Matthew Blanchette
@mattpb.bsky.social
He/him. Physically disabled. Canadian-American; fond of rye toast, when he can get it. Dreams a little.
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Matthew Blanchette
@mattpb.bsky.social
· Nov 29
Slowly going crazy because I've got no idea how to access the OneDrive account that automatically backed up files from my Desktop on my now-dead old laptop because I
1.) don't remember which Microsoft account it connects to
2.) can't get the one-time code to route to the e-mail I use
Help?!? :-(
1.) don't remember which Microsoft account it connects to
2.) can't get the one-time code to route to the e-mail I use
Help?!? :-(
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russians wanted to erase us.
But now half the world says
“Slava Ukraini” before coffee.
That’s brand power.
Ukraine went global, baby.
But now half the world says
“Slava Ukraini” before coffee.
That’s brand power.
Ukraine went global, baby.
February 15, 2026 at 12:08 PM
russians wanted to erase us.
But now half the world says
“Slava Ukraini” before coffee.
That’s brand power.
Ukraine went global, baby.
But now half the world says
“Slava Ukraini” before coffee.
That’s brand power.
Ukraine went global, baby.
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Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said over 10,000 North Korean troops have been sent to Russia and are being deployed to Ukraine. He warned they are gaining experience in drones, AI, cyber and conventional warfare, and questioned how this will be used when they return. #Ukraine
February 15, 2026 at 11:51 AM
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said over 10,000 North Korean troops have been sent to Russia and are being deployed to Ukraine. He warned they are gaining experience in drones, AI, cyber and conventional warfare, and questioned how this will be used when they return. #Ukraine
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Day 1453 of this damn war and despite all the talk and rhetoric and peace talks to come this week, no-one in Ukraine is anywhere near convinced the end is near.
A very late start to Sunday's🧵after the very late finish to yesterday's thread, and still questions are unresolved.
A very late start to Sunday's🧵after the very late finish to yesterday's thread, and still questions are unresolved.
February 15, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Day 1453 of this damn war and despite all the talk and rhetoric and peace talks to come this week, no-one in Ukraine is anywhere near convinced the end is near.
A very late start to Sunday's🧵after the very late finish to yesterday's thread, and still questions are unresolved.
A very late start to Sunday's🧵after the very late finish to yesterday's thread, and still questions are unresolved.
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🔥 Ukrainian forces strike oil terminal in Krasnodar Krai – Ukraine's General Staff
Ukrainian forces strike oil terminal in Krasnodar Krai – Ukraine's General Staff
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has reported strikes on the Tamanneftegaz terminal in Krasnodar Krai and a Pantsir-S1 anti-aircraft missile system in Crimea, with the extent of damage...
www.pravda.com.ua
February 15, 2026 at 12:14 PM
🔥 Ukrainian forces strike oil terminal in Krasnodar Krai – Ukraine's General Staff
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Shinjiro Koizumi, the Japanese Minister of Defense in Munich:
More than 10,000 North Korean soldiers have been sent to Russia. And Russia has sent North Korean soldiers to Ukraine. Then they are learning a new way of fighting with drones, AI, and cyberspace, and in all domains with conventional .
More than 10,000 North Korean soldiers have been sent to Russia. And Russia has sent North Korean soldiers to Ukraine. Then they are learning a new way of fighting with drones, AI, and cyberspace, and in all domains with conventional .
February 15, 2026 at 12:11 PM
Shinjiro Koizumi, the Japanese Minister of Defense in Munich:
More than 10,000 North Korean soldiers have been sent to Russia. And Russia has sent North Korean soldiers to Ukraine. Then they are learning a new way of fighting with drones, AI, and cyberspace, and in all domains with conventional .
More than 10,000 North Korean soldiers have been sent to Russia. And Russia has sent North Korean soldiers to Ukraine. Then they are learning a new way of fighting with drones, AI, and cyberspace, and in all domains with conventional .
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Very glad to hear this. And they should know that any deal Trump announces without Ukraine probably doesn't have even 200 votes in Congress.
FM Sikorski:
If the US forces Ukraine into an unfair deal, we will continue with our commitment to Ukraine, and it is Ukraine that will decide when to make a deal.
And then we will not be able to be ignored by Putin, because we will then become the main provider to Ukraine.
If the US forces Ukraine into an unfair deal, we will continue with our commitment to Ukraine, and it is Ukraine that will decide when to make a deal.
And then we will not be able to be ignored by Putin, because we will then become the main provider to Ukraine.
February 15, 2026 at 12:39 PM
Very glad to hear this. And they should know that any deal Trump announces without Ukraine probably doesn't have even 200 votes in Congress.
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Kaja Kallas in Munich:
"The greatest threat Russia presents right now is that it gains more at the negotiation table than it has achieved on the battlefield."
Exactly. For a year, the USA has been pressuring Ukraine to surrender in a war it hasn’t lost, and those
"The greatest threat Russia presents right now is that it gains more at the negotiation table than it has achieved on the battlefield."
Exactly. For a year, the USA has been pressuring Ukraine to surrender in a war it hasn’t lost, and those
February 15, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Kaja Kallas in Munich:
"The greatest threat Russia presents right now is that it gains more at the negotiation table than it has achieved on the battlefield."
Exactly. For a year, the USA has been pressuring Ukraine to surrender in a war it hasn’t lost, and those
"The greatest threat Russia presents right now is that it gains more at the negotiation table than it has achieved on the battlefield."
Exactly. For a year, the USA has been pressuring Ukraine to surrender in a war it hasn’t lost, and those
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Granted, so much has changed that people are finally taking option 1 seriously.
But option 2 literally won the GOP the election! It's not like it's nothing!
But option 2 literally won the GOP the election! It's not like it's nothing!
February 14, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Granted, so much has changed that people are finally taking option 1 seriously.
But option 2 literally won the GOP the election! It's not like it's nothing!
But option 2 literally won the GOP the election! It's not like it's nothing!
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The US quite literally answered this because in 2024 the 2 camps were:
- the president *will* be sending armies to occupy cities and kidnap and kill people (mom party being hysterical)
- a meal at the cheesecake factory that previously cost $104.9 will cost $100 (dad party focusing on REAL issues)
- the president *will* be sending armies to occupy cities and kidnap and kill people (mom party being hysterical)
- a meal at the cheesecake factory that previously cost $104.9 will cost $100 (dad party focusing on REAL issues)
hello and welcome to the political genius exam. here is question one. which is a more compelling message:
- the president is sending armies to occupy cities and kidnap and kill people and your town could be next
- a meal at the cheesecake factory that previously cost $100 now costs $104.9
- the president is sending armies to occupy cities and kidnap and kill people and your town could be next
- a meal at the cheesecake factory that previously cost $100 now costs $104.9
Romance alert: Trump's reckless tariffs have Valentine’s Day costs up across the board:
Roses 🌹16.6%
Chocolates🍫 18.7%
Ribeye 🥩 25.4%
Restaurant meals 🍽️ 4.9%
Roses 🌹16.6%
Chocolates🍫 18.7%
Ribeye 🥩 25.4%
Restaurant meals 🍽️ 4.9%
February 14, 2026 at 11:51 PM
The US quite literally answered this because in 2024 the 2 camps were:
- the president *will* be sending armies to occupy cities and kidnap and kill people (mom party being hysterical)
- a meal at the cheesecake factory that previously cost $104.9 will cost $100 (dad party focusing on REAL issues)
- the president *will* be sending armies to occupy cities and kidnap and kill people (mom party being hysterical)
- a meal at the cheesecake factory that previously cost $104.9 will cost $100 (dad party focusing on REAL issues)
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Honestly given that klobuchar sucks but had a post about ICE 25 minutes before that one and people got upset if u pointed that out im not even su the info environment is the problem
February 15, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Honestly given that klobuchar sucks but had a post about ICE 25 minutes before that one and people got upset if u pointed that out im not even su the info environment is the problem
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Yeah, Klobuchar has been consistently saying 'I, Senator Klobuchar, think the goons rushing to my state is bad and should be stopped' and has voted against DHS funding in response, she _is_ against this. She seems consistent far as I can tell? Keeping up the 'prices are up' line is an extra attack
February 15, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Yeah, Klobuchar has been consistently saying 'I, Senator Klobuchar, think the goons rushing to my state is bad and should be stopped' and has voted against DHS funding in response, she _is_ against this. She seems consistent far as I can tell? Keeping up the 'prices are up' line is an extra attack
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(And people hate prices being up & people associating that with her party hurt them in 2024, so a constant unceasing dripdripdrip of 'the government made your bills worse' so everyone voting thinks 'the government made my bills worse' is surely a good thing to keep up?)
February 15, 2026 at 12:57 AM
(And people hate prices being up & people associating that with her party hurt them in 2024, so a constant unceasing dripdripdrip of 'the government made your bills worse' so everyone voting thinks 'the government made my bills worse' is surely a good thing to keep up?)
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The thing is all of these folks are part of the information environment.
February 15, 2026 at 3:13 AM
The thing is all of these folks are part of the information environment.
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Social media exposes that a ton of people are just stupid narcissists without object permanence
February 15, 2026 at 12:06 AM
Social media exposes that a ton of people are just stupid narcissists without object permanence
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The problem is the information environment is shit because the news is evil.
February 14, 2026 at 11:45 PM
The problem is the information environment is shit because the news is evil.
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The quote skeets are missing something important: the answer is b in general and it is not unique to Americans
hello and welcome to the political genius exam. here is question one. which is a more compelling message:
- the president is sending armies to occupy cities and kidnap and kill people and your town could be next
- a meal at the cheesecake factory that previously cost $100 now costs $104.9
- the president is sending armies to occupy cities and kidnap and kill people and your town could be next
- a meal at the cheesecake factory that previously cost $100 now costs $104.9
Romance alert: Trump's reckless tariffs have Valentine’s Day costs up across the board:
Roses 🌹16.6%
Chocolates🍫 18.7%
Ribeye 🥩 25.4%
Restaurant meals 🍽️ 4.9%
Roses 🌹16.6%
Chocolates🍫 18.7%
Ribeye 🥩 25.4%
Restaurant meals 🍽️ 4.9%
February 15, 2026 at 1:02 AM
The quote skeets are missing something important: the answer is b in general and it is not unique to Americans
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I don’t even pay attention to these arguments anymore because whenever I say what I’ve personally seen them attest are their strongest priorities I get someone who’s never lived outside a coastal blue city screaming I’m slandering the ghost of Tom Joad
February 15, 2026 at 1:14 AM
I don’t even pay attention to these arguments anymore because whenever I say what I’ve personally seen them attest are their strongest priorities I get someone who’s never lived outside a coastal blue city screaming I’m slandering the ghost of Tom Joad
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The problem is every piece of data we have suggests it’s the latter
hello and welcome to the political genius exam. here is question one. which is a more compelling message:
- the president is sending armies to occupy cities and kidnap and kill people and your town could be next
- a meal at the cheesecake factory that previously cost $100 now costs $104.9
- the president is sending armies to occupy cities and kidnap and kill people and your town could be next
- a meal at the cheesecake factory that previously cost $100 now costs $104.9
Romance alert: Trump's reckless tariffs have Valentine’s Day costs up across the board:
Roses 🌹16.6%
Chocolates🍫 18.7%
Ribeye 🥩 25.4%
Restaurant meals 🍽️ 4.9%
Roses 🌹16.6%
Chocolates🍫 18.7%
Ribeye 🥩 25.4%
Restaurant meals 🍽️ 4.9%
February 15, 2026 at 1:03 AM
The problem is every piece of data we have suggests it’s the latter
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Admittedly, the first has gained some momentum as of late! It only took two white being killed and an entire metro area being besieged
February 15, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Admittedly, the first has gained some momentum as of late! It only took two white being killed and an entire metro area being besieged
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Consistent problem for left politics in the last decade is people not believing that a critical slice of Americans are extremely fucking stupid and do not share our priorities
February 15, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Consistent problem for left politics in the last decade is people not believing that a critical slice of Americans are extremely fucking stupid and do not share our priorities
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Not a fan of Klobuchar but come on
*She posts about ICE pretty frequently
*Trump recklessly making our lives more expensive via tariffs *is* a real issue, even if ICE is the more urgent one
*Cherry-picking a single post like this doesn't mean that Klobuchar never talks about anything else
*She posts about ICE pretty frequently
*Trump recklessly making our lives more expensive via tariffs *is* a real issue, even if ICE is the more urgent one
*Cherry-picking a single post like this doesn't mean that Klobuchar never talks about anything else
hello and welcome to the political genius exam. here is question one. which is a more compelling message:
- the president is sending armies to occupy cities and kidnap and kill people and your town could be next
- a meal at the cheesecake factory that previously cost $100 now costs $104.9
- the president is sending armies to occupy cities and kidnap and kill people and your town could be next
- a meal at the cheesecake factory that previously cost $100 now costs $104.9
Romance alert: Trump's reckless tariffs have Valentine’s Day costs up across the board:
Roses 🌹16.6%
Chocolates🍫 18.7%
Ribeye 🥩 25.4%
Restaurant meals 🍽️ 4.9%
Roses 🌹16.6%
Chocolates🍫 18.7%
Ribeye 🥩 25.4%
Restaurant meals 🍽️ 4.9%
February 15, 2026 at 1:19 AM
Not a fan of Klobuchar but come on
*She posts about ICE pretty frequently
*Trump recklessly making our lives more expensive via tariffs *is* a real issue, even if ICE is the more urgent one
*Cherry-picking a single post like this doesn't mean that Klobuchar never talks about anything else
*She posts about ICE pretty frequently
*Trump recklessly making our lives more expensive via tariffs *is* a real issue, even if ICE is the more urgent one
*Cherry-picking a single post like this doesn't mean that Klobuchar never talks about anything else
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Death, taxes, the left being incapable of reading and learning. Inflation is still being ranked the most important issue by Americans.
hello and welcome to the political genius exam. here is question one. which is a more compelling message:
- the president is sending armies to occupy cities and kidnap and kill people and your town could be next
- a meal at the cheesecake factory that previously cost $100 now costs $104.9
- the president is sending armies to occupy cities and kidnap and kill people and your town could be next
- a meal at the cheesecake factory that previously cost $100 now costs $104.9
Romance alert: Trump's reckless tariffs have Valentine’s Day costs up across the board:
Roses 🌹16.6%
Chocolates🍫 18.7%
Ribeye 🥩 25.4%
Restaurant meals 🍽️ 4.9%
Roses 🌹16.6%
Chocolates🍫 18.7%
Ribeye 🥩 25.4%
Restaurant meals 🍽️ 4.9%
February 15, 2026 at 1:28 AM
Death, taxes, the left being incapable of reading and learning. Inflation is still being ranked the most important issue by Americans.
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Doesn’t know ball, doesn’t actually want Democrats to win
hello and welcome to the political genius exam. here is question one. which is a more compelling message:
- the president is sending armies to occupy cities and kidnap and kill people and your town could be next
- a meal at the cheesecake factory that previously cost $100 now costs $104.9
- the president is sending armies to occupy cities and kidnap and kill people and your town could be next
- a meal at the cheesecake factory that previously cost $100 now costs $104.9
Romance alert: Trump's reckless tariffs have Valentine’s Day costs up across the board:
Roses 🌹16.6%
Chocolates🍫 18.7%
Ribeye 🥩 25.4%
Restaurant meals 🍽️ 4.9%
Roses 🌹16.6%
Chocolates🍫 18.7%
Ribeye 🥩 25.4%
Restaurant meals 🍽️ 4.9%
February 15, 2026 at 2:25 AM
Doesn’t know ball, doesn’t actually want Democrats to win
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I mean the data point of the last fucking election is that 2 is more compelling to the fucking electorate.
February 15, 2026 at 2:29 AM
I mean the data point of the last fucking election is that 2 is more compelling to the fucking electorate.
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The Valetines post was 4 days ago and she posts about ICE all the time 😭
February 15, 2026 at 2:33 AM
The Valetines post was 4 days ago and she posts about ICE all the time 😭