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josh (oldfriend99) @oldfriend99.bsky.social · 51m

The Butlerian Jihad must have sucked for guys who just bought a new computer

Traiken @traiken.bsky.social · 10h

It's easy to get lost in nostalgia for just about anything that's in the past, but think about what you might be nostalgic for in the future, the things you have now that won't exist later, like clean running water, entire species of crops, a functional human civilization, or fidget spinners

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Noam "Free Link" Law-msky @noamlaw.bsky.social · 1d

want to close your Wells Fargo account because you want to punish them for siccing ICE on a building of impoverished immigrants that Wells Fargo execs wanted to foreclose and sell?

here's how

Mama Murphy☘️ @mamamurphy.bsky.social · 1d

Here’s how you can close your account:

Call 1-800-TO-WELLS (1-800-869-3557)
Visit a Wells Fargo branch near you.
You can close most accounts immediately when:

The account has a positive or zero balance.
All deposits, outstanding and pending items are posted.

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mark leidner @markleidner.bsky.social · 1d

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The Ass is the father of the legs @internethippo.bsky.social · Jun 16

A lot of speculation about how things got so Stupid and Evil and I think one reason is we've collectively been too tolerant of Stupid and Evil for too long

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Rosearik Rikki Simons @rikkisimons.bsky.social · 1d

I am currently accepting commissions. Please see the link for information!
www.rikkisimons.com/commisions

A frog driving a pumpkin boat for ghosts!

A Jackalope jumping over a weird rabbit crescent moon

Some things I designed for my D$D campaign: an ornate mirror, a weird sword, a pig wand, and a pig and a wizard hat.

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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 2d

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A screenshot from Zelda Williams' instagram stories. It reads:

Please, just stop sending me AI videos of Dad. Stop believing I wanna see it or that I'll understand, I don't and I won't. If you're just trying to troll me, I've seen way worse, i'll restrict and move on. But please, if you've got any decency, just stop doing this to him and to me, to everyone even, full stop. Its dumb, it's a waste of time and energy, and believe me, it's NOT what he'd want.
To watch the legacies of real people be condensed down to 'this vaguely looks and sounds like them so that's enough', just so other people can churn out horrible TikTok slop puppeteering them is maddening. You're not making art, you're making disgusting, over-processed hotdogs out of the lives of human beings, out of the history of art and music, and then shoving them down someone else's throat hoping they'll give you a little thumbs up and like it.
Gross.

The second Instagram stories screenshot from Zelda Williams. It reads:

"And for the love of EVERY THING, stop calling it 'the future'. AI is just badly recycling and regurgitating the past to be reconsumed. You are taking in the Human Centipede of content, and from the very very end of the line, all while the folks at the front laugh and laugh, consume and consume."

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competentposter @competentposter.bsky.social · 4d

wizard frog is insane

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Traiken @traiken.bsky.social · 2d

See, the thing about MY hubris is, it's so great, it WON'T lead to my downfall

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Traiken @traiken.bsky.social · 4d

Sorry for the dim lighting, I'm running out of goat blood for my chupacabra candelabra

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Jana H-S (they/she) @jana-aych-ess.bsky.social · 5d

let's try something

Like this Post if you will be less likely to open this web site when the trannies finally stop putting up with this shit and find some a new platform to give life to

Repost this Post if you're never going to click a single ad on this web site while this shit continues

Jay 🦋 @jay.bsky.team · 5d

Are you paying us? Where?

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Dan Marshall @danthat.bsky.social · 18d

Every time I watch ALIEN I am transfixed thinking to myself "there's no way they've left themselves enough room to get the third horizontal line in that E without it looking like a squashed-in mess!" but no, every single time there it is, and it's beautiful. Most tense part of the movie tbh.

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Traiken @traiken.bsky.social · 6d

Panic Attack, Panic Decay, Panic Sustain, Panic Release

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Traiken @traiken.bsky.social · 6d

I'm inherently connected with myself, therefore the connection is meaningless

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Johnny Normality (Spooky Mode) @probgobl.in · 7d

Destroying a pumpkin is a base animal instinct and I shouldn't have to pay for what I did in that Safeway.

Oregon Zoo @oregonzoo.bsky.social · 7d

let the gourd times roll

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Traiken @traiken.bsky.social · 7d

For me, a good, fulfilling life would include a meaningful connection with at least one other person--so if that turned out to be fake, that's what makes it a hollow endeavor. But with the world the way it is, I also want to be as isolated as I can be, so if I could get isolation that's fun? YAY

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Traiken @traiken.bsky.social · 7d

What’s funny is, if that were the case, I would feel hollow and cheated. But since I’m NOT living a good life, I’m like, WHERE DO I SIGN UP FOR THE LOVELY MATRIX

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John Leavitt @leavittalone.bsky.social · 13d

Trying to stop Tracey from going to a Saudi comedy festival is a solid 30 Rock B plot

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👻 Pablo Hidalghost 👻 @infinata.bsky.social · 8d

Luke putting R2 in an enormous bag of rice on Dagobah.

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ceej @ceej.online · 9d

From the very first cave paintings humans have ached to see themselves reflected in the mirror of consciousness, to pass the world through a prism of common experience and make meaning from the threads of our shared humanity. Our entire economy now hinges on the idea that people don't

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Traiken @traiken.bsky.social · 9d

I dreamt I was Helo from Battlestar Galactica. I had his emotions and concerns, but I also knew what clips they used for “Previously on” intros. I wondered if I said something different, but still useably succinct for reminding people what the plot was, if I could change fate.

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more mr. dice guy @juniorhoncho.bsky.social · 9d

INTERVIEWER: As you know, we are a nation beset by myriad horrors. What are you doing to fight back?
SCHUMER: I have been reaching out to the horrors, many of which are friends, in hopes of working together on this for all Americans. You demand we descend into hell? Well ok, but let's do it right.

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Traiken @traiken.bsky.social · 10d

I started to zoom in just to be sure, then I realized that “giant flags in the back of a pickup truck” is not really a leftist affectation anyway

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mindflakes @mindflakes.bsky.social · 10d

Writing a book about a dog who can fly a helicopter but refuses to

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Traiken @traiken.bsky.social · 10d

The final art-visualizer for Broken Angels is now online: youtu.be/yr_JjMAatiE

Traiken - The Season of Death Never Passes

YouTube video by TraikenArts

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