Matthew Yglesias

mattyglesias.bsky.social

22 October 2025 17:48

I think it’s a little odd to be more open — whether as pure “resistance” or as a means of fighting “oligarchy” — to candidates with Nazi tattoos than to candidates like Jared Golden who take moderate stances on public policy issues.

thruxglass.bsky.social

11 September 2025 17:38

I'm not MAGA but I grieve Charlie Kirk: we needed our A game for his debates & drew crowds whose minds we could change; his faith UNARGUABLY unshakeable gave pause to those who shared it (& not his politics) on his interpretations' validity We lost a formidable opponent His family lost a love RIP💔

Matt Darling

besttrousers.bsky.social

26 July 2025 22:59

Good point!

Matt Darling

besttrousers.bsky.social

26 July 2025 22:26

Kinda crazy that the Crystalline Entity was wandering around, destroying colonies for *decades* when you could apparently destroy it with a graviton pulse (ie, tractor beam).

Matthew Yglesias

mattyglesias.bsky.social

05 January 2025 02:32

People get mad if you say Democrats over-emphasize identity politics, but you see this reaching for increasingly obscure identitarian milestones to celebrate.