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Dungeons & Possums @dungeonsandpossums.com · 4d

It is Wednesday, my dudes. Which means it's a great day to support an artist or author making stuff you like!

Instead of giving Disney+ money every month, maybe give some to @kutalik.bsky.social and the Hill Cantons project - a new book is brewing at last! 🤩

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Things to Support With Your #$%* Disney Money - Dungeons & Possums

You recently told Disney to thaw the cryogenically-frozen cranium of Walt hisself so you could look him in his dead eyes and tell him to fuck off face to face. Congratulations! You've reclaimed $20som...

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Chris Kutalik @kutalik.bsky.social · 3d

I think you should get excited when I actually finish something lol.

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Chris Kutalik @kutalik.bsky.social · 3d

And you can start now: dsausa.org/join

There is no organization, no network called "Antifa". But it's that vagueness of use by the Right that has sinister authoritarian implications. If no one is Antifa than any one against fascism is Antifa to them.

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Chris Kutalik @kutalik.bsky.social · 4d

Several books in fact and very kind words. The novella is written (18k words). The Great Aviary rough draft is complete. Rough drafts for three other things exist and are getting feedback.

Dungeons & Possums @dungeonsandpossums.com · 4d

It is Wednesday, my dudes. Which means it's a great day to support an artist or author making stuff you like!

Instead of giving Disney+ money every month, maybe give some to @kutalik.bsky.social and the Hill Cantons project - a new book is brewing at last! 🤩

dungeonsandpossums.com/2025/09/thin...

Things to Support With Your #$%* Disney Money - Dungeons & Possums

You recently told Disney to thaw the cryogenically-frozen cranium of Walt hisself so you could look him in his dead eyes and tell him to fuck off face to face. Congratulations! You've reclaimed $20som...

dungeonsandpossums.com

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Chris Kutalik @kutalik.bsky.social · 4d

We never lost a battle.

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Chris Kutalik @kutalik.bsky.social · 5d

I had a dream last night that I was an officer in the Czech navy.

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Chris Kutalik @kutalik.bsky.social · 10d

When the sun goes down today I will celebrate Yom Kipper.

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Chris Kutalik @kutalik.bsky.social · 14d

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Chris Kutalik @kutalik.bsky.social · 15d

Outbuilding the Crisis: Public Works Dreaming for Housing 10 Million Angelenos open.substack.com/pub/chriskut...

Outbuilding the Crisis: Public Works Dreaming for Housing 10 Million Angelenos

by Chris Kutalik

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Chris Kutalik @kutalik.bsky.social · 15d

I have this crazy number of draft pieces sitting around and finally dusting them off for finish. In this one (inspired by a local and much more knowledgeable) DSA homey I dream out loud about build, baby, build--but publicly, not YIMBYily. Link in the next.

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Chris Kutalik @kutalik.bsky.social · 19d

Can't stop, won't stop. More NPC free-association. Undoubtedly to be recycled soon in a product near you.
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Ten Randos You'd Meet in the Wilds of Marlinko Canton

Can't stop, won't stop. More NPC free-association. Undoubtedly to be recycled soon in a product near you. # Name Description 1 Vyshemir the...

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Chris Kutalik @kutalik.bsky.social · 19d

Updates and on various Hill Cantons related writing projects: hillcantons.blogspot.com/2025/09/so-s...

So so very many updates about the Hill Cantons

I have been busy, busy in both real world and Hill Cantons-y writing. An update on where things are: Slumbering Ursine Dunes Omnibus This ...

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Chris Kutalik @kutalik.bsky.social · 19d

The players handout for an adventure I have been cooking for my weekly Hill Cantons home game. hillcantons.blogspot.com/2025/09/this...

Oiorpata and Battle Barge Contest

[This being the players handout for an adventure I have been cooking for my weekly Hill Cantons home game.] Oiorpata, Isle of the Western Am...

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Chris Kutalik @kutalik.bsky.social · 19d

L'shana tova. If you follow me for nerdy game design things and not dank leftwing takes, I have been writing again and posting to ye olde Hill Cantons blog. Links follow.

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Chris Kutalik @kutalik.bsky.social · Sep 11

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What We Can Learn From Nordic Socialism

A new book by Danish MP Pelle Dragsted argues that socialists can start building economic democracy even before capitalism is fully overcome.

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Chris Kutalik @kutalik.bsky.social · Sep 11

Neato.

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Chris Kutalik @kutalik.bsky.social · Sep 11

No actually there are already sites up to doxx people for their takes on the incident so I think it's probably not a terrible idea to remind people to be cautious.

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Chris Kutalik @kutalik.bsky.social · Sep 10

Ice cream dice.

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Chris Kutalik @kutalik.bsky.social · Sep 10

Thoughts and prayers to you.

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Chris Kutalik @kutalik.bsky.social · Sep 10

No need to post, the world isn't hanging on your hottest take.

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Chris Kutalik @kutalik.bsky.social · Sep 9

Book review proper can be found right here in @jacobinmagazin.bsky.social: jacobin.com/2025/09/nord...

What We Can Learn From Nordic Socialism

A new book by Danish MP Pelle Dragsted argues that socialists can start building economic democracy even before capitalism is fully overcome.

jacobin.com

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Chris Kutalik @kutalik.bsky.social · Sep 9

It's nice to be writing again. It feels intellectually akin to suddenly running after sitting at a desk for three years. In this case a review of
@pelledragsted.bsky.social 's wonderful book Nordic Socialism (strongly recommend you pick up a copy, it's about going beyond social democracy).

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Chris Kutalik @kutalik.bsky.social · Sep 6

I was wondering when the press would pick this up as an angle. Not really a great comparison but the India Walton ratfuck does rankle me still.

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The Political Upset That Should Haunt Zohran Mamdani

This isn’t the first time the Democratic establishment has tried to torpedo a democratic socialist upstart.

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Chris Kutalik @kutalik.bsky.social · Sep 4

...inexplicable really. Read The 10 People you Meet in a Marlinko Bathhouse right here:

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Sensitive Content Warning

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Chris Kutalik @kutalik.bsky.social · Sep 4

For some odd reason Blogger slapped a "sensitive content" warning on today's Hill Cantons post...

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