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That BG Dork

@thatbgdork.bsky.social

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Queer, cis, yelly feminist. Happily married to @failnaut.bsky.social. ADHD. Indie film actor & PA. Gamers 3 extra. Game writer/dev/consult. Indie tabletop buyer for distro. @TabletopGaymers.bsky.social Officer. GAMA director. Al & Web3 fans are incels.

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That BG Dork @thatbgdork.bsky.social · Jul 22

Now that this is done, we can share the film :) Enjoy :) youtu.be/aQXdRRmXwJA?...

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That BG Dork @thatbgdork.bsky.social · 10h

feels deliberate tbh

That BG Dork @thatbgdork.bsky.social · 10h

oh absolutely. he literally grew up with an APPLE ORCHARD and MULTIPLE HORSES on the land, in the 70s-80s. like, I know of upper middle class people in Indiana the 80s who couldn't afford land and care for ONE horse, let alone _multiple and a fucking orchard_

That BG Dork @thatbgdork.bsky.social · 11h

yeah, sadly it's yet another mark down in my "and this is how gamergate 100% directly led to every single right wing nazi 'thoughtleader' and celebrity that we have seen for 10 years" bucket -_-

That BG Dork @thatbgdork.bsky.social · 11h

but the blue hair was explicitly bec of one person in our group that was being targeted, and she had bright blue hair, so the meme image was just clearly based on her as the Cheshire Cat.

<the more you know but everything is shit dot gif>

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That BG Dork @thatbgdork.bsky.social · 11h

so! I was at the epicenter of when that came about and it's bc they consider us "toxic" in that "aposematic" way. So "blue hair. beware" became their rallying cry.

What they never internalized was that aposematic creatures are only such so as to warn PREDATORS so like... they admitted too much lol

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failnaut @failnaut.bsky.social · 11h

falling in love with my car building, y'allin', colorful hair and language midwestern wife all over again as she goes full redneck on a man who probably still turns the xbox off if you're winning

That BG Dork @thatbgdork.bsky.social · 12h

this motherfucker over here stealing redneck valor. bitch. my blue hair would run circles around his ass on a racetrack with a car I rebuilt my fucking self.

loser.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 15h

Kid Rock: Do you know what is stupid… these chicks running around on campuses with blue hair, five nose rings.

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That BG Dork @thatbgdork.bsky.social · 11h

obligatory doom scrolling done for today lol

two men are standing next to each other on a sidewalk and one of them is wearing a baseball jersey .

Alt: Two men are standing next to each other on a sidewalk and one of them is wearing a baseball jersey. The one not wearing a jersey throws a 'peace' sign with his fingers and fades out.

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Dylan @djmalenfant.bsky.social · 12h

Hippos weigh a bit over 3000 pounds. If a hippo is moving at a standard jogging pace for a person (~4 mph), that's an equivalent momentum to a person running into you at highway speeds (~60 mph).

Except the person would probably stop after the collision. The hippo wouldn't notice it hit you.

Nome @nome.bsky.social · Mar 12

And AS LONG AS THERE'S 8" THICK STEEL BEAMS BETWEEN ME AND THEM, they're really cute.

It was genuinely like something out of Jurassic Park. Every time they *brushed* against these massive steel grates, they rang out like bells, because there's just *so much force* behind any of their movements.

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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 12h

people are going to post AI slop...sometimes they just do not realize it at the time and have the good graces to delete it

but if they are told and keep posting it your safest action is just to block them because they will continue to spread it

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That BG Dork @thatbgdork.bsky.social · 12h

yeah this reads like pseudoscientific horseshit to me lol like, IANAD or Med, but yeahhhhh lol

That BG Dork @thatbgdork.bsky.social · 12h

as someone who was bored to death during literally every live action superman depiction she's ever seen, I was delighted to watch the new one lol but can understand why that'd be 'meh' for folks who historically enjoyed any of the previous ones lol

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Steve Horton is writing a graphic novel @stevehorton.mst3k.fan · 13h

The next subject of my extensive essays will be AVALANCHE (1978)! Why do kitchens need cheerleaders? The MST episode included writers and performers like @pattonoswalt.bsky.social, @felicia.day, @jonahrayrodrigues.bsky.social, @bv-tv.bsky.social, @funkybeck.bsky.social, @paulandstorm.bsky.social ...

A cook spills a bunch of stuff on himself in AVALANCHE

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melomys @melomys.bsky.social · 12h

NYT is supporting fascists.

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That BG Dork @thatbgdork.bsky.social · 12h

this motherfucker over here stealing redneck valor. bitch. my blue hair would run circles around his ass on a racetrack with a car I rebuilt my fucking self.

loser.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 15h

Kid Rock: Do you know what is stupid… these chicks running around on campuses with blue hair, five nose rings.

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Allie Briggs @alliebriggsart.bsky.social · 15h

And look... it's not like I didn't try to keep the conversation open.

Pay. Or Delete.
They chose delete.

Email to request compensation for use of artwork or removing copyright image. "Evening, I have been notified that you are using my artwork without my permission. This image is owned and under my copyright protection. If you wish to have a conversation about compensation or payment for licensing my work for your project please email me at alliebriggsart@gmail.com - - If it's not possible to come to an agreement for compensation I am requesting removal of my artwork from your project."

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Allie Briggs @alliebriggsart.bsky.social · 15h

If you want to use ANY artwork an artist has made. Many of us are very happy to license an image for your use.

Artist's know that you like it.

Thank them with payment.

Artist's know you found it on the internet.
No, it's not fair use.

Reverse image search. Email them. PAY THE ARTIST.

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Allie Briggs @alliebriggsart.bsky.social · 15h

It might not seem like much. But if ANYONE use ANY artist's work to distribute product for profit or not for profit, without the artist's permission, it's stealing.

I know there might be some people who will say, "but it's exposure!"

No. Full stop. PAY THE ARTIST.
#art

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Allie Briggs @alliebriggsart.bsky.social · 15h

www.reddit.com/r/UnearthedA...

My art has once again been stolen... time to go ask for removal or payment.

From the UnearthedArcana community on Reddit: Rogue Subclass: Elemental Striker | Infuse your Sneak Attack with Water, Earth, Fire and Air! | 5e'24 & 5e'14

Explore this post and more from the UnearthedArcana community

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 12h

Don’t feel stupid if you fell for fake video. It can be really hard to tell these days. But we do have to try and be careful with what we share because there’s so much AI video out there.

It’s just the world we live in now.

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Nosferatu RBMK 🦇 @comraderobot.bsky.social · 12h

hard to escape the conclusion that the nuremberg trials were too gentle an admonishment

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That BG Dork @thatbgdork.bsky.social · 12h

Have come so far from drawing dicks on a d&d map, man. So proud lol

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 12h

head of Chicago PD says feds gasses his officers www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMDrmH1d/

Superintendent Larry Snelling says federal agents tear gassed 27 Chicago police officers. He addressed the incident while responding to criticism of how police have handled the ongoing ICE protests. #...

TikTok video by Fox 32 Chicago

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That BG Dork @thatbgdork.bsky.social · 12h

I've had no less than 5 20 hour saves just fucking brick the whole ass game lol

I've only been able to ever finish it ONCE ever, and even that was touch & go sometimes

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That BG Dork @thatbgdork.bsky.social · 12h

this is me every time I try to replay Fallout New Vegas lol

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Sarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social · 22h

Farm bankruptcies are back in the news, so it's time to pull this chart out again.

Hey look they kept rising during Trump's first term. Then they went way down under Biden.

Now they're up again? So weird. Thanks Farm Bureau for the graphic

Screenshot from Farm Bureau article on farm bankruptcies. It shows farm bankruptcies climbing steadily 2014-2020, falling by half in 2021, & continuing to fall through 2023.

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