Ryan Mattson
@rmattson.bsky.social
How bizarre, this theatrical and pasteboard unconscious. Game & level designer, BioShock 2, Near Death, Psychonauts 2, Return to Moria, and others. He/him. Portland, OR.
Like all parents, I can speak authoritatively about what’s correct for kids, and so I will: the only thing anyone ought to be concerned with in pre-k is social emotional learning.
I think the belief by the powerful that "people will put up with many things if you are excellent at math" is incredibly revealing in terms of understanding How We Got Here
November 12, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Like all parents, I can speak authoritatively about what’s correct for kids, and so I will: the only thing anyone ought to be concerned with in pre-k is social emotional learning.
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It's so funny that people consider Zohran radical. Like that's really funny to me. Like damn how far to the right is the average centrist man they should really examine that shit.
November 5, 2025 at 4:42 PM
It's so funny that people consider Zohran radical. Like that's really funny to me. Like damn how far to the right is the average centrist man they should really examine that shit.
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All day, many of you have been asking for a Cheney obituary from me. Get ready:
His Works Completed, Dick Cheney, Mass Murderer of Iraqis and American Democracy, Dies
As much as the Trumpists claim to disavow the War on Terror, they walk a path paved by the most powerful vice president in U.S. history.
www.thenation.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:55 PM
All day, many of you have been asking for a Cheney obituary from me. Get ready:
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Literally an editor reached out as I was posting
November 4, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Literally an editor reached out as I was posting
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So like me to my DoorDash driver to everyone who ever called the driver and then everyone who ever called them. As a basis for killing people
November 1, 2025 at 11:37 PM
So like me to my DoorDash driver to everyone who ever called the driver and then everyone who ever called them. As a basis for killing people
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AR-PHARAZÔN THE GOLDEN: What you have to remember also is he appeared in fair form.
CHOTINER: The next time the invasion of Valinor and the destruction of Númenor come up, I'll keep in mind that Sauron was handsome when it happened.
AR-PHARAZÔN: He was. Not that that excuses it.
CHOTINER: Right.
CHOTINER: The next time the invasion of Valinor and the destruction of Númenor come up, I'll keep in mind that Sauron was handsome when it happened.
AR-PHARAZÔN: He was. Not that that excuses it.
CHOTINER: Right.
October 28, 2025 at 9:21 PM
AR-PHARAZÔN THE GOLDEN: What you have to remember also is he appeared in fair form.
CHOTINER: The next time the invasion of Valinor and the destruction of Númenor come up, I'll keep in mind that Sauron was handsome when it happened.
AR-PHARAZÔN: He was. Not that that excuses it.
CHOTINER: Right.
CHOTINER: The next time the invasion of Valinor and the destruction of Númenor come up, I'll keep in mind that Sauron was handsome when it happened.
AR-PHARAZÔN: He was. Not that that excuses it.
CHOTINER: Right.
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thinking about My Father's Camry Filled With Leaves again
October 23, 2025 at 10:51 PM
thinking about My Father's Camry Filled With Leaves again
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“oh so you think the east wing being demolished is worse than-“ it’s a synecdoche, man. a visual metaphor. there’s a reason the aliens in Independence Day don’t aim a huge laser at SNAP benefits
October 23, 2025 at 6:04 PM
“oh so you think the east wing being demolished is worse than-“ it’s a synecdoche, man. a visual metaphor. there’s a reason the aliens in Independence Day don’t aim a huge laser at SNAP benefits
Look, I don't know much about UK geography, but this is very funny to me.
October 23, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Look, I don't know much about UK geography, but this is very funny to me.
I’ve been recently talking with two friends who are just such developers, absolutely world class in their expertise. My mind reels thinking about the vast amount of people who could be doing amazing work, and they’re unable to, and likely dealing with massive life upheaval because of this.
I don’t talk about it much because the situation doesn’t really change but it’s still insane to me what an enormous amount of really talented game developers are out of work. just whole studios worth of incredible people, often people who worked on beloved games, unemployed.
October 23, 2025 at 2:54 AM
I’ve been recently talking with two friends who are just such developers, absolutely world class in their expertise. My mind reels thinking about the vast amount of people who could be doing amazing work, and they’re unable to, and likely dealing with massive life upheaval because of this.
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I didn't take pics but the feeling of being in a group of people with no visible beginning or end was so thrilling. The opposite of online anomie, and a living counterpoint to the wary, isolated, compartmentalized world the shitheads want to make. It's simple and obvious I guess but it means a lot.
Sorry to be corny but the aerial shots of these crowds are almost indescribably moving and hopeful
October 18, 2025 at 10:05 PM
I didn't take pics but the feeling of being in a group of people with no visible beginning or end was so thrilling. The opposite of online anomie, and a living counterpoint to the wary, isolated, compartmentalized world the shitheads want to make. It's simple and obvious I guess but it means a lot.
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CNN talking about the possibility of violence as a guy in a giraffe costume waddles by
October 18, 2025 at 5:08 PM
CNN talking about the possibility of violence as a guy in a giraffe costume waddles by
"quit gooning and fix a pothole" is the call to action for our age
this shit is so embarrassing. the government used to have guys who like, built bridges. now it’s just a gaggle of bleary-eyed cave children jacking themselves off to porno deepfakes of AOC while posting “based meme edits” of reaper drone strikes on venezuelan children. quit gooning and fix a pothole
vance has got to be the most cucked vp of all time. absolutely no power, completely subservient to a sundowning blowhard and an unelected nazi sleaze, so bored of waiting around for grandpa to give him something to do that he’s organizing forum raids like goons dropping in on habbo hotel
October 17, 2025 at 11:58 PM
"quit gooning and fix a pothole" is the call to action for our age
The vehicle is a symptom, not a cause.
October 16, 2025 at 7:52 PM
The vehicle is a symptom, not a cause.
Me: "Mom, can we have a centrally planned economy?"
Mom: "No, we already have a centrally planned economy at home."
The centrally planned economy at home:
Mom: "No, we already have a centrally planned economy at home."
The centrally planned economy at home:
"We are considering terminating business with China having to do with Cooking Oil" is an all-timer. Thank you Mr President, we appreciate your insights.
October 14, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Me: "Mom, can we have a centrally planned economy?"
Mom: "No, we already have a centrally planned economy at home."
The centrally planned economy at home:
Mom: "No, we already have a centrally planned economy at home."
The centrally planned economy at home:
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News footage from Portland shows a calm, tranquil city. But an AI video that Stephen Miller texted to Donald Trump shows the city as a burning hellhole. The truth may lie somewhere in between.
October 10, 2025 at 12:16 PM
News footage from Portland shows a calm, tranquil city. But an AI video that Stephen Miller texted to Donald Trump shows the city as a burning hellhole. The truth may lie somewhere in between.
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Look, we’re both very sorry about the widening gyre.
October 8, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Look, we’re both very sorry about the widening gyre.
Not to discount the enormous damage they have done, and still can do, but this really might be one of the dumbest governments in the history of the world.
Johnson: "It's true that in previous shutdowns, many or most furloughed employees have been paid for the time they were furloughed, but there is new legal analysis - I don't know the details, I just saw a headline - but there are some legal analysts saying that might not be appropriate or necessary"
October 7, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Not to discount the enormous damage they have done, and still can do, but this really might be one of the dumbest governments in the history of the world.
Okay, and that's cool, but like, what is the binding effect of this particular document?
This is a fair question (the answer is no) but I am begging people to just quickly check out U.S. Const. art. I, § 9, cl. 7 because it's really not about counting dollars.
dumb question, but: are we making enough in tariff revenue to fund these programs?
October 7, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Okay, and that's cool, but like, what is the binding effect of this particular document?
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this is literally stuff King Charles did, like not only did the American colonists have a revolution to not have this happen, but they did so in the wake of the English revolution, which was about not having stuff like this happen
Well that's not how appropriations work at all
*WHITE HOUSE TO TRANSFER TARIFF REVENUE TO FUND WIC: LEAVITT
*WHITE HOUSE TO TRANSFER TARIFF REVENUE TO FUND WIC: LEAVITT
October 7, 2025 at 8:23 PM
this is literally stuff King Charles did, like not only did the American colonists have a revolution to not have this happen, but they did so in the wake of the English revolution, which was about not having stuff like this happen
Have you ever wondered what disavowal means in psychoanalysis? It means reading stories like this and then continuing about my day like I don’t live on the west coast.
“A magnitude 9 earthquake on the Cascadia subduction zone could create tsunami wave heights that would wash away coastal towns, destroy U.S. 101 and cause $70 billion in damage over a large swath of the Pacific Coast.”
West Coast's two monster faults could trigger back-to-back earthquakes, new research suggests
New research offers the theory that the San Andreas fault and the Cascadia subduction zone could produce devastating back-to-back earthquake disasters.
www.latimes.com
October 7, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Have you ever wondered what disavowal means in psychoanalysis? It means reading stories like this and then continuing about my day like I don’t live on the west coast.
Glad I'm not alone in feeling this.
Groceries, man, holy shit.
October 6, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Glad I'm not alone in feeling this.
Anyway, when we were flying out of Chicago recently there was a massive digital board on the route into the airport warning everyone about the symptoms of measles, you know, just in case.
Actor Cheryl Hines says she lived in constant fear for her husband Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s safety during his 2024 presidential campaign.
Cheryl Hines says she feared for RFK Jr.'s safety during his 2024 campaign: "I knew our lives would never be the same"
Actor Cheryl Hines says she lived in constant fear for her husband Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s safety during his 2024 presidential campaign.
www.cbsnews.com
October 6, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Anyway, when we were flying out of Chicago recently there was a massive digital board on the route into the airport warning everyone about the symptoms of measles, you know, just in case.