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Van Willy

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I live in Seattle and I’m bad at social media.

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
THIS IS SO GOOD
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Brandon Sheffield @brandon.insertcredit.com · 01/10/2026
Several weeks ago, Phil Tippett's legendary animation studio in Berkeley, CA closed. An anonymous hero noticed a folder of CDs. This turned out to be hundreds of unseen hi-res images and videos from Star Wars, Robocop, Jurassic Park, etc. ~90 isos for you to browse: archive.org/details/tipp...
A casual Star Wars alien fella at the cantina, in a sun faded, reddish photo. Someone will be mad at me for not knowing who this is. Phil, a balding Caucasian man, poses a model of the garthok, an antagonist from the Coneheads movie.Phil, a balding caucasian man, points at some CG on a CRT computer monitor, as a younger man looks on. The screen shows a model of a dinosaur attacking a jeep, while there's an actual physical model of that event in the foreground for reference.an isolated shot of a star wars vehicle. Sorry, I don't know star wars lol
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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 20/09/2026
I hate doing the "a rollback of trans rights is the gateway for a rollback of women's rights" thing because trans rights are human rights in and of themselves, whatever the impact on cis women. But goddamn I wish more cis women had a sense of history and self preservation.
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Bill Mudron @mudron.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Oh, hey, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (the best Star Trek series) is just $15 on iTunes/AppleTV right now: tv.apple.com/us/boxset/st...
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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Apple TV
The date: 2369. After 60 years, war-torn Bajor finally wins its freedom from a brutal occupation by Cardassia. Weak but wary, Bajor's new provisional …
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Compulsion Games @compulsiongames.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Haven’t played Contrast yet? It’s 75% off on Steam until Oct. 1. Also, a question we’ve been getting a lot lately 👀 Yes, Compulsion now owns the rights to South of Midnight, We Happy Few and Contrast. Buying our games directly supports the studio and helps fund what’s next. 🫶
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Eric Ravenscraft @lordravenscraft.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
holy shit, this is the whole ballgame in a single paragraph gAI systems require mass theft of copyrighted works, for the explicit purpose of replacing the market for the people they stole from, and the people in charge knew what they were doing ahead of time, and did it anyway
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Tamoor Hussain @tamoorh.com · 14/09/2026
btw Kanye did a song Heil Hitler and no one stepped in to oppose his tour(s), which is ongoing. In fact, Kanye is scheduled to perform at one of the stadiums Macklemore has been stopped from being at.
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@ratlimit @ratlimit.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I think this was ultimately the right move.
The passengers (excluding the hijackers) and crew on board Flight 93 were nominated for the Congressional Gold Medal on September 19, 2001.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
We're being told that if we sacrifice the rights of some people, then the rest of us get to keep our rights. We all know that's some BS.
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Chuck Tingle @chucktingle.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
dang
cover of POUNDED IN THE BUTT BY MY BIZARRE ASSUMPTION THAT CHUCK TINGLE BOOKS ARE JUST COVERS AND NOT ACTUAL BOOKS featuring handsome shirtless buckaroo on the left and on the right is a cancel symbol with a kind face LOOKIN GOOD
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PSX Bunlith 🪄🏳️‍⚧️ E2 OCT 16TH!!!! 🐰🌱 BLM ACAB 🇵🇸 @b0tster.yeag.gay · 06/09/2026
🚨🚨🚨BLUESKY 38 IS AI SLOP🚨🚨🚨 PLEASE DO NOT PARTICIPATE sorry to ruin everyones fun 💔💔💔
screenshot of bsky3d, with the 'source on tangled' source code link circledscreenshot of the repo, with CLAUDE circled in multiple locations
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Zoe TunnHELL ➡️ NYCC @zoewithasword.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Absolutely the hell not. It is so exhausting seeing these cis liberal folks with huge platforms go OH I LOVE TRANS RIGHTS SO HERE'S A WAY YOU CAN STILL CONSUME HARRY POTTER AND IT'S OKAY. It isn't. She isn't dead. She is actively harming lives, constantly. She is her work. They cannot be separated.
Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.soci... 3d I've said it before, and I've said it again: the Harry Potter books are terrific, especially when read aloud. They appeal to any child who is told they are special and great things are expected of them, and yet they have no idea how to live up to that.
I heard the author died. Not sure. Too
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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.soci.. 3d Also, there are complete sets of the books available at most garage sales, every library sale and a lot of antique/ junk shops. Failing that, I recommend your local public library.
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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
The person you should all be voting for in the most influential Bluesky thing is Kyle MacLachlan who has made exactly one post and it was a reply to someone and it was a hot dog
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Fellow Traveller @fellowtraveller.games · 31/08/2026
🚨 DO NOT BUY TITANIUM COURT! 🚨 ...Because it will be on sale for 50% off imminently! 💰⏰ Heed our call and cease any attempt to buy the game (for now!) We're only trying to look out for you 💙
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Double Fine @doublefine.com · 31/08/2026
🚨AMNESIA FORTNIGHT 2026 KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN IS LIVE 🚨  Help us keep making weird and wondrous games; 26 amazing game pitches await your votes, and in the end, one prototype will emerge victorious! The fate of THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE is in your hands! 🌌 www.dfaf2026.com
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Leah Reich @leahreich.com · 31/08/2026
I’m sure most of you aren’t watching the US Open right now which means you missed this instantly iconic moment, now available in gif form
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Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Just let women run everything. The other way isn’t working. Let’s give the matriarchy a shot. www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-ne...
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Melinda Gates Matches Olivia Rodrigo’s $10 Million Daisy Chain Festival Donation to 10 Repro Nonprofits
Melinda French Gates joined Olivia Rodrigo at her inaugural Daisy Chain Fields music festival, doubling a $10 million pledge to nonprofits
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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 26/08/2026
www.engadget.com/2244816/meta... ok yeah the boom's over if this loser has figured it out
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Meta reportedly abandoned an AI-focused restructuring plan that would have laid off thousands - Engadget
The problem with Meta's AI restructuring plan is the AI wasn't good enough.
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Boze Herrington, Library Owl @sketchesbyboze.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Dolly Parton rose from poverty to stardom. She gave $500 to every student in her hometown who finished high school; she built hospitals & bald eagle preserves; her Imagination Library has gifted 300 million books to children. Roger Ebert met her and came away thinking she was a literal angel. RIP.
“In Dallas for the premier of '9 to 5', I had an uncanny experience, and on the plane home to Chicago I confessed it to Siskel: I had been granted a private half hour with Dolly Parton, and as we spoke I was filled with a strange ethereal grace. This was not spiritual, nor was it sexual. It was healing and comforting. Gene listened and said, "Roger, I felt the exact same thing during my interview with her." We looked at each other. What did this mean? Neither one of us ever felt that feeling again. From time to time we would refer to it in wonder.”
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Drew Scanlon @drewscanlon.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Hi Internet! I'm Drew and THIS IS MY FACE. If this GIF has ever brought you joy in the past, I humbly ask you to consider making a donation to the National MS Society. It would mean a lot to me and to those I know affected by the disease! Donate at blinkingguy.com
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Pal @palind.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
Bringing this one from the other website Homie moving like a Treasure Co. Ltd boss from 1993
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Spiteful Matt @realmfresh.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Person who has seen 100 movies: The best movie ever made is Citizen Kane Person who has seen 1000 movies: The best movie ever made is 8 1/2 Person who has seen 10,000 movies: The best movie ever made is Crank 2: High Voltage
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 20/08/2026
I've never seen such an effort to censor a document as I have the Amnesty International report on gender critical groups because of JK Rowling. They removed the report from the Wayback Machine and now I got a DMCA strike on my Google Drive for having it. It was deleted and removed from my account.
A screenshot of an email viewed in dark mode with the subject line "Google DMCA Violation." The email from Google informs the recipient that they have received a notification under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) that some of their materials allegedly infringe on copyrights. It explains the removal process, mentions that notice details will be posted on Lumen, warns against repeated violations, and lists one affected Google Drive URL at the bottomA nearly identical mobile browser screenshot of the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine. It shows a search for the same Amnesty International UK resources URL, resulting in the same message: "This URL has been excluded from the Wayback Machine."A mobile browser screenshot of the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine. A URL for an Amnesty International UK resources page is entered in the search bar, but the page displays the message: "This URL has been excluded from the Wayback Machine."
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Alisha Grauso (She/Her) @alishagrauso.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Former editor for one of those sites. Can confirm.
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Will McKinley @willmckinley.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
THE MONKEES is now on Tubi! The 1966-68 TV series that started it all is making its streaming debut — just in time for the 60th anniversary! tubitv.com/series/30000... #TVSky #MusicSky #ClassicTV
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The Monkees
The iconic ‘60s TV series that launched a pop music phenomenon, about a struggling all-male rock band with personalities and antics to spare.
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Luke Plunkett @lukeplunkett.com · 18/08/2026
had a 'creator of Thief and Deus Ex' joke in there twice in drafts but decided against it. that can go here instead.
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Scare-o-lyn Petit @carolynmichelle.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
That doesn't sound like an effective way to enrich shareholders, which is the true purpose of health care!
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Danielle Froom 🏳️‍🌈 @danifroom.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Wow! The Atlantic got a real live trans person to write about the immense danger the trans community is in right now?? The trans person:
No one has affirmed my gender identity quite like Mike Pence. On my last day, I gave him a letter. I wrote: “I’m a trans­gender CIA officer, a wife and mother—­and I served the Vice President. Anything is possible in America.”
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Stellbound: Stellraiser II @antlervel.vet · 18/08/2026
Ad saying 0% edible, 100% hot dog
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Chris Person @papapishu.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Ocarina of Time is mostly about the differences between childhood and manhood, which mainly that boils down to having three pairs of shoes that you have to cycle through regularly instead of one.
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Erin Fogg says Free Link @criminalerin.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Idk lol "I shot Mr. Thompson in Manhattan and he died. I knew what I was doing was illegal. Unlike my previous interactions with insurers, I received an immediate response within an hour." is pretty fuckin legendary
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Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to federal charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO
Mangione was charged with two federal stalking counts and faces a maximum penalty of life in prison in the 2024 killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
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Michael Whelan @michaelwhelan.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
There is no good use of generative AI because the technology was built on theft of creative labor. If that position surprises you from an artist whose life's work was scraped and used without permission to train trillion dollar technology, educate yourself. www.michaelwhelan.com/faq/#digital...
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Jesus Lizard Superstar 🖤 🐀🐀🐀 @acekatana.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
You know how bad shit has to get for Raffi to be like “the peace of death is too good for him”
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Will Perkins @williamhperkins.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
This completely unhinged WB promo for Deep Space Nine – an ill conceived attempt to make the most cerebral of Star Trek shows look “cool” – has got a screaming rock dude wailing over a shot of Captain Sisko watching his wife blow up:
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852dude @852dude.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Bro. People are cool as fuck.
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Dan of the Year @downwithdan.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
AI can never replace real stock images Someone dreamed these up and had the courage to hire actors and make them real
Stock pic of a man caressing a skeleton with a bad wig. Is it his wife? We'll never knowStock pic of a doctor digging something out of a guy's ass like he's reeling in Moby dickStock pic of a guy in a suit with a balaclava holding an axe and a clockStock pic of someone about to run over a kid
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Casey S. Pumpkins 🎃 @caseyexplosion.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
"Indies will save us" No! YOU WILL SAVE INDIES! Go leave a review for that neat indie game you like, share the trailer for an upcoming game you're anticipating, tell your fave developer they did a good job, go tell people about such and such game that's just come out, you can make a difference!
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Siri Dahl @siridahl.com · 05/08/2026
Facebook does this type of shit and then campaigns in favor of age verification laws BECAUSE THEY KNOW AV LAWS DON’T WORK and because mandatory ID verification furthers the surveillance state they’re in favor of.
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Asperas Bompar @asperasbompar.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Wakanda tariffs going to get doubled now
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US government lists fictional nation Wakanda as trade partner
Officials say it was an error to add the fictional nation from Black Panther to the list.
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Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.com · 30/07/2026
This is going to make it very difficult to know which sports we should ban them from.
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Timnit Gebru @timnitgebru.blacksky.app · 30/07/2026
"As Japanese financial newspaper Nikkei Asia found in a recent investigation, just five US tech giants — Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, and Oracle — are hiding an estimated $1.65 trillion in debt that doesn’t appear on balance sheets. futurism.com/artificial-i...
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AI Companies Are Trying to Hide a Staggering Amount of Debt
AI companies are pouring tens of billions of dollars into enormous data centers. They're being built on top of a mountain of hidden debt.
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Gary Whitta @garywhitta.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Ukraine posted an 8-hour ASMR video of burning Russian warehouses
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ГОРИТЬ WILDBERRIES 8 ГОДИН 4К: заспокійлива музика, релакс, медитація, зцілення та відновлення
YouTube video by Армія – Медіа Сил оборони України
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Jake_Vig @jakevig.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Keep in mind that Elon Musk makes a lot of pronouncements about amazing things he will do, but the only result is the Cybertruck.
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Imran Khan @imrankhan.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
I support women florists because I support women in STEM.
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Democrat Cats @democratcats.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Sunday Scaries
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Yours in negritude, Ryan K. Smith @mewefree.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Two people tried to enter a screening of The Odyssey without buying tickets after hiding inside a miniature model of the Trojan Horse. 😂😂😂
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C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Someone called the cyclospora outbreak MAHA Blast and I'm cackling like I'm 13 again.
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Drewcifer Rising 🎃😈 @drewdietsch.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
If Carpenter is saying nice things about you, that's the ultimate prize. Dude talks so much trash about everyone in the business. This proves Sam Neill was as close to an angel as we can get these days.
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