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harkavian.bsky.social
Harkavian Balvis
@harkavian.bsky.social
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Roleplayer, office worker, joint-pain-haver, unapologetic bleeding heart and labour advocate. He/Him. Settler-Canadian.
🏳️‍⚧️Trans rights are human rights🏳️‍⚧️
✊Solidarity Forever✊ 🇵🇸 Free Palestine 🇵🇸
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"in essence, a good man"
Gavin Newsom tore down homeless camps and threw away their possessions with his own hands.
He is definitively a bad man. In essence.
Gavin Newsom in a tshirt and jeans and wearing gloves, tearing pulling apart a tent with his hands. He has a determined or angry expression on his face.
October 30, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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For the record, I haven't checked yet. There's a cat on my stomach.
A cat lying on some one's stomach, its back facing the camera.
October 29, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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Haha. No. I saw Warhammer 40k kill team sets and thought 'this will fix me' and I haven't bought a new gunpla kit in 2 years.
Anyways here's the lone Votan mini I started painting today after buying the kit a year and a half ago.
October 24, 2025 at 3:57 AM
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Pls no bully. I couldn't get my phone to connect to my screenshots library so I just took a picture of the screen.
A masculine character in pokemon Z-A posing mid-throw with a red and white pokeball. They are wearing a long black overcoat over green leggings with knee high black boots and a purple toque.
October 19, 2025 at 3:28 AM
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It is SO twisted that these ads are trying to convince us that letting an automated script write FOR us is somehow more "authentic" than copy-pasting an existing line.

(Also wondering if they made an AI write the title of this ad purely due to the presence of an em-dash.)
A youtube ad thumbnail featuring a woman with black hair looking at the camera mid-speech. The ad title below reads "You have good taste - why copy-paste? Grammarly's new AI agents help you keep it authentic."
October 16, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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Sure I'll participate. I'm reasonably sure my personal info can't be farmed off of this one.

If you see this, post an anime character whose name starts with your first initial and pass it on!
A small girl with brown hair in pigtails, a three-colour dress (alt-texter is colorblind sorry) People who have played the video game Persona 4 would identify her as Nanako Dojima
September 24, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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Fuck off, dweeb.
The 'sea lion' Wondermark comic by David Malki
September 13, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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I tried repeating the search result to have an easier time putting the alt text in by searching the same thing again, and got DIFFERENT incorrect information.
An AI Overview summary of a Google search. It reads as follows: In Harvest Moon, Ditto is a character with a special ability to transform into any other character in the game, but he is also a member of the player's family and cannot be romanced. He also offers unique story-telling mechanics and is the source of the "Ditto Story," a series of quests that uncover the game's lore. Character and Abilities Transforming Power: Ditto can transform into any other character, making him a unique and versatile member of the player's family. Storytelling: He is the central figure of the "Ditto Story," a narrative that requires the player to collect specific items and trigger events. Gameplay Family Member: Ditto is the player's family member, and you cannot romance him like a typical marriage candidate. Quests: His story involves collecting items and completing specific events to progress the narrative, which provides depth to the Harvest Moon universe. Unique Role: He serves as a storytelling device, helping to uncover the background and history of the world.
September 12, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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Google AI summaries gave me this hot gaming tip this morning: This guy isn't in this game series, but if he was, here's how you'd get him. Use the item(not provided in search results.)
A good AI summary with a picture of the pokemon Ditto. It reads as follows. In Harvest Moon, which is not the Pokemon franchise, you would look for Ditto by finding and catching Pichu, Poliwag, or Weedle, then using their specific item to locate the disguised Ditto. Here's how to find Ditto in Harvest Moon: 1. Identify the disguise: Ditto can only transform into a few specific Pokemon. 2. Locate the disguise: Find the Pokemon it is disguised as. 3. Use the item: You will need a specific item, not provided in the search results, to detect the disguised Ditto. 4. Catch the disguised Pokemon: Once you catch it, you will reveal the Ditto.
September 12, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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There's a not-0% chance that not being aware of a change to the DSM and some crucial etymologicsl history is going to cause me to wake up in the Louvre, so I am preemptively eating one of these bad boys.
A crow
September 12, 2025 at 3:29 AM
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Time to veer off on a wild and unrelated tangent because my filter is broken, apparently.

It is insane to me that this is the first sentence in the reply that kicked off this thread. The internet is something, y'all.
A cropped screenshot of a bluesky post. It reads as follows. I haven't stalked your posts, I just found the thread that Moby Dickgirl reposted cuz I follow her & the replies here, so i The cropping cuts off the rest of the text.
September 6, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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A meme template with four phases represented by a man with brown hair and sunglasses. In the top image, he has an expression indicating that something has caught his attention, accompanied by the text "being pro union online." In the second image down, the man has an expression indicating that he is impressed by what he sees, accompanied by the text "getting coffee with a coworker and asking them their thoughts on workplace issues" In the third image, the man is pulling the sunglasses down and giving an enthusiastic smile, accompanied by the text "coordinating with a local union rep, starting a spreadsheet to keep track of who at work is in support, neutral, or opposed. In the fourth and final image, the man has his sunglasses back on, presenting a very enthusiastic smile, and giving a combination thumbs-up/finger-guns salute to the camera, accompanied by the text: keeping this info secure during this "underground phase" of unionizing, finding 1 or 2 coworkers willing to work over several months until you get a strong majority of workers in support, then vote to go public, then you're unionized IRL.
August 21, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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In case you needed a reminder:
Garfield, the famous orange cartoon cat's head floating above the phrase 'YOU ARE NOT IMMUNE TO PROPAGANDA'
August 7, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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Big fan of this one were it looks like this little ad guy is sad because their junk is a Youtube play button.
A simplistically drawn person in an AI slop ad for a mental health app. The person is crying and looking downward. A youtuber play button comically covers their crotch. At the bottom of the picture is the following text: to anxiety about potential negative outcomes, causing hesitation. Below this text is the logo for the mental health app.
July 28, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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Profoundly dystopian quote.
A screenshot of a passage from the article. It reads: "The company made $253 million in revenue between 2022 and 2023, Fortune reported in a story that tied its success to 'Gen Z' s mental health crisis and need for comfort.'"
July 10, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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I just wanted an excuse to post this.
Images and words printed on a white tshirt in black text. The image is of an anthropomorphic dog and cat half embracing and looking at the audience. The text reads as follows: BORN TO DIE WORLD IS A FUCK Kill Em All 1989 I am trash man 410,757,864,530 DEAD COPS
July 5, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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Not my photo, but I think Habitat 67 in Montreal is cool as fuck.

www.safdiearchitects.com/projects/hab...
An aerial shot if habitat 67, an experimental apartment complex built entirely out of interconnected rectangular box modules that fan out and upward.
June 28, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Deep-fried family guy memes aren't evidence or even an argument lmao. Here. You can have one, too. Are you owned yet?
An extremely jpeg crunched family guy meme with some text sloppily replaced for comedic effect. Top frame: Meg Griffin labeled CAPITALISTS saying "You guys always act like you're better than me." Bottom frame: Chris, Lois, and Peter Griffin, labeled "Logic," "Common Sense," and "World History," respectively, wearing fancy clothing and looking bored at Meg off-camera.
June 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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June 22, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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I got a sick-looking digital playing card yesterday.
A foil, full-art Incineroar EX card in Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket.
June 21, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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The only Italian we need.
Screenshot from the film Porco Rosso. On the right, a pig-man hybrid is snacking and saying "Better a pig than a Fascist" while the human man to his left is looking on disapprovingly.
June 16, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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Phenomenally cursed vintage advertisement.
A chaos dwarf shaking hands with capitalist demon, Ronald Reagan. Title text reads "Thankyou, Mister President" Text on the right-hand sidebar reads "Whether or not you know anything about international economics and finance, Mr. Reagan's efforts in fixing the price of the dollar are good news. Why! Because they allow Games Workshop to bring you US games at these amazingly low prices! Just feast your eyes on these riches - and then head for your nearest Games Workshop to join int he fun! And if you don't have a Games Workshop shop within reach, don't worry - you needn't miss out! Just pick up the phone (or a pen) and get in touch with the Games Wrokshop Mail Order today! From the gamers of Britain, Mr. President - thank you." This is, of course, all bullshit.
May 28, 2025 at 3:24 AM
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I'm not that person but LOOK AT MY CAT RIGHT NOW.
The most adorable little cat with brown fur and stripes curled up in a ball and sleeping in a sun beam in a bed next to a pair of shorts.
May 26, 2025 at 3:38 AM
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A woman with a nose stud, earrings, and brown hair squinting with a pained expression.
May 23, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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What's this? An opportunity to plug an almost 20-year-old webcomic installment that lives rent-free in my head?
www.threepanelsoul.com/comic/on-man...
A 3-panel comic First panel: Anakin Skywalker sitting in an easy chair with Obi-wan Kenobi peeking around a corner at him and asking "Are you drinking my beer again?" Second panel: A perspective shot from inside of a closed refrigerator. Third panel: Obi-Wan Kenobi opening the refrigerator door with a look of shock on his face. He says "By the force. He's killed all the Yeunglings!"
May 20, 2025 at 9:48 PM