Matt McDonald

3 weeks ago | thespectator.com | Matt McDonald

If a man runs through a forest but doesn’t post it on Strava, it didn’t happen. I won’t believe it, anyway: the athletic tracker app is my new addiction. The name is borrowed from the Swedish word meaning “to strive.” Users document their sporting activities – hiking, kayaking, surfing, skiing – and share their adventures with their followers. Founded in 2009 by two Harvard graduates who met on the rowing team, the app has 150 million users.

3 weeks ago | spectator.com.au | Matt McDonald

If a man runs through a forest but doesn’t post it on Strava, it didn’t happen. I won’t believe it, anyway: the athletic tracker app is my new addiction. The name is borrowed from the Swedish word meaning “to strive.” Users document their sporting activities – hiking, kayaking, surfing, skiing – and share their adventures with their followers.

Feb 25, 2025 | thespectator.com | Stephen MIller |Stephen Miller |Derek VanBuskirk |Grace Curley |Matt McDonald

Sean Hannity played the role of the coroner for traditional news outlets in an interview with Mediaite this morning. “That’s why legacy media is dead — they don’t know it yet, because they don’t tell the truth. They lied about the cognitive state, they lied about immigration, they lied about the economy,” he said before pulling out a list of other untruths that seemed more like an autopsy than anything else.

Feb 21, 2025 | thespectator.com | Matt McDonald |Derek VanBuskirk |Sergey Radchenko |Teresa Mull

The Senate may be filled with octogenarians, but it defied the odds this week with a marathon “vote-a-rama” that lasted almost ten hours — just in time to set it up on a collision course with the Republican-led House across the Capitol. Despite the stated preference of President Donald Trump for “one big, beautiful bill” for reconciliation, the Senate pushed through a giant reconciliation bill, which will be smaller than whatever the House seems poised to pass.

Feb 20, 2025 | thespectator.com | Matt McDonald |Sergey Radchenko |Teresa Mull |Freddy Gray

National Harbor, MarylandElon Musk made a surprise appearance at CPAC Thursday afternoon, where Argentinian president Javier Milei presented him with a chainsaw. “This is a chainsaw for bureaucracy!” Musk said, brandishing it before a whooping crowd. The Department of Government Efficiency chief took to the stage with Newsmax host Rob Schmitt. Musk wore his MAGA hat — “dark gothic MAGA!” as he said — a black jacket and mirror shades, which he kept on for the duration of his appearance.