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MattMcThorn
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Matt, but on the Internet.

He/Him
SFF, Comics, and TTRPG enthusiast.

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waitingforthetrade.bsky.social
Knight: A warlock cursed me to fall in love with my magic sword.
Wizard: It’s a lady sword, right?
Knight: What? No. It’s a sword. It doesn’t have gender.
Wizard: Look, I’ll help you. Does it have eyelashes or, like, sword boobs?
Knight: what the fuck are you talking about
November 10, 2024 at 11:31 PM
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dreamwisp.bsky.social
Alt: Oscar Isaac as Victor Frankenstein leans poutily on a bench in a photograph styled to look like an oil painting. In lower case: “oh sure blame the guy whose fault it was” and an eye roll emoji.
November 8, 2025 at 5:27 AM
mattmcthorn.bsky.social
I saw so many "AI" panels listed for PLA next year which read as just completely tone deaf to me. So much of the culture of AI is directly in opposition to the mission of libraries, not to mention the many many other issues every AI company and model has.
chanda.blacksky.app Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 5d
“The current proliferation of AI that we see particularly in the library and education spaces would not be possible at the speed and scale that is happening without the precedent of book bans leading into it.” — @maggietokudahall.bsky.social

www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...
AI Is Supercharging the War on Libraries, Education, and Human Knowledge
"Fascism and AI, whether or not they have the same goals, they sure are working to accelerate one another."
www.404media.co
November 7, 2025 at 1:45 AM
mattmcthorn.bsky.social
🪐📚💙 Really enjoyed Lives of Bitter Rain, an excellent character study that does a lot to flesh out one of my favorite characters from Days of Shattered Faith and the world of the Tyrant Philosophers.
Book Review – Lives of Bitter Rain by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Adrian Tchaikovsky's Tyrant Philosophers series has been one of my favorite new fantasy series over the last few years. These novels are wonderfully written, with an intriguing and extremely well crafted magepunk world. Lives of Bitter Rain follows Sage-Invigilator Angilly, one of the focus characters of Days of Shattered Faith, through her career and the path that takes her to Usmai.
toomanythoughts.blog
November 6, 2025 at 7:00 PM
mattmcthorn.bsky.social
Back on my Catman bullshit. Thanks as always to @mattlaz1013.bsky.social and Will for having me on!
November 6, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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incaseofgrace.bsky.social
Running a poll to try and get data on what devices and formats people read TTRPGs in, so designers can make more informed choices.

I intend to share the data once I've gotten enough responses, please spread this so we can cover more ground!

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How do You Read TTRPGs?
This poll is to try and get data on what devices and formats people read TTRPGs in, so designers can make more informed choices in regards to what they choose to support. The response data will be mad...
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September 17, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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ajaxsinger.bsky.social
We broke up the banks. We broke up the railroads.
We broke up the steel companies.

We can break up the media conglomerates. We can break up the tech conglomerates.

We've done it before. We can do it again.
September 17, 2025 at 2:07 AM
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September 17, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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tadethompson.bsky.social
Your fantasy art greats be like:

Moebius: Ligne claire! But Imma hatch too, when I feel like it. And LSD!

Kirby: Dynamic AF! Anatomy? Bend it like Kirby, baby!

Frazetta: A lot more vibes based than you might think. Light sources? Pfah! Who cares where the light comes from. Look at these butts!
September 16, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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understatesmen.bsky.social
and what rough beast, its hour come at last, glorches towards Bethlehem
tzemingdynasty.bsky.social Tze Ming Mok 莫志明 @tzemingdynasty.bsky.social · Sep 15
Girl, I am losing my mind
I think it is glitching autocorrecting to ‘glorching’
September 15, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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comicsxf.com
EDITORIAL: You can’t buy Red Hood, but you can buy plenty of other DC comics by others accused of worse comicsxf.com/2025/09/14/e...
You can't buy Red Hood, but you can buy plenty of other DC comics by others accused of worse - COMICSXF
The problem with writing about the cancellation of DC’s Red Hood is it’s impossible to write about in a vacuum.
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September 14, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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ketanjoshi.co
sam altman is trying to find the guy who did this
Sam Altman @sama i never took the dead internet theory that seriously but it seems like there are really a lot of LLM-run twitter accounts now 12:21 AM · Sep 4, 2025 · 1.5M Views
September 4, 2025 at 7:54 AM
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goldyoshi.bsky.social
enshittification definition covered in ads
September 4, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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leyawn.bsky.social
i met anubis in the realm of the underworld, big strong guy by the way, had a dog’s head, i’m not so sure about that. and he said to me, mr president, you’ve got the heaviest soul we’ve ever weighed down here. can you believe it? they’ve never seen a soul that heavy in all of duat
September 2, 2025 at 4:48 AM
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comicbookherald.bsky.social
Everybody's like "where's Trump" but I haven't seen Akira Yoshida in YEARS and don't hear a peep about it
September 1, 2025 at 4:24 PM
mattmcthorn.bsky.social
Reposting as we're about a month out from release. The Rising World books feel so relevant now, and Queen Demon keeps the thematic strengths of Witch King and doubles down 💙📚🪐
August 31, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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gshowitt.bsky.social
August's free 1-page RPG is It Didn't Say Anywhere In The Rules That A Dog COULDN'T Play Basketball, a harrowing experience of being beaten at sports by a golden retriever that shows up 30 years later to ruin your second wedding.

Patrons get it a week early here:
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It was 1997. You were just a kid; in over your head, caught up in events beyond your control. You trained so hard to make the school basketball team - and against all odds, you made it to the final! It felt like your entire life was leading up to this moment. Things might not have been great at home since your parents split up - and you’d been struggling with classes, sure - but here, on the court, with your team-mates, things made sense. And then that fucking dog arrived. The referee let the opposition have it on their team. Like it was a human boy. (It was wearing shoes.) You and your friends laughed at it, of course, because you didn’t know - but that morning, before the dog got involved, was as good as your life was ever going to get. You never made it to the college leagues, like you’d planned; shit, you’ve not been able to hold down any job for more than a few months. Every partner you’ve ever had left you. Your mother can barely look you in the eye. That dog was the best basketball player that the Washington Under-14’s State Championship had ever seen. And now, thirty years later, on the day of your second wedding, it’s come back to ruin your life again. HEARTS - Obsession: Emotions The dog dunked on you. Your encounter left you humbled and introspective; perhaps manipulative. SECRET: You have always hated every other player character. DOOM: You realise, with shame, that you are in love with the dog. CLUBS - Obsession: Toughness The dog headbutted you in the testicles and the referee did nothing. You are determined to never be hurt again. SECRET: You have killed a man. His face haunts your dreams. DOOM: The actions of the dog result in your death. A screenshot from a PDF of the game. I have cut out a picture of a golden retriever and made a little basketball jersey for it out of paper that I coloured in. It reads "THE DOG 01" Next to it is the text: QUESTIONS TO ANSWER DURING PLAY - How has your life been plagued by memories of that fateful day? - How is the dog attempting to ruin the wedding? - What will you do to conceal your secret? - How is the dog still alive? - Why has it chosen you? - Will you ever be free?
August 19, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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magiloupits.bsky.social
Be careful, there is a new scam going around.

If you see a wooden box filled with food, DON'T GO IN. A wall will fall behind you and you'll be stuck.
August 20, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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August 19, 2025 at 11:59 PM
mattmcthorn.bsky.social
Book Review - Queen Demon by Martha Wells toomanythoughts.blog/2025/08/07/b...

Had the chance to read Queen Demon (thanks @netgalley.bsky.social) and it's every bit as good as Witch King.
Book Review – Queen Demon by Martha Wells
I’m a big fan of Martha Wells’ work in general and Witch King was one of my favorite books of 2023, so I was very excited when a sequel was announced, doubly so after I was offered a re…
toomanythoughts.blog
August 9, 2025 at 2:35 AM
mattmcthorn.bsky.social
Had a blast on this week's BatChat! Check it out to find out more about the threat of Nuclear Armed Teens.
August 8, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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nedroid.com
In my experience there are three kinds of fantasy magic novels:
"There are three kinds of magic," said Wizzler, handing us each a balloon. "You can control tigers, you can shoot tornadoes from your fingers, or you can fly by holding your breath. The color of confetti inside your balloon will reveal which kind of power you have." I felt the panic rising in me. What if my confetti turned yellow, indicating that I was a Tiger-Talker? My family, a long line of proud Tornado-Fingers, would disown me. Could I ever return home, bearing such shame? I tried to calm myself as I readied the ceremonial safety pin. Green, I thought, willing my hopes into reality. Please be green. I popped the balloon, involuntarily shutting my eyes. When I opened them, would I see the green I hoped for? The yellow I feared? What if, gods forbid, the confetti were blue? I opened my eyes, seeing shock on the faces of my classmates. Wizzler himself stared at me, wide-eye. Looking down, I saw myself covered in confetti... purple confetti. “I don’t understand,” I growled, my body trembling with pain. “I combined eighty percent Earth-elemental mana with twenty percent Fire-elemental mana (Type B), focused through a twenty-four-sided icositetragon made of yellow topaz. This, in conjunction with my blood type, star sign, sense of humor, and nickname, should have produced a blazing column of lightning to vaporize my enemies. Instead, it made a big bubble that smells like fresh laundry. Why?” Skullgrumbler began to laugh. “You fool! You don’t even realize…” he squealed. “You’re facing east!” “It’s whatever you want,” explained Magemaster Grampledog. “Magic is just whatever you want.” I knew he was speaking in riddles, but I couldn’t grasp his hidden meaning. “So the rules are…” Grampledog lit a sliver of smokereed. “No rules. You say some words and you wave a stick and whatever you want just happens. You don’t even need the stick.” His wisdom still eluded me. I stared into his face, trying to decipher what he was really saying. “No, listen.” Grampledog snapped his fingers and his desk turned into a pile of chicken nuggets. “I didn’t even know that would happen.” His hat then came alive and began to yodel. “It’s pandemonium,” he explained. “It’s complete nonsense.”
July 28, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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July 14, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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People will tell you that they view property destruction as equivalent to violence against a person, but that's not true. They think property destruction is worse
Screenshot of a tweet Ellory smith @ellorysmith We spent four days talking about Waymos but there were two political assassinations in MN and it’s crickets 2832 reposts, 40 quotes, 29.8k likes
June 15, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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rincewind.run
the enemy of my enemy is not my friend but watching them smack each other in the nuts is still very funny
June 5, 2025 at 6:25 PM