Matt Bernius
@mattbernius.bsky.social
Qualitative Researcher at Code for America, former Measures For Justice. Accidental union organizer, trauma responsive thinker, participatory action research facilitator, civic design/tech, martial arts (BJJ, FMA, CMA), and more.
He/they.
He/they.
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This has me lmao bsky.app/profile/rach...
my friend at NOAAs inbox
January 31, 2025 at 3:51 AM
This has me lmao bsky.app/profile/rach...
Question: I've heard some people react negatively to the term "financial literacy" for a variety of reasons.
Does anyone have suggestions for alternate terms?
Does anyone have suggestions for alternate terms?
November 24, 2024 at 8:05 PM
Question: I've heard some people react negatively to the term "financial literacy" for a variety of reasons.
Does anyone have suggestions for alternate terms?
Does anyone have suggestions for alternate terms?
Hey all, it's been a while since I posted here.
I do plan on engaging a lot more in the weeks to come.
Insert funny gif here... Oh, wait, you can do that now!
I do plan on engaging a lot more in the weeks to come.
Insert funny gif here... Oh, wait, you can do that now!
a cat wearing sunglasses and a smiley face with the word cool .
ALT: a cat wearing sunglasses and a smiley face with the word cool .
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November 21, 2024 at 12:50 PM
Hey all, it's been a while since I posted here.
I do plan on engaging a lot more in the weeks to come.
Insert funny gif here... Oh, wait, you can do that now!
I do plan on engaging a lot more in the weeks to come.
Insert funny gif here... Oh, wait, you can do that now!
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I’m sorry to disappoint, but no federal judge will save America.
She is no fool.
Judge Chutkan may just save America yet!
👍
Judge Chutkan may just save America yet!
👍
September 5, 2024 at 6:45 PM
I’m sorry to disappoint, but no federal judge will save America.
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Well of course. @kenwhite.bsky.social just recorded Serious Trouble.
September 5, 2024 at 6:06 PM
Well of course. @kenwhite.bsky.social just recorded Serious Trouble.
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If you think you can do trust & safety better than a pro, give it a try...
There are some Trust & Safety discourse and concerns floating about today. If you've never tried it, Trust & Safety Tycoon (courtesy of @mmasnick.bsky.social ) is worth a spin.
(I played it once, and realized I could never be a T&S person - everybody is banned except for me)
(I played it once, and realized I could never be a T&S person - everybody is banned except for me)
Trust & Safety Tycoon
Manage your team, set policies, make investments, and tackle the challenging world of Trust & Safety
trustandsafety.fun
September 5, 2024 at 6:02 PM
If you think you can do trust & safety better than a pro, give it a try...
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Hunter Biden: mid-fifties, dick has been seen all over the internet
Me: mid-fifties, has been seen being a dick all over the internet
Me: mid-fifties, has been seen being a dick all over the internet
September 5, 2024 at 6:49 PM
Hunter Biden: mid-fifties, dick has been seen all over the internet
Me: mid-fifties, has been seen being a dick all over the internet
Me: mid-fifties, has been seen being a dick all over the internet
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Interesting that Jennifer Aniston is talking shit about JD Vance but had no problem working with his ex
July 25, 2024 at 8:40 PM
Interesting that Jennifer Aniston is talking shit about JD Vance but had no problem working with his ex
Ok, so I finally have the time to figure out how this slightly-less-crappy (who am I kidding--significantly less crappy!) website works.
Suggestions always welcome.
Suggestions always welcome.
June 10, 2024 at 3:21 PM
Ok, so I finally have the time to figure out how this slightly-less-crappy (who am I kidding--significantly less crappy!) website works.
Suggestions always welcome.
Suggestions always welcome.
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The public library at its best is maybe the most radically democratic of all public institutions, because it grants to children the same civic status and prerogatives it affords to all other patrons. Fight every attack on a child’s right to be just another patron. 📚
May 7, 2024 at 12:59 PM
The public library at its best is maybe the most radically democratic of all public institutions, because it grants to children the same civic status and prerogatives it affords to all other patrons. Fight every attack on a child’s right to be just another patron. 📚
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another one for the "the george floyd protests represented a social reproduction crisis for the nation's elites"
Well, NYC's Mayor Adams has certainly said the quiet part out loud.
May 1, 2024 at 1:05 PM
another one for the "the george floyd protests represented a social reproduction crisis for the nation's elites"
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*David Attenborough voice* and now we see the newly-minted Heterodox Thinker emerge from its cocoon to begin the journey to the right wing grift-o-sphere
April 17, 2024 at 3:14 PM
*David Attenborough voice* and now we see the newly-minted Heterodox Thinker emerge from its cocoon to begin the journey to the right wing grift-o-sphere
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this guy attacks and disparages his colleagues, all but says outright that he doubts the objectivity of anyone who isn’t a white guy, and then flounces when his targets push back
April 17, 2024 at 3:31 PM
this guy attacks and disparages his colleagues, all but says outright that he doubts the objectivity of anyone who isn’t a white guy, and then flounces when his targets push back
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there was a lot of ink spilled over ~2021 seeing the largest recorded increase in homicides. Now we're seeing one of largest recorded decreases in homicides. So... the pandemic was unique, and now we're seeing reversion to mean.
www.axios.com/2023/12/28/u...
www.axios.com/2023/12/28/u...
April 16, 2024 at 3:10 PM
there was a lot of ink spilled over ~2021 seeing the largest recorded increase in homicides. Now we're seeing one of largest recorded decreases in homicides. So... the pandemic was unique, and now we're seeing reversion to mean.
www.axios.com/2023/12/28/u...
www.axios.com/2023/12/28/u...
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One of the major things about Bari Weiss is that she is a huge liar and constantly makes arguments full of deliberate misrepresentations like this:
April 9, 2024 at 2:47 PM
One of the major things about Bari Weiss is that she is a huge liar and constantly makes arguments full of deliberate misrepresentations like this:
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I think about this Calvin and Hobbes a lot, nowadays.
April 6, 2024 at 4:30 AM
I think about this Calvin and Hobbes a lot, nowadays.
@kenwhite.bsky.social could you put up a Popehat signal for help with this request?
A friend is looking for CA-based lawyers & resources to assist someone they know with a serious mental health condition. The individual in question is in pretrial incarceration on charges related to that condition.
A friend is looking for CA-based lawyers & resources to assist someone they know with a serious mental health condition. The individual in question is in pretrial incarceration on charges related to that condition.
April 5, 2024 at 4:56 PM
@kenwhite.bsky.social could you put up a Popehat signal for help with this request?
A friend is looking for CA-based lawyers & resources to assist someone they know with a serious mental health condition. The individual in question is in pretrial incarceration on charges related to that condition.
A friend is looking for CA-based lawyers & resources to assist someone they know with a serious mental health condition. The individual in question is in pretrial incarceration on charges related to that condition.
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It's been clear for 25 years, but today really underscored that the only consistent principle among the court's conservative judges is the desire for conservative outcomes. Federalism, originalism, textualism -- they're all just a means to an end, readily abandoned when inconvenient.
March 4, 2024 at 3:45 PM
It's been clear for 25 years, but today really underscored that the only consistent principle among the court's conservative judges is the desire for conservative outcomes. Federalism, originalism, textualism -- they're all just a means to an end, readily abandoned when inconvenient.
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Murder is down 21.7% in 113 cities with data available through at least January. Still too early to know likelihood it will persist through the year, but does portend a massive national drop this year.
Down 21% in 48 cities with data at least through Feb 20.
Down 21% in 48 cities with data at least through Feb 20.
March 2, 2024 at 7:03 PM
Murder is down 21.7% in 113 cities with data available through at least January. Still too early to know likelihood it will persist through the year, but does portend a massive national drop this year.
Down 21% in 48 cities with data at least through Feb 20.
Down 21% in 48 cities with data at least through Feb 20.
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SUPREME COURT RULES THAT CLARENCE THOMAS WANTS A WINNEBAGO JET
February 29, 2024 at 3:01 AM
SUPREME COURT RULES THAT CLARENCE THOMAS WANTS A WINNEBAGO JET
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OH MY GOD…
A Turning Point rep (Charlie Kirk’s org) tweeted this out and look at the response.
A Turning Point rep (Charlie Kirk’s org) tweeted this out and look at the response.
February 29, 2024 at 3:13 AM
OH MY GOD…
A Turning Point rep (Charlie Kirk’s org) tweeted this out and look at the response.
A Turning Point rep (Charlie Kirk’s org) tweeted this out and look at the response.
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I think it'll be great to see the RNC take a stand on behalf of meritocracy and AGAINST hiring on the basis of identity by choosing Lara Trump as the next co-chair! www.foxnews.com/politics/lar...
Lara Trump officially announces campaign for RNC co-chair as Trump loyalists move in
Lara Trump officially announced her candidacy for co-chair of the Republican National Committee, a step toward former President Trump consolidating his control over the organization.
www.foxnews.com
February 29, 2024 at 5:27 AM
I think it'll be great to see the RNC take a stand on behalf of meritocracy and AGAINST hiring on the basis of identity by choosing Lara Trump as the next co-chair! www.foxnews.com/politics/lar...
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It's not even a pardon. As POTUS, Trump could order the DOJ to drop the cases against him and no court could interfere. This is true even if a jury has already found him guilty, unless he's been sentenced & judgment entered. Under today's timeline, there's no way for judgment to enter by 1/20/25.
February 29, 2024 at 1:13 AM
It's not even a pardon. As POTUS, Trump could order the DOJ to drop the cases against him and no court could interfere. This is true even if a jury has already found him guilty, unless he's been sentenced & judgment entered. Under today's timeline, there's no way for judgment to enter by 1/20/25.
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Also, the next time someone tries to blame a reform DA for homicide rates, be sure to point out it is hard for prosecutors to prosecute murders—the crime ALL reforms still go after aggressively, whatever drivel Fox News spews—if the police don’t, you know, make arrests for murders.
Worth noting that the “historic lows” noted here—below 50%—are still above some estimates of the average clearance rate for the murders of Black men.
In Ghettoside, for ex, Jill Leovy notes that while the LAPD’s overall clearance was ~67% in the 2000s, it was ~33% when the victim was a Black man.
In Ghettoside, for ex, Jill Leovy notes that while the LAPD’s overall clearance was ~67% in the 2000s, it was ~33% when the victim was a Black man.
it seems unfortunate that murders are now getting solved at record-low rates in the US
www.npr.org/2023/04/29/1...
www.npr.org/2023/04/29/1...
February 17, 2024 at 5:30 PM
Also, the next time someone tries to blame a reform DA for homicide rates, be sure to point out it is hard for prosecutors to prosecute murders—the crime ALL reforms still go after aggressively, whatever drivel Fox News spews—if the police don’t, you know, make arrests for murders.
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Just finished this podcast. Really well done. Knew that, as with its “terrorism” stings against Muslims, the FBI’s behavior in this case was comically inept. Just didn’t realize *how* inept. These “plotters” were losers. It took the FBI to make them criminals.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
Chameleon: The Michigan Plot on Apple Podcasts
True Crime · 2024
podcasts.apple.com
February 17, 2024 at 6:07 PM
Just finished this podcast. Really well done. Knew that, as with its “terrorism” stings against Muslims, the FBI’s behavior in this case was comically inept. Just didn’t realize *how* inept. These “plotters” were losers. It took the FBI to make them criminals.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...