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Elliot ✨ 消咒 @cursebreakerelliot.bsky.social · 18h

I've heard good things but now I'll definitely need to check it out 👀

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Cassie aka Lamia @intersectionscch.bsky.social · 18h

If you have not, you need to play 1000xResist as soon as it is available to you.

What this game has to say about fascism, inter- and trans-generational trauma, healing, and change both personally & systemically is really important to this present moment. And it is done so well and artfully.

1000xRESIST | Available Now @sunsetvisitor.studio · 19h

You are a clone named Watcher, and you’ve made a grave mistake.

💠 Surface a 1,000-year-old lie from the cosmic shadows
💠 Discover the forbidden truths about your god
💠 Unravel a tapestry of familial pain, love and revolution

1000xRESIST is coming to PlayStation, Xbox, and Game Pass on November 4.

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 2d

yearly reminder to people insisting that we view Christopher Columbus as "a man of his time" that *the people responsible for the Spanish Inquisition* thought Columbus was out of pocket

Thomas Lecaque @tlecaque.bsky.social · 2d

Christopher Columbus was dragged back to Spain in chains by a crusading knight, convicted of tyranny and immeasurable cruelty, pardoned by Isabella but banned from returning to Hispaniola.

Fuck Columbus.

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NPR @npr.org · 20h

Several news organizations, including The New York Times, NPR and Newsmax, are refusing to sign a new set of restrictions on news gathering inside the Pentagon. n.pr/3ILiHaj

News outlets reject Pentagon press restrictions

Several news organizations, including The New York Times, NPR and Newsmax, are refusing to sign a new set of restrictions on news gathering inside the Pentagon.

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EmpanAIDA (she/her) the Stroopwafel Fairy @in-the-pan.bsky.social · 21h

Latine POC in Europe are not to be missed!

It means a lot to me to have people who can relate to this beautiful heritage AND understand being mostly without wider or nuanced representation of their own culture within Europe, while trying to integrate and contribute

Seguimos aquí ✊🏽

EUphoria Actual Plays @euphoriaap.bsky.social · 1d

Although not spotlighted, POC of Latine heritage are a vital part of many European communities. Ours too.

We're playing Pasión de las Pasiones by @blg.bsky.social & @magpiegames.bsky.social with an all Latine cast based in Europe. Supported by @luckyleafteas.bsky.social!

TOMORROW: 7pm BST/8pm CEST

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➼ amihan (he/hymn)🔜 PAXU @therosecleric.bsky.social · 1d

Happy #PortfolioDay!

I'm a mixed Afro-Indigenous & Filipino artist that specializes in character-focused artwork and animatics. Here's some pieces I'm proud of from this year!

#art ⟡ #ocsky

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// Isabella // Izzy // @helixel-illustrations.com · 1d

Tsukiyomi - god of the moon for @nineheavenspress.bsky.social !

Splash art of a silver skinned man with pure white hair lounging above a pool of water. He has a dark veil over his head obscuring his eyes with a headdress of moons and crescent moons. One of his arms is missing and instead he has blue astral projections of arms holding up phases of the moon and constellations. Pale yellow rabbits dance around him.

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Johnnie Jae @johnniejae.bsky.social · 1d

It may no longer be Indigenous Peoples' Day but this is when and where your support truly matters. We have several Native communities devastated by flooding, families have literally lost everything.

Link to community fundraiser for people impacted by this storm: alaskacf.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/c...

A a teal flyer for the Western Alaska Disaster Relief with a QR code to donate. Text reads:

WESTERN ALASKA DISASTER RELIEF

Alaska's Western coastal communities are experiencing devastating impacts from Typhoon Halong, with families displaced and villages facing severe flooding and loss.

ONLINE FUNDRAISER:
Join us in supporting relief efforts. Scan the QR code to donate
online. All funds raised will go directly to
assisting communities.
QUYANA CAKNEQ - QUYANAQPAK - QAGAASAKUNG - TAIKUU
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MAHSÌ CHO - GUNALCHÈESH - HÀW’AA - THANK YOU

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Swara A.S. ☀️🍉🌊🧿 @spiderswarz.bsky.social · 1d

You can't make this up. A Palestinian author literally banned from a BANNED BOOK WEEK event.

Solidarity with @hannahmoushabeck.bsky.social ✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽

thenubianmessage.com/15845/news/n...

NC State Blocks Palestinian-American Author Hannah Moushabeck From Reading Her Children’s Book Due to UNC System Rules

NC State administration barred Palestinian-American author Hannah Moushabeck from reading her children’s book “Homeland: My Father Dreams of Palestine” due to the University of North Carolina system r...

thenubianmessage.com

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Transplanar RPG 🏳️‍⚧️✨ @transplanarrpg.bsky.social · 1d

To Miss Major, who has passed on — we will continue your legacy of love, compassion, community, justice, and the fight for liberation that you helped shape.

May you rest easy, and may your memory guide us all. Thank you for everything. ❤️‍🩹

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kat, ghost of helenruthsghost @chaoskat.bsky.social · 4d

Salvation Army seen feeding ICE today. For anyone who doesn't already know about their bigotry, here is more, No need to give them your money this Christmas, or ever.

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 4d

It’s dinner time for the police. Appears to be pizza from a Salvation Army van.

Broadview’s “free speech” curfew starts soon, at 6pm.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 4d

Never forget this: The forces rigging our economy, undermining our democracy, polluting our planet, and stoking hatred are counting on you to give up. Cynicism is how they win. Stay clear-eyed and ready for the fight ahead.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 5d

George was just trying to get to work.

ICE pepper-sprayed him, dragged him from his car, locked him in a detention center, and placed him on suicide watch. He even missed his young daughter’s birthday in the process.

This man is a veteran and American citizen. Don't look away.

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 5d

"They put me on suicide watch and they put me in the cell, I'm naked, in like a hospital dress and just a concrete bed with like a mattress, like a thin mattress and, they leave the light on 24/7."

@timmiller.bsky.social talked to a veteran who ICE wrongly detained and brutalized

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Cassie aka Lamia @intersectionscch.bsky.social · 4d

THE FINALE IS LIVE!
www.twitch.tv/starcrawlrpg

Character art for the cast of The Between on twitch.tv/starcrawlrpg, livestreamed Saturdays at 4pm Eastern Time/9pm British Time

The characters are, from left to right:

A winged changeling with silvery green hair, leaning back casually, their black cat next to them.

A woman, wearing a military outfit looking as if to challenge whoever happens to be in front of her, holding a halberd with gold decorations.

A woman wearing high quality shirt and skirt, holding tarot cards in one hand and summoning a purple flame in the other, her cat a little to the right.

In the background, the ghostly, floating figure of a woman with a bleeding head wound as well as skeletal hands, an autopsy hammer with blood on it and a broken pocket watch floating above them.

A tall man, smiling rigidly, wearing a fine outfit including a tailcoat with blue floral brocade. He is holding a doctor's bag.

Transparent in the background is the looming figure of an older man in a suit and top hat with a full white beard and glowing green eyes, leaning on a gnarled stick.

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WizardStyles @wizardstyles.bsky.social · 4d

Finale time! Live with the last session of #TheBetween on twitch.tv/starcrawlrpg

And the gang's all here
@intersectionscch.bsky.social
@rosatyrs.bsky.social
@cursebreakerelliot.bsky.social
@renegadedumpling.bsky.social
@jienbirb.bsky.social
me

Watch the British Empire fall!
#ttrpg #actualplay

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Elliot ✨ 消咒 @cursebreakerelliot.bsky.social · 4d

Even though I've only been able to be at the table once with Rosie, I've watched her other performances and she always delights me. Eliska is so funny and so serious and a great character concept overall. I really hope I get to share a table with Rosie more!

WizardStyles @wizardstyles.bsky.social · 5d

Last post to shout out one of the great cast members of our #TheBetween campaign on @starcrawlrpg.bsky.social:

It's @rosatyrs.bsky.social as Eliska, the resident ghost haunting Hargrave House and Leander specifically. In 2 sessions, Rosie has both delivered great roleplay and one-shot a demon.

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Character art for Eliska, played by Rose, from The Between on twitch.tv/starcrawlrpg, livestreamed Saturdays at 4pm Eastern Time/9pm British Time.

The art depicts the ghostly, floating figure of a pale woman dressed in black, with a bleeding head wound as well as skeletal hands, an autopsy hammer with blood on it and a broken pocket watch floating above her.

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WizardStyles @wizardstyles.bsky.social · 5d

Last post to shout out one of the great cast members of our #TheBetween campaign on @starcrawlrpg.bsky.social:

It's @rosatyrs.bsky.social as Eliska, the resident ghost haunting Hargrave House and Leander specifically. In 2 sessions, Rosie has both delivered great roleplay and one-shot a demon.

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 5d

aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 5d

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

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Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 5d

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

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Elliot ✨ 消咒 @cursebreakerelliot.bsky.social · 17d

If you like resource management and getting caught in space, check out this adorable game!

I made a short video with my initial reaction and thoughts about their newest game, Star Birds 💫🐦

#indiegame

🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5ko...

The text "Soaring Through Space in: STAR BIRDS" is on top of cartoon art of asteroids in space. A small cartoon bird in a circle is looking up at the text from the bottom left corner.

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Elliot ✨ 消咒 @cursebreakerelliot.bsky.social · 12d

If you've ever wanted to play Solitaire while managing a cafe, then this is the game for you!

I made a short video on Abra-Cooking-Dabra, check it out now ⤵️

#indiegame

🔗 youtu.be/t-MFPW5xWbA

A screenshot from Abra-Cooking-Dabra with the text "Culinary Card Chaos" overlaid in white font with a bright red outline.

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Elliot ✨ 消咒 @cursebreakerelliot.bsky.social · 8d

Tuesday video this time since the demo is getting an update soon! I reviewed GODBREAKERS, an upcoming indie roguelike with an emphasis on fast, fluid combat.

#indiegame #roguelike #gamereview

🔗 youtu.be/dYvoQrxSZ74

The title for GODBREAKERS with the words "DEMO REVIEW" in large letters in the bottom right corner.

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Mavis 👑🌊🌙 [FINAL BOSS] @mavisdeluna.art · 5d

Two people in my social circle were hacked recently.

- Don't click links or download files from someone you don't know.
- Don't ever give out your account information. Website staff will never ask for those credentials.
- If you paid money to have your account released/checked, it was a scam.

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John Joseph Adams @johnjosephadams.com · 5d

Since it's Black Speculative Fiction Month, I thought I'd share a story I love by a Black author each day. Since I'm starting 10 days in, I'll post a bunch to catch up. I'm going to do 15 from the Top 80 of Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy and 15 from Lightspeed/Nightmare.

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Pantsless Tables @pantslesstables.bsky.social · 5d

Are you a BIPOC and/or LGBTQIA+ TTRPG game designer? Do you have a new game/kickstarter launching soon? Would you like to be featured on "BUT WHY?" our TTRPG talk show where we
1. interview a game designer
2. play a one-shot with their game/setting
3. have chill fun vibes?

If this is you, DM us!

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