Ben Sokal
bensokal.bsky.social
Ben Sokal
@bensokal.bsky.social
🏳️‍🌈 Literature, Scifi/Fantasy, Video Games, Cats. Examples: Franz Kafka, Star Trek, PC Adventure or RPGs, and Every Cat Everywhere.

(at)PodMartian on the bird app for the time being also.
These are great folks. This family (and their cat) still need some help. Please share link or donate if you can. #gofundme #medical #help #housing
October 31, 2025 at 10:28 PM
If anyone can help out a family in difficult situation I'm sure Ronnie and his wife would be very appreciative. #gofundme #family #medical #homeless #help
www.gofundme.com/f/h2jmd-camp...
Donate to Help keep us off the streets this winter., organized by Ronnie Maycumber
I am updating this story as disaster has struck me and my little family. … Ronnie Maycumber needs your support for Help keep us off the streets this winter.
www.gofundme.com
October 23, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Check out The Best of Swords & Sorcery Magazine, Vol. 1 on @BackerKit! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...
Great stuff!
The Best of Swords & Sorcery Magazine, Vol. 1
A collection of stories from the first 60 issues of Swords & Sorcery Magazine, presented on physical media for the first time with a full page illustration for each story and a color cover.
www.backerkit.com
September 18, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Check out The Best of Swords & Sorcery Magazine, Vol. 1 on @BackerKit! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...
The Best of Swords & Sorcery Magazine, Vol. 1
A collection of stories from the first 60 issues of Swords & Sorcery Magazine, presented on physical media for the first time with a full page illustration for each story and a color cover.
www.backerkit.com
August 31, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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Ahahaha look what we did to wolves.
October 18, 2024 at 3:04 PM
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Everybody thought it was ridiculous in Karate Kid 3 when a billionaire ceo put his whole life and career on hold to try to defeat a teenager in a martial arts tournament, but at this point Elon is like a week away from that.
October 8, 2024 at 3:11 AM
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Do you want a Thing? That's how you get a Thing.
September 7, 2024 at 2:06 AM
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Kid has an English assignment, where school has kids first submit essay to an "AI checker." Kid did not use AI. AI checker says the use of the word "devoid" magically turned essay into 18% AI written. Changing "devoid" makes it drop to 0%. We're spending time "un-AI-ing" an essay that has no AI.
August 31, 2024 at 10:29 PM
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Stranded xkcd.com/2978
August 28, 2024 at 10:03 PM
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August 19, 2024 at 9:58 PM
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February 15, 2024 at 9:34 PM
Naughty capitalism
February 1, 2024 at 2:45 PM
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January 31, 2024 at 2:32 AM
My favorite part of this is that it is indicated for colds, etc. and also crying.
It's a mixture of stimulants and narcotics. This is basically a pack of prescription speedballs. Amazing.
January 28, 2024 at 5:38 PM
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Not today. I’ve got the morbs.
January 28, 2024 at 4:44 PM
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This artifact I found at the thrift store presents a riveting tale of a major marital Incident
January 28, 2024 at 1:25 AM
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The plan is working!
January 26, 2024 at 5:09 PM
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60 years ago today, my whanaunga Charles ‘Allan’ Aberhart was murdered in a hate crime in Hagley Park.

The jury in Allan’s murder trial let off all six of the young men who set out that night to “belt up a queer”, because their futures were deemed more important than Allan’s right to justice.
January 23, 2024 at 2:02 AM
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obligatory
January 21, 2024 at 10:10 PM
Andrew Scott deserves a boatload of awards. He absolutely owned ALL OF US STRANGERS. Everyone else was terrific as well.
January 16, 2024 at 1:19 AM
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The FunkoPops must flow!
January 15, 2024 at 4:33 PM
You did it! You monster! 🤣
I'm dreading the day when someone digs out, like, old notes George Carlin made for routines he never got around to doing, and AI-ing them into some mimicked monstrosity.
January 11, 2024 at 3:41 AM
no lies detected! 🫨
Part of why healthy people aren't afraid to get sick is- they think if they do develop long-term issues, they'll be able to go & get treated by doctors who will work day and night to fix them (as it was on House, M.D.) & don't realize there's a 99% chance they'll be told they just have anxiety
January 10, 2024 at 1:28 PM