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celli @aliascelli.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

And evergreen advice for any kind of alarming email/phone call. Something I have struggled to remember when I've been phished, for real.

The defense, increasingly, is a single habit: when an email tells you something alarming about an account, don't respond to the email. Go to the service directly, on your own, the way you always do. If something is really wrong, you'll see it there. If you don't see it there, the email was lying.

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Eize Basa @eizebasa.baby · 05/04/2026

“I will NOT sacrifice the Oxford comma. We've made too many compromises already; too many retreats. They assimilate the em dash and we fall back. They capture ‘not just X but y’ and we fall back. Not again. The line must be drawn here! This far, no further!”

I know the tweet is Al generated when they use " ," before and.

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Lucas Gentry @lucasgentry.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

@smartereveryday.bsky.social Hey Destin, thanks so much for all the great videos over the years! A couple years ago, I bought some Raycon Earbuds based on your recommendation in a couple videos. Have you tried their bone conduction ones? If so, is there a chance you have an affiliate link for them?

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 26/02/2026

Learning a second language can be hard. Signing up for Pre-K and 3-K is easy. Go to myschools.nyc to apply today. Deadline is tomorrow at midnight!

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Geoff Engelstein - The Universe Explained with Cookie out now! @gengelstein.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

No masks No immunity No military equipment A clear, simple, message.

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Elizabeth Hargrave @elizhargrave.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Walz just demanded ICE stop killing Americans in the street. Tributes to Petti note he was a citizen & nurse. fine, BUT: Feds should not kill ANYONE in the street. Citizens OR non-citizens. Nurses OR grifters. Married ppl w kids OR jerks w no loved ones. ZERO KILLING PEOPLE IN THE STREET.

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Today I wrote about our white supremacist political movement's perverse insistence that "we don't have to apologize for being white anymore." Conservatives have been apologizing, apparently. Did you know? I had no idea. So I asked, and here's what I found. www.the-reframe.com/apologies-fo...

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Apologies For Being White

How supremacists convert responsibility into blame to avoid paying natural costs and to make everyone else pay unnatural ones.

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Marceline Leiman is Racing Dinos @marcelineleiman.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

For no reason whatsoever, gonna remind that you can support your local trans girl by buying my games directly from my lovely publishers! High Tide www.underdoggames.com/products/hig... Phantasmic buttonshygames.com/products/pha...

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High Tide

High Tide is a compact 2-player strategy game that comes with a travel-friendly storage bag—perfect for beach trips, café tables, or cozy game nights. Each round, players stack and shift tiles, aiming...

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Annalee Newitz @annaleen.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Two independent studies found that AI chatbots were better at persuading voters than political ads. The most persuasive bots also lied the most. This is something that humans working in psyops have known for decades. AI is psyops at scale. www.technologyreview.com/2025/12/04/1...

This is a quote from the article summing up both studies in Technology Review: "A multi-university team of researchers has found that chatting with a politically biased AI model was more effective than political advertisements at nudging both Democrats and Republicans to support presidential candidates of the opposing party. The chatbots swayed opinions by citing facts and evidence, but they were not always accurate—in fact, the researchers found, the most persuasive models said the most untrue things."

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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month. This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory! Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...

ALL IMLS grants restored in every state & territory.

In response to a ruling from a federal judge in Rhode Island, the Institute of Museum and Library Services reinstated all previously canceled grants in every state and territory. It's a huge win for libraries and our communities.

"The reinstatement of all IMLS grants means that libraries across the country will be able to resume vital services for learning, imagination, and economic opportunity. We are breathing a sigh of relief, but the fight is not over." ALA President Sam Helmick. Show up for our libraries, American Library Association.

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Mike Berg, We 🧡 Games @weheart.games · 23/11/2025

Five days left to get 25% off, on the #Crownfell crowd sale! www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/cr...

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Lucas Gentry @lucasgentry.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

If you love narrative-focused solo rpgs, like I do, check out this game! It's designed by a guy that gave me a ride to a bowling alley one time and published by a guy that did a great job with some narrative editing on one of my games, so I'm expecting it to be great!

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Ian Howard @leafydragongames.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

The Kickstarter campaign for Infinite Paths is now live! Check out this sleek, fiction-first solo RPG system that can be adapted to whatever story YOU want to tell — or choose from one of the included settings if you need a little jumpstart! www.kickstarter.com/projects/lea...

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Mike Berg, We 🧡 Games @weheart.games · 03/10/2025

The crowd sale for #Crownfell has been approved for November 18! Add-ons include a neoprene playmat and a solo expansion. This 2-player asymmetric chess-like has 17 cards unique movement and abilities. Sign up to be notified here (shares appreciated!) 🧡 www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/cr...

The Crownfell base game box, standing beside the playmat, with some cards on the mat, mid-game.

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 02/09/2025

important to reiterate from time to time: "artificial intelligence" does not exist. there is no sentient artificial being. no threepio. no demerzel. no terminator. what the tech publicists call "a.i." is just big, crappy databases and mindless and often incorrect autocorrect.

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Humble @humblebundle.com · 25/08/2025

Fall for the series that inspired the Apple TV hit with the all-new Martha Wells’ The Murderbot Diaries + More Bundle! Supports ‪@wck.org | bit.ly/4lFLFFL

Martha Wells' Murderbot and More by TOR | Humble Bundle

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Lucas Gentry @lucasgentry.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

If you're interested in solo or two-player narrative RPGs at all, this is a fantastic game to look into. I've been playing this for almost a year and have filled several notebooks with story. Such a great time!

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🥧 suzanne 🥧 @425suzanne.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

$15 for all of Ironsworn and Starforged (digital)!? Ridiculous deal on one of my favorite solo RPG systems.

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ButtPoems @buttpoems.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

embarrassing myself

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Lucas Gentry @lucasgentry.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

Ten authors you've read more than five books by? In the order they come to mind: 1. Martha Wells 2. Ann Leckie 3. Orson Scott Card 4. Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman 5. C. S. Lewis 6. "The Dune Family" (I run out of ideas and check Goodreads) 7. James S. A. Corey 8. Jason Letts 9. Douglas Adams

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Carl Klutzke @carl-with-2-ks.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Throughout history, the good guys have never been the ones who had concentration camps.

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It's Abby. Yep @itsabbyyep.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

You can't teargas people into loving your policies

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Shawn Tomkin @shawntomkin.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

It's #freeRPGday tomorrow! Check out your FLGS for awesome events and games. And a reminder that Ironsworn is the always-free #TTRPG of perilous adventure for solo, co-op, and guided play. It's a gold ENNIE winner for best free game! More info and downloads here: tomkinpress.com/ironsworn.

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Ironsworn RPG

Ironsworn is the award-winning tabletop roleplaying game of perilous quests for solo, co-op, and guided play. The free Digital Edition includes everything you need to play.

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U.S. Representative Al Green @algreen.house.gov · 19/06/2025

On June 5, 1865, Black Union soldiers of the 25th Army Corps arrived in Galveston, spreading the news of freedom to the enslaved. On June 19, Gen. Granger issued Gen. Order 3, enforcing emancipation in Texas. 62 days until Slavery Remembrance Day. #HappyJuneteenth #CountdowntoSRD

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Alderac Entertainment Group @alderaceg.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

🎲✂️ Designers how well do you really know your game? We’re updating our pitch guidance and want to highlight the key questions a designer should be able to answer when submitting. Our working list attached : What would you add? #boardgames 🎲✂️

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Matthew Dunstan @matthewdunstan.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Today's video is about 10 common ways to improve your game design, things I find myself giving as playtesting feedback again and again :) youtu.be/px1sdjwL-z4 🎲✂️

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Do these 10 things to improve your games

YouTube video by Matthew Dunstan

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Lucas Gentry @lucasgentry.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

This is NOT just in AZ. A coworker of mine got this Exact scan two days ago in my office. We're in Indiana. Be careful everyone out there

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Jeff Grisenthwaite @jeffgrisenthwaite.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

I provide feedback on a lot of sell sheets. Here are the 3 most common issues by far: 1. Your hooks need to be more clear and compelling. 2. Reduce the amount of text by about 70%. 3. Double the size of your images and make sure they show compelling gameplay. 🎲✂️

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Part Bear, part Fish, all Pie @bearfishpie.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

$25 with free shipping is a frankly *ridiculous* price for such a gorgeous production. Looks like it plays just as beautifully too. Go take a look, US folks!

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Lucas Gentry @lucasgentry.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Been waiting on this one for a while! Congrats, Marcy!

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Lucas Gentry @lucasgentry.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

@gregisawkward.bsky.social I haven't started playing it yet, but I now am the proud owner of Final Fantasy IX, as per your recommendation. (I just beat FFV last weekend and picked up FF7 and IX in a Steam sale, so it looks like I'm set for a very long time!)

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J. L. Westover @mrlovenstein.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

happy mother's day

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Marceline Leiman is Racing Dinos @marcelineleiman.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Playtesting my newest design Pass the Peas 🫛 The scoring was nice and tight for 2p—my partner beat me by only 2 points! Pass the Peas 🫛 will be the second release from my personal imprint Roly Poly Games, and will be available at Indie Games Night Market 🎲✂️

Marbles in a tray (colored light green, yellow, dark green, orange, and white)

Cards are side the tray.

Same tray and cards as previous image—but now players hands are full of marbles!

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Mike Berg, We 🧡 Games @weheart.games · 05/05/2025

I know it's small potatoes in the grand scheme of boardgames, but... ExoBase hit the "500 copies sold" milestone today and I think it's pretty rad that an idea I had made 500 people want to pay money for it. A heartfelt thank you to all you wonderful players. 🧡

Screenshot of an email from The Game Crafter:

The game named ExoBase has some news:

ExoBase has just earned the accolade "Unobtanium Seller", an honor bestowed to only 296 other games or 0.08% of games on the site."

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Sam Halpert @samhalpert.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Even accepting the premise that AI produces useful writing (which no one should), using AI in education is like using a forklift at the gym. The weights do not actually need to be moved from place to place. That is not the work. The work is what happens within you.

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Blair Braverman @blairbraverman.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

A little clip from a recent keynote I gave, featuring Refried 🎶

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Lucas Sorenson @lucassorenson.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

ExoBase is a tense base-builder in a tiny box that is really fun, and feels like a bigger box game. ExoShip is an incredibly clever, thematic puzzle game that is quick and satisfying. Both are on sale now, and absolutely worth it!

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Marceline Leiman is Racing Dinos @marcelineleiman.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

High Tide now has its publisher-official cover art on bgg!! 🎲✂️ Can yall lend me your thumbs? 👍 Let’s get this to the top of the hot images! 🔥 boardgamegeek.com/image/884514...

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High Tide cover image (Underdog Games edition)

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Lucas Gentry @lucasgentry.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

Introduce yourself with your top 5 #TTRPG picks! Ironsworn: Starforged Ironsworn (the regular one) Index Card RPG *shrugs* Maybe Pathfinder? Or Starfinder? Never played it, but sounds cool. Sorry, @leafydragongames.bsky.social ! I very much like a couple, but then I hardly know much more than those!

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Lucas Gentry @lucasgentry.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

@msoucy.gay ! Did you see this!? I'm sure you did, but just in case you didn't, there's a trailer!!!!

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Drayer Ink 🧡💛💚💙🩵💜🤎🖤🩶🤍 @drayerink.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

New designers hesitating about making your first game, here's some stuff to think about. Other designers, feel free to jump in! ✂️🎲🧵🎲✂️

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