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Clark Valentine @clarkvalentine.bsky.social · 9h

I’m hearing a screech owl outside. Not sure I’ve heard one before at our house.

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Clark Valentine @clarkvalentine.bsky.social · 11h

Life is too short to get snobby about what other people drink. Drink what you like. Unless it's this. Don't drink this.

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Clark Valentine @clarkvalentine.bsky.social · 13h

Polls look great for Dems next month but I urge folks not to put too much stock in them. They can’t possibly live up to the “blue tsunami!!!” hype, it’s not 2006 anymore. If we wake up 11-4 to a much smaller win than the wave that is being advertised, don’t be surprised and don’t let it crush you

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Mementh @mementh.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

giggles!

old school 70's or 80's poster that you would find places with a man holding up his hand like "STOP" and a "stop sign" octagon with the word "DON'T"

with the text saying "For the last time. ABYSS = Staring into, VOID = Screaming into .
Please stop screaming into the abyss we are not insured for that.

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Clark Valentine @clarkvalentine.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I love autumn and October a lot. It's possibly my favorite month. I really wish every second October was not ruined by pre-election existential dread.

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Clark Valentine @clarkvalentine.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Heh. Completely stone cold serious, utterly humorless military analyst discussing Trump's options re: Iran: "You are assuming someone on the American side is making decisions rationally. You are wrong."

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Clark Valentine @clarkvalentine.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

No shame in that, happens to most of us sooner or later

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Amanda Valentine @ayvalentine.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Heading into the midterms, here's one of my favorite cross stitch patterns that feels relevant. Patterns are free (tips welcome) and are full stitches and limited palette, so generally good for beginning stitchers or good relaxation for experienced stitchers. ko-fi.com/s/8e5fbf75cc

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Andor - Nemik Manifesto Small - Amanda's Stress Stitching Patterns's Ko-fi Shop

The first pattern (also available!) is an awkward size for framing, although I like the sort of hand written font. This one tightens everything up so ...

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Amanda Valentine @ayvalentine.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Sharing one of my favorite cross stitch patterns for reasons. Patterns are free (tips welcome) and are full stitches and limited palette, so generally good for beginning stitchers or good relaxation for experienced stitchers. ko-fi.com/s/338a99a076

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This Fucking Year v3 - Amanda's Stress Stitching Patterns's Ko-fi Shop

Digital cross stitch pattern of "I'm here, I'm queer, I'll make it through this fucking year" This is one of three variations on this theme. It's Meg ...

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Clark Valentine @clarkvalentine.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Every time I visit my dentist this little one hops up on my lap and falls asleep.

Ash the Pomeranian sleeping on my lap as I sit in a dentist’s chair

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Sarah Doom @scorchadoom.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Somehow tomorrow is October 1st. I’ll be releasing the pdf of In the Pines, my survival horror PBtA game where a group of women go camping to bond, and find…something is there with them. It’s the ashcan, so play it and tell me what you think! I’d like to make it a better game.

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Clark Valentine @clarkvalentine.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Hey dads my age who have sons in college: do anything you can to keep them from joining a social frat. Make it clear that the shit that goes on there is unacceptable. Don’t fall for the propaganda.

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gamera obscura october edition @ohrobin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Shut every fraternity down.

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James @gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Do we seriously have to do Maoist newspeak every single time an 80 year old posts his idiotic ideas on the internet. It has been AI since before I was even born. Can literally anyone have a shred of dignity.

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Clark Valentine @clarkvalentine.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I am not a complicated man, it’s Ace of Spades.

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Sam King @samcking.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I hope everyone has a Hussein

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Jason Pitre @genesisoflegend.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Good news; we are currently running a clearance sale for copies of our SF game of memetic horror, After the War. You can pick up a copy for 50% off while supplies last from @ipr.bsky.social at www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/After-...

After the War: Science-Fiction RPG of Memetic Horror

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Democrat Cats @democratcats.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Morning Kitten

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Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I know there is a hell of a lot going on right now. But not all of it is bad. Some is astonishingly good - like the results of this study from June. Cervical cancer is a terribly cruel thing. This might, at long last, be the beginning of the end of it. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

BBC News headline "Young women now have 'close to zero' risk of cervical cancer death after HPV jab"

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Clark Valentine @clarkvalentine.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

To quote a good and _highly_ educated psychologist friend (a long comma-delimited list of three letter acronyms follows his name in professional settings) with lots of experience in criminal justice: “That’s _fucked up_.”

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Jeremy Whitley @jeremywhitley.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

If you're watching a martial arts movie and this dude shows up, you are about to be treated some of the sickest shit you've ever seen:

A picture of Indonesian martial artist Yayan Ruhian

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Clark Valentine @clarkvalentine.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I would add: It is good for all of us to live in a society where some of us have made a serious study of things like art and literature and language and culture, and I wish those people made income commensurate to the benefit they provide

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Clark Valentine @clarkvalentine.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Do not feel a shred of shame about your box of unpainted minis, these guys are 1800 years old and at most have a coat of primer

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Clark Valentine @clarkvalentine.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The writer of this article underestimates how much of a pop-culturally oblivious square I am

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Clark Valentine @clarkvalentine.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Hey parents, I am not now nor have I ever been cool, but I might have unlocked part of the secret to being a Cool Parent*: Let them be into their own stuff without criticism Don’t belittle their music or their fashion or their slang or their friends** They will notice, and they will appreciate it

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Clark Valentine @clarkvalentine.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Freshly baked banana bread with a glaze of nocino, confectioner's sugar, and butter. For pete's sake, I am trying to watch what I eat here

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Clark Valentine @clarkvalentine.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I do think it's important to also note that I am fully supportive of the TTRPG space's objection to AI usage in any stage of making a game. I will _never_ use LLMs or generative AI in my work in games, nor will I ever be part of a project where I know it's happening.

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Clark Valentine @clarkvalentine.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I am, in general, anti-AI. But my employer is going to be pushing more AI usage, and pushing hard. I figure the only way for me to be effective in my resistance is to speak from a position of knowledge, and focus my resistance to mitigate specific objections to it, rather than a blanket "No."

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Elites that surrended to Trump in 2025 miscalculated, letting his imagined cultural dominance spook them into inflating the price of getting on his bad side. But now the logic of collective resistance has been confirmed as sound. Should have realized this earlier! newrepublic.com/article/2158...

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Clark Valentine @clarkvalentine.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I am a big enough nerd to think “In order to become an admiral you must first defeat a current admiral in a game of Larry Bond’s ‘Harpoon’” is kind of badass

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Clark Valentine @clarkvalentine.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Humans are responsible for the automated systems they build and initiate. Every time. - Says me, a guy who builds automated systems for a living

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Clark Valentine @clarkvalentine.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I have no idea what this is but they are having so much fun and I wish I was there

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Ryan Winslett @ryanwinslett.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Robert Eggers is adapting Romeo and Juliet? I have extreme confidence in the guy but, you come for that crown, you best not miss.

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Clark Valentine @clarkvalentine.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

A spacecraft. 23rd century, the command center of a new interplanetary spacecraft. Captain [points to photo on bulkhead]: “This is the ship’s namesake.” Journalist: Was he important in early space travel? Captain: No, just some guy from the 21st century who thought spaceships were neat.

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John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Abolish ICE. Fire them all. Prosecute their crimes.

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Clark Valentine @clarkvalentine.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Maybe this is cope, but I'm seeing some GOP reps start to speak against Trump, and that gives me some hope that Johnson won't attempt the Clerk Coup gambit next year. If his caucus isn't behind it, it won't work.

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Clark Valentine @clarkvalentine.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

They moved your polling place to a galaxy far, far away

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Nick Field @nickfield.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The State AGs were on pace to kill the Paramount/Warner Bros by litigation and delay until Gavin Newsom stepped in and turned the tide. Now the Trump loyalist Ellisons will control CNN and HBO. Don't ever, ever forget that Newsom stabbed us in the back www.wsj.com/business/med...

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Exclusive | Newsom Expresses Concerns About State Antitrust Suit Against Paramount

The California governor has told people involved in the suit that blocking the $81 billion deal could harm Hollywood jobs.

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