“The City of Vancouver should work for the people who live here, young people, families, and those who have been long-time contributors to this city." @stephanieformayor.bsky.social Stephanie Allen has a plan to clean up Ken Sim's mess: www.votecope.ca/news/stephan...

Stephanie Allen and COPE will Clean up Ken Sim’s Mess and Make Vancouver Affordable With The People’s Audit — COPE Vancouver

August 5th, 2026 Vancouver, BC - Today Stephanie Allen and COPE are announcing the People’s Audit to improve service delivery, cut waste, and clean up the mess left by Ken Sim’s mismanagement. “T...

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We will not comply with the EHRC 'guidance', and neither should you. Take action for trans liberation.

I haven't worked in a warehouse in years, but if you sat me in a forklift of any kind today, I'd be able to reliably drive the fucker. I'm convinced that anyone that's using AI like this wouldn't be able to remember to put their pants on one leg at a time after just one day without it.

Alexander Glass@alexanderglass.bsky.social · 14h ago

I have one answer.

Thank you to everyone who has picked up a copy of the paid rules of HYBAGG. I was hoping to get about $1k of sales from the itch funding and purchases right before/after July and we basically got there. This means I can spend more time developing the game, which rules! notwriting.itch.io/hybagg

thank you., a game of gratitude, is another way you can support me. you pay for the game, you win the game. your purchase also includes a PNG of the "thank you." logo with transparent background, licensed cc by 4.0, so you can use it in your projects. jnbutlerart.itch.io/thank-you

Today on TTB, I got to write about one of my favorite new games, how it upholds the legacy of the sort of play-by-post roleplaying that got me into this hobby, and shaped me as a writer. As an added bonus, it also includes written Actual Play transcripts w the dev, @notwritinggames.bsky.social

Turn Order: Have You Been a Good Girl Review and Gameplay

Today in Turn Order, Petra shares her experiences with the collaborative RPG Have You Been a Good Girl and provides an example of actual play.

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Rascal News@rascal.news · 2d ago

State of the Rascal: August 2026 www.rascal.news/state-of-the...

"I'm entitled to whatever I want whenever I want it for any reason and I don't care what satisfying these urges does to me or the world" well okay dude, seems like there's something deeper going on here, but that's just my take

sorry in advance 🙏 | ko-fi.com/cromsferatu | www.patreon.com/cw/cromafter... | vgen.co/cromafterdark

I fucking hate AI almost as much as I hate the sniveling asshole billionaires and shithole corporations who have all forced it into every conceivable spot in our lives. It literally makes everything worse and it makes us worse and I fucking hate it.

HAVE YOU BEEN A GOOD GIRL FUNDING FOR 1 MORE HOUR A COMBATIVE STORYTELLING DUET GAME FOR 2 FRIENDS/CRUSHES/SITUATIONSHIPS HAPPY PRIDE BE KINKY/GOREY/MESSY itch.io/s/195464/hav...

HYBAGG | Have You Been A Good Girl Funding by NotWriting

A sale by NotWriting, 20% off HYBAGG

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play scarlet hollow

Very cool that this is how our prime minister has been responding to a premier that is increasingly privatizing healthcare (just did another announcement to that effect, even!) and attacking trans youth rights. Really cool, really great!!

Reposting for clarity ‘Your Character Here’ colored pencil commission slots open

"And to be clear, this is all about people, because trans youth are not 'issues,' they are people. Trans adults are not 'issues,' we are people. "

Does anyone know if Christopher Nolan has a film out? I would like to see something grey filmed at incredibly high resolution.

Transgender women who sound like Dr. Girlfriend should be revered btw

a cartoon woman with a crown on her head is sitting on a couch .

Alt: Doctor girlfriend in her doctor missus the monarch suit complete with crown rolling her eyes

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Canada arguably has a Red Tory party — it just so happens to still be called “the Liberal Party of Canada.” Rachel Gilmore writes. thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...

Mark Carney, Red Tory | The Tyee

The prime minister is causing a major realignment in Canadian politics. More proof came Wednesday.

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taps the sign nogamesforgenocide.com

No Games For Genocide

The games industry is complicit in genocide. It’s time to divest.

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Wario64@wario64.bsky.social · 3w ago

Bethesda: Fallout 5 is currently in preproduction, in development on Creation Engine 3 Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas remasters in development More: bethesda.net/en/article/7...

The One-Page RPG Jam is back for 2026, with the optional theme of 'Fractured'! It runs 13th July to 16th August. Head over to the jam page to sign up itch.io/jam/one-page...

"The Earth is not dying, it is being killed. And the people who are killing it have names and addresses." - Utah Phillips

Taylor Noakes@taylornoakes.com · 3w ago

Just going to leave this here www.desmog.com/2026/07/14/a...

Got really carried away making my Pentiment layoff protest sign for the Irvine CWA rally outside Obsidian offices today 🥹 it was so nice to meet folks from more Microsoft units. You all put so much heart and passion and craft into making video games. You all deserve so much better.

United Videogame Workers-CWA@videogameworkers.bsky.social · 4w ago

The bosses are stealing our game industry, and we aim to take it back! We’re calling game workers, allies, and fans alike to join emergency rallies on WEDNESDAY, JULY 15th! Check this thread for times and locations as they’re established: 🧵

Everyone needs to give this game $4+ rn, to support dev. I've been here for like 5 minutes and I already want to write a supplement or 10. Smart mechanization of GMless text-based roleplaying with a definitive win/lose state. Clever. Antagonistic. Sexy. Manipulation > Luck Chef's. Fucking. Kiss.

Not Writing Games@notwritinggames.bsky.social · 3w ago

HAVE YOU BEEN A GOOD GIRL is a combative sci-fi storytelling RPG for 2 players that lives in your DM’s. The BASIC-B rules fit on one sheet, and are free. The fancy premium rules with art and layout are $4 this month as I fund additional content for the game. notwriting.itch.io/hybagg

“If you don’t use the tech that kills Black people you’ll be left behind”

Reuters@reuters.com · 3w ago

Elon Musk's xAI has installed more than double the number of gas turbines than it has publicly acknowledged to power its Colossus 2 data center project, without federal permits, and the pollution is hitting predominantly Black neighborhoods the hardest reut.rs/4bIghEm

If you want smaller games with worse art made by people paid more to work less:

Not Writing Games@notwritinggames.bsky.social · 3w ago

HAVE YOU BEEN A GOOD GIRL is a combative sci-fi storytelling RPG for 2 players that lives in your DM’s. The BASIC-B rules fit on one sheet, and are free. The fancy premium rules with art and layout are $4 this month as I fund additional content for the game. notwriting.itch.io/hybagg

Absolute heater of an essay here by Dorian Dawes that points to a sickness at the heart of mainstream speculative fiction and gives voice to a revulsion and numbness that I also can't help but feel. It's also a hell of an argument to make more weird, horny, angry, zines.

Dorian Dawes@doriandawes.bsky.social · 3w ago

Hi, SFF Apex, Bona Books, Agita Publishing, And all the others who have gotten tricked by AI, Let's have a nice talk.

thepsychicmaelstrom.pika.page/posts/on-why... In the wake of Crescent 2e's Ennie nomination, I've written a new blog post about awards, chronic pain, and immigration

On why I hate awards, or “Please vote for me at the Ennies” - The Psychic Maelstrom

Preface. If you're a marginalized immigrant you already know what this one is about. Let's cut to the chase: please help me out by voting for Crescent 2e as the 2026 ENnies' "Best Family Game."1 Pleas...

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Grand Armor made the list! Thank you so much for including it. Interested in picking up a one-page, microlite mecha roleplaying game featuring a d12 roll-under system? Check it out! lonearchivist.itch.io/grand-armor

Grand Armor by Lone Archivist

A microlite mecha roleplaying game

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Petra Skelton@ohnoaskelton.bsky.social · 4w ago

Brand new series @tabletopbattles.com starts here! Today I'm covering One-Page TTRPGs, why they rock, and some systems in particular that I love. Featuring games by @dngnclub.itch.io @lonearchivist.bsky.social @unknowndungeon.itch.io @ludipe.bsky.social @capacle.bsky.social and Telling Games!