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M. Blind

@mdotblind.bsky.social

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foundling raised by a feral tribe of sarcastic suburbanites || Hyperfocus for hire · Gamesmith, wordwright, rules wrangler · Fan of scifi & fantasy, lover of books, former bookseller || Interpuctgames.com, personal blog at rocketbomber.com

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M. Blind @mdotblind.bsky.social · Oct 19

Fire is great. We couldn't have built civilization without it.

Capitalism is great. We couldn't have built civilization without it.

but free market capitalism isn't the solution to everything, just like we don't light everything on fire just because it burns.

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The Alternate Historian @althistorian.bsky.social · 2h

When fascism comes to America, it will be with pictures of the military occupying the Bass Pro Shops pyramid.

Ghostin this Hell @hoovybaby.bsky.social · 20h

lmao called it

National Guard deployed to the Bass Pro pyramid

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M. Blind @mdotblind.bsky.social · 2h

I actually ordered this months ago but given "assembly required" and just how heavy the box was, it's been in the back of my car for longer than I'd care to admit.

M. Blind @mdotblind.bsky.social · 2h

I already need* another one

*want.
it's so pretty

I wasn't sure about the white but it works so well in the library, I mean, living room.

M. Blind @mdotblind.bsky.social · 2h

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha so funny

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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 8d

@guyrichardssmit.bsky.social

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Kate Watson @loreandordure.com · 8h

Taking some pics and video of the Golding Pearl treadle press (circa 1900). I love this machine, I really want it working properly!

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LOLGOP ❌👑❌ @thefarce.org · 7h

Really remarkable how Andrea uses the Klein/Coates conversation to produce so much clarity about the moment we're in.

You don't have to swallow frogs. Klein and Coates show that if you don't know what your core beliefs are, you're going to get played.

TikTok video by degenerateartnews

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Raccoons Hourly @raccoonhourly.bsky.social · 7h

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M. Blind @mdotblind.bsky.social · 8h

The Most Bizarre UK No. 1s of the 1980s

YouTube video by Trash Theory

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M. Blind @mdotblind.bsky.social · 8h

90s were weird. we have no explanation. we are not proud.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYDv...

The Most Bizarre UK No. 1s of the 1990s

YouTube video by Trash Theory

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M. Blind @mdotblind.bsky.social · 1d

(no doubt this will vary based on what state you're in, which pharmacy chain, etc. but worth checking websites right now.)

M. Blind @mdotblind.bsky.social · 1d

Was just checking my local pharmacy for Covid shots & I was able to schedule same day. Got the jab (+ the flu shot) during my lunch break.

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meh 🎃 @mharvey816.bsky.social · 1d

They're destroying packages. On purpose this time. Wow.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

“I’ve never seen anything like this before,” Matthew Wasserbach, brokerage manager of Express Customs Clearance, said of the UPS backlog. “It’s totally unprecedented.”

@cnbc.com $UPS
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UPS is 'disposing of' U.S.-bound packages over customs paperwork problems

Shifting Trump tariffs have created a nightmare for UPS, as thousands of packages from overseas pile up at its hubs while they await customs clearance.

www.nbcnews.com

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M. Blind @mdotblind.bsky.social · 1d

This time of year? Oh yeah find your local Spirit Halloween pop up

M. Blind @mdotblind.bsky.social · 1d

Just checking Amazon for inflatable costumes ~for no particular reason~ and it looks like they're about $40 each.

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 1d

"Strengths include the ability to work independently for years or even decades with minimal feedback and/or praise, as well as a marked level of comfort working with antiquated systems, outdated standards, and unending group email chains."

Moderately Motivated Gen-Xer for Hire

Forty-something professional seeks opportunity in an environment that is neither “fun,” “playful,” nor “collaborative;” minimal responsibility pref...

buff.ly

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Micah @rincewind.run · 1d

I feel terrible for everyone whose career is being destroyed but she is going to set speed records for running CBS into the ground, Ellison is no Murdoch

Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 1d

News: Bari Weiss just sent a memo to staffers at CBS News asking them to produce a memo explaining "how you spend your working hours—and ideally, what you've made (or are making) that you're most proud of."

One CBS News staffer puts it like this to me: "We just got Elon Musked."

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Seth Rudy @sethrudy.bsky.social · 1d

Meanwhile in #Portland

Kermit faces off with Hopper in The Muppet Movie

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Kim Hu @kim-hu.com · 1d

Bluesky being “make your own algorithm it can even be none” is why I will cling to this app as long as possible

J. L. Westover @mrlovenstein.bsky.social · 2d

I don't think an algo has taken over bluesky... yet

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M. Blind @mdotblind.bsky.social · 1d

To be perfectly fair:

The nobel committee didn't give Obama the 2009 peace prize because ~he~ had done something notable.

It was more of an award to the American voters for not electing another damn Republican.

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Ruby 💕💜🩵 @fugitiverabbit.com · 1d

My therapist has to remind me constantly that just because I'm anxious something may happen doesn't necessarily mean it will.

#art

Artwork showing a frazzled looking possum holding onto an orb/crystal ball with the text " you are not predicting the future. You have anxiety!"

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Scott Santens @scottsantens.com · 1d

"I know I won’t produce anything worthwhile until it gets to the point where, if I don’t, we won’t be able to afford my partner’s chemotherapy anymore and I’ll have to watch them die a horrible, agonizing death. I guess that’s just how my brain works!”

The Onion basically pushing for UBI and UHC:

The Onion @theonion.com · 2d

Woman Tends To Do Best Creative Thinking When Backed Into Corner With Livelihood At Stake https://theonion.com/woman-tends-to-do-best-creative-thinking-when-backed-in-1851338274/

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The Onion @theonion.com · 2d

Woman Tends To Do Best Creative Thinking When Backed Into Corner With Livelihood At Stake https://theonion.com/woman-tends-to-do-best-creative-thinking-when-backed-in-1851338274/

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zach @extrafabulous.bsky.social · 1d

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Foxes In Love @foxes-in-love.bsky.social · 1d

A comic of two foxes, one of whom is blue, the other is green. In this one, Blue and Green are looking up at the same spot in the ceiling.
Green: Do we have a dead moth on the ceiling?
Blue: No. It's alive.

Green turns to look at Blue, whose eyes are still on the moth.
Green: It's what?
Blue: It sits in a different spot every morning.

Both of the foxes return to looking up at the moth.
Green: Should we do something about it?

Now Blue turns to look at Green, who keeps staring at the moth.
Blue: Make it pay rent?
Green: I think it flinched.

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