Matt Blair
@mjmbca.bsky.social
He/Him. Toronto, Canada. If you can explain it to me, then I can explain it to everyone. Elsewhere at https://linktr.ee/mjmbca.
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“God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to curate a social media feed that’s heavy on the latter.”
Today is the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. www.un.org/en/observanc...
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International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
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November 29, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Today is the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. www.un.org/en/observanc...
I realized this after the fact, but “I do it all day and I love it” is a line I stole from an old Jay Pinkerton comic strip about Aquaman.
The thing that Aquaman did all day and loved was talk to fish.
The thing that Aquaman did all day and loved was talk to fish.
I’m not a good marketing guy. I’ve never been one, and I’m pretty sure I never will be. My DJ nights were very poorly attended.
On the other hand, and not to brag, but I’m a pretty terrific communications guy. I do it all day and I love it.
And I think that gap speaks to that difference.
On the other hand, and not to brag, but I’m a pretty terrific communications guy. I do it all day and I love it.
And I think that gap speaks to that difference.
November 28, 2025 at 12:24 AM
I realized this after the fact, but “I do it all day and I love it” is a line I stole from an old Jay Pinkerton comic strip about Aquaman.
The thing that Aquaman did all day and loved was talk to fish.
The thing that Aquaman did all day and loved was talk to fish.
This has definitely been a year in which “Why do you celebrate Thanksgiving in October?” has proven itself to be the tip of the “Things even the good Americans don’t remotely understand about Canada” iceberg.
November 27, 2025 at 11:20 PM
This has definitely been a year in which “Why do you celebrate Thanksgiving in October?” has proven itself to be the tip of the “Things even the good Americans don’t remotely understand about Canada” iceberg.
One of the things you learn when you work in communications, and one of things we’d all do well to learn as individual people who communicate, is that a huge part of doing it well is knowing what not to say and when not to talk.
November 27, 2025 at 11:16 PM
One of the things you learn when you work in communications, and one of things we’d all do well to learn as individual people who communicate, is that a huge part of doing it well is knowing what not to say and when not to talk.
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happy thanksgiving or whatever
November 27, 2025 at 1:26 PM
happy thanksgiving or whatever
Political puns are like metaphors. If you’re using more than one in the same breath, you’re trying too hard and muddying your message.
“POO-lievre” and “Poi-LIAR-vre” are sloppy but tolerable. “POO-LIAR-vre” is a bridge too far.
“POO-lievre” and “Poi-LIAR-vre” are sloppy but tolerable. “POO-LIAR-vre” is a bridge too far.
Nothing gives me that vein in my forehead quite like political nicknames. Lowest form of humour *and* argument 🫤
November 27, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Political puns are like metaphors. If you’re using more than one in the same breath, you’re trying too hard and muddying your message.
“POO-lievre” and “Poi-LIAR-vre” are sloppy but tolerable. “POO-LIAR-vre” is a bridge too far.
“POO-lievre” and “Poi-LIAR-vre” are sloppy but tolerable. “POO-LIAR-vre” is a bridge too far.
I just saw somebody call it the province of Hellberduh, and look, I get it, but that’s enough.
November 27, 2025 at 10:52 PM
I just saw somebody call it the province of Hellberduh, and look, I get it, but that’s enough.
Good for Steven Guilbeault.
November 27, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Good for Steven Guilbeault.
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Trudeau-era environment minister Steven Guilbeault has published a resignation letter detailing the reasons for his departure from Carney's cabinet.
He directly cites today's MOU:
He directly cites today's MOU:
November 27, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Trudeau-era environment minister Steven Guilbeault has published a resignation letter detailing the reasons for his departure from Carney's cabinet.
He directly cites today's MOU:
He directly cites today's MOU:
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I’m grateful today for an evening out, grateful for progress on a difficult project at work, and grateful that my kids are doing well at school. #3Gratitudes
November 27, 2025 at 10:28 PM
I’m grateful today for an evening out, grateful for progress on a difficult project at work, and grateful that my kids are doing well at school. #3Gratitudes
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Not sure how you Americans can enjoy Thanksgiving with a dang Cheeto in the White House!
November 27, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Not sure how you Americans can enjoy Thanksgiving with a dang Cheeto in the White House!
As always, in honour of our friends celebrating down south, here’s the greatest American Thanksgiving carol of all time. youtu.be/FhAfXTzR2rQ
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November 27, 2025 at 5:51 PM
As always, in honour of our friends celebrating down south, here’s the greatest American Thanksgiving carol of all time. youtu.be/FhAfXTzR2rQ
Cory Doctorow is speaking at OCADU in Toronto tonight at 7:00 PM. www.ocadu.ca/events-and-e...
Jailbreaking Canada
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November 27, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Cory Doctorow is speaking at OCADU in Toronto tonight at 7:00 PM. www.ocadu.ca/events-and-e...
The cat has claimed the family’s gravy helmet.
November 27, 2025 at 5:31 PM
The cat has claimed the family’s gravy helmet.
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This is the correct take. Stewing in white supremacist propaganda is bad for your thinking. And if think you are so savvy that it won’t impact you, you are the exact kind of mark they are slowly converting (I’m looking at you, centrist pundits).
It’s really funny how a generation will roll its eyes at parents who watch Fox News but doesn’t see why being immersed in Twitter is having the same effect. Lots of serious people show up on Fox News too but that shouldn’t be your primary source on the news.
November 27, 2025 at 10:05 AM
This is the correct take. Stewing in white supremacist propaganda is bad for your thinking. And if think you are so savvy that it won’t impact you, you are the exact kind of mark they are slowly converting (I’m looking at you, centrist pundits).
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au contraire mon frere. there's a good chance at this size, assuming they have standard retroreflectivity, they'll be very hard to see in low light conditions! Highway signs are visible at a distance/speed, but when you get close the retroreflectivity is often overwhelming to the contrasting text!
November 27, 2025 at 4:09 PM
au contraire mon frere. there's a good chance at this size, assuming they have standard retroreflectivity, they'll be very hard to see in low light conditions! Highway signs are visible at a distance/speed, but when you get close the retroreflectivity is often overwhelming to the contrasting text!
I mean, on the plus side, unlike the new PCPO-blue license plates that the province needlessly introduced a few years ago, these signs are legible in the sun.
everyone: we just want streets to be safe to walk near, especially around schools
ontario: best we can do is street signs so big they fully obscure schoolchildren
ontario: best we can do is street signs so big they fully obscure schoolchildren
November 27, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I mean, on the plus side, unlike the new PCPO-blue license plates that the province needlessly introduced a few years ago, these signs are legible in the sun.
Olbermann, determined not to be left out of the apparent “men who shouldn’t be volunteering such dubious information about their relationship with Olivia Nuzzi” contest, invites us all to do the math on how old a woman born in 1993 was when a man born in 1959 got to know her in 2011.
November 27, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Olbermann, determined not to be left out of the apparent “men who shouldn’t be volunteering such dubious information about their relationship with Olivia Nuzzi” contest, invites us all to do the math on how old a woman born in 1993 was when a man born in 1959 got to know her in 2011.
This whole “Rush Hour 4” thing is basically more reasons than I could possibly have needed not to see a movie I was probably never going to watch anyway.
November 27, 2025 at 1:53 AM
This whole “Rush Hour 4” thing is basically more reasons than I could possibly have needed not to see a movie I was probably never going to watch anyway.
I’m not saying that what the AI companies and their backers want is to render us all brainless and docile, but I’ll admit that if that was their goal, then this would be a good way to go about it.
November 27, 2025 at 1:44 AM
I’m not saying that what the AI companies and their backers want is to render us all brainless and docile, but I’ll admit that if that was their goal, then this would be a good way to go about it.
“My ex-fiancée sat on a bunch of important stories that were deeply relevant to the public interest for the sake of her own personal gain.”
That’s terrible. Why are you telling us about it in serialized instalments on your own platform now, and how long have you known but not told us?
That’s terrible. Why are you telling us about it in serialized instalments on your own platform now, and how long have you known but not told us?
November 26, 2025 at 11:05 PM
“My ex-fiancée sat on a bunch of important stories that were deeply relevant to the public interest for the sake of her own personal gain.”
That’s terrible. Why are you telling us about it in serialized instalments on your own platform now, and how long have you known but not told us?
That’s terrible. Why are you telling us about it in serialized instalments on your own platform now, and how long have you known but not told us?
The province banned speed cameras in our cities because they were working too well. But don’t worry, because they’re replacing them with something that doesn’t.
NEW: Doug Ford promised giant signs to replace speed cameras in school zones. Well, they've arrived and... they're huge. So big they don't fit onto existing poles.
Cities say they're too big, the province says they were briefed weeks ago. #Onpoli
globalnews.ca/news/1154479...
Cities say they're too big, the province says they were briefed weeks ago. #Onpoli
globalnews.ca/news/1154479...
Ford government says it will cover cost of installing oversized school zone signs | Globalnews.ca
Cities say the signs sent to replace speed cameras are too big. The transportation minister believes they should be able to 'figure out how to install a sign.'
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November 26, 2025 at 9:11 PM
The province banned speed cameras in our cities because they were working too well. But don’t worry, because they’re replacing them with something that doesn’t.
Three people, including two National Guard troops, were shot in D.C. this afternoon. Details are still unfolding, but it’s true that there was no reason for the National Guard to be there in the first place. They were put in harm’s way for political theatre.
Whether this was random street crime or targeted political violence, I think it was bad for the president to unnecessarily put the National Guard in harm’s way like this. They simply don’t need to be there.
November 26, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Three people, including two National Guard troops, were shot in D.C. this afternoon. Details are still unfolding, but it’s true that there was no reason for the National Guard to be there in the first place. They were put in harm’s way for political theatre.