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Danielle Froom 🏳️‍🌈 @danifroom.bsky.social · 3d

Peaky Blinders meme: No fighting with regime-run accounts. No fucking fighting with regime-run accounts!

Mollie L Patterson @mollipen.bsky.social · 4d

Over my career, I'd never had the chance to talk to Tomonobu Itagaki, but he was someone who'd always fascinated me. (In part due to our shared public "hate" for Tekken.)

Last year, I reached out to him out of the blue, and he was incredibly kind and friendly.

I'm now really glad I did. RIP

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Mollie L Patterson @mollipen.bsky.social · 6d

Our twins are adding their first friend on Fortnite.

They grow up so fast.

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Mollie L Patterson @mollipen.bsky.social · 7d

What I saw when checking my local Target last night. The Xbox section didn’t used to be here (on the far side of the games area). Zero games actively being sold now.

Where Xbox used to be is now Switch 2. PlayStation section is not huge, but absolutely still exists.

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Mollie L Patterson @mollipen.bsky.social · 7d

All that remains of my local Target’s Xbox section. Zero games properly displayed (around eight stuffed into a clearance area). One console, an Xbox Series S.

Walmart still has its full section for now.

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Mollie L Patterson @mollipen.bsky.social · 7d

The ONE generation I decide to go Xbox as my primary console is the one they decide to give up on consoles.

Mollie L Patterson @mollipen.bsky.social · 7d

This is especially notable because, on the heels of Costco dropping the Xbox, talk is now Walmart and Target are doing similar.

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Mollie L Patterson @mollipen.bsky.social · 7d

All that remains of my local Target’s Xbox section. Zero games properly displayed (around eight stuffed into a clearance area). One console, an Xbox Series S.

Walmart still has its full section for now.

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Mollie L Patterson @mollipen.bsky.social · 9d

No thank you? The party here is already enough of an embarrassing mess.

Nebraska Examiner @nebraskaexaminer.com · 9d

ICYMI: Former President Joe Biden is headed to Nebraska for the Nebraska Democratic Party.

From Juan Salinas II:

Former President Joe Biden heads to Nebraska • Nebraska Examiner

Former President Joe Biden’s Nebraska visit will be a rare public appearance since dropping out of the 2024 presidential election

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Mollie L Patterson @mollipen.bsky.social · 9d

That’s actually been a common thing for these kinds of phone numbers since the ‘80s. I remember being confused on why some infomercial numbers were too long.

Your phone would basically just ignore the final number, and it was only there to make a more catchy number to promote.

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Mollie L Patterson @mollipen.bsky.social · 10d

If only we’d given them another year, that wouldn’t have happened!

(If only Crunchyroll hadn’t gotten involved.)

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Mollie L Patterson @mollipen.bsky.social · 11d

With the arrival of the OVAs and Features, the four year wait officially comes to an end.

Dirty Pair blu-ray collections for the TV series, OVAs, and three movies.

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Mollie L Patterson @mollipen.bsky.social · 13d

Im one of those people who loves the idea of concerts if I can get a seat where I’m sitting down the entire time relaxing while listening to the music. 😅

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Mollie L Patterson @mollipen.bsky.social · 15d

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Rebecca Heineman @burgerbecky.bsky.social · 16d

I’ve started a GoFundMe to help with my cancer battle gofund.me/6850175a3

Donate to Help Rebecca Ann Heineman Fight Aggressive Cancer, organized by Rebecca Heineman

I’m Rebecca Ann Heineman. The very first video game champion, creat… Rebecca Heineman needs your support for Help Rebecca Ann Heineman Fight Aggressive Cancer

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Mollie L Patterson @mollipen.bsky.social · 16d

There also this kinda near Shintom VCR-500 model VCR. Never in my life heard of the brand, but it’s a Japanese one.

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Mollie L Patterson @mollipen.bsky.social · 16d

We’re at the Goodwill “last chance bins” shop, and someone found a bunch of late ‘70s Star Wars and Star Trek posters in fantastic condition.

I don’t know how they even made it this far to show up in this place. I was kinda jealous as he was looking through them.

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Mollie L Patterson @mollipen.bsky.social · 17d

...I almost hate to say this, but I'm actually impressed the comments weren't devolving in the way I was instantly expected.

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Mollie L Patterson @mollipen.bsky.social · 18d

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Mollie L Patterson @mollipen.bsky.social · 18d

I just spent $90 on Fortnite Vbucks. I don't know that I've spent that amount in the entire history of the game up until this point.

The twins don't really ask for a lot most of the time though, and they're doing fantastic in school, so full KPDH skins sets for all three of us it is.

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Japan Retro Direct @japanretrodirect.bsky.social · 20d

OK Bluesky friends. Use the code “BSTariffRefund” on checkout to save 15%. Let me explain.

So, since the new shipping restrictions and tariffs went into effect my sales have fallen off a cliff. And in the last 2 weeks I have received only a single order. (1/5)

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Mollie L Patterson @mollipen.bsky.social · 20d

Well, that's the big question. Back when it was still Nozomi handling this, I'd have said after some period of exclusivity for backers.

Now that Crunchyroll bought them out, a lot of people are wondering if there will be any further printings. So no good answer for now.

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Mollie L Patterson @mollipen.bsky.social · 21d

Just got it a couple hours ago, so haven't had the chance to check it out at all yet. I sure hope so though, giving the amount of content that's missing from what was promised!

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Mollie L Patterson @mollipen.bsky.social · 21d

Oh also, my copy of Dirty Pair came already damaged, so that’s cool.

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Mollie L Patterson @mollipen.bsky.social · 21d

Yeah, that was the whole purpose of the Kickstarter. I just wanted everything on Blu-ray.

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Mollie L Patterson @mollipen.bsky.social · 21d

Zoey's character model from Fortnite got leaked. KPop Demon Hunters supposedly arriving next week.

As a parent to two daughters who have been asking me near daily when KPDH was coming to the game: Goodbye money, I'll miss you.

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