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Thundal Archsys @thundalarchsys.bsky.social · Jun 25

Welcome, traveler!

Your host is an aspiring author, with passions for GSRM activism (specializing in Poly and GNC advocacy), gaming, and philosophy.

My intention for the account is to discuss my book more casually, as well as commentary on current events; I'll have a secondary once I re-pub.

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Thundal Archsys @thundalarchsys.bsky.social · 10h

Sharing lock screens?

I've had this one for years, and it's back in style, baby!

Lock screen featuring Agrias Oakes, from Final Fantasy Tactics.

Thundal Archsys @thundalarchsys.bsky.social · 14h

To wrap back to your original question, then: The people on the right who "championed" free speech and states rights only doing so because they wanted to stymie federal powers that sought to eliminate racism, and sought to drag them down afterwards?

I want more people to see that reality.

Thundal Archsys @thundalarchsys.bsky.social · 15h

Voting against Trump and voting for Kamala are different things, even if both of them check the same box, so to say.

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Thundal Archsys @thundalarchsys.bsky.social · 15h

As far as coalition governance, absolutely! My different-reason-same-function folk? All about it. But, alternatively, voting for someone to represent me who doesn't think I'm human or my existence isn't real, just because he's admittedly better than his opponent?

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Thundal Archsys @thundalarchsys.bsky.social · 15h

Most of my partners and metamours have similar core values as I do. Those further from my orbit have at least the broad strokes.

Why would I not want the same kinds of attitudes in the people who speak for me in legislative matters?

Functional granularity, sure, but in the ideal?

Thundal Archsys @thundalarchsys.bsky.social · 15h

And within *that*, it would also show that there's political opportunism in adopting that position, either by him or by a challenger-from-left to him. Which should be the point in safe protest votes, too.

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Thundal Archsys @thundalarchsys.bsky.social · 15h

A decent purity test seeks to divide bad actors from ignorant folk willing to learn and change. Building out a group who genuinely cares about each other works wonders!

On a larger scale, it exists to push for solidarity. Like pushing Newsom to the left on Trans Rights.

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Thundal Archsys @thundalarchsys.bsky.social · 15h

Smaller scale, but when my partners match with potential partners, one of the things I suggest is looking at his gaming history. A dude who bought e.g. Hogwarts should probably be asked about it. Judge by reaction, for safety.

He's not likely to share values/be safe/be queer|trans friendly.

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Thundal Archsys @thundalarchsys.bsky.social · 16h

Games supporting both, but only wanting to do one or the other at one time were, indeed, a special kind of nightmare.

My biggest takeaway from it is that setting up a default input scheme for a controller, as a developer, must be either a triumph of ego or a very special kind of hell.

Thundal Archsys @thundalarchsys.bsky.social · 16h

Playing PSO and having a single button swap for every weapon I was using? Hot. All my techs available on a controller? Yes, please. Having a "city mode" so that I stop accidentally making the wrong dialog choices with my dumb hands? Fantastic.

Spending the hours *doing* that was a nightmare.

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Thundal Archsys @thundalarchsys.bsky.social · 16h

I really, really enjoyed it. The setup for each game was a nightmare, but once working it was a dream. Most games don't use key chords, but I could set that up myself. Having dozens of face-button commands was so good for my hands.

But only for specific titles: older games *need* a dpad.

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Thundal Archsys @thundalarchsys.bsky.social · 23h

Flappers of the 20s

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Huzuro - COMMISSIONS OPEN @huzuro-art.bsky.social · 1d

Rip and tear. Day 18 : Boxart homage #Disgaeatober2025

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Zach Weinersmith @zachweinersmith.bsky.social · 1d

Was looking up stuff on traditional Christian flesh-mortification clothing, and the bdsm people appear to be the only ones keeping the torch alive? I find this strangely moving.

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𝗗𝗦𝗬 @dansyronart.bsky.social · 2d

ABYSM - Prologue

- Episode now on Webtoon -

Let's begin.

www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/ab...

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Thundal Archsys @thundalarchsys.bsky.social · 2d

Yeah; that's a *lot* of fucking money for (comparatively) easy targets.

Thundal Archsys @thundalarchsys.bsky.social · 2d

Cheers!

I definitely haven't fully woken up yet, and here I am trying to be helpful XD

Thundal Archsys @thundalarchsys.bsky.social · 2d

People who are tired, who don't like driving and have to, people on long empty highways, etc.

Because one driver can cause more injuries/deaths the more people are on the road, the sheer volume plays into it heavily, I'd think.

Thundal Archsys @thundalarchsys.bsky.social · 2d

I think a lot of that is how much more driving is required day-to-day in the states.

Just a quick glance, but the average-mile-per-car-per-day is around 19 for the UK, and 37 for the US. Add to that the who and why of driving, and the stats make sense...

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Thundal Archsys @thundalarchsys.bsky.social · 2d

I just hate that the glut of oversized vehicles stems from a legal requirement to make cars more fuel efficient.

Like, yeah, fuck the oversized cars, but fuck the why of them even more...

Thundal Archsys @thundalarchsys.bsky.social · 2d

I mean, a lot of things are *only* available for streaming; you can't actually buy and own them. I think that's what they're on about.

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Thundal Archsys @thundalarchsys.bsky.social · 2d

Annihilating insurance companies would save people more than it would cost them in taxes; I think cali is big enough to actually do that alone, unlike most states.

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Thundal Archsys @thundalarchsys.bsky.social · 4d

Just finished Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars.

It was a fun little ride. Evokes classic jRPGs without heavy nostalgia for them. Had a couple moments that actually got a laugh out of me.

It gets a sale recommendation from me, probably 10, maybe $15, but it's a solid, tight B-list game.

Thundal Archsys @thundalarchsys.bsky.social · 4d

They're trying to have a fascist civil war.

I feel like they're expecting stochastic terrorism to do more than it is, which is a saving grace. The 2a people they expected to jump at the chance are like "ehhh... Seems like work..."

Thundal Archsys @thundalarchsys.bsky.social · 4d

Were I just a little more cynical I'd wonder if he has a humiliation or masochistic kink, or if he really just wants out of politics...

(No shame on the kink thing, except for the taking-us-down-with-him bit)