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Mike Varker

@mikevarker.bsky.social

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Voice Actor. Cook. Fighter for Dreams. Active Kyokushin enthusiast. #DustAnElysianTail | #PrinceOfTennis | #MyTimeatPortia | #DeathBattle | #BROK VO BOOKING: [email protected] Source Connect Ready

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Mike Varker @mikevarker.bsky.social · Nov 19

📌CHARACTER AND COMMERCIAL REELS: Hey BlueSky!
I am an Australian Voice Actor based in Geelong, VIC, with over 10 years experience, videogames, webseries, narration, commercial, radio and anime to my name. Available for in-studio and remote recording. SC links to my demo
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Mike Varker - Character Demo.mp3

Listen to Mike Varker - Character Demo.mp3 by Mike Varker #np on #SoundCloud

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Mike Varker @mikevarker.bsky.social · 1h

And a decent lifting and stretch session before all the walking during #PAXAUS this weekend

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Jennifer/Aster Unkle 🏳️‍⚧️ 🔪 @spookycutewitch.bsky.social · 1h

“Why isn’t anyone covering our indie games?”

1. The gaming press has been decimated by business suits, and the whims of an uncaring search engine behemoth
2. Doing the job means you get death threats and harassment
3. There are more games released in 1 week than there were in entire months in 2015

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Mike Varker @mikevarker.bsky.social · 7h

In other words I am a goner but I'll die knowing I had a fantastic and memorable rack

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mother dysnomia 🌚 @mamatried.bsky.social · 1d

lol it’s this guy

Tweet from 11/2/24 showing Harry Sisson and his 4 friends in a car that reads “we’re Gen Z voters and we all PROUDLY voted for Kamala Harris! Real men support Harris”

Robert J O’Neill quotes it with

“You're not men. You're boys. If there was no social media, you would be my concubines.”

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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 1d

war, war never changes.

Courtney Vaughn @courtneyvaughn.bsky.social · 1d

Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.

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Nate Terrors @nateming.bsky.social · 1d

Jackie Chan, best known for his uncredited role as Thug in Prison in ENTER THE DRAGON (1973)

Jackie Chan vs Bruce Lee in ENTER THE DRAGON

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🌺 Kailani 🌺 @kocobo.bsky.social · 2d

‼️URGENT NEED OF RENT/BILL ASSISTANCE‼️

gofund.me/f92d245c6

I'm exhausted. I don't want to post something like this again. But here I am. Still looking for work. Sigh. Thank you for any advice, interactions, shares, & donations. Still rooting for everyone to come out on top of all this devastation❤️

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Sarah Anne Williams @sarahannewillia.bsky.social · 1d

I read Barbarous on a whim cause the design of Leeds fascinated me, and I'm pretty much in love with it now. Is very good read, yish. :)))

ananth @ananthhirsh.bsky.social · 1d

ICYMI: We launched the Kickstarter for the ✨ BARBAROUS Chapter 6 book ✨ this morning! And we're rapidly approaching goal!! You guys are the best! So psyched to get this into your hands!

Check it out:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/746...

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Mike Varker @mikevarker.bsky.social · 1d

*Me been playing Borderlands 3, catching up with the series*
*Come across Lorelei*
Me: "Huh that British accent is too legit, how did they find someone around to do it..."
*Googles VA*
*It's @ciaranstrange.bsky.social*
Me: "Okay makes sense"

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Gretchen Felker-Martin 🍉 @scumbelievable.bsky.social · 2d

okay so we've been given a chronic medical condition by corporate polluters, and now it's incumbent on us to stop breathing. you love to see it.

Coach Jerry (referee 🔵) @gopher33j.bsky.social · 2d

As somebody with asthma who uses inhalers - SHUT THE FUCK UP. THIS ARTICLE IS SHAMING PEOPLE WITH A CHRONIC CONDITION.

"Significantly" My ass. You know what else does? AI Data centers - corporations - cows - asphalt - THOUSANDS OF OTHERS THINGS THAT ARE NOT MEDICINE.

Fuck you - fuck you again.

Inhalers contribute significantly to global warming, study finds

Millions of Americans using inhalers for chronic lung diseases like asthma may be unknowingly contributing to global warming, according to new research.

local12.com

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Hollyween @hollychristine.bsky.social · 1d

Fuck you. You know what’s ACTUALLY contributing to climate change? Corporations.

CNN @cnn.com · 2d

The people who are most vulnerable to the hard-to-breathe air that comes with climate change may inadvertently be adding to the problem, new research finds. https://cnn.it/4pWQMoh

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the homophobic boy detective @gaorush.bsky.social · 1d

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Mike Varker @mikevarker.bsky.social · 2d

When Michael Rapaport asked for too much money...

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Scott Frerichs @kaiserneko.bsky.social · 2d

Still looking for voice actresses to audition!

Please hit me up if you're interested! The project is another X Minutes!

Reference: youtu.be/iczLwdwgr_s?...

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 4d

Free Greta Thunberg and the rest of the illegally detained flotilla activists.

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 4d

IF YOU ARE GERMAN, YOU NEED TO CONTACT YOUR MEPs AND DEMAND THEY OPPOSE CHAT CONTROL

-RIGHT-
-NOW-

the link below contains individual emails and everything, PLEASE do not sleep on this!

Tuta @tuta.com · 5d

We are alarmed as well. If you are in Germany, write to your representatives. You'll find the email addresses here: 👉 tuta.com/blog/chat-co...

Signalapp on X: We are alarmed by reports that Germany is on the verge of a
catastrophic about-face, reversing its longstanding and principled
opposition to the EU’s Chat Control proposal which, if passed, could
spell the end of the right to privacy in Europe.

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Kazuma Hashimoto @kazuma.bsky.social · 5d

this is bad lol takaichi is a member of the nippon kaigi, supports the revision of article 9, and much like her idol, Margaret Thatcher, has extremely regressive views of women's rights, among other things.

Nikkei Asia (Official) @asia.nikkei.com · 5d

BREAKING: Sanae Takaichi elected first female leader of Japan’s ruling LDP
trib.al/lz8joW3

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𓆩⛧Grym For Hire⛧𓆪 @grymoria.blacksky.app · 6d

So, a month ago, Crunchyroll got virtually jumped on here for using AI for their subtitles, just for them to recently replace the AI they were using with another AI that's from AN ISRAELI COMPANY.

It's bad enough you was using AI but now you're using AI that came from ISRAEL?!

Delete your account

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 5d

I'm serious email your representatives and link this article RIGHT NOW

tell them this shit sucks and is going to put everyone's ID/data at risk to hackers online. the proof is right here

US- www.congress.gov/members/find...
EU- www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/home
CA- www.ourcommons.ca/members/en

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Mike Varker @mikevarker.bsky.social · 5d

Burr almost seems completely oblivious, not sure on purpose, his defense sounds like he was on holiday rather than addressing it, like, can't use the entertainer or comedian defense, because his good takes weren't part of a stand up set at all, so...yeah.

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Commander Sterling @commandersterling.bsky.social · 5d

The Online Safety Act sure has made being online more dangerous.

The Verge @theverge.com · 5d

Discord customer service data breach leaks user info and scanned photo IDs

An “unauthorized party” may have accessed the names of users, the last four digits of credit card numbers, and more.

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 5d

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How to Turn Off AI Tools Like Gemini, Apple Intelligence, Copilot, and More - Consumer Reports

AI features are crowding into Google search, Gmail, iPhones, Windows laptops, and other products. If you're suffering from AI overload, these settings can help.

www.consumerreports.org

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Suzanne ✨🌑 @tendermiasma.com · 5d

But really do not let this moment pass you up, call your reps and beat them over the head with evidence that ID verification will lead to uncontrollable sensitive information leaks and identity theft

The Verge @theverge.com · 5d

Discord customer service data breach leaks user info and scanned photo IDs

An “unauthorized party” may have accessed the names of users, the last four digits of credit card numbers, and more.

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Casey Explosion @caseyexplosion.bsky.social · 5d

The sad thing about the owners' contempt towards the userbase is that Bluesky is genuinely a far better Twitter alternative, from a user experience the lack of an algorithm that only seemed to push conflict and suppress people I was following is a staggering difference. You got a good thing here!

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Phil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · 5d

Oh dang. This is an excellent analogy.

Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 5d

The mystery of medical diagnosis!

Anyone: Why are there suddenly so many AHDH diagnoses?
Dr. Jen: Same reason there are suddenly more stars after we built telescopes.

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