Matthew Wilson
@mttwls.bsky.social
Too weird for the normies, too normal for the weirdos. I heart Baltimore.
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Matthew Wilson
@mttwls.bsky.social
· Oct 17
Feel like I should do a bio in case anyone stumbles upon this. Hi, I'm Matt. I'm from Kansas City, have been in Baltimore (Highlandtown) since 2012. DC before that, also Connecticut and New Mexico. 1/
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NEW: The phone metrics reported publicly by the Social Security Administration are way lower than actual wait times, a new watchdog report shows.
www.nextgov.com/digital-gove...
www.nextgov.com/digital-gove...
SSA phone wait times longer than publicly reported metrics, per OIG report
The agency’s “average speed of answer” metric masks longer call wait times, according to data in a recent OIG report.
www.nextgov.com
December 23, 2025 at 5:29 AM
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On January 20, 2029, there had better be workers up on ladders scraping that garbage off before President TBD even finishes reciting the oath of office.
December 19, 2025 at 8:09 PM
On January 20, 2029, there had better be workers up on ladders scraping that garbage off before President TBD even finishes reciting the oath of office.
I saw Joe Ely open for The (post-Mick Jones) Clash on the Cut the Crap tour. The Clash were fine, but Ely's and his band's performance was searing. The next day I was at the record store looking for everything of his I could find. A giant of American music, even if he never got the recognition.
Joe Ely, Texas-Born Troubadour of the Open Road, Dies at 78
www.nytimes.com
December 16, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I saw Joe Ely open for The (post-Mick Jones) Clash on the Cut the Crap tour. The Clash were fine, but Ely's and his band's performance was searing. The next day I was at the record store looking for everything of his I could find. A giant of American music, even if he never got the recognition.
Pass. Hard pass.
Snow and bitter cold in the forecast for Maryland this weekend
Maryland weather: Snow and bitter cold on the way this weekend
Parts of Maryland are facing bitterly cold temperatures and the possibility of snow this weekend.
buff.ly
December 12, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Pass. Hard pass.
Not saying it's by design, but right now it looks like the only non-white position players on the Orioles are Samuel Basallo and Jeremiah Jackson, if he makes the team. Kind of shocking, given all the international talent in MLB and Baltimore's long run of high quality African-American players.
December 11, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Not saying it's by design, but right now it looks like the only non-white position players on the Orioles are Samuel Basallo and Jeremiah Jackson, if he makes the team. Kind of shocking, given all the international talent in MLB and Baltimore's long run of high quality African-American players.
Already been an exciting day for me. The vacant rowhome next door to me was broken into while I was sitting there eating my breakfast. I called 911, and it took the cops 40 minutes to show up. The burglar had already carried off his loot by that point.
December 10, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Already been an exciting day for me. The vacant rowhome next door to me was broken into while I was sitting there eating my breakfast. I called 911, and it took the cops 40 minutes to show up. The burglar had already carried off his loot by that point.
If you see this, repost with your model of positive masculinity.
December 7, 2025 at 3:28 AM
If you see this, repost with your model of positive masculinity.
Well, the power went down again around midnight and has stayed down. I'm suddenly very interested in replacing BGE with public power.
Two hours after the power went out here in Highlandtown, affecting some 1500 customers, BGE is still saying they are "working on assigning a crew."
December 6, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Well, the power went down again around midnight and has stayed down. I'm suddenly very interested in replacing BGE with public power.
Two hours after the power went out here in Highlandtown, affecting some 1500 customers, BGE is still saying they are "working on assigning a crew."
December 6, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Two hours after the power went out here in Highlandtown, affecting some 1500 customers, BGE is still saying they are "working on assigning a crew."
Really looking forward to the MAHA crowd retreating from public policy and going back to stuff where they can do less damage, like sharing their opinions about astrology and aromatherapy diffusers. Hep B will kill some kids now, thanks to these ghouls.
RFK Jr.’s handpicked CDC panel rolls back recommending all newborns get vaccinated for hepatitis B
CDC Panel Of Vaccine Skeptics Votes To Delay Hepatitis B Shot For Most Babies
Public health officials warned that the decision by advisers picked by RFK Jr. will result in more infants being infected and experiencing lifelong liver diseases.
www.huffpost.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Really looking forward to the MAHA crowd retreating from public policy and going back to stuff where they can do less damage, like sharing their opinions about astrology and aromatherapy diffusers. Hep B will kill some kids now, thanks to these ghouls.
Two months after the shutdown started, we're still scrambling to get back on track. And we likely won't ever get fully back this fiscal year. Some stuff, even statutorily required stuff, won't happen this year. Other stuff is getting half-assed done. We just don't have the capacity.
‘The mission is dead’: Federal workers say the shutdown made an ‘extremely trying year’ worse
“As if morale wasn't already non-existent, it sure is now," one federal worker said.
federalnewsnetwork.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Two months after the shutdown started, we're still scrambling to get back on track. And we likely won't ever get fully back this fiscal year. Some stuff, even statutorily required stuff, won't happen this year. Other stuff is getting half-assed done. We just don't have the capacity.
Reposted by Matthew Wilson
The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored all previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge
"Restoration of these grants is a massive win for libraries of all kinds in all states."
"Restoration of these grants is a massive win for libraries of all kinds in all states."
ALA welcomes reinstatement of all federal IMLS grants to libraries
Today, the American Library Association (ALA) greeted an announcement by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) that it had reinstated all the agency’s grants.
www.ala.org
December 4, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored all previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge
"Restoration of these grants is a massive win for libraries of all kinds in all states."
"Restoration of these grants is a massive win for libraries of all kinds in all states."
A really helpful look at life after retirement. I worry about what I'll do after turning in my PIV card, but I'm also bubbling over with ideas.
Finding purpose in retirement: A guide for government employees
Retirement planning is not only about financials, but also about redefining one's identity outside of their career.
www.govexec.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:56 PM
A really helpful look at life after retirement. I worry about what I'll do after turning in my PIV card, but I'm also bubbling over with ideas.
So I need to post more about cats, apparently. And I guess I never talk about pie.
December 3, 2025 at 2:29 AM
So I need to post more about cats, apparently. And I guess I never talk about pie.
The high school version (I am very very old):
- X
- The Police
- U2
- Jason & The Nashville Scorchers
- Elvis Costello & The Attractions
- X
- The Police
- U2
- Jason & The Nashville Scorchers
- Elvis Costello & The Attractions
introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve been to:
- circle takes the square
- joanna newsom
- tvxq
- defiance, ohio
- pig destroyer
- circle takes the square
- joanna newsom
- tvxq
- defiance, ohio
- pig destroyer
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve been to:
-Built to Spill
-The Decemberists
-Destroyer
-My Morning Jacket
-Ted Leo and the Pharmacists
-Built to Spill
-The Decemberists
-Destroyer
-My Morning Jacket
-Ted Leo and the Pharmacists
December 1, 2025 at 4:00 AM
The high school version (I am very very old):
- X
- The Police
- U2
- Jason & The Nashville Scorchers
- Elvis Costello & The Attractions
- X
- The Police
- U2
- Jason & The Nashville Scorchers
- Elvis Costello & The Attractions
This month's haul from @greedyreads.bsky.social. With this, I finish up the M's. On to the L's and K's!
November 29, 2025 at 6:32 PM
This month's haul from @greedyreads.bsky.social. With this, I finish up the M's. On to the L's and K's!
I love my family, extended family included, but what I really love is getting home to my cats.
November 28, 2025 at 1:36 AM
I love my family, extended family included, but what I really love is getting home to my cats.
I always got the sense that the other O's announcers (radio + TV) weren't big fans of Geoff.
November 24, 2025 at 8:11 PM
I always got the sense that the other O's announcers (radio + TV) weren't big fans of Geoff.
A movie that takes place where you’re from
November 23, 2025 at 8:08 PM
A movie that takes place where you’re from
Reposted by Matthew Wilson
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
Reposted by Matthew Wilson
Watching Chilean election results come in and once again thinking about this tweet
November 17, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Watching Chilean election results come in and once again thinking about this tweet
Well, that was fast. A deposit with a big chunk of my missing paychecks (50% of gross pay) was made this morning. I feel like Scrooge McDuck swimming the backstroke in a pile of gold doubloons.
November 14, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Well, that was fast. A deposit with a big chunk of my missing paychecks (50% of gross pay) was made this morning. I feel like Scrooge McDuck swimming the backstroke in a pile of gold doubloons.
So good to be back at my dumb job. I've never loved my dumb cube so much.
November 13, 2025 at 3:16 PM
So good to be back at my dumb job. I've never loved my dumb cube so much.
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Important to understand the Epstein stuff and the fascism and the corruption are, in a lot of ways, really all the same story from different angles: powerful men who can and do abuse vulnerable people around them because they can, and because systems of elite accountability catastrophically failed
November 12, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Important to understand the Epstein stuff and the fascism and the corruption are, in a lot of ways, really all the same story from different angles: powerful men who can and do abuse vulnerable people around them because they can, and because systems of elite accountability catastrophically failed