Valerie Anne
@punkystarshine.bsky.social
Queer nerd/professional TV watcher/casual gamer.
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Valerie Anne
@punkystarshine.bsky.social
· May 26
'The Last of Us' Episode 207 Recap: The End Is the Beginning
In the season finale of The Last of Us, Ellie makes some difficult decisions and has to face the consequences of her actions.
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It has truly been a pleasure breaking down each episode of #TheLastOfUs with @njnic23.bsky.social every week, and I hope you've enjoyed our musings, all-caps fangirling, and over-analyzing everything going on in this heartbreaking tale. Let's do it one last time! www.autostraddle.com/the-last-of-...
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#Ponies is a really fun, action-packed, and surprisingly queer show that I highly recommend! www.autostraddle.com/ponies-deliv...
'Ponies' Delivers Sapphic Spies and Female Friendship
It's nice to have a queer story that is about two adult women who aren't tortured by their attraction to another woman.
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February 4, 2026 at 6:28 PM
#Ponies is a really fun, action-packed, and surprisingly queer show that I highly recommend! www.autostraddle.com/ponies-deliv...
On Netflix if you never change your avatar you get to keep it even after it's gone (I'm still Upside Down Scoops Ahoy Robin on my parents' TV) but APPARENTLY that is NOT true for Peacock because I suddenly am no longer adult Punky Brewster. 😭
February 4, 2026 at 1:55 AM
On Netflix if you never change your avatar you get to keep it even after it's gone (I'm still Upside Down Scoops Ahoy Robin on my parents' TV) but APPARENTLY that is NOT true for Peacock because I suddenly am no longer adult Punky Brewster. 😭
The time has come: I couldn't contain it any longer and I have finally written about #SchoolSpirits! I can't wait to see what the rest of the season brings. www.autostraddle.com/school-spiri...
'School Spirits' Season 3 Scares Up a Non-Binary Ghost
I knew the actor who plays Quinn, Ci Hang Ma, was non-binary so I was wondering if Quinn would be too, and I'm really glad they're making it a specific storyline.
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February 3, 2026 at 10:06 PM
The time has come: I couldn't contain it any longer and I have finally written about #SchoolSpirits! I can't wait to see what the rest of the season brings. www.autostraddle.com/school-spiri...
Back to Cyberpunk! Let's punch some guys and drive some cars and kiss some girls (okay one girl) and maybe, just maybe, start the final quest. (No promises on that last one.) #PunkyPlays www.twitch.tv/punkystarshine
PunkyStarshine - Twitch
I'm just a queer, chaotic nerd out here having fun. I'm mediocre at video games but we have fun anyway.
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February 3, 2026 at 12:57 AM
Back to Cyberpunk! Let's punch some guys and drive some cars and kiss some girls (okay one girl) and maybe, just maybe, start the final quest. (No promises on that last one.) #PunkyPlays www.twitch.tv/punkystarshine
I wonder if I'll ever have a conversation with my mother again that doesn't end up with her talking about my brother's wedding, regardless of how off topic it is.
February 1, 2026 at 5:28 PM
I wonder if I'll ever have a conversation with my mother again that doesn't end up with her talking about my brother's wedding, regardless of how off topic it is.
January 30, 2026 at 4:12 AM
I decided to live-Thread #GreysAnatomy tonight and literally no one else on the internet is doing that so NEVERMIND I GUESS.
January 30, 2026 at 3:38 AM
I decided to live-Thread #GreysAnatomy tonight and literally no one else on the internet is doing that so NEVERMIND I GUESS.
I haven't watched #Bridgerton in years and don't currently have any plans to start again HOWEVER I *am* very excited it's coming back because that means it's Claudia Jessie Press Tour season.
January 29, 2026 at 1:28 AM
I haven't watched #Bridgerton in years and don't currently have any plans to start again HOWEVER I *am* very excited it's coming back because that means it's Claudia Jessie Press Tour season.
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If I get six more paid subscribers to my newsletter by the end of the month, it’ll open up some good sponsorship opportunities for me, which would come at a perfect time because my cat Socks is starting chemo for small cell lymphoma next week. theheatherhogan.substack.com/subscribe
January 27, 2026 at 9:22 PM
If I get six more paid subscribers to my newsletter by the end of the month, it’ll open up some good sponsorship opportunities for me, which would come at a perfect time because my cat Socks is starting chemo for small cell lymphoma next week. theheatherhogan.substack.com/subscribe
Let's finish up the last of our side quests before finishing Cyberpunk 2077! #PunkyPlays www.twitch.tv/punkystarshine
PunkyStarshine - Twitch
I'm just a queer, chaotic nerd out here having fun. I'm mediocre at video games but we have fun anyway.
www.twitch.tv
January 27, 2026 at 1:03 AM
Let's finish up the last of our side quests before finishing Cyberpunk 2077! #PunkyPlays www.twitch.tv/punkystarshine
I'd like to apologize for calling it "Florence Pugh's Little Women" to differentiate the 2019 adaptation from the 1994 version all these years. While Flo was great (as were all the women) now that I've seen it, it's very obviously Saoirse Ronan's Little Women.
If you need me I'll be crying forever.
If you need me I'll be crying forever.
January 26, 2026 at 6:44 AM
I'd like to apologize for calling it "Florence Pugh's Little Women" to differentiate the 2019 adaptation from the 1994 version all these years. While Flo was great (as were all the women) now that I've seen it, it's very obviously Saoirse Ronan's Little Women.
If you need me I'll be crying forever.
If you need me I'll be crying forever.
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As tens of thousands across America protest the violence that ICE sows with impunity, federal agents shot and killed another person in Minneapolis today.
ICE terrorizes our cities. ICE puts us all in danger. Abolish ICE.
January 24, 2026 at 6:00 PM
As tens of thousands across America protest the violence that ICE sows with impunity, federal agents shot and killed another person in Minneapolis today.
ICE terrorizes our cities. ICE puts us all in danger. Abolish ICE.
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they're executing moms and nurses in the street. they're using preschoolers as bait. they're stealing people's dads and grandmas and children. they're tear gassing babies. they're staking out schools. there is no remedy but abolition. any proposal that doesn't start there is an act of violence.
January 24, 2026 at 7:48 PM
they're executing moms and nurses in the street. they're using preschoolers as bait. they're stealing people's dads and grandmas and children. they're tear gassing babies. they're staking out schools. there is no remedy but abolition. any proposal that doesn't start there is an act of violence.
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i've been writing a mini essay series on grief and grief work, and this morning sent out the final piece — which is more personal than the others. if you're feeling alone and helpless in your grief, i hope these words offer you some support:
so you're eager to find your flow
i cherish my grief for the truths it offers, for the values it reflects, for the depths of emotion that it connects me with. my grief is a reminder that i still care, that i still listen, that i still...
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January 25, 2026 at 4:03 PM
i've been writing a mini essay series on grief and grief work, and this morning sent out the final piece — which is more personal than the others. if you're feeling alone and helpless in your grief, i hope these words offer you some support:
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"If someone tells you it is raining and another tells you it is dry, it's not your job to quote them both. It's your job to look out the ****ing window and find out which is true"
Jonathan Foster, on journalism
Jonathan Foster, on journalism
January 25, 2026 at 1:10 PM
"If someone tells you it is raining and another tells you it is dry, it's not your job to quote them both. It's your job to look out the ****ing window and find out which is true"
Jonathan Foster, on journalism
Jonathan Foster, on journalism
The energy I bring to Bluesky
January 21, 2026 at 4:22 AM
The energy I bring to Bluesky
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Mamdani: "I am in support of abolishing ICE. What we see is an entity that has no interest in fulfilling its stated reason to exist. We're seeing a government agency that is supposed to be enforcing some kind of immigration law, but instead what it's doing is terrorizing people."
January 20, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Mamdani: "I am in support of abolishing ICE. What we see is an entity that has no interest in fulfilling its stated reason to exist. We're seeing a government agency that is supposed to be enforcing some kind of immigration law, but instead what it's doing is terrorizing people."
It's about that time of the week. #PunkyPlays www.twitch.tv/punkystarshine
PunkyStarshine - Twitch
I'm just a queer, chaotic nerd out here having fun. I'm mediocre at video games but we have fun anyway.
www.twitch.tv
January 20, 2026 at 1:00 AM
It's about that time of the week. #PunkyPlays www.twitch.tv/punkystarshine
What's frustrating about applying for multiple jobs a day and not even getting rejections, just radio silence, is that I know I could convince people I'd be good at their jobs if I could just get a damn interview. Maybe my experience doesn't exactly align but I'm smart! And a fast learner! Hire me!!
My kingdom for a writing/editing/proofreading job that isn't "training AI" or paying like $2 an hour for some reason.
January 15, 2026 at 9:02 PM
What's frustrating about applying for multiple jobs a day and not even getting rejections, just radio silence, is that I know I could convince people I'd be good at their jobs if I could just get a damn interview. Maybe my experience doesn't exactly align but I'm smart! And a fast learner! Hire me!!
My kingdom for a writing/editing/proofreading job that isn't "training AI" or paying like $2 an hour for some reason.
January 15, 2026 at 8:56 PM
My kingdom for a writing/editing/proofreading job that isn't "training AI" or paying like $2 an hour for some reason.
Is having to use three different conditioners in one shower because you didn't have enough conditioner in the first two containers to cover all your hair an ADHD problem, a long hair problem, a broke bitch problem, or d) all of the above.
January 14, 2026 at 3:31 AM
Is having to use three different conditioners in one shower because you didn't have enough conditioner in the first two containers to cover all your hair an ADHD problem, a long hair problem, a broke bitch problem, or d) all of the above.
Let's procrastinate in Cyperpunk! #PunkyPlays www.twitch.tv/punkystarshine
PunkyStarshine - Twitch
I'm just a queer, chaotic nerd out here having fun. I'm mediocre at video games but we have fun anyway.
www.twitch.tv
January 13, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Let's procrastinate in Cyperpunk! #PunkyPlays www.twitch.tv/punkystarshine