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Hyeonjin Park (they/them) @hyeonjin.bsky.social · 8h

There’s nothing quite like a beautiful and crisp autumn day…

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Hyeonjin Park (they/them) @hyeonjin.bsky.social · 10h

In New England this weekend, and man, I MISS AUTUMN SO MUCH 😭

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Amanda Wong @amandawtwong.bsky.social · 14h

New Yorker cover art from 1999 with a Pikachu dragging a bag of money during trick-or-treating

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Hyeonjin Park (they/them) @hyeonjin.bsky.social · 2d

Honey is not happy about this recent addition next to her 😂

(Many thanks to @gatsbea.bsky.social for the very belated birthday gift though 🤭)

A calico cat looking slightly displeased next to a plushie of Derpy from Kpop Demon Hunters.

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 2d

You made it halfway through the week *and* we still have free shipping? Sounds like the perfect time to treat yourself to a new book and support indie bookstores in the process. 📚

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Hyeonjin Park (they/them) @hyeonjin.bsky.social · 16d

Yep! Mentally preparing myself to Go Through It once again, haha.

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Hyeonjin Park (they/them) @hyeonjin.bsky.social · 16d

same 🫠

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Hyeonjin Park (they/them) @hyeonjin.bsky.social · 16d

I'm still doing a Very Bad Job in Silksong, but at least I get to see the fleas go awoooo! I love those little fuzzballs 🥲

a cartoon character with a red scarf around his neck is surrounded by ghosts

Alt: A Hollow Knight: Silksong GIF of Hornet surrounded by fleas.

media.tenor.com

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Hyeonjin Park (they/them) @hyeonjin.bsky.social · 19d

This bundle is absolutely worth it for The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood alone!

I absolutely love Deconstructeam's games though, they always get me thinking in the best way possible. Plus, all the music for their games? 10/10, @fingerspit.bsky.social never misses.

Deconstructeam @deconstructeam.bsky.social · 19d

You can get everything we've ever done cheaper than Silksong!

Including our latest short experience Many Nights a Whisper.

And it's way easier to complete than Silksong! (Well, maybe not Gods Will Be Watching)

store.steampowered.com/bundle/6097/...

Save 67% on Deconstructeam Bundle on Steam

The Deconstructeam Bundle includes both The Red Strings Club and Gods Will Be Watching.

store.steampowered.com

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 20d

You cannot understand US politics without understanding racism. It's impossible.

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Hyeonjin Park (they/them) @hyeonjin.bsky.social · 22d

oh mood

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Aubrey Hicks @aubreyhi.bsky.social · 23d

Labor unions doing the work the UC should be doing.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

University of California students and faculty sue the Trump administration

White House using civil rights laws to wage campaign against school system to undermine free speech, says suit

www.theguardian.com

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Lawrence Carter-Long @lcarterlong.bsky.social · 24d

From mocking Serge Kovaleski to ASL cuts to “let them die” sentiments shared without shame to firing dedicated civil servants—slowly, but surely, Trump's dangerous #disability rhetoric has become public policy.

Essential reading from E.Tammy Kim in @newyorker.com:
www.newyorker.com/news/deep-st...

Donald Trump’s Assault on Disability Rights

Federal offices and programs that insure equal treatment are being shuttered and scaled back.

www.newyorker.com

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Hyeonjin Park (they/them) @hyeonjin.bsky.social · 25d

The horrors persist, but Honey came out of her annual checkup being told she's a very healthy kitty and an absolute sweetheart 🙂‍↕️

Hyeonjin Park (they/them) @hyeonjin.bsky.social · 25d

Oh, to be blissfully unaware of the horrors… and that we're about to have a fight in an hour (aka my cat vs. me with her carrier).

A sleeping calico cat curled into a ball on an unmade bed.

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Hyeonjin Park (they/them) @hyeonjin.bsky.social · 25d

Oh, to be blissfully unaware of the horrors… and that we're about to have a fight in an hour (aka my cat vs. me with her carrier).

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Hyeonjin Park (they/them) @hyeonjin.bsky.social · 29d

The cover for the first volume is REALLY something 😅

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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · Sep 11

This should go without saying, but Trump is not opposed to political violence. He’s opposed to violence against his political allies.

He is either silent about, or approving of, violence against his political enemies.

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Hyeonjin Park (they/them) @hyeonjin.bsky.social · 29d

Oh, I'd be super interested!

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emily moonlight @threnody.bsky.social · Sep 9

hi, cis folks!

if you said you’d stand with trans people, we need you now.

the FY26 budget bill gets a vote by 9/30. the GOP wants to jam a ban on federal funding for ALL health services that provide trans care for ANY AGE.

we need you to call senators: reps.fyi

more info & script downthread.🧵

Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · Sep 8

NEWS: House Appropriations Committee Republicans released their spending bill for Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies. The legislation would prohibit taxpayer dollars for any type of gender-affirming care for transgender people. This would include programs like Medicaid