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Matt Baldwin

@thisbrokenwheel

Writer, photographer, cyclist, naturalist, martial artist, tall ship sailor. The Pirate Guy of Blue Sky, apparently. Mexican-American. No kings in America. He/him. San Diego, CA.

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Oh yeah, they’re not evolved for that kind of weather. Good on you.

06.03.2026 16:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

TimothΓ©e Chalamet turning out to be his LADYBIRD character in real life is not surprising, but it is disappointing.

06.03.2026 16:31 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

There’s a version of this turning up in fiction lately, where a first person narrator is never referred to by name, pronouns, or any descriptive characteristics, and it sucks so much.

06.03.2026 16:08 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a little girl is laughing with her fist in the air while wearing a vest and tie . ALT: a little girl is laughing with her fist in the air while wearing a vest and tie .

It’s Bandcamp Friday *and* Whiskey Friday with Tony Dokoupil???

06.03.2026 15:51 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Scrimshaw and Scuttlebutt, still sitting on my shoulder in the restaurant, except now Scrim is going fully tiny dinosaur on my earrings.

Scrimshaw and Scuttlebutt, still sitting on my shoulder in the restaurant, except now Scrim is going fully tiny dinosaur on my earrings.

Hey dude that’s attached.

06.03.2026 15:38 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Cockatiels Scrimshaw and Scuttlebutt sitting on my shoulder in a breakfast restaurant.

Cockatiels Scrimshaw and Scuttlebutt sitting on my shoulder in a breakfast restaurant.

When you take the kids out for breakfast and they just spend the entire time in the restaurant acting like huge butts.

06.03.2026 15:30 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

They fundamentally do not understand other people at all. It is arguably their defining characteristic.

06.03.2026 14:29 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You’re from fucking Scotland, wrecker.

06.03.2026 14:17 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

And with more boobs and butts.

06.03.2026 03:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It is 2026 and we are not fucking doing this anymore. EIGHT WOMEN came forward and told stories of Franken GROPING AND FORCIBLY KISSING THEM. The man was a sexual abuser. He did not and does not belong in congress. Fucking period. End of conversation.

06.03.2026 00:02 πŸ‘ 2246 πŸ” 428 πŸ’¬ 40 πŸ“Œ 19

Wait hold on, I was sequestered offline for most of the morning: Noem didn’t even know she was fired, and gave a whole presser while ignorant of it.

LOL, LMAO.

05.03.2026 22:11 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Noem alone.

05.03.2026 19:59 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Functionally the same thing, as far as that goes.

05.03.2026 15:11 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hey @grahamformaine.bsky.social, does this look familiar?

05.03.2026 13:41 πŸ‘ 251 πŸ” 95 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 2

Oh yeah sure, the guy who served in two different branches of the military and then, once he got out, joined *BLACKWATER* in 2018, well after it was already public knowledge that their business model is War Crime R' Us, is anti-militarist. Sure, uh-huh.

Now pull the other one.

05.03.2026 15:05 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Right? Just so weird. Plus, from where I live on the west coast, traveling to Europe or Africa means crossing the entirety of North America first, before the long-haul part even begins. That's 5-6 hours right there.

05.03.2026 15:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I think Shiv's right, I just don't think this is a *conscious* decision on the Pod Bros.' part, they're just acting on their own cognitive biases and reflex contrarianism.

05.03.2026 15:00 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

*taps sign* bsky.app/profile/this...

05.03.2026 14:38 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I’ve won more knife fights than any other writer I know or know about.

05.03.2026 01:49 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Technically, from where I live it's a shorter flight (~16 hours) than getting to SA was (~30).

05.03.2026 14:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Attempting to fulfill a long-held childhood dream, already twice-deferred, and aiming for Australia later this year.

05.03.2026 14:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I mean, you.....kinda are already living in one as it is?

05.03.2026 14:06 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Vacation planning.

05.03.2026 13:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

And also the longstanding and well-documented tactic where minorities opt to remain demure when confronted with bigoted behavior, because openly objecting could provoke further, and even fatal, conflict.

05.03.2026 13:13 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Works either way, frankly.

05.03.2026 13:00 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Platner himself complied a list of historical wars he wishes he could have fought in, most of which were genocidal conflicts. β€œHe hates Indians” is completely, 100% believable, no effort required.

05.03.2026 12:49 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

When I rode the Amtrak from LA to Portland there were people in the general seating cars who did that. I sprung for a roomette, so I had an actual bed to sleep in.

05.03.2026 05:57 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œWhat do you mean?” β€” points to tattoo of a man’s face wearing a short brush-style mustache β€” β€œoh, I’m just a big fan of that Charlie Chaplin movie The Great Dictator.”

05.03.2026 05:53 πŸ‘ 31 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Literally any piece of fictional cinema about the Nazis.

05.03.2026 05:49 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I think half that wedding party watched him flash that symbol around while dancing like a half-naked jackass and kept their mouths shut, because it was a wedding and they didn’t want to make a scene.

05.03.2026 05:48 πŸ‘ 123 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0