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I will never not squeal in delight when I spot an opossum on my porch. This was the best pic I could grab in the low light at 8x zoom; Didn't want to spook it by getting closer.. After all, it's just tryin' to do it's own thing, doesn't need me pushing it around :D

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WFL (He/They) @painpropaganda.com · 03/10/2026

God, @remedygames.com could’ve made the best joke ever with their lore documents if this was real. Instead, ac fan created this brilliance. (Text is in the link) www.reddit.com/r/controlgam...

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WFL (He/They) @painpropaganda.com · 26/09/2026

.. WTF? It still won't show on my end. Let's try a different image, maybe?

A photo of a cute kitty with what looks like eyeliner. It is looking at the camera, and is standing on green outdoor carpet.

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WFL (He/They) @painpropaganda.com · 26/09/2026

So, apparently Bluesky tripped out on the image? Here's another attempt at an upload for the visual folk.

A duplicate of the image from the previous post since it wouldn't load. A big auto-injector pen and a red 2 quart biohazard box. The auto-injector has a yellow protective cover, a white body, and a pale sky-blue grip.

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WFL (He/They) @painpropaganda.com · 26/09/2026

I just stabbed myself with my own Aberrant and am ready to journey forth from the Old House after waking up from my coma and.. Oh, wait. This doesn't say "Aberrant", it says "Abatacept". Well, guess I'll just take being able to move a little better and have less pain instead. That's fine.

A big auto-injector pen and a red 2 quart biohazard box. The auto-injector has a yellow protective cover, a white body, and a pale sky-blue grip.

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WFL (He/They) @painpropaganda.com · 21/09/2026

Came out to say hi to the kitties, and Diamond (pictured) tried to bolt into the house.. running straight into my legs 😂 she’s the one that HAS a home, but likes my porch better.

A black cat looking right at the camera. She has majestic ear flooofs.

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WFL (He/They) @painpropaganda.com · 19/09/2026

The sheer number of broken websites I'm seeing for both major and minor website brands is astonishing. As an example, Applebee's menu fails to load unless I open it in incognito mode on Firefox. Not using any wild extensions. uBlock Origin (unblocking doesn't help) and 1pass.

A screenshot of Applebee's website; Specifically, the menu page.. Which is spectacularly broken. All you can see aside from the usual navigation & footer is the "Applebee's Menu" title (half-obscured by the nav bar), the "Search Menu" button, and nutritional information disclaimers.

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WFL (He/They) @painpropaganda.com · 11/09/2026

FUCK! This guy is many folks' first experience in training with DCS craft. He's the one who taught me how to start the Apache. RIP Wags; You're a goddamned legend in the combat sim community.

A photo of Matt Wagner, captioned:
Matt 'Wags' Wagner
Nov. 10th 1968 - Sept 7th 2026

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WFL (He/They) @painpropaganda.com · 08/09/2026

Google: AI search is key! AI search is EVERYTHING AND WILL SOLVE ALL THE ISSUES. Also Google when doing a quick search for some text from an e-mail to see if it's a scam:

The Google AI Overview for a search. You see this text in the search bar:
"Based on recommendations from our donors, we are pleased to invite your organization to"

Google's AI Overview response was the following:

Thank you for this invitation. We are honored to be recommended by your donors and are excited about the opportunity to participate in your grant funding initiative.

To help us provide the exact information you need and ensure a strong alignment with your goals, could you share a few more details?

What are the key focus areas or themes for this specific funding round?
What is the application deadline and preferred format?
Are there specific guidelines or templates we should follow?

We look forward to sharing how our upcoming initiatives can drive meaningful impact alongside your organization.

AI responses may include mistakes. For financial advice, consult a professional. Learn more

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WFL (He/They) @painpropaganda.com · 06/09/2026

I don’t usually relax much, but I’m trying to make an effort. Reading a guilty pleasure book series (castle federation) and drinking NA beer (my CMT precludes me from enjoying alcohol) while stuck in the hotel. Hopefully fully back home tomorrow evening.

A kindle in dark mode with an ebook pulled up, resting on my knee. In my other hand is a Stella Artois 0% alcohol beer.

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WFL (He/They) @painpropaganda.com · 03/09/2026

Well, since gaming is out of the question during the wave of hellfire, this weekend will be the perfect excuse to immerse myself in some horror to match the heat. @gilduran.com

A book on an end-table. The book - with it's vibrant tech-themed red cover - is "The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy" by Gil Durán.

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WFL (He/They) @painpropaganda.com · 02/09/2026

Depressing breakfast here. Not pictured: Burned coffee, bland bagels and toast, + it was 15 minutes late being put out. I wasn't expecting much, but hey, at least the place is cheap and the room is good. Hell, even the bed is just slightly better than most hotel beds (which are awful in my exp).

A small sausage patty and a sad looking circular form of scrambled egg on a paper plate next to a plastic fork.

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WFL (He/They) @painpropaganda.com · 01/09/2026

I wonder if I can post while getting this error (both web and app).. Surprised more people haven't been posting it on Down Detector.

A bluesky feed header. It features an error message reading "Invalid response payload: grapheme too big (maximum 1000, got 1497) at $feed[7].post.embed.alt

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WFL (He/They) @painpropaganda.com · 28/08/2026

It look longer than I expected, but he did end up making Dolly's death about him. He is such a garbage-gargling piece of fucking shit.

A post from Truth Social by Donald Trump. It features an AI-generated oil-painting-style portrait of him walking with Dolly Parton outside the White House. Dolly's hand is in the crook of his arm, and she is smiling. It is captioned "President Trump and Dolly Parton".

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WFL (He/They) @painpropaganda.com · 07/08/2026

Next handful of patch orders will get this lovely "Fuck AI" sticker as a free bonus; I'll be adding this to the store next weekend if you just wanna buy the sticker on it's own.

A black and white sticker that reads "Fuck AI!" and has a hand with way too many fingers pointing to the text.

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WFL (He/They) @painpropaganda.com · 02/08/2026

The best flat picks in existence. Been using these since college when they were branding them as having a cat-tongue grip.

A tin of 12 1.14mm snarling dogs brain picks. They are orange in color.

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WFL (He/They) @painpropaganda.com · 27/07/2026

Every time I get an email from Mary Miller I call her a bootlicker and send her this image. I encourage you all to do the same. It’s the little things that bring me joy.

A photoshopped image of Mary miller smiling as a boot with lipstick marks on it is held in front of her. She’s standing in front of an ICE raid.

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WFL (He/They) @painpropaganda.com · 26/07/2026

If you see this, quote skeet a pic of yourself in sunglasses.

A photo of a man wearing sunglasses and a Dos Equis hat. He is smoking a cigarette and playing a steel guitar outside with a slide. The guitar as a snake in an "S" shape painted on it.

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WFL (He/They) @painpropaganda.com · 26/07/2026

A teaser for my next Nerfed Gamer post, because you knew it was going to be something like this.

An F4U-1D Corsair spinning out into the ground, as viewed from the cockpit.

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WFL (He/They) @painpropaganda.com · 24/07/2026

Y'all! I finally figured out the cold start process on the F4U-1D Corsair! Fuckin' touchy piece of shit.. Just so you can join me in the celebration, here is a cute picture of one of our porch kitties (yes, the one featured on my website) that took a nap today.

A cute gray kitty curled up among some vines. It ls sleepy, adorable, and not to be disturbed or I will personally beat you with my cane.

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WFL (He/They) @painpropaganda.com · 19/07/2026

Finished assembling my VKB GNX-THQ (ABC 123 BABY YOU AND ME); Yet again I am impressed with VKB's engineering and forethought. Not gonna use it tonight; still too fuckin' hot. Hopefully tomorrow, though, I'll be able to use it w/ the Corsair (and be able to properly start the damned thing now :D).

A fully-assembled VKB GNX-THQ; It is a piece of sim hardware that features 3 independent levers (one white-capped, one red-capped, and one blue), plus 8 buttons labeled A1, A2, A3, A4 and B1, C1, C2, and B2 (A1-4 on the top row, the rest on the bottom, in the order written).

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WFL (He/They) @painpropaganda.com · 16/07/2026

Just a reminder for folks that Mary Miller is a professional bootlicker.. And this link has a high-res poster you can download & print that says as much: classicwfl.com/dumpster/Mar...

A photoshop-edited image of Mary Miller in front of ICE agents arresting folks. A black military-style boot is held out in front of her, and there are lipstick marks on the toe. She is smiling.

The photo is captioned "Mary E. Miller: Professional Bootlicker".

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WFL (He/They) @painpropaganda.com · 11/07/2026

One of my favorite mechs has been the Locust (1Vb variant). I've been wanting a model/figurine/whatever of the Locust for years, and this year for my birthday I hit up eBay for one. Found someone who 3d prints them, and he has the 1Vb variant. It came! Much better than my 3d printer could do.

A very tiny 3d print of the Locust 1Vb standing on a wood surface.

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WFL (He/They) @painpropaganda.com · 11/07/2026

It always cracks me up when dumbasses waste money on AI bots that pay less attention than a 5-year-old screen-time addict who has been forced to sit with a bunch of adults without an iPad. And yes, I blocked after taking the screenshots. :D

2 screenshots from Bluesky superimposed over an image of a retro school room with a Dunce cap in the corner.

It is captioned "This AI bot needs a dunce cap", and shows that an AI bot (TIMxAI) - described AS AN AI COMPANY THAT RUNS ITSELF - reposted my anti-AI morale patch.

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WFL (He/They) @painpropaganda.com · 11/07/2026

New patch is hitting the shop tomorrow!

A distressed morale patch on a black plate carrier. It reads "Fuck AI! Hire real artists", and features a jagged Mickey Mouse style hand pointing to "Fuck AI!".. Except the hand has 6 fingers rather than the usual 4 in the style.

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WFL (He/They) @painpropaganda.com · 07/07/2026

Too young to retire, too old to change careers (well, sorta).

A meme; It features an older man in a military uniform seemingly in emotional distress. It is captioned "Me, having fought in the vim-emacs wars, seeing juniors vibe-code in cursor"

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WFL (He/They) @painpropaganda.com · 02/07/2026

Last night I cracked open (a dead-tree version) Of Monsters and Mainframes by Barbara Truelove; absolutely brilliant book thus far (about 1/4 done). You should read it. binderybooks.com/books/of-mon...

The book cover for "Of Monsters and Mainframes" by Barbara Truelove. It features vampire fangs around a retro-rainbow-styled 3d text (the title and author name), and a space ship flying from out and around the teeth.

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WFL (He/They) @painpropaganda.com · 30/06/2026

Mockup of the new new Nerfed Gamer site is pretty much done; May do some spit-polish here and there, but otherwise is ready for code. Keeping things even more minimal than it is now.. Just an archive and article template and that's it.

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WFL (He/They) @painpropaganda.com · 28/06/2026

I'm sitting here trying to figure out logistics of switching coffee shops in my AM routine; I want to keep getting my breakfast at the local bistro, but the other (non-MAGA) coffee shop isn't within walking distance from the bistro (although it's about 7 blocks from my house).

A cat with different colored eyes in front of a chalkboard covered with a lot of fake geometry. The cat has a loading symbol between it's ears, and is captioned with the word "Calculating...".

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WFL (He/They) @painpropaganda.com · 27/06/2026

After doing a lot of data massaging I’m now copying and pasting over 80 blog posts to Publii.

A triple screen display. One screen features VS Code with a bunch of markdown files. To the right of that is the Publii post editor. Above that is a window with a bunch of image thumbnails.

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WFL (He/They) @painpropaganda.com · 20/06/2026

Diamond (black), one of our regular kitties who visits, just recently started having a kitty (gray) follow them everywhere. At first I thought this was an "Adoring Fan" moment; Diamond was definitely annoyed by this kitty, but it was no big deal. Things got.. Weird this morning. 1/

A gray striped kitty with eyes that look like it's wearing eyeliner

Two kitties walking down the sidewalk. One is black and floofy, the other is gray and striped.

Two kitties sitting on a porch looking at each other. One is black and floofy, the other is gray and striped.

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WFL (He/They) @painpropaganda.com · 14/06/2026

Happy birthday to the adjudicated sexual assaulter, friend of Epstein and our resident Fascist-in-Chief, Donald J. Trump!

A selfie of a man flipping off the camera. He's wearing a hat with a patch that reads "Cage the Fascists" and has an illustrated portrait of Trump in a prison jumpsuit behind bars. He's also wearing a black t-shirt with graffiti-style writing that reads "I will not bow down!". His nails are painted navy blue and a darker red. He's also wearing aviators, has a salt-and-pepper vacation beard and a mustache.

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WFL (He/They) @painpropaganda.com · 07/06/2026

I turn 43 this month, and I have no plans to drop my punk aesthetic.

A punk looking guy wearing aviator glasses and a hat with a rainbow punk patch.

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WFL (He/They) @painpropaganda.com · 01/06/2026

Happy Pride, and remember why we celebrate.

A distressed morale patch. It features a raised arm clutching a rainbow-painted brick.

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WFL (He/They) @painpropaganda.com · 31/05/2026

Today I got a few things that were my grandmother's. A guitar. Some photos and newspaper clippings. A print of a photo I took on canvas that I gifted her.. .. and a quilt she had made. I am laying now on the couch wrapped up in it, and it's one of the few times I feel tied to a familial memory.

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WFL (He/They) @painpropaganda.com · 25/05/2026

Obligatory XKCD anytime anybody calls SC fans "deluded": xkcd.com/359/ SC isn't for everybody, and yeah, it's a buggy alpha that will be in alpha for a long time, but I have a shit-ton of fun (especially since it's a game that I can play despite my disabilities). I also embrace ambition, too.

An XKCD comic. A group of people are having fun playing Rock Band, and one guy behind them says the following:

You know, playing this doesn't make you cool like a real rock band. Guys? Didn't you hear me? Stop having fun!"

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WFL (He/They) @painpropaganda.com · 23/05/2026

I love my goddamned Dolly patch so much, especially on sunny days where it absolutely fucking glistens. Get yours here, if you feel so inclined: www.etsy.com/listing/4494...

A distressed morale patch on a backpack; It reads "Don't fuck with Dolly!" with a purple striped background, and is covered in goddamned beautiful glitter.

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WFL (He/They) @painpropaganda.com · 17/05/2026

Speaking of doing nothing.. Today I'm rocking my FBI parody t-shirt. Kash Patel may be on the outs, but he can always remember his time fondly (and always have something with an FBI-like seal) with this shirt! www.etsy.com/listing/4434...

A man who seems to think he's handsome. He's bald, wearing aviator glasses with a gold glasses chain. He has a moustache, too, but none of that matters. No, what matters is the t-shirt he's wearing; It's a navy blue shirt with a fake seal of the FBI that reads "Kash "K$S Patel's Federal Bureau of Investigation", and inside the seal it shows some poorly redacted documents and a ribbon with the text "What Epstein Files?"

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WFL (He/They) @painpropaganda.com · 11/05/2026

Well, looks like the request still went through despite not even providing any sort of confirmation/error response visually to end-users. This came in via e-mail: *sings in a light and jolly manner* How bad can you code, Tunecore? How bad IS YOUR CODE, TUNECORE?! HOW FUCKED IS YOUR CODE TUNECORE

An e-mail from Tunecore. It reads:

Will Leffert,

You've canceled your TuneCore Professional Plan on 5/11/26.

Your Professional Plan will end at the end of your current billing cycle, so your songs will remain on DSPs and social media until 2/2/27. On 2/2/27, the music you are distributing through TuneCore will be taken down.

To view information about your current plan and releases, visit your dashboard.
VISIT YOUR DASHBOARD

Thank you,

Team TuneCore

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WFL (He/They) @painpropaganda.com · 11/05/2026

Hey, I found where to cancel my pro plan! Except I can't cancel, because the server is spitting out a server 500 error when you hit the cancel button! YAY!

a JS error in the browser console. It's showing a POST request to Tunecore's API.. Specifically the sub cancellation endpoint. It results in a 500 error status.

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WFL (He/They) @painpropaganda.com · 11/05/2026

More in the Tunecore saga: I went to cancel my renewal, which Tunecore has an obnoxious process to do requiring you submit a form just to get access to the page.. ..The page which does not actually let you cancel renewal, just immediately take releases down, despite instructions to the contrary.

The "Manage Subscriptions" page for releases. A release by Social Engine is highlighted, with the only option available to be selected is "Takedown All Stores".

The notice at the top reads:

Takedown All Stores:

Your release will be removed from all of the stores it was previously available in. Most stores can take up to a week to process a takedown but if you selected iTunes they will remove the content within 48 hours.
Cancel Renewal:

On your renewal date, your content will be marked for takedown from all stores and you will not be charged any renewal fee.

Important: If you would like to take down your release from only certain stores and not all stores, please contact support.

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WFL (He/They) @painpropaganda.com · 07/05/2026

If you read these words in a specific voice in your head, you're a pretty cool person.

A screenshot from the MENACE video game. it features a cutscene in a digital painting style of 2 characters: A severe-looking white female military officer holding a clipboard, and a relaxed older black main with a cane, white beard and sunglasses in alternative military garb decorated with heavy medals and a red beret.

The dialog caption reads "End of line."

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WFL (He/They) @painpropaganda.com · 07/05/2026

I tried to air my grievances with Tunecore, but they really, REALLY don't want you to contact them. FYI, I'm gonna try their old support zendesk e-mail next. If you want to complain, here it is: support@tunecore.zendesk.com

A chat log with Tunecore support AI.

Me: If some human reads this fucking chatlog, just know that I've brought a number of folks to the service, and will be leaving once I decide on a new distributor.. Precisely because of shit like this awful support, and you going all-in on AI music.

Them (Frankie, labeled "Virtual Agent"): Sorry, I didn't understand that. Can you say it another way?

Me: Fuck you, and fuck this clanker bullshit.

Them: I'm sorry, I'm not following.

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