Gerald
@xedregulus.bsky.social
Just trying to find my way in the big, crazy, mixed-up world.
He/Him
Punch a Nazi everyday!
He/Him
Punch a Nazi everyday!
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excellent piece on tolkien, the changing faces of d&d, and the history of ~fantasy racism~. good shit in here
The far right is obsessed with Lord of the Rings and Musk keeps posting about "hobbits" because modern scientific racism owes more to fantasy worlds and gaming systems than genetic science, and they see both as effective mediums for right-wing propaganda www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Why Elon Musk Needs Dungeons and Dragons to Be Racist
The fantastical roots of “scientific racism”
www.theatlantic.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:09 PM
excellent piece on tolkien, the changing faces of d&d, and the history of ~fantasy racism~. good shit in here
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Honour the veterans and punch a fascist!
November 11, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Honour the veterans and punch a fascist!
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NEWS: The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
edition.cnn.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
NEWS: The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
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Nancy Mace on why Nancy Mace isn't a woman.
November 11, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Nancy Mace on why Nancy Mace isn't a woman.
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Gift article for Veteran’s Day
If Only More Americans Could See This Place
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/o...
If Only More Americans Could See This Place
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/o...
Opinion | If Only More Americans Could See This Place
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Gift article for Veteran’s Day
If Only More Americans Could See This Place
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/o...
If Only More Americans Could See This Place
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/o...
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See, look, U.S.A., it's this easy
(and should have been done immediately upon the knowledge that these cheats and grifters were STEALING our work)
(and should have been done immediately upon the knowledge that these cheats and grifters were STEALING our work)
November 11, 2025 at 12:17 AM
See, look, U.S.A., it's this easy
(and should have been done immediately upon the knowledge that these cheats and grifters were STEALING our work)
(and should have been done immediately upon the knowledge that these cheats and grifters were STEALING our work)
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TIL that blood platelets have serotonin receptors, which is why anemia can mimic depression symptoms and that is absolutely fucking fascinating.
November 10, 2025 at 9:55 PM
TIL that blood platelets have serotonin receptors, which is why anemia can mimic depression symptoms and that is absolutely fucking fascinating.
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BAH GAWD! @elisahansen.bsky.social FROM THE TOP ROPE!
Vampire Reviews looks back at the time the Lucha Libre legend El Santo fought Dracula...
No, not that time... THE OTHER TIME!
No, not that version... THE OTHER VERSION!
Vampire Reviews looks back at the time the Lucha Libre legend El Santo fought Dracula...
No, not that time... THE OTHER TIME!
No, not that version... THE OTHER VERSION!
Santo vs Dracula: Wrestling with masculinity Luchador style
YouTube video by Maven of the Eventide
youtu.be
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
BAH GAWD! @elisahansen.bsky.social FROM THE TOP ROPE!
Vampire Reviews looks back at the time the Lucha Libre legend El Santo fought Dracula...
No, not that time... THE OTHER TIME!
No, not that version... THE OTHER VERSION!
Vampire Reviews looks back at the time the Lucha Libre legend El Santo fought Dracula...
No, not that time... THE OTHER TIME!
No, not that version... THE OTHER VERSION!
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As you begin budgeting for Black Friday, consider shopping locally as much as possible. Many small retailers (especially hobby shops, game stores, and comics shops) run *barely* in the black until the holidays, at which point they make all the profits that will keep them solvent next year.
November 10, 2025 at 8:19 PM
As you begin budgeting for Black Friday, consider shopping locally as much as possible. Many small retailers (especially hobby shops, game stores, and comics shops) run *barely* in the black until the holidays, at which point they make all the profits that will keep them solvent next year.
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A rare interview with the creators of the always-funny, always-brilliant, and *usually*-sexy—or occasionally anti-sexy—OGLAF!
Cooper has kept a low profile over the years, but is legitimately one of the very best artists in comics today. Read OGLAF if you're old enough to drive!
Cooper has kept a low profile over the years, but is legitimately one of the very best artists in comics today. Read OGLAF if you're old enough to drive!
Talking Oglaf with Trudy Cooper and Doug Bayne: 'We'd stay up all night drawing stuff to make each other laugh' - The Comics Journal
Other than some time off every year for Christmas, Trudy Cooper and Doug Bayne have delivered a new Oglaf comic, skewering fantasy tropes with absolutely not safe for work humor, every week since 2008...
www.tcj.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:42 PM
A rare interview with the creators of the always-funny, always-brilliant, and *usually*-sexy—or occasionally anti-sexy—OGLAF!
Cooper has kept a low profile over the years, but is legitimately one of the very best artists in comics today. Read OGLAF if you're old enough to drive!
Cooper has kept a low profile over the years, but is legitimately one of the very best artists in comics today. Read OGLAF if you're old enough to drive!
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Canada has just lost measles elimination status. The U.S. will undoubtedly follow shortly.
Elimination means that there is no continuous spreading of measles within the country for a year or longer.
Canada and the U.S. have blown it, and it’s largely the fault of the anti-vaccination movement.
Elimination means that there is no continuous spreading of measles within the country for a year or longer.
Canada and the U.S. have blown it, and it’s largely the fault of the anti-vaccination movement.
Canada loses measles elimination status after three decades, health agency says
Canada has lost its measles elimination status after nearly three decades due to its failure to curb a year-long outbreak, the country's public health agency said on Monday.
www.reuters.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Canada has just lost measles elimination status. The U.S. will undoubtedly follow shortly.
Elimination means that there is no continuous spreading of measles within the country for a year or longer.
Canada and the U.S. have blown it, and it’s largely the fault of the anti-vaccination movement.
Elimination means that there is no continuous spreading of measles within the country for a year or longer.
Canada and the U.S. have blown it, and it’s largely the fault of the anti-vaccination movement.
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This is the founder of the Proud Boys, so like... his piss stained hands should be the least of our worries. 🤷♀️
November 10, 2025 at 8:18 PM
This is the founder of the Proud Boys, so like... his piss stained hands should be the least of our worries. 🤷♀️
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Joyce Carol Oates owned Elon so hard he's spent the last day posting about movies he hasn't seen in 15 years
November 10, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Joyce Carol Oates owned Elon so hard he's spent the last day posting about movies he hasn't seen in 15 years
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While we're at it, why do we pay for a fire department when most houses don't even burn down.
Tell me you don’t understand risk pools without telling me you don’t understand risk pools
November 10, 2025 at 6:46 PM
While we're at it, why do we pay for a fire department when most houses don't even burn down.
MMA & gym bros flocking to neo-nazi ideology? Who'da thunk it?
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
MMA gym owners, coaches ID’d at secretive neo-Nazi event in B.C. | CBC News
This summer in Vancouver, dozens of people gathered to attend a conference organized and attended by some of Canada’s most prominent white supremacist organizations. CBC’s visual investigations team l...
www.cbc.ca
November 10, 2025 at 7:54 PM
MMA & gym bros flocking to neo-nazi ideology? Who'da thunk it?
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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history will ultimately decide this but i think joyce carol oates might have just landed the most devastating burn in human history. like the death star trench run of posting
November 10, 2025 at 7:03 PM
history will ultimately decide this but i think joyce carol oates might have just landed the most devastating burn in human history. like the death star trench run of posting
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The American Eagle thing spread on Twitter. So many things people claim are bad about Bluesky are actually things that are bad about Twitter
the hipsters, they’re ordering double frufru mocha soy frappuccino. doesn’t anybody order a black coffee anymore
November 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
The American Eagle thing spread on Twitter. So many things people claim are bad about Bluesky are actually things that are bad about Twitter
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Don't trust Erin Reed or give her money part ten billion and six
November 10, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Don't trust Erin Reed or give her money part ten billion and six
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this is literally never not accurate
November 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
this is literally never not accurate
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Attention @seananmcguire.bsky.social fans! We’re pleased to announce a new mega-collection by Seanan (600+ pages, with 16 never-before-published stories!), Velveteen vs. the Consequences of Her Actions. Full details and preorder info here: subterraneanpress.com/newsannounci...
Announcing VELVETEEN VS. THE CONSEQUENCES OF HER ACTIONS by Seanan McGuire
We’re pleased to announce some of Seanan McGuire’s rarest—and previously unpublished—stories in the new mega-collection (over 600 pages), Velveteen vs. the Consequences of Her ...
subterraneanpress.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Attention @seananmcguire.bsky.social fans! We’re pleased to announce a new mega-collection by Seanan (600+ pages, with 16 never-before-published stories!), Velveteen vs. the Consequences of Her Actions. Full details and preorder info here: subterraneanpress.com/newsannounci...
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“Hopefully the Republicans may hear us” may be the dumbest sentence I’ve heard uttered since her colleague from Maine said Trump “learned his lesson” after his first impeachment.
Democratic Senator Shaheen says "Hopefully the Republicans may hear us."
November 10, 2025 at 5:38 PM
“Hopefully the Republicans may hear us” may be the dumbest sentence I’ve heard uttered since her colleague from Maine said Trump “learned his lesson” after his first impeachment.
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Eastern US Teabagged By Arctic Blast
November 10, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Eastern US Teabagged By Arctic Blast
Debate in a Twitch chat I'm in:
Is it considered doxxing yourself if you just put the most general coordinates on a map for your location?
For example, my city is about 45N by 75W. Beyond that, you don't know where I live.
Is it considered doxxing yourself if you just put the most general coordinates on a map for your location?
For example, my city is about 45N by 75W. Beyond that, you don't know where I live.
November 10, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Debate in a Twitch chat I'm in:
Is it considered doxxing yourself if you just put the most general coordinates on a map for your location?
For example, my city is about 45N by 75W. Beyond that, you don't know where I live.
Is it considered doxxing yourself if you just put the most general coordinates on a map for your location?
For example, my city is about 45N by 75W. Beyond that, you don't know where I live.