birdcommunist

@birdcom.bsky.social

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20 years of posting lessons now u can see the result kieran (kat). 33. he/him and sometimes they. writing, editing for NegationMag. Reject algorithms, embrace self-curation!

Selfie of a thin white guy with a lil beard and mustache and rounded wayfarer glasses staring at his phone camera neutrally. His bangs are swept to the side, the sides of his hair are buzzed. He's wearing a light lavender colored linen shirt
Some good relics helped too: strike dummy was actually SUPER good here, the pearl that gives u a retained card that gives u +2 energy, the one that doubles the damage of 3 of your attack cards. yay. it was against aeonglass too which is the new boss! more of a 'fuck you' to the silent than to ironclad lol (gives u status cards that damage u for each 6 cards you play; silent is all about playing a bunch of cards per turn). anyway! deck: 2x strike, 2x defend, 2x defend+, bash (enchanted x2 damage), twin strike (enchanted x2 damage), pommel strike, pillage, breakthrough, finesse+ (LOVE this card), bloodletting, setup strike, shrug it off, shrug it off+, fiend fire+, uppercut, stone armor+, inflame, armaments+, ultimate strike, dominate+, unmovable+, mad science (attack: basically uppercut but better), taunt, sword boomerang+
I had a ton of defense and debuffs (weakness, aka making enemy attack weaker)! And not a lot else lmfao. Even my card-draw had something to be desired, and I had barely any draw-discard synergy. Very lucky it was the queen as final boss and not aeonglass or test subject too, lmfao. Cloak clasp and sturdy clamp especially carried me here for relics. Didn't have the poison synergy for funnel :( If I did, I think i would've been even better off damage-wise ANYWAY! Deck: 3x strike, 5x defend, neutralize+, survivor, footwork, flick-flack, well-laid plans, poisoned stab, backflip, expose, afterimage, afterimage+, sucker punch+, 2x calculated gamble+, finesse+, dash, escape plan+, adrenaline+, deflect+, dodge and roll+, leg sweep+, mad science+ (defense skill; 2+ energy), backstab
successful ascension 8 run with the defect. my HP got nerfed to 69... nice... by some lil scroll things that bite into your max hp bc my draw order was unlucky. i wasn't sure if this was going to be The Run because i had a TON of card draw already by act 1 but damage wasn't scaling at all. i got an early rocket punch tho which gave me ideas... >:] deck: strike, 4x defend, zap+, dualcast+, rocket punch+, overclock+, omnislice, coolheaded+, compile driver (only useful bc i kept zap honestly lol), gunk up, chill+, ice lance, reboot+, charge battery+, go for the eyes, capacitor, defragment, glacier+, 2x smokestack+, boost away, FTL, flak cannon, hailstorm+
Trellis with purple clematis flowers climbing up it to the left. A raspberry bush with a single cluster of growing berries is poking out to the bottom right
not nearly as powerful antics as double reanimate+ this time lol-- an osty-centric (lil summoned skelly hand friend) deck with some status effect strats as an accompaniment. 'friendship' as a card makes you lose some attack strength in order to play extra cards, so i was hesitant to take it at first. but ppl were calling it a really good card so i played around with it a few times and it finally clicked this run B) deck: 2xstrike (enchanted, +attack, play for free), strike+ (enchanted, same), 3x defend+, defend, bodyguard, unleash, reave, debilitate, flatten+, defy, defy+, sow, sentry mode, fetch, friendship+, drain power, calcify, enfeebling touch, capture spirit, countdown+, fear+, negative pulse+
Selfie of a thin white guy with short brown hair and rounded clubmaster frames wearing a clip on earring with dangling thin gold chains on his right ear.
A fluffy black cat sitting on a cat tower platform with his front paws resting on a lower platform
the sickos "yes... hahaha... YES!" meme
Necrcobinder successful ascension 7 run. I also got lucky with relics-- two HP-increasing ones, ornamental fan, happy flower, anchor, etc. OH yeah forgot to mention-- enfeebling touch is fucking broken lol i love it the deck: 2x strike, 3x defend, defend+, bodyguard+, unleash, equilibrium, enfeebling touch+, defile, wisp, wisp+, reap+, sleight of flesh+, 2x misery, dramatic entrance, grave warden+, grave warden, lethality, reanimate+, negative pulse+, fear+, metamorphosis, unmovable+, infernal blade+, countdown+, fetch
nge personality test results. im 85% shinji 70% kaworu 60% misato
my watcher deck. didn't quite get the 'infinite' loop between 'wrath' (double damage given+taken) and 'calm' (gain energy when you get out of it) that the good twitch streamers can get but i was still able to loop in and out of them enough to generate block and damage for the most part. cards: ragnarok+ (a random transform from a strike that i was mad about lol but it saved my ass on the penultimate boss so hey), cut through fate+, defend+, vault+, empty body, eruption+, empty mind, empty fist+, strike+, fear no evil+, flurry of blows+, vigilance+, inner peace, halt+, master of strategy, mental fortress+
wrinkled squidward
a successful ascension 6 run with the defect. i defeated the waterfall guy, the asshole time wizard guy, and goatse door. my deck: 4x defend, zap+, dualcast, ascender's bane (curse), 3x claw+, glacier, feral+, charge battery, cold snap, spinner, leap, refract, focused strike, TURBO, ultimate strike, footwork, bullet time, darkness+, boot sequence, lightning rod+
three posts: "what harm is platner accused of? as an SA survivor i find false accusations nearly as offensive as actual assault" reply: "Personally i am not a fan of locking women in a room until they "calm down" but YMMV reply by op: "I can't say. I don't know this woman or what the situation was. And neither do you. Would you lock Kristi Noem in a room to stop her from sending immigrants to be murdered? Would you lock an intoxicated friend in a room to prevent them from being harmed?"
A fluffy black cat sitting on the top platform of a cat tower, resting one paw on the next level below and looking into the camera. The tower needs a little cleaning up from all the springtime shedding but SSSHHHH we won't talk about that
shrugging emoji that says "oh well -- play the cards that i'm given" in impact font
Two fluffy black cats relaxing next to each other in the sun in front of a glass sliding door
HUGE red flowers that look kinda like trumpet bells on the end of long stalks. There are three flowers per stalk
Like I get that serano and shrier are very close to each other alphabetically but whipping girl and irreversible damage are obviously like completely opposed to the other and the latter is transphobic slop
i also got pretty lucky with my relics; got lantern REALLY early, mummified hand (huge for necrobinder, lots of helpful powers), bronze scales for extra damage, a couple +HP ones. Also got some good Osty cards; i was barely taking damage and winning fights fairly fast. all that good stuff The deck: strike+, 4x Defend, Bodyguard+, Unleash, Neurosurge+, 2x Grave Warden, Negative Pulse+, Reanimate, Poke+, Sow, Reap+, Scourge+, Misery, Wisp, Deathbringer, Sentry Mode, Flatten, Blight Strike, Defy, Death's Door
Sillo, a fluffy black cat, sprawling and posing on a rug in the sunshine
A huge turkey waddling about
5 turtles sunning on a log in a pond
elden ring 'noun verbed' generator with 'APPOINTMENT MADE' as the text
guy smiling blankly while pouring water into his mouth that fully pours out
my character stats for each character (minus defect bc they don't fit). ironclad has 3 wins and 9 losses; silent has 3 wins and 13 losses; necrobinder has 2 wins 13 losses; regent has 2 wins and.... 49 losses....
A very bright orange red flower with yellow interior
album covers for blumenfantasie by xylitol and station model violence's self-titled
screencap of my last regent run. my deck is: 2 defend+, 2 defend, kingly punch, manifest authority+, know thy place+, enchanted wrought in war, big bang, black hole+, venerate, solar strike+, meteor shower+, radiate+, spoils of battle+, furnace, gather light+, glitterstream+, entrench+, conqueror, particle wall+, and seeking edge. sovereign blade-centric with stars as a side-strat. i kinda got lucky because some of these cards, like radiate, ended up being completely superfluous. seeking edge, too, but it would've actually been useful if i got it way earlier in the run
screenshot of my last successful (ascension 1) run. i have 22 cards in my deck: 4 defends, reave+, enchanted blight strike, lethality, bodyguard, dirge, death march, oblivion, unleash, bone shards+, negative pulse+, prolong, wisp+, spirit of ash, eradicate, mad science, defy+, countdown+, and crush under+. basically a defensive doom deck with a lil bit of ethereal assist
Wild flowers with broad green leaves and dangling, bell shaped periwinkle blooms
kim kardashian 'it's what she deserves.'
2 fluffy black cats using their car carriers as little lounging caves
the sickos 'yes hahaha YES!' meme
a screenshot of my muted words list, which includes 'pope' and 'catholic'. might also wanna add 'catholicism' itself lol but we'll see.
the mad men don draper pitching meme
meme of a guy in sunglasses in front of a very typical white indoor house door. in the first panel he's standing in front of it like a bouncer; in the second panel he's gesturing for the viewer to be allowed inside
the true detective kys image
A peanut butter and marshmallow fluff sandwich before both sides of the bread are put together. The peanut butter is crunchy and the marshmallow fluff is spread on in a thin layer. Delicious and sort of nutritious
a smug post from carl beijer about liz warren endorsing graham platner. "whole lot of men in the mentions here questioning the judgement of a progressive woman. hmm i wonder why"
Pictures of snowdrops, crocuses, and another mystery blue flower
winnie the pooh having an out of body experience
sillo, a fluffy black cat, laying on his back squished comfortably between my leg (covered by a blanket) and a couch cushion. his belly fluff-- and in-between-the-toes fluff-- is voluminous
Two more tweets continuing the message in the first post. "After shooting our son, the NYPD demanded we give them our phones and passwords, threatening us to comply. While our son lay shot on the floor, the NYPD acted like ICE, interrogating us on what country we were from, when we last visited, and whether our daughter was born here. We were not allowed to go to the hospital with our son but instead forced to the precinct, where NYPD officers interrogated and detained us. The NYPD treated us cruelly when we didn't even know if our son was alive. When the NYPD finally allowed us to leave the precinct, we rushed to the hospital where we learned that our son was in critical condition. Still, the NYPD did not allow us to see him. The next morning, we were again forced to go to the 107 precinct to get a 24-hour pass just to see our son after officers gave us the runaround under the guise of "hospital policy". We only got our phones and were allowed visitation to see our son without hassle thanks to the help of DRUM and the Public Advocate's Office."
Tweet from the twitter account Desis Rising Up and Moving (DRUM): "Breaking: In response to the brutal NYPD shooting of their son and brother, 22-year-old Jabez Chakraborty on Monday, January 26th, the Chakraborty family issued the following statement: "We are shocked and outraged by the NYPD's treatment of our son and brother, Jabez Chakraborty, and our family. We called for help. We called 911 for an ambulance to provide medical attention for our son, who was in emotional distress. We did not call the police. Instead of medical responders, the NYPD arrived and shot our son multiple times right in front of us. As our son was being shot, we were terrified that what happened to Win Rozario was going to happen to Jabez."
the 'i prefer not to speak. if i speak i am in big trouble' meme
tweet that was not crossposted to bluesky as far as i know, from zohran mamdani's NYCMayor account. "I've been briefed on an officer-involved shooting in Queens that occurred earlier today. The NYPD was responding to a 911 call, where they encountered an individual wielding a knif. The NYPD is assessing the situation, and we are committed to keeping New Yorkers informed as we learn more. I'm grateful to the first responders who put themselves on the line each day to keep our community safe".
Takeshi Terauchi, japanese electric guitarist, standing on a beach in all black denim with a black and white button down shirt just visible. He's holding an electric guitar that matches his outfit. He's facing right, but looking at the camera. One foot is raised up on a piece of driftwood. Waves crash behind him.
Two fluffy black cats, smoky and sillo, sitting in loaf position on two different platforms of a cat tower. Smoky has a narrower smaller face but it's surrounded by so much fluff it looks as wide as sillo's big ol' head at a glance
an edit of the "this is NOT what america is about" tweet to read "this is NOT what Catholicism is about. Catholicism is about *opens history book* uh oh *frantically starts flipping through pages* uh oh. oh no. nonono. uh oh"
first post is from timothy faust, which reads "You never see these freaks happy. there is a sort of libidinal joy they perform, mostly for each other, but it comes only from of [sic] the immiseration of their enemies. No victory brings relief, just a temporary reprieve of grievance. I do not believe the machinery which drives us and them are the same." The quote tweet (which I have left anonymous but u can find if u rly want, but its not the point) chalks some of this up to Clinical Sociopathy and some of this up to Borderline Personality Disorder. (in case its not obvious i think this is silly)
(its adam silver who is the commissioner of the NBA)
the album cover for stereolab - emperor tomato ketchup
tweet from ayatollah khamenei which reads "i went 2school w/acloak since1st days;it was uncomfortable 2wear it in front f other kids,but i tried 2make up 4it by being naughty&playful"
A subtle rainbow reaching into the clouds over a city neighborhood and school playground
Me in a navy blue sweater with a bird pattern on it. I'm in a guest room with a nice mirror, ha
squidward looking out from his dark room at spongebob and patrick having fun outside
a tweet from Brooks Otterlake @ i_zzzzz that reads "Group of drunk Boston guys yelling 'Go home avatah!!!' at a Na'vi"