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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 1h

Don't call them nazis though. That promotes political violence.

Politico @politico.com · 4h

EXCLUSIVE: Capitol Police are investigating a swastika found in GOP Rep. Dave Taylor’s office.

“The content of that image does not reflect the values or standards of this office, my staff, or myself, and I condemn it in the strongest terms," Taylor said in a statement.

Capitol Police called to investigate swastika in GOP congressional office

An American flag altered to include an image of a swastika was found in Rep. Dave Taylor’s office.

www.politico.com

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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 2h

"It is comforting to think we can just sit back and passively wait for this corruption nightmare to pass when the Trump presidency ends... But conservatives, their oligarch benefactors, and the Supreme Court clearly have a master plan to try to lock in the kleptocratic status quo."

Commentary ↓

The Right's Secret Plan to Help Billionaires Buy Elections

bit.ly

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Shannon Appelcline 🌮 @shannonappelcline.bsky.social · 2h

In case you missed it (because I often post in the middle of the night because I'm on Hawaii time), I now have complete graphical timelines for everything produced by TSR for OD&D, AD&D 1e, and BD&D.

timeline.designers-and-dragons.com

Thumbnail for OD&D and AD&D 1e timeline, showing core rules, supplements, accessories, adventures, and setting.

Thumbnail for BD&D and Mystara timeline, showing core rules, supplements, accessories, adventures, and setting.

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Brian Stelter @brianstelter.bsky.social · 4h

Zohran Mamdani uses his appearance on Fox News to "speak directly to the president," since "he might be watching right now."

Mamdani looks straight into the Fox camera as he says this >>>

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Lord Chris Hanrahan (He/Him) @chrishanrahan.bsky.social · 2h

Exciting! Booked a Kilkenny Haunted Dark Tour! www.tripadvisor.ie/AttractionPr...

www.tripadvisor.ie

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bjørnebær @lilbjornebaer.bsky.social · 23h

did you know? being denied turkey leftovers leads to madness and vampirism

A black cat stares blankly at the camera, his white fangies poking out, while lying on his cream bath mat.

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Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 4h

Trump's mechanism to pay the troops during the shutdown is by far the most illegal budgetary action he's taken as POTUS, potentially setting the stage to break everything.

It's also needless because Congress would easily pass a troop pay bill if Johnson were willing to gavel in.

Long thread.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/10/national-security-presidential-memorandum-nspm-8/

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Berkeleyside @berkeleyside.org · 4h

A running list of restaurants that have recently opened in Berkeley, Oakland, Richmond, and beyond.

Berkeley gets new gourmet salad and burger spots; guava cakes come to Emeryville

A running list of restaurants that have recently opened in Berkeley, Oakland, Richmond, and beyond.

www.berkeleyside.org

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sfbags.bsky.social @sfbags.bsky.social · 7h

The Daily Grind, Redefined. Make every mile a little smoother, and a lot more enjoyable 🚴❤️

Vitesse Cycling Musette: buff.ly/o7h9Pyo
Jersey Pocket Tool Case: buff.ly/j0XK5AX

#bike #commute #cyclist #cycling #dailygrind #crossbody #madeinusa

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Dave Chalker @davethegame.bsky.social · 7h

Terrible news that AMIGO’s US division is shutting down. Produced some of my favorites and made them easily available here instead of needing to import them and get translated rules. Another needless tariff casualty.

AMIGO Games Inc., the US subsidary of the German game publisher AMIGO Spiel + Freizeit GmbH, is closing its doors at the end of the year due to the ongoing economic challenges since the coronavirus pandemic.
In 2018, AMIGO owner Uwe Pauli founded AMIGO Games Inc., a subsidiary in the US. The goal was to expand the presence of AMIGO products in the American market with a dedicated office and local market experts. At the time, no one could have predicted that a global pandemic would completely disrupt the retail landscape a year and a half later.
Coming out of the initial pandemic, AMIGO focused on expanding the awareness of their game lines, and cutting costs within the operation. While there were successes, such as reintroducing the Bohnanza line to the U.S. and new evergreens like Don't L.L.A.M.A and Cabanga, we were challenged in pushing those goals by the ever-changing landscape of shipping and component cost increases.
In the past 12 months, even more uncertainty has been introduced. This year's tariff dispute with the US, the lack of predictability, and significant additional costs gave the AMIGO management the final impetus to make the difficult decision to close AMIGO Games Inc.
"It's not an easy decision for us, but it's the right decision," explains Alexander Jost, CEO of AMIGO Spiel + Freizeit GmbH in Germany, where he is responsible for AMIGO Games Inc. "After eight years of intensive efforts, we have to admit that we cannot meet the economic challenges of the American market with our small company. We would like to express our sincere gratitude to the AMIGO Games team Alex Yeager and Corey Delmonto for their tireless efforts."

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Lord Chris Hanrahan (He/Him) @chrishanrahan.bsky.social · 7h

People cannot even remember the first Trump administration, so this is really no shock to me at least that folks have absolutely no grasp on the reality of the situation.

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Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 8h

It's somehow both wildly underreported and just out in the open that the vice president is either a neo-Nazi or, at a bare minimum, a neo-Nazi fellow traveler.

Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 9h

Fascinating. Politico notes that when notified of the texts, many state-level Republicans fired or condemned these cretins. Now Vance emerges to excuse the racism, and calls the reaction to it "pearl clutching."

He seems determined to purge the party of its last enclaves of decency.

‘College Group Chat’: JD Vance Dismisses ‘Pearl Clutching’ Over Young Republicans Leak to Attack Jay Jones

Liberals hit back at Vance's blunt dismissal of racist, antisemitic and misogynistic messages leaked from a Young Republicans group chat.

www.mediaite.com

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Kevin L @kevthulhu.bsky.social · 8h

My deepest sympathies to Rob’s family and friends.

Rob ran some of the funnest game sessions I ever had the pleasure of participating in (if you were in the Atomic Robo session at GHC you know).

Please help the family of a good man.

Dennis Detwiller @drgonzo123.bsky.social · 11h

Rob Wieland was a hobby ambassador, a game designer and a family man.

Let’s do what Rob would have wanted us to, and help out his family. Please pitch in.

Share the link if you can.

Donate to Family of Robert Wieland, organized by Vickie ONeill

Friends of Robert Wieland have requested that we set up goFundMe page for the benefit of his f… Vickie ONeill needs your support for Family of Robert Wieland

www.gofundme.com

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Alfred Twu @alfredtwu.com · 8h

Alameda County is increasing funding for hotlines, legal support, and more for our immigrant communities.
Resources and hotlines available at www.acilep.org

www.kqed.org/news/1205989...

Alameda County Approves $3.5 Million to Scale Up Immigrant Defense Amid ICE Surge | KQED

The money will fund the county’s rapid response hotline, deportation defense services and outreach.

www.kqed.org

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Lord Chris Hanrahan (He/Him) @chrishanrahan.bsky.social · 9h

Someday I will make space to display our collection of Pawnee Newspapers.

Several prop issues of "The Pawnee Journal" and "The Pawnee Sun"

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Jesse Dollemore @dollemore.com · 1d

Currently on a flight to Japan watching a Pentagon Assistant Press Secretary (Riley Podleski) work on a document in the open on her laptop. She spent the last hour copy and pasting headlines from articles critical of the Administration’s hostility toward the 1st amendment.

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Lord Chris Hanrahan (He/Him) @chrishanrahan.bsky.social · 9h

Spent some time setting up the Parks and Recreation prop display case. Happy everything made it across the pond in good order.

A glass display case with several screen used props from the TV Show, Parks and Recreation.

"Leslie Knope's" Red Daily Portfolio and Library card. A Check out Tag from the Pawnee Library. A Portfolio of information about the Pawnee Harvest Festival.

A display of patches from Pawnee Uniforms. One from the Pawnee Police Department, A Pawnee Ranger's Uniform, and two Pawnee Department of Sanitation patches. The centerpiece is Ron Swanson's personal Cutlery set. Finally there is a combination Black Jack odds/Blood Alcohol Chart

Two driver's licenses, one from Jerry Gergich, the other from Andy Dwyer. There is also an all black plastic business card from Tom Haverford for Entertainment 720 and a Pawnee Credit Union debit card for Jerry Gergich. A fake 720 dollar E720 Bill is framed in the center. On the far right is a book with Tom Haverford on the cover. Its title is Failure - An American Success Story. On the shelf below are two License plates from Indiana. (One from Leslie Knope's car, the other from Ron Swanson's.) In between them is a mug WVYS (Wamapoke County Radio)

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Dennis Detwiller @drgonzo123.bsky.social · 11h

Rob Wieland was a hobby ambassador, a game designer and a family man.

Let’s do what Rob would have wanted us to, and help out his family. Please pitch in.

Share the link if you can.

Donate to Family of Robert Wieland, organized by Vickie ONeill

Friends of Robert Wieland have requested that we set up goFundMe page for the benefit of his f… Vickie ONeill needs your support for Family of Robert Wieland

www.gofundme.com

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Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 12h

Pls consider ordering a book from your local indie bookshop *NOW* before holiday season to give store time to order title if they don't have it? This helps:

(1) support indie bkshops, (2) support human creators, (3) gets you ahead re: busy shopping time.

Psst: maybe one of my books? 🙏🏽💛 #KidLit

a cartoon of a woman hugging a book standing in front of a store that says support indie bookshops

Alt: Illustration of smiling person hugging a book. In the background is a friendly-looking bookstore with lighted windows, text on wall reads "Support Indie Bookshops."

media.tenor.com

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Lord Chris Hanrahan (He/Him) @chrishanrahan.bsky.social · 12h

This is at least the second time CPD has been gassed by ICE. I wonder if/when their ridiculously strong union is going to step in. www.newsweek.com/ice-tear-gas...

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Brianna Chesser @chessercat.bsky.social · 1d

Actual safety notice from my alma mater:

Ray-Ban Meta sunglasses being used exactly as everyone expected

The techbros are not okay (it’s a completely open campus…not all the buildings, obviously)

UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO
Office of Public Safety

Crime Safety Advisory:
Suspicious Occurrence Reported

Dear USF Community,

We want to make you aware of recent reports of a suspicious occurrence on and around campus. Multiple community members have reported contact from an individual, described as male and wearing Ray-Ban Meta sunglasses, who has approached women with unwanted comments and inappropriate dating questions. Reports indicate that this individual may be attempting to post these interactions online under the account name "pickuplines.pov" on TikTok, Instagram, and possibly other social media platforms.

While no threats or acts of violence have been reported, we want our community to stay informed and take steps to support one another.
If you encounter this individual or any suspicious activity:

Take immediate action to report the incident at the time it occurs by calling Public Safety Dispatch.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 20h

Yeah, that is a tear gas canister being fired toward the retreating couple holding the baby

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Wyrd Science Magazine @wyrdscience.bsky.social · 15h

Finally, ages after other people started getting theirs our main shipment of mags made it through customs, cheers Brexit! The gift that keeps on giving

Anyway, here’s some low effort marketing for an incredibly high effort magazine, buy a copy today, you get a cool magazine & we get to make more

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What’s the Hold Up Pod Dan @jacketdan.bsky.social · 1d

He did it again for the 5 year anniversary

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 21h

To be clear:

LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government.

The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency.

This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.

Los Angeles County declares state of emergency over immigration raids

Los Angeles County officials voted on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency over ongoing federal immigration raids.

abcnews.go.com

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