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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 · 1h

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 · 16h

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 · 10h

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 · 12h

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 · 12h

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 · 13h

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 · 13h

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 · 14h

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

Sydney Bauer @sydney-bauer.com · 14h

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 · 19h

Okay some of these are clearly Odo

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matthew @pahuski.com · 1d

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 · 19h

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 · 21h

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 · 1d

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 · 1d

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 · 1d

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 · 1d

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 · 2d

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 · 2d

> 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 · 2d

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 · 2d

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 · 2d

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 · 2d

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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Matt @differentmatt.bsky.social · 2d

There's a classic bit of fashion advice, right before you walk out the door, look in a mirror and take off the first snake you notice.

Bevis Musson @bevismusson.bsky.social · 2d

Mr Sri Lanka. This is a rare case where I think the outfit would be better without the giant gold snakes around his head. Maybe add a cape, but I think the rest of the outfit (what little of it there is) is so great that he doesn't need the snakes.

A photo of a contestant at Mister Global 2025

Matt @differentmatt.bsky.social · 2d

People are remembering Keaton in terms of the gift she gave the films she was cast in, not the other way around, and that's fantastic.

What a champ.

Amber Sparks @ambersparks.bsky.social · 2d

THAT director aside, Diane Keaton’s performance in Annie Hall opened spaces for women in film: what romantic leads could look like, dress like, sound like; that there could be a place for an oddball who wasn’t a screwball. That’s all her - Keaton was such a brilliant actress and icon, truly

Matt @differentmatt.bsky.social · 2d

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BUM CHILLUPS AKA SPENCER HALL @edsbs.bsky.social · 2d

Illinois' punter just downed the ball while kneeling to pick up the snap

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Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 2d

If this was happening in any other country you'd have journalists and analysts discussing risks of state failure

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Matt @differentmatt.bsky.social · 2d

People ask why I, a candy snob, believe that fully 20% of your candy intake should be something completely indefensible, like Necco Wafers or circus peanuts or the candy cola bottles.

It's because otherwise the demon inside you will make it 100%, and then more.

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 2d

After Trump got his Covid shot, he chose to fire the scientists protecting the rest of us from diseases.

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