Quarantino Valmateo

Day job: medical devices. Otherwise, I read, write, and birdwatch. He/Him. Working dad. When I write, I put it here.

[Quarantino Valmateo @BadHg21]

Saturday morning family portraits!

[Ferg @clemferguson]

more people should take note of what happened here. They’ve set a legal precedent for criminalizing organizing by criminalizing literature.

You can get 30 years for a box of zines or pamphlets

[Shane @sbliss89]

New level of Catholic guilt unlocked: the pope wants to know why you haven’t finished that draft yet.

[Zachary D. Carter @zachdcarter]

Mamdani is doing everything right and is a generational talent to boot, but I agree with Alyssa: the Democratic Party is internally weak and disorganized as a consequence of corruption. https://t.co/ok3Xy3fr1T

[SIMONE 🩷 @parasocialyte]

you are at the pink sprinkled donut store demanding to be treated like a serious adult

[Seth Vargas @ohsethy]

Quick reminder that Val from The Birdcage is the worst son in movie history. Worse than The Good Son. Worse than We Need To Talk About Kevin. Worse than Kylo Ren.

[the thicc husband & father @lukeisamazing]

the suburb is meant to be a prison to keep affluent people isolated from the evil cities. the suburb is meant to be a hub of reaction, a way to arrest progress from cities, and they usually are. people write this off as corny but the suburbs are meant to grind you down

[(((Matthew Lewis))) cults & consequences @mateosfo]

Uber was an illegal car service that led to dramatically worse urban traffic and pollution and ate into transit ridership while being subsidized by Saudi oil money.

I think a major weakness of AV boosterism is that it doesn't know the history of its own industry.

[Folio Weekly @folioweekly]

"After years of hinting at a closure, the park permanently closed its doors in October 2025, and demolition is underway."

Farewell to Adventure Landing
Words by Ana Grace Anderson, photo by Michael Teal
https://t.co/EyzNF1oDwb

[HealthRanger @HealthRanger]

Bag transfer mission accomplished.

[Tyler Pager @tylerpager]

Just for the record: We asked Trump in January if he had ever taken GLP-1 drugs. He said he hadn't but "probably should."

https://t.co/jegN2d8ahl

[Maryam @hell_line0]

Remember when a kid got years in North Korean prison for stealing a poster and everyone was like “what a terrifying country!” and now Americans are facing years in prison for touching floating paint chips...??

[Bobby Fijan @bobbyfijan]

They are also some of the best located real estate along arterial roads

[Thumbs @punishedthumbs]

We mostly just set up our scene partners for really funny punchlines

[The Daily Beast @thedailybeast]

“The easiest way to not be photographed with fascists is to not go to places where fascists coagulate." https://t.co/9NwkGqV32Y

[Buck @BuckOnTwidder]

if you can hold 3 jobs, hit a few perfect trades, keep expenses low and then nail that parlay you can live the lifestyle of a moderately successful plumber in the 1970s

[the thicc husband & father @lukeisamazing]

that’s great, so why do yall fight against it so hard now? the planet is heating up and it’s been clear for several decades that a high latitude clearly isn’t saving you, so time to cut your losses and get a window unit, right? get off the fucking cross, mate

[☭Stay Dangerous ⚒︎ @Now_we_Revolt]

This is the cause of homelessness. It's not drugs. It's not mental illness. It's this. We're not angry enough

[Doinkadect Klomberbatch @Doinkadect]

Is this the first time the UK’s been looking for a new Prime Minister, James Bond and Doctor Who at the same time

[kuss @dontkuss]

If the reflecting pool taught you anything DO NOT RIDE THIS