AJ
@realajyoung.bsky.social
I'm AJ. Gamer. Geek. Writer. Mouthy British Northerner. Diabetic. Lefty, WokeAF. Rebel (Leftist) Scum. LGBTQ+ ally 🏳️⚧️ 🏳️🌈 ⚧️. Safe Person. Digital & AI Artist. https://www.etsy.com/shop/AIPixShop
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Chaos at Twenty-One: A Memoir from the VHS Trenches
One woman. One video store. Absolute chaos.
In February 1996, AJ Young started working at Blockbuster Video. As she approached her twenty-first birthday, she found herself underpaid and utterly unpre...
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Before streaming, there was minimum wage, fluorescent lighting, and customers convinced the case was the film.
No nostalgia filter. No hero arc.
Just retail, VHS, and the slow erosion of hope.
Available now.
Welcome to the trenches.
#newbookalert #indiebooks #memoir
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No nostalgia filter. No hero arc.
Just retail, VHS, and the slow erosion of hope.
Available now.
Welcome to the trenches.
#newbookalert #indiebooks #memoir
www.lulu.com/shop/angela-...
Before streaming, there was minimum wage, fluorescent lighting, and customers convinced the case was the film.
No nostalgia filter. No hero arc.
Just retail, VHS, and the slow erosion of hope.
Available now.
Welcome to the trenches.
#newbookalert #indiebooks #memoir
www.lulu.com/shop/angela-...
No nostalgia filter. No hero arc.
Just retail, VHS, and the slow erosion of hope.
Available now.
Welcome to the trenches.
#newbookalert #indiebooks #memoir
www.lulu.com/shop/angela-...
Chaos at Twenty-One: A Memoir from the VHS Trenches
One woman. One video store. Absolute chaos.
In February 1996, AJ Young started working at Blockbuster Video. As she approached her twenty-first birthday, she found herself underpaid and utterly unpre...
www.lulu.com
February 17, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Before streaming, there was minimum wage, fluorescent lighting, and customers convinced the case was the film.
No nostalgia filter. No hero arc.
Just retail, VHS, and the slow erosion of hope.
Available now.
Welcome to the trenches.
#newbookalert #indiebooks #memoir
www.lulu.com/shop/angela-...
No nostalgia filter. No hero arc.
Just retail, VHS, and the slow erosion of hope.
Available now.
Welcome to the trenches.
#newbookalert #indiebooks #memoir
www.lulu.com/shop/angela-...
10% off the Valentine's collection over at the #EtsyStore until the 11th of February. #valentines #lgbrtq+ #abstract #love #aiart #gifts #diycards #digitalgreetings
February 5, 2026 at 12:59 PM
10% off the Valentine's collection over at the #EtsyStore until the 11th of February. #valentines #lgbrtq+ #abstract #love #aiart #gifts #diycards #digitalgreetings
One woman. One video store. Absolute chaos.
Chaos at Twenty-One is not a cosy 90's nostalgia trip. It’s a survival story from the VHS trenches. Retail trauma, corporate absurdity, and dark humour collide in this brutally honest #memoir. #indieauthor #newbookalert
Out 17 Feb. Paperback & ebook.
Chaos at Twenty-One is not a cosy 90's nostalgia trip. It’s a survival story from the VHS trenches. Retail trauma, corporate absurdity, and dark humour collide in this brutally honest #memoir. #indieauthor #newbookalert
Out 17 Feb. Paperback & ebook.
February 4, 2026 at 9:08 PM
One woman. One video store. Absolute chaos.
Chaos at Twenty-One is not a cosy 90's nostalgia trip. It’s a survival story from the VHS trenches. Retail trauma, corporate absurdity, and dark humour collide in this brutally honest #memoir. #indieauthor #newbookalert
Out 17 Feb. Paperback & ebook.
Chaos at Twenty-One is not a cosy 90's nostalgia trip. It’s a survival story from the VHS trenches. Retail trauma, corporate absurdity, and dark humour collide in this brutally honest #memoir. #indieauthor #newbookalert
Out 17 Feb. Paperback & ebook.
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#UK pals, free Simply Cook boxes if you're interested in giving it a try.
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February 3, 2026 at 5:26 PM
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#UK pals, free Simply Cook boxes if you're interested in giving it a try.
#UK pals, free Simply Cook boxes if you're interested in giving it a try.
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Modern love, simply expressed 💕
A #Valentine collection of abstract hearts and gentle love prints, ready to download instantly. #Love #LGBTQ+ #PrintableArt
A #Valentine collection of abstract hearts and gentle love prints, ready to download instantly. #Love #LGBTQ+ #PrintableArt
January 9, 2026 at 10:46 PM
Modern love, simply expressed 💕
A #Valentine collection of abstract hearts and gentle love prints, ready to download instantly. #Love #LGBTQ+ #PrintableArt
A #Valentine collection of abstract hearts and gentle love prints, ready to download instantly. #Love #LGBTQ+ #PrintableArt
Deeply saddened to hear this news. RIP Catherine. 😔
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Catherine O’Hara death: Schitt’s Creek and Home Alone star dead at 71
Canada-native comedy legend was also known for 'SCTV,' 'Best in Show' and 'The Studio'
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January 30, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Deeply saddened to hear this news. RIP Catherine. 😔
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Which horrendous gang is this mum associated with to be detained by #ICE? What are her crimes, apart from her skin colour and speaking Spanish? #FUCKICE
MINNESOTA — Mom goes outside to warm up her car, ICE grabs her: "Please, my car kids are all alone in the house!”
So nothing has changed and Homan was just to put a new face on the cruelty, got it
(H/T longtimehistory)
So nothing has changed and Homan was just to put a new face on the cruelty, got it
(H/T longtimehistory)
January 30, 2026 at 10:34 AM
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Kristi Noem AND Stephen Miller must go.
January 29, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Kristi Noem AND Stephen Miller must go.
#ICE agents were chasing someone on the other side of the road, and because they failed to detain that person, they decided to alleviate their fragile feelings and bruised egos by violently pushing around protesters, and fired 10 bullets into #AlexPretti #FUCKICE
January 29, 2026 at 2:21 AM
#ICE agents were chasing someone on the other side of the road, and because they failed to detain that person, they decided to alleviate their fragile feelings and bruised egos by violently pushing around protesters, and fired 10 bullets into #AlexPretti #FUCKICE
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January 28, 2026 at 3:03 PM
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January 26, 2026 at 8:09 PM
The final moments of Alex Pretti's life were spent trying to help a woman who was violently pushed to the ground by a disgusting #ICE thug. He was pepper sprayed at close range, tackled to the ground and then executed. #fuckice #fucktrump #fucknoem #fuckbovino #fuckvance #fuckmiller
Wow! This read-along of the NYT moment-by-moment leading to the murder of Alex Pretti should shake everyone awake. He was a Good Samaritan.
Agents fired at least ten shots in roughly five seconds. DHS and Pam Bondi claim Pretti approached them armed and intent on a “massacre.”
Agents fired at least ten shots in roughly five seconds. DHS and Pam Bondi claim Pretti approached them armed and intent on a “massacre.”
January 26, 2026 at 5:44 PM
The final moments of Alex Pretti's life were spent trying to help a woman who was violently pushed to the ground by a disgusting #ICE thug. He was pepper sprayed at close range, tackled to the ground and then executed. #fuckice #fucktrump #fucknoem #fuckbovino #fuckvance #fuckmiller
Remember when Republicans screamed about how poorly J6 offenders were being treated in prison? ACTUAL criminals? Yeah. So do I.
“LET US OUT!”
women & children scream for help inside a detention camp in TEXAS, where private prisons like core civic make billions of taxpayer dollars holding them while abusing, neglecting them, refusing them health care, feeding them dirty food & water, etc.
In our name🇺🇸
women & children scream for help inside a detention camp in TEXAS, where private prisons like core civic make billions of taxpayer dollars holding them while abusing, neglecting them, refusing them health care, feeding them dirty food & water, etc.
In our name🇺🇸
January 26, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Remember when Republicans screamed about how poorly J6 offenders were being treated in prison? ACTUAL criminals? Yeah. So do I.
Yes, more of this, please.
January 26, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Yes, more of this, please.
My deepest regret is not seeing this in IMAX at the cinema. I hope it wins everything and get's another run on the big screen so I can experience it properly. 🤞
January 23, 2026 at 5:23 PM
My deepest regret is not seeing this in IMAX at the cinema. I hope it wins everything and get's another run on the big screen so I can experience it properly. 🤞
I don't want to hear shite from subpoena-dodging Gym Jordan. Piss off. #Oversight
January 22, 2026 at 3:06 PM
I don't want to hear shite from subpoena-dodging Gym Jordan. Piss off. #Oversight
Arm yourselves, and point it back at them. Seriously. They don't care if they scare your kids. They enjoy the power over the weak. They probably laughed about it afterwards.
January 22, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Arm yourselves, and point it back at them. Seriously. They don't care if they scare your kids. They enjoy the power over the weak. They probably laughed about it afterwards.
"Board of Peace", my arse.
January 22, 2026 at 12:26 PM
"Board of Peace", my arse.
Seriously, it's time to take the car keys from Gramps.
January 22, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Seriously, it's time to take the car keys from Gramps.
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