Matt Thompson

Israel? That's news to me. Or are you going off some strange earlier post showing a picture of me in the southern Philippines that in the poster's confusion seems to be Israel related? And I'm not sure why either the Philippines (where I've spent substantial time as a reporter) or Israel (where I've never been) has anything to do with writing about Melanie Martinez. And as mentioned in the article, I think Melanie's music and her imagination and creativity are great. The problem explored in the article isn't with her. It's with the people making money doing such a shambolic job with her public relations. Where they stand on various conflicts and atrocities etc around the world I have no idea. Nor do I have any idea why that would be relevant. But thanks for reading the actual article.

@MattThompson777 I just finished reading your article that is well written and a good pov but finding out that you support Israel knowing Melanie screams free Palestine makes me think you are creating a smear campaign… maybe go write about Chris brown, Kanye, or ever drake. Or if you want to fo-

I've faced riot cops, guerrillas & death squads as a journalist. But nothing prepared me for the PR agency nightmare when I wrote about #MelanieMartinez They slandered me. Offered money to kill the story. Failed miserably. A case study in disastrous public relations. Kudos to @SPIN Magazine for defending free press! Here's the article you were never meant to read: spinmagazine.com/2026/07/is-mel…

@hadesandelysium If you're interested in the southern Philippines and its conflicts and complexity, here's one of my reports from there: Don’t Go To Jolo - Part One | Sydney Review of Books share.google/IOAPXWQzkITuUQ…

@MattThompson777 no surprise you support israel

@hadesandelysium (that's in the southern Philippines)

Wonderful musical events abound. spinmagazine.com/.../summa-wuzz…

"It was books. They are dangerous." On reading Bertrand Russell in a dictatorship #iranrevolution spinmagazine.com/2026/07/some-b…

Thinking back to simpler times spin.com/2023/09/what-i…

@FoxNews Do it. Stop the massacre of decent people who have had enough of a vile, utterly ruthless dictatorship.

RISING TENSIONS: Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly discussed the possibility of U.S. military intervention in Iran as anti-regime protests enter their second week.

A little bit of chicken fried / Cold beers on a Friday night / Pair of jeans that fit just right.

@allrockmusic Born This Way

What is your favorite song by Faith No More?

@luyandaf @joeroganhq It can look great on shirts, but covering tight little shorts... not a fan. (Not that Croatia consulted me.)

@MattThompson777 @joeroganhq It's part of the Croatian flag, alot of their national teams have it

Mirko Cro Cop had one of the nastiest head kicks in the game.

@bradlander legend.

@Matt_Pinner chop wood

What do you do in this situation? 😨

@adaenechi Not really

Nolan just gave a warning shot to the Academy

I was interviewed for a new Spin magazine cover story titled “Reefer Madness.” Here is a bit of my writing that I shared illustrating cannabis induced psychosis. spin.com/2025/12/reefer…

@sternenko The US held a presidential election during its civil war. Didn't seem to make things way worse.

Вибори під час великої війни — смертельна небезпека для державності. Вони є неприйнятними у будь-якій формі, поки є повномасштабна агресія. Це розірве країну зсередини.

@AgentP22 What's so terrible about beachballs at an outdoor daytime gig? It's just Garbage - not exactly Ryuichi Sakamoto or Bill Callahan levels of listening required.

If you're going to see Shirley Manson and Garbage in their UK tour next year, maybe you should watch this. What a nasty cow.

@siezziee bite harder

what you do in this situation