Matt Weber
@mattweber.bsky.social
Author: BRIMSTONE SLIPSTREAM, THE DANDELION KNIGHT, &c. He/him. Opinions are mine only. #BlackLivesMatter, #TransRightsAreHumanRights, nobody’s free until everybody’s free.
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Matt Weber
@mattweber.bsky.social
· Apr 16
Matt Weber – Writer of science fiction & fantasy
cobblerandbard.com
STATION IDENTIFICATION: This is the Bluesky of Matt Weber, whose persona on here is “author of fantasy & science fiction.” Works include BRIMSTONE SLIPSTREAM and THE DANDELION KNIGHT. Web presence including newsletter & blog at cobblerandbard.com. By day: Data science, govtech, dad stuff.
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This is ridiculous for all the reasons everyone else is pointing out, but as someone who has been sheltering in place for over a month in Minneapolis: an action like this would not affect me because I always vote early. Like, y'all. There are far more options than there are ICE agents
One of my biggest fears about the midterms is that ICE could flood the polls with agents who perform Kavanaugh Stops on every non-white person before they get a chance to cast a ballot, then detain them until voting is over. Which is not far-fetched at this point. www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-po...
February 17, 2026 at 7:35 PM
This is ridiculous for all the reasons everyone else is pointing out, but as someone who has been sheltering in place for over a month in Minneapolis: an action like this would not affect me because I always vote early. Like, y'all. There are far more options than there are ICE agents
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Year of the Fire Horse
February 17, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Year of the Fire Horse
I think one tell about the feasibility of this is that they didn’t try it in New Jersey last year. The election for governor was thought to be close, New Jersey is quite small and densely populated, there weren’t many more high-leverage races to target… why not?
Each arrest takes like a half dozen agents. They just don’t have the manpower for this. I am not even sure where the marginal utility of this type of thing would be. Maybe if they concentrated their efforts in one congressional district or something.
One of my biggest fears about the midterms is that ICE could flood the polls with agents who perform Kavanaugh Stops on every non-white person before they get a chance to cast a ballot, then detain them until voting is over. Which is not far-fetched at this point. www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-po...
February 17, 2026 at 7:29 PM
I think one tell about the feasibility of this is that they didn’t try it in New Jersey last year. The election for governor was thought to be close, New Jersey is quite small and densely populated, there weren’t many more high-leverage races to target… why not?
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U: benvolio?
U: is he the guy who pulls his shirt over his head?
ME: what
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ME: jesus
U: benvolio?
U: is he the guy who pulls his shirt over his head?
ME: what
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a cartoon character with a hoodie on his head is looking out a window
Alt: The Great Cornholio, announcing the requirements of his bunghole.
media.tenor.com
February 17, 2026 at 5:58 PM
[U is 14.]
U: benvolio?
U: is he the guy who pulls his shirt over his head?
ME: what
ME: … oh
ME: jesus
U: benvolio?
U: is he the guy who pulls his shirt over his head?
ME: what
ME: … oh
ME: jesus
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February 16, 2026 at 3:19 AM
[U is 14.]
U: benvolio?
U: is he the guy who pulls his shirt over his head?
ME: what
ME: … oh
ME: jesus
U: benvolio?
U: is he the guy who pulls his shirt over his head?
ME: what
ME: … oh
ME: jesus
a cartoon character with a hoodie on his head is looking out a window
Alt: The Great Cornholio, announcing the requirements of his bunghole.
media.tenor.com
February 17, 2026 at 5:58 PM
[U is 14.]
U: benvolio?
U: is he the guy who pulls his shirt over his head?
ME: what
ME: … oh
ME: jesus
U: benvolio?
U: is he the guy who pulls his shirt over his head?
ME: what
ME: … oh
ME: jesus
The man has not one but two books about guys who are books. So you’re reading a book and suddenly a guy who’s a book shows up and now there’s a book in your book. What are you supposed to do? Just ignore the guy who’s a book in your book so you can go on with your book? How would that even work?
“No new books until you finish the one you’re reading” is a great policy until the one you’re reading is written by Gene Wolfe
February 17, 2026 at 1:16 AM
The man has not one but two books about guys who are books. So you’re reading a book and suddenly a guy who’s a book shows up and now there’s a book in your book. What are you supposed to do? Just ignore the guy who’s a book in your book so you can go on with your book? How would that even work?
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Nothing but respect for my president.
a man in a red costume is hugging another man in front of a sign that says game changer
Alt: Vic Michaelis, President of Dropout, in a squid suit on the Game Changer set, announcing “You left me on my own for too long!”
media.tenor.com
February 16, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Nothing but respect for my president.
Nothing but respect for my president.
a man in a red costume is hugging another man in front of a sign that says game changer
Alt: Vic Michaelis, President of Dropout, in a squid suit on the Game Changer set, announcing “You left me on my own for too long!”
media.tenor.com
February 16, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Nothing but respect for my president.
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Fun fact: In between shitposts, I write fantasy! BRIMSTONE SLIPSTREAM is THE FAST & THE FURIOUS with dragons, a story of a family who came up from nothing on the underground dragon-racing circuit and find themselves having to fight their city to survive. Free to read! books2read.com/brimstone-sl...
June 3, 2024 at 12:38 AM
Fun fact: In between shitposts, I write fantasy! BRIMSTONE SLIPSTREAM is THE FAST & THE FURIOUS with dragons, a story of a family who came up from nothing on the underground dragon-racing circuit and find themselves having to fight their city to survive. Free to read! books2read.com/brimstone-sl...
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February 11, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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you DO need to read to be a good writer. my books. specifically you need to read my books
February 11, 2026 at 8:27 PM
you DO need to read to be a good writer. my books. specifically you need to read my books
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Roses are red
Violets are blue
If you loved a book
Please leave a review 🙏
Violets are blue
If you loved a book
Please leave a review 🙏
February 14, 2024 at 3:04 PM
Roses are red
Violets are blue
If you loved a book
Please leave a review 🙏
Violets are blue
If you loved a book
Please leave a review 🙏
Post a banger not in English
February 10, 2026 at 1:26 AM
Post a banger not in English
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February 10, 2026 at 12:27 AM
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We're opening again on March 1 for stories inspired by CL Moore! See the full submission guidelines here: https://bit.ly/4iA6H8u
February 5, 2026 at 5:12 PM
We're opening again on March 1 for stories inspired by CL Moore! See the full submission guidelines here: https://bit.ly/4iA6H8u
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Reminder: In light of Bad Bunny's Superbowl performance spotlighting Latino culture, here's a hefty list of Latino speculative fiction authors I curated if anyone wants to take a gander and read some phenomenal work. Much love to all!
go.bsky.app/6BAmgpi
go.bsky.app/6BAmgpi
February 9, 2026 at 5:14 AM
Reminder: In light of Bad Bunny's Superbowl performance spotlighting Latino culture, here's a hefty list of Latino speculative fiction authors I curated if anyone wants to take a gander and read some phenomenal work. Much love to all!
go.bsky.app/6BAmgpi
go.bsky.app/6BAmgpi
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He ended on "God Bless America" AND THEN NAMED ALL THE COUNTRIES IN THE AMERICAS
Wait I'm sorry people are looking at a show that ended with THIS and suggesting it isn't political?
February 9, 2026 at 2:56 AM
He ended on "God Bless America" AND THEN NAMED ALL THE COUNTRIES IN THE AMERICAS
I could 1000x my output and still be a drop in the bucket of the books in the world. And most books don't sell anyway.
If I ever make this work, it'll be by writing good books and getting them in front of the right people. No amount of volume can substitute for that.
If I ever make this work, it'll be by writing good books and getting them in front of the right people. No amount of volume can substitute for that.
And the thing that will have the most value for me is that people will see my name and know that a human being worked on this book and did her best to make it the best, and most meaningful, book she could.
February 8, 2026 at 4:54 PM
I could 1000x my output and still be a drop in the bucket of the books in the world. And most books don't sell anyway.
If I ever make this work, it'll be by writing good books and getting them in front of the right people. No amount of volume can substitute for that.
If I ever make this work, it'll be by writing good books and getting them in front of the right people. No amount of volume can substitute for that.
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Isaac Chotiner
Who do you want to guest host a potential revival of The Muppet Show?
Here’s Who We Want to Guest Host ‘The Muppet Show’ If It’s Revived
February 7, 2026 at 4:30 AM
Isaac Chotiner
“[Paul F. Tompkins] is also a stand-in for about 16 Dropout comedians I'd kill to see hang out with the Muppets. Brennan Lee Mulligan and Jacob Wysocki double-teaming against Gonzo and Rizzo? You can have that idea for free, Disney!”
… I’ll see your Brennan and Jacob and raise you Ally and Emily.
… I’ll see your Brennan and Jacob and raise you Ally and Emily.
Here’s Who We Want to Guest Host ‘The Muppet Show’ If It’s Revived
Here’s Who We Want to Guest Host ‘The Muppet Show’ If It’s Revived
ABC and Disney don't seem to know what to do with The Muppets. They've often seem unconcerned with the legendary characters they own and unable to build upon the ambition and heart of the late great Jim Henson. Mercifully, the...
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February 7, 2026 at 4:29 AM
“[Paul F. Tompkins] is also a stand-in for about 16 Dropout comedians I'd kill to see hang out with the Muppets. Brennan Lee Mulligan and Jacob Wysocki double-teaming against Gonzo and Rizzo? You can have that idea for free, Disney!”
… I’ll see your Brennan and Jacob and raise you Ally and Emily.
… I’ll see your Brennan and Jacob and raise you Ally and Emily.
Nietzsche Nash
Dolly Pynchon
Stellan Kierkesgård
February 7, 2026 at 4:25 AM
Nietzsche Nash
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Job offer!!
I’m helping a PBS series look for a social media manager/content creator for an upcoming promotional campaign. The start date is ASAP, and a project timeline that currently goes to July.
This is for a series on American Muslim history, so candidates with cultural familiarity preferred!
I’m helping a PBS series look for a social media manager/content creator for an upcoming promotional campaign. The start date is ASAP, and a project timeline that currently goes to July.
This is for a series on American Muslim history, so candidates with cultural familiarity preferred!
February 7, 2026 at 2:10 AM
Job offer!!
I’m helping a PBS series look for a social media manager/content creator for an upcoming promotional campaign. The start date is ASAP, and a project timeline that currently goes to July.
This is for a series on American Muslim history, so candidates with cultural familiarity preferred!
I’m helping a PBS series look for a social media manager/content creator for an upcoming promotional campaign. The start date is ASAP, and a project timeline that currently goes to July.
This is for a series on American Muslim history, so candidates with cultural familiarity preferred!
Bringing this up again bc if Dropout isn’t gonna buy Sesame Street we at least need Brennan on the Muppet Show.
@samreich.bsky.social has an unbelievable business opportunity right now
Warner Bros. Discovery will not renew their deal to release new episodes of ‘Sesame Street’, THR reports.
Sesame Workshop is now looking for a new studio to release new episodes.
Sesame Workshop is now looking for a new studio to release new episodes.
February 7, 2026 at 4:20 AM
Bringing this up again bc if Dropout isn’t gonna buy Sesame Street we at least need Brennan on the Muppet Show.