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VanVelding
@vanvelding.bsky.social
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I sometimes make things on the internet. Battletech. Star Trek. US politics. Video games.

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Replies are locked so Stellaris players can't laugh at this.
Clip of God from Family Guy saying, "Straight to hell. to the boiler room of hell. All the way down."
November 12, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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7 years and 850 hours later, I can't believe I just got a new achievement in HBS' #BattleTech
an achievement called "You Can't Kill Me." the description is that it's for having a 'mech and its pilot survive being shut down, receiving a headshot, and falling down, which I did by charging a Marauder PPC first into an enemy assault lance and trying to alpha strike my way out
November 11, 2025 at 3:09 AM
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A picture of Captain Dathon from the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "Darmok," saying "user eff oh bee pete patrick, their crops and skin," referencing the meme, "my skin is clear; my crops are flourishing," which has many sources, but which can be attributed to Tumblr user eff oh bee pete patrick. It is a statement of multifaceted wholeness at witnessing something.
November 10, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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I love BattleTech because it's not well designed. 1st turn shooting and my dumb 'mech with a silly autocannon deletes an enemy. It was an Axeman with a slightly less silly autocannon, but still...
Megamek result where a Mars IIC scores two hits with an ultra AC twenty and one of the shots hits the head, instantly killing the opposing 'mech.
November 6, 2025 at 5:16 AM
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photo of an empty times square from Vanilla Sky.
November 6, 2025 at 3:29 AM
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hmmm...
a bluesky post saying "is bluesky fucky today or is it just me?" An error message says, network error when attempting to fetch resource."
November 5, 2025 at 4:27 AM
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Rick and Morty got off easy:
Scene from Rick and Morty featuring body bags with the bodies of the Rick and Morty who appeared in the Space Jam sequel.
November 4, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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What the hell is this meter?
Rival intel progress bar from Mechwarrior 5: Mercenaries. It is at one thousand one hundred and ninety out of five thousand to reach level nine. The player gained 60 points for a mission. At that rate, it will require 64 more missions against the Wacos Rangers--a random event which the player can't control--before the bar is filled.
October 28, 2025 at 2:28 AM
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Me, then: I'm going to put paired PPX-X's on this Timber Wolf because they're pretty powerful. Messy, but powerful.
Me, now: I'm going to use my Timber Wolf for this garrison mission, what could go wrong?
Mission result:
Spongebob Squarepants in a burning city, saying "We did it Patrick! We saved the city," representing the civic done by a mechwarrior with two powerful shotgun PPCs
October 28, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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This nervous little guy can fit into so many high pressure situations.
The 'this baby can fit' meme, albeit misused.
October 27, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Sounds plausible. Reminds me of The Authority.
Clip from The Authority #28. The Surgeon, having taken control of humanity's collective memory, introduces a new god to replace all previous gods: Religimon. A billionaire says, "My god. And we own all the merchandising rights."
October 27, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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LOL
Comments on the video from 2 years ago, 1 year ago, 4 months ago, and 1 day ago commenting on how it's never been more relevant than the current moment.
October 26, 2025 at 4:38 AM
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#BaldursGate3
Me killing Arfur Gregorio in Shar's Caress:
October 25, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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Sorin Orlith from Baldur's Gate 3 saying "I'm numbed to all the depravities I conduct on a daily basis...but boring sex? That's a new fetish entirely." Jenna from 30 Rock's boyfriend Paul saying, "Normaling in public? you delicious whore." from the storyline where they tried being a normal couple as a fetish.
October 25, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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October 24, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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It's not fair to ask me to make this Classic Voyager Decision in the "Make Voyager Decisions" Game.
Dialog option asking if I'd like to destroy the Caretaker's Array or use it to return home knowing the Kazon will use it to destroy the Ocampa.
October 22, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Support this, but also:
South Park's Frog King.
October 19, 2025 at 3:52 AM
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I mean, C'MON!
Image of Rene Gonzalez Byken, a guy with a slammin' body and a very round butt.
October 19, 2025 at 3:11 AM
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I have waited YEAR for my Mechwarrior 5: Mercenaries game let me post this gif. #Battletech
October 18, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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Trump: "I'll do whatever makes me worthy of Heaven."
Me: Everything will change once you step down as POTUS. You'll see.
Trump: "Step down? I don't understand. Why would I do that? USA needs me."
Me: Being in power is what led you on the wrong path.
Trump:
October 13, 2025 at 4:21 AM
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Every fuckin' time.
Clip from Star Trek Deep Space Nine's "Behind the Lines." Captain Jadzia Dax is using an empty power cell from the phaser array to rally her crew. Text reads, "Take a good look..."
October 12, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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What the fuck am I reading?
google search result for "elevatorgate." Results are not shown, implying every thing about elevator gate warrants this reaponse.
October 10, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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When the flanderization of Worf wraps all the way around to being good:
a picture of Worf from Star Trek: Picard sleeping off what should by all rights be fatal disruptor shots in a chair on the Enterprise-D bridge.
October 7, 2025 at 4:26 AM
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A series of text messages based on the "he looks polite" meme. Bruce Landlord texts, "It's clear in the premise: no violent murders are allowed in TNG." The recipient responds with a picture of Worf from Star Trek: Picard. The Landlord responds, "OK, I will make an exception because he looks very badass."
October 7, 2025 at 4:23 AM
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I really thought I had a few Star Trek cards I made for Magic: the Gathering, but I guess it's just a few hundred cards like this:
A magic the gathering card called Wish Unicorn's Blasting Ruminate Gorger. It's a legendary creature with the gorger subtype. It costs White, Blue, Black, Red, and Green. It's a 7/7. Rules text reads. You may exile one land of each basic land type controlled by opponents instead of paying Wish Unicorn's Blasting Ruminate Gorger's cost. Upkeep - Exile a land or unicorn in your graveyard. When Wish Unicorn's Blasting Ruminate Gorger leaves the battlefield, return all lands and Unicorns exiled paying for Wish Unicorn's Blasting Ruminate Gorger's casting or upkeep costs to the battlefield under their owners' control.
October 5, 2025 at 7:06 PM