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David @hexstardragon.bsky.social · 15h

Just wanted to say I hope your recovery has been going (or went) well!

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Dave Infante @dinfontay.com · 17h

"Weiss is a shameless opportunist and troll whose 'expertise' [...] has largely involved trolling everyone left of center for engagement clicks with culture war dogshit and dangerously shoddy reporting, then crying like a full-diapered toddler when people criticize her for being generally terrible."

Paramount Formally Hires Bari Weiss To Turn What’s Left Of CBS News Into A Soggy Right Wing Propaganda And Troll Farm

It’s super curious how the folks most vocal about being cancelled or having their “Conservative viewpoints silenced” now own or control most major U.S. media companies. Almost as …

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 1d

Why assume CBS under the Ellisons aims to make money, rather than sees financial losses as an acceptable price to advance political goals, like the Washington Post under Bezos or RT?

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Sam (ABeardedPanda) @abeardedpanda.bsky.social · 2d

I know we've talked a lot about the total capitulation of the American elite in government and civil society and how little respect they seem to have for the power they and their institutions wield but it's genuinely baffling how many of them also have no respect for their families

Olivia Messer @oliviamesser.bsky.social · 2d

I kind of can’t believe this Bari Weiss quote is even real, and yet www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/b...

“I know that there are some people in this room who don’t believe that my marriage should have been legal … and that’s ok. Because we’re all Americans who want lower taxes.”

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David @hexstardragon.bsky.social · 2d

Great, thanks!

David @hexstardragon.bsky.social · 2d

Ok, so, I'm curious who our 4th line center is, then. I think most of us thought it would be Glendening.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2d

Remembering when Chris Rufo insisted that Disney was a thoroughly corrupt institution because it had a small number of employees arrested on CSAM and sex trafficking charges and I replied, well, let's use that standard for Republicans, and he blocked me before I could finish the thread.

JLRay @jlray.bsky.social · 3d

A Texas megachurch pastor and GOP leader has been arrested for crimes against children. Not Robert Morris, a different one. Not Josiah Anthony, a different one. Not Luke Cunningham, a different one. Not Tony Evans, a different one. Not Scott Crenshaw, a different one. Not Steve Lawson, a different o

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David @hexstardragon.bsky.social · 2d

We've discussed this a lot in our group. My friend, jokingly, dubbed it "Phillip" just so we could talk about it, and not get into an Abbott and Costello routine. I compared it to being a fan of the band "Live" as a kid, and not being able to find their music, albums, concert tickets, etc.

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David @hexstardragon.bsky.social · 3d

Can local and state police pre-empt federal law-breaking? Like, when an ICE guy randomly assaults a protester who was just standing there, can a cop intervene, like they're supposed to if it were two random people?

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David @hexstardragon.bsky.social · 3d

I've heard the term "slippery slope" thrown at everything in my lifetime, only to witness a plurality of people perfectly comfortable with the actual escalation of bad actions from an appeased authoritarian.

David @hexstardragon.bsky.social · 4d

How does the state law intersect with this? Like, the state laws still apply to them, as people? (i.e. aside from federal laws and regulations about them as federal agents) Can state/local police arrest them for assault?

David @hexstardragon.bsky.social · 4d

I know someone who has some experience, if you have any questions!

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 5d

Russ is absolutely faint from the constant raging boner he's getting about hurting people he hates.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6d

Johnson: "Russ does this reluctantly. He takes no pleasure in this. Russ has to sit down and decide which policies, personnel, & programs are essential & which are not. That's not a fun task and he's not enjoying that responsibility...if they keep the govt closed, it's gonna get more & more painful"

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MTGNerdGirl @mtgnerdgirl.bsky.social · 5d

Can I interest anyone in an episode of Bad Time Girlies?

Today, our hosts discuss Hasbro CEOs' comments about women in Magic. It's a spicy one. 😘
@zmaincharacter.bsky.social @guildpack.bsky.social

➡️ youtu.be/DMuP-PhDNYo

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David @hexstardragon.bsky.social · 5d

I don't understand - is that better than just dropping MacDermid, if the salary was the concern?

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David @hexstardragon.bsky.social · 5d

"This guy over here, drawing cards like it's Dune: Imperium."

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Keith "Mr. Frame Rates Matter" Mitchell 🔜CES 2026 @shadowhaxor.bsky.social · 5d

Like board games? Well, we happen to have a review of @stonemaiergames.com Wyrmspan up on @theouterhaven.net, and it's one hell of a time. #boardgames #review

www.theouterhaven.net/wyrmspan-boa...

Wyrmspan Board Game Review – Dragons Done Right

Wyrmspan takes flight with stunning art, clever mechanics, and balanced gameplay. A must-play engine-builder that stands tall beside Wingspan.

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Decision Space @decisionspace.bsky.social · 5d

Player interaction? I got your player interaction right here 👊

Some of you have never placed 4 tiles and drawn 6 seed cards in a single turn of Apiary and it really shows.

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David @hexstardragon.bsky.social · 6d

@hockeyviz.com Any chance we can get your take on the Luke Hughes contract? Player-favored, team-favored, fair for all? I don't if analysts have had much accuracy trying to project these young players' progression.

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David @hexstardragon.bsky.social · 6d

Slightly shorter: watercresses.

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David @hexstardragon.bsky.social · 7d

Sorry, wait, why was Gavin McInnes on a NatGeo show?

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Sticky Doodler @stickydoodler.bsky.social · 7d

I've been promoting our next DMV tabletop game event, but this morning it feels wrong to post without comment.
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Local communities belong to a place, and our place contains Washington, DC. Many game designers are federal employees or contractors by day. During a government shutdown, many of us
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Daniel Gilmore @gilmored85.bsky.social · 7d

The NYT likes Republicans and wants them to win

Editing the Blue-Gray Lady @nytdiff.bsky.social · 8d

Change in Headline

Before: These Six Charts Tell You Exactly What’s at Stake in This Shutdown
After: These 6 Charts Explain Why Democrats May Shut Down the Government

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 8d

Every time Mike Turner comes up I have to post a pic of him mansplaining classified information to me on CNN (from 2020…I can never get over this 😂)

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David @hexstardragon.bsky.social · 8d

But will he be the first leader in human history to win a war against birds?

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