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Matt Baldwin

@thisbrokenwheel.bsky.social

Writer, photographer, cyclist, naturalist, martial artist, tall ship sailor. The Pirate Guy of Blue Sky, apparently. Mexican-American. No kings in America. He/him. San Diego, CA.

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I would vote by mail and then spend my day as a poll watcher specifically to counter this operation.

And I very much doubt I’d be alone.

05.02.2026 05:58 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

that karl guy gives weed store managers with fradulent resumes a bad name tbqh

04.02.2026 17:40 β€” πŸ‘ 171    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Trump and his inner circle may not be able to see the writing on the wall regarding these last couple of special elections, but a lot of congressional GOP can.

05.02.2026 05:32 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"All they need to do is post a couple of agents by some key polling places" and those agents are going to spend Election Day surrounded by wine moms, retiree library volunteers, PTA parents, and everybody else around ready to give them the time of day.

05.02.2026 05:20 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Huh turns out people who make laws for a living might actually know a couple of things about crafting government legislation, who'da thunk.

05.02.2026 05:17 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

And this is the thing every single quisling doom-mongering about armed election interference refuses to reckon with: brute squad violence by ICE is inspiring average, every day people to be more courageous, not more timid.

05.02.2026 05:13 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Well, that answers my question about the state of your self-esteem, at least: -50.

05.02.2026 05:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Holy shit, do you have *any* self-esteem? I'm literally asking you, "what's the plan, how does this work?" and you're having an existential crisis about it.

Real solid coalition-building skills ya got there, bang-up job making the case for your ideas. I'm totally convinced, let's go.

05.02.2026 04:59 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm not being an ass, it was a sincere question, and if you are assuming I am deliberately being an ass, then you are by definition *not* engaging in good faith.

05.02.2026 04:57 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

There's a real surplus of Farquaads these days.

05.02.2026 04:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

How would I know? It's your plan; you're the one saying "the people will solve it." it just seems to me that if you're confident none of the actual branches of government will ever do anything, what would "the people" be waiting for, then? Just gonna let the misery continue unchecked, I guess?

05.02.2026 04:54 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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If not us, then who? And if not now, when? | The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation provides education, scholarships, exhibits, events, and media related to the lives of Ronald and Nancy Reagan.

I gotta ask: are you *deliberately* quoting one of Ronald Reagan's more famous speeches here? www.reaganfoundation.org/ronald-reaga...

05.02.2026 04:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

OK.

05.02.2026 04:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah, the whole crux with that declaration is: if you genuinely feel that way, why wait?

05.02.2026 04:48 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Matt Damon just Leroy Jenkins-ing into a battle had me dying.

05.02.2026 04:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Hey cool, so are we getting that Jessica Chastain show about punishing white supremacists that they yanked right after the Charlie Kirk shooting, or are they shelving that indefinitely to curry political favor?

*checks*

Looks like "shelved indefinitely" is the plan!

05.02.2026 04:44 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And the thing is, THE LAST DUEL is up there with his best.

05.02.2026 04:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

"the Swarm of Righteous Teens makes seven Pummel attacks and can cast Kill Yourself Bitch"

actual LMAO

05.02.2026 04:30 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Well I guess we’re all learning what you’re horny for.

05.02.2026 03:33 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Surprising amount of baby-killing on the skyline tonight, wow.

05.02.2026 03:28 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

lmao the new season of SHRINKING is not subtle about showing off that the characters all have the newest generation iPhones.

05.02.2026 03:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

2029 at the earliest.

05.02.2026 03:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

January Jones had to take some time off because she got real-world pregnant, and I suspect β€” not unlike Charisma Carpenter on ANGEL β€” that it impacted how her character was treated. She loses a lot of both nuance and sympathy in the later seasons.

05.02.2026 02:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Not being facetious here, I genuinely cannot follow that line of thinking.

05.02.2026 02:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I want to live in an apartment.

05.02.2026 01:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Some people interacting with this clearly thought I wrote β€œinvalidated” lol.

05.02.2026 00:54 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And that’s not what β€œnationality” means, dumbass. The word you want is β€œethnicity.” The common term for ethnic Hawaiians is β€œNative Hawaiians”; in the Hawaiian language it’s β€œKānaka Maoli.”

β€œHawaiian” just means someone from the state, usually Native, haole, or hapa.

05.02.2026 00:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

No it’s fucking not! Because Hawaii is not an independent nation. That’s what β€œnationality” means! They’re Americans! Been there, confirmed it with my own eyes.

05.02.2026 00:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Also, you clearly misunderstood what I meant by "hybridized."

You can take that literally, it's true in most of Latin America and the former Spanish Caribbean.

05.02.2026 00:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

..........aaaaaaaannnnnnnnnd? That's true in plenty of continental states as well. I live in California and I see the state flag more often than I do the national one.

05.02.2026 00:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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