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ICE just gunned down ANOTHER person, beating a man half to death before shooting him at point blank range. What the fuck are we doing?
ARREST ICE NOW. PROSECUTE ICE NOW.
I will not rest until every single one of these murderers is held accountable to the communities they terrorize.
ARREST ICE NOW. PROSECUTE ICE NOW.
I will not rest until every single one of these murderers is held accountable to the communities they terrorize.
January 24, 2026 at 4:28 PM
ICE just gunned down ANOTHER person, beating a man half to death before shooting him at point blank range. What the fuck are we doing?
ARREST ICE NOW. PROSECUTE ICE NOW.
I will not rest until every single one of these murderers is held accountable to the communities they terrorize.
ARREST ICE NOW. PROSECUTE ICE NOW.
I will not rest until every single one of these murderers is held accountable to the communities they terrorize.
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Confirmed GoFundMe for Alex Pretti, the 37 year old American executed by ICE. ( via @keithedwards.bsky.social )
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January 24, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Confirmed GoFundMe for Alex Pretti, the 37 year old American executed by ICE. ( via @keithedwards.bsky.social )
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Spider-Man/Superman #1 will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first meeting between Ol' Webhead and the Big Blue Boy Scout with an anthology of crossover tales.
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Superman And Spider-Man Set To Star In New Crossover With Stories By Sara Pichelli, Louise Simonson, And More - The Fandomentals
SPIDER-MAN/SUPERMAN, an all-new Marvel/DC crossover one-shot featuring stories by Brad Meltzer, Pepe Larraz, Brian Michael Bendis, Geoff Johns, Jason Aaron, Russell Dauterman, and more superstar talen...
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January 23, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Spider-Man/Superman #1 will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first meeting between Ol' Webhead and the Big Blue Boy Scout with an anthology of crossover tales.
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The Sanderson Sisters, Ernesto de la Cruz, and Prince Hans are coming to Ravensburger's Disney Villainous this year.
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New Disney Villainous Expansions To Feature Witchy Sisters And Dashing Double Crossers - The Fandomentals
Today Ravensburger announced its 2026 plans for the award-winning Villainous board game franchise that allows players to immerse themselves in Disney stories
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January 23, 2026 at 8:24 PM
The Sanderson Sisters, Ernesto de la Cruz, and Prince Hans are coming to Ravensburger's Disney Villainous this year.
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A new series from @ttoptalespinners.bsky.social uses @lackingceremony.bsky.social 's Monsterhearts 2 to weave a tale of teenage apocalypse. Check out @ragepandapajamas.bsky.social 's full review now:
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January 23, 2026 at 6:07 PM
A new series from @ttoptalespinners.bsky.social uses @lackingceremony.bsky.social 's Monsterhearts 2 to weave a tale of teenage apocalypse. Check out @ragepandapajamas.bsky.social 's full review now:
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Trudvang, a classic setting for Dragonbane that grew into its own standalone TTRPG, is back! Free League has announced the Kickstarter will launch February 17 and feature four books with new cover art by legendary fantasy artist Paul Bonner.
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Free League Sets Date For Return Of Classic TTRPG Trudvang - The Fandomentals
Today, Free League Publishing announced that the Kickstarter campaign for Dragonbane: Trudvang, a stand-alone tabletop role-playing
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January 21, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Trudvang, a classic setting for Dragonbane that grew into its own standalone TTRPG, is back! Free League has announced the Kickstarter will launch February 17 and feature four books with new cover art by legendary fantasy artist Paul Bonner.
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The Marvel's Voices AAPI Month special will see Jubilee explore her Chinese heritage in a story by @geneluenyang.bsky.social and artist Michael YG!
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Marvel Celebrates AAPI Heritage Month By Putting Jubilee In The Spotlight - The Fandomentals
Coinciding with Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Jubilee headlines a solo adventure this April in JUBILEE DEADLY REUNION #1 by Gene Luen Yang and Michael YG.
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January 20, 2026 at 7:06 PM
The Marvel's Voices AAPI Month special will see Jubilee explore her Chinese heritage in a story by @geneluenyang.bsky.social and artist Michael YG!
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Lucy does crimes and we get to see Coop go through it in Bo's latest review of Fallout!
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Fallout Season 2 Review: Cooper’s Terrible, Awful, Not-So-Good Days
Paralleling Cooper Howard scenes dominate this week's episode of Fallout, as the show's most popular character goes through hard times.
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January 20, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Lucy does crimes and we get to see Coop go through it in Bo's latest review of Fallout!
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A new miniseries from @gamemastermonday.bsky.social mixes politics with Percy Jackson, a big swing that GM @zoupmachine.bsky.social hopes to address some of the "helplessness" of today. Check out @ragepandapajamas.bsky.social's full write up now:
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American Demigods answer the call to save Democracy - The Fandomentals
Art is political. While not all art needs to throw down the gauntlet, now is the time for artists to take some big swings. American Demigods, a Game Master
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January 15, 2026 at 2:42 PM
A new miniseries from @gamemastermonday.bsky.social mixes politics with Percy Jackson, a big swing that GM @zoupmachine.bsky.social hopes to address some of the "helplessness" of today. Check out @ragepandapajamas.bsky.social's full write up now:
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Formed by @colewehrle.bsky.social and @d20plusmodifier.bsky.social with a team of board game designers and artists, @buriedgiantstudios.bsky.social hopes to create "emergent gameplay" and "player-centered storytelling."
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Cole Wehrle And Kyle Ferrin Lead Team Of Leder Games Veterans In Formation Of New Studio - The Fandomentals
The new company will continue to publish Arcs and Oath as well as new games from a team of board game industry vets
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January 14, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Formed by @colewehrle.bsky.social and @d20plusmodifier.bsky.social with a team of board game designers and artists, @buriedgiantstudios.bsky.social hopes to create "emergent gameplay" and "player-centered storytelling."
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The wasteland stays wild as Lucy enjoys drugs, Maximus continues his murder hobo ways, and Thaddeus fails a bunch of speech checks in a row. Check out Bo's latest #Fallout review now:
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Fallout Season 2 Review: Drugs, Guns, and Deathclaws
Lucy succumbs to the vices of the Mojave, Maximus tries to escape them, and plot threads begin to tangle in this week's episode of Fallout.
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January 13, 2026 at 3:40 PM
The wasteland stays wild as Lucy enjoys drugs, Maximus continues his murder hobo ways, and Thaddeus fails a bunch of speech checks in a row. Check out Bo's latest #Fallout review now:
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Did you catch last night's premiere of Cast Away: The Tundra, a new charity AP from @gamemastermonday.bsky.social raising funds for Feeding America? Catch up and learn more in @ragepandapajamas.bsky.social 's full write up:
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Game Master Monday's Cast Away, a love child of Actual Play and reality competition TV - The Fandomentals
There was a time when reality competition shows took over cable. Fascinating social experiments turned into entertainment, and the early 2000s lapped it up.
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January 8, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Did you catch last night's premiere of Cast Away: The Tundra, a new charity AP from @gamemastermonday.bsky.social raising funds for Feeding America? Catch up and learn more in @ragepandapajamas.bsky.social 's full write up:
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This is a vetted fundraiser for the family of Renee Good, the woman who was killed by ICE in Minneapolis.
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Donate to Support for Renee Good’s wife and son, organized by Mattie Weiss
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January 8, 2026 at 2:29 AM
This is a vetted fundraiser for the family of Renee Good, the woman who was killed by ICE in Minneapolis.
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losing my mind at the "she should have followed directions" people
really? really? you're cool with "if you don't follow directions, they get to kill you"? that seems like a good state of affairs to you? that seems like how law enforcement ought to work: instant obeisance or death?
really? really? you're cool with "if you don't follow directions, they get to kill you"? that seems like a good state of affairs to you? that seems like how law enforcement ought to work: instant obeisance or death?
January 7, 2026 at 6:25 PM
losing my mind at the "she should have followed directions" people
really? really? you're cool with "if you don't follow directions, they get to kill you"? that seems like a good state of affairs to you? that seems like how law enforcement ought to work: instant obeisance or death?
really? really? you're cool with "if you don't follow directions, they get to kill you"? that seems like a good state of affairs to you? that seems like how law enforcement ought to work: instant obeisance or death?
Since Sansa has been in the news, we thought we'd share another throwback or two of our examinations of the "Queen of the North" and her...complicated handling by Benioff & Weiss. Here's Kylie seeing the fraying threads even back in 2015.
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Why Sansa Really Kneeled: how sexism shaped Sansa Stark’s arc long ago - The Fandomentals
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January 7, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Since Sansa has been in the news, we thought we'd share another throwback or two of our examinations of the "Queen of the North" and her...complicated handling by Benioff & Weiss. Here's Kylie seeing the fraying threads even back in 2015.
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Newest writer Amanda looks at the games of Japanese indie studio Chilla's Art and the way they explore something truly horrific: capitalism.
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How Chilla's Art Games are Fundamentally Anti-Capitalist
Everyone should be required to work customer service at least once in their lives. Doing so can foster empathy for the people in these positions and maybe encourage more appreciation of them. Maybe it...
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January 6, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Newest writer Amanda looks at the games of Japanese indie studio Chilla's Art and the way they explore something truly horrific: capitalism.
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Check out the first trailer for Michael Sarnoski's The Death of Robin Hood, a new twist on the classic tale Hugh Jackman, Jodie Comer, Bill Skarsgård.
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January 6, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Check out the first trailer for Michael Sarnoski's The Death of Robin Hood, a new twist on the classic tale Hugh Jackman, Jodie Comer, Bill Skarsgård.
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It's Legion time as Lucy fails speech checks and The Ghoul borrows Littlefinger's jetpack for some cross wasteland aggressive negotiations. Checl out Bo's full review of "The Profligate" now!
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Fallout Recap: Lucy and Maximus Fail Their Speech Checks and Start a War
Lucy faces the consequences of abandoning the Ghoul and Maximus goes on a bro trip as tensions in the Mojave boil over.
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January 5, 2026 at 7:30 PM
It's Legion time as Lucy fails speech checks and The Ghoul borrows Littlefinger's jetpack for some cross wasteland aggressive negotiations. Checl out Bo's full review of "The Profligate" now!
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Queen Carol wishes everyone a safe and jubilant new year on behalf of everyone here at The Fandomentals! Bonne Année!
December 31, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Queen Carol wishes everyone a safe and jubilant new year on behalf of everyone here at The Fandomentals! Bonne Année!
We're geared up for the grand finale of Stranger Things, so we thought we'd share a few more of our favorite pieces of Stranger Things analysis over the years. We both started in 2016, so it's been a show we've always had some affection for.
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Stranger Things - The Fandomentals
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December 31, 2025 at 4:02 PM
We're geared up for the grand finale of Stranger Things, so we thought we'd share a few more of our favorite pieces of Stranger Things analysis over the years. We both started in 2016, so it's been a show we've always had some affection for.
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In the new limited series from @pauljenkins.bsky.social and Lucas Werneck, Carol Danvers must return to her journalism roots when a mystery that dates back to her Ms Marvel days returns.
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Higher, Further, Forgotten? Carol Danvers Explores Her Past In Captain Marvel: Dark Past - The Fandomentals
This April, Carol Danvers must recover a lost memory from her time as Ms. Marvel in CAPTAIN MARVEL: DARK PAST, a five-issue comic book limited series by Paul Jenkins and Lucas Werneck.
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December 30, 2025 at 6:14 PM
In the new limited series from @pauljenkins.bsky.social and Lucas Werneck, Carol Danvers must return to her journalism roots when a mystery that dates back to her Ms Marvel days returns.
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Since it's still #StrangerThings season, we thought we'd revisit Taylor's two part exploration of Eleven's feminist development in Season 3, from her friendship with Max to her rather complex father/daughter relationship.
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El's Feminist Development on Stranger Things - The Fandomentals
Netflix released the third season of its nostalgic-based darling, Stranger Things, to resounding acclaim last month. Judging by their heightened visuals this
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December 30, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Since it's still #StrangerThings season, we thought we'd revisit Taylor's two part exploration of Eleven's feminist development in Season 3, from her friendship with Max to her rather complex father/daughter relationship.
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Happy Kwanzaa to you and yours!
December 26, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Happy Kwanzaa to you and yours!
Sometimes movies are high art, filled with moving performances and beautiful imagery. And sometimes they're sleazy, campy, silliness. Today, @jshermancritic.bsky.social looks at The Housemaid
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'The Housemaid' Knows How to Have a Trashy Good Time - The Fandomentals
Paul Feig is no stranger to high camp. His 2018 A Simple Favor was a sleazy masterpiece of trash of women behaving badly. His latest, The Housemaid, an
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December 26, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Sometimes movies are high art, filled with moving performances and beautiful imagery. And sometimes they're sleazy, campy, silliness. Today, @jshermancritic.bsky.social looks at The Housemaid
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Merry Christmas from Queen Carol and all of us here at The Fandomentals!
December 25, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Merry Christmas from Queen Carol and all of us here at The Fandomentals!