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May Bee🌻🇺🇸🐝💙🌈 @maysurvivethis.bsky.social · 20h

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Osaka: None/bun - A sack of nuns @osakanone.bsky.social · 20h

remigrate is not a dog whistle, and is open nazi language

Remigration

Not to be confused with Return migration.
Remigration is an originally European far-right proposal of ethnic cleansing[1] via the mass deportation of non-white immigrants and their descendants, sometimes including those born in Europe, to their place of racial ancestry.[2][3] It is popular especially within the Identitarian movement.[4][5] Some proponents of remigration suggest excluding some persons with non-European background from such a mass deportation, based on a varyingly defined degree of assimilation into European culture.[6][7][8]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remigration

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Grandlesticks (he/him) @elstiko.bsky.social · 17h

You can't have every win them things all the days time

Grandlesticks (he/him) @elstiko.bsky.social · 21h

Received my digital copy of Camp Make Believe yesterday and honestly thrilled by this panel alone

List of learning outcomes for Camp Make Believe: The game is set in a camp and divided into fun, short quests. After each quest, Campers will earn a badge to celebrate their success and the lesson they’ve learned. These quests teach the following values:
1. Be Super Kind
2. Be Grateful Every Day
3. Be Honest
4. Be Brave
5. Create without Boundaries
6. Be Patient
7. Try Your Best
8. Have Fun
But that’s not all! TTRPGs are also a
fantastic way to teach kids important
skills, such as:
1. Critical thinking and problem-
solving
2. Social-emotional skills
3. Inclusive play by celebrating
differences
4. Resilience by providing a safe
space for failure
5. Increased motivation and
engagement
6. Improved literacy

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RossyDoesDrawings (commissions open) @rossydoesdrawings.bsky.social · 22h

I made a new Patreon post with some more goblin standees!

www.patreon.com/posts/141231...

October 2025- Goblin Standees 2 | Rossydoesdrawings

www.patreon.com

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Ross Payton @rosspayton.bsky.social · 1d

this is cool, a boards of canada song played on a 1959 computer www.youtube.com/watch?v=wubk...

Boards of Canada "Olson" on a 1959 PDP-1 Computer

YouTube video by Joe Lynch

www.youtube.com

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Suzanne Helmigh | Art Director @suzannehelmigh.bsky.social · 1d

It's #portfolioday again I see!
I just updated my portfolio with the latest projects I worked on.
www.artstation.com/suzannehelmigh

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Kiyone @kiyonescarlet.bsky.social · 11d

lol

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paris martineau @paris.nyc · 1d

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports

CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

www.consumerreports.org

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JoJo Screams @jojoseames.bsky.social · 23h

October Comes to Puppetland, day 14! The Magic Screen! #Playhousetober #Drawtober

A mixed-media art piece of the Pee-Wee's Playhouse character the Magic Screen, surrounded by different colorful shapes and patterns.

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Grandlesticks (he/him) @elstiko.bsky.social · 1d

The english word "noot" as first coined by Sir Pingu of the Antarctic colonies, means "seed which thinks it's a fruit"

Grandlesticks (he/him) @elstiko.bsky.social · 1d

So apparently the Italian word for hazelnut is nocciole but Ferrero named the spread by combining "ella" meaning sweet and the english word "noot" meaning nut so here we are

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Grandlesticks (he/him) @elstiko.bsky.social · 1d

Hey everyone I just learned how Americans and Italians pronounce Nutella the Hazelnut spread and I am going to call them Hazelnoots now okay

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Elizabeth Little @liz-shrikestudio.bsky.social · 1d

gamefound.com/en/projects/...

Oh, right, this goes live today. I should probably say something.

You Will Die In This Place by Shrike Studio - Gamefound

You Will Die In This Place is a nihilistic survival-horror dungeon crawl TTRPG about exile, decay, and the inevitability of death.

gamefound.com

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Mythworks ➡️ PAXU @mythworks.bsky.social · 2d

Last, I "Capture a Memory" with inspiration from our discussions of the character ties. So I write a short entry about the glass oven industry in our home town. (Everyone grabs 1 Memory token and writes their first diary entry, too).

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Amanda/iamatrex @iamatrex.com · 2d

Token by @glowingroots.bsky.social for sure!! It's so good - "TOKEN is a game about a hero and monster circling each other in a haunted forest, offering gifts and signs of their intent—the story ends when they meet and face one another at last."
glowingroots.itch.io/token

Token by Glowing Roots Press

A duet game of tragic fates entwined in the dark woods.

glowingroots.itch.io

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Grandlesticks (he/him) @elstiko.bsky.social · 1d

If you ask AI to summarise the terms and conditions or privacy policy of any business it will say it mostly compliments you on your appearance and that because you're a scorpio today is your lucky day

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Pam Wishbow @pamwishbow.bsky.social · 1d

An app just asked me if it wanted to AI summarize a contract I was looking at and I beg you to please read your contracts with your own eyeballs.

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bleary @bleary.off-the-records.com · 2d

If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.

Did people really memorize phone numbers before cell phones, or is that just a movie thing?
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I was watching some old shows from the 90s and noticed people would just dial numbers from memory - like they'd call their friends or family without looking anything up.
Made me wonder if that was actually normal back then? Did people genuinely have all their important numbers memorized, or did most folks keep a little address book or written list nearby?

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Asa Donald | Backwards Tabletop @backwardsttrpg.bsky.social · 1d

A very cool bookmark game. Love this idea!

S. Kaiya J. || Mirror-lock Atelier @mirror-lock.bsky.social · 1d

The Witching Hour draws near, and your rivals ready their mightiest hexes against you. The only way to stop them is to... do the dishes?

Avert! is a cozy, witchy mutual accountability TTRPG that will have you looking forward to checking off your daily tasks! Available on Itch on Wednesday the 15th.

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Spooky Owlbear 🎃🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @cocaineowlbear.bsky.social · 1d

So Mastodon's a bit different as I've said. But a friend of mine (who specifically asked to not be credited by name) posted this super helpful guide for using the Masto UI.

It's neat because it's not only a helpful diagram, it's also a small insight into Mastodon's community culture.

Screenshot of the controls under a Mastodon post. The reply button is labeled "shitpost", the boost button is labeled "like", the favorite button is labeled "send read receipt", and the bookmark button is now labeled "it's a video with sound and I can't listen right now".

Note that what would be the "like" button is just a "read receipt".

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Grandlesticks (he/him) @elstiko.bsky.social · 2d

Commas can help too

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Grandlesticks (he/him) @elstiko.bsky.social · 2d

Husky's all "wait a minute...this isn't a hall... it's a PARLOUR!"

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Tony DiTerlizzi @diterlizzi.bsky.social · 13d

I've often wanted a Monster Manual that showed creatures in their environment, demonstrating skills that they are known for.

Today, I've resurrected my favorite dwarf adventurer, Husky Thunderbolt (from 2019's Inktober entries), who will soon realize what a clever trapper the Ettercap is.🕸

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Grandlesticks (he/him) @elstiko.bsky.social · 3d

And the guy from The Strain