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Spryte M. ♿🏳️‍🌈♀️🎮✍🏻🪆🧩🦅 @sprytemagnus.bsky.social · 1d

@theradr.bsky.social I believe this is your gem of wisdom

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SmallerGod @jennysmallergod.bsky.social · 1d

Corporations make billions in profit so they can choke smaller businesses to death

Your furry artist shirt maker sells them so they can pay their rent

It's not morally questionable to buy a furry shirt from walmart, it's morally repugnant.

Nyil @nyil.bsky.social · 2d

The annoying thing about corporations trying to break into furry spaces is that like.. when corporations do this it's because they want to take control of the space so that they're the only ones who can sell things. They're corporations, they can afford to undercut small creators.

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Sunny Moraine @dynamicsymmetry.bsky.social · 1d

I’m so glad Portland is doing this, it’s genius, and also I desperately want it to stop being just a Portland thing, this needs to be a national tactic

Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray” @ryanjreilly.com · 1d

PORTLAND, Ore. — A small group of federal agents in camouflage and face masks watched from atop the immigration processing center Thursday night as a unicorn, peacock, dinosaur and raccoon danced to Cher’s “If I Could Turn Back Time.” www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Costumed protesters in Portland defy description of the city as a 'war zone'

Dancing frogs, peacocks and unicorns outside the federal immigration building present a joyful contrast to the Trump administration's portrait of the Oregon city, they say.

www.nbcnews.com

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Silmaria 🏳️‍⚧️ @silmaria.bsky.social · 1d

The Salvation Army has repeatedly kicked lgbtq people out into the street to literally freeze to death.

They are evil.

M. Belanger @sethanikeem.bsky.social · 1d

Because it needs to be said:

The Salvation Army does not exist to save you

The Salvation Army exists to convert you

And if they cannot convert you, they will not lift a finger to save you

Do not support those whose “charity“ comes with conditions

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 1d

It’s dinner time for the police. Appears to be pizza from a Salvation Army van.

Broadview’s “free speech” curfew starts soon, at 6pm.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 1d

About a month ago, the Trump administration got rid of the de minimis exemption, whereby packages valued under $800 could slide in without import duties. Now there's a backlog as the government can't process all of this paperwork, leading to UPS just destroying packages

Business Insider headline reads: UPS is telling customers that their packages coming to the US are marked for destruction.

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✧Yuki | ユキ✧ @yookes.bsky.social · 19h

Starting the spooky season off with father 👻🎃

#GenshinImpact

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Derf Backderf @derfbackderf.bsky.social · 18h

With the holidays upon us, don't give to Salvation Army. Not even change. It's a scumbag "charity" run by anti-gay zealots.

Habitat for Humanity is great. Your local Food Bank is great.

So many "charities" are for-profit scams. Use Charity Navigator to vet them. www.charitynavigator.org

Fascist Dem Tracker @fascistdemtracker.bsky.social · 1d

Fun fact about the Salvation Army: they use a form of substance use treatment called work therapy. Oh, and by treatment, I mean they have people who have been convicted of drug charges work for their stores & warehouses in exchange for room, board, around a $1 a week, and minimal actual therapy.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1d

👇👇

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🥧 suzanne 🥧 @425suzanne.bsky.social · 17h

[pushing glasses up]

Well actually…

It’s 130%.

100% on top of the current 30%.

Matthew Kirschenbaum @mkirschenbaum.bsky.social · 2d

If anyone has hot takes on the implications of the just-announced 100% China
tariffs for the board game industry I guess I’m interested.

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Natalie Ash (she/her) @thenatalieash.bsky.social · 15h

I’ve never followed a comic monthly before, but I really loved DIE, so, maybe. They don’t sit nicely on a shelf, tho, which is a shame 😕

Kieron Gillen @kierongillen.bsky.social · 2d

October 20th is the order cut off for DIE: LOADED, sequel to the three-time Hugo-nominated DIE. I've pulled together a short primer it with all the info you need on it - what it is, previews, full cover details (check out our sketch variant!) and more. Go nose! Join our party. It's an experience.

DIE: Loaded

The sequel to the three-times Hugo-nominated, award winning dark fantasy comic, DIE.

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Bonnicula | Vampire Vtuber ⚧ @bonnicula.bsky.social · 22d

Testing a theory:

reskeet if "every ICE agent will be unmasked and tried for their crimes" would get your vote

Bonnicula | Vampire Vtuber ⚧ @bonnicula.bsky.social · Sep 8

CAN I GET A 'FUCK ICE' IN CHAT

Bonnicula | Vampire Vtuber ⚧ @bonnicula.bsky.social · Jun 15

ICE is only as old as the Kangaroo Jack movie and neither needed to exist

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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 1d

don't forget! fuck the salvation army

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 1d

It’s dinner time for the police. Appears to be pizza from a Salvation Army van.

Broadview’s “free speech” curfew starts soon, at 6pm.

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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 2d

Entering the Anne Frank stage of the administration I see

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 2d

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

chicago.suntimes.com

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Natalie Ash (she/her) @thenatalieash.bsky.social · 1d

I don’t know anything about this situation, but on its face the statements from Moses and Bitmap Books seem kinda bad. If you’re following/supporting, you should be aware and consider if you want to continue with that.

Danny Page @danny.page · 6d

<butterfly meme> this is contrition?

Moses Norton, the Well-Red Mage
WE DID IT. WE BEAT CANCEL CULTURE.
You had my back and Bitmap has my back.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
Buy the book the mob tried to cancel today!

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Noam "Free Link" Law-msky @noamlaw.bsky.social · 5d

want to close your Wells Fargo account because you want to punish them for siccing ICE on a building of impoverished immigrants that Wells Fargo execs wanted to foreclose and sell?

here's how

Mama Murphy☘️ @mamamurphy.bsky.social · 5d

Here’s how you can close your account:

Call 1-800-TO-WELLS (1-800-869-3557)
Visit a Wells Fargo branch near you.
You can close most accounts immediately when:

The account has a positive or zero balance.
All deposits, outstanding and pending items are posted.

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Natalie Ash (she/her) @thenatalieash.bsky.social · 4d

Who needs enemies when you’ve got friends like these?

LGBTQ Nation @lgbtqnation.com · 5d

Gavin Newsom vetoes gender education bill, declines to sign other trans protections - buff.ly/MTUAV85

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Natalie Ash (she/her) @thenatalieash.bsky.social · 8d

Lol @ Claire’s stores. Private equity *and* traditional family values. smdh

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Jess Pendley, Werewolf Wrassler 💪🐺 @jesspendley.com · 8d

With the collapse of new social media sites happening once or twice a year, it’s more important now than ever to follow the newsletters and blogs of the creators you enjoy.

We don’t over send, it supports us, and you get a pretty awesome freebie when you join👇 #ttrpg

Underground Oracle Publishing @undergroundoracle.com · 12d

Need to change things up at your #ttrpg table?

Join our newsletter and unlock our FREE Cypher Shorts: Genre Sampler, filled with three complete one-shots that each take your table through 3-4 hours of play.

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Natalie Ash (she/her) @thenatalieash.bsky.social · 8d

I swear I just heard two gunshots in quick succession. Not, like, next door, but somewhere.

huh 🤷‍♀️

And I live in a white people suburb, not even the lawless, warscape hell of Portland.

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Plus One Exp | Staying Home For PAXU (cause we live in Philly) @plusoneexp.bsky.social · 9d

When you go to print your #TTRPG remember that you need to charge at least about 6x the cost to print for sustainability.

Small to midsize publishers can take advantage of scale & you can't.

You are not Wizards, Evil Hat, Exalted Funeral, or Modiphius.

Ideally charge 10x an pay a bill.

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James M Hewitt @jamesmakesgames.bsky.social · 8d

If you're an indie creator, I expect the price of your ttrpgs, zines and comics to be higher than what I'd pay a bigger publisher for something similar. This will never stop me buying your cool stuff.

Charge proper prices for your hard work!

Plus One Exp | Staying Home For PAXU (cause we live in Philly) @plusoneexp.bsky.social · 9d

When you go to print your #TTRPG remember that you need to charge at least about 6x the cost to print for sustainability.

Small to midsize publishers can take advantage of scale & you can't.

You are not Wizards, Evil Hat, Exalted Funeral, or Modiphius.

Ideally charge 10x an pay a bill.

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Vajra Chandrasekera @vajra.me · 9d

Currently at:
— only buy tech too old to have AI built in
— painstakingly disable AI every time they add it to something that used to work perfectly well
— if it can't be switched off, abandon the platform or tool
— if there are no good alternatives, avoid the AI parts
— patiently wait for the crash

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 9d

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How to Turn Off AI Tools Like Gemini, Apple Intelligence, Copilot, and More - Consumer Reports

AI features are crowding into Google search, Gmail, iPhones, Windows laptops, and other products. If you're suffering from AI overload, these settings can help.

www.consumerreports.org

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Natalie Ash (she/her) @thenatalieash.bsky.social · 9d

And, I guess you're always supposed to end with a call to action. so here it is:

Write a Bluesky post about a game you like, that you want people to go check out.

Whether you make games or run them or play them, use your voice to talk about what's fucking cool.

Be a fan.

Cheers /🧵

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Natalie Ash (she/her) @thenatalieash.bsky.social · 9d

Support the creators who make cool things, if you can, even if that cool thing isn't for you.

Be an unabashed fan and evangelist for a hobby that is a huge load of fun to get together with friends and tell stories.

It's like the oldest human tradition for a reason.

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Natalie Ash (she/her) @thenatalieash.bsky.social · 9d

I can really only say, at the end of this monologue, that everyone in the ttrpg world is best served by a vibrant culture of ttrpg.

Play games. Talk about games.

Play not just the one game and fall into the sunk cost fallacy thinking it is the best game for all things.

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