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Artist, musician, author. "Woke Philosopher." Various now defunct media startups. RPGs, Podcasts. Possibly a wizard. JamesCurcio.com

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JC @jamescurcio.com · Apr 13

Forgotten, forgetful gods (of a sort) walk among us. Listen to some of their stories…
www.fallencycle.com/podcast

#mythpunk #podcast

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JC @jamescurcio.com · 9h

Surely the CIA has never done anything untoward.

;)

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Will Jennings 🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 13h

JD Vance shelled himself. You couldn't make it up.

John Ismay @johnismay.bsky.social · 15h

An artillery shell fired during 250th anniversary celebration of the Marine Corps at Camp Pendleton on Saturday detonated prematurely over Interstate 5, damaging a California Highway Patrol vehicle on JD Vance's security detail www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/u...

Artillery Shell Detonated Over Interstate 5 During Marines’ Celebration, California Officials Say

www.nytimes.com

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Andy Diggle @andydiggle.bsky.social · 12h

Freeway signs warn drivers on Interstate 8 approaching Interstate 5 of "Live Weapons Over Freeway" in San Diego, California on October 18, 2025.

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JC @jamescurcio.com · 13h

The working conditions around here I swear to god

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JC @jamescurcio.com · 15h

Good luck.

JC @jamescurcio.com · 15h

Obviously, it's never going to happen. (US doesn't recognize, even has explicit laws like the "Hague Invasion Act," allows the US President to use military force to free any American or allied personnel held by the ICC.)

But sure, in theory.

JC @jamescurcio.com · 15h

It'd be a solid choice. Also, modeling and fx units have come a long way, so you can go pretty far with a solid but not especially powerful amp and add something like a Helix or NeuralDSP when you want more tonal options.

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JC @jamescurcio.com · 15h

Orange make solid amps. Is this primarily for practice?

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JC @jamescurcio.com · 18h

Of course.

The real question is what we're willing and capable of doing about it.

JC @jamescurcio.com · 18h

Because the US will blow them up if they don't do what we want is basically this administration's strategy

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Dr.Butcher M.D., Medical Deviate @drbutchermd.bsky.social · 21h

Bari Weiss: Either we find the leakers or I have to stop being evil and I'm *not* going to stop being evil.

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Rob Donoghue @rdonoghue.bsky.social · 21h

A struggle that pops up from time to time in my heart is between my deep love of well thought out RPG mechanics driving emergent behavior and the fact that most of the best games I have ever been in have just been people talking.

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JC @jamescurcio.com · 22h

Going to try to get the next Rules In Practice article finished for November, as the first 3 have been pretty popular.

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Modern Mythology | Explore Modern Mythology

How do stories and systems shape one another? At Modern Mythology, we explore the evolving relationship between narrative and game design—especially through tabletop RPGs. Through conversations, essay...

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JC @jamescurcio.com · 1d

Imagine if that many marched to the white house.

JC @jamescurcio.com · 1d

Politics of the echo-chamber

JC @jamescurcio.com · 1d

If only we could get that many to march on the white house

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full slack @fullslack.bsky.social · 1d

although the No Kings protests have no real political demands i’ll never see a net negative in seeing mass mobilization like this. the question is will the Dem establishment capitalize on it? will they policy pivot to Medicare For All? taxing billionaires? getting corporate money out of politics?

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 1d

MSNBC captured the crowd from the Boston "No Kings" rally:

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JC @jamescurcio.com · 2d

I'm simultaneously in 17 parades right now and I'm not even a mayor. A mayor should be in at least 30, 40 parades at all times.

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onion person @junlper.beer · 2d

saw this clip of the NYC mayor debate and i had tears in my eyes, perhaps the most insane section of any debate ever

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amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 2d

Greetings from the ICE detention facility in Portland.

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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 2d

🚨The rule is likely to be the largest-ever cut to Social Security Disability Insurance.
🚨The rule would particularly hurt older workers.
🚨The rule will likely cause disproportionate harm to people living in the South and Appalachia.
www.cbpp.org/blog/trump-a...

Trump Administration Plans Deep Cuts to Social Security Disability Insurance, Particularly for Older Workers

Despite repeatedly promising not to cut Social Security, the Trump Administration is reportedly preparing a proposed rule that could reduce the share of applicants who qualify for Social Security...

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JC @jamescurcio.com · 2d

They aren't.

JC @jamescurcio.com · 2d

Future historians:

JC @jamescurcio.com · 2d

More accurately, "Everything I don't like is terrorism"