Sam
@flatmouse.bsky.social
Portland, OR
I like metal music and metal minis.
I like coffee.
I like metal music and metal minis.
I like coffee.
My hot take on the fem-custodes is not about the fem-custodes, it’s that custodes are a junk faction. Yet another even bigger space marine who is even more the super mostest elite best. Yawn. Anyway i saw someone is doing space wolf valkyries. Badass. Every faction should have lady heads.
January 19, 2026 at 6:15 AM
My hot take on the fem-custodes is not about the fem-custodes, it’s that custodes are a junk faction. Yet another even bigger space marine who is even more the super mostest elite best. Yawn. Anyway i saw someone is doing space wolf valkyries. Badass. Every faction should have lady heads.
Reposted by Sam
In advance of King Day tomorrow, I am resharing a piece about Coretta AND MLK as a reminder that they were a team. open.substack.com/pub/prisoncu...
Coretta Scott King and Looking Backwards
No MLK without CSK
open.substack.com
January 18, 2026 at 6:04 PM
In advance of King Day tomorrow, I am resharing a piece about Coretta AND MLK as a reminder that they were a team. open.substack.com/pub/prisoncu...
Monday is MLK day. Make some time this weekend to sit and listen to one or more of his speeches in full. Unedited, no commentary. This is one that resonates with me:
m.youtube.com/watch?v=6sT9...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=6sT9...
#MLK: The Three Evils of Society // #Nonviolence365
YouTube video by The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change
m.youtube.com
January 17, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Monday is MLK day. Make some time this weekend to sit and listen to one or more of his speeches in full. Unedited, no commentary. This is one that resonates with me:
m.youtube.com/watch?v=6sT9...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=6sT9...
Reposted by Sam
People (esp. government actors) will oppress and harm then soon after call for "peace" whenever a protest or perceived disruption occurs. It's a tactic favored by those in power/those wishing to maintain the status quo. But the peace they desire is actually what Dr. King called "obnoxious peace". /1
January 17, 2026 at 7:19 PM
People (esp. government actors) will oppress and harm then soon after call for "peace" whenever a protest or perceived disruption occurs. It's a tactic favored by those in power/those wishing to maintain the status quo. But the peace they desire is actually what Dr. King called "obnoxious peace". /1
Reposted by Sam
And if you truly have none, you can be the person you wish your ancestors were
Respectfully, I am going to whisper to some of our white comrades a truth that should be more widely known: You definitely have some ancestors to be proud of, ancestors who refused white supremacy, and poured out their lives in many of these struggles over time.
Time to claim your true history.
Time to claim your true history.
January 17, 2026 at 7:35 PM
And if you truly have none, you can be the person you wish your ancestors were
I actually have never seen a lawful or justified use of teargas. Perhaps cops shouldn’t have it and also how bout just not manufacturing it anymore.
A federal judge has prohibited federal immigration agents in Minnesota from arresting, detaining, retaliating against or using force and chemical irritants against peaceful protesters and observers.
Federal judge bars ICE agents from ‘retaliating’ against protesters in Minnesota
The injunction filed Jan. 16 follows a lawsuit brought by six Minnesota residents during the early days of Operation Metro Surge last month.
bit.ly
January 17, 2026 at 4:44 AM
I actually have never seen a lawful or justified use of teargas. Perhaps cops shouldn’t have it and also how bout just not manufacturing it anymore.
Please do this it is the most important election this year only takes a moment vote Mr. Plow
Have you voted for your favorite snowplow names yet? Practice ranked-choice voting and help choose the next 5 snowplow names! You'll have the option to rank your top 6 favorite names; the top 5 will be selected.
Ballot closes at 5 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 25. app.rankedvote.co/rv/PDXsnowpl...
Ballot closes at 5 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 25. app.rankedvote.co/rv/PDXsnowpl...
January 16, 2026 at 11:22 PM
Please do this it is the most important election this year only takes a moment vote Mr. Plow
Before the artist applies the paint, another artist dreamed and sculpted the miniature. Warhammer is a labor of love and I’m glad GW is remaining true.
medium.com/@eric.seri/c...
medium.com/@eric.seri/c...
January 13, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Before the artist applies the paint, another artist dreamed and sculpted the miniature. Warhammer is a labor of love and I’m glad GW is remaining true.
medium.com/@eric.seri/c...
medium.com/@eric.seri/c...
Labubus are stupid, they are pointless toys for people with too much money, now scuse me I have to go spend my day’s wages on a little metal guy to put on my shelf next to my other little metal guys
January 13, 2026 at 1:44 AM
Labubus are stupid, they are pointless toys for people with too much money, now scuse me I have to go spend my day’s wages on a little metal guy to put on my shelf next to my other little metal guys
Reposted by Sam
Probably the best writeup I’ve seen on this yet. Short, accurate, and within reason for us average people.
Just days into 2026, the killing of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has sparked protests around the US.
If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
How to Protest Safely in the Age of Surveillance
Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest.
www.wired.com
January 8, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Probably the best writeup I’ve seen on this yet. Short, accurate, and within reason for us average people.
So defund the police wasn’t such confusing messaging after all was it. Neither is abolish.
January 8, 2026 at 4:55 PM
So defund the police wasn’t such confusing messaging after all was it. Neither is abolish.
I watched the full 20 minute speech and Walz never says he intends to have the guard to defend people from ICE. They’re on standby because he’s afraid people will riot. And that’s very obvious if you watch the speech yourself.
January 8, 2026 at 4:12 AM
I watched the full 20 minute speech and Walz never says he intends to have the guard to defend people from ICE. They’re on standby because he’s afraid people will riot. And that’s very obvious if you watch the speech yourself.
I would like to start using speedpaints / contrast paints more but a big hurdle for me is I struggle with color theory. Are there any guides or collections out there (preferably image format) showing what base colors work well underneath which contrast colors?
#miniaturepainting #warhammercommunity
#miniaturepainting #warhammercommunity
January 7, 2026 at 8:58 AM
I would like to start using speedpaints / contrast paints more but a big hurdle for me is I struggle with color theory. Are there any guides or collections out there (preferably image format) showing what base colors work well underneath which contrast colors?
#miniaturepainting #warhammercommunity
#miniaturepainting #warhammercommunity
Reposted by Sam
Figures as i finally invest myself and my dollars into bicycle commuting trimet gets service cuts. The millennial curse is forever.
January 6, 2026 at 4:36 AM
Figures as i finally invest myself and my dollars into bicycle commuting trimet gets service cuts. The millennial curse is forever.
Love it when i click a picture on a website gallery and it opens the picture at the exact same size but with a ton of white space around it. Great feature, thanks.
January 5, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Love it when i click a picture on a website gallery and it opens the picture at the exact same size but with a ton of white space around it. Great feature, thanks.
I’ve somehow breached into lego bsky and it is amusing. Thinking back to the last set I did, a medieval town (awesome, childhood dream come true), and after i was done the thought dawned on me… “this is basically a dollhouse. A dollhouse for men.” And then I played with it and it was fun.
January 2, 2026 at 11:00 PM
I’ve somehow breached into lego bsky and it is amusing. Thinking back to the last set I did, a medieval town (awesome, childhood dream come true), and after i was done the thought dawned on me… “this is basically a dollhouse. A dollhouse for men.” And then I played with it and it was fun.
Reposted by Sam
This is it. This is the year.
January 1, 2026 at 1:12 AM
This is it. This is the year.
Reposted by Sam
Wanna see real-life miracles? Fund scientific research.
A team of US scientists just cured Alzheimer’s in mice — and there is now hope that the disease can be reversed in humans.
futurism.com/health-medic...
A team of US scientists just cured Alzheimer’s in mice — and there is now hope that the disease can be reversed in humans.
futurism.com/health-medic...
Alzheimer's Fully Reversed in Mice, Scientists Say
A new compound has been shown to reverse late stage Alzheimer's disease in lab mice, which gives millions of sufferers new cause for hope.
futurism.com
December 31, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Wanna see real-life miracles? Fund scientific research.
A team of US scientists just cured Alzheimer’s in mice — and there is now hope that the disease can be reversed in humans.
futurism.com/health-medic...
A team of US scientists just cured Alzheimer’s in mice — and there is now hope that the disease can be reversed in humans.
futurism.com/health-medic...
Reposted by Sam
"Portland, in addition to being my hometown, is many things. “War-ravaged” is not one of them. 2025 brought us a slate of memorable, profound, troubling, and laugh-to-stop-from-crying moments: ramped up terrorism from ICE, and groundbreaking reclamation efforts from Black Portland."
THE BLACK BYLINE: Top 10 Takeaways from 2025, A Wild Year in Portland
Portland, in addition to being my hometown, is many things. “War-ravaged” is not one of them. 2025 brought us a slate of memorable, profound, troubling, and laugh-to-stop-from-crying moments: ramped u...
www.portlandmercury.com
December 29, 2025 at 5:36 PM
"Portland, in addition to being my hometown, is many things. “War-ravaged” is not one of them. 2025 brought us a slate of memorable, profound, troubling, and laugh-to-stop-from-crying moments: ramped up terrorism from ICE, and groundbreaking reclamation efforts from Black Portland."
Beat my previous max for squat lift and then ate a chicken fried steak and gravy and watched lotr for 8 hours straight. Pretty good day.
December 29, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Beat my previous max for squat lift and then ate a chicken fried steak and gravy and watched lotr for 8 hours straight. Pretty good day.
I prefer public transit because I can do my trip without having to talk to anyone. Also it’s way less expensive, and safer. But mostly it’s the talking thing for me.
Ridesharing trips are down even more than public transit. Uber says Portland is among the slowest markets to rebound from the pandemic.
Far fewer Portlanders are riding Uber and Lyft, or calling taxis
Ridesharing trips are down even more than public transit. Uber says Portland is among the slowest markets to rebound from the pandemic.
www.oregonlive.com
December 22, 2025 at 10:12 AM
I prefer public transit because I can do my trip without having to talk to anyone. Also it’s way less expensive, and safer. But mostly it’s the talking thing for me.
Vermintide 3 should be vermintide 2 again but all bardins
December 15, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Vermintide 3 should be vermintide 2 again but all bardins