Ratty Pumpkin
@rattypumpkin.bsky.social
Classic gothic horror, sci-fi, fantasy and mystery enthusiast. Lover of tabletop and video games old & new, but mostly old.
Hoping for the best for the world and vulnerable populations in these dangerous "interesting" times.
He/him/any
Hoping for the best for the world and vulnerable populations in these dangerous "interesting" times.
He/him/any
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These are good moments to remember that the CEOs of all the biggest companies in America are happy to go to White House dinners and slap this guy’s back. They do not care about this. Remember this, years from now, when they want you to forget.
Trump: "It’s a hellhole right now. And those Somalians should be out of here. They've destroyed our country. And all they do is complain, complain, complain. You have her. She’s always talking about the Constitution provides me with – go back to your own country and figure out your constitution."
December 4, 2025 at 12:13 AM
These are good moments to remember that the CEOs of all the biggest companies in America are happy to go to White House dinners and slap this guy’s back. They do not care about this. Remember this, years from now, when they want you to forget.
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Porn has to be defended as a valid form of expression because if it isn't and porn is considered taboo and wrong then anything can be labelled as porn and thus be considered inappropriate for society.
December 3, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Porn has to be defended as a valid form of expression because if it isn't and porn is considered taboo and wrong then anything can be labelled as porn and thus be considered inappropriate for society.
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It’s so sad how many people only care about censorship when it’s “art” and “not porn.” God forbid someone calls you a gooner. Porn is art dumbasses
December 3, 2025 at 7:36 PM
It’s so sad how many people only care about censorship when it’s “art” and “not porn.” God forbid someone calls you a gooner. Porn is art dumbasses
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The thing that really gets in my craw about Tim Sweeney's bitching over AI disclosure is that these are the same people who want to tell us how great AI is going to be for games. Like, which is it? Are you proud that you're using the tool or aren't you?
December 4, 2025 at 5:47 AM
The thing that really gets in my craw about Tim Sweeney's bitching over AI disclosure is that these are the same people who want to tell us how great AI is going to be for games. Like, which is it? Are you proud that you're using the tool or aren't you?
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Maybe instead of committing atrocities, we could just make the rich pay their fair share and have universal healthcare and affordable housing instead.
Idk, just spitballing here.
Idk, just spitballing here.
Palantir CEO Says Making War Crimes Constitutional Would Be Good for Business
Palantir CEO Says Making War Crimes Constitutional Would Be Good for Business
Alex Karp vows to use his "whole influence" on immigration and defense policy.
gizmodo.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Maybe instead of committing atrocities, we could just make the rich pay their fair share and have universal healthcare and affordable housing instead.
Idk, just spitballing here.
Idk, just spitballing here.
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people thought Judith Butler was exaggerating before but she's been proven right, i think
December 3, 2025 at 10:53 PM
people thought Judith Butler was exaggerating before but she's been proven right, i think
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Younger people who didn't witness it cannot fathom the hype around the Segway. Every news station agreed it would revolutionize the entire social fabric of the Earth. That all future humans would divide history between the savage days of the past, and the soon to be new era of zoom zoom scoot scoot.
December 3, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Younger people who didn't witness it cannot fathom the hype around the Segway. Every news station agreed it would revolutionize the entire social fabric of the Earth. That all future humans would divide history between the savage days of the past, and the soon to be new era of zoom zoom scoot scoot.
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Wait WHAT
The Renee Richards factoid that keeps poking my brain, is that the guy who outed her as trans, who previously outed Elizabeth Carmichael as trans, was Dick Carlson - Tucker's dad.
I guess transphobia runs in the family.
(Link to Dick Carlson's obit which briefly recounts the above)
archive.ph/obLAU
I guess transphobia runs in the family.
(Link to Dick Carlson's obit which briefly recounts the above)
archive.ph/obLAU
December 4, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Wait WHAT
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The bronze statue depicting the eponymous cybernetic star of Paul Verhoeven’s 1987 set-in-Detroit sci-fi satire was installed in Eastern Market on Wednesday, nearly 15 years after someone proposed it in a viral social media post.
Detroit finally has a RoboCop statue - Detroit Metro Times
Nearly 15 years later, Detroit finally has its statue of RoboCop. The bronze statue depicting the eponymous cybernetic star of Paul Verhoeven’s 1987 set-in-Detroit sci-fi satire was installed in East...
www.metrotimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:09 PM
The bronze statue depicting the eponymous cybernetic star of Paul Verhoeven’s 1987 set-in-Detroit sci-fi satire was installed in Eastern Market on Wednesday, nearly 15 years after someone proposed it in a viral social media post.
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Got this commission done this morning. It's one of the most detailed things I've ever worked on so I'm looking forward to it getting the usual two RTs and six likes.
November 30, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Got this commission done this morning. It's one of the most detailed things I've ever worked on so I'm looking forward to it getting the usual two RTs and six likes.
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I once met a man in a bar who fought with the Kurds in Syria. He told me every saturday, they held a dance. Everyone was exhausted and miserable, but the simple act of dancing helped them carry on.
Carry on with the punk shows and raves. Go out with your friends. Just keep fighting.
Carry on with the punk shows and raves. Go out with your friends. Just keep fighting.
December 3, 2025 at 7:11 PM
I once met a man in a bar who fought with the Kurds in Syria. He told me every saturday, they held a dance. Everyone was exhausted and miserable, but the simple act of dancing helped them carry on.
Carry on with the punk shows and raves. Go out with your friends. Just keep fighting.
Carry on with the punk shows and raves. Go out with your friends. Just keep fighting.
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Here’s my Spotify Wrapped 🎵✨
December 3, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Here’s my Spotify Wrapped 🎵✨
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Agents in Key Largo, Florida ripped this woman wearing medical scrubs out of her car as she screamed she is a US citizen. Agents cuffed her and put her in one of their cars.
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
December 3, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Agents in Key Largo, Florida ripped this woman wearing medical scrubs out of her car as she screamed she is a US citizen. Agents cuffed her and put her in one of their cars.
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
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they are an outrage machine that can whip people into a frenzy over a trans kid playing jv tennis with their friends 500 miles away but thats about it
a thing to ask yourself re: the GOP's electoral position is what could happen over the next year that could *improve* its position? and what could trump do, plausibly, that might *boost* his numbers with the public?
December 3, 2025 at 1:57 PM
they are an outrage machine that can whip people into a frenzy over a trans kid playing jv tennis with their friends 500 miles away but thats about it
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Latest news: Sweden has received a formal letter from the EU Commission stating that the country’s attempt to lower the wolf reference value to a politically determined figure of 170 wolves is not acceptable.
Read more: https://bit.ly/3KpeOZo
Read more: https://bit.ly/3KpeOZo
Sweden’s wolf policy tests EU commitments to wildlife welfare
www.brusselstimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Latest news: Sweden has received a formal letter from the EU Commission stating that the country’s attempt to lower the wolf reference value to a politically determined figure of 170 wolves is not acceptable.
Read more: https://bit.ly/3KpeOZo
Read more: https://bit.ly/3KpeOZo
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Every trans person who is on a knife edge. On one side is employment for another day. On the other is whether a random transphobe posts "Ick, gross, trans person" with your picture and employer name, and it goes viral. You will get fired, from pretty much any company, if that happens to you.
When writing this piece, I kept thinking back to this Instagram post I saw from a trans woman the other day. This is what I'm talking about. Watch this:
December 3, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Every trans person who is on a knife edge. On one side is employment for another day. On the other is whether a random transphobe posts "Ick, gross, trans person" with your picture and employer name, and it goes viral. You will get fired, from pretty much any company, if that happens to you.
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So at this point, I am of the belief that there is a conservative group in the background emailing companies and trying to get them to ban the game.
Humble's now banned it too, post-launch:
www.ign.com/articles/hor...
www.ign.com/articles/hor...
Horses, the Upsetting Horror Game Previously Banned on Steam, Gets Last Minute Ban From Epic Games Store Too - IGN
Last week, we reported that disturbing horror game Horses had been banned from Steam. Now, at the last possible minute before the game was set to release widely across other PC store fronts, Epic Game...
www.ign.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:26 PM
So at this point, I am of the belief that there is a conservative group in the background emailing companies and trying to get them to ban the game.
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I'm having trouble not cackling like a mad person every time I read an article like this.
The Schadenfreude is real.
www.tomshardware.com/tech-industr...
The Schadenfreude is real.
www.tomshardware.com/tech-industr...
Google's Agentic AI wipes user's entire HDD without permission in catastrophic failure — cache wipe turns into mass deletion event as agent apologizes: “I am absolutely devastated to hear this. I cann...
The user even made a screen recording to document his troubles
www.tomshardware.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:53 PM
I'm having trouble not cackling like a mad person every time I read an article like this.
The Schadenfreude is real.
www.tomshardware.com/tech-industr...
The Schadenfreude is real.
www.tomshardware.com/tech-industr...
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Also tell them how much of a security risk the SCREEN act is! Remember the discord data breach that exposed IDs this year
Please for the love of god call your reps and tell them to vote no to KOSA and other bad internet bills otherwise we lose everything we have
You need to do it now, today is the day
You need to do it now, today is the day
Congress is attempting to fast track KOSA and more than a dozen bills that would restrict internet access, censor speech and increase surveillance under the guise of protecting children.
Committee hearings begin tomorrow.
Committee hearings begin tomorrow.
December 2, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Also tell them how much of a security risk the SCREEN act is! Remember the discord data breach that exposed IDs this year
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No Children (Part 3) - Gator Days
December 3, 2025 at 6:56 PM
No Children (Part 3) - Gator Days
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December 3, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Playing a classic standard to officially kick off the Christmas season. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KvW...
"All I Want For Christmas..."
YouTube video by John C. Worsley
www.youtube.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Playing a classic standard to officially kick off the Christmas season. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KvW...
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I've got a piece up today at @lukeoneil47.bsky.social's Welcome to Hell World. Check it out: www.welcometohellworld.com/a-coordinate...
A coordinated campaign to drive trans people out of public life
Parker Molloy on the latest Oklahoma anti-trans work
www.welcometohellworld.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:03 PM
I've got a piece up today at @lukeoneil47.bsky.social's Welcome to Hell World. Check it out: www.welcometohellworld.com/a-coordinate...