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Norumbega Jay @backyarddinosaurs.bsky.social · 14h

I'm not a great comic book consumer, but I've been reading the Absolute DC stuff and I've loved every single one I've read. I just started Martian Manhunter and I've read the published volumes for Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman. I love these characters.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 22h

i’m still chuckling about this. imagine being a pair of professional shitstains and then crying like this in public about a joke at your expense

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United Wizards of the Coast - CWA @uwotc-official.bsky.social · 17h

This morning, the D&D team and Magic's Studio X informed our leadership of our intent to unionize. We love the games we make and the work we do, and unionizing is how we protect that work. unitedwizardsofthecoast.com/news/dnd-stu...

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Dungeons & Dragons and Studio X Join United Wizards of the Coast - CWA

Today, October 6, 2026, the designers, artists, writers, producers, and workers behind Dungeons & Dragons, Magic: The Gathering, Duel Masters, D&D Beyond, and countless other games are uniting in soli...

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Norumbega Jay @backyarddinosaurs.bsky.social · 17h

they mean the lady in the graphic isn't Troy Jackson 😎

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Norumbega Jay @backyarddinosaurs.bsky.social · 20h

I like the more detailed model, you can see how they landed with the end result. But OH BOY do I dislike the profile diagram. Maybe it's not that far from where we ended up, but it feels very "not Star Trek"

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Norumbega Jay @backyarddinosaurs.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I mean, sure? But I’m fairly certain this was going to be this close with Platner as well? My issue is that it’s October and Jackson/Collins haven’t had a debate yet.

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Norumbega Jay @backyarddinosaurs.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Jfc. And this dude is on the highest court in the land?

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Norumbega Jay @backyarddinosaurs.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

You should check out the scientific name for the American Robin

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Norumbega Jay @backyarddinosaurs.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I can’t tell if it’s a good thing or a bad thing that there’s a large swath of Chicago Bears fans think Bagent is the worst Bears quarterback they’ve ever seen. On one hand, they haven’t had the pain I have. On the other, they’re apparently toddlers.

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Norumbega Jay @backyarddinosaurs.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I’ve been in a pretty bad bird photography drought. But, as always, Gulls are so photogenic. Also, bonus Godzilla toy photography . #SuperSeabirdSunday #ringbilledgull #godzilla

A photo of a ring-billed gull from behind, looking to the right

Shot from the ground level, 5 different colored Godzilla toys lined up in the grass. From left to right: pink, orange, blue, green, and a different pink. In the upper right corner, there’s a full flying

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Pirate Jenny @ljndawson.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I can't believe it's only been 8 years. And meanwhile, relations with MBS and Saudi Arabia have been totally normalized.

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Maine Beacon @mainebeacon.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

New MaineCare work reporting requirements could cause roughly 29,000 Mainers to lose health coverage, with rural communities hit hardest. MECEP policy analyst James Myall breaks down where Mainers are most at risk of losing coverage and why.

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Upcoming MaineCare cuts will hit rural Maine hardest - Maine Beacon

Beginning in January, tens of thousands of Mainers enrolled in MaineCare will face new work reporting requirements to keep their health care coverage. The new administrative burdens are the result of ...

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Freya Faust @freyafaust.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Fuck it. #LGBTQWriteAThon! 10-1: I'm Freya Faust. Urban Fantasy author of the Burke Legacy: spiritual successor to the millennial Buffy/Supernatural/Dresden experience, but way more trans and queer. 4 books are out, which means I'm working on Book 5 rn. Goal is to draft at least 1k each day!

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Norumbega Jay @backyarddinosaurs.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I'll always reskeet this. As a kid, this was /the/ evidence for Nessie for me. To see it's just selective editing was quite an emotional journey

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Norumbega Jay @backyarddinosaurs.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

While I'm on politics, I understand to temper my expectations on if the Dems take the house and senate. Like, they're not really going to be able to remove Trump from office. But I do need to know what they're going to do about Pete Hegseth. Dude needs to be removed immediately.

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Norumbega Jay @backyarddinosaurs.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Which is frustrating because, like the Pine Tree Power stuff, they easily refutable with actual facts, but people don't want to have it explained when they're already emotionally compromised. And I don't know what the answer is. I need Troy to really bring it to Susan at the debate

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Norumbega Jay @backyarddinosaurs.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Has there been polling on how receptive the ads have been for the senate race in Maine? Objectively, the attack ads about Jackson being corrupt seem a lot stronger than the ones for Collins. It feels like the Pine Tree Power ads, which did hit with Mainers enough to vote against it. #MEpolitics

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TruelyEsoteric @truelyesoteric.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Dude question. Do you have ads in hospital and airport bathrooms telling you how to ask for help if you are being abused or trafficked?

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Norumbega Jay @backyarddinosaurs.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I think you know the answer to this

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Norumbega Jay @backyarddinosaurs.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

No one asked, but I think the Chicago Bears should start Tyson Bagent on Sunday. I'm also comfortable with Keenum starting as well. I'm just a dude on the internet.

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Norumbega Jay @backyarddinosaurs.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

21 years ago. That is wild. It's weird that the day I saw this in a theater is a day I remember vividly, 21 years later

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Norumbega Jay @backyarddinosaurs.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

it's almost like everything they do and say is in complete bad faith

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Norumbega Jay @backyarddinosaurs.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

First off, I do think there's a place for AI in our lives. To do busy work. To place hold. To /assist/. But there is zero argument for why anyone should celebrate AI books, AI art, AI movies. Zero. No one who wants these things is being honest or sincere.

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Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

It feels genuinely ridiculous having to say this, but the point of art is to connect with another human. Someone thought of that painting or melodic line or scene or paragraph that is suddenly making you weep, and that means that they saw you and understood you without even meeting you.

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Norumbega Jay @backyarddinosaurs.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I try very hard not to be mean or confrontational with people. Especially when it involves ignorance vs willful ignorance. That said, the amount of times in the last 48 hours where I wanted to shout into people's faces "ARE YOU FREAKING STUPID!?!?" is way too damn high.

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Norumbega Jay @backyarddinosaurs.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Yeah. That's not okay. I do wonder how much is just brainless posting with 0% cognition of what is actually be said vs intentional antisemitism. That said, it's moot. The behavior should not be tolerated and should be called out in every instance

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Norumbega Jay @backyarddinosaurs.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Being kind to yourself is hard when you know you're also fucking things up. I know the obvious answer is to just, like, not to do the latter.

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Collins Watch @collinswatch.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Matt Dunlap's race is important because it's a potential flip. But it's also important because if Dunlap pulls it off it will be a repudiation of Jared Golden-ism and the DC establishment groupthink that assumes the way to win tough districts is to adopt GOP stances and badmouth Dems. #MEpolitics

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Norumbega Jay @backyarddinosaurs.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Ugh. I'm not diving into it besides to say there are a lot of consequential issues from that 2000 election. Nader was a sliver of that and not as consequential as other things. 2016 though? I don't know, probably weaponzing Trump was a problem

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Norumbega Jay @backyarddinosaurs.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I'm in a terrible mood, so everything bothers me extra today. That said, how the hell are the Raw Milk folks so influential? This feels like societal contract level stuff.

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James Myall @jamesxmyall.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

If you live in Washington County, you’re about 2.5 times more likely to be a victim of the Medicaid cuts than if you live in Sagadahoc County. #mepolitics

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Norumbega Jay @backyarddinosaurs.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

co-signed: I looked into it yesterday. Wish I didn't

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.meow @dotmeow.org · 30/09/2026

Out of curiosity, which is prettier: Athena, Aphrodite or Hera? I've got some fruit to sweeten the deal if that helps.

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Norumbega Jay @backyarddinosaurs.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Oh. So that means she's owning the misleading ads? Someone should ask her to back those claims up then

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weeder @weeder.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Pretty fucked up how refreshing and healing it is to hear someone important say out loud that Trump is a criminal and should be prosecuted. Completely gaslit nation. So bad for our brains.

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Norumbega Jay @backyarddinosaurs.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This is shocking. I love the Nashville Symphony

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Norumbega Jay @backyarddinosaurs.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I'm sorry. Is the argument here that free daycare offers nothing to parents who don't need/want daycare, therefore free daycare is out of touch with the populace? I think I'm having an anuerysm.

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Norumbega Jay @backyarddinosaurs.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I'm losing my damn mind. The amount of people who think #metoo went too far drives me absolutely bonkers. jfc

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