ChestMat
@chestmat.bsky.social
formally riChchestMat. #TTRPG #music #pokemon #tech
@[email protected] on Mastodon, which I still trust over the other places.
I write about tech but am hopefully not a tech-bro.
@[email protected] on Mastodon, which I still trust over the other places.
I write about tech but am hopefully not a tech-bro.
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Not only are they arresting journalists now, but they're gloating about it too.
It's obvious where this is all going
It's obvious where this is all going
January 30, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Not only are they arresting journalists now, but they're gloating about it too.
It's obvious where this is all going
It's obvious where this is all going
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France will ban public officials from using American platforms including Google Meet, Zoom and Teams for videoconferencing, according to a spokesperson.
France to ban officials from US video tools including Zoom, Teams
The government wants staff to shun Silicon Valley and shift to its home-grown Visio platform instead.
www.politico.eu
January 27, 2026 at 6:51 PM
France will ban public officials from using American platforms including Google Meet, Zoom and Teams for videoconferencing, according to a spokesperson.
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UK PEOPLE: this is REALLY IMPORTANT. If the government bans under-16s from using VPNs, then logically they must intend to REQUIRE AGE VERIFICATION FOR ALL VPN USE. Which will affect adults too!
*Your* right to anonymous web browsing is at risk!
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/754408
*Your* right to anonymous web browsing is at risk!
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/754408
January 27, 2026 at 12:20 PM
UK PEOPLE: this is REALLY IMPORTANT. If the government bans under-16s from using VPNs, then logically they must intend to REQUIRE AGE VERIFICATION FOR ALL VPN USE. Which will affect adults too!
*Your* right to anonymous web browsing is at risk!
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/754408
*Your* right to anonymous web browsing is at risk!
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/754408
Official Pokemon Miku art is… ummm…
January 27, 2026 at 11:29 AM
Official Pokemon Miku art is… ummm…
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Hit me Paul Shane one more time
January 27, 2026 at 8:29 AM
Hit me Paul Shane one more time
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![VOLITION [Easy: Failure] – You wake up in your Hilton suite to a cacophony of whistles and horns. Half drunk and half hungover, you hastily throw on your tactical gear. It feels heavier than you remember. You stumble outside. The cold hits you like a brick. What are you doing here in this dismal city? Home is warm. Home is safe. Home is a thousand miles away. Tucking your shotgun between your legs, you fumble with a tear gas canister like a child learning how to tie their shoes. The gun goes off and you shoot yourself in the balls.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:eqh433fdh2bqhvt455e3tg67/bafkreiahrbfuw4v4so56ikp2pxf5n253bs5pd5gq37l7nqsitkwynw56hy@jpeg)
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After Suella Braverman's defection, 12.5% of Reform UK MPs have been photographed stepping on a guide dog
January 26, 2026 at 1:17 PM
After Suella Braverman's defection, 12.5% of Reform UK MPs have been photographed stepping on a guide dog
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Liz Truss waiting patiently by her phone for Reform to ring, not realising it's actually a penguin biscuit
January 26, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Liz Truss waiting patiently by her phone for Reform to ring, not realising it's actually a penguin biscuit
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Nigel Farage appears to have changed his mind
January 26, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Nigel Farage appears to have changed his mind
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Wife was happy when our 36yo son moved out. When we visited him, he had turned his dining room into a war hammer battle room, & the spare bedroom a retro gaming room. Wife was furious saying his house is like a nerdy teen's bedroom. Secretly I'm jealous, he is living my fantasy
January 26, 2026 at 9:20 AM
Wife was happy when our 36yo son moved out. When we visited him, he had turned his dining room into a war hammer battle room, & the spare bedroom a retro gaming room. Wife was furious saying his house is like a nerdy teen's bedroom. Secretly I'm jealous, he is living my fantasy
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There’s always a post..
January 25, 2026 at 12:55 PM
There’s always a post..
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Ruthless when it’s Burnham. Less so when it’s Trump.
January 25, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Ruthless when it’s Burnham. Less so when it’s Trump.
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🚨🚨Check this out👇👇A French judge states that Trump sent people from the US Embassy to try to intimidate her during Le Pen’s trial for embezzlement. She says he’s done this to other judges around the world. What do you think he’s doing to judges in the US. This is madness‼️
January 20, 2026 at 1:36 PM
🚨🚨Check this out👇👇A French judge states that Trump sent people from the US Embassy to try to intimidate her during Le Pen’s trial for embezzlement. She says he’s done this to other judges around the world. What do you think he’s doing to judges in the US. This is madness‼️
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🚨The Petition calling for by-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party now has 43,000 signatures! Let’s get the 100,000 needed!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
January 20, 2026 at 1:50 PM
🚨The Petition calling for by-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party now has 43,000 signatures! Let’s get the 100,000 needed!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
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Leaving NATO at a time like this would be absolutely nuts.
EXC: Zack Polanski tells us Britain should consider closing US military bases, leave Nato and denuclearise, as he begins to flesh out the Greens’ foreign policy.
Also spells out to @pippacrerar.bsky.social and me his red lines in any coalition talks to come.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Also spells out to @pippacrerar.bsky.social and me his red lines in any coalition talks to come.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
UK should consider expelling US forces from British bases, says Zack Polanski
Exclusive: Green party leader advocates leaving Nato and says Britain should wean itself off its reliance on the US
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2026 at 8:24 AM
Leaving NATO at a time like this would be absolutely nuts.
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Gosh, if only there were a constitutional mechanism for removing a president who is mentally ill and unfit to hold office.
January 19, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Gosh, if only there were a constitutional mechanism for removing a president who is mentally ill and unfit to hold office.
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Google Opt Out Feature Lets Users Protect Privacy By Moving To Remote Village
January 19, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Google Opt Out Feature Lets Users Protect Privacy By Moving To Remote Village
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He's demanding control over a sovereign nation because they didn't give him THE NOBEL PRIZE. Why the actual fuck do we have a 25th Amendment?
January 19, 2026 at 6:04 AM
He's demanding control over a sovereign nation because they didn't give him THE NOBEL PRIZE. Why the actual fuck do we have a 25th Amendment?
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Córy Doctorow with another verbal bullseye: pluralistic.net/2026/01/13/n...
January 18, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Córy Doctorow with another verbal bullseye: pluralistic.net/2026/01/13/n...
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I'm not saying Trump is a Russian asset, just that I can't think of anything he'd be doing differently if he were.
January 18, 2026 at 4:07 PM
I'm not saying Trump is a Russian asset, just that I can't think of anything he'd be doing differently if he were.
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It’s been 28 days since the Epstein files were supposed to be fully released.
January 17, 2026 at 4:01 AM
It’s been 28 days since the Epstein files were supposed to be fully released.