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Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 6h

Buckling now would make this entire painful endeavor worthless -- pain for pain's sake, without value, without resolution. So if one of these senators is yours, yell at them not to buckle.

Krystal Pistol @krystalpistol.bsky.social · 8h

Asked how optimistic he was of reaching a deal this week, Ossoff, who voted earlier this month to pay essential federal workers during the shutdown, said, “We need a resolution that does right by our constituents.”

8 Democrats sit at center of potential deal to end government shutdown this week

At least eight moderate Senate Democrats are meeting in hopes of finding a deal to end the monthlong government shutdown, but sources familiar with the closely held conversations say they will need st...

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Stew Shearer @stewshearer.bsky.social · 6h

Just finished leaving a message with Senator Welch’s staff. Reach out however you can, but people should remember that they notice phone calls way more than emails.

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Pam Keith @pamkeithdc.bsky.social · 21h

Please join me in sending one message to the Dems:

DO. NOOTTTTTTT. FUCKING. CAVE!!!!

Don’t you fucking do it!!

If they want government open, THEY have to bend and come to us, and not with some bullshit deal that lasts just until they get reelected.

We have already suffered. DO NOT make it

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Stew Shearer @stewshearer.bsky.social · 5d

I know, deep down, that part of why they did this is because they saw the Halo thing got a rise out of people. They love “owning” the libs after all.

But still, fuck this.

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 6d

Tolkien is not perfect but he did, in fact, hate the fucking Nazis.

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 6d

DHS just posted a Lord of the Rings meme as an appeal to join ICE

DHS on Twitter: “The board is set, the pieces are moving. We come to it at last, the great battle of our time.”

Image over a hobbit that reads: There won't be a shire, pippin. Join.ice.gov

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Stew Shearer @stewshearer.bsky.social · 6d

Decided to take a crack at playing a #soloRPG and then wrote up a little (hopefully ongoing) story with it. This was a lot of fun! #ttrpg #rpgs

side-quest.ghost.io/into-the-dun...

Into the Dungeon - First Steps

The first entry in a new series based on a playthrough of the solo RPG "Four Against Darkness."

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Stew Shearer @stewshearer.bsky.social · 8d

Da hell did I just read?

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Bohdan &%@#ing Pavuk @bpavuk.neocities.org · Dec 26

if you see this post, your actions are:
- if you have a spare buck, give it to Wikipedia, then repost this
- if you don't have a spare buck, just repost

your action is mandatory for the world's best source of information to survive

Joshua Holland @joshuaholland.bsky.social · Dec 25

I’ve never donated to Wikipedia before but I set up a small monthly donation as a fuck you to the world’s richest psychopath.

Elon Musk takes aim at Wikipedia

Musk has denounced Wikipedia as "Wokepedia" on X and urged people not to donate to the platform.

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Stew Shearer @stewshearer.bsky.social · 9d

My favorite X-Person! Great work!

Stew Shearer @stewshearer.bsky.social · 11d

I fleshed out some thoughts into an opinion piece of sorts. I don't know if I express anything revolutionary, but writing like this is therapeutic for me.

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Remembering "The American President" in Trump's 2025

I don't usually get very political with my content, but let's give this a go.

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Stew Shearer @stewshearer.bsky.social · 13d

The man is a 34 times convicted felon and they want to find an excuse to give him $230 million of tax dollars because it hurt his feelings to have people dig into what a scumbag he is.

This truly is the dumbest timeline.

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Stew Shearer @stewshearer.bsky.social · 13d

Two weeks ago, I cleared out the junk from this backpack with the intention to use it. I set it down in a chair, and the #cat got to it first. Every time I consider just taking it back, she looks at me like this. 😩

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Stew Shearer @stewshearer.bsky.social · 15d

Said my take was “dumb.” Hard hitting stuff. 😂

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Stew Shearer @stewshearer.bsky.social · 15d

Agree to disagree. Star Wars has had lots of humor in its films, dating back to the OT, but it was also comfortable letting the audience sit with emotion.

That moment stood out to me, in particular, as a prime example of the script defusing an emotional moment with an unnecessary joke.

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Stew Shearer @stewshearer.bsky.social · 16d

Here’s the thing. I was happy to hear about the cease fire. I wasn’t going to pat Trump on the back for a potential peace he could have (and should have) brokered months ago (or Biden for that matter), but an end to violence is good!

So sad that it appears to be falling apart again. 😞

Stew Shearer @stewshearer.bsky.social · 16d

Best example I can think of is The Last Jedi, when R2D2 plays Leia’s “help me Obi-Wan Kenobi…” message from the original film to try and persuade Luke to help
Rey. The film could have just left us to infer what that means/does for Luke, but instead gives him a cheesy “That was a cheap move…” line. 🙄

Stew Shearer @stewshearer.bsky.social · 16d

If there’s one thing I loathe about modern filmmaking… it’s the tendency to always inject snark and quips into everything. They have their place, but it feel like a lot movies just put them everywhere, and often to the detriment of the story.

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Stew Shearer @stewshearer.bsky.social · 16d

Dragonheart was perhaps not as universally loved, but there are lots of people (myself included) who adore it and the very sincere story it was trying to tell. I don’t think either movie would be even remotely the same if made today.

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Stew Shearer @stewshearer.bsky.social · 16d

There are several movies I can think of that fit this sort of bill, as well, many of which are very fondly remembered even when they underperformed. The Mummy was a hit, but it has remained a treasured film and was also a super straightforward adventure.

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 16d

This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings

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David Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social · 18d

An ICE agent, who is being arrested for drunk driving and nearly killing his little kids & others, tries to stop the arrest by racially profiling the officers arresting him. Amazing to watch the courtesy given to him as he is belligerent and uncooperative

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Stew Shearer @stewshearer.bsky.social · 19d

There just wasn’t anything like wandering back and forth through the bushes, having the screen flash, and FINALLY encountering that Pokemon you really wanted. The modern games don’t have that same feeling.

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Stew Shearer @stewshearer.bsky.social · 19d

I just miss random encounters. I know the general consensus is that seeing potential fights is always better in a JRPG, but I always felt there was something special about not knowing, especially in Pokemon.

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Stew Shearer @stewshearer.bsky.social · 20d

The thing is... I'm pushing 40 and my life is already really busy. Between my job, my family, and the hobbies/projects I'm already invested, I just don't where to pull my time and effort from. The idea of adding one more thing, even something I want to do, into the mix just sounds exhausting.

Stew Shearer @stewshearer.bsky.social · 20d

Every time I try though, the gulf between my existing skills and where I want them to be just feels insurmountably huge. And I don't mean that in the sense that I don't think, with practice, that I could learn to draw. I know that with time and effort I could improve!

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