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Chris 🎃 DevPods.gg gamedev community @chrisdeleon.bsky.social · 15h

Portland protestor frog costume: What are you trying to tell me? That I can dodge pepper balls?

Morpheus from Matrix movie: No, Frog. I'm trying to tell you that when you're ready, you won't have to.

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Dan Hall(o’ ween) @danhall.bsky.social · 1d

This guy wants to take you to Transyl-flavour-ya

This was more difficult to type than it is satisfying to read. Sorry

Dinosaur Dracula 🦖🧛 @dinosaurdracula.bsky.social · 1d

The greatest thing I own or will ever own is this old retail standee where Dracula casually reveals a coffin full of Doritos and Pepsi.

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Dan Hall(o’ ween) @danhall.bsky.social · 3d

One Battle After Another? Did they finally make a movie about living with my wife?!

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 5d

Zodiac killer murders again, challenging legal bounds

From the New York Times: Breaking news: U.S. attacks Venezuelan boat for fourth time, challenging legal bounds

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Dan Hall(o’ ween) @danhall.bsky.social · 5d

People are clowning on this but “is Trump constantly lying or is he so cognitively impaired that he believes what he says in the moment?” is a fair question. The answer, of course, is both

CNN @cnn.com · 5d

They’re questions that could be asked of any number of President Donald Trump’s social media posts: Was he telling the truth before? Did he just not understand that thing that he said earlier? Is he just trolling all of us? | Analysis

Analysis: Trump is finally ready to talk about Project 2025 | CNN Politics

They’re questions that could be asked of any number of President Donald Trump’s social media posts:

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Dan Hall(o’ ween) @danhall.bsky.social · 6d

The real question is which slur we’ll all settle on for these fake AI people. “Sloppoes” isn’t right but it’s something in that ballpark.

Bloomberg Opinion @opinion.bloomberg.com · 6d

Tilly Norwood raises the question of who will be the first to win an Oscar for best AI in a leading role

Tilly Norwood Is Expensive, Even for Hollywood

The “synthetic actress” may be cheaper to cast than Leonardo DiCaprio, but AI’s footprint carries major economic and environmental costs.

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Dan Hall(o’ ween) @danhall.bsky.social · 9d

BUT YOU BETTER NOT KILL THE GROOVE

Screenshot of a streaming menu with the TV show title “Murder in a Small Town”.

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Dan Hall(o’ ween) @danhall.bsky.social · 9d

HOW DO I WORK THIS? WHERE IS THAT LARGE AUTOMOBILE?!

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Dan Hall(o’ ween) @danhall.bsky.social · 9d

We just had dinner at a dine-in Pizza Hut with an all-you-can-eat deal. It felt so 1992 that I walked out of there with a Gin Blossoms t-shirt and optimism for the future.

Dan Hall(o’ ween) @danhall.bsky.social · 9d

The only song that works better in a Trump voice is Once in a Lifetime by Talking Heads

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Dan Hall(o’ ween) @danhall.bsky.social · 11d

So what’s going on when Trump reposts a fake video of himself announcing something that doesn’t exist? Is he saying he *could* announce it some day? Is he just highlighting how far AI video creation has come? Or - and this feels most likely - he genuinely doesn’t remember that he never did that?

Dan Hall(o’ ween) @danhall.bsky.social · 13d

Thankfully my kids go to a school where my daughter was told to do a report on Israel, got up in front of her class and accused Israel of committing crimes against humanity, and then (rightfully) received very high marks.

Dr Liz Allen @drdemography.com · 13d

Students told by teachers Gazans ‘deserved what they got’. Sentiments like this have been stated by teachers in ACT public schools. I know of reading content set that displayed shocking bias.

Totally agree, this is widespread.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

Anti-Palestinian racism 'unbelievably prominent' in schools, report says

The Australia Palestine Advocacy Network releases its first national register report to examine "the climate of fear, censorship, intimidation and punishment" experienced by students, teachers and mem...

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Dan Hall(o’ ween) @danhall.bsky.social · 14d

Well he’s not named Alan Less, is he

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ceej @ceej.online · Dec 30

TEEN: you’re the only one who understands me danny. my stupid dad won’t let me go see billie eilish with gretchen
AI CHATBOT DANIEL PLAINVIEW FROM THERE WILL BE BLOOD: Your father is a bastard. Fit for a hole in the ground. You will go with Gretchen. Even if your father must die, as a bastard dies

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Dan Hall(o’ ween) @danhall.bsky.social · 16d

Remember in Independence Day when the alien was speaking through that scientist by manipulating his voice box? The “no peeeeaace” bit? Anyway I just figured out what RFK sounds like

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Lizzie Poste @lizzieposte.bsky.social · 17d

Mind you, I barely passed PE, but I think (correct me if I’m wrong!) you go forward

Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 17d

Noah Lyles: ‘The future of sprinting is hazy right now. Nobody knows which direction to go in’ | Jack Snape

The American sprint king on young emerging rivals including Gout Gout, his advancing years and uncertainty surrounding the sport Sprint king Noah Lyles sits smiling and calm after the storm that returned him to the throne in Tokyo, reflective even. He has expressed a desire, having now won four successive 200m world titles, to surpass Usain Bolt’s record with a fifth at the World Athletics Championships in Beijing in 2027. But the American’s mind has wandered even further. “I have a strong blueprint of what I want my last year in the sport to look like,” he says. “I’ve looked pretty far into the future.” Continue reading...

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Black Aziz Anansi @blackazizanansi.blacksky.app · 17d

If they're going to try and retcon Charlie Kirk, then we should try to retcon him too.

A photo of Charlie Kirk with the caption "Trans rights are human rights" in loving memory Charlie Kiek 1993 - 2025

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Dan Hall(o’ ween) @danhall.bsky.social · 18d

I can’t imagine anything less useful than a meeting with Trump.

Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 18d

Revealed: how Albanese tried and failed (so far) to get a meeting with Trump

Exclusive: Documents show how fraught the effort was to line up a one-on-one between the Australian and US leaders in June, with the PM again hoping to meet Trump next week * Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Anthony Albanese is anticipating his first face-to-face meeting with Donald Trump next week. If it goes ahead, it will be the culmination of a long and complicated process of diplomatic scheduling, according to documents obtained by Guardian Australia under freedom of information. Their meeting was locked in just days before; Officials’ uncertainty over the status of the meeting; The response among Australian officials when the US president cancelled meetings with Albanese and other world leaders. Continue reading...

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Dan Hall(o’ ween) @danhall.bsky.social · 19d

I’m not a pro. I did it for fun. Be kind.

Dan Hall(o’ ween) @danhall.bsky.social · 19d

My fave comic book store was doing a sketch exchange for Batman Day today. I got there too late to participate but came home and did this anyway. Happy Batman Day everybody!

A crude black and white sketch of Batman holding up a batarang in front of a city skyline.

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Dan Hall(o’ ween) @danhall.bsky.social · 21d

Doesn’t feel great!

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Dan Hall(o’ ween) @danhall.bsky.social · 21d

Seriously, why would you make your emissions reduction target a range? Why have a *maximum*? If we reduce emissions by more than 70% is Albanese gonna jump in a diesel ute and do blockies around Parliament House until the extra reduction is cancelled out? I hate these people.

Dan Hall(o’ ween) @danhall.bsky.social · 21d

“Between 62% and 70%” is a bullshit target for idiots. This just means their target is 62%, which is not nearly enough, but they needed a 7 in there somewhere in order to look ambitious.

Voting for either major Australian political party is deeply irresponsible and, frankly, embarrassing.

Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 21d

Albanese unveils Australia’s unveils new climate target to slash emissions

Dan Hall(o’ ween) @danhall.bsky.social · 21d

“Between 62% and 70%” is a bullshit target for idiots. This just means their target is 62%, which is not nearly enough, but they needed a 7 in there somewhere in order to look ambitious.

Voting for either major Australian political party is deeply irresponsible and, frankly, embarrassing.

Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 21d

Albanese unveils Australia’s unveils new climate target to slash emissions

Australia will aim to cut greenhouse gas emissions between 62% and 70% on 2005 levels by 2035, the PM has announced * Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Australia will aim to cut greenhouse gas emissions between 62% and 70% on 2005 levels by 2035 under the federal government’s new climate target. The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, announced the long-awaited target at midday on Thursday after cabinet accepted the advice of the Climate Change Authority. Continue reading...

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Dan Hall(o’ ween) @danhall.bsky.social · 21d

Good thing the free speech champions are in power over in the US, otherwise cancel culture might have run amok

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Joey Alison Sayers @joeyalison.bsky.social · 22d

Parody of a NYT opinion piece titled "Was Charlie Kirk Actually a Good Guy? Maybe He Secretly Had His Fingers Crossed Behind His Back While He Was Saying All of Those Horrible Things"

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