Flare Sword
@flaresword.bsky.social
40-something. Plural. Genderqueer by many definitions. If you know, you know. If not, tread carefully.
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I was interested in the Mega Man Robot Design competition up until it said it was taking submissions on X/Twitter and for as far as I can tell, no where else.
I love Mega Man and all, and it's cool they're doing this competition, but nope, I'm not going back to Twitter. F that.
I love Mega Man and all, and it's cool they're doing this competition, but nope, I'm not going back to Twitter. F that.
December 12, 2025 at 6:25 PM
I was interested in the Mega Man Robot Design competition up until it said it was taking submissions on X/Twitter and for as far as I can tell, no where else.
I love Mega Man and all, and it's cool they're doing this competition, but nope, I'm not going back to Twitter. F that.
I love Mega Man and all, and it's cool they're doing this competition, but nope, I'm not going back to Twitter. F that.
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growing up all I heard was "hippies were dumb freeloaders on drugs!" then I became an adult and realized they were just protesting shit like the Vietnam war and it was purposeful reframing to make their concerns seem irrelevant. "peace and love" hits different in the context of napalm on children
December 11, 2025 at 5:52 PM
growing up all I heard was "hippies were dumb freeloaders on drugs!" then I became an adult and realized they were just protesting shit like the Vietnam war and it was purposeful reframing to make their concerns seem irrelevant. "peace and love" hits different in the context of napalm on children
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Tip: Request 3 pictures from 3 different angles and all of them have to have a visible paper with specific text on it. If any of the damage changes even a LITTLE refuse the refund.
Heads up for all my art friends that have an online store.
December 9, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Tip: Request 3 pictures from 3 different angles and all of them have to have a visible paper with specific text on it. If any of the damage changes even a LITTLE refuse the refund.
Babe. WAKE UP.
It's time for tables.
It's time for tables.
December 8, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Babe. WAKE UP.
It's time for tables.
It's time for tables.
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I think it would be fun if writers who love language started intentionally writing more strangely as AI flattens written "content" into a mono-voice. it would cool I think if writers responded by focusing their individual efforts on cultivating a really unique voice that's hard to copy
December 6, 2025 at 9:46 PM
I think it would be fun if writers who love language started intentionally writing more strangely as AI flattens written "content" into a mono-voice. it would cool I think if writers responded by focusing their individual efforts on cultivating a really unique voice that's hard to copy
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If you are of a very specific age you now have Rammstein's "Engel" stuck in your head
December 7, 2025 at 2:04 AM
If you are of a very specific age you now have Rammstein's "Engel" stuck in your head
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Every time someone posts to cite a law that the current US administration is breaking, it feels exactly like this:
March 26, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Every time someone posts to cite a law that the current US administration is breaking, it feels exactly like this:
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there is a deeply "console wars" quality to arguing about what medium is best for Art or Stories. creative people dont approach that decision from a neutral overhead position. whatever they want to do painfully boils out of them and whatever bucket they are used to operating will be what catches it
December 5, 2025 at 10:19 PM
there is a deeply "console wars" quality to arguing about what medium is best for Art or Stories. creative people dont approach that decision from a neutral overhead position. whatever they want to do painfully boils out of them and whatever bucket they are used to operating will be what catches it
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There are so many people living lives of quiet dignity despite horrific medical news or poverty or tragedy where every day they still wake up and try to be good people in the world even as the world pushes against them and it makes me even angrier at the absolute shitheads that rule over things
December 5, 2025 at 1:35 AM
There are so many people living lives of quiet dignity despite horrific medical news or poverty or tragedy where every day they still wake up and try to be good people in the world even as the world pushes against them and it makes me even angrier at the absolute shitheads that rule over things
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An auspicious day
December 5, 2025 at 8:21 AM
An auspicious day
you say "Kingdom Hearts Trilogy" because you see the series has three integer-numbered entries
I say "Kingdom Hearts Trilogy" because thanks to a whole lot of enthusiastic writers, I am used to a trilogy being any number divisible by three, up to and including 9, 27, 3...
we are not the same
I say "Kingdom Hearts Trilogy" because thanks to a whole lot of enthusiastic writers, I am used to a trilogy being any number divisible by three, up to and including 9, 27, 3...
we are not the same
December 5, 2025 at 1:29 PM
you say "Kingdom Hearts Trilogy" because you see the series has three integer-numbered entries
I say "Kingdom Hearts Trilogy" because thanks to a whole lot of enthusiastic writers, I am used to a trilogy being any number divisible by three, up to and including 9, 27, 3...
we are not the same
I say "Kingdom Hearts Trilogy" because thanks to a whole lot of enthusiastic writers, I am used to a trilogy being any number divisible by three, up to and including 9, 27, 3...
we are not the same
So hey. I kind of had a bad, bad spiral yesterday. I'm sorry about that. The world is wearing at me, a whole lot.
But I want to reassure you all that I'm not in any immediate danger, to my knowledge. I'm just very unsuited for dealing with the pressure I've been under.
But I want to reassure you all that I'm not in any immediate danger, to my knowledge. I'm just very unsuited for dealing with the pressure I've been under.
I'm hitting my breaking point. Nothing gets better. I still need help. I think I just posted an "update" that was just a depressive cry for help. I don't know what to do. Nothing gets better.
I don't like having to rely on Yet Another Payment Processor at this point in time when payment processors want to tell people how they can and can't live, but unfortunately we live in a society and it hates my family.
gofund.me/f2594eb0
gofund.me/f2594eb0
December 4, 2025 at 6:58 PM
So hey. I kind of had a bad, bad spiral yesterday. I'm sorry about that. The world is wearing at me, a whole lot.
But I want to reassure you all that I'm not in any immediate danger, to my knowledge. I'm just very unsuited for dealing with the pressure I've been under.
But I want to reassure you all that I'm not in any immediate danger, to my knowledge. I'm just very unsuited for dealing with the pressure I've been under.
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I'm hitting my breaking point. Nothing gets better. I still need help. I think I just posted an "update" that was just a depressive cry for help. I don't know what to do. Nothing gets better.
I don't like having to rely on Yet Another Payment Processor at this point in time when payment processors want to tell people how they can and can't live, but unfortunately we live in a society and it hates my family.
gofund.me/f2594eb0
gofund.me/f2594eb0
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December 3, 2025 at 4:14 PM
I'm hitting my breaking point. Nothing gets better. I still need help. I think I just posted an "update" that was just a depressive cry for help. I don't know what to do. Nothing gets better.
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An easy way to explain luddites:
Textile manufacturers brought in machines that could do in an hour what would have taken 12 hours by hand.
And then, tried to keep paying the now 12x more productive workers the same wages as before.
That's it, that was the problem luddites had. Not complex.
Textile manufacturers brought in machines that could do in an hour what would have taken 12 hours by hand.
And then, tried to keep paying the now 12x more productive workers the same wages as before.
That's it, that was the problem luddites had. Not complex.
December 2, 2025 at 7:46 PM
An easy way to explain luddites:
Textile manufacturers brought in machines that could do in an hour what would have taken 12 hours by hand.
And then, tried to keep paying the now 12x more productive workers the same wages as before.
That's it, that was the problem luddites had. Not complex.
Textile manufacturers brought in machines that could do in an hour what would have taken 12 hours by hand.
And then, tried to keep paying the now 12x more productive workers the same wages as before.
That's it, that was the problem luddites had. Not complex.
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my ass is cooked im streaming this soon lmao
the bazaar but touhou fangame probably means its best in class at what it does
the bazaar but touhou fangame probably means its best in class at what it does
Touhou Witch's Night Market
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3950050/
$4.24
Marisa has lost all her fortune in 'Kappachinko', now she must fight other residents in Gensokyo to repay the debt she owes Reimu! Collect various items and skills, build your construct strategically, then head...
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3950050/
$4.24
Marisa has lost all her fortune in 'Kappachinko', now she must fight other residents in Gensokyo to repay the debt she owes Reimu! Collect various items and skills, build your construct strategically, then head...
December 3, 2025 at 5:20 AM
my ass is cooked im streaming this soon lmao
the bazaar but touhou fangame probably means its best in class at what it does
the bazaar but touhou fangame probably means its best in class at what it does
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The internet being down for 24 hours here really made it clear that if there ever were a zombie apocalypse, I'd probably just lay in bed the entire time until they got to me because reaching out to the outside world would be too much work
December 3, 2025 at 8:30 AM
The internet being down for 24 hours here really made it clear that if there ever were a zombie apocalypse, I'd probably just lay in bed the entire time until they got to me because reaching out to the outside world would be too much work
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Time to invoice the telegraph for using my illustration, I guess
A game where you can do anything and they’re mad that people are doing anything.
November 30, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Time to invoice the telegraph for using my illustration, I guess
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Happy Brak friday to those that celebrate.
November 28, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Happy Brak friday to those that celebrate.
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me when i'm trying to move forward but I didn't realize I hit enter to chat
Bayern Munich have been beaten for the first time this season.
They went 18 games without defeat until the visit to Arsenal.
They went 18 games without defeat until the visit to Arsenal.
November 26, 2025 at 10:17 PM
me when i'm trying to move forward but I didn't realize I hit enter to chat
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I think they should hire a real artist to paint a new mural, with intentional titty kangaroos
they are removing a big australian beach christmas artwork from redfern station (a huge train station) because it's ai garbage. kangaroos have koala heads and some animals have missing limbs and one of them is WEARING A BRA
November 28, 2025 at 10:48 AM
I think they should hire a real artist to paint a new mural, with intentional titty kangaroos
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need to get bad-ended for stress relief
November 27, 2025 at 6:31 AM
need to get bad-ended for stress relief
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If you're THAT desperate for furry game, remember that there's tons of indie furry devs out there who are making them with love and passion.
Don't feed the Corporation Slop.
Don't feed the Corporation Slop.
November 21, 2025 at 1:23 PM
If you're THAT desperate for furry game, remember that there's tons of indie furry devs out there who are making them with love and passion.
Don't feed the Corporation Slop.
Don't feed the Corporation Slop.
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To add:
Folks who need mutual aid are allowed to have fun. They're allowed to have joy. They need positive things in their lives that are more than just survival.
If you feel like poor people should just suffer all day, feel free to block me and piss off forever.
Folks who need mutual aid are allowed to have fun. They're allowed to have joy. They need positive things in their lives that are more than just survival.
If you feel like poor people should just suffer all day, feel free to block me and piss off forever.
I didnt realize it wasnt obvious until a couple DMs, but folks who need mutual aid to survive ask for gift cards or wishlist items bc:
- low chance of affecting benefits negatively
- can get wants & needs without pulling from desperate survival fund
- alleviates spending while struggling guilt
- low chance of affecting benefits negatively
- can get wants & needs without pulling from desperate survival fund
- alleviates spending while struggling guilt
November 15, 2025 at 6:16 AM
To add:
Folks who need mutual aid are allowed to have fun. They're allowed to have joy. They need positive things in their lives that are more than just survival.
If you feel like poor people should just suffer all day, feel free to block me and piss off forever.
Folks who need mutual aid are allowed to have fun. They're allowed to have joy. They need positive things in their lives that are more than just survival.
If you feel like poor people should just suffer all day, feel free to block me and piss off forever.