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Matthew Cole 👨🏻‍💻
@colematt.bsky.social
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Your friendly neighborhood computer scientist. Posts in context-free, strongly typed, language-agnostic intermediate representation. My corgis manage this account 🦊🍞
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I think it was this New Yorker piece from 2017 that first mentioned it.

www.newyorker.com/magazine/201...
Trump himself says that he is "not a big sleeper" ("I like three hours, four hours") and professes a fondness for steak and McDonald's. Other than golf, he considers exercise misguided, arguing that a person, like a battery, is born with a finite amount of energy.
November 26, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Not sure the rescue party will be much help, but the voiceover as I meet my demise is gonna be epic.
A promotional poster for BBC’s “Planet Earth” series, featuring a cheetah in front of an African grassland panoramic background
November 25, 2025 at 7:02 AM
colematt.bsky.social
It was not, in fact, at a 5 year low. It’s not even at a low for the Trump administration.
A chart showing the national average price of a gallon of gasoline from the last five years. It was at a low of $2.21/gal in November 2020, and a high of $5.10/gal in June 2022. It is presently at $3.19/gal in November 2025
November 24, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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🎤 Nothing can stop me I’m all the way up
A corgi sits on a park bench in the sunshine. She is giving a big smile.
November 15, 2025 at 4:56 AM
colematt.bsky.social
To put some numbers behind this,

Annual ACA subsidies to insurers = ~$218B.
Per person = ~$630

Sounds great! $630 in my pocket or $2520 for a family of four … now, how much does the average unsubsidized healthcare plan cost?
For families, the costs are considerably higher. An average family of four buying non-subsidized health insurance can expect to pay around $27,025 annually, which breaks down to an average premium of approximately $23,968 and about $3,057 in deductible expenses.
November 8, 2025 at 4:27 PM
colematt.bsky.social
Because Jeep dealers can’t sell them at $125K, and they’re dumping inventory.

www.thedrive.com/news/jeep-wa...
Judging by the sales numbers, others are confused, too. So far this year, Jeep has sold 13,616 Wagoneers. A year ago, that figure was 29,843. That's a drop of 54%. The only production vehicle in Jeep's lineup that is doing worse is the Grand Wagoneer, which is down 58% from last year. On paper, the only cars doing worse are two models Jeep doesn't even build anymore, the Renegade and Cherokee.
November 4, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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grantland.com/the-triangle...
Ray Lewis' pregame routine in his own words: "Ten or 15 minutes before I go onto the field, I put on Phil Collins' "In the Air Tonight, and I become a different person. You have to remember the words: 'I've been waiting for this moment all my life? As a child, I dreamed of this, I've been waiting for it, this moment was mine all the time, and when that breakdown comes — ba-doom ba-doom ba-doom ba-doom-doom-doom — that's my transition! I am a warrior!"
October 28, 2025 at 3:31 AM
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Nah, it’s even more effective than the real U.S.-issue camouflage. No one is going to confuse that for actual Army.
An Army West Point football player carries th ball in his ACU patterned uniform
October 26, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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No doodles here, but I can offer you a snorking potato
A newborn corgi puppy sleeps on a flannel blanket A newborn corgi puppy sleeps on a flannel blanket
October 24, 2025 at 2:55 PM
colematt.bsky.social
If Congress takes away same sex marriage nationwide, revoking status of existing same sex marriage along the way, there will be an enraged electorate that won’t forgive them. Same sex marriage support still polls above 50% in all 50 states, and as high as 80% in the 18-34 bracket.
A map showing degree of public support for same sex marriage by state in 2024. The coloring represents support between 50% and 81%. Support is lowest in the “Bible Belt” of the South, while highest in the Pacific Northwest, upper Midwest, and New England. It is over 80% in Vermont and Massachusetts.
October 24, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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I routinely ride Acela between DC/Boston, but not with my dogs. 20lbs for dog+carrier is ridiculously prohibitive.

www.amtrak.com/pets
Bring your small pet along for a small fee, following the below requirements: • Dogs and cats only • Must be in a carrier • 20-pound limit (combined weight of pet and carrier) • Only on trips up to 7 hours on most routes (some restrictions apply*).
October 23, 2025 at 3:25 AM
colematt.bsky.social
I find this extremely concerning
Senator Susan Collins has an extremely concerned expression
October 21, 2025 at 11:41 PM
colematt.bsky.social
Real Breencast vibes.
A screen capture from Half-Life 2 showing a “Breencast”, a broadcast from the antagonist, Doctor Breen, who is aiding an alien invasion and leading a dystopian civilization of isolated, walled cities. This broadcast takes place in a train station.
October 11, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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If I were a Democratic-voting member of the same wardroom as this ensign or JG, I would be seriously questioning my “ship-shipmate-self” priorities right now.

And that’s why for as long as we’ve had an officer corps we had a rule demanding explicit nonpartisanship.
Two naval officers applaud President Trump’s line comparing Democrats to gnats that must be swatted away.
October 5, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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HUH?!?
A screen capture showing 4Patriots has an A+ Better Business Bureau rating A screen capture reading “Customer Complaint. Due to the volume of complaints filed against this business, BBB only publishes the details for 60% of the total complaints filed”
October 4, 2025 at 4:47 AM
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John Thune’s “nonpartisan” America:
A teller from the House vote on HR 5371 (the Continuing Resolution of September 2025) showing 216-2 Republican votes for, and 1-210 Democratic votes against.
September 29, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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“Lifeguard” whistle not “dog” whistle, will run on pool deck if dog want. #ungovernable
A corgi runs on a pool deck.
September 29, 2025 at 7:00 PM
colematt.bsky.social
A parody IKEA instruction manual for a “Börder Wåll”
September 25, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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One of my dogs is sleeping in his bed in the room with the TV. My wife is sleeping across the couch on my legs. I don’t dare shout or I. Will. Pay.
A corgi sleeps peacefully on his bed
September 1, 2025 at 1:15 AM
colematt.bsky.social
who would be the funniest journalist to break the news
Paul Linman is a reporter wearing a suit fashionable for the 1970s and standing in front of a dead whale on an Oregon beach.
August 31, 2025 at 12:22 AM
colematt.bsky.social
Naturalized, no. They are fully citizens, and citizens are generally not required to show proof of citizenship (notable exception: ports of entry).

But anyone who is not yet a citizen, including permanent residents, yes.

www.aclu.org/know-your-ri...
If an agent asks you for documents, what you need to provide differs depending on your immigration status. U.S. citizens do not have to carry proof of citizenship on their person if they are in the United States. If you have valid immigration documents and are over the age of 18, the law does require you to carry those documents on you. If you are asked by an immigration agent to produce them, it is advisable to show the documents to the agent or you risk being arrested. If you are an immigrant without documents, you can decline the officer's request. An agent may likely ask you more questions if you decline a request. No matter what category you fall into, never provide false documents to immigration officials.
August 21, 2025 at 2:55 AM
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To insinuate she is a rancher is a joke.She hasn’t worked in almost a decade, since she ran for the House of Representatives. Her husband owns an insurance business and commercial real estate.

And then to play the “have some sympathy” card. Woman, these are the consequences of your own actions.
She added that it was "sad" for a Post reporter to "suggest a rancher should have to pay a second rent because of a reporter's irresponsible decisions to dox where she lives." "If you cannot find humanity in another human's safety and security, I invite you to find it here," she said, including a link to Washington National Cathedral.
August 15, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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Lunday lives in a nearby home on base, according to two people familiar with his living arrangement. A White House official said they expected nominations to be sent to the Senate soon, when asked about the status of Lunday's nomination. McLaughlin didn't address whether Lunday would move into the commandant's house once confirmed. Before Noem moved in, the residence was vacant following the administration's January firing of Adm. Linda Fagan, the last commandant.
August 15, 2025 at 3:23 PM
colematt.bsky.social
Maybe the Canadians would be willing to do a take two? Fire is probably the only way to sanitize that building now.
“British Burning Washington” from the 1816 book, “The History of England, from the Earliest Periods”, Volume 1 by Paul M. Rapin de Thoyras.
August 8, 2025 at 6:24 PM
colematt.bsky.social
Oh, you mean like Trump Gold Card?
"Aliens applying for visas as temporary visitors for business or pleasure and who are nationals of countries identified by the department as having high visa overstay rates, where screening and vetting information is deemed deficient, or offering citizenship by investment, if the alien obtained citizenship with no residency requirement, may be subject to the pilot program," the notice said.
August 5, 2025 at 5:34 AM