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Meaghan Glynn (Megonaut)
@megonaut.bsky.social
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Boston-based videogame UX Designer & UI artist of 17 years. I talk about politics, accessibility, and art from a leftist/punk perspective. Proudly neurodivergent (ADHD) and chronically ill 😎 MY VIEWS ARE MY OWN.
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You know, I was thinking of getting a borg cube
A picture of Valve's newly announced Steam Machine. It's a minimalist cube of plastic with a slight bevel around its front face. It features 2 USB docks and a power button.
November 16, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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Hopefully this helps answer the questions “Gee Meg, why do you care so much about who actually deserves the blame for inciting political violence?” And “Why are you so angry?”
He who never feels sad cannot know joy. She who is never angry, rarely feels authentic love. Those who perpetually run from their fear never discover their courage. And those who refuse to feel blame never really feel forgiveness. When we offhandedly banish blame from our awareness, we never discover its tremendous value as an instinct. Blame is a fundamental part of saying no, setting limits, protesting unfairness, and defending our boundaries. We will never feel safe if we cannot make blaming statements like: “Stop it, you’re hurting me!” “Don’t call me names!” and “No, you cannot take that – it belongs to me!” Such reflexive blame is a vital contribution from the feeling nature to the instinct of self-protection. Many of the common forms of displaced aggression such as scapegoating, bullying, prejudice, and cruelty are by-products of aggressive feelings first felt within the family but suppressed. To inflict pain at least proves that I can affect somebody. If I cannot affect or touch anybody, I can at least shock you into some passion through wounds and pain. I shall at least make sure we both feel something . . . Misplaced blame is scapegoating. Wilhelm Reich brilliantly describes the consequences of misdirected blame in The Mass Psychology of Fascism. There are many fascistic sub-cultures in our society. Almost every minority group (including children) suffers from atrocious acts of scapegoating and prejudice. Reich points out that sub-cultures are fascistic to the degree they demand absolute, unquestioned honoring of their leaders.
September 15, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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Screenshot taken from this Democracy Now segment.
youtu.be/ZYjRIzX_Xig?...
A painting rendered in loose, oily brush strokes of muted umber depicts a downward-angled shot of a man’s legs in black jeans and Adidas as he pauses on a staircase covered in rubble. Next to him on the steps are a hastily placed backpack and portable video camera with audio equipment. On the steps below him is a spray of fresh blood, vivid against the dust covered background. The subject is a journalist in Gaza, who with his colleagues covered a recently bombed Nasser Hospital. They are on their way to the 4th floor to upload their footage via SIM card, shortly before the building is attacked again by a tank, killing journalists, doctors, and emergency responders.
September 8, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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Love to see Hasan on @majorityreport.bsky.social today www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLNb...
July 8, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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When I finally figure out a workaround for prototype functionality
GIF of Daniel Craig as Benoit Blanc in the movie The Glass Onion. Benoit in a blue shirt exclaims "It's so dumb" while slumping over and putting his hands in his pockets.
June 13, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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Next playtest I'm just going to use this
April 14, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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Why does she look like Carmen Sandiego’s evil sister?
Melania Trump, wearing a severe looking black hat with a wide brim obscuring her eyes, and a militaristic looking suit dress
March 26, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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I've been informed that there was a Willow game for the NES, and now you know this too
A screenshot of a first-generation Nintendo Entertainment System game, featuring a sprite version of a character from the Willow film, in an idyllic looking fantasy environment with grass, sunflowers, a hut, and some fencing. A UI panel in the top left displays the stats "E 0, MP 0, and HP 24".
March 21, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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Saoirse don Phalaistín 🇵🇸🇮🇪 Happy Saint Patrick’s Day
Two small enamel pins are set side by side on top of a light green journal cover. The first features a fist and the text “Saoirse don Phalaistín” or “Free Palestine” set against the Palestinian flag. The second features the Irish and Palestinian flags crossed in solidarity.
March 17, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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I'm trying
A meme from the Apple TV show Severance. Miss Casey says "Your outtie always writes alt text."
March 9, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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March 6, 2025 at 7:21 AM
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February 21, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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Process
January 16, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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I was a little girl who made good with all that I blurt
-MIA

Still frame from Mad Max Fury Road from evanerichards.com.
Procreate on ipad pro with apple pencil.
A digital painting of a still frame from the movie Mad Max Fury Road, rendered in purple shadows, transitioning to orange midtones and cool yellow highights. Furiosa, rendered in energetic brushstrokes, faces forward while Max sims a gun behind her, rendered in loose brushstrokes, in the cab of her war rig.
January 16, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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I am also sick af today! I can sit up at least. Here is a meme for your boredom
January 9, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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January 8, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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2024 was hard. We were forced to move. Our expenses increased by a lot, and our savings took a big hit. There was mandatory RTO. We lost the love of our lives, our Dori cat. We got covid. We will continue to survive by grace and luck, but also by our love, trust, and solidarity. Onto 2025.
December 31, 2024 at 6:29 PM
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Seong Gi-hun season 2 is #leadershipgoals #squidgames

Procreate on ipad pro with apple pencil
A rough digital painting of the protagonist of Squid Games rendered in 3 values.
December 29, 2024 at 12:33 AM
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NYC 💜 just passing through
December 27, 2024 at 11:33 PM
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Pics with the “filthy acela window” filter applied from xmas eve; NYC (what’s up) and some place in CT. I enjoy traveling through peoples’ backyards very much.
December 27, 2024 at 9:57 PM
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Aforementioned potato, Minnie.
December 27, 2024 at 9:50 PM
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Literally Matell and/or retailers when they realized they printed a porn URL on the packaging of their most popular toy this season
December 16, 2024 at 9:36 PM
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This was the 2nd result but it was way funnier
A meme in two panels. The first is Meghan Markle in an interview for CBS, captioned "Harry is adjusting great to America." The 2nd is a sad looking Harry captioned "They're making memes about my dead grandfather."
December 10, 2024 at 5:45 PM
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A desk still life inspired by late night gaming. I painted this while simultaneously debugging Rimworld mods because my brain is not happy unless I’m doing multitasking 😕

Affinity painter produced the posterized img from my reference pic. I painted over that in procreate. Ipad pro with ipencil.
A digitally painted still life depicts a fidget spinner propped against a pill case decorated with tiny mushrooms. A lipstick tube is set at an angle to the right, and a bluetooth USB adapter is set on the left, angling shadows to make interesting shapes in the negative space. The objects are lit in red from the LED on a stereo speaker.
December 8, 2024 at 11:41 PM
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MIA dragging me through the end of this week with her BMW
A white BMW is tilted balancing on its left two tires, the right tires in the air. MIA sits casually on top of the passenger window, level with the ground.
December 6, 2024 at 9:17 PM