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Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 1d

I wrote a little about some of the little details you might have missed in this video and why it hit me so hard as a trans person this morning:

www.burnsnotice.com/you-have-to-...

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Michael King @michaeljking.bsky.social · 2d

All bad news pops into my head regularly, but now I'm listening to that whole album. Really takes me back!

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Michael King @michaeljking.bsky.social · 2d

All Bad News

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Michael King @michaeljking.bsky.social · 2d

Sugar news is upcoming

SUGAR @sugarcopperblue.bsky.social · 2d

Sign up at sugarcopperblue.com to receive upcoming news from Sugar

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Totally Real Records @totallyrealrecs.bsky.social · 2d

Holy hell there are new Black Eyes songs in the world wtf this is rad blackeyes.bandcamp.com/album/hostil...

Hostile Design, by Black Eyes

6 track album

blackeyes.bandcamp.com

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Zakula @zakkinsella.bsky.social · 3d

#art #cats #antifascist

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Ether Diver @etherdiver.bsky.social · 4d

Musicians! #Musicians! My reserves are running low, so if you were thinking of submitting to Other People's Music, it's a great time!

www.etherdiver.com/other-people...

Free coverage of your music to an audience eager to hear independent music in a wide variety of genres!

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Annie Zaleski @anniezaleski.bsky.social · 4d

A Sugar-related Instagram account popped up this week and if that means a reunion….whew. Band literally changed my life as a kid. www.instagram.com/sugarcopperb...

a screenshot for an instagram acct for Sugar

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Michael King @michaeljking.bsky.social · 5d

Hell yeah good job!

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 5d

Folks, it's happening.

We're releasing Jeffrey Epstein: Bad Pedophile this Thursday at 7 p.m.

Mark your calendars. Get excited to know even less about Jeffrey Epstein.

The Onion Investigates: Jeffrey Epstein

YouTube video by The Onion

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Nome @nome.bsky.social · 6d

Some things I've learned in my first few weeks:

1) There is a grey market candy swapping racket between janitors, TSA agents, CSRs, and everyone else who has to stand someplace all day at the airport.

Hi-chews, sour candies, and gummy anything are in highest demand.

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 8d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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Michael King @michaeljking.bsky.social · 9d

Looks like there are a few versions of country roads out there youtu.be/Dp_V0YC119Y

John Denver-Country Roads-Theme 8-bit

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Michael King @michaeljking.bsky.social · 9d

Bandcamp Friday! (Also check out @etherdiver.bsky.social's music. It's cool)

Ether Diver @etherdiver.bsky.social · Jun 11

Animpostor – Animpostor

A spirited and charming collection of 8-bit chiptune covers of a bunch of songs from Denver’s late ‘00s/early ‘10s music scene.

potentialmusic.bandcamp.com/album/animpo...

@michaeljking.bsky.social

www.etherdiver.com/2025/06/06/o...

#chiptune #MusicDiscovery #Musicsky

animpostor, by animpostor

9 track album

potentialmusic.bandcamp.com

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Michael King @michaeljking.bsky.social · 9d

Bandcamp Friday!

Ether Diver @etherdiver.bsky.social · Sep 10

Lines of Drift – Dedicated to No One

Earnest indie rock apotheosis – polished and natural and meticulously constructed.

linesofdriftdenver.bandcamp.com/album/dedica...

@michaeljking.bsky.social

www.etherdiver.com/2025/09/05/o...

#IndieRock

Dedicated to No One, by Lines of Drift

10 track album

linesofdriftdenver.bandcamp.com

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TayaSigerson @tayasigerson.bsky.social · 10d

Four ways to avoid taking damage in FF6

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Michael King @michaeljking.bsky.social · 10d

Happy bday!! 🎂

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John Moe @johnmoe.bsky.social · 11d

I host a show where famous people talk you to sleep. Sometimes by talking about Bad Brains.

Sleeping with Celebrities @sleepwithcelebs.bsky.social · 11d

Can DC hardcore put you to sleep? It can if it's @romanmars.bsky.social talking about it in his golden dulcet tones. He's the creator and host of @99pi.org. You might say we DESIGNED this episode to put you to sleep. Or you might not. I'm not your ventriloquist.
maximumfun.org/episodes/sle...

A Very Gentle and Mellow Tour of D.C. Hardcore with Roman Mars | Maximum Fun

We grant you that listening to actual D.C. hardcore music will probably not put you into the best state for sleep. The dulcet tones of Roman Mars, however, discussing said scene? Yeah, that ought to d...

maximumfun.org

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Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 11d

This always sounds good until we find out who is considered toxic.

Like is funding a legal campaign to erase an entire group's existence & posting triumphant selfies every time you manage to hurt them more or less toxic than the people who are hurt being upset about it?

These are vital questions!

Jay 🦋 @jay.bsky.team · 11d

The team is cooking on some things, including a “zen mode” that can serve as a feature gate for a bundle of settings that turn down the volume on outrage and toxicity.

More on the product direction:

bsky.social/about/blog/0...

Building Healthier Social Media: Updated Guidelines and New Features - Bluesky

Public discourse on social media has grown toxic and divisive, but unlike other platforms, Bluesky is building a social web that empowers people instead of exploiting them.

bsky.social

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Broken Record @brokenrecord.bsky.social · 11d

If y’all needed a song about finding joy in a capitalist hellscape we put one out yesterday

found.ee/g20Jsk

Broken Record

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wordkunst @wordkunst.bsky.social · 11d

Oh boy ... Butthole Surfers doc

buttholesurfersmovie.com

Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt

The definitive documentary that will reveal the Hole Truth and Nothing Butt about the legendary Butthole Surfers. Help us make this movie come to life!

buttholesurfersmovie.com

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QueenCityJamz @queencityjamz.bsky.social · 11d

Fuck YES!!! The Residents return for their 3rd ever Denver show, bringing the revived Eskimo show to The O on January 20th, 2026.

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Michael King @michaeljking.bsky.social · 11d

I am 22. I'm signed into myspace dot com on my compaq presario.

She Doesn't Get It

YouTube video by The Format - Topic

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Michael King @michaeljking.bsky.social · 11d

More and more every year

Jeremy @floregonian.com · 11d

I love October with my whole heart

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Michael King @michaeljking.bsky.social · 12d

Encountered this guy in the game today

hazzadorgamin.bsky.social @hazzadorgamin.bsky.social · 27d

Team Cherry has honored Hollow Knight fan Seth Goldman in Silksong as a Boss fight character

studio worked with Seth who sadly passed away due cancer in 2019

www.nme.com/news/gaming-...

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