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This is not an Overreaction @mudlock.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

I bought the Starter set for D&D 5.5, and it’s labeled like any other board game. But that “+” is doing a loooot of work.

Detail from 2024 D&D Starter Set box. 3 icons labeled “cooperative play”, “3-5 players”, and “45+ min playtime”.

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This is not an Overreaction @mudlock.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Saw some blue jays building a nest in a tree outside the kitchen window last week, and I worried the storm (or a crow) might have ruined it. No! Found the right angle for it yesterday. One mama Jay butt.

The back three-quarters of a blue jay sitting on her nest; the head is obscured by pine branches.

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This is not an Overreaction @mudlock.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Despite his late days, he would often toddle about the house in search of warmth and treats (even though he had all that and more at home.) I’m not sure Pumpkin understands.

Phoebe making a terrible mess around a foraging-toy filled with his favorite treat, seeds.

Phoebe hiding beneath the cardboard cover/redirector we constructed over the heating vent nearest his habitat. The heat wasn’t even blowing.

Phoebe and Pumpkin “foraging” on our rainbow bathroom mat, after they had wandered down the hall unnoticed. (“Huh, I haven’t heard the birds chirp in a while.”)

Phoebe and Pumpkin exploring the kitchen floor.

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This is not an Overreaction @mudlock.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Sad news, as Phoebe, our white-face cockatiel (right) did not make it through the night. He’d been struggling with arthritis and a fatty lump on this right chest for several years, and seemed to have had some left-side nerve damage since before we ever brought him home. His last day was happy.

Two cockatiels atop a bird cage. Left, a lutino staring expectantly at the camera (Pumpkin); right, a white-face with his head stuffed as far as he can into a lampshade (Phoebe).

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This is not an Overreaction @mudlock.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Well, Inglourious Basterds came out in 2009, so…

Christopher Waltz in Inglourious Basterds playing a Nazi SS officer. The emblem on his hat is the same emblem Platner had tattooed on his chest.

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This is not an Overreaction @mudlock.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

And what, according to CNN, did he say one minute before his assassination?

CNN US:

Audience member: "Do you know how many transgender Americans have been mass shooters over the last 10 years?"
Kirk: "Too many."
The same audience member went on say the number is five, and proceeded to ask if Kirk knows how many mass shooters there have been in America
over the last 10 years.
Kirk: "Counting or not counting gang violence?"
Seconds later, the sound of a pop is heard and the crowd screams as Kirk gets shot and recoils in his seat.

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This is not an Overreaction @mudlock.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

You’ve seen rain though, right? So, clearly the fox succeeded.

The text conveys a tale of how the Sumerian storm god Ishkur was trapped in the netherworld, causing chaos on earth due to the lack of rain. Ishkur’s father Enlil, the king of the gods, summons a divine assembly and asks one of the gathered deities to retrieve Ishkur. No gods volunteer, but, surprisingly, a lone fox does. The fox slyly enters and maneuvers through the underworld on its journey, but the broken tablet unfortunately ends the narrative. Until other, more complete tablets are found that record the same myth, scholars may never know whether the fox successfully completed its mission.

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This is not an Overreaction @mudlock.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

Lovely photo but my mind immediately went to:

Matthew McConaughey’s character in Reign of Fire leaping into the dragon’s maw with an axe.

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This is not an Overreaction @mudlock.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

My spouse put magnet on a plate. A Maine lobster license plate. (This image is the preview from the DMV website, but we actually have this plate on our car.)

A state of Maine “Lobster” license plate with MAGNET on it.

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This is not an Overreaction @mudlock.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

@bobchipman.bsky.social I don’t want to give this any more air, but this post you reshared is absolute hogwash. For one, votes aren’t transmitted over cell networks in real time. The expert they cite is a real person, but his research makes no claims like these—he talks about bomb threats in Philly.

A post from Common Coalition making false claims about election manipulation in 2024.

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This is not an Overreaction @mudlock.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

If woo like this appears from the “Science” feed, then of what use is the feed? Get it together mods 🧪

Some pseudo science about the healing power of “biophotons” that was posted on the science feed

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This is not an Overreaction @mudlock.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Wow, this $20 is stamped with jury nullification propaganda (complimentary)!

The backside of a US $20. It’s been stamped with the words “Each juror has the power and obligation to vote _not_guilty_ to prevent conviction if they feel the law is unjust.”

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This is not an Overreaction @mudlock.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

4, I guess? Accessibility Shortcut You can choose an accessibility option to turn on and off by triple-tapping the side button. I’m using it with color filter to toggle my “night-mode.” Mid-day nap? Tap tap tap! Don’t want to wake your partner with light? Tap tap tap!

iPhone Settings > Accessibility menu. “Accessibility Shortcut” is highlighted.

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This is not an Overreaction @mudlock.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

3. Color Filters Lots of filters to assist with color blindness, but I use it in lieu of a nightshift mode, with a 100% red filter. Great for star gazing or… black & photography? And easier to control than nightshift because…

iPhone Settings > Accessibility > Display & Text Size menu. “Color Filters” is highlighted.

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This is not an Overreaction @mudlock.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

2. Back Tap. You can pick from a HUGE list of things to happen when you double- or triple-tap on the back of the phone. Or both! (If you use a case, you have to tap pretty hard.) I set mine to rotation-lock, because I swear they move that functionality every week and I’m sick of hunting it down.

iPhone Settings > Accessibility > Touch menu. “Back Tap” is highlighted.

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This is not an Overreaction @mudlock.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

1. LED Flash for Alerts. This is the one I’ve been using the longest. It just flashes the LED when you get an alert. Great if you leave your phone on silent all the time, or just place it face-down. And since the LED was originally for a camera flash, it is BRIGHT.

iPhone Settings > Accessibility > Audio & Visual menu. “LED Flash for Alerts” is highlighted.

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