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Seth Skorkowsky @sskorkowsky.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
This looks like a bunch of Player Characters on Hour 3 of sitting around talking about their assault plan, insisting they still need more time, as the Game Master begins weeping
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Liam Hogan @liamhogan.id.au · 02/07/2026
Ad Rock: you can disagree with the current All: POPE MCA: but if you push his buttons then you’re a All: DOPE Mike D: ordain yourself a bishop and you’re All: SCHISMATIC Ad Rock: excommunication is All: AUTOMATIC
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Seth Skorkowsky @sskorkowsky.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
So my buddy @bobworldbuilder.bsky.social is doing a poll about favorite TTRPGs. But he needs a signal boost beyond his own fanbase. So, for science (or simply for Bob, because he's a nice guy), can you take a minute to do this simple, 2-question survey? docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Poll: What Is Your Favorite TTRPG? (2026)
This is a simple poll with a lofty goal! With your help, we can reach across the entire tabletop roleplaying game community, both online and offline, to learn which TTRPGs are the most popular in 2026...
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Kingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · 16/04/2026
I believe that in order to take some small step forward, the word “bird” should be replaced with “saur” in all common names. Mockingsaur. Secretarysaur. Red-winged blacksaur. HUMMINGSAUR
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Planetary Science Institute @psi.edu · 10/04/2026
NASA's Barbara Cohen created this image of the Moon's Pierazzo crater, named after our late PSI colleague Betty Pierazzo. Betty was an expert in impact modeling and the astrobiological and environmental effects of impacts. She also passionately supported students and other teachers.
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>8[-DX @8dx.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Mr Doppler, also known as Doplr to his immediate family or Doooppppleeer to passing acquaintances.
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Doug Dawson @dddawson.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
The serendipity of travel--in Juneau for unrelated reasons, only to discover that a Holi celebration is going on literally on the street outside our hotel room. Over two dozen dancers givng a Bollywood-style performance while the snow gently falls on them--just wonderful.
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Doug Dawson @dddawson.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Show somebody who absolutely rocks a hat and isn't Indiana Jones.
Writer Steven Brust
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Doug Dawson @dddawson.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Your Delta EoK JND: 0.0059

Very nice.  Comfortably below the 0.02 JND that the colour science people say is the limit.  You'd make an excellent paint chip inspector.  Is that a job?  It should be.
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We Have Always Existed: Transgender History @transgenderhistory.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
The 3 genders
80s singer Thomas Dolby on raising queer kids: "the eldest is trans, the middle is a lesbian, and the youngest is a drummer"
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Wil Wheaton ❌👑 @wilwheaton.net · 01/03/2026
If you know someone who is really great at running an RPG, you have got to hold on to them, you know? Carpe DM, friends!
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Seth Skorkowsky @sskorkowsky.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
No matter the era, you can always spot the Call of Cthulhu characters. Keeper: "We're going to have a serious game with rich characters as they wrestle with trauma & untold horrors, while also learning a whole lot about history." Players: "Finally! Also, we want a detective dog in an adorable hat."
Historic photograph from 1880s Stockholm. Two well dressed gentlemen in top hats pose with a dog wearing derby
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Doug Dawson @dddawson.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Groundhog Day | noun | a situation in which the same usually negative or monotonous experiences occur repeatedly or are felt to occur repeatedly with no change or correction
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Doug Dawson @dddawson.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Change a letter, ruin a film: Laws
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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
orcas have the chance to do the funniest thing
@joepompliano on Threads posted a pic of a map dotted with dozens of yacht names and said: “Pretty much every billionaire that owns a superyacht is in St. Barth right now for New Year's Eve - Jeff Bezos, Miriam Adelson, Shahid Khan, Sergey Brin, Jerry Jones, and 100+ others”
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𝚂𝚎𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚍𝚊𝚛𝚢 𝙿𝚛𝚘𝚝𝚘𝚌𝚘𝚕 @2ndaryprotocol.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
🎶 ❄️ 🍸 🔥 🖤
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Doug Dawson @dddawson.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Introduce yourself with four spaceships.
The Magellan spacecraft being prepped.  Provided the data that led to my dissertation.Cassini spacecraft at Saturn (artist's conception).  I spent a very good decade working on ISS for Cassini.The USS Enterprise NCC-1701, from the original Star Trek series, one of my first science fiction loves.E.E. "Doc" Smith's Dauntless, from the Lensman series, probably my longest-lasting science fiction love, for better or worse.
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James Davis Nicoll @jdnicoll.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Want to add hilarity while using VTTs like Owlbear Rodeo? Whenever you have a group of non-named NPCs, such as ambushing bandits, assign each one a visible number by rolling a d100. PCs react to bandits 1 to 8 more confidently than they do bandits 11, 18, 27, 34, 35, 47, 60, and 98.
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Doug Dawson @dddawson.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Post a picture from your first #StarTrek movie!
Dr. Leonard McCoy, dressed in what could be a white disco suit, complete with gold medallion around his neck, stands on a transporter platform, checking himself to make sure he's all there.
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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
The range increments of a full subway sandwich are only 10/20 so you have disadvantage on your throw more than a few paces away. You can double the range with a half-sandwich wrapped tightly and druis have a fifth-level subclass feature that removes disadvantage if the sandwich has sprouts
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Doug Dawson @dddawson.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Change one letter, ruin a candy. Knickers.
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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
EMILY DICKINSON, JEDI KNIGHT Not so clumsy, nor so random - As a blaster - in its rage More elegant - the weapon More civilized - the age
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Alina Pete - Geek Girl Con (guest) @alinapete.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
DAMN I just realized a major marker of our generational divide is whether you: - Come up with several short search terms encompassing the main subjects and string them together b/c you were trained on encyclopedia and fucking Dewey decimal OR - Type a wholeass sentence into the search bar
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Doug Dawson @dddawson.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
Slightly diminish a band: Probably
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James Davis Nicoll @jdnicoll.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
It is a little known fact that while observing the moon Titan, the Cassini space probe could monitor another one of Saturn's moons at the same time by using a reflective surface called a Rhea view mirror.
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Doug Dawson @dddawson.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
1. First #ttrpg you ever played - D&D Blue Box 2. First you ever ran - D&D Blue Box 3. Played the most - D&D, maybe 5E 4. Run the most - Torg 5 Favorite - Really not sure. Torg? 6. Most recently played - Blue Planet 7. Most recently run - D&D 5E
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Doug Dawson @dddawson.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
If you see this, quote with a robot that isn't from "Star Wars", "Star Trek", "Doctor Who", or "Transformers".
Small yellow humanoid with no visible eyes or nose, and a plate over the top of the skull.  This is Computo from the Legion of Superheroes, in its incarnation as major domo of the Legion headquarters.
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James Davis Nicoll @jdnicoll.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
Before Salk created his polio vaccine, we knew of no confirmed exoplanets. Now, almost everyone is vaccinated and we know of almost 6000 exoplanets. Do vaccines cause exoplanets?
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Gurdeep Pandher of the Yukon @gurdeep.ca · 06/03/2025
My friend Henry (who was also my student) & I decided to create some joy in –20°C weather in the Yukon and share it with you all. He is in grade 5 now. We are sending joy, hope, and positivity. (Share such messages to train your algorithm to bring positive and human-centric stories to your feed)
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Jeanine 💙 @madammaleficent.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
If you ever share / repost anything, please let it be this
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Doug Dawson @dddawson.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Interviewer: Can you explain this gap in your resume? Me: You missed an "a" there. That's GAAP. #AccountingProblems
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borderless @borderless.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
BlueSky is trying to monetize so let's show them some numbers: Reskeet this if you refuse to pay for BlueSky+ until trust & safety decides to prioritize marginalized users. That's $96 / year of lost revenue for each reskeet...
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Reader of Banned Books @readerofbannedbook.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Cat in a library.
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Brigid Keely She/Her @brigid.bsky.social · 04/11/2024
EMERGENCY: do I know anyone in/near Huntsville AL who can help a transgender teen who was just kicked out? Nothing but the clothes on her back. She has NO family, friends, classmates, teachers, coaches, etc. She needs shelter &… everything.
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Rachel Lense is Professionally Curious @rachellense.bsky.social · 14/06/2024
I made this Pride flag using only NASA images and our team thought it would be cool to share on social (I work on the NASA heliophysics communications team), but it's getting all sorts of hate on the bird app and Fbook. Thought y'all might be more appreciative of it here. ☺️🏳️‍🌈💖
A pride flag with every color band represented by a NASA image. White is Earth clouds, pink is aurora, blue is the Sun in a specific wavelength, brown is Jupiter clouds, black is the Hubble deep field, red is the top of sprites, orange is a Mars crater, yellow is the surface of Io, green is a lake with algae, blue is Neptune, and purple is the Crab Nebula in a specific wavelength.
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