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Evan Essence

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I am a ttrpg-er, disabled, they/he, 30

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Sam Reich @samreich.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
a very special thank you to our three incredible judges, especially gianmarco who was upgraded from player to judge the week before
A smiling picture of Last Talent Standing judges Maria Bamford, Kumail Nanjiani, and Gianmarco Soresi.
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Newt 👁️ @eyeofthenewt.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Some Marsh related angst from recent times.. [OCs: 1st drawing- Marsh & Sage, 2nd drawing- Undone!Marsh, #FruitOfSin #NewtsOCs]
digital drawing of a blonde person (Marsh)resting their head on one hand and holding a grinning mask with the other, in a relaxed/melancholic pose, while another figure (Sage), a veiled woman, stands behing them, resting her hand on their shoulder. Marsh is wearing a dark green jacket with poofy slit sleeves reminiscent of a shakespearian theatre costume. Below them there is a gothic spiky hand drawn text reading "Apostles". The illustration is done in shades of dark green, grey and light cream colour witht he background being a very dark grey.same illustration as the first one but this time with a light, cream coloured background and no text.a dark illustration with a scratchy sketch of a figure in a hospital gown, sitting on a metal wrought bed and facing a wall. and a second drawing of them in a corner in a semi-fetal position. the art is in shades of black and off-white. to the left there is a hastyly hand drawn text reading:

- Why do you weep, Daniel the exile? 
Who cut the fair marionette's strings, 
thinking he was setting her free. 
Your pity is caustic. 
As you watch her tethers slack, limbs splayed on the stage. 
"At least she's free" 
You say. 
Fool. 
Babylon's new son, 
Daniel's new daughter, 
you'd rather ruin a perfect thing 
than watch it be played with by someone else. 
Is that all you wanted? 
Was it all worth it for you? -
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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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Supergiant Games @supergiantgames.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Behold the Princess of the Underworld!🌖
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chuck 🐦💐 @chuckdrawsthings.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
i love the expression “out of your gourd”
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Evan Essence @samthetired.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Check out FLORA OBSCURA: TAROT IN THE SECRET LANGUAGE OF FLORIOGRAPHY by Laura May on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...
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FLORA OBSCURA: TAROT IN THE SECRET LANGUAGE OF FLORIOGRAPHY
A hand illustrated tarot deck which preserves the lost Victorian art of FLORIOGRAPHY, the hidden language of the flowers, through tarot
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Alex Winter @alexwinter.com · 08/09/2026
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.
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Oisín McGann @oisinmcgann.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Every now and then, I think about all the people doing amazing, kind, progressive, inventive, useful things, struggling by on a shoestring, while there seems to be bottomless supplies of money to build mass murder machines.
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Protect the Wild @protectthewild.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
THIS IS URGENT. Wales is considering culling badgers, scapegoating them for being responsible for the spread of bovine TB. England has slaughtered ¼ million badgers but STILL has a higher incidence of cattle TB breakdowns than Wales. NO BADGER CULL IN WALES! Add your name!
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Get To Know Nature @gettoknownature.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Got an itch (Barn Swallow) #birds 🌿
Closeup photo of a blue nd orange bird standing on a railing with one foot. The other is raised up to its head to scratch behind its right eye, a little like a dog or cat would scratch.
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Jess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 13/09/2026
Regardless of your thoughts on voting strategies, the way trans people are being spoken to and about by self-described "progressives" and "allies" is absolutely wild.
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Kate Holden @darthmongoose.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Hey guys, if you're gonna share that one meme I made like a million years ago on Tumblr, share the original, not the horrible auto-smoothed traced version. Don't smooth out my angry, "it's 11 at night and I have FEELINGS ABOUT ART" hand wobbles, they're part of the piece!
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Po-LINA-tergeist 👻 لينا @agirlcalledlina.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Just leaving this here
Unpopular opinion: The fact that they can quickly install data centers nationally means they could've been updating infrastructure which they claimed was too difficult and expensive.
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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
We can’t expect people to respect our labor if we don’t respect our peers’. Don’t use ai, you absolute shits.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
We're being told that if we sacrifice the rights of some people, then the rest of us get to keep our rights. We all know that's some BS.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
We are the only people who will rescue us from this nightmare. We are the leaders we’ve been waiting for. The next 51 days are crucial. robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-t…
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Gail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Every terf is terrible. Just a quick reminder of this universal truth.
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 09/09/2026
People have noted I’m writing more articles about anti trans dems now than I used to. I swear it isn’t because I hate dems or want them to lose. I’ve ALWAYS written articles about anti trans dems. It’s just that now there are so many more to write about.
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 09/09/2026
Here we go… Talarico says “I oppose trans athletes playing in girls sports if it endangers safety or fairness.” It doesn’t, but Talarico is begging the question: does he believe in trans sports bans?
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"Noelle" "North" @noellenorth.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
This guy is making the most Survivorship Bias-ass argument given that the AIDS Epidemic happened because gays didn't have equal rights - not only did politicians do nothing but they openly laughed about it with the press.
Hypothetical pattern of damage sustained by an aircraft that returned from combat. Reinforcing aircraft solely in these areas would overlook the question of where non-surviving planes were fatally hit. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivorship_bias]
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 11/09/2026
And surprise surprise. Elon Musk drops $100 million targeting Dems with anti-trans ads. Looking at the ads, it appears he is ramping up the ads targeting Dems who already caved. This includes Turek and Talarico. Subscribe to support our journalism.
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Elon Musk’s PAC Drops $100 Million On Anti-Trans Ads Targeting Dems Who Already Capitulated
Anti-trans capitulations didn’t stop Musk from spending big to attack these Democrats.
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 11/09/2026
My quotes in this piece land pretty well. Also, the Ohio dem strategist in this piece sounds like a republican. “There are plenty of people who … dont think an 11-year-old trans girl probably shouldn’t play sports with their 11-year-old daughter. That is a reasonable position to have.”
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Key Democrats oppose transgender athletes in female sports as issue hits the campaign airwaves
Democrats say the goal is to “defuse” Republican attacks on the issue before they start and to keep their campaigns focused on affordability.
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 11/09/2026
In an incredible move, Saddle Lake Cree Nation in Alberta, Canada has announced a gender-affirming care clinic for trans youth, asserting tribal sovereignty and defying the region's ban. It is one of the biggest cross-movement solidarity moments in Canada. Subscribe to support our journalism.
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Canada First Nation Leaders Announce They Won’t Comply With Alberta Trans Care Ban
“This is about more than one health service,” officials wrote. “It is about Indigenous sovereignty. It is about our responsibility to care for one another.”
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 12/09/2026
So I see people are claiming that I lied about Becerra saying “if the rules don’t allow you to play because of who you are, then you don’t get to play in that sport.” So here are my receipts. He also said there’s no constitutional right protecting trans sports participation.
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 13/09/2026
Seems like a good time to re-up this post. It is a list of 26 Dems at the statewide/national level that have made anti-trans statements or voted anti-trans policies. I do not advocate for abstaining from all of the ones on this list, but if the worst offenders who call us “biological men,” I do.
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The Guide To Anti-Trans Democrats In The 2026 Elections, By State
These are the Democrats that LGBTQ+ people may wish to avoid this election cycle.
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Aaron Huertas @aaronhuertas.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
For real. Love the idea that we just need to talk to Talarico and his campaign like they haven’t already decided to do this same old triangulation bullshit that actively harms people for zero to negative electoral advantage. Some candidates are just bad at their jobs and listen to awful consultants.
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Very Important People @veryimportantpeople.dropout.tv · 13/09/2026
Every Cast Intro From Very Important People Season 1
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Cheryl Lynn Eaton @cheryllynneaton.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
When it comes to civil rights, that slope is a vertical line. You trade away those of your countrymen and you WILL be losing yours. It's only a matter of time.
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NPR @npr.org · 13/09/2026
Actor Tatyana Ali says her healing journey after a traumatic childbirth has inspired her advocacy for Black maternal health, including support for midwives, doulas and other birth workers. n.pr/4xtRX1b
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Actor Tatyana Ali is advocating for Black and Indigenous maternal health
Actor Tatyana Ali says her healing journey after a traumatic childbirth has inspired her advocacy for Black maternal health, including support for midwives, doulas and other birth workers.
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✨Sailor Scout Austin✨🔜PAXU @sailorsctaustin.blacksky.app · 13/09/2026
My partner works as a nurse on a labor and delivery floor and before that was on the post partum/women’s health floor. The amount of times she’s just offered water to Black women who broke down in tears because no one had asked them if they wanted some in hours is harrowing
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rae ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ @superaenbow.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
a drawing that's a compressed sticker sheet of a bunch of nature items and animals- in warm green and brown tones. things like leaves, mushrooms, trees, and little forest animals, with a bit of a camping vibe.
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Trung Le Nguyen @trungles.com · 13/09/2026
Can we not uncritically talk about this horrible, useless tech like it’s a binky
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Big Tech oligarchs are bankrolling Flock cameras and the AI-powered mass surveillance state. But the people are fighting back — and winning.
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✨Sailor Scout Austin✨🔜PAXU @sailorsctaustin.blacksky.app · 13/09/2026
I know that ain’t what I think it is again www.gadgetreview.com/discord-is-b...
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Discord Is Bringing Back Age Verification for Millions of Users
Discord age verification now locks stage channels, DMs, and adult content behind four ID methods — each with different privacy trade-offs worth knowing.
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Chiitan🌈ちぃたん☆ @chiitan.love · 13/09/2026
Chiitan's haircut トレンドの髪型にしてくださいっ☆
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Newt 👁️ @eyeofthenewt.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
love the new outfits and hair #criticalrolefanart also very much enjoying the CSP workflow for my simpler stuff! About to try working in it for client work this week, we'll see how painting in it goes!
digital drawing of Julien and Occtis from CR4 done with thin scratchy lineart on light background witha  slight misty, foggy effect on the muted colours, which are mostly tones of red and purple on gray.
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Gail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Trans people are not the cause of any of your problems, and only assheads want you to believe they are.
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Witch Vamp @shopwitchvamp.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
It's sale time! ᵃⁿᵈ ᵍʳᵃᵖʰᶦᶜ ᵈᵉˢᶦᵍⁿ ᶦˢ ᵐʸ ᵖᵃˢˢᶦᵒⁿ 🖤 witchvamp.com 🖤
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Enjoying the weekend? Thank a union — and Frances Perkins.
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Why Do We Work 40 Hours?| Robert Reich
Enjoy weekends? Thank a union.
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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
The response to the country having a Black woman as a presidential nominee has been to resegregate every institution possible. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/b...
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Trump Moves to Strip Tax Exemption From Schools That Aid Minority Students
The Treasury Department released rules that would prevent schools with race-based programs from qualifying for tax-exempt status, a threat to both higher education and other private schools.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 05/09/2026
Man Wakes From Coma With Ability To Understand Health Insurance Policy theonion.com/man-wakes-from-coma-wi…
Man Wakes From Coma With Ability To Understand Health Insurance Policy
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J. L. Westover @mrlovenstein.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
2027... that's the year I turn it around. Just need... the right calendar 📆 amazon.com/gp/product/B0GF98HRPD
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Sam Thielmonster @samthielman.com · 05/09/2026
All the MAHA shit is just anti-regulation hogwash from companies that want to end meat inspections and their army of braindead colloidal silver addicts. This is not a worthwhile outreach. No coalition with those people is worth joining.
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Gory Thing @korybing.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Man sticker mule is advertising all over YouTube, stealing sticker app’s ad aesthetics and really hoping you forget about the obscene amount of money they’ve donated to Trump and also making a Trump statue. But I remember. We all remember, sticker mule. cbs6albany.com/news/local/s...
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Sticker Mule CEO unveils Trump statue, citing failed assassination as political catalyst
Sticker Mule CEO Anthony Constantino unveiled a statue honoring President Donald Trump, called the "Defiance Monument."
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Chaz Stein @charlottestein.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
The reason JKR is suddenly saying more and more “moderate” seeming things is not because her views are “moderate”, you daft shits. It’s because she is registering that her extremely overtly transphobic points are now making her very unpopular.
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Rebecca Brückmann @historleans.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
"Perhaps nothing says “2026” like a once-disgraced actor making a comeback in a film that asks questions like: What if a famously nasty, evil rich guy actually had a point? This is what we all have to look forward to with Ebenezer, a new take on A Christmas Carol ... from Ti West and starring Depp."
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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
it's because she hates you but she loves your money
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Chronic Illness Humor @chronicillness.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
<Sarcasm> #unspirational
a sunset behind the ocean

it's okay to be sick.

Just remember to always pretend that you're not.

For everyone else.
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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
It is DEEPLY suspicious, in a world that is rapidly turning against the rich, that someone would finance a version of this film that tries to get us to empathize with a wealthy oppressor.
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