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Rowan McGlaughlin @rowanmcglaughlin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Looks like there's a new game to play. @richdmay.bsky.social you in? I like the blue armor.

"Gerald of Goonia: Gamers

Sony's Santa Monica Studio has made their attache clear:

They choose feminism over their jobs

They would rather go bankrupt than give you an ounce of female attractiveness

Now it falls upon you Gamers to give them what they want

Boycott Gof of War Laufey"

Image of two women in armor. The one on the left is wearing purple armor with gold details and holding a purple and gold sword. The one on the right is wearing blue armor with silver and gold detailing and holding a steel sword with gold details in the handle.

Rowan McGlaughlin @rowanmcglaughlin.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

This is one that chokes me up. There's another kind of scene where I've had to leave the room, but that's partly because I've lived it and partly because it sometimes creeps into my job.

Simba tries to wake up his dad after Mufasa is killed by his own brother.

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Rowan McGlaughlin @rowanmcglaughlin.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

What is with people?! This neighbor didn't even have the guts to talk to me.

Image of a scrap of paper with a hand-written message saying, "If you want some black dick call this number 229‐265‐0566

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Rowan McGlaughlin @rowanmcglaughlin.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Dude, seriously?! I don't even know this guy beyond he's another neighbor. He says he got my number from the jailbird, which already has me feeling wary of him. And in my experience, guys like this aren't the kind to pleasure a woman. Pro tip: this is NOT the way to get a woman.

Screenshot of text convo with number blocked out.
Black bubble reads: "don't mean to be rude or anything I know you got a boyfriend and I'm not trying to get in between that I just have a lot of pressure to let off can you please help me just this one time"
Blue bubble reads: "Dude, you have two hands. Let off your own pressure, and don't contact me again."

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Rowan McGlaughlin @rowanmcglaughlin.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

The housing market is challenging enough. Now we gotta worry about this, too.

Screenshot of a Facebook post from Local 12, WKRX-TV with an image of a house with an overgrown yard and a headline that reads, "Three bodies were discovered inside an auctioned off home that was sold 'as is.'"

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Rowan McGlaughlin @rowanmcglaughlin.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

@richdmay.bsky.social Either this is AI or someone needs to have a word with those genetic researchers. Though it might make a cute addition to a game...

Screenshot from a video showing someone holding a small, furry creature with bat-like wings coming out of its back and front limbs resting on the person's palm.

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Rowan McGlaughlin @rowanmcglaughlin.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

@jasonkingsleyobe.bsky.social There may be a few new visitors to your channel this weekend.

Screenshot from a chat:
You: Things to do while waiting for folks to get their sound working: learn about medieval chain mail booty shorts.
Blue: And you were just gonna horde that knowledge?
You: Go to Modern History TV youtube channel. he has a whole video about them.
Blue: OK emoji

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Rowan McGlaughlin @rowanmcglaughlin.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

@jasonkingsleyobe.bsky.social At what point do you skip the mounting block and just get a ladder?

Image of a black stallion named Vader. Text reads: Just three years old but 6'5 at the top of his back. 19.3 hands tall stallion.

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Rowan McGlaughlin @rowanmcglaughlin.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

@jasonkingsleyobe.bsky.social This might seem like a basic horse question, but why is this young lady throwing sand on the horse's back? Does it help with fleas or something?

Screenshot of a Facebook reel showing a young woman throwing sand into a horse's back.

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Rowan McGlaughlin @rowanmcglaughlin.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

What kind of disgusting jerk thinks it's OK to put their USED chewing gum on someone else's truck?

Image of fresh used chewing gum on the side of a green vehicle

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Rowan McGlaughlin @rowanmcglaughlin.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

I hope this is fake because it sounds unnerving if it's real.

Image promoting AI-powered direct democracy.

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Rowan McGlaughlin @rowanmcglaughlin.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Interesting how there doesn't appear to be a way to prevent folks not in the UK from responding. Some of the proposals appear to be from the US Republican party's wishlist regarding immigration here, and you only need to turn on the news to see how problematic that is.

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Rowan McGlaughlin @rowanmcglaughlin.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

@jasonkingsleyobe.bsky.social We often hear about blacksmiths, and I'm sure some folks know about bladesmiths, but it would be interesting to see a video about the other smiths that helped keep medieval life running.

Image of a metal worker at his workbench with the watermark Ancienthistoryexplorers

Text reads: Not every smith swung a sledge at red-hot iron. Whitesmiths perfected tin, pewter, and silver with files, lathes, and solder - making utensils, lanterns, and mirror-bright finishes. Brownsmiths shaped brass and copper bells, vessels, hinges, and chandeliers. From late medieval towns to 19th-century cities, these quiet masters made the world shine - then passed their craft to today's coppersmiths and restorers. (Shining star emoji)

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Rowan McGlaughlin @rowanmcglaughlin.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

@jasonkingsleyobe.bsky.social got any good stories on how your equine friends got their names?

Image of an 18th-century thoroughbred racehorse.

Text reads: "Potoooooooo or Pot-8-os (foaled in 1773) was a famous 18th-century thoroughbred racehorse who defeated some of the greatest racehorses and later became an influential sire.

jacobtheloofah: no but the best part is how he got the name: his name was originally "potatoes," and his owner, willoughby bertie, told the stable lad who helped him to write the horse's name on a feed bin. the boy misheard it as, literally "pot-eight-o's" and wrote it with 8 o's. bertie found it so funny that he kept that as the horse's name.

agentotter: This is the most beautiful horse-related story I've ever heard."

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Rowan McGlaughlin @rowanmcglaughlin.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

@jasonkingsleyobe.bsky.social We're having to make up members for training in my new position. I may have had a little inspiration...

Image of a note with made-up information on fictional member Lord Blackthorne.

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Rowan McGlaughlin @rowanmcglaughlin.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

@jasonkingsleyobe.bsky.social something tells me that the internet's favorite Modern Knight might like this.

The first three panels depict knights passing two women in a wagon with each knight getting progressively shorter. In the fourth panel, the woman on the left says "We must be getting close to Midsummer" and the woman on the right says "Why?". The final panel is a close-up of the first woman saying "The knights are getting shorter"

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Rowan McGlaughlin @rowanmcglaughlin.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Yeah, we are. Don't forget, this is the place where the ⅓-lb burger failed because people thought it had LESS meat than the ¼-lb burger.

"Americans aren't THAT stupid"

Americans: image of a case of Coke with a green arrow pointing to text that reads "15 pack 3 more cans than 12 pack"

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Rowan McGlaughlin @rowanmcglaughlin.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

@jasonkingsleyobe.bsky.social What would they have called something like PTSD in medieval times? How would they have handled someone struggling with it and related issues?

Baba Jaan @BabaJaan8888: "My grandfather survived -insert a dozen traumatizing things here- I wonder how he'd react if he saw men being sensitive today (angry emoji)" Ur grandfather deserved tenderness too & it sucks that u glorify his suffering as a mark of manhood rather that recognize it for the burden it was

rosslynpaladin: Look we have records of Medieval Knights crying out in their sleep, having emotional outbursts or flinching at the sound of clashing metal. We have records of people all through history who were treated badly by people who should have loved them, and having problems knowing who to trust. We have years worth of artists putting their human pain at broken hearts and broken promises into music that makes us cry.

Yes people have been traumatized by awful thing for all of history and just like them You didn't deserve to be hurt either.

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Rowan McGlaughlin @rowanmcglaughlin.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

@jasonkingsleyobe.bsky.social an author friend of mine just shared this. I thought I'd pass it on so you can keep an eye out for these.

I get tons of spam from Publicists and paid reviewers (ewww no) but this is a new one. I've gotten probably half a dozen so far like this one which always follow the same AI-ish script and include a link to the alleged author's work. I assume the link is trouble one way or another.
So if you're an author be cautious of anything like this you might get.

Image of email reads:

Hi Morgan

It's really nice connecting with you!

I'm [blacked out] a contemporary fiction and non-fiction writer. I've published two books on Amazon, here's a link to one of you'd like to take a look: [blacked out] Writing has been such a meaningful part of my journey, and I love getting to know others who are walking a similar path.

I'd really love to hear more about your writing, what you're working on, what got you started, or even what you're finding challenging right now. Writing can feel like a solo thing sometimes, but connecting with other authors always reminds me we're not in it alone.

If there's anything I can share from my experience to help you along the way, just let me know, I'm happy to chat.

Warmly,
[Cut off]

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Rowan McGlaughlin @rowanmcglaughlin.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

@richdmay.bsky.social @jasonkingsleyobe.bsky.social I came across this on Facebook. I think it should make it into Sniper Elite.

"Today, our neighborhood was on lockdown... SWAT teams everywhere, snipers in the grass, and complete silence. Then, out of nowhere, our cat Hector walks in, jumps onto a sniper’s back, and lies down for a nap. Chaos all around, and he’s just there, purring. I can’t tell if he’s brave… or if he just doesn’t care about our human nonsense."

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Rowan McGlaughlin @rowanmcglaughlin.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

@jasonkingsleyobe.bsky.social I thought I saw in your book that you like dogs. This is one of my landlord's blue heelers, Blue. He came to visit me while I'm working.