Midge
@notthatmagellan.bsky.social
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Midge
@notthatmagellan.bsky.social
· Jun 29
gonna do a new thing where i keep thread diaries of old video games that i feel like playing where there's a clear progression mechanic. so this one is Super Mario 64, each number is the stars i've collected in order (never 100%'d this game before)
never thought "shooby dooby" would be the most intelligible part of "Pennies from Heaven" but here we are
November 12, 2025 at 9:54 PM
never thought "shooby dooby" would be the most intelligible part of "Pennies from Heaven" but here we are
there was a crack team of numismatists in the 70s who tried to shut down the penny to raise the value of their pennies
one of them is dying from copper exposure but watching TV while his old partner, the current head of the mint, lifts aloft the very last penny
"he did it. the bastard did it..."
one of them is dying from copper exposure but watching TV while his old partner, the current head of the mint, lifts aloft the very last penny
"he did it. the bastard did it..."
November 12, 2025 at 9:51 PM
there was a crack team of numismatists in the 70s who tried to shut down the penny to raise the value of their pennies
one of them is dying from copper exposure but watching TV while his old partner, the current head of the mint, lifts aloft the very last penny
"he did it. the bastard did it..."
one of them is dying from copper exposure but watching TV while his old partner, the current head of the mint, lifts aloft the very last penny
"he did it. the bastard did it..."
if pennies cost three cents to make just call 'em thrennies baby don't worry about it
November 12, 2025 at 9:47 PM
if pennies cost three cents to make just call 'em thrennies baby don't worry about it
i know people had mixed responses to Mario Kart World but playing game at full kitsch, full ska and driving off every cliff in sight i think i might have slipped the surly bonds of Earth and touched the face of God
November 12, 2025 at 9:40 PM
i know people had mixed responses to Mario Kart World but playing game at full kitsch, full ska and driving off every cliff in sight i think i might have slipped the surly bonds of Earth and touched the face of God
inflation under this administration has been unconscionable, wishes are now 500% of their previous cost!
November 12, 2025 at 8:08 PM
inflation under this administration has been unconscionable, wishes are now 500% of their previous cost!
the death of the penny will have the most damaging effect on the idioms market
how are we going to buy thoughts or offer opinions in bite sized quantities?
how are we going to buy thoughts or offer opinions in bite sized quantities?
November 12, 2025 at 8:03 PM
the death of the penny will have the most damaging effect on the idioms market
how are we going to buy thoughts or offer opinions in bite sized quantities?
how are we going to buy thoughts or offer opinions in bite sized quantities?
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In the midst of all that we are facing, I want us to think about who we are being told to look to for understanding in this moment, who is being propped up as the voice of wisdom, and ask how right were they in predicting this, a year ago, 5, 8 years ago, and then ask why they are being centered now
November 9, 2025 at 5:08 PM
In the midst of all that we are facing, I want us to think about who we are being told to look to for understanding in this moment, who is being propped up as the voice of wisdom, and ask how right were they in predicting this, a year ago, 5, 8 years ago, and then ask why they are being centered now
my fashion style is speculative fiction establishing shot-core
November 8, 2025 at 4:08 PM
my fashion style is speculative fiction establishing shot-core
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the reason you don't need dysphoria to be trans is because dysphoria can be impossible to realize without first accepting your own transness
November 6, 2025 at 1:43 AM
the reason you don't need dysphoria to be trans is because dysphoria can be impossible to realize without first accepting your own transness
seen some places try to frame Mamdani/Cuomo as Cuomo won "native New Yorkers" (people born in NYC) and Mamdani won people who've lived here 10 years or less
the thing is, Mamdani also won people not born here but who have lived here for more than 10 years
the thing is, Mamdani also won people not born here but who have lived here for more than 10 years
November 5, 2025 at 11:48 PM
seen some places try to frame Mamdani/Cuomo as Cuomo won "native New Yorkers" (people born in NYC) and Mamdani won people who've lived here 10 years or less
the thing is, Mamdani also won people not born here but who have lived here for more than 10 years
the thing is, Mamdani also won people not born here but who have lived here for more than 10 years
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basically every 2024 truism is dead. Trump did not build a lasting multiracial coalition or turn young men into committed Republicans. You don’t need to cave on trans rights to win. The pundits have nothing left to tell you.
November 5, 2025 at 1:57 PM
basically every 2024 truism is dead. Trump did not build a lasting multiracial coalition or turn young men into committed Republicans. You don’t need to cave on trans rights to win. The pundits have nothing left to tell you.
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If at least 26 billionaires can waste at least $27 million trying to defeat Zohran Mamdani, then those same billionaires can afford to pay an extra 2% on their income over $1 million to make New York a better, thriving city for everyone — including themselves.
November 5, 2025 at 3:25 PM
If at least 26 billionaires can waste at least $27 million trying to defeat Zohran Mamdani, then those same billionaires can afford to pay an extra 2% on their income over $1 million to make New York a better, thriving city for everyone — including themselves.
just finished the main series of Steven Universe and sometimes it's great to experience a queer story where the protagonist says "fix your hearts or die" and the antagonists say "okay babes you got it, hearts fixed"
November 5, 2025 at 7:18 PM
just finished the main series of Steven Universe and sometimes it's great to experience a queer story where the protagonist says "fix your hearts or die" and the antagonists say "okay babes you got it, hearts fixed"
obviously there's the relative population context here but Mamdani won more votes than Eugene Debs in any of his presidential runs, and i think that says something powerful about both of them and about where we are now and what's possible if we hold fast to these convictions as the times get tricky
November 5, 2025 at 11:56 AM
obviously there's the relative population context here but Mamdani won more votes than Eugene Debs in any of his presidential runs, and i think that says something powerful about both of them and about where we are now and what's possible if we hold fast to these convictions as the times get tricky
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@aoc.bsky.social says of Mamdani victory: "A lot of people...are willing to talk about party unity when it serves them, but not party unity when it serves everybody."
"We have a future to fight for, and we're either going to do that together or you're going to be left behind."
"We have a future to fight for, and we're either going to do that together or you're going to be left behind."
November 5, 2025 at 4:37 AM
@aoc.bsky.social says of Mamdani victory: "A lot of people...are willing to talk about party unity when it serves them, but not party unity when it serves everybody."
"We have a future to fight for, and we're either going to do that together or you're going to be left behind."
"We have a future to fight for, and we're either going to do that together or you're going to be left behind."
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Mamdani has now gotten more votes than 1/4 of the members of the United States Senate did when they got elected. The political power being channeled here is immense.
November 5, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Mamdani has now gotten more votes than 1/4 of the members of the United States Senate did when they got elected. The political power being channeled here is immense.
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Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."
November 5, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."
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Mamdani going so hard for trans right and winning is some juicy proof that every dem that abandoned us didn’t do it for politically advantageous reasons. They did it because they’re transphobes and they will lose for it
November 5, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Mamdani going so hard for trans right and winning is some juicy proof that every dem that abandoned us didn’t do it for politically advantageous reasons. They did it because they’re transphobes and they will lose for it
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Just to pre-empt the pundits, I absolutely believe you could run a Mamdani in middle America and win
November 5, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Just to pre-empt the pundits, I absolutely believe you could run a Mamdani in middle America and win
non-zero chance that we're on the cusp of an era of American city-states led by hot socialists. just some real Carthage shit
November 5, 2025 at 2:53 AM
non-zero chance that we're on the cusp of an era of American city-states led by hot socialists. just some real Carthage shit
can't tell you how proud i am of my city and how excited i am to see just the worst takes possible tomorrow morning
November 5, 2025 at 2:48 AM
can't tell you how proud i am of my city and how excited i am to see just the worst takes possible tomorrow morning
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I love how Rep. Joe Neguse reframed this question.
October 31, 2025 at 8:19 AM
I love how Rep. Joe Neguse reframed this question.
the thing i think folks are missing in the discourse about the possible hybrid mana change to Commander is centering that discussion on what it means for Commander
hybrid mana is a great design tool for Limited that designers are discouraged from using because of its restrictiveness in Commander
hybrid mana is a great design tool for Limited that designers are discouraged from using because of its restrictiveness in Commander
October 28, 2025 at 8:43 AM
the thing i think folks are missing in the discourse about the possible hybrid mana change to Commander is centering that discussion on what it means for Commander
hybrid mana is a great design tool for Limited that designers are discouraged from using because of its restrictiveness in Commander
hybrid mana is a great design tool for Limited that designers are discouraged from using because of its restrictiveness in Commander
if Dante Alighieri were alive today he would be the sickest Dungeon Master
October 23, 2025 at 10:17 AM
if Dante Alighieri were alive today he would be the sickest Dungeon Master
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Pro-regime media is funded by your wordle addiction. If you or someone you know is struggling with a NYT subscription please show them video games
October 19, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Pro-regime media is funded by your wordle addiction. If you or someone you know is struggling with a NYT subscription please show them video games