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amr al-aaser @siegarettes.bsky.social · 5h

bro if I live in the wrong state I can't even jack off without putting my face and personal info into a government database

but ICE can run recruitment drives and israel can run videos telling you the genocide is fake news?

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amr al-aaser @siegarettes.bsky.social · 5h

how did we end up in a world where you can't use background music and people are self censoring cuss words and

but youtube is serving ads for scams, meet and fuck sites, right wing grifters and national propaganda from a country actively engaged in genocide

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amr al-aaser @siegarettes.bsky.social · 7h

CHICAGO!
If you've ever wanted to learn mold making, my partner will be teaching a class THIS WEEKEND at the Insect Asylum!

You can learn how to create and cast 3D molds from animal bones, including using neon pigments and glitter!

Oct. 11, 1-4pm at the INSECT ASYLUM.

Links and info below:

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emby 🦑 @ sh🍤p open 😋 @mcsquiddies.serball.net · 23h

spectober day seven - sanae adventure 2 battle
#東方Project

Sanae Kochiya from Touhou Project holding a copy of Sonic Adventure 2 Battle for the Nintendo Gamecube. Her speech bubbles read as follows:

"Wanna play Sonic Adventure 2 Battle? It's my favorite newer Sonic game!

...what do you mean it's one of the older ones?"

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amr al-aaser @siegarettes.bsky.social · 7h

if you haven't been to the Insect Asylum, it's a local mini museum focused on preserved specimens of insects and animals.

You can learn about all kinds of animals and insects, get art and jewelry incorporating them, and even say hi to a few friendly animals living there.

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amr al-aaser @siegarettes.bsky.social · 7h

The tickets are below here:
www.eventbrite.com/e/beginner-m...

An observer ticket is $30, but for $120 you'll be provided with all the materials for making molds, casting and coloring them!

And you'll have your own little animal bone replica to take home!

Beginner Moldmaking & Casting Workshop: Skull & Bones Edition

Learn the basics of moldmaking & casting! Create your own silicone mold + resin casting to take home. All materials included.

www.eventbrite.com

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amr al-aaser @siegarettes.bsky.social · 7h

CHICAGO!
If you've ever wanted to learn mold making, my partner will be teaching a class THIS WEEKEND at the Insect Asylum!

You can learn how to create and cast 3D molds from animal bones, including using neon pigments and glitter!

Oct. 11, 1-4pm at the INSECT ASYLUM.

Links and info below:

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amr al-aaser @siegarettes.bsky.social · 7h

Gravity Circuit is gonna be FREE tomorrow on the Epic Games store so you no longer have an excuse to not play it

it iterates on Mega Man Zero concepts and combines em into the sickest movement and combat systems

store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/grav...

Gravity Circuit | Download and Buy Today - Epic Games Store

Download and play Gravity Circuit at the Epic Games Store. Check for platform availability and price!

store.epicgames.com

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rde @rde-irl.bsky.social · 8h

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Uzair Rashid @uzairrashid.bsky.social · 12h

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Bowl of Lentils @bowloflentils.bsky.social · 10h

This is a two page ad for Kamaitachi no Yoru that features Raita Ryu, an actor famous for playing a detective in Taiyo ni Hoero and who also starred in Kamaitachi's TV commercial. Chunsoft's founder, Koichi Nakamura, was a big fan of the actor and he was even later invited to play a role in Machi.

An ad for Kamiatachi no Yoru, taken from the January 1995 issues of GameWalker.

SOURCE: https://archive.org/details/GameWalker-1995-01/GameWalker%201995%2001/page/38/mode/2up

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HakethKOTB @hakethkotb.bsky.social · 19h

Ayako Saso really does not get enough fucking love when it comes to Music in games man

Strange Sunset one of the best tracks ever. Makes me wanna run through a brick wall it gets me so hype. The slow build to that guitar solo is some of the best shit on the planet music.youtube.com/watch?v=axib...

Street Fighter EX3 - Strange Sunset (Guile's Theme)

YouTube video by Shooting Star Galaxy

music.youtube.com

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Mx Morgan @mxmorgan.com · Jun 24

Kamata-Kun [Shin Godzilla]

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amr al-aaser @siegarettes.bsky.social · 19h

every character I wanted to play in 2XKO is locked and they only give you one free unlock to start

so I can't even play my team without forking over at least ten bucks. blegh.

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 22h

Gonna be thinking about this lede for a minute.

(RNS) — Last month, the Rev. David Black stood in front of a Chicago-area U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility and spread his arms wide. Adorned in all black and wearing a clerical collar, the pastor looked up at a group of masked, heavily armed ICE agents on the roof and began to pray.

“I invited them to repentance,” Black, a minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA), said in an interview. “I basically offered an altar call. I invited them to come and receive that salvation, and be part of the kingdom that is coming.”

But when Black began to lower his arms a few seconds later, the agents responded to his spiritual plea by firing pepper balls, or chemical agents that cause eye irritation and respiratory distress, video footage shows. One struck Black in the head, exploding into a puff of white pepper smoke and forcing him to his knees. Fellow demonstrators rushed to his aid, and as the pastor rubbed his face in pain, the agents continued to fire.

“We could hear them laughing,” Black said.

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Isaiah D. Colbert @shineyezehuhh.bsky.social · 23h

Also, Makoto Yukimura said trans rights.

io9: Your portrayal of Indigenous and transgender characters—like the Lnu tribe and Cordelia—stands out in a media landscape where such representation is still rare outside of series like Golden Kamuy, Skip and Loafer, and Paradise Kiss, where they’re often mishandled. What impact do you hope these characters have on expanding the narrative terrain? How do you see your storytelling challenging the ethnocentric lens that dominates much of mainstream media when it comes to that representation?

Yukimura: I did have written characters in [Vinland Saga] from a marginalized ethnic group [and] who are LGBTQ featured here. I actually wanted to portray a character with a disability in the story, too. However, because of the setting, I really couldn’t find the right place to incorporate such a character into the story. One thing I really don’t understand, though, is why do people attack such folks? Is it because they’re different? Why do they just focus on bad things about these groups and generalize them? I truly don’t understand why people do such things. I plainly feel sad when it comes to the way people treat each other.

To me, it’s quite normal for people to have uniqueness. It’s almost needless to say that we all individually have a uniqueness that might be considered different than what is the majority. For example, I grew up in an era where higher education was considered to be the most important thing in society in Japan. You almost had no paths in life outside of that structure. I actually do live outside of that structure, and I’m living perfectly fine. I really want to say that uniqueness is okay. I don’t understand why people are making those judgments to say, “This is okay, but this is not okay.”

I haven’t really thought about what this type of storytelling or character would have an impact on society at all. I’m just writing, drawing, and portraying society as I see it and what I think is normal from my eyes in the manga. If people don’t agree with that version of what I think is a normal society, then oh well. (Laughs) That’s too bad. Those people don’t have to read my manga.

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Minovsky @minovskyarticle.bsky.social · 22h

The Vinland Saga artist seems as cool as you'd hope he'd be.

Isaiah D. Colbert @shineyezehuhh.bsky.social · 23h

Also, Makoto Yukimura said trans rights.

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Girutea @girutea.bsky.social · 1d

Day 7: Sadako

#lilyhoptober #lilyartkins

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✷U⥻S⥀E〄R⊚L⇳A✥N≟D✺S♫ @userlands.bsky.social · 1d

forgot to post the announcement here but Eternity Egg releases into early-access on December 10

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✷U⥻S⥀E〄R⊚L⇳A✥N≟D✺S♫ @userlands.bsky.social · 1d

store.steampowered.com/app/1670690/... wishlist if you like::::

Eternity Egg on Steam

Chaotic adventure-platformer with bouncy movement, grotesque characters & high-energy trance music.

store.steampowered.com

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shoy's little quiet spot @shoyslayer.bsky.social · 2d

CYCLE is finally out.
Thank you for waiting.
store.steampowered.com/app/1947160/...
dvtzr.itch.io/cycle

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amr al-aaser @siegarettes.bsky.social · 1d

could use help affording food and transport this week if yall can spare anything

www.paypal.com/paypalme/sie...

Pay Omar Elaasar using PayPal.Me

Go to paypal.me/siegarettes and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries.

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amr al-aaser @siegarettes.bsky.social · 1d

WHOA THAT'S SICK

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turnip_juice | dima @turnipjuice.bsky.social · 1d

I'm open for work and personal commissions! Open to discuss any kind of idea in general!
If you're interested write me in DMs or to my E-mail -turnipjuice[dot]contact@gmail[dot]com

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amr al-aaser @siegarettes.bsky.social · 1d

could use help affording food and transport this week if yall can spare anything

www.paypal.com/paypalme/sie...

Pay Omar Elaasar using PayPal.Me

Go to paypal.me/siegarettes and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries.

www.paypal.com

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