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Belghast @belghast.com · 15d

Seeing a weirdly high volume of bsky folks migrating over to mastodon suddenly. Not sure what exactly is going on, but I will plug gamepad.club.

This is the server that I help run, and we've been stable and active since 2023. Not doing a hard sell, just throwing it out there.

Gamepad.Club

Gamepad.Club has a video games focus, but we're open to all forms of gaming from tabletop RPGs to trading card games. Hosted in the UK and EU but everyone is welcome!

gamepad.club

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Wesley @westhisup.com · Aug 31

Anthem by Less Than Jake

#LessThanJake #Vinyl #RecordPlayer #Ska #PunkRock

Picture of Anthem by Less Than Jake next to a record player.

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Wesley @westhisup.com · Aug 27

Now Playing Pl*net F*tness by Pacing.

#PacingTheBand #WomenMusicWednesday #Vinyl #RecordPlayer

Picture of the album art of Pl*net F*tness by Pacing next to a record player.

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Molly White @molly.wiki · Jun 11

When we throw up our hands and say none of it matters, we're doing the fascists’ work for them. They don't need to hide their corruption if they can convince us it's pointless to look. They don't need to silence truth-tellers if we've already decided truth is meaningless.

It matters. I care.

It matters. I care.0:00/295.5529711× Listen to me read this post here (not an AI-generated voice!), subscribe to the feed in your podcast app, or download the recording for later. “Who cares? It d...

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Internet Archive @archive.org · Aug 9

🐻🎉 In celebration of Smokey Bear's birthday today, here's how his official site has evolved over the years. The message? Still the same: "Only YOU."

See Smokey's web history with the #WaybackMachine ➡️ web.archive.org/web/19961229...

#wildfireprevention

Image with text at the top that reads: Wayback Machine Then and Now.
Below is a Wayback Machine capture of the SmokeyBear.com website from December 29, 1996, alongside a capture of the same site from August 5, 2025.

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Wesley @westhisup.com · Jul 26

Now listening to a live album called Flag. It’s a tribute album to Black Flag.

Bass-Chuck Dukowski
Drums-Bill Stevenson
Guitar-Stephen Egerton
Guitar/Vocals-Dez Cadena
Vocals-Keith Morris

#FlagLiveAlbum #BlackFlag #PunkRock #All #RecordPlayer #Vinyl

A picture of a record player with the Flag Live At The Lodge Album.

It’s a live tribute Album to Black Flag with
Bass-Chuck Dukowski
Drums-Bill Stevenson
Guitar-Stephen Egerton
Guitar/Vocals-Dez Cadena
Vocals-Keith Morris

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Wesley @westhisup.com · Jul 26

Listening to All on the Record player!

Mass Nerder by All

#MassNerder #All #PunkRock #RecordPlayer #Vinyl

Picture of a record player and the album of Mass Nerder by All the punk band.

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Game Informer @gameinformer.com · Jul 23

This morning, Xbox and Obsidian dropped The Outer Worlds 2's price to $69.99, down from the controversially high $79.99. gameinformer.com/2025/07/23/o...

Moon Man, the mascot of The Outer Worlds 2, holds a red pen. To his left, text under the word "Pre-Order" has been scratched out in red ink. The number "$69.99" is written in red underneath.

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ACLU @aclu.org · Jul 6

Turn your passion into action.

RSVP today for the first session of the ACLU People Power series on Tuesday 7/8 at 8 pm ET to learn how to organize effectively in your community to defend our civil rights.

ACLU People Power Series: Organizing to Protect Democracy Session 1

Take action with ACLU People Power!

act.aclu.org

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Wesley @westhisup.com · Jun 22

Help me win a Nintendo Switch 2 from New Blood! wn.nr/UXM6yBw

WIN A SWITCH 2 + NEW BLOOD GAMES

To celebrate the launch of the Nintendo Switch 2, we're giving away a Nintendo Switch 2 + New Blood games for it! If nobody else got you, you know New Blood got you.

wn.nr

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Blood West is Out on Xbox & PS5! @newblood.games · Jun 12

That's right, we're giving away a Nintendo Switch 2 plus limited edition physical copies of both DUSK and FAITH for you to play on it 😮

RT + Follow + Enter to win NOW: gleam.io/2ntkS/the-ne...

If nobody else got you, you know New Blood got you 🩸

WIN A SWITCH 2 + NEW BLOOD GAMES

To celebrate the launch of the Nintendo Switch 2, we're giving away a Nintendo Switch 2 + New Blood games for it! If nobody else got you, you know New Blood got you.

gleam.io

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Wesley @westhisup.com · Jun 15

Did I do something wrong?

#cat

Picture of a cat hiding in a bush while staring at you with judgement.

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Wesley @westhisup.com · Jun 2

This Oregan Ducks vs Oklahoma Sooners softball game is great. You should be watching it. I’m from Oklahoma and want OU to win but I also want to see the Ducks win. They have some people from Oklahoma on their team.

#OreganDucks #OklahomaSooners
#WCWS #Softball

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Wesley @westhisup.com · May 27

Yo! Do we have any #arborist on here? I have a sliver Maple that has a lot of carpenter ants in it. I’m afraid that they are killing the tree. Is there anything I can do about it?

#Arbor #Trees #TreeCare

Picture of a trunk of a sliver maple tree.

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Wesley @westhisup.com · May 13

Listening to Dethalbum 3 by Dethklok to get myself ready for DOOM The Dark Ages!

#Dethklok #Vinyl #Metal #RecordPlayer

Photo of Dethalbum 3 by Dethklok cover art next to a speaker and record player.

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Wesley @westhisup.com · May 11

Listening to GNX by Kendrick Lamar!

#Vinyl #RecordPlayer #KendrickLamar

A photo of GNX by Kendrick Lamar Vinyl art next to a record player and speakers.

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Wesley @westhisup.com · Apr 21

I have been randomly finding Ska covers of popular songs. I have found one of Torn. The song’s most popular version is by Natalie Jane Imbruglia.

#SkaPunk #Ska #NatalieImbruglia #Torn #MightyMaggots

youtu.be/mjCnQetxzcc...

Mighty Maggots - Torn (Skapunk Cover)

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Wesley @westhisup.com · Apr 20

Thunder Up!!!

#OKC #OKCthunder #NBA

Picture of the OKC Thunder basketball court.

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Wesley @westhisup.com · Apr 10

Is there any way to get all of the movies you have made? I apologize if this has been asked a lot.

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Wesley @westhisup.com · Mar 28

When it’s time to party, we will always party hard!!

#AndrewWK #IGetWet #Vinyl #RecordPlayer

Photo of I Get Wet by Andrew WK album art next to a record player.

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Catalin Cimpanu @campuscodi.risky.biz · Mar 23

Steam has removed the demo of an upcoming game named "Sniper: Phantom's Resolution" for installing malware on user devices.

www.thegamer.com/steam-gets-s...

Another Steam Game Has Seemingly Skirted Rules To Add Malware To Your PC

Be careful out there, gamers.

www.thegamer.com

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Wesley @westhisup.com · Mar 22

I’m still working on cable management but I have my record player setup completed… so far.

#RecordPlayer

I have:
Technics SL-230 record player
Schiit Audio mani phono amp
Klipsch R-100SW sub woofer
Klipsch R-51PM speakers

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404 Media @404media.co · Mar 20

How three alleged Tesla vandals got caught

Automatic license plate readers, Instagram captions, and fingerprints.

🔗 www.404media.co/how-three-al...

image of alleged suspect with fire at a tesla dealership

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Brendan Sinclair @brendansinclair.bsky.social · Mar 20

Life is hard enough as it is. Please do not impose nonsense arbitrary rules on yourself to make it harder. If you want milkshake or soup, have enough confidence in yourself to know that it will not make you less of whatever you are to do so.

Miranda Marie @mirdashewrote.draftcountdown.com · Mar 20

Fellas, it’s now gay to eat soup or drink milkshakes ☹️

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Retro Blast 🎃 @retroblast.bsky.social · Mar 20

28 Years...

Castlevania Symphony of the Night, one of the greatest video games ever made, is now 28 years old.

If you haven't played it, you should as soon as possible.

Yes, it's really THAT good.

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