Kestrel
@thekestrel.bsky.social
Engineer, artist, musician, gamer
10 games to get to know me:
Super Mario Bros 3
Mega Man 3
Final Fantasy VI
Chrono Trigger
Metal Gear Solid
Vampire: the Masquerade Bloodlines (1)
Half-life 2
Portal
Minecraft
Super Mario Bros 3
Mega Man 3
Final Fantasy VI
Chrono Trigger
Metal Gear Solid
Vampire: the Masquerade Bloodlines (1)
Half-life 2
Portal
Minecraft
10 games to get to know me.
(And by 10, I mean 20.) ;P
Saw these floating around lately, and wanted to join in. :)
(And by 10, I mean 20.) ;P
Saw these floating around lately, and wanted to join in. :)
October 31, 2025 at 3:04 PM
10 games to get to know me:
Super Mario Bros 3
Mega Man 3
Final Fantasy VI
Chrono Trigger
Metal Gear Solid
Vampire: the Masquerade Bloodlines (1)
Half-life 2
Portal
Minecraft
Super Mario Bros 3
Mega Man 3
Final Fantasy VI
Chrono Trigger
Metal Gear Solid
Vampire: the Masquerade Bloodlines (1)
Half-life 2
Portal
Minecraft
Define your music taste in eight artists:
Metallica
Tool
Dream Theater
Soundgarden
Nirvana
Green Day
In Flames
Disturbed
Not very interesting or varied, I know.
Metallica
Tool
Dream Theater
Soundgarden
Nirvana
Green Day
In Flames
Disturbed
Not very interesting or varied, I know.
Define your music taste in eight artists:
the mountain goats
jeff rosenstock (and associated projects)
100 gecs
underscores
lady gaga
david bowie
sophie
guns n' roses
the mountain goats
jeff rosenstock (and associated projects)
100 gecs
underscores
lady gaga
david bowie
sophie
guns n' roses
Define your music taste in eight artists:
Deftones
Sleater-Kinney
Mars Volta
Melvins
Bjork
Fugazi
Tool
Callous Daoboys
Deftones
Sleater-Kinney
Mars Volta
Melvins
Bjork
Fugazi
Tool
Callous Daoboys
October 17, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Define your music taste in eight artists:
Metallica
Tool
Dream Theater
Soundgarden
Nirvana
Green Day
In Flames
Disturbed
Not very interesting or varied, I know.
Metallica
Tool
Dream Theater
Soundgarden
Nirvana
Green Day
In Flames
Disturbed
Not very interesting or varied, I know.
Super Mario 3
Name a Videogame you've played 100 hours.
October 3, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Super Mario 3
Danny Don't You Know by Ninja Sex Party.
"You're still a nerdy kid inside, but now you've finally found your tribe."
"You're still a nerdy kid inside, but now you've finally found your tribe."
Name a Song that makes you Cry.
October 3, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Danny Don't You Know by Ninja Sex Party.
"You're still a nerdy kid inside, but now you've finally found your tribe."
"You're still a nerdy kid inside, but now you've finally found your tribe."
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cis friends we NEED YOU TO CALL YOUR REPS and yell at them to protect trans healthcare
Dems have got to hold the line on this, again, even when it’s hard
our right and ability to exist is on the line
someone even put together a call script, i’ll link it in the replies
PLEASE HELP WE NEED YOU
Dems have got to hold the line on this, again, even when it’s hard
our right and ability to exist is on the line
someone even put together a call script, i’ll link it in the replies
PLEASE HELP WE NEED YOU
Trump threatens to shut down US government unless Democrats agree to ban all trans health care
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/09/29/trans-care-ban-government-shutdown/?utm_content=1759153201&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/09/29/trans-care-ban-government-shutdown/?utm_content=1759153201&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
Trump threatens to shut down US government unless all trans health care is banned
The US government's looming shutdown hinges on anti-trans measures after Donald Trump refused to speak to Democrats unless they were passed.
www.thepinknews.com
September 29, 2025 at 7:43 PM
cis friends we NEED YOU TO CALL YOUR REPS and yell at them to protect trans healthcare
Dems have got to hold the line on this, again, even when it’s hard
our right and ability to exist is on the line
someone even put together a call script, i’ll link it in the replies
PLEASE HELP WE NEED YOU
Dems have got to hold the line on this, again, even when it’s hard
our right and ability to exist is on the line
someone even put together a call script, i’ll link it in the replies
PLEASE HELP WE NEED YOU
Slightly diminish a book.
Reasonable Expectations
Reasonable Expectations
Slightly diminish a book.
Moby Micropenis
Moby Micropenis
Slightly diminish a book.
Grapes of Annoyance
Grapes of Annoyance
September 22, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Slightly diminish a book.
Reasonable Expectations
Reasonable Expectations
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hi, cis folks!
trans people need your help! the FY26 budget gets a vote by 9/30. GOP wants a ban on funds for ALL health services that provide trans care for ANY AGE. they're trying for other bans, too.
we need you to call senators like chuck who don't get it: reps.fyi
info & script in the🧵⬇️
trans people need your help! the FY26 budget gets a vote by 9/30. GOP wants a ban on funds for ALL health services that provide trans care for ANY AGE. they're trying for other bans, too.
we need you to call senators like chuck who don't get it: reps.fyi
info & script in the🧵⬇️
September 16, 2025 at 3:06 PM
hi, cis folks!
trans people need your help! the FY26 budget gets a vote by 9/30. GOP wants a ban on funds for ALL health services that provide trans care for ANY AGE. they're trying for other bans, too.
we need you to call senators like chuck who don't get it: reps.fyi
info & script in the🧵⬇️
trans people need your help! the FY26 budget gets a vote by 9/30. GOP wants a ban on funds for ALL health services that provide trans care for ANY AGE. they're trying for other bans, too.
we need you to call senators like chuck who don't get it: reps.fyi
info & script in the🧵⬇️
Age verification: my first video game was Baseball for the Apple II gs (it's the one being played by the grandson at the beginning of The Princess Bride)
Age verification: We're OC ReMix. :-D
Honoring (+ occassionally dishonoring!) video game music through fan arrangements since 1999!
ocremix.org/remix/OCR01492
bsky.app/profile/mrha...
Honoring (+ occassionally dishonoring!) video game music through fan arrangements since 1999!
ocremix.org/remix/OCR01492
bsky.app/profile/mrha...
September 17, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Age verification: my first video game was Baseball for the Apple II gs (it's the one being played by the grandson at the beginning of The Princess Bride)
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Genuinely have no idea how much longer I can take literally every trans person around me being on the edge of falling apart - and every now and again losing someone I can't help keep together - while the cis people just kinda nod and assume we're all being hysterical.
August 28, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Genuinely have no idea how much longer I can take literally every trans person around me being on the edge of falling apart - and every now and again losing someone I can't help keep together - while the cis people just kinda nod and assume we're all being hysterical.
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RT if you also wish ill upon JK Rowling.
Outcry grows after multiple trans users were targeted for mild criticisms of the anti-trans billionaire.
Bluesky silenced trans voices over J.K. Rowling, here’s why
Outcry grows after multiple trans users were targeted for mild criticisms of the anti-trans billionaire.
bit.ly
August 21, 2025 at 1:43 PM
RT if you also wish ill upon JK Rowling.
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Sooner or later, everywhere makes it known that they only tolerate trans women's presence, and it's very conditional. The slightest excuse to toss us out is seized upon without hesitation.
Reinstate Jessie Gender.
Reinstate Jessie Gender.
August 16, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Sooner or later, everywhere makes it known that they only tolerate trans women's presence, and it's very conditional. The slightest excuse to toss us out is seized upon without hesitation.
Reinstate Jessie Gender.
Reinstate Jessie Gender.
List of things that made me gay in no particular order:
- Terra and Celes from Final Fantasy IV
- Gadget from Rescue Rangers
- April O'Neil from TMNT
- Pound Puppies
- The Great Gonzo from The Muppet Show
- Smurfette
- Terra and Celes from Final Fantasy IV
- Gadget from Rescue Rangers
- April O'Neil from TMNT
- Pound Puppies
- The Great Gonzo from The Muppet Show
- Smurfette
List of things that made me gay in no particular order:
Ramona Flowers
Ranma 1/2
Dungeons and Dragons
The Legend of Korra
Malon from Ocarina of Time
Nomad (Rikki Barnes)
Jaina Proudmoore (with her BfA glow up)
critically acclaimed MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV, with an expanded free trial which you can—
Ramona Flowers
Ranma 1/2
Dungeons and Dragons
The Legend of Korra
Malon from Ocarina of Time
Nomad (Rikki Barnes)
Jaina Proudmoore (with her BfA glow up)
critically acclaimed MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV, with an expanded free trial which you can—
List of things that made me gay in no particular order:
Jessie from Pokémon
Ramona Flowers
Jack from Mass Effect
Kelly Clarkson
Cate Blanchett, broadly
That high school girlfriend later came out as a lesbian and started cosplaying as Booster/Beetle with her gf
Ranma 1/2
Jessie from Pokémon
Ramona Flowers
Jack from Mass Effect
Kelly Clarkson
Cate Blanchett, broadly
That high school girlfriend later came out as a lesbian and started cosplaying as Booster/Beetle with her gf
Ranma 1/2
June 28, 2025 at 12:30 AM
List of things that made me gay in no particular order:
- Terra and Celes from Final Fantasy IV
- Gadget from Rescue Rangers
- April O'Neil from TMNT
- Pound Puppies
- The Great Gonzo from The Muppet Show
- Smurfette
- Terra and Celes from Final Fantasy IV
- Gadget from Rescue Rangers
- April O'Neil from TMNT
- Pound Puppies
- The Great Gonzo from The Muppet Show
- Smurfette
Movie you've seen more than six times. No Star wars, trek, or LOTR
April 26, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Movie you've seen more than six times. No Star wars, trek, or LOTR
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Be angry. Be sad. Feel defeated. Feel all of the feelings.
Today. And tomorrow. Possibly for the rest of the week.
And then, after that. After the binging of alcohol and ice cream. After the week of sleepless nights. After crying.
After all that
You keep going.
You keep fucking going.
Today. And tomorrow. Possibly for the rest of the week.
And then, after that. After the binging of alcohol and ice cream. After the week of sleepless nights. After crying.
After all that
You keep going.
You keep fucking going.
April 16, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Be angry. Be sad. Feel defeated. Feel all of the feelings.
Today. And tomorrow. Possibly for the rest of the week.
And then, after that. After the binging of alcohol and ice cream. After the week of sleepless nights. After crying.
After all that
You keep going.
You keep fucking going.
Today. And tomorrow. Possibly for the rest of the week.
And then, after that. After the binging of alcohol and ice cream. After the week of sleepless nights. After crying.
After all that
You keep going.
You keep fucking going.
Yasunori Mitsuda - Radical Dreamers: Unstolen Jewel
1. Who's your favorite video game composer?
2. What your favorite VGM piece of theirs?
(Please share with YouTube videos!)
@larryoji.bsky.social's example
1. Tim Follin! - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Fol...
2. Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future - "Aquamarine Bay"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQQY...
2. What your favorite VGM piece of theirs?
(Please share with YouTube videos!)
@larryoji.bsky.social's example
1. Tim Follin! - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Fol...
2. Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future - "Aquamarine Bay"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQQY...
Ecco Defender of the Future - Aquamarine Bay
YouTube video by MonsterCondo
www.youtube.com
February 8, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Yasunori Mitsuda - Radical Dreamers: Unstolen Jewel
No Star Wars. No Star Trek. Name a favorite sci-fi franchise.
February 3, 2025 at 1:15 AM
No Star Wars. No Star Trek. Name a favorite sci-fi franchise.
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hi, cis folks! meet S.9. it's the senate sports ban for trans athletes—a big step to something making trump’s executive order federal law, which is much harder to undo.
short call scripts for dem & GOP senators ⬇️.
if you said you'd stand with trans folks, it's time.🧵
legiscan.com/US/bill/SB9/...
short call scripts for dem & GOP senators ⬇️.
if you said you'd stand with trans folks, it's time.🧵
legiscan.com/US/bill/SB9/...
January 27, 2025 at 3:45 PM
hi, cis folks! meet S.9. it's the senate sports ban for trans athletes—a big step to something making trump’s executive order federal law, which is much harder to undo.
short call scripts for dem & GOP senators ⬇️.
if you said you'd stand with trans folks, it's time.🧵
legiscan.com/US/bill/SB9/...
short call scripts for dem & GOP senators ⬇️.
if you said you'd stand with trans folks, it's time.🧵
legiscan.com/US/bill/SB9/...
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One of the darkest, but less reported, aspects of Trump’s anti-trans order this week IMO is that he directed the DOJ to remove protections for trans prisoners from Prison Rape Elimination Act guidelines. Story at @theappeal.org today from @byadamrhodes.bsky.social: theappeal.org/trump-execut...
‘People Will Die’ from Trump’s Trans Prisoner Crackdown, Experts Warn
Trump's executive order eliminating transgender rights in prison will hurt or kill trans prisoners, experts warn.
theappeal.org
January 22, 2025 at 4:36 PM
One of the darkest, but less reported, aspects of Trump’s anti-trans order this week IMO is that he directed the DOJ to remove protections for trans prisoners from Prison Rape Elimination Act guidelines. Story at @theappeal.org today from @byadamrhodes.bsky.social: theappeal.org/trump-execut...
The memorial in Celest
December 19, 2024 at 1:03 PM
The memorial in Celest
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Disney is not your friend. Disney has never been your friend. Disney will never be your friend. The Moon Girl thing was not a one-off, nor was Gravity Falls, nor was Owl House, nor was the disaster that was Strange World
Every year at & around Pride, Disney wants LGBTQ money but yearly they do this
Every year at & around Pride, Disney wants LGBTQ money but yearly they do this
Disney Pulls Transgender Storyline from Pixar’s ‘Win or Lose’ Streaming Series (Exclusive)
The original animated show about a co-ed high school team debuts on Disney+ in February.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
December 17, 2024 at 9:22 PM
Disney is not your friend. Disney has never been your friend. Disney will never be your friend. The Moon Girl thing was not a one-off, nor was Gravity Falls, nor was Owl House, nor was the disaster that was Strange World
Every year at & around Pride, Disney wants LGBTQ money but yearly they do this
Every year at & around Pride, Disney wants LGBTQ money but yearly they do this
The Challenger space shuttle exploding on live TV
What’s the first major news story your remember as a child?
Mine is OJ Simpson
Mine is OJ Simpson
December 18, 2024 at 2:00 AM
The Challenger space shuttle exploding on live TV
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Finally made the call to remove Instagram from my regular rotation of social media apps, thanks to anti-trans advocacy groups now directly advertising to me. It’s cool how it’s literally inescapable everywhere now. we make up 0.5% of the US population, as a reminder
December 17, 2024 at 2:20 AM
Finally made the call to remove Instagram from my regular rotation of social media apps, thanks to anti-trans advocacy groups now directly advertising to me. It’s cool how it’s literally inescapable everywhere now. we make up 0.5% of the US population, as a reminder
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HBO has declined to renew “Sesame Street” for new episodes. The series that’s been teaching generations of little kids since 1969 now has no studio.
Please consider donating to Sesame Workshop to ensure the residents of 123 Sesame Street are still around to teach kids of all needs and backgrounds.
Please consider donating to Sesame Workshop to ensure the residents of 123 Sesame Street are still around to teach kids of all needs and backgrounds.
Support Us - Sesame Workshop
Individual donors and partners can have a major impact. Join Sesame Workshop’s Mission to Help Kids Everywhere Grow Smarter, Stronger, and Kinder.
sesameworkshop.org
December 15, 2024 at 2:12 PM
HBO has declined to renew “Sesame Street” for new episodes. The series that’s been teaching generations of little kids since 1969 now has no studio.
Please consider donating to Sesame Workshop to ensure the residents of 123 Sesame Street are still around to teach kids of all needs and backgrounds.
Please consider donating to Sesame Workshop to ensure the residents of 123 Sesame Street are still around to teach kids of all needs and backgrounds.