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The Fire Lord

@firelordturtleduck.bsky.social

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PNGTuber on Twitch: twitch.tv/firelordturtleduck
I stream a variety of games and sometimes art and writing if I'm feeling brave.

Tarot readings on ko-fi
Carrd: https://firelordturtleduck.carrd.co

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The Fire Lord

@firelordturtleduck.bsky.social

A black and white kitten in loaf form on a white blanket on top of a couch pillow.

August 28, 2025 at 2:56 PM

The Fire Lord

@firelordturtleduck.bsky.social

This cat has absolutely taken over my heart. I cannot with this Creecher. It hasn't even been 24 hrs and I'm dead set on keeping him if I can.

August 27, 2025 at 6:09 PM

The Fire Lord

@firelordturtleduck.bsky.social

Yall I found this polydactyl kitten last night around my neighborhood I Fed and gave it water and then took it up to my balcony to keep it safe before going to the shelter sometime this morning. Im gonna fucking bawl when I drop him off Hes so cuddly and cute and constantly making biscuits
#alt4me

August 27, 2025 at 1:41 PM

The Fire Lord

@firelordturtleduck.bsky.social

literally my ass

meme of car drifting up to the off ramp on the right with the exit signs reading, "stay home from a con because of a hurricane" on the left and, "drive 20 mins there and back in torrential rain for 4 days"

August 20, 2025 at 1:54 PM

The Fire Lord

@firelordturtleduck.bsky.social

eeeyyyyyyy, I made a graphic for the sub-a-thon goals! look at me, all official and shit.
I do think I'm gonna hold off on the makeup stream for now, but the avatar F/M/K is still gonna happen if we reach goal.
#vtuber #subathon #subtember

A flyer with stylized flames in the background titles sub-a-thon goals in a yellow to red gradient box at the top,
5 subs: chat picks new emote
10 subs: Avatarverse tier list
15 subs: new reactive
20 subs: choose my next game
25 subs: avatarverse F/M/K (fuck/marry/kill)
every 1 subs: 1 spin on the wheel
on the bottom left corner of the flyer a picture of the fire lord. They have long, flowing, purple hair; red robes with yellow/golden stripes lining the outside edges; and they have a hand up with flame coming out of it.

August 16, 2025 at 1:06 PM

The Fire Lord

@firelordturtleduck.bsky.social

I have an update for the Subathon I'm sunning in September! On day 2, September 3rd, I will be playing Plate Up with @tr4che4.bsky.social
For every sub I get, there will be a spin of the wheel along with total sub goals along the way. The goal I'm aiming for is 25 subs - so let's get to sharing!

Sub-tember 2025 Schedule with a flaming ember background and a pixel version of Fire Lord Turtleduck on the top right side between the words Sub-tember and 2025.
Streams on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday all starting at 13:12 (1:12pm) EDT through the last week of September. No streams between the 10th and 14th. Updated to include my stream with Tr4che4 on the 3rd playing Plate Up

August 10, 2025 at 3:19 PM

The Fire Lord

@firelordturtleduck.bsky.social

Aright folks, I'm doing it. I'm gonna hold a sub-athon, in September, yes, I know. But yes! I have the schedule for that month laid out and it will be updated as plans are confirmed. I'm working on incentives and punishments at the moment so send me ideas!

A Calendar of September 2025 labeled Sub-Tember with a pixelated Fire Lord at the top and a fiery background. Starting on the first, all streams start at 13:12 UTC-4 and are on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. The exepction being the 10th, 12th, and 14th where there are no streams because I'm at a convention.
(1:12pm EDT )

August 1, 2025 at 1:48 PM

The Fire Lord

@firelordturtleduck.bsky.social

I banged these out pretty quick this morning, so I should probably share here ig

Hollow Knight MC but as the firelord.
A bug shell head with two flames coming off the horns and the firelord crown. Traditional firelord garb for the cloak.

The Hollow Knight shade but in flame colors with a smokey background.

July 22, 2025 at 5:50 PM

The Fire Lord

@firelordturtleduck.bsky.social

Quote with your flags!

The genderqueer flag (a purple horizontal bar on top of a white bar and then green bar of equal size)

The lesbian flag (a rich orange/red stripe on top of a peach color stripe, on top of a white, then light pink, then magenta stripes)all stripes of equal size.

The demi-sexual flag (a large white parallelogram, with a thin purple stripe underneath, followed by a grey parallelogram of the same size as the white one on top. From the left side of the flange stretching vertically from top to bottom is a black equilateral triangle with the sides touching the sloped side of the parallelograms and the right most point cutting into the purple stripe in the middle)

June 1, 2025 at 10:25 PM

The Fire Lord

@firelordturtleduck.bsky.social

Happy birthday buddy. I miss you so much

A black German shepherd laying down on a rug on a wooden balcony facing away from the camera towards a railing with a parking lot and trees in the background.

April 16, 2025 at 9:53 AM

The Fire Lord

@firelordturtleduck.bsky.social

Gotta love space. Also gotta love how NASA images are public domain.
Someone help me #altforme I have no words to accurately describe how enthralling this photo is.

March 8, 2025 at 6:09 PM

The Fire Lord

@firelordturtleduck.bsky.social

The poverty line is bullshit. For a household of 2, the poverty line is just above $20,000. For reference, the cost of living for that same size household is between $60,000-$70,000. How can someone making the median income ($40,000) not be in poverty at that point?

Screen shot of an article from the Center for American Progress
What is the poverty line?
Despite being one of the most crucial measures of economic well-being and deprivation, the official poverty measure-also known as the federal poverty line-is remarkably outdated. To determine if someone is in poverty or not, the government uses a threshold developed in the 1960s. At that time, the government estimated that food was about one-third of the average family's expenses. To be considered "in poverty," then, meant having a pretax income less than three times the U.S. Department of Agriculture's estimate of a bare-minimum food plan. This calculation has remained unchanged over the decades, save for adjustments for inflation. In 2018, the poverty line was $25,465 for a family of four-two adults and two children-and the official poverty rate was 11.8 percent.

February 24, 2025 at 4:08 PM

The Fire Lord

@firelordturtleduck.bsky.social

i finished the monkee @ezroz.bsky.social this morning! enjoy

A monkey (really a gorilla) in a blue cardigan, white button down, and light purple/pink tie with the word EZ on it, hanging from a tree by one arm while the other hand holds the Fire Lord's crown.
Fire Lord Turtleduck is angry in the background shaking their fist at Ezroz

February 15, 2025 at 2:28 PM

The Fire Lord

@firelordturtleduck.bsky.social

We drew a wiener (dog) and a monkee who does monkee business on the Internet ( @ezroz.bsky.social )
The monkee isn't quite ready but enjoy this doggo.

We raided out to @amberglowbug.bsky.social

February 14, 2025 at 6:36 PM

The Fire Lord

@firelordturtleduck.bsky.social

Yes, because 0.55% made all the difference. Plus, in the swing states where it really mattered, she didn't have enough votes to affect Harris' electoral outcome either. You can argue that she potentially lost Michigan due to Stein votes, but that statistic is for one town out of the whole state.