Matt
@mvanec.bsky.social
I play with mandolins, cameras, and languages. I work with computers. Find me on Substack at:
https://mvanec.substack.com
https://mvanec.substack.com
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December 13, 2025 at 7:08 AM
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At night, Russia conducted a large attack on Odesa’s energy infrastructure including ports, gas facilities, and substations. All of Odesa is without power. Kherson also faces blackouts. Damage to 10 substations and a thermal plant were confirmed. In Mykolaiv, homes were also damaged.
December 13, 2025 at 7:28 AM
At night, Russia conducted a large attack on Odesa’s energy infrastructure including ports, gas facilities, and substations. All of Odesa is without power. Kherson also faces blackouts. Damage to 10 substations and a thermal plant were confirmed. In Mykolaiv, homes were also damaged.
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Putin sits in Moscow claiming that his armies have taken a town that the Ukrainian president is personally visiting. There are cowardly tyrants and there are courageous elected leaders and it is good to know the difference.
Putin said Russia had taken Kupiansk weeks ago.
Today, Zelenskyy visited Ukrainian troops there.
Today, Zelenskyy visited Ukrainian troops there.
December 12, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Putin sits in Moscow claiming that his armies have taken a town that the Ukrainian president is personally visiting. There are cowardly tyrants and there are courageous elected leaders and it is good to know the difference.
You **are** the #AI!! 🤣😂
#Programming #VibeCoding
From @albertatech.bsky.social:
youtube.com/shorts/9693I...
#Programming #VibeCoding
From @albertatech.bsky.social:
youtube.com/shorts/9693I...
Tricking a vibe coder into learning to code
YouTube video by Alberta Tech
youtube.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:55 PM
You **are** the #AI!! 🤣😂
#Programming #VibeCoding
From @albertatech.bsky.social:
youtube.com/shorts/9693I...
#Programming #VibeCoding
From @albertatech.bsky.social:
youtube.com/shorts/9693I...
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This is how it feels with all the generator roaring around us in Kyiv during blackouts. Some of the words I write, some I find like precious treasure: the ‘you feel like just another generator and you are’ is the one that came to me and wrapped around me and made me feel how strong I am we all are
December 12, 2025 at 4:29 PM
This is how it feels with all the generator roaring around us in Kyiv during blackouts. Some of the words I write, some I find like precious treasure: the ‘you feel like just another generator and you are’ is the one that came to me and wrapped around me and made me feel how strong I am we all are
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This is such a lovely and perhaps upsetting tribute.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhA1...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhA1...
Hank Green, from A to Z
YouTube video by vlogbrothers
www.youtube.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:46 AM
This is such a lovely and perhaps upsetting tribute.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhA1...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhA1...
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Pissing Out Cancer, my comedy special produced by and formerly exclusively on Dropout.tv is now available for free and in full on YouTube.
Thank you so much to Dropout for being chill and letting me write this into my contract!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xh5G...
Thank you so much to Dropout for being chill and letting me write this into my contract!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xh5G...
Hank Green: Pissing Out Cancer | Full Comedy Special
YouTube video by Hank Green
www.youtube.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Pissing Out Cancer, my comedy special produced by and formerly exclusively on Dropout.tv is now available for free and in full on YouTube.
Thank you so much to Dropout for being chill and letting me write this into my contract!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xh5G...
Thank you so much to Dropout for being chill and letting me write this into my contract!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xh5G...
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Today is #HumanRightsDay. It’s a privilege to work @uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social on archives of Mary Robinson, former President 🇮🇪, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights & Chair @theelders.bsky.social & still working at 81. I’m currently cataloging v relevant material related to her work at UN.
December 10, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Today is #HumanRightsDay. It’s a privilege to work @uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social on archives of Mary Robinson, former President 🇮🇪, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights & Chair @theelders.bsky.social & still working at 81. I’m currently cataloging v relevant material related to her work at UN.
The next interview in our Queally's series is now live on YouTube. From July 2023, Dublin fiddle and concertina players Siún Ní Ghlacáin and Méabh Mulligan talk about their musical up-bringing and Méabh's family pub, The Cobblestone.
Watch the full interview and tunes: www.itma.ie/playlists/qu...
Watch the full interview and tunes: www.itma.ie/playlists/qu...
December 12, 2025 at 6:01 AM
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Historic Flooding Swamps Washington's Snoqualmie River Basin
The towns of Fall City, Carnation, and Duvall are cut off from the world as the Snoqualmie River continues to rise on Thursday night.
malcontentnews.substack.com/p/historic-f...
The towns of Fall City, Carnation, and Duvall are cut off from the world as the Snoqualmie River continues to rise on Thursday night.
malcontentnews.substack.com/p/historic-f...
Historic Flooding Swamps Washington's Snoqualmie River Basin
The towns of Fall City, Carnation, and Duvall are cut-off from the world as the Snoqualmie River continues to rise on Thursday night.
malcontentnews.substack.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Historic Flooding Swamps Washington's Snoqualmie River Basin
The towns of Fall City, Carnation, and Duvall are cut off from the world as the Snoqualmie River continues to rise on Thursday night.
malcontentnews.substack.com/p/historic-f...
The towns of Fall City, Carnation, and Duvall are cut off from the world as the Snoqualmie River continues to rise on Thursday night.
malcontentnews.substack.com/p/historic-f...
New #music from Maddie Rice. She used to be a #guitarist on the @colbertlateshow.bsky.social back before the pandemic, and has been doing her own thing since then. She's got a lovely voice, and of course is a skilled guitarrista.
maddierice.bandcamp.com/album/late-b...
maddierice.bandcamp.com/album/late-b...
Late Blooming/ Hyperballad (Live Acoustic), by Maddie Rice
2 track album
maddierice.bandcamp.com
December 11, 2025 at 6:08 PM
New #music from Maddie Rice. She used to be a #guitarist on the @colbertlateshow.bsky.social back before the pandemic, and has been doing her own thing since then. She's got a lovely voice, and of course is a skilled guitarrista.
maddierice.bandcamp.com/album/late-b...
maddierice.bandcamp.com/album/late-b...
The Muscovites are absolute monsters. These are not isolated incidents but rather standard operating procedure for them. Remember #Bucha? The terrorist state must be evicted from all of #Ukraine and all children and POWs returned.
Slava Ukraïni 🇺🇦
Slava Ukraïni 🇺🇦
A new report exposes Russia’s torture “kit,” revealing electric shocks, suffocation, beatings, and forced mutilation used against Ukrainians.
The “Gentleman’s Kit” of Torture: Firsthand Accounts Reveal Russia’s Brutal POW Abuse System
An investigation into the abuse of Ukrainian POWs reveals systemic torture and violations of international law within Russian detention centers.
united24media.com
December 10, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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⚡️ Leaked files show Russia testing Shahed drones abroad with European SIM cards.
Leaked Files Reveal Russia Testing Shahed Drones Abroad Using European SIM Cards
Russia is enhancing its Shahed drones through covert upgrades and testing abroad, raising security concerns in Europe and Ukraine.
united24media.com
December 10, 2025 at 9:28 PM
⚡️ Leaked files show Russia testing Shahed drones abroad with European SIM cards.
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This Ukrainian woman’s pet helps her make dinner during a power outage.
December 10, 2025 at 12:35 AM
This Ukrainian woman’s pet helps her make dinner during a power outage.
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Congratulations to Eileen Higgins on being elected Mayor of Miami! The first Democrat elected to this position in decades, she understands what politics is about: building a safer, more affordable, and better everyday life.
December 10, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Congratulations to Eileen Higgins on being elected Mayor of Miami! The first Democrat elected to this position in decades, she understands what politics is about: building a safer, more affordable, and better everyday life.
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Tonight’s extra bonus napkin cartoon…
December 9, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Tonight’s extra bonus napkin cartoon…
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December 8, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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WATCH: Tapper & CNN finally get around to debunking Trump’s “I ended 8 wars” lie 🤥
(H/T @blueatlgeorgia )
(H/T @blueatlgeorgia )
December 9, 2025 at 3:47 AM
WATCH: Tapper & CNN finally get around to debunking Trump’s “I ended 8 wars” lie 🤥
(H/T @blueatlgeorgia )
(H/T @blueatlgeorgia )
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#ICYMI: ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detailed the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the Trump administration’s cuts to an aid program.
(Published Oct. 2025)
(Published Oct. 2025)
Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.
ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...
projects.propublica.org
December 9, 2025 at 4:00 AM
#ICYMI: ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detailed the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the Trump administration’s cuts to an aid program.
(Published Oct. 2025)
(Published Oct. 2025)
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December 9, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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Please consider donating today. We'd really appreciate it! 🫶 tinyurl.com/y6wzer7w
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Many thanks to the scientists and clinicians who put their livelihoods on the line to keep the ACIP as focused on evidence as it could be, considering the anti-science ijits in control. A 🧵 about the decision from a reliable scientist.
#Healthcare #Vaccination
#Healthcare #Vaccination
1/ ACIP’s meeting last week was disgraceful, unprepared, & chaotic. They voted to roll back the universal #HepB birth dose despite no evidence of harm, and pushed an antibody test that doesn’t reliably guide decisions. This shift will have real consequences—with babies and families paying the price.
December 8, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Many thanks to the scientists and clinicians who put their livelihoods on the line to keep the ACIP as focused on evidence as it could be, considering the anti-science ijits in control. A 🧵 about the decision from a reliable scientist.
#Healthcare #Vaccination
#Healthcare #Vaccination
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December 8, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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Given that the Russians quite literally drafted our capitulation plan for Ukraine one has to wonder about whether there wasn’t at least a bit of cutting and pasting here.
"The Kremlin on Sunday welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump's new national security strategy and said it largely accorded with Russia's own perceptions, the first time that Moscow has so fulsomely praised such a document from its former Cold War foe."
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/china/...
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/china/...
Kremlin says new US security strategy accords largely with Russia's view
It was the first time that Moscow has so fulsomely praised such a document from its former Cold War foe.
www.reuters.com
December 7, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Given that the Russians quite literally drafted our capitulation plan for Ukraine one has to wonder about whether there wasn’t at least a bit of cutting and pasting here.
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Fighting Restarts Between Thailand and Cambodia After Trump-led Peace Accord Crumbles
The Royal Thai Armed Forces confirmed that F-16s conducted airstrikes in the disputed border region with Cambodia after Thai soldiers were killed and wounded.
The Royal Thai Armed Forces confirmed that F-16s conducted airstrikes in the disputed border region with Cambodia after Thai soldiers were killed and wounded.
Fighting Restarts Between Thailand and Cambodia After Trump-led Peace Accord Crumbles
The Royal Thai Armed Forces confirmed that F-16s conducted airstrikes in the disputed border region with Cambodia after Thai soldiers were killed and wounded.
malcontentnews.substack.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Fighting Restarts Between Thailand and Cambodia After Trump-led Peace Accord Crumbles
The Royal Thai Armed Forces confirmed that F-16s conducted airstrikes in the disputed border region with Cambodia after Thai soldiers were killed and wounded.
The Royal Thai Armed Forces confirmed that F-16s conducted airstrikes in the disputed border region with Cambodia after Thai soldiers were killed and wounded.
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Being extremely careful about image/video attribution isn’t JUST important for giving credit to artists and creators. It’s also a way to slightly decrease your chances of spreading deceptive AI slop!
The thing that made me most suspicious was the lack of attribution of any kind. A conveniently perfect light-up sign at the beginning that states the premise of the video but doesn’t mention the facility, for instance. (This is part of why it’s bad to share stuff if you don’t know its provenance!)
December 7, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Being extremely careful about image/video attribution isn’t JUST important for giving credit to artists and creators. It’s also a way to slightly decrease your chances of spreading deceptive AI slop!