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Grant (Cardboard Pusher) @pushingcardboard.bsky.social · 3h

On the long drive to @gmtgames.bsky.social event, I am listening to a book on Guadalcanal. First chapter starts with a section on a key Coast Watcher. @volko.bsky.social is where the action is.

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 20h

Oh Wow.

Tweet one:
James Talarico posts a picture with Kacey Musgraves.

Tweet two:
Kristi Noem responds "I’ll take @ellalangleymsic over Kacey Musgraves any day.

And if I’m choosin’ Texas, I’ll take Ken Paxton over James Talarico."

Tweet three:
Kacey Musgraves responds "I don’t think you have a dog in this fight but if you did you would have shot it."

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Satan @satan.wsocial.eu · 11/10/2026

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Stephen Moran. @moranstephen1000.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I’m a 25 year old sexy single gal from Calgary and I’m voting for Albertan independence

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C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

If you need a pickmeup, Ukraine struck and destroyed a Russian data center last night, reducing Russian bot traffic by 50%, dropping online pro-AfD discussion to zero, cratering MAGA traffic, and making Elon big mad. Just in time for the mid-terms. Slava fucking Ukraini.

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Grant (Cardboard Pusher) @pushingcardboard.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

I only discovered them on a trip to Montreal a few years ago. I bought a couple, loved them, and immediately ordered a whack more from Sweden. They really hit a sweet spot.

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Jeromy Farkas @jeromyyyc.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Should Danielle Smith be able to order your local council to vote to approve rezoning for a massive AI data centre? And threaten to fire your democratically elected mayor if they vote against it? This latest provincial overreach isn't about density. It's about your legal right to a fair hearing.

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Sulfurous Trans-Face @oxmounter.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Ruin a book by adding a word. Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret Thatcher

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Colin Rose @crosehistorian.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

The return of a public execution to the USA, if it happens, will be a watershed moment in the collapse of its democracy. It will make a moment when the state gives up on persuasion and lashes out wherever it feels threatened.

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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

“If you don’t like public executions just don’t watch it” says the crowd trying to ban drag shows and books

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 08/10/2026

a livestreamed execution is just a lynching

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EMILY WILSON @emilyrcwilson.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

On a personal level, I feel honored that I've met Carson. On a different personal level, I'm glad that the Nobel is celebrating someone shy, peculiar, intense. May all the weird/funny/creative/dark/introverted people of the world live long and prosper.

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Grant (Cardboard Pusher) @pushingcardboard.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

It’s a terrific game and a great series.

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Molotov Cockatiel Games (Bill) @molotovcockatiel.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

In case some folks think AI theft is an "artist problem" here's an example of some lowlife profiting from a historian writer's hard work. Without intervention this will also lead to consumers being unsure what's genuine and having to sift through a sea of trash products to find anything of value.

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Victoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com · 07/10/2026

Canada is refusing to issue ISBNs to books primarily generated with AI. This illustrates both the urgency of the problem of the growing flood of slop books, and also the toothlessness of addressing it on the honor system without there also being consequences for lying

Use of artificial intelligence
By registering with ISBN Canada, you declare that your book was created by a human author. You may use AI tools only for limited support tasks, such as brainstorming ideas, checking grammar, or formatting your book. You must not use AI to generate the text, create the artwork, or translate the book. ISBN Canada does not issue ISBNs for works whose content is primarily generated by AI. LAC is currently reviewing its policy regarding the use of AI content creation and our guidance is subject to change.

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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

October is Women's History Month. During this month, we celebrate women from Canada's history who have helped shape the country. Today, it is Joan Bamford Fletcher.

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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

On this day in 1813, the Battle of the Thames was fought near present-day Chatham-Kent, Ontario. The battle was a defeat for the British, who lost control of the Western District of Upper Canada. Indigenous leader Tecumseh was killed in the battle. 🎨 William Emmons

A historical illustration depicting a battle scene in a wooded area. Soldiers in gray uniforms and red-coated figures are engaged in combat, with some wielding muskets and others on horseback. Several fallen figures lie on the ground, and a central figure on a white horse appears to be leading the charge. Trees with autumn foliage and a distant landscape with more troops are visible in the background.

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🥧 suzanne 🥧 @425suzanne.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Folks tanking the rating for our game (which isn't out yet) because Aragorn is depicted as a Black man. 🫠 But, if nothing else, it's too bad because their anger is gonna prevent them from playing a really awesome board game. It's their loss.

4.8 rating badge from boardgamegeek.com because people are rating it low because our game presents Aragorn as a Black man.

1 ratings have been deleted but it doesn't seem to change the topline rating. It is what it is.

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Grant (Cardboard Pusher) @pushingcardboard.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Pacific Fury Unboxing Revolution Games have some great remakes of games previously published in Japan. Check out this game on Guadalcanal. It's compact, but not super short.

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Andrew Bucholtz @andrewbucholtz.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Benetti and RGIII might be the closest announcers to the "Dodgeball" pairing of Cotton McKnight and Pepper Brooks that I've seen in a while.

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Grant (Cardboard Pusher) @pushingcardboard.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

It’s not spooky season. It’s October. Spooky day is on day at the end of the month. This is becoming as bad as Xmas in November

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Mark Johnson @boardgamestogo.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Episode 259 is posted, with my anticipation for Essen Spiel’s new titles. Or at least, I have something to say about ten of them. BoardgamesToGo.com

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Grant (Cardboard Pusher) @pushingcardboard.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Warning against communism? What is it, 1950?

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The White House accord on AI that was signed by all the big tech oligarchs today misspells United States as “Unites States.”

Document signed by Trump, Sundar Pichai
Google
Dario Amodei
Anthropic
Mark Zuckerberg
Meta

Greg Brockman
OpenAl

Elon Musk
XAI

Jensen Huang
nvidia

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Spokane Rising @spokanerising.com · 29/09/2026

Send Stephen Miller to The Hague.

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Velite Aquila @veliteaquila.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

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Emmett Macfarlane 🇨🇦 @emmettmacfarlane.com · 29/09/2026

You first, fuckfaces.

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Grant (Cardboard Pusher) @pushingcardboard.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Sounds more like a T-shirt than a shirt. With a shirt, there's no way to do "head first". <exits mumbling...>

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Liz Davidson @beyondsolitaire.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

For the 250th episode of the podcast, @edbeach23.bsky.social came on to chat about historical board game design, designing for series, and his work on Civ. Also, if you want to know who the best Here I Stand player in the world is... this episode reveals all. youtu.be/9PyhJ7FGxEw?...

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Beyond Solitaire Podcast 250: Ed Beach on Historical Series Design

YouTube video by Beyond Solitaire

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Kinell @sinistercinemastudios.art · 28/09/2026

Sorry are you completely out of your fucking mind

From the Steam page for Active Matter

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Al Generated Content Disclosure

The developers describe how their game uses Al Generated Content like this:

In-game Al character Ms. Second is using Al generated voice. Using humans voices for Al character would be cultural appropriation

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Oh this is lovely.

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Grant (Cardboard Pusher) @pushingcardboard.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The highlight reel of lowlights is on fire tonight. Unbelievable.

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Grant (Cardboard Pusher) @pushingcardboard.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I hope they were at least pretending to be the ghost of Ed McMahon.

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Grant (Cardboard Pusher) @pushingcardboard.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Also keep an eye on other player’s Dramatis Personae cards. Their powers can surprise you and they can shift the victory conditions. Which you also have to keep an eye on.

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Grant (Cardboard Pusher) @pushingcardboard.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

No charisma is the new charisma. cf Vance

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Hawk and Dove Games @hawkanddovegames.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Two demos of Painkillers at OFJH so far. Both went well. This game is a difficult experience for players, but it delivers the argument I want very effectively. I’m very excited to show its full visual presentation soon.

Painkillers at the end of a play. We stopped before the end but are on a trajectory to lose collectively due to overdoses getting out of control.

Another demo of Painkillers after a full play. The players did not lose collectively. One player achieved his goal of keeping the overdoses below a certain level. Another achieved his goal of amassing the most personal wealth.

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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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Grant (Cardboard Pusher) @pushingcardboard.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Your mornings are louder than mine. No Pixies until the late afternoon for me.

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Instead of a thousand words. Pavlo, a Ukrainian Defender who has returned from Russian captivity, takes down his picture from a wall of missing and captives. He spent 50 months in Russian captivity. That's over four years.... 📷: iamslimaa/Threads

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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

In 1968, Canada launched HMCS Bras d'Or. She was an experimental ship that became the fastest warship ever built. Capable of traveling at 63 knots (117 km/h), her trial program was abruptly cancelled only three years later. This is the story. 📸 LAC 🧵1/10

Naval hydrofoil patrol boat hull number 400 riding on its submerged foils and racing across open ocean, bow lifted with large white spray trailing along the hull.

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Geek Native @geeknative.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

UK Games Expo has banned generative AI art, text, and merchandise across all NEC exhibition halls, bringing the convention in line with broader British tabletop standards. Standholders face removal or bans if their products aren't made by humans. #UKGE

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UK Games Expo bans generative AI art and text across all trade halls

UK Games Expo has introduced a mandatory policy prohibiting generative AI art and text across all NEC trade halls, requiring exhibitors to sell only human-made games.

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Grant (Cardboard Pusher) @pushingcardboard.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Right! Exactly. I still need to find out if he uses the 1.4 rules or the 2.0 rules. There seems to be a split among players as to whether the new rules are better.

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