Bryan Barnes
@balodek.bsky.social
he/him, #infosec, #mazzer, #battletech
Coffee powered and doing my best.
Coffee powered and doing my best.
I forgot how wild the opening to Scrooged is.
December 23, 2025 at 1:47 AM
I forgot how wild the opening to Scrooged is.
Reposted by Bryan Barnes
Heads up Twin Cities, the roads and sidewalks are terrible right now! Be careful out there
December 18, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Heads up Twin Cities, the roads and sidewalks are terrible right now! Be careful out there
*spooky man in chains*: Tonight you will be visited by 3 spirits. Derek Guy, Isaac Chotiner, and Christopher Anderson.
Me, scheduling charity work and calling my tailor: No need, changing my ways.
*ghost*: But don't you want to know
Me: Absolutely the fuck not.
Me, scheduling charity work and calling my tailor: No need, changing my ways.
*ghost*: But don't you want to know
Me: Absolutely the fuck not.
December 18, 2025 at 12:49 PM
*spooky man in chains*: Tonight you will be visited by 3 spirits. Derek Guy, Isaac Chotiner, and Christopher Anderson.
Me, scheduling charity work and calling my tailor: No need, changing my ways.
*ghost*: But don't you want to know
Me: Absolutely the fuck not.
Me, scheduling charity work and calling my tailor: No need, changing my ways.
*ghost*: But don't you want to know
Me: Absolutely the fuck not.
Ani is amazing and I'm so excited to read their stories!
I’m so excited, working with Mason Jar has already been amazing!
We are excited to announce our new author, Ani King! Ani's debut book, FAMILY NIGHT, a collection of flash fiction filled with magical realism, will be released in Fall 2026. Join us in welcoming Ani to MJP! @aniking.bsky.social @smokelong.bsky.social #flashfiction #debutauthor #magicalrealism
December 10, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Ani is amazing and I'm so excited to read their stories!
How fucking fragile do you have to be that a font threatens you?
Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
Rubio Stages Font Coup: Times New Roman Ousts Calibri
The secretary of state called it a "wasteful" diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.
www.huffpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:02 AM
How fucking fragile do you have to be that a font threatens you?
Reposted by Bryan Barnes
just learned we won an award for our blog post about Tom Holland and stormwater management.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
What Tom Holland’s historic lip-sync showcase taught us about stormwater management
Grab your umbrella and your tights.
neorsd.medium.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:22 AM
just learned we won an award for our blog post about Tom Holland and stormwater management.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
@mostlybree.kitrocha.com what if this is it!
A coronal mass ejection recorded on Friday could reach Earth and cause geomagnetic storms on Sunday night.
Northern Lights Forecast: Aurora Could Be Visible From These States Sunday
A coronal mass ejection recorded on Friday could reach Earth and cause geomagnetic storms on Sunday night.
www.forbes.com
November 16, 2025 at 7:19 PM
@mostlybree.kitrocha.com what if this is it!
Years, YEARS the conspiracy folks spent trying to decode and decrypt hidden messages and instead it's all just
Hello my racist friend, looking forward to more sex criming next
time we meet to hunt people for sport!
Sent from iPad
Hello my racist friend, looking forward to more sex criming next
time we meet to hunt people for sport!
Sent from iPad
November 12, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Years, YEARS the conspiracy folks spent trying to decode and decrypt hidden messages and instead it's all just
Hello my racist friend, looking forward to more sex criming next
time we meet to hunt people for sport!
Sent from iPad
Hello my racist friend, looking forward to more sex criming next
time we meet to hunt people for sport!
Sent from iPad
The au-fucking-dacity to get constantly pantsed by the dumbest assholes alive then pretend surprise. I'm sure those donation emails will be full of WE MUST FIGHT nonsense though!
November 11, 2025 at 2:41 AM
The au-fucking-dacity to get constantly pantsed by the dumbest assholes alive then pretend surprise. I'm sure those donation emails will be full of WE MUST FIGHT nonsense though!
Went to @twincitiescon.bsky.social and met the amazing @delilahsdawson.bsky.social, my Thor & Loki book now has a hand drawn alligator Loki!
November 9, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Went to @twincitiescon.bsky.social and met the amazing @delilahsdawson.bsky.social, my Thor & Loki book now has a hand drawn alligator Loki!
Watching Frankenstein and I’m starting to think this doctor may not be on the up and up.
November 8, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Watching Frankenstein and I’m starting to think this doctor may not be on the up and up.
Reposted by Bryan Barnes
Find me, Timothy Zahn and @delilahsdawson.bsky.social at Twin Cities Con this weekend in Minneapolis! We're all in one two-by-two block of booths — Tim and I are 855 and 857, and Delilah is immediately behind me in 756. Drop by and see all of us! #starwars #twincitiescon #batman #startrek
November 5, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Find me, Timothy Zahn and @delilahsdawson.bsky.social at Twin Cities Con this weekend in Minneapolis! We're all in one two-by-two block of booths — Tim and I are 855 and 857, and Delilah is immediately behind me in 756. Drop by and see all of us! #starwars #twincitiescon #batman #startrek
Has anyone checked in with the Republicans in Chuck Schumer’s head?
November 5, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Has anyone checked in with the Republicans in Chuck Schumer’s head?
If you're a Democratic pundit, policy maker, or think tank I need you to eat a big bag of shut the fuck up forever on sacrificing trans people to win.
November 5, 2025 at 2:08 AM
If you're a Democratic pundit, policy maker, or think tank I need you to eat a big bag of shut the fuck up forever on sacrificing trans people to win.
Reposted by Bryan Barnes
We have a Patreon full of Insider posts, wallpapers, and the opportunity to hang out with Howard and Sandra. Come join us!
www.patreon.com/c/Sc...
www.patreon.com/c/Sc...
November 4, 2025 at 11:39 PM
We have a Patreon full of Insider posts, wallpapers, and the opportunity to hang out with Howard and Sandra. Come join us!
www.patreon.com/c/Sc...
www.patreon.com/c/Sc...
Fuckers will destroy an entire country rather than learn Spanish.
Vance says it is "totally reasonable and acceptable" for people to not want to live next door to people who speak a different language than they do
October 29, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Fuckers will destroy an entire country rather than learn Spanish.
I have been heckled off websites for saying this, I maintain that allowing South Park to continue has caused lasting cultural harm. It’s not that it said we shouldn’t care, it’s that it encouraged people to discourage those who do.
October 24, 2025 at 7:57 PM
I have been heckled off websites for saying this, I maintain that allowing South Park to continue has caused lasting cultural harm. It’s not that it said we shouldn’t care, it’s that it encouraged people to discourage those who do.
Kid declared she prefers paper books so now thanks to @bookshop.org we have the entire @seananmcguire.bsky.social InCryptid series on the way.
October 17, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Kid declared she prefers paper books so now thanks to @bookshop.org we have the entire @seananmcguire.bsky.social InCryptid series on the way.
Crystal+TMNT=The end of my 30 year streak not buying Magic.
It’s official! I can talk about it!
I’ve spent the last 2+ years leading the narrative for the Magic: the Gathering Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles set!
I’m excited to see all of this release! TMNT is such a weird, wild franchise that meshes weirdly well with Magic
magic.wizards.com/en/news/feat...
I’ve spent the last 2+ years leading the narrative for the Magic: the Gathering Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles set!
I’m excited to see all of this release! TMNT is such a weird, wild franchise that meshes weirdly well with Magic
magic.wizards.com/en/news/feat...
Collecting Magic: The Gathering® | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: A First Look
Cowabunga! It's time to explore the new cards and treatments in Magic: The Gathering | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
magic.wizards.com
October 10, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Crystal+TMNT=The end of my 30 year streak not buying Magic.
“Cersei understands the consequences of her absence and she is absent anyway, which means she does not intend to suffer those consequences.” I think of this line every day now.
October 8, 2025 at 2:32 AM
“Cersei understands the consequences of her absence and she is absent anyway, which means she does not intend to suffer those consequences.” I think of this line every day now.
The conservative political machine runs on human sacrifice and the promise it will turn off when no longer needed. A system enforced by violence and fear cannot be spun down. The media and political elite know this, they're cowards hoping the machine breaks before they're fed to it.
September 27, 2025 at 4:58 PM
The conservative political machine runs on human sacrifice and the promise it will turn off when no longer needed. A system enforced by violence and fear cannot be spun down. The media and political elite know this, they're cowards hoping the machine breaks before they're fed to it.
My newest painting by @mmschill.bsky.social has arrived and looks amazing!
September 17, 2025 at 10:18 PM
My newest painting by @mmschill.bsky.social has arrived and looks amazing!
Talked briefly to @jessejerdak.bsky.social at #gencon and can confirm he’s an awesome dude.
August 3, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Talked briefly to @jessejerdak.bsky.social at #gencon and can confirm he’s an awesome dude.
Howard, thank you so much for the review!
Gen Con: I acquired a starter set of "Zynvaded," a tabletop miniatures game from "We Have Issues! Publishing."
The story: alien probe crash-lands on Earth, and sends back data. The aliens think we look like easy picking, but uh-oh, the probe crashed in a game store. We're actually taller than that.
The story: alien probe crash-lands on Earth, and sends back data. The aliens think we look like easy picking, but uh-oh, the probe crashed in a game store. We're actually taller than that.
August 1, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Howard, thank you so much for the review!
Reposted by Bryan Barnes
Gen Con: I acquired a starter set of "Zynvaded," a tabletop miniatures game from "We Have Issues! Publishing."
The story: alien probe crash-lands on Earth, and sends back data. The aliens think we look like easy picking, but uh-oh, the probe crashed in a game store. We're actually taller than that.
The story: alien probe crash-lands on Earth, and sends back data. The aliens think we look like easy picking, but uh-oh, the probe crashed in a game store. We're actually taller than that.
July 31, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Gen Con: I acquired a starter set of "Zynvaded," a tabletop miniatures game from "We Have Issues! Publishing."
The story: alien probe crash-lands on Earth, and sends back data. The aliens think we look like easy picking, but uh-oh, the probe crashed in a game store. We're actually taller than that.
The story: alien probe crash-lands on Earth, and sends back data. The aliens think we look like easy picking, but uh-oh, the probe crashed in a game store. We're actually taller than that.