SteveMND
@stevemnd.bsky.social
Former Republican who disavowed and left the GOP 15 years ago when it moved too far right, abandoned any principles, and became irredeemably stupid.
Actually, come to think of it, I came here from Twitter for pretty much the same reasons.
Actually, come to think of it, I came here from Twitter for pretty much the same reasons.
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SteveMND
@stevemnd.bsky.social
· Oct 16
Bluesky doesn't have pinned posts yet and the bio is only so long, so until then I'll use this post to state some of my interests & add to it in replies if I feel a need to expand on anything:
Tabletop Roleplaying Games (ttrpgs|D&D|RuneQuest|CoC), Archeology, Anthropology, Mythology, Astrophysics!
Tabletop Roleplaying Games (ttrpgs|D&D|RuneQuest|CoC), Archeology, Anthropology, Mythology, Astrophysics!
SO MUCH THIS.
Until the remaining Dems finally accept the reality that a lawless, corrupt, fascist regime is in control of the entire federal government, we'll never even be able to START putting together a way out.
Not to be flippant, but Step One of ANY recovery is admitting you have a problem.
Until the remaining Dems finally accept the reality that a lawless, corrupt, fascist regime is in control of the entire federal government, we'll never even be able to START putting together a way out.
Not to be flippant, but Step One of ANY recovery is admitting you have a problem.
This is the thing that drives me insane. Things aren't normal; this isn't politics as usual. And when you accurately describe everything this administration is doing, it's so lawless, radical, and authoritarian that *you* sound like a partisan extremist.
seems to me that those democrats inclined not to fight perceive themselves as living through a somewhat ordinary cycle of presidential overreach and backlash and not something much more significant and dangerous
November 10, 2025 at 5:09 PM
SO MUCH THIS.
Until the remaining Dems finally accept the reality that a lawless, corrupt, fascist regime is in control of the entire federal government, we'll never even be able to START putting together a way out.
Not to be flippant, but Step One of ANY recovery is admitting you have a problem.
Until the remaining Dems finally accept the reality that a lawless, corrupt, fascist regime is in control of the entire federal government, we'll never even be able to START putting together a way out.
Not to be flippant, but Step One of ANY recovery is admitting you have a problem.
"[…] it is not uncommon for attendees to faint at White House events.
[Oz] had just been sworn in to his current role when Trump started fielding questions from reporters and [his 11-year-old granddaughter in attendance] passed out. "
Hmm, I think I'm starting to see a common thread here.
[Oz] had just been sworn in to his current role when Trump started fielding questions from reporters and [his 11-year-old granddaughter in attendance] passed out. "
Hmm, I think I'm starting to see a common thread here.
Pharma exec collapses near Trump at White House obesity-drug event
“Are you OK? Gordon, you OK?” asked Eli Lilly CEO David Ricks at the man began to collapse.
nypost.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:01 PM
"[…] it is not uncommon for attendees to faint at White House events.
[Oz] had just been sworn in to his current role when Trump started fielding questions from reporters and [his 11-year-old granddaughter in attendance] passed out. "
Hmm, I think I'm starting to see a common thread here.
[Oz] had just been sworn in to his current role when Trump started fielding questions from reporters and [his 11-year-old granddaughter in attendance] passed out. "
Hmm, I think I'm starting to see a common thread here.
Literally last minute, but I managed to get in the KS just under the wire! #jouneytothequest #jttq #indieanimation
Journey to the Quest: An Animated Pilot
The short-form comedy web animation is coming to wide screen! Because the journey is often more important than the destination.
www.kickstarter.com
November 3, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Literally last minute, but I managed to get in the KS just under the wire! #jouneytothequest #jttq #indieanimation
Oh, hey, a new layout for a BBEG's lair in my next campaign.
He will, of course, be an incompetent idiot of a villain who has merely surrounded himself with hordes of slavish cultists, but once you fight your way through all his mooks, he's really easy to take down.
#ttrpg #roleplayinggame #dnd
He will, of course, be an incompetent idiot of a villain who has merely surrounded himself with hordes of slavish cultists, but once you fight your way through all his mooks, he's really easy to take down.
#ttrpg #roleplayinggame #dnd
November 2, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Oh, hey, a new layout for a BBEG's lair in my next campaign.
He will, of course, be an incompetent idiot of a villain who has merely surrounded himself with hordes of slavish cultists, but once you fight your way through all his mooks, he's really easy to take down.
#ttrpg #roleplayinggame #dnd
He will, of course, be an incompetent idiot of a villain who has merely surrounded himself with hordes of slavish cultists, but once you fight your way through all his mooks, he's really easy to take down.
#ttrpg #roleplayinggame #dnd
Nothing like some soothing, inspiring background music to get you through the work day!
#TheElvesofAmaranth #lofi #indieanimation
#TheElvesofAmaranth #lofi #indieanimation
In honor of the spooky season, a new lofi video is now available on YouTube! Happy Halloween, everyone! 🎃
youtu.be/S5zZ3Jlb78I?...
#TheElvesofAmaranth #lofi #Halloween
youtu.be/S5zZ3Jlb78I?...
#TheElvesofAmaranth #lofi #Halloween
October 31, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Nothing like some soothing, inspiring background music to get you through the work day!
#TheElvesofAmaranth #lofi #indieanimation
#TheElvesofAmaranth #lofi #indieanimation
On the one hand, good. On the other, I am worried by this:
—On transatlantic guarantees, he said European doubts about US reliability are overblown: "He has literally said America will support its NATO allies 100 percent."—
If ANYONE still thinks Trump will honor ANY promise he makes, well… 🤦
—On transatlantic guarantees, he said European doubts about US reliability are overblown: "He has literally said America will support its NATO allies 100 percent."—
If ANYONE still thinks Trump will honor ANY promise he makes, well… 🤦
October 31, 2025 at 2:47 PM
On the one hand, good. On the other, I am worried by this:
—On transatlantic guarantees, he said European doubts about US reliability are overblown: "He has literally said America will support its NATO allies 100 percent."—
If ANYONE still thinks Trump will honor ANY promise he makes, well… 🤦
—On transatlantic guarantees, he said European doubts about US reliability are overblown: "He has literally said America will support its NATO allies 100 percent."—
If ANYONE still thinks Trump will honor ANY promise he makes, well… 🤦
With Hazbin Hotel making its second-season resurgence, I was not aware I needed this until I saw it.
Somehow, the far-too-long freeze-frame at the end just pulled it all together.
#HazbinHotel #hazbinhotels2 #alastor #lucifer #charlie #mimzy
Somehow, the far-too-long freeze-frame at the end just pulled it all together.
#HazbinHotel #hazbinhotels2 #alastor #lucifer #charlie #mimzy
【完全再現】ハズビンホテル『Hell's Greatest Dad』歌ってみた【Hazbin Hotel ポップ・ヴィランズ】
YouTube video by ポップ・ヴィランズ ch
youtu.be
October 30, 2025 at 11:32 PM
With Hazbin Hotel making its second-season resurgence, I was not aware I needed this until I saw it.
Somehow, the far-too-long freeze-frame at the end just pulled it all together.
#HazbinHotel #hazbinhotels2 #alastor #lucifer #charlie #mimzy
Somehow, the far-too-long freeze-frame at the end just pulled it all together.
#HazbinHotel #hazbinhotels2 #alastor #lucifer #charlie #mimzy
Of course, what Vance is missing here is that the "American culture"—which he expects immigrants to conform to—is, in fact, the AMALGAM of ALL those immigrants' cultures. It's not some monolithic, immutable codex handed down from on high. It constantly changes and shifts as more people are added.
JD Vance claims that diversity weakens unions, as people end up distrusting each other and not organizing.
Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
October 30, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Of course, what Vance is missing here is that the "American culture"—which he expects immigrants to conform to—is, in fact, the AMALGAM of ALL those immigrants' cultures. It's not some monolithic, immutable codex handed down from on high. It constantly changes and shifts as more people are added.
A hallmark of Conservatism is a lack of empathy: an inability to understand/be aware of/relate to the feelings of others.
If you have no empathy, you can only assume EVERYONE in the world MUST therefore think the same way you do about things. Only 'sick' people could NOT think the same as you do!
If you have no empathy, you can only assume EVERYONE in the world MUST therefore think the same way you do about things. Only 'sick' people could NOT think the same as you do!
Vance says it is "totally reasonable and acceptable" for people to not want to live next door to people who speak a different language than they do
October 29, 2025 at 7:16 PM
A hallmark of Conservatism is a lack of empathy: an inability to understand/be aware of/relate to the feelings of others.
If you have no empathy, you can only assume EVERYONE in the world MUST therefore think the same way you do about things. Only 'sick' people could NOT think the same as you do!
If you have no empathy, you can only assume EVERYONE in the world MUST therefore think the same way you do about things. Only 'sick' people could NOT think the same as you do!
Quick update re: Trump's nuanced opinion of Large White Buildings That Are Supposed To Represent Democracy:
How it started / how it's going:
How it started / how it's going:
October 23, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Quick update re: Trump's nuanced opinion of Large White Buildings That Are Supposed To Represent Democracy:
How it started / how it's going:
How it started / how it's going:
This was a great recap of why we literally can not "go back." The America that we used to know is GONE, and it definitionally can not return. But what we CAN do is try to build something NEW that's better than what used to be.
But we can't start building something new until we first ADMIT WE LOST.
But we can't start building something new until we first ADMIT WE LOST.
4 Possible Post-Authoritarian Outcomes
YouTube video by Jeremy Andrew Davis
youtu.be
October 21, 2025 at 3:19 PM
This was a great recap of why we literally can not "go back." The America that we used to know is GONE, and it definitionally can not return. But what we CAN do is try to build something NEW that's better than what used to be.
But we can't start building something new until we first ADMIT WE LOST.
But we can't start building something new until we first ADMIT WE LOST.
My parents attended a No Kings protest yesterday in Ocean City, Maryland; they estimated about 1000 people were there marching against this regime, which I imagine is pretty good for a summer tourist town in the Red part of Maryland with a permanent population of only 7k. #NoKings
October 19, 2025 at 1:57 PM
My parents attended a No Kings protest yesterday in Ocean City, Maryland; they estimated about 1000 people were there marching against this regime, which I imagine is pretty good for a summer tourist town in the Red part of Maryland with a permanent population of only 7k. #NoKings
Accounts like the ones now trickling in from this fascist regime are just looking for any attention—good OR bad—and to spread their Hatch-violation propaganda. Do not indulge them.
Remember the Bluesky way when it comes to ALL bad actors and trolls: Block Early, Block Often, Do Not Engage.
Remember the Bluesky way when it comes to ALL bad actors and trolls: Block Early, Block Often, Do Not Engage.
🧵🧵
Here is a list of the government accounts that have showed up so far. I've already blocked them so I'll list the links to the accounts.
bsky.app/profile/home...
bsky.app/profile/whit...
bsky.app/profile/depa...
bsky.app/profile/usda...
bsky.app/profile/hous...
bsky.app/profile/sba-...
Here is a list of the government accounts that have showed up so far. I've already blocked them so I'll list the links to the accounts.
bsky.app/profile/home...
bsky.app/profile/whit...
bsky.app/profile/depa...
bsky.app/profile/usda...
bsky.app/profile/hous...
bsky.app/profile/sba-...
October 17, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Accounts like the ones now trickling in from this fascist regime are just looking for any attention—good OR bad—and to spread their Hatch-violation propaganda. Do not indulge them.
Remember the Bluesky way when it comes to ALL bad actors and trolls: Block Early, Block Often, Do Not Engage.
Remember the Bluesky way when it comes to ALL bad actors and trolls: Block Early, Block Often, Do Not Engage.
Okay, so I'm not much of a Pokemon person, and I don't really use Imgur anymore since the whole MediaLab FUBD debacle, but I did stumble across this link recently and had to chuckle at a few of these movie poster parodies.
The Pokemon Horror Movie Poster Mash-Up! (Collab)(Scroll down)
Discover topics like Halloween, Pokemon, nintendo, Spooky, Art, and the magic of the internet at Imgur, a community powered entertainment destination. Lift your spirits with funny jokes, trending meme...
imgur.com
October 16, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Okay, so I'm not much of a Pokemon person, and I don't really use Imgur anymore since the whole MediaLab FUBD debacle, but I did stumble across this link recently and had to chuckle at a few of these movie poster parodies.
I don't blame folks who are in the public eye for random people coming up to them for photos at events. I didn't blame Trump for that, so I won't blame Mike for that, either.
Instead, I will blame them both—and the rest of this regime—for being HUGE FASCIST ASSHOLES who are destroying our country.
Instead, I will blame them both—and the rest of this regime—for being HUGE FASCIST ASSHOLES who are destroying our country.
Were they invited to the inauguration to be in a position to get selfies with the speaker?
That would mean they were specifically invited, and not randomly there somehow.
That would mean they were specifically invited, and not randomly there somehow.
Q: Are you worried about extremist pro-Hitler sentiment among young Republicans?
JOHNSON: No. I don't know who any of these people are. I've never heard of them. Somebody posted a photo of me standing next to these guys wearing tuxedos. It was at the inauguration, people were coming up for selfies
JOHNSON: No. I don't know who any of these people are. I've never heard of them. Somebody posted a photo of me standing next to these guys wearing tuxedos. It was at the inauguration, people were coming up for selfies
October 16, 2025 at 4:10 PM
I don't blame folks who are in the public eye for random people coming up to them for photos at events. I didn't blame Trump for that, so I won't blame Mike for that, either.
Instead, I will blame them both—and the rest of this regime—for being HUGE FASCIST ASSHOLES who are destroying our country.
Instead, I will blame them both—and the rest of this regime—for being HUGE FASCIST ASSHOLES who are destroying our country.
For all that's holy, YouTube: stop changing things just to change them.
Your "Save To Playlist" menu was FINE; it didn't need the checkboxes to change to bookmark icons, and it didn't need the thumbnail of the current first video, either.
And NOW you can't check/uncheck multiple options at once. 😡
Your "Save To Playlist" menu was FINE; it didn't need the checkboxes to change to bookmark icons, and it didn't need the thumbnail of the current first video, either.
And NOW you can't check/uncheck multiple options at once. 😡
October 16, 2025 at 3:57 PM
For all that's holy, YouTube: stop changing things just to change them.
Your "Save To Playlist" menu was FINE; it didn't need the checkboxes to change to bookmark icons, and it didn't need the thumbnail of the current first video, either.
And NOW you can't check/uncheck multiple options at once. 😡
Your "Save To Playlist" menu was FINE; it didn't need the checkboxes to change to bookmark icons, and it didn't need the thumbnail of the current first video, either.
And NOW you can't check/uncheck multiple options at once. 😡
Done!
Oh, wait.
Oh, wait.
repost!
October 15, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Done!
Oh, wait.
Oh, wait.
Clarification: President Donald Trump's administration for now HAS BEEN TOLD they must stop firing workers during the government shutdown.
Given that this "administration" consistently ignore laws and rulings that it does not like, this ruling IN NO WAY guarantees it will be followed or enforced.
Given that this "administration" consistently ignore laws and rulings that it does not like, this ruling IN NO WAY guarantees it will be followed or enforced.
BREAKING: President Donald Trump’s administration for now must stop firing workers during the government shutdown, a federal judge in San Francisco ordered.
Judge temporarily blocks the Trump administration from firing workers during the government shutdown
A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from firing workers during the government shutdown. U.S.
bit.ly
October 15, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Clarification: President Donald Trump's administration for now HAS BEEN TOLD they must stop firing workers during the government shutdown.
Given that this "administration" consistently ignore laws and rulings that it does not like, this ruling IN NO WAY guarantees it will be followed or enforced.
Given that this "administration" consistently ignore laws and rulings that it does not like, this ruling IN NO WAY guarantees it will be followed or enforced.
Happy Indigenous Peoples’ Day!
And remember, people like Trump and the rest of this regime want you to see their heroes—like Columbus—as these infallible demigods of white culture who could do no wrong and never spawned any problems.
Because if their HEROES can be shown to be flawed, so can THEY.
And remember, people like Trump and the rest of this regime want you to see their heroes—like Columbus—as these infallible demigods of white culture who could do no wrong and never spawned any problems.
Because if their HEROES can be shown to be flawed, so can THEY.
October 13, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Happy Indigenous Peoples’ Day!
And remember, people like Trump and the rest of this regime want you to see their heroes—like Columbus—as these infallible demigods of white culture who could do no wrong and never spawned any problems.
Because if their HEROES can be shown to be flawed, so can THEY.
And remember, people like Trump and the rest of this regime want you to see their heroes—like Columbus—as these infallible demigods of white culture who could do no wrong and never spawned any problems.
Because if their HEROES can be shown to be flawed, so can THEY.
"Earlier this month, the Army announced Detachment 201—the name being a reference to HTTP code—for the newly commissioned executives."
I could imagine codes that would be a better fit.
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I could imagine codes that would be a better fit.
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“Tech Executives [From Palantir, Meta, and OpenAI] Commissioned as Senior Army Officers Won't Recuse Themselves from DoD Business Dealings” 6/27/25 www.military.com/daily-news/2...
Tech Executives Commissioned as Senior Army Officers Won't Recuse Themselves from DoD Business Dealings
The new formation is set to recruit tech executives to work on major Army challenges, but the service has not articulated exactly what those individuals would do -- instead focusing on recruiting tale...
www.military.com
October 11, 2025 at 6:36 PM
"Earlier this month, the Army announced Detachment 201—the name being a reference to HTTP code—for the newly commissioned executives."
I could imagine codes that would be a better fit.
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I could imagine codes that would be a better fit.
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Good lord, the White House/Trump is even more unhinged and all over the board on this whole Nobel Peace Prize thing that they usually are.
White House blasts Nobel Committee for not awarding Peace Prize to Trump
A spokesman says the Nobel Committee placed "politics over peace" in awarding the coveted award to Venezuela's opposition leader.
www.bbc.com
October 11, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Good lord, the White House/Trump is even more unhinged and all over the board on this whole Nobel Peace Prize thing that they usually are.
Holy crap. So @glitchprod.com just partnered with the crew from @lackadaisy.bsky.social's Lackadaisy for a full six (?) episodes. Glitch is like Santa Claus for indie animations these days, and I'm so here for it. Congrats to everyone involved!
October 11, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Holy crap. So @glitchprod.com just partnered with the crew from @lackadaisy.bsky.social's Lackadaisy for a full six (?) episodes. Glitch is like Santa Claus for indie animations these days, and I'm so here for it. Congrats to everyone involved!
As if the emotion-based "rebranding" with "Liberty" in the name wasn't a big enough clue, this is really, REALLY bad. Just as they'd lost all credibility in every other "official" statement from this fascist regime, there goes any potential credibility in how actual VOTING will be carried out.
Former GOP election official buys Dominion Voting Systems, says he’ll push for paper ballots | CNN Politics
Dominion Voting Systems, the election vendor that was falsely accused of rigging the 2020 election, is being sold and rebranded as Liberty Vote effective immediately.
www.cnn.com
October 10, 2025 at 3:24 PM
As if the emotion-based "rebranding" with "Liberty" in the name wasn't a big enough clue, this is really, REALLY bad. Just as they'd lost all credibility in every other "official" statement from this fascist regime, there goes any potential credibility in how actual VOTING will be carried out.
Unthinkable that he could just literally say that so blatantly, so unconcerned, even by this point. But we all know his koolaid-addled supporters will still just say "Oh, you're just misunderstanding him, is all" or some other weak ass shit.
Trump: "We took the freedom of speech away because that's been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech, but what has happened is when they burn a flag it agitates and irritates crowds."
October 8, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Unthinkable that he could just literally say that so blatantly, so unconcerned, even by this point. But we all know his koolaid-addled supporters will still just say "Oh, you're just misunderstanding him, is all" or some other weak ass shit.
Well, these are depressing and broadly backwards: I see the Chamber of Commerce of my hometown of Ocean City MD is not only hosting a seminar on "How Artificial Intelligence Can Work for Your Business" but is ALSO putting the proceeds of their annual Gala to benefit the "Stop Offshore Wind" project.
October 8, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Well, these are depressing and broadly backwards: I see the Chamber of Commerce of my hometown of Ocean City MD is not only hosting a seminar on "How Artificial Intelligence Can Work for Your Business" but is ALSO putting the proceeds of their annual Gala to benefit the "Stop Offshore Wind" project.