Matthew Lasar
@matthewlasar.bsky.social
San Francisco flâneur, video historian, public domain image enthusiast, mystic, rationalist. https://www.youtube.com/@history-nine
Cheer up NYC, here in San Francisco we just picked someone who has never held political office before + whose career consisted of rich folks "jobs" (fundraising, "deputy" director, "senior" adviser, etc). I mean, you could still elect the nursing home/sexual harassment scandal guy but I wouldn't.
November 2, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Cheer up NYC, here in San Francisco we just picked someone who has never held political office before + whose career consisted of rich folks "jobs" (fundraising, "deputy" director, "senior" adviser, etc). I mean, you could still elect the nursing home/sexual harassment scandal guy but I wouldn't.
The eternal struggle . . . 18th and Mission Street, San Francisco, California #selfvsself #innerconflict
October 4, 2025 at 11:49 PM
The eternal struggle . . . 18th and Mission Street, San Francisco, California #selfvsself #innerconflict
September 6, 2025 at 2:34 PM
You may mistake this for a gimmick photo from the 1880s. But I read it as a composite of the House minority leader, the Senate minority leader, and the chair of the Democratic National Committee.
August 18, 2025 at 2:28 PM
You may mistake this for a gimmick photo from the 1880s. But I read it as a composite of the House minority leader, the Senate minority leader, and the chair of the Democratic National Committee.
As I've said before, any conference on Ukraine that takes place without Ukraine isn't a peace conference, it's a pieces conference: who gets which pieces of Ukraine. That isn't peace, it's a reward for aggression. #standwithukraine
August 15, 2025 at 2:04 PM
As I've said before, any conference on Ukraine that takes place without Ukraine isn't a peace conference, it's a pieces conference: who gets which pieces of Ukraine. That isn't peace, it's a reward for aggression. #standwithukraine
Andrew Johnson. Every time I see this pic, I think of one word: fiber. #history #reconstruction #fiber
August 13, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Andrew Johnson. Every time I see this pic, I think of one word: fiber. #history #reconstruction #fiber
August 8, 2025 at 5:30 PM
"What rhubarb, senna, or what purgative drug will scour these English hence?" - Macbeth
July 25, 2025 at 3:27 PM
"What rhubarb, senna, or what purgative drug will scour these English hence?" - Macbeth
July 17, 2025 at 12:00 AM
What will "big balls" do next? Cutbacks at the SPCA? Pre-school teaching assistant layoff expert? The possibilities are endless.
June 26, 2025 at 1:33 PM
What will "big balls" do next? Cutbacks at the SPCA? Pre-school teaching assistant layoff expert? The possibilities are endless.
I am making a YouTube about how ticks could save the earth. Here's a fossilized tick from around 90 million years ago. You're welcome.
June 24, 2025 at 11:36 PM
I am making a YouTube about how ticks could save the earth. Here's a fossilized tick from around 90 million years ago. You're welcome.
Mission accomplished.
June 24, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Mission accomplished.
In the sage words of Donna Summer: "I can't make you happy if you're not happy already."
June 24, 2025 at 1:39 PM
In the sage words of Donna Summer: "I can't make you happy if you're not happy already."
This may or may not be the world's largest metallic chess knight, but it sure looks cool. Mare Island, California. #chess #sculpture #mareisland
June 23, 2025 at 3:06 PM
This may or may not be the world's largest metallic chess knight, but it sure looks cool. Mare Island, California. #chess #sculpture #mareisland
June 11, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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