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Brian Cooke
@briankcooke.bsky.social
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Screaming into the void...

Art, politics (Blue Wave: save democracy!), random ravings...

Crypto accounts get blocked...

YooToob, Flikr portfolio, TeePublic links: https://linktr.ee/talysman
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Brian Cooke @briankcooke.bsky.social · Jul 26
Please feel free to visit my YooToob channel, new videos every Saturday at 1pm Central time (US)! www.youtube.com/@KaylMacLare...

Also, if you enjoy humorous, artistic, and (sometimes) political designs on apparel and other items, check out my TeePublic shop! www.teepublic.com/user/talysman
Stream-of-Unconciousness
A selection of inane ramblings, covering everything from personal projects to the occasional item review.
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briankcooke.bsky.social
My chance at acting professionally probably passed me by several decades ago, but if I ever get the chance...

I would *love* to be one of those actors in a shitty Asylum movie who is trying *waaaaaay* too hard compared to the material being filmed :D
November 15, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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For the politically inclined, a selection of designs from my TeePublic shop.

#bluewave #dumptrump #releasethefiles

www.teepublic.com/user/talysman
Color drawing of a sub sandwich, with the text "ARMED & DANGEROUS". Picture of Mitch McConnell, Susan Collins, and Lindsay Graham, with the surrounding text reading "INVEST IN AMERICA BUY A CONGRESSMAN". Digital drawing of a resistor preceded by a hashtag. Blue-green hued drawing of Trump on horseback dressed as Don Quixote, holding a bent lance. Windfarm-style windmill visible in the background.
November 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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#bobsburgers #businesssigngag
Screenshot from the opening of Bob's Burgers showing the next-door business. Business banner reads "A PIMPLE PLAN ACNE SUPERSTORE". Neon sign in window reads "OPEN", with the "O" having a small pimple.
November 15, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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#bobsburgers #businesssigngag
Screenshot from the opening of Bob's Burgers showing the next-door business. Business banner reads "AIN'T THAT A SHAM DECORATIVE PILLOWCASES".
November 14, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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forgeofice.bsky.social
It’s done!

The Old Bull & Bush, an RPG Zine detailing the inn where the “Guild of the Eternal Flame” novel series by Talia Beckett begins!

Written by me (Talia sorted the menu!), it’s got a two page map, four adventure hooks, a new monster, & everything you’d need to use the inn in your games.
November 13, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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(I don't normally comment on these, just trying a thing with hashtags...)

#bobsburgers #businesssigngag
Screenshot from the opening of Bob's Burgers showing the next-door business. Business banner reads "POTTY LIKE IT'S 19999 HIGH FLOW TOILETS".
November 13, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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I realize it's a bit early, but these things take time to print and ship! Holiday designs from my Teepublic shop :)

www.teepublic.com/user/talysman
November 12, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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Screenshot from the opening of Bob's Burgers showing the next-door business. Business banner reads "WHERE THE FILED THINGS ARE FILING CABINETS".
November 12, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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On the left is a picture I collected from the internet years ago. On the right, Crooked Dice's "Intrepid Adventurer". Coincidence? 😂
Picture comparing Kelly Brook dressed as an Indiana-Jones-adjacent character (left) with the painted "Intrepid Adventurer" miniature from Crooked Dice (right).
November 11, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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chronopunk.bsky.social
The new #RobotReview is up!

Hi-Metal R V-1J Armored Valkyrie (Hikaru Ichijo Version)!

The review rating on this one may surprise you.

Baked in captions! No more AI garbage! Hear me fumble my own words repeatedly!

BGM by @elektrobear.bsky.social!

A new spudger!

www.patreon.com/posts/143312...
Robot Review: VF-1J Armored Valkyrie | Jim Milligan
Get more from Jim Milligan on Patreon
www.patreon.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:26 PM
briankcooke.bsky.social
Ladies and Jelly Beans,

In honor of the acquittal of Sandwich Guy, I present to you:

www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/8325...
ARMED & DANGEROUS! by talysman
If the wrapper don't split, you must acquit!
www.teepublic.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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"You see, before you reactivated it, I reversed the polarity of the neutron flow."

Third Doctor (Jon Pertwee)

Mini available from Crooked Dice Game Design Studio
Painted miniature of the Third Doctor from Doctor Who.
November 11, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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Screenshot from the opening of Bob's Burgers showing the next-door business. Business banner reads "BILLY'S EYELASH ACCESSORIES". Neon sign in window reads "OPEN", with the "O" surrounded by an eye-shape with long upper lashes.
November 11, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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"You know Doctor, you're quite the most infuriating man I've ever met."

Jo Grant (Katy Manning)

Mini available from Crooked Dice Game Design Studio
Painted miniature of Jo Grant from Doctor Who.
November 10, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Screenshot from the opening of Bob's Burgers showing the next-door business. Business banner reads "YES-TARY POSITIVE NOTARY".
November 10, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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chronopunk.bsky.social
If'n ya *don't* have my books, they're available on Amazon and Drive Thru Fiction (and maybe soon my Patreon?) and are cheap.

And if you're really skint and can't buy them, let me know, I can see about getting you a comp copy in exchange for a(n honest) review.

Links in my pinned post!
chronopunk.bsky.social Jim Milligan @chronopunk.bsky.social · 6d
Show of hands, how many of my followers have picked up a copy of my books (either physical or digital)?

Don't be shy, now.
November 9, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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chronopunk.bsky.social
Okay!

Let's do this again! Same rules - all the likes we get on this post by 0900 PST Monday November 10, 2025 will get one bit of detail about the upcoming mecha system rules.

The previous pieces of info dump are here:

bsky.app/profile/did:...

Get on it!
chronopunk.bsky.social Jim Milligan @chronopunk.bsky.social · 12d
So @evilrobotgames.bsky.social & I are about to move the Power Core RPG’s mecha system to playtest.

I’m gonna give out some information about it, but you gotta prime the pump for this information station.

Every like this gets before 0900 PST Monday, Nov 3, gets one piece of info about the rules.
November 9, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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It's going...somewhere. sideways, probably...
Pencil sketch of the head and shoulders of a man in a space suit, hiding behind a boulder.
November 9, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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"Observe The Test Closely, My Friend. This Will Be A Moment That Will Live In History!"

Davros (Michael Wisher, Genesis of the Daleks)

Available from BaubleBuyer3DPrints on Etsy
Painted miniature/3D print of Davros, creator of the Daleks, from Doctor Who.
November 9, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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Screenshot from the opening of Bob's Burgers showing the next-door business. Business banner reads "HOW THE WEST WAS SPUN WOOLEN WESTERN WEAR".
November 9, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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chronopunk.bsky.social
Reminder on this #SelfPromoSaturday that every book you buy and every Patreon membership you subscribe to, all of the money from that goes directly to feeding my cats.

I’ve been out of work since June, so every extra little bit helps.
chronopunk.bsky.social Jim Milligan @chronopunk.bsky.social · Aug 10
#SelfPromoSaturday? Let's GO!

Hey! I write books and games!

Have some links!

Want it on that Amaz0 place?
www.amazon.com/stores/autho...

How About Drive Thru Fiction?
www.drivethrufiction.com/browse.php?a...

Don't forget the RPG's!
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/browse?ke...

Tell your friends!
The cover for the short novel "Bloom: Book One Of The Metro Cycle" by James Milligan. The cover depicts a rose, composed of red petals, blooming beneath a series of digital impulses, binary code, and interconnected dots and lines. The subhead for the novel reads "Truth Has Consequences." The cover is human-made digital art by Bryce Raffle. The cover for the novel "Fade: Book Two Of The Metro Cycle," by James Milligan. The cover depicts a woman's legs, shrouded by a skirt, walking in the rain through a darkened street. Reflected in the water on the pavement are clouds and the lights of a neon-shrouded city. The raindrops are small streaks of light, and overlaid in the atmosphere are lines of binary code and digital distortion. The subhead for the novel reads "Life Demands Change." The cover is human-made digital art by Bryce Raffle. The full front and back cover for the "Condensed Campaigns: A Broken Sky" sourcebook from Evil Robot Games, created for the Pathfinder Second Edition RPG. Written by James Milligan, the front cover is a piece of stock art by Dean Spencer. The back cover contains a hand-drawn illustration of one of the Iconic characters from the setting, Mysa, who is a member of the Chardram Ancestry, presented in the book. The back cover also contains text detailing the contents of the book, such as new ancestries, airship travel through a shattered clockwork world, and more.
November 8, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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"Oh, brilliant!"

Thirteenth Doctor (Jodie Whittaker)

Mini available from Crooked Dice: crooked-dice.co.uk/products/tem...
Painted miniature of the 13th Doctor from Doctor Who.
November 8, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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Screenshot from the opening of Bob's Burgers showing the next-door business. Business banner reads "LIONEL STICHY PLASTIC SURGEON".
November 8, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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While I'm complaining this morning:

Microsoft: what idiot decided that swiping left in Outlook archives the message, but you do it in Teams by swiping *right*??

This becomes extremely aggravating when quickly switching between apps for work-related purposes. Do better.
November 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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forgeofice.bsky.social
Annnnd it’s done!

This is the printer’s proof, I’ll have copies for sale in a few days.

Each one hand stamped!

I might even remarque the first ten or so.
November 7, 2025 at 1:37 PM