As folks gear up for the new semester, a reminder if anyone needs it, my Ai statement is available for people to make use of in their own materials. It’s downloadable and printable from my site here spinweaveandcut.com/fall-2025-sy...
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Here for TTRPGs and other fun nerd shit. But also... Trans rights are human rights. Bigots of all varieties GTFO. The existence of billionaires is a societal failure. I'd rather play, not fight, but I will fight. He/They
This is so fucking stupid! Anyone who has actually been to the doctor with their kids for vaccines knows this is absolute bullshit! And 5 visits?! Tell me you've never had to actually juggle work and kids and life without telling me!
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3d agoTrump: "At one year, you should have 5 separate visits for vaccines rather than getting them all in the same day. I've seen proof of where they have a vaccination thing that looks like the size of a bottle of soda and pour it into a little child's body."
If the Democrats drum up the courage to purge fascism, the dance of the next 25 years is going to be: I wasn't a Republican Ok I was, but I wasn't a Trumpist Ok I was, but I didn't mean it Ok I meant it but I've changed Ok I haven't changed but this is different for inexplicable reasons Etc.
Better Things Are Possible@internethippo.bsky.social · 2w agoOne drum I keep beating is that the Trumpification of the Republican Party is irreversible. Even after he's gone it will be exclusively cranks, charlatans, and malevolent antisocial goons. "It was always like that"-it wasn't! It's gotten steadily, measurably worse, and he was the nail in the coffin
How does anyone take this shit seriously? "If you give me all your money and let me do whatever I want I will make you a machine that grants wishes." I have more respect for people who fall for the "wallet inspector" than I do for anyone who believes this.
Dare Obasanjo@carnage4life.bsky.social · 2w ago“What we need to explain to the world: Number one, we are close to creating a genie that can grant any wish. Number two, we are going to make sure that our first wishes broadly benefit humanity” - Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI — This is definitely the opposite of Anthropic’s AI kills all jobs pitch.
A moderately famous musician died yesterday. He was a little older than me but not much. A year ago I would have joined the chorus of "that's so sad" but I recently learned about his problematic age gap relationships. One could probably be accurately described as grooming and the other was ick +
In today's news, Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel and genocidal war criminal, met with infamous rapist, pedophile, war criminal, and two-time President of the United States, Donald Trump. We have to stop treating these people like normal world leaders.
Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg@theradr.bsky.social · 2w agoFactcheck: Netanyahu is a war criminal.
I'm not into chess, but the possibilities of chess as a narrative tool are intriguing.
Asa Donald | Backwards Tabletop@backwardsttrpg.bsky.social · 2w agoIt's been a while since I posted about it, but my game Violent Delights is in prelaunch on Kickstarter. It is a chess-based RPG about Romeo & Juliet, and it is so close to being finished! Please consider following it or sharing it with someone who might be interested.
Asylum is good. Mass deportation is evil. Defund, abolish, prosecute ICE at every level.
Jess Calarco@jessicacalarco.com · 2w agoDeportations are death sentences. "[The couple was] killed weeks after González de la Cruz self-deported to be with her husband, who was deported last year. Their 14-month-old daughter was found crying beside her mother’s body. The child showed signs of dehydration." www.stlpr.org/law-order/20...
💯 "These are functionally identical to scam texts." They want my money and they are not giving me anything I want in return - they ARE scam texts.
Waldo Jaquith@waldo.net · 3w ago95% of my communications from the Democratic Party look like this. I have never in my life signed up to be texted by a campaign or the party, and I spent fruitless months attempting to unsubscribe from these. These are functionally identical to scam texts.
Yes! Even in a game with a big power imbalance: GMs: Trust the other people at the table and make space! Players: Prioritize the game and the other people! It doesn't have to be your top priority (family first and all) but show them that you want to be there and you want them there too!
jay Dragon is sleepy@jdragsky.bsky.social · 3w agonot all of you have to do things like help with setup, bring food, track energy levels, prep surprises, make rulings, etc but the more people who contribute as equals the better, and certainly everyone should have *space* to contribute
She stands up and recites the intro from memory in both greek and english. Powerful. FF to about 8 mins to hear that. Or, you know, watch the whole thing because you're not a literal child who needs bite-sized chunks of content.
Joseph Rezek@rezekjoe.bsky.social · 3w agoEmily Wilson on Nolan’s Odyssey at the 92nd street Y!!! Alert alert!!
Calling the RFK Jr diarrhea strain “MAHA Blast” since it has now evidently infiltrated Taco Bell
SEVEN-PART PACT, my fantastical ornate TTRPG about powerful wizards, asymmetrical board games, and the pressures of masculinity is now launching on kickstarter! www.kickstarter.com/projects/sjg...
Seven-Part Pact
A fantastical, ornate TTRPG from Possum Creek about the might and folly of powerful wizards bound by a venerable Pact.
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Dungeon Crawler Carl is not a dungeon crawl, but it does embody the OSR ethos. In this essay I will... #DungeonCrawlerCarl #OSR
the seven-part pact kickstarter launches TOMORROW! here's the Arcane Edition (mockup, images not final) ! it features a faux leather bound grimoire, hardcover codices, a plastic pull tab on the box, and beautiful art by @teanwitch.bsky.social
My most hotly-anticipated kickstarter of the year. An ambitious game getting a gorgeous treatment.
jay Dragon is sleepy@jdragsky.bsky.social · last mo.it's crazy to have been working on this game for 4 years and to finally have mockups of it
The commercial map archive has been updated, now with over 700 maps! dysonlogos.blog/maps/commerc...
Explain your @ I would rather play, not fight, but I will fight.
Sarah Z@sarahz.bsky.social · 2mo agoExplain your @ I am Sarah
Quintessential Trump: In 2025, Trump axed the program to combat New World Screwworm, stating that they had "saved" $1.5 million a year. In 2026, the Trump announces a $1 billion emergency program to combat the Screwworm outbreak. $1 billion would have funded the old program for 667 years.
My friends did this. It means you put together a complicated chain of actions in a game that results in winning the game. Like a Rube Goldberg machine in a board game.
Stella Sacco@antlervel.vet · 3y agoIf you heard someone say they had “pulled a [your name]”, what would you interpret that to mean
I was not prepared for the twists and turns. 🤣
Aaron Stewart-Ahn@badideas.bsky.social · 3mo agoYou will not believe where this goes, starts like a YouTuber Nathan For You helping a family get stolen Legos back hilariously fighting against corporate evil then explodes into a full blown season of Reacher exposing collusion between corrupt local cops & thug businessmen in cults & it’s all real.
Hero Forward: Dragonslayer Monster Forward: Dragon's Lair Kink forward: Dragon's Layer
Look man, I know "Idiocracy is real" is overused, but can you look at this shit and tell me President Dwayne Camacho wouldn't be down to clown with it? He'd be in the ring, which, honestly, would be better.
Aftermath@aftermath.site · 3mo agoYes… hahaha… YES! aftermath.site/ufc-freedom-25...
Is this my favorite joke in my game? Human Mostly hairless ape people. Size: Medium (Usually about the same size as an average human.) Maybe. Probably.