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Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

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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Evan Torner @guyintheblackhat.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Very important that we protect everyone's space and right to be anywhere from bad to "mid" at stuff, so they feel more reason to grow and less reason to use computers to fake ability and expertise.

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Foucault's Pudendum @kaitave.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I'm telling you guys, you gotta put killcodes in the games you make now and hold them hostage. Day 0 patch set to automatically apply and delete everything if you aren't there to manually pause it. Go full Pandora Tomorrow. Your bosses don't know anything about coding, they can't fix it!

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Leon "Used to Be Cat" Richardson @catlinggun.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

To celebrate finally updating my itch page to Blind Snake, I am putting everything on sale! You can get all my games, even the really good ones, for $100!! Or half off any individual project you might want! itch.io/s/200265/bli...

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Blind Snake Rebrand Sale by Blind Snake Studio

A bundle by Blind Snake Studio, $100.00 for 32 games

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StrangerPeace @strangerpeace.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Found a lost debit card. Currently on interminable hold with Bank of America so I can get them to cancel this card and have this dude not get defrauded.

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StrangerPeace @strangerpeace.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I’m not saying there is such a thing as Batman Robot Jesus, but if there were, his death for our sins after his parents were deactivated which means both Nietzsche and Philip K Dick were right. God is a satellite and it is dead.

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Black Bettie Cosplay | 🩸🦇 @blackbettie.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Looking for inspiration for #BIPOCVampDay? We’ve got the list for you - The Ultimate Guide to BIPOC Vampires in Film, 120+ movies to check out curated by Briana Cox From Blacula (1972) to The Last Jiangshi (2025) - there’s a lot to explore. See the full list here: ko-fi.com/post/The-Ult... #bvd26

Collage of vampire movies in the background.
Text: The Ultimate Guide to BIPOC Vampires in Film

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feydaley (she/they) @feydaley.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

neither caged deer nor clipped-wing bird nor silver ring on a man's finger-- i am rain-heavy wind heartbeat in an eggshell lily pyrophitic nestled in ash.

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StrangerPeace @strangerpeace.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

First Dolly, now Tim? I am having flashbacks to 2016. Check on your queer folk. We weren’t okay to begin with. But now, the world feels even darker.

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Homo-theory? yum @fruitlewds.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

somewhat motivated by everyone’s response to Dolly and Tim Curry passing to remark: if you were moved by them be what moves you. Be kind, generous, make weird fucking art, help people, sing bawdy songs and do drag

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StrangerPeace @strangerpeace.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

In the spirit of Dolly, I’m going to not chirp back at the obvious embittered deposed lordling/wastrel of an ex-metamour who has made it his business to vague post about me. Instead, I’ll just provide a PSA to keep taking your psych meds please.

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StrangerPeace @strangerpeace.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Dolly Parton was a phronimos of magnanimity. I feel like this shouldn’t be controversial. #philosophy #virtueethics

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RPG Trader @rpgtrader.com · 24/08/2026

Someone uploaded their RPG design thesis to RPG Trader and honestly… I love this. Telegraphed Dangers - because sometimes you want to read a thesis about why RPGs do the things they do. 🎲

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StrangerPeace @strangerpeace.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

#TTRPG So I’ve been getting a lot of clarity from making game dev vlogs on TikTok. It’s my rubber duck. So much so that…I’m letting myself also think about other systems to make. I’m putting them here so I don’t forget.

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Plenty to reflect about re: the Arday affair, but I'm going to repeat this one thing. The playbook the right used here is effective even though it's not especially sophisticated, as it relies on the audience to do the dirty work. I've been calling it "Trojan horse propaganda", let's go with that. 1/

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mankrik's wife guy @byelacey.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

mac is currently barred from sleeping on our bed and he’s a little mad about it

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Leon "Used to Be Cat" Richardson @catlinggun.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Okay I finished baby's first text adventure. If you want to playtest it is here: blindsnake.neocities.org/commandment/ You do not need to solve every puzzle. You just need to solve enough puzzles to get out. If you do pick it up, let me know if anything breaks!

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Commandment

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Nathalie Lawhead @alienmelon.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

“It’s worth understanding that our digital world is fundamentally democratic by design. Anyone has the power to learn, break, hack, and create tools that break predatory technology or tech trends. The only thing stopping anyone is knowledge that it’s possible.”

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feydaley (she/they) @feydaley.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

oh you rat bastards; absolutely the fuck NOT. i'm disabled & my tiny twitch income means so much to me, & being able to hold space for my community to spend time together in ways that allow us to easily network and flow together means even more. i'll still dip out over genAI so fast. fuck you bezos

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StrangerPeace @strangerpeace.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Okay I’m proud of this. I’ve had an oracle card check-in on stream for a minute. Now, no matter what card is drawn, it is displayed on screen. For special cards, something special happens…

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StrangerPeace @strangerpeace.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Speak Memory, of the confused Dad-Rock fan, the bassist in a cover band, after the JoJo fans invaded the comment section

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Miss Tori @misstori.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

I wish cameras captured things the way our eyes see them. The moon is gorgeous tonight.

A photograph of the warm white of a still rising full moon in a gap between the clouds above it and the trees below. The wispy clouds are illuminated by the light of the moon.

A zoomed in photograph of the still rising full moon using a plain Samsung Galaxy 23 ultra's camera. The sepia-like color is natural and no filters were used.

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StrangerPeace @strangerpeace.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Reminded of having to deal with an unrepentant sex predator who had managed to DARVO and manipulate my loved ones to cover his tracks. Glad that’s done.

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Do As We Say, Not As They Did Podcast @doaswesaypod.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

A good relationship has friction occasionally. That doesn’t mean you’re walking on eggshells 24/7, constantly trying to avoid upsetting your partner, or somehow upsetting them without ever understanding what you did. 🎧 youtube.com/shorts/t3KdI... . . . @drlizpowell.bsky.social @doctornerdlove.com

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You Shouldn't Have to Walk on Eggshells

YouTube video by Do As We Say, Not As They Did

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StrangerPeace @strangerpeace.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Me (as a teenager): yeah I’m gonna suddenly wake up because my friends want to play Dungeon Siege Me (now, a 42 year old): I’m going to suddenly wake up and be perturbed because I need to change laundry and I can’t stop thinking about Henri Bergson and why folks don’t talk about him what happened

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StrangerPeace @strangerpeace.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Anyway, please just feed kids at school, okay? This is pretty damn basic.

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StrangerPeace @strangerpeace.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Again, screaming from the rooftops: Means-testing basic entitlements such as FOOD FOR KIDS AT SCHOOL (??!!) will end up punishing a great deal of the working poor and disproportionately impacting communities of color. This is incrementalist rollback horsepuckey.

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StrangerPeace @strangerpeace.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Surreal sight today: just a cockroach suddenly appearing out of nowhere. I haven’t seen one of those in a long time. I swear they come equipped with portal travel

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MotorRoach @motorroach.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Putting Dante in everything: part 49 #pixelart #dante

Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium: Featuring Dante from the Devil May Cry™ Series

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Dylan Macri, Cadhla182, Commissions Open @dylanmacri.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

It's at half mast today for the troops

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Audrey Farnsworth @audipenny.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

America keeps trying to get me to go to her birthday party and I’m like no girl u need to go to the hospital

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Nova The CyberMage💜⭐ @cybermagenova.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Happy 4th of July! Here's an unrelated image!

A screenshot from Fire Emblem with a CG of Lyn on a sunset background saying, "I do not love my country. I love the people in it and want their needs met."

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Charles Louis Richter @richterscale.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going— SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti— SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE

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KinoFabino 🇵🇸 @kinofabino.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Reposting because of the sony news

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🏳️‍🌈Nikki!! 🌌🏳️‍🌈 @elkers.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

bsky.app/profile/feyd... I feel obligated to show everyone that yes, she is that fluffy. I didn't exaggerate anything. I took no artistic liberty. She is fluff incarnate.

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nige 'dear ratboy' @niall.codes · 20/06/2026

That's enough Death of the Author. It's time for Death of the Audience. Start running fools

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Lori Emerson @loriemerson.net · 05/06/2026

"The funniest possible outcome of the AI mandate era is about to be HR departments discovering that 'sincerely held religious belief' under Title VII has a much lower bar than they assumed, and Pope Leo handed every Catholic employee a written excuse" www.businessinsider.com/worker-got-r...

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She won an exemption from using AI at her tech job. The Pope's remarks could fuel similar appeals.

Legal experts say employers must take AI-related religious objections seriously, as a 2023 ruling raised the bar for denying such accommodations.

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Rebekah Valentine @duckvalentine.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

losing my shit because the dev of Butterfly Soup is making a new game that's like if Pentiment was set in Chinese folklore and had a Disco Elysium skill tree, and the music is being composed by the same person who's doing Delphinium kotaku.com/butterfly-so...

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Butterfly Soup Dev's Next Game Is Pentiment As A Chinese Folktale

Pentiment, the Chinese folktale

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StrangerPeace @strangerpeace.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

New piece. Title: “it’s britney, bitch” Make of it what you will

Some kind of obscured figure screams within a fire in a dark fire lit night. The words “my loneliness is killing me” are above the figure

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Beautiful Bizarre Magazine @beautifulbizarre.net · 18/05/2026

A reminder of the wild spirit we each hold and the intuition we should trust. Stunning work by @hannahyata.bsky.social Grace 22x40.5” conté on paper #beautifulbizarre #horseart #natureart #contemporarydrawing #yearofthehorse

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StrangerPeace @strangerpeace.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

So my good friend, co-mod, and Nazi-punching badass @alicenapalm.bsky.social has fallen on some hard times and is currently housing insecure. If you can help at all (donations! signal boosts!), that would be amazing. ko-fi.com/keibae/goal?...

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Support Alice Napalm

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ArcadianAeon @basilbrushoff.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Incredibly powerful thread. A must-read. Thank you for sharing, Tim.

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StrangerPeace @strangerpeace.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

In the Midwest, “ope” is the thing with feathers.

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StrangerPeace @strangerpeace.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Am I mad? Yes. Am I also proud? Yes.

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StrangerPeace @strangerpeace.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Today I wrote in a DM “Knowing the history of ideas is knowing the spellwork that spills blood” and I want to know where this writing was when I was in the PhD program.

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