Conor Duffy
@youngmrduffy.bsky.social
Writer, TTRPG enthusiast, lover of tea. He/Him. Third Country Press: https://third-country-press.itch.io/ Third Country Radio at https://bff.fm/
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For folks who remember the concept of "selling out", I wrote this a few years ago so you can explain it to younger people who are not familiar with what the idea meant within culture. www.anildash.com/2023/04/18/w... It's hard to explain why someone would not license their song for a commercial.
November 14, 2025 at 4:09 AM
For folks who remember the concept of "selling out", I wrote this a few years ago so you can explain it to younger people who are not familiar with what the idea meant within culture. www.anildash.com/2023/04/18/w... It's hard to explain why someone would not license their song for a commercial.
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He says this the same week in which we learned the median home buyer is now 59 years old. Average age of first time buyers is 40.
Immigrants built your house, dipshit. Assholes like your boss don’t pay them enough to own one.
Immigrants built your house, dipshit. Assholes like your boss don’t pay them enough to own one.
JD Vance: "A lot of young people are saying housing is way too expensive. Why is that? Because we flooded the country with 30 million illegal immigrants who were taking houses that ought by right go to American citizens."
November 14, 2025 at 1:03 AM
He says this the same week in which we learned the median home buyer is now 59 years old. Average age of first time buyers is 40.
Immigrants built your house, dipshit. Assholes like your boss don’t pay them enough to own one.
Immigrants built your house, dipshit. Assholes like your boss don’t pay them enough to own one.
On the 20th anniversary of Eddie Guerrero's death, I remember one of the greats. I could give you a list of classic matches he was involved in, but if I have to pick one to showcase his talent, I'm going to share his awesome Mask Vs Title match with Rey Misterio Jr.
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FULL MATCH - Eddie Guerrero vs. Rey Mysterio – Title vs. Mask Match: WCW Halloween Havoc 1997
YouTube video by WWE
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November 14, 2025 at 2:35 AM
On the 20th anniversary of Eddie Guerrero's death, I remember one of the greats. I could give you a list of classic matches he was involved in, but if I have to pick one to showcase his talent, I'm going to share his awesome Mask Vs Title match with Rey Misterio Jr.
youtu.be/sqRYKCH8dUc?...
youtu.be/sqRYKCH8dUc?...
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We’re going to get an “Actually, it’s *ephebophilia*” moment on broadcast TV by the weekend, aren’t we?
Megyn Kelly: "I know somebody very close to this case…Jeffrey Epstein, in this person's view, was not a pedophile…He was into the barely legal type, like he liked 15 year old girls…He wasn't into like 8 year olds…There's a difference between a 15 year old and a 5 year old."
November 13, 2025 at 6:42 PM
We’re going to get an “Actually, it’s *ephebophilia*” moment on broadcast TV by the weekend, aren’t we?
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Normally when people talk about barely legal they don’t mean someone years away from being legal
Megyn Kelly: "I know somebody very close to this case…Jeffrey Epstein, in this person's view, was not a pedophile…He was into the barely legal type, like he liked 15 year old girls…He wasn't into like 8 year olds…There's a difference between a 15 year old and a 5 year old."
November 13, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Normally when people talk about barely legal they don’t mean someone years away from being legal
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Maybe it's my Autism Brain or whatever, but I don't really get why anyone who had access to this stuff wouldn't have splashed these horrific revelations literally everywhere the second you knew about them. Take these fuckers down.
November 12, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Maybe it's my Autism Brain or whatever, but I don't really get why anyone who had access to this stuff wouldn't have splashed these horrific revelations literally everywhere the second you knew about them. Take these fuckers down.
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Can we circle back to the part where the NY Times never disclosed that they have incriminating information on Donald Trump from sent by Epstein that's been sitting on their email servers for nearly a decade?
Stuff like this makes me wonder why there hasn't been any reporting about Trump having affairs during his presidencies
November 12, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Can we circle back to the part where the NY Times never disclosed that they have incriminating information on Donald Trump from sent by Epstein that's been sitting on their email servers for nearly a decade?
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this is a pretty iconic example of how partisanship drives motivated reasoning.
maybe Rs did some bad thing...but the real problem is Ds pointing out that bad thing at the wrong time, or in the wrong way, or really at all.
maybe Rs did some bad thing...but the real problem is Ds pointing out that bad thing at the wrong time, or in the wrong way, or really at all.
Pretext to pull her name off the Discharge Petition before Grijalva can sign it later today?
November 12, 2025 at 7:22 PM
this is a pretty iconic example of how partisanship drives motivated reasoning.
maybe Rs did some bad thing...but the real problem is Ds pointing out that bad thing at the wrong time, or in the wrong way, or really at all.
maybe Rs did some bad thing...but the real problem is Ds pointing out that bad thing at the wrong time, or in the wrong way, or really at all.
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“Come hang out, and you hopefully make some really good friends out of the whole process.”
There's a growing number of Queer Social Clubs that offer sober alternatives to the bars, from hiking to yoga to line dancing and soup. My first for "Big and Bright," @thebarbedwire.com's queer news section.
There's a growing number of Queer Social Clubs that offer sober alternatives to the bars, from hiking to yoga to line dancing and soup. My first for "Big and Bright," @thebarbedwire.com's queer news section.
Looking For Queer Community Outside the Bar? There’s a Walking (and Hiking and Yoga and Line-Dancing) Club For That.
Tired of alcohol? Join a queer walking club. “Sometimes, a sense of belonging can genuinely be lifesaving.”
thebarbedwire.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:29 PM
“Come hang out, and you hopefully make some really good friends out of the whole process.”
There's a growing number of Queer Social Clubs that offer sober alternatives to the bars, from hiking to yoga to line dancing and soup. My first for "Big and Bright," @thebarbedwire.com's queer news section.
There's a growing number of Queer Social Clubs that offer sober alternatives to the bars, from hiking to yoga to line dancing and soup. My first for "Big and Bright," @thebarbedwire.com's queer news section.
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The Speaker of the House shut the chamber down for two months to block the release of the Epstein Files and the president is huddled in the Situation Room of the White House to formulate a plan to keep them from being released, and I don't know why you crazy libs think there's some kind of cover up.
November 12, 2025 at 7:25 PM
The Speaker of the House shut the chamber down for two months to block the release of the Epstein Files and the president is huddled in the Situation Room of the White House to formulate a plan to keep them from being released, and I don't know why you crazy libs think there's some kind of cover up.
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the decision to really just abandon moderation and let it rip suggests that this is what meta wants for its platform. this is the final, idealized form of the product
The most horrifying AI slop of ICE raids you can possibly imagine is wildly viral on Facebook, collectively totaling tens of millions of views from a single account. First spotted by @chadloder.bsky.social
www.404media.co/ai-generated...
www.404media.co/ai-generated...
AI-Generated Videos of ICE Raids Are Wildly Viral on Facebook
An account is spamming horrific, dehumanizing videos of immigration enforcement because the Facebook algorithm is rewarding them for it.
www.404media.co
November 12, 2025 at 5:57 PM
the decision to really just abandon moderation and let it rip suggests that this is what meta wants for its platform. this is the final, idealized form of the product
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Major baby formula recall: Byheart infant formula has tested positive for botulism and has already hospitalized 15 infants in 12 states. PLEASE spread the word. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/h...
Infant Formula Recall Expands as Botulism Outbreak Grows
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Major baby formula recall: Byheart infant formula has tested positive for botulism and has already hospitalized 15 infants in 12 states. PLEASE spread the word. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/h...
These may not be the most dramatic pictures of the Aurora tonight, but they are still beautiful.
November 12, 2025 at 5:11 AM
These may not be the most dramatic pictures of the Aurora tonight, but they are still beautiful.
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A 1946 editorial cartoon by Bill Mauldin. Taken from the "Willie & Joe: Back Home" collection.
November 11, 2025 at 11:08 PM
A 1946 editorial cartoon by Bill Mauldin. Taken from the "Willie & Joe: Back Home" collection.
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the worst part is that for the people at the top "good at math"/sciencey is essentially a vibe one socially codes their way into by being minimally competent at informally discussing things actual math/science people do, unless (e.g.) Elon Musk has proven a theorem I didn't hear about.
I think the belief by the powerful that "people will put up with many things if you are excellent at math" is incredibly revealing in terms of understanding How We Got Here
November 12, 2025 at 3:01 AM
the worst part is that for the people at the top "good at math"/sciencey is essentially a vibe one socially codes their way into by being minimally competent at informally discussing things actual math/science people do, unless (e.g.) Elon Musk has proven a theorem I didn't hear about.
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Hi friends! My short story “It’s Okay” is out and it would mean so much if you read it. It is all about the ambiguity of death and what that means to each of us.
www.bloodhoneylit.com/fiction/its-...
www.bloodhoneylit.com/fiction/its-...
June 8, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Hi friends! My short story “It’s Okay” is out and it would mean so much if you read it. It is all about the ambiguity of death and what that means to each of us.
www.bloodhoneylit.com/fiction/its-...
www.bloodhoneylit.com/fiction/its-...
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Bid on an autographed #Superman movie poster & help build homes for injured Veterans!
Auction ends 11/21 → www.ebay.com/itm/27749036... #HFOT
Auction ends 11/21 → www.ebay.com/itm/27749036... #HFOT
November 12, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Bid on an autographed #Superman movie poster & help build homes for injured Veterans!
Auction ends 11/21 → www.ebay.com/itm/27749036... #HFOT
Auction ends 11/21 → www.ebay.com/itm/27749036... #HFOT
Infant Formula Recall Expands as Botulism Outbreak Grows
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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Hell yes my worlds collide as Adam writes about D&D and talks to @aabria.bsky.social about Elon Musk pretending he has enough friends to play a game with (gift article!)
Why Elon Musk Needs Dungeons and Dragons to Be Racist
The fantastical roots of “scientific racism”
www.theatlantic.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Hell yes my worlds collide as Adam writes about D&D and talks to @aabria.bsky.social about Elon Musk pretending he has enough friends to play a game with (gift article!)
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There's a Sacred 2 remaster out today, and trailers look incredibly bland and generic, especially compared to promotional material at the time, when they got BLIND GUARDIAN to do a song for the game, and they were NPCs in the game who you had to do a quest for to retrieve their lost instruments.
BLIND GUARDIAN - Sacred Worlds (Sacred 2 - In-Game Concert) (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
YouTube video by Blind Guardian
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November 11, 2025 at 2:52 PM
There's a Sacred 2 remaster out today, and trailers look incredibly bland and generic, especially compared to promotional material at the time, when they got BLIND GUARDIAN to do a song for the game, and they were NPCs in the game who you had to do a quest for to retrieve their lost instruments.
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JCO proving what I’ve been saying for years when it comes to engaging with chuds - they don’t care if you think they’re stupid, or hypocritical, or evil (they’ll like it because they hate you). But if you find the way to accurately show how *uncool* they are, you can really really fuck with them.
November 10, 2025 at 7:56 PM
JCO proving what I’ve been saying for years when it comes to engaging with chuds - they don’t care if you think they’re stupid, or hypocritical, or evil (they’ll like it because they hate you). But if you find the way to accurately show how *uncool* they are, you can really really fuck with them.
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Just in case you thought this was about trans athletes. This was solely about creating a fascist and racist gender bureaucracy over what constitutes being feminine enough to be considered a woman.
They're targeting cis women who may be intersex and banning them from sport.
They're targeting cis women who may be intersex and banning them from sport.
November 11, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Just in case you thought this was about trans athletes. This was solely about creating a fascist and racist gender bureaucracy over what constitutes being feminine enough to be considered a woman.
They're targeting cis women who may be intersex and banning them from sport.
They're targeting cis women who may be intersex and banning them from sport.
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"You may be thinking that the central problem the world faces is not the lack of settlements among the stars but the hoarding of wealth by a handful of man children who never learned to share..."
Don’t Worry, Bezos Will Let Some of Us on His Space Ark
“Jeff Bezos says the future is so bright, he doesn’t see how anybody can be discouraged who is alive right now… ‘In the next couple of decades, the...
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November 11, 2025 at 3:00 AM
"You may be thinking that the central problem the world faces is not the lack of settlements among the stars but the hoarding of wealth by a handful of man children who never learned to share..."