R. A. Allen
@raallen87.bsky.social
📖: A Court of Mist and Fury; Nettle and Bone; The Queer Art of Failure; A Fellowship of Bakers & Magic
🎮: Final Fantasy Tactics; WoW Classic
📺: Slow Horses; Invasion
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Bluesky Ancient
Non-Binary
They/Them, pref, but fluid about it
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🎮: Final Fantasy Tactics; WoW Classic
📺: Slow Horses; Invasion
📸and🪴
Bluesky Ancient
Non-Binary
They/Them, pref, but fluid about it
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R. A. Allen
@raallen87.bsky.social
· Oct 18
Still me, but with the large swathe of fed accounts, out of an abundance of caution, remade ✅
Feel free to add, I can’t find everyone
Feel free to add, I can’t find everyone
Some days it still hits me I am no longer responsible for seven pets, cleaning up after two sister in laws and their boyfriends, nor laundry from a dresser that explodes every day, and fuck if that all isn’t a relief, in itself.
December 8, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Some days it still hits me I am no longer responsible for seven pets, cleaning up after two sister in laws and their boyfriends, nor laundry from a dresser that explodes every day, and fuck if that all isn’t a relief, in itself.
This isn’t great.
Paramount is officially launching a hostile takeover bid to buy Warner Bros
• They are going directly to shareholders with a bid valued at $108.4B
• Includes $24B from Middle Eastern sovereign wealth
• They are going directly to shareholders with a bid valued at $108.4B
• Includes $24B from Middle Eastern sovereign wealth
December 8, 2025 at 6:13 PM
This isn’t great.
Be nice or I’ll tell your wife.
A woman on Tiktok had a man reply to her in what was a nasty, racist way and she figured out his name and WHERE he worked and drove there to make him apologize and told him if he didn't she would show his wife his Grindr account she found, then made him read a handwritten apology and recorded it
December 8, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Be nice or I’ll tell your wife.
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'His commitment to photography was peerless, and the world of photography will never be the same again.'
@richove.bsky.social reflects on the life and legacy and remembers his dear friend, Martin Parr.
To read the full tribute: https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/about/media/2025/dec/martin-parr
@richove.bsky.social reflects on the life and legacy and remembers his dear friend, Martin Parr.
To read the full tribute: https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/about/media/2025/dec/martin-parr
Martin Parr (1952–2025): A Tribute
www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk
December 8, 2025 at 4:34 PM
'His commitment to photography was peerless, and the world of photography will never be the same again.'
@richove.bsky.social reflects on the life and legacy and remembers his dear friend, Martin Parr.
To read the full tribute: https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/about/media/2025/dec/martin-parr
@richove.bsky.social reflects on the life and legacy and remembers his dear friend, Martin Parr.
To read the full tribute: https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/about/media/2025/dec/martin-parr
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MOAR!
Democratic state senator launches bid as “insurgent progressive” to unseat Colorado’s John Hickenlooper
Democratic state senator launches bid as “insurgent progressive” to unseat Colorado’s John Hickenlooper
Julie Gonzales said “go-along-to-get-along, poll-tested incrementalist politics have not made Coloradans’ lives better”
coloradosun.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:51 PM
MOAR!
“I knew you were special, every day, since you led
me into that bear trap.”
💀
me into that bear trap.”
💀
December 8, 2025 at 3:52 PM
“I knew you were special, every day, since you led
me into that bear trap.”
💀
me into that bear trap.”
💀
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M7.6 Earthquake Hits Japan’s Aomori Pref., Measuring Upper 6 Intensity, Tsunami to Be Expected in Hokkaido, Aomori, Iwate Prefectures on Monday Night japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/society/gene...
M7.6 Earthquake Hits Japan’s Aomori Pref., Measuring Upper 6 Intensity, Tsunami to Be Expected in Hokkaido, Aomori, Iwate Prefectures on Monday Night
<p>M7.6 Earthquake Hits Japan’s Aomori Pref., Measuring Upper 6 Intensity, Tsunami to Be Expected in Hokkaido, Aomori, Iwate Prefectures on Monday Night</p>
japannews.yomiuri.co.jp
December 8, 2025 at 2:43 PM
M7.6 Earthquake Hits Japan’s Aomori Pref., Measuring Upper 6 Intensity, Tsunami to Be Expected in Hokkaido, Aomori, Iwate Prefectures on Monday Night japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/society/gene...
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December 8, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Leaving your company and job, while dropping a 60 minute DJ mix, is the most GOAT move I have ever seen.
TEKKEN: A 30-Year Journey – Harada’s Final Mix soundcloud.com/katsuhiro-ha...
TEKKEN: A 30-Year Journey – Harada’s Final Mix
Listen to TEKKEN: A 30-Year Journey – Harada’s Final Mix by Katsuhiro Harada 1 #np on #SoundCloud
soundcloud.com
December 8, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Leaving your company and job, while dropping a 60 minute DJ mix, is the most GOAT move I have ever seen.
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Stirrup Spout Vessel in the Form of a... https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/1122/
December 8, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Stirrup Spout Vessel in the Form of a... https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/1122/
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Blanket Strip https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/47743/
December 8, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Blanket Strip https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/47743/
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Belfast Christmas market bans sale of AI-generated art.
In Belfast, the battle between technology and tradition is playing out at an artists’ market. Organisers of the Christmas fair have banned AI-generated artwork, insisting on "human creativity" as artificial intelligence floods the art world
In Belfast, the battle between technology and tradition is playing out at an artists’ market. Organisers of the Christmas fair have banned AI-generated artwork, insisting on "human creativity" as artificial intelligence floods the art world
December 8, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Belfast Christmas market bans sale of AI-generated art.
In Belfast, the battle between technology and tradition is playing out at an artists’ market. Organisers of the Christmas fair have banned AI-generated artwork, insisting on "human creativity" as artificial intelligence floods the art world
In Belfast, the battle between technology and tradition is playing out at an artists’ market. Organisers of the Christmas fair have banned AI-generated artwork, insisting on "human creativity" as artificial intelligence floods the art world
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And if you ever need me again, call me. I will come. I would come from my grave if you called me, Tenar! But I cannot stay with you.
December 8, 2025 at 6:20 AM
And if you ever need me again, call me. I will come. I would come from my grave if you called me, Tenar! But I cannot stay with you.
Bluesky admins being fuckwads again
December 7, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Bluesky admins being fuckwads again
disc war horse bot I guess
Animorphs is better than The Chronicles of Narnia.
December 7, 2025 at 6:50 PM
disc war horse bot I guess
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Figure (Akua ka’ai) https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/17547/
December 7, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Figure (Akua ka’ai) https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/17547/
Not sure who needs to hear this, exactly, but a good number of you do, from what I have seen.
It’s okay to let your friends treat you to things you wouldn’t be able to, otherwise.
That is what gifts are for. That is what community is for.
It’s okay to let your friends treat you to things you wouldn’t be able to, otherwise.
That is what gifts are for. That is what community is for.
December 7, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Not sure who needs to hear this, exactly, but a good number of you do, from what I have seen.
It’s okay to let your friends treat you to things you wouldn’t be able to, otherwise.
That is what gifts are for. That is what community is for.
It’s okay to let your friends treat you to things you wouldn’t be able to, otherwise.
That is what gifts are for. That is what community is for.
*Most* people have a positive experience at hospitals, all things considered.
It’s the ones like this story, which show the deep flaws in the system, which management and C-Suite choose to not address.
It’s the ones like this story, which show the deep flaws in the system, which management and C-Suite choose to not address.
17/ In response to questions, a Phoebe spokesperson accused ProPublica of intentionally excluding positive patient stories. “Most patients have positive experiences at Phoebe,” he said. “Ignoring that fact is wrong.”
December 7, 2025 at 4:09 PM
*Most* people have a positive experience at hospitals, all things considered.
It’s the ones like this story, which show the deep flaws in the system, which management and C-Suite choose to not address.
It’s the ones like this story, which show the deep flaws in the system, which management and C-Suite choose to not address.
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Head from a Figure https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/13760/
December 7, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Head from a Figure https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/13760/
Does this mean guillotine comments are back on the menu?
A Palantir billionaire just called for public hangings.
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
Joe Lonsdale Calls For Public Hangings
Silicon Valley radicalization escalates
www.thenerdreich.com
December 7, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Does this mean guillotine comments are back on the menu?
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Kneeling Figurine https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/16556/
December 7, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Kneeling Figurine https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/16556/
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It's still my birthday weekend, and I want to play FFXIV with the Vandals!! Come play with us or hang out in chat, or lurk. It's all appreciated 👏 Starting now, see you there!
#ffxivstreamer #ffxiv #birthdaygirl #girlgamers #finalfantasy14 #miqote #finalfantasyxiv #ff14
#ffxivstreamer #ffxiv #birthdaygirl #girlgamers #finalfantasy14 #miqote #finalfantasyxiv #ff14
December 7, 2025 at 7:31 AM
It's still my birthday weekend, and I want to play FFXIV with the Vandals!! Come play with us or hang out in chat, or lurk. It's all appreciated 👏 Starting now, see you there!
#ffxivstreamer #ffxiv #birthdaygirl #girlgamers #finalfantasy14 #miqote #finalfantasyxiv #ff14
#ffxivstreamer #ffxiv #birthdaygirl #girlgamers #finalfantasy14 #miqote #finalfantasyxiv #ff14
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“ACIP has recommended a universal birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine since 1991, after realizing a risk-based strategy wasn’t working. Annual hepatitis B infections among infants and children have dropped 99% from 16,000 to less than 20.”
December 7, 2025 at 7:20 AM
“ACIP has recommended a universal birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine since 1991, after realizing a risk-based strategy wasn’t working. Annual hepatitis B infections among infants and children have dropped 99% from 16,000 to less than 20.”
🎶Here comes the rings again
Falling on my head like a memory
Falling on my head like a new emotion
I want to walk in the open wind
I want to talk like hobbits do
Want to dive into your ocean
Is it ringing with you?🎵
Falling on my head like a memory
Falling on my head like a new emotion
I want to walk in the open wind
I want to talk like hobbits do
Want to dive into your ocean
Is it ringing with you?🎵
LOTR 2: Oh lord, there goes those rings again
December 7, 2025 at 6:57 AM
🎶Here comes the rings again
Falling on my head like a memory
Falling on my head like a new emotion
I want to walk in the open wind
I want to talk like hobbits do
Want to dive into your ocean
Is it ringing with you?🎵
Falling on my head like a memory
Falling on my head like a new emotion
I want to walk in the open wind
I want to talk like hobbits do
Want to dive into your ocean
Is it ringing with you?🎵