Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)vortex_egg @vortexegg.com · 3hThese men want you ignorant and powerless so that you can’t stop them from eliminating most of us when they really get things going. 26715
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)Kate Manne @katemanne.bsky.social · 4hI wrote for @thecut.com about the Cornell case and what it says that, at my institution and many others like it, protesters are often punished more harshly than sexual assailants www.thecut.com/article/what...thecut.comWhat It Feels Like at Cornell Right NowAs a professor at the Ivy League school, Kate Manne has known many, many victims. There’s a palpable feeling on campus, she writes, that this is big. 301060355
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)merritt @merrittk.com · 3hwe fucked up bigtime when the internet slipped from the utopian promise of being able to connect with ANYone into the hellscape of being connected to EVERYone 101653263
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)Josh Fruhlinger @jfruh.bsky.social · 4hthey DIDN'T REFUND her fucking TUITION????? 1439691091
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)Monte Cook Games @montecookgames.com · 5hBig Upgrades to the Cypher Character Builder are HERE 🚀 🐲 🎲 A plethora of new, FREE features! Build campaigns and invite your players, choose which CCR content you want to allow in each campaign, reskin or customize character options--and create your own!--and more! www.montecookgames.c... 0124
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)Thought Punks 🎲 TTRPGs + Punk 👩🎤 @thoughtpunks.com · 5hCome explore a large random selection of forever open source #TTRPG resources, from games to SRDs to art and more! thoughtpunks.com/ope... #OpenSource #TabletopGames #IndieGames thoughtpunks.comOpen Source TTRPG ResourcesHere's a collection of forever open licensed tabletop roleplaying games and resources. Borrowed from and inspired by the Forever Open Source RPG game jam series. Example Open Licenses Creative Commons Zero ("CC0"). Release your work into the public domain. The most open license. Creative Com 0126
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)Dr. Jennessa Hester 🍒 @cherrypoppunk.bsky.social · 5hHUNDREDS OF BEAVERS has been adopted by @dropout.tv! This indie film is a perfect mixture of silent Hollywood slapstick, Looney Tunes cartoon antics, and Nintendo video game logic. If you already subscribe to Dropout for shows like Game Changer or Dimension 20, please give this a watch!youtube.comHundreds of Beavers Is Now on Dropout [US Only]YouTube video by Dropout 162
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)Nathan Grayson @nathangrayson.bsky.social · 5hthe brand safety panopticon has come to twitch 6639272
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)LycanthrEppy @epidiah.bsky.social · 5hIt came up again elsewhere, and so I'm oathbound to reshare here. Using AI can only reduce your audience. 0215
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)Anil Dash @anildash.com · 29/09/2026You will be able to set your watch by the frequency with which Musk sets his minions on people during this case, using their usual tactics of death threats and doxxing. And media will cover none of it. 8886226
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)Willow @rockshrimp.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The Cornell rape story and the Silicon Valley professional orgy culture story are the same story. 2371112
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)Carly Goodman @carlygoodman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Did you know that teenagers are human beings 2539
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)Carly Goodman @carlygoodman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Old enough to remember when “police state” was pejorative 1557
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)Carly Goodman @carlygoodman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Congratulations, we have created a world where teenagers cannot exist with each other in space, where we use “safety” to destroy sociality, youth, and development. 1422587
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)Éireann @eireannmor.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Who will organize an "another university is possible" conference with me? 15112
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)Weedle @weedle.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Feel like the wealthiest man in human history seething with rage because he's not allowed to say the n-word should really be the final argument against the idea we have a rational economic system or material based politics. 817359
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)C is for Crombil @zhenwa40.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I am grateful for the opportunity as a humble fan of TTRPGs to write for @playtestmaterial.bsky.social. I went into this writing with serious academic rigour, and the editing experience was really helpful in trying to make is parseable. It’s also just fun to be able to use quotes like this: 1116
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)Rine @rine.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Hell, there is still a vibrant homebrew deal for all of those, and similar engines that are designed to feel like devving for those older platforms. You can go make a gameboy game right now if you want, it'll run on gameboy emulators forever. 0167
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)Katie Birkwood @girlinthe.bsky.social · 28/09/2026More digital systems doom. National data provided through a third-party that goes bust and boom! Of course, national data provided through unmaintained internal systems can also go boom! The solution? People to maintain the stuff! 283
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)Playtest Material Magazine @playtestmaterial.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Today is the last day of our "official" subscription drive. It's been a resounding success - but we still have further to go. Currently we have 89 subscribers. Reaching 100 would be a huge milestone for us. playtestmaterial.org/playtest-mat...playtestmaterial.orgPlaytest Material launches its first ever subscription drivePlaytest Material needs 75 subscribers to break even — one of those could be you. 0912
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)Ian Danskin @innuendostudios.bsky.social · 27/09/2026we live in a world where "humanity is rotten to the core" is a more tolerable idea than "capitalism is kinda busted" but what I love about "capitalism is kinda busted" is realizing every good thing that happens is in spite of capitalism because humans are that committed to doing good things 7953321
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)Tim Gaedke @timgaedke.com · 24/09/2026in the age of AI, making art is a radical act 1877282937
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Having written a TV show built on "deep dives on one bad rich guy per week" with one version 2008-2012 and another 2021-2025, I'll say that the OG evil rich guys were evil greedy assholes, and the new rich guys are mentally disordered perverts, and so do evil. And not the good kind of perverts. 4510117
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)Lyra and 1 other @muzzlesbian.bsky.social · 27/09/2026they found a dead rat in bowden, it's only one but it's also in the middle of the province which is pretty damning 131
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)Aaron Lim 林家丰 @ehronlime.bsky.social · 27/09/2026RIP (rat in province) 0111
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)Rob Donoghue @rdonoghue.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I think, for all the “gifted” kids out there, there’s a point where they discover that as unique as their situation felt, they’re actually a substantial cohort. If you found this out early, you likely have a weird-but-loyal friend group. If you found out too late, you risk enjoying Ayn Rand. 3251
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)Sarah Clarke - Not your doll @damselindystopia.northsky.social · 27/09/2026I'm not gonna quote post that estrangement article doing the rounds cos I ain't giving them the metrics but part of being in queer community is knowing a lot of people who are estranged from family. None of them broke contact for trivial reasons. 5800151
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)Michael Brough @smestorp.bsky.social · 27/09/2026"i haven't written a line of code all year!" as though that's something to be impressed by and not an admission that you can't navigate the slop you're pouring out so instead you've just completely surrended your creative capacity 1725
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)Thought Punks 🎲 TTRPGs + Punk 👩🎤 @thoughtpunks.com · 27/09/2026We'll go deep in the street for you too. DESIGN IS MY PASSION. HIRE ME. bsky.app/profile/thou... 031
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)Leigh Alexander @leighalexander.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I think the loss of privacy for adults is the actual intention; they want all our movements linked to our state ID like most moral panics “the kids!” is a bad faith smokescreen for the encroachment the fascists desire 7372134
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)The Whimsical Muse @whimsicalmuse.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I don't know who needs to hear this, but yes, you do deserve to treat yourself to a day of exploring bookstores, greenhouses, libraries, museums, cafés, and bakeries. 211036191
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)Aidan Moher @aidanmoher.com · 26/09/2026Mutuals: Do I know anyone who could animate an existing image (the FunFactor podcast background) into a fun looping animation for the video version of the podcast? 1219
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)Jared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Just helping with editing here. These bots aren’t sentient. They’re doing what they’re programmed to do. OpenAI, a private company supposedly bound by laws, committed federal crimes. 16892733039
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)Thought Punks 🎲 TTRPGs + Punk 👩🎤 @thoughtpunks.com · 26/09/2026Raided medical funds for other needs. Got CT scan, EEG, neurologist, functional rehabilitation (350) *soon*. Halp, pls. 🙏🥹 Back a #TTRPG: bsky.app/profile/did... Grab #IndieGames: www.drivethrurpg.com... #MutualAid tips: ko-fi.com/revcasey (PayPal or credit/debit): bit.ly/payrev 055
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)Transphobes Can't Read @lordaslan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026gm 1730871151
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)Carmen Celestini @philofwrite.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Manitoba locations have found stickers from the NS13 Active Club. I have written a lot about Active Clubs, and the spread of hate ideology. Second Sons Canada is more visible, but we cannot ignore this group. www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...?winnipegfreepress.comSigns of local neo-Nazi recruiting efforts spark concern 033
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)松島みぃ~ぷ @meep-matsushima.bsky.social · 26/09/2026not Oxford University, specifically, but academic publishers hounded Aaron Swartz to death for less 083
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)Matthew Noe @noethematt.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Our institutions have lost the plot 24511
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)Internet Archive @archive.org · 26/09/2026You can help build the library. 🏛️ Have digital materials you’re allowed to share? Upload them to the Internet Archive so other people can discover and use them. 📷 A photograph. 🎙️ A recording. 📄 A document. 💾 A piece of digital history. Upload your first item 👇 archive.org/upload 🧵 3298128
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)Sara Gibbs @sararoseg.bsky.social · 26/09/2026We have a very, very long road ahead of us funding wise. If you loved It’s a Superpower?? we will need a lot of community momentum, noise, & pledges from people who have the means 💗 12513
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 26/09/2026California company accused of shipping pesticide laden berries to Canada. We can't trust American product we should be able to trust that our government has adequate numbers of inspectors in place to protect us. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...cbc.caWhistleblower alleges millions of Driscoll’s berries sent to Canada with excess chemical levels | CBC NewsA whistleblower lawsuit in California is alleging millions of pounds of Driscoll's fruit containing non-compliant levels of pesticides and chemicals crossed the border into Canada, and the company tri... 75913388
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 25/09/2026I honestly have never considered switching from Google Pixel phones until they sent me a "wanna celebrate destroying the lives of trans people" as a system update. 692130525
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)🐔 Brian Bucklew 🐔 ₑͤ>∿<ₑͤ ∞🌮 @unormal.bsky.social · 26/09/2026is that good 546090
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)Bengineering @bengineeringtv.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I never could have imagined both my children would have to battle 2572
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)Sara Gibbs @sararoseg.bsky.social · 26/09/2026He imposed Shania Law 14975181444
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)The Whimsical Muse @whimsicalmuse.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Okay but hear me out: An emotional support library ghost. 2365375
Reposted by Mackenzie (he/his/him)Amabel Holland @amabel.bsky.social · 26/09/2026a friend pointed me to this post for obvious reasons folks think I made rules-decoring games like City of Six Moons and Swords Against as some kind of "performance art" (gah!) or stunt, but it's because I think of learning/figuring out rules as a valuable form of play, not just a preamble to it 4617