Jake Nelson
@jakenelson.bsky.social
Ex-politics, retail, games, tokusatsu. Just some guy, I guess?
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Learned today that “Galápagos” comes from a Spanish word for tortoise, meaning that “Galápagos Tortoise” is,
in fact,
a tortology
in fact,
a tortology
December 13, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Learned today that “Galápagos” comes from a Spanish word for tortoise, meaning that “Galápagos Tortoise” is,
in fact,
a tortology
in fact,
a tortology
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I'm gonna need a photo of the even better dressed guy who took this photo
December 14, 2025 at 10:10 AM
I'm gonna need a photo of the even better dressed guy who took this photo
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my only real thought on PEG — one of the all-time internet degenerates — is this
December 14, 2025 at 12:26 AM
my only real thought on PEG — one of the all-time internet degenerates — is this
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one frustrating thing about our Current Era (TM) is that people are supposedly against things like immigration or foreign aid but when asked to describe their ideal version of both they describe something *way* more liberal than what actually is
bc they imagine we're currently way more generous
bc they imagine we're currently way more generous
December 12, 2025 at 9:17 PM
one frustrating thing about our Current Era (TM) is that people are supposedly against things like immigration or foreign aid but when asked to describe their ideal version of both they describe something *way* more liberal than what actually is
bc they imagine we're currently way more generous
bc they imagine we're currently way more generous
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A student in 1829 tries very hard to draw an arctic fox :
December 12, 2025 at 3:48 PM
A student in 1829 tries very hard to draw an arctic fox :
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Newly Unsealed Batch Of Epstein Estate Photos Contains Rare Holographic Dershowitz
December 12, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Newly Unsealed Batch Of Epstein Estate Photos Contains Rare Holographic Dershowitz
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the people of this great republic yearn for locomotive transport
Amtrak reports Mardi Gras service among most successful ever https://mynbc15.com/news/local/amtrak-provides-boost-to-mobile-businesses
Amtrak's Mardi Gras service boosts Mobile tourism with higher than expected ridership
Amtrak says the new Mardi Gras service that connects Mobile to New Orleans is one of the most successful services ever launched and it's on track to double the
mynbc15.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:44 PM
the people of this great republic yearn for locomotive transport
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It's so fucked up to have been a kid during the D&D is the devil freakout and the Tipper Gore dirty lyrics freakout and live to see the teen suicide machine get such a pass.
December 12, 2025 at 5:40 PM
It's so fucked up to have been a kid during the D&D is the devil freakout and the Tipper Gore dirty lyrics freakout and live to see the teen suicide machine get such a pass.
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im da eight direction Beauty
There’s an Urdu name for a “Jack of all trades” that translates to “every talent Lord.” A Korean version is “eight direction beauty.” But my favourite name for someone who tries their hand at lots of different things is the Lithuanian Barbė devyndarbė. It means “Barbie nine jobs”
March 10, 2025 at 4:58 PM
im da eight direction Beauty
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YOU CAN'T STOP ME NOW-I
PUT A NICKEL IN THE PARKING METER
PUT A NICKEL IN THE PARKING METER
December 12, 2025 at 12:33 PM
YOU CAN'T STOP ME NOW-I
PUT A NICKEL IN THE PARKING METER
PUT A NICKEL IN THE PARKING METER
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I submit that the syndicated comic strip Alice exists purely to dispel any impostor syndrome any cartoonist walking the planet might experience
this is syndicated. nationally. for money. whatever you do, it's better than this.
this is syndicated. nationally. for money. whatever you do, it's better than this.
December 12, 2025 at 3:16 PM
I submit that the syndicated comic strip Alice exists purely to dispel any impostor syndrome any cartoonist walking the planet might experience
this is syndicated. nationally. for money. whatever you do, it's better than this.
this is syndicated. nationally. for money. whatever you do, it's better than this.
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Absolutely staggering to consider the deadweight loss that AI has caused educators in terms of burdening them by making cheating easier, and how little our society's elites care
Across the country, a small but growing number of educators are experimenting with oral exams to circumvent the temptations presented by powerful artificial intelligence platforms such as ChatGPT.
To AI-proof exams, professors turn to the oldest technique of all
A small but growing number of educators are experimenting with oral exams to circumvent the temptations presented by powerful AI platforms.
wapo.st
December 12, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Absolutely staggering to consider the deadweight loss that AI has caused educators in terms of burdening them by making cheating easier, and how little our society's elites care
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It’s so wild that “a random online leftist said something I found annoying once” is legitimately a huge driver of modern politics in a way that “online right-wingers with significant sway over powerful people say literal Nazi things” isn’t and likely never will be
Literally nobody has ever referred to her as a "birthing person," yet the existence of the term was enough to turn her into a full-on anti-trans crusader.
Ana Kasparian claims the left turned on her over her opposition to being called a "birthing person".
Ana Kasparian: "I don't have kids, I don't want to have kids, and I don't want to be called a 'birthing person', I find it super insulting."
Ana Kasparian: "I don't have kids, I don't want to have kids, and I don't want to be called a 'birthing person', I find it super insulting."
December 12, 2025 at 3:13 PM
It’s so wild that “a random online leftist said something I found annoying once” is legitimately a huge driver of modern politics in a way that “online right-wingers with significant sway over powerful people say literal Nazi things” isn’t and likely never will be
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huge day for worms
some really good black friday deals today
December 12, 2025 at 3:34 PM
huge day for worms
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i cannot stress enough that people should be upset with fandom and coverage, not the dev team!
The thing that's never sat with me re:criticism about Expedition 33 being "baby's first JRPG" is that the people who actually made the game couldn't be more consistently reverent about their influences.
Accepting the 'Game of the Year' award for Clair Obscur Expedition 33, director Guillaume Broche thanks Final Fantasy series creator Hironobu Sakaguchi who "made me fall in love with games and inspired me to become a game dev."
December 12, 2025 at 4:19 PM
i cannot stress enough that people should be upset with fandom and coverage, not the dev team!
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CANCEL your Fortnite subscriptions and DELETE the game from all your computers.
Choosing—and yes, it is a CHOICE— to license Harry Potter in 2025 sends a message: "We do not care about trans people."
No amount of Miku or trans-colored cosmetic items can make up for this.
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Choosing—and yes, it is a CHOICE— to license Harry Potter in 2025 sends a message: "We do not care about trans people."
No amount of Miku or trans-colored cosmetic items can make up for this.
bsky.app/profile/jazz...
Fuck Fortnite, Fuck Epic, Fuck The Game Awards.
Posting this to their X but NOT their Bluesky just SHOWS they know they're doing some bigoted shit & just don't wanna get called out for it.
Imagine hurting your Transgender playerbase like this? And your Transgender viewers {In the case of TGA}?
Posting this to their X but NOT their Bluesky just SHOWS they know they're doing some bigoted shit & just don't wanna get called out for it.
Imagine hurting your Transgender playerbase like this? And your Transgender viewers {In the case of TGA}?
December 12, 2025 at 5:55 AM
CANCEL your Fortnite subscriptions and DELETE the game from all your computers.
Choosing—and yes, it is a CHOICE— to license Harry Potter in 2025 sends a message: "We do not care about trans people."
No amount of Miku or trans-colored cosmetic items can make up for this.
bsky.app/profile/jazz...
Choosing—and yes, it is a CHOICE— to license Harry Potter in 2025 sends a message: "We do not care about trans people."
No amount of Miku or trans-colored cosmetic items can make up for this.
bsky.app/profile/jazz...
Every generation will reinvent <table> formatted webpages, the peak of civilization
Was reminded of a Gen Z media artist trend I love which is using Google Sheets as a personal website or CV when I hit a Gemini popup like "get deeper insights from this spreadsheet" man these are cells of mostly GIFS
December 12, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Every generation will reinvent <table> formatted webpages, the peak of civilization
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Last night's biggest surprise was Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic, led by Casey Hudson, who directed KOTOR (and Anthem). Exciting news for lots of people... but Lucasfilm says the studio was founded this year, which means that 2030 is an *optimistic* guess. Maybe it'll be a PlayStation 7 game
December 12, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Last night's biggest surprise was Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic, led by Casey Hudson, who directed KOTOR (and Anthem). Exciting news for lots of people... but Lucasfilm says the studio was founded this year, which means that 2030 is an *optimistic* guess. Maybe it'll be a PlayStation 7 game
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Reading this, Glinner doesn't come across as the worst party here, not by a long shot. It's the paper that would publish this. Whatever you think of Graham Linehan as a person, it's the editor who read this screed and decided to publish it anyway who is the most malign and ill-intentioned here.
Graham Linehan has such little self-awareness he *really* doesn’t understand how totally unhinged he seems in his ‘woe is me’ batshit crazy ranting! 😬
He’s the ‘cautionary tale’ of what obsessive ‘gender critical’ transphobia leads to: no friends, no life, and spaghetti carbonara for one!
He’s the ‘cautionary tale’ of what obsessive ‘gender critical’ transphobia leads to: no friends, no life, and spaghetti carbonara for one!
December 12, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Reading this, Glinner doesn't come across as the worst party here, not by a long shot. It's the paper that would publish this. Whatever you think of Graham Linehan as a person, it's the editor who read this screed and decided to publish it anyway who is the most malign and ill-intentioned here.
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Oh, you’re watching the Game Awards? Heh. I’m not watching that slop. I shall be instead refreshing a feed of posts from people who are all watching the Game Awards
December 12, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Oh, you’re watching the Game Awards? Heh. I’m not watching that slop. I shall be instead refreshing a feed of posts from people who are all watching the Game Awards
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This would be an amazing bit if they were capable of doing a bit.
Melania is absolutely stone faced as Trump talks about how sad Steve Scalise's wife when he was shot but he "knows many wives who would not even be crying"
December 12, 2025 at 1:31 AM
This would be an amazing bit if they were capable of doing a bit.
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It'll either come out in eight months or twelve years and there's no in between.
Oh wow. Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic, from the director of KOTOR? Dang. How long we gonna be waiting on that one?
December 12, 2025 at 1:17 AM
It'll either come out in eight months or twelve years and there's no in between.
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i stand by this statement every year
December 12, 2025 at 1:27 AM
i stand by this statement every year