HandOfCrystal
@handofcrystal.bsky.social
On the Internet, nobody knows you're a cat (avatar currently eldritch cat.exe). They/them. Over 18.
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had a very respectful chat about theology tonight
February 14, 2026 at 4:59 AM
had a very respectful chat about theology tonight
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BLUESKY, DISCORD AND ITS ALTERNATIVES, YOUR ART SITES, YOUR ADULT SITES, FANFICTION
ALL OF IT DIES WITHOUT SECTION 230 GET CALLING
#savespeech #stopcensorship #section230 #defendsection230 #defends230
ALL OF IT DIES WITHOUT SECTION 230 GET CALLING
#savespeech #stopcensorship #section230 #defendsection230 #defends230
If you live in the US, call your fucking representatives and tell them that repealing Section 230 is a horrible idea. If Section 230 is gone, you can kiss Bluesky goodbye.
Reminder that they're still trying to repeal section 230 (thereby making platform holders like bsky legally responsible for content posted by their users etc etc)
There is still a need for you to blow up your rep's phones on this if you enjoy being able to do things like "post" or "have an porn"
There is still a need for you to blow up your rep's phones on this if you enjoy being able to do things like "post" or "have an porn"
February 14, 2026 at 10:36 PM
BLUESKY, DISCORD AND ITS ALTERNATIVES, YOUR ART SITES, YOUR ADULT SITES, FANFICTION
ALL OF IT DIES WITHOUT SECTION 230 GET CALLING
#savespeech #stopcensorship #section230 #defendsection230 #defends230
ALL OF IT DIES WITHOUT SECTION 230 GET CALLING
#savespeech #stopcensorship #section230 #defendsection230 #defends230
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if you asked me to diagnose the western game industry's current problem it would start with "landlords have absorbed basically all disposable income"
February 15, 2026 at 8:03 AM
if you asked me to diagnose the western game industry's current problem it would start with "landlords have absorbed basically all disposable income"
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this is an excellent article that breaks down all the ways Trump might try to subvert the election and the practical realities thereof
he will bluster, he will rage, he will spread conspiracy theories that damage trust in our elections… and he will lose
if you’re really worried, read it
he will bluster, he will rage, he will spread conspiracy theories that damage trust in our elections… and he will lose
if you’re really worried, read it
His attacks on the midterms are real and dangerous… and aren’t going to work. Running down the case for an optimistic threat assessment @theunpopulist.net :
Worry, Don't Panic, Over Trump's Efforts to Subvert the Elections
America's system is quite foolproof but he can still try to delegitimize it
www.theunpopulist.net
February 14, 2026 at 5:22 PM
this is an excellent article that breaks down all the ways Trump might try to subvert the election and the practical realities thereof
he will bluster, he will rage, he will spread conspiracy theories that damage trust in our elections… and he will lose
if you’re really worried, read it
he will bluster, he will rage, he will spread conspiracy theories that damage trust in our elections… and he will lose
if you’re really worried, read it
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given education polarization and MAGA's reliance on low propensity voters, something like the SAVE Act would almost certainly backfire on republicans (i'm reasonably sure senate republicans understand this too)
i'm against barriers to the fanchise but it would be extremely funny if the republicans enact barriers to voting and nuke their voter base
Been toying with the same thought. Pointless barriers to voting pitched as a solution to an imaginary problem are a bad idea in principle, but Republicans seem very sure it will help them on net, and that’s not really obvious to me.
February 13, 2026 at 10:20 PM
given education polarization and MAGA's reliance on low propensity voters, something like the SAVE Act would almost certainly backfire on republicans (i'm reasonably sure senate republicans understand this too)
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American politics is a seesaw driven by the biggest dipshits you’ve ever met
it’s just this comic over and over and over again, forever
it’s just this comic over and over and over again, forever
February 12, 2026 at 8:40 PM
American politics is a seesaw driven by the biggest dipshits you’ve ever met
it’s just this comic over and over and over again, forever
it’s just this comic over and over and over again, forever
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Bovino advanced all the way to within eyesight of Paisley Park, but his supply lines were stretched too thin and ultimately his frozen troops were encircled by Will Stancil and wine moms with whistles
February 12, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Bovino advanced all the way to within eyesight of Paisley Park, but his supply lines were stretched too thin and ultimately his frozen troops were encircled by Will Stancil and wine moms with whistles
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yeah no fucking shit
maybe 7 year development cycles are fucking stupid and unnecessary and don't even produce measurably better games than shorter ones
maybe 7 year development cycles are fucking stupid and unnecessary and don't even produce measurably better games than shorter ones
Young gamers in Japan may not be forming the same attachment to Final Fantasy or Dragon Quest because modern dev cycles are as long as their childhood, users theorize
automaton-media.com/en/news/youn...
automaton-media.com/en/news/youn...
Young gamers in Japan may not be forming the same attachment to Final Fantasy or Dragon Quest because modern dev cycles are as long as their childhood, users theorize - AUTOMATON WEST
Japanese gamers on X discuss why classic titles like Final Fantasy and Dragon Quests are less popular among the country's young people.
automaton-media.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:43 AM
yeah no fucking shit
maybe 7 year development cycles are fucking stupid and unnecessary and don't even produce measurably better games than shorter ones
maybe 7 year development cycles are fucking stupid and unnecessary and don't even produce measurably better games than shorter ones
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The climatologist
told me
climate change
will get us.
The epidemiologist
told me
Covid
will get us.
The computer scientist
told me
artificial intelligence
will get us.
The historian
told me
fascism
will get us.
When I look
at how bad
we’ve let things become
I don’t get us.
told me
climate change
will get us.
The epidemiologist
told me
Covid
will get us.
The computer scientist
told me
artificial intelligence
will get us.
The historian
told me
fascism
will get us.
When I look
at how bad
we’ve let things become
I don’t get us.
February 13, 2026 at 12:02 AM
The climatologist
told me
climate change
will get us.
The epidemiologist
told me
Covid
will get us.
The computer scientist
told me
artificial intelligence
will get us.
The historian
told me
fascism
will get us.
When I look
at how bad
we’ve let things become
I don’t get us.
told me
climate change
will get us.
The epidemiologist
told me
Covid
will get us.
The computer scientist
told me
artificial intelligence
will get us.
The historian
told me
fascism
will get us.
When I look
at how bad
we’ve let things become
I don’t get us.
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there is no fav precious enough that I would keep these pedophilic Nazis in power just to protect
burn EVERYONE in the files
EVERYONE
burn EVERYONE in the files
EVERYONE
February 12, 2026 at 11:05 PM
there is no fav precious enough that I would keep these pedophilic Nazis in power just to protect
burn EVERYONE in the files
EVERYONE
burn EVERYONE in the files
EVERYONE
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never get involved in a land war in Minnesota
Bovino advanced all the way to within eyesight of Paisley Park, but his supply lines were stretched too thin and ultimately his frozen troops were encircled by Will Stancil and wine moms with whistles
February 12, 2026 at 4:13 PM
never get involved in a land war in Minnesota
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Johnson keeps saying "trained activists" like he's saying "convicted murderers." This is essential to the right's project: if the left gets its shit together, that means its democratic participation is inherently illegitimate.
I wrote about this here: paulwaldman.substack.com/p/the-rights...
I wrote about this here: paulwaldman.substack.com/p/the-rights...
February 12, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Johnson keeps saying "trained activists" like he's saying "convicted murderers." This is essential to the right's project: if the left gets its shit together, that means its democratic participation is inherently illegitimate.
I wrote about this here: paulwaldman.substack.com/p/the-rights...
I wrote about this here: paulwaldman.substack.com/p/the-rights...
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weird yokai thing for a monthly prompt, last month, 𝓬𝓸𝔃𝔂~
maybe the spirit of a cat that loved the family kotatsu ends up haunting it or something
maybe the spirit of a cat that loved the family kotatsu ends up haunting it or something
February 12, 2026 at 12:13 AM
weird yokai thing for a monthly prompt, last month, 𝓬𝓸𝔃𝔂~
maybe the spirit of a cat that loved the family kotatsu ends up haunting it or something
maybe the spirit of a cat that loved the family kotatsu ends up haunting it or something
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My doomer-worry about AI is not that the LLMs become omnipotent and take over the world but that the wealthy and powerful use it as a means to consolidate power and marginalize or lay off skilled workers and also everything about our technological and political and social life gets worse
February 11, 2026 at 8:20 PM
My doomer-worry about AI is not that the LLMs become omnipotent and take over the world but that the wealthy and powerful use it as a means to consolidate power and marginalize or lay off skilled workers and also everything about our technological and political and social life gets worse
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I know that there is just so much going on in every direction, but it does really feel like we've reached a point of class divide where the people making Big Money Decisions are an alien species who can't imagine what the rest of us are thinking at any point.
That Super Bowl Ring ad backfired spectacularly.
People on Reddit are getting Amazon to refund their Ring products because of their partnership with Flock and that creepy Super Bowl ad
www.reddit.com/r/FlockSurve...
www.reddit.com/r/FlockSurve...
February 11, 2026 at 5:57 AM
I know that there is just so much going on in every direction, but it does really feel like we've reached a point of class divide where the people making Big Money Decisions are an alien species who can't imagine what the rest of us are thinking at any point.
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That Super Bowl Ring ad backfired spectacularly.
People on Reddit are getting Amazon to refund their Ring products because of their partnership with Flock and that creepy Super Bowl ad
www.reddit.com/r/FlockSurve...
www.reddit.com/r/FlockSurve...
February 11, 2026 at 1:44 AM
That Super Bowl Ring ad backfired spectacularly.
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a better look at these
February 10, 2026 at 9:04 PM
a better look at these