Y. Balloo
@whyballoo.bsky.social
Photographer, Novelist, Competitive Knitter
Dungeon Master/Host of DnD Versus, find it here:
https://rss.com/podcasts/dnd-versus/
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Dungeon Master/Host of DnD Versus, find it here:
https://rss.com/podcasts/dnd-versus/
Banner by @rachelgeorge
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Y. Balloo
@whyballoo.bsky.social
· Oct 12
"We cannot ask tourists to come across the world to see the Statue of Liberty then discard the words written on it." @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
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when you turn 10 in the Pokémon world
September 16, 2025 at 7:02 PM
when you turn 10 in the Pokémon world
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I'll give you the short version: they sponsored & supported the most influential AIDS denialist group of the 2000's, resulting in national policies in South Africa that caused an estimated 330,000 deaths there.
They have never apologized or acknowledged what they did.
medium.com/the-monthly/...
They have never apologized or acknowledged what they did.
medium.com/the-monthly/...
The Foo Fighters’ AIDS denialism should be on the record
By Martin McKenzie-Murray in The Monthly
medium.com
September 16, 2023 at 10:13 PM
I'll give you the short version: they sponsored & supported the most influential AIDS denialist group of the 2000's, resulting in national policies in South Africa that caused an estimated 330,000 deaths there.
They have never apologized or acknowledged what they did.
medium.com/the-monthly/...
They have never apologized or acknowledged what they did.
medium.com/the-monthly/...
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Gail Belcher is IN
December 1, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Gail Belcher is IN
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Cordy had the energy to get us up to Riverside Park again yesterday, here are some belated pics of the old girl enjoying autumn in NYC
November 30, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Cordy had the energy to get us up to Riverside Park again yesterday, here are some belated pics of the old girl enjoying autumn in NYC
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And now for some of my very favourite Smol Paul moments in no particular order, starting with the first ever yeet
November 30, 2025 at 5:19 PM
And now for some of my very favourite Smol Paul moments in no particular order, starting with the first ever yeet
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I feel comfortable and secure in my belief that democratic leadership should not be pulling their slogans from venture capitalists. That this, at minimum, is a significant indictment of who they are listening and talking to. It’s not that complicated.
No value, no villain, no vision. Sounds like the tagline for the earnings call of a collapsing appliance retailer
November 30, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I feel comfortable and secure in my belief that democratic leadership should not be pulling their slogans from venture capitalists. That this, at minimum, is a significant indictment of who they are listening and talking to. It’s not that complicated.
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heard your mom has a big game today
November 30, 2025 at 3:35 PM
heard your mom has a big game today
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U have been blessed by the MeatBird Queen. RS to show your appreciation (for her) or disdain (for others)
November 30, 2025 at 4:04 AM
U have been blessed by the MeatBird Queen. RS to show your appreciation (for her) or disdain (for others)
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I miss Philip Seymour Hoffman every day.
November 30, 2025 at 7:55 PM
I miss Philip Seymour Hoffman every day.
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still gagging (derogatory) over "strong floor no ceiling" but it does check some boxes
✔️not catchy at all
✔️means little to nothing
✔️borrowed/plagiarized
✔️from a venture capitalist!
✔️immediately and ruthlessly mocked
ya i can see why they're trying this
✔️not catchy at all
✔️means little to nothing
✔️borrowed/plagiarized
✔️from a venture capitalist!
✔️immediately and ruthlessly mocked
ya i can see why they're trying this
November 30, 2025 at 6:00 PM
still gagging (derogatory) over "strong floor no ceiling" but it does check some boxes
✔️not catchy at all
✔️means little to nothing
✔️borrowed/plagiarized
✔️from a venture capitalist!
✔️immediately and ruthlessly mocked
ya i can see why they're trying this
✔️not catchy at all
✔️means little to nothing
✔️borrowed/plagiarized
✔️from a venture capitalist!
✔️immediately and ruthlessly mocked
ya i can see why they're trying this
Playing an Artificer in DND for the first time and I don't think I've played another class that has such a drastic power bump from level 2 to 3. Yeah every class chooses their subclass at 3 but my Artificer went from an armor class of 16->21 with improved damage output in a single level
November 30, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Playing an Artificer in DND for the first time and I don't think I've played another class that has such a drastic power bump from level 2 to 3. Yeah every class chooses their subclass at 3 but my Artificer went from an armor class of 16->21 with improved damage output in a single level
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1980: To promote your movie you have a pleasant conversation with Johnny Carson on the Tonight Show
2025: You debase yourself on 80 different video podcasts. “Smellboy” has 19 million followers so you smell strangers shoes with him on the street. You are an A-list star. Your film grosses $19,000.
2025: You debase yourself on 80 different video podcasts. “Smellboy” has 19 million followers so you smell strangers shoes with him on the street. You are an A-list star. Your film grosses $19,000.
November 6, 2025 at 2:27 PM
1980: To promote your movie you have a pleasant conversation with Johnny Carson on the Tonight Show
2025: You debase yourself on 80 different video podcasts. “Smellboy” has 19 million followers so you smell strangers shoes with him on the street. You are an A-list star. Your film grosses $19,000.
2025: You debase yourself on 80 different video podcasts. “Smellboy” has 19 million followers so you smell strangers shoes with him on the street. You are an A-list star. Your film grosses $19,000.
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Shareholders
November 30, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Shareholders
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🚨 NEW EPISODE ALERT!🚨
This week we're joined by @lucyxiv.boontavista.com to talk about the Rob Reiner flop, North! Watching a "precocious" Elijah Wood go on a world tour of ethnic stereotypes wasn't just fun, it also led Greg to have some revelations about himself, so you don't want to miss it!
This week we're joined by @lucyxiv.boontavista.com to talk about the Rob Reiner flop, North! Watching a "precocious" Elijah Wood go on a world tour of ethnic stereotypes wasn't just fun, it also led Greg to have some revelations about himself, so you don't want to miss it!
Episode 82: North featuring Lucy Valentine
open.spotify.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:20 PM
🚨 NEW EPISODE ALERT!🚨
This week we're joined by @lucyxiv.boontavista.com to talk about the Rob Reiner flop, North! Watching a "precocious" Elijah Wood go on a world tour of ethnic stereotypes wasn't just fun, it also led Greg to have some revelations about himself, so you don't want to miss it!
This week we're joined by @lucyxiv.boontavista.com to talk about the Rob Reiner flop, North! Watching a "precocious" Elijah Wood go on a world tour of ethnic stereotypes wasn't just fun, it also led Greg to have some revelations about himself, so you don't want to miss it!
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The color is beautiful and the presentation makes this seem like something from the 1950s
just got to sample a genuine homemade Baja Blast pie, and where has this been all my life
(It tastes like key lime pie)
(It tastes like key lime pie)
November 30, 2025 at 2:06 PM
The color is beautiful and the presentation makes this seem like something from the 1950s
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The thing about AI anime dubs and AI Actor Tilly Norwood and AI music is just the fucking disrespect, this is what your industry thinks can replace you and it’s not even good. It’s not even a thing you look at with dread at how the computer has replaced Man, it just sucks ass lol it just blows
November 30, 2025 at 5:44 AM
The thing about AI anime dubs and AI Actor Tilly Norwood and AI music is just the fucking disrespect, this is what your industry thinks can replace you and it’s not even good. It’s not even a thing you look at with dread at how the computer has replaced Man, it just sucks ass lol it just blows
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Chicago winter storm resource guide!
We take care of each other here!
We take care of each other here!
November 29, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Chicago winter storm resource guide!
We take care of each other here!
We take care of each other here!
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The American dream is greeting a stray cat outside of a diner with your good pal on a cold winter night, and then heading inside to warm up with a cup of coffee while you eat pie and catch up.
November 30, 2025 at 4:26 AM
The American dream is greeting a stray cat outside of a diner with your good pal on a cold winter night, and then heading inside to warm up with a cup of coffee while you eat pie and catch up.
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Exorcist: I'm here to remove the demon that has possessed you
Me: I didn't call you
Demon: I did
Me: I didn't call you
Demon: I did
October 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Exorcist: I'm here to remove the demon that has possessed you
Me: I didn't call you
Demon: I did
Me: I didn't call you
Demon: I did
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i am not a christian but i have no idea why there isn't some big panic about a guy called "mr. beast" amassing tremendous amounts of fame and influence by literally getting people to do dangerous and degrading things
November 30, 2025 at 4:51 AM
i am not a christian but i have no idea why there isn't some big panic about a guy called "mr. beast" amassing tremendous amounts of fame and influence by literally getting people to do dangerous and degrading things
I play a game when I go to a bookstore: 'judge a book by its cover,' where I choose a book based PURELY on the front cover, not even back cover synopsis. I've found some unexpectedly delightful reads and authors that way.
The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste
Bookselling is like the most "people go to the store and buy what looks cool to them without a particular agenda" type business left, and your purchases have a huge influence on what is ordered, what is displayed, and what is recommended.
November 30, 2025 at 4:25 AM
I play a game when I go to a bookstore: 'judge a book by its cover,' where I choose a book based PURELY on the front cover, not even back cover synopsis. I've found some unexpectedly delightful reads and authors that way.