Matt Morain
@mattmorain.bsky.social
Amateur woodworker. Professional wordworker. I like my coffee black, my dogs scruffy, and my commas Oxford. The world's preeminent scholar on what is, and what is not, The Fast and the Furious.
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the knitters too. this is the top pattern on ravelry right now
January 19, 2026 at 4:40 AM
the knitters too. this is the top pattern on ravelry right now
“A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” is the cut-for-time chapter in “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs.”
January 19, 2026 at 5:05 AM
“A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” is the cut-for-time chapter in “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs.”
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If you work for ice please understand that your kids will laugh at a character based on you dying in an action movie before the end of the decade. They’ll be in movies for really little kids. Like Phineas and Ferb shit. There will be an action figure of you with a detachable head
January 17, 2026 at 8:40 PM
If you work for ice please understand that your kids will laugh at a character based on you dying in an action movie before the end of the decade. They’ll be in movies for really little kids. Like Phineas and Ferb shit. There will be an action figure of you with a detachable head
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I feel like Anthony Keidis came up with today’s Connections
January 16, 2026 at 10:39 PM
I feel like Anthony Keidis came up with today’s Connections
Thank you Tobe Nwigwe's live performances for giving my last nerve something to cling to and hope for a better tomorrow.
January 16, 2026 at 3:34 AM
Thank you Tobe Nwigwe's live performances for giving my last nerve something to cling to and hope for a better tomorrow.
The indoctrination of lonely, emotionally immature young men vulnerable to radicalization via voice-enabled multiplayer Call of Duty is a *huge* reason for MAGA, ICE, and the current state of right wing culture today. It's not video games that cause violence--it's the chat.
January 15, 2026 at 9:37 PM
The indoctrination of lonely, emotionally immature young men vulnerable to radicalization via voice-enabled multiplayer Call of Duty is a *huge* reason for MAGA, ICE, and the current state of right wing culture today. It's not video games that cause violence--it's the chat.
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"Fourth graders spent the week building walls of snow at recess to protect their classmates from ICE."
My daughter's school in Richfield, MN (adjacent to Minneapolis) is closing tomorrow due of out-of-control federal agents. Fourth graders spent the week building walls of snow at recess to protect their classmates from ICE. This isn't about immigration enforcement, it's about terror.
January 15, 2026 at 2:15 PM
"Fourth graders spent the week building walls of snow at recess to protect their classmates from ICE."
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They're scared and weak and frustrated and losing so they're going to keep shooting us. It's all they have left.
A man was shot in the leg during a foot chase amid a federal immigration enforcement operation on the north side of Minneapolis, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the situation. bit.ly/3MMvefi
Reports of a shooting involving federal agents in north Minneapolis
During a federal immigration enforcement operation on the north side of Minneapolis, a man was shot in the leg, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the situation.
bit.ly
January 15, 2026 at 2:25 AM
They're scared and weak and frustrated and losing so they're going to keep shooting us. It's all they have left.
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The Hmong are here because they fought for the US in a war we lost.
"“They specifically asked me if I knew where the Hmong families lived on my street & in the neighborhood.” Lugert-Thom responded, “I don’t know anything about that” & she said they then asked, “Well, what about the Asian families?”"
"“I was a bit shaken & a bit shocked of what I was asked to do.”"
"“I was a bit shaken & a bit shocked of what I was asked to do.”"
A St. Paul resident says federal officers knocked on her door and asked her to identify Hmong and Asian households in her North End neighborhood last week.
January 14, 2026 at 2:57 PM
The Hmong are here because they fought for the US in a war we lost.
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Father of the 6-month-old being taken to the hospital because of flashbang ICE threw at his car. From Instagram.
January 15, 2026 at 5:16 AM
Father of the 6-month-old being taken to the hospital because of flashbang ICE threw at his car. From Instagram.
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HELL YEAH!!
Look at what we did TOGETHER! Comic-con has quietly changed their language and will NOT allow GenAi imagery in their art show!
And this happened because you all wrote letters, and shared your concerns! Speaking up works EVERY time!
So congrats friends! We did this together!!!
🙌🙌💖💖💖
Look at what we did TOGETHER! Comic-con has quietly changed their language and will NOT allow GenAi imagery in their art show!
And this happened because you all wrote letters, and shared your concerns! Speaking up works EVERY time!
So congrats friends! We did this together!!!
🙌🙌💖💖💖
San Diego Comic-Con will no longer allow AI 'art' to be displayed at their event
"Material created by AI either partially or wholly, is not allowed in the art show"
This follows backlash from artists after SDCC initially indicated AI-generated work would be permitted
"Material created by AI either partially or wholly, is not allowed in the art show"
This follows backlash from artists after SDCC initially indicated AI-generated work would be permitted
January 14, 2026 at 11:41 PM
HELL YEAH!!
Look at what we did TOGETHER! Comic-con has quietly changed their language and will NOT allow GenAi imagery in their art show!
And this happened because you all wrote letters, and shared your concerns! Speaking up works EVERY time!
So congrats friends! We did this together!!!
🙌🙌💖💖💖
Look at what we did TOGETHER! Comic-con has quietly changed their language and will NOT allow GenAi imagery in their art show!
And this happened because you all wrote letters, and shared your concerns! Speaking up works EVERY time!
So congrats friends! We did this together!!!
🙌🙌💖💖💖
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There is precedent for this; Swedish and Norwegian naval ships have QR codes so that when they return to port they can scan da navy in.
I am introducing the Quick Recognition (QR) Act, which requires ICE and CBP officers to wear uniforms featuring QR codes. When scanned, the code would generate a digital ID displaying the officer’s name, badge number, and law enforcement agency.
ICE should be unmasked both physically and digitally.
ICE should be unmasked both physically and digitally.
January 14, 2026 at 5:24 PM
There is precedent for this; Swedish and Norwegian naval ships have QR codes so that when they return to port they can scan da navy in.
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I am calling for a complete and total boycott of the Mercator projection in all news stories about Greenland until every member of the American public has seen this
January 13, 2026 at 5:32 PM
I am calling for a complete and total boycott of the Mercator projection in all news stories about Greenland until every member of the American public has seen this
"Fleshed out" count heard in meetings so far today: 6
January 13, 2026 at 5:08 PM
"Fleshed out" count heard in meetings so far today: 6
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Made a Wine Mom anti-fascist flag
January 12, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Made a Wine Mom anti-fascist flag
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This is stunning. Listen to this in Philadelphia.
Thousands singing “Hey-Oh, we won’t be silent while our friends are gunned down.”
Really listen to it.
Thousands singing “Hey-Oh, we won’t be silent while our friends are gunned down.”
Really listen to it.
January 11, 2026 at 4:55 AM
This is stunning. Listen to this in Philadelphia.
Thousands singing “Hey-Oh, we won’t be silent while our friends are gunned down.”
Really listen to it.
Thousands singing “Hey-Oh, we won’t be silent while our friends are gunned down.”
Really listen to it.
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If being disrespectful to black women is a means to your supposed antifascist end, fuck you and your revolution.
How you treat people is who you are.
How you treat people is who you are.
January 8, 2026 at 8:15 PM
If being disrespectful to black women is a means to your supposed antifascist end, fuck you and your revolution.
How you treat people is who you are.
How you treat people is who you are.
Hakeem Jeffries must step down from leadership.
I’m begging Democratic leaders to understand that outlining and forcefully articulating their vision for accountability now is an electoral strategy.
"The Democrats’ plan: TBD. There has been a lot of rhetoric, but ... the caucus is largely shying away from using its leverage in the appropriations process and threatening another government shutdown."
“We’ll figure out the accountability mechanisms at the appropriate time" - Hakeem Jeffries
“We’ll figure out the accountability mechanisms at the appropriate time" - Hakeem Jeffries
January 10, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Hakeem Jeffries must step down from leadership.
Hey, get a load of ”isn’t on Tumblr” guy over here
January 10, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Hey, get a load of ”isn’t on Tumblr” guy over here
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I will read every interview with Heated Rivalry writer and director Jacob Tierney because his quotes are truly a reporter's dream: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
January 9, 2026 at 11:42 PM
I will read every interview with Heated Rivalry writer and director Jacob Tierney because his quotes are truly a reporter's dream: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
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I saw this video of a Vietnam vet in the fur coat yelling at ICE and thought to myself, "this is missing something," before I realized, "Ah, of course, the Ether instrumental. It's so obvious."
January 9, 2026 at 7:53 PM
I saw this video of a Vietnam vet in the fur coat yelling at ICE and thought to myself, "this is missing something," before I realized, "Ah, of course, the Ether instrumental. It's so obvious."
I cannot for the life of me remember the last time I saw a Republican elected official apologize. For anything.
January 9, 2026 at 8:18 PM
I cannot for the life of me remember the last time I saw a Republican elected official apologize. For anything.
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i know we're all busy but i just overheard a plumber say "parlez-vous français ? non ? you motherfuckers don't even speak french, do you" to a pair of french bulldogs
January 8, 2026 at 2:18 PM
i know we're all busy but i just overheard a plumber say "parlez-vous français ? non ? you motherfuckers don't even speak french, do you" to a pair of french bulldogs
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January 8, 2026 at 1:00 PM