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Rus McLaughlin @rusmclaughlin.bsky.social · 16h

I saw this, thought "Holy shit, it's my life," and was about to repost it when Oneko the Devil Cat flopped on my keyboard and I had to spend 10 minutes finding it again after 30 minutes of belly skritches.

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Rus McLaughlin @rusmclaughlin.bsky.social · 19h

Board Game Night with Robo Rally! Program your bot’s movement, then watch it all go horribly wrong! From the creator of Magic: The Gathering.

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Rus McLaughlin @rusmclaughlin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Look, if a Christian GodTuber hallucinated a gay-fantasy Jesus, good for him. Throw some oil on that manly man and get you some’a dat religion.

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The New Day Wwe

ALT: The New Day Wwe

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Rus McLaughlin @rusmclaughlin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Buckethead also nabbed my favorite moment of Aftershock ‘26 when he flew a Giant Robo around the stage while playing the “Johnny Sokko and His Flying Robot” theme song one-handed. A deep cut of a deep cut that out of the entire audience, only I got.

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Rus McLaughlin @rusmclaughlin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

We were doing a bit on how Buckethead gets all his KFC buckets, and it was him ordering a bucket of chicken with no chicken, and KFC still charging him $30.

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Rus McLaughlin @rusmclaughlin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Final thoughts on Aftershock 2026: TOOL was disappointing for us. Not one single played... more a Grateful Deadish prog-rock jam, but pre-written. Toolheads loved it, tho. AFI owned that show. Queens of the Stone Age still got it. Buckethead's fun! Best discovery: Ladrones. Seriously kicked it.

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Buckethead Stretchy Guitar Performance

ALT: Buckethead Stretchy Guitar Performance

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Rus McLaughlin @rusmclaughlin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Only if there was room after all the salt.

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Rus McLaughlin @rusmclaughlin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

…and you probably need someone to get shit done.

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Rus McLaughlin @rusmclaughlin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

He probably should, but he won’t be able to unsee it.

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Rus McLaughlin @rusmclaughlin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

One might also say TOOL’s background graphics are… a perfect circle.

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Rus McLaughlin @rusmclaughlin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

In fairness, Danny Elfman is fucking shredded AND HE’S DOING BATMAN MUSIC

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Rus McLaughlin @rusmclaughlin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

And now, Danny’s string section is doing the most metal theme song of all time…

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Bart Simpson Fam Famfam

ALT: Bart Simpson Fam Famfam

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Rus McLaughlin @rusmclaughlin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Tell her she should be more bummed she missed AFI. :P Seriously, tho. They put in the work.

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Rus McLaughlin @rusmclaughlin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

And now, Beetlejuice. Danny Elfman walked so Ice Nine Kill could run.

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Rus McLaughlin @rusmclaughlin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Danny Elfman (yes, that one) is on stage at Aftershock, trying to be metal. He just did “This is Halloween.”

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Jack Skellington Smiling

ALT: Jack Skellington Smiling

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Rus McLaughlin @rusmclaughlin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The most popular non-band shirt at Aftershock is a women’s tee that reads “I ❤️ pegging men.” #NoJudgement

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Rus McLaughlin @rusmclaughlin.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Temps now over 90 degrees at Aftershock, was genuinely wondering if Helmet’s drummer or singer would die first. (The drummer always dies first.)

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Rus McLaughlin @rusmclaughlin.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Board Game Night with Cascadia. Knives is Salmonmaxxing.

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Rus McLaughlin @rusmclaughlin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

🖤Am I capable?🩷 cooking: WITH FIRE whistle: by ear draw: bit out of practice paint: sloppily swim: yes english: earned a degree in it dance: white-man style sing: opinions vary drive: would beat The Stig's time gifting: kinda okay... write: every day, professionally guitar: noooo speaking: reel gud

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Rus McLaughlin @rusmclaughlin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Tomorrow I am going to an outdoor HEAVY METAL FESTIVAL in mid-90-degree heat and everyone will be wearing black.

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Muppets Rock Out with Horns Up

ALT: Muppets Rock Out with Horns Up

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Rus McLaughlin @rusmclaughlin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Trump promising (ha ha ha!) ALMOST $100 to seniors for Medicare premiums if they vote Republican reminded me of exactly one thing.

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Arrested Development

ALT: Arrested Development

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Rus McLaughlin @rusmclaughlin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

No, I don’t get cold when I sleep, why do you ask? #Caturday

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Rus McLaughlin @rusmclaughlin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I do sometimes wonder if there's like an astronomical budget for hot tea and honey on the set of Horror movies to help all the actors after they spend a dozen takes screaming their guts out.

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No Oh

ALT: No Oh

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Rus McLaughlin @rusmclaughlin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I'm not checking who, because I don't need that spoiled, but I did see "Avengers: Doomsday's six reported deaths" trending and thought "Niiiiiiice." Signed, Me, a writer who kills off characters

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Captain America in Avengers: Endgame

ALT: Captain America in Avengers: Endgame

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Rus McLaughlin @rusmclaughlin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

First, and most clearly, what we call "AI" is not self-aware. But if it was: Anthropic and OpenAI would be making money off its unpaid forced labor. The word for that is "slavery." It would be responsible for its actions and could be sued and/or criminally charged for its harmful interactions.

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Rus McLaughlin @rusmclaughlin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

It's #SciFiFri again, and I am down with the sickness! I'm not actually sick, per se, but I'd get up, come on, and get down with it, given the option. I daresay you've woken the demon in me! Oh-wah ah ah ah, indeed! Ha ha! Credits: Theo Di Malta Graham Gazzard Abrar Khan Pedram Ziaei #scifi

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Rus McLaughlin @rusmclaughlin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The thing that gets me about job numbers mainly growing in the healthcare sector is how nobody can afford that healthcare without a job.

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Huhh What

ALT: Huhh What

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Rus McLaughlin @rusmclaughlin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

In fairness, I think most of us regret that Trump nominated Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett.

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Barack Obama's 'Oh Well' Gesture

ALT: Barack Obama's 'Oh Well' Gesture

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Rus McLaughlin @rusmclaughlin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Dude has a lot of ditches, Carolyn.

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Rus McLaughlin @rusmclaughlin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

All right, sir… that subhed earns you a click from me.

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Rus McLaughlin @rusmclaughlin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Why else would I invest in that match factory?

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Rus McLaughlin @rusmclaughlin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Okay, you know how you're playing Warhammer 40K, and every mission is absolutely vital to the Imperium's survival, but they can only ever spare three guys to deal with it? Okoii fixed that. (Warning: More pyro than a Rammstein concert.)

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10 Space Marines

YouTube video by Okoii

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Rus McLaughlin @rusmclaughlin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Were these tutored reporters then graded on their coverage? What was their GPA? Or did they learn nothing at all?

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Rus McLaughlin @rusmclaughlin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Some motherfuckers always trying to ice-skate uphill.

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Rus McLaughlin @rusmclaughlin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

...but the funny part will be when Anthropic and OpenAI bend the knee and rename their products "Super Intelligence" and all their investors WTF them into the Underdark.

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Schmucks!! - Blazing Saddles Moron

ALT: Schmucks!! - Blazing Saddles Moron

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