matthew ellis
@matthiasellis.bsky.social
wandering academic, currently teaching film/media/theory at Portland State
cinejourneys guide @cinejourneys.bsky.social
writing www.historiesofthepresent.com
podcast @tpnwicmfp.bsky.social
cinejourneys guide @cinejourneys.bsky.social
writing www.historiesofthepresent.com
podcast @tpnwicmfp.bsky.social
I can't believe both QAnon *AND* the Russiagate libs have been proven correct in the past few weeks
November 26, 2025 at 8:29 AM
I can't believe both QAnon *AND* the Russiagate libs have been proven correct in the past few weeks
I just blind bought this on blu and….holy shit how come nobody told me about this
November 26, 2025 at 7:12 AM
I just blind bought this on blu and….holy shit how come nobody told me about this
Wisdom vs knowledge: you need to spend your 20s as a radical nominalist in order to unlearn dominant ideology. “Human nature” doesn’t exist, everything is a social construct, etc. But as you creep towards 40 you start to realize that sometimes two contradictory things can be true at the same time
November 26, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Wisdom vs knowledge: you need to spend your 20s as a radical nominalist in order to unlearn dominant ideology. “Human nature” doesn’t exist, everything is a social construct, etc. But as you creep towards 40 you start to realize that sometimes two contradictory things can be true at the same time
New level of procrastination unlocked: to avoid making revisions on a cover letter today I spent time writing my book
November 25, 2025 at 12:47 AM
New level of procrastination unlocked: to avoid making revisions on a cover letter today I spent time writing my book
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Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
November 23, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
Absolutely insane article about the (formal?) end of DOGE: www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Inside the DOGE Succession Drama Elon Musk Left Behind
What really happened when he logged out of Washington.
www.politico.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Absolutely insane article about the (formal?) end of DOGE: www.politico.com/news/magazin...
We had a lot of fun talking EDDINGTON on the latest episode of @tpnwicmfp.bsky.social with @wilmes.bsky.social, a movie that has only grown on me as we descend deeper and deeper into Screen World podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
November 22, 2025 at 2:47 AM
We had a lot of fun talking EDDINGTON on the latest episode of @tpnwicmfp.bsky.social with @wilmes.bsky.social, a movie that has only grown on me as we descend deeper and deeper into Screen World podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Each these post-left, nü-catholic reactionary trads get *so* close to discovering the true contradiction at the heart of modernity, that capitalism has instrumentalized nature, alienated us from the social bonds humans require to function in linguistic communities. But then they get horny
November 21, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Each these post-left, nü-catholic reactionary trads get *so* close to discovering the true contradiction at the heart of modernity, that capitalism has instrumentalized nature, alienated us from the social bonds humans require to function in linguistic communities. But then they get horny
Actually, yknow…..dialectically………………………………………….
The U.S. Education Department is moving management of K-12 and higher education to the Department of Labor
Is Trump dismantling the Education Department? Not yet. But changes are coming.
The U.S. Education Department is moving management of K-12 and higher education to the Department of Labor and parceling out other core job duties to other agencies. It's the most sweeping effort so f...
www.chalkbeat.org
November 20, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Actually, yknow…..dialectically………………………………………….
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louder
The AI bubble may be about to bust.
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
November 17, 2025 at 7:31 PM
louder
Some rare good news (not me tbc) www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...
Portland State Ordered to Reinstate Some Laid-Off Faculty
An independent arbitrator ordered Portland State University to reinstate 10 faculty members after determining the university violated its collective bargaining agreement with the Portland State Univer...
www.insidehighered.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Some rare good news (not me tbc) www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...
Someone needs to do some archival research to figure out where the idea to solve the discursive problem of the housing market with immigration emerged. Was this idea concocted at Heritage? It is a particularly sloppy idea even for the right; unlike “welfare queens” it can’t subsume its detractions
JD Vance: "A lot of young people are saying housing is way too expensive. Why is that? Because we flooded the country with 30 million illegal immigrants who were taking houses that ought by right go to American citizens."
November 13, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Someone needs to do some archival research to figure out where the idea to solve the discursive problem of the housing market with immigration emerged. Was this idea concocted at Heritage? It is a particularly sloppy idea even for the right; unlike “welfare queens” it can’t subsume its detractions
ok this Joe Wright Mussolini series for Italian TV is so sick, you guys weren't kidding
November 13, 2025 at 7:43 AM
ok this Joe Wright Mussolini series for Italian TV is so sick, you guys weren't kidding
dude lmao. remember "Jacobingate?" the call sometimes comes from inside the house
The account owner of @sarahkendzior.bsky.social was suspended for 72 hours for expressing a desire to shoot the author of an article. The post, made 11/10, stated: "I want to shoot the author of this article just to watch him die." 1/2
November 12, 2025 at 7:15 PM
dude lmao. remember "Jacobingate?" the call sometimes comes from inside the house
dude
Seattle media, tonight, is going as close as possible to saying Katie Wilson won the mayoral race — without phrasing it as entirely final. (Which is all very defensible at this stage.)
Seattle is shaping up to be the left's second big mayoral win, a sort of West Coast companion to NYC.
Seattle is shaping up to be the left's second big mayoral win, a sort of West Coast companion to NYC.
November 12, 2025 at 2:59 AM
dude
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the latest @tpnwicmfp.bsky.social episode with @matthiasellis.com and @corbinsmith.bsky.social trawls thru the history of popular music & music docs with METALLICA: SOME KIND OF MONSTER. a fun ride.
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November 11, 2025 at 2:59 PM
the latest @tpnwicmfp.bsky.social episode with @matthiasellis.com and @corbinsmith.bsky.social trawls thru the history of popular music & music docs with METALLICA: SOME KIND OF MONSTER. a fun ride.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
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NOUVELLE VAGUE was a lot of fun and I did the Leo meme every five minutes
November 11, 2025 at 5:59 AM
NOUVELLE VAGUE was a lot of fun and I did the Leo meme every five minutes
man my COBRA ends next summer and the plan was to go on the exchange and uhhhhhhhh
November 11, 2025 at 1:00 AM
man my COBRA ends next summer and the plan was to go on the exchange and uhhhhhhhh
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if you genuinely think Schumer and Democratic leadership opposed this & Republicans coincidentally got exactly the number of votes they needed to avoid a filibuster and none of those votes are from Democratic Senators who are up for reelection in the midterms next year, I have a bridge to sell you.
November 10, 2025 at 3:05 AM
if you genuinely think Schumer and Democratic leadership opposed this & Republicans coincidentally got exactly the number of votes they needed to avoid a filibuster and none of those votes are from Democratic Senators who are up for reelection in the midterms next year, I have a bridge to sell you.
It was because the economy was about to snap in half! And since neither side would budge the Dems decide you and I have to
The problem with "we have no choice but to do this thing Trump and the GOP want because otherwise the government stays shut down" is that there's no limiting principle.
November 10, 2025 at 8:46 AM
It was because the economy was about to snap in half! And since neither side would budge the Dems decide you and I have to
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now trump gets to be like “we don’t know what the shutdown was about, democrats just held the country hostage for 2 months for no reason” and he would be sort of correct
November 10, 2025 at 3:53 AM
now trump gets to be like “we don’t know what the shutdown was about, democrats just held the country hostage for 2 months for no reason” and he would be sort of correct
Well, I mean, lol
I am once again asking Democratic congressional leadership to stop completely vindicating the most vulgar leftist 'both sides are the same' midwits
The second that east coast dem leaders have to personally face airline delays they’re ready to throw peoples healthcare under the bus
November 10, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Well, I mean, lol
I don’t think they care
I think Senate folders are significantly underestimating how fucking angry Democratic voters are at them
November 10, 2025 at 8:42 AM
I don’t think they care
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November 10, 2025 at 8:12 AM