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sept @palelilspydr.bsky.social · Aug 5

"There are hardly any excesses of the most crazed psychopath that cannot easily be duplicated by a normal kindly family man who just comes in to work every day and has a job to do."-- Terry Pratchett Small Gods

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ez “dyke ghoulfriend” @ezrez.bsky.social · 1h

Zohran says you’re trans now

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Violet, Vhenan Producer @blkhrvioleteyes.bsky.social · 1h

I don't mean to start Discourse, but I'm sorry this is the stupidest thing I've read on LinkedIn in a hot minute. Someone clearly didn't go to the best GDC 2025 talk about Babygirls.

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Is there really a place for sex in RPGS?

How much of the success of some games, like BG3, is due to sex scenes? And is that a good thing?

Professional comedians sometimes talk about how they don't go for cheap laughs like they could with crowd work.

Prudishness is boring but at the same time, if you're focused on the craft of narrative design, it's worth asking if sex scenes are low-hanging fruit. Are they?

When are sex scenes worth having in RPGs?

What are the downsides? Do they drag down other narrative elements?

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Kathryn Milligan @katymilligan.bsky.social · 9h

There’s an essay here on the role of good design/typography in successful campaigns!

Red and cream text on a green background, reading Connolly for President

Yellow text on a blue background reading Zohran for New York City

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Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 1h

Neal Katyal's opening volley against Trump's tariffs:

"May it please the court: Tariffs are taxes."

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Robert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 2h

Vibe check: Here's how former Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan is reacting to the news.

a tweet from Dade Phelan showing a dumpster on fire being carried by flood waters

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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 2h

What's happening in TX-18 is more obscene than not seating Grijalva during pro formas. Turner died in March. Abbott delayed the special election until yesterday, and now it goes to a runoff early *next year.*

Congress can and should require special elections to be held within 90 days of a vacancy.

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Michael Adams-Hurta @adams-hurta.bsky.social · 2h

TIL the new Mayor-elect of New York City once did some organizing work in Houston.

Screenshot of Nov. 11, 2014 Facebook post from TexPIRG. There is a picture of young Zohran Mamdani with a mustache. The post says: "Meet one of our new field associates, Zohran Mamdani, who will be organizing at Lone Star Community College in Houston on our Health Insurance 101 campaign."

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sept @palelilspydr.bsky.social · 2h

Did Roberts get visited by the Ghost of Checks and Balances last night?

Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 2h

Roberts now going at the solicitor general like a cat with a wounded mouse. Keeps telling him that tariffs are taxes on the American people. "Who pays the tariffs??" Says Trump's argument would neutralize separation of powers between the legislative and executive branches. Incredible stuff.

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K. A. “Kîck Åß” Pillë @keithpille.bsky.social · 2h

this is a more typical Bedia painting:

an abstract blue human/animal figure with some trees

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James Alistair Henry @jamesbluecat.bsky.social · 2h

Lovely page from a kids' book from 1952 (title unknown, I'm afraid). 'How to sleep though the Winter (Hibernate)'. Double points for the most annoyed/delighted lynx ever.

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Olivia Messer @oliviamesser.bsky.social · 2h

“It’s becoming clearer to me that the government is attempting to lay a foundation for dissenting political beliefs as grounds for terrorism.

And people like Ya’akub — non-white, non-Christian — have been made its primary examples.”

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sept @palelilspydr.bsky.social · 2h

Is it printed on paper?!

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 3h

It’s like they wake up every day and ask themselves “how can we make this place look even cheaper and tackier and less historic?”

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 3h

The US whooping cough outbreak continues to snowball in Texas, with cases 4x higher than last year.

Texas was also the location where the U.S. measles outbreak took hold, and like many states is seeing a rise in vaccine exemptions.

But Texans for Vaccine Choice say “fears are overblown”.

HEALTH ALERT
November 3, 2025
Summary
The Texas Department of State
Health Services (DSHS) is reporting a significant increase in cases of pertussis, or whooping cough, in
2025. According to provisional data, Texas has had more than 3,500 reported pertussis cases through October this year, roughly four times the number reported for the same period last year. This is the second consecutive year that Texas is experiencing high year-over-year increases in reported pertussis cases

TEXAS LEGISLATURE 2025
Vaccine exemption
requests in Texas spike in July, as some experts fear more families will opt out Federal funding cuts to immunization efforts and a
new law that allows exemption forms to be downloaded, instead of mailed, could drive up exemptions in the future.
BY TERRI LANGFORD AND DATA REPORTING

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 4h

Brand new data:

Republicans blamed for the shutdown (+12) and for health care premiums going up (+28!!).

These are stunning numbers. Republicans aren't immune from the pressure this creates.

Time to press our advantage. Stand for what we believe in.

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The bones of Natasha 🏴🌻 @alterici.bsky.social · 4h

Local news reporting that *checks notes* raising wages reduces crime? And many people are willing to pay higher taxes for universal healthcare? I live in Oklahoma. This is HUGE.

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Peter Ellis @freerangestats.info · 8h

We could do with some good guys v bad guys films, 'Where Eagles Dare' or 'Guns of Navarone' style, set in the US civil war.

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Domille (She/Her) @domille.bsky.social · 4h

He's got other stuff to do, I am sure

first level character and a geared out npc

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 5h

Meanwhile in texas we added a bunch of dumb amendments to the state constitution preventing tax raises on rich people and banning non citizen voting, a thing that is already illegal

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Nigella Lawson @nigella.bsky.social · 6h

#RecipeOfTheDay is just right for Bonfire Night, which is rather old-fashioned of me, I know, since it seems that it’s been swallowed up by Halloween these days. Still, this Fresh Gingerbread with Lemon Icing is gorgeous whether you’re waving sparklers or not tonight! www.nigella.com/recipes/fres...

Fresh Gingerbread With Lemon Icing

I’ve been making this gingerbread since the turn of the century — it was one of my go-to recipes for the countless bake sales at my children’s schools when they were little — and my love for it never ...

www.nigella.com

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Paul Tobin @paultobin.bsky.social · 14h

Sobering news for a lot of top Democrats, tonight, as they realize people would prefer they actually fucking do something.

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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 12h

Kind of need to see a breakdown about what happens in the Texas gerrymandered districts if the voters swing 6 or 7 points to the left.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 13h

Long day ahead. Shutting it down for the night. Good night everyone. May tomorrow bring us more justice and some peace.

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Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee @thedlcc.bsky.social · 13h

BREAKING: Democrats just broke the GOP supermajority in the Mississippi Senate!

In a stunning victory, Democrats gained seats in court-ordered special elections and will now head to Jackson to represent and fight on behalf of their constituents.

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not an art thief @famousartthief.bsky.social · 17h

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Leon English @leonenglish.bsky.social · 17h

who won virginia

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Point Blank Sandwich Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 15h

Traditional American politics is premised on the notion that sometimes you lose and sometimes you win and you have to deal with that.

But Trumpism is premised on the notion that any result where you don’t win is illegitimate, unlawful, fraud, criminal.

You can’t negotiate with people like that.

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