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Scorpion the Bird

@scorpionthebird.bsky.social

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There is a human behind this bird, but it’s definitely the bird that does the thinking. Leguminati from kitchen table days. No refunds.

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Spencer Watson @spencerwatson.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

It's been more than a year since my previous episode dedicated to the shooting in Butler, PA. So when I saw the opportunity to have @scorpionthebird.bsky.social and @quoracthebard.bsky.social on the podcast to discuss it, I jumped at the chance. Ep 212 of Truth Unrestricted (link to follow).

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No Ordinary Rabbit (Dread beast of Caerbannog) @the-horror-rabbit.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Hey everyone - Two friends have been killing it with their new Podcast. They've been taking on the psychotic alt-right menace on Rumble & entertaining us all on the way. I recommend visiting @quoracthebard.bsky.social & @scorpionthebird.bsky.social's new baby is: podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/r...

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Ready to Rumble with Bird & Bard

Politics Podcast · Updated Weekly · Join Quorac the Bard and not-that-kind-of-doctor Scorpion the Bird on a leisurely swim through the sewers of Rumble.

Scorpion the Bird @scorpionthebird.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Ready to Rumble episode 2 is now available on Apple Podcasts! podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/r...

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Ready to Rumble with Bird & Bard

Politics Podcast · 2 Episodes · Updated Weekly

Scorpion the Bird @scorpionthebird.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

The headlines this morning did tell That Pope Frankie is feeling unwell If he doesn’t get better At least his successor Will never be Cardinal Pell.

Scorpion the Bird @scorpionthebird.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

What do you know about the cesspit of conspiracy theories and misinformation that is the video platform Rumble? Find out more with Scorpion the Bird & Quorac the Bard! podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/r...

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Ready to Rumble with Bird & Bard

Technology Podcast · 1 Episodes · Updated Weekly

Scorpion the Bird @scorpionthebird.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

For those of you who are of a less brick-to-the-teeth disposition, the following guide (posted in the show notes of today’s NYGBC episode) may be of use: transequality.org/issues/resou...

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Supporting the Transgender People in Your Life: A Guide to Being a Good Ally | A4TE

Scorpion the Bird @scorpionthebird.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Been a bit slack with posting tracks recently, been a bit distracted with guitar building! Today’s punching bag warmup track: open.spotify.com/track/48RCrs...

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Left Us To Mold

Unida · High Volume: The Stoner Rock Collection · Song · 2005

Scorpion the Bird @scorpionthebird.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

She’s done! In tune! Intonated! Plays beautifully! And now, as the say in the classics, it’s time for the judges’ critiques…

Scorpion the Bird @scorpionthebird.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

Strings are strung, and string trees are installed. Now for final adjustments to action (string height) & intonation

Scorpion the Bird @scorpionthebird.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

Strap buttons. Simple, yet critical.

Scorpion the Bird @scorpionthebird.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

Okay! Electronics are in & a quick test with the amp tells me they’re working! She’s a guitar, folks!

Scorpion the Bird @scorpionthebird.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

It’s a tricky little dance to get the bridge + pickup and the controls installed, because the wires from the bridge need to go into the control cavity at the same time as the earth wire from the controls (poking up just to the right of the bridge) needs to go back through & past the bridge cavity

Scorpion the Bird @scorpionthebird.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

Tuning heads installed. Zero issues.

Scorpion the Bird @scorpionthebird.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

Neck pickup & pick guard installed. One of the screws is not quite the right size but if you can’t figure out which, I’m not going to tell you.

Scorpion the Bird @scorpionthebird.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

Guitar assembly update: step one, install neck & already my first mistake becomes very obvious. Clearly I underestimated how far down the heel I needed to spread the dye. Fortunately it’s nowhere obvious to the casual observer.

Scorpion the Bird @scorpionthebird.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

Guitar assembly update: ready to assemble! Half a dozen coats for Tru Oil is enough, the cavities as shielded & we’re ready to put it together.

Scorpion the Bird @scorpionthebird.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Reaching back into the digital crate a bit for a frenetic track from Manic Street Preachers for today’s punching bag warmup track: open.spotify.com/track/6ANzhU...

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Found That Soul

Manic Street Preachers · Know Your Enemy · Song · 2001

Scorpion the Bird @scorpionthebird.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

Guitar assembly update: the first couple of coats of Tru Oil have been applied & she’s looking beautiful. According to the internet experts I’ll need 8 or 9 coats, so there’s a bit of work still to do before final buffing & putting everything together.

Blue stained guitar body & neck, reverse side

Blue stained guitar body & neck, front side

Scorpion the Bird @scorpionthebird.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

A new-to-me band, Mutoid Man, for today’s punching bag warmup track: open.spotify.com/track/2pSESZ...

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Mutoid Man · Bleeder · Song · 2015

Scorpion the Bird @scorpionthebird.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

Guitar assembly update: the body has been dyed & I’m super happy with how it looks. Gonna give it a good few days before starting the oiling process.

Scorpion the Bird @scorpionthebird.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

I’m learning Japanese from the Owl Who Must Be Obeyed. The current unit is Expressing Yourself at a Concert, and as a an over-40 person, I very much appreciate that the last two lessons were “it’s already 10:30; I’m very tired.”

Scorpion the Bird @scorpionthebird.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

Guitar assembly update: final test. Three dilutions of blue dye with black around the edges. Next up, the real thing!

Scorpion the Bird @scorpionthebird.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

Guitar assembly update: the wood dyes have arrived! Exciting times ahead. A little bit more sanding to do, then I’ll experiment with these dyes.

Scorpion the Bird @scorpionthebird.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

Today’s punching bag warmup track is rec from Chase, a friend who hasn’t made his way to Bluesky yet: open.spotify.com/track/4DzJ41...

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Slaughterhouse (feat. Bryan Garris)

Motionless In White, Bryan Garris, Knocked Loose · Slaughterhouse (feat. Bryan Garris Of Knocked Loose) · Song · 2022

Scorpion the Bird @scorpionthebird.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

For Christmas my wonderful & amazing partner got me something I’ve wanted for a long time: an assemble-it-yourself guitar kit. Now that I don’t have the weight of a PhD project on me, nor the attendant guilt of doing anything other than PhD work, I have time for this: Let’s have a look at the kit:

Scorpion the Bird @scorpionthebird.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

Santa brings guitar playing children a Blues Driver, Satan brings guitar playing children a Metal Zone.

Scorpion the Bird @scorpionthebird.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

In an effort to modernise the playlist, here’s the latest offering from Weapons of Self Destruction (great name) for today’s punching bag warmup track: open.spotify.com/track/07rYMP...

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weapons of self destruction · Hell and Back · Song · 2024

Scorpion the Bird @scorpionthebird.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

More instrumental goodness from Karma to Burn for yesterday’s (I’m a bit slow) punching bag warmup track: open.spotify.com/track/0we2XN...

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Karma To Burn · Volcom Ent. Vinyl Club #11 · Song · 2010

Scorpion the Bird @scorpionthebird.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Sometimes you feel the need for a classic. Today’s punching bag warmup track: open.spotify.com/track/4fiOTn...

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Slayer · Reign In Blood (Expanded) · Song · 1986

Scorpion the Bird @scorpionthebird.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Checkmate, athetits!

Scorpion the Bird @scorpionthebird.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Just in case you like your song origins convoluted, here’s Lamb of God performing as Burn the Priest covering a remix of a Ministry song. Today’s punching bag warmup track: open.spotify.com/track/3m293y...

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Jesus Built My Hotrod

Burn The Priest · Legion: XX · Song · 2018

Scorpion the Bird @scorpionthebird.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

Changing things up a little - today’s assault bike warmup track: open.spotify.com/track/4HFtUk...

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Tailor Made Rejects · Hurt People · Song · 2024

Scorpion the Bird @scorpionthebird.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

Been a bit unwell this week, so gym attendance has been… subpar. Anyway, back at it today with Melbourne’s Annihilist providing today’s punching bag warmup track: open.spotify.com/track/3Ho5pD...

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Annihilist · Reform · Song · 2024

Scorpion the Bird @scorpionthebird.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

This is your reminder that the Salvation Army is an anti-LGBTQ hate group that uses its status as a religion to hide its finances. podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/c...

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The Salvation Army

Podcast Episode · Citation Needed · 23/11/2022 · 41m

Scorpion the Bird @scorpionthebird.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Now that the CSIRO confirms that nuclear power will be roughly double the cost of renewables, can we end this ridiculous debate? www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12...

CSIRO reaffirms nuclear power likely to cost twice as much as renewables

After heavy criticism, Australia's leading science agency doubles down its findings that the cost of nuclear power for Australia would likely be double that of renewable energy, and it would take at l...

Scorpion the Bird @scorpionthebird.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

As recommended by the redoubtable @mrcassandra.bsky.social today’s punching bag warmup track is a decent chunk of heavy from Canadian two-piece Death From Above 1979: open.spotify.com/track/0TOqoy...

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Scorpion the Bird @scorpionthebird.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Fat blues from Graveyard for today’s punching bag warmup track: open.spotify.com/track/6mHKrY...

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Scorpion the Bird @scorpionthebird.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

I’m not a huge fan of Scissorfight, I find them goofy and annoying, but this track is good fun. Today’s punching bag warmup track: open.spotify.com/track/6QxeLK...

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Outmotherfucker The Man

Scissorfight · New Hampshire · Song · 1999

Scorpion the Bird @scorpionthebird.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Where is the line between an ambitious expression of undeniable virtuosity and a giant pile of self-indulgent wankery? Perhaps the new Opeth album has the answer. Today’s punching bag warmup track: open.spotify.com/track/0XHqEw...

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Opeth · The Last Will And Testament · Song · 2024

Scorpion the Bird @scorpionthebird.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

For lovers of fantasy nerd metal, here’s The Sword. Today’s punching bag warmup track: open.spotify.com/track/02VH6O...

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Scorpion the Bird @scorpionthebird.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Question: how heavy can you go & still be blues? Answer: Clutch. Today’s punching bag warmup track: open.spotify.com/track/0bkSJ3...

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Profits Of Doom

Clutch · Blast Tyrant · Song · 2004

Scorpion the Bird @scorpionthebird.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Brightest note of hope about Donald’s ludicrous & incompetent cabinet picks comes via @fallacioustrump.com: “clownshoes are better than jackboots.”

Scorpion the Bird @scorpionthebird.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Yay science!

Scorpion the Bird @scorpionthebird.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Sometimes you really can judge a book, or in this case a song, by its cover. Today’s punching bag warmup track: open.spotify.com/track/5PfrwO...

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Master Rocket Power Blast

Black Rainbows · Cosmic Ritual Supertrip · Song · 2020

Scorpion the Bird @scorpionthebird.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Moving for dismissal preserves the charges. This was absolutely the best move that Smith could make. Remember that the reason we got here is because Donald’s delaying tactics worked. Smith did everything he could as fast as he could, but Donald successfully slowed the process down.

Scorpion the Bird @scorpionthebird.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

What if Dan Auerbach from the Black Keys had more than one bandmate keeping his colossal ego in check? You’d probably get Psychedelic Porn Crumpets. Maybe. Today’s punching bag warmup track: open.spotify.com/track/22F0vi...

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Hymn for a Droid

Psychedelic Porn Crumpets · And Now for the Whatchamacallit · Song · 2019

Scorpion the Bird @scorpionthebird.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Name a better qualified doctor than Dr Oz

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a man says unfortunately there is no field of medicine that deals with the brain but i can give you a pamphlet

ALT: a man says unfortunately there is no field of medicine that deals with the brain but i can give you a pamphlet

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Brent Terhune @brentterhune.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

GOP to quietly move Matt Gaetz to a new parish.

Scorpion the Bird @scorpionthebird.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Today’s punching bag warmup track is a monster from Behemoth: open.spotify.com/track/5pKdvu...

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Behemoth · Demigod · Song · 2004

Scorpion the Bird @scorpionthebird.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

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