Byron

@byronic.bsky.social

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Leftist punk-ass CSPAM poster. Kicking down the door and here to help. max level just below the rich decision makers. Lower class, low class, punches above weight class; disallows false modesty. excatholic. "reasonable, if wrong about stuff" [he/they]

A They Might Be Giants show flier featuring show dates on the left and type-written fictional biographies of the band members on the right
the Anime Dad (@zoomyramen) tweet from 2016 with "what it'd look like if only Tim Buckley voted in the election;" it's a US map of states colored to indicate loss [the infamous comic, not the word]
Season 1 episode 3 of taskmaster on YouTube with the incorrect and highly delayed caption [screams]
Homewood, Alabama's new sign that looks basically like a toilet with what I think is a chemical shower directly overhead
Handprint cap made with love, and a slop shirt that reads (in part) “my hubsam and I DIVORCED for registich reason”
Simplistic Pencil doodles of three ducks; the first has a flower growing out of its head, the second has an angular striped tail and is breathing electricity, the third has a dinosaur tail and is breathing fire
Magic cards Stirring Hopesinger and Abigale, Poet Laureate. They are very synergistic and very Owl.
Magic card Stirring Hopesinger, an academic owl humanoid floating through what I guess is a magical classroom setting
Helping hand magic card with stark line-art of a person being pulled up (or pushed off of) a cliff face
A W/B magic deck built from a sealed pool; I will try to type out the full card list after the event is over and include it in a separate reply. Very aggro heavy, many birds.
a screenshot from the Venture Bros. where The Alchemist is wearing an open-collared beach shirt and admonishing Dr. Byron Orpheus, who is standing rigidly upright and faced away from the camera wearing his usual over-the-top sorceror garb. The Alchemist is shrugging his left hand and saying "Come on, Byron, Don't be so ding-dong serious all the time!"
A post from @byronic.bsky.social that reads “Bluesky down, Claude down should both be funny whether they’re independent of each other or not. Who cares, enjoy the ride. #hugops doesn’t apply here”
an altered cover of the book 'Baseball and the American Legal Mind.' The baseball player appearing in the act of swinging a bat on the front cover is augmented by crude MSPaint-style drawings of bear ears, bat wings [or fairy wings, not drawn well enough to differentiate], a bee stinger, and cat whiskers. The list of authors is modified in the same bad drawing style to include John Scalzi
a cropped slay the spire 2 screenshot, with MSPaint-style art of a scythe-wielding liche raising both hands in an appeal to an enormous dragon with horns
https://youraislopbores.me prompt "draw a big one" is followed by a well-shaded MSPaint style drawing of a large number one
Jessica S. Tisch (@NYPDPC) writes: "The NYPD is aware of certain videos taken earlier today in Washington Square Park showing individuals attacking cops. I want to be very clear: The behavior depicted is disgraceful, and it is criminal. Our detectives are investigating this matter."
A post on Threads by Cory Booker that reads "Here is to the decency of past presidents and the urgent need for us to have this again." The picture reads "I miss seeing this kind of dignity & grace from a Republican President." The alteration of the original image replaces George W Bush with Jimmy Carter.
Poster wearing a Pittsburgh Maulers shirt and a Hosting Oilers beanie, holding a toddler. The background is the world oyama karate dojo
An invite invalid pop-up from Discord
Simmering chili on a stovetop
An ad proclaiming "You could have saved [33 USD] in the past year with Amazon Business"
An egg and turkey sandwich on a black plate; mustard is drawn (badly) in the Japanese “to be continued” as seen frequently in anime
circa 2023 Burger King custom whopper with wildcat cheese, phone remoullade, cat taco, cat remoullade, catfish, catfish cake, tuna, fishcake, and an impossible(TM) patty
The post from nirgalm25 that nirgalm25 removed from the quote post in this thread for some reason. It is an incredulous question asking why people think the economy is worse. It also misspells Volcker Shock
A child is holding up an enormous stop sign in a winter parade
Sailor Scouts drawn in a stylized fashion, each under a zodiac sign
a gofundme screenshot showing Byron donating ten USD; the rest of the screenshot is gofundme's ad copy, which I will not repeat here
a twitter post from user NLH2224 that reads "And let’s say that you finally get all the proletariat together, internationally form and international DOTP, what’s stopping them from exercising leverage of disabled people who by definition can’t be proletariat?"
A screenshot of a post from Alice Jane Grimm (she/her) on bluesky (@alice-j-grimm.bsky.social): "republicans want to make this guy spend $12,000 more per year on healthcare Raise your hand if you hand $12k laying around This is why our government is shutdown, Democrats won't approve any more funding until Republicans agree to put the healthcare money back" The quoted post she cites here states, in part, that the quoted poster is on a BlueCross/BlueShield bronze plan that will go "from $333 (2025) to $2300 in 2026." There's what appears to be a Word document showing this change and referencing the possibility of a Marketplace application update. I, the alt text writer, am sorry that I can't capture the full volume of text in this image because it is way over the character limit. This is the best I can do as a summary.
Sailor moon sticks her tongue out at the Discover tab on bluesky
text from an email from Bluesky moderation to me: "Hi there, A Bluesky account you control (@byronic.bsky.social) posted content that violates our Community Guidelines regarding violent or threatening speech. This includes, but is not limited to, the following: •⁠ ⁠Threats of violence or physical harm: This includes threats or encouragement of violence against individuals, groups, institutions, or the general public. •⁠ ⁠Incitement of self-harm or suicide: Content that encourages self-harm or suicide. •⁠ ⁠Wishes of harm: Expressions of a desire for harm directed at a specific person or group. In addition, users may not use Bluesky to break the law or cause harm to others. All users must be treated with respect. As a result of these violations, your post has been taken down. We encourage you to review our guidelines and ensure that your future posts comply with our policies. Continued violations may result in further action, including longer suspensions or permanent account removal. Thank you for doing your part to keep Bluesky a welcoming and empowering place for all users. If you have any questions or wish to appeal this decision, please email moderation@blueskyweb.xyz. Bluesky Moderation Team"
A crude pen drawing on lined Office Depot paper. Cursive “to whom it may concern” at the top, capitalized incorrectly; a star headed humanoid wears a tshirt stating “run XTC”. The humanoids right knee is propped up, they are leaning forward over the left knee, and their left hand is splayed across a concrete awning or similar flat unyielding surface
A screenshot of the Flash circa-Windows '98 parody "Windows RG" after a crash. A light blue background with a retro (poorly drawn Windows logo) Start button at the bottom and the random time 3:00AM
Feinstein for president 2024 sticker with the subtitle "We Need Votes, Not Opinions"
leftsedfred can't turn on monitor, asks Byron to kill himself instead :shrug:
The magic card 'High Tide.' Blue background, the words High Tide in the older 90's-esque Magic font which is harder to read because it is stylized, single blue mana cost, Instant, "Until end of turn, whenever a player taps an Island for mana, that player adds an additional blue mana."
A screenshot of a text message thread. The first message is an AI-generated image sent from the phone number +1 (208) 629-6805) of what is supposed to be crabs but looks more like Nike half-gloves with yellow inserts on a white plate with a black border. The responses to the leading text read as follows, alternating between the spammer and a human: - "What fresh AI hell is this" - "I'm driving, and I don't have time to guess with you." - "Hell yeah. What recipe are you using?" - "Don't send messages to AI!" - "I need to know where you got the plate and if it is oven safe"
Cutey Honey from the '90s Nagai OVA of similar vintage. She's got close-cropped light-red hair, an earring, a smirk, and a big honkin' sword.
A stylistic moving image of the interior of Howl's Moving Castle, as described in the book rather than the movie. Michael works on a spell at the wooden table, Sophie knits in a chair, and Calcifer provides the room's sole light from the fireplace. The skull sits on the bookshelf. The door opens and closes, each time revealing one of the four locations where the castle is situated.
skeet from Aleta Nook reading "Bush wasn't taking rights away nor was he trying to cheat elections. The most harm caused under him was the Great Recession." The post shows 30 quotes, 50 replies, and zero likes.
a screenshot of the GNU image manipulation program running on Ubuntu 24.04 showing the steps I used to create the photoshopped image from the original ad (including some mistakes/undos). The layers are armor, sword, torso (the torso is duplicated across two layers), and the original ad
Altered advertisement art for the game Aidyn Chronicles. The masculine characters have had their torsos replaced with the malnourished femme character's torso; the femme character's torso has been replaced with the bulky basic-fantasy armor of the title character
Chum ad for Politico with the headline "Biden Warns of 'Dark Days' Under Trump"
a + sign button with underlined "Read 8 more replies"
season 3 'When Flanders Failed' gif from the simpsons featuring Moe saying "My life begins today"
A bluesky notification showing 'Quest 64 Official followed you back'
the cover of detective comics vol 1, #241. batman is wearing a light-red costume while Robin interrogates him about his choice of costume. Batman says "I must, ROBIN -- I must wear a different-colored BATMAN costume each night!" In the background are several mannequins with monocolored batman costumes in various colors. The overlay text reads "featuring 'The RAINBOW BATMAN'"
a headshot of matt yglesias
A person is pushing their hands into their face so hard that they obscure their face, leaving only their hair peeking out of their hands. Alternative alt text would read "my slightly wet brown hair is pushed back by my stubby, stubby hands, my face hangs downward."
a screenshot of `@jazzpomegranate.com`'s bluesky post, reading "say what you will about ben shapiro but he sincerely believes the things he says unlike most of the other people surrounding him"; this is accompanied by a shapiro-positive Youtube link titled "ben shapiro TORCHES trump, charlie kirk runs to his defense."
a 1986 ibm xt with a 5.25" floppy drive
a since-blocked (or deleted) quote post in which I encourage trava1.bsky.social to take a posting break since trava1.bsky.social is pretty upset
A tall stalk of corn with several (pods? Kernels?) Not sure if I’m describing this right
iconic Alabama "GO TO CHURCH Or the Devil Will Get you!" sign from interstate 65 around Prattville/Auburn
Screenshot of a skeet from "Proud Anselmo" @proudanselmo.bsky.social that is defending the usage of large language models (LLMs) in constitutional, bankruptcy, family law and other unnamed legal areas. It concludes with "And their usefulness will depend on the complexity of the case"
A homemade mood board of a single sheet of printer paper hanging on a wall, with moods written on it in sharpie. The indicator is a “Larry, I’m on Ducktales” Huey Duck sticker, and is set to maximum stress