Darryl Mott
@gamerstavernshow.com
Freelance writer on tabletop roleplaying games. I was paralyzed in a fall on Christmas Day 2025. Fun! He/him. Opinions are my own.
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There... There... There is already a ban on that. They're ignoring it.
What is wrong with you?
What is wrong with you?
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Thursday said House Democrats will demand a ban on the deportation of American citizens as a condition of winning their support for legislation funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Jeffries demands ban on deportation of US citizens as part of DHS reforms
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Thursday said House Democrats will demand a ban on the deportation of American citizens as a condition of winning their support for legislation fun…
www.kget.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:04 AM
There... There... There is already a ban on that. They're ignoring it.
What is wrong with you?
What is wrong with you?
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Super glad Mark Carney laid off 1,400 food inspectors today.
There's a massive food recall (including Cheerios, how I found out) yet the only news article I can find about it is on People dot com. What is going on?
Pringles, Nutella, Cheerios Among Thousands of Products Recalled for Exposure to Rodent Waste
The company is urging consumers who purchased the affected products to “destroy the products as soon as possible,” per the recall announcement
people.com
January 29, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Super glad Mark Carney laid off 1,400 food inspectors today.
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In my desperation for a soft enamel candy looking DDR arrow pin... I made my own :D
#ddr #dancedancerevolution #enamelpins
#ddr #dancedancerevolution #enamelpins
January 29, 2026 at 11:28 PM
In my desperation for a soft enamel candy looking DDR arrow pin... I made my own :D
#ddr #dancedancerevolution #enamelpins
#ddr #dancedancerevolution #enamelpins
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Oh my god
This looks bad, right? But here is the thing... ITS WORSE
This survey only reached a narrow selection of respondents. Notably cut anybody who has been unemployed for too long. Mostly just ppl who can afford to attend GDC. Many laid off before 2025 are still looking!
variety.com/2026/gaming/...
This survey only reached a narrow selection of respondents. Notably cut anybody who has been unemployed for too long. Mostly just ppl who can afford to attend GDC. Many laid off before 2025 are still looking!
variety.com/2026/gaming/...
One-Third of U.S. Video Game Industry Workers Were Laid Off in 2025, GDC Study Reveals
One-third of U.S. video game industry workers say they were laid off last year, according to GDC.
variety.com
January 29, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Oh my god
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The climatologist told me
historians
will wonder
why we didn’t do more.
The epidemiologist told me
historians
will wonder
why we didn’t do more.
The activist told me
historians
will wonder
why we didn’t do more.
The historian told me
that nobody
listens to historians.
historians
will wonder
why we didn’t do more.
The epidemiologist told me
historians
will wonder
why we didn’t do more.
The activist told me
historians
will wonder
why we didn’t do more.
The historian told me
that nobody
listens to historians.
January 28, 2026 at 7:13 PM
The climatologist told me
historians
will wonder
why we didn’t do more.
The epidemiologist told me
historians
will wonder
why we didn’t do more.
The activist told me
historians
will wonder
why we didn’t do more.
The historian told me
that nobody
listens to historians.
historians
will wonder
why we didn’t do more.
The epidemiologist told me
historians
will wonder
why we didn’t do more.
The activist told me
historians
will wonder
why we didn’t do more.
The historian told me
that nobody
listens to historians.
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Remember, children, hate-watching is just as good as any other viewing statistics to streaming companies.
Just wait for 3rd party clips of the AI show, don’t watch out of morbid curiosity. Love and hate are identical to internet companies, indifference is what they fear
Just wait for 3rd party clips of the AI show, don’t watch out of morbid curiosity. Love and hate are identical to internet companies, indifference is what they fear
January 29, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Remember, children, hate-watching is just as good as any other viewing statistics to streaming companies.
Just wait for 3rd party clips of the AI show, don’t watch out of morbid curiosity. Love and hate are identical to internet companies, indifference is what they fear
Just wait for 3rd party clips of the AI show, don’t watch out of morbid curiosity. Love and hate are identical to internet companies, indifference is what they fear
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Indiana, Minnesota and North Dakota. Includes Skittles, Pringles, Gatorade, Coca-Cola, Heinz Ketchup, Crisco Oil, Pepto Bismol, Axe body spray, Q-Tips, Fancy Feast cat food, Gillette razors, and more. "Rodent excreta, rodent urine, and bird droppings." (Can cause salmonella or leptospirosis.)
There's a massive food recall (including Cheerios, how I found out) yet the only news article I can find about it is on People dot com. What is going on?
Pringles, Nutella, Cheerios Among Thousands of Products Recalled for Exposure to Rodent Waste
The company is urging consumers who purchased the affected products to “destroy the products as soon as possible,” per the recall announcement
people.com
January 29, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Indiana, Minnesota and North Dakota. Includes Skittles, Pringles, Gatorade, Coca-Cola, Heinz Ketchup, Crisco Oil, Pepto Bismol, Axe body spray, Q-Tips, Fancy Feast cat food, Gillette razors, and more. "Rodent excreta, rodent urine, and bird droppings." (Can cause salmonella or leptospirosis.)
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Personal shopper.
📸 Brianna Edmiston
📸 Brianna Edmiston
January 29, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Personal shopper.
📸 Brianna Edmiston
📸 Brianna Edmiston
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Cheery was aware that Commander Vimes didn't like the phrase 'The innocent have nothing to fear', believing the innocent had everything to fear, mostly from the guilty but in the longer term even more from those who say things like 'The innocent have nothing to fear'.
Discworld QOTD, from Thud!
“Beating people up in little rooms…he knew where that led. And if you did it for a good reason, you’d do it for a bad one. You couldn’t say ‘We’re the good guys’ and do bad-guy things.”
“Beating people up in little rooms…he knew where that led. And if you did it for a good reason, you’d do it for a bad one. You couldn’t say ‘We’re the good guys’ and do bad-guy things.”
Discworld QOTD, from Making Money
"‘Even tyrants have to obey the law.’ He paused, looking thoughtful, and continued: ‘No, I tell a lie, tyrants do not have to obey the law, obviously, but they do have to observe the niceties.’"
"‘Even tyrants have to obey the law.’ He paused, looking thoughtful, and continued: ‘No, I tell a lie, tyrants do not have to obey the law, obviously, but they do have to observe the niceties.’"
January 29, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Cheery was aware that Commander Vimes didn't like the phrase 'The innocent have nothing to fear', believing the innocent had everything to fear, mostly from the guilty but in the longer term even more from those who say things like 'The innocent have nothing to fear'.
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Whenever I see a pic of Noah Wyle in the Pitt all I can think of is this:
January 29, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Whenever I see a pic of Noah Wyle in the Pitt all I can think of is this:
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Just a reminder, the greatest living American historian filmmaker, Ken Burns, released a 720 min exploration of every facet of the American revolution using zero generative AI and paying for all of its assets instead of cobbling it from stolen data, then he gave it away for free on PBS this year.
First trailer for Darren Aranofsky's new AI animated series 'On This Day... 1776'
• Tells short narrative stories about the Revolutionary War
• Uses Gen AI tools, including tech made by Google DeepMind
• Has SAG voice actors
• Tells short narrative stories about the Revolutionary War
• Uses Gen AI tools, including tech made by Google DeepMind
• Has SAG voice actors
January 29, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Just a reminder, the greatest living American historian filmmaker, Ken Burns, released a 720 min exploration of every facet of the American revolution using zero generative AI and paying for all of its assets instead of cobbling it from stolen data, then he gave it away for free on PBS this year.
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2022: Massachusetts enacts a 4% tax on millionaires. Critics predict catastrophe.
2026: MA sees 39%⬆️ in number of millionaires, $5B⬆️ in new revenue, & MA is bottom 10 in poverty.
Taxing the wealthy creates more wealth. Taxing working people creates more poverty: www.qasimrashid.com/p/fixing-the...
2026: MA sees 39%⬆️ in number of millionaires, $5B⬆️ in new revenue, & MA is bottom 10 in poverty.
Taxing the wealthy creates more wealth. Taxing working people creates more poverty: www.qasimrashid.com/p/fixing-the...
Fixing the $12 Billion Lie
How Mayor Mamdani Plans to Fix NYC's Existential Budget Crisis—And Why It Affects Every Single American Nationwide
www.qasimrashid.com
January 29, 2026 at 12:20 PM
2022: Massachusetts enacts a 4% tax on millionaires. Critics predict catastrophe.
2026: MA sees 39%⬆️ in number of millionaires, $5B⬆️ in new revenue, & MA is bottom 10 in poverty.
Taxing the wealthy creates more wealth. Taxing working people creates more poverty: www.qasimrashid.com/p/fixing-the...
2026: MA sees 39%⬆️ in number of millionaires, $5B⬆️ in new revenue, & MA is bottom 10 in poverty.
Taxing the wealthy creates more wealth. Taxing working people creates more poverty: www.qasimrashid.com/p/fixing-the...
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Reposted by Darryl Mott
Discworld QOTD, from Thud!
“Beating people up in little rooms…he knew where that led. And if you did it for a good reason, you’d do it for a bad one. You couldn’t say ‘We’re the good guys’ and do bad-guy things.”
“Beating people up in little rooms…he knew where that led. And if you did it for a good reason, you’d do it for a bad one. You couldn’t say ‘We’re the good guys’ and do bad-guy things.”
Discworld QOTD, from Making Money
"‘Even tyrants have to obey the law.’ He paused, looking thoughtful, and continued: ‘No, I tell a lie, tyrants do not have to obey the law, obviously, but they do have to observe the niceties.’"
"‘Even tyrants have to obey the law.’ He paused, looking thoughtful, and continued: ‘No, I tell a lie, tyrants do not have to obey the law, obviously, but they do have to observe the niceties.’"
Discworld QOTD, from Thief of Time
“People like that don't need a reason apart from "because I can". They have a nightmare and try to make it happen.”
“People like that don't need a reason apart from "because I can". They have a nightmare and try to make it happen.”
January 29, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Discworld QOTD, from Thud!
“Beating people up in little rooms…he knew where that led. And if you did it for a good reason, you’d do it for a bad one. You couldn’t say ‘We’re the good guys’ and do bad-guy things.”
“Beating people up in little rooms…he knew where that led. And if you did it for a good reason, you’d do it for a bad one. You couldn’t say ‘We’re the good guys’ and do bad-guy things.”
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it is very odd to me that sega keeps releasing these amazing little classic arcade collections but they make you walk a crime man around a whole city that wants to punch him a lot, then you gotta run errands for like 40 people before you can play the arcade games (i did this once, for daytona USA 2)
January 29, 2026 at 6:20 AM
it is very odd to me that sega keeps releasing these amazing little classic arcade collections but they make you walk a crime man around a whole city that wants to punch him a lot, then you gotta run errands for like 40 people before you can play the arcade games (i did this once, for daytona USA 2)
You're not voting for your fav. You're voting for the person you can bully into doing the right thing when they inevitably do something bad.
Don't be a fan of politicians. Don't. Do. Not.
Be ready to turn on them if they even think of stepping out of line. You know how corporations aren't our friend? Well, voters aren't THEIR friends.
We are angry, feral, and tired.
Oh you "wrote" a book that's cute where's my fucking health care
Be ready to turn on them if they even think of stepping out of line. You know how corporations aren't our friend? Well, voters aren't THEIR friends.
We are angry, feral, and tired.
Oh you "wrote" a book that's cute where's my fucking health care
January 29, 2026 at 3:02 PM
You're not voting for your fav. You're voting for the person you can bully into doing the right thing when they inevitably do something bad.
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People from outside Ireland occasionally ask me, "Why is Bono, an international music titan from Ireland, not all that loved in Ireland?". The answer in its entirety is a complex one, but "He sent Dolly Parton a birthday cake and put his own name on it" goes a long way to summing it up.
January 21, 2026 at 11:05 AM
People from outside Ireland occasionally ask me, "Why is Bono, an international music titan from Ireland, not all that loved in Ireland?". The answer in its entirety is a complex one, but "He sent Dolly Parton a birthday cake and put his own name on it" goes a long way to summing it up.
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sorry is there games journalism discourse happening, I was busy clumsily photoshopping a sword into the pope's hand on company time for a @joshuawolens.bsky.social story
January 28, 2026 at 5:39 PM
sorry is there games journalism discourse happening, I was busy clumsily photoshopping a sword into the pope's hand on company time for a @joshuawolens.bsky.social story
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YOU ARE AN OBLIGATE CARNIVORE!
GET AWAY FROM MY COOKIE YOU LITTLE CHAOS GOBLIN
GET AWAY FROM MY COOKIE YOU LITTLE CHAOS GOBLIN
January 27, 2026 at 6:49 PM
YOU ARE AN OBLIGATE CARNIVORE!
GET AWAY FROM MY COOKIE YOU LITTLE CHAOS GOBLIN
GET AWAY FROM MY COOKIE YOU LITTLE CHAOS GOBLIN
Oh God this is the series they made into The Snowman (2017)
Omg this is the watered down version. Detective Hole is a name change for global audiences.
January 29, 2026 at 3:50 AM
Oh God this is the series they made into The Snowman (2017)
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We don’t know what Eli’s doing and we’re pretty sure he doesn’t, either.
January 29, 2026 at 12:47 AM
We don’t know what Eli’s doing and we’re pretty sure he doesn’t, either.
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Listen to Rico's beautiful singing voice!
(Source: 96redpanda on Instagram)
(Source: 96redpanda on Instagram)
January 28, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Listen to Rico's beautiful singing voice!
(Source: 96redpanda on Instagram)
(Source: 96redpanda on Instagram)
"I don't read comics. Those are for kids and unsophisticated nerds. I read graphic novels!"
Same pretentious bullshit, different medium.
Same pretentious bullshit, different medium.
"Elevated romance" & "elevated sff" etc etc, I'm sorry but my entire life as a reader, critic & TV fan, all too often that's code for, "I don't know this genre, I've been taught to look down on it, my bosses hate it, but it sells idk?? People I guess like this stuff? So I guess we'll try it SIGH" ok
January 29, 2026 at 12:05 AM
"I don't read comics. Those are for kids and unsophisticated nerds. I read graphic novels!"
Same pretentious bullshit, different medium.
Same pretentious bullshit, different medium.