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Benjamin Reed (aka Raccoon Fink)

@rangerrick.bsky.social

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F/LOSS geek • general nerdery • way too into collecting (and sometimes even drinking) whisky • I write electronic/ambient/dungeon synth music as Raccoon Fink • he/him https://music.raccoonfink.com/ https://linktr.ee/RaccoonFink/

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Benjamin Reed (aka Raccoon Fink) @rangerrick.bsky.social · Oct 23

It feels like a good time to re-introduce myself.

I am a musician, a Carolina Hurricanes fan, an engineer at NetBox Labs, and an all-around nerd about a bunch of different things.

You can find links to my music on my linktree.

RaccoonFink | Instagram, Facebook | Linktree

View RaccoonFink’s Linktree. Listen to their music on Spotify here.

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Travis @coloradotravis.bsky.social · 1h

…”well the polling data says this is what you want.”

It’s hard to express how abrasive that is, and it’s not about the issues it’s just shit politics. The approach is all wrong; city folk show up with facts and figures and assume that will be an effective substitute for building relationships.
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Girl on the Net @girlonthenet.bsky.social · 18h

Great news! Now computers won’t just flirt for you, they will also go on holiday for you. Next we’re hoping to get them to take on the arduous task of listening to the sound of a loved one laughing with joy.

TechCrunch @techcrunch.com · 2d

A new iPhone app, Endless Summer, uses AI to create photorealistic vacation photos starring you — no travel required

Too burned out to travel? This new app fakes your summer vacation photos for you | TechCrunch

A new iPhone app, Endless Summer, uses AI to create photorealistic vacation photos starring you — no travel required

techcrunch.com

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netspooky @vacci.ne · 19h

AWS (Antifa Web Services) doing the #NoPings protest today

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Benjamin Reed (aka Raccoon Fink) @rangerrick.bsky.social · 18h

We don't know, it *could* be that Trump wore one of those black suits with the ping pong balls on it and worked with ILM to make a fully-CGI trump-with-the-mask-on-wrong model for this

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onion person @junlper.beer · 18h

couldn’t be more representative of the current media landscape that the video trump posted of him dumping his own shit on people “appeared to be” ai generated. we have to hear out both sides of this, it could be real, who’s to say

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 1d

President Trump posted what appeared to be an A.I.-generated video on social media showing him wearing a crown and flying a jet labeled “King Trump” that dumps brown liquid on protesters. He shared the video on Saturday, the same day that protesters participated in mass “No Kings” demonstrations.

Trump Posts Fake A.I. Video of Himself Flying a ‘King Trump’ Jet Over Protesters

President Trump shared what appeared to be an A.I.-generated video on social media. It shows Mr. Trump wearing a crown and flying a jet that dumps brown liquid on demonstrators.

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Sean @cackalackdev.bsky.social · 19h

a lot of normies out there who don't pay a lick of attention to politics are about to get *really* political

Bubba's Dad @bubsdad.bsky.social · 21h

Just receieved this today from Florida Blue. This is for a Bronze plan. Our monthly premiums are going from $333 (2025) to $2300 in 2026.

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Craig Calcaterra @craigcalcaterra.bsky.social · 21h

I walked to the deli, ordered at the counter, paid with actual cash, waited for my order, and took it home like it was 1985 or something. Gonna start a TradConsumer community and get glowing profiles in the New York Times.

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Craig Calcaterra @craigcalcaterra.bsky.social · 22h

I was OK with the AWS outage until I realized that it has taken the online order form for the deli offline and now I've become radicalized against tech.

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Benjamin Reed (aka Raccoon Fink) @rangerrick.bsky.social · 21h

I would simply choose *not* to die on a hill.

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Ben Stephens @stephensben.bsky.social · 22h

Must be so weird to be MAGA — waking up every day with no idea what fresh deranged bullshit you might be defending by nightfall.

“Oh yeah, sure, the president did post a video of himself wearing a crown, flying a jet and strafing a peaceful crowd with actual shit. But y’see, he was making a point.”

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The Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · 1d

It's very trendy for the woke left to mock the police these days, but this is the kind of thing that you and I might miss.

BBC report that police are focussing on a 'ladder placed against the side of the Louvre' while investigation a recent theft from the art gallery.

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Benjamin Reed (aka Raccoon Fink) @rangerrick.bsky.social · 23h

Oh no, do not lean into anything! You’ll be sore for at least 3 days.

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Benjamin Reed (aka Raccoon Fink) @rangerrick.bsky.social · 23h

Classic Gary Larson Far Side comic:

Panel 1 is a series of folks in line standing on fluffy clouds. An angel is handing something to the first person in line and saying, “Welcome to heaven… Here’s your harp.”

Panel 2 is a similar line of folks in a cave with flames in the foreground. The devil is handing something to the first person in line and saying, “Welcome to hell… Here’s your accordion.”

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 1d

“oh here, i have it queued up on this tablet for you already”

how i expect reporters to reply to the “havent seen it” replies from republicans

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 1d

For the “aha, but will those protesters get involved in other organizing??” skeptics…Boston No Kings had a big row of booths providing info + sign-up sheets for a bunch of local activism and political organizations. I have seen similar at other 50501 events.

(Which you’d know if you went to one..)

Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 1d

I think some of the people on social media sneering at the No Kings protesters are just mad that those normies with signs are way better shitposters than they are

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Shepherd @neolithicsheep.bsky.social · 23h

Anyway the problem here is that for a lot of you cis people, trans people like me aren't real. We're just an ideological purity test. We're not actual human beings who feel joy and pain and are just trying to fucking live, just like you are.

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Benjamin Reed (aka Raccoon Fink) @rangerrick.bsky.social · 23h

Trump: “I am your king!”

Johnson: “Oh wow, king of SATIRE you mean. Brilliant sir. You’re the social media GOAT!”

Trump: [posts video of himself riding a giant pooping goat]

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Q: What does it say that president released a video of him pooping on the American people?

MIKE JOHNSON: You can argue he's probably the most effective person who has ever used social media. He's using satire to make a point. He's not calling for the murder of his political opponents.

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Assigned Media @assignedmedia.org · 1d

18 Oct 2025 -- Pop star/singer Sabrina Carpenter will now use her arena tour to funnel proceeds through the Sabrina Carpenter Fund to benefit the Transgender Law Center. Good on ya' SC! @rikiwilchins.bsky.social

Sabrina Carpenter Expands Tour Fund to Support Trans Rights

Sabrina Carpenter expands her tour’s charity fund to support the Transgender Law Center, using her platform to promote trans rights and real-world allyship.

www.transvitae.com

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Benjamin Reed (aka Raccoon Fink) @rangerrick.bsky.social · 1d

"Stars are beautiful!"

"Due to the huge distances involved and the speed of light, many of those stars are probably already dead."

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Weird Bisexual Wooper @goldensama.bsky.social · 1d

I know this is designed for, like, a spouse but I’m just imagining hooking up with someone and she busts out one of these and says “I wanna introduce you to my great grandmother”

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mothra stewart @gorl.gay · 1d

could this technically still be considered donating your body to science

a screenshot of an urn/vibrator made out of glass. description reads:

Have your loved one's ashes preserved in this glass vibrator and keep the intimacy alive even when your former spouse is not. This unique sex toy allows you to pack up to 21 grams of the dearly departed inside of it, so you can enjoy their company every night.

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Down Here For Your Soul @bombsfall.bsky.social · 1d

Cameras of Columbo: Nikon F with some great product displacement

Roddy McDowell in some ridiculous 1970 clothes pointing a Nikon F camera at you, right now.

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Benjamin Reed (aka Raccoon Fink) @rangerrick.bsky.social · 1d

Simple Network Management Protocol

🏰meg⚔️ @Birthright Audiobook! @impavid.us · 11d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand

I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.

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david malki ! @davidmalki.com · 1d

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🏰meg⚔️ @Birthright Audiobook! @impavid.us · 11d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand

I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.

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Benjamin Reed (aka Raccoon Fink) @rangerrick.bsky.social · 1d

Have we considered that Trump just completely misunderstood what the slang phrase “King Shit” means?