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Sabrina.C

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Games, design, parenting, pittsburgh... well, mostly. Publisher: http://next.ludoliminal.com Creator: http://DiatomsTheGame.com Author: http://TransformationalFramework.com Board Member: http://globalgamejam.org Hoster: http://pittsburghplaytest.com

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Sabrina.C @sabrinac.bsky.social · Jan 21

Your 2025 fortune

A hand holding a fortune from a fortune cookie: “A different world cannot be built be indifferent people”

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Sabrina.C @sabrinac.bsky.social · 2h

How is it possible in 2025 when we literally have cameras EVERYWHERE that the POTUS can just bald-face lie over and over again. Who in the room will finally yell the emperor has no clothes!? Is there not a single honest sane person left in the president’s orbit? How can this fictional drivel go on?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

Trump: "Portland, I mean -- every time I look at that place it's burning down. There are fires all over the place. When a store -- there are very few of them left -- but when a store owner rebuilds a store they build it out of plywood. They don't put up storefronts anymore. They just put wood up."

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10h

CHICAGO — WGN News editor/producer Debbie Brockman grabbed by Trump’s ICE goons.. who then intentionally ram a bystander’s car as they peel away.

More: www.fox32chicago.com/news/wgn-new...

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Sabrina.C @sabrinac.bsky.social · 16h

Based on observations of both US policy and UPS' policy the past few months, this article sounds about right. What a self-imposed mess on both counts.

UPS is 'disposing of' U.S.-bound packages over customs paperwork problems

Shifting Trump tariffs have created a nightmare for UPS, as thousands of packages from overseas pile up at its hubs while they await customs clearance.

www.nbcnews.com

Sabrina.C @sabrinac.bsky.social · 1d

a broken clock is right twice a day.

still broke though.

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Indivisible Oregon @indivisible-oregon.bsky.social · 2d

According to the Worst "President" Ever,
Portland is “burning to the ground.”

The reality feels a lot different.
But how can you be sure?
A new website, isportlandburning.com
answers the question.

How?
Live cameras of the city,
fact-checked claims &
a live map of fire incidents in the city.

Is Portland Burning?

No. See real-time Portland cameras, PulsePoint incidents, and sourced fact checks.

isportlandburning.com

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Jon Perry @perryjon.bsky.social · 1d

Lots of people appreciate the writing in Hot Streak -- the hilarious mascot backstories & the wacky fortunes. I just want to call out the talented person behind all of that: Sophie Abromowitz. IMO, her work really elevates the game. (She also named all the dogs in Spots, btw)

sophie-abromowitz.com

abromowitz website

Writer/comedian Dan Abromowitz's portfolio page. Clickhole, Someecards, Gawker, the New Yorker, McSweeney's, CollegeHumor, Funny Or Die.

sophie-abromowitz.com

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Sabrina.C @sabrinac.bsky.social · 2d

Something’s wrong here alright…

Sick of lying men using women as props in their disingenuous arguments to try to justify their asshole policies

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Mike Johnson: "If you're a young, pregnant American citizen women who shows up in an ER and you get treated and they pay the hospital less for treating you than some illegal rabble rouser who came in from some South American country to do us harm, that is wrong."

Sabrina.C @sabrinac.bsky.social · 2d

Yess! Love that you are working on such a game!

Sabrina.C @sabrinac.bsky.social · 3d

Yes! That’s awesome! congrats!

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Jared Holt @jaredlholt.bsky.social · 4d

This really makes it sound like a Border Patrol agent tried to kill an anti-ICE activist in Chicago and DHS lied to cover for him

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 4d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Sabrina.C @sabrinac.bsky.social · 4d

Boo

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Forbes @forbes.com · 4d

The renowned conservationist’s last major interview, recorded back in March, has received a posthumous release on Netflix.

‘Send Them Off’ The Planet: Jane Goodall Criticized Musk And Trump In Netflix Interview Before Her Death

The renowned conservationist’s last major interview, recorded back in March, has received a posthumous release on Netflix.

www.forbes.com

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 4d

I'm so proud of my sister, who was head writer for Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood and is now the showrunner of this brand-new HORTON! series for Netflix.

Please watch with your family! It's hard to get preschool shows made these days, and the algo isn't built for this www.netflix.com/title/81388347

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Sabrina.C @sabrinac.bsky.social · 4d

It's Money Monday - the day of the week I focus on finances for my small business. Today I will have officially paid thousands of dollars in tariffs that didn't exist when I made my budget for the year.

Sabrina.C @sabrinac.bsky.social · 5d

Sometimes you just want to buy the game for the BOX

A dramatic red and yellow box cover with black text reads The Game Of Cootie - an exciting educational game for all ages. TRADE MARK REG.
Des. Pat. 167,006 manuactured by
W. H. SCHAPER MFG. CO. INC.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.

There is a somewhat disturbing bug like creature shown in the box center.

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Skyflyer Channel 8 News @skyflyer82.bsky.social · 6d

Broadview police chief accuses ICE agents of making false 911 calls www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...

Broadview police chief accuses ICE agents of making false 911 calls

Broadview Police Chief Thomas Mills said ICE agents are draining the resources of his department and the community by making false 911 calls.

www.cbsnews.com

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 5d

Narrator: This is fascism.

The image is an X post by Mike Nellis (@MikeNellis
) from 19 hours ago, stating: "So let me get this straight: a Blackhawk helicopter and dozens of masked, armed federal agents roll up on a Chicago apartment building, cuff everyone—including kids—and then run checks for warrants and immigration status? What the hell is going on in this country? How is that not fascism?" The post includes a verified badge.

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Sabrina.C @sabrinac.bsky.social · 5d

Yeah I think these are fair points.

I don’t think we have currently an equal distribution of current games across the population of people playing games right now or that that should be the goal. My point is more that there’s lots of room and potential players out there for more games.

Sabrina.C @sabrinac.bsky.social · 5d

If you go asking the internet about what % of people play board games in various countries considered ‘developed’, the stats actually appear to be more like 25%. I couldn’t find a singular source that seemed authoritative though

Sabrina.C @sabrinac.bsky.social · 5d

And, if we can hold it together as a species, there’s 6.8 billion more people to play with if we can continue to make progress on inequality and poverty. Rising tides lift all boats.

Sabrina.C @sabrinac.bsky.social · 5d

bigger picture- play is universal to humans. If only 10% of those 1.2 billion are buying tabletop games, I think there’s room to grow that number, at least in part by expanding the kinds of games we make, celebrate, and talk about.

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Sabrina.C @sabrinac.bsky.social · 5d

But I believe we are not close to saturation.

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Sabrina.C @sabrinac.bsky.social · 5d

Finding your audience, marketing, logistics, these are all hard things it’s true. It can feel like you are competing for a dwindling pie with not enough room for you or your creations.

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Sabrina.C @sabrinac.bsky.social · 5d

There is so much more room for more games and different kinds of games

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Sabrina.C @sabrinac.bsky.social · 5d

add to that perspective another stat: 1-4 MILLION books are published each year.

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