Rick Heineman
@rickheineman.bsky.social
Interested in systems, across evolution, games, politics, and economics.
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The #ttrpg that's been at the top of my wish list for years is about to finally release, so I wanted to give a brief plug for "Stonetop" so other people who find it as exciting as I do can get in on what might be a limited print run. 1/
January 3, 2026 at 5:37 AM
The #ttrpg that's been at the top of my wish list for years is about to finally release, so I wanted to give a brief plug for "Stonetop" so other people who find it as exciting as I do can get in on what might be a limited print run. 1/
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He is going to throw out so many more AOEs
Pope Francis is recovering well from pneumonia and a “new stage” in his pontificate is opening, two of his closest advisers say.
Pope Francis advisers say he’ll recover from pneumonia and a ‘new stage’ is opening for him
The Vatican press office reported Friday that Francis’ overall condition remained stable, with slight improvements as he continues respiratory and physical physiotherapy.
nbcnews.to
March 22, 2025 at 10:44 PM
He is going to throw out so many more AOEs
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Democrats are preparing to pass Trump's budget while Trump literally plans to ignore the law that Democrats pass and spend the money on whatever it feels like. Any Democrat who votes for this should be fed through the electoral shredder
1. Impoundment is illegal
2. Why would Dems approve funding legislation that Trump can unilaterally veto? What's the point of having a Congress at all if the president controls the purse strings?
2. Why would Dems approve funding legislation that Trump can unilaterally veto? What's the point of having a Congress at all if the president controls the purse strings?
March 13, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Democrats are preparing to pass Trump's budget while Trump literally plans to ignore the law that Democrats pass and spend the money on whatever it feels like. Any Democrat who votes for this should be fed through the electoral shredder
The mother-maiden-crone archetypes are sexist and outdated. We should change to the analogous, gender neutral terms target market-coolness determiner-politics controller.
March 10, 2025 at 12:07 PM
The mother-maiden-crone archetypes are sexist and outdated. We should change to the analogous, gender neutral terms target market-coolness determiner-politics controller.
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Here's what I have for Medicaid/CHIP enrollment in the 17 most competitive GOP-held House seats.
AZ-01 15.2%
AZ-06 23.3%
CA-22 61.1%
CA-41 31.3%
CO-08 23.1%
IA-01 20.3%
IA-03 21.1%
MI-07 16.6%
MI-10 22.8%
NE-02 16.9%
NJ-07 8.8%
NY-17 26.7%
PA-07 24.0%
PA-08 29.7%
PA-10 25.1%
VA-02 18.1%
WI-03 19.4%
AZ-01 15.2%
AZ-06 23.3%
CA-22 61.1%
CA-41 31.3%
CO-08 23.1%
IA-01 20.3%
IA-03 21.1%
MI-07 16.6%
MI-10 22.8%
NE-02 16.9%
NJ-07 8.8%
NY-17 26.7%
PA-07 24.0%
PA-08 29.7%
PA-10 25.1%
VA-02 18.1%
WI-03 19.4%
February 24, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Here's what I have for Medicaid/CHIP enrollment in the 17 most competitive GOP-held House seats.
AZ-01 15.2%
AZ-06 23.3%
CA-22 61.1%
CA-41 31.3%
CO-08 23.1%
IA-01 20.3%
IA-03 21.1%
MI-07 16.6%
MI-10 22.8%
NE-02 16.9%
NJ-07 8.8%
NY-17 26.7%
PA-07 24.0%
PA-08 29.7%
PA-10 25.1%
VA-02 18.1%
WI-03 19.4%
AZ-01 15.2%
AZ-06 23.3%
CA-22 61.1%
CA-41 31.3%
CO-08 23.1%
IA-01 20.3%
IA-03 21.1%
MI-07 16.6%
MI-10 22.8%
NE-02 16.9%
NJ-07 8.8%
NY-17 26.7%
PA-07 24.0%
PA-08 29.7%
PA-10 25.1%
VA-02 18.1%
WI-03 19.4%
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On Friday night, HHS ordered CDC to take down all flu vaccine campaign materials from its website. Materials are starting to come down.
For example, a campaign explaining that flu shot can reduce flu severity from "wild to mild" is now offline. Left image is from Friday, right is now
Meanwhile...
For example, a campaign explaining that flu shot can reduce flu severity from "wild to mild" is now offline. Left image is from Friday, right is now
Meanwhile...
February 16, 2025 at 5:30 PM
On Friday night, HHS ordered CDC to take down all flu vaccine campaign materials from its website. Materials are starting to come down.
For example, a campaign explaining that flu shot can reduce flu severity from "wild to mild" is now offline. Left image is from Friday, right is now
Meanwhile...
For example, a campaign explaining that flu shot can reduce flu severity from "wild to mild" is now offline. Left image is from Friday, right is now
Meanwhile...
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New — The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) was told this week by DOJ that they'd lose their funding if the org didn't remove any mentions of LGBTQIA+ issues from their public materials, I've learned. Staff were told they need to deadname trans kids in their reports to comply.
February 7, 2025 at 3:30 AM
New — The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) was told this week by DOJ that they'd lose their funding if the org didn't remove any mentions of LGBTQIA+ issues from their public materials, I've learned. Staff were told they need to deadname trans kids in their reports to comply.
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May as well dive right in.
Did you know that dogs in ancient Mesopotamia also refused to drop the ball?
According to a Sumerian proverb, “The dog understands ‘Take it!’ It does not understand ‘Put it down!’”
Source: cdli.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/artifacts/34...
Did you know that dogs in ancient Mesopotamia also refused to drop the ball?
According to a Sumerian proverb, “The dog understands ‘Take it!’ It does not understand ‘Put it down!’”
Source: cdli.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/artifacts/34...
November 13, 2024 at 11:20 AM
May as well dive right in.
Did you know that dogs in ancient Mesopotamia also refused to drop the ball?
According to a Sumerian proverb, “The dog understands ‘Take it!’ It does not understand ‘Put it down!’”
Source: cdli.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/artifacts/34...
Did you know that dogs in ancient Mesopotamia also refused to drop the ball?
According to a Sumerian proverb, “The dog understands ‘Take it!’ It does not understand ‘Put it down!’”
Source: cdli.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/artifacts/34...
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Super excited that our review on the ecology of the Ediacaran-Cambrian transition is now out on how ecology changes across scales from organisms to communities to the world through time. Fab art @franzanth.bsky.social showing the build up of ecological complexity
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
January 22, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Super excited that our review on the ecology of the Ediacaran-Cambrian transition is now out on how ecology changes across scales from organisms to communities to the world through time. Fab art @franzanth.bsky.social showing the build up of ecological complexity
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
I've played Raccoon Sky Pirates three times now with the different groups and it's been a hit each time. I recommend it to anyone looking for a madcap GMless heist, and suggest that people who aren't looking for that maybe should.
January 11, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I've played Raccoon Sky Pirates three times now with the different groups and it's been a hit each time. I recommend it to anyone looking for a madcap GMless heist, and suggest that people who aren't looking for that maybe should.
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“If I’m guilty of this, every cop in the nation’s going to jail,” said Iowa police chief caught using his position to obtain machine guns and illegall sell them.
Missed this wild story from earlier this month: www.cbsnews.com/news/police-...
Missed this wild story from earlier this month: www.cbsnews.com/news/police-...
Police illegally sell restricted weapons, supplying crime
These high-powered weapons are only meant for police. How are they ending up in criminals' hands?
www.cbsnews.com
December 27, 2024 at 3:45 PM
“If I’m guilty of this, every cop in the nation’s going to jail,” said Iowa police chief caught using his position to obtain machine guns and illegall sell them.
Missed this wild story from earlier this month: www.cbsnews.com/news/police-...
Missed this wild story from earlier this month: www.cbsnews.com/news/police-...
Every professor has three retirements: when they stop teaching, when no students remember them, and when no professors remember them.
Lab scientists have four, with the last being when their name, written in sharpie, is no longer found on any lab materials.
Lab scientists have four, with the last being when their name, written in sharpie, is no longer found on any lab materials.
December 2, 2024 at 2:45 PM
Every professor has three retirements: when they stop teaching, when no students remember them, and when no professors remember them.
Lab scientists have four, with the last being when their name, written in sharpie, is no longer found on any lab materials.
Lab scientists have four, with the last being when their name, written in sharpie, is no longer found on any lab materials.
I wish I could automatically filter out anyone who uses the term NPC in politics as it's deeply objectionable, but I'd be afraid of missing out on RPG posts.
November 14, 2024 at 8:27 PM
I wish I could automatically filter out anyone who uses the term NPC in politics as it's deeply objectionable, but I'd be afraid of missing out on RPG posts.
