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Jesse Pohlman (He/Him) @jpohlmanwriting.com · 1h

Right now I'm involved in a very spooky-season themed bundle called the Chills, Thrills, and Kills bundle. It's a big one, meaning a hefty up-front cost but 93 books for $69. Want to start a digital library where YOU own your files? Here ya go. :) itch.io/b/3904/chill...

Chills, Thrills, and Kills

A very big and spooky bundle of creepy and cosy reads perfect for this years' halloween season.

An October Itch.IO sale

93 Books for $69.

Hosted by Indie Book Spotlight

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Arienne Childrey @ari4ohio.bsky.social · 5h

Today, I resigned as Vice Chair of the ODP Pride Caucus. The state party expects us to be a sales team, censoring our voices when we beg candidates not to trade on trans lives. I am still a Democrat, but I will not value party approval over true, defiant advocacy. Full text below. 👇

Part 1 of an open letter of resignation by Arienne Childrey, stepping down as Vice Chair and member of the Ohio Democratic Party (ODP) Pride Caucus. She states that party leadership treats the caucus as a recruitment and sales team rather than a representative body. She cites an incident where the ODP censored and denied permission for the caucus to post a letter by two trans leaders addressing harmful comments made by Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton. The State Party Chair reportedly called the letter an "unwelcome distraction," which Childrey notes demonstrates how little party leadership values the voices and dignity of LGBTQ+ Democrats.

Since that decision, every Caucus plan, every potential post, and every path forward has been filtered through a lens of strict compliance and ODP approval. That may very well be the party's rule, but following those rules right now is a dereliction of our duty to the LGBTQ+ community.

For me, any rule that silences advocacy for the trans community during this time is an unjust rule, and I see no obligation to follow it. In alignment with the words of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in his Letter from Birmingham Jail:

“One has not only a legal but a moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws.”

We are living in incredibly dangerous times for the trans community. We are in an era where the GOP has so thoroughly weaponized trans lives that even some formerly self-professing allies within our own party have fallen prey to the rhetoric. Looking at the national trend towards Democratic anti-trans triangulation, as well as our own internal conversations, it is clear to me that this shift is much more than a simple coincidence.

We have to speak up—loudly, strongly, and unapologetically—or I fear what our 2028 choices may look like. The ODP would like everyone to believe they are a "big tent" party. However, their successful efforts to silence even the Pride Caucus—even in cases where we are simply begging our candidates not to trade on our lives for perceived electoral advantage—has proven otherwise. The tent hasn't gotten any bigger; it has simply shifted, leaving many trans individuals, progressives, and allies out in the rain.

I will continue to advocate, organize, and fight for our community with everything I have. But I can no longer compromise my own moral principles by remaining part of a caucus that appears more interested in party approval than in true, defiant advocacy.

Sincerely,
Arienne Childrey

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 8h

Just a reminder: Tillis persuaded the woman Hegseth allegedly raped to come forward with her story, and told her that if she did, it would sink the nomination. She did. At great risk to herself. Tillis then cast the deciding vote for Hegseth. Because he’s a goddamned coward.

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Outgoing Sen. Tillis regrets pivotal vote for Hegseth: ‘He’s an actor. He’s not a manager’

Outgoing Sen. Thom Tillis spoke to MS NOW about regretting his vote to confirm Pete Hegseth and his strained relationship with Trump.

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 15h

The Trump administration wanted NYC to explicitly turn away trans veterans from a shelter so NYC was forced to turn down funding for it because it would violate city and state law. www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...

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NYC turns down $1.3 million for homeless shelter due to dispute over transgender veterans

The city says the federal government would have required them to exclude transgender veterans from seeking shelter beds at the Borden Avenue Veterans' Residence.

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PUNKI (PERPETUALLY POST DEBUT) @pun-ki.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

You should be asking why Rockstar gets to do this and doesn't run into any issues with payment processors, while the rest of anyone drawing or writing "explicit content" on any platform have so much trouble getting paid

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Jesse Pohlman (He/Him) @jpohlmanwriting.com · 05/10/2026

Well hello there! We're just a liiiitle late but we're gonna go live with some #FFXIV. Starting with my first tussle w/Diamond Weapon and then moving on to dailies and whatnot! With Zorusil & Audio eClaire 'cuz they're awesome. www.twitch.tv/FrostPDP

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FrostPDP - Twitch

I mostly dig strategy/FPS games, with some platforming or shooters mixed in. You can find my Youtube channel at https://www.youtube.com/frostpdp where I upload most videos. — FrostPDP streams live on ...

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Jesse Pohlman (He/Him) @jpohlmanwriting.com · 04/10/2026

PLEASE note this isn't to put those people down. We're just talking socio-economic classes. College grads are some of the most ass-busting people you'll meet, in large part because they have such a huge debt to pay off so they can't afford to go easy on things.

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Jesse Pohlman (He/Him) @jpohlmanwriting.com · 04/10/2026

I posit that, in actuality, someone graduating with substantial college debt - without, of course, the standing assets to more-than-offset it - isn't middle-class. If you owe a whole bunch of money you can't get out of, and you have no ready means to pay it back, you aren't middle-anything.

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Jesse Pohlman (He/Him) @jpohlmanwriting.com · 04/10/2026

Just donated to Angie cuz she's awesome.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

More Democrats need to be telling the online casino owners behind Polymarket to shut the fuck up

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

If you're in these 3 states, *TODAY* is deadline to register to vote. Alaska Rhode Island South Carolina Even if you think you've registered: doesn't hurt to check everything is in order. Do it now. And there's a lot to vote for across them. A thread with stakes on each. ⬇️

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Jesse Pohlman (He/Him) @jpohlmanwriting.com · 04/10/2026

Again - come.throughhhhh. I'll be on the Communities In Worldbuilding panel at 4:30 PM Eastern so definitely come through. All panels are being recorded and uploaded to Youtube (in record time!) so if ya can't make it live, you can catch it later tonight.

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Jesse Pohlman (He/Him) @jpohlmanwriting.com · 04/10/2026

Sure. Why not? Why wouldn't we expect that? The US military uses Grok. It told him to attack. Yep. 100% square. Unless we fully dismantle CSAM Skynet, it's gonna happen again, too. Even after Trump.

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Jesse Pohlman (He/Him) @jpohlmanwriting.com · 04/10/2026

The staffers who assured Eric Schmitt that Jack Smith was definitely at an Atlanta Hawks have been identified.

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Yusuke and Kuwabara Laughing Hysterically

Alt: Yusuke and Kuwabara Laughing Hysterically

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Jesse Pohlman (He/Him) @jpohlmanwriting.com · 04/10/2026

Check eeeet. Locker's Rebellion is in this one!

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Jesse Pohlman (He/Him) @jpohlmanwriting.com · 03/10/2026

Come throughhhhhh! I'm doing a short reading from Locker's Rebellion at the end of this session, so stick around. :)

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Jesse Pohlman (He/Him) @jpohlmanwriting.com · 03/10/2026

For those who don't know: Encavmaphobia is the fear of being burned. And I have a pretty big fear of burns. Not completely overwhelming, but significantly present. So, like, ovens? Not really a thing I can do. Too hot. BBQ grills? With low flames, insulating gloves and good tongs? Sure.

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Jesse Pohlman (He/Him) @jpohlmanwriting.com · 03/10/2026

Just a quick reminder: I'm at #RainbowSpaceMagic this weekend. Here's some details via my free-to-join Patreon (that I honestly should've written this differently but it was a hectic day). www.patreon.com/JPohlmanWrit...

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Rainbow Space Magic Virtual Con This Weekend! | Jesse Pohlman

Hey friends, So this is a quickie, but instead of a quip it's a post so it goes to your e-mail. This weekend I'm at https://www.rainbowspace

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Jesse Pohlman (He/Him) @jpohlmanwriting.com · 03/10/2026

Am I capable? Cooking: Encavmaphobia :( Whistle: Badly Draw: Superbad Paint: See above Swim: Ex-lifeguard/teacher English: Solid Dance: Industrial Sing: A little? Drive: decent Writing: I think pretty good? Guitar: Mild case of drummer. Speaking: Decent!

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Jesse Pohlman (He/Him) @jpohlmanwriting.com · 03/10/2026

Missed this huge win. Okay, so that doesn't mean it's dead-dead, but this means they'll have to do it the hard way with public scrutiny.

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Rainbow Space Magic @spacemagiccon.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Rainbow Space Magic--a free, virtual, queer speculative fiction con-- starts in 30 minutes with this 👇 panel! Details at rainbowspacemagic.org

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Jesse Pohlman (He/Him) @jpohlmanwriting.com · 03/10/2026

*Long sigh* Tomorrow at some point I'm really gonna force myself to exert some of the discipline I am worst at and start backing up my Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles DVDs. I have them in my office. CD drive is set up. VLC is set up. External HDD is set up. Just do it.

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John Connor

Alt: Thomas Dekker As John Connor From TSCC.

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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

GOOD NEWS! A new cancer treatment has demonstrated unprecedented results in a large trial for cancer patients whose disease has become resistant to chemotherapy AND immunotherapy. Tumors shrank in OVER a third of participants, with 15 patients experiencing COMPLETE eradication of their tumors.

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Lindsay Ellis @lindsayellis.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Reminder to any lefties out there tempted to hand it to tuck tuck - this guy is not our ally

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Jesse Pohlman (He/Him) @jpohlmanwriting.com · 02/10/2026

So this reminds me of the time John Connor was running an investigation and asks his uncle Derek how he'd do in a fist-fight against Cameron, a Terminator, to which Derek basically responds that "against her, those aren't weapons."

Brian Austin Green as Derek Reese from Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.

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Jesse Pohlman (He/Him) @jpohlmanwriting.com · 02/10/2026

That's true, too, but that doesn't quite satisfy me in the, "It's been a while now and they're still doing bits together" sense. It's other things he does, too. Like, he was on a float in the pride parade. That's...Something, I guess. Also: Fuck Cuomo, that's for damn sure.

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Jesse Pohlman (He/Him) @jpohlmanwriting.com · 02/10/2026

It's painfully too short, but it's rather lovable. In our multiplayer game, we had agreed that Lohse would accept Divinity and save the world. I played her as quite morally upstanding, y'see. This song convinced me that Lohse would rather go back to just being a bard, and not accept that burden.

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Jesse Pohlman (He/Him) @jpohlmanwriting.com · 02/10/2026

So I know and deeply respect Alfira's singing in Baldur's Gate 3, but in Larian's preceding game Divinity: Original Sin 2, I played as Lohse, a bard who suffers from demonic possession. ALL GAME she is unable to sing, until she's liberated. Then, you unlock this: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBDS...

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Sing for Me (Lohse Version)

YouTube video by Borislav Slavov - Topic

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Jesse Pohlman (He/Him) @jpohlmanwriting.com · 02/10/2026

"Be friends with unapologetic Nazis!" is a great message, isn't it? No? No.

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Jesse Pohlman (He/Him) @jpohlmanwriting.com · 02/10/2026

That is definitely a possibility, too. I've definitely considered that, but the way he's sustained the outreach to Mamdani at a time when he *really* doesn't have to, and his career would benefit from him being oppositonal, is... ...Well, like I said, I *want* to believe it's meaningful.

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Jesse Pohlman (He/Him) @jpohlmanwriting.com · 02/10/2026

One of my favorite bits of FFXIV is this song. In it's intro, a singer asks: "How can we carry on if redemption's beyond us?" And I do believe in redemption. youtu.be/bREZqkbI2WU?...

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"Answers" with Official Lyrics | Final Fantasy XIV

YouTube video by hungrychad

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Jesse Pohlman (He/Him) @jpohlmanwriting.com · 02/10/2026

Have I...? Have I been too harsh on Curtis Sliwa in my life? Or is it possible maybe he's changed for the better and is trying to do the right thing, and thus deserves some degree of forgiveness? I dunno. But...I want to believe Fascists can un-Fash themselves with time and good works.

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Jesse Pohlman (He/Him) @jpohlmanwriting.com · 02/10/2026

This bundle is another I'm involved in, and it's one of those "big ask, big reward" bundles in that it has a high up-front cost but more books per dollar than most stuff. If you care about owning your own files, bundles are a great way to accumulate a digital library!

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Jesse Pohlman (He/Him) @jpohlmanwriting.com · 02/10/2026

Come through! And also - Hey it'll be recorded and on YT which is doubly awesome!

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Snitty 🎃 @clofsnitville.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

When people talk about rape culture this is exactly what they mean: Michaels and Herbstreit minimizing and dismissing the allegations of dozens of women.

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Jesse Pohlman (He/Him) @jpohlmanwriting.com · 02/10/2026

Name a film quote you use all the time. "The more things change, the more they stay the same." - Snake Plissken, Escape From LA (Believe it or not, I saw LA before NY)

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Kurt Russell as Snake Plissken: Escape

Alt: Kurt Russell as Snake Plissken: Escape from LA

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Jesse Pohlman (He/Him) @jpohlmanwriting.com · 02/10/2026

But I've been repeatedly told she had to vote right-wing because her constituents wanted that, and because that's the only way she could win. So why is she neck-and-neck in what is shaping up to he a massive 'blue wave' year, huh?

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Jesse Pohlman (He/Him) @jpohlmanwriting.com · 02/10/2026

This guy has been an AI safety expert for a while. I don't think he's wrong. youtube.com/shorts/zCvRF...

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Don't Let "Scepticism" Make You Useless: ActOnAI.org

YouTube video by Robert Miles AI Safety

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Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Things Gavin Newsom has vetoed this week: -A ban on secretly recording people with smart glasses -A ban on ICE agents working for the state government -A ban on websites selling your data -A bill giving native tribes more say over water rights -A bill protecting transgender healthcare providers

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Jesse Pohlman (He/Him) @jpohlmanwriting.com · 02/10/2026

Also, since I am reading a timeline of Shadowrun plot points (shadowrun.fandom.com/wiki/Shadowr...) Deus is not an ASI because it, too, is defeated by Humans (or, should I say, Metahumans). It's a clever one, though, what with hiding its code in a bunch of people's brains the world over.

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Shadowrun timeline

For the timelines covering the period before the Shadowrun storyline, see Humans and the Cycle of Magic. Shadowrun exists in what is called the Sixth World (everything after the Awakening), the world ...

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