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My “Pete Hegseth talks like this all the time because it’s the only way he can get aroused” theory has yet to be disproven.

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Matt Blair @mjmbca.bsky.social · 8h

And now, a word from someone who objects to capitalism but still takes issue with calling it racist.

A Revolutionary Communist Party sticker that reads “You can’t have capitalism without racism.” Someone has blacked out “without racism” and the identifying information, but left the “You can’t have capitalism” intact.

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Matt Blair @mjmbca.bsky.social · 9h

I got an update from Instagram yesterday telling me that they just suspended someone who I’d reported back in February. I can’t for the life of me remember who they are or what they’d done.

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Matt Blair @mjmbca.bsky.social · 23h

It’s deeply, tragically funny to think that Eric Schmitt thought today was going to be his big day.

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Matt Blair @mjmbca.bsky.social · 23h

If this isn’t a GIF, then why is it vibrating?

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Matt Blair @mjmbca.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The Republican Speaker of the House, for some reason, is delivering what should be the stump speech for Democratic candidates across the country.

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Matt Blair @mjmbca.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

“I voted for Trump, but not for this” is truly one of the most absurd things a person can say. There was only one Donald Trump they could have voted for, and it was obvious who he was from the start.

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Matt Blair @mjmbca.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Move over, “Lake America.” There’s a new “dead giveaway that the person saying it unironically is an absolute sucker” in town.

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Matt Blair @mjmbca.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I’m grateful today for evening walks with my kids, grateful for time at the start of the day to get a few of the big things off my plate, and grateful for hoodie weather. #3Gratitudes

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Matt Blair @mjmbca.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

In Weiss and Ellison’s defence, I think this whole thing ultimately went about as well as anyone could have reasonably expected it to go.

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Matt Blair @mjmbca.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

And given the coverage that the Bradford campaign has been getting, I think it’s fair to ask whether these people are sharing their real opinions, or just flooding social media with AI content generated by the weird gamification app that the Bradford campaign’s been using.

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Matt Blair @mjmbca.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Suddenly imagining how Bogart would react to being told he’s got rizz.

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Matt Blair @mjmbca.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The recent wave of Democratic candidates coming out of the woodwork to say “Yeah, no, I totally suddenly care about keeping transgendered people out of sports” does stink of an internal order issued by a party determined to throw away a historically easy win.

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Matt Blair @mjmbca.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

There’s this weird belief among certain consultants and pundits that every vote that the Democrats don’t get is a vote that went to the Republicans, and I think that belief ignores the millions of people who don’t vote for Democrat because they seem them as feckless, out of touch cowards.

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Matt Blair @mjmbca.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Ah, the grand tradition of agreeing to disagree with Rush in matters of politics continues.

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Matt Blair @mjmbca.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

You will never change a stranger’s mind by telling them that their take is bad. Others who agree with you might see you saying it’s bad and know they’re not alone, and that has value, but that’s about as much as you can accomplish.

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Matt Blair @mjmbca.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Good lord, what a “Shit Shitshow.”

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Matt Blair @mjmbca.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I’m grateful today for proper fall weather, grateful for a day light on meetings, and grateful for an early start to a day full of promise. #3Gratitudes

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Matt Blair @mjmbca.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Today’s the final day to make this happen. Do check it out and give if you’re able.

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Matt Blair @mjmbca.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Another “shift” that takes place if the camera is contained in a charm around your neck is that “suddenly” people are trying to rip off and smash your necklace instead of your glasses.

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Matt Blair @mjmbca.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

What’s notable about the first group is that it’s made up of people who were eighteen at most the last time the CPC was in power in 2015. Of course, there’s also an argument to be made that Harper’s CPC had more in common with today’s Liberals than today’s CPC.

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Matt Blair @mjmbca.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I assume the work in question has divided AI researchers into “gullible” and “non-gullible” camps.

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Matt Blair @mjmbca.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Judging by Jennifer’s politics and her grasp of how many “one” is, I’d imagine she spends a lot of time insisting that there are only eighteen genders.

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Matt Blair @mjmbca.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

“Party supporters, candidates, volunteers and donors may be questioning the wisdom of [Eby’s] political gamble, as the opposition BC Conservatives jump out to a commanding – but early – eight-point lead in vote intention over the incumbent.” angusreid.org/ballot-backl...

angusreid.org

Ballot Backlash: BC Conservatives open 8-point lead after snap election call, but electorate far from locked in - Angus Reid Institute Canada

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Matt Blair @mjmbca.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I’m grateful today for solo time tonight with my youngest, grateful for new charitable opportunities at work, and grateful for time to run in the evenings. #3Gratitudes

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Matt Blair @mjmbca.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

If you’d like an Olivia Chow lawn sign, you can request one online. They’ll be delivered by volunteers on the first of October. www.oliviachow.ca/sign?utm_cam...

oliviachow.ca

Get a Sign

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Matt Blair @mjmbca.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Donations to Breakthrough T1D (formerly JDRF) will be matched until September 28. breakthrought1d.akaraisin.com/ui/fallcampa...

breakthrought1d.akaraisin.com

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Matt Blair @mjmbca.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Nice! I didn’t know this was a thing.

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Matt Blair @mjmbca.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I’m grateful today for home date nights, grateful for my children’s friends, and grateful for election volunteers. #3Gratitudes

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Matt Blair @mjmbca.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

There’s a cover story in one of the supermarket tabloids about Meghan Markle starring in an upcoming movie about Princess Di, and I’ve got to admit, that’s a good bit.

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Matt Blair @mjmbca.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Late night relaxed run. No walking, target pace. #runTO

Photo of the Danforth on a fall night. 3.00 km, 15:28 time, 5:10 pace.

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e.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 22/09/2026

my love and respect for Larry David grows all the time pagesix.com/2026/09/22/h...

After the dressing down — which ended up having the crowd in tears, of laughter and joy, the agent writes — Emanuel recalls, “Seating Larry at the same table as Elon Musk: Not my best decision.”
As soon as the “Curb Your Enthusiasm” star sees the Tesla mogul,”he starts cursing, yelling, saying things many people would like to say to Elon” about the SpaceX’s leader’s politics.
David was “right up in Elon’s face, before the dinner starts,” and, guests had to separate them.

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Matt Blair @mjmbca.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

That would actually be a pretty great way to for Sheeran to Chris Gaines himself out of a PR nightmare. Just retire from public life and let “Jethro” take the reins.

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Matt Blair @mjmbca.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I’m grateful today for the first day of fall, grateful for an afternoon out with my team at work, and grateful for the breaks between meetings and commitments. #3Gratitudes

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Matt Blair @mjmbca.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I’m grateful today for one last day of summer, grateful for a busy week at work and home alike, and grateful for the breeze on the front deck. #3Gratitudes

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Matt Blair @mjmbca.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Classic Hamburglar Trojan Horse.

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Matt Blair @mjmbca.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Well, I guess now we know who’s afraid of Virginia Woolf.

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Matt Blair @mjmbca.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

“Ed Sheeran’s cousin Jethro Sheeran.” Nope. Thanks, I’m good. That’s enough.

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Matt Blair @mjmbca.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

It looks like the participants are rejecting assassination as a solution in itself, possibly on principle. Trump dying in his sleep, after all, scores in net favourable territory.

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Matt Blair @mjmbca.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

It feels like the obvious response to this is “Well, you’re the guys who want to be able to pull down a kindergartener’s pants, so maybe dial it back on calling other people sickos.”

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Matt Blair @mjmbca.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The beautiful thing about a moment like this is that it captures both the “deeply corrupt narcissist with no respect for the office” and “big dumb dipshit” sides of Trump in equal measure.

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Matt Blair @mjmbca.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I’m pretty confident that you could burn the Bradford campaign to the ground in a debate if you were willing to go all in on “But why do you actually want to be the mayor?” like Robin Williams saying “It’s not your fault” in “Good Will Hunting.”

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Matt Blair @mjmbca.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Setting all other legitimate concerns aside, this is a new level of “loser energy” even for Bradford.

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Matt Blair @mjmbca.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

“Well, I tell you what, I hope somebody kicks Batman’s ass.” youtu.be/fK0OkpQ4vEU?...

youtu.be

Wayne Thanksgiving - SNL

YouTube video by Saturday Night Live

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Matt Blair @mjmbca.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Bill Hicks used to respond to questions about Denis Leary stealing his act by insisting that he was the one who stole Leary’s act - “and, to really throw people off, I did it before he did.”

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