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Kingyak @kingyak.bsky.social · 12d

"Unfortunately, the official continued, changes made under President Obama and Biden paved the way for the Trump expansion."

Secretive Watchlisting Center Executing NSPM-7
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Secretive Watchlisting Center Executing NSPM-7

“We’re expanding the watchlist,” FBI director says amid 300% increase in domestic terror investigations.

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Kingyak @kingyak.bsky.social · 12d

Remember the Death Cookie? I just posted something there.
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Classic D&D Monsters, According to AI

Since I've got a new computer, I've been playing with some new AI image generation software. A couple of weeks ago, I decided to see how it did with descriptions of some classic D&D monsters, so I

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Kingyak @kingyak.bsky.social · 13d

This book loves the smell of napalm in the morning. #Blues #Music #FictionalNonFiction #FakeHistory

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Obscure Early Bluesmen (Who Never Existed)

Obscure Early Bluesmen (Who Never Existed) - Kindle edition by Johnson, Steve. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Obscure Early Bluesmen (Who Never Existed).

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Kingyak @kingyak.bsky.social · 14d

Newsletter!
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Like Ray Stevens, I Have Returned

“I Have Returned” was Ray Stevens’ 1985 album that included hits “The Haircut Song,” “Hugo (The Human Cannonball)” and “Santa Clause Is Watching You.” Seemed...

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Kingyak @kingyak.bsky.social · 15d

New T-shirts! #Etsy #Tshirts #Peacemaker #UprightCitizensBrigade #LittleDonny #Birdblindness

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Kingyak @kingyak.bsky.social · 17d

" The parts of the government going on furlough tend to do stuff for people without power, whereas the parts that remain operational either facilitate critical functions that keep society operating, or are important to the wealthy."

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Wall Street Gets to Keep Its Government Open

The Antitrust Division and FTC have suspended merger challenges, but not merger approvals. It's weird how 'government shutdowns' don't close the parts of government Wall Street wants.

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Kingyak @kingyak.bsky.social · 17d

"The Trump era being a time of soaring virtue-signaling and boundless partisanship, there’s been no shortage of open letters. "

Jim Comey: A Man of Many Faces, None Of Which Are Speech Martyrs www.racket.news/p/jim-comey-...

Jim Comey: A Man of Many Faces, None Of Which Are Speech Martyrs

Forty-two judges take a stand in the dumbest group letter ever

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Kingyak @kingyak.bsky.social · 19d

This game is banned for life from all Disney properties. It's a long story, don't ask. #TTRPG #IndieGame #RPG #Sharks #ISAIDSHARKSMOTHERFUCKER #SharkWeek #SharnadoFans

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Sharktoberfest - Hex Games | QAGS | DriveThruRPG

Sharks are great, but you know what’s even better? Sharks mixed with other stuff! Why tangle with a boring old shark when you can brave the Sharkcano or try to solve the mystery of the Unishark? Shark...

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Kingyak @kingyak.bsky.social · 20d

In case you missed my post this weekend, I've got two new shirts on sale in the Etsy shop. Buy them! #Etsy #Tshirts #Leverage #Wednesday #Werewolves #AddamsFamily

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Kingyak @kingyak.bsky.social · 21d

The print version of My Name Is Hood is now on sale at drivethru. #RPG #TTRPG #IndieRPG #RobinHood #Sitcom #Hicks #SmallTown #SmallTimeCrooks #America

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Kingyak @kingyak.bsky.social · 22d

Just posted a couple new T-shirts on the Etsy shop. Buy them! #Etsy #Tshirts #Leverage #Wednesday #Werewolves #AddamsFamily

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Kingyak @kingyak.bsky.social · 23d

Juan Navarro--whose work has appeared in Qerth, Weird Times at Charles Fort High, and Hobomancer--has a new comic up on Kickstarter. Give him some money.

I just backed FWACATA #3 - Comics to the FACE! on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/Thi...

FWACATA #3 - Comics to the FACE!

FWACATA #3 is LIVE! A LATINX self-anthology of wild, weird comics made to hit you in the FACE—new & continuing stories await! 👊📚

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Kingyak @kingyak.bsky.social · 24d

The one upside to living in the dumbest timeline is that it's occasionally hilarious.
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Megyn Kelly Reveals Erika Kirk Was Shaken By Jezebel's Article About Placing a CURSE on Charlie Kirk

YouTube video by Megyn Kelly

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Kingyak @kingyak.bsky.social · 24d

Mindless consumerism will probably fill that hole in your soul. #BuyMyCrap #Etsy #TShirts #PartakeInPaducah #GeekStuff

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Kingyak @kingyak.bsky.social · 24d

"How did politicians and the U.S. media respond to confirmation that the last administration engaged in wholesale censorship not of one jerkwad talk show host, but the entire world? They pretended it didn’t happen."

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No, Things Aren't Worse Now on Speech. It's Not Even Close

As Google becomes the latest company to admit to mass censorship, the mania over Jimmy Kimmel has morphed into a grotesque propaganda campaign

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Kingyak @kingyak.bsky.social · 25d

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Korn - Word Up! (Official Video)

YouTube video by KornVEVO

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Kingyak @kingyak.bsky.social · 25d

This game finds Milton probably as boring as you find Milton. #RPG #Indiegame #TTRPG #Fratboys #College #FatDrunkandStupid

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Fratboys Vs - Hex Games | QAGS | DriveThruRPG

It’s a typical day at Kappa Epsilon Gamma house: music blaring, beer flowing, and the party starting in half an hour. Suddenly, zombies attack! Or maybe Nazis. Or robots, or dinosaurs, or aliens, or n...

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Kingyak @kingyak.bsky.social · 26d

"If nothing else, the Kimmel case fully revealed the prior era’s speech hypocrites."

As Jimmy Kimmel Becomes a Speech Icon, Alex Berenson Fights on Alone
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As Jimmy Kimmel Becomes a Speech Icon, Alex Berenson Fights on Alone

An imperious talk show host won the love of Hollywood and the ACLU, but to stop government pressure on companies, speech defenders need to recognize Alex Berenson

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Kingyak @kingyak.bsky.social · 26d

In the meantime, you can get the PDF here: www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

My Name Is Hood - Hex Games | Q3E | DriveThruRPG

Nottingham County ain’t what it used to be. It was never what you’d call a “nice” place, but you used to be able to at least scrape by. Now every time you turn around the vultures down at the courthou...

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Kingyak @kingyak.bsky.social · 26d

The proof copy of My Name Is Hood got here today. I've sent the print codes out to backers and will put it on sale for everyone this weekend.

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Kingyak @kingyak.bsky.social · 27d

The bad guys have the law on their side. All the good guys have is a scrappy band of misfits with a knack for trouble, shaky morals, and maybe a felony or two. #TTRPG #RPG #RobinHood #IndieRPG #Comedy #QuirkyAmerica

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My Name Is Hood - Hex Games | Q3E | DriveThruRPG

Nottingham County ain’t what it used to be. It was never what you’d call a “nice” place, but you used to be able to at least scrape by. Now every time you turn around the vultures down at the courthou...

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Kingyak @kingyak.bsky.social · 27d

Yesterday I did one of those rare renders without swords, spaceships, or cyberwear.

Kingyak @kingyak.bsky.social · 29d

This book sells dope to kids. #Discordianism #HailEris #AllHailDiscordia #Eris #Discord #ReligousBooks #POEE

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The Callipygian Grimoire: A Discordian Activity and Spell Book

The Callipygian Grimoire: A Discordian Activity and Spell Book [Johnson, Steve] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Callipygian Grimoire: A Discordian Activity and Spell Book

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Kingyak @kingyak.bsky.social · Sep 20

Do these guys remind anyone of a different band?
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'Start Me Up' as performed by The Folksmen (Sept. 2003)

YouTube video by Random Chet

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Kingyak @kingyak.bsky.social · Sep 19

I'm very biased, but based on the selection of books on your table, I feel like you might find something useful here.

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Million-Colored Sun - Hex Games | DriveThruRPG

Seek Adventure Under the Million-Colored Sun. Heft your axe and battle Lord Gorthanagon’s War-Pigs under a blood-red moon. Climb a mile-high tower in the middle of a desert, only to discover its pulsi...

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