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MattMcThorn

@mattmcthorn.bsky.social
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Matt, but on the Internet. He/Him SFF, Comics, and TTRPG enthusiast. toomanythoughts.blog

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Wendy, Were-rat Spiderthing @curatrix-ribston.bsky.social · 6h
rpg safety tool: cattle prod
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headfallsoff @headfallsoff.com · 12h
sorry. unfollowing now. i just wanted to support queer poc authors. i didn't know he committed seppuku after a failed coup to restore the emperor of japan.
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Todd in the Shadows @shadowtodd.bsky.social · 8h
Liberty Biberty represents a truly fascinating escalation in the Insurance Wars, an outright descent into madness
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josh mckenzie @amonns.bsky.social · 16h
you may have noticed that animation has never been more in-demand & in the zeitgeist and yet, seemingly, never have media conglomerates been less willing to produce it. you may also notice these guys get multimillion dollar severance packages after they gut a studio. there is probably no connection
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Matt Binder @mattbinder.bsky.social · 11h
the tech industry is about to invent books
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We created gyms because modern day work no
longer required physical activity. Without exercise,
our muscles atrophy.
I predict we'll need gyms for our brains too, once Al
starts doing our knowledge work.
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Brady! @like-the-bunch.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
this will be funny to like 3 people but I’m one of them and that’s all that matters
The poster for The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover, but it’s been edited to include And Knuckles at the end of the title, and Knuckles has been edited into the photo of the cast
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Joseph Galbo @josephgalbo.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
We can still create wonders
Amc theaters Instagram post showing the whalefall popcorn bucket which is a whale and a diver. You eat the pop corn out the back of the whale.
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Count Draugula @artd.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
the abolitionist's dilemma
venn diagram
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some people need their ass beat
right
punishment does not transform people
middle
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Escape The Mojoverse @mojoversepod.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The AIPT article does shout them out but you KNOW people only read headlines. Please check out Hickman in his own words talking about original plans for Ultimate Spider-Man! Adam and Zach did such a good job interviewing him and you get a much clearer picture!
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Marvel Nights With Jonathan Hickman
Battle Of The Atom: An X-Men Podcast · Episode
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Michael Whelan @michaelwhelan.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
DELIRIUM’S MISTRESS (1985) Acrylic on Watercolor Board - 30” x 22” Tanith Lee was such a visual writer of fantasy. She gave the artist an inspiring painting concept on nearly every page, offering an inexhaustible supply of fascinating ideas. #bookssky #art 🪐📚
Over the broken ruins of a fantastical city, a raven haired young woman takes flight on the back of a white lion. With golden eyes and azure mane, it spreads majestic raptor-like wings to soar. As she scans the distance, her eyes signal concern. Wind whips her hair back and billows her cloak. The silky fabric evokes magic in its pattern, black trimmed in red with a regal gold-dotted motif. Wispy tendrils of clouds trace powder blue skies, suggesting an upward drift of air current.
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Ancillary Review of Books @ancillaryreviewofbooks.org · 05/10/2026
Shortlist discussion time! @chloroformtea.bsky.social returns for the 2026 Le Guin Prize list: 9 of the most interesting speculative fiction books from last year. Lots of opinions, comparisons, and thoughts on what constitutes "Le Guin-y-ness". Listen before the winner is announced Oct. 21!
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A Meal of Thorns 60- 2026 UKLG List with Roseanna Pendlebury
Only in its 5th year of operation, the Le Guin Fiction prize has already become something of a critical darling, with very interesting shortlists and winners that rarely overlap with other genre aw…
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MattMcThorn @mattmcthorn.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
One of the most frustrating aspects of collecting books is remembering a book you saw years ago, didn't pick up, then seeing it's impossible to find a copy of it for a decent price. Currently this is being driven by trying to find a copy of Visions of War for under $150, but it's happened before.
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MattMcThorn @mattmcthorn.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Was not expecting the Alien vs Brood backups to be quite so Claremont but hoo boy
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Joram Wolters @joramwolters.com · 04/10/2026
This is a good list, I usually lead with "All of genAI was born from crime with the specific intention of harming (creative) labourers, no increase in output quality or efficiency will ever solve it's ethics."
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Jochem Kuijpers 🎃 @jchmoe.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Tech companies simply can't overcome these fundamental reasons NOT to use their AI products Ethics/society: - AI models are largely built on stolen labor - Cognitive health suffers with extended use of AI - AI destroys communities, careers and crafts that drive our culture and society for profit
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Alex Jaffe ➡️ NYCC @alexjaffe.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
A big part of early Sinestro stories we don’t talk about anymore is how a lot of his crimes were motivated by a leaderboard on Qward that measured who the most evil guy there was
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Benjamin @benjaminschneider.ch · 01/10/2026
just came across this incredible picture of Terry Pratchett
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Nick the Goalie @nickthegoalie.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The future where everything is horrible: unimaginative, lame, pointless to experience The future where I visit Japan again and hear a new album from a band I love: that's what I'm talkin about
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MattMcThorn @mattmcthorn.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Post a vampire that isn't Dracula.
Kaius ir'Wynarn I, King of Karnath
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Qsy @qsy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
If you ever feel bad for hoarding instant ramen seasoning packets just remember that the slender snipe eel is hoarding more vertebrae than any other animal alive despite having its asshole one inch away from its head.
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Weird Spy Satellite @weirdsatellite.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
SIGINT #18488 from NROL-111 (USAP) 1. Shitpost Protocol 7-K 2. Buried Stack of Microplastics
Aerial satellite photo labelled in bright yellow letters: 

1. Shitpost Protocol 7-K
2. Buried Stack of Microplastics

Actual coordinates: 55.4083° N, 52.3351° E
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MattMcThorn @mattmcthorn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Hate feeling overwhelming shame at getting someone's name wrong at a union meeting two days ago (different department and I rarely interact with her). Really wish I knew why I'm like this.
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Chris H | End Days Engine (he/him) @enddaysengine.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This is why werewolves fucking rock.
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Progress Bar 2026 @progressbar202x.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
2026 is 75% complete.
A progress bar that's 75% complete.
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MattMcThorn @mattmcthorn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Dems could absolutely be louder, but I think a lot of people fundamentally misunderstand how little power the minority party has in the US. I'm not sure how much confidence I have in legislative resistance in Dems retake either chamber, but right now they can't do much if repubs don't join.
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Memento (spooky) Morty 🌙 @mementomorty.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
me tomorrow
COMING UP

GOBLIN TIME

image shows a man in a dracula costume with teeth out
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Chris Conroy @conroyforreal.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Just "locked picture" on ABSOLUTE WONDER WOMAN #25 and I can't believe we're already two years deep on these incredible books. I also can't believe how hard we're about to step on the gas, even though we're two years deep. These anniversary issues are freakin' major, y'all.
ABSOLUTE WONDER WOMAN #25 gatefold cover, featuring Wonder Woman fighting Absolute Cheetah against a montage of every character to appear in the series so far, drawn by Hayden Sherman and colored by Jordie Bellaire
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Sweeney Boo @sweeneyboo.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Motoko commission 💙 #ghostintheshell #motokokusanagi
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Stellbound: Stellraiser II @antlervel.vet · 30/09/2026
If I had to pick a favorite kind of conflict? It’s gotta be internecine
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Joel Pinckney @jpinckney.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
There are ways to both engage with the challenges facing readers and reading today while also rejecting this kind of triumphal doomerism; the booksellers I spoke with for this piece are exemplars of that. Maybe you'd like to read this today instead?
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What Do Booksellers Make Of “The End Of Reading”? | Defector
If you haven’t yet encountered the cover story for the August issue of The Atlantic, I have some bad news to share: “The End of Reading Is Here.” It’s an intentionally provocative headline for a sligh...
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yknot05 @yknot05.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
The only way I can see 'intelligence as a utility' is hiding access to information that people can use - such as in books/schools/education/internet. Any surprises that robber baron wealthy/billionaires want to limit education/ability to read and think critically?
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MattMcThorn @mattmcthorn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Holy shit, I was not expecting The Rouse to be 1200 pages long. Guess I know what I'll be reading till about mid November lol
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julie muncy @julie.radiantarray.io · 29/09/2026
i've been saying, one path forward for the mid-budget games industry is just... going and making expansions to popular old games. there's a market here. bring back the era of outsourced expansion packs. i'm so serious.
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MattMcThorn @mattmcthorn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
You'd think that my coworkers telling me that I should take some time off would make me feel like I can in fact take some time off, and yet. I think part of it is that I was able to get a pretty major concession on my schedule earlier this year and taking time off feels like it endangers it?
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Rusty Shackleman @rustyshackleman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Getting 6 guys together so we can unlock a secret door
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BearhAHHH!!t @fussybabybit.ch · 28/09/2026
You catch that big video essay last night?
coworkers deviously luring you over to the water cooler
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Paul Voosen @voosen.me · 28/09/2026
New Horizons is now *three days away* from shutting off its two heliophysics instruments, simply because NASA has not provided the $2M in funding it had promised to the mission last year or this year. There is no science basis for shutting these off. Our earlier coverage:
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NASA’s New Horizons mission may shut down two instruments over lack of funding
Decision risks “incalculable loss” of data from the edge of the Sun’s influence, scientists say
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MattMcThorn @mattmcthorn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
TTRPG systems I've played, (maybe?) chronological order Pathfinder 1e D&D 3.5e D&D 4e Marvel Heroic Roleplaying WEG Star Wars Iron Kingdoms D&D 5e Dungeon World Call of Cthulhu Monster of the Week Starfinder 1e Pathfinder 2e Vampire the Masquerade 5e Blades in the Dark (Continues)
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Nothings Monstered @nothingsmonstrd.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Hazard Tarot — Organical Mechanical organical-mechanical.itch.io/iso-tarot
A Tarot deck made up of danger signs. 
the sign for danger of falling off a cliff sign for danger of falling off a cliff becomes the fool, a lightning bolt for electricity becomes the magician, biohazard symbol is the empress, and  the emperor is a radiation hazard there are 20 trumps and so those are 20 different dangerous signs to start with 
The diamond signs labeling hazardous materials for transport are used for the four suits and their numbered cards.
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Reconstructionist @unavaleable.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
"This PetaQ, Shinji, lacks the virtues of a warrior—and his father has no right to call himself one. NERV is an organization that lacks honor and would do well to follow in the footsteps of Kahless"
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MattMcThorn @mattmcthorn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
We got Peacock for Traitors a couple weeks ago and I am rapidly rediscovering my love for the Law and Order shows. I'd forgotten how much I liked Criminal Intent.
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The Alternate Histoween 🎃 @althistorian.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Happy Stanislav Petrov Day. Today we celebrate the life of a man who saved billions by not believing a computer. May we all learn this valuable lesson.
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Alex Ries @alexries.com · 25/09/2026
The 'thats a cool painting' to 'climate change is going to burn your face of, and the living will envy the dead' rollercoaster of Bluesky
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daviss @daviss.org · 25/09/2026
On the 8 month anniversary of Alex Pretti being shot ten times after he was disarmed by federal agents a Minnesota candidate for US senate blames local officials for the killing. My coverage of events in my city: chaddavis.photography/sets/ice-in-...
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Operation Metro Surge: ICE in Minneapolis — Photos
Photography from Minneapolis as thousands of federal agents arrive.
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ComicsXF @comicsxf.com · 24/09/2026
Artist Joshua Cassara, best known for his work on X-Force and X-Men during the Krakoa era, died this week. CXF's Adam Reck pays tribute.
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CXF pays tribute to X-Men artist Joshua Cassara
Artist Joshua Cassara, best known for his work on X-Force and X-Men during the Krakoa era, died this week. CXF's Adam Reck pays tribute.
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Milkyblood - looking for art job @milkyblood.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
pumpkin
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MattMcThorn @mattmcthorn.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I don't think I've ever seen a book execute on it's genre without being beholden to its trappings as well as The Last Contract of Isako by Fonda Lee. It's a phenomenal read and my favorite book of the year so far.
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Book Review – The Last Contract of Isako by Fonda Lee
I don't think I've ever seen a book execute on it's genre without being beholden to its trappings as well as The Last Contract of Isako. This is a samurai story through and through, with the author describing it as a "science fiction cyberpunk thriller starring aging corporate samurai", but other than a couple of terms, it uses none of the language or trappings you'd associate with a samurai story.
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Rosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · 22/09/2026
Happy mushroom season!
A comic titled "Types of mushrooms" with 12 mushroom species. A wrinkly-looking morel is labeled "creepy but tasty". A brownish deadly galerina is labeled "boring but deadly". A witch's butter on a branch is labeled "jiggles if you poke it". A large puffball is labeled "egg". A creepy red-dripping bleeding tooth fungus is labeled "deeply disconcerting". A fly agaric with a green treefrog sitting under it is labeled "frog umbrella". A black chanterelle is labeled "chalice for forbidden elixers". Three straight-stemmed entolomas are labeled "haha, nipples". A bright purple viscid violet cort is labeled "purple is nice". A birch polypore sticking out of a birch trunk is labeled "tree nose". A complex yellow-tpped coral fungus is labeled "cursed citadel where dwells a fairy queen". A Ravenel's stinkhorn is pixellated at the top for your safety, and labeled "NSFW".
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Sheryl Weikal says Prosecute ICE @leftistlawyer.com · 22/09/2026
It's honestly bizarre to me that abolishing the jackbooted fascist paramilitary shooting people over paperwork is considered extreme and radical but having a jackbooted paramilitary shooting people over paperwork isn't.
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Annie Wu @anniewu.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Batman Day isn't fun for everybody. Please check on your superstitious and cowardly loved ones today.
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