Matthew Baker
@plaidiguana.bsky.social
architect, photographer, designer, singer, wanderer #thingsIcallmyself opening cans of worms #whatitendtodo, 5th gen CA resident of the Anthropocene
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His name was simply John Watson, though he preferred to be called — and some of his friends had now reluctantly agreed to this — Wonko the Sane.
November 28, 2025 at 6:46 PM
His name was simply John Watson, though he preferred to be called — and some of his friends had now reluctantly agreed to this — Wonko the Sane.
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Before she died, my great-grandmother told me what her mother told her as swastika uniforms took her to the gas chambers:
"Remember you're a Jew; I'll return soon." She never saw her again.
A new Coast Guard policy says that same swastika isn't hate but "potentially divisive."
Never again is now.
"Remember you're a Jew; I'll return soon." She never saw her again.
A new Coast Guard policy says that same swastika isn't hate but "potentially divisive."
Never again is now.
November 20, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Before she died, my great-grandmother told me what her mother told her as swastika uniforms took her to the gas chambers:
"Remember you're a Jew; I'll return soon." She never saw her again.
A new Coast Guard policy says that same swastika isn't hate but "potentially divisive."
Never again is now.
"Remember you're a Jew; I'll return soon." She never saw her again.
A new Coast Guard policy says that same swastika isn't hate but "potentially divisive."
Never again is now.
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LAPD on horses charge at and beat guests standing in line to the Short Stop in Echo Park. @shoton35mm.bsky.social
November 2, 2025 at 8:42 AM
LAPD on horses charge at and beat guests standing in line to the Short Stop in Echo Park. @shoton35mm.bsky.social
What does BART have against The Prisoner title sequence?
October 31, 2025 at 4:50 PM
What does BART have against The Prisoner title sequence?
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$170B for ICE and Border Patrol
$40B for Argentina
$1B to refurbish Trump's Qatar jet
$230M for Trump's DOJ "compensation"
$200M for Kristi Noem's jets
$98M for Trump's golf outings
But no money to lower your healthcare costs.
$40B for Argentina
$1B to refurbish Trump's Qatar jet
$230M for Trump's DOJ "compensation"
$200M for Kristi Noem's jets
$98M for Trump's golf outings
But no money to lower your healthcare costs.
October 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM
$170B for ICE and Border Patrol
$40B for Argentina
$1B to refurbish Trump's Qatar jet
$230M for Trump's DOJ "compensation"
$200M for Kristi Noem's jets
$98M for Trump's golf outings
But no money to lower your healthcare costs.
$40B for Argentina
$1B to refurbish Trump's Qatar jet
$230M for Trump's DOJ "compensation"
$200M for Kristi Noem's jets
$98M for Trump's golf outings
But no money to lower your healthcare costs.
On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century by Timothy Snyder ©️ 2017
October 16, 2025 at 8:17 PM
On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century by Timothy Snyder ©️ 2017
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Pretty clear Stephen Miller, Noem, Hegseth and Trump are trying to provoke a Civil War at this point. What's interesting is they want to do it now, because even though they're unpopular, they seem to believe this is the most popular they'll be ever again. We can't let them win.
This is a breathtaking abuse of the law and power by the President of the United States.
America is on the brink of martial law.
Do not be silent.
America is on the brink of martial law.
Do not be silent.
This evening, President Trump is ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations within the United States. No officials from the federal government called me directly to discuss or coordinate.
October 6, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Pretty clear Stephen Miller, Noem, Hegseth and Trump are trying to provoke a Civil War at this point. What's interesting is they want to do it now, because even though they're unpopular, they seem to believe this is the most popular they'll be ever again. We can't let them win.
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Blue cities should tear up the roads in front of ICE facilities and then start decades of community engagement and input sessions to rebuild them. Let's harness our core competencies.
September 27, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Blue cities should tear up the roads in front of ICE facilities and then start decades of community engagement and input sessions to rebuild them. Let's harness our core competencies.
Disney has and always will repackage your dreams and sell them back to you.
September 21, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Disney has and always will repackage your dreams and sell them back to you.
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I stand with PBS.
I stand with NPR.
I stand with Stephen Colbert.
I stand with Jimmy Kimmel.
I stand with the First Amendment.
PERIOD.*
*Also #ReleaseTheEPSTEIN_Files
I stand with NPR.
I stand with Stephen Colbert.
I stand with Jimmy Kimmel.
I stand with the First Amendment.
PERIOD.*
*Also #ReleaseTheEPSTEIN_Files
September 18, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I stand with PBS.
I stand with NPR.
I stand with Stephen Colbert.
I stand with Jimmy Kimmel.
I stand with the First Amendment.
PERIOD.*
*Also #ReleaseTheEPSTEIN_Files
I stand with NPR.
I stand with Stephen Colbert.
I stand with Jimmy Kimmel.
I stand with the First Amendment.
PERIOD.*
*Also #ReleaseTheEPSTEIN_Files
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If Andor taught us one thing, it’s that we should probably cancel Disney+ right now.
September 18, 2025 at 3:43 AM
If Andor taught us one thing, it’s that we should probably cancel Disney+ right now.
400 days, if we survive that long www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Americans have 400 days to save their democracy | Timothy Garton Ash
I never thought I’d see fear spread so far and fast. Next year’s midterm elections are now crucial for the Democratic party – and for democrats everywhere, says Guardian columnist Timothy Garton Ash
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September 16, 2025 at 5:20 PM
400 days, if we survive that long www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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I would like to take this opportunity to remember Melissa Hortman, a serving Democratic politician assasinated by a right-winger.
September 10, 2025 at 7:54 PM
I would like to take this opportunity to remember Melissa Hortman, a serving Democratic politician assasinated by a right-winger.
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Dearest Martha,
The National Guard stand solemn watch at the Krispy Kreme tonight. I cannot tell if they defend the people from the donuts, or the donuts from the people. Powdered sugar hangs in the air like cannon smoke. Jensen took a hot coffee to the face, he may never recover.
Yours in glaze,
The National Guard stand solemn watch at the Krispy Kreme tonight. I cannot tell if they defend the people from the donuts, or the donuts from the people. Powdered sugar hangs in the air like cannon smoke. Jensen took a hot coffee to the face, he may never recover.
Yours in glaze,
August 27, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Dearest Martha,
The National Guard stand solemn watch at the Krispy Kreme tonight. I cannot tell if they defend the people from the donuts, or the donuts from the people. Powdered sugar hangs in the air like cannon smoke. Jensen took a hot coffee to the face, he may never recover.
Yours in glaze,
The National Guard stand solemn watch at the Krispy Kreme tonight. I cannot tell if they defend the people from the donuts, or the donuts from the people. Powdered sugar hangs in the air like cannon smoke. Jensen took a hot coffee to the face, he may never recover.
Yours in glaze,
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“When she looked at the world with all the climate collapse and white supremacism and patriarchy, and greed, she didn’t stop there,” Worley says. “Which is why I don’t think the prediction or the diagnosis is where we should end. The story itself is her insistence on imagining yourself through it.”
A couple months ago, I heard a spellbinding talk by a futurist named Tracee Worley, who's spent a lot of time thinking about sci-fi writer Octavia Butler and her stunning predictions. I talked to Worley about futurism, prediction, and collective survival: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Octavia Butler predicted our dystopian present. What can a futurist learn from her chilling accuracy?
“She painted a very clear picture about survival.”
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August 27, 2025 at 5:21 PM
“When she looked at the world with all the climate collapse and white supremacism and patriarchy, and greed, she didn’t stop there,” Worley says. “Which is why I don’t think the prediction or the diagnosis is where we should end. The story itself is her insistence on imagining yourself through it.”
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Louisiana has to build three new natural gas power plants to accommodate the "AI" data center that Meta just crammed through because said center will use *Three Times* as much electricity (and, thus, attendant resources) as the *Entire City Of New Orleans*, every year.
Y'all this isn't sustainable.
Y'all this isn't sustainable.
La. regulators approve Entergy power plants for Meta’s AI data center
Louisiana Public Service Commissioners voted four to one to approve Entergy’s three new gas plants to power Meta’s largest-ever data center.
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August 22, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Louisiana has to build three new natural gas power plants to accommodate the "AI" data center that Meta just crammed through because said center will use *Three Times* as much electricity (and, thus, attendant resources) as the *Entire City Of New Orleans*, every year.
Y'all this isn't sustainable.
Y'all this isn't sustainable.
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I didn’t know until now that in the original Rosie the Riveter painting, she is crushing a copy of Mein Kampf under her foot. Happy feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary, remembering all the women who crush the serpents of Satan under their heel.
August 15, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I didn’t know until now that in the original Rosie the Riveter painting, she is crushing a copy of Mein Kampf under her foot. Happy feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary, remembering all the women who crush the serpents of Satan under their heel.
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US troops rolling down the red carpet for Putin, basically bowing down to Russia.
August 16, 2025 at 6:07 AM
US troops rolling down the red carpet for Putin, basically bowing down to Russia.
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These monsters go way back. Here's the truth about Trump's history with Epstein which he's so desperately trying to distract you from: https://edition.cnn.com/2025/08/12/politics/trump-epstein-relationship-timeline-invs-vis
Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein's relationship: A definitive timeline | CNN Politics
A timeline of Trump's interactions with Epstein and Maxwell reveals a long pattern of social proximity and one that stands in sharp contrast to Trump's public downplaying of their friendship.
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August 13, 2025 at 7:00 PM
These monsters go way back. Here's the truth about Trump's history with Epstein which he's so desperately trying to distract you from: https://edition.cnn.com/2025/08/12/politics/trump-epstein-relationship-timeline-invs-vis
The Incredible Adventures of Jack Flanders
Episode 1
listen and be amazed #ZBS #radiodrama
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Episode 1
listen and be amazed #ZBS #radiodrama
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Thanks for visiting. Enjoy.
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August 1, 2025 at 4:20 PM
The Incredible Adventures of Jack Flanders
Episode 1
listen and be amazed #ZBS #radiodrama
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Episode 1
listen and be amazed #ZBS #radiodrama
www.zbs.org/shop/
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Whatever’s in the Epstein files about Trump is so bad that he called them a hoax, accused Obama of treason, shut down the Epstein investigation, recessed Congress to prevent a vote on releasing the files, and rushed his criminal attorney to prison to offer Epstein’s accomplice an immunity deal
July 27, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Whatever’s in the Epstein files about Trump is so bad that he called them a hoax, accused Obama of treason, shut down the Epstein investigation, recessed Congress to prevent a vote on releasing the files, and rushed his criminal attorney to prison to offer Epstein’s accomplice an immunity deal
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Trump will spend his weekend promoting a new golf course at his resort in Scotland – costing taxpayers an estimated $10 million.
After this jaunt, he will have spent at least $52 million of taxpayer money on golf trips.
If that’s not fraud, waste, and abuse, I don’t know what is.
After this jaunt, he will have spent at least $52 million of taxpayer money on golf trips.
If that’s not fraud, waste, and abuse, I don’t know what is.
Donald Trump's Golf Spending Spree
Yesterday, Donald Trump said that the U.S. has "too many non-working holidays." Our "pro-worker president" thinks that w
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July 26, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Trump will spend his weekend promoting a new golf course at his resort in Scotland – costing taxpayers an estimated $10 million.
After this jaunt, he will have spent at least $52 million of taxpayer money on golf trips.
If that’s not fraud, waste, and abuse, I don’t know what is.
After this jaunt, he will have spent at least $52 million of taxpayer money on golf trips.
If that’s not fraud, waste, and abuse, I don’t know what is.