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Midwest Weird

@spookyseptember.bsky.social
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I like fictional universes and the human reflection found in the fantastical

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Midwest Weird @spookyseptember.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I could start my dream of opening a school for teaching the history of Warhammer 40k best/worst timeline
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Sarah May @sarahmay1.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
A longish post which goes beyond the description of the heroic pause. This message is my takeaway
Screen shot from the post linked below. Text reads: 
So here's how I would urge you all to celebrate Stanislav Petrov Day this year. Remember the example of the man who disobeyed orders to ignore what the cutting-edge computer system was telling him to do, and saved untold millions of lives in the process. Whatever an Al is telling you, whether it's a warning of a national security threat or a business efficiency" recommendation or healthcare "cost-saving" or personal "communication tips," do not trust it unreservedly. Do not let yourself become a meat-puppet for unthinking software because it's easier in the short run. Do not take irreversible actions, especially actions putting life at risk, due to AI guidance.

Disobey, always, rather than do something barbarous.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 18/09/2026
For decades, oil companies have funded universities’ research into climate change “solutions” that would not require the public to stop using oil and gas. Carbon capture is one of their favored ideas. One snag: It won’t fix the climate crisis.
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False Promises: The “Solution” to the Climate Crisis That Won’t Work
As global leaders look to tech advances to solve climate change, one leading idea involves capturing carbon pollution from the air and burying it underground forever. While carbon capture may sound pr...
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Midwest Weird @spookyseptember.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Kinda thinking we need to turn this around. Gamers need to get Valve to pressure payment processors. Steam is one of the largest digital platforms in the world. We need to fight back against the puritanical crusade by evangelical organizations www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/up...
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Upcoming vampire RPG Nighthawks has been removed from Steam search and delisted in certain countries as Valve classifies it Adults Only: 'It's very bad news for us'
The label "immediately makes the game persona non grata in several important countries like Germany".
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I appreciate that Dolly Parton refused to participate in "dress respectability" and, by her own account, modeled her aesthetic after a town "tramp," who she thought was beautiful. She separated aesthetics from character and understood "classiness" to be about how you treat people, not how you dress.
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AnimeChicago @animechicago.com · 25/08/2026
Tue 8/25: Delve into the far-off post-apocalyptic future of 2008 with Miyazaki’s solo directorial debut Future Boy Conan! Sun 8/30: Get tix for Movie & Hangout: The Last Blossom @ AMC NEWCITY. FYI there’s more showings Monday! www.meetup.com/animechicago... www.meetup.com/animechicago...
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Ashland Forest Dweller @vaforestdweller.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Speaking of Natalie Harp . . . Cartoonist: @mluckovich.bsky.social.
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Nichole @tnwhiskeywoman.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
I know everyone’s afraid to hire Black women bc it might make a white man upset but I need some work. I have 5-figure medical debt, a cat that needs a vet appt 😿, a medically complex household, the usual bills that come with adulthood, and I’d love to get good skincare again 😩 HIRE ME.
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Midwest Weird @spookyseptember.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
I just saw an Instagram post about people preferring dark chocolate over milk chocolate and it made me realize people who like dark chocolate are the same as IPA drinkers for beer ⚰️
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Midwest Weird @spookyseptember.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Looks like she's 1.5 seconds from cutting of his "raccoon penis" to "study" we can dream
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Stephen Moran. @moranstephen1000.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
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Midwest Weird @spookyseptember.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-04... Good on Fakku
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Adult Manga Publisher FAKKU Addresses Payment Processor Issues, Investigates Additional Payment Options
Company stated longtime payment processor partner terminated its account without warning in late 2025
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Midwest Weird @spookyseptember.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
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a man with a beard and mustache is smiling and looking at the camera .
Alt: a man with a beard and mustache is smiling and looking at the camera . Jack Nicholson, maniacally nodding "yes"
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
he's counting on people not knowing what a doctor looks like because they don't have healthcare
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Midwest Weird @spookyseptember.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Yeah... Low-key heard bad stuff about substack. This is very high key stuff now
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Wendy Thurm @wendythurm.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
From new Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar's acceptance speech tonight. This is the absolute BARE MINIMUM platform for any Democrat running for President in 2028.
A series of posts from journalist Mark Chadbourn reporting on the acceptance speech of Péter Magyar after Hungarian elections:

Péter Magyar: "Our country wants to live again. It wants to be a European country again."

Mark Chadbourn• @chadbourn.bsky.social • 24m
Magyar's speech is powered. From a contact in the audience: "He's basically just asked all the puppets, all the supreme justices, all the heads of media, all the heads of the ministries to leave their jobs tomorrow and not wait to be fired."

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Mark Chadbourn• @chadbourn.bsky.social • 22m
He's announced that Hungary will join the European Prosecution Office so anyone in the country can be charged.

Mark Chadbourn• @chadbourn.bsky.social • 21m
Magyar: "No mercy, they will need to take responsibility for all their actions."

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Mark Chadbourn• @chadbourn.bsky.social • 20m
Magyar says he's starting work with the EU and NATO immediately.
"The EU doesn't have to worry anymore."
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Midwest Weird @spookyseptember.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
www.404media.co/disneys-open...
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bart simpson is giving a speech at a podium while homer simpson is standing in the doorway
Alt: Grandpa Simpson coming in taking off his hat, turning around, putting his hat back on and leaving
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Midwest Weird @spookyseptember.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
That's a loooot more than I thought. I'm glad ProPublica is doing this kind of research
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Midwest Weird @spookyseptember.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Finally! Only took a few hundred years before the Catholics figured out who to actually set on fire!
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three men in suits and ties are sitting around a table talking .
Alt: Michael from The Office slapping a desk and saying "Thank you"
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Michelle @michelleroy78.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Pat Bagley: Salt Lake Tribune
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Muskrat 8647 @muskratjohn.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
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the abbot of unreason (an archaeologist) @merovingians.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
goddamn is this a breath of fresh air after Allred 2024
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Midwest Weird @spookyseptember.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Hegseth is an unqualified idiot already guilty of war crimes. No one should be listening to this monster
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Block Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Legendary Chicago blues artist Buddy Guy is calling on the city to build a monument worthy of its reputation as the “Blues Capitol of the World,” and the head of a local blues organization agrees the time has come. blockclubchi.co/4tOGF7b
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Midwest Weird @spookyseptember.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
"Ya Boy Kongming" gave me life today. Thank you, Zhuge Liang for salvaging a shitty week
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Rhuta Bhayga @rhutabhayga.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
IMPORTANT READ, given our increasingly fractured reality. Watch out for: 1: Telling you the story before they know the story. 2: Telling you the story of what’s in someone’s heart or mind. 3: Amping up the story with big adjectives. shorturl.fm/xt5J6 via @nycjayjay.bsky.social
How To Tell You’re Being Manipulated By A Story
3 rules of thumb for navigating manipulative waters.
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Tom the Dancing Bug, by Ruben Bolling @rubenbolling.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
🔵 This week's Tom the Dancing Bug - A BUSY, BUSY ICE ENFORCEMENT OPERATION with apologies to Richard Scarry - Brought to you by the rough and ready Inner Hive, including long-time member Brady Marsh and new member SquirrelSaver7. ( bit.ly/theInnerHive ) - READ IT RIGHT HERE👇
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Chris Plante @plante.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Women have been a crucial part of games media from the very beginning. Learn some history! postgame.substack.com/p/mothership...
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Mothership and a History of Women in Games Media
A new gaming website?! In this economy?!
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Street Sharks Explained 🇨🇺🇵🇸 @gaykwon.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
This dude is intense and correct
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Ken Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
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T. Greg Doucette @gregdoucette.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Tech in the public sector here is often profound dogshit compared to many other places, it's wild
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Midwest Weird @spookyseptember.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Figuratively, but often quite literally. Glad Ken isn't afraid to speak to unpopular opinions
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"Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world's grief." @nocatsnomasters.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
I'm so tired. Somebody please make things slow down a little. History needs to breathe.
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Al Yankovic @alyankovic.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
That's great, but are we really going to learn anything new that MY biopic didn't cover?
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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
I just keep thinking about the first guy to put on the frog costume reading the news today and seeing frogs literally all over the world what a fucking thing, man that 25 year old did more for the country in a week than most of the NYT op-ed section in a lifetime
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
thinking about the time a cool Instagram fashion account asked me to name my favorite products and i didn't know i was supposed to name fashion products, so i said pigeon food because i like feeding pigeons and their followers were like "why the fuck do i need pigeon food for my outfit?"
The Instagram account Saint featured me. The first slide says: "Derek Guy - Dieworkwear. Derek Guy is a menswear writer who has written for The New York Times, Esquire, and Mr. Porter. He also runs a menswear blog called Die, Workwear"One of the slides showing my favorite products. It's it's a big bag of Hagen pigeon food. The food is fortified with the vitamins and nutrients pigeons need. Instagram user writes: "Why tf do i need pigeon food for my outfit." I replied: "this is what i can afford to eat after spending all my money on clothes ::sad face::"
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D. Earl Stephens @dearlstephens.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
📌“The fact that I am American means, among other things, people can’t say, like they did about Francis, ‘he doesn’t understand the United States, he just doesn’t see what’s going on.’ “Do you not see the suffering? Is your conscience not disturbed?” -Pope Leo in a direct rebuke of the hideous Trump
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
In classic men's tailoring, if you wanted to hide a large stomach, you would extend the shoulders, which will make the waist look slimmer by comparison. But in a streetwear outfit, you might get a short, slightly cropped jacket that's very rounded. The first is a V-shape; second is a circle.
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Midwest Weird @spookyseptember.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Wow! That's awesome they're making progress in figuring out the underlying biology and possible treatments!
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Midwest Weird @spookyseptember.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Fought the good fight to the very end. She never stopped advocating, truly inspirational
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Keezy Young🌼 @keezyyoung.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
btw it's my birthday tomorrow 🙂 some things you can do for me for my birthday: -buy my book! or check it out from library -read book -tell me nice things about book -leave a review with the nice things somewhere like on goodreads or whatnot* -tell other people about my book -make fanart for me??
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Midwest Weird @spookyseptember.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
@dieworkwear.bsky.social can I send you some money to give me a list of cool clothing places you'd recommend to hit up while in Japan? Trying to stay within a limited budget as I was laid off recently. But also would be fine just looking at wonderful fashion. Thank you!
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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
If you are worried about misinformed U.S. federal guidance on vaccines and preventative health measures right now, here’s a list of well sourced and science backed alternative sources of information. A thread that you can bookmark for future reference and pass on to others 🧵
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Amy Klobuchar @amyklobuchar.com · 19/09/2025
The Big Beautiful Betrayal is creating a health care crisis that will force hospitals, clinics, and nursing homes to close while 15 million people lose coverage. Unless Republicans in Congress renew the health care tax credits, more than 20 million Americans will also see their premiums rise.
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Ben Silverstein ❌👑 @bensilverstein.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Wouldn't you know it, the DOJ just deleted a study showing that most violent extremism in the US comes from the far right. www.404media.co/doj-deletes-...
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DOJ Deletes Study Showing Domestic Terrorists Are Most Often Right Wing
Following Charlie Kirk’s assassination and the Trump administration’s promise to go after the “radical left” a study showing most domestic terrosim is far-right was disappeared.
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404 Media @404media.co · 11/09/2025
Charlie Kirk Was Not Practicing Politics the Right Way 🔗 www.404media.co/charlie-kirk...
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Charlie Kirk Was Not Practicing Politics the Right Way
The mainstream media seems entirely uninterested in explaining Charlie Kirk's work.
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Midwest Weird @spookyseptember.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
Pithy and succinct encapsulation of the sartorial transformation of the Republican party
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
luigi mangione murdered a healthcare executive and opposed "wokeism." i don't know why people insist that killers need some coherent ideology. most people don't even have coherent wardrobes, let alone a coherent worldview.
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