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Beta Ray Ben

@betarayben.bsky.social

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Short fiction writer. Queer in his bones (menacing), not always safe for work. Nerd trash who reads too many (but not enough) comic books. White settler Canadian living on lək̓ʷəŋən territory (Victoria BC). He/him Telegram: @betarayben Discord: beta_ray_b

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Beta Ray Ben @betarayben.bsky.social · 14d

Reintroduction thread:

Name: Ben slash Benny

Pronouns: He/Him

Location: Victoria BC (that’s in Canada)

Interests: Writing, comics, dancing, dogs, hot men, monsters, being a hater

Vocation: Non-profit communications

White man in his forties in a green hooded t-shirt. He’s got a shaved head, salt & ginger scruff and glasses. He’s smiling and leaning back against a couch.

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Beta Ray Ben @betarayben.bsky.social · 7h

Introduce yourself using one food you refuse to eat one movie you'll never watch again and one song you cant stand ..

1. Sea urchin.
2. Cats 2019.
3. Hyper Hyper by Scooter.

🦦OtterJ 🦦 NSFW @otter4u.bsky.social · 8h

Introduce yourself using one food you refuse to eat one movie you'll never watch again and one song you cant stand ..

1. Calf‘s kidneys
2. About a boy (seen it a gazillion times on the bus between Morelia and DF)
3. Red Wine, UB40

Solvanrin @solvanirn.bsky.social · 20h

Introduce yourself using one food you refuse to eat one movie you'll never watch again and one song you cant stand ..

1. Raw tomatoes
2. Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
3. “Jeremy” by Pearl Jam

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Beta Ray Ben @betarayben.bsky.social · 7h

I mean you looked *very* cute.

Beta Ray Ben @betarayben.bsky.social · 8h

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Catherine “Halloween meme participant” Winters @catherinewinters.com · 9h

Mystery Flesh Pit National Park

doctober @docseuss.bsky.social · 1d

lets say a wizard has cursed you with a lot of money. you are going to become permanently brain damaged simply by being in possession of so much money. the only way out of it is to spend a lot of money on something ridiculous and not at all useful

what would you buy to break the curse?

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Beta Ray Ben @betarayben.bsky.social · 9h

Quark’s ex-wife is one of the best characters in all of Star Trek.

Extremely haunted @extremelyuncanny.com · 9h

Anyway next episode of DS9 has Worf smitten by a Klingon woman on the Station. Only to be shocked to find out she is Quark’s ex-wife.

Worf is all “I was not aware of the Ferengi’s game”

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Lucas Nunes @lucasjn.bsky.social · 11h

Here's a T. Rex bored to death trying to bite their own tail. My partner asked me to animate it in stop motion, after she watched a video about the very important topic of "could T. Rex chew its own tail like a dog". The puppet is still a work in progress 🦖

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alexis simpson @amutepiggy.bsky.social · 17h

"want to see marilyn monroe in gane of thrones?" no? no, i do not. but then again, i'm not an unimaginative little baby who confuses swapping pretty blonde women for "having ideas"

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Adrienne @adrienneleigh.bsky.social · 18h

Mine is that the main reason people hate CATCHER IN THE RYE is that their teachers make them read it in highschool without ever connecting the dots for them that Holden Caulfield is a victim of child abuse & rape, so many inexperienced readers end up thinking he's just a whiny asshole.

buy my book @nmamatas.bsky.social · 18h

What's your totally ordinary opinion about books that you nonetheless find compelled to share when asked on a social media site such as this one for your most extreme/unhinged/hottest takes?

I'll go first: manga is popular among young people because manga often features young people.

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 9h

Fascism is such a fundamental attack on wonder and the human imagination and I think everyone should have the opportunity to let their imagination wonder as it wanders — doesn’t matter what you do for a living. Your mind matters! Your relationship with the universe is meaningful!

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andy vs. @im-all-id.me · 1d

If Pedro Pascal played Gomez Addams they'd have to replace all the seats in the theater

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alboo @captainacab.airbud.website · 2d

personally i think shouting into the void is probably a frightening experience for the void. maybe that’s why the void won’t answer back and you’re all alone? just a thought

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Mark Truesdale @marktweedale.bsky.social · 12h

Mike Mignola teams up with his brother, Todd, to write a two-issue miniseries, The Crown: A Tale of Hell. @wocco.bsky.social will be doing the art. (If you haven't read the Meinhardt and Knox books yet, you should check those out!) #1 is out February 11, 2026 #Hellboy #comics @darkhorse.com

Mike Mignola @mikemignola.bsky.social · 20h

Big Hellboy news today over at @nerdist.bsky.social.

nerdist.com/article/hell...

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Andrew Kurjata @akurjata.ca · 10h

Dawson Creek, B.C. has declared a state of local emergency as ongoing drought drops water supply to its last 150 days www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Dawson Creek, B.C., declares state of local emergency amid record drought | CBC News

The small northeastern B.C. city of Dawson Creek has declared a state of local emergency as unprecedented drought continues to drain its only supply of drinking water.

www.cbc.ca

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