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encephalopod.bsky.social
another anxious anti-socialite
@encephalopod.bsky.social
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encephalopod.bsky.social
I don't necessarily disagree with this post, there's just something about it... 🤔
Nichola... @nicholasgro... Label: Gaza Genocide Denier Is politics weighing on you? Does it ever make you feel alone, like "everyone" is on board with awful things and "no one" cares (or close)? Then you should go to a No Kings protest. That feeling isn't uncommon, but it's a trick. Go be around some of the many people who agree with you. You'll see. A crop of the previous image that just has the label and first paragraph. Label: Gaza Genocide Denier Is politics weighing on you? Does it ever make you feel alone, like "everyone" is on board with awful things and "no one" cares (or close)? A further crop that just shows the Gaza Genocide Denier label.
October 18, 2025 at 4:46 PM
encephalopod.bsky.social
well, this lined up perfectly...
A screenshot of the bluesky timeline starting with Max Booth's "people who shame doomerism... quick question... HAVE YOU FUCKING SEEN WHAT'S GOING ON LATELY" Followed by prisonculture's simple and to the point "A real mess." Then, finally, a post by onion person saying "fascism has come to the united states" which us quoting an NPR post of an article with the tagline... JUST IN: President Trump has told top U.S. commanders that the military would be used against "enemy within"
September 30, 2025 at 4:49 PM
encephalopod.bsky.social
the timeline is corroborating
screenshot of bluesky timeline showing the post topic of this thread: "took a ouija board to an abandoned factory. set up on second story of the old apiary. asked if any spirits wanted to communicate, it SLAMMED to no and then a fire broke out on the ground floor beneath us. We did not ask any further questions but we did put out the fire with beer" Right below that post is one from Pookleblinky saying: "Anyway, this is what we all did for fun and a matter of inexplicable teen tradition in my town as teens."
September 24, 2025 at 6:28 AM
encephalopod.bsky.social
Bluesky's guidelines ban this work.
A photo of Bernini's famous marble statue "The Rape of Proserpina" from the angle where you can see his hand on her thigh, the pressure of his fingers dimpling the stone as if it was actual flesh. Exquisite masterwork.
September 21, 2025 at 8:42 PM
encephalopod.bsky.social
one of my cats is a half MC rescued from an unethical breeding situation (like the kittens were living *outside* and almost completely unsocialized bad)

going after responsible breeders just encourages shit like that!

ethical breeding is about love and conservation of these animals

my Grimoire:
Grim as a handsome kitten of about 4 months, I think? Big paws, the start of a chest ruff, very long whiskers, and notable tufts coming out his big ears. Adult Grimoire with his fully developed chest ruff and floofy ears, and what was once described to me as "Ron Perlman face" - a big, broad muzzle. Two cats sitting on a half wall. The one on the right is a good sized adult domestic shorthair, the one on the left is Grim... who is nearly twice his size.
September 16, 2025 at 9:29 PM
encephalopod.bsky.social
Harles, forever the dot hunting champ
a black and white lab mix dog lying among a pile of giant plushies and blankets, using the head of a big plush gator as a pillow with an enormous bunny behind her and a couple other green critters to the sides
September 4, 2025 at 3:51 PM
encephalopod.bsky.social
Do you know how many versions of this exact couch I've seen or sat my very own 80s made ass on
A couch with wood base and arms, upholstered in beige with a brown and orangish rustic motif
July 28, 2025 at 6:36 AM
encephalopod.bsky.social
Makes me laugh and gives me an earworm
A screenshot of the pin-faced hell priest of Hellraiser fame, mouth wide open as if belting out a banger, with the caption: If you want to view paradise, simply look around and view it
July 28, 2025 at 6:15 AM
encephalopod.bsky.social
Cobweb is for sure a cat nap pro
A grey and white tabby cat is curled up with his head on his back and front feet like a pillow, little toes poking out like someone resting on their face on their hands. A grey and white tabby cat tucked under a blanket with his head pillowed on an alligator plushie. A grey and white tabby lying on a triceratops footstool, his head pressed to the top of the dino's head, one front leg dangling.
March 4, 2025 at 3:41 AM
encephalopod.bsky.social
My Max had a hematoma, and ended up with a very similar look to Adonis' situation.
A fluffy tabby cat sitting on a table. His right ear is crinkled and folded down, while the left is up and perky, giving him a jaunty look.
February 23, 2025 at 11:24 PM
encephalopod.bsky.social
Entity has been gracing us with her super serious grump face for just about 19 years. She also hisses more than any other cat I've ever met, usually for no reason other than being dramatic. She'll even hiss at her toys when she gets overexcited lol
The side profile of an old battle-ax of a black cat with a dramatic anime slash scar across the bridge of her nose and a narrowed eye, with an expression that may be contemplating murder or a minor irritation, who knows. (she's probably purring)
February 23, 2025 at 6:01 PM
encephalopod.bsky.social
Happy birthday Aces!

My nearly 19 year old Entity is like that... an entirely black cat that goes all wooly bear with almost cinnamon brown below the neck in certain light. Which is almost never visible in person, just photos.
a very old black cat with some cinnamon highlights curled up on a blanket in front of a heating vent, with her back legs straight out because Entity is a manx, so doesn't have a tail to curl around herself and instead makes like a shrimp
February 14, 2025 at 4:34 PM
encephalopod.bsky.social
a single screenshot from a video game that makes me immediately hear the soundtrack in my head...
Screenshot of the in-game menu from The Legend of Dragoon.
January 5, 2025 at 6:49 PM
encephalopod.bsky.social
One of my best pics for scale. To the left is Cobweb (in his chonk era at ~11lbs) and to the right, twice his size at least, is Grimoire.

He's a giant, goofy ass, chattery menace. He bounces off walls, talks back, and purrs at extreme decibels. I adore him ❤️
Two cats sitting on a divider wall mirroring each other. The left is a grey and white pointed tabby of average housecat size. To the right is a fluffy grey cat that is twice the size of the other.
November 29, 2024 at 2:16 AM
encephalopod.bsky.social
Cobweb was being extra hangry today and started yelling at me before I even got the cat food can open, and these were real words that came out of my mouth...

"What, am I gonna hand you the can and let you figure it out yourself? C'mon, I'm not bean dad." 😬😅
A grey and white stripey cat tucked in under a cozy blanket up to his chin, head pillowed against an alligator plushie, looking very baby.
November 21, 2024 at 7:33 PM
encephalopod.bsky.social
Unlike you, I get my news from a reliable source.
Scene from Videodrome showing a woman in red on an old retro wooden case tv with captions saying, "To become the new flesh, you first have to kill the old flesh."
November 11, 2024 at 3:58 PM