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Cephalopod Empire Appreciator

@sinistermrcream.bsky.social
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Leeds-born and raised; adopted by Wilmington. 2 kids and done. I like minis, football, and rec league softball Married into a Philadelphia family, so expect obnoxious takes on the #Eagles and #Phillies

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Cephalopod Empire Appreciator @sinistermrcream.bsky.social · 12h
What we needed was some random country singer to dribble their fake-accented treble-heavy nasal twang all over it. That's the real USA
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Cephalopod Empire Appreciator @sinistermrcream.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
No tangible rewards, but you pick up one fewer mark on your soul that you can never quite remove.
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Microplastics Sommelier @leastactionhero.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
i bring an iced coffee to the interview. only it’s not for me, it’s for the interviewer. and it’s laced with a sedative. when she comes to, she’s wearing my clothes and i’m in her office. her car keys don’t work. i’m with her husband. her kids don’t recognize her. coming soon from A24.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Who’s the white gossip prick Who called Obama “a bit of a dick”? (HALPERIN!) Damn right! Who's the dork that always sells out It‘s never ever ever in doubt (HALPERIN!) Right on They say this cat Mark is one dumb mother f- (Shut your mouth) But I'm talkin' 'bout Halperin (Then we can dig it)
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Cephalopod Empire Appreciator @sinistermrcream.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
It's kind of fun to switch off JavaScript and see which sites have fallback HTML. It also gives a good insight into which sites are built to track you. The Economist, for example, only allows you to view their site with all JavaScript turned on, not just js attached to their domain. Sneaky
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Bart⚓️ @bartgonnissen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The Facial Expressions of Tethys by artist Julius von Bismarck. A suspended high-sea buoy that moves in real time. Sensors on a twin buoy out in the Atlantic Ocean send live satellite data to motors inside the museum. This makes the indoor buoy copy the exact, real-time movements of the ocean waves.
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Thiago Lehmann @lehmannthiago.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Throne of Bones finally on my artstation! www.artstation.com/thiagolehmann
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Cephalopod Empire Appreciator @sinistermrcream.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
What the actual fuck is this uniform the #Rams are wearing? It looks like the #Giants are playing a practice squad team wearing pinnies
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Asterix Archiv 🐗 @comedix.de · 20/09/2026
Eine schöne Bastel- und Malarbeit. Manchmal trägt Obelix den Hinkelstein. Manchmal ist Obelix der Hinkelstein. Dürfte nicht leicht gewesen sein, diesen Stein zu finden. #Asterix #Fanart
Das Bild zeigt einen kleinen, länglichen und nach oben abgerundeten Stein, dessen Form an einen Hinkelstein erinnert. Der Stein wurde rundherum so bemalt, dass er selbst zum Körper von Obelix wird.
Auf der Vorderseite sind Obelix’ Gesicht mit den roten Zöpfen, sein nackter Oberkörper sowie der grüne Gürtel mit großer gelber Schnalle zu sehen. Darunter setzt sich seine typische blau-weiß gestreifte Hose bis zum unteren Rand des Steins fort. Seine Füße stehen auf einer kleinen grünen Wiese, die mit roten Pilzen und Blumen verziert ist. Der obere, dunkelgraue Teil des Steins bleibt weitgehend unbemalt und wirkt dadurch wie ein Hinkelstein, der hinter Obelix aufragt.
Die Rückseite löst den kleinen optischen Scherz auf: Dort fehlen Kopf und Oberkörper völlig. Stattdessen sieht man nur Obelix’ Arme, die sich von beiden Seiten um den grauen Stein legen. Seine Hände greifen hinter dem „Hinkelstein“ ineinander. Darunter sind wiederum die gestreifte Hose und seine Füße auf der Wiese zu erkennen.
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Cephalopod Empire Appreciator @sinistermrcream.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Good rule in general is Do Not Touch Wild Animals (and pets that are not your own should only be touched with permission). Great rule: Do Not Get Close To Any Animal Acting Completely Outside Normal Behavior (bats on ground, daylight raccoons, aggressive squirrels, etc)
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Andrew Callahan @andrewcallahan.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I asked #Patriots RB TreVeyon Hendrson about a post he made on Twitter/X about a Massachusetts legal battle over an allegedly transitioning 17-year-old, who has been separated from their parents for almost 2 years following assault charges against the father. Here's what he had to say:
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Zac Thompson @zacthompson.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
INTO THE UNBEING LIBRARY EDITION is now in shops everywhere. A weird journey through an eldritch whalefall. For fans of Alien, Annihilation, and Scavenger's Reign. 4 scientists enter a sprawling alien corpse & are immediately trapped. 250 pages of @cleanlined.bsky.social madness.
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Cephalopod Empire Appreciator @sinistermrcream.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Pinhead and the Cenobites are more like an environmental hazard for the protagonist(s). Their motivations were simple because they weren't the focus. It was about people making awful choices and overcoming their own nature (or not and then being ripped apart).
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Cephalopod Empire Appreciator @sinistermrcream.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Every time I'm reminded of Jodorowsky's Dune, I'm sad that we didn't get the batshit insanity the setting deserved. Lynch came close, with the Bene Gesserit and Spacing Guild, but we could have had absolute madness. Dune should feel like an assault on the senses.
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Cephalopod Empire Appreciator @sinistermrcream.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Tim Curry is the only person who could have played Gomez Addams with the same intensity and joy as Raul Julia. Whenever I thought about it they could have continued the films after Raul died, Tim Curry was the only person that fit. They both gave the impression of having fun while they acted
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Statuesque Miniatures @statuesque.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
The Cloth Trows Kickstarter is live! I hope you like them. I'm really happy with how they've turned out and really want to get them out into the world! Please do take a wee look. All pledges, shares, likes and comments much appreciated. kickstarter.com/projects/statuesque/cloth-trows
A photo of ten metal miniatures of bean-shaped cloth creatures, with their eyes visible through a hood opening like a zipped up parka. One trow has their arms folded over a walking stick, the others are holding crooked sticks. Some are waving. They are stood on a slate roof tile and there are sparkly orange lights in the dark background. The text reads: "Cloth Trows! From Statuesque Miniatures. On Kickstarter Now!"
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Cephalopod Empire Appreciator @sinistermrcream.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
If you enjoy Kane Pixels brand of Backrooms, you need to watch KenopsiaTV's Stonebridge! It's got the haunting visuals, but has the best sound design I've ever heard on content like this. Unnerving and haunting, it's building a narrative that feels like it could reach the level of Kane.
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Aether Whitefeather 🔞 @aetherwhitefeather.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Seeing Backrooms-inspired youtube series that are Kane Pixel's inspired is extremely refreshing and so atmosphericly spooky. [C] Radiowave and Stonebridge are two series I can recommend.
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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
If I am fired from the biology department for teaching the students that women’s wombs wander, causing hysteria, it is not a threat to academic freedom
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The Cyclosporiasis Enjoyer @danvogfan.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
guy who turned the dial on the “make everyone stupid and insane machine” to 11 to facilitate the election of Donald J Trump in 2016 and again in 2024: damn why is my data center in rural Texas being blocked by people who think it’s going to make their kids trans and kill God
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Cephalopod Empire Appreciator @sinistermrcream.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Once upon a time, I trusted the Guardian to be reasonable. Now they are trying to harm as many children as they can. Shameful, if they had the capacity for shame
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Cephalopod Empire Appreciator @sinistermrcream.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Xavier is a mutant elitist, accepting only the useful talents when there must be tons of mutants with less useful powers who could use a safe space
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Serenity "🜔🝆🜌🜂" Dee 🍜 @sapphixy.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
wow, at the very least Cleves owes Walden and deep and profound apology for this shitstorm
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Barry Deutsch @barrydeutsch.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
I've been skeptical of Cleves' claims all along, and have posted several times in defense of Tillie Walden. But honestly, in my early reactions, I was far too accommodating to Cleves' claims. I didn't consider that Cleves might be lying (perhaps to herself, too). buttondown.com/thene/archiv...
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Charity and Sylvia: the extraordinary claims of Rachel Hope Cleves
In early July, a dispute began between two writers; Rachel Hope Cleves, author of Charity and Sylvia; A Same-Sex Marriage in Early America, (2014), and...
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Molly White @molly.wiki · 13/08/2026
i know when i sneakily steal someone's book to create an unauthorized and uncredited adaptation i always make sure to write "It is not possible for me to overstate how important Rachel Hope Cleves’ book on the subject was" and point readers "towards our Holy Mother of knowledge Rachel Hope Cleves"
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Cephalopod Empire Appreciator @sinistermrcream.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Did anyone ask why she's pretending Walden stole her story when it's (a) based on non-copyrightable historical facts, (b) clearly different in cover and content, and (c) follows a very different structure?
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thene @thene.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
out it goes: my long post about Rachel Hope Cleves's claim that Tillie Walden plagiarised her book. It's long because Cleves's claim is much, much more bizarre than it looked on first reading. I'm not going to bury the lede here. Cleves's claim does not hold up. buttondown.com/thene/archiv...
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…because these covers are a microcosm of the entire conflict; Walden's book is mostly built on writing and other objects left by Sylvia Drake, Charity Bryant, and others. Her work includes many elements from these records that Cleves does not refer to in her book, and many of her interpretations of those records are different from Cleves's interpretations, often intentionally so. In addition to her historical basis, Walden's book includes fictional dialogue and story elements that are original to her work, some of which are inspired by Walden's own life.
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Cephalopod Empire Appreciator @sinistermrcream.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Vagrant Story doesn't hold up
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Nathan Daniel Hernandez @natedhernandez.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Gotta shut down the factory that makes this kinda guy
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🌏🐶🦕🥳 Vegetable Gremlin ⍼​👻🥦💥🏠♫ @vegetablegremlin.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
"you can learn this" "check and mate penn i can't learn anything"
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Cephalopod Empire Appreciator @sinistermrcream.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
This is religion with the ability to sell your data. I know plenty of people who give all decisions over to a deity/deities to avoid making decisions and/or being responsible for the outcome of those decisions. I can see AI providing the same thing with a simpler UI.
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Oli @oliaworth96.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
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Cephalopod Empire Appreciator @sinistermrcream.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Nice to see Argentina's ugly thug football get shit canned by a well-deserved red card and quality, beautiful football. Fuck you Argentina. I hope the team plane has some annoying engine trouble that leaves you sitting at some provincial airport for a day or two
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Cephalopod Empire Appreciator @sinistermrcream.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
As someone in the comments pointed out, look at the index finger on the paper. Either that's a cotton ball for no reason or there's artifacting that suggests alterations of the paper. Like, updating the front page to look like today...
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HolBat(Commission open on November) @kholbatar.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Francine, the Sigma fashion designer #artsky #ocsky #scifi #cyberpunk
Cold, measured to the millimeter.
It's all control, calculation, and a slight disdain for others
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Cephalopod Empire Appreciator @sinistermrcream.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Lindsey Graham departs this world a pathetic human. He was completely devoid of anything we might recognize as character or bravery. He worked to ingratiate himself with the powerful and flatter the rich. He leaves this world worse for his presence in it.
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Cephalopod Empire Appreciator @sinistermrcream.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
if Mitch McConnell dies on the same day as the England v Argentina game, I think we can safely say that whoever wins that game needs to win the final. They won on Saturday and Lindsey Graham dies. If Mitch dies on Wednesday, there's a pattern of increasing importance. If they win the final...
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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Michael Fanone's take on Lindsey Graham is one of the most powerful I've read:
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Cephalopod Empire Appreciator @sinistermrcream.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
"won't someone please think of the children?"
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Cephalopod Empire Appreciator @sinistermrcream.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
So... how long are we guessing it will be before Platner either (a) becomes a conservative talking head or (b) runs as a Republican?
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Cephalopod Empire Appreciator @sinistermrcream.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
As an Englishman with Irish and Scottish friends, it is my solemn duty to resent their hope that England loses while simultaneously understanding and agreeing with the underlying reasons.
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Cephalopod Empire Appreciator @sinistermrcream.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Interesting... My only question to the authors: do you caress the balls as you work the shaft or do you keep it simple?
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MIT Technology Review @technologyreview.com · 02/07/2026
This moment has been nearly a decade in the making: The company first announced the Tesla Semi in late 2017. And now we’ve got final battery specs, official prices, and big news about big orders.
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The Tesla Semi could be a big deal for electric trucking
Is this what the industry needs right now?
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Cephalopod Empire Appreciator @sinistermrcream.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Good movies transcend their generation. I'm not old enough to have any first-hand knowledge of the Vietnam war, but I can watch The Deer Hunter, Apocalypse Now, and Full Metal Jacket and understand what they're about.
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Wesley @wtjoseph.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Could the "serious and immediately life-threatening medical issue" (legal requirement) be, by chance, an aortic aneurysm?
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I'm Trained To Know When Someone Is Dying. The White House Needs You To Believe Trump Isn't.
I Can't Diagnose The President. I Can Recognize A Deteriorating Patient.
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Middle Age Riot @middleageriot.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
BREAKING: JD Vance has renegotiated every concession Barack Obama got from Iran so they're a lot shittier.
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 22/06/2026
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Man used massage gun on his tired eyeballs. It went as well as you'd expect.
He had retinal tears and bruises from squishing his eyeballs with the gun.
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C Z A R I N A @czarinaofficial.com · 20/06/2026
I feel like my proggy pieces are the actual meat of the project. They don’t get pushed as much because they’re not the most synthpop / darkwave sounding. But they’re the most fun to compose, produce and perform, and brings out the inner nerd. czarinaofficial.bandcamp.com/track/alchemy
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Alchemy, by C Z A R I N A
from the album Empire (Deluxe)
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