James Chaffee
@jchaffee.bsky.social
Educator by day, miniature painter and wargamer by night. Also, a school safety expert, historian, author, husband, girl dad, hiker, and former firefighter. Mostly here to geek out over little plastic armies.
A rare L at home for the Devils but at least Mr. Devil came by to fist bump us. It was a highlight for my daughters.
November 30, 2025 at 4:51 AM
A rare L at home for the Devils but at least Mr. Devil came by to fist bump us. It was a highlight for my daughters.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
I'm grateful for my family, health, my hobbies, my job, my students, all my mutual follows on BSky, and animals.
I'm grateful for my family, health, my hobbies, my job, my students, all my mutual follows on BSky, and animals.
a turkey wearing sunglasses stands in front of a plate of food with the words happy thanksgiving written above it
ALT: a turkey wearing sunglasses stands in front of a plate of food with the words happy thanksgiving written above it
media.tenor.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
I'm grateful for my family, health, my hobbies, my job, my students, all my mutual follows on BSky, and animals.
I'm grateful for my family, health, my hobbies, my job, my students, all my mutual follows on BSky, and animals.
That's a new one! We need to get to the bottom of this folks. Where are you from and what is Olly Olly (oxen free) to you?
Weirdly, despite coming from a different country, we used Olly Olly In if you were playing a mass game like hide and seek and you had given up on the stragglers and wanted to end the game to regroup.
No idea why, and I only just remembered it when I read this! 🤷🏼♂️
No idea why, and I only just remembered it when I read this! 🤷🏼♂️
November 26, 2025 at 10:07 PM
That's a new one! We need to get to the bottom of this folks. Where are you from and what is Olly Olly (oxen free) to you?
My wife and I are watching a video and someone said "olly olly oxen free." She has never heard this before but it was the safe word when reaching base in tag when we were kids. Did anyone else have this phrase? Where did you grow up?
She is from south New Jersey and I am from the north.
She is from south New Jersey and I am from the north.
November 26, 2025 at 8:01 PM
My wife and I are watching a video and someone said "olly olly oxen free." She has never heard this before but it was the safe word when reaching base in tag when we were kids. Did anyone else have this phrase? Where did you grow up?
She is from south New Jersey and I am from the north.
She is from south New Jersey and I am from the north.
Recently saw a comment on the Reddit conservative community decrying federal judges that keep stopping Trump's agenda, including judges he appointed. Something to the effect of, "They just won't let him do what he wants!"
Yes, you troglodytes, that is why we have 3 branches & separation of powers.
Yes, you troglodytes, that is why we have 3 branches & separation of powers.
November 26, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Recently saw a comment on the Reddit conservative community decrying federal judges that keep stopping Trump's agenda, including judges he appointed. Something to the effect of, "They just won't let him do what he wants!"
Yes, you troglodytes, that is why we have 3 branches & separation of powers.
Yes, you troglodytes, that is why we have 3 branches & separation of powers.
Dude was in everything!
Udo Kier, German actor with wide-ranging career, dies aged 81
Udo Kier, German actor with wide-ranging career, dies aged 81
He rose to fame in the 70s with cult portrayals of Frankenstein and Dracula, before working in hundreds of films, including several with Lars von Trier.
www.lemonde.fr
November 24, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Dude was in everything!
Name your top 4 '80s films.
Aliens
Red Dawn
Conan the Barbarian
Blade Runner
Aliens
Red Dawn
Conan the Barbarian
Blade Runner
Name your top 4 80s films.
Aliens
Red Dawn
Conan the Barbarian
Back to the Future
Aliens
Red Dawn
Conan the Barbarian
Back to the Future
Blade Runner
Mannequin
Return of the Jedi
Repo Man
Mannequin
Return of the Jedi
Repo Man
November 21, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Name your top 4 '80s films.
Aliens
Red Dawn
Conan the Barbarian
Blade Runner
Aliens
Red Dawn
Conan the Barbarian
Blade Runner
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A lot of memes about husbands ruining Thanksgiving with their controversial political takes. Which one of mine should I drop?
All kids should be fed.
Everyone has human rights.
Public education is essential.
Billionaires shouldn't exist.
Corporations aren't people.
All kids should be fed.
Everyone has human rights.
Public education is essential.
Billionaires shouldn't exist.
Corporations aren't people.
November 19, 2025 at 7:48 PM
A lot of memes about husbands ruining Thanksgiving with their controversial political takes. Which one of mine should I drop?
All kids should be fed.
Everyone has human rights.
Public education is essential.
Billionaires shouldn't exist.
Corporations aren't people.
All kids should be fed.
Everyone has human rights.
Public education is essential.
Billionaires shouldn't exist.
Corporations aren't people.
I really want for @wargamesatlantic.bsky.social to be the producer of ALL the Marcher kits in the future. 3D printing isn't accessible for everyone but Wargames Atlantic is (in both price and global shipping).
#ad Thanks to Golden Dragon Games Marcher: Empires at War for sponsoring this video: gamefound.com/en/projects/...
Marcher: Empires at War First Edition by Golden Dragon Games Inc. - Gamefound
The War to End all Wars has begun! Take command of the forces of the Great Powers in Marcher: Empires at War, a dieselpunk tabletop wargame from Golden Dragon Games.
gamefound.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:43 PM
I really want for @wargamesatlantic.bsky.social to be the producer of ALL the Marcher kits in the future. 3D printing isn't accessible for everyone but Wargames Atlantic is (in both price and global shipping).
Trump is a giant piece of shit. Call his bluff Ukraine. The vast majority of the American people - including Republicans - are with you on this.
The US warned Ukraine that it must sign the agreement by next Thursday, otherwise arms supplies will be stopped, — The Sun.
November 21, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Trump is a giant piece of shit. Call his bluff Ukraine. The vast majority of the American people - including Republicans - are with you on this.
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No shock here: The Guardian notes several phrases in the U.S. peace proposal to Ukraine appear to be directly translated from Russian.
One standout is the line “It is expected that Russia will not invade neighboring countries,” a clunky English phrasing mirroring the Russian “ожидается.”
One standout is the line “It is expected that Russia will not invade neighboring countries,” a clunky English phrasing mirroring the Russian “ожидается.”
November 21, 2025 at 3:30 PM
No shock here: The Guardian notes several phrases in the U.S. peace proposal to Ukraine appear to be directly translated from Russian.
One standout is the line “It is expected that Russia will not invade neighboring countries,” a clunky English phrasing mirroring the Russian “ожидается.”
One standout is the line “It is expected that Russia will not invade neighboring countries,” a clunky English phrasing mirroring the Russian “ожидается.”
"The obedience of a soldier is not the obedience of an automaton. A soldier is a reasoning agent. He does not respond, and is not expected to respond, like a piece of machinery." - United States v. Otto Ohlendorf (Einsatzgruppen)
Mike Johnson on Trump calling for Democrats to be executed: "Attorneys have to parse the language and determine all that."
November 21, 2025 at 3:35 PM
"The obedience of a soldier is not the obedience of an automaton. A soldier is a reasoning agent. He does not respond, and is not expected to respond, like a piece of machinery." - United States v. Otto Ohlendorf (Einsatzgruppen)
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Hey, that was me who asked the question of Speaker Johnson and is next to him.
Mike Johnson on Trump calling for Democrats to be executed: "Attorneys have to parse the language and determine all that."
November 21, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Hey, that was me who asked the question of Speaker Johnson and is next to him.
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They don’t know what the three seashells are for, lol.
The Vikings, once again, are baffling archaeologists. This time, with an unusual burial ritual involving scallop shells. 🏺🧪
Viking Age woman found buried with scallop shells on her mouth, and archaeologists are mystified
A ninth-century grave discovered in Norway held the remains of a Viking Age woman whose mouth was covered with two large scallop shells.
www.livescience.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:17 PM
They don’t know what the three seashells are for, lol.
November 20, 2025 at 2:38 PM
What is it with MAGA and AI slop? They are seriously obsessed with it. An acquaintance who is MAGA always posts AI slop videos of babies giving interviews as if they are adults like it's the funniest/cutest stuff she has ever seen.
On Truth Social, the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES just posted this 100% real, absolutely-not-AI-generated video of himself playing football with the "really smart and cool" Ronaldo in the Oval Office....
November 20, 2025 at 12:39 PM
What is it with MAGA and AI slop? They are seriously obsessed with it. An acquaintance who is MAGA always posts AI slop videos of babies giving interviews as if they are adults like it's the funniest/cutest stuff she has ever seen.
It's holiday ad season!
November 19, 2025 at 9:02 PM
It's holiday ad season!
A lot of memes about husbands ruining Thanksgiving with their controversial political takes. Which one of mine should I drop?
All kids should be fed.
Everyone has human rights.
Public education is essential.
Billionaires shouldn't exist.
Corporations aren't people.
All kids should be fed.
Everyone has human rights.
Public education is essential.
Billionaires shouldn't exist.
Corporations aren't people.
November 19, 2025 at 7:48 PM
A lot of memes about husbands ruining Thanksgiving with their controversial political takes. Which one of mine should I drop?
All kids should be fed.
Everyone has human rights.
Public education is essential.
Billionaires shouldn't exist.
Corporations aren't people.
All kids should be fed.
Everyone has human rights.
Public education is essential.
Billionaires shouldn't exist.
Corporations aren't people.
That's not legal, right? That has to be illegal. Pretty sure, it's illegal.
Breaking on MS NOW:
The full grand jury never reviewed the indictment it handed up against Comey.
Prosecutors said, instead of presenting a new indictment after the grand jury declined to approve one of the counts, Halligan simply brought an altered version for the grand jury's foreperson to sign.
The full grand jury never reviewed the indictment it handed up against Comey.
Prosecutors said, instead of presenting a new indictment after the grand jury declined to approve one of the counts, Halligan simply brought an altered version for the grand jury's foreperson to sign.
November 19, 2025 at 4:58 PM
That's not legal, right? That has to be illegal. Pretty sure, it's illegal.
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Teacher here. Our premiums have gone up 29% in my district alone. The net result? Less teachers being hired to replace those that retire.
Keep sharing your stories about health insurance premiums skyrocketing.
November 19, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Teacher here. Our premiums have gone up 29% in my district alone. The net result? Less teachers being hired to replace those that retire.