Rakel
@lobster667.bsky.social
Queer mess. Amateur poet & gamer. She/Her. Talks (shit) about gender, games&politics.
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friendly reminder that you didn't waste your year. any moments of happiness or comfort. any small accomplishments, they all matter. this has been a really hard year, and simply surviving is something to be proud of.
November 20, 2025 at 12:32 PM
friendly reminder that you didn't waste your year. any moments of happiness or comfort. any small accomplishments, they all matter. this has been a really hard year, and simply surviving is something to be proud of.
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I promise I will eventually stop posting about speeding but it’s so rare that an opportunity exists to argue a position that is as controversial as it is irrefutable. It’s like walking in to a dog torturer convention and saying you think it’s wrong to torture dogs
December 14, 2025 at 6:08 AM
I promise I will eventually stop posting about speeding but it’s so rare that an opportunity exists to argue a position that is as controversial as it is irrefutable. It’s like walking in to a dog torturer convention and saying you think it’s wrong to torture dogs
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I am 100% pro Larian doing whatever pervert shit it wants and I can’t wait for another game where you can like, fuck a squid or whatever, but it really does further drive home the two-tier system of enforcement on storefronts. Bg3 contains basically everything small games get banned for
December 12, 2025 at 12:59 PM
I am 100% pro Larian doing whatever pervert shit it wants and I can’t wait for another game where you can like, fuck a squid or whatever, but it really does further drive home the two-tier system of enforcement on storefronts. Bg3 contains basically everything small games get banned for
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To quote Penn Gillette, when people ask “If you don’t believe in God, what’s stopping you from murdering/raping/robbing everyone around you?!“
Dude… I have murdered/assaulted/robbed exactly as many people as I’ve ever wanted to. Zero. I don’t need a god to keep me from doing that. Why do you?
Dude… I have murdered/assaulted/robbed exactly as many people as I’ve ever wanted to. Zero. I don’t need a god to keep me from doing that. Why do you?
December 14, 2025 at 6:59 AM
To quote Penn Gillette, when people ask “If you don’t believe in God, what’s stopping you from murdering/raping/robbing everyone around you?!“
Dude… I have murdered/assaulted/robbed exactly as many people as I’ve ever wanted to. Zero. I don’t need a god to keep me from doing that. Why do you?
Dude… I have murdered/assaulted/robbed exactly as many people as I’ve ever wanted to. Zero. I don’t need a god to keep me from doing that. Why do you?
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jc denton: why do we park in the driveway and drive in the parkway.
leo gold: expanding the definition of a 'parkway' allowed robert moses greater power over how he could use transit to achieve his racist goals.
jc: wait, i was just making a - hold on, i need to go look some things up-
leo gold: expanding the definition of a 'parkway' allowed robert moses greater power over how he could use transit to achieve his racist goals.
jc: wait, i was just making a - hold on, i need to go look some things up-
December 14, 2025 at 2:33 AM
jc denton: why do we park in the driveway and drive in the parkway.
leo gold: expanding the definition of a 'parkway' allowed robert moses greater power over how he could use transit to achieve his racist goals.
jc: wait, i was just making a - hold on, i need to go look some things up-
leo gold: expanding the definition of a 'parkway' allowed robert moses greater power over how he could use transit to achieve his racist goals.
jc: wait, i was just making a - hold on, i need to go look some things up-
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This AI Facebook ad for “Mystery Thriller Without Filthy Writing” is grim enough, but it becomes even grimmer when you click through and learn that the author is dead.
December 12, 2025 at 5:52 PM
This AI Facebook ad for “Mystery Thriller Without Filthy Writing” is grim enough, but it becomes even grimmer when you click through and learn that the author is dead.
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Game designer: After lots of hard work we’re proud to announce we’ve created the Wheel of Saṃsāra from the ancient Buddhist classic Don’t Get Trapped in the Wheel of Saṃsāra
December 14, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Game designer: After lots of hard work we’re proud to announce we’ve created the Wheel of Saṃsāra from the ancient Buddhist classic Don’t Get Trapped in the Wheel of Saṃsāra
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one of my best #1 jace beleren fan insane moments ever
December 14, 2025 at 3:09 AM
one of my best #1 jace beleren fan insane moments ever
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I see Wendy Carlos. I post Wendy Carlos.
December 14, 2025 at 2:58 AM
I see Wendy Carlos. I post Wendy Carlos.
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I literally have so many ideas I have to write them down to get them out of my head so I can focus on stuff like laundry.
Ideas aren't the problem.
Ideas aren't the problem.
Lmfao every AI defense piece is like "AYY I FUCKIN SUCK BRO HOPEFULLY THIS FUCKIN STEAL YOUR SHIT MACHINE WILL MAKE ME SUCK SLIGHTLY LESS OK"
December 14, 2025 at 3:32 AM
I literally have so many ideas I have to write them down to get them out of my head so I can focus on stuff like laundry.
Ideas aren't the problem.
Ideas aren't the problem.
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If you're wondering what happened to Nate Silver, he was into the COVID lab leak theory and got negative feedback online, including from epidemiologists and virologists and (GASP!) posters, which added to his belief that The Woke are victimizing Nate Silver. It spiraled from there.
I'm not kidding.
I'm not kidding.
December 13, 2025 at 11:22 PM
If you're wondering what happened to Nate Silver, he was into the COVID lab leak theory and got negative feedback online, including from epidemiologists and virologists and (GASP!) posters, which added to his belief that The Woke are victimizing Nate Silver. It spiraled from there.
I'm not kidding.
I'm not kidding.
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“ohhh i own my partner and they shouldnt be allowed to have sex with or kiss or spend intimate time with anyone else” do you hear yourself. this is kink
December 14, 2025 at 4:05 AM
“ohhh i own my partner and they shouldnt be allowed to have sex with or kiss or spend intimate time with anyone else” do you hear yourself. this is kink
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The idea that people would gamble less if they had higher incomes is hilarious. Literally royalty would famously get into gambling debt in the 1800s
I've said before that any attempt by regulate predatory gambling apps is gonna result in endless shrieking about how you're depriving these poor young men of their only opportunity to get ahead in life by not letting them feed their life savings to a virtual plinko machine
December 14, 2025 at 4:12 AM
The idea that people would gamble less if they had higher incomes is hilarious. Literally royalty would famously get into gambling debt in the 1800s
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Lol the crazy thing is, no, you’re not running out of good ideas. There are tons of great ideas everywhere. You’re just not willing to fund them because you’re all cowards.
December 14, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Lol the crazy thing is, no, you’re not running out of good ideas. There are tons of great ideas everywhere. You’re just not willing to fund them because you’re all cowards.
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"your password must contain at least one special character" bro they're all special to me
December 13, 2025 at 8:53 PM
"your password must contain at least one special character" bro they're all special to me
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GOOD FOR HER!
December 13, 2025 at 9:22 PM
GOOD FOR HER!
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Blindspots for Millennials 😅
IMO: it’s pretty accurate.
IMO: it’s pretty accurate.
December 5, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Blindspots for Millennials 😅
IMO: it’s pretty accurate.
IMO: it’s pretty accurate.
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pointing out it should just be "Talking Headers" when every player in the field simultaneously slide tackles into and explodes my shins
DEVELOPING: Zohran Mamdani’s recreation soccer team was called the Talking Headers.
December 13, 2025 at 12:57 PM
pointing out it should just be "Talking Headers" when every player in the field simultaneously slide tackles into and explodes my shins
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epic will pay for every game that gets claimed this way so yes, you are still giving money to rowling (and by extension an international campaign against trans people) by claiming this
there are other, better franchises - let this one go
there are other, better franchises - let this one go
Epic Games partnered with The Game Awards to give away this week's free game on the Epic Games Store.
Hogwarts Legacy is now at the right price: $0
Epic Games partnered with The Game Awards to give away this week's free game on the Epic Games Store.
www.polygon.com
December 13, 2025 at 5:27 PM
epic will pay for every game that gets claimed this way so yes, you are still giving money to rowling (and by extension an international campaign against trans people) by claiming this
there are other, better franchises - let this one go
there are other, better franchises - let this one go
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It’s weird how there’s always moves to make fiction more “interactive” with different endings etc. It’s like these people have never seen the same film twice a few years apart and had a completely different reaction. All fiction is interactive. That there’s an audience is the interactive part.
December 13, 2025 at 9:14 AM
It’s weird how there’s always moves to make fiction more “interactive” with different endings etc. It’s like these people have never seen the same film twice a few years apart and had a completely different reaction. All fiction is interactive. That there’s an audience is the interactive part.
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I knew Bluesky would delete this page today because they’ve deleted all my shares this week- this was Dina’s first page ever here and here’s what it looked like this morning- no tags, no spam, following only 45 people.
December 13, 2025 at 1:49 PM
I knew Bluesky would delete this page today because they’ve deleted all my shares this week- this was Dina’s first page ever here and here’s what it looked like this morning- no tags, no spam, following only 45 people.
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It’s not necessary to keep highlighting the qualities of exceptional immigrants as a reason for them to be treated well by their governments. We don’t have to be on our best behaviour to receive a basic level of human decency: that‘s why they’re called “human rights”, and not “human privileges”.
December 12, 2025 at 11:33 PM
It’s not necessary to keep highlighting the qualities of exceptional immigrants as a reason for them to be treated well by their governments. We don’t have to be on our best behaviour to receive a basic level of human decency: that‘s why they’re called “human rights”, and not “human privileges”.
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Since Polygon is leaving it out of the headline: Epic Games partnered with The Game Awards to put money into the pocket of a bigot who uses her wealth to further the genocide of trans people through lawsuits and legislation. Every 'free' game gives money directly to JKR, and they are complicit.
Epic Games partnered with The Game Awards to give away this week's free game on the Epic Games Store.
Hogwarts Legacy is now at the right price: $0
Epic Games partnered with The Game Awards to give away this week's free game on the Epic Games Store.
www.polygon.com
December 13, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Since Polygon is leaving it out of the headline: Epic Games partnered with The Game Awards to put money into the pocket of a bigot who uses her wealth to further the genocide of trans people through lawsuits and legislation. Every 'free' game gives money directly to JKR, and they are complicit.