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@jminer.bsky.social
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Tech veteran | Book lover | Democracy buff | RPG nerd | He / Him

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Josh @jminer.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
New shirt today. #metalsky #valdrin #apexviolator
Shirt depicting a man floating beneath an unknown device, with his mouth full of tubes from the device. It is for the EP, Apex Violator, by the band Valdrin.
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Josh @jminer.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Just a monster work of art. #metalsky #dreamgrave #symphonicmetal #progmetal youtu.be/skvEUz0ukUk?...
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Dreamgrave - Presentiment [Album Stream] [2014]
YouTube video by Dreamgrave
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Josh @jminer.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Every media outlet should be leading with headlines like this. Your cowardice and complicity is showing @nytimes.com @washingtonpost.com @bloomberg.com.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 11/09/2026
Okay everyone. Here’s the YouTube interview with @jimmykimmel.com and @jamestalarico.bsky.social You know what to do. Watch it. Share it. Donate. Bury them. youtu.be/WLDE9LrGpNk?...
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Jimmy Kimmel’s Interview with James Talarico That the FCC Doesn’t Want You To See
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
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Josh @jminer.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
This morning’s workout tunes. Rapid definitely have an OG Savatage vibe. #metalsky #rapid #entertherealmoffire #jonoliva youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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Enter the Realm of Fire - YouTube
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Patton Oswalt @pattonoswalt.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Apparently people are sharing this far and wide on social media, which I think is horrible. This could cripple ICE operations. PLEASE do not share this.
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Josh @jminer.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
The new Gorod album is solid. #gorod #metalsky #technicaldeathmetal youtu.be/qNaFD-n7E5c?...
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GOROD | Remains [Official Visualizer]
YouTube video by GOROD
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Josh @jminer.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Workout music today. Forgot how solid this album. #metalsky #dvne youtu.be/ufJR_d6OOHA?...
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Dvne - Voidkind (FULL ALBUM)
YouTube video by Metal Blade Records
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Josh @jminer.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Zeal and Ardor has remastered Devil is Fine. It’s an improvement on an already top tier album. #metalsky #blackmetal #spiritual youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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Devil Is Fine X - YouTube
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Josh @jminer.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Forgot what a magnificent album this is. #metalsky #americana youtu.be/zLi6T3DZyKU?...
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HUNTSMEN - 'THE DRY LAND' (OFFICIAL FULL ALBUM AUDIO)
YouTube video by Prosthetic Records
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Josh @jminer.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
My workout music today. At times this album is nucking futz. #Scimitar #metalsky #extreme #postpunk youtu.be/dTiDLCqKut0?...
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Scimitar - Scimitarium II (Full Album)
YouTube video by Iron Pages
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Josh @jminer.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
I love this album more with every listen. #metalsky #cryptsermon #horrendous www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OVJ...
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The Silver "Looking Glass Hymnal Blue" (Full Album, Official Audio)
YouTube video by Gilead Media
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Josh @jminer.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Damn. 2026 is turning into a great year for metal. This one might be an AOTY contender for me. #metalsky #thesilver #cryptsermon #horrendous youtu.be/-OVJtbB5_6M?...
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The Silver "Looking Glass Hymnal Blue" (Full Album, Official Audio)
YouTube video by Gilead Media
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Josh @jminer.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Can confirm, the new Khemmis album slaps. #metalsky #khemmis #doom youtu.be/I4yT1gnNqts?...
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KHEMMIS - Beneath the Scythe (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)
YouTube video by Nuclear Blast Records
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Josh @jminer.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
If Axl Rose joined Iced Earth #metalsky #exxul youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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Sealed Into None - YouTube
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Josh @jminer.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
I’ve decided that the putty knife makeup used by Trumpers is a symptom of a moral rot so powerful that it’s manifesting physically. Trump’s hand sores are likely from injections of formaldehyde.
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Josh @jminer.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
These guys have great “good era Suidakra” energy. #metalsky youtu.be/4z0c2sBpGhg?...
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ATAVISTIA - Old Gods Awaken (Full Album Stream) | Epic Folk/Melodic Death Metal
YouTube video by Atavistia
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Monica @softtail65.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Today, on International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia, we stand in solidarity with our LGBTQIA+ community members around the world who still face discrimination, violence & exclusion. Over 130 countries worldwide recognize May 17th, IDAHOBIT day with events, activities and more.
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Josh @jminer.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
This! If democracy is to survive, we have to play the GOP’s game until they cry uncle and agree government reports to the people and not vice versa. If we don’t invoke the nuclear option, fascism will roll over us all. Driving the middle - Schumer and Jeffries - to agree will also be a big lift.
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Josh @jminer.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Great classic speed/thrash. #metalsky youtu.be/HDbuyp9XT0Y?...
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CRUEL FORCE - HANEDA (FULL ALBUM)
YouTube video by Cruel Force (Official)
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Absolutely right! That is what Republicans do — take credit for other people’s work.
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Josh @jminer.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Salt Lake City doing the work. #nokings
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Josh @jminer.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Might be my favorite sludge since early Mastodon. #metalsky youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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An Undying Love for a Burning World - YouTube
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Josh @jminer.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
For those who didn’t think Agriculture’s, The Spiritual Sound, was complex enough. #metalsky youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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Overspace & Supertime - YouTube
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Josh @jminer.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Solid stuff here. Echoes of Fleshgod Apocalypse, but leaning a bit more towards rock than symphony/opera. #metalsky youtu.be/tziqhAzu_kE?...
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Gods of Gaia - Escape the Wonderland (official video)
YouTube video by Gods of Gaia
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Josh @jminer.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Cautiously optimistic for the new Melechesh album. They are inconsistent, but Enki was really solid. #metalsky #mesopotamiandeathmetal youtu.be/gESmxS7AcQg?...
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MELECHESH - Raptors Of Anzu (Official Lyric Video)
YouTube video by Reigning Phoenix Music
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Josh @jminer.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Meanwhile @apnews.com is sane washing the FBI, concluding there wasn’t enough evidence of a trafficking ring to investigate further. AP reaches this conclusion on 1/2 the files released. They are officially State propaganda.
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Josh @jminer.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Schumer and the moderates are traitors to the American people. Sure, the GOP is worse, but selling us out is selling us out.
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Josh @jminer.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Poppy channeling Nirvana. #metalsky youtu.be/FP5REIu4Uxs?...
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Eat The Hate
YouTube video by Poppy - Topic
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Josh @jminer.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Importantly, yes oil companies lost assets, but that doesn’t mean they lost money. Oil companies add a “risk premium” when they decide to do business in politically unstable countries to ensure they still make a profit. We literally ran this exercise in my MBA program.
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Josh @jminer.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Been digging this one lately. #metalsky youtu.be/ylVbNY_617E?...
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Aran Angmar - Ordo Diabolicum (Full Album Premiere)
YouTube video by Black Metal Promotion
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Josh @jminer.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
But the libs will take your guns…
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Josh @jminer.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
We need someone to assassinate Trump and say it was because he was selling drugs.
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Josh @jminer.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
My 4-star review. #booksky www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
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Joshua's review of The Fuller Memorandum (Laundry Files, #3)
4/5: I only recently discovered this series and have been steadily plowing through it. If Douglas Adams, Steven Moffat, and Lovecraft had novel-ic progeny it might be something like this. Hugely ente...
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Josh @jminer.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
My 5-star review. #booksky www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
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Joshua's review of Project Hail Mary
5/5: Another outstanding work from Andy Weir. It scratches all the SciFi itches, whether you look for science based plot and details, ala Asimov and Clarke or culture, like Le Guin and Octavia Butler.
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Josh @jminer.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
My 4-star review. #booksky www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
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Joshua's review of The Poetic Edda
4/5: One of the most surprising things about this read was learning just how much JRR Tolkien leaned on it. I knew as a professor of Middle English he was heavily influenced by Medieval works, but he ...
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Josh @jminer.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Because Apple Music seems incapable of tracking listening history across devices, here's my list of what I *think* I listened to most this year. #metalsky
List of albums. 
1.	Valdrin - Throne of the Lunar Soul
2.	Panzerfaust - The Suns of Perdition
3.	Crypt Sermon - The Stygian Rose
4.	A Wake in Providence – I Write to You, My Darling Decay
5.	Blackbraid - Blackbraid III
6.	Puteraeon - Mountains of Madness
7.	Wayfarer - American Gothic
8.	Saturday Night Satan - All Things Black
9.	The Dear Hunter – Act V: Hymns with the Devil in Confessional
10.	Dream Theater – Parasomnia (really)
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Josh @jminer.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
My 4-star review. #booksky www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
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Joshua's review of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
4/5: A very inventive take on "the deal with the devil" trope with well-written characters who evolve in believable ways. I would have given this book five stars if it hadn't leaned too far into roman...
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Josh @jminer.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
These historic times threaten our security and way of life. Time to reflect on family, friends, and community. I am fortunate to have a deep well of support that inspires me to fight when I can and nurtures me when I can't. Happy Thanksgiving! Also, imperialists, take a long walk off a short cliff.
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a cat is sticking its head through a cat door .
Alt: A fat cat is squeezing through the cat door.
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Josh @jminer.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Contrary to popular belief, metal can produce some of the most extraordinary art. @iotunnofficial.bsky.social’s Kinship captures beauty, pain, and aching loss. Soaring vocals, gorgeous lyrics, and layered, intricate music keep me returning to this one. #metalsky youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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Kinship - YouTube
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Josh @jminer.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
My 3-star review of the trilogy. www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
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Joshua's review of Daughter of Hounds
3/5: This year I started writing my (short) reviews of trilogies only after I'd finished them. This was primarily because they typically have an arc of 1. Good > 2. Meh > 3. Good, but not as good as 1...
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Josh @jminer.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
My 2-star review. www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
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Joshua's review of The Bewitching
2/5: I'm a huge fan of Moreno-Garcia, but this one was a letdown. There was less of her signature weaving in of Latin culture than others and Witches = Vampires? Cannibals, particularly of children fo...
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Josh @jminer.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
My 3-star review. www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
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Joshua's review of Horror Movie
3/5: This novel was mid, but finishes with a bang. Horror buffs will get a kick out of all the meta.
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JoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
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Josh @jminer.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Well this is terrifying. thehackernews.com/2025/10/new-...
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New AI-Targeted Cloaking Attack Tricks AI Crawlers Into Citing Fake Info as Verified Facts
New SPLX research exposes “AI-targeted cloaking,” a simple hack that poisons ChatGPT’s reality and fuels misinformation.
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
“The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government…” ~Patrick Henry
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Josh @jminer.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
AWS outages cripple business across the globe. What happens when one of the 5 winners of the AI war goes down - and there are no humans to manually fill in? #AI #bubble #catastrophe
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Ernesto @ernest33141.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
@bluestormcomin1.bsky.social Come on Folks, let’s make viral this photo @barackobama.bsky.social Thank you SIR #NobelPeacePrize @mlipsitt.bsky.social #Influencers @dpsl.bsky.social #BlueVoters @tonyhq1985.bsky.social @terriresists.bsky.social @sistergf.bsky.social @lemonadegirl.bsky.social
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Josh @jminer.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
My 5-star review. #booksky www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
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Joshua's review of James
5/5: Mark Twain was spent a lot of time on the subject of race and is as race aware as any Southern White Man in the 19th century could be. Certainly more than this middle-aged Gen X white male readin...
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
The full 28-minute Jimmy Kimmel monologue. Please share.
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Jimmy Kimmel is Back!
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
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