OpenAI needs one trillion dollars in the next four years to build 17GW of data centers and other commitments, with at least $500 billion needed for company operations. There is not enough capital to do this.

www.wheresyoured.at/openai-onetr...

OpenAI Needs A Trillion Dollars In The Next Four Years

Shortly before publishing this newsletter, I spoke with analyst Gil Luria, Managing Director and Analyst at D.A. Davidson, and asked him whether the capital was there to build the 17 Gigawatts of capa...

www.wheresyoured.at

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Matthew Story @mattstorymusic.bsky.social · 2h

These Brewers haven't been able to hit since August. I don't know why their offense so suddenly and so dramatically dried up, but it did, and they can't beat the Dodgers unless they get it back, like, now.

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Micah @rincewind.run · 2h

I’m not a baseball strategy expert but it feels like the Brewers should probably start scoring more than one (1) run per game if they want to win the series

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 2h

Yeah, that is a tear gas canister being fired toward the retreating couple holding the baby

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Dom2k @dom2k.bsky.social · 4h

MTG and Tucker Carlson have wagered that when this is over, as long as they’ve crossed over to the right side of history in time, ppl will forget/just not hold them accountable for their role in propping up the most dangerous administration in American history.
Sadly, they are going to be right

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David Pepper @davidpepperoh.bsky.social · 3h

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LIVE from war-ravaged Portland….so dangerous that they’re playing bridge outside the ICE office.

WATCH:

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Okami 🔜 PAX Unplugged @keichiokami.itch.io · 5h

OMFG! They are doing a Lost Boys Musical!!

www.lostboysmusical.com

The Lost Boys

The Lost Boys is the killer new musical based on the 1987 Warner Bros. film. Broadway performances begin March 27, 2026 at the Palace Theatre. Directed by Tony Award winner Michael Arden and featuring...

www.lostboysmusical.com

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Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · 6h

I think what's bothering me about all these statements I'm seeing from politicians that are variations of "Israeli hostages and Palestinians are returning to their homes, yay" is that Israelis are returning to their homes and Palestinians are returning to uninhabitable post apocalyptic rubble.

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Matthew Story @mattstorymusic.bsky.social · 5h

I guess so, but yesterday's mishmash held them to two runs. I'm confident in this series if they can hit.

Matthew Story @mattstorymusic.bsky.social · 5h

There's no such thing as a must-win game 2, but I really need the Brewers to show me some hitting today.

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Big Demon Energy @mayawest.online · 12h

porn created by consenting adults - bad, immoral

porn created by ripping off unconsenting humans of all ages - fine, great even

Matt Burgess (WIRED) @mattburgess1.bsky.social · 12h

Oh good, ChatGPT is getting "erotica for verified adults" later this year

We made ChatGPT pretty restrictive to make sure we were being careful with mental health issues. We realize this made it less useful/enjoyable to many users who had no mental health problems, but given the seriousness of the issue we wanted to get this right.

Now that we have been able to mitigate the serious mental health issues and have new tools, we are going to be able to safely relax the restrictions in most cases.

In a few weeks, we plan to put out a new version of ChatGPT that allows people to have a personality that behaves more like what people liked about 4o (we hope it will be better!). If you want your ChatGPT to respond in a very human-like way, or use a ton of emoji, or act like a friend, ChatGPT should do it (but only if you want it, not because we are usage-maxxing).

In December, as we roll out age-gating more fully and as part of our “treat adult users like adults” principle, we will allow even more, like erotica for verified adults.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 7h

Far too many institutions are bending the knee to Trump and preemptively giving in to his demands. It’s encouraging to see these airports refuse to entertain this administration’s lawlessness. Kudos to them — hopefully their courage inspires others to follow suit. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

US airports refuse to air Kristi Noem video blaming Democrats for shutdown

Airports in Phoenix, Las Vegas, Seattle and elsewhere cite laws barring partisan political content at TSA checkpoints

www.theguardian.com

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Fifty Shades of Whey @fiftyshadesofwhey.bsky.social · 8h

Remember when Israel and Netanyahu killed their own civilians on 10/7 with the Hannibal directive and knew Hamas was gonna attack, but then committed a genocide on Palestinians with the support of both US political parties who tried to gaslight us and pretend it was a war?

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Rose Meronym @rosemeronym.bsky.social · 8h

Got my order from @canopyrobin.com super quick even though they're from across the pond! I have a few ideas where some of these are gonna go...

A large trans flag sticker, some stickers with the text "we've been here the whole time" with trans flag colored loops like the ones from the show game changer, a pin with the lesbian flag and trans colors coming in from the side like a progress flag

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Ian Bassin @ianbassin.bsky.social · 8h

Seeing multiple news orgs join together to reject the Pentagon's gag rules and now multiple airports refuse to air partisan govt propaganda.

There've been weeks when the wind is at authoritarians' backs. Let's hope these suggest a different wind direction this week. www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...

O'Hare and Midway airports won't show Kristi Noem video criticizing Democrats for government shutdown

O'Hare and Midway airports in Chicago have decided not to show travelers a video of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem criticizing Democrats for the ongoing federal government shutdown.

www.cbsnews.com

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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 8h

So glad we’re burning down rainforests and drying up lakes to help total losers masturbate in an entirely new way

The Verge @theverge.com · 11h

Sam Altman says ChatGPT will soon sext with verified adults

ChatGPT is about to get flirty.

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 10h

Unless and until some kind of compelling legal and moral argument is presented as to why this is a legitimate use of deadly force, this is just…mass murder.

Amarnath Amarasingam @amaramarasingam.bsky.social · 10h

The military has now killed 27 people as if they were enemy soldiers in a war zone and not criminal suspects. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

U.S. Military Kills Another 6 People in 5th Caribbean Strike, Trump Says

www.nytimes.com

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Scott Lemieux @lemieuxlgm.bsky.social · 9h

You still do not have to hand it to Donald Trump, who has yet to even clear Biden's very low bar on I/P: www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2025/10/you-...

You still do not have to hand it to Donald Trump - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Ross Douthat is back to praise Donald Trump’s foreign policy with a trademark combination of post hoc propter hoc fallacies, cherry-picking, and hand-waving: But on the world stage he is currently muc...

www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com

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Matthew Story @mattstorymusic.bsky.social · 9h

Back when Marvel was the thing, I'd ask guys who said they couldn't pronounce black names if they could pronounce "Mjolnir".

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Sen. Pumpkin Gogurt @ugarles.bsky.social · 9h

classic trump deal. start with the team getting 10, break it so the team gets 3, negotiate to get the team back up to 8 but you get 1 for yourself at your team's expense. then talk all about how it was 3 under the last guy.

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Matthew Story @mattstorymusic.bsky.social · 9h

I was unfamiliar with that term. Deleting.

Matthew Story @mattstorymusic.bsky.social · 11h

Always

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creamcityjw ⚾ 8 to go #FUCKICE @creamcityjw.bsky.social · 11h

This photo includes Anne KayKaty (2nd from left) and Peter Giunta (center) who said, respectively:

"I'm ready to watch people burn now."
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"Everyone that votes no is going to the gas chamber."

These are the Nazis in charge of New York Young Republicans... racist fucking slobs.

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