Carl Wheeler
@carlwheeler.bsky.social
Video games enthusiast. IT/Networking. Retail.
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I didn't pop a bottle or anything for the site launch, mostly because I was so stressed about handling the traffic - but definitely want to pause and do a🤘🏻tiny celebrate. I think 6.5 months from "I think we have to rebuild it" to launch. I'm tired and grateful.
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December 10, 2025 at 4:58 AM
I didn't pop a bottle or anything for the site launch, mostly because I was so stressed about handling the traffic - but definitely want to pause and do a🤘🏻tiny celebrate. I think 6.5 months from "I think we have to rebuild it" to launch. I'm tired and grateful.
giantbomb.com
giantbomb.com
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Illinois, in the face of cruelty and intimidation, has chosen solidarity and support.
That should not be overlooked.
Donald Trump, Kristi Noem, and Gregory Bovino tried to appeal to our lesser instincts — but the best of us are standing up to the worst of them.
That should not be overlooked.
Donald Trump, Kristi Noem, and Gregory Bovino tried to appeal to our lesser instincts — but the best of us are standing up to the worst of them.
December 9, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Illinois, in the face of cruelty and intimidation, has chosen solidarity and support.
That should not be overlooked.
Donald Trump, Kristi Noem, and Gregory Bovino tried to appeal to our lesser instincts — but the best of us are standing up to the worst of them.
That should not be overlooked.
Donald Trump, Kristi Noem, and Gregory Bovino tried to appeal to our lesser instincts — but the best of us are standing up to the worst of them.
I’ve only lived in the Midwest for about 6 years and I still love the snow and cold weather. But the ice… Oh how I loathe the ice. Especially now that I have a bad knee.
December 6, 2025 at 12:10 PM
I’ve only lived in the Midwest for about 6 years and I still love the snow and cold weather. But the ice… Oh how I loathe the ice. Especially now that I have a bad knee.
Will likely be snowed in tomorrow in Central Illinois. Good time to play more Ball X Pit and Indiana Jones.
November 28, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Will likely be snowed in tomorrow in Central Illinois. Good time to play more Ball X Pit and Indiana Jones.
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thanksgiving reminder: after your turkey comes out of the oven it is important to let it rest inside a wall or floor for 1 to 2 hours
November 27, 2025 at 7:11 PM
thanksgiving reminder: after your turkey comes out of the oven it is important to let it rest inside a wall or floor for 1 to 2 hours
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During this season of giving, let’s do what we can to give back to the communities that have given us so much. From our family to yours, have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
November 27, 2025 at 2:14 PM
During this season of giving, let’s do what we can to give back to the communities that have given us so much. From our family to yours, have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
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maybe i am going insane
November 24, 2025 at 6:49 PM
maybe i am going insane
Upgrading from a 42” HDTV with no HDR features to an 85” UHD TV with excellent HDR is… an experience. It’s nice being able to read on-screen text in games while sitting across the room.
November 15, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Upgrading from a 42” HDTV with no HDR features to an 85” UHD TV with excellent HDR is… an experience. It’s nice being able to read on-screen text in games while sitting across the room.
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The “Russia hoax” is now their template. Every past investigation becomes a “deep-state plot,” so no future one can be trusted. This is how authoritarian movements rewrite history to protect power instead of truth.
November 12, 2025 at 12:33 PM
The “Russia hoax” is now their template. Every past investigation becomes a “deep-state plot,” so no future one can be trusted. This is how authoritarian movements rewrite history to protect power instead of truth.
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Voters want a Democratic Party that fights back against the forces that have rigged the system and made their lives more difficult.
A party that comforts the afflicted and afflicts the comfortable —not a party that buckles and capitulates.
When will party leadership learn this lesson?
A party that comforts the afflicted and afflicts the comfortable —not a party that buckles and capitulates.
When will party leadership learn this lesson?
November 10, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Voters want a Democratic Party that fights back against the forces that have rigged the system and made their lives more difficult.
A party that comforts the afflicted and afflicts the comfortable —not a party that buckles and capitulates.
When will party leadership learn this lesson?
A party that comforts the afflicted and afflicts the comfortable —not a party that buckles and capitulates.
When will party leadership learn this lesson?
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Donald Trump is just like the God Emperor from WH40k
They’re both half dead corpses sitting on gilded chairs
They’re both half dead corpses sitting on gilded chairs
November 8, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Donald Trump is just like the God Emperor from WH40k
They’re both half dead corpses sitting on gilded chairs
They’re both half dead corpses sitting on gilded chairs
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Revisiting this banger of Key and Peele's for no reason at all tonight, no reason in particular
November 5, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Revisiting this banger of Key and Peele's for no reason at all tonight, no reason in particular
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Mamdani: "We can respond to oligarchy and authoritarianism with the strength it fears, not the appeasement it craves. After all, if anyone can show a nation betrayed by Donald Trump how to defeat him, it is the city that gave rise to him."
November 5, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Mamdani: "We can respond to oligarchy and authoritarianism with the strength it fears, not the appeasement it craves. After all, if anyone can show a nation betrayed by Donald Trump how to defeat him, it is the city that gave rise to him."
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Amazon just announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
October 29, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Amazon just announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
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"No one is above the law in the United States. Terms and conditions may apply."
October 27, 2025 at 4:24 PM
"No one is above the law in the United States. Terms and conditions may apply."
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This is one of those images that is gonna get circulated. When a Presbyterian minister is holding his arms open, offering ICE agents salvation, gets maced in the face by the thugs. This is biblical martyrdom shit.
October 8, 2025 at 3:35 PM
This is one of those images that is gonna get circulated. When a Presbyterian minister is holding his arms open, offering ICE agents salvation, gets maced in the face by the thugs. This is biblical martyrdom shit.
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"Antiwoke games media" is functionally just "my racist uncle works at Nintendo."
October 9, 2025 at 12:47 PM
"Antiwoke games media" is functionally just "my racist uncle works at Nintendo."
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I am having a hard time reconciling "Charlie Kirk was a fierce advocate of open dialogue and free expression" with "we must identify and persecute everyone who is insufficiently mournful"
After Charlie Kirk's death, teachers and professors nationwide fired or disciplined over social media posts
At least a dozen faculty and staff have faced fallout over insensitive comments online.
www.nbcnews.com
September 13, 2025 at 12:08 PM
I am having a hard time reconciling "Charlie Kirk was a fierce advocate of open dialogue and free expression" with "we must identify and persecute everyone who is insufficiently mournful"
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RFK Jr.‘s extreme anti-vax views — and his related conflicts of interest — were a huge problem during his confirmation process.
So he promised not to change the vaccine advisory panel.
Today, he fired every single expert on that panel. It's a public health disaster.
So he promised not to change the vaccine advisory panel.
Today, he fired every single expert on that panel. It's a public health disaster.
RFK Jr. ousts entire CDC vaccine advisory committee
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has removed every member of a scientific committee that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on how to use vaccines.
apnews.com
June 9, 2025 at 10:34 PM
RFK Jr.‘s extreme anti-vax views — and his related conflicts of interest — were a huge problem during his confirmation process.
So he promised not to change the vaccine advisory panel.
Today, he fired every single expert on that panel. It's a public health disaster.
So he promised not to change the vaccine advisory panel.
Today, he fired every single expert on that panel. It's a public health disaster.
It’s sad how true this likely is. The same can probably be said for support for far-right movements, but it’s a dangerous game because of the costly precipice.
June 10, 2025 at 2:41 PM
It’s sad how true this likely is. The same can probably be said for support for far-right movements, but it’s a dangerous game because of the costly precipice.
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I would say ABC should be ashamed of themselves but I spent enough to time in TV to know networks have no shame. What they have are shareholders & corporate owners. We have a POTUS who refers to a Governor as ‘Newscum’ and it gets accepted by news orgs but calling out evil isn’t.
June 8, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I would say ABC should be ashamed of themselves but I spent enough to time in TV to know networks have no shame. What they have are shareholders & corporate owners. We have a POTUS who refers to a Governor as ‘Newscum’ and it gets accepted by news orgs but calling out evil isn’t.
Grounded 2 announced! Yes!! Mountable bugs in a larger environment (3x size of last game). Building forts was my favorite aspect of the first game, so I’m excited to see how that’s been improved in this sequel.
June 8, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Grounded 2 announced! Yes!! Mountable bugs in a larger environment (3x size of last game). Building forts was my favorite aspect of the first game, so I’m excited to see how that’s been improved in this sequel.
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Breaking: ABC News says senior national correspondent Terry Moran "has been suspended pending further evaluation." This since-deleted tweet is the reason for the suspension:
June 8, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Breaking: ABC News says senior national correspondent Terry Moran "has been suspended pending further evaluation." This since-deleted tweet is the reason for the suspension:
BALL x PIT demo is pretty sick. It’s a roguelite, à la Vampire Survivors, with some fun progression and management mechanics. Digging its pixel art style and soundtrack too. Looking forward to release of this one.
June 8, 2025 at 3:33 PM
BALL x PIT demo is pretty sick. It’s a roguelite, à la Vampire Survivors, with some fun progression and management mechanics. Digging its pixel art style and soundtrack too. Looking forward to release of this one.