Ken Burnside
@kenburnside.bsky.social
Game designer @adastragames.com, writer, monkey servant of Theoden Cat, discusser of certain varieties of politics.
Pinned
Ken Burnside
@kenburnside.bsky.social
· Sep 19
@diane.dianeduane.com @robtomshany.bsky.social @owlinautumn.bsky.social @cobrabay.bsky.social @technomuse.bsky.social @spicedrum.bsky.social @doctorscience.bsky.social
Tagging you in for Recounting of the Arizona Minutemen Militia Girl Scout Cookie Burglary.
You may now prepare popcorn.
Tagging you in for Recounting of the Arizona Minutemen Militia Girl Scout Cookie Burglary.
You may now prepare popcorn.
The Russian Army "New Look" reorganization in 2008 was an attempt to make smaller, more agile brigade-centric units. Lots of military analysts pointed out the Russian officer education system punished 03s and 04s for independent thinking in 2011.
This was called "arrogance" at the time.
This was called "arrogance" at the time.
Moore: “We thought that the Ukrainians would struggle to hold back the Russians.
“We had underestimated just how bad the Russian Army would prove to be on the battlefield.”
“We had underestimated just how bad the Russian Army would prove to be on the battlefield.”
February 7, 2026 at 10:35 AM
The Russian Army "New Look" reorganization in 2008 was an attempt to make smaller, more agile brigade-centric units. Lots of military analysts pointed out the Russian officer education system punished 03s and 04s for independent thinking in 2011.
This was called "arrogance" at the time.
This was called "arrogance" at the time.
Reposted by Ken Burnside
About 20% of healthcare workers in the US are immigrants…25% of physicians. It’s not just a Mayo problem
February 6, 2026 at 8:17 PM
About 20% of healthcare workers in the US are immigrants…25% of physicians. It’s not just a Mayo problem
Proposed:
If you went on an exotic trip with Jeffrey Epstein, or flew on his jet, you're banned from holding any position of public trust for the rest of your life, and your tax rate for any wealth in excess of 10 million dollars is set at 90%.
If you went on an exotic trip with Jeffrey Epstein, or flew on his jet, you're banned from holding any position of public trust for the rest of your life, and your tax rate for any wealth in excess of 10 million dollars is set at 90%.
Sex and snacks, but no seat at the table: the role of women in Epstein’s sordid men’s club
Sex and snacks, but no seat at the table: the role of women in Epstein’s sordid men’s club
Files reveal a world of flattery and fratboy tones, where rich men are cultivated and women provide services
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:08 AM
Proposed:
If you went on an exotic trip with Jeffrey Epstein, or flew on his jet, you're banned from holding any position of public trust for the rest of your life, and your tax rate for any wealth in excess of 10 million dollars is set at 90%.
If you went on an exotic trip with Jeffrey Epstein, or flew on his jet, you're banned from holding any position of public trust for the rest of your life, and your tax rate for any wealth in excess of 10 million dollars is set at 90%.
Reposted by Ken Burnside
My Patreon money came through, so I could put a little more into this GoFundMe for a family to honor and lay to rest a loved one. It's at 66%, and if you can help get the need filled, it would mean a lot to me. (Yeah, my grief makes their grief catch my attention.)
www.gofundme.com/f/honoring-h...
www.gofundme.com/f/honoring-h...
Donate to Honoring Harold Lightfeather (Benny Boy), organized by Joey Lee Goodman
My name is Joey Goodman, and I am reaching out for help to honor my big brot… Joey Lee Goodman needs your support for Honoring Harold Lightfeather (Benny Boy)
www.gofundme.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:57 AM
My Patreon money came through, so I could put a little more into this GoFundMe for a family to honor and lay to rest a loved one. It's at 66%, and if you can help get the need filled, it would mean a lot to me. (Yeah, my grief makes their grief catch my attention.)
www.gofundme.com/f/honoring-h...
www.gofundme.com/f/honoring-h...
Reposted by Ken Burnside
A good moment to recall that bitcoins are a, if not the, central plank of Farage's economic policy. It's an order of magnitude madder than Trussonomics: www.cityam.com/farages-cryp...
February 6, 2026 at 7:29 PM
A good moment to recall that bitcoins are a, if not the, central plank of Farage's economic policy. It's an order of magnitude madder than Trussonomics: www.cityam.com/farages-cryp...
Reposted by Ken Burnside
Pelgrane Press is hiring a Customer and Platform Relationship Manager. This role focuses on community care, platform coordination, and keeping players and partners connected. If you love TTRPGs and people, this one is worth a look.
bit.ly/3ZRuIQ8
#TTRPGJobs #GameIndustry #hiring #hiringnow
bit.ly/3ZRuIQ8
#TTRPGJobs #GameIndustry #hiring #hiringnow
February 4, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Pelgrane Press is hiring a Customer and Platform Relationship Manager. This role focuses on community care, platform coordination, and keeping players and partners connected. If you love TTRPGs and people, this one is worth a look.
bit.ly/3ZRuIQ8
#TTRPGJobs #GameIndustry #hiring #hiringnow
bit.ly/3ZRuIQ8
#TTRPGJobs #GameIndustry #hiring #hiringnow
Reposted by Ken Burnside
People often ask me why I left the U.S. and there are various reasons but the thing that made me start really making an exit strategy was when journalists covering Standing Rock were being arrested. Historically a very bad sign for democracy. Seeing it get worse and more blatant is scary and sad
February 4, 2026 at 8:13 PM
People often ask me why I left the U.S. and there are various reasons but the thing that made me start really making an exit strategy was when journalists covering Standing Rock were being arrested. Historically a very bad sign for democracy. Seeing it get worse and more blatant is scary and sad
Did she respond by Friday?
I need to know if I should buy popcorn futures...
I need to know if I should buy popcorn futures...
Whistleblower puts Tulsi on notice that he will go to Congress himself if her office doesn’t respond by Friday.
February 7, 2026 at 8:03 AM
Did she respond by Friday?
I need to know if I should buy popcorn futures...
I need to know if I should buy popcorn futures...
Reposted by Ken Burnside
Have a kitty. This big handsome guy is Goldie. He’s available for adoption in Minnesota through Kitty Revolution. You can learn more about him here: new.shelterluv.com/embed/animal...
February 5, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Have a kitty. This big handsome guy is Goldie. He’s available for adoption in Minnesota through Kitty Revolution. You can learn more about him here: new.shelterluv.com/embed/animal...
Reposted by Ken Burnside
There’s a disconnect between your brain & facts. The Biden/Harris admin did more for working people in 4 years than you care to realize. The FTC chair alone was taking on huge corps, anti-trust, consumer protections. Medical & student debt. Anti-lynching. Infrastructure creating jobs. It’s gone now.
February 7, 2026 at 1:58 AM
There’s a disconnect between your brain & facts. The Biden/Harris admin did more for working people in 4 years than you care to realize. The FTC chair alone was taking on huge corps, anti-trust, consumer protections. Medical & student debt. Anti-lynching. Infrastructure creating jobs. It’s gone now.
Reposted by Ken Burnside
ICE agent called her by her first name, “said he had facial recognition & that his body camera was on,” says MN resident Nicole.
NYT: 3 days later, DHS emailed Nicole saying her “Global Entry & Transportation Security Administration travel privileges had been revoked. No explanation was provided.”
NYT: 3 days later, DHS emailed Nicole saying her “Global Entry & Transportation Security Administration travel privileges had been revoked. No explanation was provided.”
How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 7:12 AM
ICE agent called her by her first name, “said he had facial recognition & that his body camera was on,” says MN resident Nicole.
NYT: 3 days later, DHS emailed Nicole saying her “Global Entry & Transportation Security Administration travel privileges had been revoked. No explanation was provided.”
NYT: 3 days later, DHS emailed Nicole saying her “Global Entry & Transportation Security Administration travel privileges had been revoked. No explanation was provided.”
Reposted by Ken Burnside
Filter Blockades: A Tactic to Defend Your Neighborhood from ICE
We review how to establish and maintain filter blockades, share accounts from filter blockades in the Twin Cities this past week, and conclude with a broader look at the history and potential of the model.
We review how to establish and maintain filter blockades, share accounts from filter blockades in the Twin Cities this past week, and conclude with a broader look at the history and potential of the model.
Filter Blockades
Demonstrators in the Twin Cities have been experimenting with filter blockades, a means of monitoring traffic for federal agents and obstructing their activities.
crimethinc.com
February 7, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Filter Blockades: A Tactic to Defend Your Neighborhood from ICE
We review how to establish and maintain filter blockades, share accounts from filter blockades in the Twin Cities this past week, and conclude with a broader look at the history and potential of the model.
We review how to establish and maintain filter blockades, share accounts from filter blockades in the Twin Cities this past week, and conclude with a broader look at the history and potential of the model.
Trump lacks the depth and warmth to be a cunt.
He has never made anyone as happy as a cunt has, either.
He has never made anyone as happy as a cunt has, either.
February 7, 2026 at 7:26 AM
Trump lacks the depth and warmth to be a cunt.
He has never made anyone as happy as a cunt has, either.
He has never made anyone as happy as a cunt has, either.
Reposted by Ken Burnside
Reposted by Ken Burnside
PNW LOCALS !! Is there anyone local who could be adopt or foster a 20 year old ball python?? Have a friend who's ex is dumping them and the friend cannot take them.
I would be willing to drive them a few hours out from Lynnwood to bring him to you if needed
I would be willing to drive them a few hours out from Lynnwood to bring him to you if needed
February 7, 2026 at 4:50 AM
PNW LOCALS !! Is there anyone local who could be adopt or foster a 20 year old ball python?? Have a friend who's ex is dumping them and the friend cannot take them.
I would be willing to drive them a few hours out from Lynnwood to bring him to you if needed
I would be willing to drive them a few hours out from Lynnwood to bring him to you if needed
Reposted by Ken Burnside
What I will say is that this never should have happened to begin with. End family detention. Defund and dismantle ICE.
February 7, 2026 at 1:07 AM
What I will say is that this never should have happened to begin with. End family detention. Defund and dismantle ICE.
Reposted by Ken Burnside
very weird “I am Spartacus” thing happening right now with the worst people on earth
February 5, 2026 at 12:06 PM
very weird “I am Spartacus” thing happening right now with the worst people on earth
Reposted by Ken Burnside
Marco Rubio Will Let 2.5 Million Children Die so Sarah Rogers Can Fund Far Right Extremists in Europe
emptywheel.net/marco-rubio-...
emptywheel.net/marco-rubio-...
Marco Rubio Will Let 2.5 Million Children Die so Sarah Rogers Can Fund Far Right Extremists in Europe - emptywheel
The same week we got new figures of how many deaths -- 9.4 million, of which 2.5 million would be young children -- Marco Rubio's destruction of US foreign aid may cause, we got new details on the slu...
emptywheel.net
February 7, 2026 at 6:38 AM
Marco Rubio Will Let 2.5 Million Children Die so Sarah Rogers Can Fund Far Right Extremists in Europe
emptywheel.net/marco-rubio-...
emptywheel.net/marco-rubio-...
I had a neurospicy acquaintance with MS, who did freelance art. Her style was similar to what early AI slop produced.
Her commissions dried up. She became a couch surfer, depressed, lost her insurance and access to her meds.
Then killed herself.
Every AI data center should burn for her pyre.
Her commissions dried up. She became a couch surfer, depressed, lost her insurance and access to her meds.
Then killed herself.
Every AI data center should burn for her pyre.
Every instance of "AI democratizes the arts, you're classist and ableist and a gatekeeper for trying to stop it" is a slap in the face to the literally centuries of poor, disabled people making art on the margins and a crass lie in service of a machine that strips down and regurgitates dreams
February 7, 2026 at 5:56 AM
I had a neurospicy acquaintance with MS, who did freelance art. Her style was similar to what early AI slop produced.
Her commissions dried up. She became a couch surfer, depressed, lost her insurance and access to her meds.
Then killed herself.
Every AI data center should burn for her pyre.
Her commissions dried up. She became a couch surfer, depressed, lost her insurance and access to her meds.
Then killed herself.
Every AI data center should burn for her pyre.
Reposted by Ken Burnside
Have you considered making bad Art?
It's literally better than making nothing and crying about it.
No AI needed. There's all kinds of mediums. If you don't click with any of them make a new one up cuz that also is Art.
It's literally better than making nothing and crying about it.
No AI needed. There's all kinds of mediums. If you don't click with any of them make a new one up cuz that also is Art.
February 7, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Have you considered making bad Art?
It's literally better than making nothing and crying about it.
No AI needed. There's all kinds of mediums. If you don't click with any of them make a new one up cuz that also is Art.
It's literally better than making nothing and crying about it.
No AI needed. There's all kinds of mediums. If you don't click with any of them make a new one up cuz that also is Art.
We're tantalizingly close to a broad spectrum cancer treatment with fewer side effects than chemo or radiation therapy.
Fuck cancer.
Fuck cancer.
New Treatment Wipes Out Cancer Cells Without Harming Healthy Tissue
A dual-action nanomaterial uses cancer’s own chemistry to destroy tumors while leaving healthy cells unharmed.
scitechdaily.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:46 AM
We're tantalizingly close to a broad spectrum cancer treatment with fewer side effects than chemo or radiation therapy.
Fuck cancer.
Fuck cancer.
Reposted by Ken Burnside
GM: Charisma check.
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
February 7, 2026 at 5:01 AM
GM: Charisma check.
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Reposted by Ken Burnside
My dad was a comic artist who — even when he took jobby jobs — never took one that didn't play to his talents. Much love & respect but I still grew up intimately familiar with the truth behind the joke "What's the difference between a comic artist and a pizza?" ("A pizza can feed a family of four.")
![the stupid 'talent is a gatekeeping mechanism' thread that's going around, three posts reading:
tired of having these arguments so i'm gonna lay out the STARK reality of AI for some of you privileged fucks:
1. "talent" is a gatekeeping mechanism that has created a culture of professionalism that is no less of an ivory tower than academia, a moralized proxy for access to time, training, money.
2. being poor means having to make hard choices like:
[a] drawing something yourself in a way society would call "bad" (i.e. unprofessional)
[b] sacrificing resources you don't have to pay a real artist what they're worth (or learn yourself)
[c] not doing it at all, or
[d] using AI.
“just don’t use AI” is a luxury position. when people moralize choices made under scarcity, they’re pretending the menu is the same for everyone. it fucking isn’t.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:jjagbhrr4sodawrq6lsuta6b/bafkreigzy2xxnq5j35zqbs35wf5lh3sgzcnr5okowvswzfhnqdjrgbou4q@jpeg)
February 7, 2026 at 3:56 AM
My dad was a comic artist who — even when he took jobby jobs — never took one that didn't play to his talents. Much love & respect but I still grew up intimately familiar with the truth behind the joke "What's the difference between a comic artist and a pizza?" ("A pizza can feed a family of four.")
Reposted by Ken Burnside
I look forward to Ezra Klein’s forthcoming op-ed about how Cruz does gerrymandering the right way
February 7, 2026 at 4:20 AM
I look forward to Ezra Klein’s forthcoming op-ed about how Cruz does gerrymandering the right way
Proposed:
If you went on an exotic trip with Jeffrey Epstein, or flew on his jet, you're banned from holding any position of public trust for the rest of your life, and your tax rate for any wealth in excess of 10 million dollars is set at 90%.
If you went on an exotic trip with Jeffrey Epstein, or flew on his jet, you're banned from holding any position of public trust for the rest of your life, and your tax rate for any wealth in excess of 10 million dollars is set at 90%.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. went hunting for dinosaur bones in the Dakotas with child sex traffickers Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
RFK Jr.’s Bizarre Trip With Epstein and Ghislaine Exposed in Files
The trip took place on a Native reservation where collecting fossils without explicit tribal permission is considered looting.
trib.al
February 7, 2026 at 5:15 AM
Proposed:
If you went on an exotic trip with Jeffrey Epstein, or flew on his jet, you're banned from holding any position of public trust for the rest of your life, and your tax rate for any wealth in excess of 10 million dollars is set at 90%.
If you went on an exotic trip with Jeffrey Epstein, or flew on his jet, you're banned from holding any position of public trust for the rest of your life, and your tax rate for any wealth in excess of 10 million dollars is set at 90%.