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John Learned

@johnlearned.bsky.social

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A charming man of leisure. Seen on WIRED, USGamer, Kotaku, Polygon, etc. Annotates games on YouTube. Jason Statham looks like me john dot learned at gmail dot com

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John Learned @johnlearned.bsky.social · Nov 15

Hi, new followers. I'm an independent games writer with work all over the place, and I make long, preposterous YT series annotating games like this one
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The Annotated Symphony of the Night - YouTube

This is the complete Annotated Symphony of the Night by John Learned. Future videos will be added as they are produced

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John Learned @johnlearned.bsky.social · 10h

I get this

John Learned @johnlearned.bsky.social · 11h

New York is cool. It's also assy, but generally very cool

John Learned @johnlearned.bsky.social · 3d

Wow, congratulations!

John Learned @johnlearned.bsky.social · 3d

Oof

John Learned @johnlearned.bsky.social · 3d

It holds up. I can't believe it. And that library scene alnear the end!

John Learned @johnlearned.bsky.social · 3d

Oh, my god, that's Pam Grier?!

John Learned @johnlearned.bsky.social · 3d

I am trembling watching this

John Learned @johnlearned.bsky.social · 3d

If you've ever followed me at all, you know I've been hoping this movie would someday resurface. My first horror movie

John Learned @johnlearned.bsky.social · 3d

Holy crap finally

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John Learned @johnlearned.bsky.social · 3d

This game rocks kind of hard

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John Learned @johnlearned.bsky.social · 3d

Two weeks after my 40th birthday, I picked up a goddamn pillow and threw my back out. Because sure

John Learned @johnlearned.bsky.social · 3d

Oh, man. As a dude with back trouble, I'm super sorry and welcome you to the other side

John Learned @johnlearned.bsky.social · 3d

Stretch.

You might think this is a joke. It is not.

essencesimmone.blacksky.app @essencesimmone.blacksky.app · 9d

Those who are 35+, what advice do you have for people just entering their 30s?

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John Learned @johnlearned.bsky.social · 3d

Like I said. They're coming for voting, and this is happening now

Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 3d

fucking WOOF

Scoop: Dominion Voting sold to company run by ex-GOP election official

Dominion is one of the biggest election equipment providers and was used by 27 states during the 2024 election.

www.axios.com

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John Learned @johnlearned.bsky.social · 3d

It's so weird that they let cameras into circle jerks these days

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

JD Vance describes Chuck Schumer as "one of the most famous Palestinians in the world"

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John Learned @johnlearned.bsky.social · 3d

Baseball Simulator 1.000 (Culture Brain, 1990)

Rob Friedman @pitchingninja.com · 3d

All 8 of the Blue Jays Pitchers from Yesterday (overlay)

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Frank Cifaldi @frankcifaldi.bsky.social · 3d

Collectors! Store owners! Hoarders! Help us out! @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social is looking to source copies of this 1985 NES pack-in poster for fundraising reasons, and we need them asap. We already cleaned out eBay. Note that they need to be the ones that say copyright 1985, as pictured! Can pay!

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StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 4d

Portland is so good at trolling these fascists.

I ❤️ Portland

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John Learned @johnlearned.bsky.social · 3d

“girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa”

John Learned @johnlearned.bsky.social · 3d

83. Tie Fighter

Look, I don't want to weigh in on this being the best Star Wars game or not, but it's absolutely in that conversation

John Learned @johnlearned.bsky.social · 4d

putting this in a frame

John Learned @johnlearned.bsky.social · 4d

Oh, my God. No thank you to this

John Learned @johnlearned.bsky.social · 4d

Right. Really, any situation where Ramza is solo is a nightmare scenario, but Wiegraf having such high deflection can make even wrecking ball-strength monk builds subject to the whims of RNGesus

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John Learned @johnlearned.bsky.social · 4d

Exactly (again)!

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John Learned @johnlearned.bsky.social · 4d

Exactly!