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Ben Van Camp

@benvc.bsky.social
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Ben Van Camp @benvc.bsky.social · 7h
"Welcome to Tony's Car is Grill" "You mean Bar and Grill, right?" "Now why would I mean that?" *RUMBRUMBRUMBRUMBRUMBRUM*
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gradientdescent @gradientdescent.net · 14h
boycott it so your trans friends don’t get a sick feeling in their stomach when they come over to your house for a party & see a stack of HP merch on your bookshelf, politely excuse themselves a bit early without saying anything, and then go home feeling just a little degraded
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Matt Binder @mattbinder.bsky.social · 17h
can’t think of a better example of AI being mostly a solution to a problem that doesn’t exist also it can’t help when this is your user base
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@nic_carter
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this is about me and i'm not sorry! i don't have time
to autistically read forums and random team news
or whatever.
i'm sure spending hours and hours running your
fantasy team is a good ROI if you're unemployed but
some of us have jobs
also my team is stacked so that's another point in
the Al columnAndrew Weiner • @DickeyNate • 18h
What's the point if playing fantasy football if
you're just going to automate it

nic carter
@nic_carter • 17h
there's no point to fantasy football, it's grown ass
men pretending to draft NFL players

OpenWindowManiac @Cit_rusK •17h
Then just don't do it?

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@nic_carter
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social obligation
8:41 PM • 10/5/26 • 880 Views
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josh mckenzie @amonns.bsky.social · 16h
you may have noticed that animation has never been more in-demand & in the zeitgeist and yet, seemingly, never have media conglomerates been less willing to produce it. you may also notice these guys get multimillion dollar severance packages after they gut a studio. there is probably no connection
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Olivia Gobert-Hicks @goberthicks.bsky.social · 16h
LETS FUCKING GO please please please go sign the support letter actionnetwork.org/forms/uwotcp...
actionnetwork.org
Stand with Dungeons & Dragons and Magic Workers Forming a Union!
The Dungeons & Dragons team and Studio X (Magic: The Gathering; Duel Masters) are forming a union! We are joining the ranks of United Wizards of the Coast - CWA (UWOTC-CWA) and following in the fo...
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Mossforatu @dinolich.bsky.social · 15h
It's Bookshop's Anti-Prime Day Once Again! HELLAWEEN is a horror comedy about friendship, identity, and mischief. Perfect for fans of The Owl House and Invader ZIM. Free shipping Oct, 6-7!!! 👁️ BOOK 1: bookshop.org/a/125486/978... 🔮 BOOK 2: bookshop.org/a/125486/978...
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Ben Van Camp @benvc.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
hope you feel better soon <3
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THE Vinz Vektor - EN Vtuber @posindustries.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Relieved that the USF4 rollback mod is vibe coded slop because I didn't want to risk veing tricked into once again playing Street Fighter 4.
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Maddy Thorson @maddymakesgames.com · 05/10/2026
one thing you learn from making a lot of things is that the nitty gritty details, the millions of tiny invisible decisions, ARE the art. The "higher level ideas" are not nearly as important or interesting
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Isaiah D. Colbert @shineyezehuhh.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Waxed poetic about that Lanterns show and how its lowest-rated episode had the most to say about a bullshit aspirational platitude.
Black excellence is a term coined, lamentably, during the Barack Obama presidency. It’s meant to celebrate the Herculean efforts Black people make to succeed despite systemic and social barriers like racism, bigotry, and all manner of invisible tripwires that make success harder. Become a billionaire like Beyoncé and Jay-Z? Black excellence. Become president? Black excellence. Become a Lantern? Honey, you just might be a Black Hal Jordan in the making. But every time I hear the phrase, my teeth itch. To me, “Black excellence” lives in the same area code as white people calling a Black man “King” as a compliment—well-intentioned, maybe, but pandering as hell. 

My issue isn’t the term itself but the mindset behind it. The idea that Black people must be excellent to be worthy of celebration, status, or privilege. That mediocrity is unacceptable. That you must be exceptional on whatever sliding scale the moment demands, doing twice the work for half the validation. Black excellence is almost never self‑defined—it’s projected onto you, shaped by other people’s expectations rather than your own. It's a prison where your only solace is toxic gratitude for platitudes over self-affirmation. Having John reject that fool’s errand plight as the main hero of a primetime DC Studios series means more to me than any roadmap superhero timeline.
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Mossforatu @dinolich.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
thinking about this post again
tumblr post by fabcreature that says "when gerard way sings “the broken, the beaten, and the damned” and when kermit the frog sings “the lovers, the dreamers, and me” they’re talking about the same people btw"
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jess m. ☕🍂 @jametc.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Something AI is responsible for that doesn't get enough talk: How, when it scrapes a website to illegally steal everything on it, it uses up a ton of its bandwidth allotment, crashing it or racking up massive fees for site owners.
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Elsa @erli.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I can't stop thinking how wrong the tech bros have understood creativity and creators. Or even just having hobbies. #erliart
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Ben Van Camp @benvc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Happy October
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Ben Van Camp @benvc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Hell yeah
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GENC @genc.newgrounds.com · 01/10/2026
Hey guys I'm participating in Twitch Rivals as the only Alex player in the whole tournament, $50,000 prize pool, my team and I are gonna give it our all, come check us out! (I'll also be streaming my POV if you wanna support me) EVENT STARTS around 4PM EST! [ twitch.tv/genczilla ]
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Ben Van Camp @benvc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Oh shit, just saw you on stream. good shit, my man
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Ben Van Camp @benvc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
oh no, getting a hankerin to play DBFZ again crazy how this game is still chuggin along after 8 years
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Ben Van Camp @benvc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I hear the manga has better pacing but apparently there are some really good filler arcs in the show that they treat as canon later, so I dunno
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Ben Van Camp @benvc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I finally decided to start watching the news but man, there are so many episodes
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(PEPEGR∆PHIX) 📺✨ @pepesalot.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I made a thing for my gunpla. ✨
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TarZangief @tarzangief.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Since I am currently out of a job due to AI I figured I should go ahead and make one of these to help while I am looking for a new job gofund.me/3473748f1
gofund.me
Donate to Fuck AI, help support me while I look for a new job, organized by Jonathan Arwood
Hello my name is Jonathan but I go by TarZangief. I recently los… Jonathan Arwood needs your support for Fuck AI, help support me while I look for a new job
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Charredasperity (commissions open) @charredasperity.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ow2o... eternally relevant clip
youtube.com
How to Save Fighting Games - Castle Super Beast Animated
YouTube video by Ergomancy
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Ben Van Camp @benvc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The urgency people enter a public restroom with will always be funny
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Ben Van Camp @benvc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Q: What is the name of the villain whose main feature is hydraulic telescoping stilts? A: The Stilt-Man (real name:Wilbur Day)
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Ben Van Camp @benvc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Burger
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tatatasoma @tatatasoma.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
fool for love and peace #trigun #art
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Ben Van Camp @benvc.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
This Spider-Man exists in the same universe as the movie Wanted
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Ben Van Camp @benvc.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The outfits I seem to get complimented on the most have some form of black shirt and olive pants I guess this is the way now
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Ben Van Camp @benvc.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Kiss yourself
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Joe Wintergreen @joewintergreen.com · 25/09/2026
poor fucker
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Ben Van Camp @benvc.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Could say he's really feline himself
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But Andrew Hickey Died Ten Years Ago This Very Night @andrewhickey.500songs.com · 24/09/2026
DVDs aren't low-tech. They're just things you can actually own, that won't disappear overnight, that don't require a monthly subscription, that won't suddenly get reedited, that won't start putting adverts in the middle and that won't sell your data to the worst people in the world.
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Kasey Gifford @kaseygifford.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
This is my new favorite thing.
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Ryan "Footnote" Tatsu🌹 🏳️‍🌈 @elysiatatsu.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
🎃
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Ben Van Camp @benvc.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Question that came up with friends tonight: Would you rather fight a gorilla that MIGHT know magic or a gorilla that FOR SURE knows boxing
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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 20/09/2026
Honestly I think like 50% of the Teams 101 course is just me saying this in 30 different ways with 15 different methods of making sure everybody on your team understands that decisions are made to be executed on, not argued about further, that's the whole-ass point of it being a decision.
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Paul F. Tompkins @pftompkins.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
It’s very simple and it’s been said over and over but I guess it needs saying continuously: if you deem one group too small to have equal rights you are enabling fascism, not fighting it. The people saying Dems are GREAT on trans rights are not paying attention and/or saying stuff like this.
Nichole Hiltz
The Democrats defend the Kennedy Center but not trans people.
A building.

@treewarrior.bsky....
maybe because defending everything about a super small minority of the population is not worth losing to fascists
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Leftist Gamer Memes @leftistgamermemes.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
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an edited image set in legend of dragoon with the character named dart saying "the oppressed have a right to resist their extermination by any means"
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RALSEI.pk3 @steamedrice97.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I remember this one every now and then
Young Professor X Charles Xavier Elvis post
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Ben Van Camp @benvc.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Legs act like a water spout lever to get that last little bit out
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Garth Marenghi's Catbus @catbus.phd · 17/09/2026
'Bladerunner 2049' (2017) dir: Denis Villeneuve 📽️
real cat watching Disney's 'The Aristocats' on teevee, Dutchess is saying "you look lonely"close up of cat in bisexual lighting with a bandage on its nose looking forelorn
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GENE! @genegoldstein.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
QBOMB IS TOURING THE WEST COAST IN OCTOBER!!!! SEE YOU THERE!!!!!!?????
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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 17/09/2026
“A senior executive at Microsoft said A.I. systems built on the work of others will be seen as ‘an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions’ and possibly the greatest robbery of labor in human history, according to court documents unredacted Thursday in an ongoing Manhattan lawsuit.”
orlandosentinel.com
Docs in A.I. copyright suit reveal startling admission by Microsoft exec over ‘astonishing theft’
The admission appeared in a newly unredacted filing in the landmark copyright infringement legal battle playing out between newspapers like the Orlando Sentinel and tech companies Microsoft and OpenAI...
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Ben Van Camp @benvc.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Lastly, we're taking non-professional sports way too fucking seriously if we're at all concerned about this shit (and even professional sports) Especially for kids in school, this shit is more social and communal than anything
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Ben Van Camp @benvc.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Even with all of this, the amount of trans athletes that exist in the first place is INSANELY low, so taking issue with it is looking for a problem that isn't even there
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Ben Van Camp @benvc.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Then there's the "but men are biologically stronger" shit, and in response I ask you to read the previous posts But also, this assumes that: 1. Every man in sports is stronger than every woman 2. Strength is everything
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Ben Van Camp @benvc.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Sports are inherently unfair because everyone has different bodies and resources in the first place regardless of gender or sex, so get out of here with that bullshit "Fairness" is determined by everyone agreeing to play under the same rule set That's it. Ball in hoop = points? Alright, good to go
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Ben Van Camp @benvc.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The argument against trans athletes playing the sports they want to with the people they want to is fucking flimsy "But what about fairness?" So you consider the cis girl that's 6'5" on the girl's high school basketball team towering over everyone else is "fair" just because she's not trans?
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