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Jacob Wolf Lefton @watermosaic.bsky.social · 5h

Love to hear it!

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Musa Okwonga @okwonga.bsky.social · 5h

Very good news from the east of Germany, where the far-right (AfD) has its strongest base - the AfD got soundly defeated in two mayoral elections, in places where they were trying to use the presence of people seeking asylum as a decisive issue. Many voters rejected that outlook. That's hopeful.

Christian Bangel @christianbangel.bsky.social · 18h

Wieder ein schlechter Tag für die AfD im Osten.
Deklassiert in der OB-Stichwahl in Frankfurt (Oder) und sogar in Eisenhüttenstadt - wo sie sich echte Hoffnung machte - deutlich verloren.

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Jason Pitre @genesisoflegend.bsky.social · 16h

We are looking for panels for Metatopia Online 2025 which will be taking place on December 6 and possibly December 7, 2025. If you can't attend Metatopia in person this year for any reason, please join us at this online event and spread the word! forms.gle/aTqCs7bBJpfC...

METATOPIA ONLINE 2025 Panel Proposal Form

METATOPIA is Double Exposure, Inc.'s Game Design Festival, an event for people who are passionate about the design, publishing, selling, or playing games of all types. This year, the Double Exposure...

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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 11h

the actual story here, which the media never talks about, is that police in this country have become a discrete right-wing political operation. the story isn't about cops leaving (they're lying about that), it's about the police trying to exert influence over elections.

Mark Misoshnik 🏴 @misoshnik.bsky.social · 1d

Lmao is this supposed to be a bad thing?

A tweet from Bari Weiss that says “"It's shaken me to my core," a lieutenant said of Mamdani's unexpected victory in June. "The absolute dread I feel is palpable.
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Today in @TheFP our @Olivia_Reingold talks to the cops who say they will walk if Zohran Mamdani is elected in November:”

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 11h

Palestinians returning to northern Gaza say they have no means to rebuild amid what they describe as indescribable destruction by Israeli forces, as limited aid trickles in but remains scarce, according to officials.

🔴 Follow our LIVE coverage: aje.io/n5k3lj

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Rishika Pardikar @rishpardikar.bsky.social · 7h

How does one write about China's plans - solar or whatever else - in Tibet without recognising that the people have been marginalised and pushed out? The lack of understanding of land and resource rights issues among (mostly Western) climate reporters is sadly not new
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/12/w...

China’s High Ambitions for Clean Energy

www.nytimes.com

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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 16h

A first look at tomorrow's front page of The National 📰

How genocide happened

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Jacob Wolf Lefton @watermosaic.bsky.social · 9h

This is a good baseline expectation for any candidate!

Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine.bsky.social · 19h

We have armed secret police kidnapping people off the street based on the color of their skin.

When we win: we will haul them before a Senate committee. The masks will come off. There will be consequences.

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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 1d

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Ify Nwadiwe @ifycomedy.com · 1d

I think we really should stop using antifa and just fully say anti-fascist and get them saying they are against anti fascism. Using antifa is giving them some distance and I genuinely think some of their base don’t even know that’s what it stands for.

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strigix @sovereignbeast.bsky.social · 16d

It's pretty wild to me that investigators have uncovered that anti-trans campaigns are largely funded by the fossil fuel industry, and that the presumed motivations are pretty directly to redirect the public conversation away from climate change... and that this isn't bigger news.

Brooke @brooklynmarie.bsky.social · 17d

Fossil fuel billionaires are bankrolling the anti-trans movement

An investigation shared exclusively with Atmos and HEATED finds that 80% of anti-trans organizations receive fossil fuel funding.

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Musa Okwonga @okwonga.bsky.social · 2d

“The situation has gone beyond disaster and genocide inside the city, and the world remains silent.”

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Militia drone strike kills at least 30 in Sudan displacement camp, says El Fasher group

RSF paramilitary group hit Dar al-Arqam shelter on university grounds in western city, says resistance committee

www.theguardian.com

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full slack @fullslack.bsky.social · 2d

a local news producer was just abducted by ICE gestapo & her whereabouts unknown, & fascist zionist billionaire Larry Ellison-controlled TikTok has deemed this isn’t joyful enough for the platform. this fascist stress testing is escalating quick. this is a nazi occupied government.

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 2d

Huh: TikTok took down my 8-second video featuring this image of Debbie Brockman — the news producer just detained by Trump’s CBP agents — saying it violates the “joy of TikTok”

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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 3d

Could the Supreme Court still apply different rules to a Democratic president? Of course. You don't need to remind me of that. But a lightning-fast blitz that repurposes Trump's new powers for good stands the best chance of standing up in court. Democrats need to start thinking about this right now.

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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 3d

This is why I think the next Democratic president needs to use the EXACT tools that SCOTUS has handed Trump. Don't leave room for any distinctions.

Impound funds for deportation. Give ICE the USAID treatment. Refuse to collect government-backed debt. Purge MAGA loyalists from the executive branch.

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Frank Vehafric @fvehafric.bsky.social · 8d

One of the things I took away from the 60s and Richard Nixon, first mentioned by Hunter Thompson, but I believe to be true, is the fact that we believed, at time, that all our protesting, marching and sign waving was futile and pointless when in fact, it drove Richard Nixon to alcohol fueled madness

Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 8d

Everyone is trying to have a normal Saturday night and the president's top advisor is on X announcing that civil war is necessary

@StephenM on X: Legal insurrection. The President is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces, not an Oregon judge. Portland and Oregon law enforcement, at the direction of local leaders, have refused to aid ICE officers facing relentless terrorist assault and threats to life. (There are more local law enforcement officers in Oregon than there are guns and badges in the FBI nationwide). This is an organized terrorist attack on the federal government and its officers, and the deployment of troops is an absolute necessity to defend our personnel, our laws, our government, public order and the Republic itself.

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Reality Ausetkmt @ausetkmt.bsky.social · 8d

These are the things that Black people look for all the time. unfortunately we rarely find it so we just have to go with the best choice; and that's not always a good choice. We can see that now

Jacob Wolf Lefton @watermosaic.bsky.social · 8d

A platform of investigation, prosecution and accountability for violence, human rights abuses, fascism and white collar crime and corruption are basic things I'm looking for in any candidate I'm supporting in any federal election.

Kaitlin Is Just Getting Started @gothamgirlblue.com · 8d

The regime is acting this way because there are no consequences so it is clear that consequences—the development of them, the advocacy for them, the imposition on bad behavior—are the answer to our crisis.

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Jacob Wolf Lefton @watermosaic.bsky.social · 8d

A platform of investigation, prosecution and accountability for violence, human rights abuses, fascism and white collar crime and corruption are basic things I'm looking for in any candidate I'm supporting in any federal election.

Kaitlin Is Just Getting Started @gothamgirlblue.com · 8d

The regime is acting this way because there are no consequences so it is clear that consequences—the development of them, the advocacy for them, the imposition on bad behavior—are the answer to our crisis.

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Kaitlin Is Just Getting Started @gothamgirlblue.com · 8d

The regime is acting this way because there are no consequences so it is clear that consequences—the development of them, the advocacy for them, the imposition on bad behavior—are the answer to our crisis.

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Aaron Lim 林家丰 @ehronlime.bsky.social · 10d

It’s after September. Hire me for shit.

Aaron Lim 林家丰 @ehronlime.bsky.social · Sep 3

The games programme I was teaching at is winding down so I won’t have any more teaching work. After September I’ll have a lot more time free so if anyone’s got leads on cool game projects, I’m available!

Aaron Lim 林家丰 @ehronlime.bsky.social · Sep 2

I miss teaching :-/

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Jacob Wolf Lefton @watermosaic.bsky.social · 10d

So cool to be part of this distinguished and talented crowd with @wederrakeep.bsky.social - thank you @nzwebfest.co.nz 😊

NZ Web Fest @nzwebfest.co.nz · 10d

All this month, we’ll be pumping out posts to celebrate our awards finalists. First out of the traps … the nominees for Best Host in our two Actual Play/TTRPG Podcast categories.
Good luck to all of them!
See all our nominees at nzwebfest.co.nz/finalists-2025
😁🤞💡🤞😁

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Jacob Wolf Lefton @watermosaic.bsky.social · 10d

Someone I know had a mech tactical game years ago that played on a map of boston that was like 2x3 sqm so it's not too wild of an idea!

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Brandon Sheffield @brandon.insertcredit.com · 11d

Folks who create videos about games on the internet: I have questions for you if you'd be so kind. I'm trying to determine the relationship between traditional media and those who create videos about games and have never worked for the games press. Sharing is appreciated!

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Games influencer press relationship query

I'm trying to determine to what extend people who create videos about games engage with "traditional" press as a source for what games to cover. Please only answer these questions if you are someone w...

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Quinn murphy @gamefiend.bsky.social · 11d

Here is my occasional note: if you are black TTRPG designer and can use help with anything - design advice, brainstorming, connections - please feel free to reach out and I will do what I can to help or find someone who can help.

We need more black TTRPG designers.

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Jacob Wolf Lefton @watermosaic.bsky.social · 11d

Congratulations 🎉 Well done!

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