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ratherboogie (Ko) @ratherboogie.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

(This would be my actual "world's cutest" submission but it won't be on EN for 2 years..)

A screencap from the "Light on the Orbit" music video in Ensemble Stars!! Music. Wearing a fanciful princely outfit with an open collar, wide puffy sleeves, and dangling pearl accents, Mikejima Madara appears in close up, face turned slightly to screen right, winking at the viewer with a wide smile.

ratherboogie (Ko) @ratherboogie.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Dang - finally got a MBP Nice! score for my submission that wasn't single digits, and somehow I saved the submission rather than the screen showing the score. Anyway, here's Kanat

A screencap from the "Colors Arise" music video in Ensemble Stars!! Music. Kanata Shinkai wears a colorful, creative take on a spacesuit, with glowing orange and green accents, a bright orange visor, and cat ears atop the helmet. In splitscreen view, against a dark blue starry background, he stands smiling brightly in a cute pose with one arm raised above his head and the other held out to the side. The right side of the splitscreen shows the full-body pose, while the left side is a close-up on his face.

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ratherboogie (Ko) @ratherboogie.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

>casting powerful spells in the magic circle >physical challenges to hone the body >consult the all-seeing oracle >scrolls that reveal the future

Screen grab from Ensemble Stars!! Music showing a close-up of part of the Office space from the previous tweet, but taken at a different time. A chibi Mikejima Madara stands on the dancing stage, which now has red spotlights shining down and a pair of orb-shaped holograms activated on either side.

Screen grab from Ensemble Stars!! Music showing a close-up of part of the Office space from the previous tweet, but taken at a different time. A chibi Shiina Niki stands in front of a stack of flat gray bricks, set up to be broken bare-handed in a show of martial arts prowess.

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ratherboogie (Ko) @ratherboogie.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Now that the event's wrapped, showing off my MⱯNⱯ-themed office.

Screen grab from Ensemble Stars!! Music showing my Office space. With a wallpaper and stony floor suggesting a glowing nighttime urban environment, the Office features a neon dancing stage at its center, stacks of stone for breaking using karate, a bison staring at a crystal ball, and an enormous taiko drum.

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ratherboogie (Ko) @ratherboogie.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

MBP Theme: "Whispers of Autumn" Submission: one giant screaming yellow leaf filling nearly half the frame that should do it

Screen grab from the Ensemble Stars!! Music music video "Heart Aid Cafeteria," showing a long shot of a European-style white brick building with a cafe at street level. Outside, Mikejima Madara and Otogari Adonis stand in outfits dominated by rich, dark jewel tones, pausing from their work tidying up and watering plants to look at the yellow gingko leaves stirred up by a breeze. A single gingko leaf close to the camera fills nearly half the frame.

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ratherboogie (Ko) @ratherboogie.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

WTF I’M NUMBER ONE IN THE ENG MEGA PHOTO BATTLE RIGHT NOW

A screen grab from Ensemble Stars!! Music’s Mega Photo Battle ranking, showing the top 4 entries in the contest in a vertical column on the right, with images for each. My entry, showing Mikejima Madara with his back to the camera showered by confetti before a field of green glow sticks and an enormous Ferris wheel, appears at the center of the screen, and in the number one spot.

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ratherboogie (Ko) @ratherboogie.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

(˵ •̀ ᴗ •́ ˵ ) ✧ www.keithcirkel.co.uk/whats-my-jnd...

Screen capture from the "What's My Delta_E" online test. On a black background, white and colored text read as follows: "Your delta_e: 0.0034. Genuinely remarkable. You sailed past the theoretical human limit like it owed you money. I'd accuse you of cheating but I don't actually know how you'd cheat at this." Below the message are two rounded rectangular buttons giving the option of sharing the result or retaking the test.

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ratherboogie (Ko) @ratherboogie.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Yeah! That's basically what I'm hoping for: wild long hair, or buns, or no major extensions but they give him really different styling like Rei's do. (Like I'm only half kidding when I say give him the IT'S JOKE)

Image of Mari Ohara from Love Live! Sunshine. Mari, a blonde-haired girl with gold eyes, wears a short-sleeved white sailor fuku with gray collar, skirt, and trim, along with a red scarf and black kneesocks. Pertinent to this discussion, Mari's hair is shoulder length, with a braid that runs over the top of her head horizontally from one ear to the other, with the unbraided tail gathered into a large loop on the right side of her head.

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ratherboogie (Ko) @ratherboogie.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Coolest feature of the MV outfit: his braids are pulled up into the hair ornament & the headband is braided into them! Love love love this!

Screen shot from Ensemble Stars!! Music's 3D MV outfit try-on room showing Mikejima Madara in his "When Spring Awakes" outfit. Madara stands facing the camera in a martial arts pose, with his rear arm raised in a lightly-blenched first. He wears a long white coat with a white fur collar, accented with blue, bronze, and red trims with blue-green ornaments. Madara also wears a long-plumed, pale blue headdress, with his braids pulled up into the bronze base. His blue and red headbands are braided into his braids, but they aren't visible from this perspective.

Screen shot from Ensemble Stars!! Music's 3D MV outfit try-on room showing Mikejima Madara in his "When Spring Awakes" outfit. Madara stands facing away from the camera in a long shot, showing his full body. He wears a long white coat with a white fur collar, accented with blue, bronze, and red trims with blue-green ornaments. The bottom of the coat includes stylized images of horses and clouds. Madara also wears a long white-plumed headdress that reaches his shoulders, with his braids pulled up into the bronze base. His blue and red headbands are braided into his braids.

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ratherboogie (Ko) @ratherboogie.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

This fish is fully charged ╭( ･ㅂ･)و )))

A screen grab from Ensemble Stars!! Music showing a music video stage in progress. Blue-haired, green-eyed idol Kanata Shinkai stands in the center of the screen looking up at the camera, smiling, one hand extended forward and the other resting on his chest. Kanata wears a dark blue high-collared suit with military and marine theming, including gold and light blue trim, bright yellow cuffs, and a semitransparent striped cape falling from his shoulders.

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ratherboogie (Ko) @ratherboogie.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

Santa ENGstars' 10-pull ticket netted me 2 5-stars! Not only is this my favorite Leo unbloomed, it was also the last copy I needed for his SCR MV outfit ( •̀ᄇ• ́)ﻭ✧

Screen capture from Ensemble Stars!! Music showing I've just pulled a copy of Tsukinaga Leo's "The Unfettered Tiger" 5-star. Leo, a short orange-haired idol with green eyes, is standing in a snowy urban landscape, backed up against fellow idol Adonis Otogari, who is taller and is whose face is half cropped out by the top of the frame. Leo has pulled Adonis's green jacket around him.

Screen capture from Ensemble Stars!! Music showing I've just pulled a copy of Izumi Sena's "Fairy of the Morning Mist" card. Sena, a gray-haired idol with warm blue eyes, stands pointing at the viewer with a large duffel bag slung over his right shoulder. Behind him is what looks like an airport terminal with large windows.

Screen capture from Ensemble Stars!! Music's MV fitting room. Orange-haired Idol Leo Tsukinaga stands with his hands on his hips in front of a wall covered with patterned wallpaper and a yellow sofa. He wears a long-sleeved wrap jacket and pants, both white, with the jacket having yellow and navy floral patterns and trim. Over his left shoulder is a tiger pelt that drapes over his back.

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ratherboogie (Ko) @ratherboogie.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Wild to be finishing this just after the election. (Good book!)

Cover of the audiobook edition of The Gods of New York by Jonathan Mahler. The cover shows tightly-packed skyscrapers in midtown Manhattan, presumably circa 1986-1990, with the Pan Am Building (now the MetLife Building) near the center and the Chrysler Building at the far right, and buildings stretching out toward the horizon. The title appears in large, blocky yellow letters with a reddish-orange drop shadow.

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ratherboogie (Ko) @ratherboogie.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

Finished Nyaight of the Living Cat, 10/10 purrfect show, no notes.

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ratherboogie (Ko) @ratherboogie.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

Did platelets this morning, now it's time for the mystery t-shirt gacha! What will it be??? Will I get the 5-star??? (ticket that gets you all the other shirts in the gacha)

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ratherboogie (Ko) @ratherboogie.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

*wheezing, stumbling, at last hoisting the final copy of Tetora over my head* YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

A screenshot from Ensemble Stars!! Music (Enstars) showing that I've reached 3.5 million points and earned the final copy of Nagumo Tetora's Glitter 5-star "Law of Cycles."

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ratherboogie (Ko) @ratherboogie.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

MADE IT (and thanks to the power of Mayoi I got him maxed out 3 days early???)

Screen from Ensemble Stars!! Music (Enstars) showing that I've earned the final copy of Mikejima Madara's "Guardian of the Dawn" Brilliant 5-star card in the "Last Mission" event, having reached 22 million event points.

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ratherboogie (Ko) @ratherboogie.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

Happy Double Face 5th Anniversary, Last Mission on EN ヽ(；▽；)ノ

View of my current Office in Ensemble Stars!! Music (Enstars), decorated to celebrate Double Face's 5th anniversary and the "Last Mission" event starting on the English server. The primary feature is a pair of Double Face chibi plushes seated on a round white carpet under a blooming sakura tree, showering petals on the plushes. The rest of the office is decorated to suggest a nighttime cityscape, dominated by warm red browns and oranges, orange and yellow flowers, and small brick accent walls. Fireworks are visible in the background.

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ratherboogie (Ko) @ratherboogie.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

I AM GOING INTO THIS EVENT LOADED FOR BEAR (BISON) THANK YOU BEAUTIFUL MAN

Scouting results screen in Ensemble Stars!! Music (Enstars) showing a 10-pull. Of note, in the bottom right corner is Mayoi Ayase's Flash 5-star "Phantom of Midnight," and a bar on the card indicates this is the 4th copy obtained.

From Ensemble Stars!! Music (Enstars), the Bloomed art of Mayoi Ayase's Flash 5-star "Phantom of Midnight." Mayoi's unbraided hair drifts around him as he stands surrounded by bluish-white lotuses and glowing orange lanterns. Mayoi is smiling calmly as he looks up at the viewer, and his voluminous flowing sleeves and wrap contribute to the flowing effect of the art.

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ratherboogie (Ko) @ratherboogie.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

*playing the matching game while listening to an hour-plus-long video about how a piece of software I have never used has gone completely to hell* ଘ(੭ˊ꒳ˋ)੭✧

Screen shot from Ensemble Stars!! Music showing the Looping Odyssey minigame currently in progress on the English server. An array of fantasy-inspired icons including armor, potions, bread, and gems fill every square of a seven by five array. The array appears against a teal background. On either side of the array are small windows detailing orders I can complete for certain amounts of points, how many points I need to earn to get the next reward, and so on. A chibi sprite of Tetora Nagumo appears in the upper left hand corner.

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ratherboogie (Ko) @ratherboogie.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

...huh. Gunpla at Michael's. Well, it is a craft...

Photograph taken in a Michael's craft store showing an end cap display at the end of an aisle. On six white metal shelves, there are nine colorful boxes depicting various Gundam robots, mostly from Gundam Wing, including Epyon, Deathscythe, and Shenlong. On either side of the end cap display, the contents of the aisles are visible, although difficult to make out.

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ratherboogie (Ko) @ratherboogie.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

If you see this, quote with the energy you bring to Bluesky

Looping GIF from Gundam: Ironblooded Orphans showing an extremely simplified version of the character Atra Mixta running. (It is worth noting that this is an extremely cropped version of a shot in which Atra was not the focus of the shot and just coming into view. In the subsequent shot, where Atra is the focus, she appears with the usual level of detail.)

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ratherboogie (Ko) @ratherboogie.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

...I don't want to think about how long we've had Animal Square & I just now figured out you can put idols in it too.

Screen capture from Ensemble Stars (Enstars) Animal Square area showing five idols (Kohaku, Adonis, Souma, Tetora, and Hajime) playing with the animal characters (two dogs, a dove, a rabbit, and a penguin). The square is shown from slightly above, with all characters and objects rendered in a chibi style. The square is fenced in by banners and flower planters, and the floor is bedecked with a variety of colorful rugs. Several chairs in varying styles are visible, along with an aquarium and some planters.

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ratherboogie (Ko) @ratherboogie.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Yaaaay all of them finally ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ

Screengrab from Ensemble Stars!! Music (Enstars) showing the five members of Ryuseitai performing "Ryusei Hanabi." All wear the "Blooming Idol Outfit," a princely white suit with navy accents at the waist, cuffs, and shin, and gold trim. The outfit features a waist-length half-capelet over the right shoulder, and a tailcoat with skirt that ends just below the calf, with a sparkling blue ombre lining that suggests the night sky.

Screengrab from Ensemble Stars!! Music (Enstars) showing the five members of Ryuseitai performing "Ryusei Hanabi." The five members stand in a single-file line facing away from the camera, dancing energetically as fireworks explode in the night sky.

Screengrab from Ensemble Stars!! Music (Enstars) showing the five members of Ryuseitai performing "Ryusei Hanabi." The members stand on stage in two uneven lines (three in front, two in back) raising their hands above their heads.Screengrab from Ensemble Stars!! Music (Enstars) showing the five members of Ryuseitai performing "Ryusei Hanabi." The members stand on stage in two uneven lines (three in front, two in back) raising their hands above their heads.

Screengrab from Ensemble Stars!! Music (Enstars) showing Chiaki Morisawa during the performance of "Ryusei Hanabi." Chiaki, in close-up, is smiling cheerfully, eyes closed, and pointing with both hands to his smile. The video screen behind him is an orange-red, Chiaki's signature color.

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ratherboogie (Ko) @ratherboogie.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Huh - does that mean I've got a 5-star of everyone now? I wonder if there's an easy way to ch- oh, thanks game

Screen grab from Ensemble Stars!! Music (Enstars) showing a list of in-game accomplishments, dubbed "Career Achievements." At the top is an achievement titled "I LOVE YOU ALL," with an explanation reading "Own one 5 card for each idol (1/1)." Alongside is a color title graphic reading "I LOVE YOU ALL," an icon of a diamond captioned "x 100" to indicate 100 diamonds, and a bright yellow "Claim" button to obtain the rewards.

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ratherboogie (Ko) @ratherboogie.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

I FINALLY GOT A KOGA -- & IT WAS A ONE-PULL FROM ONE OF THE FREE CROSSROADS TICKETS ヽ(；▽；)ノ

Screen capture from Ensemble Stars!! Music (Enstars) showing that I've just pulled a copy of Ogami Koga's 5-star card "Conformity Breaker." The card art displayed shows a low-angle shot of Koga about to press a large red button mounted on a white pedestal, like the kind sometimes seen in gameshows. Koga is wearing the green Yumenosaki track suit, with the jacket open over a white t-shirt. He is grinning and looking triumphantly over his shoulder, with the blue sky behind him.

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ratherboogie (Ko) @ratherboogie.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

This year's platelet rewards, goddammit I kinda want them all

Image of the 2025 donation rewards from the Red Cross, arranged in a two by two grid. At top left is a white rectangular flashlight, captioned "Blackout Buddy Flashlight." At top right is a gray utility tote with a leather grip, captioned "Utility Tote." At bottom left is a pair of black sweatpants, captioned "Joggers." Finally, at bottom right is a black blanket with the upper corner turned back to show a tan underside, captioned "Wearable Blanket."

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ratherboogie (Ko) @ratherboogie.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Finally - the email I've been waiting for all year, LET'S GOOOOOOOOO

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ratherboogie (Ko) @ratherboogie.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

GIVE HIM MORE MV OUTFITS WITH THINGS IN HIS HAIR

Screen capture from Ensemble Stars!! Music (Enstars) showing Mikejima Madara in the Music Video outfit try-on room, wearing the Secret Color (SCR) version of his "Hello New Year" outfit. Like the original version, this features a kimono with voluminous sleeves worn open over a low-cut shirt and wide-legged pants, festooned with flower ornaments, tassels, and cords. The kimono is patterned with cords, and has a wide ribbon laced down one side. The SCR version flips the original's coloring, with the kimono in green and the pants off-white, with a gold ombre effect below the knees. Madara stands in one of his standard MV try-on poses, with one foot slightly forward, one hand raised and held open near his face, and the other arm tucked to his side.

Rear view of Mikejima Madara in the Ensemble Stars!! (Enstars) music video try-on room, showing some details of the back of his "Hello New Year" outfit. In particular, we can see the hair ornament wrapped around his ponytail, a series of gold and blue metallic loops reminiscent of mizuhiki decorative knots (I think).

Front view of Mikejima Madara in the Ensemble Stars (Enstars) music video outfit try-on room, a close-up showing some of the details of his outfit. In particular, we can see he's wearing two necklaces with beads and tassels, and the tasseled flower ornaments on the front of his kimono. The flowers are dark blue with five large, round petals.

Close-up view of Mikejima Madara's feet in his "Hello New Year" outfit in the Ensemble Stars!! Music (Enstars) music video outfit try-on room. We can see that his wide-legged pants have a center split around mid-shin, showing his dark boots, accented by red bows and green beads.

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ratherboogie (Ko) @ratherboogie.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

HALFWAY ‧⁺◟( ᵒ̴̶̷̥́ ·̫ ᵒ̴̶̷̣̥̀ )

Screen capture from Ensemble Stars!! Music showing items and event points earned after an auto-loop of 30 Lives. In the topmost row of Rewards icons is an icon indicating a copy of Mikejima Madara's event 5-star has been obtained. Since the total score displayed is a little over 11 million points, this means that I've achieved half the score needed to get all 5 copies of Mikejima's 5-star card.

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ratherboogie (Ko) @ratherboogie.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

You've been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who is coming to save you?

Promotional art for the anime version of "Binbougami ga?" ("Good Luck Girl"). Sakura Ichiko, a high school girl with short gray hair and green eyes, links arms with the god of poverty Binbouda Momiji, a girl looking roughly the same age wearing tattered clothes, with one forearm wrapped in comically thick bandages.

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ratherboogie (Ko) @ratherboogie.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

you shall be visited by three spirits the three spirits:

Screen grab from Samurai Flamenco episode 6, "Capture Samumenco!" Low angle shot in a city street lit by gaudy neon signs, with a man lying on the ground in the foreground. Above him loom the Flamenco Girls, dressed in fluffy magical girl-esque costumes with masks. Flamenco Diamond, the girl in the center, is talking casually on a cell phone and holding a magical baton off to the side. On the left side of the screen, Flamenco Sapphire stands in a more demure pose, while on the right, Flamenco Ruby stands with her arms crossed.

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ratherboogie (Ko) @ratherboogie.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

( ; ヮ ; ) *:･ﾟ✧ THEY ARE HERE

Two volumes of manga side by side. On the left is the third omnibus volume of Innocent, featuring young Marie Antoinette surrounded by roses, her hair done up in curls, and her eyebrows very prominent. A single drop of blood drips from the top of the cover. On the right is the third volume of Neighborhood Story. Against a bright yellow background, a teenage girl with her hair in braids wears frilly pajamas and a matching bonnet, and clutches a polka dotted pillow to her chest.

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ratherboogie (Ko) @ratherboogie.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

Surely the masterpiece of my journal to date.

Screen grab of my in-game journal from Ensemble Stars!! Music. In the background, Mikejima Madara leans against a brick wall, holding a paper cup of coffee, a half-confused, half-annoyed look on his face. All around him, the cute Siamese cat character Nobeko Azuki-san are playing.

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ratherboogie (Ko) @ratherboogie.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

ROCK - I missed my chance to read Hot Winter when the box came out because I thought scouting & getting all the cards meant all the chapters would be sitting there unlocked when I was ready to read.

Screen capture from Ensemble Stars music showing a selection of winter-themed stories unlocked and made free to read in the second half of December 2024. On the left side of the screen, Hajime Shino and Hibiki Wataru appear in the banner announcing the stories' availability, framed in a wreath shape made of small yellow lights. On the right are the banners for the 3 unlocked stories: "SHUFFLE x Snow Faires' MerryXMas," "SHUFFLE x Silent Black Snow," and "Scout! HOT WINTER."

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ratherboogie (Ko) @ratherboogie.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

spent half the day trying to get two chibis close enough to whisper with their stupid big heads & then just gave up on anatomy at the end

Cropped image of a work in progress showing two large-headed chibi characters, with the character on the left whispering to the one on the right. While there is some effort to keep the anatomy plausible, the character on the right's near arm is rendered in an exaggerated rubber hose style, as if it has no bones.

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ratherboogie (Ko) @ratherboogie.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

>we play in 12 minutes (1 PM) Hope nobody on my team is getting their schedule from former bird app cause it -- completely inexplicably -- NEVER GETS THIS RIGHT

Screen grab of a section of the Twitter sidebar purporting to offer information about when the next Steelers game will take place. Under the header "What's happening" is an image of a Pittsburgh Steelers player smiling broadly. Beside him are the words "Browns at Steelers," and below that, "Starts at 6:00 PM." (The game begins at 1 PM.)

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