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Joseph D. Carriker, Jr.

@oakthorne.bsky.social
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He/Him/His. Queer. Poly. Bear. Geek. Game designer. Author. Shipping trash. Waterdeep Enthusiast. Portland OR Oneiropolis Project: www.patreon.com/c/Oneiropolis DM's Guild Author: www.dmsguild.com/browse.php?author=…

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Eugene Vinitsky 🍒 @eugenevinitsky.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
A rich person can never be held accountable. Therefore, a rich person must never make a societal decision
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Don't come for the queen unless she sends for you.
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'Drag Race' Star Alyssa Edwards Pens Powerful Open Letter To Ken Paxton After He Uses Her To Attack James Talarico
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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
meme image of the century just dropped
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All Watched Over By Machines of Drum and Bass @bartlebooth45.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
When the polycule hears there are boardgames at the function
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 21/09/2026
"We didn’t so much lie to you as tell you stories that were untrue. We hoped the stories would add magic to your childhood and reassure you that capitalism is a fair system for everyone, instead of one in which some people can’t afford insulin while other people are Jeff Bezos." buff.ly/KM3opmg
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Son, You’re Old Enough to Know the Truth, There is No Such Thing as the “Invisible Hand of the Market”
“You’ll probably hear this soon enough from the other kids on the playground anyway, so I might as well tell you. Santa isn’t real, the Tooth Fairy is imagin...
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
happy first (full) day of fall, bluesky
ina garten in a witch hat saying “If you can't summon the flames directly from hell, store-bought is fine.”
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Chuck Tingle @chucktingle.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
thank you bisexual dice polycule
image of a swirling purple background with light blue dice floating in the air they all have faces and look DANG GOOD. the text says 'congratulations. if you are seeing this you have been chosen by the bisexual dice polycule. they have cleansed your misfortune hexes have a wonderful day'
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Gwen Marshall @drgwenmarshall.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The Onion ran this amazing article and thought, I wanna play this! So I made it! 38 pps, PbtA, plus every mechanic mentioned in the article, and a bunch of Rodrigo song references. And it's free! Enjoy! #OliviaRodrigo @theonion.com #theonion #ttrpg #itch.io drgwenmarshall.itch.io/high-winter-...
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High Winter Elves of Girlville by Gwen Marshall
A satirical game based on an Onion article about Olivia Rodrigo making a TTRPG!
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Nothings Monstered @nothingsmonstrd.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
How to visit an art museum with someone who isn't used to visiting art museums:
Two social media posts by @pan_juho (Translated from Japanese):

"I love going to art museums, but when I go with someone who's not used to them, if I say, 'If you were a great thief, tell me later which one you'd steal,' they end up looking the exhibits pretty seriously, and that makes me happy.

"Whether you steal something you like or something that seems valuable -> it opens up endless conversation based on what vou liked about it or where you saw value in it, so it's also great as an easy icebreaker for chats after visiting the museum."
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FT @fucktheory.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Imagine being talented and beautiful and rich and famous and still the most noteworthy thing about you is how good a person you are.
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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
100% #BookSky
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Fabian Blake(he/him)Rose tint my world @glitzydemon.itch.io · 17/08/2026
✨My comms are open again!✨ If you're looking for a qualified editor, sensitivity reader, or cultural consultant for your next TTRPG project or novel feel free to DM me or email (in bio) I've got over 20 years XP and can always work within your budget🥰
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Art Against Mental Illness Podcast @artagainst.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
#CreativeQuotes #Podcast #MentalHealthArt #Art #MentalHealth #QuoteOfTheDay
"These people were not martyrs to their art, or their fans. They were humans experiencing intolerable levels of illness and misery?they didn?t suffer because of their art, they suffered despite their art." Art Against Mental Illness Podcast Episode 10 ? Suffering for Art
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Jeffrey S. Mueller @themightyjerd.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
These are so good. Indy #TTRPG creators, join Fernando’s Patreon and get a license to use these and like 273628 other pieces of art in your stuff!
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Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 12/08/2026
I'm going to keep saying this until it's rote practice: If you are in official connection with let alone in charge of an archive of data, if is your professional & moral responsibility to secure that archive, as a backup or otherwise, against just such an emergency, so we're not Hoping some kid did.
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Darryl Mott @gamerstavernshow.com · 10/08/2026
Last year, I thought about saving for a trip to Boston to tour historical and Fallout 4 locations and maybe do videos comparing them. Then I realized that can never happen because I can't have more than $2000 at a time, and no trip is going to cost less than that. I can never vacation again.
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Museum of Twitter @museum-of-twitter.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
@MNateShyamalan
Entomologist here. Great question! It may seem surprising that the scientific community could miss an entire bug species after all this time, especially when it’s THIS big. The answer might surprise you more. Let’s dive in (1/?)

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@theoceanblooms
can I ask a question: how does something like this go undiscovered until now

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Scientists have discovered a giant new species of stick insect in Australia, which is over 15 inches long and researchers say may be the heaviest insect in the country.

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he look like stick (2/2)
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Daniel Suitor @danielsuitor.com · 07/08/2026
If you are a lawyer barred in Minnesota, I will personally sponsor your admission to the District Minnesota (you need one other person as well) and teach you how to do habeas cases. It's going to be all hands on deck.
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Hampus Flink 🐷💢 @hampus.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Live your life in such a way that if you see a guillotine, you don't immediately assume it's for you
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Ross A. Isaacs @rossisaacs.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Despite support from famous friends in TTRPGs like @forbeck.com and @owenkcstephens.bsky.social, this fundraiser just isn't generating the resources I need to survive. I'm not sure why. No matter how much they post about it, it doesn't translate into donations. gofund.me/0a3abf909
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Donate to Support Ross Isaacs' Recovery and Living Expenses, organized by John Kasab
Hi, I'm John Kasab and I'm organizing a new fundraiser for Ross Isaacs to… John Kasab needs your support for Support Ross Isaacs' Recovery and Living Expenses
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unforth | Claire Houck | Duck Prints Press @duckprintspress.com · 04/08/2026
Wait, people don't know this? Yeah. It doesn't auto-save unless you save to cloud. I hate this timeline. Share to save someone many tears from lost work.
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Steve Kenson ❌👑 @stevekenson.com · 31/07/2026
I was reminded in a conversation tonight that the aspirational element of superheroes is using your power for good, to help others, but that some mistake it as the aspiration to simply have power.
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A. P. Howell - Buy my book! @aphowell.com · 30/07/2026
There's a website called Science Fiction Weekly (dot com) that appears to have reprinted a bunch (maybe all?) of Daily Science Fiction's stories. They claim they did so with author permission. They are lying. If you were published in DSF, maybe join a bunch of us in sending takedown notices?
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 30/07/2026
“We are not terrorists, we are being terrorized."
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How anti-ICE protesters became prisoners in Trump's war on antifa
“We are not terrorists.”
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รℓσαɳε ℓყรɓεƭɦ @sloanelysbeth.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
i’ve seen nothing to suggest that andrew tate is secretly gay and claiming that he is is no different than maga claiming that every mass shooter is secretly trans a lot of straight cis men hate women. stop deflecting from that problem by making shit-tier jokes about queer ppl.
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geoffrey @parsnip.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
me, a fool: japanese animation generally takes a highly stylized and expressive approach to cats that doesn't actually resemble real existing cats japanese cats:
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 19/07/2026
Folks complaining the actors in The Odyssey don't look Ancient Greek are oddly nostalgic for the era when John Wayne was apparently the most qualified Mongolian on Earth.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
If only we could be as beautiful as this fucking haunted gremlin egg child over here.
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Owen K.C. Stephens (He/Him) @owenkcstephens.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
www.snopes.com/fact-check/c...
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🥊 @querelleofbros.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
I don’t know what an Asmongold is and if you try to explain it to me I will shit myself out of pure spite like a feral dog
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Isn't it weird that this week a currently sitting president had to pay a woman MILLIONS of dollars for *raping* (and defaming) her—and the media has forgotten all about it? There was a time that this would have been the ONLY story—until the rapist was driving from office.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 14/07/2026
This morning in Biddeford, Maine, a 26-year-old man said goodbye to his wife and daughter and left for work. Moments later he was dead, shot in the head by ICE agents, the second man ICE has killed in six days. ICE is killing our neighbors. ICE cannot be reformed. Abolish ICE.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 14/07/2026
For too long, many young children with disabilities had to travel across the city to get the education they deserve. Now, they won't have to.  This is just the beginning. Our administration won't stop until every child has what they need to grow.
Mayor Mamdani greets a student. We’re investing in the staff that make inclusive Special Ed programs possible.
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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
i will voluntarily pay extra taxes to any country that agrees to drag our cops and elected leaders before an international court
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Marty Davies @smartypantsmarty.com · 12/07/2026
New Campaign: Protect Pride. Protect Democracy! 🏳️‍🌈 I'm so Proud (with a capital 'P') to see this go live. protectprideprotectdemocracy.com
A vibrant campaign poster featuring an abstract, grainy background of swirling Progress Pride flag colors.

Large, bold white text in the center reads: "PROTECT PRIDE. PROTECT DEMOCRACY."

Below the main slogan, smaller white text reads: "JOIN THE MOVEMENT AT PROTECTPRIDEPROTECTDEMOCRACY.COM".

At the bottom left and right corners, the logos for ILGA Europe and EPOA (European Pride Organisers Association) are displayed in white.
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Steve Kenson ❌👑 @stevekenson.com · 12/07/2026
Yeah, I don't know if people who didn't live through the '80s know just how responsible the Reagans are for where we find ourselves now:
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From the antiwork community on Reddit: Some US historical economic & financial charts showing the point at which Ronald Reagan was inaugurated for no reason at all
Explore this post and more from the antiwork community
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From Superheroes @fromsuperheroes.com · 12/07/2026
Space Crimes Via TextsFromSuperheroes.com
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Joseph D. Carriker, Jr. @oakthorne.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
One thing I've started doing as part of my Strong Start (per the Lazy DM style of game prep) is created a set of In Media Res Prompts. These are questions I ask, and players volunteer their character for. Of course, the last person to volunteer gets stuck with the last situation. 1/?
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🏳️‍⚧️ Fiona The Eepiest Kobold 🏳️‍⚧️ @scalieshutterbug.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Okay, so I guess people in Texas can't use this app anymore. How many of my friends are going to disappear now? ☹️ Also, this isn't going to stop with Texas. If the KIDS Act or KOSA isn't stopped, this'll be your future, too:
A screenshot a friend of mine from Texas shared with me. They can't access BlueSky now unless they share sensitive information with the app.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
The ICE murder of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo deserves the same fury as Renee Good and Alex Pretti
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Maia Ettinger @maiett.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
The people in their pajamas confronting ICE robocops even after 2 outright murders. The people of Oakland rushing to a collapsed freeway with crowbars to extricate motorists. The people painting rainbow flags where cities have banned them. The people. The fucking people.
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Cabel Sasser @cabel.panic.com · 04/07/2026
new metaphor just dropped
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CorrinaLeeB 🇨🇦 @corrina.sheshed.rocks · 03/07/2026
This should be happening everywhere! Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed SB 397, requiring ICE & other law enforcement to operate without masks & with visible identification, while expanding accountability for constitutional rights violations. Transparency & accountability matter! #SheShed
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Roll20 @roll20.net · 02/07/2026
💡 Easy Roll20 Tip: Make languages matter in your campaign! 1️⃣ Create a sheet for each language in your game 2️⃣ Give control of that sheet to players who know that language 3️⃣ Type /w Language (ex: /w Elven) + your message Now, that player gets the spotlight as they share the lore with their party!
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Jon of The North @krauza.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
America has gotten to that last part of Monopoly where the game is effectively over and we're all just watching the Elites suck up all the money, nobody else is allowed to really keep playing the game & we're all getting more pissed by the minute. Flip the damn board over already.
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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
I know the list is endless but I genuinely think trashing the legitimate congressionally chartered org for celebrating the 250th to instead hijack our national assets and taxpayer funds for his personality cult grifter crap should, in and of itself, be fully sufficient to merit removal from office.
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I worked at Smithsonian, specifically raising money for 250th. What I want people to know is we secured millions of private philanthropy to host a month long Folklife Festival on the mall, "The Festival of Festivals". Was going to feature well known festivals, think Burning Man, Farm Aid, Grand Ole Oprey etc. as well as smaller local and regional festivals from across the U.S. and territories. Goal was to feature truly the best and most beautiful creative expression in music, dance, arts and craft traditions, food, community etc. Can't name names but plan was to have headliners every night for free concerts.... Think the types of names who might be affiliated with the aforementioned large festivals. Stars were willing to perform because was under banner of Smithsonian. It had to all be scrapped bc the administration would not release permits to host on the mall. The money went elsewhere, but our nation was robbed of what would have been a once in a generation cultural moment.
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joannes @playthroughline.com · 30/06/2026
A vicious cycle of four steps surrounding a black cat with a thousand-yard stare and a dapper little tie. The four endlessly cycling steps read:

-going forward we're gonna need more of your data to make sure it's you

-ahaha youre not gonna believe this but we had a bit of a data breach

-your data is probably for sale online now

-that means someone could easily impersonate you
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Lady Haha @lensman23.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Silas Shelton had objected to Heartstopper at a school book fair, saying LGBTQ+ books posed a “mental health” risk to children. www.advocate.com/news/crime/h...
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