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Matt Ex Machina

@matthewdahlberg.bsky.social
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Scientist, gamer, and a fan of science fiction. Doing my best in a difficult world

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Matt Ex Machina @matthewdahlberg.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Happy National Taco Day to all who celebrate
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Matt Ex Machina @matthewdahlberg.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
University students found mysteriously dead? This is a "Call of Cthulhu" scenario if I ever heard one. There's a frat or anthropology professor who's worshipping an Elder God somewhere on campus. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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Kratom found at locations where two Ole Miss students were discovered dead
It is not clear if the deaths are linked, and authorities said they have not confirmed that kratom or any other substance was a contributing factor in either death.
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TW @twesq.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
this is fantastic and I learned something new
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janekiller pain @spiderdork.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
"trans rights are human rights" doesn't really cut it when libs have decided that human rights arent all that important actually "trans rights or else" hits them where they actually give a shit: themselves
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Politics UK @politicsuk.com · 13/09/2026
🚨 NEW: The leaders of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will meet tomorrow to sign a joint declaration for all three countries to gain independence from the UK
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Dennis Detwiller @drgonzo123.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
“Your pain will be legendary, even in kindergarten...”
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pdf reader @greatgrebe.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
calling the adeptus mechanicus for tech support is so annoying they're always like "hmmm did you try 20 hours of fasting and prayer to show your devotion to the machine spirit first?" of course I did man I'm not an idiot.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 10/08/2026
If it looks like an Amazon delivery and drives like an Amazon delivery, then it's an Amazon delivery, right? Not according to Amazon. Big companies like Amazon have built a vast network of subcontractors who deliver their packages while shielding them from accountability.
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Matt Ex Machina @matthewdahlberg.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
I know that I'm nearly 3 years late to this party, but holy cow, @pseudopod.org episode 899 is good! If you like Lovecraftian horror then this episode is for you! pseudopod.org/2023/12/29/p...
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PseudoPod 899: Arcanum Miskatonica
Every university has its reputation—some for solid, middle-of-the- road studies in business, medicine, law, others for scientific research, and hopefully all for excellence. But some have shadows…
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Matt Ex Machina @matthewdahlberg.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Today the world lost Sam Neill. A fine actor and, by all accounts, a pretty good guy as well. In honor of his memory I would like to say that I feel that, "Event Horizon" was an underrated horror movie that deserves to be recognized.
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Tyler, from the Internet (Haunted) @tylerfromtheinternet.com · 01/07/2026
well that's fucking amazing. good lord, lmao, thank god this comedian pulled it out of the fire.
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Matt Ex Machina @matthewdahlberg.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 19/06/2026
The hardest part about proving genocide is "Intent." Israel's fascist defense minister BenGvir just proved again his intent to mass murder everyone in Lebanon, declaring "ALL OF LEBANON MUST BURN." Block arms to Israel. Sanction these war criminals. Any politician denying this is complicit.
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Matt Ex Machina @matthewdahlberg.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
There is a tentative peace deal between the US and Iran. This sent the stock market up. I have a feeling that on Friday, the deal will fall apart sending stocks crashing. By Monday, there will be another deal and the cycle will repeat
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Matt Ex Machina @matthewdahlberg.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
The world's first trillionaire needs to be the world's last trillionaire
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Matt Ex Machina @matthewdahlberg.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
They stopped the car and then shot at the family inside. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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Palestinian baby shot dead by Israeli troops in occupied West Bank
The seven-month-old, Sam Fahd Abu Haikal, was in his mother’s arms when soldiers fired on family in Hebron
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Matt Ex Machina @matthewdahlberg.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
First John Blanche, now Marjane Satrapi. They say deaths happen in 3's so maybe, "when it happens" is going to happen
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Matt Ex Machina @matthewdahlberg.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
In support of our siblings in the LGBT community during pride month, I would like to present... youtu.be/WjElZ-O9EpM?...
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The Simpsons - We Work Hard, We Play Hard (Everybody Dance Now)
YouTube video by Mostly Simpsons
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Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
The lesson Israel has learned, time and again, is that it can commit genocide and other atrocities with near-total impunity. Now it's exporting the Gaza playbook to Lebanon. Israel's war in Lebanon is killing thousands and displacing millions. NO MORE U.S. AID TO ISRAEL.
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Organized Power in Numbers @opinorg.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Labor author & historian @kimkelly.bsky.social explains how May Day creates economic disruption and can prepare us for future action that leaves no one behind. May Day is TOMORROW! Take the May Day pledge at workers.fyi/commit and find an action near you at maydaystrong.org 📲
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United Wizards of the Coast - CWA @uwotc-official.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Your voice really matters right now. If you would like show your support, join us in requesting that Wizards and Hasbro voluntarily recognize our union by signing our petition at cwa.org/uwotcletter
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Tell Wizards of the Coast to Recognize Our Union!
The workers at Magic The Gathering: Arena have voted overwhelmingly to form the union: United Wizards of the Coast - CWA (UWOTC)! We are asking Wizards and Hasbro management to voluntarily recognize ...
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Matt Ex Machina @matthewdahlberg.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Overheard at work: "Gender neutral?! In THIS economy?!"
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Matt Ex Machina @matthewdahlberg.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
This is a reminder to everyone that unions and livable wages is the moderate position www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/n...
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Video appears to show California Kimberly-Clark warehouse fire suspect starting blaze, saying: "Should have paid us more"
The Facebook video post appears to show the start of the fire in Ontario, California, with flames melting through the plastic wrapping of Scott toilet paper cases.
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Laura Keating @lorekeating.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
I keep seeing "all authors use AI, the real issue is they're being forced to be sneaky about it" headlines. Full stop No. This is a lie peddled for normalization. It's schoolyard-level pressure tactics "C'mon, all the cool kids are already doing it. We won't tell. It's fine. We're on your side."
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Matt Ex Machina @matthewdahlberg.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Happy trans day of visibility to all who celebrate. To all those who do not, fix your hearts or die
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Alex Blechman @alexblechman.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
Me: No kings! King In Yellow: (8 feet tall, lurching in corner of room) You talking about me? Me: Nah man, you’re cool
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Matt Ex Machina @matthewdahlberg.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
It's both very strange and very telling that I can hear one thing from my government and another from the government of the people my government is bombing (and preparing to invade), and think, "I trust what the other people are saying"
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Matt Ex Machina @matthewdahlberg.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
The first part of committing war crimes is to dehumanize the people you're killing www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/...
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‘We killed dogs’: Israeli troops kill two children, parents in West Bank
Each person shot in the head in the village of Tammun, while two other children of the deceased couple sustain injuries.
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Matt Ex Machina @matthewdahlberg.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Happy Super Mario Day to those who celebrate!
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Matt Ex Machina @matthewdahlberg.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Fuck every single person who voted to approve war with Iran. Especially the Democrats who were elected to stop this. There is a special place in Hell for them
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Matt Ex Machina @matthewdahlberg.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
World War 1 was started with the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand. I've been thinking about that for no reason
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Matt Ex Machina @matthewdahlberg.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Dear diary, it's been three days. They still haven't noticed.
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Matt Ex Machina @matthewdahlberg.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
If you want to know how messed up politics is in the US, watch an SNL cold open from 30-40 years ago where they are making fun of the Senate. Most of the people they are making fun of in those sketches are still in politics
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Matt Ex Machina @matthewdahlberg.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Israel is continuing to do the same thing that Europeans did when they wiped out the indigenous people here. Cruelty and genocide seems to be the legacy of the West www.npr.org/2026/02/20/n...
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Israeli settlers kill 19-year-old Palestinian American, officials and witnesses say
Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank shot and killed a Palestinian American man during an attack on a village, the Palestinian Health Ministry said.
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Matt Ex Machina @matthewdahlberg.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
While we face all kinds of troubles here in the US, it's important to remember that Israel is still committing ethnic cleansing and genocide in Palestine www.npr.org/2026/02/16/g...
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Israel will begin contentious West Bank land registration
Israel will begin a contentious land regulation process in a large part of the occupied West Bank, which could result in Israel gaining control over wide swaths of the area for future development.
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Matt Ex Machina @matthewdahlberg.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
I wonder what dystopian event will happen during the Superbowl (while most people in the US are distracted by the game) this year
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Jack Mirkinson @jackmirkinson.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Media coverage of Gaza has plummeted. So today on @thenation.com, we're doing something pretty special: we're only running pieces by people in and from Gaza. We're calling it "A Day for Gaza." You can find links to all of the incredible pieces here. Please read! www.thenation.com/article/worl...
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A Day for Gaza
Today, The Nation is turning over its website exclusively to stories from Gaza and its people. This is why.
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Indivisible Chicago Alliance ❌👑 @indivisiblechicago.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
📅🪧 This Sun Feb 1st, 5pm CT: May Day Strong coalition is working toward a general strike - join them online to hear from Minnesota organizers, experts on authoritarian regimes, local leaders & more. Find out why it works and why we'll win. See reply in thread for list of speakers. INFO/SIGN-UP HERE⤵️
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How We Build a General Strike · May Day Strong
We are inspired by the incredible wins coming out of Minnesota - and we know how they got them. More than 75,000 people took to the streets in Minneapolis January 23rd and hundreds of stores closed in...
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Matt Ex Machina @matthewdahlberg.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
I've been thinking about "Half-Life 2" a lot recently for no reason
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Matt Ex Machina @matthewdahlberg.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
I have officially paid off my student loans
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Matt Ex Machina @matthewdahlberg.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Looks like the US did another coup in South America
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Matt Ex Machina @matthewdahlberg.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
I don't think any of us are prepared for just how awful 2026 is going to be
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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 23/12/2025
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
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Matt Ex Machina @matthewdahlberg.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
One day, trans, non-binary, and intersex people will be thought of the same way as people who are left-handed. Unfortunately, today is not that day
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Matt Ex Machina @matthewdahlberg.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
This Thanksgiving I'm grateful for my union. We just ratified our contract. My employer offered us a 17% raise over four years. Our union fought back and gained a 34% raise, along with an additional floating holiday and parental leave. The power of collective action!
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Matt Ex Machina @matthewdahlberg.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
If the president is in favor of releasing the files, he must be pretty confident that he will not suffer any consequences. Using history as a guide, he's probably right. www-aljazeera-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.alja...
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Trump backs full release of Epstein files in sharp reversal
US president backs bipartisan push to release documents amid tensions within his Republican base.
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Matt Ex Machina @matthewdahlberg.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Remember, Starbucks workers are on strike today, so I urge you DO NOT CROSS THE PICKET LINE! These workers deserve better wages and better working conditions
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Matt Ex Machina @matthewdahlberg.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
When the Democrats swept the elections last week I thought to myself, "I wonder how they are going to mess this up?"... Now I know.
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Matt Ex Machina @matthewdahlberg.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Nancy Pelosi announced she will be retiring
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