Matt Forbeck
@forbeck.com
NYT bestselling, award-winning author/game designer. He/him. Current projects: Marvel Multiverse RPG, Minecraft: Roll for Adventure, and Shotguns & Sorcery 5E.
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Mark Ruffalo donned an anti-ICE pin at the #GoldenGlobes in tribute to Renee Good, who was shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer this week in Minneapolis. The black-and-white pin read “BE GOOD."
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January 12, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Mark Ruffalo donned an anti-ICE pin at the #GoldenGlobes in tribute to Renee Good, who was shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer this week in Minneapolis. The black-and-white pin read “BE GOOD."
Follow live updates from the show: apnews.com/live/golden-...
Follow live updates from the show: apnews.com/live/golden-...
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As someone who was once a journalist, all of this is true. And it sucks. It really sucks.
You can bear witness without watching/reading things that will give you PSTD.
You can bear witness without watching/reading things that will give you PSTD.
🧵 Here’s a point.
Watching videos that are full of violence - shootings, stabbings, etc - will fuck you up. It may not be immediate. But it will.
How do I know this? Let me tell you a story.
One of my close relatives used to work in news. They worked in the industry for over thirty years.
Watching videos that are full of violence - shootings, stabbings, etc - will fuck you up. It may not be immediate. But it will.
How do I know this? Let me tell you a story.
One of my close relatives used to work in news. They worked in the industry for over thirty years.
January 12, 2026 at 7:32 AM
As someone who was once a journalist, all of this is true. And it sucks. It really sucks.
You can bear witness without watching/reading things that will give you PSTD.
You can bear witness without watching/reading things that will give you PSTD.
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We're hiring for a campaigner to lead our work with local Indivisible groups in defense of immigrants under attack by this regime. Please apply or send around to folks you think would be a good fit! ats.rippling.com/indivisible-...
Associate Director, Immigrant Defense Organizing | Join Our Team
About Indivisible Project We’re building something new. We’re a progressive grassroots organization that began in the aftermath of Tr...
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January 7, 2026 at 10:36 PM
We're hiring for a campaigner to lead our work with local Indivisible groups in defense of immigrants under attack by this regime. Please apply or send around to folks you think would be a good fit! ats.rippling.com/indivisible-...
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ICE agents are more likely to accidentally shoot and kill themselves than be killed by an immigrant.
Pizza delivery drivers face far more danger than ICE and police.
Pizza delivery drivers face far more danger than ICE and police.
January 10, 2026 at 2:11 PM
ICE agents are more likely to accidentally shoot and kill themselves than be killed by an immigrant.
Pizza delivery drivers face far more danger than ICE and police.
Pizza delivery drivers face far more danger than ICE and police.
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WSJ investigation: In the past 6 months ICE agents have fired at vehicles 13 times, leading to:
* 8 people shot
* 5 of which were U.S. citizens
* 2 died
* no victims drew a weapon
The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire
www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
* 8 people shot
* 5 of which were U.S. citizens
* 2 died
* no victims drew a weapon
The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire
www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
Videos Show How ICE Vehicle Stops Can Escalate to Shootings
A WSJ visual investigation found that the Minneapolis ICE killing is one of 13 incidents where federal immigration agents have used deadly force against civilians in vehicles since July.
www.wsj.com
January 10, 2026 at 3:44 PM
WSJ investigation: In the past 6 months ICE agents have fired at vehicles 13 times, leading to:
* 8 people shot
* 5 of which were U.S. citizens
* 2 died
* no victims drew a weapon
The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire
www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
* 8 people shot
* 5 of which were U.S. citizens
* 2 died
* no victims drew a weapon
The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire
www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
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I was just denied access to the ICE processing center at the Whipple Building.
Members of Congress have a legal right and constitutional responsibility to conduct oversight where people are being detained.
The public deserves to know what is taking place in ICE facilities.
Members of Congress have a legal right and constitutional responsibility to conduct oversight where people are being detained.
The public deserves to know what is taking place in ICE facilities.
JUST NOW: Huge mass of agents in a standoff, weapons drawn as Reps. Ilhan Omar, Angie Craig, and Kelly Morrison attempt to conduct congressional oversight at the Whipple Building, which has been HQ for thousands of ICE agents.
@zeteo.com
@zeteo.com
January 10, 2026 at 5:17 PM
I was just denied access to the ICE processing center at the Whipple Building.
Members of Congress have a legal right and constitutional responsibility to conduct oversight where people are being detained.
The public deserves to know what is taking place in ICE facilities.
Members of Congress have a legal right and constitutional responsibility to conduct oversight where people are being detained.
The public deserves to know what is taking place in ICE facilities.
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Apropos of absolutely nothing to do with the masked men with no visible agency insignia carrying crates of who knows what out of the shooter's house, but HBO just released an amazing documentary into DHS "shadow units" whose job was to destroy evidence of Border Patrol's crimes
HBO documentary sheds light on Border Patrol’s now-defunct ‘shadow units’
“Anastasio was tragically tortured, beaten, kicked, stomped, and killed by border agents,” said Guerrero. “Unfortunately, that was only the first part of the story, the second par…
www.borderreport.com
January 9, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Apropos of absolutely nothing to do with the masked men with no visible agency insignia carrying crates of who knows what out of the shooter's house, but HBO just released an amazing documentary into DHS "shadow units" whose job was to destroy evidence of Border Patrol's crimes
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FYI, I still don't make a living wage from Rascal, so if you've enjoyed my work, or my posting, or just feel like being a good egg, please consider donating here. You can get art!
Fun-things-fund on hold, my PayPal is over by £84, we need to get food in, and have about £15 between us (enough for maybe two meals and nothing else)
January 9, 2026 at 5:16 PM
FYI, I still don't make a living wage from Rascal, so if you've enjoyed my work, or my posting, or just feel like being a good egg, please consider donating here. You can get art!
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Political cartoonists are not fuckin’ around this week. (thread)
1. Pat Bagley
1. Pat Bagley
January 9, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Political cartoonists are not fuckin’ around this week. (thread)
1. Pat Bagley
1. Pat Bagley
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For those keeping score, Bellingcat, The New York Times Visual Investigation Team, & Washington Post's Visual Forensic team have all published analysis showing the ICE shooter wasn't in the path of Renee Nicole Good’s vehicle when he shot her, contradicting statements by the President & his cronies
January 8, 2026 at 3:35 PM
For those keeping score, Bellingcat, The New York Times Visual Investigation Team, & Washington Post's Visual Forensic team have all published analysis showing the ICE shooter wasn't in the path of Renee Nicole Good’s vehicle when he shot her, contradicting statements by the President & his cronies
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Kinda sucks how one day you’ll post stuff like “does the Grinch use the toilet?” and then the next it has to be “I reject those who worship death”
January 7, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Kinda sucks how one day you’ll post stuff like “does the Grinch use the toilet?” and then the next it has to be “I reject those who worship death”
I know I don't say this enough — because life gets busy, and I can't spent all my time thinking about this — but hey, I love you all.
As part of that: Fuck Trump, ICE, and all their murderous, racist enablers.
As part of that: Fuck Trump, ICE, and all their murderous, racist enablers.
January 8, 2026 at 5:32 PM
I know I don't say this enough — because life gets busy, and I can't spent all my time thinking about this — but hey, I love you all.
As part of that: Fuck Trump, ICE, and all their murderous, racist enablers.
As part of that: Fuck Trump, ICE, and all their murderous, racist enablers.
I'm working hard to get things done before heading to the @phillygamingexpo.bsky.social next week. I'll be running the Marvel Multiverse RPG there. Most of my events are sold out, but there are a few tickets left on Friday at noon and 1 on Saturday at 2.
January 8, 2026 at 5:26 PM
I'm working hard to get things done before heading to the @phillygamingexpo.bsky.social next week. I'll be running the Marvel Multiverse RPG there. Most of my events are sold out, but there are a few tickets left on Friday at noon and 1 on Saturday at 2.
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This information is still up on the DOJ website. Today, that is.
January 8, 2026 at 4:07 PM
This information is still up on the DOJ website. Today, that is.
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don’t really know how much clearer they can be about the fact that they want to murder everyone who disagrees with them
these are evil, dangerous people and need to be approached as such
these are evil, dangerous people and need to be approached as such
Rep. Randy Fine: "If you impede the actions of our law enforcement as they seek to repel foreign invaders from our country, you get what's coming to you. I do not feel bad for the woman that was involved."
January 8, 2026 at 4:02 PM
don’t really know how much clearer they can be about the fact that they want to murder everyone who disagrees with them
these are evil, dangerous people and need to be approached as such
these are evil, dangerous people and need to be approached as such
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The folks at Raybox Games just announced the next game in their Paths Unknown Cats series: The Cats of New Orleans. I'm writing and designing it alongside my sons Marty and Pat!
January 7, 2026 at 10:03 PM
The folks at Raybox Games just announced the next game in their Paths Unknown Cats series: The Cats of New Orleans. I'm writing and designing it alongside my sons Marty and Pat!
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Absolutely horrific details about an ICE shooting in Minneapolis.
A witness says a woman was trying to drive away from an ICE operation and the ICE agent "reached across the hood of the car and shot her in the face like three, four times."
Bovino was there.
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
A witness says a woman was trying to drive away from an ICE operation and the ICE agent "reached across the hood of the car and shot her in the face like three, four times."
Bovino was there.
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
January 7, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Absolutely horrific details about an ICE shooting in Minneapolis.
A witness says a woman was trying to drive away from an ICE operation and the ICE agent "reached across the hood of the car and shot her in the face like three, four times."
Bovino was there.
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
A witness says a woman was trying to drive away from an ICE operation and the ICE agent "reached across the hood of the car and shot her in the face like three, four times."
Bovino was there.
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Never forget.
NEW: Five years later, as Trump's lies continue, the danger of the January 6 insurrection remains.
An offensive White House web site of lies is an apt anniversary marker — not just of where Trump is but of where the many institutional failures to stop him have led us.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
An offensive White House web site of lies is an apt anniversary marker — not just of where Trump is but of where the many institutional failures to stop him have led us.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
Five years later, as Trump's lies continue, the danger of the January 6 insurrection remains
An offensive White House web site of lies is an apt anniversary marker — not just of where Trump is but of where the many institutional failures to stop him have led us.
www.lawdork.com
January 6, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Never forget.
Here's a great article about the history of the building my sister Kim Forbeck and her husband Todd Dunsirn are turning into The Deep Groove. They've done so much work to transform the place. It looks fantastic!
onmilwaukee.com/articles/sik...
onmilwaukee.com/articles/sik...
Urban spelunking: The Deep Groove transforms Brady St.'s oldest retail building
When Todd Dunsirn, co-owner of The Deep Groove - a new music- and art-focused bar and cafe opening at 1200 E. Brady St. in January - says, 'this building has a soul,' one can't but think that's an und...
onmilwaukee.com
January 6, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Here's a great article about the history of the building my sister Kim Forbeck and her husband Todd Dunsirn are turning into The Deep Groove. They've done so much work to transform the place. It looks fantastic!
onmilwaukee.com/articles/sik...
onmilwaukee.com/articles/sik...
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The destruction doesn't make for a photo-op like tearing down the East Wing of the White House or bulldozing the Rose Garden, but it's every bit as bad. Generations of American children learned to spell and count, learned the Preamble to the Constitution, from watching shows produced by the CPB.
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been dissolved, ending its 58 years as the primary funder for PBS, NPR and local TV and radio stations
Corporation For Public Broadcasting Is Dissolved After 58 Years Of Service
www.huffpost.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:04 PM
The destruction doesn't make for a photo-op like tearing down the East Wing of the White House or bulldozing the Rose Garden, but it's every bit as bad. Generations of American children learned to spell and count, learned the Preamble to the Constitution, from watching shows produced by the CPB.
Gamers! I'm tickled to see the developers of MARVEL SNAP playing the Marvel Multiverse RPG. Ben Brode makes a great Narrator!
(Thanks to the folks at Marvel for setting this up, especially CJ Cervantes and Amir Osman, who appear toward the end of the video!)
youtu.be/m7TVxuEQ_8g?...
(Thanks to the folks at Marvel for setting this up, especially CJ Cervantes and Amir Osman, who appear toward the end of the video!)
youtu.be/m7TVxuEQ_8g?...
Dragons | Developer Update | January 2026
YouTube video by MarvelSnap
youtu.be
January 5, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Gamers! I'm tickled to see the developers of MARVEL SNAP playing the Marvel Multiverse RPG. Ben Brode makes a great Narrator!
(Thanks to the folks at Marvel for setting this up, especially CJ Cervantes and Amir Osman, who appear toward the end of the video!)
youtu.be/m7TVxuEQ_8g?...
(Thanks to the folks at Marvel for setting this up, especially CJ Cervantes and Amir Osman, who appear toward the end of the video!)
youtu.be/m7TVxuEQ_8g?...
Happy to see the @bundleofholding.com just launched two bundles for Champions 6E stuff. As you might guess, I love superheroes games. Also, the first big RPG book I wrote on my own was Western Hero, for use with Champions, back in 1992.
bundleofholding.com/presents/202...
bundleofholding.com/presents/202...
January 5, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Happy to see the @bundleofholding.com just launched two bundles for Champions 6E stuff. As you might guess, I love superheroes games. Also, the first big RPG book I wrote on my own was Western Hero, for use with Champions, back in 1992.
bundleofholding.com/presents/202...
bundleofholding.com/presents/202...
Well, dammit.
Steve Dee @tinstargames.bsky.social and I hit it off about four years ago. What started an interview grew into a podcast.
He passed away as of January 2nd, 2026. Please read the last thing he wrote. It's truly a wonderful representation of what he was about.
www.patreon.com/posts/just-d...
He passed away as of January 2nd, 2026. Please read the last thing he wrote. It's truly a wonderful representation of what he was about.
www.patreon.com/posts/just-d...
Just Do Something | Tin Star Games
Get more from Tin Star Games on Patreon
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January 5, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Well, dammit.
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New year but still job hunting! If anyone has leads on narrative design, writing (video games or tabletop/board games), DEI consulting, or editing; HMU via LinkedIn or I can DM you my email.
Unfortunately, due to past harassment, I don't have a publicly available email address.
Unfortunately, due to past harassment, I don't have a publicly available email address.
I’m available for work. Currently available for:
Narrative Design
Writing (video game & tabletop)
Consulting (narrative/DEI/editing)
Review and Executive Summary of playable builds
Recruiters welcome to get in touch.
linkedin.com/in/tanyacdep...
Narrative Design
Writing (video game & tabletop)
Consulting (narrative/DEI/editing)
Review and Executive Summary of playable builds
Recruiters welcome to get in touch.
linkedin.com/in/tanyacdep...
linkedin.com
January 5, 2026 at 4:11 PM
New year but still job hunting! If anyone has leads on narrative design, writing (video games or tabletop/board games), DEI consulting, or editing; HMU via LinkedIn or I can DM you my email.
Unfortunately, due to past harassment, I don't have a publicly available email address.
Unfortunately, due to past harassment, I don't have a publicly available email address.