Andreas Matern

@amatern.bsky.social

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LifeSciences/Healthcare data nerd - also a guitar, science fiction and technology nerd. Just a general nerd. Dedham, MA, USA. Chaotic Good.

Purple crocuses
A photo of a magazine cover article. The Wekfare State by Nell Zink. The image is a painting of two hands holding a cup of hot chocolate with a 5 Swiss franc coin on the table.
The performers of 20 sided tavern roll an enormous 20 sided die
An image of a 404 screen - oops something went wrong the page you are looking nfor is not here anymore
A picture of Kalamazoo airport showing a mostly empty terminal with a plane suspended in mid air
A panel from absolute Batman number 10. Text reads “Sedated male presented at 6 foot 9 inches, 421 pounds. Six staff were required to carry him in — one back injury incurred. Removal of his “costume” triggered a series of homemade booby traps, numerous injuries incurred.
Chicken at a computer "AI will never replace writers. It's writing is crappy!" Second chicken "Yes but it creates crappy writing so fast!"
Weird Al dressed as a Jedi with C3p0 and r2d2 at the wang center in Boston
A screenshot of the official FIFA World Cup site where one can choose to buy tickets. Single matches start at $1350 USD per person. Watching every match at your venue starts at $8275 USD per person. Following a team around USA, Canada and Mexico would start at $6750 per person.
White text on a black background. ergophobia n. an aversion to work, isolato n. a person who is physically or spiritually isolated from their times or society hebetate v. to make dull or obtuse suspiration n. a long, deep sigh
A cartoon man arms raised in a V yelling to the yellow void "I Can't Stand it! I Want to See the World I Knew Again!"
A tweet from Donald Trump dated October 9, 2012 "Now that Obama's poll numbers are in a tailspin - watch for him to launch a strike in Libya or Ian. He is desperate.
A comic from Tom the Dancing Bug by Ruben Bolling entitled Donald and John. Subtitle "a boy and his imaginary publicist". In the style of Calvin and Hobbs, young Trump (Calvin) is playing with army toys while his father (who looks like Trump) looks over his shoulder. Calvin "I'm making a massive parade to celebrate the army and its service to our nation!" Dad "It's for the army and our nation?" Calvin "Yes" Dad "Then why are they performing for YOU?" Calvin "Because they're MY Toys!!" Next strip Calvin, dressed like a military commander with an obnoxious amount of military flair on his jacket "The great military leader surveys his powerful army as it parades past him! He recalls his own youth when service called... and he bravely and selflessly fought that evil foe..." Dad "... Bone Spurs!" Calvin "AND that greedy doctor who wanted $3000 for the diagnosis!" Next strip. Dad "Six million Americans are in peaceful protest against you!" Calvin" But it's NOT a peaceful protest" Dad "All reports say it is ..." Calvin "Just wait." Dad "Oh! A nut drove an SUV into a Virginia crowd ... and the LAPD is gassing and shooting at protestors!" Calvin "See? My people always come through" Last strip: Calvin is in a treehouse wearing a paper captain's hat and a sword. "Followers, There's been a terrible murder of a democratic legislator! We've been treated badly and unfairly, but that's NOT the way to respond! Just know what you'll get if you commit violence in my name!!" Crowd "A PARDON!" Calvin "Busted"
An advertisement on the floor of South Station in Boston „FIFA 26 Boston“
old Soviet joke for our times: Guy stops by the newsstand every day, scans the front page, doesn't buy the paper. ONe day the vendor asks what he's up to. Guy says "looking for an obituary" Vendor says "those are towards the back of the paper, comrade" Guy says "not the one I'm looking for"
lol, what a child
A tweet from DJT Happy Mother's Day to all, including Racist, Vicious, Highly Partisan, Politically Motivated, and Very Unfair Radical Left Democrat Judges, Prosecutors, District Attorneys, and Attorney Generals, who campaign unrelentingly against you without knowing a thing, and endlessly promise to take you down. After years of persecution, even the Fake News says there is no case or, at best, it would be very hard to bring. Someday soon they will start fighting RECORD SETTING Violent Crime. I love you all!
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Han Solo from Star Wars saying You know, sometimes I amaze even myself
Fan view of the TD bank north ice rink as the Dedham High school marauders line up before the game va the Winthrop Vikings
The cover to the album beach boys endless summer
Champions League round of 16 draw PSV (NED) vs Arsenal (ENG) Real Madrid (ESP) vs Atleti (ESP) Paris (FRA) vs Liverpool (ENG) Club Brugge (BEL) vs Aston Villa (ENG) Benfica (POR) vs Barcelona (ESP) Borussia Dortmund (GER) vs Lille (FRA) Bayern München (GER) vs Leverkusen (GER) Feyenoord (NED) vs Inter (ITA)
Gear up for Game Day! Dedham Youth Soccer image showing the official uniform of a jersey, shorts and socks. The Team Shop is: https://teamstores.challengerteamwear.com/store/dedhamys/index
a cartoon line drawing of a man stranded on a 'desert island' with a single palm tree. The catch is, the tip of the island he is stranded on is actually the northwestern united states. The rest of the country is sunk beneath the ocean.
A screenshot of the DOGE website showing some tweets or X's or whatever they're called.
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This is a three comic panel image where a shadowed figure stands holding a railing saying "Okay, Etienne, What's on your ..." The second panel shows a strange rock? asteroid? flying? And the third panel has the asteroid further away from the ground with the word bubble "THe !&%&" DID WHAT?" The marketing blurb features a large pink neon Power symbol with the catchphrase "Find out what the !&%& did." The Power Fantasy #5. Feb 18th 2025. Order by Jan 27th. Lunar code: 1224IM239
A Dr. Seuss cartoon showing two bearded men, one with an America First Jacket, the other with a Nazi symbol on his jacket. They share a long white beard. A carnival barker in an Uncle Sam hat points to them with a cane and, in quotes, "And on this platform, folks, those most perplexing people ... the Lads with the Siamese Beard! Unrelated by blood they are joined in a manner that mystifies the mightiest minds in the land" while men in hats look on astonished.
A screenshot, taken on Monday January 20, 2025, of the us department of Justice website, showing a link to the reproductive rights government website.
And now let us believe in a long year that is given to us, new, untouched, full of things that have never been, full of work that has never been done, full of tasks, claims, and demands; and let us see that we learn to take it without letting fall too much of what it has to bestow upon those who demand of it necessary, serious, and great things.
The cover for The Power Fantasy, a trade paperback of the fantastic comic. This is Volume 1.
Cover photo of Premee Mohamed’s novel We Speak Through the Mountain
Sun setting over Boston with a view of the waterfront