Brandon Masters
@mastersthepen.bsky.social
I dabble in writing. I work with You Don’t Read Comics. I am also a loving single father of one chaotic young boy doing his best to get by. Him/he/his
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Hey you know what?
I really like Star Trek. And Doctor Who. And Drag Race.
This is a hate free zone. Ya with me? :)
I really like Star Trek. And Doctor Who. And Drag Race.
This is a hate free zone. Ya with me? :)
a man wearing a t-shirt that says " trust me i 'm the doctor "
ALT: a man wearing a t-shirt that says " trust me i 'm the doctor "
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February 7, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Hey you know what?
I really like Star Trek. And Doctor Who. And Drag Race.
This is a hate free zone. Ya with me? :)
I really like Star Trek. And Doctor Who. And Drag Race.
This is a hate free zone. Ya with me? :)
@radiodeadair.com, found something from Cirroc himself.
Interview: Cirroc Lofton On Returning As Jake Sisko In ‘Starfleet Academy’ (With Avery Brooks’ Blessing)##startrek #starfleetacademy #startreds9
https://bit.ly/sfa105cirrocinterview
https://bit.ly/sfa105cirrocinterview
Interview: Cirroc Lofton On Returning As Jake Sisko In ‘Starfleet Academy’ (With Avery Brooks’ Blessing)
The 'Star Trek: Deep Space Nine' actor talked about the latest episode of 'Academy' was an "homage" to Avery Brooks and Ben Sisko.
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February 7, 2026 at 11:49 PM
@radiodeadair.com, found something from Cirroc himself.
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production of The Muppet Show should not be dependent on petty vulgarities like “ratings” or “revenue.” it should be preserved as a vital function of american culture. it should have a taxpayer-funded budget rivaling the CIA
February 7, 2026 at 12:40 AM
production of The Muppet Show should not be dependent on petty vulgarities like “ratings” or “revenue.” it should be preserved as a vital function of american culture. it should have a taxpayer-funded budget rivaling the CIA
loot that drops after you defeat me:
-random plastic bits that look to be parts to random Gunpla
-a Star Trek novel (45% chance it’s by Peter David)
-a game boy
-random plastic bits that look to be parts to random Gunpla
-a Star Trek novel (45% chance it’s by Peter David)
-a game boy
loot that drops after you defeat me:
-nothing cause you will never defeat me
-nothing cause you will never defeat me
loot that drops from me after you defeat me:
- battered platform converses
- keys & keychain collection on carabiner
- harlequin clown doll
- cactus pups
- one (1) septum horseshoe
- battered platform converses
- keys & keychain collection on carabiner
- harlequin clown doll
- cactus pups
- one (1) septum horseshoe
February 7, 2026 at 7:18 AM
loot that drops after you defeat me:
-random plastic bits that look to be parts to random Gunpla
-a Star Trek novel (45% chance it’s by Peter David)
-a game boy
-random plastic bits that look to be parts to random Gunpla
-a Star Trek novel (45% chance it’s by Peter David)
-a game boy
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This is bleak: Jes Staley, currently CEO of Barclays, reassuring Epstein that popular revolt against financial elites is unlikely because capitalism and pop culture have defanged social movements, leaving people more invested in consumption than justice.
February 6, 2026 at 10:23 PM
This is bleak: Jes Staley, currently CEO of Barclays, reassuring Epstein that popular revolt against financial elites is unlikely because capitalism and pop culture have defanged social movements, leaving people more invested in consumption than justice.
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Picard artistry tip: Lacking innate talent at a skill doesn't mean you should stop. On the contrary, it means you need to practice.
February 6, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Picard artistry tip: Lacking innate talent at a skill doesn't mean you should stop. On the contrary, it means you need to practice.
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Democratizing the arts looks like universal income, low-barrier grants for both emerging and working artists, well-funded municipal arts & recreation programs, vibrant third spaces, and a well-funded public school system with progressive curriculum.
Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
Every instance of "AI democratizes the arts, you're classist and ableist and a gatekeeper for trying to stop it" is a slap in the face to the literally centuries of poor, disabled people making art on the margins and a crass lie in service of a machine that strips down and regurgitates dreams
February 7, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Democratizing the arts looks like universal income, low-barrier grants for both emerging and working artists, well-funded municipal arts & recreation programs, vibrant third spaces, and a well-funded public school system with progressive curriculum.
Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
I’m honestly tempted to try and fumble a YouTube channel together that *looks* like rage bait (in some respects), but is a genuine and thoughtful introspective look at the episode.
See if it can ride the wave of crap, but be a video people can actually want to see.
Like @trekculture.bsky.social
See if it can ride the wave of crap, but be a video people can actually want to see.
Like @trekculture.bsky.social
Starfleet Academy hate is so fucking forced, hyperbolic and frankly often toxic racist and bigoted, it just angers me that the algorithm STILL rewards this kind of rage-baiting bullshit. Not that they will, but YouTube needs to fix its shit with rewarding this assholery.
February 7, 2026 at 5:21 AM
I’m honestly tempted to try and fumble a YouTube channel together that *looks* like rage bait (in some respects), but is a genuine and thoughtful introspective look at the episode.
See if it can ride the wave of crap, but be a video people can actually want to see.
Like @trekculture.bsky.social
See if it can ride the wave of crap, but be a video people can actually want to see.
Like @trekculture.bsky.social
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Starfleet Academy hate is so fucking forced, hyperbolic and frankly often toxic racist and bigoted, it just angers me that the algorithm STILL rewards this kind of rage-baiting bullshit. Not that they will, but YouTube needs to fix its shit with rewarding this assholery.
February 7, 2026 at 3:23 AM
Starfleet Academy hate is so fucking forced, hyperbolic and frankly often toxic racist and bigoted, it just angers me that the algorithm STILL rewards this kind of rage-baiting bullshit. Not that they will, but YouTube needs to fix its shit with rewarding this assholery.
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While I haven't kept up with modern Trek, I have come across this in a lot of the fandoms/properties I AM into, and it's so fucking frustrating. I feel like I have to defend shit I have legit issues with because of assholes that just want a reason to bitch about women, PoC and queer folks existing.
February 7, 2026 at 5:12 AM
While I haven't kept up with modern Trek, I have come across this in a lot of the fandoms/properties I AM into, and it's so fucking frustrating. I feel like I have to defend shit I have legit issues with because of assholes that just want a reason to bitch about women, PoC and queer folks existing.
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Isn't it super random that all of the "anti-woke" cancel culture academics who all leaned into transphobia and race science later in their careers all seem to be connected through Jeffrey Epstein?
February 6, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Isn't it super random that all of the "anti-woke" cancel culture academics who all leaned into transphobia and race science later in their careers all seem to be connected through Jeffrey Epstein?
I don’t want to hope, but at the same time…!
February 6, 2026 at 9:42 PM
I don’t want to hope, but at the same time…!
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Of course, it totally didn't click the first time I watched #StarfleetAcademy's "Series Acclimation Mil" but after I had finished watching and went through the episode again, I noticed this right away! 😄 Screenshots from #StarTrekDS9's "Emissary" (1st), "Dax" (2nd) and "Facets (3rd).
February 6, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Of course, it totally didn't click the first time I watched #StarfleetAcademy's "Series Acclimation Mil" but after I had finished watching and went through the episode again, I noticed this right away! 😄 Screenshots from #StarTrekDS9's "Emissary" (1st), "Dax" (2nd) and "Facets (3rd).
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Finneas is better at political messaging than 99% of the Democratic consultants in DC.
February 6, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Finneas is better at political messaging than 99% of the Democratic consultants in DC.
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"I need AI to make art, human art is only for the rich and privileged-"
February 6, 2026 at 7:29 PM
"I need AI to make art, human art is only for the rich and privileged-"
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Get YOURS from @reforest-kelley.bsky.social at willburrowsart.com/product/anti... - go do that!
February 6, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Get YOURS from @reforest-kelley.bsky.social at willburrowsart.com/product/anti... - go do that!
Currently near the end of assembling the #LEGO #StarTrek Enterprise-D, and something strikes me as hilarious. As you unbag the parts, characters are included. Each one has a blurb on the instruction sheets…
…except for Worf. Worf is a nameless man with no history.
Poor guy.
…except for Worf. Worf is a nameless man with no history.
Poor guy.
February 6, 2026 at 7:53 PM
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Trump voter: I voted for Trump, but I really want to apologize. I'm looking at this awful picture he just posted of the Obamas as monkeys. What an embarrassment to our country
February 6, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Trump voter: I voted for Trump, but I really want to apologize. I'm looking at this awful picture he just posted of the Obamas as monkeys. What an embarrassment to our country
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SPACEX AND XAI MERGER PREMISED ON CAPITAL FLOWS FOR AI STARTUP, SOURCES SAY -- WSJ
February 6, 2026 at 3:41 AM
SPACEX AND XAI MERGER PREMISED ON CAPITAL FLOWS FOR AI STARTUP, SOURCES SAY -- WSJ
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Seeing Desscaras making this face made me feel so bad, man..............
January 4, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Seeing Desscaras making this face made me feel so bad, man..............
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My promise to you the reader is that you’ll never find forgotten chat gpt prompts in anything I put out, because I still don’t know what chat gpt is or where you go to find it. Now typos and clumsily written sentences, on the other hand…
Self-promotion is the part of this that I hate the most, but I should probably mention that there's a new patreon tier. For as low as $2 a month, you can read my translation of Tomino's epic lifework before anyone else (and support me enough to ensure that I can keep doing this)
Get more from Byston Well Stories on Patreon
Translating the works of Yoshiyuki Tomino
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January 9, 2026 at 7:36 PM
My promise to you the reader is that you’ll never find forgotten chat gpt prompts in anything I put out, because I still don’t know what chat gpt is or where you go to find it. Now typos and clumsily written sentences, on the other hand…
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Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
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Great excuse to rewatch @stanzipotenza.bsky.social's very awesome short.
www.youtube.com/shorts/md9i1...
www.youtube.com/shorts/md9i1...
February 5, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Great excuse to rewatch @stanzipotenza.bsky.social's very awesome short.
www.youtube.com/shorts/md9i1...
www.youtube.com/shorts/md9i1...
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How Vaccines Work 🧬🧫🧪🔬💉🥽
February 5, 2026 at 5:00 PM
How Vaccines Work 🧬🧫🧪🔬💉🥽
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It was literally democrats gameplan to abandon everyone to the left of Reagan, then complain about losing their support.
Letting fascism take over because you're trying to be them doesn't seem like a strategy that has worked for dems.
February 4, 2026 at 4:46 PM
It was literally democrats gameplan to abandon everyone to the left of Reagan, then complain about losing their support.