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just your friendly neighborhood harpy
@harpydora.bsky.social
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otherwise known as s. gates/august (they/them). voice and podcast dad for @ftlcast.bsky.social among other things.
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just your friendly neighborhood harpy @harpydora.bsky.social · Nov 14
📌 Hi folks!

I'm August, sometimes known as S. Gates, and I'm a writer, podcaster, and TTRPG enthusiast.

My main passion is my TTRPG actual play podcast, Follow the Leader (ftlcast.podbean.com), where we play a lot of GMless games anthology-style with a recurring cast of characters!
Follow the Leader | Follow the Leader
Follow the Leader is an actual play podcast with a focus on telling character-driven stories through the use of GMless tabletop games where we can all take the lead. We’re an LGBTQ actual play podcast...
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Zoë “Baddie Proctor” Quinn @unburntwitch.com · 1d
Californians, let’s call (916) 445-2841 to tell Newsom’s office to sign the following pro LGBTQ+ rights bills before the deadline:

AB 82/SB 497
AB 1084/SB 59
SB 418
AB 554
AB 728
AB 678
SB 590
SB 450
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mady castigan✨ 🏳️‍⚧️ @madycast.com · 1d
He hasn't signed the other bills yet, but he still has days to do so
This headline is misleading for not mentioning that.

The gender education veto is bad, but far from the most important trans rights bill on his desk.

There's still time to contact Newsom for the rest!

www.gov.ca.gov/contact/
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Denice (Dee), the Red Witch @deetheredwitch.bsky.social · 1d
Okay, I couldn't NOT do a second round of fox masks after the first one was received so well. This time, branching out from Silent Hill f's canon desion with some that are a bit bloodier in keeping with Fox Mask's final confrontation. Both are available for sale, just dm to inquire.
A pair of leather fox masks, one white with a heavily dirty patina and red detailing, the other black with white and bloody accents. Closeup of the forhead detail on the white mask. Side view of the white mask Closeup of the detailing on the black mask.
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John Harper @johnharper.bsky.social · 1d
Forged in the Dark, you say?
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DriveThruRPG @drivethrurpg.com · 1d
The Ghost In The Shell TTRPG - Quickstart is available now from Mana Project Studio!

Get it here: tinyurl.com/ycyfk8kd

Built on a customized Forged in the Dark system, this game lets you create elite Public Security Section agents and dive into high-stakes missions. #TTRPGs
The Ghost In The Shell TTRPG - Quickstart is available now at DriveThruRPG.com
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✺ 𝕸𝖔𝖙𝖍 ✺ @mothsprout.bsky.social · 1d
✷ The Star Keeper ✷
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Rapid Onset Gooner Dysphoria @melancholytheclown.bsky.social · 1d
So an anime girl with prosthetics was labeled "explicit sexual content", & then we learn that prosthetics are commonly labeled this way, & then we learn that automod has been outsourced to this ai company, & THEN we learn that the ai company might be using all our images to train ai & mods go silent
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Aaron Rodericks @aaron.bsky.team · 1d
thehive.ai evaluates all images posted to the site. We don't actually provide any input.
AI to Understand, Search, and Generate Content | Hive
Hive's APIs enable developers to integrate pre-trained AI models that address technically challenging content understanding needs into their applications.
thehive.ai
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Cargie's House of Mild Frights @cargie.baby · 2d
Many people wonder in 2025, how to deactivate the torment nexus. Well in this tutorial you are sure to find an answer for your question, and learn how to deactivate the torment nexus in 2025. We're going to get right to it but first I am excited to tell you about this video's sponsor, TormNex Pro
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David Buchanan @retr0.id · 2d
how to deactivate torment nexus

torment nexus deactivation tutorial

torment nexus deactivation tutorial working 2025

deactivate torment nexus no survey
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Pumpkin Spice LSD Season @screaminjwalkin.fathomlessbeats.com · 1d
good thing nobody looks at their phone otherwise i'd be concerned that this sounds like always on surveillance
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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 1d
“Google has filed a patent for a face-detection activation system that would eliminate the need for ‘Hey Google’ hotwords by automatically triggering its Gemini AI assistant when a user's phone detects their face nearby.” 😩
Perplexity
Perplexity is a free AI-powered answer engine that provides accurate, trusted, and real-time answers to any question.
www.perplexity.ai
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just your friendly neighborhood harpy @harpydora.bsky.social · 1d
@ftlcast.bsky.social isn't really video game themed (being an actual play) but I'm sure we could find a thematically appropriate game to play if you were interested in joining us :)
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 2d
Twelve Federal Aviation Administration facilities saw staffing shortages Monday night.

Burbank, Phoenix and Denver had the worst staffing problems.

Newark, Jacksonville, Chicago, DC, and Indianapolis and other locations were also short staffed due to the government shutdown.
Government shutdown hits air travel, closing a control tower and causing delays across the country | CNN
The impact of the government shutdown hit travelers across the United States Monday, as air traffic controllers called out sick, closing a control tower and leading to delays at major airports.
www.cnn.com
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Brandon O’Brien, low on Action Points @therisingtithes.bsky.social · 2d
As I'm in between payments and just had to pay a wicked internet bill, any current support would be most welcome!
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Brandon O’Brien, low on Action Points @therisingtithes.bsky.social · Aug 1
A reminder that if you like the work I’ve been recently making, you can support me via PayPal (paypal.me/brandonobrien), Patreon (patreon.com/therisingtithes), Itch (therisingtithes.itch.io), or Ko-Fi (ko-fi.com/therisingtit...)!
Support Brandon O'Brien
Support Brandon O'Brien
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Andrea (CuriousCat) @curiouscat.bsky.social · 1d
Es ist Herbst und es gibt Eintopf! Abwechslungsreich, herzerwärmend und einfach zuzubereiten!

Sichert euch eure Portion beim eben gestarteten Crowdfunding! Es gibt auch ein paar schicke Extras für die besondere Würze am Rollenspieltisch... 🍲🥄

#pnpde #Stewpot
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Plotbunny Games @plotbunnygames.bsky.social · 2d
Das Crowdfunding für #Stewpot ist live! 🍲🐰

Welche Taverne werden eure ehemaligen Fantasy-Abenteurer*innen eröffnen? Und wie leben sie sich ins Dorf ein? Spielt, um es herauszufinden!

Jetzt mitmachen: www.gameontabletop.com/cf5701/stewp...

#pnpde
Stewpot - Geschichten aus einer Fantasy-Taverne. Crowdfunding 7.10. bis 4.11.2025 bei Game On Tabletop. Jetzt unterstützen! Ein Tiefling mit Widderhörnern, Cornrows, dunkler Haut und einer Narbe quer durchs Gesicht trägt einen großen Topf mit Essen. Im Hintergrund sitzt eine Gruppe Personen beim Essen zusammen. Bei ihnen liegt ein blauer Drachen schlafend auf dem Boden. Um die Szene herum sind Äste eines Baumes zu sehen.
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★ MAKO VICE ★ @mako-vice.com · 2d
Vicetober day: 6 ( UNCANNY )

RESERVED

#vicetober #vicetober2025 #inktober #art #horror #manga #horrorart
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Jeff Stormer @jeffstormer.gobirds.online · 1d
NEWWWWWWWWWW EPISOOOOODE
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Party of One Podcast @partyofonepodcast.bsky.social · 1d
NEW EPISODE: HUNT(ER/ED) WITH CATE OSBORN
@catieosaurus.bsky.social @superdillin.bsky.social @meghanlynnftw.bsky.social

You'll dig this episode if you like: Supernatural, backyard concerts, Mosh Pit Security Guards, magical crowbars, Daisy Jones & the Six

www.partyofonepodcast.com/2025/10/07/4...
This week on Party of One HUNT(ER/ED) Feat. Cate Osborn Host, Sorry I Missed This Author, The ADHD Field Guide for Adults Something is stalking the punk shows of Manhattan. Musicians are turning up missing. Blood in the streets. Someone needs to go hunting. partyofonepodcast.com
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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 2d
This is how propaganda works. They slapped an image on this from Los Angeles in 1992 during Rodney King riots.
Winchell's Donut Hors Open Winchell's Donut House Two National guardsmen stand guard outside a burning donut shop in Los Angeles on April 30, 1992. The National Guard was called in to aid police during the second day of rioting in the city. (Mark Elias/AP)
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Dave Hutchinson @hutchinsondave.bsky.social · 3d
This seems a bit…reckless….
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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 3d
"The hundreds of billions of dollars companies are investing in AI now account for an astonishing 40 per cent share of US GDP growth this year... In a way, then, America has become one big bet on AI."
America is now one big bet on AI
It’s seen as the magic fix for every threat to the US economy
www.ft.com
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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 3d
This is a statistic that speaks to a community that is very scared. That fear is part of why Zionism took off. If you want to oppose Zionism, you need to make sure Jews feel safe and welcome in diaspora. Which means doing the exact opposite of justifying stabbings at synagogues on Yom Kippur.
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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 3d
14% of American Jews have developed a contingency plan to flee the US if necessary due to rising antisemitism. www.haaretz.com/us-news/2025...
Fourteen percent of U.S. Jews have contingency getaway plan over rising antisemitism
A New Report, Published Jointly by the Anti-Defamation League and the Jewish Federation of North America, Found That a Majority of Jewish Americans Have Experienced Some Form of Antisemitism Since Oct...
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Rabbit @lochinvar.bsky.social · 3d
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BREAKING: South Carolina Judge Diane Goodstein's home is burning to the ground after an apparent explosion. @spencerhakimian Adam Kinzinger (Slava Ukraini) E @AdamKinzinger The judge blocked the Trump admin. Steven Miller tweeted this: Stephen Miller ® 0 .. @StephenM The issue before is now is very simple and clear. There is a large and growing movement of leftwing terrorism in this country. It is well organized and funded. And it is shielded by far-left Democrat judges, prosecutors and attorneys general. The only remedy is to use legitimate state power to dismantle terrorism and terror networks. 1:59 PM • Oct 4, 2025 • 1M Views
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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 3d
Weird thing where people say “no one could have predicted it” when really what they mean is their political commitments and orientation were such that they ignored everyone who was predicting it

Sorry but “no one could have“ and you having your head stuck up your ass are two different situations
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Dr. Damien P. Williams Wants A Better Sociotechnical Paradigm @wolvendamien.bsky.social · 3d
I dunno man, try listening to marginalized people *before* shit goes wrong, and maybe it won't keep being like that
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Meredith Whittaker @meredithmeredith.bsky.social · 3d
📣 Germany's close to reversing its opposition to mass surveillance & private message scanning, & backing the Chat Control bill. This could end private comms-& Signal-in the EU.

Time's short and they're counting on obscurity: please let German politicians know how horrifying their reversal would be.
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Signal @signal.org · 5d
We are alarmed by reports that Germany is on the verge of a catastrophic about-face, reversing its longstanding and principled opposition to the EU’s Chat Control proposal which, if passed, could spell the end of the right to privacy in Europe. signal.org/blog/pdfs/ge...
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · Mar 4
“tHeY cAnT dO tHat!!!!!”

ok well they are babe, idk what to tell you
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The Aleks (they/them) @thealeks.bsky.social · 4d
Welcome to the dark and mysterious days of Spooktoberween. The Kickstarter Campaign for Shores Of Night, the latest and greatest spooktacular #ttrpg from yours truly, recently launched. Original artwork, tons of words, yes!

Please check it out and signal boost?

www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...
Shores Of Night
The hot, new, rules-medium take on weird, surreal, and cosmic horror roleplaying (no gods, no kings, no sanity mechanics, all cubes)!
www.kickstarter.com
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Follow the Leader (but melting!) @ftlcast.bsky.social · 3d
[REDACTED UPCOMING GAME] be like
A screenshot from a Miro board that depicts numerous crossing lines in different colors.
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Jack Bernhardt @jackbern.bsky.social · 7d
Proud to know and have worked with Hamish, Dead End is a brilliant show about kind, wonderful characters and the vitriol that's coming out now from the usual bigoted suspects can get fucked really
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✨ Hamish Steele ✨ Buy Go-Man! @hamishsteele.bsky.social · 9d
It's probably going to be a very odd day
Screenshot of Elon Musk tweeting "this is not ok" as a reply to Libs of TikTok posting "omg. Dead end paranormal park, a show on netflix, is pushing pro-teangeder on CHILDREN. This show is advertised for 7-year-olds. It's being promoted on netflix kids now. Parents - beware" with an attached photo of Barney from the show. Elon's tweet has 3.6k comments, 8.7k retweets, 60k likes and 4.2million views
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Quinn murphy @gamefiend.bsky.social · 7d
Here is my occasional note: if you are black TTRPG designer and can use help with anything - design advice, brainstorming, connections - please feel free to reach out and I will do what I can to help or find someone who can help.

We need more black TTRPG designers.
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