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Return of the Cmonstermacques @cmonmaque.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

I've printed out thousands of pictures of Rick Astley for the post apocalypse to put into cabinets and cupboards that i've already raided of canned goods

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VHS Vault @vhsvault.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Doctor Who - The Gunfighters Omnibus : 34s

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Brain Bear @elucidarian.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

We are truly at a precipice, in human and geologic history.

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Brain Bear @elucidarian.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

This is perhaps the most innocuous of the painfully stupid things trickling, nay, torrenting down from on high.

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Brain Bear @elucidarian.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I just had to turn down a request to play The Stage Manager in an area production of Our Town. Declining opportunities feels weird. The director is an old friend and the actor he cast had to bow out for health reasons. So, he reached out to me, lest he ends up having to take on the role himself.

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Brain Bear @elucidarian.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Almer Thompson does not exist without his cows, apparently. Notes on searching online indexes: Try different word combos. Don't trust short searches.

screenshot of newspapers.com result of no results when searching "almer thompson" without "cow"

screenshot of newspapers.com result of two results when searching "almer thompson" and "cow", with his name clearly printed in the preview

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Brain Bear @elucidarian.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

You know, the Horizon video games actually paint a pretty rosy picture of our technological future. Forget the giant death robots; Imagine common communication* devices that will continue functioning after a thousand years of continual use. Awesome! *Mostly text & audio, no memes for some reason.

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Brain Bear @elucidarian.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

While it is nice that Minnesota Public Radio meteorologists occasionally reference sites across the border in North Dakota, I was compelled to fill out a feedback form this morning after Ben or Sven (whichever) referred to PEM-bin-uh as Pem-BEAN-ah. At least he didn't pronounce it like Eh-DINE-uh.

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Brain Bear @elucidarian.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I finally watched Matinee (1993) today, with my wife. What a refreshing bit of writing. Especially for the characters. There were many times where I felt a reflexive cringe, anticipating a cliched behavior or reaction, but incredibly little qualified.

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 26/09/2026

"The central lesson of this cycle is not that Charlie Brown should stop trusting Lucy. It is that Charlie Brown must do a better job explaining why trusting Lucy remains the responsible choice." buff.ly/X2RjqP5

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“Charlie Brown Must Stay the Course”: A Football Kick Autopsy Report by the Democratic Party

“While Charlie Brown did once again accelerate toward the ball, miss the ball entirely as Lucy pulled it away, flip backward through the air, and land violen...

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Brain Bear @elucidarian.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I saw the Whalefall trailer and felt a brief resurgence in my hopes for humanity. Original story (based on a book, but still). Wild premise. Takes itself absurdly seriously. Could be a huge hit. I'm going to say here and now that it might be the next Godzilla. (The next first Godzilla. IFKYK)

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Brain Bear @elucidarian.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I bought just a few packs of Reality Fracture after work, missing out on the prerelease for reasons. Anyway, the pulls did not displease! There were other great cards, but these are heavy lifting. #MagicTheGathering

The twinned Karns, Gilded Guardian and Argent Defender.

The twinned Samuts, Tyrant of Naktamun and Hazoret's Champion.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 23/09/2026

Jim Crow was on the ash heap of history. Then came the Roberts Court. Our September + October cover story: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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Brain Bear @elucidarian.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

New furniture in the library. Imma call this the Rock Garden. (Meant with approval.)

An assortment rounded, upholstered seating and foot rests in earth tones distributed through a wide hallway.

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

This aired just the once in 1998 on the live SNL show for which McKay wrote it. It was effectively banned as it never aired again. I wonder why. MEDIA-OPOLY

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Brain Bear @elucidarian.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I'd have to say the whole Atari 2600 system set the path. Favorites were Moon Patrol, Jr. Pac-Man, Galaga, Asteroids, Missile Command, River Raid, and Yar's Revenge (boy, a lot of space games). From there Nintendo continued the habit.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

As an American political historian, I can confirm that this Congress has been "almost unmatched in history" in several categories -- sad abdication of its war powers, craven surrender of the power of the purse, weird refusal to conduct meaningful oversight, and an utter failure to pass actual laws.

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Brain Bear @elucidarian.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Is this: A) Privilege B) Ignorance C) Programming

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Brain Bear @elucidarian.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

This regime is now making exceptions for bestiality and meat puppets! What's next? Flesh golems? Homunculi? Supplicants possessed by the spirits of politicians past?

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Brain Bear @elucidarian.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

You know, maybe if Trump had gotten the Nobel Peace Prize, which he so clearly desired, he wouldn't be so bent on starting, prolonging, and not ending wars. Ours or others'. That's a rational hypothesis, right?

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Brain Bear @elucidarian.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I feel like the Trump campaign's B-Side slogan must be: "Provoke Our Enemies. Weaken Our Alliances."

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 16/09/2026

The man who won't let you have paid sick leave or health care returns to Congress after getting free health care and 90 days paid sick leave

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Brain Bear @elucidarian.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Imagine how confusing this would have been a week ago. Instead of hilarious.

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Brain Bear @elucidarian.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

As cassette tapes are fashionable again, I'm finding I wouldn't mind having a portable player again. Some of the best money I ever spent as a teenager was on a Sony Sports Walkman, just like the image here. It latched tight, had long battery life, and was just satisfying overall.

The front of a yellow and gray Sony AM/FM Sports Walkman, model WM-SFW30.

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Brain Bear @elucidarian.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Every one that turns on him before the election is a coward who lacked the ethics or intelligence to do so already. These supposed public servants have nothing to excuse their servitude to power and money.

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Brain Bear @elucidarian.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

More stocks traded than ALL of Congress combined. With values impacted by his decisions and Federal contracts. Can we move on from "corruption" equaling "business sense" to so many people? What kind of country upholds a "ethics are for losers" mentality?

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Brain Bear @elucidarian.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Certainly this won't trickle down to us non-diesel users.

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The owners of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory self-regulated.

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Brain Bear @elucidarian.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Despite one being solidly Midwestern and the other an upper East Coast guy, consider how much Jordan Klepper sounds like H. Jon Benjamin. In a pinch, I think Klepper could sub in for Bob Belcher. Bob's Burgers has already done a fan art episode. I'd kinda like to a voice actor swap for one.

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Quentin Vijoux @quentinvijoux.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I've hand-drawn 62 cards for this little solo dungeon crawler game: minipapergames.itch.io/1torch14shad... #PrintAndPlay #PNPGames #BoardGameDesign #IndieGameDesigner #DungeonCrawler #HeroicFantasy

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Brain Bear @elucidarian.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Remember when we were all getting by just waiting for the next Bad Lip Reading video to drop? This is what got us through November 2016. www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9t-...

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"SEAGULLS! (Stop It Now)" -- A Bad Lip Reading of The Empire Strikes Back

YouTube video by Bad Lip Reading

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Brain Bear @elucidarian.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Is this the DNC strategy for winning over Republicans with misgivings about Trump, saying "See? We're not socialists. We hate those guys! We stand for the center-Right! We're practically the same as you!"

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Brain Bear @elucidarian.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Does this count as merely misremembering?

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Brain Bear @elucidarian.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Sometimes when you actually meet and interact with people on a regular basis, in person, you begin to see them as fellow human beings.

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Berin Szóka @berinszoka.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Photo of the decade: AfD leader Alice Weidel

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Brain Bear @elucidarian.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

We're a week into September already? How'd others fare for board games in August?

A graphic of games played in August and percentage of mechanics used in that time.

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Brain Bear @elucidarian.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

This had me a near constant state of cringe. It's exactly what I'd expect from a computer regurgitating the last 20 years of Doctor Who, without any passion, joy, or ingenuity. I get why people are craving something both new and familiar, but this is a travesty. www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aAY...

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Episode 1 | Doctor Who Reboot

YouTube video by The Unmade Season

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Brain Bear @elucidarian.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

For me, America would be "great again" if it were the early to mid 1980s, coincidentally when I was a child and perceived reality with a relatively accepting and uncritical innocence.

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Brain Bear @elucidarian.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I dreamed last night that I had a girlfriend and we were with her older sister. The sister was smoking weed and while taking a huge hit turned into my wife, who ended up having a coughing fit, soon-after throwing up. I woke at that point and the clock read 4:20. I haven't begun to process this.

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Brain Bear @elucidarian.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Centrist. Centrist? CENTRIST? Talk about abusing terms, Overton Window shenanigans notwithstanding. Captain Doublethink and Undeservington III here are desperate to regurgitate reality into a more convenient lubricant for their own horrid fantasies.

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Brain Bear @elucidarian.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

A couple of coworkers and I are having a new hire over for games and socializing tonight. She's very bright, but only knows "classic" mainstream #boardgames. It seemed like a good idea to bring some archetypal representatives of the 21st century board game renaissance.

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Brain Bear @elucidarian.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

What song most evokes for you the feeling of your teen years approaching? High school looms. Social constructs intrude. Emotional complexity bloom. For me, it is Sweet Child Of Mine by Guns N' Roses, which came out when I was 12. Iconic in my mind, an early shaper of adult romantic notions.

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Oni Kidou @thepinkhobkin.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

This is honestly my favorite one of them all. Very wholesome and empowering.

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Mara Wilson @marawilson.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I think sometimes people assume that I am way more famous or well connected than I am? And sure, I know some famous people, but it’s not like I ask favors from them all the time. They’re my friends and my coworkers. I’m not gonna be like, hey Danny Devito, can you make this person famous?

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Brain Bear @elucidarian.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Borrowed the library copy of #MagicalAthlete to finally play get it home. First, with my kid who doesn't typically play games with me; We've done it three times now, one of those with my wife and oldest joining in. #boardgames

A game of Magical Athlete in progress, with 4 wooden figures clustered around the mid-point of the race track board, on the "Wild Wilds" side.

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