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Nikchick @nikchick.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Our sweetheart Selkie von Snoot passed this afternoon. She was diagnosed with cancer at the end of August and her first oncology appointment was booked for Thursday, but we had less time with her than we hoped. She was the goodest of girls, sweet tempered and gentle. She will be missed terribly.

Selkie the brindle greyhound stretched out on her outdoor bed.

Selkie the brindle greyhound on her back and making T-Rex arms in a pile of blankets on the couch.

Selkie the brindle greyhound in her hated cold weather coat, looking at the camera while on a walk amongst the autumn foliage.

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Nikchick @nikchick.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

OMG I just learned it's #boktober and I'm loving all the art!

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ContempraInn 🌹 @contemprainn.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Rabbits show dominance by demanding to be groomed, while cats show dominance by grooming the other. A perfect relationship 💞

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

If Trump just takes money appropriated by Congress for a specific purpose & seizes it to use it for an entirely different purpose, what is the point of having a Congress or appropriating money for anything? I’m sure the Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins must be concerned.

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Nikchick @nikchick.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Driving home tonight, I cursed myself for forgetting to fill up with gas earlier and made a note to head to Costco tomorrow. These are the prices at two of the gas stations on my route home.

ARCO gasoline sign
Cash: unleaded $5.59, diesel $7.49
Debit/Credit: unleaded $5.79, diesel $7.69

Chevron sign
Cash/Chevron card: unleaded $6.29, diesel $7.99
Credit/debit: unleaded $6.49, $8.19

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Steve Kenson ❌👑 @stevekenson.com · 02/10/2026

#MÖRKTOBER, day 2, is "curse" so what better day for vengeful warriors, returning from hell to kill the Sixth Heaven Demon King in ... Nobunaga's Black Castle! Translated from Japanese and available in English for the first time.

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Nobunaga's Black Castle

A Sengoku Doom Metal Fantasy TTRPG for MÖRK BORG, now in English!

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Nikchick @nikchick.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Packed room for tonight's program at Town Hall Seattle. This one is not a SAL event. I'm not working tonight, this one is purely for my own edification. Mahmoud Khalil and Ijeoma Oluo is a hot ticket.

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Crystal Frasier @handle.invalid · 02/10/2026

Every time some pundit claims that no one would work if their basic needs were met, I think about how, after he retired, my dad would just show up at estate sales with his truck and offer to help folks take their furniture home because he just wanted to keep busy and be around people.

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Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 02/10/2026

Letting two-bit scammers and thugs run the government is bad.

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Nikchick @nikchick.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Finally breaking the curse!

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Green Ronin Publishing @greenroninpub.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Just $5000 left to unlock our next stretch goal on Nobunaga's Black Castle, and 7 days to do it! Join the raving horde of undead samurai backers for this Sengoku-era doom-metal Mörk Borg-compatible TTRPG! www.kickstarter.com/projects/nik...

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Nobunaga's Black Castle

A Sengoku Doom Metal Fantasy TTRPG for MÖRK BORG, now in English!

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Nikchick @nikchick.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Thank you! I’m delighted you think so, I love collecting them.

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Nikchick @nikchick.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Dinner Tonight: Pumpkin Polenta and Balsamic Beet Bowl Leaning into the autumnal weather and the fresh beets from our CSA with this one. Skipping the optional fried egg on top this time. edibleseattle.com/recipe/main-...

Edible Seattle’s photo of the beets and polenta, topped with a fried egg and beet green chimichurri.

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Nikchick @nikchick.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Dinner last night: Gruyere Potato Galette with Fall Herbs I bought a Costco chunk of Gruyere, used red potatoes from our CSA, and picked rosemary and thyme from my herb garden. It was delicious. No leftovers. mvmagazine.com/news/2020/09...

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Gruyere Potato Galette with Fall Herbs

Rustic and beautiful, delicious and fun to make: your new favorite potato dish.

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Matthew J Kuiper @matthewjkuiper.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

It’s hard to overstate just how great a social evil the new ubiquity of sports betting has become. Companies like Draft Kings, Fanduel, and all the others are a cancer, preying on addicts and seeking new addicts. It also threatens (and is already undermining) the integrity of sport itself.

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At DraftKings, AI Targets the Gamblers Likeliest to Lose (Gift Article)

Data science helps determine who receives betting incentives, but the company has resisted using similar technology to protect gamblers at risk of addiction.

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Could we finish bumblefucking our way through the war in Iran before we start one with Cuba? Thanks

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 26/09/2026

peter thiel is another one of those guys who we are supposed to think is brilliant but every time he opens his mouth my first thought is “this guy sounds like an idiot”

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

If an internationally-wanted war criminal (whose forces have killed Americans) comes to US soil, attacks Americans (including the mayor of the largest city), and then says "Remember the beepers" in reference to a terrorist attack he committed — how can that be taken as anything other than a threat?

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Alyssa Harad @alyssaharad.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I need folks who are always posting, "Why does Texas vote the way it does???" to pay attention to stuff like this.

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Green Ronin Publishing @greenroninpub.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Kickstarter has named Nobunaga's Black Castle a #projectwelove. Get in on the Mörk Borg-compatible Sengoku doom metal fantasy TTRPG that is ready to melt your face off! www.kickstarter.com/projects/nik...

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Nobunaga's Black Castle

A Sengoku Doom Metal Fantasy TTRPG for MÖRK BORG, now in English!

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Hurting the president’s feelings isn’t a national security threat Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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Nikchick @nikchick.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

First lecture gig of the season. Emily St. John Mandel! I liked Station Eleven and am looking forward to her new release, Exit Party.

Nicole smiling from behind a kn95 mask (because she has a cold and doesn't want to spread it around) at the Seattle Arts and Lectures info table

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Wendell Albright @wendella.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

this might be the single worst thing ever uttered at a UN General Assembly certainly the worst thing said by the leader of a purported democracy

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Nikchick @nikchick.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I haven’t been to eggslut in years but now I could really go for some dippy egg, too.

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Nikchick @nikchick.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Sunshine on Leith was one of the formative albums in my post-high school soundtrack. “I'm on my way from misery to happiness today I'm on my way to what I want from this world” Welp. I guess that’s that. Disappointing.

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Nikchick @nikchick.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Oh yay! Happy to see those boxes landing after the long wait.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

JON STEWART: “They began covering their ass 3 weeks after 9/11… There was poison in the air, on the ground, on your pets/clothes… THE CITY KNEW. Rather than limit the damage, they covered it up… After 9/11, business will never be usual again.” (From @mamdanibulletin.bsky.social )

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Nikchick @nikchick.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Fraud on my credit card just before heading out on an international trip is just exactly how this week has been going. UGH. Luckily I have another card I can use. It's just a headache.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 09/09/2026

my bet is that he'll flip if it's a 50-50 or 51-49 dem senate, so dems need to somehow get to 52 to be safe

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Nikchick @nikchick.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

If you see this, post a not quite STAR TREK.

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Nikchick @nikchick.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

If you haven't joined Steve's community, don't miss out any longer!

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Nikchick @nikchick.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Dinner Tonight: "Beef" Pepper Stir-fry I used Impossible Steak Tips and green peppers from my one little pepper plant. I also added some mushrooms, just because I like them. www.dinneratthezoo.com/pepper-steak...

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Pepper Steak Stir Fry

This pepper steak stir fry is thinly sliced flank steak cooked with red and green bell peppers in a savory sauce. A quick and easy meal!

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Nikchick @nikchick.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I couldn't agree more. Jeffries is the exact opposite of the leadership we need to survive this assault on democracy.

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the babahuck @handle.invalid · 05/09/2026

that’s it. i’m gonna do it. i’m gonna write one of those “Dude’s Guide To Being Guys” books or whatever to counter the Joe Rogafication of received male wisdom and i’m gonna fill it full of pearls like “women wearing makeup isn’t sexual assault” and “cartoons don’t love you” and “big cities ≠ scary”

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Nikchick @nikchick.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Yesterday in my neighborhood. That diesel price, ouch!

A Shell gasoline station sign lists regular as $5.99 9/10 and diesel as $7.39 9/10 per gallon. Taken in Seattle September 4th 2026.

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Nikchick @nikchick.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Dinner Tonight: Roasted Cauliflower Salad I used pearl couscous instead of fregola and had only a scant tablespoon of red wine vinegar so I made up the difference with some Rainier cherry vinegar. Delicious! wanderingchickpea.com/2023/09/19/r...

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Roasted Cauliflower Salad with Fregola - Wandering Chickpea

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Nikchick @nikchick.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Coming soon in English, Nobunaga's Black Castle RPG from Japanese designer Yusuke Tokita. Described as Sengoku Doom Metal fantasy and compatible with MÖRK BORG. Sign up now and get a free download from the soundtrack! www.kickstarter.com/projects/nik...

A highly stylized black, yellow, and red illustration of a black Japanese-style castle. The text reads Death to the Sixth-Heaven Demon Emperor. Nobunaga's Black Castle, compatible with MÖRK BORG.

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Nikchick @nikchick.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I feel like they threw that history of college football in there as a "see, we're not JUST going after 'woke' topics!" defense.

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Nikchick @nikchick.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I explained to folks that while the agreement was a substantial step in the right direction there was still an individual who could throw a wrench in the works. Sure enough, we learned yesterday that Sparkle Pop has entered objections and our long nightmare will continue. 2/3

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Nikchick @nikchick.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

One of the most common topics of conversation with folks while I was at the Universal Distribution US Open House last week was the news in the press that the Diamond Bankruptcy situation had come to a close and the publishers of the Ad Hoc Committee would be getting our hostage products back. 1/2

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

El-Sayed: JD Vance couch joke Vance : How dare you talk about my wife

El-Sayed: Why would you invite JD Vance? We don't have more couches here than they do in Ohio.
C-SPAN!

JD Vance: "Keep my wife's name the hell out of your mouth, Abdul, because she's way out of your league"

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Alistair King @alistairking.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Struggling to work out why Jenrick would single out these three Commonwealth countries rather than, say, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, whose citizens have exactly the same rights. It’s a head-scratcher.

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