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Matt Black

@mblackmn.bsky.social
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Information Security and Systems Engineer, Musician, human for two goofball dogs and cuddly, and slightly bitey, kitty Formerly mblackmn on the Bird app, also on Mastadon.

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Matt Black @mblackmn.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
@chaoskat.bsky.social I don't know if you've already seen this but I'd be remiss if I didn't share ChipPurr Jones with you and you missed out. www.mlb.com/news/chippur...
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Meet ChipPurr Jones, who delivers the cutest first pitch you’ve ever seen!
Chipper Jones is a Braves legend. The Hall of Famer was the first overall pick in the 1990 Draft and went on to become an eight-time All-Star, MVP Award winner and a World Series champion with the fra...
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Nicolas Hénin @nicolashenin.net · 17/09/2026
Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy!
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Matt Black @mblackmn.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
It's impossible for me to read anything about WikiHow without hearing the "WikiHow Theatre" jingle from @johnmoe.bsky.social's Wits. If you've never seen the bits, look them up. Spectacular.
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Matt Black @mblackmn.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
A beautiful sunset over the Olympics. What a brilliant end to the week.
A sunset view over gently rippling water from a floating dock. Two small boats float on the water nearby. In the background is a dark treeline along the far shore and the faint silhouette of the Olympic Mountains under a sky shaded in orange, pink, and gray tones. A cloud line is barely visible.
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Matt Black @mblackmn.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
What I wouldn't give to hear more Baseball Balderdash or Oppo Taco as injected radio ads on the MLB app. The Byrna less lethal ads are terrible. Absolute fear mongering bullshit that WILL get someone killed.
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Standplaats Kraków could really use some cash! @standplaatskrk.pl · 30/07/2026
dubiousculturalartifact on Tumblr: "The new Odyssey adaptation has inevitably gotten people talking about a Muppet version of it, and they're frequently suggesting Kermit as Odysseus, Miss Piggy as Penelope. 

I'm sorry but that's thinking way too small, hear me out: 

We need to have Miss Piggy as Odysseus, and Kermit as Penelope. 

Think about it... who's the more fickle, prideful, warlike one in that relationship? Who is absolutely ready to go ham, at a moment's notice?

 It ain't Kermit"

anyroads replies: "Miss Piggy tied to the mast while Statler and Waldorf heckle her from the sea"
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Matt Black @mblackmn.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Don't lock your knees!
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andy vs. @im-all-id.me · 15/07/2026
Guess I'll just go ahead and change the date on today's to-do list
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Sonia Silva ❤️ @vallygirl.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
If I were Nigel Farage, I’d dip into that £5 million crypto gift just to fund a video that can compete with this! 🤣 HILARIOUS ⬇️
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Cartoon by @hickeycartoons.bsky.social.
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Matt Black @mblackmn.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Any journalist who interviews him for the rest of his life needs to call him on this bullshit. He's lying through his teeth and he knows it. There was no other question worth asking him other than to explain his rank hypocrisy.
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Jake Williams @malwarejake.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Fuck DOGE and every single person who worked for them. They are all monsters and I hope from the bottom of my heart that they all see the inside of a cell (at least). The word "DOGE" should become a cautionary tale for those who might think to try this again.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
With Tom Kean's office refusing to give a reason for his extended absence, we can only assume that he must be suffering from the most common affliction affecting elected Republicans -- a crippling addiction to sex-trafficked children.
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Matt Black @mblackmn.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
The Hortman's assassination last June was so heartbreaking. They were our friends. We moved to the Seattle area four years ago so couldn't even be around people who knew them. We bought a Minnesota flag and I was going to put it up on Sunday. After the news today, now felt like the right time.
A tall flagpole with a cross bar flying three flags is standing on a grassy shoreline next to a dock on Dyes Inlet. The water is calm. The flags are all billowed out in the wind. The US flag at the top, the Minnesota state flag on the left yardarm, and a Pride flag on the right yardarm under a clear blue sky.
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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
He Went To Jared
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Awful Announcing @awfulannouncing.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
St. Louis Cardinals announcers Chip Caray and Brad Thompson wear the cones of shame for Purina Pooches in the Ballpark. ⚾️🐶🎙️ #MLB
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Matt Black @mblackmn.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
@malwarejake.bsky.social Thank you for the great webinar today!
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Emily L. Hauser (she/her) ❌👑 @emilylhauser.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Losing my mind over this. I have a machine in my lap on which I can periodically toggle over from something else I'm doing on the machine to watch a SPACESHIP return from THE MOON. Earlier I could hear the SPACESHIP'S PEOPLE as they talked to other people LOCATED ON MY PLANET BUT VERY FAR FROM ME.
screengrab of live feed of Artemis II as it approaches Earth
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Matt Black @mblackmn.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Adagio for Strings. I fell asleep with a classical station on and woke up to it deep overnight. I looked at the clock and wrote the time down so I could see their website had a playlist the next day. This was in the 90s so it was a gamble.
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Molly White @molly.wiki · 25/03/2026
some Coinbase customers are horrified that the Coinbase app is encouraging them to gamble they're so close
Tweet by John Palmer @johnpalmer: This is incredibly annoying. Getting several of these per day from Coinbase. I don't understand pushing this on users who trust coinbase to hold their stablecoin and crypto balances. This is essentially encouraging me to gamble. What does that say about the internal philosophy around money management? Can I trust the yield sources on USDC interest, can I trust internal risk management, etc. I really just don't get it, I love Coinbase and hold the stock too but this just feels like there are no consistent brand values underlying the strategy.
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The Needling @theneedling.com · 24/03/2026
ICE Agents Just Making Sure They’re the Only Terrorists at Airport: tinyurl.com/yky47eh2
Four ICE agents loitering around airport's security checkpoint
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Hanna @hahnapaulooza.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Someone tell team USA they would look prettier if they smiled more.
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Matt Black @mblackmn.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
It will be interesting to see how getting close challenges right early in the season affects calls later in the year. If a player becomes known for being right on the edges, does he start to get the calls forcing the opposing team to challenge?
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Too Big to Fail @toobigtofail.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
The largest payment eliminated by DOGE was $38,468,659 to the American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences for transition support services to adulthood for disabled children served under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. The missles in this video cost more than that.
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boatmatears.bsky.social @boatmatears.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
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Seattle Sports @seattlesports710.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
The #Mariners' Josh Naylor provided a nice moment Tuesday by greeting history-making umpire Jen Pawol before stepping into the box. "It’s not hard to be inclusive and welcoming and happy. I think it could change the world.” (via @shannondrayer.bsky.social) sports.mynorthwest.com/mlb/seattle-...
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Seattle Mariners' Naylor greets history-making umpire - Seattle Sports
Seattle Mariners first baseman Josh Naylor talked about the nice moment Tuesday when he greeted Jen Pawol, the first female umpire in MLB history.
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Jane Mayl🍷n 🍇 @janetrad.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
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Matt Black @mblackmn.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
I have every confidence Walz will fail to rise to the moment. He failed the people of Minneapolis in 2020 when the MPD killed George Floyd. He will fail again here. He'll talk a big game but that's all he'll do. I would love to be wrong. But I doubt it.
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Matt Black @mblackmn.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
This is one of my key sources for cyber security news. Zack does a great job with key topics and stories to keep you informed without feeling overwhelmed. Plus cyber cats and friends!
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Sandhya Dirks @audiosand.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
On a downtown street in Minneapolis, as people stream out from the massive march, Mary Tyler Moore says “fuck ice.”
A picture of the Mary Tyler Moore statue in downtown Minneapolis, depicting the iconic moment from the show where she throws her hat in the air. But the hat has been covered over with a protesters cardboard sign, reading “FUCK ICE.”
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Matt Black @mblackmn.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Very happy to have the representative for my district taking a lead on this.
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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
1. ICE will kill you. 2. Trumpists will lie to justify it. 3. Because they are all thug trash.
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Matt Black @mblackmn.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
It would be incredibly difficult to support a candidate that ISN'T running on this. And holding this administration accountable. We cannot just "move on" from everything they've done to this country. People have and will continue to die because of them.
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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
It’s true. We shouldn’t pretend that. Trumpist culture is not the same as American culture and not equal. Trumpist culture is proudly ignorant, defiantly against America’s founding values and subsequently developed values, venomously bigoted, and generally despicable.
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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Normally the creators of beloved children’s cartoon characters would not need to disavow the U.S. Secretary of Defense, but ours is a drunken miscreant, a loutish boor with the dignity and nobility of a counterfeit butt-plug
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Chad Loder @chadloder.dev · 30/11/2025
"Don't follow illegal orders" would be more meaningful if Democrats had prosecuted literally any of the prominent war criminals of the last 30 years instead of, you know, fucking campaigning with them
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Charles Johnson @charles.littlegreenfootballs.com · 26/11/2025
It was only a failure if you assume they ever had good intentions. If you assume they intended to destroy the federal government from within, they succeeded. We’ll be dealing with the results of this monumental breach of the federal government for many years to come.
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Matt Black @mblackmn.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
@amandalc.bsky.social saw this on Reddit just now and thought you might be interested! www.reddit.com/r/baseball/s...
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From the baseball community on Reddit: 1904 PCL Scorecard / Program
Explore this post and more from the baseball community
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Matt Black @mblackmn.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
This is what quality investigative journalism can do. Proud to subscribe to @404media.co!
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John Moe @johnmoe.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
NO IT SHOULD BE DUMPER ALWAYS DUMPER ALL IS DUMPER BOW TO DUMPER
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Col. Boozy Badger @boozybadger.lawyersandliquor.com · 13/11/2025
I think NBC should try to get an interview with the President just so they can covertly send Chris Hansen to conduct it.
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Matt Black @mblackmn.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Left a message for @cantwell.senate.gov asking her to not support this. @murray.senate.gov's mailbox was full. There is no reason to trust the GOP senators or this administration to keep any deal. You have to keep the pressure on and get everything in one bill.
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David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 25/10/2025
Escalates quickly, DuckDuckGo AI
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Stephen Moran. @moranstephen1000.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
To be clear: LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government. The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency. This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.
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Los Angeles County declares state of emergency over immigration raids
Los Angeles County officials voted on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency over ongoing federal immigration raids.
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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
Also: if you work for ICE, even if you’re not one of the ones arresting citizens or tackling 15-year-olds or zip-tying kids together and segregating them by race, you’re part of the mechanism making it happen, and you should suffer long-term social and post-regime-change consequences.
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Gummy Arts @gummyarts.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
Humpy the Salmon, Seattle Mariners, 2025 Topps style
Colored-pencil card drawing of Humpy
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Matt Black @mblackmn.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
Humpy wins the Salmon Run and the Mariners immediately punch their ticket to the ALCS. I think Humpy is about to go on a winning streak.
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