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Matt Stieb

Staff Writer, Intelligencer

Matt Stieb has been a staff writer for Intelligencer since 2019.

  1. just asking questions
    Will We Get More Answers About UFOs in a Second Trump Term?A former Defense staffer explains how Trump’s intelligence appointees could provide more clarity in the search to find what is flying above our heads.
  2. billionaire problems
    Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos Are Fighting AgainThis time, it’s over who likes Trump more.
  3. trump merch
    Trump Is Now Hawking American Flag Eagle GuitarsThe merch spree continues with a series of $10,000 autographed guitars.
  4. second trump term
    Trump’s Education Pick, Linda McMahon, Has a Long History of ScandalsThe former WWE executive and billionaire Trump backer allegedly hired a known abuser and once boasted of a made-up education degree.
  5. trumpworld
    Donald Trump
    Trump and Musk Take Their Billionaire-Best-Friend Tour to SpaceX LaunchThe pair are dining at Mar-a-Lago, watching fights at Madison Square Garden, and now attending a rocket launch in south Texas.
  6. trump 2.0
    Who’s Applying to Work for DOGE?Here’s your competition if you want to work at Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy’s promised Department of Government Efficiency.
  7. onion wars
    The Onion’s Decision to Buy Infowars Started As a JokeThe Onion’s CEO explains their most expensive gag yet — assuming a judge doesn’t block their purchase of Alex Jones’s site.
  8. early and often
    US-VOTE-POLITICS-TRUMP
    Trump Nominates Anti-Vaxxer RFK Jr. As Health SecretaryIf confirmed by the Senate, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will oversee the $1.7 trillion agency that oversees pandemic prevention and scientific research.
  9. oh wow
    Trump Just Nominated Matt Gaetz for Attorney GeneralA few years ago, the Florida rep. was under investigation for sex trafficking a minor by the same Justice Department he is now supposed to lead.
  10. games people play
    Dinner at Mar-a-Lago Is for Power GamesElon Musk is there so much that Trump gave him a theme song.
  11. justice for babydog
    Jim Justice’s Dog, Babydog, Rudely Banned From Senate FloorA sad day for democracy.
  12. spectacles
    We’re Bringing Tigers Back to the ArenasLouisiana’s governor has sourced a tiger for this weekend’s LSU game from an owner who has only had his tigers escape twice.
  13. just asking questions
    Steve Kornacki Is UndecidedWill he wear khakis? Will he sleep? MSNBC’s unlikely star prepares for Election Night.
  14. just asking questions
    The Artist Behind the Trump Statues in Portland and Philly Explains His WorkThe artist explains the guerilla installations of Trump honoring his alleged “lifetime of sexual assault.”
  15. the podcast election
    UFC 273: Volkanovski v The Korean
    Joe Rogan Won’t Leave His House to Interview Kamala HarrisThe perils of having a home-studio empire.
  16. maga square garden
    US-VOTE-POLITICS-TRUMP
    J.D. Vance Defends Racist Puerto Rico Joke From MSG RallyTrump’s running mate said “maybe” it wasn’t racist to call the U.S. island a “floating pile of garbage.”
  17. politics
    US-VOTE-POLITICS-TRUMP
    Philly’s DA Tries to Stop Musk’s $1 Million Voter LotteryLarry Krasner is trying to kill Musk’s giveaway on a technicality as the DOJ waits to act against the legally questionable registration drive.
  18. wimping out
    Donald Trump appearing on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast
    Joe Rogan Talked to Trump for 3 Hours and Didn’t Mention Jeffrey Epstein OnceTrump’s former friend Jeffrey Epstein is one of the podcast host’s great obsessions, but somehow it didn’t come up.
  19. maga square garden
    So Is James Dolan a Republican or What?The Madison Square Garden owner plays his cards closely.
  20. influencers
    Chef Bae Finds a New OccupationAn American influencer in Israel.
  21. bros
    Donald Trump Is Finally Going on Joe RoganTrump is reportedly heading to Austin on Friday to tape an episode of the country’s most popular podcast. Will Harris do the same?
  22. just asking questions
    Why Caroline Calloway Is Staying Put in Sarasota for Hurricane Milton“I didn’t just commit to the bit so hard that I almost died.”
  23. heck of a job
    Storm Helene Causes Massive Flooding Across Swath Of Western North Carolina
    Can FEMA Really Handle Hurricanes Helene and Milton?Budget concerns, staffing shortages, and Trump’s misinformation could make a hard job impossible this hurricane season.
  24. icons
    Memorial Day in Minnesota
    Does Snoopy Love Donald Trump?No. (He’s not real.)
  25. fact-finding
    New York City Marks 23rd Anniversary Of September 11, 2001 Attacks
    How Tall Is J.D. Vance Really?He’s 6’2” — saved you the click.
  26. eric adams indictment
    All the Free Trips and Bogus Donations Eric Adams Allegedly AcceptedFeds allege Turkish officials bribed Adams with flights and lavish hotel stays while pulling off straw-donor scams that helped propel his campaign.
  27. side shows
    Tucker Carlson Is Touring America With Malevolent KooksBringing along all his most shady friends.
  28. hobbies
    A non-poisonous black snake, Dolichophis Jugularis is seen
    A Crisis for American Venomous-Snake OwnersOne nasty bite took out a well-known snake owner. Now it’s a problem.
  29. old heads
    Republican Supervillains Are Conspiring to Elect Kamala HarrisDick Cheney and torture enthusiast Alberto Gonzales have both endorsed Harris over Trump in the past week.
  30. trump-harris debate
    ABC News Hosts Presidential Debate Between Donald Trump And VP Kamala Harris At The National Constitution Center In Philadelphia
    Watch Kamala Harris’s Powerful Debate Answer on AbortionHarris said the government “should not be telling a woman what to do with her body” in a memorable exchange.
  31. open the schools
    BIG RAPIDS, MI, AUGUST 27: 

Vice Presidential nominee Senator
    Did J.D. Vance Say School Shootings Are a ‘Fact of Life’?Yes, but he also said he didn’t like it.
  32. back in the new york groove
    US-POLITICS-TRUMP-BARRON-EDUCATION
    Barron Trump Shows Up at NYUThe city is his campus.
  33. tim sheehy
    Montana Republican: Native Americans Are ‘Drunk at 8 A.M.’Senate candidate Tim Sheehy’s last brush with national attention concerned the provenance of the bullet in his arm.
  34. cold cuts
    Meat counter in the supermarket
    Could Liverwurst Take Down Boar’s Head?Deaths from a listeria outbreak are haunting the mysterious deli-meat empire.
  35. north carolina
    Adult Sex Shop Next To Missionary, Times Square New York 1970
    Mark Robinson Loved Porn, Say Porn-Store GuysThe Republican candidate for governor in North Carolina reportedly came to see porn five days a week in the ’90s.
  36. this week in vance
    US-VOTE-POLITICS-ELECTION-VANCE
    J.D. Vance Has a Vision for WomenAs the campaign slogs on, we’re getting a better view into J.D. Vance’s archaic thoughts about women.
  37. bad ideas
    Elon Musk’s Image Generator Will Do Anything for a LaughMaybe it’s a bad thing.
  38. x factor
    Milken Institute's Global Conference Held In Beverly Hills
    Trump-Musk Meeting Begins With X MeltdownAfter a long, painful delay, the two finally met.
  39. bed-stuy fish guy
    A Puddle Full of Goldfish in Bed-StuyA Bed-Stuy native spruced up the block with goldfish under a trickling hydrant. Transplants concerned with the fish’s health wanted to get them out.
  40. 2024 presidential election
    Donald Trump Is All About the Gen-Z Podcasters and YouTubersTrump is sitting down with video-game streamers like Adin Ross, and now there’s a PAC tied to the bro-y Nelk Boys podcast. It’s a whole new world.
  41. dystopia now
    2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Track & Field - Day 10
    Google Pulls AI Olympics Commercial That Everyone HatedNo one liked the search engine’s one weird trick to writing fan mail.
  42. this week in vance
    ST. CLOUD, MN, JULY 27: 

Republican presidential nominee Donal
    J.D. Vance Is Swallowing Any Pride He Might Have HadTrump says vice-presidents don’t matter.
  43. fundraisers
    White Dudes for Harris Was a ‘Rainbow of Beige’ That Raised Almost $4 MillionWhite male celebs and potential VP picks rallied the base, made fun of J.D. Vance, and raised a bunch of dough for the Harris campaign on Zoom.
  44. this week in vance
    Trump JD Vance Republican National Convention RNC
    J.D. Vance Can’t Stop Saying the Dumbest Things ImaginableThis Diet Mountain Dew enthusiast needs caffeine.
  45. fore!
    TOPSHOT-GOLF-LIV-USA
    It Looks Like Trump May Actually Suck at GolfA charity appearance on a golf podcast revealed that he has extremely weird putting form, causing him to miss some gimmes.
  46. electoral college dropout
    Donald Trump And JD Vance Hold Campaign Rally In Michigan
    Biden’s Departure Sends Trump Into Conspiracy-Theory MeltdownWhat if, Donald Trump suggests, the Democrats are just stealing the election from Biden?
  47. just asking questions
    Why the GOP Effort to Stop Biden’s Withdrawal Is BogusElection-law expert James Gardner says the Republican legal efforts are groundless — but they just might work.
  48. republican national convention
    2024 Republican National Convention: Day 1
    The Teamsters Are Fighting With Their President Over RNC SpeechNot everyone at the powerful union is happy over president Sean O’Brien’s embrace of the Republican Party.
  49. new jersey
    Robert Menendez Guilty on All Charges in Gold-Bar Bribery CaseThe New Jersey senator was convicted of wire fraud, bribery, and several conspiracy charges for taking bribes in exchange for political favors.
  50. a perfect phone call
    Presidential Candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Speaks At The Libertarian National Convention
    Trump Rambles About Vaccines to RFK Jr. in Leaked Endorsement CallTrump asked for Kennedy’s backing, but first spouted some misinformation and talked about being shot.
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