Shoulder Devil
@shoulderdevil.bsky.social
Provider of unsolicited commentary. Expect nerding out about history, games, and anything I happen to find interesting. He/Him.
Very likely gonna be unemployed soon, so the most I can do is repost this year, but for anyone who can spare a few bucks and is looming to do some good with it, please consider making Greg's life more challenging for a good cause!
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11th ANNUAL
BULL CITY FOODRAISER
FUNDRAISING THREAD
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It's that time again! 🦃 For the 11th year in a row, we need your help providing groceries to 5,100+ schoolkids!
➡️ GoFundMe: www.gofundme.com/f/11th-annua...
➡️ PPGF: www.paypal.com/US/fundraise...
(Plus other donation options in thread!)
11th ANNUAL
BULL CITY FOODRAISER
FUNDRAISING THREAD
***
It's that time again! 🦃 For the 11th year in a row, we need your help providing groceries to 5,100+ schoolkids!
➡️ GoFundMe: www.gofundme.com/f/11th-annua...
➡️ PPGF: www.paypal.com/US/fundraise...
(Plus other donation options in thread!)
November 13, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Very likely gonna be unemployed soon, so the most I can do is repost this year, but for anyone who can spare a few bucks and is looming to do some good with it, please consider making Greg's life more challenging for a good cause!
Silver lining: This supposedly isn't permanent.
But to add to the point: they're subjecting us to this for no other reason than they can, and I genuinely think having nothing but regular construction scaffolding would have been more appealing.
But to add to the point: they're subjecting us to this for no other reason than they can, and I genuinely think having nothing but regular construction scaffolding would have been more appealing.
Few things are as gauche and tasteless as French luxury brands. Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Dior, they all need to go in the garbage
Come on Louis Vuitton, this is just TOO MUCH.
November 13, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Silver lining: This supposedly isn't permanent.
But to add to the point: they're subjecting us to this for no other reason than they can, and I genuinely think having nothing but regular construction scaffolding would have been more appealing.
But to add to the point: they're subjecting us to this for no other reason than they can, and I genuinely think having nothing but regular construction scaffolding would have been more appealing.
Yeah, no, this actually the perfect time for internal recriminations. While the betrayal is still fresh.
This needs to be handled, not swept under the rug and forgotten about in the name of expediency.
This needs to be handled, not swept under the rug and forgotten about in the name of expediency.
The sooner we get past internal recriminations and back to fighting united, the better off we all are — the likelier our victory next November.
November 11, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Yeah, no, this actually the perfect time for internal recriminations. While the betrayal is still fresh.
This needs to be handled, not swept under the rug and forgotten about in the name of expediency.
This needs to be handled, not swept under the rug and forgotten about in the name of expediency.
It has zero chance of actually working, but dammit I am going to continue trying to force this man to STOP TOUCHING THE ARACHNUKE through sheer tyranny of will
because I have consumed enough horror over the years to know nothing good could possibly come from fucking around with 111,000 spiders.
because I have consumed enough horror over the years to know nothing good could possibly come from fucking around with 111,000 spiders.
World's biggest spiderweb discovered inside 'Sulfur Cave' with 111,000 arachnids living in pitch black.
www.livescience.com/animals/spid...
www.livescience.com/animals/spid...
November 8, 2025 at 6:47 AM
It has zero chance of actually working, but dammit I am going to continue trying to force this man to STOP TOUCHING THE ARACHNUKE through sheer tyranny of will
because I have consumed enough horror over the years to know nothing good could possibly come from fucking around with 111,000 spiders.
because I have consumed enough horror over the years to know nothing good could possibly come from fucking around with 111,000 spiders.
PSA / heads up for anyone who sees this, but a new account is going around posing as bsky security and phishing for info:
November 7, 2025 at 10:01 PM
PSA / heads up for anyone who sees this, but a new account is going around posing as bsky security and phishing for info:
Winding down the night watching youtube docs and thinking about how different things would be if certain interwar [civilian] aviation trends didn't change.
Specifically, the prevalence of flying boats for air travel. Because for a while there, things got a liiiittle insane with the scale.
Specifically, the prevalence of flying boats for air travel. Because for a while there, things got a liiiittle insane with the scale.
November 3, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Winding down the night watching youtube docs and thinking about how different things would be if certain interwar [civilian] aviation trends didn't change.
Specifically, the prevalence of flying boats for air travel. Because for a while there, things got a liiiittle insane with the scale.
Specifically, the prevalence of flying boats for air travel. Because for a while there, things got a liiiittle insane with the scale.
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I know other media outlets around the country are running with "diseased monkeys with COVID, herpes and hepatitis are loose in Mississippi!"
And yes, it makes great clickbait. Those posts have thousands of RTs.
But it's just not accurate. Our factual report by @nickjudin.bsky.social:
And yes, it makes great clickbait. Those posts have thousands of RTs.
But it's just not accurate. Our factual report by @nickjudin.bsky.social:
Lab monkeys from Tulane University have escaped an overturned truck north of the town of Heidelberg, Mississippi.
Despite initial claims by local law enforcement, the monkeys are not carrying COVID-19, herpes or hepatitis C.
buff.ly/16gTRJa
Despite initial claims by local law enforcement, the monkeys are not carrying COVID-19, herpes or hepatitis C.
buff.ly/16gTRJa
Lab Monkeys Escape Overturned Truck Near Heidelberg, Mississippi
Lab monkeys from Tulane University have escaped an overturned truck around mile marker 117 on Interstate 59, north of the town of Heidelberg, Mississippi, marshalling a response from numerous law…
www.mississippifreepress.org
October 29, 2025 at 2:16 AM
I know other media outlets around the country are running with "diseased monkeys with COVID, herpes and hepatitis are loose in Mississippi!"
And yes, it makes great clickbait. Those posts have thousands of RTs.
But it's just not accurate. Our factual report by @nickjudin.bsky.social:
And yes, it makes great clickbait. Those posts have thousands of RTs.
But it's just not accurate. Our factual report by @nickjudin.bsky.social:
Okay, I live predominantly (but not exclusively) on the Star Wars side of the Space Fandom border, but even I'm curious what kind of chemical fumes you need to be huffing--and for how long--to come to the conclusion this article did.
October 25, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Okay, I live predominantly (but not exclusively) on the Star Wars side of the Space Fandom border, but even I'm curious what kind of chemical fumes you need to be huffing--and for how long--to come to the conclusion this article did.
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I am begging people to have at least the basic moral judgment of The Joker when it comes to Nazism
October 22, 2025 at 10:41 PM
I am begging people to have at least the basic moral judgment of The Joker when it comes to Nazism
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speaking as a metalhead: the guy who hasn't removed his nazi tattoo is not a guy you want to be around. I don't care what he says about how he got it. if he didn't get it covered or lasered, you cannot trust him.
October 21, 2025 at 4:50 PM
speaking as a metalhead: the guy who hasn't removed his nazi tattoo is not a guy you want to be around. I don't care what he says about how he got it. if he didn't get it covered or lasered, you cannot trust him.
Okay to be fair everyone I've ever met who's had to spend any prolonged time around penguins would confirm, very emphatically, that this is correct.
ME: Could you pretend to be a penguin? Penguins love fish!
TODDLER: They love nothing!
@teaberryblue.net
TODDLER: They love nothing!
@teaberryblue.net
October 19, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Okay to be fair everyone I've ever met who's had to spend any prolonged time around penguins would confirm, very emphatically, that this is correct.
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Holy SHIT did I not expect Sabaton's latest about Napoleon to be anywhere near this good!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAaA...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAaA...
SABATON - I, Emperor (Official Lyric Video)
YouTube video by Sabaton
www.youtube.com
October 17, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Holy SHIT did I not expect Sabaton's latest about Napoleon to be anywhere near this good!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAaA...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAaA...
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Unconstitutionally taking money that the law says must be spent on one purpose & using it for something else—when it's to establish personalist control over the FUCKING MILITARY—is about as dangerous a constitutional crisis/failure as you can imagine
Via: www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
Via: www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
October 11, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Unconstitutionally taking money that the law says must be spent on one purpose & using it for something else—when it's to establish personalist control over the FUCKING MILITARY—is about as dangerous a constitutional crisis/failure as you can imagine
Via: www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
Via: www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
Catching up on some of the artists I like again, and in addition to being a great song, "Ghosts" feels surprisingly Sith-coded (complimentary) when you start paying attention to the lyrics.
LORD OF THE LOST X TINA GUO - Ghosts (Official Video) | Napalm Records
YouTube video by Napalm Records
www.youtube.com
October 9, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Catching up on some of the artists I like again, and in addition to being a great song, "Ghosts" feels surprisingly Sith-coded (complimentary) when you start paying attention to the lyrics.
Same but also it's a little frustrating whenever the second string cast comes up in the middle of it like "OH MY GOD WHAT ARE YOU DOING" or "WHO TOLD YOU TO START AN UPRISING" and you're just like
shhhhhh, they're having a moment, this is bonding, they might even have a cute laugh about later
shhhhhh, they're having a moment, this is bonding, they might even have a cute laugh about later
one of my favorite tropes in literature is "people who are very good at violence do violence together, deepening their bond." hell yea fight back to back. do that thing
September 30, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Same but also it's a little frustrating whenever the second string cast comes up in the middle of it like "OH MY GOD WHAT ARE YOU DOING" or "WHO TOLD YOU TO START AN UPRISING" and you're just like
shhhhhh, they're having a moment, this is bonding, they might even have a cute laugh about later
shhhhhh, they're having a moment, this is bonding, they might even have a cute laugh about later
Can't believe I missed that Fat Electrician released an Audie Murphy video.
Also glad I'm not the only one who refers to him as "Captain America, but real" because if you're unfamiliar, I promise you, that is in no way an exaggeration. Except instead of a super serum, he had fudged paperwork.
Also glad I'm not the only one who refers to him as "Captain America, but real" because if you're unfamiliar, I promise you, that is in no way an exaggeration. Except instead of a super serum, he had fudged paperwork.
The Real Captain America - Audie Murphy
YouTube video by The Fat Electrician
www.youtube.com
September 27, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Can't believe I missed that Fat Electrician released an Audie Murphy video.
Also glad I'm not the only one who refers to him as "Captain America, but real" because if you're unfamiliar, I promise you, that is in no way an exaggeration. Except instead of a super serum, he had fudged paperwork.
Also glad I'm not the only one who refers to him as "Captain America, but real" because if you're unfamiliar, I promise you, that is in no way an exaggeration. Except instead of a super serum, he had fudged paperwork.
I'll just let this one introduce itself.
Also, I *STILL* hate this fucking thing. Which is also why it's so great.
Also, I *STILL* hate this fucking thing. Which is also why it's so great.
September 27, 2025 at 8:07 AM
I'll just let this one introduce itself.
Also, I *STILL* hate this fucking thing. Which is also why it's so great.
Also, I *STILL* hate this fucking thing. Which is also why it's so great.
...why do I feel like this is going to be so poorly implemented that his stupid 30% tariff on "upholstered furniture" ends up being applied to any automakers still offering upholstered seats?
Not even 20 minutes later and I guess we’re doing 50% tariffs on IKEA for some reason. He’s a man with a plan to make life more expensive and he can’t be stopped.
September 26, 2025 at 6:29 AM
...why do I feel like this is going to be so poorly implemented that his stupid 30% tariff on "upholstered furniture" ends up being applied to any automakers still offering upholstered seats?
Clever of her to make one of the "demands" be the very thing they were claiming the deal would provide, though.
"We're the main reason people are watching, so you'll be paid in exposure."
"I'll take some ad time so my other projects can gain some exposure, then"
"Absolutely not, we're done here."
"We're the main reason people are watching, so you'll be paid in exposure."
"I'll take some ad time so my other projects can gain some exposure, then"
"Absolutely not, we're done here."
Apparently the NFL wanted her show for free, and thought the value of it for her was the exposure. The NFL has been getting free exposure from Taylor, just from her going to her fiancés games, and she is getting death threats for it.
www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
NFL ‘Flatly Refused’ to Meet Taylor Swift’s Demands About Super Bowl Performance, Source Says
The speculation about Taylor Swift’s possible performance at the Super Bowl has now reportedly come to an abrupt end. Industry insiders claimed that Swift made some demands to perform for the halftime...
www.yahoo.com
September 26, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Clever of her to make one of the "demands" be the very thing they were claiming the deal would provide, though.
"We're the main reason people are watching, so you'll be paid in exposure."
"I'll take some ad time so my other projects can gain some exposure, then"
"Absolutely not, we're done here."
"We're the main reason people are watching, so you'll be paid in exposure."
"I'll take some ad time so my other projects can gain some exposure, then"
"Absolutely not, we're done here."
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Just saw this described as "tankie-panky", and five past seven is too early in the morning for me to be laughing this hard
Sex workers posting wildly incorrect WW2 rage bait to get people to click on their bio instead of thirst traps is the funniest anecdote you can tell about this place
September 25, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Just saw this described as "tankie-panky", and five past seven is too early in the morning for me to be laughing this hard
Just moving it out of the thread to avoid going too far off topic, but for the curious:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXSl...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXSl...
September 23, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Just moving it out of the thread to avoid going too far off topic, but for the curious:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXSl...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXSl...
I genuinely don't understand how they could possibly fuck up such a basic tenet of Christianity without doing it on purpose.
No amount of ignorance could explain this, this is like *one of the most basic things at the core of the whole religion*
No amount of ignorance could explain this, this is like *one of the most basic things at the core of the whole religion*
Conservatives love to encounter a very basic tenet of Christianity that's incompatible with conservatism and go "this sounds like something my BITCH WIFE made up"
September 22, 2025 at 9:07 PM
I genuinely don't understand how they could possibly fuck up such a basic tenet of Christianity without doing it on purpose.
No amount of ignorance could explain this, this is like *one of the most basic things at the core of the whole religion*
No amount of ignorance could explain this, this is like *one of the most basic things at the core of the whole religion*
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I wanted to get a video of this ghost crab but every time I got close to their hole they scuttled back in, so I tried getting clever with it. I made a little sandcastle and shoved my phone into it, hit record, and walked away. Crab was VERY suspicious of this addition to their environment.
September 19, 2025 at 12:30 PM
I wanted to get a video of this ghost crab but every time I got close to their hole they scuttled back in, so I tried getting clever with it. I made a little sandcastle and shoved my phone into it, hit record, and walked away. Crab was VERY suspicious of this addition to their environment.