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John Englund

@johnerikenglund.bsky.social

Technical Art Director in R&D at Riot Games. I am Riot Jengles. Previously League of Legends, Dreamworks Animation, and Deluxe 3D. Cat dad, smoothie enthusiast, sci-fi nerd, music dork

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Latest posts by johnerikenglund.bsky.social on Bluesky

I have no real end to this point other than the reaffirmation that you can't be too early in affording others grace, curiosity, and understanding, and it's never too late to jump off the train of hate

01.07.2025 23:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

None of this would have happened without normal people - including me in my ignorant youth - rooting these things on every step of the way

01.07.2025 23:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

...All adding up to a miles-wide pit of normalized terror and banality that is now in my backyard as my neighbors get abducted illegally.

01.07.2025 23:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

...the wars on drugs/terror, mass incarceration, the war on terror, the bank bailouts, citizens united, travel bans, and cosigning genocide...

01.07.2025 23:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

All the lessons of history and advancements in art made since WWII only for history to repeat. It's wild to look back with hindsight and see so clearly all the inches we gave fascism...

01.07.2025 23:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

DRONE STRIKES.

14.06.2025 22:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

what platforms?

04.05.2025 17:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

yo this looks great!

04.05.2025 17:43 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Pronouncing Gen AI like Forrest Gump says Jenny

02.05.2025 00:23 β€” πŸ‘ 453    πŸ” 146    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 4

thanks

02.05.2025 06:04 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Can someone explain the phenomenon in Seattle where half the cars are voluntarily driving under the speed limit yet everyone thinks they should be in the left lane

29.04.2025 15:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

perfection

07.04.2025 20:06 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This lack moral clarity does nothing but protect power.

What happened to speaking truth to it? Oh right, it affects your bottom line so you can't.

07.04.2025 04:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Most news drives me extra nuts these days because they report "the rich and powerful say that *this obviously awful thing* is a good thing, but others say *this obviously awful thing* is killing them. Who knows what's really going on!"

07.04.2025 04:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Ohh "America First" was a hit list

03.04.2025 18:43 β€” πŸ‘ 32325    πŸ” 5270    πŸ’¬ 108    πŸ“Œ 214

why does my dishwasher have software that needs to be updated

31.03.2025 18:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Can we apply this effort towards fixing humanity’s real problems please

25.03.2025 21:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Every time i buy a goddamn sandwich it sets off a technological rube goldberg machine of insanity set up by the culmination of human ingenuity that gave us the information age such that I receive 3 notifications, texts, and emails asking me to rate said sandwich out of 5 stars

25.03.2025 21:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

There has to be a better future

25.03.2025 21:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Where i do sign up to be never asked to rate a customer experience ever again for the rest of my life

25.03.2025 21:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

god watching blu rays is so much better than streaming

23.03.2025 06:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

When religion and politics travel in the same cart, the riders believe nothing can stand in their way.

11.03.2025 19:30 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Same????? Late June birthdays ftw

10.03.2025 01:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

they brought some placards to tacitly hold though

05.03.2025 03:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a man is covering his eyes with his hands in front of a group of men . ALT: a man is covering his eyes with his hands in front of a group of men .

Me: I can’t believe UK voters chose to torch their economy with Brexit. That can never be topped.

American voters:

04.03.2025 15:44 β€” πŸ‘ 26136    πŸ” 4757    πŸ’¬ 462    πŸ“Œ 213

it’s just a fundraising grift at this point

02.03.2025 20:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

flawless show

01.03.2025 07:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Me: Everything is so awful. Am I going to lose my healthcare? Should I be leaving the country?

The microplastic spoon in my brain: Be still, my child. Be calm. Send another email. Drink a Diet Coke. Watch The White Lotus Sundays at 9.

27.02.2025 13:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2749    πŸ” 315    πŸ’¬ 40    πŸ“Œ 9
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a woman in a white lace top is holding a clear bottle of water Alt: a woman in a white lace top is holding a clear bottle of water
28.02.2025 17:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

yeah but in a good way i promise

23.02.2025 02:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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