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Infinite Citadel @infinite-citadel.com · 6h
The page has a new count down - TO THE END! And we're getting *so close* to unlocking our third and final adventure zine! #ttrpg #daggerheart
Screenshot of the Hope Dies Last Gamefound page. $40,903 raised, 292% funded, with 2 days, 14 hours, 29 minutes, and 23 seconds left
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Bee O'Connor | To Infiniti and Bee-yond @just-a-bee.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The only thing cooler than getting to make TWO Adventure Zines is if the team got to produce all three (and I got to make more art). 👀💖🗡️ #HopeDiesLast #daggerheart #ttrpg
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Infinite Citadel @infinite-citadel.com · 06/10/2026
We've entered the final week of Hope Dies Last. Time to reveal the ace up our sleeve: a zine of subclasses with @carloscisco.bsky.social, creator of Pistolheart, as the lead designer! Can we make the last week our biggest yet and crush these stretch goals!? gamefound.com/en/projects/...
Pistolheart creator Carlos Cisco as lead designer for a Hope Dies Last SUBCLASS ZINE
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The Authors Guild @authorsguild.org · 21/09/2026
The Authors Guild is grateful the Court has unsealed some of the most important filings in our case against OpenAI and Microsoft. (1/7)
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Unsealed Briefs in Authors’ Case v. Microsoft/OpenAI: Top Execs Knew Their Mass Book Piracy Was Illegal And Would Put Authors Out of Work
(New York, September 21, 2026) Explosive new documents released last Thursday in Authors Guild v. OpenAI—the major book authors’ ongoing lawsuit alleging OpenAI and Microsoft illegally trained their p...
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Infinite Citadel @infinite-citadel.com · 26/09/2026
FEAR LIVES FIRST A zine of new Daggerheart rules for each of the Hope Dies Last campaign frames by @dngnclub.itch.io. Support the campaign by sharing & pledging so we can unlock this incredible collection! ttrpg.fund/hdl
An expansion-pack zine for Hope Dies Last - FEAR LIVES FIRST.
The Forever Forge: Collect obelisk shards to upgrades your home base, build magitech, and bolster your defenses.
NEME-SYSTEM_EXE: Dynamic rival NPCs who gain power, rank, and credentials in response to your actions.
Galactic Warfare: Simple yet robust rules for small scale shipt-to-ship combat and sector wide armada warfare.
Powered by DNGN CLUB Games. Digital Download included.
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Andrew Beauman | Hope Dies Last @andrewbeauman.com · 22/09/2026
Im so unbelievably excited for us to work with Jack ( @dngnclub.itch.io ) on this. Help make it happen and go back Hope Dies Last! Ttrpg.fund/hdl
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Hope Dies Last by Infinite Citadel - Gamefound
A triptych of Daggerheart-compatible campaign frames where defiant heroes fight against overwhelming odds. Heroic Fantasy, Cyberpunk, and Space Opera frames bring whole new worlds, enemies, and mechan...
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J. L. Westover @mrlovenstein.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
YOU DON'T "CONSUME" ART MOTHERFUCKER. YOU EXPERIENCE IT. YOU FEEL IT. YOU ENGAGE WITH IT. YOU WRESTLE WITH IT. YOU LIVE IT. ART ISN'T A LITTLE MORSEL YOU GOBBLE UP.
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da share z0ne @dasharez0ne.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
SOME DAY - dashare.zone ADMIN
A SKELOTIN STICKEN HALF OUT OF A MEAT GRINDER AND THE GRINDER ALREADY GOT HALF OF THEM AND THERE LIKE WELL A LIL MORE WONT HURT , AND BESIDE , MAYBE THIS TIME IT WILL IMPRESS SOMEONE AT WORK , AND ILL GET REWARDED IN SOME WAY FOR SACRIFICING MY PHYSICAL SELF TO THE PURSUIT OF A RICH GUYS NUMBER GOING UP , AND DA TEXT "MAYBE IF I SACRIFICE ENOUGH OF MY BODY TO DA GRINDER THELL LET ME CRANK THE HANDLE SOME DAY " - GOTTA BE SOON RIGHT - DASHARE.ZONE ADMIN
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Kaz @kazlefay.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
You know how everything bad gets blamed on video games & the internet? I have a theory that it’s golf destroying our society. Few activities have such an outsized effect on the environment, public health and epitomizing the corruption of wealth & privilege. Limit and restrict access to golf.
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maple cocaine @maplecocaine.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Now that Dr. Abdul El-Sayed has won the primary, i think he needs to begin addressing the concerns of people who are extremely racist against him
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Dick Laurent @cblockus.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
@just-a-bee.bsky.social did the cover for one of these! You’ll never guess which one…
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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 12/06/2026
SpaceX goes public tomorrow. A wonderful moment for cynical shills and Patagonia gargoyles to roll in the filth of the dodgiest company to list since Enron. This is the last exit route for capital for a minute. A big win for horrible people, but a brief one before a dark era for Silicon Valley
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Bee O'Connor | To Infiniti and Bee-yond @just-a-bee.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Bad day completely turned around by going to see Masters of the Universe. I could not stop smiling. It was just so FUN. And they did the thing! And the other thing!! And THAT thing too!!!
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Genel Jumalon 🍉 @geneljumalon.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
People like Kane and many many others that do care about human art and the creative process have been a beacon of hope while trying to navigate making art in this current climate.
CBS MORNINGS ON YOUTUBE (JUNE 4, 2026)

Interviewer: I read that you do not want to embrace Al.

Kane: Absolutely not.

For me the whole point of doing what I'm doing-art is a way of processing life. I don't see the value in outsourcing any element of that.

When I'm looking at someone else's project, if I see an element of the environment [where] they use generative fill or whatever to change something about the scene, it just shuts off the part of my brain that wants to know more about that world. Because I would assume if they're willing to make an arbitrary choice there, they could make an arbitrary choice with literally anything.
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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
It's a huge mistake to "adjust to" or "adapt" to generative AI. There's rarely been a more clearcut situation to reject vehemently for so many reasons. One reason beyond those that apply now is the future capacity for proactive manipulation and distortion. We need less outside interference not more.
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Dick Laurent @cblockus.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Still missing #nj #newjersey #nj7 #tomkean
The Saddam Hussein hiding place meme, but with NJ congressman Tom Kean
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Dr. Holly Walters @manigarm.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
I'm sorry, what? In writing my first monograph, I spent six weeks trying to track down a citation in TWO languages I didn't know. And good thing too, because the citation was wrong. That's scholarship. That's research. You know, the thing we're trained to do?!?
The reactions of some researchers on Twitter finally being held responsible for not having read the very paper they submitted are... something. Mainly, they don't think they should have to check every citation or make sure the data is real and accurate. Because it's too hard, I guess.
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Dovewoman 💙 🇺🇦 💙 @dovewoman.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
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Elizabeth Sandifer @eruditorumpress.com · 14/05/2026
The key flaw in “let people enjoy things” is its acceptance of the idea that enjoyment is spoiled by criticism. If your enjoyment of something is ruined by someone else disliking it, that’s a character defect. You’re being a narcissistic child. Grow the fuck up.
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Manisha Sinha @profmsinha.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Historian of abolition here, history tells us how we got here, to put it succinctly “John Brown was hanged for treason and Robert E. Lee was not.”
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Dusty Hill ➡️ the Homonarrative @dustehill.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
GO FAST MORE STRETCH GOALS MORE ART YOU WOULDNT BELIEVE HOW MANY SAD RACERS YOU CAN FIT IN ONE BOOK
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Dick Laurent @cblockus.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Literally last day to back this incredible game that @just-a-bee.bsky.social (among other illustrious artists and writers) has created some beautiful artwork for. Get on it!
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Official Derptiles ➡️ BLFC @derptiles.art · 21/04/2026
Fellow San Jose/South Bay residents, ai data centers are coming for us, but we still have a chance to stop them! Ilovesanjose.org has a petition and a prewritten email to send to the city council. Let’s stop them before they build anything.
Illustration of a California newt in a pond full of plants and bubbles. Text says “i’d rather have a pond full of newts…”Doodle of a gross ai data center spewing out pollution. Text says “… Than an ai data center”
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Wes Franks @carrion-comfort.com · 19/04/2026
We have hit our first strch goal for #F-Infiniti. I can't wait to see what Josh & Rae have in store for the book and I'm so stoked to see @moreblueberries.bsky.social Solo Rules for F-Infiniti! Keep sharing and let's keep this rig rolling! TTRPG.link/formulainfin...
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F-Infiniti
Break the Speed of Sad with this standalone racing supplement for Orbital Blues.
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Dick Laurent @cblockus.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Trent has again done the impossible. The second #nineinchnoize show was better than the first. Astonishing.
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Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Do yourself a favor and go listen to the NINE INCH NOIZE album today. It's great to see a band at this age with that legacy not only avoiding decline but only ascending to greater heights. (Also find their Coachella bits on YT.)
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winter @winterk.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
learning things trains you to learn things, solving problems trains you to solve problems. those aren't things you learn once, they are skills you maintain all your life. they build persistence, self-discipline, and confidence. things the ruling class do not want you, their chosen enemy, to have.
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Bee O'Connor | To Infiniti and Bee-yond @just-a-bee.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Happy Nine Inch Noize Day to all who celebrate
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Dr. Jens Foell @jensfoell.de · 15/04/2026
OpenAI: We’re burning money like the Joker. A miracle needs to happen for us to turn a profit Microsoft: Please please use our AI systems, we’re teetering on the edge here Anthropic: I wonder what’ll kill us first: lawsuits, regulations or model collapse Media and universities: AI is here to stay
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pnwpolicyangel aka Angelita 👼 @pnwpolicyangel.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
I don’t even have words for this.
"I start sobbing and said, 'I want to help, please!' I know she's going to get tired and need to be subbed out," Sam told The Western Edge.
The supervisor, who Sam perceived to be in shock, had a simple reply: "It has to be management or safety team. Please get back to work"
"I need to help, Sam said.
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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
‘if you don’t learn to use AI, you’ll get left behind!’ 🍆✊ www.patreon.com/posts/155290...
If an AI future is what I'm getting left behind from, then Christ, just leave me behind.
A girl can only pivot so much, hoss, and I hung up my pivotin' boots some time ago. I don't make videos even though that was supposedly the future of writing ten years ago — I mean, I guess I do, but they're little banjo practice videos for my friends, not expressions of a desperate careerist impulse. I use social media with the attention-crazed dopesickness of an addict, not the care and forethought of a professional, as any cursory read of my posts will confirm. I'm a writer by trade — a creative, as you might say — and here you are, running a business you don't even understand into the ground, deskilling my trade and expecting a thank you when you explain how you're doing it. If I don't devalue myself the way you continually devalue me, you warn, I'll be left behind. Okay, says I! Quit making it my problem and go! The dust you leave me in will settle, and in the meantime, I will keep doing my work in much the way I've done it since I first became literate.
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Dick Laurent @cblockus.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
If you’re thinking about funding F-Infinity (or already did so and want a sneak peak) check it out live tonight! #orbitalblues #ttrpg
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Rob Sheridan @rob-sheridan.com · 09/04/2026
"Like Musk, Jack Dorsey, and Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman has benefited greatly from a U.S. tech press pathologically obsessed with mythologizing terrible white men with a lot of money." - @karlbode.com:
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Whoops, The Tech Press Mythologized Another Unethical Asshole
Lazy access journalism is pathologically obsessed with helping unremarkable, unethical weirdos cultivate elaborate supergenius engineer mythologies while covertly undermining the public interest.
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trevin @trevinflickinger.com · 09/04/2026
Happy Appomattox Day to all that celebrate
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Dick Laurent @cblockus.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
I will never, ever use AI. Full stop. I will lose respect for you if you use it. Pathetic behavior for pathetic people.
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Dick Laurent @cblockus.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
A peek at @just-a-bee.bsky.social’s incredible artwork for #F-Infinity. They’ve almost funded, get them over the finish line! #orbitalblues #orbitalbluesmonth #ttrpg
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Bee O'Connor | To Infiniti and Bee-yond @just-a-bee.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
And we're live! Getting to work on the art for this book alongside @andrewbeauman.com and @tonytranrpg.bsky.social is a real dream come true, and I'm so proud of the whole team we have bringing you out to the track. You're in for a real treat! #speedofsad #OrbitalBluesMonth
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Dick Laurent @cblockus.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Just went live! The entire racing rules set and visual direction of this new #orbitalblues sourcebook is amazing, but of course the character illustration by @just-a-bee.bsky.social is my favorite part. You should back this incredible project!
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Bee O'Connor | To Infiniti and Bee-yond @just-a-bee.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Over the roar of the engine you swear you can hear the sound of a crowd somewhere cheering your name. And hey, so what if your past still haunts you? You’ve learned that if you go fast enough it’ll never catch up. Just a little over twelve hours to go before the race begins. Get in and buckle up. 🏎️
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Michael DeForge @michaeldeforge.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
I guess boycotting Harry Potter feels pretty trivial to me, because I'm an adult. if someone told me I shouldn't eat Gerber's baby food, I'd be like, that is no problem. I'm way ahead of you
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Dick Laurent @cblockus.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
@just-a-bee.bsky.social has done some amazing art for this project! Check it out, the kickstarter launches this wed! #orbitalblues #orbitalbluesmonth
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🎃 scarecrowcialism 👻 @swolecialism.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
a lot of what has made discourse insane is that there's an entire crop of guys who live in dc, do a ton of uppers, and have massive gender insecurity around the fact that they're soft-handed scribes
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da share z0ne @dasharez0ne.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
ALT TXT - dashare.zone ADMIN
I ONLY BELIEVE IN CONSPIRACY FACTS : THE BILLIONAIRES AND THE POLITICIANS WORKED TOGETHER TO CREATE A RULING CLASS THAT INCREASINGLY SQUEEZES EVERYONE ELSE WITH LOWER WAGES AND INCREASING COSTS, AND RELIES ON LEFTIST/LIBERAL INFIGHTING TO PRESERVE WEALTH INEQUALITY, AS WELL AS TOSSING SCRAP'S TO THE MIDDLE CLASS TO HELP THEM KEEP WORKERS AT BAY, AND USING THE MEDIA TO TELL US WE DESERVE TO HAVE LESS AND LESS EACH YEAR, BUT IM JUST A SKELETEN WHAT DO I KNOW "THE TEXT SAYS : I DONT BELIEVE IN CONSPIRACY THEORYS, WORK HARD AND YOULL GET REWARDED, THE NEWS WOULD NEVER LIE TO US, EAT BEANS SAVE MONEY, IF YOU LOVE YOUR JOB ITS NOT WORK, DONT HATE THE RICH WHAT IF YOUR GONNA BE RICH ONE DAY " - DASHARE.ZONE ADMIN
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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
"The Islamists oppose women getting an education," I mutter, as I aim my missile at the girls school
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Sarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.
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Jordan aka Jirdan @slclunk.com · 13/02/2026
US Troops killed all the guards at Dachau for this kind of shit.
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Luke Ridge (Commissions open✏️) @lri.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Wow, not the post I expected to read this evening. Well done #DinoCon for standing firm 💪
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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 09/02/2026
this is a subject that's near and dear to my heart 1. no you didn't, you retconning fucks 2. your decades of anti-governance "free market" "government never functions" propaganda paved the way for the complete authoritarian decimation of labor, consumer, environmental protections
New York Times headline: Libertarians: We Told You So

With an image of a big black boot stomping a snake
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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
how’s jeff bezos’s asshole taste btw
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