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Joe Castle

@joecastle.bsky.social
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* Day job at Cincinnati Enquirer/USA TODAY Network * I dig #Reading #Writing #Music #Comedy #TTRPGs and three other things. * Some of you humans have fucked this shit up for everybody else.

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Joe Castle @joecastle.bsky.social · 9h
And these are available at thrift stores, yard sales, eBay — hell, probably yer own damn bookshelves ‘cause you forgot you bought ‘em at a thrift store or a yard sale or … It me. They are on my shelf. I’m gonna go read now. (Tremendous list as always, Mama Horrah.)
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Joe Castle @joecastle.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I had a joke about Traveller, but it died while I was writing it.
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Joe Castle @joecastle.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Holy critical success! Looks as though I'll be able to tune in on the YooToobs this week. #TTRPGs #AndSomeOtherStuffToo
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Joe Castle @joecastle.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Share the last 4 TTRPGs you played and expose your gaming habits. Or don’t and show you have a spine somewhere in that meatsack your maladaptive mind is piloting for the moment. Vaesen Dragonbane Deadlands Delta Green/Call of Cthulhu (can't remember which was more recent, but there was SAN loss)
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Shane Ivey of the delta-green.com Iveys @shaneivey.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The dumbest motherfuckers in history found a way to get even dumber
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The Heathen Historian 🔻 @heathenhistory.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
If you really want to dress up like German army guys then dress up like these Germans who fought to save the Union and free the slaves. Unless you're an actual fucking Nazi.
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Joe Castle @joecastle.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Same with us @ludovic.chabant.com — well, except I might not get the TTRPG expansion annex as the school leading The Spawn’s scholarship pool is less than 30 minutes away. (I’m still pushing “the full college experience” with dorm life, etc., but it seems he’s too smart to fall for that.)
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Joe Castle @joecastle.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
The link to the Kickstarter, where you can sign up to be notified when the project goes live. #LostEchoes #IndieFilm #SupportThisProject
kickstarter.com
Coming soon: Lost Echoes, The Movie
Starring: Jeff Speakman - Written By: Joe R. Lansdale - Directed By: Chef Joe Gatto
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Joe Castle @joecastle.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I have a signed copy of "Lost Echoes" in my library. It's another example of Joe Lansdale blending genres in ways that serve the story, wherever it might end up. I'll back this. If you don't, maybe you should take a long, honest look at your life and figure out where you went wrong.
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Joe Castle @joecastle.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Something is not right here. This DG podcast is "clean"? What? How? According to whom? Wait. Blink twice if you are under duress. (More than usual, I mean.)
Screenshot of the following text with the "rating" section in a red box:

Information

Creator
Caleb Stokes

Episodes
3

Rating
Clean

Copyright
Arc Dream Publishing

Show Website
Delta Green Podcast
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Joe Castle @joecastle.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Seems as though it would be useful for separating the wheat from the chaff, at least in my feeds.
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Joe Castle @joecastle.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
New monsters?
Mike, a smiling green creature with one eye, and Sulley, a large furry creature with horns, with the text "did someone say new monsters?"
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Joe Castle @joecastle.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Loved the BECMI Blackmoor series. Such great art!
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Joe Castle @joecastle.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
When Mr. Nutterbutter finds out about all this, he will go stark-raving squirrelly. #RodentRampage
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John Oliver's Confused Squirrel Puppet
Alt: A large gray squirrel sitting at a news desk in a television studio
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Joe Castle @joecastle.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
In February, the chain sued the owner of the Ohio gas station chain Mickey Mart, claiming its smiling cartoon moose was too close to Buc-ee's ballcap-wearing beaver.
cincinnati.com
Buc-ee's sues yet another convenience store over logo similarities
Buc-ee's filed a lawsuit against the parent company of Ohio convenience store Mickey Mart, claiming the store's moose logo is too similar to its own.
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Joe Castle @joecastle.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
The lawsuit against Beaver's Mini Mart — in Beavercreek, no less — is one of many Buc-ee's has filed over the years against businesses it claims have logos too similar to its own.
A sign with a smiling beaver standing on a white background next to the text "Beaver's Mini Mart 1592 Hanes Road." The sign is mounted on a shingled roof.
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Joe Castle @joecastle.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
While Buc-ee's sues a small corner store that's existed in the middle of an Ohio neighborhood for more than two decades, more than 2,000 people have signed a petition opposing the chain's second location in the state.
cincinnati.com
A second Buc-ee's is coming to Ohio. There's a petition to stop it
Buc-ee's is set to open its second Ohio location, and some residents aren't thrilled.
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Joe Castle @joecastle.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
John Oliver, Mr. Nutterbutter and the @lastweektonight.com writers room must be proud ... dam proud. #ISaidWhatISaid
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John Oliver: That's Fun!
Alt: John Oliver: That's Fun!
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Joe Castle @joecastle.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
A lawsuit over one tiny beaver logo has unleashed a whole colony of them in Ohio. Has #Bucees met its match in Beavercreek? #BeavercreekSaysDontMessWithMiniMart
cincinnati.com
Buc-ee’s sued a mini mart. Businesses are striking back with beaver logos
Major gas station chain Buc-ee's is suing Beaver's Mini Mart in Beavercreek. Ohio businesses are adding temporary beaver logos in support.
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Joe Castle @joecastle.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Beaver's Mini Mart owner Vik Boparai said Buc-ee's never reached out to him before the lawsuit. Now he's planning on fighting it in court. "It's Buc-ee's acting like they control all the animals across the world. Are they going to sue the schools and the city next?" Photo provided by Vik Boparai
A sign with a smiling beaver standing on a white background next to the text "Beaver's Mini Mart 1592 Hanes Road." The sign is mounted on a shingled roof.
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Joe Castle @joecastle.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Criticism of the chain has been growing. "Last Week Tonight" host John Oliver ended a recent episode by inviting the company to "Buc-off" and announcing he's selling his own variation of a beaver logo to try and goad Buc-ee's into suing him.
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John Oliver Says Yup! on Last Week Tonight
Alt: John Oliver Says Yup! on Last Week Tonight
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Joe Castle @joecastle.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Beaver's Mini Mart doesn't sell gas. It's miles from the nearest interstate. Still, Buc-ee's says its customers may be confused by the mini mart's smiling beaver logo. Because beavers. Photo credit: Phil Didion/The Enquirer
Stuffed beaver toys of various sizes wearing red hats and shirts on a table in a store
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Joe Castle @joecastle.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Texas-based chain Buc-ee's is suing Beaver's Mini Mart, a small corner store that has sat in Beavercreek, Ohio, for more than two decades.
cincinnati.com
In a city full of beavers, Buc-ee's takes issue with this store's logo
The Texas-based gas station chain Buc-ee's is suing Beaver's Mini Mart, a store in the middle of a Beavercreek neighborhood, over its name and logo.
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Joe Castle @joecastle.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Have fun! Don't forget your tickets and those little glasses they use to see things bett— oh, it's a different kind of opera? With great old whats, you say?
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Joe Castle @joecastle.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
A man with long unkempt hair stares at a crushed can he holds with both hands with the text “someone told me once that TTRPGs are a flat circle”
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Joe Castle @joecastle.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Sounds as though we need to hook Screaming Cannibal up with a Rita Hayworth poster and a large, durable spoon. Or maybe a jackhammer.
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Joe Castle @joecastle.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
This has “shitty reality show of the near-future” written all over it.
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Joe Castle @joecastle.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Skyrealms of Jorune!
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Joe Castle @joecastle.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
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Jake Crying
Alt: An animated, yellow, anthropomorphic dog on its knees and elbows clenches its front paws into fists while screaming and shaking.
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Joe Castle @joecastle.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
And it's all free for streaming on Bluesky, YouTube, Threads, etc. All you have to do is show up at the right time and come on in, virtually speaking. So don't miss TBRCon 2026. You will regret it if you do, and you know regret has a way of coming back to haunt you.
A decrepit room with an open door leading into darkness.
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Joe Castle @joecastle.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
For the uninitiated, @tbrcon.bsky.social will happen July 26 through August 1 with more than 100 authors and dozens of events including livestream panels, live podcasts and RPG sessions. bsky.app/profile/tbrc...
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Joe Castle @joecastle.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Yeah, this is gonna be pretty damn awesome. #TBRCon2026 #SFFHWriters #ScienceFiction #Fantasy #Horror
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Joe Castle @joecastle.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Soundgarden kicks off this week’s Sunday edition of Teen Power Radio Hour with DJ Henry. www.youtube.com/watch?v=sC2G... #WXNA #CommunityRadio
youtube.com
Soundgarden - Blow Up The Outside World
YouTube video by SoundgardenVEVO
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Joe Castle @joecastle.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
“No, no, you don’t understand! The op went sideways. Now Agent Ithaca IS the 12-gauge!”
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Joe Castle @joecastle.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Nice curation on this series, Shane!
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Joe Castle @joecastle.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
And it ends with a TPK. Run it in Delta Green and one Agent survives but goes permanently insane because “Hotel California” remains a legendarily brutal infohazard.
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Joe Castle @joecastle.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Second for Grippo’s Bar-B-Q. Excellent snackage!
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Joe Castle @joecastle.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
DJ Henry kicked off his hour on the airwaves with the Tool song drummer Danny Carey has described as the most difficult to play live. #WXNA #CommunityRadio youtu.be/3BXyEUOuNds?...
youtu.be
TOOL - The Grudge (Official Audio)
YouTube video by TOOLVEVO
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Joe Castle @joecastle.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
A classic scenario, no matter the print date.
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Joe Castle @joecastle.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
BAH! Missed this week. (Thanks, work!)
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Joe Castle @joecastle.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Find him and more good stuff at WXNA community radio. www.wxnafm.org
wxnafm.org
Home - WXNA
Nashville's homegrown, listener-supporter freeform community radio!
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Joe Castle @joecastle.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
*Not his actual on-air persona, despite my repeated encouragement and pleas.
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Joe Castle @joecastle.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Another weekend set from DJ Surly Hank* on WXNA. .bandcamp.com/track/long-n...
iodinerecordings.bandcamp.com
Long Nights, by Piebald
from the album We Are the Only Friends We Have (Deluxe Edition)
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Joe Castle @joecastle.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Listening to my kid during his DJ shift at a community radio station in Nashville. I could do worse for a Sunday afternoon. #WXNA youtu.be/ZWSPItDCOkI?...
youtu.be
Anthrax - Only (Official Video)
YouTube video by Anthrax
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Joe Castle @joecastle.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
media.tenor.com
a bald man wearing glasses is making a funny face while sitting in front of a wall .
Alt: a bald man wearing glasses shaking his head while sitting in front of a wall saying nope
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Joe Castle @joecastle.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
media.tenor.com
a netflix ad shows a girl talking to another girl and says sounds like a magic spell for happiness
Alt: a netflix ad shows a girl talking to another girl saying sounds like a magic spell for happiness
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Joe Castle @joecastle.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Birthright, the Mystara series (Mark of Amber, Karameikos, Glantri), etc. Some cool stuff from TSR around then — just before the sale to WotC.
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Joe Castle @joecastle.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Spelljammer! I didn’t play it much, but I really had fun when I did.
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James Morton @glesga-grognard.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
In 18 months the world economy will be destroyed and no one will buy or use our products. I'm smart. My AI pal told me so. www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-ai...
businessinsider.com
Microsoft AI CEO: 'Most, if not all' white-collar tasks can be replaced by AI within 12-18 months
Mustafa Suleyman, Microsoft's AI chief, says AI can automate white-collar jobs within 12-18 months, as tech reaches human-level performance in tasks.
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Joe Castle @joecastle.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Me: Who puked in my chair … again?! My cats: The Dow is over 50,000!
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