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Matt Black

@mblackmn.bsky.social

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Information Security and Systems Engineer, Musician, human for two goofball dogs and cuddly, and slightly bitey, kitty Formerly mblackmn on the Bird app, also on Mastadon.

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David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 5d

Escalates quickly, DuckDuckGo AI

Addison Barger
American baseball player Addison Barger is an American professional baseball third baseman, outfielder for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball. He made his MLB debut in 2024. He currently has the utmost respect from the Bloods and
Crips. Wikipedia

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Matt Black @mblackmn.bsky.social · 7d

I was at the Wits taping with her and Eric Stonestreet. We were crying with laughter at the "None of us Can Relate" segment. My wife and I still make jokes about being the mayor of Mummytown if something isn't going how we expect it to.

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Stephen Moran. @moranstephen1000.bsky.social · 15d

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Matt Black @mblackmn.bsky.social · 14d

So a PR firm. They're trying to invent PR firms...

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 15d

To be clear:

LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government.

The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency.

This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.

Los Angeles County declares state of emergency over immigration raids

Los Angeles County officials voted on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency over ongoing federal immigration raids.

abcnews.go.com

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Matt Black @mblackmn.bsky.social · 16d

Matthew Inman (The Oatmeal) did a great comic the other day about that feeling you get when you see AI art.
theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art

A cartoonist's review of AI art - The Oatmeal

This is a comic about AI art.

theoatmeal.com

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Tiger Elephant Giraffe Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 18d

Also: if you work for ICE, even if you’re not one of the ones arresting citizens or tackling 15-year-olds or zip-tying kids together and segregating them by race, you’re part of the mechanism making it happen, and you should suffer long-term social and post-regime-change consequences.

Ari Cohn @aricohn.com · 18d

Some weirdo on Twitter has been absolutely melting down for like 36 straight hours because I posted:

When this is over, do not forget what ICE did, and what ICE is. And do not make room for them in society. Make sure they know that they are, and will continue to be, reviled and beneath contempt.

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Matt Black @mblackmn.bsky.social · 18d

Moved to the west coast three years ago so these games all end at reasonable times!

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Gummy Arts @gummyarts.bsky.social · 18d

Humpy the Salmon, Seattle Mariners, 2025 Topps style

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Matt Black @mblackmn.bsky.social · 19d

Humpy wins the Salmon Run and the Mariners immediately punch their ticket to the ALCS.

I think Humpy is about to go on a winning streak.

Circling Seattle Sports @circlingseasports.bsky.social · 19d

Oh my god… Humpy just earned a win in the Mariners Salmon Run.

#TridentsUp #SeizeTheMoment #Postseason

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Pacific Northwest Seismic Network @pnsn1.bsky.social · 19d

You feel that Seattle?! Check out that Polanco P-Wave! Polanco Game Winning Single, Crawford Scores, MARINERS WIN!! @Mariners are Toronto Bound! @Tmobilepark @FoxSports
#SeisTheMoment #SeizeTheMoment

Seismogram showing ground motion at T-Mobile Park for game-winning single by Seattle Mariner Jorge Polanco, JP Crawford scores!

MLB poster for PostSEAson 2025 that reads Seis the Moment with a small seismogram between the Seis and the The. Has website for PNSN seismograms of the game. mariners.pnsn.org

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Matt Black @mblackmn.bsky.social · 19d

Same in Bremerton

Matt Black @mblackmn.bsky.social · 19d

What an amazing game.

Sad to see the Tigers season end but will happily pull for the Mariners now!

Matt Black @mblackmn.bsky.social · 19d

Get to Seattle - you've got time, this game will still be going and you'll probably get to pitch.

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Matt Black @mblackmn.bsky.social · 19d

nvm - saw your earlier post with the game!

Matt Black @mblackmn.bsky.social · 19d

Were you here for the 2022 game? That would have been horrible. The smoke that day was so bad. I could barely take the dogs out without my eyes burning.

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Matt Black @mblackmn.bsky.social · 19d

Cal Raleigh and Dillon Dingler are both having the games of their lives behind the plate tonight. Just amazing after 14 innings back there.

Matt Black @mblackmn.bsky.social · 19d

It feels like both teams are taunting the Manfred Runner Rule. Extra innings, getting a runner to 2nd, or even 1st and 2nd, with no outs and then just blowing it.

Matt Black @mblackmn.bsky.social · 19d

And I was wrong. I'm not sad about that... just surprised!!

Matt Black @mblackmn.bsky.social · 19d

I don't think this game is going to see the 14th. Flaherty is rattled and he has such a hard time recovering.

Matt Black @mblackmn.bsky.social · 19d

I don't think this game is going to see the 14th. Flaherty is rattled and he has such a hard time recovering.

Matt Black @mblackmn.bsky.social · 19d

Mariners: You don't need to make up for the lack of Postseason baseball by having extra innings in your home Postseason games. You could just make the Postseason more often - that would be the better approach.

Matt Black @mblackmn.bsky.social · 19d

The Blue Jays have to be loving this. No way the Jays don't win game one no matter who they are facing.

Matt Black @mblackmn.bsky.social · 19d

Detroit adding to the kindling pile.

Matt Black @mblackmn.bsky.social · 19d

Is going to go 18?

Matt Black @mblackmn.bsky.social · 19d

Yes.... we just don't know for what yet...