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mathan erhardt
@thehardmantra.bsky.social
Writer. Award winner. I like snacks, especially ice cream.
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Don't forget Troop 6000 when ordering your Girl Scout cookies this year. They are a troop specifically for girls in the shelter system in NYC. The troop also helps families link up with new troops once they are able to find housing.

www.girlscoutsnyc.org/en/discover/...
Troop 6000
www.girlscoutsnyc.org
January 29, 2026 at 6:42 AM
I’m intrigued
January 27, 2026 at 5:33 AM
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Not a single one of those ICE slobs should ever know a moment's peace for the rest of their lives.
January 25, 2026 at 7:28 AM
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🧵ICE's tactics for arresting and holding observers and protestors is ever-shifting, and I'm hearing lots of different stories. Right now, my perspective is that these are your best practices:
January 22, 2026 at 2:38 AM
Few things are as consistently great as Jeni’s cake flavors.
January 18, 2026 at 5:23 AM
I’m intrigued.
January 17, 2026 at 2:24 AM
Gee Whiz, It’s Christmas.
December 26, 2025 at 12:47 AM
This is a bummer. I went to a couple good shows there, including seeing The Avalanches there.
December 18, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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December 17, 2025 at 7:43 PM
This is might be the best thing I experienced today. And for context, I bumped into Fatlip at the grocery store today as well.
Can I ask y'all a question?
December 14, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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Can I ask y'all a question?
December 13, 2025 at 8:33 PM
I’m glad @thatbootlegguy.bsky.social decided to visit the borough whose rough street produced some of the best emcees ever.

Brooklyn is still wild, just a gentrified type of wild.
Me: What's good, dude

Him: Hanging in there

Me: Your Xmas lights are incredible

Him: Oh, this ain't my house. I'm working security.

Me: For...the city?

Him: No, the homeowners hired me

Me: Brooklyn's wild, dude

Him: Yessir
December 8, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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Just putting it out there into the universe bc you never know: if any of you happen to own a copy of this Robyn tour poster from 2019 (specifically THIS one, with the Hollywood Palladium date, not the second poster released later on in the tour), I will make you a very generous offer.
December 6, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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people, you have the chance to put my book ahead of Olivia Nuzzi’s on the bestseller list. put aside all other considerations and think how objectively funny this would be. #1, that Mountain Goats guy. #2, Antivax Man Has My Heart. funniest list of the century. We can do this if we try
December 4, 2025 at 3:47 AM
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This holiday season, consider streaming services that pay artists more fairly by @bcmerchant.bsky.socialwww.bloodinthemachine.com/p/a-complete...
How to quit Spotify
This Black Friday, here's a guide to finding the best Spotify alternative
www.bloodinthemachine.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:45 PM
I’m intrigued.
November 29, 2025 at 4:07 AM
99% of the time. It is my preferred way to attend a concert.
Have yall ever gone to a concert by yourself? How was it?
November 27, 2025 at 3:05 AM
There was a fire that caused the closure of a Metro station and 20 minute train delays.

As a result the Metro has achieved NYC subway levels of crowdedness.
November 26, 2025 at 2:44 AM
I think the fact that Billboard used a photo that’s only 2/3s Bee Gees really undermines/answers the rhetorical question. Thank goodness @billboard.com doesn’t purport to be a reputable industry source, or else this Maurice Gibb erasure would be pretty embarrassing.
November 21, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Judgement Night
Black Panther
Dead Presidents
Whiplash
The Outfit
The Muppet Movie
Out of Sight

And while they’re recent drops Sinners (both soundtrack and score) and One Battle After Another have been in heavy rotation and may end up all-timers.
Some of my all-time fav movie soundtracks. What are yours?

1. Rushmore
2. 1984
3. The Man Who Wasn't There
4. Repo Man
5. Submarine
November 20, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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WGAE members, this is going to be such an amazing event on Zoom, with panelists @susanrinkunas.com of @autonomynews.co, Zora Howard, Eliza Hittman, and Caren Spruch of @ppfa.org, moderated by @melissahilfers.bsky.social! RSVP in the link!
What do we do when our reproductive rights are under attack? Stand up, write back! Join us for a virtual panel in which screenwriters, journalists and experts discuss how we can reframe reproductive freedom in our stories.

This event is only open to WGAE members. RSVP: wgaea.st/repro-freedom
November 5, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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" ... so you're saying I get to tell Trump AND Texas to go fuck themselves with one vote? What's the catch?"
Holy shit, the Prop 50 turnout was massive! NYT projecting 10.6 million votes, CA GOV 2022 was 10.9M votes.
November 5, 2025 at 4:33 AM
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People who are leaving NYC, please post pix of your U-Hauls!
November 5, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Hard to think of a comic that has scratched a particular itch as well as the Absolute Batman Annual.
November 3, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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October 29, 2025 at 9:33 PM