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Joseph Knoop @josephknoop.bsky.social · 7h

Gah, I feel you. And true. Gonna try to make friends and "me time" happen. Thankfully I'm also buried in three very obnoxiously cute cats currently and that helps.

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Joseph Knoop @josephknoop.bsky.social · 7h

Thanks, Garrett. ❤️

Joseph Knoop @josephknoop.bsky.social · 7h

Fear not, Portlandians. ICE has valiantly rounded up the suspected ringleader of your local antifa cell.

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Joseph Knoop @josephknoop.bsky.social · 7h

I don't talk about it a lot because it's embarrassing and an emotional bag of snakes, but wow I guess this Saturday is my first birthday in a long while that I'm single, huh. 🫠 Hrmmm.

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Joseph Knoop @josephknoop.bsky.social · 9h

This little dipshit slipped out of a third floor apartment door RIGHT OUT FROM UNDER ME while I carried laundry downstairs. I come back and don't notice for 15 whole minutes. Building handyman finds him saying hello to anyone passing by. Jerk!

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Joseph Knoop @josephknoop.bsky.social · 11h

*President Lincoln quietly watching 'Our American Cousin' at Ford's Theatre*

"Mary, is that stagehand placing a wagon full of hay beneath our box?"

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Joseph Knoop @josephknoop.bsky.social · 14h

I'm building a "recommended reading" list for the students running my old college website (covering pop culture, music, games, etc), so if you have any favorite "how to do journalism/criticism good" articles, I'm all ears. Could be introspective, could be utilitarian, all takes welcome.

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Joseph Knoop @josephknoop.bsky.social · 1d

Same energy.

the cover of the manga "Bofuri: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, So I'll Max Out My Defense" featuring a cute girl wielding a massive tower shield

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Joseph Knoop @josephknoop.bsky.social · 1d

"Imagine the first footage of shanking a klansman."

Don't threaten me with a good time!

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Joseph Knoop @josephknoop.bsky.social · 1d

When my grandma was on her literal deathbed, slipping in and out consciousness, my father played her favorite Irish polka records and said she perked up just for a few moments.

Anyway, someone is probably drip-feeding President Peepaw AI videos of Portland, and that's the optimistic outlook.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump: "I don't know what could be worse than Portland. You don't even have stores anymore. They don't even put glass up. They put plywood on their windows."

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Joseph Knoop @josephknoop.bsky.social · 1d

It's not a house, it's a home.

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Joseph Knoop @josephknoop.bsky.social · 1d

Hey speaking of great stories featuring the slaughter of slavers.

Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 1d

You will soon stalk, hunt, and take down Prey in theaters:

reactormag.com/prey-predato...

Prey Is Finally Getting the Theatrical Release Director Dan Trachtenberg Says It Was Made For - Reactor

The 2022 film is showing as part of a Predator double feature.

reactormag.com

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Joseph Knoop @josephknoop.bsky.social · 1d

I'm sorry, I just don't think taking business feedback from the people who think Rise of Skywalker was a necessary course correction is wise. Call me crazy.

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Joseph Knoop @josephknoop.bsky.social · 1d

Extra funny when you think about how Sinners, which features Michael B. Jordan gunning down Klansmen in broad daylight in slow-mo, is the 10th highest-grossing R-rated film of all time - higher than The Hangover, 300, Logan, John Wick 4, etc....

Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social · 1d

SCOOP: Last year, Ubisoft cancelled an Assassin's Creed game set during Reconstruction. Was to feature a Black Assassin who, among other things, fought the rise of the Klan

Sources: Leadership nixed it over concerns re: U.S. political climate, backlash to Yasuke

www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubis...

Scoop: Ubisoft cancelled a post-Civil War Assassin’s Creed last year

Company leadership deemed the project too controversial for the moment, sources tell Game File

www.gamefile.news

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Joseph Knoop @josephknoop.bsky.social · 1d

*shreds on a guitar while doing a 720 kickflip*
OH YEAH THESE ARE THE BEST ANTI-AMAZON PRIME DAY DEALS! STICK IT TO BIG AMAZON BY SHOPPING ON THIS OTHER SITE!

*the other site is Wal-Mart

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Foo Midori -碧風羽 @foomidori.bsky.social · 2d

サイレントヒルfのファンアートを描きました

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Joseph Knoop @josephknoop.bsky.social · 2d

Mateusz Urbanowicz. Former background artist on "Your Name." Currently an illustrator of incredible books, sometimes blogs and posts videos. Great "tools I use" section. mateuszurbanowicz.com

Mateusz Urbanowicz

Home website of Mateusz Urbanowicz; artist, creator working in Japan.

mateuszurbanowicz.com

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Joseph Knoop @josephknoop.bsky.social · 2d

Battle Suit Aces dropped today (more of a card-based RPG but it's got major VN elements) and it's from the folks who did Battle Chef Brigade.

Also...Stories From Sol: The Gun-Dog because it wouldn't be a post from me without two mecha mentions. store.steampowered.com/app/2118420/...

Save 10% on Battle Suit Aces on Steam

From the creators of Battle Chef Brigade comes Battle Suit Aces, a charming card-battling RPG. You'll recruit, befriend, and upgrade mech pilots on a heartfelt hunt for alien superweapons: the Relic S...

store.steampowered.com

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Joseph Knoop @josephknoop.bsky.social · 3d

The year is 2008. Bring Me the Horizon is still technically deathcore. I straighten my hair down to my cheek. 720p is king.

Joseph Knoop @josephknoop.bsky.social · 3d

Hell Is Us has the best* level set in an embassy being invaded since Modern Warfare 2019.

*Most likely to elicit a huge "yikes, sucks for that guy"

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Joseph Knoop @josephknoop.bsky.social · 3d

(and getting ahead of a tweet, I know Weiss' wife is yet another anti-woke writer and not actually involved in anything meaningfully contributive to society like Business)

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Joseph Knoop @josephknoop.bsky.social · 3d

"And here's the blog where I tell everyone that transgender ideology is more dangerous than giving cops Javelin launchers."

the Taika Waititi meme where he's showing Cate Blanchett something on an ipad

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Joseph Knoop @josephknoop.bsky.social · 3d

Bari Weiss choosing to spend her life writing cute little "I'm a liberal BUT" columns makes a lot more sense when you realize she's married to the descendant of major cattle and logistics barons. More succinctly, it's like being a video game YouTuber while your wife runs a hospital network.

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Joseph Knoop @josephknoop.bsky.social · 3d

New footage has emerged from increasingly tense confrontations between ICE and wizard frog.

a screenshot from frogger showing Frogger about to cross a road full of pixelated cars

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Joseph Knoop @josephknoop.bsky.social · 3d

Unrelated, that orange-ish shirt is slick.

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