Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

The Troys Are Back In Town

@troyponce.bsky.social

290 followers 430 following 2K posts

the kind of expendable and invulnerable that makes the perfect henchmen

Posts Media Videos Starter Packs

Pinned

The Troys Are Back In Town @troyponce.bsky.social · Apr 28

I think that "feeling cozy" should be its own hobby. Like you curate an ever growing collection of robes and nightgowns, rotated by season. An assortment of warm beverages and herbal teas. No less than three pairs of slippers. Pillows across the spectrum of textures, with preferred pairings.

The Troys Are Back In Town @troyponce.bsky.social · 17h

"I told him Charlie, you need to dodge roll. He said 'I beat most of Sekiro, I can just parry.' And I told him parrying doesn't work anymore. Maybe against some demigods, according to some people, but parrying won't make you an Elden Lord. But Charlie, he wouldn't dodge."

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23h

Trump at the Charlie Kirk memorial event: "They fired sniper rifles at ICE agents, and me. But I made a turn at a good time. I made a turn at a good time. Charlie couldn't believe it, actually."

2 1 16

The Troys Are Back In Town @troyponce.bsky.social · 19h

peak covid pop culture is going to be so hard to explain in the future. it's not like post 9-11 where people chose to drive themselves insane, everyone was genuinely under threat from an then-unknowable and invisible danger and understandably had strange reactions to things.

What’s the Hold Up Pod Dan @jacketdan.bsky.social · 1d

He did it again for the 5 year anniversary

The Troys Are Back In Town @troyponce.bsky.social · 22h

The promise of AI video all feels like a lower effort and creativity version of a 9 year old making up fights between their toys that didn't go together. At least I had to imagine how a handful of lego guys with swords could beat up a Robocop action figure that was four times their size.

Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 2d

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

Want to See Marilyn Monroe in Game of Thrones? AI Could Make It Soon

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

www.scientificamerican.com

Reposted by The Troys Are Back In Town

Maggie Hendricks @maggiehendricks.bsky.social · 1d

Oh hello was the wrestling bat signal out? I also need to point out that there’s a competing International Wrestling Hall of Fame that’s in Waterloo, Iowa and it has a GIANT mural of Lincoln wrestling without a shirt and it shares a parking lot with a strip club.

2 2 8

The Troys Are Back In Town @troyponce.bsky.social · 1d

my only problem with her is this tour is starting a five stop stretch in California right now and is SKIPPING ONE MAJOR CITY IN PARTICULAR!!!!!!

Oct 13, 2025
Harlow's
Sacramento, CA
Tickets
Oct 14, 2025
Felton Music Hall
Felton, CA
Tickets
Oct 15, 2025
The Independent
San Francisco, CA
Tickets
Oct 16, 2025
The Observatory
Santa Ana, CA
Tickets
Oct 17, 2025
Teragram Ballroom
Los Angeles, CA

The Troys Are Back In Town @troyponce.bsky.social · 1d

I got a friend to give up three chapters in and she started painting again instead. Ended up doing some decent sized murals at local businesses as a side hustle, worked out great for everyone.

1 2

The Troys Are Back In Town @troyponce.bsky.social · 1d

a few months ago an NBA coach was reacting to surprising news and the way he said it seemed like AI, which he associates with words like "fake" and "unbelievable" stood out to me as the way non-tech people casually reject this stuff being in their lives.

One coach was so shocked he didn't think the news he was seeing was real. Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle, whose team eliminated the Knicks, was asked about Thibodeau's firing on Wednesday. Ahead of the start of the NBA Finals against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday, Carlisle said he was "shocked" by New York's decision.

"When I first saw it I thought it was one of those fake AI things. There's no way," he said, adding that he didn't think it was "possible."

The Troys Are Back In Town @troyponce.bsky.social · 1d

Discouraging someone from working on their novel because it's really bad and not getting better is a gift only a treasured friend can give.

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 2d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

1 5

The Troys Are Back In Town @troyponce.bsky.social · 2d

The Troys Are Back In Town @troyponce.bsky.social · 2d

youtu.be/l20WlbyuEec?...

Home Movies - Insomnia

YouTube video by omgponies

youtu.be

The Troys Are Back In Town @troyponce.bsky.social · 2d

It sucks not having people to shoot the shit with at night, and it's nice when East coast people wake up and are happy to get into it, but it's bad again when they realize it's barely 4am your time and recognize The Problem.

2 4

The Troys Are Back In Town @troyponce.bsky.social · 2d

I'll take every bit of credit people want to give me for his death.

1 1

The Troys Are Back In Town @troyponce.bsky.social · 2d

@sooziecuzie.bsky.social sorry for linking to the bad place but Yvette Young hasn't moved here and she's jamming hard live x.com/youyve/statu...

yvette young on X: "https://t.co/vE9NYNAnCP" / X

https://t.co/vE9NYNAnCP

x.com

1 1

The Troys Are Back In Town @troyponce.bsky.social · 2d

I promised to be less annoying on this website but complaining about sleep after 2am is not included in that, I get to complain when I'm not sleeping.

The Troys Are Back In Town @troyponce.bsky.social · 3d

Ladies and gentlemen.... we got him.

Two men arrested after Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins dies in prison attack
A 25-year-old and 43-year-old held on suspicion of murder of musician, 48, who was serving 29 years for child sex offences

Daniel Lavelle and agency
Sat 11 Oct 2025 13.23 EDT
Share
Two men have been arrested on suspicion of murder after the death in prison of the former Lostprophets singer and convicted child sex offender Ian Watkins.

1 4

The Troys Are Back In Town @troyponce.bsky.social · 4d

well if I'm not gonna sleep anyways then I might as well toss some kettlebells around

The Troys Are Back In Town @troyponce.bsky.social · 4d

the thing about sleep is you can be totally normal and healthy without it, which I am constantly proving.

The Troys Are Back In Town @troyponce.bsky.social · 4d

A'ja Wilson winning a title and immediately getting drunk as shit is such a great ritual.

The Troys Are Back In Town @troyponce.bsky.social · 4d

i like the parts where Tom Cruise dies

The Troys Are Back In Town @troyponce.bsky.social · 4d

I've seen Michael Jordan and A'ja Wilson play in person and that's going to be a really cool thing for a long time.

The Troys Are Back In Town @troyponce.bsky.social · 5d

I expected to have more sleep problems today but the accidental caffeine is making me wish for death more than someone my age should.

1 3

The Troys Are Back In Town @troyponce.bsky.social · 5d

Even friends and coworkers who know me in person have been surprised that I'm just like this without uppers, the treatment resistant ADHD goes a long way.

The Troys Are Back In Town @troyponce.bsky.social · 5d

Yeah, that's why I quit the stuff years ago, but I accidentally got a juice that they added caffeine to and drank a quarter of it before realizing it.

The Troys Are Back In Town @troyponce.bsky.social · 5d

The cool thing about not drinking caffeine for years is that when you accidentally have a tiny bit you lose your fucking mind.

2 3

The Troys Are Back In Town @troyponce.bsky.social · 5d

took a lot of work and tough decision making but I am successfully under 110 open tabs. please clap.