Matt B.
@mbmatt.bsky.social
Seattle-area Project Manager
Tech, sports, music, travel, learning
UW Huskies, Mariners, Kraken, Silvertips, Seahawks
Tech, sports, music, travel, learning
UW Huskies, Mariners, Kraken, Silvertips, Seahawks
What a game, and what a moment before the game! Go Mariners! #SeizeTheMoment #GoMariners
October 11, 2025 at 6:29 AM
What a game, and what a moment before the game! Go Mariners! #SeizeTheMoment #GoMariners
This old song feels as though it's still relevant to current events... Some things don't change.
Chris Gaines - Right Now
YouTube video by Musikchartsfreak
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September 13, 2025 at 5:09 AM
This old song feels as though it's still relevant to current events... Some things don't change.
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corrected link! www.mlb.com/mariners/bal...
Amplified Noise Survey | Seattle Mariners
The Official Site of Major League Baseball
www.mlb.com
September 11, 2025 at 12:55 AM
corrected link! www.mlb.com/mariners/bal...
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when i tweeted this eight years ago IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A JOKE
May 31, 2025 at 5:17 PM
when i tweeted this eight years ago IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A JOKE
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I so feel this.
I can say unequivocally that demanding texts have never persuaded me to contribute to a candidate. Just the opposite.
Enough!
I can say unequivocally that demanding texts have never persuaded me to contribute to a candidate. Just the opposite.
Enough!
"It’s reached the point where I spend more time engaging with undesirable, messy, uncreative, and soul-draining texts from Democratic strangers running for office than I do texts from friends and colleagues whom I actually know and like."
charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/democrats-...
charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/democrats-...
Democrats I Don't Know Keep Texting Me
Please stop.
charlotteclymer.substack.com
May 10, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I so feel this.
I can say unequivocally that demanding texts have never persuaded me to contribute to a candidate. Just the opposite.
Enough!
I can say unequivocally that demanding texts have never persuaded me to contribute to a candidate. Just the opposite.
Enough!
@mariners.com frustrated that I was forced to throw away my rechargeable battery for my flashlight to enter the ballpark tonight. I bring a flashlight for my safety walking on the dark streets around the ballpark after the game. And rechargeable batteries are not cheap.
April 27, 2025 at 1:45 AM
@mariners.com frustrated that I was forced to throw away my rechargeable battery for my flashlight to enter the ballpark tonight. I bring a flashlight for my safety walking on the dark streets around the ballpark after the game. And rechargeable batteries are not cheap.
April 23, 2025 at 3:52 AM
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A MORAL CRISIS
“The rule of law is being trampled. Innocent people are being disappeared. Court orders are being ignored.
If you claim to love this country—if you believe in the Constitution, due process, order, and justice—this must be your line in the sand.”
Take 3 minutes. This is important.
“The rule of law is being trampled. Innocent people are being disappeared. Court orders are being ignored.
If you claim to love this country—if you believe in the Constitution, due process, order, and justice—this must be your line in the sand.”
Take 3 minutes. This is important.
April 15, 2025 at 4:47 AM
A MORAL CRISIS
“The rule of law is being trampled. Innocent people are being disappeared. Court orders are being ignored.
If you claim to love this country—if you believe in the Constitution, due process, order, and justice—this must be your line in the sand.”
Take 3 minutes. This is important.
“The rule of law is being trampled. Innocent people are being disappeared. Court orders are being ignored.
If you claim to love this country—if you believe in the Constitution, due process, order, and justice—this must be your line in the sand.”
Take 3 minutes. This is important.
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Boat derangement syndrome
April 7, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Boat derangement syndrome
A couple of notable excerpts from Carl Sagan's 1995 book, The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark. Chillingly prescient. (1/6)
April 5, 2025 at 6:53 AM
A couple of notable excerpts from Carl Sagan's 1995 book, The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark. Chillingly prescient. (1/6)
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ICYMI: Lawrence gave the "Last Word" to the incomparable Cory Booker tonight - and he actually gave him the last eight minutes of his show.
But it's worth every second.
#ResistTrump
But it's worth every second.
#ResistTrump
What a speech: Cory Booker gets the Last Word
YouTube video by The Democratic Coalition
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April 2, 2025 at 4:02 AM
ICYMI: Lawrence gave the "Last Word" to the incomparable Cory Booker tonight - and he actually gave him the last eight minutes of his show.
But it's worth every second.
#ResistTrump
But it's worth every second.
#ResistTrump
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I may be tired and a little hoarse, but as I said again and again on the Senate floor, this is a moment where we cannot afford to be silent, when we must speak up.
April 2, 2025 at 1:09 AM
I may be tired and a little hoarse, but as I said again and again on the Senate floor, this is a moment where we cannot afford to be silent, when we must speak up.
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For those who don't understand the differences between a) spending, b) cost and c) efficiency. Simply cutting spending is not "reducing cost" or improving "efficiency." It is, in most cases, reducing quality as measured by outcomes (because money matters) schoolfinance101.com/2012/01/11/d...
Differentiating “cost savings” from “expenditure reduction”
Today, it’s time for a little School Finance 101, clarifying the difference between what is a “cost savings” versus what is an “expenditure reduction.” Cost savings means finding ways to reduce exp…
schoolfinance101.com
March 28, 2025 at 5:09 PM
For those who don't understand the differences between a) spending, b) cost and c) efficiency. Simply cutting spending is not "reducing cost" or improving "efficiency." It is, in most cases, reducing quality as measured by outcomes (because money matters) schoolfinance101.com/2012/01/11/d...
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Being able to drop a quarterly US GDP prediction by 5.1% from +2.3% to -2.8% in a single week is one of the most impressive economic developments in the history of the world.
March 4, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Being able to drop a quarterly US GDP prediction by 5.1% from +2.3% to -2.8% in a single week is one of the most impressive economic developments in the history of the world.
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Worst. Episode. EVER.
February 22, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Worst. Episode. EVER.
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Interesting read - 'Conspiracists are about to get a dose of reality' www.thetimes.com/article/b3bb...
Conspiracists are about to get a dose of reality
Antivaxers, cranks and fantasists thrive in safe, stable societies but the days of consequence-free idiocy may be ending
www.thetimes.com
February 19, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Interesting read - 'Conspiracists are about to get a dose of reality' www.thetimes.com/article/b3bb...
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NEW: A letter from an anonymous federal worker. Please read and share: www.muellershewrote.com/p/letter-fro...
Letter From a Federal Worker
This is a heartbreaking letter that a federal worker has asked me to share with the public.
www.muellershewrote.com
February 19, 2025 at 2:00 AM
NEW: A letter from an anonymous federal worker. Please read and share: www.muellershewrote.com/p/letter-fro...
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Tell Congress: DON'T CENSOR AMERICA.
Make a stand for #freespeech by sending a letter today: pen.org/dont-censor-...
Make a stand for #freespeech by sending a letter today: pen.org/dont-censor-...
February 13, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Tell Congress: DON'T CENSOR AMERICA.
Make a stand for #freespeech by sending a letter today: pen.org/dont-censor-...
Make a stand for #freespeech by sending a letter today: pen.org/dont-censor-...