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NPR @npr.org · 8d

Eight months after the Department of Government Efficiency effort to shrink the federal workforce began, some agencies are hiring workers back – and spending more money than before.

Federal agencies are rehiring workers and spending more after DOGE's push to cut

Eight months after the Department of Government Efficiency effort to shrink the federal workforce began, some agencies are hiring workers back – and spending more money than before.

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 8d

I can’t believe I’m watching interviews of city mayors talking about how they are coordinating with other mayors to discuss how to protect their residents FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

I know we are “used to it” but it is absolutely insane

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daanis @daanis.ca · 9d

A TRC Day listicle for CBC. Enough books here to keep you going through the winter.

"These books helped me understand the willfulness of that not knowing and peoples' willingness to believe other stories about those schools."

www.cbc.ca/books/patty-...

Patty Krawec's 'must-read' books to reflect on the Indigenous experience in North America | CBC Books

Sept. 30 is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day. The Anishinaabe Ukrainian author and activist recommends 18 titles to read today and beyond.

www.cbc.ca

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Danilynn Jiibay ᐧᐋᐸᓄᑮᔑᒃ @jiibaydani.bsky.social · 9d

Today is National Day of Remembrance.

We mourn our ancestors who died in the Indian Boarding Schools during the U.S. government's means to assimilate my people then.

It remains a difficult day for us especially given the historic traumas we still endure to this day.

#EveryChildMatters

Danilynn Jiibay ᐧᐋᐸᓄᑮᔑᒃ @jiibaydani.bsky.social · Oct 24

24 - Haunted. (Contains disturbing subject matter, inspired by the National Day of Rememberance movement)

#NDNartober #Art #IndigenousArt #Indigenous

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The Onion @theonion.com · 9d

Hungover Hegseth Struggling To Remember How He Ended Up In Room Full Of Generals

QUANTICO, VA—Racking his brain for answers as he gazed out at the high-ranking officers gathered before him, a visibly hungover Pete Hegseth reportedly struggled Tuesday to remember exactly how he end...

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Eileen Barnes 🔜 Gamehole Con @eileenbarnes.bsky.social · 12d

I'm SO happy that it reached one million! :D

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Josh Chafetz @joshchafetz.bsky.social · 12d

Monty Python responses to the troops patrolling our streets are the best responses to the troops patrolling our streets

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Eileen Barnes 🔜 Gamehole Con @eileenbarnes.bsky.social · 12d

Getting *so close* to the legendary $1M mark... Can you push this over the top?

@montecookgames.com

Check out Cypher: Faster. Easier. And Even Better! on @BackerKit! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...

Cypher: Faster. Easier. And Even Better!

The award-winning TTRPG perfect for forging the stories YOU want to play. Lightning-quick character generation. Super easy to GM. Unique and imaginative campaigns. And all the flexibility, story focus...

www.backerkit.com

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Eileen Barnes 🔜 Gamehole Con @eileenbarnes.bsky.social · 12d

It's still going!

Check out Cypher: Faster. Easier. And Even Better! on @BackerKit! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...

Cypher: Faster. Easier. And Even Better!

The award-winning TTRPG perfect for forging the stories YOU want to play. Lightning-quick character generation. Super easy to GM. Unique and imaginative campaigns. And all the flexibility, story focus...

www.backerkit.com

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Monte Cook Games @montecookgames.com · 12d

WE'RE IN OVERTIME!

As long as the Backertrain is chugging along, Cypher is STILL LIVE! Join over 5,000 people to bring Cypher to life!

How long will overtime last?? That's entirely up to you! It's been HOURS on our last campaigns! Choo choo 🚂🚂🚂

mymcg.info/cypher

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pacanukeha❌ (seasonally appropriate remix) @pacanukeha.bsky.social · 12d

They're in overtime for their Cypher System v2 backer kit drive.
See if you can help push them over the $1m mark!

www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...

Cypher: Faster. Easier. And Even Better!

The award-winning TTRPG perfect for forging the stories YOU want to play. Lightning-quick character generation. Super easy to GM. Unique and imaginative campaigns. And all the flexibility, story focus...

www.backerkit.com

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Monte Cook Games @montecookgames.com · 12d

We just hit $950K, and we're less than 50 Backers away from yet ANOTHER STRETCH GOAL!

Can we get to 1000% funded? $1M is a LOT, but we're already so close! With every pledge, share, retweet, and like, we inch closer and closer to that magic number...

mymcg.info/cypher

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Eileen Barnes 🔜 Gamehole Con @eileenbarnes.bsky.social · 12d

It's still going! We're in OVERTIME with @montecookgames.com !

Check out Cypher: Faster. Easier. And Even Better! on @BackerKit! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...

Cypher: Faster. Easier. And Even Better!

The award-winning TTRPG perfect for forging the stories YOU want to play. Lightning-quick character generation. Super easy to GM. Unique and imaginative campaigns. And all the flexibility, story focus...

www.backerkit.com

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Eileen Barnes 🔜 Gamehole Con @eileenbarnes.bsky.social · 12d

Ok folks, we need to hit that $1M mark for the STICKERS. Think of the STICKERS!

Check out Cypher: Faster. Easier. And Even Better! on @BackerKit! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...

Cypher: Faster. Easier. And Even Better!

The award-winning TTRPG perfect for forging the stories YOU want to play. Lightning-quick character generation. Super easy to GM. Unique and imaginative campaigns. And all the flexibility, story focus...

www.backerkit.com

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Eileen Barnes 🔜 Gamehole Con @eileenbarnes.bsky.social · 13d

For those who enjoy waiting for the last minute, we're just about there! There are only a few hours left. Come find out what the buzz is over and join the Cypher community! (and, maybe come hang out on @cypherunlimited.bsky.social too?)

www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...

Cypher: Faster. Easier. And Even Better!

The award-winning TTRPG perfect for forging the stories YOU want to play. Lightning-quick character generation. Super easy to GM. Unique and imaginative campaigns. And all the flexibility, story focus...

www.backerkit.com

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ThatTeriGirl (she/her) @thatterigirl.bsky.social · 13d

Ok: so it's the final stretch (with only 9 hours left) to jump on the new Cypher bandwagon.
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...

I've had the opportunity to playtest the system with the designers of @montecookgames.com, and here's a little thread with 3 reasons I am in love with the new system:

Cypher: Faster. Easier. And Even Better!

The award-winning TTRPG perfect for forging the stories YOU want to play. Lightning-quick character generation. Super easy to GM. Unique and imaginative campaigns. And all the flexibility, story focus...

www.backerkit.com

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Morgan Lind @jedigirl.bsky.social · 15d

This stream with @seankreynolds.bsky.social from @montecookgames.com was so much fun! Ruunk the Gloomy Monk was a blast to play and the other players were a joy to share a table with.

I probably only embarrassed myself a smidge, which is all I can ask for on a normal day.

The Old Ways 🔜 Gamehole Con @theoldways.bsky.social · 16d

We had a blast playing the new version of the Cypher System last week with @seankreynolds.bsky.social from @montecookgames.com! Come check out all the shenanigans we get up to with our special guest @thepocketdragonpub.bsky.social !

#cyphersystem
#actualplay

youtu.be/oMIylXwXnkU

The Old Ways Twitch - Cypher Fantasy Showcase with Sean Reynolds

YouTube video by The Old Ways

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Eileen Barnes 🔜 Gamehole Con @eileenbarnes.bsky.social · 15d

How do I explain that the autistic community finds her views to be dangerous and toxic without making her, and her son, more miserable? She was a good friend a long time ago... I worry that she's had too much of the RFK kool-aid.

Eileen Barnes 🔜 Gamehole Con @eileenbarnes.bsky.social · 15d

I have an old "friend" from high school who is having a pity party over the fact that her son is autistic. I seriously have no idea how to talk to her about this, she's going on about how clearly something "gave her son autism" and she's getting very defensive and feeling "invalidated."

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Basil Not The Herb @basilnth.bsky.social · 15d

#ttrpgs NERDS, HELP US REACH THIS FINAL STRETCH GOAL, AND MY LIFE IS YOURS! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...

a man with blood on his face and the words " do it and my life is yours "

ALT: a man with blood on his face and the words " do it and my life is yours "

media.tenor.com

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Rebecca Dean @rmdean.bsky.social · 16d

#Archaeology friends: question for my Lego League: have you worked at/know of a site where it was really difficult to remove dirt from the excavation area? Like, a deep cave or high cliff? Do you know of any innovative solutions that were used to do so? Pictures are a plus!

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Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 16d

i have to say, as a trans journalist who has covered the "trans debate" for about a decade now, there is no daylight between how the trump administration and conservatives lie about tylenol and autism and how they've lied about youth trans care.

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Steve Inskeep @steveinskeep.bsky.social · 16d

The FDA statement ends with a paragraph undermining its own warning.

They signal parents to avoid acetaminophen. Except sometimes. And then:

No “causal relationship… established” with ADHD or autism

AND

Alternatives to acetaminophen have “well-documented adverse impacts.”

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Josh Zingher @zingherpolisci.bsky.social · Apr 10

Kennedy is a quack--full stop. This is fear mongering and quackery to the extreme. Autistic people don't need to be "cured" any more than extrovert people need to be cured. Neurodiversity is natural part of overall human diversity and to say it isn't is flat out ignorant and dangerous. 6/x

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 17d

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✅ Birth control isn’t abortion — it prevents pregnancies & reduces abortions
✅ Many want access to contraceptives but their countries lack enough supply
🤔 Funny how “personal choice” is sacred to Republicans… until it’s someone else’s choice.

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