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Julian Burrell @julianburrell.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Baseball is so good right now. The Dodgers are a modern dynasty; The Long Beach Coach is having a really fun first season; and the LA Queens are already a great watch a couple games in.

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Lucy 🫠 📷 @ltotheucy.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

There is a player on the LA Queens, Brittany Apgar, who has a limb difference and traveled back to Illinois from receiving her first ever batting prosthetic *today* and is 3-for-3 in her first game playing with one. Incredibly cool.

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Rob Sheridan @rob-sheridan.com · 06/08/2026

The very tedious return of covid lockdown discourse reminded me of this series of pandemic propaganda posters I made during the 2020 "get back to work" push

Satirical pandemic propaganda poster from "The Modern War Effort" series by Rob Sheridan, 2020.
Image of Uncle Sam pointing, with the text:
I WANT YOU
TO DIE WORKING AT JAMBA JUICE
SO THE DOW JONES CAN INCREASE BY .3%

Satirical pandemic propaganda poster from "The Modern War Effort" series by Rob Sheridan, 2020.
Image of Rosie the Riveter flexing, with the text:
We Can
SACRIFICE GRANDMA
So DAVE & BUSTER'S
Can Stay in Business!

Satirical pandemic propaganda poster from "The Modern War Effort" series by Rob Sheridan, 2020.
Image of a sinking ship, with the text:
STAYING HOME
MIGHT SINK THE DOW
GET BACK TO WORK YOU DISPOSABLE PISSANT!
THE MARKET VALUE OF BURGER KING NEEDS YOU MORE THAN EVER!

Satirical pandemic propaganda poster from "The Modern War Effort" series by Rob Sheridan, 2020.
Image of Uncle Sam's hand covering up a man's mouth, with the text:
QUIET!
DON'T COUGH!
PRETEND TO BE OK!
YOUR BOSS'S 8TH BOAT
DEPENDS ON IT!
GET BACK TO WORK, MAGGOT. THE OLIGARCHY NEEDS YOU.

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Julian Burrell @julianburrell.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

I haven’t bought a PS5 and I can’t imagine I’ll entertain the idea of a PS6. It’s not about a boycott or sending a message— it’s about how this ecosystem just isn’t worth it anymore.

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Julian Burrell @julianburrell.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

There’s so many things coming together to enshittify the PlayStation brand all at once. No discs? Mass layoffs? Weak game output? Sky high prices? Every other month it’s like we get another crappy headline.

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Julian Burrell @julianburrell.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

We cannot with one breath express disgust at bloat that leads to obnoxious budgets and layoffs and with another say all games must be created 100% from scratch.

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MadMarvin @marvinm.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Hi, we saw you from across the bar, and we'd like to give you health care.

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Julian Burrell @julianburrell.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Here I am, a certified hater of all things New York sports, and I’m damn happy for that team.

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Julian Burrell @julianburrell.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Crazy how most of Nintendo’s “Not E3” highlights came from third parties. So many great games coming day and date to Switch 2, often highlighted at shows that weren’t the Direct. I can’t remember the last time that happened!

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Julian Burrell @julianburrell.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

I’ve had this in the backlog for a minute. I held off on starting because I was waiting for this specific update.

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Julian Burrell @julianburrell.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Recorded at @maximumfun.org HQ! Here’s the photographic proof:

Elliott Kalan at MaxFun HQ making a funny face at his microphone

Elliott Kalan at MaxFun HQ yelling at his microphone

Elliott Kalan at MaxFun HQ being pensive with his microphone

Elliott Kalan at MaxFun HQ smiling with his microphone

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Will Oremus @willoremus.com · 16/05/2026

My first story for @theatlantic.com is about how ed tech slop is taking over American classrooms. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...

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My Son’s Math Homework Is Essentially Just Pokémon

Education games are taking over American classrooms.

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JJ @jjdotbiz.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

"The Switch is so old," you all said. "I need better graphics," you demanded. "Wah wah," you cried. And now, you sit here before Slippy Toad, the slippiest he's ever been, slippier than a fucking banana peel under a kart wheel, all thanks to the raw power of the Nintendo Switch 2—and you reject him?

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Julian Burrell @julianburrell.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Sometimes it’s Metroid Prime or Wind Waker and fans were being dumb for no reason. Sometimes it’s Metroid Other M and they were right to call out how weird it was. But this change in art style is VERY on brand for them trying to inject juice into a familiar series.

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Julian Burrell @julianburrell.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

There is nothing more “Nintendo” than them saying “Fuck it, what if this was completely different from what it was like before?”

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Julian Burrell @julianburrell.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Mottoans! In case you haven’t heard the California episode of E Pluribus Motto, prospector Janet thinks you MaxFun Members are good as gold. Go support her and John Hodgman at Maximumfun.org/joinmotto! @maximumfun.org

This is a drawing of janet varney. She’s dressed as a classic California prospector with a blue bandanna, a cowboy hat and jeans that are being held up with suspenders. She is holding onto a golden nugget and standing in front of a mine.

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Julian Burrell @julianburrell.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Incredible to invoke the “why don’t you try being nicer to the world’s biggest asshole?” question.

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Julian Burrell @julianburrell.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Made this for @gofactyourpod.bsky.social’s live show this weekend at @laist.com. Go see it! And if you can’t make it, become a MaxFun member at maximumfun.org/joingofact — that’s where I’ll eventually showcase the funniest moments that didn’t make it onto the podcast.

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Mike Drucker @mikedrucker.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Yeah, well it’s gonna double that percent when I go to a late night screening with a 100mg gummy in my tummy

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

this album is a hugely overlooked gem imo, a whole journey mutamassik.bandcamp.com/album/symbol...

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Symbols Follow, by Mutamassik

10 track album

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Sarah Spain ✨ @sarahspain.com · 23/03/2026

Welp

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Julian Burrell @julianburrell.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Got to make this Sailor Moon piece for my wife’s denim jacket. Fun to get out of my comfort zone for Meatball head’s big ol’ anime eyes.

Sailor moon painting on a denim jacket. You can see a little Luna the cat at the bottom.

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Julian Burrell @julianburrell.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

That video is just 16 minutes of them unironically blowing smoke up Nvidia’s ass. Just uncritically praising this yassification filter as an objective improvement over the original game. I truly thought I’d gone insane.

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Julian Burrell @julianburrell.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

At its best I admire DF for revealing some of the technical tricks behind how some of my favorite games run. At its worst, DF shows me that people don’t play games to have fun, but to admire them as pieces of technical achievement; ignoring artistic vision in the race for AI driven photorealistism

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

When the Trump era is over, this will be the business school 101 lesson of what happened, who blew it, and who didn't: www.cnn.com/2026/03/16/b...

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Mat Piscatella @matpiscatella.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

"we're heading toward a world where players and tech companies have the final say in what videogames look like, not their creators." Hot damn this completely sucks.

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Josh Crews @joshcrewsreally.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Calvin & Hobbes + Godzilla by @jamesstokoe.bsky.social. #comics #art

Large black and white illustration of Calvin and Hobbes on a ship in the water with a massive Z coming from behind. This was a private commission (not mine).

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Julian Burrell @julianburrell.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

A great lesson in proofreading your posts before pressing send.

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Julian Burrell @julianburrell.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

“I’m anti-war and wanted a revolution so cheering for the democrats to lose in 2024 was very smart.”

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Militant Nerd @militantnerd.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

People imagined Joe Biden/Kamala Harris The Warmonger in their heads and ran from there. As said, nothing to do with objective reality. However much you hate Democrats, the possibility they would've just willy-nilly bombed Iran and murdered millions by destroying USAID is infinitesimal.

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Julian Burrell @julianburrell.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Just amazing how many losers really acted superior because “Ackshully the democrats are just as bad and nothing matters”

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Matthew Downhour @matthewdownhour.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

‘There is no difference between the parties’ is frankly one of the more blinkering articles of faith a lot of people hold. If you believed it, you couldn’t really believe Trump was gonna do what he was obviously gonna do

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one dozen bats at a keyboard @panasonicdx4500.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

“the cost of gas doubling is a small price to pay” is an incredibly funny thing to say as the head of a political movement that in many ways is still built on a nationwide psychosis triggered by having to go about four weeks without a haircut six years ago.

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Remarkable: With support for the Iran war tanking, Trump is now throwing away the GOP's advantage on three core issues: Economy, immigration, national security. A year ago it looked like he might be popular on all three. He lit it all on fire. 1/ (new piece) newrepublic.com/article/2074...

newrepublic.com

Donald Trump’s Presidency Is in Free Fall

Republicans typically lead on the economy, national security, and immigration. Trump is squandering the GOP’s traditional strength on all three.

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Aftermath @aftermath.site · 06/03/2026

Nintendo suing US government over tariffs aftermath.site/nintendo-tarif...

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Julian Burrell @julianburrell.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Need the patriots to score so we can get a 6-7 moment.

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Pedro Guerreiro @pedroguerreiro.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

With >85% of votes in, Portugal decisively rejects far-right candidate André Ventura. Center-left candidate António José Seguro is the President-elect.

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Julian Burrell @julianburrell.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

LA forever but I gotta give it up to the SuperSonics

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Trung Le Nguyen @trungles.com · 29/01/2026

Capcom bring back Viewtiful Joe

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Julian Burrell @julianburrell.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Bad news: I went to bed at a very reasonable hour and woke up feeling great 😔

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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

The President of the United States appears to have begun a journey toward deciding that federal thugs murdering innocent people does not make the great TV he assumed it would. I wish we did not live in a world in which this counts as encouraging news, but it does.

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Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Former MLB OF Kole Calhoun speaks out. “What this administration is doing is blatantly racist…I’ve been silent because that is easy. I don’t care what side you’re on or who you voted for, this is wrong… Wake up! Speak out!”

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This dude was straight murdered

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I've stayed out of speaking on politics because I really don't understand it. I knew I didn't when yards once filled with flags of sports teams or child achievements were replaced with a person's favorite politician. I knew l didn't understand it when I could no longer have civil conversations with long time friends because views were being pushed on me. I've always sat somewhere in the middle and could understand the points raised by both sides but those were personal then and politics is not kept personal or confidential anymore.

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What this administration is doing when it comes to immigration is blatantly racist, targeting people based on the color of their skin or the sound of their last name. There is a much more civilized way to do this that involves working together with state officials as opposed to inserting the administrations will on a state whose citizens have stood up for their neighbors and said this is not right!

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I've been silent because that is easy. But silence is a privilege and silence is complicit. Standing up and speaking for what you believe in takes courage. I don't care about what side you're on or who you voted for, this is wrong. This is wrong and is imposing on the basic freedoms we have in the country. Wake up! Speak out!

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Julian Burrell @julianburrell.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

It became cool to hate on this game for a while (as it generally does for all things that get popular). But by this point it’s clear: Animal Crossing New Horizons is nothing short of a phenomenon.

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Bruce Little @brucedlittle.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Four-time Grammy Award nominee Jesse Welles performs his song "Join Ice." Bob Dylan once said a single folk singer could defeat an entire army. Ladies and gentlemen, I think we have our man.

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Norm Charlatan @normcharlatan.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Respectfully, look at this fucking bullshit that we’re dealing with, not a single person here has “taken the bait.” We have born witness as little kids are used as bait and neighbors are kidnapped on our streets. A mad dipshit is going to invoke the Insurrection Act regardless and you are blaming us

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Joshua Erlich @joshuaerlich.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

the failure of Dem opposition still comes from the party being without shared beliefs such that the only message they can agree on is affordability. the party as a whole won’t condemn cops. they won’t call for a wealth tax. they won’t call for expansive labor rights. they’re lost but hate the left.

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