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Matt

@sandiego-619.bsky.social

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Matt in SoCal | No AI | Twitter refugee | Gen X | Movies, Stephen King, Pearl Jam, Skinny Dipping & Freedom of Speech Taking a swing at writing a novel. Top 4: Jaws, True Romance, Once Upon a Time In Hollywood, Sinners Have you read Duma Key?

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Matt @sandiego-619.bsky.social · 23m

What a game #seattle #mariners

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the only verified Shawn Connolly accept no substitutions @divinecoffeebinge.bsky.social · 16h

"And then, Big Papi, when I'm celebrating in the Yankee Stadium clubhouse, we can both say 'DAAAAAAAA JANKEES LOSE!' together, okay?"

"Take your vitamins and work hard, and maybe it'll happen, kid"

A photo from the 2010 MLB All-Star Weekend of a very young Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hanging out with Red Sox slugger David Ortiz.Lil' Vladito is pointing at something for Big Papi to look at.

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Stephen King Journey @stephenkingjourney.bsky.social · 5h

5 Things ‘Castle Rock’ Got Perfectly Right in Expanding Stephen King’s World

With 'It: Welcome to Derry' arriving soon, here are some lessons from that earlier King-inspired TV series also starring Bill Skarsgård.

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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 8h

BREAKING: Sens. DURBIN, DUCKWORTH were just denied entrance to the Broadview ICE Facility in Illinois, unable to conduct constitutional role of oversight.

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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 3h

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Matt @sandiego-619.bsky.social · 8h

Song of The Day: Downpour - Brandi Carlile

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Downpour by Brandi Carlile on Apple Music

Song · 2007 · Duration 3:14

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 12h

Congratulations to new Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado for her courageous struggle to bring democracy to Venezuela.

Live Updates: María Corina Machado of Venezuela Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 14h

The Trump administration is REALLY allowing Qatar to build an air base in the US after they did a $5.5 billion golf resort deal with Trump and gave him a jet.

MAGA can take their ‘America First’ flags and wipe their asses with them. He is Trump First, and you are suckers.

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Matt @sandiego-619.bsky.social · 13h

Can we GENERAL STRIKE now?

Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 13h

Qatar gave Trump the luxury 747 that he wanted and now we are LETTING THEM BUILD A MILITARY BASE ON US SOIL

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h

Hegseth: "I'm also proud that today we're signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari Emeri air force facility at the Mountain Home Airbase in Idaho."

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 13h

At least Trump got a free jet and a $5.5 billion golf resort in Qatar, so there’s that.

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Matt @sandiego-619.bsky.social · 15h

a man in a suit and tie is dancing with the words i did that behind him

ALT: a man in a suit and tie is dancing with the words i did that behind him

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Norm @nberlin32.bsky.social · 1d

The FBI finally found a major Chapter of Antifa…Hiding in plain sight. Kash,go get these guys. Better bring a shovel…

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Matt @sandiego-619.bsky.social · 15h

October 2025 Horror Movie Challenge
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Day 10 - A zombie film - Dawn of The Dead (2004) Unrated Version

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A ★★★★★ review of Dawn of the Dead (2004)

Snyder’s best film. By far. My favorite Zombie movie. Killer opening, tension throughout and great characters. I can’t think of anything I don’t love about this movie. Watch the Unrated version, it’...

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Guardrails of Democracy @demguardrails.bsky.social · 1d

MGT is getting bold -calling out Johnson & Thune to blame for the Shut Down.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 1d

Kristi Noem, while governor of South Dakota, supplemented her roughly $130,000 salary by secretly accepting $80,000 donated to a political nonprofit she was affiliated with, records show.

She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.

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