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Fascist Dem Tracker @fascistdemtracker.bsky.social · 13h

Fun fact about the Salvation Army: they use a form of substance use treatment called work therapy. Oh, and by treatment, I mean they have people who have been convicted of drug charges work for their stores & warehouses in exchange for room, board, around a $1 a week, and minimal actual therapy.

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🎃Nosferascoob🎃 @scoobydouchebag.bsky.social · 2d

We are the sons of the Hamburger you couldn't Help

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kone @konenomu.bsky.social · 14h

reisa

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The Crow: Sammy of Angels @sammycrow.bsky.social · 21h

I think this interview with the Mario Land 2 devs already went around a few months ago but we're bringing it BACK baby (via shmuplations.com/supermariola...)

Screenshot of a written interview:

Speaker: There’s a lot of really charming enemies in Super Mario Land 2. I especially liked the “Be” flies from Tree Zone and Mario Zone. Where did they come from?

Hosokawa: They’re impossible to step on. We call them “the flies that do nothing”!

Kiyotake: I love useless characters that do nothing in games, so the first time I saw the Be fly I burst out laughing. I said, I know there will be people who hate this, but let’s leave it in anyway!

Totaka: I loved that character too. I put extra effort into his sound effects. (laughs)

Kiyotake: If we had had more time, I would have liked to program in some way for the player to be able to stomp on them.

Totaka: No way, it’s better to leave it this way!!!

[attached is an image of The Be Fly, captioned "the flies that do nothing"]

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self crit hulk @forpush.bsky.social · 15h

everyone who wrote for gaming magazines in the 90s should go to jail

a scan of a gaming magazine article about Street Fighter Alpha with the header "and finally, Sakura. Don't even think about it... it's illegal"

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Mx. Moz @mleelunsford.com · 15h

I've made this scale to help people out during this holiday season

a scale of Dracula to Not Dracula going from right to left: Dracula (Dracula), Count Orlok (Legally Distinct Dracula), Drake from Blade Trinity (Might Be Dracula), Vlad the Poker (Probably Not Dracula, and Morbius (Not Dracula)

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LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 @longtimehistory.bsky.social · 1d

ICE secretly kidnap autistic boy during bathroom break—never notify parents.

Mother reported him missing a week ago—turns out ICE had him detained the whole time.

He was helping sell fruit and asked to go to the restroom—by the time she was done helping a customer he was gone.

Houston, Texas

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ohfivepro.bsky.social @ohfivepro.bsky.social · 15h

Sometimes you get the rare pull of a yellow cat instead of a pink elephant in PuLiRuLa🤔

old tweet of mine saying "A fun bit of inside info that was shared with me this afternoon:

The 'erotic legs' in PuLiRuLa's Japanese release belong to Taito pixel artist Mr Masami Kikuchi"

A pink elephant appears from the door located between what appears to be a woman's legs in red fishnets. If you know your facts however, the legs are a guy's. This may or not alter your enjoyment of them

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𝕃𝕦𝕔𝕒𝕧𝕚 𓅰 🐱 @lucavi.bsky.social · 16h

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Khayyaam #LIUKANGGANG @khayyaamb.bsky.social · 17h

When someone only played NES Ghosts n Goblins so you put them onto the Arcade version

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Helen Rosner @hels.bsky.social · 15h

My 2yo just informed me that her favorite food is gummy bears wrapped in salami. Then she held eye contact while wrapping a gummy bear in salami and eating it.

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Luke Steuber @lukesteuber.com · 15h

This is just unreal. The level of panic in speech pathology groups is off the charts

Sara Partridge, Ph.D. @sarapartridge.bsky.social · 22h

There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.

America’s children deserve better than this.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 16h

theonion.com/ice-raids-my...

MYTH: ICE agents lack proper training.

FACT: Most have been racists their entire lives.

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Gef the Toking Mongoose @geftokingmongoose.bsky.social · 16h

Make sure to talk to your kids about existential dread

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Mellozine @mellozine.bsky.social · 16h

>go to Kura for the first time in months
>they no longer have yellowtail cheek

WHY DO I CONTINUE TO LIVE

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Darci Meadows, Published Author @saintwalker98.bsky.social · 16h

🟠It's funny what a consistent joke this is in the first 6 seasons that Homer loved this combo

Steve Lieber: NYCC K-19 @stevelieberart.bsky.social · 16h

Finally a break! It’s time to sit back and savor the official dinner of Artist Alley

The Simpsons- a can labeled “nuts & gum”

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ΛTLΛS @atlasbun.bsky.social · 1d

Call your senator if you see them on this list and tell them no to KOSA.

Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 1d

#SaveSpeech
Democrats that need to be reprimanded for cosponsoring KOSA:

J. Hickenlooper- CO
A. Klobuchar- MN
B. Lujan- NM
B. Schatz- HI
M. Hirono- HI
G. Peters- MI
J. Fetterman- PA
R. Blumenthal- CT
C. Schumer- NY
M. Hassan- NH
M. Kelly- AZ
P. Welch- VT

[more names + links continued below]

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Mellozine @mellozine.bsky.social · 16h

Zinefest is wrapping up for the day, but I'll be here tomorrow, too!!

Mellozine @mellozine.bsky.social · 21h

I'm out here at Lonestar Zinefest at the Blue Genie Bazaar in Austin, Texas! Come get some zines!

A table with a blue table cloth covered in zines

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𝕡𝕙𝕠𝕤𝕡𝕙𝕠𝕣 𝕘𝕝𝕠𝕨 @phosphorglow.bsky.social · 19h

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Heckin Spoopy Mutilated Corpse @jrbolt.bsky.social · 1d

Log Lady [calmly stroking log]: One day the sadness will end.

Log Lady [spinning donuts on your lawn in a Camaro]: But not today bitch

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Darkonius Mavakar @darkonius-mavakar.itch.io · 2d

Simon Belmont: "ah dang, I have low health, what will i do?!"

The ever so useful wall chicken:

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timothy faust @tbone.malware-virus.biz · 23h

Every Saturday a group of seniors gather in suburban Milwaukee to protest Trump

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aqualounge.tv @aqualounge.tv · 17h

the virtual pet is back and better than ever.

tune in TOMORROW at 7pm est as aqualounge indie sunday shows off the demo for 🌀 STAR GARDEN 🏄🏼‍♂️, the chao garden successor beyond your dreamcast's wildest dreams.

aqualounge(.)tv - games for the post-gaming age.

the aqualounge.tv indie sunday flyer for sun 10.12 at 7pm est, featuring STAR GARDEN

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Mellozine @mellozine.bsky.social · 17h

WE WILL PERSEVERE

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Mellozine @mellozine.bsky.social · 18h

REAL

We have to contain the excitement and it's literally torment

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