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Steve Kenson ❌👑

@stevekenson.com
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(he/him) tabletop roleplaying gamer, game designer, superhero fan, anti-fascist, geek, witch, polyamorous, and queer 🏳️‍🌈 partners with @christopherpenczak.bsky.social and @adamsartwell.bsky.social 💖 stevekenson.com • patreon.com/stevekenson • 🚫AI ever

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Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 4h
There is a moment at the very very end of Abdul El-Sayed's podcast with Ezra Klein (book recommendation section) where he talks about the idea of "speaking truth to pain" and this will be staying with me for an extremely long time. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/o...
But there’s also something about truth to pain. We talk a lot about truth to power, but I think it’s actually a lot harder to speak truth to pain. I say that as someone who went to medical school, realizing that in a lot of our politics right now, we’ve got to get a lot better at speaking truth to pain if we’re going to get through some of these challenges that we have.

What does “truth to pain” mean?

It’s one thing to look power in the eye and say: You’re wrong about this. But there’s a way in which pain is very difficult to reason with. Because when somebody is in their pain, they’re in their trauma. They see that pain, and they may not see what’s causing it.

I remember just very explicitly being in a trauma ward with a gunshot wound patient and watching this big guy with his hand on his gunshot wound. All the folks are trying to pull his hand off his pain, that point of his gunshot wound, this clear vulnerability.

And this emergency room doctor had the presence of mind to be like: Everyone, stop. And she looks him in the eyes, and she’s like: I get that really hurts, and I’m so sorry that you’re here. You don’t want to be here. We don’t want you to be here. But if you don’t let us fix this, you could die. So I’m going to take your hand, and I’m going to move it off, OK? Because I need to get there so that you can live.

She was speaking truth to pain. He understands he’s at the hospital, he needs care, but he also doesn’t want anybody to touch the wound. Which is a natural thing. And I think it is a really great metaphor for how we think about a lot of these challenges we talked about today.
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Steve Kenson ❌👑 @stevekenson.com · 3h
I'm going to vote. Of course I am. But when I get yet another slightly scolding Democratic fundraising email like "We checked our supporter records, and it looks like you haven’t chipped in yet this year!" I kind of want to flip the table. Like, no, I haven't, because AFFORDABILITY, fuckers!
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GeorgiaBlue @georgiablue.bsky.social · 20h
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Steve Kenson ❌👑 @stevekenson.com · 21h
Word.
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Jacob Blackmon @jacobblackmon.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Here are the fastplay rules for the upcoming withes-on-brooms jousting game BROOMTILTING! Full rules will be available during the crowd funding campaign in October. #Tabletop #Gaming #RPG #RolePlayingGame mikelaff.itch.io/broomtilting...
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Steve Kenson ❌👑 @stevekenson.com · 29/09/2026
The most corrupt in U.S. history, Donald Trump has made a million dollars PER HOUR he has been President this term, more than twice the YEARLY salary he so "nobly" refuses.
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Mrs. Detective Pikajew, Esq. @clapifyoulikeme.favrd.social · 29/09/2026
This is like a fucking SNL skit where studios keep making hockey shows instead of gay shows
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: "Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation ... rather than accept his defeat in the 2020 election, he engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results and prevent the lawful transfer of power"
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Steve Kenson ❌👑 @stevekenson.com · 29/09/2026
This whole thread means the America.gov AI will be shut down or "offline for maintenance" within a day or so.
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation. If asked to prosecute a former president today based on the same facts, I would do so regardless of whether that president was a Republican or a Democrat.
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Steve Kenson ❌👑 @stevekenson.com · 29/09/2026
"What can be done? It's not as if there's some governmental body with control over how tax dollars are spent." 🙄
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Maybe It Will Happen Today @today-maybe.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
A long horizontal sign based on the ones at CTA stations that tell what stop you’re at. It’s gray with red, purple, and brown bands at either ends. Four pigeons are perched on the sign in various pigeon poses as a sunrise is seen in the background. The sign itself reads, ‘Maybe It will happen today’
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Steve Kenson ❌👑 @stevekenson.com · 29/09/2026
Not gonna lie, it’s pretty great.
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Steve Kenson ❌👑 @stevekenson.com · 29/09/2026
If the so-called “defenders of women” on the right really cared about protecting them, their top agenda item would be banning fraternities on college campuses.
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Steve Kenson ❌👑 @stevekenson.com · 29/09/2026
There are more cisgender men accused of rape at Cornell than there are transgender athletes minding their own business playing college sports in the country.
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Steve Kenson ❌👑 @stevekenson.com · 29/09/2026
Speaker Johnson really making the case the MAGA-GOP can’t be allowed to control Congress for two more months, much less two more years like the past two.
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Lord Chris Hanrahan (He/Him) @chrishanrahan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This kinda 'optimisim' is what will get people complacent. Just go vote. Don't let the promise of a land slide keep you home assuming someone else has it covered for you.
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 29/09/2026
Talking recently to family members of people snatched up and expelled to third countries by ICE, I learned: 1) All of those captured were in 287(g) jurisdictions; 2) None of the family members had known what 287(g) was and had erroneously thought people with no arrests were safe.
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Steve Kenson ❌👑 @stevekenson.com · 29/09/2026
Don't miss out on SUPER savings! The @drivethrurpg.com Superhero RPG sale ends soon, with up to 50% off on games like Icons Superpowered Roleplaying, Mutants & Masterminds and much more!
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DriveThruRPG Superhero Sale!
Calling all heroes! DriveThruRPG is offering a sale on superhero roleplaying games and related products, with discounts up to 50% off in many cases. This is a great opportunity to check out Icons p…
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The Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Men, stop telling women you denounce sexual assault and start telling your male friends.
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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Hard to imagine what that would be like
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Gemma Clark 🧿🕯️ @gemmaclark.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Homophobes are very grateful to the transphobes who pathed the way for this. The racists can’t wait to get their turn. It’s only a matter of time. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Christian 'discriminated' against in job retraction over LGBT views, court hears
Felix Ngole was rejected for a job after his potential employer discovered his views on homosexuality.
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Steve Kenson ❌👑 @stevekenson.com · 28/09/2026
Of all of the Trump announced things that aren't happening, this isn't happening the most.
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Steve Kenson ❌👑 @stevekenson.com · 28/09/2026
Every time Trump says "the polls are fake" remember he's going to be shouting the same thing about our elections in a few weeks.
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Steve Kenson ❌👑 @stevekenson.com · 28/09/2026
Meeting Magazine is already calling it the "first great meeting of the decade". The American Journal of Meetings rated it Four Chairs. Four!
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Riker Googling @rikergoogling.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
holodeck dungeons and dragons
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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I've reported first-hand on steel mills in Korea, China, Japan, Illinois, and Mississippi. This is 100% not going to happen. Disagree? Bet me. (Though I'm against online betting. It's just not going to happen.)
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Steve Kenson ❌👑 @stevekenson.com · 28/09/2026
So is Trump's electoral bribe his "big announcement"? More use of the Oval Office and American tax dollars to illegally campaign for the MAGA-GOP?
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Steve Kenson ❌👑 @stevekenson.com · 28/09/2026
Clearly a hard day for you.
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Chronic Illness Humor @chronicillness.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Murderer: Everyone lay down! Everyone Else: *screaming* Me: *fatigued* hell yeah.
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Steve Kenson ❌👑 @stevekenson.com · 28/09/2026
The gold-standard of heavy-metal TTRPG fantasy, THE SHADOW OF THE DEMON LORD from @theschwalb.bsky.social, is the Deal of the Day over on @drivethrurpg.com! Do not sleep on the chance to get this game for 80% off TODAY ONLY!
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Shadow of the Demon Lord | Schwalb Entertainment | Schwalb Entertainment | DriveThruRPG
The End Is Just the Beginning Sometimes the world needs heroes. But in the desperation of these last days, the world will take all those it can get: heroes, blackguards, madmen, and whoever else is wi...
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Steve Kenson ❌👑 @stevekenson.com · 28/09/2026
“Just Fudge It!” fudgerpg.com
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Wendell Albright @wendella.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
He is a bizarro-world president, doing it all bass-ackwards "Trump has an instinctive admiration for authoritarian leaders, a quasi-mystical belief in his own judgement of character, and a bone-deep commitment to never listening to a briefing. The result is diplomacy by dictatorial whim."
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Paul VX2: Back GRIDSHOCK on Gamefound @letsdamage.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The best interview I've done. If you've wondered what the deal with GRIDSHOCK Zero Edition really is, good news: these gentlemen did an excellent job of getting me to explain why I made it, what it's about, and what makes it worth backing. Huge thanks to the Effekt crew.
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 28/09/2026
U.S. stock futures slid and crude oil prices surged Monday after President Donald Trump rejected an Iranian proposal to end the seven-month war, rattling investors already braced for a longer conflict.
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Wall St markets plunge as Trump torches Iran plea for peace
U.S. stock futures slid and crude oil prices surged Monday after President Donald Trump rejected an Iranian proposal to end the seven-month war, rattling investors already braced for a longer conflict.Crude prices jumped roughly 3% to around $108 a barrel, while Dow, S&P; 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures ...
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Steve Kenson ❌👑 @stevekenson.com · 28/09/2026
Repubs in Disarray
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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Pete Hegseth was obliterated last Saturday night. That doesn't mean he doesn't have to get obliterated again next Saturday night. Logic.
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Vic from Comic Books Beyond @comicbooksbeyond.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
JLA Avengers by @kurtbusiek.bsky.social and George Perez is a love letter to anyone who has ever read a DC or Marvel comic. We all love "who would win in a fight," but this more importantly asks "how can we coexist and work together to be better?" This book is the pure thesis of superhero stories.
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Steve Kenson ❌👑 @stevekenson.com · 27/09/2026
I think that's largely Stephen Lawhead's fault, although the Merlin-Atlantis connection might well predate his Pendragon Cycle books.
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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
NEW from me: Over the last 4 years, America has lost more than 200k jobs in creative fields like publishing, film, TV, or graphic design. It's the worst stretch for arts jobs outside of recessions. How much is AI to blame? And can the arts' business model survive?🧵 www.apricitas.io/p/ai-and-the...
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AI and the Fall? of the Creative Class
America is Losing Hundreds of Thousands of Jobs in Media, Film & the Arts. How Much is AI to Blame?
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Steve Kenson ❌👑 @stevekenson.com · 27/09/2026
Yeah, that’s the equivalent of “but you’ve never had it prepared right!” with “I hate (type of food)”.
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Sarah Kennedy @triceratops.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
We are three days left! Thank you all for your support and I’m excited to write about hiver rat men! www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...
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Eat The H.I.V.E. TTRPG
A Cyber Gutter Punk Eat the Reich Hack; where you unleash hell on the overlords of an unending miles high Mega-City
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Kieron Gillen @kierongillen.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
WHAT HAPPEN?
What Happen
When someone wonders "What happen?"
Roll 2D6
On 10+: GOOD HAPPEN!
ON 7-9: SO SO HAPPEN
ON 6-: BAD HAPPEN

POWERED BY APOCALYPSE

Various bad doodles attached.
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David R. Slayton (He/Him) @drslayton.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Long before you knew me, I was a poet. It's what brought me to Colorado. It's not a voice I use much anymore, but last night provided some inspiration:
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Steve Kenson ❌👑 @stevekenson.com · 27/09/2026
Even Lois couldn’t believe it and was like “Really? Okaaaaaay.”
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Steve Kenson ❌👑 @stevekenson.com · 27/09/2026
The Lois and Superman "interview" was one of the highlights of the writing and acting – nailed both characters.
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Steve Kenson ❌👑 @stevekenson.com · 27/09/2026
Anyway, it's a rainy Fall day, a hearty beef stew is on simmer, a rustic garlic loaf ready for the oven, one of my husbands is baking cookies, and I'm getting ready to run D&D for my husbands and a couple of friends this afternoon. May your Sunday be as good!
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Steve Kenson ❌👑 @stevekenson.com · 27/09/2026
He actually fit shockingly well into "Lanterns" too, which I wasn't at all sure about when the series started.
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David R. Slayton (He/Him) @drslayton.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
But no, I have no interest in outsourcing my intellect to the plagarism machine that stole my work, is crippling minds, causing suicides and destroying our only habitat. I believe AI has no place in the arts. Period. I will not argue this. If you disagree feel free to block me.
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Steve Kenson ❌👑 @stevekenson.com · 27/09/2026
It was "Secret Origin Saturday" this weekend over on my Patreon and I rolled-up the predatory Power Hunter for Icons Superpowered Roleplaying!
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Secret Origin Saturday: Power Hunter | Steve Kenson
Welcome to "Secret Origin Saturday," where we take a randomly-generated Icons character and come up with an interpretation of their traits.
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