Here’s a small (3 minute) contribution to, hopefully, improving discourse regarding the Emperor. #baldursgate3 #bg3 Apologies for the thumbnail. This is not the thumbnail on YouTube.

The Problem with Emperor Discourse

YouTube video by Little Monday Writes

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My first long form piece! I had been engaging in the fandom for a while talking about the Emperor (🐙💞) when I decided to really dig into the character and story in a work of critical analysis. This project took a year of research and writing, and I hope others will read & enjoy it. #bg3 #bg3events

Baldur’s Gate III and the Queer Politics of Monstrosity

Would You Become a Monster if it Would Save the World?

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Meikosaurus@meikosaurus.bsky.social · 2mo ago

HAPPY 3 YEARS BG3!!! A conversation with a dear friend brought up the topic of early fandom days and "firsts", so I invite you all to share your BALDUR'S GATE 3 FIRSTS! The story of your first all-nighter playing, the first fic read, the first art of your OC - anything you like is welcome! 🩷

A (very) brief intro to my essay Baldur’s Gate III and the Queer Politics of Monstrosity. The essay and podcast are pinned to my profile. #bg3

BG3's Neoliberalism Problem

YouTube video by Little Monday Writes

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Kinda feel like I already knew this after losing reproductive rights. Considering the extent to which the US experiences gun violence and nothing meaningful changes to address that, forgive me if I don’t think gun rights were ever fundamentally at stake.

Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans)@iwriteok.bsky.social · 3mo ago

if you do not have the right to own a gun while smoking weed in this country you have zero rights. the second amendment is a civil right. if we say past use of a substance renders use of that right criminal, any right can be so criminalized.

The little face I wake up to everyday. 💛 #catsofbsky

After struggling with my quizzes on the cardiovascular system, I’ve decided to day drink. Cheers!

Caught the bat in my apartment! He’s off to rehabilitation with the specialist who caught him. He also has a little baby blanket in there he can curl up in.

Vermont House passes bill creating pathway to sue federal agents for civil rights violations

Vermont House passes bill creating pathway to sue federal agents for civil rights violations

Vermont House passes bill creating pathway to sue federal agents for civil rights violations

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So much respect to everyone who stood up to ice and the police today.

Raider@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 7mo ago

In South Burlington, Vermont, protesters are being tear-gassed by ICE and local police as they attempt to prevent a kidnapping.

@welch.senate.gov Completely unacceptable.

Justin Baragona@justinbaragona.bsky.social · 7mo ago

CNN's Kasie Hunt: Do you expect the confirmation of Markwayne Mulling to be bipartisan? Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT): "Well, Markwayne is -- he's respected, he‘s honest and he‘s competent... people respect Markwayne." Hunt: "Hmm, interesting."

Hey guys @welch.senate.gov said Mullin is honest and competent. Hey Pete, you ass, Mullin said if Trump lost in 2024 he wasn't gonna certify the election. You're a fool and I can't believe you are cashing a paycheck using my tax money

Justin Baragona@justinbaragona.bsky.social · 7mo ago

CNN's Kasie Hunt: Do you expect the confirmation of Markwayne Mulling to be bipartisan? Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT): "Well, Markwayne is -- he's respected, he‘s honest and he‘s competent... people respect Markwayne." Hunt: "Hmm, interesting."

Good thing to remember online right now is that everyone here is very emotionally dysregulated and dealing with that by posting

Proper boop.

Andre 🇨🇦@iamcdn.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Heater at the Olympics

At a shop getting my first piercing in 20 years mostly because I’m just feeling bored with my look these days. Really nice and professional guy. I wish all places were like this.

In terms of what cures are being lost: - Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis - herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis - shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease

I canNOT handle this! 🥹😭

WeRateDogs@weratedogs.com · 7mo ago

This is Bailey. She normally gets kibble for dinner but she's pretty sure there's meatballs in here so she's very excited. 14/10 (TT: baileycarriesthings)

Billie Eilish during her #GRAMMYs speech for Song of the Year: “As grateful as I feel, I don’t need to say anything except that, no one is illegal on stolen land. It’s really hard to know what to say and what to do right now, I feel hopeful in this room and we need to keep protesting… fuck ICE.”

People in Minnesota are now using their key fobs to trigger their car alarms from the safety of their homes when they see ICE walking around.

I’ve been working around her for about 15 minutes.

Those of you who still insist on drawing a distinction between ICE and police should be aware that the police are not drawing that distinction.

Minnesota 50501@mn50501.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Thank you for telling us you neither serve nor protect. Thank you for saying the quiet part out loud. That was state murder in broad daylight, captured from multiple angles by multiple witnesses, and the people of Minneapolis have eyes. You support murder.

Very helpful.

The audio essay is now available on YouTube! Does this officially make me a YouTuber? I certainly hope not. #bg3 #baldursgate3 #emperor

Baldur's Gate III and the Queer Politics of Monstrosity

YouTube video by Little Monday Writes

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Things are going great over at X, The Everything App

Tesla’s Robotaxi is crashing roughly once every 40,000 miles so far in Austin, and that's with a human safety supervisor in vehicle. For comparison, the average human driver in the US crashes about once every 500,000 miles. electrek.co/2025/12/15/t...

Tesla reports another Robotaxi crash, even with supervisor as it moves to remove them

Tesla has reported yet another crash involving its Robotaxi fleet in Austin to the NHTSA. The new data keeps the...

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Now that the rose tinted glasses are finally coming off I feel more comfortable saying there have been cracks for a while in Larian’s image as a progressive forward thinking company. I wrote about queerness and monstrosity in BG3, and it’s more reactionary than you might think.

Baldur’s Gate III and the Queer Politics of Monstrosity

Would You Become a Monster if it Would Save the World?

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the enthusiasm for generative AI would not have been possible without prior decades of capitalist conditioning to view works of art as products, rather than acts of culture and shared human life

Siobhan Thompson@vornietom.bsky.social · 9mo ago

I think the fundamental gap here is that non-creative people think that creative people make things for the end product, when in fact it’s the act of creation and not the end point that makes it worthwhile.

Using gen ai for text and asset placeholders is not solving a problem; games have been made for decades with regular placeholders. studios using AI this way are just testing the water to see what more they can get away with - which will inevitably mean laying off skilled workers, to make worse games

Larian lost a lot of good will today but there have been issues simmering for a while I think, especially with some of their writing. If you’re interested in illithids and the Emperor (or on the fence about them) I do a thorough analysis of Larian’s writing around BG3’s central theme of monstrosity.

Little Monday@littlemonday.bsky.social · 10mo ago

I take a deep look at the Emperor and monstrosity in Baldur’s Gate 3, and I do so with a little help from one of the greatest monsters in fiction: Frankenstein’s creation. This is also available as an audio series on Apple Podcasts. Link in 🧵 #bg3 #emperor #frankenstein #baldursgate3 #larian

Cheers! Celebrating finishing my Emperor project.