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Emi (they/them) @queeringsmite.bsky.social · 6h

are y'all playing dressmaker? I'm loving it personally. it's really amazingly close to sewing in real life. right down to the bit where I stare at a curved seam and go "could I not just sew the damn thing by hand, would that not be easier"

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Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 9h

I read a couple hundred death penalty cases for a case once and I think you’d all be shocked at how often this happens. The death penalty is one of the cruelest things in our system, an obvious violation of the 8th amendment cruel and unusual punishment clause, but we just love to kill.

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✨Sailor Scout Austin✨🔜PAXU @sailorsctaustin.blacksky.app · 9h

The maximum penalty she can currently face is a year in prison and a fine. If anyone knows of a place helping with her legal fees please share or if she’s running campaign in case of being fired from work but this is what it looks like to place yourself in defense of vulnerable people

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Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Fuck ChatGPT flyers. The future is broadsheets.

A crowded broadsheet with way too many fonts. It says:
Forget ChatGPT Flyers
Say it with
Broadsheets
Unlimited fonts
Stretch them
Or cram a really long sentence into one line for no good reason
No whitespace
Mix capital and lowercase
Pointing hands
(They're called manicules!)
Don't be left behind
Broadsheets are the future

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Michael Rancic @therewasnosound.bsky.social · 11h

it killed me that we were in no position to keep that head and that doing so would've brought more harm upon people we care about! that kind of tension keeps me coming back, though. now we get to live in the aftermath of that choice...

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Emi (they/them) @queeringsmite.bsky.social · 11h

truly an INCREDIBLE win for the conspiracy board this session. absolutely nailed a Big Secret on very little evidence!! very impressive!!

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Ramona @alderdoodle.bsky.social · 11h

- I deduced a thing correctly because I love conspiracy boards and note taking. So satisfying - We added a bunch of things to our to-do list. Again. - We will have to fight a hag. Uh-oh. 10/10 I love this game

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Emi (they/them) @queeringsmite.bsky.social · 11h

another excellent session of Walk Around And Talk To People in today's Draw Steel. the party was seconds away from trying to conceal a severed head AND hand in their room at the inn for a full 24 hours. and somebody's date was interrupted by a ghost

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Ramona @alderdoodle.bsky.social · 20h

And with that #Swordtember comes to a close! ⚔️ ✨All swords are now up in the freebie library too✨ ko-fi.com/s/880e2e12a9

A collection of 30 colour illustrations of swords each drawn with a different theme.

2 colour illustrations of swords. One shows a sword underwater stuck in seaweed with fish swimming around it. Other is made of unicorn horn and gold scrollwork handle.

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 30/09/2026

Eugenics 🤝 ai www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/h...

One of the things that is going to change is that we’re never ever again going to be able to be dominated by public officials who tell us, ‘Trust the experts,’” Mr. Kennedy said during the Tuesday session.

“If somebody tells you, ‘Masks work, trust the experts,’ A.I. may tell you otherwise,” he added. “If somebody tells you, ‘Social distancing works, trust the experts,’ A.I. may correct that. And if somebody tells you that a vaccine will prevent transmission and infection, or you need to take it to protect your grandmother, A.I. may say it actually doesn’t do that.”

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october "pre-order The Struggle Is Always Worth It now!" krausch @octoberk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

this investigation on long COVID inside of prisons is out today at the Sick Times! I worked on this piece for months and am so grateful to the folks who shared their experiences with me. I'll write up a real thread a little later, but you can read it now: thesicktimes.org/2026/09/29/i...

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I interviewed five people with Long COVID in prison. They are invisible in the system. - The Sick Times

While there are no data sources on Long COVID in prison, experts suspect rates of the disease may be higher there than in the general population. They face high reinfection risks and poor access to me...

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Ramona @alderdoodle.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

More swords? In this economy?! Last week of #Swordtember is here. Only a few more swords to go before they all can be found in the freebie library ⚔️

Colour illustrations of 2 swords on a parchment background. One illustration shows a dark red wax seal with a gold sword. Second sword has a blade with 3 prongs resembling bright orange lily petals

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Fabian Blake(he/him)Rose tint my world @glitzydemon.itch.io · 23/09/2026

Thanks so much to everyone who donated games to help us cover the cost's of my father in laws funeral. The bundle is now ready for sale - $359 worth of games for just $5 🙏Please share if you can 🙏 itch.io/b/3922/mutua...

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Mutual Aid for Graham's Funeral Costs by Fabian Blake and 19 others

Mutual Aid for Graham's Funeral Costs: 75 items for $5.00

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Emi (they/them) @queeringsmite.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

will I ever send a business email at a normal hour? sources say no. sometimes I do manage to hit "normal time for the recipient, halfway around the world". not this time, but, you know, sometimes

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Nae King! Nae Quin! Nae Laird! Nae Master! @bloodyhades.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

LRP: additionally important to know that if you’re allergic to coconut, you’re also allergic to most activated charcoal products. Many of them are made using burned down coconut husks, but no one advertises that/it’s extremely hard to find out. So be careful this Halloween season!

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Fabian Blake(he/him)Rose tint my world @glitzydemon.itch.io · 28/09/2026

I KNOW y'all love wrestling. So which one of you is hiding a Queer as Fuck wrestling TTRPG up your sleeve or in your 'playtesters needed' pile? Something with plenty of off-stage drama as well as rumbles in the ring????? 🤞🥺🥺🤞

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Emi (they/them) @queeringsmite.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

writing an adventure is all fun and games until you have to answer questions like "how did [NPC] transport their luggage to their secret hideout" and suddenly you're researching the history of the suitcase. thank god for r/AskHistorians that's all I can say

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Joe Auerbach @joeauerbach.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Okay, the Draw Steel adventure I've been working on for ages has finally dropped! it's pay what you want (including nothing. This isn't my job, you can just have it) on itch. It's about saving springtime from angry orcs. There's giant worms, killer deer, custom retainers and a new magic weapon.

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The Stolen Year by joeauerbach

A Draw Steel adventure for heroes of the second echelon

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Spencer Ackerman @attackerman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Ha ha that’s gross and should make everyone uncomfortable, anyway, Rahm presided over a Chicago police black site, lied about what it was and then I sued the Chicago police for its records that proved it:

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Homan Square revealed: how Chicago police 'disappeared' 7,000 people

Exclusive: Lawsuit exposes scale of detention at off-the-books interrogation warehouse while attorneys describe find-your-client chase ‘from a Bond movie’

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Ramona @alderdoodle.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Catching up with #Swordtember ⚔️ Day 24 - Tidepool

Illustration of a cutlass with anemones on the handle and seaweed on the blade.

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Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

As of today, the CDC has changed (reverted) their Covid guidance to make the vaccine recommended for all people over 18. In addition to being a smart public health move, this recommendation also means insurance must cover it. Read more here: www.cdc.gov/covid/hcp/va... Listen to a breakdown here:

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Emi (they/them) @queeringsmite.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

engaging in some Fey Bullshit with my Draw Steel players. they're getting beheaded rn to prove their courage

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Emi (they/them) @queeringsmite.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Russian knowers (and anyone who speaks a language with a similar patronymic situation) I'm back with another question. when people share a surname, one says, e.g., Anna and Belinda Carter. what does one do for siblings who share patronymic and surname?

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satah 🛸 @posatahchips.gaygothvibes.online · 25/09/2026

looking for short OSR & adjacent modules (<30 pages, ideally close to pamphlet tbh) that have great examples of any of the following: - an explicitly linear but interruptible timeline - a situation progressing through distinct escalating phases - events that WILL happen in certain circumstances

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Fabian Blake(he/him)Rose tint my world @glitzydemon.itch.io · 25/09/2026

Thankyou so much to everyone who's donated games and bought the bundle so far! Please share if you can to help us pay for my father in law's funeral costs and give him a dignified send-off 🙏 itch.io/b/3922/mutua... #mutualaid

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Mutual Aid for Graham's Funeral Costs by Fabian Blake and 19 others

Mutual Aid for Graham's Funeral Costs: 75 items for $5.00

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SWOP Behind Bars @swopbehindbars.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Love to see workers fighting back. "Last month, 70 bikini baristas in Washington who joined together to enforce their rights won $1.85 million in unpaid wages and damages. workingwa.org/2026/09/brew...

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Brewing Up Justice: Bikini Baristas Win Wage Theft Fight | Working Washington

The organizing that led to this victory in court started when workers began to speak out about the abuses they were experiencing.

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Emi (they/them) @queeringsmite.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

hey, people who know things. I have a PDF with images in it. the images have alt text. I want to copy the alt text. how? assume I don't have any adobe product

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Laura @tutusntinyhats.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

"Camp Animikiiwadiswan, or Thunderbird Nest resistance camp, co-led by Loonsfoot and Anahkwet, is their inter-tribal, three-dimensional answer to a proposed copper sulfide mine that would generate copious amounts of toxic waste...in a high-risk location." truthout.org/articles/ind...

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Indigenous Tribes Form Resistance Camp Against Proposed Copper Mine in Michigan

The proposed copper sulfide mine threatens to unleash 40 million tons of toxic waste in Michigan’s wetlands.

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Ramona @alderdoodle.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I have a mighty need! Who can point me in the direction of a trans artist that can do pen&ink/scratchboardy style illustrations (inspo attached) and will draw one in exchange for coin? gAI users need not apply, you will be sacrificed to a god of my choosing

2 black and white illustrations by Douglas Smith. One shows a boy standing on the stairs looking at a long stretching corridor. The other shows a man and a woman running down an alleyway with creepy shadows behind them.

A colour illustration by Damien Worm showing a silhouette of a person standing on an entrance road to a victorian house with a single lit window.

A black and white illustration by Thomas Ott showing a boy standing in front of a dark forest tunnel.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 23/09/2026

Newsom has vetoed a bill that would have prohibited future governors from handing over abortion providers, helpers, and patients to red states for criminal prosecution. The bill also barred extraditions involving transgender care.

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Newsom vetoes bill that would ban extraditions for abortion and gender-affirming care

California’s pro-repro rights governor rejects a key protection that 18 blue states have enshrined into law.

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s. e. smith @sesmith.lol · 24/09/2026

Y'all @nora.zone and I are pleased to tell you that Gavbot, the bot that provides fun Gavin Newsom facts, is live. Follow @heygavin.bsky.social for facts every 48 hours, @ him if you need one RIGHT NOW, and please submit your sourced suggestions. Be nice to him he's a baby and we're still building!

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

ANOTHER death in ICE detention which appears likely to be the result of medical neglect. A diabetic who told his family members he wasn't receiving regular insulin shots OR getting diabetic-appropriate meals just died in custody. The U.S. prison-ICE detention-industrial complex kills.

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Kandist @kandistmallett.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

"I need the world to come to my release for real” Josh Williams is finally getting out in November!! He’s only raised $675 of his $5000 goal. Let’s raise those numbers up. givebutter.com/support-ferg...

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Support Ferguson Uprising Political Prisoner Josh Williams Returning Home!

Josh Williams is being released in early November - let's put some funds together to help smooth his transition back to freedom!

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Emi (they/them) @queeringsmite.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

an ABSOLUTELY HARROWING Draw Steel today. have never been so close to a TPK. rolled a crit in round 1. multiple heroes inches from death. BUT!! in a display of incredible heroism the party pulled through and won the day, and nobody died except their assassination target. never sweated so much

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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Hey so uhhhhh that Boston Globe story about the lesbian bar relaxing its covid rules is an *absolute fucking hit piece* targeting the disabled, chronically ill, and covid-conscious and it would be great if folks sharing and joking about it could recognize that framing.

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Fabian Blake(he/him)Rose tint my world @glitzydemon.itch.io · 23/09/2026

It me! I do this! If you are a Global Majority creator I have discounts for you on editing, proofreading, sensitivity reading, and cultural consulting 💖 (and if you think it's too cheeky to ask, let me TELL YOU about the number of White Men who've rudely demanded/expected me to work for free...🙄)

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Emi (they/them) @queeringsmite.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

for bi visibility day I would love to hear about everyone's favorite and most bisexual (tabletop) games. what are we playing, bisexuals? for me the most bisexual game is Under Hollow Hills, I think

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Ramona @alderdoodle.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

#Swordtember day 23 - Fruit 🍋

Colour illustration of a sword with a lemon wedge for a blade and leaves, flowers and tree branch as the crossguard and handle.

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Emi (they/them) @queeringsmite.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

hey, it's out! I worked on a little bit of this—you can find a Very Long Montage for the Evilest Eye on p14. excited to use the other 183 quest hooks at my own tables!!

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Emi (they/them) @queeringsmite.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

naming another character. how is it I've already used every name in the world

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Matt Caulder (They/He) @mattcaulder.com · 21/09/2026

Since I've had to remind multiple people over the last week: Microsoft is still under active BDS protest. That means Xbox and it's subsidies including Activision, Blizzard and Bethesda Yes that means the new Diablo. Yes that means the new DOOM. Yes that means World of Warcraft Forever

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No Games For Genocide

The games industry is complicit in genocide. It’s time to divest.

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han olliver @hanolliver.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

making a shirt that says "would love to subscribe to your newsletter but it's on substack" and the back is just a picture of my cat screaming.

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Ryan Lynch @outridercreative.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

It's Perils & Princesses community copy day! Fresh batch of copies up on itch.io for P&P and each of our official adventures, including the first ever community copies of The Princess & The Dragon outrider-creative.itch.io/perils-and-p...

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Perils & Princesses by Outrider Creative

A Gritty and Pretty Fairy Tale Adventure Game

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

according to the article, it took hours after the personal intervention of the mayor for his family to even get basic information about him. that information included that he had been transferred to ICE custody hours after being shot. no amnesty

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isaac @sevier.io · 21/09/2026

"what stood out to me about the process of photographing these devices was geography: they exist at the boundaries of rich neighborhoods like Piedmont to track who enters; they exist embedded into poor neighborhoods to track the people who live there. Place exposes their purpose."

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Ian Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 20/09/2026

Amtrak didn’t tell us about this exposure, so heads up: if you took an Amtrak train last week through Chicago or anywhere on the Southwest Chief, Coast Starlight, or California Zephyr routes like we did, you may have been exposed to measles! Please let the train people in your life know about this

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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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