Matt
@xenomatt.bsky.social
Scuba, nerdery, science, and what makes people tick. Expat Brit in Canada.
Pics mine unless otherwise credited.
Pics mine unless otherwise credited.
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[extremely Metric voice]
and all we get is
fish disco
fish funk
fish rock and roll
and all we get is
fish disco
fish funk
fish rock and roll
I'm at the power plant
I'm at the fish disco
I'm at the combination power plant fish disco
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
I'm at the fish disco
I'm at the combination power plant fish disco
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
£700m plan with ‘fish disco’ could save 90% of marine life, says Hinkley Point C study
Scientists find underwater acoustic project to stop fish being sucked into cooling systems could save 44 tonnes a year
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 7:17 PM
[extremely Metric voice]
and all we get is
fish disco
fish funk
fish rock and roll
and all we get is
fish disco
fish funk
fish rock and roll
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When a sitting representative refers to the Super Bowl halftime show as “pornography,” people should use that to reflect on how they and other representatives are simultaneously working to ban, censor, and restrict “pornography” and what that actually means
February 10, 2026 at 6:52 PM
When a sitting representative refers to the Super Bowl halftime show as “pornography,” people should use that to reflect on how they and other representatives are simultaneously working to ban, censor, and restrict “pornography” and what that actually means
Is there an adult around? Anywhere?
Trump, in the middle of his latest unhinged Truth Social screed, claims that if Canada makes a trade deal with China, "the first thing China will do is terminate ALL Ice Hockey being played in Canada, and permanently eliminate The Stanley Cup."
February 9, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Is there an adult around? Anywhere?
February 9, 2026 at 11:24 PM
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Disturbingly detailed analysis of my first rewatch incoming
February 9, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Disturbingly detailed analysis of my first rewatch incoming
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For years I've wanted a decent photo of a red snapping shrimp in its corkscrew anemone home. These two guys made my day. FINALLY.
February 7, 2026 at 3:26 PM
For years I've wanted a decent photo of a red snapping shrimp in its corkscrew anemone home. These two guys made my day. FINALLY.
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Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
"Why on earth would you do THAT?"
"Why on earth would you do THAT?"
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
"Always wash your hands before you leave the lab"
"Always wash your hands before you leave the lab"
"What's the method variability?"
February 8, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
"Why on earth would you do THAT?"
"Why on earth would you do THAT?"
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I'm sorry the guy changing the rules on the fly is named what
I stand with County Executive Calvin Ball as he signs emergency legislation today prohibiting privately owned buildings from being used as ICE detention centers.
Howard County chose dignity, accountability, and its people. Tune into our event now:
bit.ly/4a2VtHw
Howard County chose dignity, accountability, and its people. Tune into our event now:
bit.ly/4a2VtHw
Redirecting...
bit.ly
February 7, 2026 at 2:34 PM
I'm sorry the guy changing the rules on the fly is named what
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how do you write this story without noting there was a campaign literally called SUBSTACKERS AGAINST NAZIS in…2023
Revealed: How Substack makes money from hosting Nazi newsletters
Exclusive: Site takes a cut of subscriptions to content that promotes far-right ideology, white supremacy and antisemitism
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:14 PM
how do you write this story without noting there was a campaign literally called SUBSTACKERS AGAINST NAZIS in…2023
For once, I'm actually remembering to post appropriately for #WormWednesday. A feather duster worm from Anilao.
#MarineLife #Invertebrates 🌿
#MarineLife #Invertebrates 🌿
February 5, 2026 at 1:39 AM
For once, I'm actually remembering to post appropriately for #WormWednesday. A feather duster worm from Anilao.
#MarineLife #Invertebrates 🌿
#MarineLife #Invertebrates 🌿
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This app did the thing yet again where it updated itself and turned “Require alt text before posting” off, so if you have that set, go into Settings > Accessibility and turn it back on (and if you don’t have it set, I recommend doing that)
February 4, 2026 at 10:40 PM
This app did the thing yet again where it updated itself and turned “Require alt text before posting” off, so if you have that set, go into Settings > Accessibility and turn it back on (and if you don’t have it set, I recommend doing that)
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Visited the Natural History Museum London last week and honestly: collections like this are the backbone of everything we think we know about the ocean. Absolute treasure trove.
February 4, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Visited the Natural History Museum London last week and honestly: collections like this are the backbone of everything we think we know about the ocean. Absolute treasure trove.
This is an excellent idea, although Westboro is a generous location to drop them.
If I were Mayor of Ottawa, I would drive the @octranspo.com management team to Westboro, dump them on a random side street and give them 1 hour to get back to City Hall using only a Presto card
Whoever makes it back in time gets to keep their job
Whoever makes it back in time gets to keep their job
February 4, 2026 at 5:26 PM
This is an excellent idea, although Westboro is a generous location to drop them.
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there’s also a GREAT crab photo in this (attn @jopabinia.bsky.social )
(sigh, we need someone to draw a “put up the bat signal” image but it’s a crab)
(sigh, we need someone to draw a “put up the bat signal” image but it’s a crab)
The deer photo is metal AF
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Wildlife photographer of the year – people’s choice 2026
A shortlist of 24 images has been selected for the wildlife photographer of the year people’s choice award. You can vote for your favourite image online. The winner will be announced on 25 March and s...
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 1:55 PM
there’s also a GREAT crab photo in this (attn @jopabinia.bsky.social )
(sigh, we need someone to draw a “put up the bat signal” image but it’s a crab)
(sigh, we need someone to draw a “put up the bat signal” image but it’s a crab)
They should absolutely get it.
Apart from anything else, it will drive the world's worst people up the wall.
Apart from anything else, it will drive the world's worst people up the wall.
The people of Minneapolis have been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.
The first time a city's population has ever been nominated.
www.newsweek.com/minneapolis-...
The first time a city's population has ever been nominated.
www.newsweek.com/minneapolis-...
February 4, 2026 at 2:53 AM
They should absolutely get it.
Apart from anything else, it will drive the world's worst people up the wall.
Apart from anything else, it will drive the world's worst people up the wall.
Definitely worth reading, this, if you want to understand the people driving a lot of the horrors right now.
ps if u want a sense of why people seem so zealously to believe themselves to be pure, just, & right while carrying out acts of unimaginable cruelty, do i have a book for you
bookshop.org/p/books/wild...
bookshop.org/p/books/wild...
Wild Faith: How the Christian Right Is Taking Over America
How the Christian Right Is Taking Over America
bookshop.org
February 3, 2026 at 2:21 AM
Definitely worth reading, this, if you want to understand the people driving a lot of the horrors right now.
I'm always a sucker for electric blue markings on fish! I think this is a juvenile Burrough's damselfish (Pomacentrus burroughi). Pic from Anilao.
#MarineLife 🐟🌿
#MarineLife 🐟🌿
February 3, 2026 at 12:22 AM
I'm always a sucker for electric blue markings on fish! I think this is a juvenile Burrough's damselfish (Pomacentrus burroughi). Pic from Anilao.
#MarineLife 🐟🌿
#MarineLife 🐟🌿
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So... going to run a little experiment. Usually for the @techdirt.com podcast, I interview people I'm interested in talking to, but I figured maybe I'd try to do a kind of AMA: ask me anything. Respond to this Bluesky post with questions, and if I get enough good ones, I'll record answers as a pod.
February 2, 2026 at 10:25 PM
So... going to run a little experiment. Usually for the @techdirt.com podcast, I interview people I'm interested in talking to, but I figured maybe I'd try to do a kind of AMA: ask me anything. Respond to this Bluesky post with questions, and if I get enough good ones, I'll record answers as a pod.
No new pictures. Where are you at mentally
February 2, 2026 at 3:22 AM
No new pictures. Where are you at mentally
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Take me down to the Parallax city where the far moves slow and the near moves quickly
February 1, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Take me down to the Parallax city where the far moves slow and the near moves quickly
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this, to me, is art
HOW ON EARTH HAS DOMINIC SOLANKE PULLED THAT OFF? 🫨
SPURS FIGHT BACK TO TIE IT UP AGAINST MAN CITY!
SPURS FIGHT BACK TO TIE IT UP AGAINST MAN CITY!
February 1, 2026 at 7:36 PM
this, to me, is art
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I wanted to capture a front-on view at eye level. Surprisingly, this thresher shark made a sharp turn and swam at me, passing right over my head. I could have touched it.
#marinelifephotography #marinelife #wildlifephotography #wildlife #naturephotography #nature #sharks #eastcoastkin #photography
#marinelifephotography #marinelife #wildlifephotography #wildlife #naturephotography #nature #sharks #eastcoastkin #photography
February 1, 2026 at 12:51 PM
I wanted to capture a front-on view at eye level. Surprisingly, this thresher shark made a sharp turn and swam at me, passing right over my head. I could have touched it.
#marinelifephotography #marinelife #wildlifephotography #wildlife #naturephotography #nature #sharks #eastcoastkin #photography
#marinelifephotography #marinelife #wildlifephotography #wildlife #naturephotography #nature #sharks #eastcoastkin #photography
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Union workers solved the trolley problem, you're welcome
January 31, 2026 at 1:45 AM
Union workers solved the trolley problem, you're welcome
For the 🐟 and #MarineLife folks
It's hard to grasp how large this grouper is until you see it in comparison to the ship's toilet on the left.
This appears to be an Atlantic goliath grouper or 'itajara' (Epinephelus itajara). They can reach 800 lbs (350 kg) & 8 feet long (2.5 m)
Let's talk about these gentle giants.
This appears to be an Atlantic goliath grouper or 'itajara' (Epinephelus itajara). They can reach 800 lbs (350 kg) & 8 feet long (2.5 m)
Let's talk about these gentle giants.
January 30, 2026 at 11:42 PM
For the 🐟 and #MarineLife folks