Mike Manzer
@nevtelen.bsky.social
SFF (and sometimes horror) reader. Occasional writer. I play TTRPGs and video games. Mountain biker. Adjunct teaching ESL.
#Sounders and #Gonzaga bball fan
American and Hungarian.
#Sounders and #Gonzaga bball fan
American and Hungarian.
Punch Deadlift, bruh. You gotta problem with that?!
November 15, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Punch Deadlift, bruh. You gotta problem with that?!
Remember, parents! Check your kids candy tonight! (And maybe weigh down their bedsheets with heavy objects?)
Parents, please check your kids’ candy this Halloween. I’ve just found an ancient metal whistle with the inscription “QUIS EST ISTE QUI VENIT" inside a Snickers bar. I blew it and heard a note of infinite distance, and now I’m haunted by a figure in pale, fluttering draperies. Be safe.
November 1, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Remember, parents! Check your kids candy tonight! (And maybe weigh down their bedsheets with heavy objects?)
Me after I buy a bag of Halloween candy at the store:
a man holding a ring with the words " why shouldn 't i keep it " above him
Alt: Bilbo Baggins looking down at The One Ring, saying, "After all, why shouldn't I keep it?"
media.tenor.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Me after I buy a bag of Halloween candy at the store:
Reposted by Mike Manzer
Stand up on No Kings Day
October 17, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Stand up on No Kings Day
Fyi for this weekend to anyone going.
As the Trump administration continues its crackdown, millions across the US are expected to hit the streets for this weekend's "No Kings" protest. If that includes you or your loved ones, here's a 🧵 of guides to follow to protest safely in the age of surveillance.
wrd.cm/4lEVQu9
wrd.cm/4lEVQu9
How to Protest Safely in the Age of Surveillance
Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest.
www.wired.com
October 17, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Fyi for this weekend to anyone going.
Reposted by Mike Manzer
The Chain Story Project has just released its latest offering: Two Stories this week, by gryphonrose.bsky.social and bobgreenberger.bsky.social
Please enjoy, like and repost. It really helps. Thank you.
www.chainstorycore.com/blog/free-fiction-round-nine
Please enjoy, like and repost. It really helps. Thank you.
www.chainstorycore.com/blog/free-fiction-round-nine
Free Fiction, Round Nine — The Chain Story
For our ninth offering of free fiction, we invite you to enjoy two stories. The first is Aaron Rosenberg’s epic The Cursed Cuff , and the second is Robert Greenberger’s captivating Of Nightmares &am...
www.chainstorycore.com
October 15, 2025 at 8:11 PM
The Chain Story Project has just released its latest offering: Two Stories this week, by gryphonrose.bsky.social and bobgreenberger.bsky.social
Please enjoy, like and repost. It really helps. Thank you.
www.chainstorycore.com/blog/free-fiction-round-nine
Please enjoy, like and repost. It really helps. Thank you.
www.chainstorycore.com/blog/free-fiction-round-nine
As much as I live and die, with the team, I don't think I could actually change my name to A. Seattle Sounders or anything. #Sounders
Good thread, though!
Good thread, though!
If you had to legally change your name to that of a football team, which one would you choose? I could live with being Mr Rapid Vienna
‘My name is Manchester United’: the superfan who fought to change his identity
There are supporters and then there was the Bulgarian Marin Levidzhov, who died this week aged 62
www.theguardian.com
October 16, 2025 at 11:20 PM
As much as I live and die, with the team, I don't think I could actually change my name to A. Seattle Sounders or anything. #Sounders
Good thread, though!
Good thread, though!
Happy Indigenous Peoples' Day! (And fuck that other guy.)
A nice way to mark the day is by supporting an indigenous creator. Last year, I got myself this:
A nice way to mark the day is by supporting an indigenous creator. Last year, I got myself this:
October 13, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Happy Indigenous Peoples' Day! (And fuck that other guy.)
A nice way to mark the day is by supporting an indigenous creator. Last year, I got myself this:
A nice way to mark the day is by supporting an indigenous creator. Last year, I got myself this:
Hopefully there will be fewer horrific headlines from Gaza once this current horror slows to a stop, but the need for support as millions of people need to put their lives back together will still be there.
“Stay with Gaza even after the war ends.”
Palestinian journalist Saleh Al-Jaafarawi sends a heartfelt message of thanks to everyone who supported, stood by, and protested for Gaza and the Palestinian cause.
Palestinian journalist Saleh Al-Jaafarawi sends a heartfelt message of thanks to everyone who supported, stood by, and protested for Gaza and the Palestinian cause.
October 10, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Hopefully there will be fewer horrific headlines from Gaza once this current horror slows to a stop, but the need for support as millions of people need to put their lives back together will still be there.
Yup. 100% co-signed.
Also, the stories in the comments rock.
Also, the stories in the comments rock.
As an instructor, I'd rather see your fever dream, No Doze-fueled 4AM essays written at an IHOP rather than anything generated by an LLM.
Hope this helps
Hope this helps
I wrote a 15 page report on heraldic symbolism in medieval armor and weapon design for my art history class the night before it was due (8am class). Made up 90% of it (only found one book for reference) and got an A. GenAI could fucking never.
October 9, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Yup. 100% co-signed.
Also, the stories in the comments rock.
Also, the stories in the comments rock.
Fuck Wells Fargo.
southsideweekly.com/federal-agen...
The building is in a 27 million dollar foreclosure filed by Wells Fargo. The next day, Wells Fargo filed an emergency motion for receivership. The fascist regime kindly emptied the building for donor Wells Fargo.
The building is in a 27 million dollar foreclosure filed by Wells Fargo. The next day, Wells Fargo filed an emergency motion for receivership. The fascist regime kindly emptied the building for donor Wells Fargo.
Federal Agents Storm South Shore Building, Detaining Families and Children
Families were woken by flashbangs and helicopters as hundreds of federal agents raided their homes. Days later, neighbors are still searching for the missing.
southsideweekly.com
October 8, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Fuck Wells Fargo.
The best book-mail is the stuff that takes you unawares. Totally forgot I preordered this, but I'm soooo happy with Past Me rn.
October 7, 2025 at 11:57 PM
The best book-mail is the stuff that takes you unawares. Totally forgot I preordered this, but I'm soooo happy with Past Me rn.
This was on my timeline and now it's on yours. You're welcome!
Somehow, this takes the original and makes it even awesomer. Which is realistically never something you can really ever say about Waterson's work.
Somehow, this takes the original and makes it even awesomer. Which is realistically never something you can really ever say about Waterson's work.
October 7, 2025 at 11:50 PM
This was on my timeline and now it's on yours. You're welcome!
Somehow, this takes the original and makes it even awesomer. Which is realistically never something you can really ever say about Waterson's work.
Somehow, this takes the original and makes it even awesomer. Which is realistically never something you can really ever say about Waterson's work.
I eat erős pista with a coffee spoon sometimes.
(Fyi, for those who don't know what that is:
Erős Pista - Wikipedia share.google/m5i5Ch77wbrg...
(Fyi, for those who don't know what that is:
Erős Pista - Wikipedia share.google/m5i5Ch77wbrg...
October 7, 2025 at 1:13 AM
I eat erős pista with a coffee spoon sometimes.
(Fyi, for those who don't know what that is:
Erős Pista - Wikipedia share.google/m5i5Ch77wbrg...
(Fyi, for those who don't know what that is:
Erős Pista - Wikipedia share.google/m5i5Ch77wbrg...
Game of Thrones.
I always thought I should read the books first, so I never watched the show, but then I'm not all that into epic fantasy and they're really long, so... yeah.
I always thought I should read the books first, so I never watched the show, but then I'm not all that into epic fantasy and they're really long, so... yeah.
breaking bad
not because i'm so cool or anything, i just thought i can't be arsed to invest so much time into something like that
not because i'm so cool or anything, i just thought i can't be arsed to invest so much time into something like that
Inspired by a post I just saw in which someone admitted they hadn’t seen a single episode of Friends nor the film Love Actually… what cultural hole do you have that’s a bit weird for your generation?
I’ll go first: I haven’t seen Dirty Dancing.
I’ll go first: I haven’t seen Dirty Dancing.
October 5, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Game of Thrones.
I always thought I should read the books first, so I never watched the show, but then I'm not all that into epic fantasy and they're really long, so... yeah.
I always thought I should read the books first, so I never watched the show, but then I'm not all that into epic fantasy and they're really long, so... yeah.