Right Wing Media On Iran In 2025 Sounds A Lot Like It Did On Iraq In 2002/3
We’re officially past rhyming and into history (or at least rhetoric) repeating.
Posts by Matt Bernius
About Matt Bernius
Matt Bernius is a design researcher working to create more equitable government systems and experiences. Matt's most recent work has been in the civic tech space, working as a researcher and design strategist at Code for America and Measures for Justice. Prior to that he worked at Effective, a UX agency, and also taught at the Rochester Institute of Technology and Cornell. Matt has an MA from the University of Chicago.
Trump And Miller At Functional Odds On Immigration Policy [Updated: Or maybe not]
The challenges and harms of meeting campaign promises.
And The Susan Collins Award For Gullibility Goes To… Senator Bill Cassady
The prize: sick and dead US children
What Many On The Left Get Wrong When They Talk About Due Process
In particular in the Kilmar Abrego Garcia case
Senator Murkowski: “We Are All Afraid”
A chilling admission from a leader in the President’s OWN party
Trump Administration Cancels Food Shipments That Help US Food Banks And Farmers
They are also considering another US Farmer Bailout while simultaneously cutting funds to help US Farmers and other residents
What Will Be The Impact Of The Pause That Wasn’t?
Be prepared for a rocky day and potentially more changes to “the plan”
[Updating] President Trump Kinda Pauses(?) Implementation of Non-China Tariffs
Or they maybe happening at 10%… Who knows?! Clearly not the White House.
Fox And Friends Has Fallen!
Things have to be bad when they actually start to speak the truth to the President
X/itter Truth Bomb Of The Day
This one should come with a warning label (especially as it cuts both ways)
X/itter Reacts To The Tariffs
It’s like tab clearing, but for those with no attention spa… squirrel!
SHOCKING: An Unstable Policy Environment Makes Long Term Business Planning Hard
Who would have guessed?
Vance + Musk: Self-Proclaimed Racist DOGE Employees Should Be Rehired
Remember kids, DEI is the REAL racism
A Few Thoughts On Block Grants, USAid, Conservatism, and Coalition Building
This could be a issue for common ground… if both sides are prepared to give a little
What We Know So Far About The OPM “Buy Out”
Is it even a traditional “Buy Out” and is it already in conflict with OPM statutes?
A Few Thoughts On Resistance And Pardons
Today’s an appropriate on to think about the role of suffering in change
Check Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself: Carter Funeral Edition
Pro-tip: Googling BEFORE posting a Hot Take can save a lot of embarrasment
Congress To Release Gaetz Report
Gaetz’s own party hates him almost as much as the Democrats hate him
President-Elect Trump Pushing For Recess Appointments
In which I agree with Trump about the problem, but NOT the solution
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Trump Advisors Promise A Recession (And Worse) If He Wins
Elon is on record warning Trump supporters to be prepared for “temporary hardship”
Companies Go On Record About Future Tariff-Related Price Increases
Trump’s core policies will drive inflation
Why We Can Say Crime Is Down Despite The FBI Upward Revision 2021’s Crime Estimates
Ignorance and motivated reasoning are never a good combination
A Question For Our Anti-Anti-Trump Commenters
What prevents you from affirmatively supporting Trump?
Thoughts Related To Second Trump Assassination Attempt
On security details and conflicting MAGA views about the danger of rhetoric
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The Real World Consequences Of Trump’s Racism
Trump’s Anti-Black, Anti-Haitian Propaganda Is Harming Real People
The Trump Campaign Goes All In On Xenophobia And Racism
Racism this explicit needs to be directly confronted
