Greg V.
@exceptionalpotato.bsky.social
UE graphics engineer at Firaxis, occasional photographer, sometimes cosplayer. Previously at Schell Games. He/him. Born in the USSR, now in west PA. Made a WonderSwan demo once. 🌈❔
♥ @smolcano.bsky.social
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Greg V.
@exceptionalpotato.bsky.social
· Feb 22
me and @smolcano.bsky.social in Tactical Breach Wizards #cosplay at katsu, photos by @felixwongphoto.bsky.social at his pop-up photobooth that everybody should visit, edited by smolcano. By popular^H^H^H^H^H^H several peoples' demand, I am tagging @pentadact.com, thanks for a cool game. 🧙🏻♂️
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This morning, SCOTUS heard arguments over Trump's efforts to fire Fed board member Lisa Cook over claims of mortgage fraud.
But back in December @propublica.org revealed that Trump himself had multiple primary residence mortgages on homes he used as rental properties:
But back in December @propublica.org revealed that Trump himself had multiple primary residence mortgages on homes he used as rental properties:
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing ...
www.propublica.org
January 21, 2026 at 8:03 PM
This morning, SCOTUS heard arguments over Trump's efforts to fire Fed board member Lisa Cook over claims of mortgage fraud.
But back in December @propublica.org revealed that Trump himself had multiple primary residence mortgages on homes he used as rental properties:
But back in December @propublica.org revealed that Trump himself had multiple primary residence mortgages on homes he used as rental properties:
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Gary Larson: In my cartoon I invented Cow Tools as a cautionary tale
Cows: At long last, we have created the Cow Tools from classic newspaper comic Cow Tools
Cows: At long last, we have created the Cow Tools from classic newspaper comic Cow Tools
January 19, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Gary Larson: In my cartoon I invented Cow Tools as a cautionary tale
Cows: At long last, we have created the Cow Tools from classic newspaper comic Cow Tools
Cows: At long last, we have created the Cow Tools from classic newspaper comic Cow Tools
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From a Minnesotan: a hearty HELL NO to this. This man is a professional political consultant in DC raising $$ for a political party. There are endless better places to donate to actually help people here suffering and fighting against this nazi invasion. Here’s a start:
www.standwithminnesota.com
www.standwithminnesota.com
January 17, 2026 at 4:18 PM
From a Minnesotan: a hearty HELL NO to this. This man is a professional political consultant in DC raising $$ for a political party. There are endless better places to donate to actually help people here suffering and fighting against this nazi invasion. Here’s a start:
www.standwithminnesota.com
www.standwithminnesota.com
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a new greatures will reveal itself to thee in about 12 minutes.
a painting of a man with a beard holding a crystal ball with the word mcd on the bottom
ALT: a painting of a man with a beard holding a crystal ball with the word mcd on the bottom
media.tenor.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:48 PM
a new greatures will reveal itself to thee in about 12 minutes.
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Smash your ring camera
January 19, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Smash your ring camera
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I... wow.
I'm late, but this is the first confirmation I've seen of Waymo using foreign-based remote operators. Prior, there was only a rumored podcast ep, immediately cease-and-desisted.
www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...
www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...
January 19, 2026 at 12:58 AM
I... wow.
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ICE abducted a man in minneapolis on january 6. by january 14, he was dead in a concentration camp in texas.
victor manuel diaz was 36 years old. they say he did it to himself. ICE murdered him.
victor manuel diaz was 36 years old. they say he did it to himself. ICE murdered him.
Man arrested by ICE in Minneapolis dies while under federal agency's custody in Texas
A 36-year-old man who was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Minneapolis died while under the custody of federal law enforcement in Texas on Wednesday, according to the agency.
www.cbsnews.com
January 19, 2026 at 1:00 AM
ICE abducted a man in minneapolis on january 6. by january 14, he was dead in a concentration camp in texas.
victor manuel diaz was 36 years old. they say he did it to himself. ICE murdered him.
victor manuel diaz was 36 years old. they say he did it to himself. ICE murdered him.
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Powder Flask https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.1906
January 16, 2026 at 8:23 AM
Powder Flask https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.1906
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Trump accepting Machado's Nobel Peace Prize is a great insult to the FIFA Peace Prize committee
January 16, 2026 at 2:13 AM
Trump accepting Machado's Nobel Peace Prize is a great insult to the FIFA Peace Prize committee
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Government: At long last, we have created the shiny metal skull decorations from the classic historical comedy skit Don't Create Shiny Metal Skull Decorations
January 15, 2026 at 8:14 AM
Government: At long last, we have created the shiny metal skull decorations from the classic historical comedy skit Don't Create Shiny Metal Skull Decorations
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January 16, 2026 at 1:26 AM
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hey Mom can you come pick me up. yeah everyone on the niche microblogging website is arguing about who has the correct emotional posture to the unknowable future again
January 15, 2026 at 6:09 PM
hey Mom can you come pick me up. yeah everyone on the niche microblogging website is arguing about who has the correct emotional posture to the unknowable future again
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Koh: Trump has now spent $30 billion from the last bill for 10,000 more I.C.E. Agents that are going to be on the streets. That $30 billion would cover all the ACA subsidies for a year. It would eliminate all co-pays for prescription drugs for people from a year, and eliminate all medical debt.
January 15, 2026 at 3:08 AM
Koh: Trump has now spent $30 billion from the last bill for 10,000 more I.C.E. Agents that are going to be on the streets. That $30 billion would cover all the ACA subsidies for a year. It would eliminate all co-pays for prescription drugs for people from a year, and eliminate all medical debt.
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Unarmed woman executed by state may have been on committee to fight against unarmed women being executed by the state
The woman killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis last week served on the board of her son’s school, which linked to documents encouraging parents to monitor ICE and directing them to training. https://cnn.it/49yoNEa
January 14, 2026 at 4:17 AM
Unarmed woman executed by state may have been on committee to fight against unarmed women being executed by the state
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Ken Klippenstein managing to do more actual journalism with a Substack, a Signal account, and not much else than the entire staff of the NYT and WaPo put together is incredibly depressing
Leaked documents about ICE deployment to Minneapolis suggests they're more worried about the backlash to Renee Good's death than they're letting on:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/immigratio...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/immigratio...
Immigration Agents Terrified by ICE Backlash
Leaked documents show Border Patrol needs volunteers for Minneapolis surge
www.kenklippenstein.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:38 AM
Ken Klippenstein managing to do more actual journalism with a Substack, a Signal account, and not much else than the entire staff of the NYT and WaPo put together is incredibly depressing
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AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
January 13, 2026 at 1:20 AM
AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
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I found this to be a really clear presentation of some of the political and social dynamics that have brought us to this moment with respect to the United States’s current international positioning
new video up on the youtube page youtu.be/N1DVvGlzGEs?...
Everything is Gender
YouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie
youtu.be
January 11, 2026 at 1:35 PM
I found this to be a really clear presentation of some of the political and social dynamics that have brought us to this moment with respect to the United States’s current international positioning
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I've been running an indie games studio for 15 years now, and it felt like a good time to boil down what I've learned into 4 pieces of advice:
www.pentadact.com/2026-01-08-1...
I hope it's of use, not least because goddamn I forgot how long blog posts take to write.
www.pentadact.com/2026-01-08-1...
I hope it's of use, not least because goddamn I forgot how long blog posts take to write.
January 8, 2026 at 6:02 PM
I've been running an indie games studio for 15 years now, and it felt like a good time to boil down what I've learned into 4 pieces of advice:
www.pentadact.com/2026-01-08-1...
I hope it's of use, not least because goddamn I forgot how long blog posts take to write.
www.pentadact.com/2026-01-08-1...
I hope it's of use, not least because goddamn I forgot how long blog posts take to write.
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One of the things I am proudest of in Minneapolis.
I brag about them to anyone who will listen. I fucking love Brass Solidarity. They bring us courage and joy and will.
I brag about them to anyone who will listen. I fucking love Brass Solidarity. They bring us courage and joy and will.
they want you to think minneapolis is dangerous. more of brass solidarity band performing today at powderhorn park at the anti ICE protest after their agent killed renee good. the band is made up of community members around george floyd square and they bring joy to every action they appear at
January 11, 2026 at 4:00 AM
One of the things I am proudest of in Minneapolis.
I brag about them to anyone who will listen. I fucking love Brass Solidarity. They bring us courage and joy and will.
I brag about them to anyone who will listen. I fucking love Brass Solidarity. They bring us courage and joy and will.
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People might argue that ICE is not recruiting quality agents.
But I would insist that they are in fact successfully recruiting the exact sort of person needed to carry out the mission: reactionary, angry, violent people who don’t believe in democracy.
www.ms.now/opinion/ice-...
But I would insist that they are in fact successfully recruiting the exact sort of person needed to carry out the mission: reactionary, angry, violent people who don’t believe in democracy.
www.ms.now/opinion/ice-...
Opinion | ICE's violence is no accident
Alan Elrod: The killing of a woman by an immigration enforcement officer in Minneapolis was the raw application of Trumpist authoritarianism.
www.ms.now
January 10, 2026 at 9:31 PM
People might argue that ICE is not recruiting quality agents.
But I would insist that they are in fact successfully recruiting the exact sort of person needed to carry out the mission: reactionary, angry, violent people who don’t believe in democracy.
www.ms.now/opinion/ice-...
But I would insist that they are in fact successfully recruiting the exact sort of person needed to carry out the mission: reactionary, angry, violent people who don’t believe in democracy.
www.ms.now/opinion/ice-...
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Covid-19 and cancers connected to September 11 account for 75 percent of the deaths in ICE’s history.
No ICE agent has ever been killed by an immigrant.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
No ICE agent has ever been killed by an immigrant.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
How dangerous is it really to work for ICE?
According to ICE’s own data, none of its officers have been killed by an immigrant in the agency’s history.
www.motherjones.com
January 10, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Covid-19 and cancers connected to September 11 account for 75 percent of the deaths in ICE’s history.
No ICE agent has ever been killed by an immigrant.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
No ICE agent has ever been killed by an immigrant.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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When a mutual who is annoyed by your posts mutes you instead of unfollowing
January 9, 2026 at 8:39 PM
When a mutual who is annoyed by your posts mutes you instead of unfollowing
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I hope people are watching this AGDQ Chrono Trigger run. It's also one of my favorite games. Maybe a few more people will recognize this cosplay.
💚 @smolcano.bsky.social
💚 @smolcano.bsky.social
January 10, 2026 at 5:43 AM
I hope people are watching this AGDQ Chrono Trigger run. It's also one of my favorite games. Maybe a few more people will recognize this cosplay.
💚 @smolcano.bsky.social
💚 @smolcano.bsky.social