Matthew Downs
@mwdowns.bsky.social
I was a farmer in another life. Atlanta by way of 佐渡島.
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Please I do not want to have to do a forensic analysis of every fucking picture I see please I am begging the universe to make this stop.
November 24, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Please I do not want to have to do a forensic analysis of every fucking picture I see please I am begging the universe to make this stop.
I’ve been watching Fisk lately snd everytime they show an outside shot of Melbourne all I think about is this video from @nerd4cities.bsky.social: youtu.be/oUqavm7KhGg?...
What Is Livability? A Field Report from Melbourne
YouTube video by Ray Delahanty | CityNerd
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November 23, 2025 at 11:04 PM
I’ve been watching Fisk lately snd everytime they show an outside shot of Melbourne all I think about is this video from @nerd4cities.bsky.social: youtu.be/oUqavm7KhGg?...
When Union Berlin is not doing well at their counterattacking style, they are a very boring team to watch. The games become a slog to the end.
November 23, 2025 at 6:28 PM
When Union Berlin is not doing well at their counterattacking style, they are a very boring team to watch. The games become a slog to the end.
There is a guy on Union Berlin with the last name Doekhi and the announcers pronounce it “dookie” and I laugh every time. I am 49 years old.
November 23, 2025 at 4:42 PM
There is a guy on Union Berlin with the last name Doekhi and the announcers pronounce it “dookie” and I laugh every time. I am 49 years old.
I am at that point in the year where I’m trying to use my PTO (I’m really bad at using PTO in large chunks during the year), so I have the last days of November off starting tomorrow. Starting with beers and a Leafs game.
November 20, 2025 at 11:42 PM
I am at that point in the year where I’m trying to use my PTO (I’m really bad at using PTO in large chunks during the year), so I have the last days of November off starting tomorrow. Starting with beers and a Leafs game.
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Einstein: Everyone is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to commit credit card fraud, it will live its-
Aide: (urgently whispering in Einstein's ear)
Einstein: No shit?
Aide: (urgently whispering in Einstein's ear)
Einstein: No shit?
November 19, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Einstein: Everyone is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to commit credit card fraud, it will live its-
Aide: (urgently whispering in Einstein's ear)
Einstein: No shit?
Aide: (urgently whispering in Einstein's ear)
Einstein: No shit?
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just learned we won an award for our blog post about Tom Holland and stormwater management.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
What Tom Holland’s historic lip-sync showcase taught us about stormwater management
Grab your umbrella and your tights.
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November 19, 2025 at 12:22 AM
just learned we won an award for our blog post about Tom Holland and stormwater management.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
Today was a day where my job and the news of the day just continued to ask me to role 1d8 psychic damage. Constantly “flames, on the side of my face” feeling.
November 18, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Today was a day where my job and the news of the day just continued to ask me to role 1d8 psychic damage. Constantly “flames, on the side of my face” feeling.
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it's on miro. it's literally on figma. you have to log into okta. it's in jira. it's on zoom. it's on pureref. it's on flow. it's on perforce. it's on slack. you can find it on slack. you can go to slack and find it. log onto slack right now. you can slack it. slack has it for you. it's on slack.
November 12, 2025 at 10:15 PM
it's on miro. it's literally on figma. you have to log into okta. it's in jira. it's on zoom. it's on pureref. it's on flow. it's on perforce. it's on slack. you can find it on slack. you can go to slack and find it. log onto slack right now. you can slack it. slack has it for you. it's on slack.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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i’ll accept a compromise bill where chuck schumer commits ritual suicide on the senate floor
SCHUMER is on the floor now making this offer to end the shutdown:
Clean CR
Bipartisan "minibus" of approps bills
1-year ACA funding extension
Bipartisan cmte to negotiate on health care
"This is a reasonable offer that reopens the government, deals with health care affordability."
Clean CR
Bipartisan "minibus" of approps bills
1-year ACA funding extension
Bipartisan cmte to negotiate on health care
"This is a reasonable offer that reopens the government, deals with health care affordability."
November 7, 2025 at 7:57 PM
i’ll accept a compromise bill where chuck schumer commits ritual suicide on the senate floor
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Flaming Hydra is a coop. All you can do with your share is sell it back to the coop (for $1), and nobody can have more than one.
You have to be ready for growth to take a long time. Journalism is a public trust that should be accountable to readers alone, and that means readers alone pay for it.
You have to be ready for growth to take a long time. Journalism is a public trust that should be accountable to readers alone, and that means readers alone pay for it.
How does one invest in left-wing media without a far-right billionaire coming along in a few years, buying said media, and remodeling it in his own image?
That seems to be a recurring problem.
That seems to be a recurring problem.
November 7, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Flaming Hydra is a coop. All you can do with your share is sell it back to the coop (for $1), and nobody can have more than one.
You have to be ready for growth to take a long time. Journalism is a public trust that should be accountable to readers alone, and that means readers alone pay for it.
You have to be ready for growth to take a long time. Journalism is a public trust that should be accountable to readers alone, and that means readers alone pay for it.
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Simple. Elegant. Efficient. I have nothing but respect for this manual nose hair trimmer. aftermath.site/manual-ear-and...
November 6, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Simple. Elegant. Efficient. I have nothing but respect for this manual nose hair trimmer. aftermath.site/manual-ear-and...
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blogged about watching criterion 24/7 while working which is singlehandedly saving my mental health from ruin aftermath.site/i-owe-my-wor...
I Owe My Workday To Criterion 24/7 - Aftermath
I know I won't retain much of these movies Ceddo while working on an essay. But it simply makes me feel more like an adult
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November 4, 2025 at 6:21 PM
blogged about watching criterion 24/7 while working which is singlehandedly saving my mental health from ruin aftermath.site/i-owe-my-wor...
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I don't need to use chatGPT because as a cis white man, I already say things with 100% confidence and 60% accuracy
October 21, 2025 at 12:16 PM
I don't need to use chatGPT because as a cis white man, I already say things with 100% confidence and 60% accuracy
Man, it must feel good being a Habs fan these days: knowing your young core is starting to hit their stride and that most of them are locked in with long term deals. They’re gonna be good for the next decade.
November 1, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Man, it must feel good being a Habs fan these days: knowing your young core is starting to hit their stride and that most of them are locked in with long term deals. They’re gonna be good for the next decade.
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November 1, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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Ah, another thrilling 0 goal game for Union Berlin. Truly, the most exciting team in the Bundesliga. You’ve got Burke and Ansah and only play them in the last 20 minutes? I don’t get it. #fcunion
November 1, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Ah, another thrilling 0 goal game for Union Berlin. Truly, the most exciting team in the Bundesliga. You’ve got Burke and Ansah and only play them in the last 20 minutes? I don’t get it. #fcunion
I jinxed it! Sorry!
November 1, 2025 at 4:02 PM
I jinxed it! Sorry!
Man, I miss the official English language Union Berlin account that used to post here.
November 1, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Man, I miss the official English language Union Berlin account that used to post here.
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I love to show up every day for my job, which is standing around holding the front of my tactical vest and getting told to choke to death by thousands of passers-by while 11 of my coworkers handcuff a roofer on his way to work. Every night I drive 80 minutes home, thinking about nothing at all.
August 19, 2025 at 3:16 AM
I love to show up every day for my job, which is standing around holding the front of my tactical vest and getting told to choke to death by thousands of passers-by while 11 of my coworkers handcuff a roofer on his way to work. Every night I drive 80 minutes home, thinking about nothing at all.
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Christine is such a sad movie. You get a cool car that unlocks your true power as a rockabilly and rather than be happy for you, everyone is terrified of what you’ve become.
October 28, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Christine is such a sad movie. You get a cool car that unlocks your true power as a rockabilly and rather than be happy for you, everyone is terrified of what you’ve become.
“Bewitching Eyes” from the Hades 2 OST should be the crossover hit that makes normies (used lovingly) realize that there is a lot of really really good music in game soundtracks. This song is a banger! The guitar solo at the end is gives me chills.
October 28, 2025 at 6:52 PM
“Bewitching Eyes” from the Hades 2 OST should be the crossover hit that makes normies (used lovingly) realize that there is a lot of really really good music in game soundtracks. This song is a banger! The guitar solo at the end is gives me chills.