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"Transgressively ludic." —𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘈𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 proud member of a union posts here are exclusively my private opinion and are not statements on behalf of my employer, family, church, union, or anything else

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Matt @differentmatt.bsky.social · Dec 16

Walking away from Omelas, are you? On our nice walkable infrastructure, mind you. Anywhere else you'd have to drive away from, but not Omelas. There's also an accessible shuttle every 15 minutes, but nooooooo, don't let me slow you down, you've got an Omelas to walk away from, Mr. Ethical.

Matt @differentmatt.bsky.social · 37m

Yes! For fucks sake, yes! And food if they need it too, and maybe a glass of water if they're thirsty! What the fuck are we doing here, Lisa?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 54m

Lisa McClain: "Democrats' plan forces taxpayers to cover the majority of emergency medical costs for all non-citizens. Another $28 billion tab for who? You guessed it, the American people."

Matt @differentmatt.bsky.social · 10h

Kombucha girl meme.

Disgusted face: DAS BOOT
Thoughtful face: DIE BOOTE [meaning the boats, plural]

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Tom Reagan’s Hat @rufustsuperfly.bsky.social · 19h

Milei looks like all the cast of Are You Being Served in one

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Brianna Chesser @chessercat.bsky.social · 20h

Actual safety notice from my alma mater:

Ray-Ban Meta sunglasses being used exactly as everyone expected

The techbros are not okay (it’s a completely open campus…not all the buildings, obviously)

UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO
Office of Public Safety

Crime Safety Advisory:
Suspicious Occurrence Reported

Dear USF Community,

We want to make you aware of recent reports of a suspicious occurrence on and around campus. Multiple community members have reported contact from an individual, described as male and wearing Ray-Ban Meta sunglasses, who has approached women with unwanted comments and inappropriate dating questions. Reports indicate that this individual may be attempting to post these interactions online under the account name "pickuplines.pov" on TikTok, Instagram, and possibly other social media platforms.

While no threats or acts of violence have been reported, we want our community to stay informed and take steps to support one another.
If you encounter this individual or any suspicious activity:

Take immediate action to report the incident at the time it occurs by calling Public Safety Dispatch.
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Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 18h

“This heckin’ pupperino fucking hates La Migra,” to paraphrase from @weratedogs.com

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This is Chop. He was shot and killed by masked assailants in plain clothes who go by ICE. They showed up at his door "looking for migrants after receiving a tip." The son of the family asked if they could wait before entering the home while he put Chop away in the bathroom, as the dog can be aggressive with strangers.
According to the family, it is at this point that the son went to his pickup truck to retrieve his ID and a Border Patrol agent entered the home, opened the bathroom door, and shot Chop. None of the agents helped the family, who desperately tried to render aid to Chop, as he bled to death on the kitchen floor. Unsurprisingly, the agent who shot their dog then hid from them and refused to give his name. Even more unsurprising, they did not find any evidence of the migrants they were there to terrorize in the first place.
Do not open your door for these fucking losers. Rest easy Chop
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CBP Office of Professional Responsibility:
202-344-1808
JointIntake@cbp.dhs.gov
El Paso Border Patrol Sector:
915-834-8400
fpfelpaso@cbp.dhs.gov
Rep. Veronica Escobar (El Paso):
915-541-1400
veronica.escobar@mail.house.gov
https://kfoxtv.com/news/local/el-paso-family-claims-border-patrol-killed-their-dog-during-search-cbp-

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Matt @differentmatt.bsky.social · 22h

I'm not saying you'd never find him using an adverb, but he has never once in his life used the word "relatively" in any context whatsoever, or even engaged with the concept of anything relative.

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Matt @differentmatt.bsky.social · 1d

I've started writing a young adult novel about a boy who finds a magic ring. It gives him the power of flight, but at a terrible cost: $40 per use.

Yeah, you thought you'd be able to avoid buying a car and just fly yourself to school or work? Forget it, kid, it doesn't pencil out.

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Andrew @generalising.bsky.social · 1d

I got very curious about this. You can trace Shearer's unit (21 CCS) and you can see what looks like the echo of his little blaze of fame: in Sept 1916 you get visits from various grandees including ... the editor of the BMJ, who presumably came to see for himself.

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Matt @differentmatt.bsky.social · 1d

It doesn't have to be principle, though. Newsmax could be (and is) 100% in the tank for the Trump administration, principles be damned, and yet still want to scoop everyone else on a story that'll break regardless precisely because it's leaking.

But whatever works.

Matt @differentmatt.bsky.social · 1d

we go now live to the trial

Lionel Hutz arguing in court on behalf of Homer Simpson: "Did these sound like the actions of a man who had ALL he could eat?"

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Matt @differentmatt.bsky.social · 1d

bases loaded and one out, c'mon Max, you gotta put that ball in the air, what's wrong with you man

Matt @differentmatt.bsky.social · 1d

Just for the historical record: Muncy hit the ball 400 feet, the center fielder bobbled it off the wall and THEN caught it, then threw home to get the runner tagging up, except it wasn't a catch so it was a force, and THEN everyone figured out what was happening and they got the runner at third.

Matt @differentmatt.bsky.social · 1d

ahahaha baseball's so fucking stupid, I love it

Play-by-play description of an insane play in the LA-Milwaukee game:

Muncy flied into double play, center to shortstop to catcher to third, Smith out at third, T. Hernández out at home.

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ghostly gwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 1d

There are no words for what Miss Major has done for us. Rest easy.

Sydney Bauer @sydney-bauer.com · 1d

Rest in Power Miss Major. We all owe you so much. Thank you for everything.

Trans leader Miss Major Griffin-Gracy dies

Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, a Black transgender woman and longtime activist who once lived in the Bay Area, died October 13.

www.ebar.com

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Matt @differentmatt.bsky.social · 1d

Okay some of these are clearly Odo

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matthew @pahuski.com · 2d

Happy Columbo’s Day

Screenshot from Columbo. He his talking to his dog, which is sitting is the drivers seat of a car. “Okay, I’m gonna put you in charge. You take care of the car. You’re a responsible dog. When I get back, if the car’s okay, I’ll give you another cookie.”

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Matt @differentmatt.bsky.social · 1d

This is an important first step towards what I have always regarded as the implied antonym, "spooktadequate."

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 1d

yearly reminder to people insisting that we view Christopher Columbus as "a man of his time" that *the people responsible for the Spanish Inquisition* thought Columbus was out of pocket

Thomas Lecaque @tlecaque.bsky.social · 2d

Christopher Columbus was dragged back to Spain in chains by a crusading knight, convicted of tyranny and immeasurable cruelty, pardoned by Isabella but banned from returning to Hispaniola.

Fuck Columbus.

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Matt @differentmatt.bsky.social · 2d

I'm not too surprised that someone finally cut Vance's mic, but I am absolutely flabbergasted that it was Stephanopoulos. Huh!

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

STEPHANOPOULOS: I didn't insinuate anything. I asked you whether Tom Homan accepted $50k as was heard on an audio tape recorded by the FBI in September 2024. You did not answer the question. Thank you for your time.

VANCE: No, George, I sai--

STEPHANOPOULOS: We'll be right back

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DrJessieNYC @jessienyc.bsky.social · 3d

Happy Coming Out Day! Queer liberation is for everyone, you don't have to be *born* that way (tho some are).

drawing of a human-like figure, in yellow, dances out of a dark closet and into the multi-colored light. original drawing by queer artist Keith Haring.

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Marlow Stern @marlownyc.bsky.social · 3d

Trump claims the “Biden FBI” placed 274 agents at the Capitol on Jan. 6.

Trump was president on Jan. 6.

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👁🌻🦊⚙️⚓ Bob, Engineer, Pusher of Paper @navmecheng.bsky.social · 3d

> It is 2025 BC. I am a soldier from one of the outlying provinces called to defend the pyramid in Memphis

> It is 2025 AD. I am a soldier from one of the outlying provinces called to defend the pyramid in Memphis

Soldiers at the Bass Pro Shops pyramid in Memphis, TN.

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Matt @differentmatt.bsky.social · 3d

chat, is it a good sign when a Catholic priest starts sounding like someone Jonathan Edwards would be trying to hold back from decking some unrepentant sinner?

Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 3d

Chicago priest Fr. Larry Dowling describes procession to ICE facility: “No one had the courage to speak directly to us. No one from Homeland Security could stand in the presence of the Monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament. No wonder. Evil is repelled, recoils in the presence of Christ.”

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Matt @differentmatt.bsky.social · 3d

Had to check to make sure I hadn't imagined that out of pure anti-Nate animus.

Nate Silver tweet, 9/6/24:

I've attended the World Series of Darts and may or may not have bet at random based on who looked like more of a badass and the site I may or may not have been betting on might have decided I was super sharp and started moving their lines based on my bets.

Matt @differentmatt.bsky.social · 3d

Oh wow, I'd almost forgotten about that. "I placed a huge bet on a nothing match, and instantly the odds shifted. Conclusion: the bookies tremble at my skill and bow to my superior acumen. I am a very savvy bettor."

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