Matthew Balliro, PhD
@balliro.bsky.social
I only watched the halftime show now and, holy shit, the people who are scared of this are pathetic. I thought we would be the first generation to break the cycle or “Kids these days and their devil music!” but apparently it’s hard-wired into these numbskulls. The PMRC is back from the dead.
As a boring white man in my 40s, I find it horrifying that I’m in the middle of the demographic that thinks a song being in Spanish during the Super Bowl halftime show signifies the end of civilization. These morons will get suckered into anything. It’s like we didn’t grow up in the same world.
February 9, 2026 at 9:29 PM
I only watched the halftime show now and, holy shit, the people who are scared of this are pathetic. I thought we would be the first generation to break the cycle or “Kids these days and their devil music!” but apparently it’s hard-wired into these numbskulls. The PMRC is back from the dead.
It’s happening bsky.app/profile/reds...
I require videos of Garrett Crochet stretching on my timeline by 9am tomorrow
February 9, 2026 at 7:10 PM
It’s happening bsky.app/profile/reds...
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Good morning and welcome to baseball season.
February 9, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Good morning and welcome to baseball season.
RIP Captain Ahab, you would’ve loved Balatro
I heard Ahab mutter, ‘Here some one thrusts these cards into these old hands of mine; swears that I must play them, and no others.’
February 9, 2026 at 5:50 AM
RIP Captain Ahab, you would’ve loved Balatro
I require videos of Garrett Crochet stretching on my timeline by 9am tomorrow
February 9, 2026 at 2:22 AM
I require videos of Garrett Crochet stretching on my timeline by 9am tomorrow
Me if I have to sit through another commercial for AI during this game
February 9, 2026 at 1:12 AM
Me if I have to sit through another commercial for AI during this game
As a boring white man in my 40s, I find it horrifying that I’m in the middle of the demographic that thinks a song being in Spanish during the Super Bowl halftime show signifies the end of civilization. These morons will get suckered into anything. It’s like we didn’t grow up in the same world.
February 7, 2026 at 4:14 PM
As a boring white man in my 40s, I find it horrifying that I’m in the middle of the demographic that thinks a song being in Spanish during the Super Bowl halftime show signifies the end of civilization. These morons will get suckered into anything. It’s like we didn’t grow up in the same world.
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A traveler from an antique land--great guy--said to me with tears in his eyes "Sir, two vast and trunkless legs of stone stand in the desert." And I said wow, that's really something. But we'll be building a big beautiful statue to my hubris and it will stand for eternity
October 5, 2025 at 6:13 PM
A traveler from an antique land--great guy--said to me with tears in his eyes "Sir, two vast and trunkless legs of stone stand in the desert." And I said wow, that's really something. But we'll be building a big beautiful statue to my hubris and it will stand for eternity
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patient : doctor i am depressed .
doctor : solution is simple , watch the muppet show special with sabrina carpenter
patient : ohh good idea !! i actually perform as a clown named pagliacci so im big into comedy
doctor : solution is simple , watch the muppet show special with sabrina carpenter
patient : ohh good idea !! i actually perform as a clown named pagliacci so im big into comedy
February 5, 2026 at 6:53 AM
patient : doctor i am depressed .
doctor : solution is simple , watch the muppet show special with sabrina carpenter
patient : ohh good idea !! i actually perform as a clown named pagliacci so im big into comedy
doctor : solution is simple , watch the muppet show special with sabrina carpenter
patient : ohh good idea !! i actually perform as a clown named pagliacci so im big into comedy
Groundhog Day (the actual day, not the movie) is extremely Boomer-coded, I don’t think I need to explain myself here
February 2, 2026 at 11:09 AM
Groundhog Day (the actual day, not the movie) is extremely Boomer-coded, I don’t think I need to explain myself here
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Bleed, bleed, poor country!
Great tyranny, lay thou thy basis sure,
For goodness dare not check thee; wear thou thy wrongs,
The title is affeer’d!
Great tyranny, lay thou thy basis sure,
For goodness dare not check thee; wear thou thy wrongs,
The title is affeer’d!
January 24, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Bleed, bleed, poor country!
Great tyranny, lay thou thy basis sure,
For goodness dare not check thee; wear thou thy wrongs,
The title is affeer’d!
Great tyranny, lay thou thy basis sure,
For goodness dare not check thee; wear thou thy wrongs,
The title is affeer’d!
Hey, Trump: come and take it!
January 21, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Hey, Trump: come and take it!
I’ve “finished” two games so far this year but feel guilty about leaving them behind; they’re so deep and I’ve still got so much to do in both, but I feel like I’ve gotta move forward so I can get some other games crossed off my list. I’m not breaking any news by saying these two are both excellent
January 10, 2026 at 7:46 PM
I’ve “finished” two games so far this year but feel guilty about leaving them behind; they’re so deep and I’ve still got so much to do in both, but I feel like I’ve gotta move forward so I can get some other games crossed off my list. I’m not breaking any news by saying these two are both excellent
I’ve read two books in the first ten days of 2026, which is not a pace I’ll be able to keep, but these Oliver Harris novels have a blistering pace. One more left in this trilogy before moving onto something new!
January 10, 2026 at 7:36 PM
I’ve read two books in the first ten days of 2026, which is not a pace I’ll be able to keep, but these Oliver Harris novels have a blistering pace. One more left in this trilogy before moving onto something new!
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it’s a wicked world in all meridians
January 8, 2026 at 11:47 AM
it’s a wicked world in all meridians
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The first book I finished this year—“A Shadow Intelligence” by Oliver Harris—is about a conspiracy between the world’s most powerful nations and multinational energy conglomerates to effect regime change in order to gain access to the largest oil reserves in the world. Cool!
January 4, 2026 at 9:34 PM
The first book I finished this year—“A Shadow Intelligence” by Oliver Harris—is about a conspiracy between the world’s most powerful nations and multinational energy conglomerates to effect regime change in order to gain access to the largest oil reserves in the world. Cool!
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Would still prefer to live in precedented times, thanks
January 3, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Would still prefer to live in precedented times, thanks
2025 in Books: This year I read 32 books, which isn’t close to my most in a year but is great for a busy time. It’s true that I’ve been sorted into the “Dads who read espionage fiction” club, so apologies to the WW2 buffs and people who watch Yellowstone. (Lists are chronological, not ranked)
December 30, 2025 at 1:32 AM
2025 in Books: This year I read 32 books, which isn’t close to my most in a year but is great for a busy time. It’s true that I’ve been sorted into the “Dads who read espionage fiction” club, so apologies to the WW2 buffs and people who watch Yellowstone. (Lists are chronological, not ranked)
Get that bag, Bobby
The Yomiuri Giants of the NPB have signed INF Bobby Dalbec to a one-year contract worth $1 million for the 2026 season.
December 22, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Get that bag, Bobby
It’s a rough week to be a heavy-set guy in Rhode Island who wears dark jackets
December 16, 2025 at 11:17 PM
It’s a rough week to be a heavy-set guy in Rhode Island who wears dark jackets
Someone’s got to take the nuclear football away from Craig Breslow
December 16, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Someone’s got to take the nuclear football away from Craig Breslow