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Ian Johnson

@redshiftedgame.bsky.social
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34, He/Him. Creator and owner of Redshifted, a sci-fi TTRPG about survival in a dystopian, overindustrialized galaxy. Dark/Mature themes. MINORS DNI! Check out my stuff at redshiftedgame.carrd.co

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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 29/09/2026
A key component of the Cambridge Analytica outrage was your friends subjecting you to data theft without your consent or knowledge. Facebook is running the same playbook on your text messages. Even if you’re not on Meta properties, they’re ingesting your interactions.
Aten installed Muse on both his iPhone and a Mac mini that he uses to test out various Al agents and tech. It took Meta a single day to begin "helpfully" pitching article ideas based on texts he'd sent to a podcast co-host.
When he asked Muse how it got the information, it said that it read banners from incoming texts. But that's not true, either.
After doing a little digging, Aten says Muse synced 187,000 lines from his Messages database, despite Full Disk Access being Off.Unless Aten is the most popular person on the face of the planet, I sincerely doubt he'd gotten 187,000 lines of text in roughly 24 hours. What happened is that, without permission, Muse went into the app and downloaded the information.
He had not given Muse permission to access Messages, and full disk access was not enabled. It just went ahead and uploaded those texts anyway.
Muse can take "unexpected actions" indeed.
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($0/630) Zoe🏳️‍⚧️the Authoress @zoetheauthoress.bsky.social · 27m
Please help Alex keep her water running! #mutualaid #helpsky #fundsky #helpfolkslive2026 #KeepFolksAlive
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Bee 🐝 10/18 🎂 @beepetty.bsky.social · 2h
Both of our birthdays are in October 🎃As a disabled nonbinary lesbian couple who can't work we're requesting mutual aid Please help us pay rent this month and cover modest celebration expenses by sharing and donating if you can 💸💕 venmo.com/u/bee_petty cash.app/$beepetty0 www.paypal.me/anna966
a picture of serana (left) and bee (right). they are holding on to each other and smiling. serana is white and has mid length wavy brunette hair. they are wearing a blue top and dark red lipstick with black winged eyeliner. bee is also white with short curly strawberry blond hair. they are wearing silver round glasses, black lipstick, and a black crop top.
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Becca 🇵🇸 NYCC K34 @rfarrowster.bsky.social · 21h
bringing her back
The Legolas and gimli “never thought I’d die fighting side by side with an elf” scene from the two towers except the quote has been altered to read “never thought I’d die fighting side by side with Catholics/what about side by side with a Pope Against AI!/Aye, I could do that”
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Erin Grievances @erinbartram.bsky.social · 15h
Spent all day refining a press release for our upcoming symposium on Creative Writing in the Age of AI and then . . . he just tweeted it out.
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Thought Punks 🎲 TTRPGs + Punk 👩‍🎤 @thoughtpunks.com · 02/10/2026
Leaving the remaining spots open while I edit. If you wanted to support splattering a corrupt megachurch, rescuing Jesus for Lucifer, THIS is the last chance. Core rules already in supporter hands, next segment coming soon! Read the thread, then get in on this NOW!: ko-fi.com/revcasey/shop
Black background, black and white + low color image of Jesus on the cross against a stone wall, money in the shape of the cross transparent overlaid on the crucified Jesus, blood red letters in an arc around and above it ("BLOOD.MONEY.GOSPEL"), white stamped letters in black area at bottom ("Written by Rev Casey" + "Published by Thought Punks") The Gist
Jesus Christ came back. Of course He came back. He said He would. The problem is that He came back gentle and confused and asking questions about sparrows and rent prices. 
Before He could get His bearings, Pastor Dominion Crale of the First Church of the Perpetual Tithe had Him zip-tied in an Escalade and driven to the compound in forty-seven minutes flat. That was eighteen months ago.
The main Cathedral now operates HIS PRECIOUS BLOOD™, a multi-level wellness sacrament pipeline moving vials of genuine messianic blood at a year’s Toronto/London/Paris professional’s salary per unit (Blessed Faithful Anointed Healing Moment™), the cost of a large luxurious home in Tokyo or NYC (Chosen Hosts Exclusive Miracles Package™), a tier only reachable by mega-millionaires and billionaires (The Perfected Saints Full Indulgence Membership™), and a newly launched Divine Disciples Triple Elite Plus Eternal Covenant™ option for the most wealthy that comes with a personal blessing, concierge, They operate on artificial scarcity (above and beyond the limits of their gruesome extraction process). The First Church ensures that even the Eternal Covenant™ tier has a waiting list. Lower tier lottery winners can wait in line even through the night  to receive their “blessings” on High Holy Days™. (Universal Love For All™ financing plans  available.) The Vatican filed a complaint. It is in a drawer somewhere one guy has the keys to, and nobody’s seen him in a while. The SEC wrote a memo about drafting a proposal to explore a process to review the complaint. It’s in another drawer. 
Jesus is in the Sanctum Sub-Basement, connected to the Eternal Harvest Array. He cannot die. He cannot leave. He has been patient about this. He waits, faithful, hoping, suffering. He waits for you.You have been recruited by Lucifer. Yes, THAT Lucifer. (Please don’t call them “Satan” or “The Devil.” I would say if you value your life, but that is the least of what the Morningstar can take.) 
Lucifer (pronouns variable and flexible, presentation business casual, stress beginning to show through the seams) sought you out personally. The pitch ran for almost two hours and included a PowerPoint with extensive citations. 
The end of the pitch: “I know how this looks. I know you have questions. That’s too bad. It’s none of your business, really. What I need you to understand is this situation is more personally offensive to me than your little brain can grasp. I pursued every available channel for months. I am standing in this awful parking lot talking to you, exactly because there are no more channels. Please. You will be well-treated for your help. And I am asking nicely. I am… not good at asking nicely.”
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BUY KOKOTÖNA 🫀| EC 💀 Artistic Spectral Disaster @elchupalabras.itch.io · 02/10/2026
The temples chant and the pyramids weep... for the Flesh-Spider demands blood for this world not to crumble If you haven't watched the launch trailer for #KOKOTÖNA, what are you waiting for? A grim-to-nobledark #TTRPG inspired by precolonial Mesoamerica elchupalabras.itch.io/kokotona-english
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KOKOTÖNA - A grim-to-nobledark RPG inspired by precolonial Mesoamerica (Trailer)
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🇬🇾🗽Sydette The Dreaded Gorgon🗽🇬🇾 @blackamazon.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
It’s not just the tech. It’s the culture of a tech that allows for arbitrary personal vendettas as a way of creating a permanent underclass That everyone justifies because “Men should have dominion over women” “Black people commit crimes” Based on data designed to prove that
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Czepeku @czepeku.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Perched above a small settlement tucked into this canyon, your party can observe a community that has embraced simple technologies to thrive in a harsh environment. What challenges might your party face below? See more at our site! www.czepeku.com/scifi/maps/c...
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Ian Johnson @redshiftedgame.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Finally returning to working on the promised bug art for @valwrites.ca. Still playing around with ideas and colors.
Upper body of a purple insect character. Work in progress.
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Simkaye 🌈 @simkaye.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
anyone else feel like this
A digital illustration of a quetzalcoatlus perched on telephone wires among a flock of crows
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Olivia Hill @machineiv.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Okay the new Castlevania is REALLY pretty and REALLY fun.
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Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Things Gavin Newsom has vetoed this week: -A ban on secretly recording people with smart glasses -A ban on ICE agents working for the state government -A ban on websites selling your data -A bill giving native tribes more say over water rights -A bill protecting transgender healthcare providers
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Ian Johnson @redshiftedgame.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I grabbed a frame from the video to make this chart that you can fill out when looking over your own and your friends' characters. It's great for giving feedback and understanding what aspects of a character the writer should lean into.
A chart for analyzing how much a character grabs and holds the attention of their audience, made from a screenshot of the youtube video "How To Fix A Boring Protagonist" by The Closer Look.

The upper half  is "Primary Traits (Need at least one)," corresponding to Empathy, Intrigue, and Likeability. The lower half is "Catalyst Traits (Good to have at least one)," corresponding to Competency, Vicarious[ness], and Proactivity.
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Luna P. @satelitesnaturales.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
In my opinion, many so-called adventures lack the usage of the word "cocaine"
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Toby Fox @tobyfoxart.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
🍁 Happy first of Halloween 🎃 Here’s some of my spookier drawings from last October when I did a world building piece every other day for the month
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Ashley @ashleyw83.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
So we're technically evicted now but we got some more time to pay the rent we owe. I dont even know if anybody will see this but I have to try. Still need $150!! 💜💜💜
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Tab Creations @tabcreations.com · 01/10/2026
Do you have a player who always brings the same character vibe to every campaign? #ttrpg #dnd #rpg #meme #ttrpgsky #ttrpgcommunity
Image meme. Text reads: 'That one player who keeps playing the same exact character no matter what style campaign you are in...' Below are multiple images of the bear character Baloo from various Disney movies. Examples include Baloo dressed as Little John from Robin Hood, as a pilot from TaleSpin, and as himself from The Jungle Book.
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Stephanie Bri 🏳️‍⚧️ Till ALL Are One @stephaniebri22.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
so this court bill is super important and I can't keep putting it off before they come after me. I am gonna have to ask please dig deep and share this far and wide cuz I am really struggling here. ca venmo paypal stephaniebri22
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Spicy Sultry Sapphic🔞 @spicymadamka.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
New project alert!🚨 Now that Graveyard Shift is done, my next comic will beee: Slip N Slide!🧜‍♀️- A story about a bad breakup, a grumpy mermaid and a whole lotta slippery fluids~ Any name ideas for our sporty girl below btw? The MILFmaid is called Thea~ #nsfwart #oc #mermaid
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MegueyB 🔜Metatopia @megueyb.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
If you see young people, creatively, desperately finding ways to make their own third spade, maybe you keep an eye on it to make sure they are okay, maybe you don’t tear the branches down and yell “the kids stick fort is Right Here and they are talking about things that matter to them!!!”
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Furious Floridian @lmh82.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Men don't see it. Because they don't experience it.
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Jane Rosenzweig @janerosenzweig.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Good read by @leifw.bsky.social on the problems of anthropomorphizing AI and obscuring human agency: www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/o...
The reason this matters is that such anthropomorphic terms give us no ability to predict how the models will behave. Saying that models are “cheating” when they provide answers in the “wrong” way implies they are operating — or can operate — beyond the limits of human control. This, in turn, allows everyone to write off the accountability that clearly lies with the humans in charge of the process. In other industries, we might say that the companies in question committed a crime. The unusual thing here is that the companies are drawing a lot of attention to this fact.
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lumpley @lumpley.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
15 years ago when Apocalypse World was new and people were beginning to understand and work with it, it was seductive to look at "acting under fire" and see, not one basic move of several, but the template underlying all the game's moves. Like @kierongillen.bsky.social 's classic gag:
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Dawn Xiana Moon @dawnxianamoon.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Screenshot: Out of ten men, one makes a sexual joke at a woman, two laugh, three fake a chuckle to fit in, and four stay silent.

None of them speak up. Later, nine of them still believe they're the "good guys." But from the woman's perspective, the laughter, the silence, the looking away, it all creates the same environment. So when women say "most men are the same." this is what they mean: not that every man harasses women, but that most men help protect the system that does.
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Alex 🎃 10/27 🎂 👻 $30/150/85 @godwearsgucci.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
We lose water access if not paid 8n the next 4 days We need water to live, to cook, clean, etc. Been stalled since Monday, my wife and i have stayed stressed and unable to relax knowing we'll lose this in a couple days if not paid Please please help us #mutualaid #transcrowdfund #Disabledaid
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Alex 🎃 10/27 🎂 👻 $30/150/85 @godwearsgucci.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
🎃 October #promosky 🎃 ​🎂 Alex | 30 | enby/ace/demi (bday 10/27!) ​🔮 Witchy vibes, horror movies & Halloween obsessed 🥧 Pumpkin & apple flavored everything 🎞️ 4K movies & thrifting when I can 🎮 Retro gaming, The Witcher & board games 🏈 Football, bird watching & metalcore ​Pls repost and ♡
A selfie of me wearing clear cat-eye glasses, winged eyeliner, and dark lipstick. I have dark wavy hair and am wearing a black and orange Cincinnati Bengals football jersey.An illustration of a white stick figure wearing a party hat with its arms raised in the air, a band-aid on its front, and the caption "Level 30 Unlocked!!" below.​A close-up selfie of me with long dark hair, a dark septum ring, pink lipstick, and a star necklace, overlaid with a Halloween jack-o'-lantern filter and sparkling effects.​A tiny brown tabby kitten wearing a pointed felt witch hat and a small white bow collar sitting on a wooden floor next to a plush jack-o'-lantern toy.
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Yamino @yamino.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Whimsy saves lives and that's not hyperbole. When people in power want us to despair, it's a lifeline to your humanity and joy. Get more whimsical right now
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Thought Punks 🎲 TTRPGs + Punk 👩‍🎤 @thoughtpunks.com · 29/09/2026
This may be one of the most baller mechanics I made. d4 says how many actions they get in that segment. d12 says how much effort they spend. They MUST take all actions (minimum 1 spend) and MUST spend all. 1 is expert human effort. 12 is world/reality breaking.
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Aimee Cozza Illustration @aimeecozza.com · 29/09/2026
FUCK YEAH LET'S GOOOOO! SUPPORT HUMAN ARTISTS!!! Hirehumanartists.com
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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 10/10/2023
About to get thrown out of here for obvious reasons
Pumpkin hoop
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Jay Edidin @edidin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Lotta really good tips and tactics in the replies to and quotes of this thread!
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Kim Stramat (Looking for work) @kimstramat.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Anyone make their own hydroponic set up that they like? I want to grow lettace that way... and Im not seeing many tutorials for DIY that are indoor friendly...
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Richard H Fay — Artist, Photographer, and Poet @azurelionprod.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
New image version of my poem "Misfits Are Us". I rendered an image of a square peg using a legacy version of MS Paint and GIMP. After all, square pegs are my people! #poem #poetry #misfits #squarepegs @stuartmiller1.bsky.social @corutaniconnolly.bsky.social
Misfits Are Us

by Richard H. Fay

Weirdos Unite!
Square pegs, eccentrics, and mavericks,
Misfits are MY people!

Normal is boring!
Oddballs, heretics, and renegades,
Rebels are MY tribe!
 
Conformers be damned!
Creatives, free-thinkers, and free-spirits
Rule the day!
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briar, duke of dykes @weregazelle.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
indie ttrpg design is hard because a lot of us are very beautiful and it's really distracting
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Jill "Bury a Friend" Pantozzi @jillpantozzi.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Last month, a Google alert directed me to an interview I did with cartoonist Matt Furie—creator of Pepe the Frog…only I haven’t done any interview and I’d never even met Furie. So I clicked. "None of this is true": AI, content farms, and one completely made-up article. bsky.app/profile/then...
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Victoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com · 28/09/2026
Be careful, friends—this scam is everywhere writerbeware.blog/2026/03/27/w...
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Watch Out For This Scam Impersonating Editors at Major Publishing Houses - Writer Beware
I’ve recently gotten a slew of reports of emails purporting to be from editors at Big 5 and other large publishers, in which the supposed editor expresses interest in the writer’s work and asks whethe...
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Maddie COMMS OPEN @madelezabeth.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
Ill put this here too #kpopdemonhunters
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RoFroYo @rofroyo.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Early mornings with Char-Char #HazbinHotel #hazbinhotelfanart
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✨Sailor Scout Austin✨🔜PAXU @sailorsctaustin.blacksky.app · 28/09/2026
LIBRARY FREAKS WE UP
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Thought Punks 🎲 TTRPGs + Punk 👩‍🎤 @thoughtpunks.com · 28/09/2026
Raided medical funds for needs. ~250 short for CT scan, EEG, neurologist, skills rehab THIS WEEK. 50 for EEG *today*. Halp pls. 🙏 Back #TTRPG: bsky.app/profile/did... Grab #IndieGames: www.drivethrurpg.com... #MutualAid: ko-fi.com/revcasey (PayPal or credit/debit): bit.ly/payrev
QR code to send Rev money using credit/debit cardsVenmo QR code to send money to Rev/Thought PunksQR code to send Rev money via PayPal
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J. L. Westover @mrlovenstein.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
god wants you to back my kickstarter 💦 kickstarter.com/projects/mrlovenstein/mr-lovenstein-presents-fun
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Reneta Scian | Vtuber | Isekai Arc @renetascian.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Saw this image, and had to add to the Meme already present. Enjoy... or not. If someone else made this meme, I'd feel called out by it. HAHA #Memes #Silly #NoOne #ADHDMemes
5 Female Wrestlers drop kicking a Female Wrestler on the Ropes "No one:" Meme Template. 

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No One:

My Brain (ADHD):
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PTSD, Dysphoria, TRAUMA, Positive Life Changes & Something Stupid You Did Years Ago.
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🎃Autopsy of Ashley Lynch 🔪🎞️ @ashleylynch.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Sol's Roles (He/They) -On Hiatus- @solsroles.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Have had a bunch of folks at work strongly disagree that I am autistic, trying to convince them otherwise has been challenging because I am really good at masking
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Tanya Floaker @floaker.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I keep saying this, but we have been in a long golden age of game creation, and it isn't done yet. I can't think of a better time to be into ttRPGs across my lifetime than now.
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Sarah Andersen @sarahseeandersen.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The image is of a four panel comic.
In the first panel we see Sarah, the protagonist, next to a stick figure labeled “AI”. The stick figure says, “my outputs look just like yours now.”
The second panel zooms in on Sarah’s face. Above her we see text reading “I think”.
The third panel zooms in closer on Sarah’s face. Text above her reads “you missed”.
The fourth panel shows Sarah drawing happily in a sunlit room. The text above her reads “the point”.
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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
AP Stylebook warns against anthropomorphizing AI systems: “Avoid language that gives them human characteristics… Instead, explain what a system does, how well it performs, who built it and who could be affected by it.”
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Artificial intelligence systems do not think, feel, want or understand. Avoid language that gives them human characteristics. This is called anthropomorphizing, when we ascribe human traits, emotions or behaviors to non-human things, such as animals or inanimate objects.
Instead, explain what a system does, how well it performs, who built it and who could be affected by it.
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