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David Shrock @dracotorre.bsky.social · 1d

Emergency World Naked Bike Ride Portland, Sunday, October 12th, 2:30pm — any wheels, any state of dress. Start location to be announced. www.instagram.com/reel/DPj4Yvw...

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David Shrock @dracotorre.bsky.social · 2d

Hauling Krone Square Baler 1290 HDP VC with Kenworth W900 Legacy Edition featuring Pink Ribbon Charity DLC paint #Pinktober2025 Breast Cancer Awareness #AmericanTruckSimulator #ATS by @scssoft.com #pinktober

in-game photo-mode screenshot gravel road on farm, truck painted ballet pink with pink ribbon on side of sleeper, black lowboy trailer hauling yellow-and-green square baler machinery.

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David Shrock @dracotorre.bsky.social · 3d

Delivering Krone Forage Harvester BiG X 1180 with my #Pinktober2025 Kenworth W900 #AmericanTruckSimulator #ATS

in-game photo-mode screenshot truck colored ballet pink featuring Pink Ribbon Charity paint, black lowboy trailer with yellow-and-green harvester, dirt road with white fence and pumpkins in foreground.

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David Shrock @dracotorre.bsky.social · 7d

#Pinktober2025 highway OR-58, Western Star 5700XE featuring Pink Ribbon Charity Pack paint for #AmericanTruckSimulator #ATS #Pinktober

in-game photo-mode screenshot purple truck with pink ribbon made of tiny hearts on side and on nose.

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David Shrock @dracotorre.bsky.social · 8d

A look at the upcoming Louisiana DLC for #AmericanTruckSimulator by @scssoft.com — custom-made timber harvest and farm depots #ATS blog.scssoft.com/2025/10/loui...

Louisiana: Custom Made Depots

SCS Software's official blog - information, screens & movies from our truck simulator games Euro Truck Simulator 2 and American Truck Simulator.

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David Shrock @dracotorre.bsky.social · 9d

Pretty pink Kenworth W900 Legacy Edition #Pinktober in Seattle #AmericanTruckSimulator #W900Legacy #Pinktober2025 #ATS

in-game photo-mode W900 flat-top cab painted ballet pink with pink ribbon made of tiny heart-shape icons on sleeper side, black-and-aluminum step-deck trailer with yellow-and-black cargo, Seattle city center in background with space needle on the left behind nose of truck. Pink ribbon for cancer awareness from optional Pink Ribbon DLC for American Truck Simulator.

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David Shrock @dracotorre.bsky.social · 18d

I hope your weekend was as good as mine. #mountainbike

Forest with footbridge, bicycle leaned against railing, helmet from handlebars

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SCS Software @scssoft.com · 25d

Are you a fan of smaller, quieter towns? 🏘️

Today, we're highlighting some more of the unique towns and charming settlements that you'll be able to pass through in our upcoming Louisiana DLC for American Truck Simulator! 🚛🇺🇸

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David Shrock @dracotorre.bsky.social · Jul 28

My 5th trip to Iowa, this time hauling JCB excavator driving the Western Star 49X. #CruisingIowa #AmericanTruckSimulator #ATS

In-game photomode screenshot of 49X truck painted violet, trailer painted red hauling JCB 245XR through Iowa countryside with windmills in background.

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David Shrock @dracotorre.bsky.social · Jul 20

My heavy-haul route maps for American Truck Simulator updated with Iowa and more clearance icons. www.dracotorre.com/mods/ats_hea...

Heavy-Haul Route Map

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David Shrock @dracotorre.bsky.social · Jul 16

Heavy haul with Western Star 49X Portland to Davenport, nearly 2000 miles. Stopped at “the greatest” (according to this billboard) truck stop. #CruisingIowa #AmericanTruckSimulator

American Truck Simulator game screenshot looking at rear of truck hauling Volvo L260H with in background billboard reading, “More than just a truck stop — Explore the truckers’ paradise — The Greatest SCS Truck Station”

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David Shrock @dracotorre.bsky.social · Jul 13

Dyersville Veterans Memorial on US-52 #CruisingIowa #AmericanTruckSimulator #ATS

American Truck Simulator game photo-mode screenshot of Western Star 5700XE painted violet and red with empty drop-deck trailer passing memorial. This in-game memorial marker appears to have a graphic cover depicting a soldier before stars-and-stripes. Three flags: Iowa State, USA, and a blue flag with gold star within white circle.

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David Shrock @dracotorre.bsky.social · Jul 11

#CruisingIowa Western Star 5700XE hauling harvester farm machine on highway US-20 #AmericanTruckSimulator #ATS

American Truck Simulator game photo-mode depicting farmhouse beside highway with 5700XE truck painted violet with oversized-load banner on bumper, black lowboy trailer hauling green-and-black harvest farm machine.

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David Shrock @dracotorre.bsky.social · Jul 2

Western Star 49X hauling log harvester in California #AmericanTruckSimulator #ATS

Dark red 49X day cab truck on multi-lane highway beside yellow sports car in other lane — screenshot from American Truck Simulator

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Xander Lenc @xlenc.bsky.social · Jun 15

Truly wild photos coming in from Los Angeles right now.

Photo from Carlin Stiehl from the LA Times. Dozens of people holding American flags on the streets of LA are in frame, with a massive cloud of tear gas billowing in front of them. One protester holds a sign that reads Immigrants Make Us Great.

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doris dolores @nemaha.bsky.social · Jun 14

#Boise #Idaho showing up for #NoKings

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Erin Jenkins @live2readmore.bsky.social · Jun 14

Our joyful, peaceful #NoKings protest in Clackamas was awesome! Too many people to see how far it stretched—at least a couple thousand, I think. Kids w/braces to the elderly sitting on their walkers, all w/creative homemade signs. 🥰🚫👑 #IndivisibleOregon

Protesters holding an oversized orange Cheeto with a crown & comb-over, a sign saying, “A king is only a king if we bow,” and an American flag.

Protesters holding signs that say, “I.C.E. = Gestapo 2.0,” “Civil Rights Matter,” and “No Kings in America! (1 if by Land, 2 if by D.C.)”

Protester dressed in a Green Knight costume festooned with ivy and flowers, holding a plastic skeleton with the name “Ozymandias” across the forehead (a reference to the poem by Percy Bysshe Shelley).

Protesters stretching far down the sidewalk. One sign reads, “Hands Off Clean Energy”

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Heather M. Collins🗽 @heathersdesk.bsky.social · Jun 14

Do you know how badly you have to screw up as a Republican to get this kind of turnout in IDAHO?

#NOKINGS

View of the No Kings protest from the 4th floor of the Boise Capitol Building

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Sarah Hörst @planetdr.bsky.social · May 30

The Presidents Budget Request for NASA is out. It’s a bloodbath

Canceled are DAVINCI, VERITAS, Juno, OSIRIS-APEX, US participation in ExoMars and EnVision…

Huge cut to R&A. No funding to begin development of the Uranus Orbiter.

If you’ve ever cared about NASA, time to contact congress.

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WIRED @wired.com · May 19

NEWS: The courts have decided against DOGE and the US government in their legal battle to take full control of the United States Institute of Peace, including a headquarters building with an estimated value of $500 million. www.wired.com/story/usip-d...

DOGE Loses Battle to Take Over USIP—and Its $500 Million Headquarters

A federal judge called DOGE’s actions at the United States Institute of Peace ‘unlawful.’

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Larian Studios @larianstudios.com · May 1

Are you the type of person to carefully concoct a watertight tale, complete with world-building and pronunciation guide for that mysterious new stomach bug, all so you don’t have to go to work tomorrow?

Lovely jubbly, we want your voice for our brand new storytelling department.

Gale stands around the camp fire reading from an ominous looking book, where Wyll, Shadowheart, and Lae'zel sit, their attention on the story Gale is reading.

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evacide @evacide.bsky.social · Apr 28

Now is the time to stand up against the Trump administration as it tries to bully the cybersecurity community by targeting Chris Krebs. Sign on to our open letter:

www.eff.org/press/releas...

EFF Leads Prominent Security Experts in Urging Trump Administration to Leave Chris Krebs Alone

SAN FRANCISCO – The Trump Administration must cease its politically motivated investigation of former U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director Christopher Krebs, the Electronic F...

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David Shrock @dracotorre.bsky.social · Apr 27

St. Louis #CruisingMissouri #AmericanTruckSimulator

Game screenshot of St. Louis Arch after sunset with Western Star 5700XE truck below in foreground.

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David Shrock @dracotorre.bsky.social · Apr 22

Kenworth #W900Legacy heavy haul in Portland #AmericanTruckSimulator

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Apr 18

Van Hollen: "This case is not only about one man, as important as that is. It is about protecting fundamental freedoms and the fundamental principle in the Constitution for due process that protects everyone who resides in America."

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