Matt Blair
@mjmbca.bsky.social
He/Him. Toronto, Canada. Elsewhere at https://linktr.ee/mjmbca.
Oh, hey, it’s Cuomovember.
Chris Cuomo is trying to make this atrocious little mustache happen even though it looks like he drew it on with a ballpoint pen
November 11, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Oh, hey, it’s Cuomovember.
“World Science Day for Peace and Development highlights the significant role of science in society and the need to engage the wider public in debates on emerging scientific issues. It also underlines the importance and relevance of science in our daily lives.” www.un.org/en/observanc...
World Science Day for Peace and Development | United Nations
World Science Day for Peace and Development aims to ensure that citizens are kept informed of developments in science.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:34 AM
“World Science Day for Peace and Development highlights the significant role of science in society and the need to engage the wider public in debates on emerging scientific issues. It also underlines the importance and relevance of science in our daily lives.” www.un.org/en/observanc...
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Just noticed on an old VHS that Robert Patrick was wearing a NIN shirt when he was 3D scanned for the T-1000. That would have been 1990, so he was proudly supporting his brother Richard Patrick, who was in a new band called Nine Inch Nails at the time.
November 11, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Just noticed on an old VHS that Robert Patrick was wearing a NIN shirt when he was 3D scanned for the T-1000. That would have been 1990, so he was proudly supporting his brother Richard Patrick, who was in a new band called Nine Inch Nails at the time.
Senators like Murray are out here tonight saying “Guys, you’re not going to believe it, but the party we caved to might not be true to their word or have your best interests at heart,” and they’re rightly getting torn to shreds in the replies and quotes by people who have known that all along.
We're debating on the government funding package right now and every single Republican voted against a Democratic amendment to pass a clean, one-year extension of the ACA tax credits.
Republicans just don't care about your health care.
Republicans just don't care about your health care.
November 11, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Senators like Murray are out here tonight saying “Guys, you’re not going to believe it, but the party we caved to might not be true to their word or have your best interests at heart,” and they’re rightly getting torn to shreds in the replies and quotes by people who have known that all along.
Well, he’s awake, so I guess that’s something.
November 10, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Well, he’s awake, so I guess that’s something.
I’m grateful today for chilly winter walks, grateful for a remote work day in a quiet house, and grateful for a good pair of gloves. #3Gratitudes
November 10, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I’m grateful today for chilly winter walks, grateful for a remote work day in a quiet house, and grateful for a good pair of gloves. #3Gratitudes
I watched the first episode of “Pluribus” tonight, and it’s good fun. More “X-Files” than “Breaking Bad” for sure, and Seehorn easily clears the first “She’s not Kim Wexler” hurdle.
November 10, 2025 at 6:08 AM
I watched the first episode of “Pluribus” tonight, and it’s good fun. More “X-Files” than “Breaking Bad” for sure, and Seehorn easily clears the first “She’s not Kim Wexler” hurdle.
Never succumb to “I must be right because everybody’s yelling at me.”
November 10, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Never succumb to “I must be right because everybody’s yelling at me.”
Noam Chomsky: “The smart way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit the spectrum of acceptable opinion, but allow very lively debate within that spectrum.”
November 10, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Noam Chomsky: “The smart way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit the spectrum of acceptable opinion, but allow very lively debate within that spectrum.”
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The current leadership of the Democratic Party is incapable of getting us out of this mess.
Right now, the DNC is a fundraising organization.
To stop fascism, we must rebuild it into a fighting organization.
Right now, the DNC is a fundraising organization.
To stop fascism, we must rebuild it into a fighting organization.
November 10, 2025 at 3:13 AM
The current leadership of the Democratic Party is incapable of getting us out of this mess.
Right now, the DNC is a fundraising organization.
To stop fascism, we must rebuild it into a fighting organization.
Right now, the DNC is a fundraising organization.
To stop fascism, we must rebuild it into a fighting organization.
This is true in the “just because the fire department stood around watching your house burn down doesn’t mean they started the fire” sense.
The Democrats are not at fault for anything going badly in your life right now.
November 10, 2025 at 3:51 AM
This is true in the “just because the fire department stood around watching your house burn down doesn’t mean they started the fire” sense.
In the end, it was the Baileys who voted against the deal and left Chuck Schumer to take the fall.
November 10, 2025 at 3:31 AM
In the end, it was the Baileys who voted against the deal and left Chuck Schumer to take the fall.
The “Story of Everest” sketch from “Mr. Show” would have been a terrific metaphor for the Democrats if Jay Johnston hadn’t gone and muddied it by being a J6er.
November 10, 2025 at 3:18 AM
The “Story of Everest” sketch from “Mr. Show” would have been a terrific metaphor for the Democrats if Jay Johnston hadn’t gone and muddied it by being a J6er.
Especially if the noisy bar started talking about annexing your house.
"Why do you talk about American politics so much? You're Canadian?"
If I lived next to a noisy bar I'd probably talk about the noisy bar a lot too
If I lived next to a noisy bar I'd probably talk about the noisy bar a lot too
November 10, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Especially if the noisy bar started talking about annexing your house.
Tim Kaine’s excited to finally kick that football.
My statement on the funding deal to reopen government, protect federal employees, and vote to protect health care:
November 10, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Tim Kaine’s excited to finally kick that football.
I think the lesson that a lot of centrist Democrats refuse to take away from Mamdani’s victory is that people were excited to finally get to vote for a Democrat who isn’t a craven coward.
November 10, 2025 at 1:18 AM
I think the lesson that a lot of centrist Democrats refuse to take away from Mamdani’s victory is that people were excited to finally get to vote for a Democrat who isn’t a craven coward.
Looks like it’s time once again to wonder what the point of Chuck Schumer is.
November 9, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Looks like it’s time once again to wonder what the point of Chuck Schumer is.
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Oh sure you think Chuck Schumer is “caving” and “wants to ruin all the momentum” and “is horrible at politics” but what if I was to tell you that this old crazy man ran the idea by an imaginary married Irish American couple that exists only in his mind and they think it’s great politics
November 9, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Oh sure you think Chuck Schumer is “caving” and “wants to ruin all the momentum” and “is horrible at politics” but what if I was to tell you that this old crazy man ran the idea by an imaginary married Irish American couple that exists only in his mind and they think it’s great politics
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The "nobody cares about trans people either way" path is a wildly dangerous one to walk and you're not going to find me on it
November 9, 2025 at 4:22 PM
The "nobody cares about trans people either way" path is a wildly dangerous one to walk and you're not going to find me on it
I often think that if I were to get up one day determined to keep count of all the times throughout that day that I was invited to gamble, I’d be shocked at just how high the total was, and I probably wouldn’t get much else done that day.
November 9, 2025 at 7:53 PM
I often think that if I were to get up one day determined to keep count of all the times throughout that day that I was invited to gamble, I’d be shocked at just how high the total was, and I probably wouldn’t get much else done that day.
There are facts, and there are opinions, and I’m tired of major news organizations abdicating their responsibility to report the former by wrapping them in the language of the latter.
Images of Donald Trump appearing to close his eyes at an Oval Office announcement this week rocketed around social media this weekend, with the president’s opponents seizing on the footage to raise questions about Trump’s on-the-job performance.
Images of Trump appearing to close his eyes during Oval Office event spread across social media | CNN Politics
Images of Donald Trump appearing to close his eyes at an Oval Office announcement this week rocketed around social media this weekend, with the president’s opponents seizing on the footage to raise qu...
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November 9, 2025 at 7:38 PM
There are facts, and there are opinions, and I’m tired of major news organizations abdicating their responsibility to report the former by wrapping them in the language of the latter.
2,500 shares and 5,000 likes so far for this post alone. Duffy never said this. A photo of him on the news is not proof.
#GVerse Um. WTF???
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy: "Pilots need to stop depending on air traffic controllers. They need to suck it up and go with their gut feelings."
This is the stupidest and most dangerous administration in history.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy: "Pilots need to stop depending on air traffic controllers. They need to suck it up and go with their gut feelings."
This is the stupidest and most dangerous administration in history.
November 9, 2025 at 7:11 PM
2,500 shares and 5,000 likes so far for this post alone. Duffy never said this. A photo of him on the news is not proof.
Tough morning. Back to bed for a bit.
November 9, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Tough morning. Back to bed for a bit.
The live action intro for “Grand Theft Auto 2” looks like an ad for the kind of low-budget crime drama that would have aired on Showcase in the nineties. youtu.be/9Z5O29rLRnw?...
GTA 2 Opening Intro
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November 9, 2025 at 5:37 AM
The live action intro for “Grand Theft Auto 2” looks like an ad for the kind of low-budget crime drama that would have aired on Showcase in the nineties. youtu.be/9Z5O29rLRnw?...
Now and then, I’ll go back and watch the bit from “Casino” where Pesci’s character is narrating a scene he can’t possibly be narrating because he dies during it, and when he gets hit with a bat in the scene, he yells “Agh!” in the voiceover.
November 9, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Now and then, I’ll go back and watch the bit from “Casino” where Pesci’s character is narrating a scene he can’t possibly be narrating because he dies during it, and when he gets hit with a bat in the scene, he yells “Agh!” in the voiceover.