Ben Blythe
@visitingwriter.bsky.social
Jewish SciFi/Fantasy/Horror author. Developmental editor. University instructor. Chicago Manual of Style enthusiast.
me explaining to the normies how mjf losing the world championship in december 2023 set off a cascade of events that made 2024-2025 infinitely worse and nature will finally heal because pro-wrestling is reality now
December 28, 2025 at 5:16 AM
me explaining to the normies how mjf losing the world championship in december 2023 set off a cascade of events that made 2024-2025 infinitely worse and nature will finally heal because pro-wrestling is reality now
MJF you beautiful son of a bitch.
My scumbag has returned.
My scumbag has returned.
December 28, 2025 at 5:07 AM
MJF you beautiful son of a bitch.
My scumbag has returned.
My scumbag has returned.
So many good ones to choose from, but this might be my single favorite wrestling spot in December 2025.
December 28, 2025 at 5:03 AM
So many good ones to choose from, but this might be my single favorite wrestling spot in December 2025.
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Whenever I can, I use dishwashers as an analogy at work. They are what we as humanity should seek to achieve: high quality end product using less energy, less water, and less stuff (in this case, soap/detergent)
Modern dishwashers are an absolute marvel.
Modern dishwashers are an absolute marvel.
People who want to get morally superior about how they hand-wash everything really gotta reckon with the fact that machine dish-washing uses considerably LESS water and emits considerably fewer greenhouse emissions than standard handwashing practices do.
(And you save a lot of time...)
(And you save a lot of time...)
December 27, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Whenever I can, I use dishwashers as an analogy at work. They are what we as humanity should seek to achieve: high quality end product using less energy, less water, and less stuff (in this case, soap/detergent)
Modern dishwashers are an absolute marvel.
Modern dishwashers are an absolute marvel.
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December 27, 2025 at 5:57 PM
So many metaphors in this clip.
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 5:48 PM
So many metaphors in this clip.
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the 'conspiracies are actually real' rpg was very common in the 1990s but I think it's considerably harder to do today because conspiracy beliefs (and the attendant, inevitable anti-semitism) are an obviously malignant political force
I love learning about the little ins and outs of conspiracy and occult lore - the key is to always remember it's not actually real, at best it's real in a "this is a belief some people act on".
Once you actually start thinking there are Secret Masters out there, things go... bad.
Once you actually start thinking there are Secret Masters out there, things go... bad.
December 27, 2025 at 3:41 AM
the 'conspiracies are actually real' rpg was very common in the 1990s but I think it's considerably harder to do today because conspiracy beliefs (and the attendant, inevitable anti-semitism) are an obviously malignant political force
Describe your bluesky account in a single image.
December 27, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Describe your bluesky account in a single image.
"Fucking FLY, you fools!"
The Lord of The Rings movies were rated PG-13. By current rules that means that each film could contain one use of the word "Fuck". Which line are you altering to insert the most useful swear word?
"I can't carry it for you, but I can Fucking carry you"
"I can't carry it for you, but I can Fucking carry you"
December 27, 2025 at 12:45 AM
"Fucking FLY, you fools!"
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December 26, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Another gripe: Bags of Holding aren't incorporated very well in weight management. You should be able to just create an item category with its own carrying capacity or something.
It's also tricky because just editing encumbrance values currently warps push/drag/lift capacity.
It's also tricky because just editing encumbrance values currently warps push/drag/lift capacity.
I enjoy Roll20 and all but
1. Mage armor is a condition rather than a toggleable under Effects.
2. Things like Agonizing Blast can't just be affixed to a single cantrip, meaning they apply to EVERY spell if you don't remember to turn them off.
3. There is no Effect toggle for Repelling blast.
1. Mage armor is a condition rather than a toggleable under Effects.
2. Things like Agonizing Blast can't just be affixed to a single cantrip, meaning they apply to EVERY spell if you don't remember to turn them off.
3. There is no Effect toggle for Repelling blast.
December 26, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Another gripe: Bags of Holding aren't incorporated very well in weight management. You should be able to just create an item category with its own carrying capacity or something.
It's also tricky because just editing encumbrance values currently warps push/drag/lift capacity.
It's also tricky because just editing encumbrance values currently warps push/drag/lift capacity.
I enjoy Roll20 and all but
1. Mage armor is a condition rather than a toggleable under Effects.
2. Things like Agonizing Blast can't just be affixed to a single cantrip, meaning they apply to EVERY spell if you don't remember to turn them off.
3. There is no Effect toggle for Repelling blast.
1. Mage armor is a condition rather than a toggleable under Effects.
2. Things like Agonizing Blast can't just be affixed to a single cantrip, meaning they apply to EVERY spell if you don't remember to turn them off.
3. There is no Effect toggle for Repelling blast.
December 26, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I enjoy Roll20 and all but
1. Mage armor is a condition rather than a toggleable under Effects.
2. Things like Agonizing Blast can't just be affixed to a single cantrip, meaning they apply to EVERY spell if you don't remember to turn them off.
3. There is no Effect toggle for Repelling blast.
1. Mage armor is a condition rather than a toggleable under Effects.
2. Things like Agonizing Blast can't just be affixed to a single cantrip, meaning they apply to EVERY spell if you don't remember to turn them off.
3. There is no Effect toggle for Repelling blast.
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This has nothing to do with faith or observance btw. It’s just about establishing an official hierarchy of citizenship where they are on top. bsky.app/profile/mark...
Here’s the U.S. government being officially religious in a country with no official religion.
December 25, 2025 at 9:11 PM
This has nothing to do with faith or observance btw. It’s just about establishing an official hierarchy of citizenship where they are on top. bsky.app/profile/mark...
Today's miracle was opening up a Kamala Harris holiday message and only having to block ~7 people in the messages and quotes.
December 25, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Today's miracle was opening up a Kamala Harris holiday message and only having to block ~7 people in the messages and quotes.
You could tell "weird" was working because Republicans committed outright terrorism to stop it.
It's all self-soothing, but I'll never get over how Walz was forced to back down on "weird," which would have been a fine way to expose a freaky husk like Vance who'd sell out anyone for power.
December 25, 2025 at 4:18 PM
You could tell "weird" was working because Republicans committed outright terrorism to stop it.
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Is it the pockets? It's GOT to be the pockets! #AEWDynamite
December 24, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Is it the pockets? It's GOT to be the pockets! #AEWDynamite
Really giving the game away with this one.
“.. We need to get better at treating this like a business,” ICE acting director Todd M. Lyons said .. as efficiently as Amazon moves packages: “Like Prime, but with human beings.”
@washingtonpost.com
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@washingtonpost.com
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December 24, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Really giving the game away with this one.
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"I made a conspiratorial claim, but YOU have to provide evidence for why I'm wrong."
No the fuck I don't, actually.
No the fuck I don't, actually.
OK. That's unfortunate. When you make a claim, you're supposed to show some proof. Otherwise you get written off.
December 23, 2025 at 5:40 PM
"I made a conspiratorial claim, but YOU have to provide evidence for why I'm wrong."
No the fuck I don't, actually.
No the fuck I don't, actually.
I'm vaguely optimistic that student loan forgiveness will become a thing as the ruling class starts making desperate saving throws in the next year or two.
Every other thought I have on this is Fedposting.
Every other thought I have on this is Fedposting.
December 23, 2025 at 4:47 PM
I'm vaguely optimistic that student loan forgiveness will become a thing as the ruling class starts making desperate saving throws in the next year or two.
Every other thought I have on this is Fedposting.
Every other thought I have on this is Fedposting.
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If you happen to be looking for bad redactions in a large set of data files today for some reason, there's an open source tool for that.
Y’all know we have a tool for finding exactly these kinds of bad redactions, right? free.law/open-source-...
December 23, 2025 at 6:31 AM
If you happen to be looking for bad redactions in a large set of data files today for some reason, there's an open source tool for that.
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The President of the United States is a child rapist, and every Republican is complicit.
December 23, 2025 at 4:05 PM
The President of the United States is a child rapist, and every Republican is complicit.
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the one thing missing from Warhammer 40K is a really good excuse to have ridiculous factions interact socially, especially in the tabletop gaming. A big advantage of the old Rogue Trader implied setting was that it was somewhere space marines and orks clearly sometimes got drinks together.
telling Ghazghkull Mag Uruk Thraka that he's at the wrong place for his court appointment, and that the Humie Court is down the road
December 23, 2025 at 4:22 PM
the one thing missing from Warhammer 40K is a really good excuse to have ridiculous factions interact socially, especially in the tabletop gaming. A big advantage of the old Rogue Trader implied setting was that it was somewhere space marines and orks clearly sometimes got drinks together.