JayEmBosch
@jayembosch.bsky.social
Freelance #ttrpg and #boardgame editor and writer, taking on new clients
Currently making: Devil's Due for Mothership: https://bit.ly/ddmoshbk
Website: http://www.atypicalfaux.com/
Mailing List: http://bit.ly/atfml
Currently making: Devil's Due for Mothership: https://bit.ly/ddmoshbk
Website: http://www.atypicalfaux.com/
Mailing List: http://bit.ly/atfml
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Dead Internet Theory is a Cy_borg adventure module that pits pvnks against an eldritch cult festering at the heart of a megachurch financial institution. Promises of digital rapture are betrayed by reports of disturbing fates met by unlucky customers.
Coming soon to Zinetopia!
#OSR #TTRPG
Coming soon to Zinetopia!
#OSR #TTRPG
Get Ready for Dead Internet Theory, an adventure module for Cy-borg
From David H. K. Jackson - Get Ready for Dead Internet Theory, an adventure module for Cy-borg
www.backerkit.com
Investigating odd behavior at a retirement home takes several twists in Dead Internet Theory for #CY_BORG!
Writing: @proton31.bsky.social
Art: @roqueromero.bsky.social
Layout: @jaguartony.bsky.social
Editing: Me!
Follow to learn more during #ZineMonth, when it drops for BackerKit's #Zinetopia.
Writing: @proton31.bsky.social
Art: @roqueromero.bsky.social
Layout: @jaguartony.bsky.social
Editing: Me!
Follow to learn more during #ZineMonth, when it drops for BackerKit's #Zinetopia.
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Possibly worth noting KS attempted to move ZQ back to Aug that year at the very last minute too despite a whole bunch of people being ready to go so there was a bit necessity to the whole thing too. Oh, and about a month earlier they'd announced they were planning on moving to the blockchain(!)
January 17, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Possibly worth noting KS attempted to move ZQ back to Aug that year at the very last minute too despite a whole bunch of people being ready to go so there was a bit necessity to the whole thing too. Oh, and about a month earlier they'd announced they were planning on moving to the blockchain(!)
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At a deep theoretical level, Stephen Miller and JD Vance think their view that immigrants threaten social solidarity is widely shared. But what's now happening is MAGA is driving native-born Americans to show solidarity with immigrants. Now Miller is trying to break that up w/coercion and violence.
Terror is essential to Miller's project. It's designed to dissuade us from showing solidarity with the immigrants getting removed. Stand in the way of ethnic cleansing and you risk violence yourself.
(h/t @whstancil.bsky.social and @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com)
newrepublic.com/article/2053...
(h/t @whstancil.bsky.social and @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com)
newrepublic.com/article/2053...
January 17, 2026 at 2:32 PM
At a deep theoretical level, Stephen Miller and JD Vance think their view that immigrants threaten social solidarity is widely shared. But what's now happening is MAGA is driving native-born Americans to show solidarity with immigrants. Now Miller is trying to break that up w/coercion and violence.
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Homeland Security insists that ICE operations are targeting criminals. MPR News examined the agency's "worst of the worst" lists and found most of the people there had been immediately transferred to ICE custody at the end of time served in Minnesota prisons. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Some criminals ICE takes credit for arresting were already in Minnesota prisons
Several of the 13 “worst of the worst” criminals that the Department of Homeland Security said were arrested in Minnesota through its immigration enforcement operation were actually handed over to ICE...
www.mprnews.org
January 17, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Homeland Security insists that ICE operations are targeting criminals. MPR News examined the agency's "worst of the worst" lists and found most of the people there had been immediately transferred to ICE custody at the end of time served in Minnesota prisons. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Thanks for the help documenting this stuff! As cozy as #ZineMonth can be, I think it's important to remember it started as a direct attempt to help free small creators from feeling obligated to fund on Kickstarter and expand the options available for taking a zine from "written" to "produced."
I posted a short narrative by @jayembosch.bsky.social on the origins of Zine Month and the different February zine funding events that are now an annual tradition in the #TTRPG hobby space. It's mostly his account, but I did a bit of further research and recollection to round it out.
#ZiMo26
#ZiMo26
A Short History of Zine Month
The other day I was asking Jordan about the relationship between Zinetopia on BackerKit and Zine Month. Since he was involved in the format...
planetsandmonsters.blogspot.com
January 17, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Thanks for the help documenting this stuff! As cozy as #ZineMonth can be, I think it's important to remember it started as a direct attempt to help free small creators from feeling obligated to fund on Kickstarter and expand the options available for taking a zine from "written" to "produced."
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“Hypernormalization describes a state where a false, simplified, or surreal version of reality becomes so accepted as normal that people lose the ability or will to challenge it, even when aware of its untruth, often due to systemic inertia or lack of alternatives.”
January 15, 2026 at 6:10 PM
“Hypernormalization describes a state where a false, simplified, or surreal version of reality becomes so accepted as normal that people lose the ability or will to challenge it, even when aware of its untruth, often due to systemic inertia or lack of alternatives.”
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Demonstrators apparently retrieved from the cars belonging to ICE these "challenge coins" that ICE mercenaries receive when they carry out arrests.
This one is decorated with a skull wearing a crown.
ICE mercenaries serve king death. They are evil incarnate.
This one is decorated with a skull wearing a crown.
ICE mercenaries serve king death. They are evil incarnate.
January 15, 2026 at 5:20 AM
Demonstrators apparently retrieved from the cars belonging to ICE these "challenge coins" that ICE mercenaries receive when they carry out arrests.
This one is decorated with a skull wearing a crown.
ICE mercenaries serve king death. They are evil incarnate.
This one is decorated with a skull wearing a crown.
ICE mercenaries serve king death. They are evil incarnate.
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it's very clear that this is a template for how they're going to approach other cities
they do not and will not have enough people to do it everywhere all at once but if you live in a city there's a very good chance that an occupying army will show up at your door in the next few years
they do not and will not have enough people to do it everywhere all at once but if you live in a city there's a very good chance that an occupying army will show up at your door in the next few years
I know people on Bsky know this but I hope it filters out: The feds are OCCUPYING the Twin Cities. This is a blockade, a siege. They are shutting down economic and civic activity. They are conducting "papers please" stops. They are criminalizing being a bystander/witness.
You could be next.
You could be next.
January 14, 2026 at 5:04 PM
it's very clear that this is a template for how they're going to approach other cities
they do not and will not have enough people to do it everywhere all at once but if you live in a city there's a very good chance that an occupying army will show up at your door in the next few years
they do not and will not have enough people to do it everywhere all at once but if you live in a city there's a very good chance that an occupying army will show up at your door in the next few years
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UPDATE:
Good news everyone! Comi-con has reversed its course!!!
Good news everyone! Comi-con has reversed its course!!!
HELL YEAH!!
Look at what we did TOGETHER! Comic-con has quietly changed their language and will NOT allow GenAi imagery in their art show!
And this happened because you all wrote letters, and shared your concerns! Speaking up works EVERY time!
So congrats friends! We did this together!!!
🙌🙌💖💖💖
Look at what we did TOGETHER! Comic-con has quietly changed their language and will NOT allow GenAi imagery in their art show!
And this happened because you all wrote letters, and shared your concerns! Speaking up works EVERY time!
So congrats friends! We did this together!!!
🙌🙌💖💖💖
San Diego Comic-Con will no longer allow AI 'art' to be displayed at their event
"Material created by AI either partially or wholly, is not allowed in the art show"
This follows backlash from artists after SDCC initially indicated AI-generated work would be permitted
"Material created by AI either partially or wholly, is not allowed in the art show"
This follows backlash from artists after SDCC initially indicated AI-generated work would be permitted
January 14, 2026 at 11:46 PM
UPDATE:
Good news everyone! Comi-con has reversed its course!!!
Good news everyone! Comi-con has reversed its course!!!
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Blades '68 isn't just a new retro-future setting for Blades In The Dark. It also has a specific point of view.
Sign up here to get notified when the game goes live.
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And scroll to the bottom of the page to access the free, 40-page preview - including this spread!
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www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...
And scroll to the bottom of the page to access the free, 40-page preview - including this spread!
January 14, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Blades '68 isn't just a new retro-future setting for Blades In The Dark. It also has a specific point of view.
Sign up here to get notified when the game goes live.
www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...
And scroll to the bottom of the page to access the free, 40-page preview - including this spread!
Sign up here to get notified when the game goes live.
www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...
And scroll to the bottom of the page to access the free, 40-page preview - including this spread!
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7 Democrats just voted today to confirm a Trump judicial nominee who refused to say what happened on January 6 or answer who won the 2020 election:
Durbin
Hassan
Kaine
King
Klobuchar
Shaheen
Welch
Durbin
Hassan
Kaine
King
Klobuchar
Shaheen
Welch
January 9, 2026 at 1:41 AM
7 Democrats just voted today to confirm a Trump judicial nominee who refused to say what happened on January 6 or answer who won the 2020 election:
Durbin
Hassan
Kaine
King
Klobuchar
Shaheen
Welch
Durbin
Hassan
Kaine
King
Klobuchar
Shaheen
Welch
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"While his group was able to cover this unexpected $7,540 open access fee, 'if you take that fee and multiply it by the number of papers that my broader group puts out in a year, I mean, it's really a crazy amount of money.'"
If the group copublishes 10 papers/year that's a salary to run a journal.
If the group copublishes 10 papers/year that's a salary to run a journal.
A spokesperson for T&F said “Researchers should be free to communicate their work in the journal that best suits their research, and proposing to cap [open access] funding threatens that freedom to publish."
Bold move to set prices high and then complain about freedom when people can't pay.
Bold move to set prices high and then complain about freedom when people can't pay.
Rising Publication Costs Strain Researchers
Open access publishing has led to researchers paying thousands of dollars to publish their work, limiting funds for research and leaving scientists with hard choices.
www.the-scientist.com
January 13, 2026 at 7:44 PM
"While his group was able to cover this unexpected $7,540 open access fee, 'if you take that fee and multiply it by the number of papers that my broader group puts out in a year, I mean, it's really a crazy amount of money.'"
If the group copublishes 10 papers/year that's a salary to run a journal.
If the group copublishes 10 papers/year that's a salary to run a journal.
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January 12, 2026 at 2:02 PM
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Sometimes I am worried I am too positive when I write reviews, but it is impossible not to be with games that nail the intended theme and mechanics as hard as Fomoria by @thebreadwyrm.bsky.social does.
birdmilkcafe.com/2026/01/06/f...
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Fomoria
(All art in this post is by Tania Herrero from the unbelievably generous Fomoria Quick Start) Foromia is pitched as epic horror. Epic. Horror. Horror The horror bit is clear, the setting includes a…
birdmilkcafe.com
January 7, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Sometimes I am worried I am too positive when I write reviews, but it is impossible not to be with games that nail the intended theme and mechanics as hard as Fomoria by @thebreadwyrm.bsky.social does.
birdmilkcafe.com/2026/01/06/f...
birdmilkcafe.com/2026/01/06/f...
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The inspirations I gave Roque for the cover of our Cy_borg module Dead Internet Theory were the D&D Basic Set rulebook cover and Arachnotron from Doom
#OSR #Zinetopia
#OSR #Zinetopia
January 10, 2026 at 4:10 PM
The inspirations I gave Roque for the cover of our Cy_borg module Dead Internet Theory were the D&D Basic Set rulebook cover and Arachnotron from Doom
#OSR #Zinetopia
#OSR #Zinetopia
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Fascist Christian nationalist pastor Joel Webbon tells Trump to "arrest Tim Walz, bring him to DC, try him and hang him. Honor Christ. Save The Country."
January 9, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Fascist Christian nationalist pastor Joel Webbon tells Trump to "arrest Tim Walz, bring him to DC, try him and hang him. Honor Christ. Save The Country."
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Discord wants to know how you feel about AI.
Go tell them: discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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January 10, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Discord wants to know how you feel about AI.
Go tell them: discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Go tell them: discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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The federal government Friday agreed to pay $125,000 after a judge found a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent liable for civil assault for pointing a gun at a hotel maintenance man who came to the agent’s room to unclog a toilet.
Feds pay $125K after Border Patrol agent pointed gun at Portland hotel worker
The payout amount was finalized during a settlement conference Friday after a judge found the officer civilly liable for assault.
www.oregonlive.com
January 10, 2026 at 3:00 AM
The federal government Friday agreed to pay $125,000 after a judge found a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent liable for civil assault for pointing a gun at a hotel maintenance man who came to the agent’s room to unclog a toilet.
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ICE brandishing, not legal fucking cowards .
January 9, 2026 at 10:33 PM
ICE brandishing, not legal fucking cowards .
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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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at some point we're gonna have to have a real conversation about why we're still paying federal taxes to a regime that isn't using them to help anyone, but instead is using them to brutalize us
January 9, 2026 at 11:22 PM
at some point we're gonna have to have a real conversation about why we're still paying federal taxes to a regime that isn't using them to help anyone, but instead is using them to brutalize us
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It's too bad this country went insane about masks, seems like they can be useful
July 12, 2024 at 1:38 AM
It's too bad this country went insane about masks, seems like they can be useful
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That’s right, Blades ‘68 is coming very soon.
And while we’re here — this is the cover!
And while we’re here — this is the cover!
January 9, 2026 at 12:53 AM
That’s right, Blades ‘68 is coming very soon.
And while we’re here — this is the cover!
And while we’re here — this is the cover!
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There are so many acts of bravery by every day people while elected Dems cower behind focus group tested talking points.
Pastor: I said to this ICE agent, 'Take me, stop harassing her.' The agent got in my face, pointed a gun at me, and said, 'Are you afraid now?' To which I said, 'I am not afraid.'
January 9, 2026 at 2:37 AM
There are so many acts of bravery by every day people while elected Dems cower behind focus group tested talking points.
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How far into the Darkness are you willing to go to be remembered?
Fomoria, my epic folk horror TTRPG, is approaching to Kickstarter, with layout by the skeleton lord himself @nohr.se and summoned by his one-man publishing shed, Avgrund AB.
Download the Quickstart for free 👉 fomoria.com
#fomoria
Fomoria, my epic folk horror TTRPG, is approaching to Kickstarter, with layout by the skeleton lord himself @nohr.se and summoned by his one-man publishing shed, Avgrund AB.
Download the Quickstart for free 👉 fomoria.com
#fomoria
January 9, 2026 at 3:02 PM
How far into the Darkness are you willing to go to be remembered?
Fomoria, my epic folk horror TTRPG, is approaching to Kickstarter, with layout by the skeleton lord himself @nohr.se and summoned by his one-man publishing shed, Avgrund AB.
Download the Quickstart for free 👉 fomoria.com
#fomoria
Fomoria, my epic folk horror TTRPG, is approaching to Kickstarter, with layout by the skeleton lord himself @nohr.se and summoned by his one-man publishing shed, Avgrund AB.
Download the Quickstart for free 👉 fomoria.com
#fomoria