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Gordon McAlpin

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Freelance graphic designer, mostly books and TTRPG related things (Beadle & Grimm’s, Brotherwise Games) | http://multiplex10.com/watch | http://gordonmcalpin.com 🇵🇭🇺🇸

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Gordon McAlpin @gmcalpin.bsky.social · Feb 6

i forgot what i was gonna say but it was real clever/stupid/topical, so please like this anyway

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Gordon McAlpin @gmcalpin.bsky.social · 4h

I really like the idea of framing UBI as royalties due for the use of our entire country's collective intellectual property.

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Gordon McAlpin @gmcalpin.bsky.social · 18h

whoa, that’s one gnarly looking shark design

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Orcspiration @orcspiration.bsky.social · 18h

DRINK WATER FROM THE SKULLS OF YOUR ENEMIES! IF YOU HAVE CRUSHED THEIR SKULLS, USE A GLASS.

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Francesco Francavilla @ffrancavilla.bsky.social · 1d

4/4 Rest well, Drew, thank you for everything ❤️

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Reimena Yee 🦇 @reimenayee.com · Sep 9

My October piece for The Washi Station’s 2026 Risograph Calendar, available to pre-order. www.avivamaiartzy.com/thewashistat...

An orange, dark blue, white and pink stylised illustration of an owl flying through some poisonous flowers, ivy and pumpkins in a starry graveyard.

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Brendan Keogh @brkeogh.bsky.social · 21h

Visa and Mastercard have the opportunity to do something really funny.

Matt Burgess (WIRED) @mattburgess1.bsky.social · 1d

Oh good, ChatGPT is getting "erotica for verified adults" later this year

We made ChatGPT pretty restrictive to make sure we were being careful with mental health issues. We realize this made it less useful/enjoyable to many users who had no mental health problems, but given the seriousness of the issue we wanted to get this right.

Now that we have been able to mitigate the serious mental health issues and have new tools, we are going to be able to safely relax the restrictions in most cases.

In a few weeks, we plan to put out a new version of ChatGPT that allows people to have a personality that behaves more like what people liked about 4o (we hope it will be better!). If you want your ChatGPT to respond in a very human-like way, or use a ton of emoji, or act like a friend, ChatGPT should do it (but only if you want it, not because we are usage-maxxing).

In December, as we roll out age-gating more fully and as part of our “treat adult users like adults” principle, we will allow even more, like erotica for verified adults.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20h

Trump claims ICE’s reign of terror in Chicago is targeting the “worst of the worst.”

But out of the 1,000 undocumented immigrants that have swept up, the agency has only cited 10 men with a criminal background.

Don’t believe his lies for a second.
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/t...

Trump says migrants drive violent crime in Illinois. But ICE can’t find many violent criminals.

Masked ICE agents and other federal forces showed up in Chicago to go after gangsters. Instead, they keep catching people who are just living their lives.

www.msnbc.com

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404 Media @404media.co · 23h

On October 2—just a few minutes shy of 11 PM in Portland, Oregon—a federal agent shot peppery spray into the vent hole of Seth Todd’s inflatable frog costume. Todd was protesting ICE outside of Portland’s U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office.

🔗 www.404media.co/the-surreal-...

The Surreal Practicality of Protesting As an Inflatable Frog

Say goodbye to the Guy Fawkes masks and hello to inflatable frogs and dinosaurs.

www.404media.co

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Gordon McAlpin @gmcalpin.bsky.social · 23h

100% I think people are mostly focused on Porter’s use of the F word. 🙄 Swearing doesn’t mean you’re *angry* you babies. Adults can swear.

(and, frankly, that staffer should have known not to be in “the fucking shot”)

Gordon McAlpin @gmcalpin.bsky.social · 23h

oh no argument there. “mute yourself and then your face away from the camera before losing your temper on camera ESPECIALLY WITH A JOURNALIST” is good PR advice.

Gordon McAlpin @gmcalpin.bsky.social · 23h

oh no, a woman lost her temper. jesus christ what a nothingburger. if she was a man, this would never have been called a “meltdown” at all.

why not call her a hysterical female or something more obviously misogynistic ffs

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Gordon McAlpin @gmcalpin.bsky.social · 23h

I know this is mostly nostalgia but I am so glad to see the Vertigo label back. DC getting rid of it was just… baffling.

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Ro Salarian @rosalarian.bsky.social · 23h

Update to the update: shortly after I posted my essay, city hall unanimously voted to declare Lansing a queer sanctuary city! As scary as the threats have been, it's been nice to see that a majority of this city is on our side.

www.wlns.com/news/lansing...

www.wlns.com

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Jen C Mars @jencmars.bsky.social · 1d

Any TTRPG art friends looking for a quick turn around gig?

Client needs 3 humanoid character pieces (head, 1/2, full body) in a semi-realistic (think TTRPG book) fantasy art style. Full color.

Needs for next week, I’m not available.

Ideal if you have store front you can charge from (eg Etsy)

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Gordon McAlpin @gmcalpin.bsky.social · 23h

it’s such hack bullshit!

Gordon McAlpin @gmcalpin.bsky.social · 23h

ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhh it was fine. it wasn’t really good (though I did finish it, unlike S4). Mahershala Ali is a good actor obviously. you’ll see.

Gordon McAlpin @gmcalpin.bsky.social · 1d

i hate that shit

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Gordon McAlpin @gmcalpin.bsky.social · 1d

happy birthday since i won’t remember tomorrow 😛 are you 21 yet

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Gordon McAlpin @gmcalpin.bsky.social · 1d

sometimes i just walk around with sunglasses and my AirPods on noise canceling without any music playing. just to dial down the sensory overload 😎

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Gordon McAlpin @gmcalpin.bsky.social · 1d

I knew about the cult stuff and general creepiness (the fact that he never looks like he’s looking AT anything or anyone is a big red flag) but only learned the stuff about him being a sex pest who targets young girls until recently. 🤨 wtf Disney?

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Gordon McAlpin @gmcalpin.bsky.social · 1d

…the more I am suckered into reading about Leto, the more I am convinced that playing Jordan Catalano did something to his head

That show kiiinda revolved about how supernaturally dreamy Jordan is for half of its episodes (…and he turned out to be a shallow, shitty sex pest)

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Gordon McAlpin @gmcalpin.bsky.social · 1d

y’know I started watching these to see what I missed out on, considering how much people STILL talk about this show even after Whedon fucked off from Hollywood (for now).

I mostly dug seasons 2 and 3, but I’m starting to think I really didn’t miss much if the last FOUR(?) seasons are like this

Gordon McAlpin @gmcalpin.bsky.social · 1d

Glory the extremely uninteresting and bizarrely underpowered god, Dawn, Spike continuing to hang around for no apparent reason, etc

Gordon McAlpin @gmcalpin.bsky.social · 1d

(as a Filipino dude with the most Scottish name on the planet) this part makes me especially angry

Gordon McAlpin @gmcalpin.bsky.social · 1d

a man with a beard is touching his forehead with his hands

ALT: a man with a beard is touching his forehead with his hands

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