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Brian Dunten ❌👑

@bdunten.bsky.social
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Lifelong geek. Gaymer. 🏳️‍🌈 Husband 👨‍❤️‍👨. IT professional. He/him/his Trans & Black Lives Matter. Anti-facist.

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Justin Gerdes @justingerdes.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
"In the United States for a 2026 commercial operation date, 4-hour battery storage can be 65% to 75% cheaper than new open-cycle gas turbine gas peakers, a @woodmac.com spokesperson said Oct. 8, 2026." www.utilitydive.com/news/4-hour-... via Robert Walton 🔌💡
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4-hour storage cheaper than gas peakers across global markets: WoodMac
In North America, data centers are boosting the long-term investment case for energy storage and renewables as gas turbine backlogs and rising fuel volatility drive up peaking costs, according to a Th...
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Brian Dunten ❌👑 @bdunten.bsky.social · 14h
Coming from someone with a science & software engineering background: more specific instructions avoid confusion and therefore avoid errors. d3 is true but inexact. 1d3 is clearer.
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Brian Dunten ❌👑 @bdunten.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Hoosiers: When you vote in the 2026 general election, please choose to retain any judges up for renewal. This will keep gov Braun from appointing partisan cronies that will support the authoritarian administration.
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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Trump floated two U.S. cities getting wiped out, used an anti-trans slur on a Senate candidate, and demanded reporters be arrested for reporting crowd sizes. The press largely brushed the crazy off. My write-up in the link in the comments.
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Trump's economy:
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United Wizards of the Coast - CWA @uwotc-official.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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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Brian Dunten ❌👑 @bdunten.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
October 4 - 10 is Banned Books week. Here are some resources about banned and challenged books, including the top 10 most challenged books, censorship information, and how to defend against book challenges and bans, even if you aren't a librarian or teacher. www.ala.org/bbooks
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Banned & Challenged Books
ALA compiles data on book challenges from reports filed by library professionals in the field and from news stories published throughout the United States.
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Brian Dunten ❌👑 @bdunten.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Let's say you were reading a book in the fantasy genre and the author introduced a queer character in the second chapter. What does it say to you about the characters/setting/author if the character doing the introduction use a "period appropriate" derogatory term to refer to the queer character?
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Brian Dunten ❌👑 @bdunten.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I'm sorry you're having to deal with this, but at least it didn't happen in February! 🙂
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 05/10/2026
There are GOP politicians who are not pedophiles or personally massively corrupt, but all of them are in submissive thrall to a president who *is* a corrupt pedophile, and who has, by virtue of his position, made the party into his own image. It now protects and valorizes immorality and corruption.
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Brian Dunten ❌👑 @bdunten.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
How do you know when a joke becomes a dad joke? When the punch line becomes apparent. I'll see myself out.
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'Nathan Burgoine (he/him) will be at Can*Con! @nathanburgoine.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Got queerlings in your life? Do they like a rom-com? Do they like Heartstopper? Because School Library Journal gave me a star and said it was perfect for fans of Heartstopper. It's also a Hi-Lo (high interest, low complexity) so ESL/reluctant reader friendly! #BacklistSaturday #BookSky 💙📚🏳️‍🌈
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Stuck with You
Stuck With You is a story of Queer joy and a playful teen romance, following two frenemies as they fall for each other while stuck in adjacent seats on a day-long train trip. Ben is on a train back to...
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John Nephew @johnnephew.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
ARS MAGICA DEFINITIVE FOR FREE! Well, the text at least. Thanks to OriginalMadman and friends, it's all on GitHub in Markdown format, and I just set it up as a free download on @drivethrurpg.com: www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
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Ars Magica Definitive Edition Markdown Text | Atlas Games | Atlas Games | DriveThruRPG
Twenty years after the original release of 5th Edition comes Ars Magica Definitive Edition! While the underlying manuscript is the 5th Edition text, extensive revisions reflect decades of play. It inc...
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Brian Dunten ❌👑 @bdunten.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Cat tax
Two 5 month old brown tabby kittens cuddled up together in a felt “cat cave”. They are arranged so that one kittens head is directly above the other, in a totem-pole like  arrangement.
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Brian Dunten ❌👑 @bdunten.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I forgot that watching kittens is 100% short attention span theater. 🤣 Their random number generators are in overdrive.
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Kevin J. Kircher @kevinjkircher.com · 16/09/2026
lady: our data center flexes demand to protect the grid and ratepayers!

guy: how

lady: we use AI to shift load!

guy: how

lady: we run diesel generators when prices spike

guy: thank you
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Pelgrane Press @pelgranepress.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Ludonarrative Dissidents put Swords of the Serpentine through its paces in an Actual Play with co-designer Kevin Kulp as GM. Expect fast action, sharp choices, and plenty of Eversink trouble. bit.ly/4xDs5zQ #TTRPG #SotS
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Mark Meredith @dicemonkey.itch.io · 23/09/2026
Glurmo from futurama saying "That's the Meta AI. You can ask it anything." Dr. Farsworth saying "Ask it to fuck off."
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Micah @rincewind.run · 23/09/2026
I think there’s a reasonable case to be made here but “who is president in 2029 and what priorities do they set” is going to matter an awful lot and I feel like AOC is on the short list of people who understand what needs to be done
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NPR @npr.org · 18/09/2026
A heavily redacted email from last year, reported first by NPR, reveals that DHS personnel shared a list of jurisdictions that offer election materials in non-English languages. It's unclear why. n.pr/4AfmXop
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A DHS email raises new questions about the Trump administration's election plans
A heavily redacted email from last year, reported first by NPR, reveals that DHS personnel shared a list of jurisdictions that offer election materials in non-English languages. It's unclear why.
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Steve Kenson ❌👑 @stevekenson.com · 15/09/2026
I got my start at @greenroninpub.bsky.social writing D&D 3e compatible sourcebooks like the Shaman's Handbook, Psychic's Handbook, and Witch's Handbook. Now those and over SEVENTY other 3/3.5 era PDFs are available in a mega-bundle that is the DEAL OF THE DAY at @drivethrurpg.com for just $29.98!
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DriveThruRPG - The Largest RPG Download Store!
Your one-stop online shop for new and vintage RPG products from the top publishers, delivered fresh to your desktop in electronic format.
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 15/09/2026
Got my updated COVID and flu shots today because I prefer not dying and also fuck RFK jr and this whole willfully ignorant and malicious administration.
Two bandaids, one for my COVID shot and one for the flu. I didn't know which is which, I didn't look.
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A.J. Wilden🏳️‍⚧️ @wcwit.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
"They're not misunderstanding the film; they're co-opting a message"
Screencap from the interview linked in the quoted post

Marlow Stern (the interviewer):  You have one of the most renowned replies in Twitter history. Elon Musk tweeted out, “Take the red pill,” then Ivanka Trump enthusiastically wrote, “Taken!” to him, and then you replied, “Fuck both of you.” I’m curious how you feel about the co-opting of “The Matrix” by those on the right who don’t really seem to understand its messaging.

Lilly Wachowski: I mean, I can’t sit in a room and explain the movie to every single person who watches it. Even if I did sit in a room with Elon Musk and Ivanka Trump — yikes — it doesn’t matter. They’re not misunderstanding the film; they’re co-opting a message. And that’s what fascists do: They co-opt the messages of progressives and use it to their benefit to confuse and obfuscate what is going on and the intention of their ideology. They do it with everything. They do it with Martin Luther King Jr. Look at how they’ve changed the idea of what antisemitism is.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 08/09/2026
For years, New Yorkers have demanded access to City records about the lasting health impacts of the horrific September 11th attacks. For years, they have been denied and ignored. That ends today. nyc.gov/sept11docs
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September 11 Docs
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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
The US has a dark history of unaccountability.
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Diane Duane @diane.dianeduane.com · 06/09/2026
Status report, "Just Mentioning This..." Redux: I note an uptick in recent days in Discourse on alternative YA material about wizardry. So if you're interested, please note: the 9-book package of these are on #sale! 🙂bit.ly/YWNMESET
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YW New Millennium 9-Volume Box Set
Our New Millennium Editions box sets are optimized for each of the devices appearing under the price listing. Please click on one to choose the format you prefer.The New Millennium Editions of So You ...
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Brian Dunten ❌👑 @bdunten.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Happy anniversary!
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Brian Dunten ❌👑 @bdunten.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Real advice from experts regarding the COVID and flu seasonal vaccinations.
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Top US doctors offer updated flu and COVID vaccine recommendations, aiming to ease confusion
Leading U.S. medical groups are urging people to get updated flu and COVID-19 vaccinations this fall.
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Brian Dunten ❌👑 @bdunten.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
I'm going to wait until October to get my annual flu shot, per my doctor's recommendations.
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Brian Dunten ❌👑 @bdunten.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
I just received a text from CVS Pharmacy about the availability of the updated COVID-19 vaccine. According to this message, they anticipate that it will reach their locations next week. I'm going to get the updated COVID vaccine ASAP because the number of cases in our area is already rising.
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The Verge @theverge.com · 02/09/2026
As a new Harry Potter trailer makes the rounds, it bears repeating that there’s no way to watch this show without supporting J.K. Rowling’s bigotry and the structural violence she’s inflicting on the trans community.
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There is no ethical consumption of HBO’s Harry Potter series
You can’t without supporting Rowling’s transphobic bigotry.
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Brian Dunten ❌👑 @bdunten.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
"They're the same image."
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Face Hugger Alien
Alt: Face Hugger Alien
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GeekFilter 🏳️‍🌈🐻 @geekfilter.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
If you know what JK Rowling is doing & still choose to give money to the Harry Potter franchise, you’ve made your priorities pretty damn clear. I wondered if it was my imagination that HP references were multiplying. Nope! Check out @jessiegender.bsky.social's video. youtu.be/xxD1ekkA7hc?...
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Harry Potter Is Manufacturing Your Complicity
YouTube video by Jessie Gender After Dark
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MapQuest @mapquest.com · 27/08/2026
We’re not changing it.
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Brian Dunten ❌👑 @bdunten.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Pathetic and petty. So he’s staying on brand. 😠
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NPR @npr.org · 27/08/2026
President Trump signed an executive order on Thursday directing the federal government to rename Lake Ontario amid an escalating trade dispute with Canada . n.pr/4wVcHyF
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Trump directs federal government to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America
President Trump signed an executive order on Thursday directing the federal government to rename Lake Ontario amid an escalating trade dispute with Canada .
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FT @fucktheory.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Imagine being talented and beautiful and rich and famous and still the most noteworthy thing about you is how good a person you are.
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Eric Campbell @16biteric.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
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Micah @rincewind.run · 25/08/2026
dolly parton taught millions of children to read dolly parton raised millions of dollars for cancer research and disaster relief dolly parton stood by the lgbtq community her entire life dolly parton personally helped fund the moderna vaccine if there was a right side of something she was on it
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Brian Dunten ❌👑 @bdunten.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
In memory of a legend. Rest in peace.
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Brian Dunten ❌👑 @bdunten.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
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Theo James in The White Lotus: Good Boy
Alt: Theo James in The White Lotus: quote "You've been a good boy"
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Technical Difficulties Gaming Podcast @techdiffgp.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
New One-Shot Episode! We're jumping out of airplanes, mining palm trees, fighting Nazis, saving Amelia Earhardt's parents' marriage -- you know, typical #Timewatch stuff. Thanks to @kevinkulp.bsky.social for writing this thing!
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Timewatch - Recruiting Call — Technical Difficulties Gaming Podcast
The agents of Timewatch again pop into the situation in media res, engaging in a dog fight with a mysterious combatant. When they return to base, they are told they have to go right back out, as an ag...
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Brian Dunten ❌👑 @bdunten.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Not haiku. 😆
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Brian Dunten ❌👑 @bdunten.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Rageweed season, my nemesis of old. We meet again on the field of battle. (Yes, I know technically it is called ragweed. That’s not a typo. I said what I meant.)
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NPR @npr.org · 14/08/2026
Just like all previous summers since the pandemic began, COVID-19 cases are ticking up again, even while other health threats make more headlines. n.pr/45oln5k
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Is there a summer COVID-19 surge this year? Yep, it's ramping up again
Just like all previous summers since the pandemic began, COVID-19 cases are ticking up again, even while other health threats make more headlines.
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Brian Dunten ❌👑 @bdunten.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
And most of the time I don’t think of myself as my age. At least, not until my back or my knees tell me otherwise. I guess I just don’t mind being “old”, or having grey hair. (But don’t ask about the bald thing, though. 😏)
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Brian Dunten ❌👑 @bdunten.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
If I do a little self reflection, I have to admit part of me never expected to become a “senior citizen“. Gay men who came of age in the late 80s probably understand the feeling. #genx #gay
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Brian Dunten ❌👑 @bdunten.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Yesterday, a friend wished me happy birthday by reminding me to start looking for senior citizen discounts now that I’m 55. My initial reaction was… Uncharitable. 🤣 (I think it was: “Bitch, what?!?!”)
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Brian Dunten ❌👑 @bdunten.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
So, this is 55.
Bald Caucasian man wearing glasses smiling at the camera. Background is a limestone masonry wall.
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Brian Dunten ❌👑 @bdunten.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
My husband had it about 20 years ago. He had no problems with the procedure or recovery, and it made a huge difference. Prior to LASIK, his glasses Rx was so bad they had a lot of problems getting it right. No glasses at all for about 15 years, then just reading glasses.
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