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Benjamin Reed (aka Raccoon Fink)
@rangerrick.bsky.social
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F/LOSS geek • general nerdery • way too into collecting (and sometimes even drinking) whisky • I write electronic/ambient/dungeon synth music as Raccoon Fink • he/him

https://music.raccoonfink.com/
https://linktr.ee/RaccoonFink/
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Benjamin Reed (aka Raccoon Fink) @rangerrick.bsky.social · Oct 23
It feels like a good time to re-introduce myself.

I am a musician, a Carolina Hurricanes fan, an engineer at NetBox Labs, and an all-around nerd about a bunch of different things.

You can find links to my music on my linktree.
RaccoonFink | Instagram, Facebook | Linktree
View RaccoonFink’s Linktree. Listen to their music on Spotify here.
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cwgabriel.bsky.social
Imagine someone stole all your shit and then you give them a billion dollars.
December 11, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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shenanigansen.bsky.social
Everyone is replying "tigers are more dangerous than lions" but have you considered the aura
December 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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silly.bsky.social
beccadagoo ‪@silly.bsky.social‬ she/her eric adams (on the stand): i was frolicking in my private veranda when i was abducted by a skeleton creature prosecutor: oh really? because we have records of you meeting with the turkish ambassador that very day skeleton (using dark magic to shroud himself in fog): no one will ever believe you 2:56 PM · Nov 10, 2023 Everybody can reply
December 11, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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eech.bsky.social
I thought of you when I saw this tattoo.
Tattoo of a female praying mantis with the bitten-off head of her mate in her hands, with the words Girl Dinner.
December 11, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com
what do you mean you hate black licorice? do you also hate picking at that itchy little bit of skin around your fingernail? do you also hate walking in the rain when a cold breeze cuts through you? do you also hate the feeling of knowing you've let down a loved one?
December 11, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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abbyhiggs.bsky.social
The winner of the inaugural International Honk Shoo Honk Shoo Mimimi Award
Trump, sleeping in what looks to be an important meeting
December 11, 2025 at 1:59 AM
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juniorhoncho.bsky.social
think a big problem you'd run into sending a whole bunch of people to start a colony on mars is, once one guy snaps and murders somebody three months in, you're gonna see what i call a Murder Cascade and then when you finally get to Mars the only crew remaining are like, the five best murderers
November 29, 2025 at 1:51 AM
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idiotwitchamelia.bsky.social
did it in four words hemmingway
microphone, pop filter, and interface Never Used Podcast Equipment
December 9, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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carolinedraws.bsky.social
If you need to hold up a stage coach but you want to do it WITH FLAIR, look no further than my @ampwall.com page. Bandana features some red efts, ghost pipe, lichen, & moss, and it'll look fantastic on your dog. Really, has a dog EVER looked bad in a bandana? No. ampwall.com/a/carolinedr...
A person holding up a bandana design, screen-printed in cream and orange ink on a forest green bandana. The design features a repeating circular pattern made up of lichen and ghost pipe, with moss in the pockets between the circles. There are red efts (juvenile eastern newts) crawling around in the design, printed in orange. An orange, striped border extends to a cream ornamental acanthus border that is a square around the whole design. A bandana lies flat on a hardwood floor. The design is screen-printed in cream and orange ink on a forest green bandana. The design features a repeating circular pattern made up of lichen and ghost pipe, with moss in the pockets between the circles. There are red efts (juvenile eastern newts) crawling around in the design, printed in orange. An orange, striped border extends to a cream ornamental acanthus border that is a square around the whole design. A person wearing a bandana around their neck. The bandana is forest green with a design printed in orange and cream on it. The design features a repeating circular pattern made up of lichen and ghost pipe, with moss in the pockets between the circles. There are red efts (juvenile eastern newts) crawling around in the design, printed in orange. An orange, striped border extends to a cream ornamental acanthus border that is a square around the whole design. The digital file of the bandana design. The design features a repeating circular pattern made up of lichen and ghost pipe, with moss in the pockets between the circles. There are red efts (juvenile eastern newts) crawling around in the design, printed in orange. An orange, striped border extends to a cream ornamental acanthus border that is a square around the whole design.
December 10, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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scalzi.com
Lord help me I'm going in
December 10, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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chairmanmoet.bsky.social
Imagine the poor immigration officer who has to read 5 whole years of your social media posts. You may not kill them but surely you've diminished their capacity to truly love again
December 10, 2025 at 10:36 PM
rangerrick.bsky.social
If the randomness of fate could chill the fuck out for a little bit I would appreciate it.
December 11, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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lartist.bsky.social
From the Larchives.
cartoon: re creating the court room climax from Miracle on 34th Street Santa is surrounded by affectionate leather gays "Your honmor, each of these leathers was simply addressed to Santa Claus..." Caption: Typo on 34th Street
December 10, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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noisyastronomer.com
From the depths of my finals grading I arise to cheer this on... SHOUT IT FROM THE ROOFTOPS 🧵
shengokai.blacksky.app Dr. Johnathan Flowers, Blade Wielding Bisexual (Lordean arc) @shengokai.blacksky.app · 20h
I'm going to float this nuclear take: maybe students are increasingly turning to ShitGPT and other deskilling devices because the structure of the modern university has made it impossible for them to acquire skill in a deep way.

Let me paint a picture for you.
December 10, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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kelseyhightower.com
I remember when SSL certificates cost more than hosting your website. And good luck remembering to renew it before the old one expired.

10 years ago @letsencrypt.bsky.social changed all that. letsencrypt.org/2025/12/09/1...
10 Years of Let's Encrypt Certificates
On September 14, 2015, our first publicly-trusted certificate went live. We were proud that we had issued a certificate that a significant majority of clients could accept, and had done it using autom...
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December 10, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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cooperlund.online
I can’t emphasize enough how much you need to watch this until the end
December 9, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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catbus.phd
I am brimming with holiday spirit
a guillotine made from gingerbread, decorated with white icing snow and icicles
December 8, 2025 at 12:47 PM
rangerrick.bsky.social
@wademinter.com in his PROPER place down by the ice tonight, where he ALWAYS should be. #JusticeForWade
December 9, 2025 at 12:01 AM
rangerrick.bsky.social
What new name will they give HBO this time? I vote HBO Maximillian.
The robot Maximillian, silhouetted on a fiery orange background. From The Black Hole (1979)
December 8, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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ampwall.com
Just in time for the cold, cold weather

Winter Wonders Mixtape by @shiftctrlmusic.com

A new compilation of chilly tracks featuring:
- @salimer.bsky.social
- @robinheroldmusic.bsky.social
- @herbersmusic.bsky.social
- @rangerrick.bsky.social
- @mohaynow.com
- @voidscanmusic.com

And many more!
December 8, 2025 at 3:14 PM
rangerrick.bsky.social
Hey, this is out, and I have a song on it! Looking forward to digging through it myself.
December 8, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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mc.frontalot.com
Wasn't that the title of that short film starring ya mom?
146 LOADS!
December 7, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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silly.bsky.social
if they can name a clothing store "banana republic" then i can name mine "neocolonialism"
December 7, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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Lol 🤣🤣🤣🤣
December 7, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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itsafronomics.bsky.social
Respectfully, it's interesting (derogatory) that when Black women, who are the most reliable voting bloc for the Dems, lodge similar critiques of leadership, we're punished.

Yet when white women do it, it's praiseworthy. Hm. #TheDoubleTax
December 8, 2025 at 3:06 AM