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Matt Stieb

Staff Writer, Intelligencer

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

  1. sports
    Steve Nash Couldn’t Handle the Nets’ ChaosAt least Brooklyn’s ousted head coach doesn’t have to deal with a star player posting about antisemitic movies anymore.
  2. conspiracizing
    The MyPillow Guy Has Been Quietly Bankrolling the Election-Denier MovementMike Lindell is almost single-handedly propping up the conservative-media ecosystem alleging that voting machines were hacked in 2020.
  3. betting the house
    The PredictIt Users Who Make a Killing Gambling on PoliticsIf you think the midterms are stressful, try betting on them (while you still can).
  4. early and often
    ‘Herschel Took Advantage of Me,’ Says Second Abortion AccuserA new woman represented by Gloria Allred says he paid for the procedure and drove her to the clinic.
  5. early and often
    The Key Moments From the Fetterman-Oz DebateFetterman called his stroke the “elephant in the room,” Dr. Oz mangled the Eagles’ motto, and much more.
  6. early and often
    Steve Bannon Sentenced to Four Months in JailA judge allowed him to appeal of his contempt of Congress conviction before serving his sentence though.
  7. early and often
    J.D. Vance and Tim Ryan Were Surprisingly Brutal Last NightThey really don’t like each other, huh.
  8. don’t mind the gap
    The Making of an Instant Classic New York Skateboarding ShotHow Atiba Jefferson avoided death to get the picture of Tyshawn Jones kickflipping over the train gap at the 145th Street station.
  9. early and often
    Dr. Oz Staged a Photo With Someone Who Lost Family Members to Gun ViolenceHe consoled a woman whose family members were killed in shootings — without disclosing she is on the campaign’s payroll.
  10. early and often
    Trump Ally Mike Lee Begs for Mitt Romney’s Endorsement on TV“Please get onboard,” the Republican asked Romney in an appeal on Fox News after the race for Utah senator got tighter than expected.
  11. family values
    Adam Laxalt’s Extended Family Can’t Stop Dunking On HimOver a dozen members of Nevada’s esteemed Laxalt family published a letter endorsing Democratic incumbent Catherine Cortez Masto.
  12. conspiracy series
    Alex Jones Ordered to Pay Nearly $1 Billion to Sandy Hook FamiliesHe’s facing yet another trial determining defamation payouts later this year.
  13. early and often
    Trump Will Answer to E. Jean Carroll’s Rape Allegation Under Oath Next WeekA judge ruled he must sit for a sworn deposition next Wednesday in the defamation case brought over his denial of the alleged 1994 assault.
  14. 2022 midterms
    Shooting Outside Lee Zeldin’s House Amplifies His Crime MessageTwo teenagers were shot outside the gubernatorial candidate’s home on Sunday.
  15. texas school shooting
    Uvalde Schools Just Suspended All Their Cowardly CopsThe bold move from the school district comes soon after their police hired an officer under state investigation for failing to respond in May.
  16. early and often
    It’s Willie Horton Season in the MidtermsRon Johnson and Mehmet Oz have clawed their ways back in the polls by blaming Democrats for violent crime and blowing racist dog whistles.
  17. early and often
    Herschel Walker’s Abortion Story Has Become IncoherentFirst it was a “flat-out lie,” now it’s just an indiscretion.
  18. tremendous content
    Elon Musk Tries to End the War in Ukraine by PostingThe serial entrepreneur tries on diplomacy with a Twitter poll.
  19. war in ukraine
    Russia Doesn’t Exactly Know What Territory It Stole From UkraineThe Kremlin is still figuring out the borders of its newly annexed territory in eastern Ukraine, where Russian soldiers are getting pummeled.
  20. foreign interests
    Putin Decries U.S. ‘Satanism’ in Bizarre Speech Annexing Parts of UkraineHis speech celebrating an illegal annexation in Ukraine turned into an anti-trans rant in which he blamed the West for blowing up Nord Stream.
  21. early and often
    MAGA Candidate in Ohio Keeps Lying About Military RecordJ.R. Majewski says he was a combat veteran who left the Air Force because of a brawl, but records show a much less noble career.
  22. the gaffe machine
    Joe Biden Asks About Whereabouts of Congresswoman Who DiedThe president was looking for Representative Jackie Walorski during a White House speech — the congresswoman was killed in a car crash two months ago.
  23. the city politic
    The Growing Cover-up of Rikers Island DeathsThe head of the city’s jails told aides to keep a dying man off his “department’s count,” according to the New York Times.
  24. hurricane season
    Tampa Could Be a Bull’s-eye for Hurricane IanThe quickly intensifying hurricane could bring storm surges of up to ten feet to the low-lying Tampa metro.
  25. early and often
    Edward Snowden Is Now a Russian CitizenThe whistleblower’s lawyer claims he will not be eligible to fight in Ukraine.
  26. early and often
    Matt Gaetz Probably Won’t Get Charged in Sex-Trafficking ProbeFederal prosecutors reportedly recommended not to charge Gaetz because of unreliable witnesses they would need to rely on to make their case.
  27. war in ukraine
    Prominent Russians Keep Dying Under Mysterious CircumstancesAround 15 Russian oligarchs and oil executives have died in mysterious ways since the war in Ukraine began.
  28. apocalypse wow
    Puerto Rico to Finance Bros: ‘Go Home’Tensions between longtime residents and the part-time nouveau riche were already high — then Hurricane Fiona hit.
  29. early and often
    Trump and His Children Committed ‘Staggering’ Fraud, According to Letitia JamesThe attorney general is seeking a $250 million penalty and to bar Trump from serving as an executive in a business in New York ever again.
  30. royals
    The Queen’s Face Is on a Lot of Money. Now What?Hardcore Charles fans may be disappointed to learn that it will take years for his face to appear on currency throughout the Commonwealth.
  31. early and often
    Footage Shows Georgia GOP Official On-site During Voting-Equipment BreachSurveillance video reveals that the GOP official let operatives hired by the Trump campaign into an elections office on the day its data was breached.
  32. 2022 midterms
    Blake Masters Has a Lot of Thoughts About Black PeopleHe says Kamala Harris is not qualified to be vice-president, diversity hurts the economy, and the gun scourge is the fault of “Black people, frankly.”
  33. politics
    Pair Who Gave Biden Daughter’s Diary to Project Veritas Pleads Guilty to TheftA Florida man and woman are cooperating with investigators looking into how James O’Keefe’s group came into her property ahead of the 2020 election.
  34. hidden talents
    Jamie Foxx Is Secretly a World-Class Trump ImpersonatorWhy has he been hiding one of the better Trump imitations of our time?
  35. 2022 midterms
    The Zoomers Are Coming to CongressMaxwell Frost, 25, won a Democratic House primary in Florida, setting him on a course to be the first member of Gen Z on Capitol Hill.
  36. republicanisms
    What Is Wrong With Ron DeSantis’s Arms?Is that a Trump imitation, or is that how all politicians are now standing in Florida?
  37. pivots
    Jake Paul Bets He Can Beat Everyone Else in Sports MediaThe TikTok-powered boxer has a new gambling app, and thinks he can take on ESPN, DraftKings, and Dave Portnoy.
  38. the law
    The Accountant Flips on Trump’s EmpireThe Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg pleads guilty as part of a deal that requires him to testify against the company.
  39. public health
    It Looks Like There’s Polio in New York CityWastewater data suggests the virus is probably spreading among the unvaccinated in the five boroughs.
  40. mar-a-lago raid
    Convicted Felons Are Leaping to Trump’s DefenseFellow politicians and operatives who also had run-ins with the Feds are claiming him as one of their own.
  41. conspiracist series
    Sandy Hook Parents Awarded Another $45 Million of Alex Jones’s MoneyThe Infowars founder has had an expensive week in court, and there are still two more trials to go against other Sandy Hook victims’ families.
  42. just asking questions
    Will the Inflation Reduction Act Make the Carbon-Capture Business a Reality?A UC Irvine professor considers if the IRA’s proposed incentives could be a breakout moment for the nascent industry of sucking carbon out of the air.
  43. conspiracy series
    The Alex Jones Trial Is As Messy As You’d ExpectHe was ordered to pay $4.1 million to a Sandy Hook victim’s parents after a trial that saw him surprised by the revelation of his own texts.
  44. foreign interests
    Brittney Griner Sentenced to 9 Years in Russian PrisonThe basketball star told the judge that she hoped the ruling “doesn’t end my life here.”
  45. schadenfreude
    Crypto Bros Are Trying to Ditch Their Rolex WatchesSecondhand sellers say the supply of luxury Swiss timepieces rose as a direct consequence of the Bitcoin crash this year.
  46. just asking questions
    Why Congress Just Joined the Semiconductor Arms RaceAn MIT professor of electrical engineering explains why the Senate just spent over $50 billion to promote semiconductor manufacturing.
  47. sports
    U.S. Proposes a Prisoner Swap to Bring Brittney Griner HomeThe trade reportedly involves Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, who is serving a 25-year sentence in the U.S.
  48. 2022 midterms
    Biden Might Finally Pull the Trigger on Student-Loan DebtThe president is reportedly considering partial student-loan amnesty to boost turnout among disillusioned young Democrats.
  49. apocalypse wow
    The Bodies Are Piling Up in Lake MeadWith three bodies found in the disappearing reservoir since May, climate change could be a crime story in the Southwest.
  50. digital living
    How Serious Is Amazon About Stopping Fake Reviews?“The more money there is to be made, the more fraud we’re going to see concurrently with that growth.”
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