Matt Carter
@mic-control.bsky.social
Sports info coordinator with the Vancouver Island University Mariners. Baritone saxophonist, radio host, craft beer fan, and generally stoked.
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Vancouver Island University soccer teams have both hit the pitch with visions of making the playoffs this season. Read more about the start of the Mariners varsity teams' seasons in the @nanaimobulletin.bsky.social: nanaimobulletin.com/2026/09/22/v...
VIU Mariners' soccer teams make pitch for PacWest postseason in 2026 - Nanaimo News Bulletin
Men's and women's teams win home openers in Nanaimo
nanaimobulletin.com
September 23, 2026 at 3:30 AM
Vancouver Island University soccer teams have both hit the pitch with visions of making the playoffs this season. Read more about the start of the Mariners varsity teams' seasons in the @nanaimobulletin.bsky.social: nanaimobulletin.com/2026/09/22/v...
Didn't have a Jean Chrétien masterclass on my bingo card for 2026, but here we are 🇨🇦
September 12, 2026 at 1:39 AM
Didn't have a Jean Chrétien masterclass on my bingo card for 2026, but here we are 🇨🇦
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A Nanaimo woman has made the record books for blood donation, unknowingly surpassing the Guinness World Record holder.
https://cheknews.ca/nanaimo-woman-surpasses-guinness-record-for-blood-donation-1345599/
https://cheknews.ca/nanaimo-woman-surpasses-guinness-record-for-blood-donation-1345599/
Nanaimo woman surpasses Guinness record for blood donation
A Nanaimo woman has made the record books for blood donation, unknowingly surpassing the Guinness World Record holder.
cheknews.ca
September 3, 2026 at 1:10 AM
A Nanaimo woman has made the record books for blood donation, unknowingly surpassing the Guinness World Record holder.
https://cheknews.ca/nanaimo-woman-surpasses-guinness-record-for-blood-donation-1345599/
https://cheknews.ca/nanaimo-woman-surpasses-guinness-record-for-blood-donation-1345599/
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We need to keep shouting this from the rooftops: Trump's trade war are backfiring spectacularly. There is no reason for any country to capitulate. Europe: Lookin' at you, because you're next.
Fs, Fs, Fs across the board from @justinwolfers.bsky.social
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Fs, Fs, Fs across the board from @justinwolfers.bsky.social
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Did Trump’s Tariffs Achieve Trump’s Goals?
I didn’t grade the trade war against an economist’s ideal. I graded it against Trump’s own promises.
open.substack.com
September 2, 2026 at 2:56 PM
We need to keep shouting this from the rooftops: Trump's trade war are backfiring spectacularly. There is no reason for any country to capitulate. Europe: Lookin' at you, because you're next.
Fs, Fs, Fs across the board from @justinwolfers.bsky.social
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Fs, Fs, Fs across the board from @justinwolfers.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/platypus...
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21 days before the 25th anniversary of September 11th, the United States imposes 50% tariffs on the country that gave its citizens refuge during the worst terrorist attack in US history.
August 22, 2026 at 3:57 AM
21 days before the 25th anniversary of September 11th, the United States imposes 50% tariffs on the country that gave its citizens refuge during the worst terrorist attack in US history.
Cheers to the Drake Eatery's Thirsty Chef event -- always one of my highlights of the year!
August 2, 2026 at 5:28 AM
Cheers to the Drake Eatery's Thirsty Chef event -- always one of my highlights of the year!
The ol' Cedar blueberry u-pick (Steld Farm) followed by a trip to the Crow & Gate is a favoured tradition 'round here
July 24, 2026 at 4:55 AM
The ol' Cedar blueberry u-pick (Steld Farm) followed by a trip to the Crow & Gate is a favoured tradition 'round here
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what a lucky place to live where this service is one of the biggest things we complain about
July 18, 2026 at 11:00 PM
what a lucky place to live where this service is one of the biggest things we complain about
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🍁 Here’s our #CanadianSongOfTheDay
🎶 “Golden” by Dope Soda of Nanaimo, British Columbia from the 2014 album “Carbonation.”
💪 #SupportCanadianArtists — it’s great for our artists, culture, economy, and your SOUL!
#CanadaSky #Canada
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🎶 “Golden” by Dope Soda of Nanaimo, British Columbia from the 2014 album “Carbonation.”
💪 #SupportCanadianArtists — it’s great for our artists, culture, economy, and your SOUL!
#CanadaSky #Canada
🎧 youtu.be/COoXv1PKUlI?...
Golden
YouTube video by Dope Soda - Topic
youtu.be
July 16, 2026 at 3:39 PM
🍁 Here’s our #CanadianSongOfTheDay
🎶 “Golden” by Dope Soda of Nanaimo, British Columbia from the 2014 album “Carbonation.”
💪 #SupportCanadianArtists — it’s great for our artists, culture, economy, and your SOUL!
#CanadaSky #Canada
🎧 youtu.be/COoXv1PKUlI?...
🎶 “Golden” by Dope Soda of Nanaimo, British Columbia from the 2014 album “Carbonation.”
💪 #SupportCanadianArtists — it’s great for our artists, culture, economy, and your SOUL!
#CanadaSky #Canada
🎧 youtu.be/COoXv1PKUlI?...
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[taps earpiece] I am being informed that everything Trump touches dies
July 7, 2026 at 1:58 AM
[taps earpiece] I am being informed that everything Trump touches dies
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Alex Reisner has found four giant data sets of songs—totaling more than 20 million tracks—available to companies training AI music-generation tools. Search for an artist or song in the data sets:
The Millions of Songs Mashed Into AI-Generated Music
Explore the astonishing amount of music available to AI developers.
bit.ly
June 23, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Alex Reisner has found four giant data sets of songs—totaling more than 20 million tracks—available to companies training AI music-generation tools. Search for an artist or song in the data sets:
Exquisite from Dageraad
June 17, 2026 at 3:54 AM
Exquisite from Dageraad
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"We listeners have been saturated with so much sterile easy-listening pablum that what we really want now is bold, norm-busting art made by total freaks." https://macleans.ca/culture/arts/the-anti-slop-music-resistance/
The Anti-Slop Music Resistance - Macleans.ca
Angine de Poitrine, a mega-popular masked rock duo from Quebec, are making songs for real humans
macleans.ca
June 12, 2026 at 3:15 PM
"We listeners have been saturated with so much sterile easy-listening pablum that what we really want now is bold, norm-busting art made by total freaks." https://macleans.ca/culture/arts/the-anti-slop-music-resistance/
Beauty day for a beauty game in Nanaimo @aftn.bsky.social
May 31, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Beauty day for a beauty game in Nanaimo @aftn.bsky.social
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Stephen Colbert’s farewell to “The Late Show” was in many ways deeply ordinary—a striking choice that reminded viewers what made his program so singular, writes David Sims:
The Goodbye Stephen Colbert Wanted to Say
The late-night host ended his talk program the way he started it—with empathy, and an eye for entertainment.
bit.ly
May 22, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Stephen Colbert’s farewell to “The Late Show” was in many ways deeply ordinary—a striking choice that reminded viewers what made his program so singular, writes David Sims:
Still, Rasmus Dahlin is a beauty
May 19, 2026 at 3:02 AM
Still, Rasmus Dahlin is a beauty
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Rich men have always manipulated society to maximize profits—but something else entirely is happening with today’s billionaires, Noah Hawley argues. He recounts what he saw during his weekend at Jeff Bezos’s Campfire retreat:
What I Learned About Billionaires at Jeff Bezos’s Private Retreat
For the richest men on Earth, everything is free and nothing matters.
bit.ly
April 20, 2026 at 11:35 PM
Rich men have always manipulated society to maximize profits—but something else entirely is happening with today’s billionaires, Noah Hawley argues. He recounts what he saw during his weekend at Jeff Bezos’s Campfire retreat:
The blooming system: Maffeo-Sutton Park, Nanaimo, April 5
April 6, 2026 at 7:41 PM
The blooming system: Maffeo-Sutton Park, Nanaimo, April 5
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The VIU Mariners women's basketball team are CCAA National Champions for the second time in the last three years.
While the men's team had to settle for silver in a heartbreaking loss.
#Nanaimo
nanaimonewsnow.com/2026/03/21/m...
While the men's team had to settle for silver in a heartbreaking loss.
#Nanaimo
nanaimonewsnow.com/2026/03/21/m...
Mariner women clinch CCAA national title, men fall agonizingly short
NANAIMO - The Vancouver Island University Mariners women's basketball team are national champions once more.Pl...
nanaimonewsnow.com
March 22, 2026 at 2:03 PM
The VIU Mariners women's basketball team are CCAA National Champions for the second time in the last three years.
While the men's team had to settle for silver in a heartbreaking loss.
#Nanaimo
nanaimonewsnow.com/2026/03/21/m...
While the men's team had to settle for silver in a heartbreaking loss.
#Nanaimo
nanaimonewsnow.com/2026/03/21/m...