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Xander

@derglitzkrieg.bsky.social

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Texas-based cosplayer. 18+. Mostly a mess of retweets. Fate/, Guilty Gear, Yakuza/LAD, Fist of the North Star, and more. He/him

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Xander @derglitzkrieg.bsky.social · Oct 25

Hi, I'm der Glitzkrieg but you can call me Xander! I've been cosplaying since 2002, I've got a degree in Textiles and Apparel Design, and love making stuff. I've been active in the competitive scene since 2006 and have entered, judged, and run contests.

#cosplay

A cosplay dressed as Legato Bluesummers from Trigun. He sits on a large rock, looking off to the right. He wears a blue wig, a black long sleeved shirt, brown gloves, grey pants with metallic bands on the thigh and ankle, and a white coat with metallic details along the bottom, spikes coming out of one shoulder and a skull strapped to his other arm. A tree peeks in from the left corner.

A photo of a cosplayer dressed as Okada Izo from Fate/Grand Order. The photo is shot at an upward angle. He wears a black curly wig, green-grey hakama, slip-on loafers, a light grey kimono with white juban, a black wool overcoat, and an orange scarf. stands in front of a wooden structure on a slatted wood platform. A prop severed head is on the ground in front of him, his foot resting on it. A bloodied prop katana rests against the severed head.

A cosplayer dressed as Testament from Guilty Gear Strive. His arm is raised, holding the handle of a large prop scythe that peeks out behind his calf. He wears black knee boots, a long black skirt with metallic details on the slit, a brown leather belt with three grey skulls hanging down from it, a black velvet vest with silver buttons, a single black velvet sleeve, a white glove, a white jabot with a stiff collar, long black wig, and a top hat.

A cosplayer dressed as Rei from Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage. His eyes ate closed, his head slightly bowed. He clutches a manilla envelope against his chest with both hands. He's wearing a silver spiked mullet wig, a navy and aqua blue vest with metallic accents as a silver shoulder pad, black and silver bracers with dirty white straps holding them on, a black kidney belt with silver accents, and black and white pants with grey thigh pads.

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infinite brians @infinitebrians.neocities.org · 3h

haze deadlock's memorable quotes

#deadlock

a pixel art drawing of the character haze from the game deadlock. she has a smokey head with orange eyes, she has an orange top with black gloves and pants and is firing two silenced submachine guns while saying "I CAN GO SHOPPING" in an evil dark voice.

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Gespenst @ Home @callgespenst.bsky.social · 9h

Tohno Shiki from Tsukihime/Melty Blood with a speech bubble below him.

He is winking despite the tremendous amount of pain he must be in, having removed his glasses. That swag simply can't be turned off.

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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 3h

Physics Insight

xkcd.com/3154/

Comic. PERSON: Sure, when *Einstein* suggests using the Lorentz transform to explain the connection between velocity and time, people call him a genius. But when *I* suggest it, it’s “basic physics” and “undergraduate stuff.” PERSON 2 with white hat: Such a double standard!

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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 8h

You’ll notice that new developments in generative AI are always accompanied by new ways of depicting women without their consent—undermining their autonomy and harassing them—almost like it’s a pillar of the technology and its evolution

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Anime Herald @animeherald.com · 3h

The Wild World of Anime CD-ROMs in North America - Mark McDonald explores the anime CD-ROM micro-boom of the 1990s, looking at the history format and their rise and fall, while highlighting exemplars of the format like the Anime Hyperguide and The World of U.S. Manga Corps.

#anime #history #tech

The Wild World of Anime CD-ROMs in North America

When looking through the lens of the current era, it can be difficult to imagine that anime was once a fairly scarce commodity outside of Japan. It wasn’t

hera.fyi

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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 3h

Winter babbys. Photo from my collection, no date/info.

Black and white photo of a white man in winter clothing, sitting outside in a snowy park or boardwalk or something. Under each arm he’s holding a beautiful white medium haired cat.

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Raise Dead on Planet Jupiter @disastertown.bsky.social · 3h

Got this one up in the store--a bit pricey because it's a reduction print, but there's still sliding scale options in the dropdown box

www.eregamakes.com/ringofplenty

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 6h

ICE just arrested a singing giraffe in Portland.

Robby Roadsteamer @roadsteamer.bsky.social · 7h

🚨 *Breaking News* Robby Roadsteamer has been detained by ICE Portland after singing Rod Stewart with the Portland Frog! We need your help!

Please support Robby's campaign and lawyer fees at robbyroadsteamer.com link on bio 💙🦒🦒🦒

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Nançoise @nancoise.bsky.social · 3h

This year at the Quilt Festival in Houston I was drawn to itty-bitty piecing.

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Cinamuffins Art @ Climax of the Night @cinamuffins.bsky.social · 2h

C Viper Cinamission from last year

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Expensive Fjord (Neovagina Evangelion) @gammarae.design · 3h

"Do you think it was having it lead by a widely hated cardboard actor who's also a sexpest cult leader who's every project in the last decade being record breaking bombs, and sprinkle it with cameos from some nepotistic rich shitheads?"

"No, it was the Tron that was wrong."

Gizmodo @gizmodo.com · 8h

A new report suggests that the disastrous opening weekend for the Jared-Leto-starring sequel may lead to Disney pulling the plug on the Grid once and for all.

'Tron' Might Really Be Doomed After 'Tron: Ares'

A new report suggests that the disastrous opening weekend for the Jared-Leto-starring sequel may lead to Disney pulling the plug on the Grid once and for all.

gizmodo.com

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Dan Liimatta @danliimatta.bsky.social · 3h

Study

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Jay Tholen @jaytholen.net · 4h

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Fey (フェイ) @feytaline.bsky.social · 2h

Anyways have a cat

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 3h

Feels like this will be a useful meme for the next few years

Peacemaker looks at a mural embedding Hitler into American symbols

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 2h

this ballroom is the best evidence that trump doesn’t intend to leave

The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 2h

Exclusive: More than three dozen organizations and individuals are expected to attend a dinner with Trump on Wednesday after opening their checkbooks to support a $250 million White House ballroom.

Trump Invites Ballroom Donors to Glitzy White House Dinner

The dinner is set to include representatives from Lockheed Martin, Microsoft, Meta Platforms, Alphabet’s Google, Amazon and Palantir Technologies.

on.wsj.com

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spooky morb @gutenmorby.bsky.social · 1h

more Margarete cosplay photos, this time from Oni Con! It's been a few days and I still can't believe that I was bumped up from Journeyman won Best Master 🥹

📸: EricAtticus on Instagram

Stage photo of myself dressed as Margarete Wien from Love Live Superstar. I'm posing dramatically with my index finger and thumb making an L shape. I have a penlight in the other hand.

Another dramatic Margarete stage photo. My eyes are closed, one hand is in the air and the hand holding the penlight is crossed over my chest

A cosplay staff member is handing me the trophy. Other contestants and judges watch in the background. You can't really tell in this photo but the trophy has a skeleton on top.

Posing with my trophy on stage. I have a giant grin on my face. Other contestants and judges look on in the background.

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🖤 Emris Coscept 🖤 Ranni Planning Hours 💙🧙‍♀️🌙👍👍👍👍 @emriscoscept.bsky.social · 6h

Thank you @swisssewingsoprano on IG for getting me out of my rut and inviting me to participate in @olive_shmolive's Autumn Witch Hat Collab!!
#witchhatatelier #cosplay

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DOKI DOKI CRT PANIC @crtpixel.bsky.social · Sep 20

Welcome to Bluesky

There's only one rule that I know of, babies-- "God damn it you've got to be kind."

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Discontinued FOoOoOoOods! 🎃🍫👻🍬 @discontinuedfoods.bsky.social · 5h

Nickelodeon Chewology (1996-circa 1998): A Nickelodeon-branded science project in a box, that allowed you to make your own cherry-flavored bubble gum. From the makers of "Gak" and "Floam".

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Chris's HAUNTED House of SKELETON Chicken and GHOST Waffles @bwprowl.bsky.social · 5h

Doing a mega bump of Floam before heading into the rave

Discontinued FOoOoOoOods! 🎃🍫👻🍬 @discontinuedfoods.bsky.social · 5h

You Make the Goo.

Mix It.
Goo It.
Then you chew it.

An illustrated instruction guide for making gum. Step 1: Mix it, with two hands mixing a powder in a plastic bag. Step 2: -goo it, with an image of 2 hands squishing the bag until it becomes goo. Step 3: -then you chew it, with the image of a boy in glasses pouring the goo into his mouth. At the top of the diagram is a couple for 50 cents off a package of Floam or Mega Bump Floam

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Evil Orc Heart @evanurquhart.bsky.social · 1h

Erin did great work with this one.

Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 2h

1. Many of you have seen a graph purporting to show trans identification has decreased in recent years.

Matt Walsh and Elon Musk celebrated it as a victory over "transgenderism."

Turns out, the entire graph is based on an egregious math and statistics error.

Subscribe to support our journalism.

Fact Check: No, There Is Not A New Survey Showing Trans Identity Is Decreasing

The claim, which originates from far-right professor Eric Kaufmann, appears to have made a glaring error: the survey actually shows more people have come out, not fewer.

www.erininthemorning.com

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Minsoo @ RGG Dead Souls Cupsleeve @hydrogenpink.bsky.social · 1d

RGG Festa is this weekend! y'all excited?

Come sing your heart out at the karaoke room at the factory tea bar with other RGG fans!

This activity is for VIP ticket holders only, so you must purchase at the door, which is $15. Every purchase comes with VIP merch!

#yakuza #likeadragon

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Vero.Doodles @verodoodles.bsky.social · 2h

Biblically accurate fairy cat wood burning✨🐈🪽🌈

#pyrography #woodburning #catart #cat #painting #fairy

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Lisa Röstlund @lisarostlund.bsky.social · 11h

We’ve met with Greta Thunberg and others in the flotilla. They describe hours-long scenes of torture and sexual harassment in Israeli captivity. Experts conclude that they have been subjected to serious crimes – Sweden’s foreign minister believes they have themselves to blame.

tinyurl.se/crR

Greta Thunberg: “They kicked me every time the flag touched my face”

– Greta Thunberg on her days in Israeli captivity Beating, kicking, and threats of being gassed in cages. Greta Thunberg and several others from the flotilla ar

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