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Jay Allen

@amaninblack.bsky.social
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nobody that you know unless you've heard of him. deeply curséd combo of IR, tabletop wargaming, far right extremism in fandom spaces, and video game/industry crit. hell is empty and all the posts are here. old writing: jayallen.contently.com

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Joakim "konjak" Sandberg @konjak.org · 11/10/2026
More Pepperbee project shit~ I love this guy, very happy with the animations. Here is a test of this boss' "weak state". He otherwise blocks you. #pepperbee
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Ettin @ettin.itch.io · 02/10/2026
Finally finished the set of drawers I'm using to store essential items. Drawer liners sealed, all the household goods (tissues, wet wipes, bin liners, extension cords, etc) that were scattered around the house consolidated inside. Really happy with this
A set of 9 drawers from IKEA, drawers painted yellow with green handles, topped by a fun eucalyptus vase on a checkered baseA drawer of facial tissue packets on a drawer lined in a 90s patternDifferent drawer of batteries and light bulbsDifferent drawer containing a K-On! Season One box set
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Michaela Joffe @joffeorama.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
not sure why I made this but now you have to see it
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Michael Mishak @mjmishak.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Online sportsbooks say they do not want business from problem gamblers. So @propublica.org's Jake Pearson spent 10 weeks on DraftKings testing how the company would react to someone displaying all the hallmarks of a compulsive bettor. Spoiler: It made him a VIP. www.propublica.org/article/draf...
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I Deliberately Bet Like a Problem Gambler. DraftKings Made Me a VIP.
Amid growing public health concerns, operators like DraftKings have touted “responsible gaming” tools and prompts. But as I went off the deep end, I found they were no match for the incentives and pro...
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𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐠 @ruleo.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
hell yeah found my old GitSe edit
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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
"This election is about the threat of trans kids" is the worst possible messaging for Dems yet so many candidates are leaning into it. No voter will flip R->D over it. Low-info voters read this as "you're focused on bullshit that doesn't affect me" while the base reads this as "you're an asshole."
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Luke O'Neil @lukeoneil47.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Wanting the government to help people is free. You don't have to preemptively circumscribe your demands to appease the reasonableness referee in your mind or to placate a hypothetical political opponent. You are just some guy you can ask for whatever. www.welcometohellworld.com/wanting-the-...
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Wanting the government to help people is free
A real shitty sleight of hand we do in this country goes like this: We tell kids they have to go to college to succeed. You'll never "make it" if you don't we say. You'll have to work menial jobs fore...
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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 18/09/2026
honestly some of the most apocalyptic impacts of "AI" will be shit like this, and most of the doomsday dipshits predicting SkyNet can't be bothered to notice or care
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UnitedHealth uses AI model with 90% error rate to deny care, lawsuit alleges
For the largest health insurer in the US, AI's error rate is like a feature, not a bug.
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Erika Chappell 🏳️‍⚧️ Stop Asking For STLs @opensketchbook.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
with the new expansion, i had to finally formalize this presenting the first roleplaying game to use Hearts of Iron 4 as a resolution system to properly model fascist dysfunction it is not cooperative or competitive, but a secret third thing docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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True Imperial Japan Experience
True Imperial Japan Experience A Hearts of Iron 4 Game This is a counteroperative roleplaying game. The resolution system is a game of multiplayer Hearts of Iron 4 and a number of discord chats. Requi...
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michael lutz @ztul.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
the thing Something Awful understood was that the internet makes you stupid
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Luke O'Neil @lukeoneil47.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
"I am for the dignity and safety and equal rights of trans people everywhere. Fuck you. The end." "I do not believe you care about this issue. You are lying. In fact you're a straight up weirdo for fixating on kids' genitals so much. That is odd behavior. Let kids run around with their friends."
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I do not believe you care about this
You are lying
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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
hey man i’ve been hesitant to bring this up but lately you’ve been leaving a lot of items in my enclosure that i find, shall we say, less than enriching
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Jay Allen @amaninblack.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
wet link
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John Walton @thatjohn.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
this second session being impossible to schedule is the most D&D thing you could possibly imagine
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Chris Franklin @errant-signal.com · 28/08/2026
"Milo got arrested!" "That's good!" "By an unaccountable secret police force" "That's bad" "He supported them, though, so there's delicious irony at play." "That's good!" "But they came for him because fascist power has reached a point where petty infighting can lead to arrests" "That's bad"
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Dominic Tarason @dominictarason.com · 25/08/2026
That intro was such a vital piece of character building. It shows you that he's achieved perfect lurk/wife balance.
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headfallsoff @headfallsoff.com · 25/08/2026
the reaction to the patrick miller 2XKO article is basically why no devs will ever be honest about their process in public and nor should they be. gamers can’t be fucking normal
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Minovsky @minovskyarticle.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
I don't believe there was a hypothetical version of 2XKO that would have ever realistically made an amount of money that would have appeased Riot's expectations and think it is uncharitable to place the blame for Riot's ongoing support of the game at the feet of any risks the devs did or didn't take
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☀️ 🪩 🟡 🌍(🏠) 🔴 @lunarstargaze.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
This is how it feels to post in the announcements channel of your own discord server
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Oregon 🕎🎲 @oregonthedm.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
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Jay Allen @amaninblack.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
SuperMechgodzilla is getting probated for contrarian takes on Obsession, lol
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Jay Allen @amaninblack.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
beavis is butthead's son
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steph @fkareynolds.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
MythologyBot disobedient son challenges father to eat shorts
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evan dahm @evandahm.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
disney make wolverine look exactly like this you cowards
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Jay Allen @amaninblack.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
dropping tens of millions of dollars on a primary is absolutely an effort to subvert democracy. "buying" a seat is not a thing, they should not be for sale
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Joad The Wet Sprocket @joadsprocket.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
that ghoul RFK jr with a speech bubble
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Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Finally saw The Odyssey, which is the consummate Christopher Nolan film in that it has moments of near-sublime spectacle that make you believe in Big Movies again mixed together with dialogue like, "Our Age of Bronze is ending."
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Tegiminis @tegiminis.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
31/07/2026: a page on powerwash simulator, where i get perhaps too conversational and sassy. how do you talk about a game like this? well, i tried simplikation.neocities.org/games/powerw...
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kc green @kcg.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
A strip done in collaboration with the @humanartistry.bsky.social , starring Question Hound as he gets some unwanted help for a comic he’s working on:
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Tegiminis @tegiminis.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
as a child i always dreamed of using Ice Elemental Attacks against Fire Family Creatures to deal 2x bonus damage
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Bill Corbett @billcorbett.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
What happened in Ebenezer Scrooge’s life to make him who he is today? Unfortunately Dickens doesn’t give us even a tiny bit of background. 🤷🏻‍♂️
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sad disco @fitivarka.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
The Purrsoner. Based on the piss boy and featuring his favourite mouse 🐾
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Nosfrogtu @pogue.omg.lol · 23/07/2026
things are happening
My friend stumbled on a radwife account and accidentally came across an incredible reaction image
Corner time is humbling and thought provoking
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public health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
it does actually sound like taylor farms and the white house teamed up to try and blame taco bell for the outbreak. unprecedented corruption
Within hours, the White House agreed the patient surveys painted a clear picture, the people said. In an internal call, the White House aides approved statements from the public health agencies for public release — though they still only identified Taco Bell as linked to the outbreak, without naming Taylor Farms specifically.
Taco Bell moved first, releasing a statement. While it did not explicitly name Taylor Farms it said it believed "public health is a shared responsibility among restaurants, their suppliers, and authorities, and we are proud to have consistently acted quickly and proactively to protect our guests."
The agency updates on the outbreak were finally posted after 10 p.m. New York time - hours behind schedule - and also omitted directly naming Taylor Farms or saying if the company would recall products.
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⚸ Gingersnapped 🐺🌕🎃 @gingerspiced.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Pete Hegseth: "We need our warriors to embrace the Spartan mindset" U.S. Military: *suffers crushing defeat to the Persians*
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Jay Allen @amaninblack.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
what if i do want to see the THDPSSSSPS
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Travis @someforeignfield.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
They make other AR-15-pattern rifles and more expensive/stupider versions of the Galil, but in both cases its like all their other local military industry - good enough for small export sales, not nearly enough to actually fulfill their own military needs.
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Travis @someforeignfield.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
this is another one of those things that's so darkly amusing - Israel feels the need to acquire *small arms* from the US. 50 years ago, they were capable of fulfilling small arms needs nearly entirely locally via FAL, Uzi, and Galil production lines. That capability has withered on the vine.
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Lia @liasae.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
"Is Disco Elysium like Homestuck?", asks a friend who knows neither, blissfully unaware of the academia-worthy cognitohazard packed in such a short sentence
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Luke O'Neil @lukeoneil47.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
On the occasion of the passing of my colleague from across the aisle
On the occasion of the passing of my colleague from across the aisle
Sure we didn’t always see eye to eye. He wanted to kill ‘em all for example. Mr. Missile they called him. Da Life Shortener. While I on the other hand simply wanted to let the market determine who lives or dies. Anything besides that was beyond my purview. But we did nevertheless both agree a certain number of people needed killed. He also loved the St. Louis Cardinals.
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Jay Allen @amaninblack.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
my warframe cooldown hasn't expired yet, sorry
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Jamison Foser @jamisonfoser.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Deeply saddened to learn of the loss of my dear friend Satan, the Prince of Lies. Though we often disagreed about matters such as the appropriate role of torture in the afterlife, I will most remember how his quick wit and affable nature made our weekly golf outings a ritual. He will be missed.
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dr. hazel 🕸️🕷️ @hazelmonforton.com · 02/07/2026
this is so funny 😭
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Jay Allen @amaninblack.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
This is what Israeli 2SSers predicted would happen if there weren't two states, to boot.
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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
This is a very clear link but I also think the ideology of transphobia is abusive in itself. It’s all about denying bodily autonomy. This is part of why so many predators and predator protectors are involved in anti-trans discrimination
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