Matt Dargay
@mattdargay.bsky.social
Reconstruction Democrat, Metro Detroiter
How anyone listens to Pat McAfee for more than 2 seconds bewilders me
November 29, 2025 at 4:52 PM
How anyone listens to Pat McAfee for more than 2 seconds bewilders me
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Whether this was random street crime or targeted political violence, I think it was bad for the president to unnecessarily put the National Guard in harm’s way like this. They simply don’t need to be there.
November 26, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Whether this was random street crime or targeted political violence, I think it was bad for the president to unnecessarily put the National Guard in harm’s way like this. They simply don’t need to be there.
Sipping a manhattan and listening to jazz while I read economic philosophy because I am nothing if not completely insufferable
November 26, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Sipping a manhattan and listening to jazz while I read economic philosophy because I am nothing if not completely insufferable
A horrible, direct-to-dvd threequel of Citizen Kane called Citiz3n Kan3, where the characters reference stuff that happens in the never-released Citizen Kane 2
If you were a despotic president, what movie would you force Hollywood to make? I want to see Quentin's Star Trek movie or maybe Kill Bill Vol 3.
November 25, 2025 at 10:54 PM
A horrible, direct-to-dvd threequel of Citizen Kane called Citiz3n Kan3, where the characters reference stuff that happens in the never-released Citizen Kane 2
American Canto implies the existence of American Johto, Sinnoh, Hoenn, Unova, and various other pokemon regions whose names I don't know send skeet
November 25, 2025 at 5:26 PM
American Canto implies the existence of American Johto, Sinnoh, Hoenn, Unova, and various other pokemon regions whose names I don't know send skeet
I discovered the concept of "kid 'founds a nonprofit' to boost their college apps" after moving adjacent to one of the wealthiest school districts in Michigan. I grew up well-off but had no idea this was even a thing
the 'conventional wisdom' is correct. parent's SES explains ~20% of SAT score variation. how much variation in "being able to found a non-profit in high school" do you think parent's income explains?
Tapping the chart once again, the conventional wisdom that the SAT is the most equitable aspect of college admissions is completely wrong
November 22, 2025 at 5:39 AM
I discovered the concept of "kid 'founds a nonprofit' to boost their college apps" after moving adjacent to one of the wealthiest school districts in Michigan. I grew up well-off but had no idea this was even a thing
This is why Trump is doing everything he can to stop the rise of electric vehicles
November 20, 2025 at 9:06 PM
This is why Trump is doing everything he can to stop the rise of electric vehicles
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it is almost as if accommodating and conceding to far right ideas legitimizes them and signals to voters that the far right is a legitimate choice for governance
The Danish Social Democrats are currently on course for their worst election result since at least the Second World War, despite their brand of far-right accommodationism being touted as a blueprint for other centre-left parties.
Oh
November 18, 2025 at 2:24 PM
it is almost as if accommodating and conceding to far right ideas legitimizes them and signals to voters that the far right is a legitimate choice for governance
Might start an alt so I can post spicier MI politics takes
November 18, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Might start an alt so I can post spicier MI politics takes
Deseo Deseamos
Deseas Desaís
Desea Desean
Deseas Desaís
Desea Desean
"He desired. He desired desiring. He desired being desired. He desired desire itself."
November 17, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Deseo Deseamos
Deseas Desaís
Desea Desean
Deseas Desaís
Desea Desean
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Securing defections from the authoritarian regime is the centerpiece of any successful pro-democracy resistance.
Politics isn’t fandom—when someone leaves the authoritarian coalition, we should take it as a win.
Politics isn’t fandom—when someone leaves the authoritarian coalition, we should take it as a win.
BASH: We have seen these attacks from the president at other people. It's not new. And I haven't heard you speak out about it until it was directed at you.
MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE: I think that's fair criticism. And I would like to say, humbly, I'm sorry for taking part in the toxic politics.
MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE: I think that's fair criticism. And I would like to say, humbly, I'm sorry for taking part in the toxic politics.
November 16, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Securing defections from the authoritarian regime is the centerpiece of any successful pro-democracy resistance.
Politics isn’t fandom—when someone leaves the authoritarian coalition, we should take it as a win.
Politics isn’t fandom—when someone leaves the authoritarian coalition, we should take it as a win.
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Give a man a fish and someone with a thousand fishes is going to bitch about people getting free handouts. Teach a man to fish? Yeah, that person with a thousand fishes is going to bitch about that too.
November 14, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Give a man a fish and someone with a thousand fishes is going to bitch about people getting free handouts. Teach a man to fish? Yeah, that person with a thousand fishes is going to bitch about that too.
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Wild how every single member of the political and business elite went into full drooling fascism the second the prospect of consequences for abhorrent behavior started to seem possible
My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far
November 12, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Wild how every single member of the political and business elite went into full drooling fascism the second the prospect of consequences for abhorrent behavior started to seem possible
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Another revelation from all of these emails is that many of the richest and most powerful people in the country absolutely cannot write. Helps explain their sweaty embrace of LLMs.
November 13, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Another revelation from all of these emails is that many of the richest and most powerful people in the country absolutely cannot write. Helps explain their sweaty embrace of LLMs.
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The thing about the "moderate to win" crowd is that they pose as Data Guys but very clearly have an animus toward the left that skews their analysis. When Trump won, they were all pathetically eager to say, "ah, the country is anti-immigrants xenophobes now, top to bottom, what can you do?"
November 13, 2025 at 7:14 PM
The thing about the "moderate to win" crowd is that they pose as Data Guys but very clearly have an animus toward the left that skews their analysis. When Trump won, they were all pathetically eager to say, "ah, the country is anti-immigrants xenophobes now, top to bottom, what can you do?"
Janelle monae is so good. Sorry to get political on here
November 11, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Janelle monae is so good. Sorry to get political on here
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the entire twitter and group chat poisoned elite of American society who decided Trump winning an election by 1.5% heralded a thousand year reich may have miscalculated a bit
November 5, 2025 at 3:50 AM
the entire twitter and group chat poisoned elite of American society who decided Trump winning an election by 1.5% heralded a thousand year reich may have miscalculated a bit
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I don't think it helps the debate about what Democrats should do to pick an obscure thing that some Democrat somewhere may have said -- like on teaching eighth grade algebra -- and then attribute it to Democrats generally.
November 4, 2025 at 12:33 PM
I don't think it helps the debate about what Democrats should do to pick an obscure thing that some Democrat somewhere may have said -- like on teaching eighth grade algebra -- and then attribute it to Democrats generally.
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Earle-Sears ran what felt like 12 billion ads about how much she hated trans kids and I didn’t hear a single pundit say she should stick to real issues that affect real people.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Abigail Spanberger wins Virginia governor’s race.
November 5, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Earle-Sears ran what felt like 12 billion ads about how much she hated trans kids and I didn’t hear a single pundit say she should stick to real issues that affect real people.
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Came here to say this, but Jamelle Bouie has this covered. 👇
When the Democratic tent includes candidates like Spanberger and Mamdani, there is no crisis, or fight, for the party. IT’S A COALITION, NOT A POINT ESTIMATE.
When the Democratic tent includes candidates like Spanberger and Mamdani, there is no crisis, or fight, for the party. IT’S A COALITION, NOT A POINT ESTIMATE.
i want to repeat this: mamdani and spanberger have run similar campaigns tailored to their respective electorates and it is maddening to watch political journalists attempt to create some broad contrast where none exist
the other thing about this is that there is no reason to pit these candidates against each other? each are good fits for their respective electorates and each shows the value of vigorous campaigns focused on the stated material problems of voters.
November 5, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Came here to say this, but Jamelle Bouie has this covered. 👇
When the Democratic tent includes candidates like Spanberger and Mamdani, there is no crisis, or fight, for the party. IT’S A COALITION, NOT A POINT ESTIMATE.
When the Democratic tent includes candidates like Spanberger and Mamdani, there is no crisis, or fight, for the party. IT’S A COALITION, NOT A POINT ESTIMATE.
This about sums up the last month of my life
November 2, 2025 at 4:31 PM
This about sums up the last month of my life
"I would go on a holy crusade and kill thousands for my family"
"Cool bro. Would you wash you wash the dishes for your family? Because the sink is starting to overflow"
"Cool bro. Would you wash you wash the dishes for your family? Because the sink is starting to overflow"
you have to concentrate wholly on trying to be adequate to what your *actual* life *actually* demands of you, and put these desirable but inhuman and life-denying idols away. or they will straight-up kill you
October 30, 2025 at 8:21 PM
"I would go on a holy crusade and kill thousands for my family"
"Cool bro. Would you wash you wash the dishes for your family? Because the sink is starting to overflow"
"Cool bro. Would you wash you wash the dishes for your family? Because the sink is starting to overflow"
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Not a hard question, except for the culture that pretends it's not the answer
1) right-wing media lies incessantly, so anyone truth-based doesn't trust it, and anyone who trusts it doesn't trust anything else
2) other media treats those lies as legitimate, for "fairness," getting trust from no one
1) right-wing media lies incessantly, so anyone truth-based doesn't trust it, and anyone who trusts it doesn't trust anything else
2) other media treats those lies as legitimate, for "fairness," getting trust from no one
October 27, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Not a hard question, except for the culture that pretends it's not the answer
1) right-wing media lies incessantly, so anyone truth-based doesn't trust it, and anyone who trusts it doesn't trust anything else
2) other media treats those lies as legitimate, for "fairness," getting trust from no one
1) right-wing media lies incessantly, so anyone truth-based doesn't trust it, and anyone who trusts it doesn't trust anything else
2) other media treats those lies as legitimate, for "fairness," getting trust from no one
At one point his wife's family were the very people he's denigrating but family means nothing to JD "Shits his Pance" Vance
Vance says it is "totally reasonable and acceptable" for people to not want to live next door to people who speak a different language than they do
October 29, 2025 at 6:41 PM
At one point his wife's family were the very people he's denigrating but family means nothing to JD "Shits his Pance" Vance
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I would rather live next door to someone who speaks another language than live next door to someone who doesn’t want to live near people who speak other languages. I know nothing about Person A but I know person B is a shitbird.
Vance says it is "totally reasonable and acceptable" for people to not want to live next door to people who speak a different language than they do
October 29, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I would rather live next door to someone who speaks another language than live next door to someone who doesn’t want to live near people who speak other languages. I know nothing about Person A but I know person B is a shitbird.