Matthew P. McAllister
@matthewpmcallister.bsky.social
Teaches about media stuff in college. Studies the political economy of media and commercial culture. He/him
Two stories in my Facebook feed just now. Let Them Eat Ballroom.
October 24, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Two stories in my Facebook feed just now. Let Them Eat Ballroom.
No Kings in State College, PA.
October 18, 2025 at 4:14 PM
No Kings in State College, PA.
Five Years Ago Today: Great Moments in Televised Debate History.
If you don't know who this is (the person not the fly), here's a hint: Three months after this debate, Trump tried to have him (his own VP) killed.
If you don't know who this is (the person not the fly), here's a hint: Three months after this debate, Trump tried to have him (his own VP) killed.
October 7, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Five Years Ago Today: Great Moments in Televised Debate History.
If you don't know who this is (the person not the fly), here's a hint: Three months after this debate, Trump tried to have him (his own VP) killed.
If you don't know who this is (the person not the fly), here's a hint: Three months after this debate, Trump tried to have him (his own VP) killed.
The GOP in TX, a very GOP-controlled state despite having more registered Dems than GOP, wants to gerrymander more GOP control. They can do this since the GOP-controlled SC ruled that gerrymandering is legal if those doing it don't admit they are racist & instead are doing it to subvert democracy.
August 8, 2025 at 2:23 PM
The GOP in TX, a very GOP-controlled state despite having more registered Dems than GOP, wants to gerrymander more GOP control. They can do this since the GOP-controlled SC ruled that gerrymandering is legal if those doing it don't admit they are racist & instead are doing it to subvert democracy.
I marched in solidarity in Denver. #NoKingsDay
June 14, 2025 at 7:22 PM
I marched in solidarity in Denver. #NoKingsDay
Glad to see some media coverage of the massive AOC-Bernie "Stop the Oligopoly" rallies, and of the anti-Trump protests, too. This is a nation-wide social movement, so more news about this, please.
April 20, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Glad to see some media coverage of the massive AOC-Bernie "Stop the Oligopoly" rallies, and of the anti-Trump protests, too. This is a nation-wide social movement, so more news about this, please.
I feel so liberated!
April 3, 2025 at 2:24 PM
I feel so liberated!
Homepage of Fox News right now. Maybe this story won't go away.
March 26, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Homepage of Fox News right now. Maybe this story won't go away.
At least I feel a little better this morning.
March 18, 2025 at 11:12 AM
At least I feel a little better this morning.
Our current media environment: Trump threatens mainstream media outlets and complains about their negative coverage while streaming on a sycophantic & misnamed "RSBN" (which isn't broadcast) and sharing space with MyPillow "MEGA SALE!" merch (including a MyPillow-branded cross).
March 14, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Our current media environment: Trump threatens mainstream media outlets and complains about their negative coverage while streaming on a sycophantic & misnamed "RSBN" (which isn't broadcast) and sharing space with MyPillow "MEGA SALE!" merch (including a MyPillow-branded cross).
I teach an introduction to US media systems course, where we examine how elements like advertising and ownership affect, and often undermine, the democratic function of media. I really wish examples to discuss in class were not so easy to find these days.
February 26, 2025 at 3:59 PM
I teach an introduction to US media systems course, where we examine how elements like advertising and ownership affect, and often undermine, the democratic function of media. I really wish examples to discuss in class were not so easy to find these days.
The Fly Guy speaks the truth here!
February 20, 2025 at 12:27 AM
The Fly Guy speaks the truth here!
Friendly amendment to this post: and while the nose-picker's billionaire father gleefully explains that he's stealing our public funds because we asked for it.
February 13, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Friendly amendment to this post: and while the nose-picker's billionaire father gleefully explains that he's stealing our public funds because we asked for it.
In Solidarity With Tim Hortons!
February 2, 2025 at 4:00 PM
In Solidarity With Tim Hortons!
I know there's been a lot of deserved criticism of WaPo the last couple of months, but I appreciated this series of items in my news summary email from them this morning.
January 31, 2025 at 2:23 PM
I know there's been a lot of deserved criticism of WaPo the last couple of months, but I appreciated this series of items in my news summary email from them this morning.
Yeesh, the FCC website is already looking both shabby (what's with the scrunched letters and seal?) AND partisan: "costly regulatory overreach" to describe a proposed policy (that Trump Admin eliminated) that was designed to offer more flexibility to renters in their ISP choices.
January 28, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Yeesh, the FCC website is already looking both shabby (what's with the scrunched letters and seal?) AND partisan: "costly regulatory overreach" to describe a proposed policy (that Trump Admin eliminated) that was designed to offer more flexibility to renters in their ISP choices.
Great review and example of media-studies scholarship! Results from an Image Google Search of Toshi Seeger includes this result from the Washington Post obit, so the erasure continues.
December 30, 2024 at 5:06 PM
Great review and example of media-studies scholarship! Results from an Image Google Search of Toshi Seeger includes this result from the Washington Post obit, so the erasure continues.