Alex F

@arramol.bsky.social

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Sysadmin, skeptic, history nerd, sci-fi/fantasy nerd, devourer of books. He/him

A massive fossilized ammonite, roughly the size of an adult torso, made of shimmering opal in hues of green and orange. Amethyst geodes flank it to either side.
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The dumbest motherfucker on the planet shows up to a battle of wits unarmed. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez looks at him with all of our exasperation combined.
An Easter bunny and eggs with the caption, "That is not dead which can eternal lie, And with strange aeons even death may die." It's, uh, from the Bible. Yeah!
The Theodosian land walls of Constantinople (modern Istanbul). Three concentric crenellated walls of tan stone, with two towers flanking an entryway. The facade of one tower has been partially worn away by the centuries, but the walls remain formidable.
A Crusader Kings 2 character portrait depicting Glitterhoof, horse councilor of lunatics.
A screenshot of the explanation for Sneak Attack in Baldur's Gate 3, dealing extra piercing damage on an unexpected melee attack.
"We've had one war in the Middle East, yes, but what about 536th war in the Middle East?"
The post above followed by a post by Molly Knight stating, "IT IS BASEBALL SEASON"
Canadian power metal band Unleash the Archers
Polandball's Omskbird--an ominous red bird with a black face and red eyes--looms over an anthropomorphic ball with two hypodermic needles half-full of sickly green fluid stabbed into it.
A screenshot from Spotify showing an auto-generated "Classical Mix" featuring zero classical composers and three metal bands (DragonForce, Metallica, and Beyond the Black).
George W. Bush giving a thumbs up in front of a "Mission Accomplished" banner on the bridge of an aircraft carrier, in a photo that is very famous for being totally accurate and not at all a portent of vast quantities of shit about to hit the fan.
The Force ghosts of Anakin Skywalker (as Sebastian Shaw, no Hayden disrespect intended), Yoda, and Obi-Wan.
Hobbes: Do you have an idea for your story yet? Calvin: No, I'm waiting for inspiration. You can't just turn on creativity like a faucet. You have to be in the right mood. Hobbes: What mood is that? Calvin: Last-minute panic.
A nice dog (yellow lab, I think?) labeled "Zohran Mamdani" sitting with a pleasant expression, tongue lolling, next to a hideous wolf-beast labeled "Zohran Mamdani according to the right."
A hand in a black glove holding a white protest sign. Written in black Sharpie is the text "Our expectations for you were, but HOLY FUCK"
ChatGPT 4o's attempt at a map of the 50 US states. Texas is Texas, and Arizona is, too! Global warming has caused the oceans to claim the "F" in "Florida." Attempting to read the label on Louisiana out loud may result in an HR incident. W̴̙̬͘e̵̟̭͛ ̸͉͂̑d̵̹̔o̵̰͗ñ̴̹̤̚'̶̩͂͘ͅt̸̪̍̓ ̵̻̀̾ṫ̷̖á̷͓̤̕l̸̡̜͑͝k̸̭̼̓ ̷͙̑ạ̸̊̾b̵̛̔͜ö̷͙́́u̴̱̔̚ț̸̨̀ ̷͚͕̍́W̶̜͇̚ę̸͓͗s̶̥̼̃͘t̷̝̃͂ ̴̢̣́̾V̵̬̥̄̊i̴̘̚ŗ̸̘́g̴̺̯̈̈́ï̴͙͝n̷̠̹̓͒ȋ̷̟̤͝a̴͎͎͒̾.̷̟̼̍̒
A medieval tapestry with a man gesturing to others and saying, "Behold! The field in which I grow my fucks. Lay thine eyes upon it and thou shall see that it is barren." It is indeed barren, much like the intellect that wrote this NY Post article.
A pink hearts-shaped Pokémon called Luvdisc, which my son has nicknamed "I love dad."
A modified Gadsden flag: a penguin above the words "Don't tariff me" on a yellow background
Plucky Duck from Tiny Toons Adventures flushing a teddy bear down the toilet with the caption, "Economy go down da hoooooole."
Plucky Duck from Tiny Toon Adventures preparing to drop a teddy bear in the toilet. The meme caption reads "Economy go down da hooooooole" (number of O's in "hooooooole" is approximate).
Trump yelling at a penguin on the White House lawn.
Trump yelling at a penguin, because that's where we are as a country right now.
Donald Trump yelling at a penguin on the White House lawn. Edited from an image of Trump yelling at a kid mowing the White House lawn.
Cover art for the League of Distortion album Galvanize. The post quotes the album's second song, "My Hate Will Go On."
Cover of The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune. A house and van prrch precariously on a promontory over the sea.
The spine and cover of the Folio Society edition of Frank Herbert's Dune. A man with glowing eyes, blue in both iris and sclera, stands wearing a water-capturing stillsuit.
The cover of The Gods Themselves by Isaac Asimov. A man holds a glass container in the foreground, with an alien planet in the background.
The cover of The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin.
Cover of Streams of Gold, Rivers of Blood by Anthony Kaldellis. A Byzantine icon of an armored man with a spear and shield appears above the title.
The cover of the omnibus edition of Guy Gavriel Kay's Sarantine Mosaic duology. A man pores over a drawing, while holding a bird, with a basilica in the background.
The cover of Shards of Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold. A spacecraft in the foreground, and a man and woman's faces in the background.
Cover of "Parable of the Sower" by Octavia Butler.
Covert art for "A Memory Called Empire" by Arkady Martine. An ambassador stands before an emperor on an elaborate throne.
The words "But...the future refused to change" over a burnt, dead planet.