Matthew Skwarczek (he/they)
@scoutingforzen.bsky.social
He/they, research editor for Car and Driver and Road & Track. Fantasy, anime, and D&D nerd as well as bicycle and motorcycle caretaker. Views are my own.
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BREAKING: The House passed the so-called SAVE America Act which threatens to upend our freedom to vote.
The bill could disenfranchise millions of eligible voters by requiring documents like passports or birth certificates to register to vote and forcing voter roll purges. The Senate must reject it.
The bill could disenfranchise millions of eligible voters by requiring documents like passports or birth certificates to register to vote and forcing voter roll purges. The Senate must reject it.
February 11, 2026 at 11:57 PM
BREAKING: The House passed the so-called SAVE America Act which threatens to upend our freedom to vote.
The bill could disenfranchise millions of eligible voters by requiring documents like passports or birth certificates to register to vote and forcing voter roll purges. The Senate must reject it.
The bill could disenfranchise millions of eligible voters by requiring documents like passports or birth certificates to register to vote and forcing voter roll purges. The Senate must reject it.
Getting ready for Tłusty Czwartek, aka the *real* Pączki Day
February 12, 2026 at 2:32 AM
Getting ready for Tłusty Czwartek, aka the *real* Pączki Day
Alpina E39 wagon and an R80 G/S would basically cover all of my vehicular wants and needs (though an E46 wagon or six-cylinder regular E39 wagon would also be acceptable)
February 11, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Alpina E39 wagon and an R80 G/S would basically cover all of my vehicular wants and needs (though an E46 wagon or six-cylinder regular E39 wagon would also be acceptable)
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Related to "kids these days have it too easy."
Okay but that's good. You do see how that's good right?
Okay but that's good. You do see how that's good right?
“People are protesting because they want to go back to brunch”
Restoring normality is good actually
Restoring normality is good actually
February 11, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Related to "kids these days have it too easy."
Okay but that's good. You do see how that's good right?
Okay but that's good. You do see how that's good right?
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ホンダ CT125ハンターカブを、ベトナム在住のクリエイター「Nguyen Hien」氏が、トラッカースタイルにカスタマイズ❗️🛵
ホイール径は前17インチ→18インチ、後17インチ→14インチに変更。
タイヤサイズは前130/80-18、後180/80-14を選択して大幅にワイド化。
motor-fan.jp/article/1194...
ホイール径は前17インチ→18インチ、後17インチ→14インチに変更。
タイヤサイズは前130/80-18、後180/80-14を選択して大幅にワイド化。
motor-fan.jp/article/1194...
February 9, 2026 at 3:54 AM
ホンダ CT125ハンターカブを、ベトナム在住のクリエイター「Nguyen Hien」氏が、トラッカースタイルにカスタマイズ❗️🛵
ホイール径は前17インチ→18インチ、後17インチ→14インチに変更。
タイヤサイズは前130/80-18、後180/80-14を選択して大幅にワイド化。
motor-fan.jp/article/1194...
ホイール径は前17インチ→18インチ、後17インチ→14インチに変更。
タイヤサイズは前130/80-18、後180/80-14を選択して大幅にワイド化。
motor-fan.jp/article/1194...
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This is an important point.
Empathy—in and of itself—is anti-fascist.
The arts—and the project of higher education as a whole—teach empathy, enabling you to put yourself in other people’s shoes.
So to a fascist, they must be destroyed.
Empathy—in and of itself—is anti-fascist.
The arts—and the project of higher education as a whole—teach empathy, enabling you to put yourself in other people’s shoes.
So to a fascist, they must be destroyed.
The war on empathy and the war on the arts are part of the same project.
www.liberalcurrents.com/none-more-wo...
www.liberalcurrents.com/none-more-wo...
February 5, 2026 at 4:03 PM
This is an important point.
Empathy—in and of itself—is anti-fascist.
The arts—and the project of higher education as a whole—teach empathy, enabling you to put yourself in other people’s shoes.
So to a fascist, they must be destroyed.
Empathy—in and of itself—is anti-fascist.
The arts—and the project of higher education as a whole—teach empathy, enabling you to put yourself in other people’s shoes.
So to a fascist, they must be destroyed.
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Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
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Our hearts go out to everyone laid off at The Washington Post today.
Take a moment to scroll through the list of journalists across the industry who've donated to the Post Guild's layoff fund. Media solidarity is more important now than ever. www.gofundme.com/f/standing-t...
Take a moment to scroll through the list of journalists across the industry who've donated to the Post Guild's layoff fund. Media solidarity is more important now than ever. www.gofundme.com/f/standing-t...
Donate to Washington Post 2026 layoff fund, organized by Rachel Siegel
On Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, The Washington Post laid off hundreds of journalists. We ar… Rachel Siegel needs your support for Washington Post 2026 layoff fund
www.gofundme.com
February 4, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Our hearts go out to everyone laid off at The Washington Post today.
Take a moment to scroll through the list of journalists across the industry who've donated to the Post Guild's layoff fund. Media solidarity is more important now than ever. www.gofundme.com/f/standing-t...
Take a moment to scroll through the list of journalists across the industry who've donated to the Post Guild's layoff fund. Media solidarity is more important now than ever. www.gofundme.com/f/standing-t...
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Public funding for journalism. Public funding for elections. Public funding for healthcare. Public funding for science research. Public funding for schools, parks, museums, libraries, universities.
We need to start using our tax dollars to make our lives better.
We need to start using our tax dollars to make our lives better.
I don't see any way out of this without a state-funded media system like other civilized countries have.
February 4, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Public funding for journalism. Public funding for elections. Public funding for healthcare. Public funding for science research. Public funding for schools, parks, museums, libraries, universities.
We need to start using our tax dollars to make our lives better.
We need to start using our tax dollars to make our lives better.
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Bondi directed federal agents to arrest four journalists.
Georgia Fort, Don Lemon, Jamael Lundy, and Trahern Crews.
All Black. All doing their jobs.
Georgia Fort, Don Lemon, Jamael Lundy, and Trahern Crews.
All Black. All doing their jobs.
January 30, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Bondi directed federal agents to arrest four journalists.
Georgia Fort, Don Lemon, Jamael Lundy, and Trahern Crews.
All Black. All doing their jobs.
Georgia Fort, Don Lemon, Jamael Lundy, and Trahern Crews.
All Black. All doing their jobs.
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These are all Black people. The regime is betting that you wont care Jamael & Trahern the way you care about Alex & Renée
feds have arrested jamael lundy alongside journalists georgia fort and don lemon for the protest at a st. paul church led by an ICE agent
lundy is currently running for state senate district 65 in minnesota. his wife is anika bowie, a st. paul city councilmember
www.jlundyforsd65.com
lundy is currently running for state senate district 65 in minnesota. his wife is anika bowie, a st. paul city councilmember
www.jlundyforsd65.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:08 PM
These are all Black people. The regime is betting that you wont care Jamael & Trahern the way you care about Alex & Renée
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An important thread on the HPV vaccine which prevents cervical and penile cancer.
I am hearing that RFK Jr.’s minions are going to go after HPV vaccines. I’ve got problems with these people and now you’re going to hear about them, first from a personal perspective and then from a professional one.
It all boils down to this: WE HAVE A SAFE VACCINE THAT PREVENTS CANCER.
It all boils down to this: WE HAVE A SAFE VACCINE THAT PREVENTS CANCER.
January 30, 2026 at 1:09 PM
An important thread on the HPV vaccine which prevents cervical and penile cancer.
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Stones! Stones! Stones!
January 27, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Stones! Stones! Stones!
Nigdy więcej.
Kiedy tyle lat temu spalili rodzinę, i tyle tysiąca innych, mówili: nigdy więcej.
Never again is happening again.
We must stop it.
We can stop it.
Kiedy tyle lat temu spalili rodzinę, i tyle tysiąca innych, mówili: nigdy więcej.
Never again is happening again.
We must stop it.
We can stop it.
January 28, 2026 at 1:58 AM
Nigdy więcej.
Kiedy tyle lat temu spalili rodzinę, i tyle tysiąca innych, mówili: nigdy więcej.
Never again is happening again.
We must stop it.
We can stop it.
Kiedy tyle lat temu spalili rodzinę, i tyle tysiąca innych, mówili: nigdy więcej.
Never again is happening again.
We must stop it.
We can stop it.
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DETROITERS - Opal Grove Games, a queer Black woman-owned nerd store and game space, is moving from its temporary home down in Southwest to a permanent location basically IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD on McNichols right by Menjo's. This fuckin' ruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuules.
January 19, 2026 at 4:25 PM
DETROITERS - Opal Grove Games, a queer Black woman-owned nerd store and game space, is moving from its temporary home down in Southwest to a permanent location basically IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD on McNichols right by Menjo's. This fuckin' ruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuules.
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For all of your TTRPG and fantasy writing needs may I offer one of the coolest melee weapons: the bhuj.
An Axe-Spear hybrid from India often featuring an animal-head design on the guard and a hidden skillet dagger in the pommel.
It fuckin RULES.
An Axe-Spear hybrid from India often featuring an animal-head design on the guard and a hidden skillet dagger in the pommel.
It fuckin RULES.
January 16, 2026 at 10:02 PM
For all of your TTRPG and fantasy writing needs may I offer one of the coolest melee weapons: the bhuj.
An Axe-Spear hybrid from India often featuring an animal-head design on the guard and a hidden skillet dagger in the pommel.
It fuckin RULES.
An Axe-Spear hybrid from India often featuring an animal-head design on the guard and a hidden skillet dagger in the pommel.
It fuckin RULES.
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Each time a species goes extinct, the world around us unravels a bit.
The consequences are profound, not just for those species but for all of us. These are tangible consequential losses, such as crop pollination and water purification, but also spiritual and cultural ones.
bit.ly/4qbRsGa
The consequences are profound, not just for those species but for all of us. These are tangible consequential losses, such as crop pollination and water purification, but also spiritual and cultural ones.
bit.ly/4qbRsGa
January 12, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Each time a species goes extinct, the world around us unravels a bit.
The consequences are profound, not just for those species but for all of us. These are tangible consequential losses, such as crop pollination and water purification, but also spiritual and cultural ones.
bit.ly/4qbRsGa
The consequences are profound, not just for those species but for all of us. These are tangible consequential losses, such as crop pollination and water purification, but also spiritual and cultural ones.
bit.ly/4qbRsGa
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As the new semester begins I want to shout out #blackademics, the home for Black scholars & grad students & independent researchers. Join the feed & contribute to the conversation!
Updated the Blackademics starter pack again (!) to include Vincent Brown, Imani Perry, the Harare Review of Books and others. Stay tuned for more developments coming soon....
January 12, 2026 at 2:11 PM
As the new semester begins I want to shout out #blackademics, the home for Black scholars & grad students & independent researchers. Join the feed & contribute to the conversation!
Whatever you wish for 2026, I hope you achieve it
January 1, 2026 at 6:27 AM
Whatever you wish for 2026, I hope you achieve it
Tried making yerba mate with loose leaves for the first time in years.
...I have miscalculated
...I have miscalculated
December 9, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Tried making yerba mate with loose leaves for the first time in years.
...I have miscalculated
...I have miscalculated
Today I found out not only are your sinuses right above your upper teeth, but sometimes your sinuses sit so low that your teeth--including potential root canals--are basically in the sinuses
November 18, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Today I found out not only are your sinuses right above your upper teeth, but sometimes your sinuses sit so low that your teeth--including potential root canals--are basically in the sinuses
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We can't give up now. ❄️
November 10, 2025 at 2:47 AM
We can't give up now. ❄️
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we talk too much about the male loneliness crisis and not enough about the male suckerfication crisis maxread.substack.com/p/prediction...
November 7, 2025 at 5:40 PM
we talk too much about the male loneliness crisis and not enough about the male suckerfication crisis maxread.substack.com/p/prediction...
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This wasn’t about leaking GTA VI.
It was:
Rockstar illegally firing union members to stop the studio from unionizing.
it directly contradicts Rockstar’s PR narrative and confirms almost everything that people suspected was going on.
It was:
Rockstar illegally firing union members to stop the studio from unionizing.
it directly contradicts Rockstar’s PR narrative and confirms almost everything that people suspected was going on.
November 7, 2025 at 12:30 AM
This wasn’t about leaking GTA VI.
It was:
Rockstar illegally firing union members to stop the studio from unionizing.
it directly contradicts Rockstar’s PR narrative and confirms almost everything that people suspected was going on.
It was:
Rockstar illegally firing union members to stop the studio from unionizing.
it directly contradicts Rockstar’s PR narrative and confirms almost everything that people suspected was going on.