Vita Werdegast
@wordcountess.bsky.social
Hedge academic, Hårgan sysadmin, writes. Wrong perhaps, but not incorrect.
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Horror
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Dragon Age brainrot
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This account is:
Writing
My ridiculous doggos
History
Horror
The Fascism
Dragon Age brainrot
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Vita Werdegast
@wordcountess.bsky.social
· May 22
This Game Kills Fascists
Spoilers for all Dragon Age, y’all. I have always believed the world would be a kinder place if more people played Dragon Age games. It’s true that BioWare’s high fantasy series h…
culturalgutter.com
Hey, everybody! I'm back at the Gutter this month with a piece about Dragon Age: The Veilguard!
#dragonage #veilguard #datv #didiforgetanyhashtags #culturalgutter
#dragonage #veilguard #datv #didiforgetanyhashtags #culturalgutter
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No. What people on the left need to see is journalists informing the public rather than performing press release as a service.
I understand why people are exhausted by AI hype, and why those of us squarely in the corner of "human dignity uber alles" see AI doomerism as self-serving hype, but I *really* think people on the left broadly need to start thinking seriously about the possibiltiy of the hype being...true.
February 11, 2026 at 6:28 PM
No. What people on the left need to see is journalists informing the public rather than performing press release as a service.
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Bartrand | King of Pentacles
1/3 tarot card made for @dragonageannual.art ✨
#art | #dragonage | #dragonageannual
1/3 tarot card made for @dragonageannual.art ✨
#art | #dragonage | #dragonageannual
February 8, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Bartrand | King of Pentacles
1/3 tarot card made for @dragonageannual.art ✨
#art | #dragonage | #dragonageannual
1/3 tarot card made for @dragonageannual.art ✨
#art | #dragonage | #dragonageannual
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STEN • THE CHARIOT | done for @dragonageannual.art 🌼
#DragonAge #DragonAgeAnnual #DragonAgeFanart #DragonAgeSten #zazrichart
#DragonAge #DragonAgeAnnual #DragonAgeFanart #DragonAgeSten #zazrichart
February 9, 2026 at 5:36 PM
STEN • THE CHARIOT | done for @dragonageannual.art 🌼
#DragonAge #DragonAgeAnnual #DragonAgeFanart #DragonAgeSten #zazrichart
#DragonAge #DragonAgeAnnual #DragonAgeFanart #DragonAgeSten #zazrichart
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Guys. Fuck. It's Reggie. I know times are absolute shit, but if you're not in the shit at the moment, please consider helping. Dude is a legend and a big part of why Horror is where it is.
February 11, 2026 at 4:37 AM
Guys. Fuck. It's Reggie. I know times are absolute shit, but if you're not in the shit at the moment, please consider helping. Dude is a legend and a big part of why Horror is where it is.
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it will be missed
Remedy announces new CEO Jean-Charles Gaudechon
• Former sports betting exec
• Prior to that steered live-service operations at EA
• Aims to 'scale Remedy in a way that builds lasting value'
• Former sports betting exec
• Prior to that steered live-service operations at EA
• Aims to 'scale Remedy in a way that builds lasting value'
February 11, 2026 at 2:13 AM
it will be missed
A prince sleeping on satin #dogsofbluesky #wolfgang
February 11, 2026 at 2:02 AM
A prince sleeping on satin #dogsofbluesky #wolfgang
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lol Susan Collins promised to only serve 2 terms when she was first running for Senate in 1996
She even signed a term limits pledge
She even signed a term limits pledge
February 10, 2026 at 6:01 PM
lol Susan Collins promised to only serve 2 terms when she was first running for Senate in 1996
She even signed a term limits pledge
She even signed a term limits pledge
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Former top venatori members leaving us to support the Veilguard is NOT a sign of poor leadership. Elgar'nan still holds 87% approval. They're just weak and lack conviction.
February 10, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Former top venatori members leaving us to support the Veilguard is NOT a sign of poor leadership. Elgar'nan still holds 87% approval. They're just weak and lack conviction.
February 10, 2026 at 4:24 PM
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Me if those #Dragonagetheveilguard funko pops are really happening.
February 10, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Me if those #Dragonagetheveilguard funko pops are really happening.
AAAAAH
In ‘not on my bingo card’ news, Funko has announced Dragon Age Veilguard Funko pops, with Emmrich, Neve, Harding, and Solas figures
www.instagram.com/p/DUkfJltgP7...
www.instagram.com/p/DUkfJltgP7...
February 10, 2026 at 2:23 PM
AAAAAH
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"Don't worry about the Discord thing, it's only NSFW servers and channels that will require age verification! :)"
I could remove every speck of risque imagery/topics from my community and there's still a 50% chance we'd get flagged just because we're openly queer.
It's not actually about the kids.
I could remove every speck of risque imagery/topics from my community and there's still a 50% chance we'd get flagged just because we're openly queer.
It's not actually about the kids.
February 9, 2026 at 6:37 PM
"Don't worry about the Discord thing, it's only NSFW servers and channels that will require age verification! :)"
I could remove every speck of risque imagery/topics from my community and there's still a 50% chance we'd get flagged just because we're openly queer.
It's not actually about the kids.
I could remove every speck of risque imagery/topics from my community and there's still a 50% chance we'd get flagged just because we're openly queer.
It's not actually about the kids.
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The function of consumer-facing "A.i." is to enrich billionaires by deploying faux sci fi woo woo bullshit to normalize crappy, dangerous products that worsen and sometimes even end people's lives.
Institute the corporate death sentence for all companies that injure and kill people with this trash.
Institute the corporate death sentence for all companies that injure and kill people with this trash.
Chat bots give the wrong medical advice more than half the time. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/w...
Health Advice From A.I. Chatbots Is Frequently Wrong, Study Shows
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:33 AM
The function of consumer-facing "A.i." is to enrich billionaires by deploying faux sci fi woo woo bullshit to normalize crappy, dangerous products that worsen and sometimes even end people's lives.
Institute the corporate death sentence for all companies that injure and kill people with this trash.
Institute the corporate death sentence for all companies that injure and kill people with this trash.
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🐺Solas' calendar page I did for @dragonageannual.art !🐺
This was the biggest illustration I took on last year, and working with everyone on the project was such a special experience. I'm so grateful I was able to be a part of it!
#dragonage #solas
This was the biggest illustration I took on last year, and working with everyone on the project was such a special experience. I'm so grateful I was able to be a part of it!
#dragonage #solas
February 10, 2026 at 12:42 AM
🐺Solas' calendar page I did for @dragonageannual.art !🐺
This was the biggest illustration I took on last year, and working with everyone on the project was such a special experience. I'm so grateful I was able to be a part of it!
#dragonage #solas
This was the biggest illustration I took on last year, and working with everyone on the project was such a special experience. I'm so grateful I was able to be a part of it!
#dragonage #solas
New Emmrich Volkarin reference dropped
Remembering Ronald Colman on his birthday 🎂
📷 Edward Steichen, Vogue, 1932
“He was not a searching actor, but he had learned how attractive consistent underplaying could be, and he took care to preserve his looks.”
- David Thomson
📷 Edward Steichen, Vogue, 1932
“He was not a searching actor, but he had learned how attractive consistent underplaying could be, and he took care to preserve his looks.”
- David Thomson
February 10, 2026 at 12:41 AM
New Emmrich Volkarin reference dropped
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please invite me to your MS Teams chat about video games
February 10, 2026 at 12:30 AM
please invite me to your MS Teams chat about video games
Discord has been my little fallout shelter since Trump I. This sucks.
February 9, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Discord has been my little fallout shelter since Trump I. This sucks.
“I gotta tend to my fires”
Does anyone else have an MST3K line they use regularly, even if it makes no sense out of context?
Because I have both "That'll keep your panfish down for a while." and "Come come, boys, we must confound Jerry at every turn!" from MST3K the movie alone.
Because I have both "That'll keep your panfish down for a while." and "Come come, boys, we must confound Jerry at every turn!" from MST3K the movie alone.
February 9, 2026 at 9:22 PM
“I gotta tend to my fires”
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Nigel Kneale's Murrain (1975) is a #folkhorror classic about the clash between science & superstition in a remote English village. Is Mrs Clemson a lonely outsider or something more sinister? Ambiguous & unsettling, it remains shocking over 50 years later.
#BritishTV #1970s
tinyurl.com/fhmurrainb
#BritishTV #1970s
tinyurl.com/fhmurrainb
February 9, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Nigel Kneale's Murrain (1975) is a #folkhorror classic about the clash between science & superstition in a remote English village. Is Mrs Clemson a lonely outsider or something more sinister? Ambiguous & unsettling, it remains shocking over 50 years later.
#BritishTV #1970s
tinyurl.com/fhmurrainb
#BritishTV #1970s
tinyurl.com/fhmurrainb
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Feels like the US has spent the last 5+ years on the verge of some kind of secular moral revival that keeps getting channeled into weirdo lifestyle puritanism
Cafes across the U.S. are embracing the low- and no-caffeine lifestyle, with options that are a far cry from dusty tea bags and rewarmed decaf. nyti.ms/3XKlqoj
December 10, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Feels like the US has spent the last 5+ years on the verge of some kind of secular moral revival that keeps getting channeled into weirdo lifestyle puritanism
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Next time somebody tries to get me to justify the existence of the humanities, I’ll just point out how for the past two Super Bowls we’ve all jumped online and engaged in collective semiotics and hermeneutics of the half-time show as text.
February 9, 2026 at 3:36 AM
Next time somebody tries to get me to justify the existence of the humanities, I’ll just point out how for the past two Super Bowls we’ve all jumped online and engaged in collective semiotics and hermeneutics of the half-time show as text.
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(2/2) - Not only did he prove to the world just why his talent has taken over the music industry, but the absolutely beautiful heart that he has and the love that he has for everyone shone through immensely tonight.
Lady Gaga and Ricky Martin were also phenomenal surprises. 🇵🇷#SUPERBOWL #BENITOBOWL
Lady Gaga and Ricky Martin were also phenomenal surprises. 🇵🇷#SUPERBOWL #BENITOBOWL
February 9, 2026 at 1:40 AM
(2/2) - Not only did he prove to the world just why his talent has taken over the music industry, but the absolutely beautiful heart that he has and the love that he has for everyone shone through immensely tonight.
Lady Gaga and Ricky Martin were also phenomenal surprises. 🇵🇷#SUPERBOWL #BENITOBOWL
Lady Gaga and Ricky Martin were also phenomenal surprises. 🇵🇷#SUPERBOWL #BENITOBOWL
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Most of the traditional Gothic films I’ve seen feel cold, opulent and haunted.
Based on what I’ve seen, Gothic films feel like “oh they got money”
Or at the very least
“They had money”
Based on what I’ve seen, Gothic films feel like “oh they got money”
Or at the very least
“They had money”
February 8, 2026 at 6:42 AM
Most of the traditional Gothic films I’ve seen feel cold, opulent and haunted.
Based on what I’ve seen, Gothic films feel like “oh they got money”
Or at the very least
“They had money”
Based on what I’ve seen, Gothic films feel like “oh they got money”
Or at the very least
“They had money”
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I just finished watching The Voice of Hind Rajab, which is nominated for Best International Feature at this year's Academy Awards.
Sitting in my car with tears rolling down my eyes, this is the most devastating, but important and necessary film I have watched in my life.
Sitting in my car with tears rolling down my eyes, this is the most devastating, but important and necessary film I have watched in my life.
February 7, 2026 at 11:25 PM
I just finished watching The Voice of Hind Rajab, which is nominated for Best International Feature at this year's Academy Awards.
Sitting in my car with tears rolling down my eyes, this is the most devastating, but important and necessary film I have watched in my life.
Sitting in my car with tears rolling down my eyes, this is the most devastating, but important and necessary film I have watched in my life.