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Gregory Possum-Jumpscarer @possumacquainter.bsky.social · 9h

seems kind of weird that mike johnson is holding press conferences while not doing any actual House Of Representatives voting. like when i would call in "sick" to the Olive Garden i would just stay home, not go to the restaurant and be like "damn y'all short-staffed as fuck"

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Chelle @gamingpixie.com · 6h

Since it's an "Xbox", but only it doesn't actually play Xbox games.... Yeah, that seems about right

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Chelle @gamingpixie.com · 8h

I didn't know (or plain forgot) that this was even a thing

Sean Hollister @seanhollister.bsky.social · 15h

My Xbox Ally and Xbox Ally X review.

The top phrases running through my mind while testing it:

"Someone's getting fired for greenlighting this launch"

"This is not an Xbox"

"If this is the future of Xbox, Xbox is screwed."

Went with the middle.

www.theverge.com/games/799698...

This is not an Xbox

Microsoft’s first “Xbox” handhelds are shipping not fully baked.

www.theverge.com

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Chelle @gamingpixie.com · 8h

Mini Heath bars were on sale. The package says they're shareable, but I disagree

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Chelle @gamingpixie.com · 10h

That tracks, but probably not the way she intended

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h

Brooke Rollins: "Charlie Kirk is in a way the modern day Thomas Jefferson."

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purr.in.ink @purrinink.bsky.social · 16h

A bit of joy 😸

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Chelle @gamingpixie.com · 1d

@mkirshenblatt.bsky.social might be interested in this if he hasn't seen it already.

Catsuka @catsuka.bsky.social · 3d

"The World of the Dark Crystal" documentary (1983, 1 hour) is available for free on Youtube.
>> www.catsuka.com/breves/2025-...

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Rosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · 1d

Spooky bird stories. Last year's Halloween comic.

A comic titled Spooky Bird Stories. In panel 1, a turkey vulture is telling stories to other vultures, and it says, "She walked toward the source of the terrible smell. She got closer and closer, and then, to her horror, she saw... No dead body." A black vulture says "No!" and a turkey vulture says "Did someone already eat it??"
In panel 2, a northern cardinal is telling a story to some songbirds. It says "They peered through the windows of the house at the gory scene. Zombies had smashed through the door in the night. The homeowner was dead. But worst of all... He hadn't refilled the feeders." An eastern bluebird says "Aaah!" and an American goldfinch says "It can't be!".
In panel 3, a screech owl is telling a story to other owls. It says "And then the ghost fluffed itself up really big to appear scarier." A saw-whet owl gasps, and a long-eared owl says "Horrifying!".
In panel 4, a downy woodpecker is telling a story to other woodpeckers, and says "The eerie sound rang through the dark woods. Tap-tap. Tap-tap. It was the distinctive two-part knock of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker. The species had returned from the dead... FOR REVENGE." A red-cockaded woodpecker says "Yesss".

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Chelle @gamingpixie.com · 1d

Saying that the very foundations of a certain political party have rotted into mush is an understatement

Chelle @gamingpixie.com · 1d

The fact they didn't want it leaked is the only reason I'm sharing this.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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Gul Dukat @realguldukat.bsky.social · 1d

Temporal Magazine wrote a relatively good story about me, but the picture may be the Worst of All Time. They “disappeared” my hair, and then had something floating on top of my head that looked like a floating crown, but an extremely small one. Really weird! #StarTrek #Sisko197

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Coach Gowron @coachgowron.com · 3d

You are worthy of respect, of friendship, of love. Sometimes you may need to work harder to bring it forth, but never doubt that it is within you.

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Chelle @gamingpixie.com · 2d

🤘🏾

Inspirational Skeletor @skeletorinspires.bsky.social · 2d

Aging is an extraordinary process where you become the I person you always should have been. Says Skeletor feeling his aging quite a lot.

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 2d

I’ll tell you what’s a treat, whenever you watch a movie and you get Odo when he’s not Odo

René Auberjonois in McCabe and Mrs Miller

René Auberjonois in Batman Forever, this is probably the best hair

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Chelle @gamingpixie.com · 2d

I had an Uber ride in a Tesla once. The driver had to tell me how to open the damn door even when it was working correctly, which seems like a bad thing

WIRED @wired.com · 2d

Tesla drivers alleged the handles have gotten stuck or malfunctioned, especially when cars’ low-voltage batteries failed. At least four alleged the need to “break a window to regain entry into the vehicle,” according to the agency.

New Rules Could Force Tesla to Redesign Its Door Handles. That’s Harder Than It Sounds

Proposed regulations in China would mean the end of flush handles on car doors, with precious little time to roll out the changes.

www.wired.com

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 4d

Just a reminder that Wikipedia is the only remaining reliable source of information that right wing billionaires can't control. (Although they'll never stop trying.)

Please donate to them whenever you can. Even a little bit helps.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

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Darkonius Mavakar @darkonius-mavakar.itch.io · 5d

Simon Belmont: "ah dang, I have low health, what will i do?!"

The ever so useful wall chicken:

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Chelle @gamingpixie.com · 4d

They're not even expensive ones. They were like $25 a set on sale.

Chelle @gamingpixie.com · 4d

I got some percale weave cotton sheets recently and finally slept on them last night, just to see if I would really like them more than my old ones. I'm still thinking about how cool and comfy they are. 🥺

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Chelle @gamingpixie.com · 5d

Historically, that hasn't always stopped it from happening.

Chelle @gamingpixie.com · 5d

Hi Kyle 👋🏾

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Chelle @gamingpixie.com · 5d

So... the outcome kind of depends on if Trump can rise to the level of George Washington

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

Burger King Halloween Whopper (2015-2015): A classic Whopper burger, with cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion, mayo, and A1 Thick n Hearty sauce, served on a "spooky" dyed-black bun-with more A1 sauce baked into it. It became infamous for complaints of the dye turning stool green.

A cheeseburger with pickles, lettuce, tomato, onion, and mayo on a black bun with sesame seeds, sitting on a stump and a slab of rock, next to an overturn A1 steak sauce bottle

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Chelle @gamingpixie.com · 5d

Can someone good with history tell me if it's smart to stop paying your army when people hate you already

Aaron Fritschner @fritschner.bsky.social · 5d

A few minutes ago in the House:

- Speaker Mike Johnson officially cancels votes next week, extending the House recess through a fourth week

- House Republicans block Democrats from passing a bill to pay the troops during the shutdown, ensuring they will miss paychecks next week

House Press Gallery: During today's pro forma session, the Clerk read a message from the Speaker designating Tuesday, October 14 through Sunday, October 19 as a district work period.

Punchbowl's Briana Reilly: House gaveled in and out of its pro forma just now w/o recognizing Rep Elfreth, who was seeking to UC a mil pay bill from Rep Sykes.

Elfreth told reporters after that House Dems stand “ready and willing to take” up standalone legislation to pay troops.

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Chelle @gamingpixie.com · 6d

I really love this thing, it's just what my altar needed. (And yes, I have a plant light for it.) I just hope it fares better than my last attempt at keeping an orchid alive and happy.

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