Patrick
@distantbabble.bsky.social
husband, childless cat dad, tabletop gamer... fan of sci-fi and fantasy.
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For me, the gaming journey is an intensely personal one that's led to some incredible highs that have gotten me through the lows. On this video, my friend Lou and I talk about what gaming has meant to us, and how we've gotten here from our origins
youtu.be/oByUyZ9BDR4
youtu.be/oByUyZ9BDR4
How Gaming Changed Our Lives
YouTube video by Games and Drinks
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October 24, 2025 at 5:57 PM
For me, the gaming journey is an intensely personal one that's led to some incredible highs that have gotten me through the lows. On this video, my friend Lou and I talk about what gaming has meant to us, and how we've gotten here from our origins
youtu.be/oByUyZ9BDR4
youtu.be/oByUyZ9BDR4
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We all like games, some of us like fiber, most of us like cats. How could we possibly combine these things??? Check out my new favorite cozy game!
youtu.be/2WPGHn-QXWA
youtu.be/2WPGHn-QXWA
Knitting Circle - Coziness in Board Game Form!
YouTube video by Games and Drinks
youtu.be
November 13, 2025 at 8:24 PM
We all like games, some of us like fiber, most of us like cats. How could we possibly combine these things??? Check out my new favorite cozy game!
youtu.be/2WPGHn-QXWA
youtu.be/2WPGHn-QXWA
Looking for holiday gift ideas for the #boardgame fan in your life?
Friends over at @gamesanddrinks.bsky.social has put together a fun list of ideas.
youtu.be/ZIUZ8IXH7rc?...
@capstone-games.com @stonemaiergames.com @northstargames.bsky.social @flatoutgames.bsky.social @chiptheorygames.bsky.social
Friends over at @gamesanddrinks.bsky.social has put together a fun list of ideas.
youtu.be/ZIUZ8IXH7rc?...
@capstone-games.com @stonemaiergames.com @northstargames.bsky.social @flatoutgames.bsky.social @chiptheorygames.bsky.social
Amazing Holiday Board Game Picks for Every Gamer You Know!
YouTube video by Games and Drinks
youtu.be
November 27, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Looking for holiday gift ideas for the #boardgame fan in your life?
Friends over at @gamesanddrinks.bsky.social has put together a fun list of ideas.
youtu.be/ZIUZ8IXH7rc?...
@capstone-games.com @stonemaiergames.com @northstargames.bsky.social @flatoutgames.bsky.social @chiptheorygames.bsky.social
Friends over at @gamesanddrinks.bsky.social has put together a fun list of ideas.
youtu.be/ZIUZ8IXH7rc?...
@capstone-games.com @stonemaiergames.com @northstargames.bsky.social @flatoutgames.bsky.social @chiptheorygames.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Was disappointed to hear from @trzewik.bsky.social that North American gamers have missed this one. Do yourself a favor and order or ask your FLGS to get you a copy. Bohemians, its a ton of fun, no surprise it crushed it at #EssenSpiel
Btw if you haven't played 51st State, it still rocks.
Btw if you haven't played 51st State, it still rocks.
November 20, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Was disappointed to hear from @trzewik.bsky.social that North American gamers have missed this one. Do yourself a favor and order or ask your FLGS to get you a copy. Bohemians, its a ton of fun, no surprise it crushed it at #EssenSpiel
Btw if you haven't played 51st State, it still rocks.
Btw if you haven't played 51st State, it still rocks.
I'd like to back this, but I just cannot.
I currently have two outstanding projects I backed from this publisher:
The Expanse RPG & The Fifth Season RPG, and while I understand they have little do with the lawsuit and such, it's tough to support anything right now.
I currently have two outstanding projects I backed from this publisher:
The Expanse RPG & The Fifth Season RPG, and while I understand they have little do with the lawsuit and such, it's tough to support anything right now.
Romantacy for the Holidays! Green Ronin Publishing's Blue Rose RPG is featured in the Backerkit Holiday Market, launching in 2 days! Support independent creators and small businesses, Find thoughtful gifts, Shop human! Sign up to be notified today!
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November 18, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I'd like to back this, but I just cannot.
I currently have two outstanding projects I backed from this publisher:
The Expanse RPG & The Fifth Season RPG, and while I understand they have little do with the lawsuit and such, it's tough to support anything right now.
I currently have two outstanding projects I backed from this publisher:
The Expanse RPG & The Fifth Season RPG, and while I understand they have little do with the lawsuit and such, it's tough to support anything right now.
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The Trump regime has fired an estimated 70 immigration judges since February. This is happening as immigration courts face a record backlog of cases.
Remember: it was never about legal immigration. It was always about cruelty.
Remember: it was never about legal immigration. It was always about cruelty.
“I think most don’t realize how hard it is to immigrate legally to the United States,” says former senior policy official @margyoh.bsky.social. She explains other surprising facts about the immigration system in a wide-ranging new Q&A:
An Insider’s View of the Immigration System
A former senior immigration policy official offers insight into how the system works and highlights urgent problems that must be addressed.
www.brennancenter.org
November 17, 2025 at 5:47 PM
The Trump regime has fired an estimated 70 immigration judges since February. This is happening as immigration courts face a record backlog of cases.
Remember: it was never about legal immigration. It was always about cruelty.
Remember: it was never about legal immigration. It was always about cruelty.
Ya know what bugs me just a wee bit...?
Seeing games I crowdfunded or pre-ordered at a retail store before I have my copy.
Seeing games I crowdfunded or pre-ordered at a retail store before I have my copy.
November 14, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Ya know what bugs me just a wee bit...?
Seeing games I crowdfunded or pre-ordered at a retail store before I have my copy.
Seeing games I crowdfunded or pre-ordered at a retail store before I have my copy.
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The President wouldn't last five minutes as an air traffic controller, and after everything they've been through - and the way this administration has treated them from Day One - he has no business shitting on them now.
November 10, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The President wouldn't last five minutes as an air traffic controller, and after everything they've been through - and the way this administration has treated them from Day One - he has no business shitting on them now.
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Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
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Forced to retire more like!
"This will live on" -- Duffy explains that flying will remain a mess even after the shutdown because so many air traffic controllers are retiring
November 9, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Forced to retire more like!
Played a game completely off my radar tonight: Tolleno, from Sit Down Games.
Neat tile laying game that I had heard nothing about.
Have you?
#boardgames
@rolldicetakenames.com @thesecretcabal.bsky.social
Neat tile laying game that I had heard nothing about.
Have you?
#boardgames
@rolldicetakenames.com @thesecretcabal.bsky.social
November 9, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Played a game completely off my radar tonight: Tolleno, from Sit Down Games.
Neat tile laying game that I had heard nothing about.
Have you?
#boardgames
@rolldicetakenames.com @thesecretcabal.bsky.social
Neat tile laying game that I had heard nothing about.
Have you?
#boardgames
@rolldicetakenames.com @thesecretcabal.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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🚨 CNBC: "Announced corporate job cuts surging past 1 million so far this year, with 153,000 new layoffs just in October according to Challenger. That is the worst October since 2003."
November 6, 2025 at 12:57 PM
🚨 CNBC: "Announced corporate job cuts surging past 1 million so far this year, with 153,000 new layoffs just in October according to Challenger. That is the worst October since 2003."
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It's definitely got that AI sheen to it and sure enough:
November 3, 2025 at 1:20 AM
It's definitely got that AI sheen to it and sure enough:
Here are job openings for the "they're taking our jobs" crowd.
"Farmers, as a result, are worried that it'll be tough to fill labor shortages in an industry already hamstrung for upcoming harvests."
www.wlrn.org/immigration/...
"Farmers, as a result, are worried that it'll be tough to fill labor shortages in an industry already hamstrung for upcoming harvests."
www.wlrn.org/immigration/...
Florida's agriculture industry could suffer if H-2A workers are too hesitant to come
Farmers said intense immigration enforcement is creating fear among their employees who work on H-2A visas.
www.wlrn.org
November 2, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Here are job openings for the "they're taking our jobs" crowd.
"Farmers, as a result, are worried that it'll be tough to fill labor shortages in an industry already hamstrung for upcoming harvests."
www.wlrn.org/immigration/...
"Farmers, as a result, are worried that it'll be tough to fill labor shortages in an industry already hamstrung for upcoming harvests."
www.wlrn.org/immigration/...
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We're currently at the "Jesus didn't say we should feed people"
portion of the fall of American Evangelicalism.
portion of the fall of American Evangelicalism.
November 1, 2025 at 1:05 PM
We're currently at the "Jesus didn't say we should feed people"
portion of the fall of American Evangelicalism.
portion of the fall of American Evangelicalism.
We early voted... voting while we legally still can.
#ProDemocracy
#ProDemocracy
November 1, 2025 at 12:45 PM
We early voted... voting while we legally still can.
#ProDemocracy
#ProDemocracy
We are literally starting a war.
The largest war ship in the world has been moved to the Caribbean, along with other ships, bombers, amphibious vehicles and more.
That’s a lot of firepower to stop small vessels carrying drugs.
It looks a lot more like preparation for war.
Congress needs to get involved before it’s too late.
That’s a lot of firepower to stop small vessels carrying drugs.
It looks a lot more like preparation for war.
Congress needs to get involved before it’s too late.
October 31, 2025 at 12:27 PM
We are literally starting a war.
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“They think that they’re tough. They have no idea how tough we are. They think that they’re hardcore. We are so much more hardcore than they are.”
--Stephen Miller speaking to Memphis police earlier this month.
--Stephen Miller speaking to Memphis police earlier this month.
October 31, 2025 at 12:51 AM
“They think that they’re tough. They have no idea how tough we are. They think that they’re hardcore. We are so much more hardcore than they are.”
--Stephen Miller speaking to Memphis police earlier this month.
--Stephen Miller speaking to Memphis police earlier this month.