tom bombadyke @ruadhnaomh.bsky.social · 23hMy kingdom for a mental health professional who is actually aware of current events. 140
tom bombadyke @ruadhnaomh.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Just my two cents, but "they're selling you panic" holds up to less scrutiny when the people in power are Nazis. Like, real, honest-to-goodness Nazis. & the people that're supposed to be opposing them have increasingly been agreeing with them. Is panic useful? No. Is it warranted? Uhh... Probably. 010
Reposted by tom bombadykeEvlyn Moreau @evlynmoreau.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Miriam is launching a new project, a RPG for kids that use the cortex system. If it finance I will be illustrating the whole book with whimsical art! Please reshare if willing. :3 #ttrpg www.kickstarter.com/projects/mir...kickstarter.comThe Portal Witch, a Kids RPG Primed by CortexWorld-Hopping, Magical-Costumed, Do-Gooder Kids 03022
tom bombadyke @ruadhnaomh.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Trans people should campaign for Þ & ð to be restored in English just so we can have some mythically burdensome agenda that I still agree to. They'd have to change all the English-language keyboards. Þ & ð would become the "trans letters," right-wingers would push to reify linguistic gender, &c. 240
tom bombadyke @ruadhnaomh.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I don't understand why the Democrats don't just campaign on "a girl with dyed hair & a bass guitar, just walkin' it up, down, & all around." I would vote for "a girl with dyed hair & a bass guitar, just walkin' it up, down, & all around." I might die for "a girl with dyed hair & a bass guitar, just 130
tom bombadyke @ruadhnaomh.bsky.social · 30/09/2026PNP copy of Chitin from the library! Total cost for printing was $1.25, & the map & counters have been sized down to 8.5x11 so all things Microgames (minus counters) can live in a binder together. The counters are tiny tbh, but that's the price for portability. 110
tom bombadyke @ruadhnaomh.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Angmar erasure! Don't go north of the Shire! Or South of it. Or to the east of it, really. Actually, just don't leave or travel to the Shire at all. 350
tom bombadyke @ruadhnaomh.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I preferred when you had to FOIA things to learn that the most powerful men in the world called you a slur on a regular basis instead of them writing it directly into their speeches. 030
Reposted by tom bombadykePotato Delgado @doubleddazeyy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Hello ya'll, if you have anything to spare please consider donating to help our queer siblings in Gorom! They haven't had many recently, and Brayo and her freinds need to buy HiV medication soon!!!! chuffed.org/project/1855...chuffed.orgEmergency fund for group LGBTQI+ refugees in Gorom, SudanEnglish Translation below. 02020
Reposted by tom bombadykeGustav Klimt @klimtgustav.bsky.social · 30/09/2026In Pine Forest II (1901), Klimt masterfully blends diverse influences. The rhythmic verticality of trunks echoes Vienna Secession's grid style, while mosaic-like brushwork reflects the atmospheric influence of Monet's later works. 16314
tom bombadyke @ruadhnaomh.bsky.social · 30/09/2026"You're gonna love this ship of Theseus that I just built even though I don't care about the type of ship, I don't know who Theseus is, I've never seen a body of water, I'm unfamiliar with how wood works, &, frankly, I think the whole concept of 'the past' is a touch too sissy for me." 020
tom bombadyke @ruadhnaomh.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I'll take pictures & stuff at some point, but PNP copy of Chitin from the library looks good too! Resized everything down to 8.5"x11" so it can neatly live in a binder, but I think this really opens up keeping the Metagaming Microgames line (thanks, Internet Archive!) at a nearly true $3 pricetag. 100
tom bombadyke @ruadhnaomh.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Some people genuinely think that archival thought will ensure their mind is always touching the immortal, like a kid extending a foot as far off home base as possible while safe & secure with their other. People age & die, "home base" disappears when the game ends, & Earth itself will boil someday. 110
tom bombadyke @ruadhnaomh.bsky.social · 29/09/2026"The Aeneid" is another fun, sort of weird one, bc the definite article doesn't exist in Latin & the "-id[-]" suffix is in Latin but illustrates a Greek origin. The Germans use "Aeneis," the French "L'Énéide." 130
tom bombadyke @ruadhnaomh.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Yeah, that really explains the women in our office who almost had breakdowns when they announced winding down WFH bc of the extra childcare costs it would burden them with. 131
tom bombadyke @ruadhnaomh.bsky.social · 29/09/2026It depends on the specific instances, but SungWon is absolutely correct in a general sense. If English-language academics refer to it as "In Search of Lost Time," then it's also "Ghost in the Shell." That said, it's "Ran" & "Rashomon," not "Chaos" & "Gate" respectively. 4130
tom bombadyke @ruadhnaomh.bsky.social · 29/09/2026After the Aki basho: 1) Damn, Onosato. I mean, *damn.* 2) Aonishiki as yokozuna sometime in 2027, c'mon. 3) Yay, double-digit Ura wins! (Tobizaru on Day 15 was wild!) 4) Takanosho's injury was a bummer. :( 5) Takayasu's make-koshi was a downer for Day 15, but he fought hard & still looks good at 36. 150
tom bombadyke @ruadhnaomh.bsky.social · 28/09/2026PNP copy of The Creature That Ate Sheboygan. Ran me about $10 for the board (100lb. paper w/ lamination) & full-color chit print (backed on some old mounting board I bought years ago). Will try this again w/ a different game at the library to see how much I can keep quality & reduce cost. 110
tom bombadyke @ruadhnaomh.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Hot take: there's nothing wrong with putting non-diegetic information on a gaming table. There's nothing wrong with putting non-diegetic information on a miniature's base. There's nothing wrong with making it easier to play the game at the cost of "immersion." 030
tom bombadyke @ruadhnaomh.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Sure seems like ideology formation depends on the nature of the ideology itself, even though basically all games media kinda thinks that communism & fascism are more or less the same government with slightly different statistical bonuses & maluses. 120
tom bombadyke @ruadhnaomh.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Why is everyone doing this thing where they pretend that TV channels & radio stations all play the same things? Like, all y'all know they don't play Jerry Jeff on the ole WXRT, right? 110
Reposted by tom bombadykeSunshine Sionnach @sionnachadhar.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Look, y'all, yes, using a warm tone as a base is a good way to work on a painting. But using magenta really is a *cheat code.* It's so lush! The colors are such a specific kind of warm and balanced! ...So note to self: base in magenta. You bought the paint for this reason, ding-dong. Use it! 121
Reposted by tom bombadykeICE must be destroyed 🏳️⚧️🏴 @miawong.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I do a lot of memeing about Raichu having as many rings as Aaron Rodgers but Raichu actually could get another ring this season and the only way Aaron Rodgers is getting another right involves him getting divorced again Moreover, ICE must be destroyed 4502
tom bombadyke @ruadhnaomh.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Something something "not the earliest of the genre I played, but sparked something" apologetics. If I were doing one for more recent games, I'd have to throw Pokopia on the list. (It's better than Minecraft; sorry, I don't make the rules.) Didn't have room for LoZ (ALttP), which sucks, but oh well. 140
Reposted by tom bombadykeRedWitch @feletida.bsky.social · 08/09/2026double trouble #eldar #40k 15750263
tom bombadyke @ruadhnaomh.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I don't really want to know people's opinions on masking when the adoption rates for basic hygiene practices like covering coughs & sneezes, washing your hands, & staying home when you're sick (& won't get fired) aren't great. 120
tom bombadyke @ruadhnaomh.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Just ordered my first MATRIX wargame. Let's swim a bit deeper in the pool, alright. 000
tom bombadyke @ruadhnaomh.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Everyone freaking out about AI killing us all is a poser & a weakling. Some of us have had much more legitimate concerns about, oh hell, some five to ten categories of apocalyptic scenarios for decades. But something new & technologically shiny shows up & suddenly it's in the papers?! Pathetic. 152
tom bombadyke @ruadhnaomh.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Replacing the phrase "alpha strike" with "explosive tachiai" to sound more cultured. 010
Reposted by tom bombadykePrison Journalism Project @prisonjournalism.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Missouri’s Ban on Hormone Therapy for Incarcerated People Was Sudden and Cruel "These days, I am full of uncertainty. I worry that people will no longer see me as a woman."prisonjournalismproject.orgMissouri’s Ban on Hormone Therapy for Incarcerated People Was Sudden and CruelA transgender woman writing from a Missouri prison, describes what happened when lawmakers banned the hormone therapy she depends on. 111242
tom bombadyke @ruadhnaomh.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I have to announce that once again, Yurie Kokubu's "Refrain" isn't just lodged in my brain, it's begun to take up full-time residence. 110
tom bombadyke @ruadhnaomh.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Most games exist so impossibly fixed upon generic idiom bc devs want to make money selling them & players want to spend their money on something they reliably understand the boundaries of. It's good to apply critical approaches, yes, but you're doing surgery on a grape, right. 210
tom bombadyke @ruadhnaomh.bsky.social · 24/09/2026It may or may not be Susan's Place behavior, but I also don't care: happy HRTiversary to me! 270
tom bombadyke @ruadhnaomh.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Also, ha ha, wow! Not a day to be both a lesbian & a person who masks outside of the house! Ha ha! 130
tom bombadyke @ruadhnaomh.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Happy Bi Visibility Day! I'm glad we can all see that terrifying IKEA couch together. 040
tom bombadyke @ruadhnaomh.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I know this basically means they know the AfD are Nazis but they're too afraid to call AfD voters Nazis too, but if this is a thing federalized governments can do then I'd like to request we cut Ohio & Florida off from basically whatever we possibly can. 050
Reposted by tom bombadykeQ @sircorners.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Another month means another Intangible Debris release! This track is FIRMLY in avant garde noise/harsh noise territory. It is an atonal, rhythmic, textural exploration of grief, and continues on the thematic journey that my last two songs started.intangibledebris.bandcamp.comGrief Machine, by Intangible Debristrack by Intangible Debris 011
tom bombadyke @ruadhnaomh.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The part that's feeling like it might do me in sooner rather than later is that no one's going to face justice for anything they've done. We're never getting checks in the mail for damages from the NYT or The Atlantic. I'm never getting a job teaching history or English. There will be no apologies. 140
tom bombadyke @ruadhnaomh.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I think that more historical wargames should make you roll at the start of the battle to determine which miniatures will miss the fighting bc they're shitting themselves to death back in camp. That's what history's all about (shitting yourself to death while everyone else is busy). 110
tom bombadyke @ruadhnaomh.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Getting a vehicle emissions test just to feel something. 110
Reposted by tom bombadykeVicky ACAB @vickyacab.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I got some very exciting news, which is my FFS date got pushed up! But it also means that my money is not as in order as I hoped and I could really use help in affording the surgery and the recovery. If you can help me out, every little bit helps! Thank you so much! Mutual Aid keeps us all afloat!chuffed.orgSupport Vicky's FFSI got a date for facial feminization surgery In October, which is very exciting! But October is coming fast, and I didn't have nearly as much time to save for costs and recovery as I hoped. Even with ... 4320240
Reposted by tom bombadykeSunshine Sionnach @sionnachadhar.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Grey, rainy day, so here's some grey rainy day art. 021
tom bombadyke @ruadhnaomh.bsky.social · 20/09/2026I am so tired of being more Sudetenland than person. 150
tom bombadyke @ruadhnaomh.bsky.social · 18/09/2026This is now a sumo-dog agility-Pokemon VGC household. 040
tom bombadyke @ruadhnaomh.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I didn't have "get big into sumo" on my 2026 bingo card, but you gotta roll with the pusher-thrusters, I guess. 140
tom bombadyke @ruadhnaomh.bsky.social · 16/09/2026I cannot stand with the British state but I support their upcoming military invasion of the rogue state of Piddington. 020
tom bombadyke @ruadhnaomh.bsky.social · 16/09/2026I enjoy living in hell as much as the next person, but maybe we could have a government that isn't so focused on people holding guns to other people's heads as a form of campaign promise. That's all elections are now: pick which scapegoat you want me to kill; we'll talk taxes or war afterwards. 050
