Matt Austin
@iammattaustin.bsky.social
Entrepreneur, investor, space geek, veteran, father. Working in the future, loving all things data science. Not a power ranger. Proud Cdn w Ukr roots
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Matt Austin
@iammattaustin.bsky.social
· Nov 10
So intros on Bluesky are a thing!
Hello everyone, I'm an inventor, investor, Cdn #veteran, and serial entrepreneur from Waterloo, Ontario. If you've flown through Pearson or ordered at a Tim Hortons drive-thru, you've probably seen my work. Served 2x in Kandahar, Afg as a combat engineer...
Hello everyone, I'm an inventor, investor, Cdn #veteran, and serial entrepreneur from Waterloo, Ontario. If you've flown through Pearson or ordered at a Tim Hortons drive-thru, you've probably seen my work. Served 2x in Kandahar, Afg as a combat engineer...
The only "winners" from the whole Charlie Kirk incident are America's enemies who are getting exactly what they want to see - the US ripping itself apart politically.
September 12, 2025 at 6:28 PM
The only "winners" from the whole Charlie Kirk incident are America's enemies who are getting exactly what they want to see - the US ripping itself apart politically.
Breaking - International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS) resoundingly agree that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.
time.com/7313709/isra...
time.com/7313709/isra...
Israel’s Actions in Gaza Are 'Genocide,' Says Association
Israel has previously strongly denied that its actions in Gaza constitute genocide, citing its right to defend itself.
time.com
September 1, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Breaking - International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS) resoundingly agree that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.
time.com/7313709/isra...
time.com/7313709/isra...
Wow, talk about overexplaining a lie.
Kevin Hassett: "The data can't be propaganda. The data has to be something you can trust, bc decision-makers throughout the economy trust that these are the data that they can build a factory because they believe, or cut interest rates. If the data aren't that good, it's a real problem for the US."
August 3, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Wow, talk about overexplaining a lie.
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Kevin Hassett: "The data can't be propaganda. The data has to be something you can trust, bc decision-makers throughout the economy trust that these are the data that they can build a factory because they believe, or cut interest rates. If the data aren't that good, it's a real problem for the US."
August 3, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Kevin Hassett: "The data can't be propaganda. The data has to be something you can trust, bc decision-makers throughout the economy trust that these are the data that they can build a factory because they believe, or cut interest rates. If the data aren't that good, it's a real problem for the US."
Only looking at the stock chart, do you think Trump's tariffs had a positive or negative effect on GM's vehicle sales when they announced earnings today?
July 23, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Only looking at the stock chart, do you think Trump's tariffs had a positive or negative effect on GM's vehicle sales when they announced earnings today?
Can someone explain why this is a good thing? #Ukraine
⚡️ BREAKING: Ukraine's parliament passes bill destroying independence of key anti-corruption bodies.
The bill was passed with the support of 263 lawmakers, while 13 voted against it and 13 abstained.
The bill was passed with the support of 263 lawmakers, while 13 voted against it and 13 abstained.
BREAKING: Ukraine's parliament passes bill destroying independence of key anti-corruption bodies
The legislation grants the prosecutor general new powers over investigations led by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and cases led by the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's ...
kyivindependent.com
July 22, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Can someone explain why this is a good thing? #Ukraine
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Update: DOJ has missed its 11:30 a.m. deadline.
BREAKING: Xinis holds, criticizing DOJ’s filing, saying their claimed need for more time “blinks at reality,” and giving them until 11:30a to comply with the order for a declaration. The 1p hearing stays. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
![ORDER
The Defendants ask this Court to extend the deadline to respond to its Order at ECF No.
51, arguing that the Defendants require several days to "meaningful[ly] review the Supreme Court's decision," issued last night at 7:00 PM, and that it is "impracticable for Defendants to
comply with the Court's 9:30 AM deadline only a few hours after the Supreme Court issued an order in this case." ECF No. 55. This, Defendants say, supports extension of the filing deadline until April 15, 2025. The Court largely rejects the Defendants' request.
First, the Defendants' act of sending Abrego Garcia to El Salvador was wholly illegal
from the moment it happened, and Defendants have been on notice of the same. Indeed, as the Supreme Court credits, "the United States acknowledges that Abrego Garcia was subject to a withholding order forbidding his removal to El Salvador, and that the removal to El Salvador was therefore illegal." Noem v. Abrego Garcia, 604 U.S.__ (2025), Slip Op. at 1. Second, the Defendants' suggestion that they need time to meaningfully review a four-page Order that
reaffirms this basic principle blinks at reality. Third, the Defendants misconstrue the Supreme
Court's Order stating that the original deadline at ECF No. 21 is "no longer effective," as](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreibqgziv6bjwrw2imaqudonzwlns337zm5tybe2pzdsiwtwhfm3eoq@jpeg)
April 11, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Update: DOJ has missed its 11:30 a.m. deadline.
For those who missed it this weekend... Canada is rolling out the first SMR nuclear reactor.
April 8, 2025 at 1:56 PM
For those who missed it this weekend... Canada is rolling out the first SMR nuclear reactor.
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As the economic news keeps coming out over the coming weeks keep one thing in mind: this is the fault of one man and didn’t need to happen.
April 6, 2025 at 11:36 PM
As the economic news keeps coming out over the coming weeks keep one thing in mind: this is the fault of one man and didn’t need to happen.
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This is true: The Trump administration said it has imposed a 10% tariff on the British Indian Ocean Territory, whose only inhabitants are the U.S. and U.K. service members at the military base on Diego Garcia.
Incredibly, this appears to be true. We tariffed our own (jointly operated with the UK) military base.
We tariffed BIOT, Mike.
BIOT. Diego fucking Garcia.
We tarrifed our own military base.
BIOT. Diego fucking Garcia.
We tarrifed our own military base.
April 2, 2025 at 11:47 PM
This is true: The Trump administration said it has imposed a 10% tariff on the British Indian Ocean Territory, whose only inhabitants are the U.S. and U.K. service members at the military base on Diego Garcia.
You saw this during the pandemic. Companies will take any excuse to raise prices. Remember when so many companies blamed supply chains? Guess what they're gonna blame again? This'll likely result in the US gov implementing a department just to combat price-push inflation AKA "bad policy"
It's not a bad idea to go to the local Walmart or big box retailer and buy lots of consumables now. From toothpaste to soap, anything you can find storage space for, buy before they have to replenish inventory.
Even if it's made in the USA , they will jack up the price and blame it on tariffs.
Even if it's made in the USA , they will jack up the price and blame it on tariffs.
April 2, 2025 at 11:28 PM
You saw this during the pandemic. Companies will take any excuse to raise prices. Remember when so many companies blamed supply chains? Guess what they're gonna blame again? This'll likely result in the US gov implementing a department just to combat price-push inflation AKA "bad policy"
April 2, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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So yeah if the CPC loses the election, here’s the main reason why: refusing to see that the uncertainty (and, in fact, the whole crisis) is entirely the creation of the White House.
Trump enjoys uncertainty because it makes him feel powerful. He’s been explicit about it.
CUSMA/USMCA is his deal.
Trump enjoys uncertainty because it makes him feel powerful. He’s been explicit about it.
CUSMA/USMCA is his deal.
April 2, 2025 at 5:38 PM
So yeah if the CPC loses the election, here’s the main reason why: refusing to see that the uncertainty (and, in fact, the whole crisis) is entirely the creation of the White House.
Trump enjoys uncertainty because it makes him feel powerful. He’s been explicit about it.
CUSMA/USMCA is his deal.
Trump enjoys uncertainty because it makes him feel powerful. He’s been explicit about it.
CUSMA/USMCA is his deal.
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Yet another one! Conservative candidate Lourence Singh running for New Westminster—Burnaby—Maillardville in British Columbia is booted! No reason provided. That's three in 24 hours! Who's next? #cdnpoli #election2025
April 2, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Yet another one! Conservative candidate Lourence Singh running for New Westminster—Burnaby—Maillardville in British Columbia is booted! No reason provided. That's three in 24 hours! Who's next? #cdnpoli #election2025
Here's the Conservative candidate for Kings-Hants in Nova Scotia Joel Hirtle making fun of the #metoo movement.
Yet another Polievre-era Conservative trying to bring their bigotry to Ottawa. #CPC #Election2025
Yet another Polievre-era Conservative trying to bring their bigotry to Ottawa. #CPC #Election2025
April 2, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Here's the Conservative candidate for Kings-Hants in Nova Scotia Joel Hirtle making fun of the #metoo movement.
Yet another Polievre-era Conservative trying to bring their bigotry to Ottawa. #CPC #Election2025
Yet another Polievre-era Conservative trying to bring their bigotry to Ottawa. #CPC #Election2025
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Wikler: Musk deleted that tweet because he knows that that tweet was a crime, and it's still a crime in Wisconsin law. It is plain as day. You cannot promise something of value in order to induce someone to vote or refrain from voting. This is Wisconsin statute, and it's a felony to cross that line.
March 28, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Wikler: Musk deleted that tweet because he knows that that tweet was a crime, and it's still a crime in Wisconsin law. It is plain as day. You cannot promise something of value in order to induce someone to vote or refrain from voting. This is Wisconsin statute, and it's a felony to cross that line.
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Pete Hegseth Blows Into Breathalyzer To Unlock Phone
Pete Hegseth Blows Into Breathalyzer To Unlock Phone
WASHINGTON—Grumbling to himself as he repeatedly dropped the device, U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth was reportedly blowing into a Breathalyzer Thursday in an attempt to unlock his phone. “Stup...
theonion.com
March 27, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Pete Hegseth Blows Into Breathalyzer To Unlock Phone