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mshades01.bsky.social
Expat American in Osaka, Japan. Teacher, calligrapher, dungeon master. He/Him
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Reposting for my Senators: @chrismurphyct.bsky.social @blumenthal.senate.gov And if you see Rep. Jahana Hayes around (I don't think she's on BlueSky), pass it on.

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Masochist GOP Congressman Begs Town Hall Attendees To Destroy Him

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“You would let your cat sleep on your bed?” “Buddy, I would let my cat borrow my car if she asked.”

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She did not "blind you with science." You were told to put your goggles on three times.

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Trump lashing out at Zelenskyy. Vance grinning like a smug middle-school bully. Rubio sulking on the sofa. Maybe some men are just too emotional to be in positions of leadership.

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Just to prove that my bread machine can make non-monstrosities....

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I just watched a perfect movie. It's called "Psycho Goreman" and I will not hear a word spoken against it. www.imdb.com/title/tt1125...

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I swore I would never write this game but I forgot February only has 28 days, and I needed an easy win for the Patreon before the month ended, so here is "Trapped in an Elevator with Ayn Rand" the One Page RPG

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As an offshoot of this thread, let’s talk about what happens if federal, state, or local officials text, email, call, or show up at your door wanting to talk to you about what you said about the President. I have a theme, a thesis, a throughline, a leitmotif, which is SHUT YOUR FUCKING MOUTH. /1

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In this Ohio diner, it was a tradition: steak with ketchup, a can of diet coke, then go on camera to scream at an ally for being "disrespectful" on tv. But now the woke mob is taking all of that away.

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I’m sitting in a comfortable reserved seat on the train, about to depart Kyoto, a fully made-up Maiko in the seat in front of me. It’s good to acknowledge Japan Moments when they happen.

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Man, I love Disco Elysium.... youtu.be/LlxxE9YlRJ8?...

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Keep thinking about this bit of text from Disco Elysium these days.

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Yes, of course I voted for Smaug the Terrible for President of Dale. I like how he speaks his mind, he's a different kind of politician. Plus he's just like us townsfolk, in that he also hates the elves. What could go wrong?

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Tried making bread in the machine using my new sourdough starter, and.... Well, I may have to club it to death and bury it in the backyard.

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Bon voyage, Mistah Luthor. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/o...

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Listening to the latest @midstpodcast.bsky.social episode, and I would really like to borrow Mother Artifice for a bit if I could….

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Halfway to the weekend. LFG!

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Pulitzer Feeling Increasingly Out Of Place In Washington Post Office

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I have the urge to listen to "The Wall" again, thanks in part to this site I stumbled upon: thewallanalysis.com This cannot bode well.

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Always happy to get it under 0:20. I solved the 2/25/2025 New York Times Mini Crossword in 0:16!

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Mood. :/ Design by AlwaysStitchyPhilly #crossstitch #xstitch

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Womp, and I cannot stress this enough: Womp

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Sure hope so. (art by Dave Tarnowski)

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There is nothing good about this Administration, but seeing the Onion’s coverage of the Trump Boys does bring me a certain amusement.

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If I had a band or a label, I would do a punk cover of "No More Kings" from Schoolhouse Rock. And then I would gather a bunch of people to write a whole album of next-generation Schoolhouse Rock songs, with songs about Social Security and Medicaid and NOAA. I am not kidding in the least.

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I’m not surprised that a rapist would take the, “Well, you asked for it” position on this war.

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Archie is lookin’ at you. #BlackCat

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