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VGJunk @vgjunk.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Probably a sign I need more sleep that I keep laughing at this Lego manual page. Instruction: Block. You need: Block. Step 1: Have Block.

A Lego instruction manual page. A single flat 4x2 piece alone in a grey void, somehow perfectly encapsulating the feeling of a Sunday afternoon when you've got work in the morning.

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John E Warren 🤠🐝♿️ @floppyadult.com · 4h

Every photo of him, every note that reminds us its written by a fan, every "credit where credit is due" aside...I'm absolutely fucking flabbergasted why anyone is praising this. Whatever I said about giving people grace earlier this week, I'm not standing by that for this shit lmao.

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Colin Spacetwinks @spacetwinks.bsky.social · 10h

you already know (after some delay) what's up (steam sale rec thread is what's up) as always, i focus primarily on older, obscure, or just plain weirder games, as big name titles don't tend to need the help. with that said, onwards!

an edited version of the box art for the dreamcast survival horror game Blue Stinger. the face in the background has been replaced with a picture of my fursona (a pink kangaroo), and the title now says Spacetwinks Rec Thread. 'Sega Dreamcast' has been changed to say 'Online Kangaroo', 'Sega' was changed to say 'Dogs Bower', Activision is changed to say 'VideoGames', and 'Rated M for Mature' now says 'The Letter M', above the letter M.

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Marc Normandin @marcnormandin.bsky.social · 9h

Citizen Kane; Sorry; Dipping Areas; Womyn

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Marc Normandin @marcnormandin.bsky.social · 13h

We had a yard sale today and I just finished donating or selling everything that didn't go, I feel so incredibly powerful right now

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Marc Normandin @marcnormandin.bsky.social · 14h

Michigan's season is much funnier when you remember the only reason they even have three wins is because the NCAA doesn't have a process for taking one away after the fact.

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Marc Normandin @marcnormandin.bsky.social · 20h

Putting this on the TL instead of just leaving it in a reply

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Marc Normandin @marcnormandin.bsky.social · 20h

"No one elected you" about the pope like all the AI companies were democratically blessed to take over our lives

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Curb Your Malthusiasm @manucleardevice.bsky.social · 20h

Asking the pope how many AI models he runs is gonna rattle around in my brain like when Brad got "homie what set you from" out of that Xenogears lady

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downchasm @downchasm.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

interesting to see Zelda fanart from 1986 when the game and characters were still brand new to people

ファミリーコンピュータマガジン　１９８６年６月号 (scanned by hubz)

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Norm Charlatan @normcharlatan.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Instead of extending the uprights, they should just install a crossbar. Kickers are too good now, add a crossbar, and then kickers are afraid of pulling a Baggio and they’ll mess up other stuff. Plus you get to have football “absolute chimneys.”

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Jason Kirk @jasonkirk.fyi · 03/10/2026

That was said to be the first-ever game between two unranked 4-0 power-conference teams, and brother it looked like it

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Gef the Toking Mongoose @geftokingmongoose.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I still think this might be the funniest video I've ever seen

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Marc Normandin @marcnormandin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

No harm no foul, with some real emphasis on the second part

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Marc Normandin @marcnormandin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Thought Dallas was looking a little lost there, but that was a great last few minutes of the half for them

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Marc Normandin @marcnormandin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Thinking about the Chicago Sky trading Gabby Williams

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Marc Normandin @marcnormandin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

George Lucas at the Wings-Valkyries game

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bossk baby @bonnnt.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

well, everyone said it was going to take my job, then they said it was going to kill me. it stole the work of many of my personal friends. a lot of the biggest AI evangelists are genocidal fascists. I don't think I'm being weird here! I think I'm being normal!!

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Kate Sánchez @ohmymithrandir.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

If you're looking for an easy way to support @butwhytho.net - sign up for our newsletter! Every Friday, we curate interviews, reviews, and more about the week in pop culture! Setting your weekend watchlist? Reading list? Game list? Let us help!! butwhytho.net/newsletter

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BUM CHILLUPS AKA SPENCER HALL AKA PRESIDENT FOOTBALL @edsbs.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

There are years where one might pay extra to see less Northwestern football. Approve.

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Holly Green @winnersusedrugs.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I agree that we have to have conversations about rehabilitation if we're to pursue restorative justice. But why do we demonstrate concern and fight for the rapists when we've barely begun the work of supporting victims? Why all the effort for THIS man? ...because you don't know how to let go?

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downchasm @downchasm.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

now I’m starting to get a little apprehensive about what the reaction might be when MY collaboration with Kid Rock drops later next month

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Marc Normandin @marcnormandin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

"You can't criticize AI unless you're familiar with it and use it" watch me

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Marc Normandin @marcnormandin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Fever whining about the refs when Clark/Mitchell shot 13-for-41 combined... not a great look. There are always iffy calls, if you hit your shots it shouldn't matter

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Kate Sánchez @ohmymithrandir.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

If you're a woman who plays EA Sports CFB or Madden, I wanna talk to you! And if you're a woman who loves football and don't play those games, I also wanna hear from you! Working on a piece on football, the sports video games, and well, US! RESHARES APPRECIATED

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Marc Normandin @marcnormandin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

What's the wrestling article everyone is commenting about I haven't seen the actual thing shared

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phylan @phylan.website · 02/10/2026

if Aaron Hernandez had beaten the charges would they be extolling his comeback on a primetime football broadcast? like really what is the line. is there one

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Marc Normandin @marcnormandin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

so... Ace Combat Zero is included in first-wave physical copies of Ace Combat 8, yeah? Do I have that right?

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Marc Normandin @marcnormandin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

There's going to be a lockout when the current MLB collective bargaining agreement expires in two months, but there are also going to be arguments about how long that lockout is going to be. Here's where I stand on all that on the first day off of the postseason.

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It's October; here's where the CBA battle stands - Marc Normandin is creating baseball coverage, featuring leftism

Navigating the calm before the storm.

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Kim McCauley @kimischilling.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

instead of watching shitty stuff on TV you guys should watch A'ja Wilson play basketball

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Frank Cifaldi @frankcifaldi.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Thank you to Costco Connection Magazine for coming up with my new bio

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Curb Your Malthusiasm @manucleardevice.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

a bunch of nonsense, unverified reputation laundering that did not save a single Palestinian life. Every last one of these exists solely to make sure genocidal war criminals from the Biden administration can be readmitted into the halls of power with future democrats

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julie muncy @julie.radiantarray.io · 01/10/2026

i believe in rehabilitation and redemption and change but i also believe in the victims in my life and have to put them first. that's really all it is.

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artemis, scary boss of stop caring @stopcar.ing · 01/10/2026

I am confident in one thing: the outpouring of support Stop Caring and myself have received in the last few days have made it clear the publiction will continue, hopefully for many more years. Worse comes to shove, we WILL make something work. Now's a great time to support: www.stopcar.ing

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Stop Caring

A publication about video games focused on the ways they evoke unique cultural conversations as well as the personal lessons we can learn from them as artistic media.

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Marc Normandin @marcnormandin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

It's cool how many text messages I get that are basically "Hey! I'm [person who might not be real] from [company that also might not be real]. Do you want to [sell your house/fix your roof/cut some trees down]?"

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Marc Normandin @marcnormandin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Luckily all the decision makers have contracts that are expiring soon [is handed a note from offscreen] ah

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Zombies. The undead. You know, ghouls. @edgarallanbro.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

It's so fucking easy to have standards

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Joshua Rivera @jmrivera.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Crucially, none of that work really involves bothering women and asking them what to do. Instead you take stock of your privilege and think “how can I upset the status quo in ways that others can’t? What discomfort can I risk for myself that would cost someone else more?”

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Joshua Rivera @jmrivera.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

if you are a dude and want to be an ally the answer is not in posting or spending money (though do that, sure) but in realizing how your presence can change the atmosphere of a room and that no one has any reason to know or care that you are “one of the good ones” and do what you can about that.

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Michael Baumann @baumann.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I don't have the physics knowledge to estimate how far Liberty Biberty would travel if you hit him with a bat, assuming his endoskeleton is roughly the size and density of a baseball. But if I did, I'd be writing about it, and if someone qualified did write about it, I'd read it

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Jessica Cogswell 🌸 @jessicogs.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Idk, this week has been fucking brutal for me. I feel on fire and all this anger is pouring out in a million different directions. Women deserve better. We deserve a space at the table and to feel safe at it. We deserve the same opportunities these pieces of shit regularly get. We deserve it all.

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Jessica Luther @jessicawluther.com · 30/09/2026

Gendered violence is a systemic cultural and societal problem. And when one of these cases boils to the top, you can see that in how many survivors come forward to explain how similar their experiences are, in ways both big and small.

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Ben @benbartlett.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

AEW's tribute shows are moving, beautiful and frequently some of the best pieces of television they do and I hope they never do another one again.

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Marc Normandin @marcnormandin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Joy at defeating the Cubs lessened the second I remembered the Brewers are up next. Oh no

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Joshua Rivera @jmrivera.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Christ, man. I’m sorry to everyone who feels betrayed and unsafe. What a terrible thing to learn

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