Dominic Mah aka 12 Valentines
@dommah.bsky.social
12 VALENTINES on the music streamers, bandcamp. Podcast, pop culture opinions for Nerds of Color. I watch sports and superhero shows while acknowledging that we're in very deep trouble.
https://linktr.ee/dommah
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On Casinos & Sports Gambling, via My Unpublished, Totally Publishable Crime Novel
I worked in California casinos for ten years and there isn't even a Wikipedia page about what my job was.
dommah.substack.com
New Substack! Inspired by the recent #NBA / #sportsbetting / poker scandal, 3 short excerpts from my unpublished novel, which is about sports / gambling / casino culture, while also being a fun trashy murder mystery / serial-killer thriller.
#MNF #JQK #AAPI #FreeChauncey
#MNF #JQK #AAPI #FreeChauncey
-120 Meet Cute
+120 Meet Cute With Awkward First Sex
+300 True Love Live Happily Ever After
+800 True Love But Bitter Ex Ruins It, Live Older, Wiser and Alone
+1600 Someone Runs Through Train Station to Find Someone on #NYE
#romcom #romanticcomedy #sportsbetting #RobReiner
+120 Meet Cute With Awkward First Sex
+300 True Love Live Happily Ever After
+800 True Love But Bitter Ex Ruins It, Live Older, Wiser and Alone
+1600 Someone Runs Through Train Station to Find Someone on #NYE
#romcom #romanticcomedy #sportsbetting #RobReiner
December 26, 2025 at 9:27 PM
-120 Meet Cute
+120 Meet Cute With Awkward First Sex
+300 True Love Live Happily Ever After
+800 True Love But Bitter Ex Ruins It, Live Older, Wiser and Alone
+1600 Someone Runs Through Train Station to Find Someone on #NYE
#romcom #romanticcomedy #sportsbetting #RobReiner
+120 Meet Cute With Awkward First Sex
+300 True Love Live Happily Ever After
+800 True Love But Bitter Ex Ruins It, Live Older, Wiser and Alone
+1600 Someone Runs Through Train Station to Find Someone on #NYE
#romcom #romanticcomedy #sportsbetting #RobReiner
Is Mina Kimes the most beloved living Asian American person in U.S. pop culture right now? I think she has a pretty good argument.
December 16, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Is Mina Kimes the most beloved living Asian American person in U.S. pop culture right now? I think she has a pretty good argument.
I didn't know that Craig Gillespie directed LARS & THE REAL GIRL, one of my favorite sad-sack odd comedies. Someone who really photoshops can make a better version of this.
#Supergirl #LarsandtheSupergirl #LoboandtheSupergirl
#Supergirl #LarsandtheSupergirl #LoboandtheSupergirl
December 11, 2025 at 10:20 PM
I didn't know that Craig Gillespie directed LARS & THE REAL GIRL, one of my favorite sad-sack odd comedies. Someone who really photoshops can make a better version of this.
#Supergirl #LarsandtheSupergirl #LoboandtheSupergirl
#Supergirl #LarsandtheSupergirl #LoboandtheSupergirl
Hey, it's #BandcampFriday. Support an indie music act you like! They'll super-appreciate it.
#NewMusicFriday #12Valentines
12valentines.bandcamp.com
#NewMusicFriday #12Valentines
12valentines.bandcamp.com
12 Valentines
12 VALENTINES is @dommah & pals doing alt-pop songs, evoking the well-crafted tunes of the 80s-90s-XCXs, lyrically drawn from the magic vocabulary of comic books. Dominic Mah, mzmo, Gaby Alter, Vic Es...
12valentines.bandcamp.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Hey, it's #BandcampFriday. Support an indie music act you like! They'll super-appreciate it.
#NewMusicFriday #12Valentines
12valentines.bandcamp.com
#NewMusicFriday #12Valentines
12valentines.bandcamp.com
IDK who needs to know this, but Disney+ seems to have all the #Macross series now, except for the original, including #MacrossFrontier. Dokun, dokun, dokun.
#MinmayAttack
#MinmayAttack
[FAngeL-FS] Macross Frontier - Diamond Crevasse (แปลไทย+คาราโอเกะ)
YouTube video by FAngeLFansub
youtu.be
December 2, 2025 at 7:20 AM
IDK who needs to know this, but Disney+ seems to have all the #Macross series now, except for the original, including #MacrossFrontier. Dokun, dokun, dokun.
#MinmayAttack
#MinmayAttack
#SocialMedia, a brief history
- Once there were people who liked my jokes
- Then those ppl left, leaving ppl who're bitter lonely on Thanksgiving and hate words
- Soon, the Hydra algorithm merks most of us, leaving just some simpy supervillains like Stilt-Man and Rock Troll #MCU #WinterSoldier
- Once there were people who liked my jokes
- Then those ppl left, leaving ppl who're bitter lonely on Thanksgiving and hate words
- Soon, the Hydra algorithm merks most of us, leaving just some simpy supervillains like Stilt-Man and Rock Troll #MCU #WinterSoldier
November 29, 2025 at 7:34 PM
#SocialMedia, a brief history
- Once there were people who liked my jokes
- Then those ppl left, leaving ppl who're bitter lonely on Thanksgiving and hate words
- Soon, the Hydra algorithm merks most of us, leaving just some simpy supervillains like Stilt-Man and Rock Troll #MCU #WinterSoldier
- Once there were people who liked my jokes
- Then those ppl left, leaving ppl who're bitter lonely on Thanksgiving and hate words
- Soon, the Hydra algorithm merks most of us, leaving just some simpy supervillains like Stilt-Man and Rock Troll #MCU #WinterSoldier
Bah, total fail on that buying tix to #HayleyWilliams concerts thing. Hopefully the scalper-mitigation measures will make some available for less than a $ bag, but not confident. Flashed back to when this #Paramore song kept me going for like 3 months of the peak pandemic.
#RoseColoredBoy
#RoseColoredBoy
15/15 Paramore - Rose-Colored Boy/I Wanna Dance with Somebody Cover @ Parahoy (Show #1) 4/06/18
YouTube video by wojo4hitz
youtu.be
November 14, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Bah, total fail on that buying tix to #HayleyWilliams concerts thing. Hopefully the scalper-mitigation measures will make some available for less than a $ bag, but not confident. Flashed back to when this #Paramore song kept me going for like 3 months of the peak pandemic.
#RoseColoredBoy
#RoseColoredBoy
Full moon today, tonight. Here's a moontune by my alt-pop group #12Valentines. What's your favorite moon-related song?
#fullmoon #newmusic #loykrathong #moonsongpoll
#fullmoon #newmusic #loykrathong #moonsongpoll
MOONSTONE | 12 Valentines | official music video
YouTube video by 12 Valentines
www.youtube.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Full moon today, tonight. Here's a moontune by my alt-pop group #12Valentines. What's your favorite moon-related song?
#fullmoon #newmusic #loykrathong #moonsongpoll
#fullmoon #newmusic #loykrathong #moonsongpoll
New Substack! Inspired by the recent #NBA / #sportsbetting / poker scandal, 3 short excerpts from my unpublished novel, which is about sports / gambling / casino culture, while also being a fun trashy murder mystery / serial-killer thriller.
#MNF #JQK #AAPI #FreeChauncey
#MNF #JQK #AAPI #FreeChauncey
On Casinos & Sports Gambling, via My Unpublished, Totally Publishable Crime Novel
I worked in California casinos for ten years and there isn't even a Wikipedia page about what my job was.
dommah.substack.com
November 3, 2025 at 8:09 PM
New Substack! Inspired by the recent #NBA / #sportsbetting / poker scandal, 3 short excerpts from my unpublished novel, which is about sports / gambling / casino culture, while also being a fun trashy murder mystery / serial-killer thriller.
#MNF #JQK #AAPI #FreeChauncey
#MNF #JQK #AAPI #FreeChauncey
Here's a music video with lots of #cosplay candids for your #Halloween prepping, from #SDCC #Wondercon #NYCC etc, the song is called "Costume Party" from my group #12Valentines at bandcamp or on the streamers, it's sort of an ode to social anxiety at parties
COSTUME PARTY | Official Music Video (SDCC Cosplay) | 12 Valentines
YouTube video by 12 Valentines
www.youtube.com
October 26, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Here's a music video with lots of #cosplay candids for your #Halloween prepping, from #SDCC #Wondercon #NYCC etc, the song is called "Costume Party" from my group #12Valentines at bandcamp or on the streamers, it's sort of an ode to social anxiety at parties
"Hurdle Over Defenseless QB" should be a #NFL stat: a defensive player acrobatically jumps over a sliding QB, deftly saving his team from a roughness penalty. Only offense players get highlights for it but it's saved many a cheap TD, + amazing to watch a DB change momentum like that
#DallasDenver
#DallasDenver
October 26, 2025 at 9:58 PM
"Hurdle Over Defenseless QB" should be a #NFL stat: a defensive player acrobatically jumps over a sliding QB, deftly saving his team from a roughness penalty. Only offense players get highlights for it but it's saved many a cheap TD, + amazing to watch a DB change momentum like that
#DallasDenver
#DallasDenver
October 20, 2025 at 9:40 PM
#NoKings. Novembers. You can think whatever you like about #KamalaHarris, free country. What we got is racist bonehead wannabe-autocrats in power, and that is so, so, so much worse than whatever you think about Kamala Harris.
NOVEMBER STANZA / 9000 CHANCES | a song for Kamala Harris | 12 Valentines | lowkey lullabye version
YouTube video by 12 Valentines
www.youtube.com
October 18, 2025 at 8:32 PM
#NoKings. Novembers. You can think whatever you like about #KamalaHarris, free country. What we got is racist bonehead wannabe-autocrats in power, and that is so, so, so much worse than whatever you think about Kamala Harris.
Have a nice Friday.
#cosplay #sdcc #nycc #newmusicfriday
(If u see yourself, feel free to tag in in the comments)
#cosplay #sdcc #nycc #newmusicfriday
(If u see yourself, feel free to tag in in the comments)
COSTUME PARTY MV teaser | #cosplay #sdcc #nycc #newmusicfriday | 12 Valentines
YouTube video by 12 Valentines
youtube.com
October 17, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Have a nice Friday.
#cosplay #sdcc #nycc #newmusicfriday
(If u see yourself, feel free to tag in in the comments)
#cosplay #sdcc #nycc #newmusicfriday
(If u see yourself, feel free to tag in in the comments)
You may notice that the more bonehead project2025ish reels you try to hide or report on FB, the more pop into your feed to take their place. Like Hydra! Hmmm.
(I should give up on having any social media reach for a while, huh.) #shadowbanned
(I should give up on having any social media reach for a while, huh.) #shadowbanned
October 16, 2025 at 7:50 PM
You may notice that the more bonehead project2025ish reels you try to hide or report on FB, the more pop into your feed to take their place. Like Hydra! Hmmm.
(I should give up on having any social media reach for a while, huh.) #shadowbanned
(I should give up on having any social media reach for a while, huh.) #shadowbanned
Rest in peace, D'Angelo, Diane Keaton, Drew Struzan. But also, I went down a Roxette rabbithole yesterday. This is from their "reformation" tour this year. RIP Marie Fredriksson. You rocked. (Note that everyone in Australia knows the words to this song.)
youtu.be/WzOctfINz0o?...
youtu.be/WzOctfINz0o?...
Roxette-FADING LIKE A FLOWER-Wollongong Australia 09/03/25
YouTube video by DAhou5e
youtu.be
October 16, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Rest in peace, D'Angelo, Diane Keaton, Drew Struzan. But also, I went down a Roxette rabbithole yesterday. This is from their "reformation" tour this year. RIP Marie Fredriksson. You rocked. (Note that everyone in Australia knows the words to this song.)
youtu.be/WzOctfINz0o?...
youtu.be/WzOctfINz0o?...
OK, MTV isn't "killed" yet. It's mostly shutting down in the UK. But for the boneheads, the night is young. #GenX take note, amidst everything else, they came for your #MTV.
edm.com/news/mtv-beg...
edm.com/news/mtv-beg...
MTV Begins Shutting Down Music Channels After Four Decades
After nearly 40 years of shaping youth culture in the UK, MTV is pulling the plug on five of the region's dedicated music channels.
edm.com
October 16, 2025 at 6:42 PM
OK, MTV isn't "killed" yet. It's mostly shutting down in the UK. But for the boneheads, the night is young. #GenX take note, amidst everything else, they came for your #MTV.
edm.com/news/mtv-beg...
edm.com/news/mtv-beg...
Man, D'Angelo was the smoothest.
D'Angelo - I Found My Smile Again
YouTube video by The Autistic DJ 2
youtu.be
October 16, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Man, D'Angelo was the smoothest.
Do we think #NFL dudes who drop the ball an inch from the endzone are aware of the odds on their Anytime Touchdown prop? Semiserious question. #EmariDemarcado #AdonaiMitchell
October 8, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Do we think #NFL dudes who drop the ball an inch from the endzone are aware of the odds on their Anytime Touchdown prop? Semiserious question. #EmariDemarcado #AdonaiMitchell
Full moon tonight. October, hunter, Diana's moon. Here's a music video for our 12 Valentines song MOONSTONE, featuring Vic Ess & mzmo. 12valentines.bandcamp.com or on the streamers. #fullmoon #12Valentines #indiemusic
MOONSTONE | 12 Valentines | official music video
YouTube video by 12 Valentines
youtu.be
October 6, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Full moon tonight. October, hunter, Diana's moon. Here's a music video for our 12 Valentines song MOONSTONE, featuring Vic Ess & mzmo. 12valentines.bandcamp.com or on the streamers. #fullmoon #12Valentines #indiemusic
Released a new edit of our (12 Valentines) song "Costume Party," a bouncey retropop tune about narcissism, #cosplay, and awkward love. #SDCC cosplay-focused music video soon to follow, including this tender tableau btw Rogue and MCU #CarolDanvers (Jessika). Songwriting by me, vocals by Victoria.
Costume Party (cosplay edit) (Radio Edit)
YouTube video by 12 Valentines - Topic
youtu.be
October 4, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Released a new edit of our (12 Valentines) song "Costume Party," a bouncey retropop tune about narcissism, #cosplay, and awkward love. #SDCC cosplay-focused music video soon to follow, including this tender tableau btw Rogue and MCU #CarolDanvers (Jessika). Songwriting by me, vocals by Victoria.
Nothing to make you value how relatively peaceful America is more than the President directing his TV host War Guy to commit war crimes against an American city mainly known for a sketch comedy show and roses.
#Portland
#Portland
September 27, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Nothing to make you value how relatively peaceful America is more than the President directing his TV host War Guy to commit war crimes against an American city mainly known for a sketch comedy show and roses.
#Portland
#Portland
Hey, they showed the #WolverinePS5 trailer! #OmegaRed, Mystique and a big ol Sentinel are in it! Looks sick! Release Fall 2026! Now, please someone start complaining after seeing more of a work in progress, I bet that'll make the game come out MUCH sooner!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3pD...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3pD...
Marvel’s Wolverine - Gameplay Trailer | PS5 Games
YouTube video by PlayStation
www.youtube.com
September 24, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Hey, they showed the #WolverinePS5 trailer! #OmegaRed, Mystique and a big ol Sentinel are in it! Looks sick! Release Fall 2026! Now, please someone start complaining after seeing more of a work in progress, I bet that'll make the game come out MUCH sooner!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3pD...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3pD...
Reposted by Dominic Mah aka 12 Valentines
We Have Friends Everywhere
Earlier this week, the Disney-owned broadcast network ABC abruptly pulled the late night talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live from the airwaves after being pressured by the U.S. government. A few days prior, Dan Gilroy and the show Andor, another Disney-owned entity, was being…
Earlier this week, the Disney-owned broadcast network ABC abruptly pulled the late night talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live from the airwaves after being pressured by the U.S. government. A few days prior, Dan Gilroy and the show Andor, another Disney-owned entity, was being…
We Have Friends Everywhere
Earlier this week, the Disney-owned broadcast network ABC abruptly pulled the late night talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live from the airwaves after being pressured by the U.S. government. A few days prior, Dan Gilroy and the show Andor, another Disney-owned entity, was being awarded an Emmy for outstanding writing for this powerful speech delivered by Genevieve O'Reilly as Mon Mothma -- who was totally snubbed in the acting category, by the way -- warning of "the monster who will come for us all soon enough."
thenerdsofcolor.org
September 19, 2025 at 3:29 PM
We Have Friends Everywhere
Earlier this week, the Disney-owned broadcast network ABC abruptly pulled the late night talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live from the airwaves after being pressured by the U.S. government. A few days prior, Dan Gilroy and the show Andor, another Disney-owned entity, was being…
Earlier this week, the Disney-owned broadcast network ABC abruptly pulled the late night talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live from the airwaves after being pressured by the U.S. government. A few days prior, Dan Gilroy and the show Andor, another Disney-owned entity, was being…