#nzpol Coalition advertisement that is plainly misleading #1

henry cooke@henrycooke.bsky.social · 3d ago

National says it’s “triple your taxes” ads refer to three parties wanting to raise taxes. www.thepost.co.nz/politics/361...

Anyway, she posed with her platinum record because she deserves the flex bsky.app/profile/did:...

Pleasebury Doughboy ✨@plsburydoughboy.bsky.social · last wk.

Gotta say Rebecca Black really did get the last laugh

Now hangin’ out with Tiny Tim, who did not die

Derek Faraci@whwoolhat.bsky.social · 2d ago

Bet you didn't know that the Little Morton Salt Girl is an immortal being who existed before there was life on Earth.

This was legit how I got the idea of putting my own clumsy felt-tip drawings on the covers of my D&D things. taleturn.com/portfolio/morgues-basic-basic-dd/

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MORGUE’S BASIC is a set of new extra rules For Tom Moldvay’s 1981 Basic Rules, aka “the pink box”. New special abilities for fighters, clerics, magic-users and thieves Extra ways t…

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Kory Bing@korybing.bsky.social · 2d ago

The “best” thing about genAI (the quotes are doing heavy work here) is that it’s really lowered the bar on getting into hand-made art. Literally anything you make is better than ai. There’s never been a better time to throw away your fear and start learning that craft you’ve always wanted to learn.

Great thread about games and community connectedness

Chris Hutton - TTRPG Insider@newsnerd.bsky.social · 2d ago

So, NPR talked with the D&D team during the vision keynote (I got my own interview w/ them, so stay tuned). Always good to see more mainstream press coverage of the TTRPG space. Nothing too interesting for veterans, but one remark at the bottom caught my eye. www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...

Doing Origin Story reveals a few core narratives in history. One is: "This thing didn't really matter until right-wing journalists and activists twisted it into a moral panic that destroyed people's lives for no good reason and then moved on"

Yes it's evil, yes it's bad, yes it's incompetent, yes it's based on lies but you know what people never talk about? That it's boring. It's vanilla squared. Being a nazi in New Zealand is the most bland attempt at having a personality we have available. You have to have absolutely nothing else.

The Press@thepress.co.nz · 3d ago

A senior figure in New Zealand First’s youth wing has links to neo-Nazi groups and online accounts praising Adolf Hitler, an investigation by The Press has found.

Just checked Facebook, following my new rules of engagement. Several RNZ news stories in my feed. Pleased to report the comments were overwhelmingly about how Luxon and Winston and the coalition suck. Felt no need to get involved. Are we winning? morgue.isprettyawesome.com?p=8131

For today’s antidote to the horrors, I recommend watching gold-medal-winning Eliza McCartney addressing the NZ commonwealth games team in te reo Māori www.instagram.com/reel/Dbhr2mR...

The New Zealand Team on Instagram: "An extraordinary effort, Eliza McCartney 👏 𝘏𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪 𝘵𝘦 𝘬𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘶 🖤 🗣️ In a wonderful display of cultural pride and respect, @eliza_mac_ superbly addressed the New Z...

9,024 likes, 322 comments - thenzteam on August 1, 2026: "An extraordinary effort, Eliza McCartney 👏 𝘏𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪 𝘵𝘦 𝘬𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘶 🖤 🗣️ In a wonderful display of cultural pride and respect, @eliza_mac_ superb...

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There was a time when Aotearoa had reason to be proud of what was being accomplished in the arts on the world stage. To the point where it was actively driving tourism. The burning down of funding means there'll soon be very little that even exists, apart from hobbyists and the independently wealthy

The Spinoff@thespinoff.bsky.social · 4d ago

Has the arts sector ever done it this hard?

Another #nzpol news cycle about the quality of the business daddy, whoops

Morgan Davie@fromthemorgue.bsky.social · last yr.

"regardless of the quality of the business daddy" was, I think, the key phrase in these tweets

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Silver for Online Content goes to Solo RPG List, Solo RPG List

Last day of the huge @drivethrurpg.com XMAS IN JULY sale - so a quick thread about my games at 30% off, and why you need each of them. 1) KILL YOUR GRANDAD Why you need it: I have never had quicker buy-in from players than for this game. Delivers on the high-concept, big funny and big feels!

Morgan Davie@fromthemorgue.bsky.social · last wk.

30% OFF AT @drivethrurpg.com XMAS IN JULY! KILL YOUR GRANDAD is a #TTRPG raucous pitch-black existentialist comedy one-shot! Be teen nihilists who don't really know what nihilism is but too late, you're gonna kill your ancestor and paradox reality to oblivion! www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

Last night, Women in Sport Aotearoa, alongside InsideOut and the Clare Foundation launched a new toolkit for community sports providers to support the participation of transgender and nonbinary people in sport. Filling the gap created by the deletion of the previous guidance by the Minister of Sport

a bunch of happy residents working at the data centre

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5d ago

Hassett: "Data centers are very good for towns bc they create so many jobs & bring people in with high incomes that can buy houses & stuff like that. So if you take a sleepy town that hasn't seen much in the last 30 years & put a data center there, there are gonna be a bunch of happy residents."

One day to go on this sale! Get the scary game that surprisingly turns 5E into hot indie fire

Morgan Davie@fromthemorgue.bsky.social · last wk.

30% OFF! @drivethrurpg.com XMAS IN JULY Sick of D&D but players aren't sure about change? FiveEvil: Fiendish 5E Horror rips 5E into a machine for terror. It is the best intro to the wider world of #TTRPG It'll also scare the pants off you. Goodbye pants. www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

One day to go on this sale! Get the scary game that surprisingly turns 5E into hot indie fire

Morgan Davie@fromthemorgue.bsky.social · last wk.

30% OFF! @drivethrurpg.com XMAS IN JULY Sick of D&D but players aren't sure about change? FiveEvil: Fiendish 5E Horror rips 5E into a machine for terror. It is the best intro to the wider world of #TTRPG It'll also scare the pants off you. Goodbye pants. www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

New podcast! In light of the sad passing of National Treasure Sam Neill, the only appropriate response is to talk about what is possibly his weirdest role in "Possession" (1981). The wonderful @liz-shrikestudio.bsky.social and @eerieseymour.bsky.social join me to discuss the horrible worm (divorce)!

I just flicked through this again and enjoyed the random neighbourhood name generator. “We’ll meet you in Gather Nose Row!” “Great, I‘ll take the measure of Dutiful Hump on my way there.” “Watch out for the ruffians on Spike Round!”

Morgan Davie@fromthemorgue.bsky.social · 6d ago

30% OFF for @drivethrurpg.com XMAS IN JULY! The City Adventure Handbook is where I share secrets from my home game that make #DnD city adventuring easy & fun! Includes guidance for loads of specific city activities, making them incredibly easy to DM. www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/4...

Remembered to apply my own advice under this RNZ news story about the lastest IPSOS poll #nzpol Felt good to have a playbook instead of just despair at all the nonsense! m.facebook.com/story.php?st...

Morgan Davie@fromthemorgue.bsky.social · 7d ago

Rules of engagement for Facebook in the age of the horrors when there's an election on (and why we can't abandon it to the trolls) morgue.isprettyawesome.com?p=8131

Good piece! The bit about "here we show respect to each other" reminds me of the good old "we don't do that here" thagomizer.com/blog/2017/09...

30% OFF for @drivethrurpg.com XMAS IN JULY! The City Adventure Handbook is where I share secrets from my home game that make #DnD city adventuring easy & fun! Includes guidance for loads of specific city activities, making them incredibly easy to DM. www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/4...

Rules of engagement for Facebook in the age of the horrors when there's an election on (and why we can't abandon it to the trolls) morgue.isprettyawesome.com?p=8131

Morgan Davie@fromthemorgue.bsky.social · last wk.

Working on a blog post about wading into the unpleasant swamp of Facebook comment sections... Why it might be a good thing to do during #nzpol election season, and how to do it right. Anyone want to peer review/sanity check my draft?

Just 🔸2 days🔸 left to snag this TTRPG bundle and help designer Rae Nedjadi pay down the expenses incurred by a long hospital stay. Over $285 worth of games for just 25 bucks, and 98% of your donation goes directly to Rae. Act now, the bundle vanishes on Aug 1st! www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

“Where is the anger?” is a defining question of now. Anger is sneered at by opinion elites. It’s a sign you’re not savvy enough.

David Roberts@volts.wtf · 7d ago

This is morally monstrous behavior. These are ordinary, innocent people that Trump is condemning to suffering & death out of political vindictiveness. Every decent human being, regardless of political party, should condemn it. Where is the fucking *anger*? From the press? From civic leaders? Pols?

Paranormal Wellington is a great #TTRPG to have in your pocket for game nights when you’re short on numbers. Ideal player count is 2 or 3, dead easy to learn and set up, and you can play through an included silly supernatural problem in an hour (two if the jokes are really flying). Nice one!

Morgan Davie@fromthemorgue.bsky.social · last wk.

Good news! PARANORMAL WELLINGTON is on sale now as part of Xmas in July! www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/4... It plays fast and easy, and the rules do a great job of setting up natural comedic moments during play. Watch PARANORMAL CHRISTCHURCH and see!

This is the only #TTRPG ever released with a selection of pregenerated grandads

Morgan Davie@fromthemorgue.bsky.social · last wk.

30% OFF AT @drivethrurpg.com XMAS IN JULY! KILL YOUR GRANDAD is a #TTRPG raucous pitch-black existentialist comedy one-shot! Be teen nihilists who don't really know what nihilism is but too late, you're gonna kill your ancestor and paradox reality to oblivion! www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

This is the only #TTRPG ever released with a selection of pregenerated grandads

Morgan Davie@fromthemorgue.bsky.social · last wk.

30% OFF AT @drivethrurpg.com XMAS IN JULY! KILL YOUR GRANDAD is a #TTRPG raucous pitch-black existentialist comedy one-shot! Be teen nihilists who don't really know what nihilism is but too late, you're gonna kill your ancestor and paradox reality to oblivion! www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...