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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

I’m a subscriber to The Onion print edition and trust me, the ads alone are worth it

Fake Apple ad

Remember when those
Chinese factory workers were all committing suicide?
Neither do we!

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 1d

Hey look, Israel broke the cease-fire, twice, in two different ways, within 24 hours - again.

Mondoweiss @mondoweiss.net · 1d

NEW: Israel informed the UN it will permit only 300 aid trucks into Gaza daily, not the 600 mandated by the ceasefire it just signed.

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 1d

Unless and until some kind of compelling legal and moral argument is presented as to why this is a legitimate use of deadly force, this is just…mass murder.

Amarnath Amarasingam @amaramarasingam.bsky.social · 1d

The military has now killed 27 people as if they were enemy soldiers in a war zone and not criminal suspects. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

U.S. Military Kills Another 6 People in 5th Caribbean Strike, Trump Says

www.nytimes.com

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OFF @offtherpg.com · 1d

BLANKSWORD, a new game directed by OFF's English localizer @quinnkdev.bsky.social (+ many others!) has surpassed it's goal on Kickstarter!

Help reach the first stretch goal which has @mortisghost.bsky.social contributing a special area.

Support indie RPGs!

Blanksword ⚔️ Kickstarter live NOW!! @blanksword.bsky.social · 4d

We're besides ourselves with joy, but - the work isn't over yet. With 12 days to go, we're now aiming for our first stretch goal, which will see OFF creator Mortis Ghost join us to work on the project!

Our deepest gratitude goes to you all for your support, your encouragements and your trust 💜

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Wanderjegson @wanderjegson.bsky.social · 2d

Imagining Jack Frost, Pikachu, and Agumon having a conversation

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final grrrl 𓂀 @charlotlaveau.bsky.social · 12d

Legendary Trans Activist Miss Major Has Been Hospitalized With Sepsis. Here’s How to Help

She was also diagnosed with a blood clot.

www.them.us

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Little Tunny 🐌🤝🧂 @littletunny.bsky.social · 12d

to be honest I've always found it kinda fun to end up being a little bit crappy at whatever I try to do... Takes a lot of pressure off, and I feel like everyone can tell when you're doing something just for the love of the game

A puppy with rollerblades skedaddles across the screen. The text is written in alphabet fridge magnet letters and reads NOT THE BEST, BUT HAVIN FUN

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Bobby Schroeder @ponett.dog · 12d

the biggest joke on bsky is the idea that a meaningful number of people are here for the promise of eventual decentralization. if we gave a shit about that we’d all be on mastodon. we just want less shitty twitter with fewer nazis. but the staff is too tech industry libertarian brained to understand

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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 12d

An Andrew Tate and Charlie Kirk fan just murdered two teenage girls. In a livestream now taken down he claimed they had made fun of Charlie Kirk's death.

This is the real world consequences of the hate and misogyny the right promotes while claiming the left is violent.

Photos of the victims Maria Niotis and Isabella Salas

"Hey whatever Maria sees the pizza guy come, better think of Charlie Kirk for making fun of his fuckign death. Stupid ass clown. just remember that" "She made fun of Charlie Kirk's death on TikTok on a repost. Maybe her mother should moniter her social media activity"

Teen charged with murder in hit-and-run that killed two friends on e-bike: Officials
The crash occurred Monday in Cranford, New Jersey.

ByMeredith Deliso
October 1, 2025, 6:00 PM

2:02
Vigil held for 2 teen girls on e-bikes killed in hit-and-run in New JerseyA community is in mourning after two teen girls riding their e-bikes were fatally struck by a vehicle in an apparent hit-and-run crash in New Jersey on Monday night.
A 17-year-old boy has been charged with murder in a hit-and-run crash that killed two friends while they were riding an e-bike in New Jersey, officials announced Wednesday.

The crash occurred Monday evening in Cranford, when the Union County Prosecutor's Office said a black 2021 Jeep Compass struck two girls while they were riding the e-bike on a residential street. They were transported to area hospitals, where they were

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𝔰𝔞𝔩𝔢𝔪 ☾🔞🏳️‍⚧️ @w0lfertinger666.bsky.social · 12d

CAN WE HAVE A WEBSITE THAT ISN'T TRANSPHOBIC FOR ONE SECOND

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Zoe TunnHELL @zoewithasword.bsky.social · 13d

It is incredibly funny how the Bluesky team thinks that everyone is here because of their cool new coding system and framework to build your own siloed communities meanwhile 99% of their user base has no clue about any of that shit and is only here because it is like Twitter before Elon bought it

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Jonathan Wojcik @bogleech.bsky.social · 14d

bogleech.com/mortabook/01...

Day 01/31 of free, bonus Mortasheen monsters as we count down to the TTRPG's first release

The first monster is called BRAINSLARK. Lore, development notes and gameplay at the link.

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Arya (hogpog_98 elsewhere) @aryawrites.bsky.social · 14d

Been working on this for the last few months, and it's really really important to me. We've got some really cool games and folks. Please come by and watch the stream and donate!

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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Argon Dreamcast Evangelion @synthandlasers.bsky.social · 14d

It's October now, so everyone has to say happy birthday to the bisexual Wikipedia skeleton

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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 14d

it's so funny that Greenblatt bent over backwards to these people and annihilated his organization's credibility with anyone left of center to get absolutely nothing from the right

Jewish Insider @jewishinsider.com · 14d

FBI Director Kash Patel called the ADL “an extreme group functioning like a terrorist organization,” saying in announcement that the FBI has cut all formal ties with the anti-hate group.

FBI’s Kash Patel attacks ADL as ‘extreme group functioning like a terrorist organization’

The FBI director said the bureau is cutting all formal ties with the Jewish civil rights group

jewishinsider.com

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Liz Ryerson @ellaguro.bsky.social · 14d

i will say: i genuinely don't know how to get people to broadly care about games that push the boundaries of the medium in interesting or compelling ways and aren't already big sellers, especially in an age where it just feels like everyone wants to retreat into their bubbles.

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 15d

It's fascinating and revealing how many centrists think refusing to compromise on human rights to gain the support of bigots represents a "political purity test," yet also think that a bigot saying "I won't join you unless you accommodate my bigotry" does NOT represent a "political purity test."

A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 16d

anyway:

www.the-reframe.com/winning-the-...

Winning the Middle

What makes for a purity test? What makes for a big tent? Unpacking the apparently pragmatic demand that we Speak Low about fascists to beat fascism.

www.the-reframe.com

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🥩SLITHER🫁 @slitherbop.com · 18d

📌FALLETTE'S DEATH🩸 short VN made for #noisejam and #erohorrorvnjam
You are “Fallette”, the miserable blood stain. Your mind drifts as you struggle to create the gallery.
slitherbop.itch.io/fallettes-de... 🔞

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💚Mysty 💜Belle | 💚奇妙な美人さん 💜| VT @mystybelle.bsky.social · 17d

Yo reminder-

Do not post shit with the inktober hashtag, or with its prompts.
Make your own prompts, or follow the prompts of literally anything else. Do not engage with that mess, the catchy name isn't worth it

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𝔻𝕖𝕖𝕡 𝕋𝕙𝕠𝕥 @thatsgoodweb.bsky.social · 19d

Peter McCarty

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Nana Moon { game dev } - BUY KEYLOCKER! @moonana.bsky.social · 20d

$20,000 of royalty free commercial use video game music.

Available now for only $10 on: moonanagames.itch.io/80-songs-pack

Is it worth it? Don't take my word for it, just look at what the ppl have said instead.

#gamedev 🎮 #ttrpg #vtuber

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Colin Spacetwinks @spacetwinks.bsky.social · 18d

jc denton: word on the street is people can get anything from you. vaccines. drugs. even bofa.

deus ex npc: what's bofa?

jc denton, pulling out gun: i'm asking the questions here.

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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 18d

With alt text:

Tucker May
9h
My name is Tucker May. In April I married the love of my life, Barbara Marques. Right now I fear for her life.
A week and a half ago she was taken by ICE at our properly scheduled green card meeting at the Federal Building downtown. At the end of what we were told was a successful meeting, the officer used the excuse of a broken copier to trick her into walking away from our lawyer. Once separated from her legal counsel, she was arrested. The reason for her detention was a missed court date from 2019 which my wife was never notified about.
We have been working with lawyers since that time to correct the situation. The Adelanto detention center has actively been keeping my wife from correspondence with her lawyer by delaying in giving her documents that were mailed to the facility.
راال

Last night, she was taken from the Adelanto facility to an undisclosed destination despite our lawyer having filed a temporary restraining order to stop this from happening. They could be sending her anywhere in the world and we have no way of knowing.
I'm asking for help in bringing to the attention of media and authorities these multiple lapses in due process and proper procedure through the unwarranted deportation of a woman whose legal marriage has been duly recognized as legitimate by immigration through the 1130 petition process.
Please, if you have any contacts who could help, send them this information.

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Gaia ⚖️ @mawile.bsky.social · 18d

ⓘ 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘈𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘢. 𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘳.

Três esqueletos vestidos de gangster com metralhadoras em punho arrombam uma porta e assustam três pessoas dentro de uma casa

"THEY'VE UNSPOILERED IT! RATTLE 'EM BOYS!"

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Casket Based @cineblah.bsky.social · 18d

This might be the most concentrated centrist campaign in history. "Farage is racist" out of one side of his mouth while saying "Farage is right" out of the other. A worm ideology for worm people.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 18d

Keir Starmer attacks ‘racist’ Farage plan to deport people settled in the UK

Prime minister says Reform proposal to abolish indefinite leave to remain could ‘tear this country apart’ * Labour conference – live updates Keir Starmer has attacked Reform UK’s plan to deport thousands of people already legally living in the UK as “racist” and “immoral”, as he said that Labour had a generational struggle ahead with the populist right. The prime minister, in Liverpool for his party conference, said he did not think that Nigel Farage’s party was trying to appeal to racists, and that he understood people tempted to vote for Reform were frustrated and wanted change. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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