John Kusters Jr
@jkusters.bsky.social
🌻 🏳️🌈🖖🏻🎲🖋 married poly cisgender gay man, he/him/his, Black Lives Matter, Trans Lives Matter, anti-fascist/Antifa, writer, sci-fi fan, Trekkie, TTRPG GM, cruise addict, SF Bay Area
Blog: https://www.johnkustersjr.com
Telegram: https://t.me/jkusters
Blog: https://www.johnkustersjr.com
Telegram: https://t.me/jkusters
The GOP is very intentional about calling the depiction of gay people “pornography,” even if there are absolutely no sexual acts depicted. By calling our very existence pornographic, it becomes easier to erase us online and in the law.
www.advocate.com/politics/bad...
www.advocate.com/politics/bad...
TN Republican demands official probe after calling Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show 'gay pornography'
“Depicting gay pornography on prime time has no place in our culture,” Tennessee U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles bizarrely said, after seeing two men dancing and Ricky Martin singing.
www.advocate.com
February 11, 2026 at 5:23 AM
The GOP is very intentional about calling the depiction of gay people “pornography,” even if there are absolutely no sexual acts depicted. By calling our very existence pornographic, it becomes easier to erase us online and in the law.
www.advocate.com/politics/bad...
www.advocate.com/politics/bad...
I’ve been experimenting with something I am calling “goal-powered role-playing” at my TTRPG tables recently. I wrote a short piece about it and how it works. Feedback is always welcome.
www.johnkustersjr.com/2026/02/10/g...
www.johnkustersjr.com/2026/02/10/g...
Goal-Powered Role-Playing
Inspired by the excellent book The Game Master’s Handbook of Proactive Roleplaying by Jonah and Tristan Fishel, I’ve been experimenting with a concept I call “goal-power…
www.johnkustersjr.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:46 AM
I’ve been experimenting with something I am calling “goal-powered role-playing” at my TTRPG tables recently. I wrote a short piece about it and how it works. Feedback is always welcome.
www.johnkustersjr.com/2026/02/10/g...
www.johnkustersjr.com/2026/02/10/g...
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Benito is a threat b/c he makes art so alluring and enjoyable you want to understand everything about it and then you end up learning about sugar and slavery and colonialism and the Taínos and Hawaii and then you probably have some thoughts of your own, and that's why art is powerful and dangerous
February 9, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Benito is a threat b/c he makes art so alluring and enjoyable you want to understand everything about it and then you end up learning about sugar and slavery and colonialism and the Taínos and Hawaii and then you probably have some thoughts of your own, and that's why art is powerful and dangerous
Wild. It looks like we have protestors in front of our church today.
February 8, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Wild. It looks like we have protestors in front of our church today.
It’s been a week since the second release of Epstein files, following the first a few weeks ago. Can anyone remind me how many indictments have been filed since the release? How many new investigations? How many careers gone down in flames? Seems like I should have an easy time remembering…
February 7, 2026 at 3:50 AM
It’s been a week since the second release of Epstein files, following the first a few weeks ago. Can anyone remind me how many indictments have been filed since the release? How many new investigations? How many careers gone down in flames? Seems like I should have an easy time remembering…
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I read the “SAVE Act” (the GOP’s new voter suppression bill) so you don’t have to. This is my one page summary. Jesus it’s bad. 1/
February 6, 2026 at 7:54 PM
I read the “SAVE Act” (the GOP’s new voter suppression bill) so you don’t have to. This is my one page summary. Jesus it’s bad. 1/
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BREAKING: Trump says he 'didn't make a mistake' with his racist video post.
Q: "A number of Republicans are calling on you to apologize for that post. Is that something you're going to do?"
Trump: "No, I didn't make a mistake."
He adds later: "I guess it was a take off on the Lion King."
Q: "A number of Republicans are calling on you to apologize for that post. Is that something you're going to do?"
Trump: "No, I didn't make a mistake."
He adds later: "I guess it was a take off on the Lion King."
February 7, 2026 at 1:25 AM
BREAKING: Trump says he 'didn't make a mistake' with his racist video post.
Q: "A number of Republicans are calling on you to apologize for that post. Is that something you're going to do?"
Trump: "No, I didn't make a mistake."
He adds later: "I guess it was a take off on the Lion King."
Q: "A number of Republicans are calling on you to apologize for that post. Is that something you're going to do?"
Trump: "No, I didn't make a mistake."
He adds later: "I guess it was a take off on the Lion King."
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go off jack white
February 6, 2026 at 7:24 PM
go off jack white
As I’ve mentioned, I’ve been forcing myself to take a 30+ minute walk every day to try to increase my cardiovascular fitness. To my somewhat annoyance, my pace is steadily improving, and what was at the beginning a reliably 35 or more minutes route is barely 30. Need to find new routes, I suppose.
February 6, 2026 at 8:59 PM
As I’ve mentioned, I’ve been forcing myself to take a 30+ minute walk every day to try to increase my cardiovascular fitness. To my somewhat annoyance, my pace is steadily improving, and what was at the beginning a reliably 35 or more minutes route is barely 30. Need to find new routes, I suppose.
The new Toad the Wet Sprocket album, Rings, is quite nice. All acoustic versions of some of their biggest hits. This version of Good Intentions has a very bluegrass sound to it, and it really works for me. I hope other Toad fans are enjoying it as much as I am!
February 6, 2026 at 8:39 PM
The new Toad the Wet Sprocket album, Rings, is quite nice. All acoustic versions of some of their biggest hits. This version of Good Intentions has a very bluegrass sound to it, and it really works for me. I hope other Toad fans are enjoying it as much as I am!
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1. It was not an accident.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
February 6, 2026 at 5:42 PM
1. It was not an accident.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
“The Republican president’s Thursday night post was deleted Friday and blamed on a staffer after widespread backlash…”
And the terribly racist staffer was fired, right? Right?!?
apnews.com/article/trum...
And the terribly racist staffer was fired, right? Right?!?
apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump's racist post about Obamas is deleted after backlash despite White House earlier defending it
A racist post on President Donald Trump's social media account depicting former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama, as primates in a jungle has been taken down.
apnews.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:57 PM
“The Republican president’s Thursday night post was deleted Friday and blamed on a staffer after widespread backlash…”
And the terribly racist staffer was fired, right? Right?!?
apnews.com/article/trum...
And the terribly racist staffer was fired, right? Right?!?
apnews.com/article/trum...
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Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) tells reporters the Epstein files contain allegations that President Trump raped and threatened to kill children.
February 6, 2026 at 1:46 AM
Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) tells reporters the Epstein files contain allegations that President Trump raped and threatened to kill children.
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Trump has posted on Truth Social about 65 times in the last 90 minutes, including a video he posted at 8:44 PM PT describing election fraud lies that shows racist AI images of Michelle and Barack Obama as monkeys at the end. I’ve confirmed this is real and watched it myself.
25th Amendment now.
25th Amendment now.
February 6, 2026 at 6:06 AM
Trump has posted on Truth Social about 65 times in the last 90 minutes, including a video he posted at 8:44 PM PT describing election fraud lies that shows racist AI images of Michelle and Barack Obama as monkeys at the end. I’ve confirmed this is real and watched it myself.
25th Amendment now.
25th Amendment now.
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Everything you’re hearing from the Trump administration is a lie. Today was one of the most active days in Northeast since the entire Operation Metro Surge began.
Nothing is changing on the ground in Minneapolis, no matter what headlines Trump and Homan try to create.
Nothing is changing on the ground in Minneapolis, no matter what headlines Trump and Homan try to create.
February 5, 2026 at 11:22 PM
Everything you’re hearing from the Trump administration is a lie. Today was one of the most active days in Northeast since the entire Operation Metro Surge began.
Nothing is changing on the ground in Minneapolis, no matter what headlines Trump and Homan try to create.
Nothing is changing on the ground in Minneapolis, no matter what headlines Trump and Homan try to create.
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So fucking what. Walk past them with your middle finger up and VOTE ANYWAY. The mission has NOT changed no matter the obstacles in the way.
February 5, 2026 at 8:11 PM
So fucking what. Walk past them with your middle finger up and VOTE ANYWAY. The mission has NOT changed no matter the obstacles in the way.
Refurbishing their old “groomer” canard, Christian Nationalists are coming after the marriage rights earned by the marriage equality movement, and potentially single parents and child-free couples.
open.substack.com/pub/thinkbig...
open.substack.com/pub/thinkbig...
The Right Is Coming For Same-Sex Marriage With An Insidious New Campaign
The anti-LGBTQ “Greater Than” campaign is leveraging children to attack the rights of same-sex married couples
open.substack.com
February 5, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Refurbishing their old “groomer” canard, Christian Nationalists are coming after the marriage rights earned by the marriage equality movement, and potentially single parents and child-free couples.
open.substack.com/pub/thinkbig...
open.substack.com/pub/thinkbig...
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A deaf teen was violently detained by ICE for not “following orders”.
He couldn’t hear their orders.
They denied him an interpreter.
Denied him accommodations.
This is who they are.
They target the disabled because eugenics and fascism go hand in hand.
He couldn’t hear their orders.
They denied him an interpreter.
Denied him accommodations.
This is who they are.
They target the disabled because eugenics and fascism go hand in hand.
February 5, 2026 at 4:34 AM
A deaf teen was violently detained by ICE for not “following orders”.
He couldn’t hear their orders.
They denied him an interpreter.
Denied him accommodations.
This is who they are.
They target the disabled because eugenics and fascism go hand in hand.
He couldn’t hear their orders.
They denied him an interpreter.
Denied him accommodations.
This is who they are.
They target the disabled because eugenics and fascism go hand in hand.
Loot that drops after defeating me:
- a blue fountain pen full of blue-black ink
- an iPad that accumulates novels faster than can be read
- three full sets of polyhedral dice with several extra sparkly d6s
- a succulent cutting and a rhizome for a Venus fly trap
- a time-tested snickerdoodle recipe
- a blue fountain pen full of blue-black ink
- an iPad that accumulates novels faster than can be read
- three full sets of polyhedral dice with several extra sparkly d6s
- a succulent cutting and a rhizome for a Venus fly trap
- a time-tested snickerdoodle recipe
Loot that drops after defeating me:
- embroidery thread and needles
- a bunch of crayons I’ve hoarded after dining with children at restaurants
- a box of medjool dates
- a bottle of my favorite enzyme cleaner
- a recipe for the white chocolate peppermint fudge I make at Christmas time
- embroidery thread and needles
- a bunch of crayons I’ve hoarded after dining with children at restaurants
- a box of medjool dates
- a bottle of my favorite enzyme cleaner
- a recipe for the white chocolate peppermint fudge I make at Christmas time
loot that drops after defeating me:
- drawing tablet pen (I forgot it was in my pocket)
- pink labubu wearing a black hoodie
- pair of platform Chuck Taylor All-Stars (size US women’s 5.5)
- set of Sidetracked character art bookmarks
- crystal of condensed existential dread (it’s your problem now)
- drawing tablet pen (I forgot it was in my pocket)
- pink labubu wearing a black hoodie
- pair of platform Chuck Taylor All-Stars (size US women’s 5.5)
- set of Sidetracked character art bookmarks
- crystal of condensed existential dread (it’s your problem now)
February 5, 2026 at 6:57 AM
Loot that drops after defeating me:
- a blue fountain pen full of blue-black ink
- an iPad that accumulates novels faster than can be read
- three full sets of polyhedral dice with several extra sparkly d6s
- a succulent cutting and a rhizome for a Venus fly trap
- a time-tested snickerdoodle recipe
- a blue fountain pen full of blue-black ink
- an iPad that accumulates novels faster than can be read
- three full sets of polyhedral dice with several extra sparkly d6s
- a succulent cutting and a rhizome for a Venus fly trap
- a time-tested snickerdoodle recipe
So, that was Wonder Man. Enjoyable. But I can’t shake the feeling it was a “one and done” thing, like Moon Knight. It would be an utter shame, though. I still love Trev, and Simon really grew on me. I’d love to see more.
February 5, 2026 at 6:35 AM
So, that was Wonder Man. Enjoyable. But I can’t shake the feeling it was a “one and done” thing, like Moon Knight. It would be an utter shame, though. I still love Trev, and Simon really grew on me. I’d love to see more.
This “Muppets Show” special event is hitting every single nostalgia note perfectly. I would be very happy with another full season.
February 5, 2026 at 4:31 AM
This “Muppets Show” special event is hitting every single nostalgia note perfectly. I would be very happy with another full season.
One annoying thing about being a frugal fountain pen enthusiast is how frequently I see a gorgeous pen advertised online only to find out it retails for $400 or more. There’s no way any fountain pen is actually worth that much. Today’s example, the Pilot Capless Link Midnight 2025. $488 to $510?!?
February 5, 2026 at 1:40 AM
One annoying thing about being a frugal fountain pen enthusiast is how frequently I see a gorgeous pen advertised online only to find out it retails for $400 or more. There’s no way any fountain pen is actually worth that much. Today’s example, the Pilot Capless Link Midnight 2025. $488 to $510?!?
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Trump's constant degradation of female reporters is unsurprising but the press corps' collective decision to treat it as background noise is actually kind of sickening
February 4, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Trump's constant degradation of female reporters is unsurprising but the press corps' collective decision to treat it as background noise is actually kind of sickening
I actually had a short conversation in Spanish with my Latina sandwich maker today. It was the usual empty phrases two people exchange when greeting each other, but I understood it and held up my end. I’m feeling oddly accomplished.
February 4, 2026 at 10:06 PM
I actually had a short conversation in Spanish with my Latina sandwich maker today. It was the usual empty phrases two people exchange when greeting each other, but I understood it and held up my end. I’m feeling oddly accomplished.