Matt Collins
@mattkicks.bsky.social
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UI/UX, Graphics, Illustration, & Footwear Design. Retired captain of Commonwealth Skateboarding. I hate driving. Portland, Oregon @matt_kicks most other places. mattkicks.com
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Hyped on this new process for building my vector product renderings & displaying them in a web browser. Collaborated with design engineer @mandynicole.com on an interactive colorpicker tool that animates through pre-selected colorways until the user begins their customization.
mattkicks.bsky.social
lol oh really, you need to be a legal ethics specialist to see a problem there?
charliesavage.bsky.social
C.I.A. Deputy Director Has Replaced Agency’s Top Legal Official With Himself

It is not clear what is behind the move by Michael Ellis, a Trump loyalist. A legal ethics specialist said it could raise conflict-of-interest issues.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/u...
C.I.A. Deputy Director Has Replaced Agency’s Top Legal Official With Himself
www.nytimes.com
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ghoulpus.bsky.social
got added to an "AI Haters" list lol it only makes me hotter
mattkicks.bsky.social
Entire GDP built around algorithms and my music app still can't figure out that if I skip a song every single time it's served up I NEVER WANNA HEAR THAT SONG.
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lukeoneil47.bsky.social
"A.I." boosters vs "A.I." critics
mattkicks.bsky.social
I subscribe to the dieting hack of leaving your snacks in the other room.
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lukeoneil47.bsky.social
Big dumb doofus voice:

"Tilly Norwood, an AI-generated avatar, is being compared by its creators to A-list human actors. SAG-AFTRA and others are pushing back."

I'm you. That's how you sound.
mattkicks.bsky.social
Needless to say that there is nothing happening in Portland that requires troops.
npr.org
NPR @npr.org · 11d
President Trump said Saturday he will send troops to Portland, "authorizing Full Force, if necessary" to handle "domestic terrorists" as he expands his controversial deployments to more U.S. cities.
Trump says he'll send troops to Portland, Ore., to handle 'domestic terrorists'
President Trump said Saturday he will send troops to Portland, "authorizing Full Force, if necessary" to handle "domestic terrorists" as he expands his controversial deployments to more U.S. cities.
n.pr
mattkicks.bsky.social
Whoever came up with this idea should the main character of the global internet for a good long time.
purplepingers.bsky.social
An update on that insane lease term where the landlord owns everything you create during the tenancy:
mattkicks.bsky.social
My apartment every time I paint.
Tobias Fünke from Arrested Development self-painted blue trying to clean up the multiple blue handprints he left on Michael Bluth's shirt as Michael stands there annoyed.
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robdogdraws.bsky.social
Every day feels like this now
mattkicks.bsky.social
I'm sorry, but the bare minimum of expectations for the minority is to prevent two of the most ignorant senators from passing bills alone like a racist Night at the Museum.

A few midwits online not understanding the difference between a unanimous vote and "unanimous consent" doesn't erase the L
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sarahmackattack.bsky.social
I wanted to get a video of this ghost crab but every time I got close to their hole they scuttled back in, so I tried getting clever with it. I made a little sandcastle and shoved my phone into it, hit record, and walked away. Crab was VERY suspicious of this addition to their environment.
mattkicks.bsky.social
"It sounds like doing nothing, but right now, doing nothing is probably the best strategy."

You hired guy with no strategy to write an opinion piece on political strategy?
mattkicks.bsky.social
“I spent some time over the weekend thinking about how I could keep my well-paying job at the New York Times by doing the one bit they hired me for.”
mattkicks.bsky.social
Most people think Quaaludes were banned, but actually all of the pills were collected and poured into a mold to make Chuck Schumer.
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Schumer: "We need to have a bipartisan bill ... we are asking them to sit down with us and negotiate."
mattkicks.bsky.social
Did anyone else think Robert Redford was already dead?
mattkicks.bsky.social
Hilarious that Democrats helped make TikTok into a Trump platform. Biggest group of short-sighted losers ever assembled.
carlquintanilla.bsky.social
* ORACLE, SILVER LAKE, ANDREESSEN TO CONTROL TIKOK IN US: WSJ

$ORCL
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coachfinstock.bsky.social
So happy for and jealous of our sexy neighbors to the south
danielduncan.bsky.social
alguém pra entrar no condomínio do bolsonaro assim
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tinfoilawards.bsky.social
Can't find a single thing wrong with this...
mattkicks.bsky.social
I never knew why other places didn’t have 5 different Old Pro mini golf courses with fully developed themes.
mattkicks.bsky.social
The neighbors appear to be throwing an awesome party.
Hand written sign saying Homo Party
mattkicks.bsky.social
One day we will muster the resources to defeat summer once and for all.