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Sebastian Deken

@sebsational.bsky.social

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I owe you one, so I'm gonna jam up your opera! Author of FINAL FANTASY VI for @bossfightbooks.com: bit.ly/final-fantasy-vi Contributor and executive officer @popheist.com he/him/homo

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Sebastian Deken @sebsational.bsky.social · Dec 2

IT'S HAPPENING

WORKER-OWNED POP CULTURE JOURNALISM IS HAPPENING

IT'S ALL HAPPENING

Pop Heist @popheist.com · Dec 2

Hi. We’re Pop Heist. We exist because pop culture media is a hellscape. (We're doing something different.) 🧵

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Sebastian Deken @sebsational.bsky.social · 4d

i would love some and will probably text when i get there! you're the second or third Man Of Culture And The World (compliment) to tell me mpls is the greatest...i think i might be looking forward to it!

Sebastian Deken @sebsational.bsky.social · 4d

(i am moving from NYC to mpls this week and i have never needed sedation more in my life)

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Sebastian Deken @sebsational.bsky.social · 4d

s/o to benzodiazepines, u the real ones

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Sebastian Deken @sebsational.bsky.social · 5d

wow. it really do be like that right now, though

Sebastian Deken @sebsational.bsky.social · 9d

am i catholic again, what is happening,,, fuck

Lucius Fox In The Box @carnegro.bsky.social · 9d

Pope Leo is spitting.

www.npr.org/2025/10/09/n...

Leo questioned a world where the wealth of the elite grows
"exponentially" while many "millions of people die of hunger or survive in conditions unfit for human beings." He also criticized "ideologies that defend the absolute autonomy of the marketplace and financial speculation,"
with false promises "that a free-market economy will automatically solve the problem of poverty."

Leo described a "new tyranny," which shuns any kind of oversight and where the economy is structured "in such a way that sacrifices are demanded of the masses in order to serve the needs of the powerful." The poor, he wrote, are only allowed "drops that trickle down."

The pope openly challenged "prosperity theology" and called Christians to the practice of giving charity. "It will not solve the problem of world poverty, yet it must still be carried out, with intelligence, diligence and social responsibility," he wrote.

Popular movements that challenge "the empire of money," invite people to take on the cause to combat poverty alongside the poor, instead of on their behalf, and "make history," the pope said. It our duty, Leo said, to "make their voices heard, albeit in different ways, in order to point out and denounce such structural issues, even at the cost of appearing foolish or naïve."

Sebastian Deken @sebsational.bsky.social · 17d

checking in: everything still Bad?

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Sebastian Deken @sebsational.bsky.social · 24d

between job hunting and planning a cross-country move—on top of the already crushing weight of existence—i don’t know if i can continue on with a firehose of apocalypse news

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Sebastian Deken @sebsational.bsky.social · 24d

deleted socials from my phone for a week or so and downloaded bluesky again this evening. and i’m very much having a “dead dove do not eat” moment

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Sebastian Deken @sebsational.bsky.social · 24d

honestly i agree with this assessment 100%

Sebastian Deken @sebsational.bsky.social · Sep 18

i read “ANTIFA” as “AFTRA” and still found this image 100% believable

Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · Sep 18

Trump says he’s designating “antifa” a terrorist group and launching a probe into finding of antifa activities. The FBI has long said antifa doesn’t really have a centralized structure or leadership.

Sebastian Deken @sebsational.bsky.social · Sep 17

ok so all scrolling is now doomscrolling. and also not scrolling is doomnotscrolling. if you go outside you are now touching doomgrass. everything is doom. they have to change the name of the video game “doom” to “just normal”

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Sebastian Deken @sebsational.bsky.social · Sep 17

christmas is gonna be fun

Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · Sep 16

Good news: Rather than deal with tariff logistics, some international eBay and Etsy sellers have simply jacked their shipping costs up to $2,000 for Americans buyers:

www.404media.co/2-000-shippi...

$2,000 Shipping: International Sellers Charge Absurd Prices to Avoid Dealing With American Tariffs

Some sellers on eBay and Etsy have jacked up their shipping costs so American buyers won't buy their products.

www.404media.co

Sebastian Deken @sebsational.bsky.social · Sep 16

by a long shot. not even close. it’s 1992 olympic basketball dream team level shit.

Sebastian Deken @sebsational.bsky.social · Sep 16

Thanks, man. <3 A wild transition, but it was definitely the right choice.

Sebastian Deken @sebsational.bsky.social · Sep 16

…man mothma?

mon mothman.

Sebastian Deken @sebsational.bsky.social · Sep 16

ah, crap. glad everyone’s fine—sending speedy recovery vibes your way ❤️

Sebastian Deken @sebsational.bsky.social · Sep 16

such as this oen!

Sebastian Deken @sebsational.bsky.social · Sep 16

uh... damn you aufocorrept

Sebastian Deken @sebsational.bsky.social · Sep 16

i have copyedited over 100,000 words in the last two weeks adn boys are my amrrs tiered

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Sebastian Deken @sebsational.bsky.social · Sep 16

spicy. sleepy. increasingly carelessly finished. would have continued on more carefully but i ran out of sriracha.

Sebastian Deken @sebsational.bsky.social · Sep 16

caffeine wasn't working so i just took like three shots of sriracha

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Sebastian Deken @sebsational.bsky.social · Sep 16

i'd say we could start filming right now, but i only have 11,000 words left and i don't think we could get 8-10 episodes of prestige drama out of that

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Sebastian Deken @sebsational.bsky.social · Sep 16

a gritty TV drama about me putting off copyediting work until the last minute so i have to stay up all night reading about housing policy

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Sebastian Deken @sebsational.bsky.social · Sep 14

truly a vibes sanctuary!

Sebastian Deken @sebsational.bsky.social · Sep 14

a fair name as well! i am neutral about said genre (comes down to the game, really)—i just hate the word.