iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Jesi🃏♠️🔥 @luciferjesit.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

This was such a great answer from Abdul El-Sayed about his previous criticisms of President Obama.

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Danielle Froom 🏳️‍🌈 @danifroom.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

how it feels talking to Democrats in 2026

Iceman's liberal mom: It's just this mutant problem is a little...
Wolverine: What mutant "problem"?

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Ben Sandfelder @bensandfelder.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Weldon Hassel joined in late but was single-handedly responsible for getting Tempest hooked on miniature wargaming.

A black and white sketch of Weldon Hassel, a thickset man with a shaved head and thick beard, wearing a utility jacket. Behind him is a bright magenta background that says O/U in thick white letters.

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Ben Sandfelder @bensandfelder.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Also Georgia voter here: Ossoff is not running for President in 2028. That man has zero interest in running for President in 2028. The only way you’re getting President Ossoff is if whoever runs in 2028 picks him as (an admittedly strong) VP then fucking croaks.

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Ben Sandfelder @bensandfelder.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Also Ossoff’s stubborn refusal to be put on the defensive. Paraphrasing one exchange: Collins: “Do you condemn Hassan Piker and Abdul Al-Sayed?” Ossoff: “Sorry buddy we’re talking about your Klan Neo-Nazi son-in-law right now and we’re gonna keep talking about him.”

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John Scary Name Cullen @nellucnhoj.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

A reminder for those at the back.

A redraw of the i nice panel from Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns, where Batman snaps a rifle in two over his knee.

He says "THIS is the weaponnof the enemy. We do not NEED it. We will not USE it."

I've replace the rifle with a plank of wood labelled "AI Slop"

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Mei 🪽 @meidotwav.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

treat your body like a data center. consume as much water, art and literature as possible. upset local municipalities with your existence.

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Ben Sandfelder @bensandfelder.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

The kid who dressed up as Indiana Jones would be stoked to know that I’m teaching social studies and fighting fascism. He would be a little bummed that the fascism-fighting is more “showing up at city council meetings” than “traveling the world and fist-fighting people near dangerous machinery.”

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Ben Sandfelder @bensandfelder.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

RIP Qui-Gon, you would’ve loved Kalshi

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Ben Sandfelder @bensandfelder.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

I can’t refill my ADHD meds until the November 27th. When I told my professors, mentor teacher, and boss, the conversation immediately went to accommodation and support systems. These labels bring awareness and understanding that will help me keep my job this Fall and that’s life-saving.

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Ben Sandfelder @bensandfelder.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

The “Viking Age” (not era) is an actual historical term referring to the 9th-11th centuries but it’s always a crapshoot whether Viking enthusiasts mean A) Vikings [Historic] B) Vikings [How to Train Your Dragon] Or C) Vikings [blonde hair, blue eyes, wait a sec why are there 2 sig runes?]

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Ben Sandfelder @bensandfelder.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

They didn’t release a new Fortnite tie-in!!!

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Ben Sandfelder @bensandfelder.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Hang on did they remake the classic Star Wars Pod Racer game and drop it without ANY marketing or fanfare? Or did I miss it on account of living in a battleground state inundated with political ads at the moment?

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Punished Cat Guy (aka Johnny Cashew) @majima.space · 06/10/2026

“That’s What You Get,” (Riot! 2007)

"America is grateful all the time for our federal law enforcement officers who keep us safe," a DHS spokesperson said in a statement to Fox News. "We suggest Ms. Williams to thank them for their service, not belittle their sacrifice," the agency's statement said.

Williams, 37, then unleashed her response to the DHS' statement in an Instagram Story post Monday: "And may I suggest all Nazi bitches suck on my fat d***"

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Johnny Cullen @johnnycullen.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

This is not a surprise if you know Skydance before even the Paramount merger, much less the WBD merger today, considering David Ellison has a track record of hiring people he shouldn’t be hiring. but DEAR. SWEET. JESUS, ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME!?!? BOBBY. FUCKING. KOTICK!?!?

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Bobby Kotick and Laurene Powell Jobs Join Skydance Board of Directors

The video game executive and philanthropist will help guide David Ellison's media company.

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Ben Sandfelder @bensandfelder.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I am very clearly Of A Certain Generation.

My 9 Games:
Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance
Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker
Metroid Prime
Destiny 2
Halo 3
Citizen Sleeper
Mass Effect 2
Elite: Dangerous
Guild Wars Prophecies

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Small Robots @smolrobots.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

JRR Tolkien: You paint that picture of the key scene from the Two Towers where Frodo and Sam fight Gollum? Donato Giancola: Sure did, Ron, real fuckin' sexy just like you asked. JRRT: What.

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Ben Sandfelder @bensandfelder.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

“How did you get into ttrpgs?” Well I saw the animated Hobbit movie when I was really little, and my favorite Disney movies were the Black Cauldron and Hercules… …so, it was really only a matter of time.

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thicc husband and father @lukeisamazing.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

thinking about this again and smiling

“james hennessy: it's sad reading like 14th century Christian theologians who spent an inordinate amount of time writing "OK there are exactly 3,892 demons and these are their names and these are their powers"... man, you would have loved Dragonball Z
Sep 27, 2023 at 9:32 pm”

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Ben Sandfelder @bensandfelder.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

One of the (middle school) students in my school’s D&D club showed me his session notes and it was better organized and more concise than actual published adventures I’ve run at conventions. He didn’t use a template or anything. Even had pacing notes. Absolutely baffling.

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Ben Sandfelder @bensandfelder.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Another day, another soulless corporation misappropriating a name from Tolkien. And while I recognize that is not the worst part of this by a long shot, that’s my childhood special interest, damn it!

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Ben Sandfelder @bensandfelder.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Designers shouldn’t make a progression system that outscales the stories they want to tell. I think D&D-likes would be better served by cutting everything after level 12 than trying to facilitate play at levels 13-20. Nuanced exception for 4E, which handled the high levels comparatively well IMO.

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arcacuck.bsky.social @arcacuck.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I wanna do that 9 games meme going around but every time I try to think of my big important games my brain goes blank and is convinced I've never played or cared about a videogame in my life

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Animation Obsessive @ani-obsessive.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Character designs by Steve Purcell for The Curse of Monkey Island (canceled), dir. David Carson, Lucasfilm

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Noppy @thomasnoppers.com · 25/09/2026

A hero's final rest. #lego #bionicle

A colourful drawing of line art and watercolour of bionicle Toa Tahu. The Red Orange one. Resting against a tree in the woods. At his feet are the 5 masks of all the other original bionicles heroes. A Spot of sunshine comes through the trees. Wide enough to form a circle in the shape of Tahu and ailluminate him in the otherwise dark forest. Toa is covvered in rust and dust. Leafs spout from his shoulders and mask. His plating looks old and battered. One may wonder how long he has been here.

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Ben Sandfelder @bensandfelder.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Seriously considering spinning off my “We Have Dark Sun at Home” packet into a published fan work/reimagining of the setting where I embrace the real core fantasy of Athas: “The handful of people responsible for ruining the world have addresses and stat blocks, now go beat the shit out of them.”

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Shan Wolf @shanwolf.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

As usual. If you haven't cancelled your nitro. Nows the fucking time.

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Ben Sandfelder @bensandfelder.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

In the Golem of Brooklyn, there’s a scene where the titular golem is planning a Neo-Nazi killing rampage, and won’t listen to anyone except Larry David. So the protagonist frantically gets Larry David on the phone, and he basically says, “sounds great, go for it.” I’m glad he’s Like That IRL.

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Ben Sandfelder @bensandfelder.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Oh I gotta whole system for this! I do like a loose food pyramid 3-4 herbivores/prey animals/livestock 2-3 predators or monsters 2-4 humanoid/sentient encounters 1-2 apex predators or big monsters 2-3 scavengers, plants, or undead And if 4 herbivores seem like a lot remember hippos are herbivores

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Ben Sandfelder @bensandfelder.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

First TTRPG I ever designed had armor degradation. Party realized it was cheaper and more efficient to pack extra suits of the cheapest light armor than invest in good armor.

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Lilith Lilac Leviathan @blujayh.itch.io · 21/09/2026

GD I kinda hate the weird ttrpg factionalism that exists kinda only on here. Fucking play games already, go have fun. If you aren't having fun you aren't allowed to be involved

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Ben Sandfelder @bensandfelder.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Next you’ll be telling me the name of the evil mastermind of the Tomb of Horrors is pronounced “Ass-rack.”

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Ben Sandfelder @bensandfelder.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

My first read of the new Eldest Son role felt like getting stabbed in the femoral artery.

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💀Elaine Lich-glow💀 @elainelithgow.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I find it weird that folk still spout odd claims that MMOs (WoW in particular) are somehow uniquely or overwhelmingly addictive? It's 2026, gang! MMOs are practically QUAINT compared to the lab-grown attention hacking used on social media/shortform content. The call's coming from inside the house!

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Craig Campbell (and NerdBurger Games) 🤓🍔 @nerdburgercraig.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Player signups for games at Wicked Burger Con (online) will go live soon, so please sign up here if you plan to play a game or two. You’ll get an email as soon as signups are live. Wicked Burger Con will take place Oct 10/11. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Ben Sandfelder @bensandfelder.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

20-year-old me would be disgusted and call me a failure and a quitter, but that’s bc he still had a lot of humbling and growing up to do.

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Ben Sandfelder @bensandfelder.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Never shaving my head because I lm afraid this is exactly how it would go.

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Ben Sandfelder @bensandfelder.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I haven’t published anything in like a year but I might swing by just to be with the Local Community again.

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Ben Sandfelder @bensandfelder.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I want to yap at someone about the delegitimization of house rules in mainstream TTRPGs.

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

New: Macklemore says Robert Kraft — who owns Gillette Stadium, where Macklemore & Ed Sheeran were to perform later this month — called Sheeran. Kraft rallied other owners together behind an ultimatum for Sheeran: if Macklemore stays on the tour, you won't be allowed in our venues.

I'm not sure how to start this. So I'm going to speak from the heart and share the truth. Ed Sheeran and his team have made the decision to remove me from The Loop tour.
But before I get into it, I want to say something that should be obvious. In this moment I think it matters. I am not a victim. Ed Sheeran is not a victim. Pink is not a victim. We have careers, money, opportunities, safety and audiences around the world. Whatever consequences any of us face for what we say, we get to go home to our families.

The victims are the Palestinian people. The men, women and children who have been killed, starved, displaced and forced to live through unimaginable violence. More than 20,000 children have been killed in Gaza alone. People are being killed today, and people will be killed tomorrow. I want to make sure that as I tell this story, we don't lose sight of that.

Ed is my friend. I've known him for 13 years. We've shared late nights, studio sessions and stages. He has this infectious magic about him that I've grown to love. I consider him a brother. And because of that, we've had some difficult conversations this past week. The type of talks rooted in love and respect for one another that still end in a place of fundamental disagreement. Nothing I'm writing here is out of spite or because I want to tear down his character. But as I told Ed multiple times on the phone, our friendship can't change my responsibility to tell the truth about what happened.

Last Monday, in the middle of all the media attention surrounding Pink and what I said at MetLife, Ed told me that Robert Kraft called him. We were scheduled to play Gillette Stadium later this month, which is owned by the Kraft Group. Ed told me that Kraft said I would not be allowed to perform in his stadium. Ed also told me that Kraft had rallied some of the other
stadium owners and collectively they gave him an ultimatum: if Macklemore stays on the tour, you will not be allowed to play in our venues.

Ed was in …

What I said at MetLife I have been saying on stages around the world for almost three years. So why is it an issue now? Because now I'm sharing a stage with one of the biggest artists in the world, in some of the biggest stadiums in America. At a certain level of exposure, "Free Palestine" becomes too much of a risk. If I kept doing the shows, saying Free Palestine, with Ed implicitly supporting it, the crowd getting loud and showing undeniable support for Palestinian liberation, what artist might speak out next? The stage becomes resistance. Maybe that's why this time it became so important to silence me.

And one of the most effective ways to enforce that silence has been to weaponize the accusation of antisemitism. Antisemitism is real. And that is exactly why the word matters too much to be used as a shield against criticism of the Israeli state. When criticizing Israel, opposing Zionism or saying "Free Palestine" gets conflated with hatred of Jewish people, it doesn't protect Jewish people. It protects Israel from accountability.

I hope this isn't the end of my relationship with Ed.
Thirteen years of friendship doesn't disappear because of one painful disagreement. I hope we both continue listening, studying what is happening in Palestine and wrestling with what neutrality means in a moment like this. My door will always be open to continuing that conversation.

When my brother Omar was doing the subtitles for the video I posted from MetLife, I thanked him. He told me there's a phrase in Arabic:
لا شكر على واجب
"La shukra ala wajeb." There is no thanks for a duty.
That stayed with me. Because that's what this has become for me and millions of others around the world. A duty. Not something deserving of praise or gratitude. Not brave. Human.

Who is winning the internet, who is getting canceled, who gets to play the stadium and who doesn't, all of it becomes so small when held against what we are actually witnessing in Gaza and the West Bank. An entire people be…

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Ben Sandfelder @bensandfelder.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Hillel has a West Marches table ostensibly running BX, but hacked beyond all recognition. Shammai’s group has been playing AD&D 2E for about half a century, and he runs things as close to RAW as possible. Each one respects the other’s DM style but is also banned from playing at the other’s table.

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