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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 1d

Halloween candy prices are about to lay people OUT.

Sara Mitchell @sbmitche.bsky.social · 1d

I was just discussing price increases in the US across a wide range of goods following T’s tariffs. Definitely feeling it at the grocery store.

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Deanna G @deannag.bsky.social · 1d

YES.

Deanna G @deannag.bsky.social · 1d

Especially for people who know nothing about song writing. It feels like something similar to Brainstorming and Inventions from Atomic Robo could work, but not as a direct one to one translation.

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Deanna G @deannag.bsky.social · 1d

I think I have the bones of a K-Pop Demon Hunters RPG using the Cortex Prime system. Main problem is figuring out a way to simulate the song writing aspect, and integrating it into “musical scenes”.

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Deanna G @deannag.bsky.social · 1d

Cool trivia question. In 2020, Onward set the record for the lowest weekly grossing #1 film at $71,000.

What was the movie it beat?

ET the Extra Terrestrial at $2.3 million. It hit number 1 in early December, 1982, 25 weeks after premiering.

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Evlyn Moreau @evlynmoreau.bsky.social · 1d

Game designer friends outside the tabletop RPG scene please take the time to learn about Jennell. She did a lot in both the video and tabletop industry. 💜

Gwen Marshall @drgwenmarshall.bsky.social · 1d

On year ago today, the tabletop roleplaying game industry lost one of its most influential designers and illustrators, not to mention the most senior and prominent transgender professional in the field. Her work continues to resonate with me to this day.

Chaosium @chaosium.bsky.social · 1d

As we said at the time of her passing, "We at the Chaosium fondly remember all the wonderful works you created for us, and for others. You have earned your seat at the table of gaming greats many times over."

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Cam Banks 🇳🇿 ❌👑 @rustysellsword.com · 1d

For those who have asked about supporting Rob Wieland’s family after his passing, there’s a GoFundMe established. 💜

www.gofundme.com/f/family-of-...

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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Evan Torner @guyintheblackhat.bsky.social · 3d

Rob Wieland was the tabletop community's Man At Forbes who did a lot to promote us all in the public eye. His last post was on the Last Caravan Kickstarter, which he probably did not anticipate would be his last.

May we all attain the level of kindness and geekery that Rob did.

Banana Chan @bananachangames.bsky.social · 3d

Extremely sad to hear the passing of Rob Wieland. He was a beloved figure in tabletop and a friend.

Will miss our post-con chats, Rob.

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Deanna G @deannag.bsky.social · 3d

Yeah. :-(

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Deanna G @deannag.bsky.social · 4d

There are several of those “truths” that keep getting spread…the “movie was supposed to be 3 hours long but Netflix said to cut it” one is hair pulling.

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Deanna G @deannag.bsky.social · 4d

I put Your Idol lower and put Takedown higher but…yeah. Though all of these are in the context of the movie. IMO What it Sounds Like is good because of the context, and the fact that the non singing parts act like bridges in the song.

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Deanna G @deannag.bsky.social · 6d

I mean…OG Tron was foundational to me…and I admit I had some issues with Legacy’s story (I thought it lost a lot of the charm and didn’t really feel like it was in a computer) but it was gorgeous and sounded gorgoeus and it definitely didn’t suck.

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Magic: The Gathering @magic.wizards.com · 14d

Wizards of the Coast is hosting a Twitch stream to support Trans Lifeline, a hotline and non-profit organization offering direct support to trans people in crisis – for the trans community, by the trans community.

Tune in to twitch.tv/magic on Oct 4th at 10am PT to play games with us and support!

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jess banks @profbanks.bsky.social · 11d

This treatment isn’t fit for animals, let alone captive humans. But I hope it shuts up every single person who ever called Greta Thunberg just an attention seeker. She’s a real one.

Paul T. Levin @paultlevin.bsky.social · 11d

““They dragged little Greta [Thunberg] by her hair before our eyes, beat her, and forced her to kiss the Israeli flag. They did everything imaginable to her, as a warning to others,” the Turkish activist ErsinÇelik, a participant in the Sumud flotilla, told Anadolu news agency.”+

Israel accused of detaining Greta Thunberg in infested cell and making her hold flags

Activist tells Swedish officials she has been subjected to harsh treatment, including insufficient food and water

www.theguardian.com

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Abigail Thorn @theabigailthorn.bsky.social · 12d

Glasgow Gender Clinic now has a waiting time of 224 years. The average across the UK is now 25 years.

This segregated system isn’t working and is wasting millions. The NHS has been told time and again - informed consent now.

UnicornsRockUK @unicornsrockuk.bsky.social · 12d

This amazing article from @vic-parsons.bsky.social via @wearequeeraf.com shows the absolute criminal state of trans healthcare in the UK.

Scotland has a 224 year wait for a first appointment. Yes, you read that right.

www.wearequeeraf.com/gender-clini...

Latest waiting times for gender identity clinics in the UK

Revealed waiting times of all GICs in UK: Most Trans+ people in the UK will wait more than a third of their adult life to get an appointment, and some will never receive care

www.wearequeeraf.com

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Action Together New Jersey @atnj.org · 13d

Reminder:
Homan is on tape taking $50,000 in cash to 'help' with government contracts.

He just sent in 300 armed agents to pull children from their beds at night, zip tie them, separate them from their parents, and put them in vans because he's "going after criminals."

ICE Agents Rappel from Helicopter in Overnight Chicago Raid, Dragging Kids from Beds to U-Hauls

Overnight on Tuesday, Sept. 30, federal agents from different agencies raided an apartment building on the South Side of Chicago, pulling men, women and children — some of them allegedly naked — from ...

people.com

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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 16d

Hey remember when the CDC dropped 6 of the 8 foodborne illnesses from the nationwide monitoring system in July and one of them was listeria? Mentioning for no particular reason www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

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Katelyn Gadd @kg.luminance.org · 17d

It's truly insane that it's legal to go "I'm going to spend $50 billion dollars to buy this company. Do I have $50 billion dollars? No, the company I'm buying is going to take out a big loan"

Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · 17d

It’s official: EA is going private.

The leveraged buyout will be financed by a staggering $20 billion of debt, which likely means some *aggressive* cost cutting is ahead for EA in the coming months and years.

www.businesswire.com/news/home/20...

www.businesswire.com

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Bobby Schroeder @ponett.dog · 16d

hello everyone. once again, it is time to buy my game

Super Lesbian Animal RPG @slarpg.com · 16d

The Steam Autumn Sale is here! (They're doing it earlier in the season now so that it's not right before the winter sale.) Most importantly, this means that this week you can grab Super Lesbian Animal RPG for 40% off! That's just $9 USD!

store.steampowered.com/app/2124380/...

Artwork of the party from Super Lesbian Animal RPG, labeled to indicate the game is 40% off

A screenshot of a battle in Super Lesbian Animal RPG. On a boardwalk over a lake in the scenic Amber Woods, Melody, Allison, and Claire fight a Bloom Beast (a purple cartoon crocodile covered in moss and flowers) and a Frog Ball. Claire's battle menu is open, indicating she has the Alchemy Spellbook equipped

A screenshot of the party exploring a the Neon Labyrinth, crossing through a room that's partially been submerged in bright yellow sand

a screenshot from Noel's Sanctuary in which the party talks to Mint, a diminutive fairy blacksmith, at her stall in the ruins. She asks "What can I do for you?"

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Riley Black 🦕 🏳️‍⚧️ @restingdinoface.bsky.social · 16d

Maybe talk about JKR less and boost trans writers more, yeah?

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 16d

It certainly appears the United States murdered an innocent fisherman who was a husband and father to four children, claimed he was a "narco-terrorist," posted a video of the execution, and then made jokes about it

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Shepherd @neolithicsheep.bsky.social · 16d

Not just the subsidies are at stake. Language that would ban healthcare facilities that receive federal funds from providing transition care must be expunged. Call your Dem senators and reps and tell them to protect trans people.

🎃 public HELLth guy 🎃 @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 16d

good lord, dick durbin wants democrats to give up their only remaining leverage this year for an *informal commitment* from republicans. www.semafor.com/article/09/2...

For instance, some Democrats indicated they could be open to funding the government with simply a commitment from Thune to extend health care subsidies in the coming days.
"It would be a real mark of progress. I hope that's considered by him. That's progress, as far as I'm concerned; whether it's enough, I can't say," said Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin, D-II. "If we're not sitting down talking about ending this responsibility and helping people deal with health care, it's going to be a rocky road."

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Ari Cohn @aricohn.com · 18d

The Right is nakedly trying to make it illegal to call them fascists which is about the most obviously fascist thing you could come up with.

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Adam Ellis @adamtots.bsky.social · 20d

Posted this on Reddit and I've been getting reported for suicide watch all morning. For reference, people do this as a way of saying "kill yourself" without getting banned.

I can't imagine anything more pathetic than getting riled up about trans people literally just existing. Deeply cringe.

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David Gorski, MD, PhD @gorskon.bsky.social · 19d

That’s exactly what RFK Jr.’s endgame is, but he knows he can’t just ban vaccines all at once. So he’s chipping away at access. The latest is that, as I predicted, he’s going after the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, plotting to bankrupt the system by adding autism as a compensable “injury.”

John Mashey @johnmashey.bsky.social · 19d

RFK JR & gang’s clear end goal is ending vaccination, as any would know who’d followed @gorskon.bsky.social or @pauloffit.bsky.social for years or even watched Shot in the Arm:
bsky.app/profile/john...

John Mashey @johnmashey.bsky.social · Jan 6

I strongly recommend fine documentary “A Shot in the Arm” on vaccine hesitancy & its (often well-paid) promoters, incl RFK, Jr.
www.pbs.org/video/shot-i...
Watch whole thing, but especially:
34:32-onward RFK, Jr
43:45-50:27 Samoa deaths: he denies/evades involvement, video records contradict.

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