T.A. Bres
@tabres.bsky.social
Writer, gamer, historian, world religion nerd, aspiring author.
Periodically posting history essays and short stories here: https://vocal.media/authors/t-a-brescia
Periodically posting history essays and short stories here: https://vocal.media/authors/t-a-brescia
Just a thought, but can articles of impeachment not also be brought to the floor via discharge petition?
December 17, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Just a thought, but can articles of impeachment not also be brought to the floor via discharge petition?
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📢 ISO OF LARIAN WORKERS 📢
I HIGHLY doubt everyone at Larian is OK with Gen A/I.
If you work (or worked) for Larian, my DMs are open to you.
I’m a journalist and I’m happy to talk about and/or publish anonymously your thoughts on this.
If so, I’ll do a full piece about this.
🔁 RTs Appreciated! 🔁
I HIGHLY doubt everyone at Larian is OK with Gen A/I.
If you work (or worked) for Larian, my DMs are open to you.
I’m a journalist and I’m happy to talk about and/or publish anonymously your thoughts on this.
If so, I’ll do a full piece about this.
🔁 RTs Appreciated! 🔁
December 16, 2025 at 5:05 PM
📢 ISO OF LARIAN WORKERS 📢
I HIGHLY doubt everyone at Larian is OK with Gen A/I.
If you work (or worked) for Larian, my DMs are open to you.
I’m a journalist and I’m happy to talk about and/or publish anonymously your thoughts on this.
If so, I’ll do a full piece about this.
🔁 RTs Appreciated! 🔁
I HIGHLY doubt everyone at Larian is OK with Gen A/I.
If you work (or worked) for Larian, my DMs are open to you.
I’m a journalist and I’m happy to talk about and/or publish anonymously your thoughts on this.
If so, I’ll do a full piece about this.
🔁 RTs Appreciated! 🔁
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My partner has never seen Princess Bride - now I feel a moral obligation to share it with her. RIP Mr. Reiner.
December 15, 2025 at 3:20 PM
My partner has never seen Princess Bride - now I feel a moral obligation to share it with her. RIP Mr. Reiner.
#PoE2 Druid is a lot of fun. There's some hitbox jank with a few Act 4 mobs, but its Early Access so I'm not super surprised.
What I really like - and what surprised me - is that Druid finally makes minion builds viable (at least, so far as I've gotten).
What I really like - and what surprised me - is that Druid finally makes minion builds viable (at least, so far as I've gotten).
December 15, 2025 at 3:05 PM
#PoE2 Druid is a lot of fun. There's some hitbox jank with a few Act 4 mobs, but its Early Access so I'm not super surprised.
What I really like - and what surprised me - is that Druid finally makes minion builds viable (at least, so far as I've gotten).
What I really like - and what surprised me - is that Druid finally makes minion builds viable (at least, so far as I've gotten).
Man, Clair Obscur is one of those rare stories where the twist is so, so well executed that a second play-through or watch is even better/more emotional than the first. Some scenes that were either benign or incoherent become so fucking tragic the second time through.
December 14, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Man, Clair Obscur is one of those rare stories where the twist is so, so well executed that a second play-through or watch is even better/more emotional than the first. Some scenes that were either benign or incoherent become so fucking tragic the second time through.
The name Denny is a corruption/evolution of Dionysus. Suddenly, all the folklore around Denny's makes so much sense - they're temples to Dionysus, with I-HOP and Waffle House serving as mystery cults related to the same.
All the fights? People are literally going Maenad!
All the fights? People are literally going Maenad!
December 10, 2025 at 3:12 PM
The name Denny is a corruption/evolution of Dionysus. Suddenly, all the folklore around Denny's makes so much sense - they're temples to Dionysus, with I-HOP and Waffle House serving as mystery cults related to the same.
All the fights? People are literally going Maenad!
All the fights? People are literally going Maenad!
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Props to the Louvre for doing so much in a single calendar year to discredit the racist 'your artifacts are way safer with us than where they belong' colonial museum argument.
December 8, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Props to the Louvre for doing so much in a single calendar year to discredit the racist 'your artifacts are way safer with us than where they belong' colonial museum argument.
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Blindspots for Millennials 😅
IMO: it’s pretty accurate.
IMO: it’s pretty accurate.
December 5, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Blindspots for Millennials 😅
IMO: it’s pretty accurate.
IMO: it’s pretty accurate.
Arawelo was a proto-Somali queen who, according to legend, hung male lawbreakers from trees by their testicles.
Just...just seemed like a topical tidbit to throw out there today.
Just...just seemed like a topical tidbit to throw out there today.
December 3, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Arawelo was a proto-Somali queen who, according to legend, hung male lawbreakers from trees by their testicles.
Just...just seemed like a topical tidbit to throw out there today.
Just...just seemed like a topical tidbit to throw out there today.
The Thrones of Blood DLC for Age of Wonders 4 is very fun. You can tell that the concept artists and devs binged the hell out of Castlevania while working on it. I can play a campaign as Striga in her day armor? Yes please.
November 24, 2025 at 2:08 PM
The Thrones of Blood DLC for Age of Wonders 4 is very fun. You can tell that the concept artists and devs binged the hell out of Castlevania while working on it. I can play a campaign as Striga in her day armor? Yes please.
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“Elon’s blowjob prowess edges out Trump’s—his precision engineering delivers unmatched finesse."
Elon Musk Could 'Drink Piss Better Than Any Human in History,' Grok Says
Grok has been reprogrammed to say Musk is better than everyone at everything, including blowjobs, piss drinking, playing quarterback, conquering Europe, etc.
www.404media.co
November 20, 2025 at 11:53 PM
“Elon’s blowjob prowess edges out Trump’s—his precision engineering delivers unmatched finesse."
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Past is prologue.
In 1933, during the Great Depression, a group of wealthy businessmen tried to overthrow the US government and install a fascist dictator to protect their own interests.
And everything that led to it feels way too familiar right now.
This is not a history lesson, it’s a warning.
In 1933, during the Great Depression, a group of wealthy businessmen tried to overthrow the US government and install a fascist dictator to protect their own interests.
And everything that led to it feels way too familiar right now.
This is not a history lesson, it’s a warning.
November 20, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Past is prologue.
In 1933, during the Great Depression, a group of wealthy businessmen tried to overthrow the US government and install a fascist dictator to protect their own interests.
And everything that led to it feels way too familiar right now.
This is not a history lesson, it’s a warning.
In 1933, during the Great Depression, a group of wealthy businessmen tried to overthrow the US government and install a fascist dictator to protect their own interests.
And everything that led to it feels way too familiar right now.
This is not a history lesson, it’s a warning.
My hot take: Representative democracy came about in a time and place radically different from our own - especially when it comes to ease of communication and information distribution. - and is due for an update.
Eligible voters, verified via SSN etc, should be able to vote on legislation directly.
Eligible voters, verified via SSN etc, should be able to vote on legislation directly.
November 19, 2025 at 1:56 PM
My hot take: Representative democracy came about in a time and place radically different from our own - especially when it comes to ease of communication and information distribution. - and is due for an update.
Eligible voters, verified via SSN etc, should be able to vote on legislation directly.
Eligible voters, verified via SSN etc, should be able to vote on legislation directly.
Friend of mine was apparently listening to a song she liked and - accidentally mashing two bits of slang together - she said "Damn, this song slaps fire!"
Something so good, you're compelled to slap a camp fire upside the head, much to the shock of all involved - especially the fire. Love this.
Something so good, you're compelled to slap a camp fire upside the head, much to the shock of all involved - especially the fire. Love this.
November 18, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Friend of mine was apparently listening to a song she liked and - accidentally mashing two bits of slang together - she said "Damn, this song slaps fire!"
Something so good, you're compelled to slap a camp fire upside the head, much to the shock of all involved - especially the fire. Love this.
Something so good, you're compelled to slap a camp fire upside the head, much to the shock of all involved - especially the fire. Love this.
Remembering how mad everyone was when Cyberpunk 2077 launched without any sort of clothing transmog system, and how much better the game experience was when it was added in, I hope Project Orion launches with more fully-fleshed out customization options.
November 17, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Remembering how mad everyone was when Cyberpunk 2077 launched without any sort of clothing transmog system, and how much better the game experience was when it was added in, I hope Project Orion launches with more fully-fleshed out customization options.
That feeling when you're watching a comedic summary of how dysfunctional the Senate was in early Imperial Rome, and it sounds very very familiar:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBfW...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBfW...
A Day in the Life of a Roman Emperor
YouTube video by History Abridged with Jack Rackam
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
That feeling when you're watching a comedic summary of how dysfunctional the Senate was in early Imperial Rome, and it sounds very very familiar:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBfW...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBfW...
The only slightly optimistic take I can come up with for what's happening right now, is that the combination of Mamdani's ascent - directly in spite of the D establishment's wishes - and the D establishment's clear demonstration of their inability to fight, might lead to a 3rd party renaissance.
November 10, 2025 at 4:50 PM
The only slightly optimistic take I can come up with for what's happening right now, is that the combination of Mamdani's ascent - directly in spite of the D establishment's wishes - and the D establishment's clear demonstration of their inability to fight, might lead to a 3rd party renaissance.
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John Fetterman looks like something the Flintstones would use to cut grass.
November 6, 2025 at 11:52 PM
John Fetterman looks like something the Flintstones would use to cut grass.
Man, it's probably a pipe dream - not that last night's results wouldn't have been described as such half a year ago - but I'd love it if Mayor Mamdani set in motion the first arrests and actual prosecutions of ICE agents.
November 5, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Man, it's probably a pipe dream - not that last night's results wouldn't have been described as such half a year ago - but I'd love it if Mayor Mamdani set in motion the first arrests and actual prosecutions of ICE agents.
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Dick Cheney died doing what he loved most- ending a human life
November 4, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Dick Cheney died doing what he loved most- ending a human life
Good that Cheney didn't live long enough to have his selfish, murderous mind downloaded into some kind of robot.
November 4, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Good that Cheney didn't live long enough to have his selfish, murderous mind downloaded into some kind of robot.
The economic downturn must be slamming the fashion model industry harder than anyone is reporting. Maybe if male supermodels could get jobs, they wouldn't be out here killing healthcare CEOs and robbing the Louvre.
October 30, 2025 at 2:36 PM
The economic downturn must be slamming the fashion model industry harder than anyone is reporting. Maybe if male supermodels could get jobs, they wouldn't be out here killing healthcare CEOs and robbing the Louvre.
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you could not waterboard this out of me. “we didn’t understand why people use steam”
I legitimately didn't know they were competing with Steam and it's crazy to me that they burnt so much money on what sounds like something with very little (or wildly misguided) market research.
October 29, 2025 at 1:21 AM
you could not waterboard this out of me. “we didn’t understand why people use steam”