Pete McDonald
@pete-mcdonald.bsky.social
Nerd-dad, and sometime #ttrpg freelancer. he/him
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Let's talk about Krull: it's an often-baffling movie that makes a lot of very weird choices...but somehow that doesn't stop it from being incredibly entertaining. Does it win you over, or leave you flat?
Krull Deserves a Bigger Cult Following — Who's With Me? - Reactor
Is this a good movie? Debatable. Is it an *awesome* movie? Hell yeah it is.
reactormag.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Let's talk about Krull: it's an often-baffling movie that makes a lot of very weird choices...but somehow that doesn't stop it from being incredibly entertaining. Does it win you over, or leave you flat?
Read: "I am open to bribes regarding this matter."
Q: Should Netflix be allowed to buy Warner Brothers?
TRUMP: That's a question. They have a very big market share. I'll be involved in that decision
TRUMP: That's a question. They have a very big market share. I'll be involved in that decision
December 8, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Read: "I am open to bribes regarding this matter."
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Once the debate centers on whether the 2nd strike was legal, the first 21 strikes have been accepted as baseline. But the murder of the two survivors doesn’t make the other 21 any more legal. Selective outrage, not silence, is how authoritarianism becomes normalized @tadstoermer.bsky.social
The Second Strike on the Caribbean Boat: A Resistance History Lesson in Normalizing Authoritarianism
youtu.be/rY-NnBst9Ik
youtu.be/rY-NnBst9Ik
The Second Strike on the Caribbean Boat: A Resistance History Lesson in Normalizing Authoritarianism
YouTube video by Tad Stoermer
youtu.be
December 6, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Once the debate centers on whether the 2nd strike was legal, the first 21 strikes have been accepted as baseline. But the murder of the two survivors doesn’t make the other 21 any more legal. Selective outrage, not silence, is how authoritarianism becomes normalized @tadstoermer.bsky.social
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It would cost $30 billion to end homelessness in the USA.
Mark Zuckerberg’s gamble on the "Metaverse" has lost his company more than $77 billion.
December 6, 2025 at 7:03 AM
It would cost $30 billion to end homelessness in the USA.
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A truly great idea. 10,000 ethical assets freely available.
There’s no excuse for resorting to so-called AI with this and the *many* other assets you can use without resorting to laundered plagiarism.
Support real artists, not con artists.
There’s no excuse for resorting to so-called AI with this and the *many* other assets you can use without resorting to laundered plagiarism.
Support real artists, not con artists.
More coverage of our 10,000 Game Assets Pack, this time on Dexerto. We really do appreciate all the support everyone is giving this - basically it makes the last year of working on it full time worthwhile & spurs us on to create more assets!! www.dexerto.com/gaming/indie... #gamedev #indiedev
Indie studio releases 10k human-made game assets so devs “don’t turn to AI” - Dexerto
Indie creators got a boost as a new 10k human-made asset pack launched to help developers avoid relying on AI tools.
www.dexerto.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:51 AM
A truly great idea. 10,000 ethical assets freely available.
There’s no excuse for resorting to so-called AI with this and the *many* other assets you can use without resorting to laundered plagiarism.
Support real artists, not con artists.
There’s no excuse for resorting to so-called AI with this and the *many* other assets you can use without resorting to laundered plagiarism.
Support real artists, not con artists.
I've been playing Warhammer 40k for like 30 years, I ended hundreds of wars, where's my creepy hand trophy, FIFA?
December 5, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I've been playing Warhammer 40k for like 30 years, I ended hundreds of wars, where's my creepy hand trophy, FIFA?
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The following is a statement from the WGA on the Acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by Netflix.
December 5, 2025 at 6:27 PM
The following is a statement from the WGA on the Acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by Netflix.
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wtf is a FIFA peace prize? that's like being an NFL laureate in physics
December 5, 2025 at 7:21 PM
wtf is a FIFA peace prize? that's like being an NFL laureate in physics
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I love companies being punished for replacing workers with AI. Gimme more
Duolingo announced it was going “AI-first” just over six months ago. Since then its stock is down 64%.
December 5, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I love companies being punished for replacing workers with AI. Gimme more
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"Trump’s pardon-palooza is not just fueled by his own bitterness at being America’s first felon president, but also a desire for obsequious signs of fealty from the people he’s let off the hook."
Read @johnavlon.bsky.social's commentary: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Read @johnavlon.bsky.social's commentary: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
December 5, 2025 at 1:51 PM
"Trump’s pardon-palooza is not just fueled by his own bitterness at being America’s first felon president, but also a desire for obsequious signs of fealty from the people he’s let off the hook."
Read @johnavlon.bsky.social's commentary: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Read @johnavlon.bsky.social's commentary: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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Epic fantasy is what you read when you want to lose yourself in a world rich with fellowships reflecting a panorama of human experience and ambiguity.
Sword and sorcery, on the other hand, is what you read when you want to see a dude stab a giant scorpion in the face.
-Alec Worley
Sword and sorcery, on the other hand, is what you read when you want to see a dude stab a giant scorpion in the face.
-Alec Worley
December 3, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Epic fantasy is what you read when you want to lose yourself in a world rich with fellowships reflecting a panorama of human experience and ambiguity.
Sword and sorcery, on the other hand, is what you read when you want to see a dude stab a giant scorpion in the face.
-Alec Worley
Sword and sorcery, on the other hand, is what you read when you want to see a dude stab a giant scorpion in the face.
-Alec Worley
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Here’s my Spotify Wrapped 🎵✨
December 3, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Here’s my Spotify Wrapped 🎵✨
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Good morning! It's December, which means it's time for my annual advent calendar!
The Mouth Of Winter is 25 chapters of grimdark fantasy, releasing daily through Christmas. Mercenaries break an ancient covenant. A monster wakes up. Nobody's having a good time.
loottheroom.itch.io/advent2025 ❄️
The Mouth Of Winter is 25 chapters of grimdark fantasy, releasing daily through Christmas. Mercenaries break an ancient covenant. A monster wakes up. Nobody's having a good time.
loottheroom.itch.io/advent2025 ❄️
The Mouth Of Winter by Chris Bissette
A serialised dark fantasy novella
loottheroom.itch.io
December 1, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Good morning! It's December, which means it's time for my annual advent calendar!
The Mouth Of Winter is 25 chapters of grimdark fantasy, releasing daily through Christmas. Mercenaries break an ancient covenant. A monster wakes up. Nobody's having a good time.
loottheroom.itch.io/advent2025 ❄️
The Mouth Of Winter is 25 chapters of grimdark fantasy, releasing daily through Christmas. Mercenaries break an ancient covenant. A monster wakes up. Nobody's having a good time.
loottheroom.itch.io/advent2025 ❄️
I mean, if you're going to send an ambassador to Finland, they better be metal AF.
Taiwanese ambassador to Finland performs with his metal band at Taiwan-Finland cultural event! 🤘✊️
That's what I call great ambassador
That's what I call great ambassador
November 28, 2025 at 10:25 PM
I mean, if you're going to send an ambassador to Finland, they better be metal AF.
Tell you what, I'd watch that movie.
This actually describes my college archaeology professor in 1987 only he also had a Tom Selleck mustache and was one of the most batshit crazy motherfuckers I have ever met.
If you rebooted RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK today with the same temporal margins, it’d be set in the 1980s. Neo-Nazi punks would have their faces melted by the opening of a forbidden arcade cabinet at the KB Toys at your local mall. Indiana Jones would wear a Hawaiian shirt and Chuck Taylor sneakers.
November 28, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Tell you what, I'd watch that movie.
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Not to be the 'it was always about power' guy, but...
November 28, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Not to be the 'it was always about power' guy, but...
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Pointed out by my friend @carloshasanax.bsky.social . There's something weird and unsettling about a fairly homogeneous culture spread out across Europe that then collapses into an orgy of genocide.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
Headless bodies hint at why Europe’s first farmers vanished
Wave of mass brutality accompanied the collapse of the first pan-European culture
www.science.org
November 27, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Pointed out by my friend @carloshasanax.bsky.social . There's something weird and unsettling about a fairly homogeneous culture spread out across Europe that then collapses into an orgy of genocide.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
That synopsis and cover! Sign me up!
COMING SOON: Dungeon Crawl at the Haunted Mall by @jendiagammon.bsky.social. In the late 80s, a toxic spill rendered your local mall hazardous— at least, that’s what your parents told you. Now, your friend is trapped inside. Can you make it out alive? Available 4/21/26 wherever books are sold.
November 26, 2025 at 3:21 PM
That synopsis and cover! Sign me up!
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Every spec fic take on the British: oh they all want to run about looking like medieval knights
Me: nonsense
Actual British futurism:
Me: nonsense
Actual British futurism:
real Lunar spacesuit designed by the British interplanetary society.
I think it would be perfect for a comic, (it even has a cape!!!!)
I think it would be perfect for a comic, (it even has a cape!!!!)
November 26, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Every spec fic take on the British: oh they all want to run about looking like medieval knights
Me: nonsense
Actual British futurism:
Me: nonsense
Actual British futurism:
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My new favorite kind of meme is "here are detailed instructions on how to turn off AI". 🔨
November 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
My new favorite kind of meme is "here are detailed instructions on how to turn off AI". 🔨
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It's always the ones you most expect...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Cryptocurrency backed by Farage donor is used for Russian war effort, investigators say
Tether tokens found to facilitate scheme that enables sanctions evasion and launders money for the Kremlin
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:47 AM
It's always the ones you most expect...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Okay, this spreading trend of "accept our datamining or subscribe to our website" is fucking bullshit. I guess everyone was just clicking "reject tracking and datamining" so websites are just resorting to extortion: pay up or we sell your data to everyone and their dog.
November 13, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Okay, this spreading trend of "accept our datamining or subscribe to our website" is fucking bullshit. I guess everyone was just clicking "reject tracking and datamining" so websites are just resorting to extortion: pay up or we sell your data to everyone and their dog.
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Even though my partner was laid off months ago, thanks to her previous employer, we still had insurance through November.
Now, thanks to Republicans ending ACA subsidies, we're going on the market at the worst time.
So, how about buy my 82% off #ttrpg #dnd bundle? www.dmsguild.com/en/product/5...
Now, thanks to Republicans ending ACA subsidies, we're going on the market at the worst time.
So, how about buy my 82% off #ttrpg #dnd bundle? www.dmsguild.com/en/product/5...
Every Solo Title [BUNDLE] - Dungeon Masters Guild | Dungeon Masters Guild
This special bundle product contains the following titles:A Motley Crew: The Velkynvelve Prisoners as PCs for Out of the AbyssRegular price: $3.95 A 117-page campaign aid featuring the prisoners ...
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November 10, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Even though my partner was laid off months ago, thanks to her previous employer, we still had insurance through November.
Now, thanks to Republicans ending ACA subsidies, we're going on the market at the worst time.
So, how about buy my 82% off #ttrpg #dnd bundle? www.dmsguild.com/en/product/5...
Now, thanks to Republicans ending ACA subsidies, we're going on the market at the worst time.
So, how about buy my 82% off #ttrpg #dnd bundle? www.dmsguild.com/en/product/5...