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@hjvinke.bsky.social
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Filmmaker, cinephile, gamer (but the good kind), anarchist, bookworm, he/him

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Culture Shots @hjvinke.bsky.social · 1h
If you see this, post a vampire that isn't Dracula
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Culture Shots @hjvinke.bsky.social · 1h
Just a reminder: if you support ModRetro’s M64 console, you’re supporting this horrible husk of a human being. Fuck him and the billionaire class
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Dai Wolf @daiwolf.bsky.social · 23h
For those burning Danny Trejo for being in a shapiro led pro-ice film, he was duped into and had already signed contracts before finding out what the movie actually was shredding his contract could see him sued into oblivion and blacklisted by the industry it's a fucked situation
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Culture Shots @hjvinke.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
How I arrived on Bluesky.
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Lindsay Ellis @lindsayellis.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I can’t stop thinking about these (leftist, supposedly) people who in the face of horrific allegations default to “won’t someone think of the rapists” - you guys are telling on yourself.
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shaunt @shaunvids.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
i don't know the best time to opine about the possibility of rehabilitation and restorative justice and so on but the worst time is 5 minutes after one of your favs is outed doing something terrible
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Ten | "Hold On, Let Me Save" @theletterten.lol · 02/10/2026
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LOST INCULT

We have been deeply shaken by the distressing information that has come to light this week regarding one of our authors, Jacob Geller. Our thoughts, first and foremost, are with anyone affected by sexual violence.

We will no longer be working with Jacob and have decided to pull our book 'You're Not Overthinking It' from sale and refund those who have purchased it. We will also be ceasing sales of our other project, 'How A Game Lives'.

We want to assure everyone that all refunds will be processed, but as a small independent publisher, we ask you to bear with us as we work through the administrative challenges of manually processing many thousands of refunds through different payment methods. It will take us some time, but we promise that everyone will be refunded in batches.

We will contact all customers with refund details as soon as possible.
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Culture Shots @hjvinke.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Somebody pulled the “eternal punishment” card for Jacob Geller literally one day after he was exposed as a sex pest. Instead of answering my questions they blocked me. Pitiful
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Ky, fueled by rage and spite @perfkylan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I haven't stopped ruminating on the Jacob Geller situation but this article really nails all of the feelings I could never articulate half as well epiloguegaming.com/what-do-we-d...
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What Do We Do With Jacob Geller? - Epilogue Gaming
Earlier this week, a friend noticed Jacob Geller’s book, How A Game Lives, sitting amongst my living room shelves. Under almost any other circumstances, this would have been an exciting invitation for...
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Published Author Niels van Eekelen @nielsvaneekelen.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
OUT TODAY! Get The Necrowitch wherever e-books are sold! Read it! Tell your friends about it! Review it! Any and all of it is appreciated! Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/B0GVG4MQ73 Others: books2read.com/u/31NOa6 #Booksky #WritersOfBlueSky #AmWriting #IndieAuthor #Fiction #Fantasy
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Patch Zircher @patrickzircher.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Meiko Kaji (star of Lady Snowblood) struttin' through the subway in the 1970s.
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I literally don’t know a single woman who hasn’t been raped, stalked, groped, harassed, or sexually violated in some way at some point in their life. If you choose to doubt and dox survivors, just know every woman in your life is disgusted by you.
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🎃Autopsy of Ashley Lynch 🔪🎞️ @ashleylynch.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Culture Shots @hjvinke.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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Olivia Waite @oliviawaite.com · 22/09/2026
Oh my god it’s funny because it’s true — take a gander at the video and then read up: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunnes_...
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Dunnes Stores strike - Wikipedia
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Published Author Niels van Eekelen @nielsvaneekelen.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Surprise! Second novella! "In Thrall" is a stand-alone fantasy tale that takes place after the fall of its world's dark lord, and centers around one of his lowly servants... #Booksky #WritersOfBlueSky #AmWriting #IndieAuthor #Fiction #Fantasy
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SquidKell @squidkell.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
BREAKING: I have obtained video of @ign.com firing Brian Altano
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Looney Tunes: Bugs Bunny & Yosemite Sam's Dive
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Rebekah Valentine @duckvalentine.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I'll even take this one further: I never would have been a regular cast member on NVC if Brian Altano had not quietly, with 0 fanfare, stepped back to make room for me, and if Seth had not repeatedly adjusted the recording schedule to ensure I could be there. I will *never* forget that.
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Rebekah Valentine @duckvalentine.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I do not think that bend would ever have happened if not for people like Seth, Clint, and Brian. These three gents, along with folks like Ryan and Max, did SO much to try and make sure that women, PoC, and queer voices were visible on IGN's shows.
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Rebekah Valentine @duckvalentine.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
IGN gets a lot of extremely rightful flack for being really homogenous. Many of its shows are consistently just rows of cis white men. There was a brief period of time, blessedly crossing over with my tenure, when that started to slowly change. (1/x)
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Chris @asmarcd.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I'm a white Arab American. Most ppl would never know that's my background by looking at me. The day after 9/11, family friends, who did not know, where at the house and openly talking about how all Arabs and Muslims in the US should be rounded up into camps. I was 12 years old. We were never united.
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☘💀CROM CRUACH💀☘ @dr4i0chtdvbh.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
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Thomas Swords 🇮🇪 🇵🇸🏳️‍⚧️ @thomasswords.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
This is absolutely horrific. Don’t ever normalize George W. Bush or his administration.
An estimated over 940,000 people were killed by direct post-9/11 war violence in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Yemen, and Pakistan between 2001-2023. Of these, more than 432,000 were civilians. The number of people wounded or ill as a result of the conflicts is far higher, as is the number of civilians who died “indirectly,” as a result of wars’ destruction of economies, healthcare systems, infrastructure and the environment. An estimated 3.6-3.8 million people died indirectly in post-9/11 war zones, bringing the total death toll to at least 4.5-4.7 million and counting.
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Culture Shots @hjvinke.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
AI (ab)users are such snowflakes. If you want to argue in favour of workers, please don’t use the plagiarism machine for your illustrations. It’s that simple
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Cabel Sasser @cabel.panic.com · 11/05/2026
this graduation speech moment is notable, and her amazed shock at having failed to read the room feels instructive. when you're inside the bubble, you think everybody else is. but everybody isn't.
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Published Author Niels van Eekelen @nielsvaneekelen.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Hello, police? This bag of crisps is telling me that I can win tickets to some World Cup match in the US and I feel threatened. Please put together a task force.
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Published Author Niels van Eekelen @nielsvaneekelen.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Er zijn nu ondertussen wel een aantal verhalen van mijn hand verschenen, in boek- en webvorm, maar niet zoveel dat het niet nog altijd bijzonder voelt. Toch zijn sommige verhalen net een tikje bijzonderder dan andere.
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Sasha's Retrobytes 🏳️‍⚧️ @sharkabytes.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
One for me is Peter Jurasik as Londo from Babylon 5. I remember on one of the commentary tracks hearing that to warm up for an episode shoot, Peter would pace around his trailer a few times bellowing "My dear Mister Garibaldi" and then that's it, it would all snap into place and he'd be Londo.
A still of B5 credits with Londo in two different time periods, one older than the other.
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Culture Shots @hjvinke.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
This is a dance off. if you see this, repost with a dance or be eliminated.
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Culture Shots @hjvinke.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
best Star Trek crew, wrong answers only
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Culture Shots @hjvinke.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
What's the perfect GIF for your Bluesky persona?
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a boy in a gray shirt is reaching out towards a man in a suit ..
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b. wolo @bwolo.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
William Butler Yeats gazing in the direction of Bethlehem:
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Culture Shots @hjvinke.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
name a performer you're always happy to see in a film or series
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a man in a robe is sitting at a desk in front of a computer and making a funny face .
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Culture Shots @hjvinke.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
“The biggest movie of the year you turn 16 is how your year is going to go” I mean, it could be worse…
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Culture Shots @hjvinke.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Let’s frame this news like the way Western media frame Iranian actions: “ The ayatollah of capitalism Donald Trump put a fatwa on Iranian government officials”
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Culture Shots @hjvinke.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
The Dow is under 48k. Has someone informed Pam Bondi yet?
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Published Author Niels van Eekelen @nielsvaneekelen.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
En alsof dat nog niet genoeg was, mijn verhaal met @finnaudenaert.bsky.social, 'De wimpel' is nu ook in papieren vorm verkrijgbaar, in een bundel van veertig verhalen die elk een eigen draai en einde geven aan Finns opening. #amwriting #fantasy publishnl.bookmundo.com/site/userweb...
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De Wimpel
In het middeleeuwse Rothenburg ob der Tauber koestert Udo grote dromen. Zijn baan als leerlooier zegt hem weinig. Kon hij maar de wimpel op de toren van het Topplerschlösschen veroveren … Dit magische...
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Published Author Niels van Eekelen @nielsvaneekelen.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
NIEUW VERHAAL! Droomdieven, in de bundel Zandmannetjes van Godijn Publishing. Wat doe je als je merkt dat je dromen in je slaap worden gestolen, en niet alleen die van jou, maar die van iedereen? Nu in de betere boekhandels! #amwriting #fantasy
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Culture Shots @hjvinke.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Pokémon Pokopia seems like an awesome game. A crying shame that they’re only releasing it digitally and on game key card. Therefore I won’t be picking it up unless it’s for less than 20 bucks
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Culture Shots @hjvinke.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Who could have seen coming that “peace candidate” Trump would bomb 8 countries in his first year back as president? 🙄
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Sasha's Retrobytes 🏳️‍⚧️ @sharkabytes.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Snapped from a (Commodore) Amiga Format CD from 1996: A Babylon 5 Starfury animation created in Lightwave3D.
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Culture Shots @hjvinke.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
The terror states strike again. Two fascist states out of control. I stand with the people of Iran, who have been tirelessly resisting the regime the US is also responsible for.
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Culture Shots @hjvinke.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
I’m glad I’m part of the 17%
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
I spent my childhood inside of American concentration camps. I know one when I see one. And that is what ICE is building.
Screenshot of a CNN segment shared by Acyn. A split-screen shows commentator Lydia Moynihan on the left and Kevin O’Leary on the right during a heated exchange. The chyron reads, “Obama: Dems need to avoid scolding and ‘virtue-signaling.’” The post quotes O’Leary referencing China and concentration camps, and McGowan responding about West Virginia.
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Culture Shots @hjvinke.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Share an actual fight scene with actual humans made by actual humans. youtu.be/rhr3TzEknzY?...
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THEY LIVE "Really Long Fight" Clip (1988) John Carpenter
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
A court has ruled that the government's authoritarian ban on Palestine Action was unlawful. Time to stop criminalising the people protesting a genocide - and start ending the UK's complicity.
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🎃Autopsy of Ashley Lynch 🔪🎞️ @ashleylynch.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
This past weekend at brunch my friends apologized for not taking Gamergate more seriously when it was happening and admitted that I was right. I've never wanted to not be right more.
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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Jeffrey Bezos is destroying the Washington Post for the same reason Musk destroyed Twitter and Ellison is destroying CBS—oligarchs oppose the free press when if it threatens their wealth and power. They don’t want normal people to see what is happening in America.
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Marie Baumann @mariebaumann.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
«When you jackhammer into the sewer, you get covered in shit. That’s what the Epstein Files are: shit. Unredacted to antagonize the victims; redacted to protect the perpetrators» sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/jackhammer...
Looking through the files, I felt an old familiar sensation: this was the first time in years I got search results without an AI summary. I try to configure search engines to avoid AI, but Big Tech learned to override tricks like writing “-AI” or “-fuck”. The new robot overlords stole my old hobby of researching the technofascists who birthed them. The public domain that made it possible for me to write my books is gone.

I remembered when I found documentation of Trump and Epstein’s rape cases over a decade ago, and wrote about them, and thought people would care. When a timeline was a chronology on a social media site and not an alternate reality about which you fantasize: an alternative reality in which predators face consequences.

Then I felt another familiar sensation: I was jackhammering into the sewer now too.

When you jackhammer into the sewer, you get covered in shit. That’s what the Epstein Files are: shit. Unredacted to antagonize the victims; redacted to protect the perpetrators; released in a slow drip to acclimatize people to horror; released in an enormous drop to overwhelm people with fear.

They transform pain into social media content. They turn pain into predator contentment. The pursuit of truth is always noble: but not the sluggish or careless release of a partial reveal. Not when it’s about a pedophile rape cabal of ethno-supremacist billionaires and their enablers.

Not when that cabal holds power and we are left navigating a world we would have avoided had more people told the truth — and believed the truth-tellers.

This story could have been told in real time: and if it had been, it wouldn’t be this story. If people had believed the Epstein victims when they first came forward, the next wave of horrors would not have happened. If careerists had not been so easy to bribe and blackmail, ordinary people would not have to suffer under this group of sadistic oligarchs and politicians. Our era is the culmination of complicity.

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