Matt Bizer, PhD
@mttbizer96.bsky.social
Environmental engineer
Autistic
Passionate about climate adaptation, community resilience, music, and Boston sports
“It’s such a short and sad and beautiful life - do you ever see it that way?”
29, he/him
PVD, sometimes CT
Views my own
#BlackLivesMatter
Autistic
Passionate about climate adaptation, community resilience, music, and Boston sports
“It’s such a short and sad and beautiful life - do you ever see it that way?”
29, he/him
PVD, sometimes CT
Views my own
#BlackLivesMatter
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Matt Bizer, PhD
@mttbizer96.bsky.social
· Mar 11
![Matt Bizer smiles in relief at the conclusion of his dissertation presentation. He is standing in front of a slide that reads "Questions? - Thank you for attending and following along" with a quote from Rebecca Solnit's Hope in the Dark: "The hope I'm interested in is about broad perspectives with specific possibilities, one that invite or demand that we act. [...] You could call it an account of complexities and uncertainties, with openings." The slide also contains a lengthy list of acknowledgements and references.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:srn2r23pheebphjeaapwoxwb/bafkreihos7uq6z5bed5tjncit7liai7ighzmyjdpmtahwz6mvov6jsvhla)
I defended my PhD dissertation, "Tracing and Assessing Transformational Climate Adaptation over Time in Public Wastewater Infrastructure Systems" yesterday! My defense was a massive success and I am honored to have earned a PhD in civil & environmental engineering from the University of Connecticut!
I would very much like Patrick Sandoval to never start a Red Sox game again
September 16, 2026 at 3:15 AM
I would very much like Patrick Sandoval to never start a Red Sox game again
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So when a Dem says they agree with any of this, they are taking a position that is against what trans people ALREADY HAD just 5 years ago.
That's why trans people won't accept it. It's not about progress, it's about preventing a managed decline in civil rights agreed to by Democrats.
That's why trans people won't accept it. It's not about progress, it's about preventing a managed decline in civil rights agreed to by Democrats.
September 14, 2026 at 2:57 PM
So when a Dem says they agree with any of this, they are taking a position that is against what trans people ALREADY HAD just 5 years ago.
That's why trans people won't accept it. It's not about progress, it's about preventing a managed decline in civil rights agreed to by Democrats.
That's why trans people won't accept it. It's not about progress, it's about preventing a managed decline in civil rights agreed to by Democrats.
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So when libs say, you need to do incremental progress like gay marriage, it completely ignores the rollbacks that have happened in 5 years. It is every aspect of trans life from where we use the bathroom, how we are addressed, what our IDs say, to even censorship on discussions about our existence.
September 14, 2026 at 2:57 PM
So when libs say, you need to do incremental progress like gay marriage, it completely ignores the rollbacks that have happened in 5 years. It is every aspect of trans life from where we use the bathroom, how we are addressed, what our IDs say, to even censorship on discussions about our existence.
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I wrote this quickly at a bus stop and didn't realize it would go viral, or else I would have worded it better. But the point is that the media is too credulous about AI killing everyone in 10 years (how?) when climate change is killing people now and will only get worse (we know exactly how).
I resigned from ExxonMobil today. I spent the last three years doing fossil fuel extraction research at both BP and ExxonMobil. Neither company is acting responsibly. They are racing to maximize extraction while the window to act closes, and gambling with our lives. More below.
September 12, 2026 at 10:15 PM
I wrote this quickly at a bus stop and didn't realize it would go viral, or else I would have worded it better. But the point is that the media is too credulous about AI killing everyone in 10 years (how?) when climate change is killing people now and will only get worse (we know exactly how).
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Makeshift Patriot was one of the first artistic reactions, and the one that resonates with me most.
"...We sell addictive 24-hour candlelight vigil in TVs
Freedom will be defended at the cost of civil liberties"
@sagefrancis.bsky.social, thank you.
youtu.be/ERpzLYXBxbk
"...We sell addictive 24-hour candlelight vigil in TVs
Freedom will be defended at the cost of civil liberties"
@sagefrancis.bsky.social, thank you.
youtu.be/ERpzLYXBxbk
Makeshift Patriot
YouTube video by Sage Francis - Topic
youtu.be
September 11, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Makeshift Patriot was one of the first artistic reactions, and the one that resonates with me most.
"...We sell addictive 24-hour candlelight vigil in TVs
Freedom will be defended at the cost of civil liberties"
@sagefrancis.bsky.social, thank you.
youtu.be/ERpzLYXBxbk
"...We sell addictive 24-hour candlelight vigil in TVs
Freedom will be defended at the cost of civil liberties"
@sagefrancis.bsky.social, thank you.
youtu.be/ERpzLYXBxbk
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I do not believe that these guys are about to summon a world-ending superconsciousness from Nvidia graphics cards. But they either believe they can or want me to believe they believe they can. So I think "fuck them" is the only rational response
September 9, 2026 at 5:23 AM
I do not believe that these guys are about to summon a world-ending superconsciousness from Nvidia graphics cards. But they either believe they can or want me to believe they believe they can. So I think "fuck them" is the only rational response
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No pitcher is *better* than Miz but no pitcher is *more fun* than Payton Tolle.
No pitcher in this sport is more fun to watch
September 9, 2026 at 1:45 AM
No pitcher is *better* than Miz but no pitcher is *more fun* than Payton Tolle.
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You: *punches me in the face 5 times*
Me: ouch stop
You: btw you should eat healthier & exercise more
Me:
You: *punches me in the face 5 more times & leaves the room to recruit more face punchers*
I am not obligated to say wow you made a couple good points there and emphasize our common ground
Me: ouch stop
You: btw you should eat healthier & exercise more
Me:
You: *punches me in the face 5 more times & leaves the room to recruit more face punchers*
I am not obligated to say wow you made a couple good points there and emphasize our common ground
September 7, 2026 at 7:07 PM
You: *punches me in the face 5 times*
Me: ouch stop
You: btw you should eat healthier & exercise more
Me:
You: *punches me in the face 5 more times & leaves the room to recruit more face punchers*
I am not obligated to say wow you made a couple good points there and emphasize our common ground
Me: ouch stop
You: btw you should eat healthier & exercise more
Me:
You: *punches me in the face 5 more times & leaves the room to recruit more face punchers*
I am not obligated to say wow you made a couple good points there and emphasize our common ground
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One more Aroldis Chapman note:
His 1st save was July 6, 2011, for the Reds at the Cardinals. He struck out Jon Jay looking at a 101-mph FB to end the game.
His 400th save came 15 years and 2 months later, when he struck out Christian Encarnacion-Strand swinging at a 101-mph FB to end the game.
His 1st save was July 6, 2011, for the Reds at the Cardinals. He struck out Jon Jay looking at a 101-mph FB to end the game.
His 400th save came 15 years and 2 months later, when he struck out Christian Encarnacion-Strand swinging at a 101-mph FB to end the game.
September 7, 2026 at 5:25 PM
One more Aroldis Chapman note:
His 1st save was July 6, 2011, for the Reds at the Cardinals. He struck out Jon Jay looking at a 101-mph FB to end the game.
His 400th save came 15 years and 2 months later, when he struck out Christian Encarnacion-Strand swinging at a 101-mph FB to end the game.
His 1st save was July 6, 2011, for the Reds at the Cardinals. He struck out Jon Jay looking at a 101-mph FB to end the game.
His 400th save came 15 years and 2 months later, when he struck out Christian Encarnacion-Strand swinging at a 101-mph FB to end the game.
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A particularly infuriating aspect of this A.I. bullshit is that nobody seems to remember that we all got along just fine without it for centuries. How are we all suddenly incapable of reading and understanding written words? Of creating art? Of telling stories? It’s madness.
September 6, 2026 at 3:38 PM
A particularly infuriating aspect of this A.I. bullshit is that nobody seems to remember that we all got along just fine without it for centuries. How are we all suddenly incapable of reading and understanding written words? Of creating art? Of telling stories? It’s madness.
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“The Mickey Gasper/Jahmai Jones platoon is better than any single player in baseball history!” I yell as they tighten my straitjacket, only making my words ring truer as they reverberate through the dungeon corridor
September 4, 2026 at 11:23 PM
“The Mickey Gasper/Jahmai Jones platoon is better than any single player in baseball history!” I yell as they tighten my straitjacket, only making my words ring truer as they reverberate through the dungeon corridor
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YOU DON'T "CONSUME" ART MOTHERFUCKER. YOU EXPERIENCE IT. YOU FEEL IT. YOU ENGAGE WITH IT. YOU WRESTLE WITH IT. YOU LIVE IT. ART ISN'T A LITTLE MORSEL YOU GOBBLE UP.
September 3, 2026 at 5:29 PM
YOU DON'T "CONSUME" ART MOTHERFUCKER. YOU EXPERIENCE IT. YOU FEEL IT. YOU ENGAGE WITH IT. YOU WRESTLE WITH IT. YOU LIVE IT. ART ISN'T A LITTLE MORSEL YOU GOBBLE UP.
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It would be so sick to live in a society.
I am so tired of living in a casino run by fascist pedophiles.
I am so tired of living in a casino run by fascist pedophiles.
September 3, 2026 at 4:08 AM
It would be so sick to live in a society.
I am so tired of living in a casino run by fascist pedophiles.
I am so tired of living in a casino run by fascist pedophiles.
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“Millennials are the only normal generation” theory continues to remain undefeated. we are the only ones that didn't get our brains cooked by the computer
September 2, 2026 at 11:18 PM
“Millennials are the only normal generation” theory continues to remain undefeated. we are the only ones that didn't get our brains cooked by the computer
It is honestly hilarious how much the media is pushing a guy who would be atrociously lucky to get 2% of the primary vote in any state
Rahm Emanuel: ‘You Don’t Like My Ideas? Show Me Yours’
The always pugnacious Democrat is ready to fight Republicans, the DSA, and Bibi Netanyahu. And maybe run for president.
The always pugnacious Democrat is ready to fight Republicans, the DSA, and Bibi Netanyahu. And maybe run for president.
Rahm Emanuel: 'You Don't Like My Ideas? Show Me Yours'
Rahm Emanuel wants to take on Republicans and Democrats from the "pragmatic center." He talks Israel, the DSA, a possible run for president and more.
rollingstone.com
September 2, 2026 at 1:48 PM
It is honestly hilarious how much the media is pushing a guy who would be atrociously lucky to get 2% of the primary vote in any state
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The arrogance of Moulton just completely disregarding that this was the exact dynamic that played out the last time Markey was up for reelection
Even in this generational moment for Democrats, it’s not enough to just be younger. Primary voters need to believe the candidate has big ideas too. Markey won by highlighting his progressive credentials and casting Moulton to his right and as too tied to establishment orthodoxy.
Sen. Ed Markey defeats Rep. Seth Moulton to win his Democratic primary, @nbcnews.com projects.
Markey is 80; Moulton is 47. But Markey played up his progressive credentials and cast doubt on Moulton’s. Markey will likely cruise to reelection in dark blue Massachusetts this fall.
Markey is 80; Moulton is 47. But Markey played up his progressive credentials and cast doubt on Moulton’s. Markey will likely cruise to reelection in dark blue Massachusetts this fall.
September 2, 2026 at 1:05 AM
The arrogance of Moulton just completely disregarding that this was the exact dynamic that played out the last time Markey was up for reelection
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“Carl Ruby, a Springfield pastor, said he was struggling to make sense of Bel’s untimely death. ‘I know that I’m a pastor and I’m supposed to be forgiving,’ he said. ‘But right now as I sit with a broken family, I’m crying out to God for righteous judgment in those who made this happen.’”
“A Haitian immigrant who had grown increasingly distraught after losing his protection from deportation and being outfitted with an ankle monitor was run over and killed Monday in what his family believes was a suicide.”
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Haitian immigrant in Ohio takes his own life after losing temporary protected status, family says
Pierre Damas Bel’s family said he felt humiliated by an ankle monitor ICE officers placed on him after the Trump administration canceled protections for thousands of Haitian immigrants.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 1, 2026 at 1:26 PM
“Carl Ruby, a Springfield pastor, said he was struggling to make sense of Bel’s untimely death. ‘I know that I’m a pastor and I’m supposed to be forgiving,’ he said. ‘But right now as I sit with a broken family, I’m crying out to God for righteous judgment in those who made this happen.’”
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J.D. Vance killed this young man. bsky.app/profile/reic...
Awful. Just awful. A promising young man, a high school honors grad who joined JROTC and dreamed of becoming a doctor, killed himself because of the Trump admin’s obsession with hurting Haitians and the humiliating shame of an ICE ankle monitor.
His blood is on their hands.
His blood is on their hands.
September 1, 2026 at 2:05 PM
J.D. Vance killed this young man. bsky.app/profile/reic...
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In which we discover that not only has Joey Votto never had nachos, he's never had poutine either. Jason Benetti is flabbergasted.
August 31, 2026 at 12:44 AM
In which we discover that not only has Joey Votto never had nachos, he's never had poutine either. Jason Benetti is flabbergasted.
Just abolish instant replay in baseball if they will simply never make a call that goes against the fuckin Yankees
August 30, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Just abolish instant replay in baseball if they will simply never make a call that goes against the fuckin Yankees
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Theodore Roosevelt has a complicated legacy, in that if he was brought back to life he would struggle with whether to be angrier about this or the fact that native Hawaiians are allowed in state politics
“This is so ridiculous, it makes you sick,” said Don Neubacher, a former supervisor at Yosemite.
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/28/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/28/u...
Trump Administration Looks to Give a Swath of Yosemite Park to Developer (Gift Article)
The proposed land swap would allow easy access to the crown jewel of the national park system. Democrats and former Park Service officials are incensed.
www.nytimes.com
August 30, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Theodore Roosevelt has a complicated legacy, in that if he was brought back to life he would struggle with whether to be angrier about this or the fact that native Hawaiians are allowed in state politics
Demoting Gasper and leaving Monasterio on the team? Hate that, super dumb
#RedSox activate Roman Anthony and Trevor Story. Mickey Gasper and Anthony Seigler, two big contributors to the team’s remarkable mid-season turnaround, have been optioned to Triple-A Worcester.
August 30, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Demoting Gasper and leaving Monasterio on the team? Hate that, super dumb
The state of sports media in one screenshot
August 30, 2026 at 6:08 AM
The state of sports media in one screenshot
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The Sand campaign would respond by showing a photograph of Charles Grassley at the same age, but photography had not yet been invented then
August 29, 2026 at 10:45 PM
The Sand campaign would respond by showing a photograph of Charles Grassley at the same age, but photography had not yet been invented then
Ceddanne Rafaela loves to do something awesome and then something stupid. Really impressive 2-strike hit against a great pitcher and then almost immediate TOOTBLAN for the third out.
August 29, 2026 at 12:51 AM
Ceddanne Rafaela loves to do something awesome and then something stupid. Really impressive 2-strike hit against a great pitcher and then almost immediate TOOTBLAN for the third out.