vortmax 🌀🌪️
@vortmax81.northsky.social
Authentic Southern Hospitality from the Heart of Arkansas
he/him cis gay tired middle-aged man
Democratic Socialist
I ain't the "tolerant left" you're looking for
America delenda est
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he/him cis gay tired middle-aged man
Democratic Socialist
I ain't the "tolerant left" you're looking for
America delenda est
(profile img by @sirpaintalot.bsky.social)
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vortmax 🌀🌪️
@vortmax81.northsky.social
· Jan 17
Bless your heart - Wikipedia
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"Bless your heart" is a phrase common to the Southern United States. The phrase has multiple meanings and is used to express [...] condescension, derision, or contempt.
"Bless your heart" is a phrase common to the Southern United States. The phrase has multiple meanings and is used to express [...] condescension, derision, or contempt.
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The GOP closing message has been "trans kids shouldn't play high school sports" "it's fine that gas prices are high" and "check out Jon Husteds ass" I cannot believe that's not getting people motivated
October 27, 2026 at 6:42 PM
The GOP closing message has been "trans kids shouldn't play high school sports" "it's fine that gas prices are high" and "check out Jon Husteds ass" I cannot believe that's not getting people motivated
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wanted to write about this, but found it simpler to draw it instead
October 27, 2026 at 8:52 PM
wanted to write about this, but found it simpler to draw it instead
According to some spam I got, my business site fails some kind of AI check, as in "things AI looks for when recommending a business"
GOOD
GOOD
October 26, 2026 at 9:55 PM
According to some spam I got, my business site fails some kind of AI check, as in "things AI looks for when recommending a business"
GOOD
GOOD
Bedtime for Reagan
of all the sliding doors moments in US history, the one I think about is what if they'd allowed that chimpanzee to save America from trickle down effect
October 25, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Bedtime for Reagan
@nasuth.bsky.social since I noticed it's nog season 😉
*spits out drink*
"Euurgh, this is full of artifacting!"
*Looks at carton in the fridge*
"Ah... Jpegnog"
"Euurgh, this is full of artifacting!"
*Looks at carton in the fridge*
"Ah... Jpegnog"
October 25, 2026 at 8:48 PM
@nasuth.bsky.social since I noticed it's nog season 😉
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How it feels right now
October 25, 2026 at 2:37 PM
How it feels right now
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sitting down at my evil lair architect job, boiling a big pot of coffee, then spending my day designing blocks which extend from the walls so the hero can climb above the security system. functionally i can sell it as part of the heat ventilation system for the super weapon. I'm so good at my job
October 25, 2026 at 5:56 PM
sitting down at my evil lair architect job, boiling a big pot of coffee, then spending my day designing blocks which extend from the walls so the hero can climb above the security system. functionally i can sell it as part of the heat ventilation system for the super weapon. I'm so good at my job
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hang on, I just realized: there's already precedent for millions of people living in a place where local resources aren't sufficient to support them
Luna is Las Vegas
Luna is Las Vegas
must be a slow news day that this is at the top of the CBC news page
clearly the solution is fusion-powered haulers bringing water in from Ceres
clearly the solution is fusion-powered haulers bringing water in from Ceres
Can millions of people live on the moon? These scientists say yes — but not for very long | CBC News
Billionaires like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are claiming that we can expect big cities with millions of people on the moon, but a new study found that that may not be possible, so don’t start packing j...
www.cbc.ca
October 25, 2026 at 6:18 PM
hang on, I just realized: there's already precedent for millions of people living in a place where local resources aren't sufficient to support them
Luna is Las Vegas
Luna is Las Vegas
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I do not want it in my book
On in the recipes I cook
I do not want it in my art
Not even just a sketch to start
Not for emails day or night
Nor searches that aren't even right
I do not want your AI slop
I need you all to fucking stop.
On in the recipes I cook
I do not want it in my art
Not even just a sketch to start
Not for emails day or night
Nor searches that aren't even right
I do not want your AI slop
I need you all to fucking stop.
I do not want your AI slop
I kindly wish that you would stop
Pushing it in my face
And in every hobby space
I wish I wish
For this bubble to pop
I do not want your AI slop
I kindly wish that you would stop
Pushing it in my face
And in every hobby space
I wish I wish
For this bubble to pop
I do not want your AI slop
October 25, 2026 at 6:27 PM
I do not want it in my book
On in the recipes I cook
I do not want it in my art
Not even just a sketch to start
Not for emails day or night
Nor searches that aren't even right
I do not want your AI slop
I need you all to fucking stop.
On in the recipes I cook
I do not want it in my art
Not even just a sketch to start
Not for emails day or night
Nor searches that aren't even right
I do not want your AI slop
I need you all to fucking stop.
Trial run for US elections next week
Bolsonaro-friendly mayors appear to be sabotaging public transport on Election Day. Buses aren’t running in Lula-friendly areas, flights and ferries mysteriously canceled. Traffic lights have gone out and people’s power cut in Salvador, indigenous people’s travel restricted
We are watching a coup d’état attempt unfold in real time in Brazil. I’m consumed by desperation.
October 25, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Trial run for US elections next week
This is why the anti-trans bigotry today feels so familiar. They used the same tactics against the gays back when I was a little queer kid and teenager. And it's just as unacceptable now.
Relevant bit of history today. ACT UP poster against anti-queer bigotry from both parties. 1992.
October 25, 2026 at 8:37 PM
This is why the anti-trans bigotry today feels so familiar. They used the same tactics against the gays back when I was a little queer kid and teenager. And it's just as unacceptable now.
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picture this: Mars as trans homeland
sure, it wants to kill us, but that has absolutely nothing to do with us being trans. it wants to kill everyone.
sure, it wants to kill us, but that has absolutely nothing to do with us being trans. it wants to kill everyone.
October 23, 2026 at 4:17 PM
picture this: Mars as trans homeland
sure, it wants to kill us, but that has absolutely nothing to do with us being trans. it wants to kill everyone.
sure, it wants to kill us, but that has absolutely nothing to do with us being trans. it wants to kill everyone.
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The inventor of the throat lozenge has died.
There will be no coffin at his funeral.
There will be no coffin at his funeral.
October 23, 2026 at 2:24 PM
The inventor of the throat lozenge has died.
There will be no coffin at his funeral.
There will be no coffin at his funeral.
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LIKE TO CHARGE REPOST TO CAST
October 23, 2026 at 7:03 PM
LIKE TO CHARGE REPOST TO CAST
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The D'ni translations and footnotes have been a real joy to see come to life—here's a peek at what the footnotes will look like in The Book of Tiana
October 23, 2026 at 10:13 PM
The D'ni translations and footnotes have been a real joy to see come to life—here's a peek at what the footnotes will look like in The Book of Tiana
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The USA is now basically a fraud-based economy and we're all having to come to terms with what that means
October 24, 2026 at 12:30 AM
The USA is now basically a fraud-based economy and we're all having to come to terms with what that means
Since I can't do art, this idea is free to anyone:
A sticker with the Republican logo with "I support the GOP" and in smaller text "Gross Old Pedophiles"
A sticker with the Republican logo with "I support the GOP" and in smaller text "Gross Old Pedophiles"
October 25, 2026 at 7:36 AM
Since I can't do art, this idea is free to anyone:
A sticker with the Republican logo with "I support the GOP" and in smaller text "Gross Old Pedophiles"
A sticker with the Republican logo with "I support the GOP" and in smaller text "Gross Old Pedophiles"
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We acknowledge that no one has the bandwidth for this, but if it helps:
-It’s ‘sleight of hand’
-It’s ‘bated breath’
-It’s ‘lo and behold’
-It's 'buck naked'
-It’s ‘brass tacks’
-It’s ‘free rein’
-It’s ‘toe the line'
-It’s ‘sleight of hand’
-It’s ‘bated breath’
-It’s ‘lo and behold’
-It's 'buck naked'
-It’s ‘brass tacks’
-It’s ‘free rein’
-It’s ‘toe the line'
October 24, 2026 at 12:22 PM
We acknowledge that no one has the bandwidth for this, but if it helps:
-It’s ‘sleight of hand’
-It’s ‘bated breath’
-It’s ‘lo and behold’
-It's 'buck naked'
-It’s ‘brass tacks’
-It’s ‘free rein’
-It’s ‘toe the line'
-It’s ‘sleight of hand’
-It’s ‘bated breath’
-It’s ‘lo and behold’
-It's 'buck naked'
-It’s ‘brass tacks’
-It’s ‘free rein’
-It’s ‘toe the line'
It doesn't cost any more to order the versions with physical Xbox and PS5 discs. (I went for PS5 even though I don't have one, because I already have the games on Steam, and I want physical copies to go in my physical boxes!)
A little over a day left to order the Myst and Riven Big Box Editions from @limitedrungames.com !
Pre-orders will close on Oct 25th at 11:59 ET so don't delay if you want to make this part of your collection
https://limitedrungames.com/collections/myst-riven
Pre-orders will close on Oct 25th at 11:59 ET so don't delay if you want to make this part of your collection
https://limitedrungames.com/collections/myst-riven
October 25, 2026 at 7:14 AM
It doesn't cost any more to order the versions with physical Xbox and PS5 discs. (I went for PS5 even though I don't have one, because I already have the games on Steam, and I want physical copies to go in my physical boxes!)
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anyone telling you - you, an actual human being with rent to pay and unhoused neighbors - to throw money into the electoral industrial complex black hole is actively scamming you
We found that as of right now 73% of your campaign donation goes back to the consultants and vendors (!!!), four times more than just 20 years ago. Only 13% to ads. Even I was shocked.
October 24, 2026 at 4:07 PM
anyone telling you - you, an actual human being with rent to pay and unhoused neighbors - to throw money into the electoral industrial complex black hole is actively scamming you
Started following her for the game recs AND for the fantastically awful puns
Hey, since this thread is doing some numbers, don't just like my anti-AI takes, I'm constantly recommending neat indie games and highlighting all the good stuff I come across, so show up for some of that too! Here's a thread about a very wonderful game I've been playing:
Hey folks, added Well Dweller to my Steam Curator, a truly stellar Metroidvania with some very fun traversal mechanics that make platforming a joy, backed by staggeringly gorgeous art and a beautiful melancholy soundtrack. I haven't finished this yet, but I wanted to give it the thumbs up anyway!
October 25, 2026 at 7:08 AM
Started following her for the game recs AND for the fantastically awful puns
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AI proponents cling to the idea that the tech is going to enable boundless creativity, but I've seen what it enables; endless spam. It's enabled people without a single ounce of creativity in their bodies to make endless Balatro clones, genuinely no thoughts of their except Balatro but slop.
October 24, 2026 at 3:52 PM
AI proponents cling to the idea that the tech is going to enable boundless creativity, but I've seen what it enables; endless spam. It's enabled people without a single ounce of creativity in their bodies to make endless Balatro clones, genuinely no thoughts of their except Balatro but slop.
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It always comes back to this for me; if AI was so good, such a disclosure would be a selling point. If AI was everything these slop jockeys said it was, they should be proud to let people know their game was AI made. But the proof is in the pudding, and they can't stand that people don't want it.
October 24, 2026 at 3:42 PM
It always comes back to this for me; if AI was so good, such a disclosure would be a selling point. If AI was everything these slop jockeys said it was, they should be proud to let people know their game was AI made. But the proof is in the pudding, and they can't stand that people don't want it.
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AI is an inherently oppressive invention because it is designed to completely separate labor from the means of production. The result is soulless slop with nothing worth saying and hard-working devs left out in the cold.
October 24, 2026 at 6:55 PM
AI is an inherently oppressive invention because it is designed to completely separate labor from the means of production. The result is soulless slop with nothing worth saying and hard-working devs left out in the cold.