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Counterpunch @ohnothisguyagain.bsky.social · 3h

On the white wing tips and white wings on the legs, did you get a paired 1 and 2 for each of them? I got two Jetfires and another local got one. Nobody has had a full set of properly paired numbered bits. It doesn't seem to matter for the wing tips at all. The leg ones leave the indicator visible.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026

Hey, ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson here. I’m taking over the account to tell you about my new story. For months, I posed as a problem gambler on DraftKings to test the company's "responsible gaming" safeguards. Spoiler alert: They made me a VIP — and I lost $10K. Here's how it all went down. 🧵

Selfie taken by ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson, a man wearing a backwards baseball cap and an orange T-shirt.

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Counterpunch @ohnothisguyagain.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Credentials are a hard filter for two things in my mind. 1. Knowledge check. Can you write/speak in a way that's acceptable to me. 2. Perseverance check. The path is BS. Full stop. But so is everything else. Get through this, and I assume you can get through the regular stuff too.

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Counterpunch @ohnothisguyagain.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I have to deal with those too, for two certs. I used to encourage my younger staff members to go for this stuff, but these days? It's hard to show them the RoI.

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Counterpunch @ohnothisguyagain.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I can't abide some of the bs in this hobby when it comes to "hafta haves"

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Counterpunch @ohnothisguyagain.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

This thread stuck to the top of my feed yesterday, regardless of post timing, daring me to get involved. Here it is again.

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Counterpunch @ohnothisguyagain.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Windcharger kind of was born with the power to subtly kill any transformer around him. He literally had A touch, if not THE touch.

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Counterpunch @ohnothisguyagain.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I've yet to see a copy of 86 Cyclonus with some spot of paint damage in this area due to the panel folds. It's maybe avoidable if you know what to avoid, but mostly I think it's a packing issue. Any amount of pressure pushes the panels into the painted part.

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Counterpunch @ohnothisguyagain.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Anyone else have a Studio 86 Cliffjumper who just doesn't close up in alt mode very well?

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Counterpunch @ohnothisguyagain.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

In my working life, I find myself genuinely surprised and challenged by people who truly can't read anything beyond menus and common sign words. If this sounds snarky, it isn't. It's a bummer.

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Counterpunch @ohnothisguyagain.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Sir, I have really bad news for you about functional literacy in this country...

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Counterpunch @ohnothisguyagain.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

@nonnef.com do you think you'll re run the Pointblank kit for Blanker since the blue is so different?

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Counterpunch @ohnothisguyagain.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Titanium at the time was seen as highly sketch product. The seekers, jets, and sweeps were all ok in my collection, everything else was looking for a home I didn't really have to offer. (I also hated the idea of that mold as a pseudo Defensor)

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Counterpunch @ohnothisguyagain.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Legit, that Titanium RiD OP is one of the few toys of that era I did not buy because of how dramatically inferior it was to the toy it mimicked.

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Counterpunch @ohnothisguyagain.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

So, remember saying, "I can't believe he's gone" is a misstatement. What everyone is really saying, is "I was unprepared to face a world without his constant positivity." Then realize that when you lose good people, if they lived well, that force remains behind because they handed it over to you.

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Counterpunch @ohnothisguyagain.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

On Peter Cullen... He was a gifted, kind man who led a fascinating life that touched the hearts and minds of a generation (and more). He had a long, well spent life that continues beyond his passing to improve the wellbeing of other people. What more can anyone hope to achieve?

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Counterpunch @ohnothisguyagain.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Awesome. I still enjoy finding uses for otherwise outpaced figures.

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Counterpunch @ohnothisguyagain.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

So, I'm probably selling mine. We're you genuinely interested? I can do 20 less than ebay

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Counterpunch @ohnothisguyagain.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

They're quite nice. Still on my shelves actually.

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Counterpunch @ohnothisguyagain.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Prices for aotp Wreck-gar are weird...

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Counterpunch @ohnothisguyagain.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

I closed that gap by setting up a few groups to play casual Commander MTG with other dads.

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Counterpunch @ohnothisguyagain.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

@miconway.bsky.social i was going to tag you too, but I couldn't remember if this was your jam as well. How've things been?

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Counterpunch @ohnothisguyagain.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

If you liked this post, would you mind please liking the video instead, just to prove people are looking. Thanks!

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Counterpunch @ohnothisguyagain.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

So, the instructions and package image shows the feet like they are in the first image, but they 100% work better rotated like in the second image.

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Counterpunch @ohnothisguyagain.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

I like the Earthrise seekers better anyway.

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Counterpunch @ohnothisguyagain.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

God, look at his face. I would have assumed it was a parody...

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Counterpunch @ohnothisguyagain.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

I mean, it's all bullshit. They fucked something up in the ordering or processing. They still had to have made a shit ton of these. I'm worn out with toy collecting. Something is wrong with the hobby and/or interactions with it and I can't put my finger on it. I should be mad, but I'm not.

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Counterpunch @ohnothisguyagain.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Oddly enough, I fired someone once who lied about their course work to get a job. We found they were incompetent and I just kept going back, digging into why, until the reason became obvious.

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Counterpunch @ohnothisguyagain.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

That shit was edited by Galvatron to avoid embarrassment. (or by Cyclonus to avoid embarrassing the boss) Real current political parallels...

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Counterpunch @ohnothisguyagain.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Yeah, I actually remember Cyclonus being a bit taller than Galvatron.

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Counterpunch @ohnothisguyagain.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

For him, there's an argument that the original is actually more accurate.

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Counterpunch @ohnothisguyagain.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Marvel Legends are challenging. I've got a mixed track record on whether or not I upgrade to a new figure. My room is so full I just am lost in how to go forward.

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Counterpunch @ohnothisguyagain.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Been thinking about this and my frustrations with the hobby lately. These incremental changes make me feel bad for buying previous figures. Like, the new stuff probably would be better, but I feel bad re-investing and it makes prior choices just seem stupid.

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Counterpunch @ohnothisguyagain.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Fwiw, I think you do a pretty good job.

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