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Christopher-J (fka Beauty Personified)

@chrjcar.bsky.social

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born "Todd Matchett" in Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada fka "Beauty Personified" on alt.toys.transformers adoptee, anxiety, comics, depression, film, hockey, Magic the Gathering, migraine, Nashville Predators, pro wrestling, Transformers, writing

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Christopher-J (fka Beauty Personified) @chrjcar.bsky.social · Nov 13

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"Facing FEAR as a kid is FUN!" classic blog re-post

[originally posted on LiveJournal; originally re-posted on Facebook August 13, 2009] Facing FEAR as a kid is FUN! I was reading a negative...

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Christopher-J (fka Beauty Personified) @chrjcar.bsky.social · 1m

The #Montreal #Canadiens couldn’t have asked for a better start from #ZacharyBolduc. Through just three games, the 22-year-old forward has found the back of the net in every game and sits second on the team in scoring with four points.
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Zachary Bolduc’s Hot Start Could Cost the Canadiens Later - The Hockey Writers Montreal Canadiens Latest News, Analysis & More

In other words, Bolduc’s success could accelerate the timeline for some difficult financial decisions for the Canadiens.

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Christopher-J (fka Beauty Personified) @chrjcar.bsky.social · 11m

The new #KeiraKnightley #Netflix thriller is currently a global streaming hit on the platform despite having a dismal #RottenTomatoes score. #WomanInCabin10
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Keira Knightley’s 27% RT Netflix Thriller Becomes An Instant Global Streaming Hit

The Woman in Cabin 10 is a streaming hit.

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Christopher-J (fka Beauty Personified) @chrjcar.bsky.social · 13m

After directing one of the most unsettling horror shows in recent memory, M. Night #Shyamalan is returning to #television to adapt an iconic toy – the #Magic8-Ball
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M. Night Shyamalan Returning To TV For New Series Based On Iconic Toy

Shyamalan is joined by a prolific writer.

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Christopher-J (fka Beauty Personified) @chrjcar.bsky.social · 15m

#MillieBobbyBrown is starring and executive producing #Prism, based on a short story of the same name. She plays Cassie, who can communicate with ghosts, referred to as "visitors", and must stop them from appearing across the globe before it's too late.
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Millie Bobby Brown Sets A New Stranger Things Replacement At Netflix

Rachel Brosnahan is attached to the project too.

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Christopher-J (fka Beauty Personified) @chrjcar.bsky.social · 18m

... theater chains have the #Predator film listed as #PG-13, which would make #Badlands the first installment of the violent franchise not to have an R rating. The only exception until now is Alien vs. Predator, a crossover between the Alien and Predator franchise.
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Predator: Badlands Rating Officially Breaks A Franchise Tradition After 38 Years

Predator: Badlands comes out next month.

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Christopher-J (fka Beauty Personified) @chrjcar.bsky.social · 24m

Reddit user Even-Ad648 caught sight of the ominous orb of planet-destroying death in a NMS multiplayer game. And though it technically looks a bit smaller than the “real” thing would be, it’s nonetheless an impressive and grim-looking spectacle. #NoMansSky #DeathStar
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Someone Built A Game-Crashing Death Star In No Man's Sky

That’s no procedurally generated moon

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 3h

Talk about indoctrination…

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Christopher-J (fka Beauty Personified) @chrjcar.bsky.social · 27m

The #GOG #Preservation Program is proving trickier than expected, but the company isn't backing down. #VideoGames
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Games Preservation Can Involve Private Detectives Says GOG

GOG's Preservation Program is proving trickier than expected, but the company isn't backing down

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Christopher-J (fka Beauty Personified) @chrjcar.bsky.social · 33m

#Marvel teased a slew of upcoming #TV projects for the Marvel Cinematic Universe at New York Comic-Con 2025. #MCU #NYCC
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Everything Marvel TV Teased at New York Comic-Con

Here’s our breakdown of all of the MCU’s upcoming TV shows

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Christopher-J (fka Beauty Personified) @chrjcar.bsky.social · 36m

Celebrating the work of one of the greatest poster artists in the history of film – #DrewStruzan #RIP
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Drew Struzan’s Best Movie Posters

Celebrating the work of one of the greatest poster artists in the history of film.

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Christopher-J (fka Beauty Personified) @chrjcar.bsky.social · 16h

Alice Cooper - LACE AND WHISKEY [1977] #album #listening #music #AliceCooper

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Son of Eric @spiritof44.bsky.social · 1d

Emily Maitlis has told @lbc.co.uk that she believes that Prince Andrew is the "tip of the iceberg" of public figures who will see their careers destroyed by association with Jeffrey Epstein.

#EpsteinTrumpFiles #SexualPredatorTrump #PrincePaedophile

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Prince Andrew is 'tip of the Epstein iceberg,' The News Agents host Emily Maitlis tells LBC | LBC

The veteran broadcaster told Shelagh Fogarty that she believes many more public figures will see careers destroyed by association with Epstein

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Bronze Age Babies @bronzeagebabies.bsky.social · 1d

Bashful Benjamin, by Jack Kirby and Chic Stone

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 20h

If men with guns and masks tried to pull me out of my car, I'd fight back. Courts should reject any claims by the government that this is aggression by the person being detained, resisting arrest, or that they're a flight risk.

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Christopher-J (fka Beauty Personified) @chrjcar.bsky.social · 16h

#PhilipDeFranco #news w. @philipdefranco.bsky.social
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Charlie Kirk PMF Situation Has Divided The Internet & Pentagon Press Pledge Scandal Just Got Bigger

YouTube video by Philip DeFranco

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Matt McMuscles @mattmcmuscles.bsky.social · 22h

RIP to Drew Struzen, the greatest to ever do it. 🙌

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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 1d

Nova Scotia municipalities with their own electric utilities say a new Maritime alliance will strengthen their sector, the province’s only alternative to Nova Scotia Power. #NovaScotia
Alliance includes utilities from New Brunswick, P.E.I.

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N.S. municipal electric utilities say Maritime alliance brings big benefits | CBC News

Nova Scotia municipalities with their own electric utilities say a new Maritime alliance will strengthen their sector, which is the province’s only alternative to Nova Scotia Power.

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Christopher-J (fka Beauty Personified) @chrjcar.bsky.social · 20h

The beloved artist, who illustrated iconic posters for 'Star Wars', 'Indiana Jones', 'Back to the Future', and more, was 78. #DrewStruzan #RIP
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Drew Struzan, the King of the Movie Poster, Has Died

The beloved artist, who illustrated iconic posters for 'Star Wars', 'Indiana Jones', 'Back to the Future', and more, was 78.

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Christopher-J (fka Beauty Personified) @chrjcar.bsky.social · 23h

Given their cautious vigilance, shy #children are more likely to detect social threats and anticipate how events will unfold. #shyness
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Childhood shyness can be advantageous – don’t pathologise it | Psyche Ideas

Given their cautious vigilance, shy children are more likely to detect social threats and anticipate how events will unfold

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Christopher-J (fka Beauty Personified) @chrjcar.bsky.social · 23h

#India and #Canada agree to reset #relations roughly two years after Canada accused India of complicity in the killing of a Sikh activist on its soil.
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Anita Anand: Canada foreign minister meets Indian PM Modi amid thawing ties

Canada's foreign minister visits Delhi as the sides restore ties strained by a murder on Canadian soil.

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Christopher-J (fka Beauty Personified) @chrjcar.bsky.social · 23h

#Venezuela closes its #embassy in #Norway days after the #Nobel Committee reveals it will award the peace prize to Venezuelan opposition leader #MaríaCorinaMachado.
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Venezuela Closes Norway Embassy After Machado Awarded Nobel Peace Prize

Venezuela announced Monday it had closed its embassy in Oslo, days after opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

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Christopher-J (fka Beauty Personified) @chrjcar.bsky.social · 23h

#California passes first-in-the-nation #safety protocols for #AI #chatbots; follows the death of a teenager who had suicidal conversations with ChatGPT.
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California becomes first state to regulate AI companion chatbots | TechCrunch

SB 243 is designed to protect children and vulnerable users from harms associated with use of AI companion chatbots.

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Christopher-J (fka Beauty Personified) @chrjcar.bsky.social · 23h

Comedian #MarcMaron 's pioneering #WTF #podcast ends after 16 years and more than 1,600 episodes with former President #BarackObama as Maron's final guest
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Marc Maron ends his podcast with final guest Barack Obama after 16 years and nearly 1,700 episodes

Barack Obama has helped Marc Maron close out his podcast, “WTF With Marc Maron,” after 16 years and over 1,600 episodes.

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Christopher-J (fka Beauty Personified) @chrjcar.bsky.social · 23h

#CoralReefs are the first ecosystem to have passed a #climate tipping point, scientists and conservationists contend in a new report. Barring a reversal in #warming trends, researchers warn that a large number of coral reefs will be lost in the coming years.
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The World's First Climate Tipping Point Has Been Crossed

The world's coral reefs are dying—and will continue to unless global temperatures drop significantly.

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Christopher-J (fka Beauty Personified) @chrjcar.bsky.social · 23h

Those outlets say the #policy threatens to punish them for routine #news gathering protected by the #FirstAmendment. The Washington Post, The Atlantic and Reuters on Monday also publicly joined the group that says it will not be signing. #Pentagon
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New York Times, AP, Reuters and Newsmax among news organizations fighting new press rules | CBC News

News organizations including the New York Times, The Associated Press and the conservative Newsmax television network said Monday they will not sign a Defence Department document about its new press r...