Matt 👨💻 📚 🎲
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Codes. Reads. Rolls polyhedrons. Lives in 🇨🇦. Supports 🇺🇦. #ElbowsUp
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They really don’t see it, do they?
January 17, 2026 at 7:36 PM
They really don’t see it, do they?
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This is from a guy whose family fled to the US to escape pogroms in Eastern Europe. Now he wants to spread the same "might makes right" ethos as his family's oppressors around the world.
The White House deputy chief of staff argued that America has a right to Greenland because "tiny" Denmark can't defend its territory against U.S. military force. www.huffpost.com/entry/stephe...
Stephen Miller Says Might Makes Right In U.S. Takeover: ‘They Cannot Defend Greenland’
The White House deputy chief of staff argued that America has a right to Greenland because "tiny" Denmark can't defend its territory against U.S. military force.
www.huffpost.com
January 17, 2026 at 7:56 PM
This is from a guy whose family fled to the US to escape pogroms in Eastern Europe. Now he wants to spread the same "might makes right" ethos as his family's oppressors around the world.
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People in Minnesota are now using their key fobs to trigger their car alarms from the safety of their homes when they see ICE walking around.
January 17, 2026 at 9:08 PM
People in Minnesota are now using their key fobs to trigger their car alarms from the safety of their homes when they see ICE walking around.
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"We have to treat EVERYONE like they're criminals, because there ARE criminals out there," is exactly the kind of logic and governance that will absolutely make Amuricuh great again.
KARL: Watch this video of a woman who says she's disabled getting dealt with by ICE. What do you think?
McCAUL: Well, the optics aren't good
K: They smashed her windows & threw her to the ground
M: It appears to be a little overzealous, but what about the actions of murderers & drug traffickers?
McCAUL: Well, the optics aren't good
K: They smashed her windows & threw her to the ground
M: It appears to be a little overzealous, but what about the actions of murderers & drug traffickers?
January 18, 2026 at 4:44 PM
"We have to treat EVERYONE like they're criminals, because there ARE criminals out there," is exactly the kind of logic and governance that will absolutely make Amuricuh great again.
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Honestly decent evidence for the allegation that the real problem was members of the Federal Liberal caucus telling their council counterparts they didn't have to worry too much.
January 16, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Honestly decent evidence for the allegation that the real problem was members of the Federal Liberal caucus telling their council counterparts they didn't have to worry too much.
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One of those "I'm still not over it" bits of Canadian media criticism was the number of stories at the time that called banns of marriage a "loophole" in marriage law.
Banns of marriage date back to medieval Catholic law! *Civil marriages* are the loophole!
Banns of marriage date back to medieval Catholic law! *Civil marriages* are the loophole!
January 14, 2026 at 2:21 PM
One of those "I'm still not over it" bits of Canadian media criticism was the number of stories at the time that called banns of marriage a "loophole" in marriage law.
Banns of marriage date back to medieval Catholic law! *Civil marriages* are the loophole!
Banns of marriage date back to medieval Catholic law! *Civil marriages* are the loophole!
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Hey look, there's a problem for some Canadians, so let me just scooch in there and make it an even bigger problem for even more Canadians.
- Doug Ford
- Doug Ford
January 14, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Hey look, there's a problem for some Canadians, so let me just scooch in there and make it an even bigger problem for even more Canadians.
- Doug Ford
- Doug Ford
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Happy Anniversary to all who observe. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same-se...
January 14, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Happy Anniversary to all who observe. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same-se...
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In a now-deleted tweet, the Toronto Sun's Ottawa bureau chief, Bryan Passifiume, incites violence against the left while preparing for a LAN party in his mom's basement.
January 10, 2026 at 3:18 PM
In a now-deleted tweet, the Toronto Sun's Ottawa bureau chief, Bryan Passifiume, incites violence against the left while preparing for a LAN party in his mom's basement.
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👇Ice Officers are are murder for hire group!
January 10, 2026 at 7:20 PM
👇Ice Officers are are murder for hire group!
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Tonight's viewing. If you haven't seen 'Moon' yet, well, you should.
January 8, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Tonight's viewing. If you haven't seen 'Moon' yet, well, you should.
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This is political discourse I can get behind.
January 5, 2026 at 5:28 PM
This is political discourse I can get behind.
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Angus McBride was really fucking awesome, wasn't he?
January 2, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Angus McBride was really fucking awesome, wasn't he?
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Nice one, Stranger Things. Nice one.
January 1, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Nice one, Stranger Things. Nice one.
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I still say building more highways will solve all this.
December 31, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I still say building more highways will solve all this.
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Lede correction:
Doug Ford's friends sue Ontario taxpayers for broken promises Doug made his friends to enrich Doug's friends.
Doug Ford's friends sue Ontario taxpayers for broken promises Doug made his friends to enrich Doug's friends.
For one plot of land, the Greenbelt scandal rages on as an Ontario developer sues the Ford government over a broken promise
For one plot of land, the Greenbelt scandal rages on as an Ontario developer sues the Ford government over a broken promise
Minotar Holdings wants a judge to compel Ontario to take the land back out of the Greenbelt or pay $300 million in damages for breach of contract.
www.thestar.com
December 29, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Lede correction:
Doug Ford's friends sue Ontario taxpayers for broken promises Doug made his friends to enrich Doug's friends.
Doug Ford's friends sue Ontario taxpayers for broken promises Doug made his friends to enrich Doug's friends.
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Who’s behind the deep-pocketed private equity firm that’s bought into Therme? A new player has joined the Ontario Place melodrama — a mega-investor with billions to spend, writes @johnlorinc.bsky.social. #TOpoli #ONpoli
spacing.ca/toronto/2025...
spacing.ca/toronto/2025...
Who's behind the deep-pocketed private equity firm that's bought into Therme? - Spacing Toronto
Back in the summer, Therme went public with a somewhat perplexing development in its corporate life — a €1 billion merger of its two, somewhat related, operating divisions: Therme Erding, which owns t...
spacing.ca
December 24, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Who’s behind the deep-pocketed private equity firm that’s bought into Therme? A new player has joined the Ontario Place melodrama — a mega-investor with billions to spend, writes @johnlorinc.bsky.social. #TOpoli #ONpoli
spacing.ca/toronto/2025...
spacing.ca/toronto/2025...
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Sauron releases a nine-pillar hobbit policy framework for Middle-earth
a16z releases a nine-pillar AI policy framework for Congress, including restricting AI use for under-13s without parental consent and keeping a role for states (Punchbowl News)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
December 17, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Sauron releases a nine-pillar hobbit policy framework for Middle-earth
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I thought this was a photo from a wax museum
December 7, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I thought this was a photo from a wax museum
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We have tried nothing, so we have no other choice now but to pay some of our friends mucho dinero to study why our doing nothing had such poor results.
- Paul Calandra
- Paul Calandra
December 4, 2025 at 3:06 PM
We have tried nothing, so we have no other choice now but to pay some of our friends mucho dinero to study why our doing nothing had such poor results.
- Paul Calandra
- Paul Calandra
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I'm going to apply for a $10M Ontario Skills Development Fund grant. My application proposal will be "to provide training for business people on how to complete a grant application for an Ontario Skills Development Fund grant."
December 4, 2025 at 3:25 PM
I'm going to apply for a $10M Ontario Skills Development Fund grant. My application proposal will be "to provide training for business people on how to complete a grant application for an Ontario Skills Development Fund grant."
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“The premier used to be a fierce opponent of the government gravy train. Remember that?”
“Now he’s conducting it. Toot toot! All aboard!”
Record $111.9 million spent on government ads last year.
#ONpoli
www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
“Now he’s conducting it. Toot toot! All aboard!”
Record $111.9 million spent on government ads last year.
#ONpoli
www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
Ford government ads show the ‘gravy train’ is still rolling, critics charge
Taking aim at record spending of $111.9 million on government ads last year, critics say Premier Doug Ford is more interested in polishing his image than in helping Ontarians.
www.thestar.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:06 PM
“The premier used to be a fierce opponent of the government gravy train. Remember that?”
“Now he’s conducting it. Toot toot! All aboard!”
Record $111.9 million spent on government ads last year.
#ONpoli
www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
“Now he’s conducting it. Toot toot! All aboard!”
Record $111.9 million spent on government ads last year.
#ONpoli
www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
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The sun is gleefully shining through the windows of the shop, the shelves are full of book goodness, and we've added peppermint tea to our beverage offerings; what better way to start the new week? 🧡👻📚 @littleghostsbooks.bsky.social
December 1, 2025 at 4:05 PM
The sun is gleefully shining through the windows of the shop, the shelves are full of book goodness, and we've added peppermint tea to our beverage offerings; what better way to start the new week? 🧡👻📚 @littleghostsbooks.bsky.social
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How the “Marvelization” of Cinema Accelerates the Decline of Filmmaking
How the “Marvelization” of Cinema Accelerates the Decline of Filmmaking
As hard as it may be to believe, some of us have never seen a movie belonging to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. If you're one of those uninitiated, none of the countless clips incorporated into the Li...
www.openculture.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:03 PM
How the “Marvelization” of Cinema Accelerates the Decline of Filmmaking