Matthew Stienberg
@matthewstien.bsky.social
Author, science fiction, fantasy, history nerd. 🇨🇦🚀⚔️⚓️📚
Website: https://matthewstienberg.wordpress.com/
Website: https://matthewstienberg.wordpress.com/
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The Virtue of Battle
The Republic of Patagonia is in trouble. Plagued by pirates without and discord within, the nation teeters on the brink of dissolution. With two equally intractable political parties in power, it will...
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Military science fiction? ✅
Space battles? ✅
Power armoured marines? ✅
Things blowing up? ✅
High and noble ideals? ✅
Good people making the best of bad situations? ✅
Stand alone fiction? ✅
If you like any of the above, please check out THE VIRTUE OF BATTLE in the link!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0DTFKXZX9
Space battles? ✅
Power armoured marines? ✅
Things blowing up? ✅
High and noble ideals? ✅
Good people making the best of bad situations? ✅
Stand alone fiction? ✅
If you like any of the above, please check out THE VIRTUE OF BATTLE in the link!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0DTFKXZX9
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Soos is a legend
Even after he was bitten, Soos is still sorta himself. 😆
#GravityFalls
#GravityFalls
January 23, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Soos is a legend
So this prequel is way less exciting than I remembered. It's a book you should only read if you know the Wheel of Time series and as a prequel is a bit weak outside of very fun scenes. But considering it was written alongside Book 11 it was Jordan getting back on his game!
January 23, 2026 at 11:30 PM
So this prequel is way less exciting than I remembered. It's a book you should only read if you know the Wheel of Time series and as a prequel is a bit weak outside of very fun scenes. But considering it was written alongside Book 11 it was Jordan getting back on his game!
If people really wanted to know what radicalized me against religious tyranny, look no further than Stargate SG1.
a bald man with a medallion on his forehead has the word indeed on his shirt
ALT: a bald man with a medallion on his forehead has the word indeed on his shirt
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January 23, 2026 at 8:50 PM
If people really wanted to know what radicalized me against religious tyranny, look no further than Stargate SG1.
If stories of women escaping slavery and fighting the evil Islamist regime of ISIL doesn't radicalize you just a little bit in favor of those fighting for freedom and equality in Rojava/Syria right now, I don't know what to tell you.
January 23, 2026 at 8:23 PM
If stories of women escaping slavery and fighting the evil Islamist regime of ISIL doesn't radicalize you just a little bit in favor of those fighting for freedom and equality in Rojava/Syria right now, I don't know what to tell you.
The current zeitgeist is fascinating because I don't think I can remember the last time I encountered this sort of broad militant patriotic sentiment in Canada!
January 23, 2026 at 7:10 PM
The current zeitgeist is fascinating because I don't think I can remember the last time I encountered this sort of broad militant patriotic sentiment in Canada!
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just remember chat, they're robbing you blind to steal our country
US admin "suggested that it would be a good idea to see if the US would provide a line of credit that could conceivably be drawn on during that transition process from a province to a country," Modry says. He adds the need for that is "very unlikely."
January 23, 2026 at 6:39 PM
just remember chat, they're robbing you blind to steal our country
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When the US government has met with seperatists, this isn't just rhetoric.
January 23, 2026 at 5:10 PM
When the US government has met with seperatists, this isn't just rhetoric.
Articles like this are why I am so heart broken by what is happening in Syria/Rojava. It is a modern laboratory of democracy where women's rights were being pushed and explored. Was it perfect? No, but it deserved our support and not our betrayal!
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The revolutionary women of Rojava are in grave danger. That has consequences for us all | Natasha Walter
For a decade, the autonomous territory in Syria has been a bastion of gender equality. It holds important lessons for the fight against authoritarianism, says author Natasha Walter
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Articles like this are why I am so heart broken by what is happening in Syria/Rojava. It is a modern laboratory of democracy where women's rights were being pushed and explored. Was it perfect? No, but it deserved our support and not our betrayal!
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
While we do learn about this in Canadian history classes, I'm always shocked we casually skip over the internment of other nationals (Germans, Italians, ect) in BOTH world wars.
it is increasingly obvious to me that there are quite a few americans (surprisingly diverse) that are unaware of the history of the Chinese Exclusion Act and/or Japanese internment
January 22, 2026 at 11:28 PM
While we do learn about this in Canadian history classes, I'm always shocked we casually skip over the internment of other nationals (Germans, Italians, ect) in BOTH world wars.
Because I'm terrible at marketing, here's some bullet point reasons why you should buy my book!
Military science fiction? ✅
Space battles? ✅
Power armoured marines? ✅
Things blowing up? ✅
High and noble ideals? ✅
Good people making the best of bad situations? ✅
Stand alone fiction? ✅
If you like any of the above, please check out THE VIRTUE OF BATTLE in the link!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0DTFKXZX9
Space battles? ✅
Power armoured marines? ✅
Things blowing up? ✅
High and noble ideals? ✅
Good people making the best of bad situations? ✅
Stand alone fiction? ✅
If you like any of the above, please check out THE VIRTUE OF BATTLE in the link!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0DTFKXZX9
The Virtue of Battle
The Republic of Patagonia is in trouble. Plagued by pirates without and discord within, the nation teeters on the brink of dissolution. With two equally intractable political parties in power, it will...
www.amazon.com
January 22, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Because I'm terrible at marketing, here's some bullet point reasons why you should buy my book!
#JanuaryWorldbuilders well the story is called BEERS OF WAR! The Frontier is always violent, but the simmering tensions threatening to explode between Aletown and the Barony Cressia are what drives the plot. The plots and skirmishes that make up that tension are a major factor.
#JanuaryWorldbuilders We talked about weapons and armor, now for the wars. This week's worldbuilding questions are about your fictional world's wars and militaries. Today's Q: Are there any current wars in your WIP and is your MC involved?
January 22, 2026 at 7:53 PM
#JanuaryWorldbuilders well the story is called BEERS OF WAR! The Frontier is always violent, but the simmering tensions threatening to explode between Aletown and the Barony Cressia are what drives the plot. The plots and skirmishes that make up that tension are a major factor.
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There has barely been a day in 2026 where I haven't had to dig my car out of varying degrees of snow!
January 22, 2026 at 1:02 PM
There has barely been a day in 2026 where I haven't had to dig my car out of varying degrees of snow!
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I love the charization of amos is just what if samwise gamgee was also a murder hobo but importantly also samwise gamgee
every friend group got that one guy that protects the moral integrity of the botanist from murdering someone with a ‘you’re not that guy’, before telling the mad scientist experimenting on children with the protomolecule ‘i am that guy’
January 22, 2026 at 11:23 AM
I love the charization of amos is just what if samwise gamgee was also a murder hobo but importantly also samwise gamgee
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For CBC Arts, I wrote about why I think Canada needs to revel in the beauty of its weirdest impulses www.cbc.ca/arts/canadia...
OPINION | Canadian TV needs to get weird again | CBC Arts
In the ‘80s and ‘90s, English Canadian screens were filled with bizarre, fever dream-like shows. Writer Niko Stratis argues that we need to back to that
www.cbc.ca
January 21, 2026 at 8:42 PM
For CBC Arts, I wrote about why I think Canada needs to revel in the beauty of its weirdest impulses www.cbc.ca/arts/canadia...
Good evening, #JanuaryWorldbuilders!
On the Frontier, open carry is expected! Some towns may make you use a peace bond (wrapping or symbolically sealing a weapon) others have no laws. Some barons are more strict than others.
On the Frontier, open carry is expected! Some towns may make you use a peace bond (wrapping or symbolically sealing a weapon) others have no laws. Some barons are more strict than others.
Good morning, #JanuaryWorldbuilders! What kind of laws exist regarding the use of weapons in your world? Can anyone use or carry them? Are they usable only by a certain class? Or only after you've been trained in its use? Are some weapons banned entirely?
January 22, 2026 at 5:13 AM
Good evening, #JanuaryWorldbuilders!
On the Frontier, open carry is expected! Some towns may make you use a peace bond (wrapping or symbolically sealing a weapon) others have no laws. Some barons are more strict than others.
On the Frontier, open carry is expected! Some towns may make you use a peace bond (wrapping or symbolically sealing a weapon) others have no laws. Some barons are more strict than others.
Reason infinity why I refuse to buy almost any "smart" product in existence.
“Safety experts and tech critics have long condemned the Ring devices for security risks and privacy violations, not to mention their role in building the largest civilian surveillance network in US history.”
Fury as Amazon Ring Cameras Are Hooked Up to ICE System
Online activists are telling owners of Ring Doorbell cameras that it's time to get rid of their devices, which can be used by ICE.
futurism.com
January 22, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Reason infinity why I refuse to buy almost any "smart" product in existence.
I think that the military science fiction of the 1990s was in a better place because the USSR had fallen and the US had carried out its rapid victory against Iraq which made it feel like swift, dynamic victory could be the norm. The 21st century has undermined that and fiction suffers accordingly.
January 21, 2026 at 10:57 PM
I think that the military science fiction of the 1990s was in a better place because the USSR had fallen and the US had carried out its rapid victory against Iraq which made it feel like swift, dynamic victory could be the norm. The 21st century has undermined that and fiction suffers accordingly.
I think DS9 is what made the Ferengi for the Fandom. Like Quark and his bar are much more well known than the ships bar on Enterprise. Add in all the Quark episodes and subplots and those were some of the best Trek had to offer 👌
My favorite example of this is the Ferengi. They were absolutely a bad joke in early TNG, nothing redeeming or interesting about them. But then DS9 writers had twenty four fucking episodes a season to fill and Quark on the main cast, and goddamn if the Ferengi weren't the best part of that show.
January 21, 2026 at 9:55 PM
I think DS9 is what made the Ferengi for the Fandom. Like Quark and his bar are much more well known than the ships bar on Enterprise. Add in all the Quark episodes and subplots and those were some of the best Trek had to offer 👌
This whole stupid Greenland thing may just depend on how invested Trump's minions in Washington are with it. If it's as usual and Trump is just listening to the last person who talked to him or was bamboozled with numbers and his inner circle never carer about this yay its over! Conversely 1/2
January 21, 2026 at 9:33 PM
This whole stupid Greenland thing may just depend on how invested Trump's minions in Washington are with it. If it's as usual and Trump is just listening to the last person who talked to him or was bamboozled with numbers and his inner circle never carer about this yay its over! Conversely 1/2
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How you sleep in space is one of those huge factors that can influence what your setting is like! We all sleep, so this detail is something I am always happy to see explored! Thanks @hoojiwana.bsky.social!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0cA...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0cA...
How Do You Sleep in Space?
YouTube video by Spacedock
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January 20, 2026 at 9:39 PM
How you sleep in space is one of those huge factors that can influence what your setting is like! We all sleep, so this detail is something I am always happy to see explored! Thanks @hoojiwana.bsky.social!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0cA...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0cA...
Genuinely frustrated that I started writing this novel in 2017 with the idea that the politics that inspired it couldn't be replicated in the modern Western democracies. Yet here we are.
Good morning, may I interest you in a sample of my military science fiction?
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The Virtue of Battle Sample
Alarms blared as Colorado hurtled towards the heart of the enemy flotilla. Commodore Graff Gonzalez took in the alarming number of missiles hurtling towards his squadron with more outward ease than…
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January 21, 2026 at 2:49 AM
Genuinely frustrated that I started writing this novel in 2017 with the idea that the politics that inspired it couldn't be replicated in the modern Western democracies. Yet here we are.
Really getting hard to ignore the similarities in Athenian arrogance that sank the Delian League (or Athenian Empire) as it mismanaged their own war against Sparta with current events right now.
The trajectory of American politics since post-1945 is far more similar to Athens as it built the Delian League rather than the Roman comparisons we often get in pop culture. One can only hope the hubris that sunk Athenian dominance isn't repeated in contemporary history.
January 20, 2026 at 11:39 PM
Really getting hard to ignore the similarities in Athenian arrogance that sank the Delian League (or Athenian Empire) as it mismanaged their own war against Sparta with current events right now.
Current events are making me cranky. Soon we shall be back to regular posting.
January 20, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Current events are making me cranky. Soon we shall be back to regular posting.