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Matthew Fricker

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I was on the smart people quiz on the telly.

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Matthew Fricker @matthewfricker.bsky.social · 10h
The yanks are a barbarous people.
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Matthew Fricker @matthewfricker.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I can only hear "Breturn" as the Horrific Necktie voice from Disco Elysium saying "BRATAAN"
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Matthew Fricker @matthewfricker.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Has Amol Rajan actually done anything bad or are people just mad at him for being a bit weird?
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Matthew Fricker @matthewfricker.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The article is silly and its clear the writer doesn't really understand that some people don't pay any attention to popular music, but also some people do take a weird pride in not knowing about a song.
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Matthew Fricker @matthewfricker.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Haven't updated this in a long time, but tempted to start again since I've hit #200
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Matthew Fricker @matthewfricker.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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Matthew Fricker @matthewfricker.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
These "Top 100 X of all time" lists are just catnip for this site aren't they?
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Matthew Fricker @matthewfricker.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I think changing the flag/anthem is a bit silly but I do find it concerning that so many Irish nationalists are basically unwilling to make any concessions as part of reunification.
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Matthew Fricker @matthewfricker.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Quite funny to not go through legal review on an article where you say this
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Matthew Fricker @matthewfricker.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
One of the main takeaways from my teacher training was that integrating actual empirical data into pedagogical theory is a relatively recent phenomenon, and its still struggling to break past all the nonsense that has built up in the field.
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Matthew Fricker @matthewfricker.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Piddington has a Lib Dem MP btw
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Mrs. Detective PikaBOO, Esq. @clapifyoulikeme.favrd.social · 15/09/2026
This is one of the funniest threads I’ve read in ages. At no point does OP break, and the landlords, well, www.reddit.com/r/Landlord/c...
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Matthew Fricker @matthewfricker.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
There actual has been a "vibe shift" on Israel, but most reactionary centrists haven't noticed.
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Ian Rennie @theangelremiel.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Nathan Fielder and Elizabeth Holmes doing the "we're just normal men" meme
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Jacob Aron @jjaron.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Kind of struggling to express how big a deal this is. One comparison is imagining that an AI-generated film won an Oscar, but that doesn't really work because Oscars are judged by humans and won every year. Solving Navier-Stokes is much much much harder
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Matthew Fricker @matthewfricker.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
They solved Navier-Stokes??!
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Sharon 🪳🌹 @sharonk.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Why did they give him a Disco Elysium character image?
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Robin Sevakis @jadedsketch.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Wile E. Coyote is doing a reddit AMA right now for Coyote vs ACME and strictly answering through signs, and it's genius.
Wile E Coyote in an office, pointing to a sign he's holding that reads "WE CANNOT JUDGE OUR WORTH ON THE WORK OF OTHERS"
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Matthew Fricker @matthewfricker.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Probably too much of a reach for the greens, especially given the timing, but it will be interesting to see how it plays out.
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𝕋𝕙𝕖 ℍ𝕚𝕤𝕥🎃𝕣𝕪 𝕠𝕗 ℂ𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕒 ℙ💀𝕕𝕔𝕒𝕤𝕥 @thoc.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
missing a few, but otherwise... solid!
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Matthew Fricker @matthewfricker.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Evidence demonstrating the anti-trans movement (and not the pro-trans one) has lost sight of where public opinion really lies.
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Matthew Fricker @matthewfricker.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Gone to the one place that hasn't been corrupted by capitalism 🫡
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Matthew Fricker @matthewfricker.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Kind of insane question given that obviously the accent facing the most bias would not be a native English one.
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Matthew Fricker @matthewfricker.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
www.maptap.gg August 24 100🎯 100🎯 100🎯 100🎯 100🎯 Final score: 1000
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Matthew Fricker @matthewfricker.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Americans are beyond saving
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Matthew Fricker @matthewfricker.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Disputes over which side of the bed to sleep on seem like the kind of problem rock-paper-scissors was invented to resolve.
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Matthew Fricker @matthewfricker.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Shit did I miss the sign ups for the war on the South?
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👻 Jack Djinn Wail 🧞 @jacktindale.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Well, that’s my day ruined. “It’s akin to the post office scandal”
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Matthew Fricker @matthewfricker.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
One of the Mastermind contestants tonight has "Transport for London Moquettes" as her specialist subject. Incredible stuff.
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Matthew Fricker @matthewfricker.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Ended up doing a fair bit better than I expected.
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Matthew Fricker @matthewfricker.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
I haven't been involved in debating a long while now, but I am still in some debate related facebook groups and its kinda nuts at the moment. At this summer's euros, they allowed Israeli institutions to participate, and one of the speakers they sent was a war criminal.
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HRF, ELSC File Dutch Complaint Against Israeli Reservist | THE HIND RAJAB FOUNDATION
HRF and ELSC urge Dutch authorities to investigate Israeli reservist present in Utrecht over alleged war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide.
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Matthew Fricker @matthewfricker.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Love that both of the teams on Only Connect tonight have attempted a vibes approach to the wall.
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Matthew Fricker @matthewfricker.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Seeing American Utopia in the week prompted me to check out more of David Byrne's work outside of Talking Heads. His album with St Vincent is so good!
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Matthew Fricker @matthewfricker.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
This video is very cool and interesting but also it makes the classic Youtuber error of not bothering to look up how anyone's name is pronounced and its quite annoying: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsI7...
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DARWINIANA | How Science and Religion Killed Creationism
YouTube video by Gutsick Gibbon
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Matthew Fricker @matthewfricker.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Happy Yorkshire day lads
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Matthew Fricker @matthewfricker.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Love the Merseyside Eyes sense of style.
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Matthew Fricker @matthewfricker.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Mahmood as Home Sec is a red line for me, I will not vote Labour while she's in post.
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Scott Bryan @scottygb.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Wayne Rooney speaks for everyone.
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Matthew Fricker @matthewfricker.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
That whole thing was awful, but the singing kids were truly awful. I think they were called "BTS".
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Matthew Fricker @matthewfricker.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
The main reason a half time show works for the superbowl but not for the world cup or champions league final is that American football is a shit sport and people appreciate a break from it, but association football is actually good.
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Matthew Fricker @matthewfricker.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Aside from being evil and corrupt, FIFA just have appalling taste.
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Grace Robertson 🏳️‍⚧️ @graceonfootball.com · 18/07/2026
now i sleep. www.graceonfootball.com/p/world-cup-...
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World Cup: England 1-2 Argentina
Well that’s that, then.
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Matthew Fricker @matthewfricker.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
One of the things that told me I really needed to get out of teaching was that every day, before going to work, the phrase "time to go to work in the shit factory" in that voice would play in my head.
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Matthew Fricker @matthewfricker.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Kinda gross to make this about Gaelic, and not the actual targets, which are mostly immigrant languages like Bengali or Chinese.
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Matthew Fricker @matthewfricker.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
I don't like how harsh Amol Rajan is being with minor pronunciation differences in answers this series. Felt especially cruel to do it to a student competing in his second language. #UniversityChallenge
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Matthew Fricker @matthewfricker.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
From the way some people talk about Haaland you wouldn't realise that Kane outscored him last season by a big margin. 61 v 35.
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Matthew Fricker @matthewfricker.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Bit of a harsh way of referring to Robert Kenyon, but fair.
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Matthew Fricker @matthewfricker.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Clacton by election could be an absolute shitshow, but I think its unlikely the opposition will be united enough to unseat Farage, so he can claim a victory.
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Matthew Fricker @matthewfricker.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
If he's not quitting this is a disastrous speech.
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Will Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
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Richard Nixon: I'm Not a Crook
ALT: Richard Nixon: I'm Not a Crook
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