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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 6h

Never forget this: The forces rigging our economy, undermining our democracy, polluting our planet, and stoking hatred are counting on you to give up. Cynicism is how they win. Stay clear-eyed and ready for the fight ahead.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 1d

George was just trying to get to work.

ICE pepper-sprayed him, dragged him from his car, locked him in a detention center, and placed him on suicide watch. He even missed his young daughter’s birthday in the process.

This man is a veteran and American citizen. Don't look away.

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 1d

"They put me on suicide watch and they put me in the cell, I'm naked, in like a hospital dress and just a concrete bed with like a mattress, like a thin mattress and, they leave the light on 24/7."

@timmiller.bsky.social talked to a veteran who ICE wrongly detained and brutalized

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Cassie aka Lamia @intersectionscch.bsky.social · 9h

THE FINALE IS LIVE!
www.twitch.tv/starcrawlrpg

Character art for the cast of The Between on twitch.tv/starcrawlrpg, livestreamed Saturdays at 4pm Eastern Time/9pm British Time

The characters are, from left to right:

A winged changeling with silvery green hair, leaning back casually, their black cat next to them.

A woman, wearing a military outfit looking as if to challenge whoever happens to be in front of her, holding a halberd with gold decorations.

A woman wearing high quality shirt and skirt, holding tarot cards in one hand and summoning a purple flame in the other, her cat a little to the right.

In the background, the ghostly, floating figure of a woman with a bleeding head wound as well as skeletal hands, an autopsy hammer with blood on it and a broken pocket watch floating above them.

A tall man, smiling rigidly, wearing a fine outfit including a tailcoat with blue floral brocade. He is holding a doctor's bag.

Transparent in the background is the looming figure of an older man in a suit and top hat with a full white beard and glowing green eyes, leaning on a gnarled stick.

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WizardStyles @wizardstyles.bsky.social · 9h

Finale time! Live with the last session of #TheBetween on twitch.tv/starcrawlrpg

And the gang's all here
@intersectionscch.bsky.social
@rosatyrs.bsky.social
@cursebreakerelliot.bsky.social
@renegadedumpling.bsky.social
@jienbirb.bsky.social
me

Watch the British Empire fall!
#ttrpg #actualplay

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Elliot ✨ 消咒 @cursebreakerelliot.bsky.social · 13h

Even though I've only been able to be at the table once with Rosie, I've watched her other performances and she always delights me. Eliska is so funny and so serious and a great character concept overall. I really hope I get to share a table with Rosie more!

WizardStyles @wizardstyles.bsky.social · 1d

Last post to shout out one of the great cast members of our #TheBetween campaign on @starcrawlrpg.bsky.social:

It's @rosatyrs.bsky.social as Eliska, the resident ghost haunting Hargrave House and Leander specifically. In 2 sessions, Rosie has both delivered great roleplay and one-shot a demon.

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Character art for Eliska, played by Rose, from The Between on twitch.tv/starcrawlrpg, livestreamed Saturdays at 4pm Eastern Time/9pm British Time.

The art depicts the ghostly, floating figure of a pale woman dressed in black, with a bleeding head wound as well as skeletal hands, an autopsy hammer with blood on it and a broken pocket watch floating above her.

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WizardStyles @wizardstyles.bsky.social · 1d

Last post to shout out one of the great cast members of our #TheBetween campaign on @starcrawlrpg.bsky.social:

It's @rosatyrs.bsky.social as Eliska, the resident ghost haunting Hargrave House and Leander specifically. In 2 sessions, Rosie has both delivered great roleplay and one-shot a demon.

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 1d

aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 1d

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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Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 1d

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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Elliot ✨ 消咒 @cursebreakerelliot.bsky.social · 13d

If you like resource management and getting caught in space, check out this adorable game!

I made a short video with my initial reaction and thoughts about their newest game, Star Birds 💫🐦

#indiegame

🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5ko...

The text "Soaring Through Space in: STAR BIRDS" is on top of cartoon art of asteroids in space. A small cartoon bird in a circle is looking up at the text from the bottom left corner.

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Elliot ✨ 消咒 @cursebreakerelliot.bsky.social · 8d

If you've ever wanted to play Solitaire while managing a cafe, then this is the game for you!

I made a short video on Abra-Cooking-Dabra, check it out now ⤵️

#indiegame

🔗 youtu.be/t-MFPW5xWbA

A screenshot from Abra-Cooking-Dabra with the text "Culinary Card Chaos" overlaid in white font with a bright red outline.

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Elliot ✨ 消咒 @cursebreakerelliot.bsky.social · 4d

Tuesday video this time since the demo is getting an update soon! I reviewed GODBREAKERS, an upcoming indie roguelike with an emphasis on fast, fluid combat.

#indiegame #roguelike #gamereview

🔗 youtu.be/dYvoQrxSZ74

The title for GODBREAKERS with the words "DEMO REVIEW" in large letters in the bottom right corner.

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Mavis 👑🌊🌙 [FINAL BOSS] @mavisdeluna.art · 1d

Two people in my social circle were hacked recently.

- Don't click links or download files from someone you don't know.
- Don't ever give out your account information. Website staff will never ask for those credentials.
- If you paid money to have your account released/checked, it was a scam.

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John Joseph Adams @johnjosephadams.com · 1d

Since it's Black Speculative Fiction Month, I thought I'd share a story I love by a Black author each day. Since I'm starting 10 days in, I'll post a bunch to catch up. I'm going to do 15 from the Top 80 of Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy and 15 from Lightspeed/Nightmare.

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Pantsless Tables @pantslesstables.bsky.social · 1d

Are you a BIPOC and/or LGBTQIA+ TTRPG game designer? Do you have a new game/kickstarter launching soon? Would you like to be featured on "BUT WHY?" our TTRPG talk show where we
1. interview a game designer
2. play a one-shot with their game/setting
3. have chill fun vibes?

If this is you, DM us!

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Fallon | find me on disabled.social instead of this nazi bar @fallonturing.bsky.social · 1d

For all you "nonbinary people are exempt from transphobia" asshats, now we can't escape the US if we have an X gender marker. www.gtlaw-insidebusinessimmigration.com/u-s-customs-...

CBP Enforces Binary Sex Codes and Enhanced US Passport Validation in APIS

CBP enforces binary sex codes and stricter US passport validation in APIS effective October 2025. Key compliance updates for business travelers and airlines.

www.gtlaw-insidebusinessimmigration.com

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TBSkyen @tbskyen.com · 1d

Literally everyone knew it would happen, but I didn't think it'd be that soon or that catastrophoc

404 Media @404media.co · 2d

BREAKING: A catastrophic breach has impacted Discord user data including selfies and identity documents uploaded as part of the app’s verification process, email addresses, phone numbers, approximately where the user lives, and much more.

🔗 www.404media.co/the-discord-...

The Discord Hack is Every Users’ Worst Nightmare

A hack impacting Discord’s age verification process shows in stark terms the risk of tech companies collecting users’ ID documents. Now the hackers are posting peoples’ IDs and other sensitive informa...

www.404media.co

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 1d

Tonight in “war ravaged” Portland… a frog brigade standing guard outside the ICE facility.

Trump says there’s “nowhere worse than Portland”… and the frogs magically multiply.

They’re showing that he’s not only a liar, but Portland is still safe, still weird and still full of people resisting.

Three people in frog costumes stand outside the Portland ice facility at night. They’re holding a sign that says frog brigade

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Cassie aka Lamia @intersectionscch.bsky.social · 2d

The Between is the first full streamed series I've been in. It has been a blast! I have had so much fun co-telling this story and seeing where it goes.

I have enjoyed so much how much we support and indulge each other.

I'll share Leander's mood board & playlist after the finale. For the curious. 😉

WizardStyles @wizardstyles.bsky.social · 2d

Final main cast member of the amazing group of people I'm playing #TheBetween with on @starcrawlrpg.bsky.social is @intersectionscch.bsky.social, playing Leander. Doctor, devoted husband, serial killer.
Lamia keeps yes, and-ing my NPCs to actual death, all while staying perfectly in character.

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Character art for Lamia's character Dr. Leander Prescott, from The Between on twitch.tv/starcrawlrpg, livestreamed Saturdays at 4pm Eastern Time/9pm British Time.

A tall man with a rigid smile, wearing a fine outfit including a tailcoat with blue floral brocade. He is holding a doctor's bag.

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Elliot ✨ 消咒 @cursebreakerelliot.bsky.social · 2d

Araxie might have a complicated relationship with Leander, but I think Lamia is a fantastic player who really brings out the best in everyone they share a scene with. Also I am constantly in awe at their ability to keep up an accent for the entire session.

WizardStyles @wizardstyles.bsky.social · 2d

Final main cast member of the amazing group of people I'm playing #TheBetween with on @starcrawlrpg.bsky.social is @intersectionscch.bsky.social, playing Leander. Doctor, devoted husband, serial killer.
Lamia keeps yes, and-ing my NPCs to actual death, all while staying perfectly in character.

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Rob Milton @therobmilton.com · 4d

- put down the damn AI.

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vicky 🌻 @crowwkui.bsky.social · 8d

gotham city sirens 𓅨

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Jess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 2d

It cannot be made clearer.

If you continue to support the Harry Potter franchise in any way, you are directly funding the removal of trans people's human rights in the UK.

JK Rowling pledges to keep up fight against SNP trans policies

Author vows to bankroll campaigners after Scottish government fails to pay group's legal fees in Supreme Court equality case

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Renega(y)de Dumpling @renegadedumpling.bsky.social · 3d

@cursebreakerelliot.bsky.social Araxie shows up to the function 10 minutes late with a half empty flask of alcohol and we love her for it! I love that we got to see her through every crisis she's had & I'm looking forward to finding out what she's decided to do now that there's no legacy to protect

WizardStyles @wizardstyles.bsky.social · 3d

Time to talk about @cursebreakerelliot.bsky.social, who plays Araxie in our #TheBetween campaign on @starcrawlrpg.bsky.social.

Elliot is a great player and has rolled with all of the many punches coming Araxie's way, including nearly turning into a vampire and being abducted by a demon.

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Character art for Elliot's character Araxie Elizabeth Justice, from The Between on twitch.tv/starcrawlrpg, livestreamed Saturdays at 4pm Eastern Time/9pm British Time.

The artwork depicts a woman, wearing a military outfit looking as if to challenge whoever happens to be in front of her, holding a halberd with gold decorations.

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Elliot ✨ 消咒 @cursebreakerelliot.bsky.social · 2d

Leander and Araxie keep coming so close to fighting but somehow avoid it at the last possible moment and that's so funny to me 😂

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Cassie aka Lamia @intersectionscch.bsky.social · 2d

@cursebreakerelliot.bsky.social you have created a wonderfully funny, tragic badass in Araxie and played it so well. I have enjoyed our characters absurd working relationship, and I have enjoyed playing with you.

Ash maybe party pincushion but Araxie will always be party danger magnet. 💚

WizardStyles @wizardstyles.bsky.social · 3d

Time to talk about @cursebreakerelliot.bsky.social, who plays Araxie in our #TheBetween campaign on @starcrawlrpg.bsky.social.

Elliot is a great player and has rolled with all of the many punches coming Araxie's way, including nearly turning into a vampire and being abducted by a demon.

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