Raen
@xraen.bsky.social
Video game enthusiast, sound designer (in training), washed up Pokemon TCG player. A leftist that is very angry about the state of the world. He/Him.
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Raen
@xraen.bsky.social
· Apr 22
I enjoy few things more than discovering new music, so I'm going to do something I never do a start a thread for new music discoveries. Will largely be weird experimental and progressive metal stuff, but will include other stuff sometimes too.
Don't you love living in a world that specifically wants to kill poor people so the rich get richer? Very cool, I love it here.
November 10, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Don't you love living in a world that specifically wants to kill poor people so the rich get richer? Very cool, I love it here.
Senate Dems can suck my cock, fuck the establishment. No fixing this party.
November 10, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Senate Dems can suck my cock, fuck the establishment. No fixing this party.
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Crazy how 8 totally pointless people can just decide to make millions of peoples lives worse in one night and it just happens.
November 10, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Crazy how 8 totally pointless people can just decide to make millions of peoples lives worse in one night and it just happens.
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it is pretty darkly funny seeing posts like URGENT!!!! it is SUNDAY EVENING you must PUT DOWN YOUR DINNER and call your senator IMMEDIATELY to politely request they not press the big button marked "fuck you". this will not actually stop them from pressing the fuck you button. functioning democracy
November 10, 2025 at 2:04 AM
it is pretty darkly funny seeing posts like URGENT!!!! it is SUNDAY EVENING you must PUT DOWN YOUR DINNER and call your senator IMMEDIATELY to politely request they not press the big button marked "fuck you". this will not actually stop them from pressing the fuck you button. functioning democracy
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their plainly stated goal is to starve forty million people until they get what they want, which is to rip health care away from millions more
that this is too monstrous for most news organizations to tell the truth about does not change the facts
that this is too monstrous for most news organizations to tell the truth about does not change the facts
The USDA sent an email to grocery stores telling them they are prohibited from offering special discounts to customers affected by the SNAP funding lapse.
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
November 2, 2025 at 7:53 PM
their plainly stated goal is to starve forty million people until they get what they want, which is to rip health care away from millions more
that this is too monstrous for most news organizations to tell the truth about does not change the facts
that this is too monstrous for most news organizations to tell the truth about does not change the facts
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“Oh poor people can buy popsicles with food stamps” shut the fuck up the government gives perverts a trillion dollars in government money each year for pervert factories for billionaires the fucking popsicles are none of your fuckin business
November 2, 2025 at 10:40 PM
“Oh poor people can buy popsicles with food stamps” shut the fuck up the government gives perverts a trillion dollars in government money each year for pervert factories for billionaires the fucking popsicles are none of your fuckin business
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Very important factor to this
November 2, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Very important factor to this
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It’s incredible that having to wear a bit of cloth over your nose and mouth and not being able to go to TGIFriday’s for 6 weeks drove a not insignificant percentage of the electorate completely insane
November 1, 2025 at 12:45 PM
It’s incredible that having to wear a bit of cloth over your nose and mouth and not being able to go to TGIFriday’s for 6 weeks drove a not insignificant percentage of the electorate completely insane
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Well, an acquaintance who relies on the ACA marketplace for insurance just received a notice explaining that their fee for coverage will be rising. Right now they pay $180 a month. The new price?
$2733.15 a month.
$2733.15 a month.
October 31, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Well, an acquaintance who relies on the ACA marketplace for insurance just received a notice explaining that their fee for coverage will be rising. Right now they pay $180 a month. The new price?
$2733.15 a month.
$2733.15 a month.
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I've built a socioeconomic system that depends on everyone to do useful work and act ethically except the people at the top, who get unimaginable rewards for being antisocial frauds and criminals. And I think it will stand the test of time
October 28, 2025 at 7:16 PM
I've built a socioeconomic system that depends on everyone to do useful work and act ethically except the people at the top, who get unimaginable rewards for being antisocial frauds and criminals. And I think it will stand the test of time
Looked at the trailer for the Halo remake and honestly I think it looks pretty bad? Adding sprint genuinely ruins the gameplay loop, the visual are super generic looking and have that boring photoreal look going on. Misses what was good about the original.
October 25, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Looked at the trailer for the Halo remake and honestly I think it looks pretty bad? Adding sprint genuinely ruins the gameplay loop, the visual are super generic looking and have that boring photoreal look going on. Misses what was good about the original.
I've never raged at a fighting game like 2XKO. I never understand why I lose, I never feel in control, I hate sitting through long combos and getting 2 touched off everything.
October 22, 2025 at 9:22 AM
I've never raged at a fighting game like 2XKO. I never understand why I lose, I never feel in control, I hate sitting through long combos and getting 2 touched off everything.
Fellowship is excellent. A great way to get a WoW dungeon experience without the subscription and WoW baggage.
October 21, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Fellowship is excellent. A great way to get a WoW dungeon experience without the subscription and WoW baggage.
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I genuinely wonder when people are gonna start voting with their wallets and stop rewarding companies for using AI, Arc Raiders using it for genAI voices is frankly disgusting and it blows my mind that some people will defend it, and now Arc Raiders is sitting at 3rd top selling on Steam
October 20, 2025 at 5:24 PM
I genuinely wonder when people are gonna start voting with their wallets and stop rewarding companies for using AI, Arc Raiders using it for genAI voices is frankly disgusting and it blows my mind that some people will defend it, and now Arc Raiders is sitting at 3rd top selling on Steam
Look: protests are very good. I'm glad they are happening! But ultimately, protests like happened today are sort of not that helpful. Protests only really work when you can't ignore them; when they are disruptive to normal life. Excessively orderly, undisruptive protests are just ignored.
October 19, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Look: protests are very good. I'm glad they are happening! But ultimately, protests like happened today are sort of not that helpful. Protests only really work when you can't ignore them; when they are disruptive to normal life. Excessively orderly, undisruptive protests are just ignored.
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I worked at two of these things, I cannot express how absurdly lax the security was once you were through the initial point of entry/bag check.
Basically no barrier between any of these streamers and the 100,000+ attendees, most of whom are completely para-socially inept.
Stop going to Twitchcon
Basically no barrier between any of these streamers and the 100,000+ attendees, most of whom are completely para-socially inept.
Stop going to Twitchcon
Someone assaulted Emiru at her Meet & Greet at Twitchcon.
Security pushes the perpetrator away, but then turns back and allows the man to walk away. (???)
Emiru comes back shortly after to continue meeting fans.
Security pushes the perpetrator away, but then turns back and allows the man to walk away. (???)
Emiru comes back shortly after to continue meeting fans.
October 18, 2025 at 10:44 PM
I worked at two of these things, I cannot express how absurdly lax the security was once you were through the initial point of entry/bag check.
Basically no barrier between any of these streamers and the 100,000+ attendees, most of whom are completely para-socially inept.
Stop going to Twitchcon
Basically no barrier between any of these streamers and the 100,000+ attendees, most of whom are completely para-socially inept.
Stop going to Twitchcon
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“When they rob us of art and emotion, that leads us towards the aesthetics of fascism. In this film, all the sets are real, the decor is human-sized, there are painstakingly created miniatures... It’s there to remind us that art is not only necessary, it is urgent. And AI can go fuck itself!”
Guillermo del Toro on 'Frankenstein': 'AI can go f**k itself!'
Guillermo del Toro on 'Frankenstein': 'AI can go f**k itself!'
"Art is not only necessary, it is urgent. And AI can go f*ck itself!” Guillermo del Toro is a guest of honour at this year’s Lumière Film Festival. He presents his adaptation of Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein", which audiences got to see on the big screen before it streams on Netflix next month.
l.euronews.com
October 18, 2025 at 12:11 AM
“When they rob us of art and emotion, that leads us towards the aesthetics of fascism. In this film, all the sets are real, the decor is human-sized, there are painstakingly created miniatures... It’s there to remind us that art is not only necessary, it is urgent. And AI can go fuck itself!”
Since there was a 0% chance of me ever giving money to Embark (they use AI VO, fuck that), since there is so much hype around Arc Raiders I figured I'd try the beta just to see. And it sucks! It sucks ass! Extraction games suck massively!
October 17, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Since there was a 0% chance of me ever giving money to Embark (they use AI VO, fuck that), since there is so much hype around Arc Raiders I figured I'd try the beta just to see. And it sucks! It sucks ass! Extraction games suck massively!
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seriously cancel your fucking spotify subscription. use literally anything else. even piracy is better for both artists and the world than spotify
October 16, 2025 at 2:17 PM
seriously cancel your fucking spotify subscription. use literally anything else. even piracy is better for both artists and the world than spotify
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(The other way was murder, of course. It's Israel, they brutally murder Palestinians every day, whether that day is October 6th or October 8th)
October 14, 2025 at 11:37 PM
(The other way was murder, of course. It's Israel, they brutally murder Palestinians every day, whether that day is October 6th or October 8th)
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Hey look, Israel broke the cease-fire, twice, in two different ways, within 24 hours - again.
NEW: Israel informed the UN it will permit only 300 aid trucks into Gaza daily, not the 600 mandated by the ceasefire it just signed.
October 14, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Hey look, Israel broke the cease-fire, twice, in two different ways, within 24 hours - again.
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Israel has murdered 9 Palestinians today. Violating the ceasefire 9. separate. times.
Hamas gathering forces and working to reassert control sure doesn’t look like Hamas disarming and accepting an international security force in charge of Gaza.
Weren’t we told to gush with praise for the brilliant diplomacy that solved the big problems? Could’ve sworn that, it was just this week.
Weren’t we told to gush with praise for the brilliant diplomacy that solved the big problems? Could’ve sworn that, it was just this week.
Gaza: Hamas mobilises fighters as fears of internal violence mount
Clashes have already taken place between the group and an armed clan in Gaza City.
www.bbc.com
October 14, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Israel has murdered 9 Palestinians today. Violating the ceasefire 9. separate. times.
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You gotta fucking tax these people man. You can't let people get this rich.
The world's richest man, and owner of one of the largest social media platforms, is funding white supremacists seeking to undermine democracy everywhere he can. www.huffpost.com/entry/tommy-...
Far-Right UK Activist ‘Tommy Robinson’ Says Elon Musk Is Funding His Latest Legal Fight
Musk recently appeared by videolink at a massive London rally hosted by the anti-Islam activist, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon.
www.huffpost.com
October 14, 2025 at 12:00 PM
You gotta fucking tax these people man. You can't let people get this rich.
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Spotify is running recruitment ads for ICE and their owner is helping to develop military AI. Maybe hit that "cancel my account" button?
Spotify is now running recruitment ads for ICE.
It’s time to cancel your account.
It’s time to cancel your account.
October 14, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Spotify is running recruitment ads for ICE and their owner is helping to develop military AI. Maybe hit that "cancel my account" button?