Anne Kirn
@houseofdarkly.bsky.social
Plush artist, puppet builder, Supervising Editor @ Jackbox Games, other stuff. I have approximate knowledge of many things. houseofdarkly.com
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Anne Kirn
@houseofdarkly.bsky.social
· Nov 19
Hi, I'm Anne, aka House of Darkly! Plush artist, puppet builder and merch designer, making stuff for myself and a lot of cool folks for 10+ yrs. By day, I work on party games at Jackbox Games. I like making podcasts and weird genre TV!
🌐 houseofdarkly.com
🛒 houseofdarkly.etsy.com
🌐 houseofdarkly.com
🛒 houseofdarkly.etsy.com
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Ian McKellen performs “The Strangers’ Case” speech from “Sir Thomas More” on Colbert.
February 5, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Ian McKellen performs “The Strangers’ Case” speech from “Sir Thomas More” on Colbert.
Hello, I am not an especially notable Muppets fan, and I endorse the new The Muppet Show special. Like finding a jean jacket that's almost like one you lost years ago, and being pleasantly surprised that while isn't the exact same one, it actually fits and feels good.
February 5, 2026 at 6:14 AM
Hello, I am not an especially notable Muppets fan, and I endorse the new The Muppet Show special. Like finding a jean jacket that's almost like one you lost years ago, and being pleasantly surprised that while isn't the exact same one, it actually fits and feels good.
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My actual job description is activist and here’s what I tell people in despair all the time: do not underestimate how much harm you can prevent by being just a little bit annoying.
This is one reason I keep trying to remind people of the power that we have. That we have *always* had. Not because I’m in denial, but because I know history. I’m no sophisticated intellectual, but I do know we’re going to win even though the bad shit is really terrible right now.
Too many people on Bluesky think that relentless expressions of despair are a sign of intellectual sophistication.
February 5, 2026 at 4:53 AM
My actual job description is activist and here’s what I tell people in despair all the time: do not underestimate how much harm you can prevent by being just a little bit annoying.
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February 5, 2026 at 5:34 AM
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The Washington Post but it’s ‘The Traitors’
February 4, 2026 at 10:41 PM
The Washington Post but it’s ‘The Traitors’
Everyone's like, oh if you want to move cross-country, just rent, it's cheaper... and I just found an open tab for a place requiring multiple references, a credit score above 725, and minimum 3x income. The rent is $3,125 and does not include utilities 🫠💀
February 5, 2026 at 3:34 AM
Everyone's like, oh if you want to move cross-country, just rent, it's cheaper... and I just found an open tab for a place requiring multiple references, a credit score above 725, and minimum 3x income. The rent is $3,125 and does not include utilities 🫠💀
Which very real bootleg Labubu are you today? Bululu, Babulu, Lababy, or Delulu?
February 5, 2026 at 2:21 AM
Which very real bootleg Labubu are you today? Bululu, Babulu, Lababy, or Delulu?
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Announcing Localization Lore, a new series dedicated to learning more about the history of video game localization! 🎉Featuring new interviews personally conducted by me, this first entry is on Ys 1 and the people behind its first three English translations. lizbushouse.com/localization...
February 4, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Announcing Localization Lore, a new series dedicated to learning more about the history of video game localization! 🎉Featuring new interviews personally conducted by me, this first entry is on Ys 1 and the people behind its first three English translations. lizbushouse.com/localization...
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Are you an artist interested in creating art for @magic.wizards.com?
Well now we have this super rad portfolio submission tool to submit your best of the best work to, that gets looked at with human eyes! 👀 #wotcstaff
company.wizards.com/en/freelance...
Well now we have this super rad portfolio submission tool to submit your best of the best work to, that gets looked at with human eyes! 👀 #wotcstaff
company.wizards.com/en/freelance...
Freelance Art Submissions | Wizards of the Coast
Are you an aspiring Wizards of the Coast artist? Submit your portfolio today for review by our art directors!
company.wizards.com
February 4, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Are you an artist interested in creating art for @magic.wizards.com?
Well now we have this super rad portfolio submission tool to submit your best of the best work to, that gets looked at with human eyes! 👀 #wotcstaff
company.wizards.com/en/freelance...
Well now we have this super rad portfolio submission tool to submit your best of the best work to, that gets looked at with human eyes! 👀 #wotcstaff
company.wizards.com/en/freelance...
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PAX Unplugged 2025 Goof Banner designs; I finally did my writeup on Club PA for it, so here they are for y'all.
January 29, 2026 at 11:15 PM
PAX Unplugged 2025 Goof Banner designs; I finally did my writeup on Club PA for it, so here they are for y'all.
Woke up at 4AM with stabbing pain from trapped nerve in my arm/shoulder, bad enough to have severe nausea. Not bad right now, but feeling uh less than upbeat about many things, so maybe bunnies will be useful to someone
February 4, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Woke up at 4AM with stabbing pain from trapped nerve in my arm/shoulder, bad enough to have severe nausea. Not bad right now, but feeling uh less than upbeat about many things, so maybe bunnies will be useful to someone
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Algorithms have failed artists, so once again I am appealing to the wealthy to go back to the practice of patronising artists so you can brag that your sicko is better than your rival’s sicko
February 4, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Algorithms have failed artists, so once again I am appealing to the wealthy to go back to the practice of patronising artists so you can brag that your sicko is better than your rival’s sicko
Can I interest anyone in 3 minutes of baby bunnies with the zoomies? youtu.be/VBzzkAdCl8g
「走る」を覚えた五つ子赤ちゃん
YouTube video by うさぎ村Ch
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February 4, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Can I interest anyone in 3 minutes of baby bunnies with the zoomies? youtu.be/VBzzkAdCl8g
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always bears repeating that this is NOT a financial decision. jeff bezos is worth over 250 billion dollars. he can afford to lose many millions and never even notice it. this is, at its core, a political and personal decision by bezos to destroy the post
WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Post says one-third of its staff across all departments, not just the newsroom, is being laid off.
February 4, 2026 at 3:04 PM
always bears repeating that this is NOT a financial decision. jeff bezos is worth over 250 billion dollars. he can afford to lose many millions and never even notice it. this is, at its core, a political and personal decision by bezos to destroy the post
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Media coverage of Gaza has plummeted. So today on @thenation.com, we're doing something pretty special: we're only running pieces by people in and from Gaza.
We're calling it "A Day for Gaza." You can find links to all of the incredible pieces here. Please read! www.thenation.com/article/worl...
We're calling it "A Day for Gaza." You can find links to all of the incredible pieces here. Please read! www.thenation.com/article/worl...
A Day for Gaza
Today, The Nation is turning over its website exclusively to stories from Gaza and its people. This is why.
www.thenation.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Media coverage of Gaza has plummeted. So today on @thenation.com, we're doing something pretty special: we're only running pieces by people in and from Gaza.
We're calling it "A Day for Gaza." You can find links to all of the incredible pieces here. Please read! www.thenation.com/article/worl...
We're calling it "A Day for Gaza." You can find links to all of the incredible pieces here. Please read! www.thenation.com/article/worl...
Currently debating whether to go to the walk-in clinic about this trapped nerve or whatever, because now the underside of my forearm hurts to the touch like a bruise on top of hurting to rotate my arm :/ Hard to know if there is an actual injury at this point
February 3, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Currently debating whether to go to the walk-in clinic about this trapped nerve or whatever, because now the underside of my forearm hurts to the touch like a bruise on top of hurting to rotate my arm :/ Hard to know if there is an actual injury at this point
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...horrifying message without context, thank you
February 2, 2026 at 10:42 AM
...horrifying message without context, thank you
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✨🪙🐀GOLDRATPURSE🐀🪙✨
✨🪙🐀GOLDRATPURSE🐀🪙✨
✨🪙🐀GOLDRATPURSE🐀🪙✨
February 3, 2026 at 2:46 PM
✨🪙🐀GOLDRATPURSE🐀🪙✨
✨🪙🐀GOLDRATPURSE🐀🪙✨
✨🪙🐀GOLDRATPURSE🐀🪙✨
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sorry everyone we at pencil company know you liked pencils, but we can't think of any new ideas for them, so we're discontinuing pencils tomorrow. also, you won't be able to access all your pencil drawings, please burn them, cool
Called and spoke with Adobe customer support and the guy told me Adobe is discontinuing Animate because apparently the company can't think of any new features to add to the program and they feel it's gotten stale.
So they're just GETTING RID OF IT???
So they're just GETTING RID OF IT???
February 3, 2026 at 1:03 PM
sorry everyone we at pencil company know you liked pencils, but we can't think of any new ideas for them, so we're discontinuing pencils tomorrow. also, you won't be able to access all your pencil drawings, please burn them, cool
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One of the central battles we are fighting today is “we can make things better” vs “no we can’t”- and holding powerful people accountable is a form of making things better.
“No we can’t” has been the winning party for my entire adult life!
“No we can’t” has been the winning party for my entire adult life!
Making it make sense: Epstein wasn't a global mastermind. He did not orchestrate a vast conspiracy that led us to today.
He was a very rich man with connections to other very rich men. The shared culture of these men is that they have a right to dominate and abuse others without consequence.
He was a very rich man with connections to other very rich men. The shared culture of these men is that they have a right to dominate and abuse others without consequence.
February 3, 2026 at 4:21 PM
One of the central battles we are fighting today is “we can make things better” vs “no we can’t”- and holding powerful people accountable is a form of making things better.
“No we can’t” has been the winning party for my entire adult life!
“No we can’t” has been the winning party for my entire adult life!
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wood duck on a big wheel
February 3, 2026 at 2:54 AM
wood duck on a big wheel
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10yrs ago @djkirkbride.bsky.social @robertwilsoniv.bsky.social @gofrankgo.bsky.social @jordantboyd.bsky.social & I did a 3 part Dark Horse Presents story about a rock band that were also spies. It's never been collected. UNTIL NOW! LASER JOAN & THE RAYGUNS. Prelaunch starts now! Go sign up!
Coming soon: Laser Joan and the Rayguns
A 24 pg one shot adventure comic about an all-female rock band collecting the three stories that originally ran in DARK HORSE PRESENTS.
www.kickstarter.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:49 PM
10yrs ago @djkirkbride.bsky.social @robertwilsoniv.bsky.social @gofrankgo.bsky.social @jordantboyd.bsky.social & I did a 3 part Dark Horse Presents story about a rock band that were also spies. It's never been collected. UNTIL NOW! LASER JOAN & THE RAYGUNS. Prelaunch starts now! Go sign up!
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i know i've been pretty quiet but here's the result of my January: a totally handmade, fully-functional marionette created for a local winter-themed puppet show. she's called the Winter Maw & she'll eat you alive, just like real winter
February 2, 2026 at 9:37 PM
i know i've been pretty quiet but here's the result of my January: a totally handmade, fully-functional marionette created for a local winter-themed puppet show. she's called the Winter Maw & she'll eat you alive, just like real winter