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James P. Taber @taberiusrex.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

This is wonderful news for my many sons and daughters

A very janky photo of my babies, from left to right: Captain Zeon's Nu Gundam (HG), Wing Gundam ver.KA (RG), Ground-Type Gundam (HG), Vanilla Wing Gundam (EG), Jegan (MG), Aerial (HG), squad of 0080-style GMs (HG), and the Nu Gundam (EG). Not pictured: two Gelgoogs and a Gouf, plus a GP01 Gundam getting panel-lined in my office (all HGs)

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James P. Taber @taberiusrex.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I like to highlight when storytellers nail realistic sibling behavior, and @planetx.bsky.social did so beautifully

A panel from the comic GALAXY: THE PRETTIEST STAR by Jadzia Axelrod, illustrated by Jess Taylor. Two characters, brother and sister, share an emotional hug. The brother says, "David Bowie had to die to win best album at the Grammy's." His sister, smiling, responds, "You can $%#@ right off."

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James P. Taber @taberiusrex.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I thought cats were supposed to be alet and aloof, but these doofuses are snoring so loud I can't focus on my book

Two black medium hair cats curled up and sleeping on my legs, while I lie down on the couch.

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James P. Taber @taberiusrex.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

This got pretty dang close. I always thought living in New Mexico in middle school gave me my linguistic quirks, but I guess it was going to Maine during the summers before then?

A dialect map that puts the epicenter of my language development in the far Northeastern U.S.

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James P. Taber @taberiusrex.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

J Jonah Jameson when he realizes Spider-Man agrees with him

A man narrows his eyes in a mix of suspicion, trepidation, and internal horror as he realizes the worst person he knows actually made a good point.

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James P. Taber @taberiusrex.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

No cheating, post your lock screen (Art by @gorangligovic.bsky.social, not a big Tolkien guy myself but I just loved it too much not to use it)

A screencap of my lock screen, featuring an alternate cover of J. R. R. Tolkien's THE HOBBIT with art by Golan Gligovic. The dwarves and a little hobbit follow Gandalf across a misty, rock-filled path, while a mountain behind them glows as it catches the last rays of the setting sun.

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James P. Taber @taberiusrex.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Aftermath: We’re Not Just Mad About Discs Going Away, We’re Mad About Everything aftermath.site/playstation-...

A man places a domino at the start of a chain. The first domino is labeled "Horse DLC for Oblivion." The last, inevitable domino is labeled "Collapse of the video game industry."

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James P. Taber @taberiusrex.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

For maximum confusion, always beef with someone who shares your name but who has literally no other qualities in common with you I present your perfect celebrity opponent:

Wilson the volleyball from CASTAWAY, right before his Oscar snub pushed him into doing hard drugs and a revolving door on rehab. He seemed to get his life in order for a little bit, seemed like he'd get the good ol' Hollywood redemption arc, but then he started shilling for crypto and is now a big mouthpiece for AI, Polymarket, and some really icky far-right causes.

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James P. Taber @taberiusrex.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Kingfisher's editor when he hears her telling people not to read her books again

Kingfisher's editor, who looks strangely like Solid Snake, pulls off his headphones with a disgusted look on his face.

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James P. Taber @taberiusrex.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Besides the Galactica, there was the Ring Ship™ and then all the other scrubs

A lawn dart-shaped spaceship with a large (rotating?) ring section at the rear, from Battlestar Galactica. It's actual name is the Zephyr, according to the nerds who run the wiki I stole this image from, but all the real ones call it the Ring Ship™

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James P. Taber @taberiusrex.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

I feel like Shaxs quotes are a goldmine

A title card from STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE but with the episode title replaced with a quote from Shaxs in STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS, which reads: "Please, Please Let Me Shoot Their Warp Core, I Have Been Very Good This Month"

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James P. Taber @taberiusrex.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Someone stop me because I cannot stop myself

A title card from STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE, but the episode title has been replaced with a quote from Shaxs, of STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS, which reads: "Fighting Fascism Is a Full-Time Job"

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James P. Taber @taberiusrex.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

I agree with all the points already in the works for improving this, along with the suggestion that—eventually, as it's convenient—some additional, not-strictly-opening shots be added to the available options

A title shot from an episode of STAR TREK: VOYAGER, with the original title replaced with "Bastille Day," the title of a Battlestar Galactica episode.

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James P. Taber @taberiusrex.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

This is great, I'm gonna get in so much trouble with this

A title shot from an episode of STAR TREK: VOYAGER, with the original title replaced with "33," the title of a Battlestar Galactica episode.

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James P. Taber @taberiusrex.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

I don't... know how to parse this

A quote-skeet that says "This is beautiful." The quoted skeet says "Deleted."

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James P. Taber @taberiusrex.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

This is my actual hell mino.mobi/draw/

Screenshot from mino.mobi that shows I got a circle 97% right. I will not disclose how many times it took me to manage that well.

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James P. Taber @taberiusrex.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

I get in that mood sometimes. I've been cruising through the audiobook of FIRE SEASON by Philip Connors. It's a collection of essays about his career as a fire lookout in the Gila Mountains of NM, very contemplative about the dangers therein

The cover for Philip Connors's "Fire Season: Field Notes From a Wilderness Lookout," read by Stan Runnette. It depicts a lookout tower in the middle of a forest silhouetted by a setting sun.

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James P. Taber @taberiusrex.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Infuriated by this d8 HATE gonna make a game that uses only my special little double-pyramid boys

Screenshot of a quiz question asking what the best die is, providing each option and commentary. I've circled the d8, which says "liar, no one's fave is a d8"

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James P. Taber @taberiusrex.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

I see Bluesky is still doing well

A screenshot of my Bluesky timeline, which is empty, and there's a warning ribbon across the top that says "Forbidden!"

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James P. Taber @taberiusrex.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Though there is some stiff competition, let me tell you

The DVD cover of Hot Fuzz, directed by Edgar Wright and co-written by Wright and Simon Pegg. It depicts the film's two main characters in tactical body armor, wielding firearms, and walking through an explosion.

The movie poster for The Bourne Ultimatum, directed by Paul Greengrass and written by Tony Gilroy, Scott Burns, and George Nolfi. It depicts the titular character Jason Bourne walking with a gun in his hand.

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James P. Taber @taberiusrex.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Post your favorite film from the year you turned 18

The DVD cover of Sunshine, the 2007 film directed by Danny Boyle and written by Alex Garland. It depicts the main characters of the film on a walkway with the sun and a disintegrating space ship in the background.

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James P. Taber @taberiusrex.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Post something random or you will have an awful April

A tweet by @CryptoNature—

"Hummingbirds: I shall sip nectar from this flower in a silent ballet.

"Woodpeckers: I'MMA STAB THE BUGS OUTTA THIS TREE WITH MY FACE-KNIFE!!!"

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James P. Taber @taberiusrex.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Though I guess, if you forced me to choose one show in particular...

Ma'ah and Malor from Star Trek: Lower Decks. While they serve as an example of embracing multiple cultural interpretations of Klingons in a single show, I think the series overall does a great job at portraying the breadth of Klingon society while demonstrating why their culture works as a foil for Starfleet

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James P. Taber @taberiusrex.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

A little Trans Day of Visibility kismet on the timeline

Screenshot: a skeet by Emily Gorcenski suggesting that trans people should be allowed to develop cloaking technology and cross the Romulan Neutral Zone with impunity. Immediately following Emily's skeet is one by Jadzia Axelrod, in which Galaxy (the superhero) is shocked to learn she is, in fact, on the visible spectrum. Hilarity ensues in the juxtaposition.

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James P. Taber @taberiusrex.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Fuck Hogwarts houses. Which Starfleet division are you?

The poster and his wife dressed as redshirts (Starfleet Operations) being devoured by tribbles.

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James P. Taber @taberiusrex.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Post a non-religious photo you think of as holy

A still image from Star Wars: A New Hope, in which Luke Skywalker—on the cusp of leaving home and beginning his legendary journey, not understanding how far he will go or how many lives he will touch—stares out across the dunes of Tatooine at the setting of its twin suns.

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James P. Taber @taberiusrex.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

You should try to get on the Ineffective Tech Critics list, we have the best parties

Screenshot of my DMs that says, "@schizanon.bsky.social has added you to the 'Ineffective Tech Critics' moderation list"

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James P. Taber @taberiusrex.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

I have nothing but respect for Stephen King, but I don't want him to edit my writing—I want *his* editor to edit my writing Also, no I don't, because I still don't want this AI garbage fire anywhere near my writing

Excerpt from the article. Relevant passage reads, "Superhuman—the parent company of Grammarly—made fake editor versions of a range of people, including the novelist Stephen King..."

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James P. Taber @taberiusrex.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

I'm sorry, but this is bullshit Nobody named "Ryan" is more than 32 years old

An excerpt from the article that describes Ryan Lizza as "51 years old." This is the smoking gun that none of this is real, "Ryan" Lizza is a mass hallucination, and we can all wake up from our collective nightmare.

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James P. Taber @taberiusrex.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Introduce yourself with four spaceships

A Viper Mk. II, from Battlestar Galactica (2003)

The Serenity, a Firefly-class transport from "Firefly" (2002)

The Outlaw Star (XGP-15A2), from "Outlaw Star" (1998)

The SSV Normandy (SR2), from "Mass Effect 3" (2012)

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James P. Taber @taberiusrex.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Like ffs if your argument is that I'm short-sighted because I don't want to drop a grand on a new pocket devil every year, then you've already lost your argument that the system demanding this of me is worth preserving Just tax the billionaires and gtfo

Excerpt from the article: "While squeezing as much life out of your device as possible may save money in the short run, especially amid widespread fears about the strength of the consumer and job market, it might cost the economy in the long run, especially when device hoarding occurs at the level of corporations."

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