Ryan/Bengraven - EVERYTHING CAN BE DEFEATED🐦⬛
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Former Midwestern/current southern left-leaning dad. Aka “Bengraven”. Freelance, talking about writing, gaming, mental health and 🏳️🌈 , Americana, comics/manga, animation, cozy or genre art. Severe ADHD when it comes to posting!
I remember when rivalry pushed for innovation.
But modern capitalism realized that you can make a lot more money teaming up.
As an embarrassingly, obessively pro-consumer kid, I would have been crazy for this.
But modern capitalism realized that you can make a lot more money teaming up.
As an embarrassingly, obessively pro-consumer kid, I would have been crazy for this.
February 15, 2026 at 5:50 PM
I remember when rivalry pushed for innovation.
But modern capitalism realized that you can make a lot more money teaming up.
As an embarrassingly, obessively pro-consumer kid, I would have been crazy for this.
But modern capitalism realized that you can make a lot more money teaming up.
As an embarrassingly, obessively pro-consumer kid, I would have been crazy for this.
Extremely anxious today.
I'm waiting for the emergency anti-anxiety meds to kick in, then I'm going to play indie horror games.
I'm waiting for the emergency anti-anxiety meds to kick in, then I'm going to play indie horror games.
February 15, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Extremely anxious today.
I'm waiting for the emergency anti-anxiety meds to kick in, then I'm going to play indie horror games.
I'm waiting for the emergency anti-anxiety meds to kick in, then I'm going to play indie horror games.
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Yes it’s Valentine’s Day. But it’s also the chosen birthday of Frederick Douglass who was born in 1818 on a plantation in Talbot County, Maryland. He escaped from slavery & rose to become the most eloquent and forceful voice for the abolition of slavery & for Black voting rights in the U.S.
February 14, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Yes it’s Valentine’s Day. But it’s also the chosen birthday of Frederick Douglass who was born in 1818 on a plantation in Talbot County, Maryland. He escaped from slavery & rose to become the most eloquent and forceful voice for the abolition of slavery & for Black voting rights in the U.S.
I've said this before, but if you're a lover of fantasy journeys, I highly recommend this book even if it's the only western you ever read.
It's up there with LOTR as one of the great, sweeping, and moving journeys of all time.
Then go watch the nearly 40 year old miniseries because it holds up.
It's up there with LOTR as one of the great, sweeping, and moving journeys of all time.
Then go watch the nearly 40 year old miniseries because it holds up.
I’ve never been this swept up in so many characters’ lives. And I certainly could never have predicted what would happen as Gus McCrae and Woodrow Call head north to Montana. At so many different times in this epic narrative, I was yelling at the characters to make different choices. What a story!
February 15, 2026 at 3:37 PM
I've said this before, but if you're a lover of fantasy journeys, I highly recommend this book even if it's the only western you ever read.
It's up there with LOTR as one of the great, sweeping, and moving journeys of all time.
Then go watch the nearly 40 year old miniseries because it holds up.
It's up there with LOTR as one of the great, sweeping, and moving journeys of all time.
Then go watch the nearly 40 year old miniseries because it holds up.
Me and my wife don't agree on certain things, but our takes on David Bowie and NIN are radically less important than killing American civilians, disappearing protestors from their homes, and the start of an actual genocide of Latinos.
February 15, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Me and my wife don't agree on certain things, but our takes on David Bowie and NIN are radically less important than killing American civilians, disappearing protestors from their homes, and the start of an actual genocide of Latinos.
They keep DOING this shit. "I'm going to comment on how I don't support this horrible thing Trump is doing" and then a week later "I'm not sure you realized this, but Trump's penis is HUGE. Absolutely enormous."
Katie Britt, who supposedly was moved to tears by the detention of 5-year-old Minnesota boy Liam Ramos: "There is no one better on interior enforcement than President Trump"
February 15, 2026 at 3:28 PM
They keep DOING this shit. "I'm going to comment on how I don't support this horrible thing Trump is doing" and then a week later "I'm not sure you realized this, but Trump's penis is HUGE. Absolutely enormous."
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It's great to live in a country (Canada, Japan, UK, France, Germany, Sweden, Italy, etc.) where citizens don't worry about if the next election will be canceled, if they will be allowed to register to vote, if they will have to stand in line for hours to vote, or if their vote will be counted.
February 15, 2026 at 2:26 PM
It's great to live in a country (Canada, Japan, UK, France, Germany, Sweden, Italy, etc.) where citizens don't worry about if the next election will be canceled, if they will be allowed to register to vote, if they will have to stand in line for hours to vote, or if their vote will be counted.
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I went to the theatre to watch Star Trek: Into Darkness and there was a power cut after like 10 min and they gave us all refunds and I still haven't seen it because every time I tell this story someone who has seen it is like "wow wish I was that lucky"
February 15, 2026 at 9:42 AM
I went to the theatre to watch Star Trek: Into Darkness and there was a power cut after like 10 min and they gave us all refunds and I still haven't seen it because every time I tell this story someone who has seen it is like "wow wish I was that lucky"
Ah, another day, another "the kid changed his Discord tag and updated his Instagram to show he has a new boyfriend but will never ever tell us until he's struggling with relationship drama a month down the road".
February 15, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Ah, another day, another "the kid changed his Discord tag and updated his Instagram to show he has a new boyfriend but will never ever tell us until he's struggling with relationship drama a month down the road".
This is wild. We've had government officials and now even a former president being like "yep, they're real - anyway..."
Imagine telling this to Ryan age 10.
Imagine telling this to Ryan age 10.
February 15, 2026 at 4:00 AM
This is wild. We've had government officials and now even a former president being like "yep, they're real - anyway..."
Imagine telling this to Ryan age 10.
Imagine telling this to Ryan age 10.
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Valentines for the special resident in your life 💖
February 14, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Valentines for the special resident in your life 💖
So we're going into a "weeks" (translation: years) war with Iran.
We're going to soak the Iranian soil with the blood of young Americans to cover up the global pdfs in the files. And to please our bosses in Russia and Israel.
I hope the worst happens to everyone in this faux administration.
We're going to soak the Iranian soil with the blood of young Americans to cover up the global pdfs in the files. And to please our bosses in Russia and Israel.
I hope the worst happens to everyone in this faux administration.
February 14, 2026 at 3:47 PM
So we're going into a "weeks" (translation: years) war with Iran.
We're going to soak the Iranian soil with the blood of young Americans to cover up the global pdfs in the files. And to please our bosses in Russia and Israel.
I hope the worst happens to everyone in this faux administration.
We're going to soak the Iranian soil with the blood of young Americans to cover up the global pdfs in the files. And to please our bosses in Russia and Israel.
I hope the worst happens to everyone in this faux administration.
People who make more sense than Trump.
🧵- post 1 of 7 billion
🧵- post 1 of 7 billion
February 13, 2026 at 9:27 PM
People who make more sense than Trump.
🧵- post 1 of 7 billion
🧵- post 1 of 7 billion
It was a dark night, sleeping over at grandma's. The Gparents brought me to their best friends' house across the street because they wanted to drink and play cards.
In the shadowy downstairs living room, the only light was the TV, making their grandson's face glow as he played Simon's Quest...
In the shadowy downstairs living room, the only light was the TV, making their grandson's face glow as he played Simon's Quest...
Konami on Castlevania 40th anniversary: "This is the beginning of numerous new products around Castlevania." www.konami.com/games/castle...
February 13, 2026 at 3:56 PM
It was a dark night, sleeping over at grandma's. The Gparents brought me to their best friends' house across the street because they wanted to drink and play cards.
In the shadowy downstairs living room, the only light was the TV, making their grandson's face glow as he played Simon's Quest...
In the shadowy downstairs living room, the only light was the TV, making their grandson's face glow as he played Simon's Quest...
Wait wait, Zohran, come back! You misheard what we were asking for!
February 13, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Wait wait, Zohran, come back! You misheard what we were asking for!
You know James Van Der Beek was beloved when this is the first week in decades I haven't seen a single Dawson's Creek crying meme or his Wired (?) meme face gifs.
February 13, 2026 at 3:40 PM
You know James Van Der Beek was beloved when this is the first week in decades I haven't seen a single Dawson's Creek crying meme or his Wired (?) meme face gifs.
I’ve been to this timeline. Kamala, the cop, becomes president and gets a hold of the Epstein list and everyone goes to prison.
I ended up leaving because in this universe there is no Mountain Dew Baja blast zero.
I ended up leaving because in this universe there is no Mountain Dew Baja blast zero.
I sort of want to play MGS4 on Xbox because I feel like it might open a wormhole that could teleport us into a timeline without Trump
February 13, 2026 at 3:05 PM
I’ve been to this timeline. Kamala, the cop, becomes president and gets a hold of the Epstein list and everyone goes to prison.
I ended up leaving because in this universe there is no Mountain Dew Baja blast zero.
I ended up leaving because in this universe there is no Mountain Dew Baja blast zero.
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Its Friday the 13th! What could go wrong?
Basically just stay inside and don't move a muscle.
I do that anyways on Fridays so I'm alright, lol
Basically just stay inside and don't move a muscle.
I do that anyways on Fridays so I'm alright, lol
February 13, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Its Friday the 13th! What could go wrong?
Basically just stay inside and don't move a muscle.
I do that anyways on Fridays so I'm alright, lol
Basically just stay inside and don't move a muscle.
I do that anyways on Fridays so I'm alright, lol
Controversial opinion: there IS something I LOVE about Elon Musk.
I love that he's the wealthiest man in the world, with dozens of children, occasional political power, and he's SO FUCKING MISERABLE and LONELY and RIDICULED.
All his $$ can't buy him immortality or happiness or unconditional love.
I love that he's the wealthiest man in the world, with dozens of children, occasional political power, and he's SO FUCKING MISERABLE and LONELY and RIDICULED.
All his $$ can't buy him immortality or happiness or unconditional love.
February 13, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Controversial opinion: there IS something I LOVE about Elon Musk.
I love that he's the wealthiest man in the world, with dozens of children, occasional political power, and he's SO FUCKING MISERABLE and LONELY and RIDICULED.
All his $$ can't buy him immortality or happiness or unconditional love.
I love that he's the wealthiest man in the world, with dozens of children, occasional political power, and he's SO FUCKING MISERABLE and LONELY and RIDICULED.
All his $$ can't buy him immortality or happiness or unconditional love.
I'd watch it.
Midnight on the Tikitrocious Moonlight Encore! A forgotten cemetery in Iowa is taken over by “The Ancient Order of the Obsidian Grail,” a.k.a. bumbling, wanna-be necromancers. They keep coming so close to their ultimate aims! All they’re doing is “Asking for a Raise (2002).”
February 13, 2026 at 1:38 PM
I'd watch it.
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we live in the ruins of a greater civilization
February 13, 2026 at 3:12 AM
we live in the ruins of a greater civilization
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Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash
Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash
Flock off
buff.ly
February 12, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash