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SpookyNeutrons @sleepyneutrons.bsky.social · 18d

This man is a hero & I will hear nothing against him. Most of these assholes spend their time telling infantry soldiers that their blown out knees & compressed spines aren't service related & everyone else that bowel cancer at 30 is from energy drinks not contaminated water.

VA staffer accused of blindly approving over 85,000 disability claims

The employee was found to have authorized about 85,300 claims — 19 times the national average, and at an 84% error rate.

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Darryl Mott 💀 @gamerstavernshow.com · 17d

I have kidney failure, which means I have a "fast pass" for benefit approvals because I need dialysis to live. It still took THREE MONTHS before my benefits were approved.

Good on this guy and we need more people in the government like him.

SpookyNeutrons @sleepyneutrons.bsky.social · 18d

This man is a hero & I will hear nothing against him. Most of these assholes spend their time telling infantry soldiers that their blown out knees & compressed spines aren't service related & everyone else that bowel cancer at 30 is from energy drinks not contaminated water.

VA staffer accused of blindly approving over 85,000 disability claims

The employee was found to have authorized about 85,300 claims — 19 times the national average, and at an 84% error rate.

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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · Sep 9

It turns out that protecting hate speech did not create the conditions to protect other kinds of speech; instead, it protected hate and allowed hate movements to take over all the institutions of that might have defended the rest of us.

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Chris, Junk Food Games @junkfoodgames.bsky.social · Sep 1

In celebration of Solo September, four of the my favorite solo games are on sale the whole month!

itch.io/s/159599/sol...

junk food games solo september sale, showing the covers for the games moon rings, directionless, wither & grow, and necromancer heretic

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Chris, Junk Food Games @junkfoodgames.bsky.social · Sep 9

Reminder that you can get all 4 of these solo games for just $9 for the rest of September!

Chris, Junk Food Games @junkfoodgames.bsky.social · Sep 1

In celebration of Solo September, four of the my favorite solo games are on sale the whole month!

itch.io/s/159599/sol...

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Darryl Mott 💀 @gamerstavernshow.com · Aug 30

This is possibly my favorite of the "deconstuctive horror" movies because it remembers to also RECONSTRUCT the genre afterward. Highly creative and...try to go in with as few spoilers as possible. Trust me, it's funner that way.

Casey Explosion @caseyexplosion.bsky.social · Aug 30

Hey, want a fun movie for Halloween?

Behind The Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon is a wonderfully inventive slasher mockumentary that really plays with genre conventions, and if features a fantastic performance from Robert Englund who plays a very Dr. Loomis kinda character.

Robert Englund is dressed in a big coat, he's holding a revolver, the girl he's protecting is covering her ears

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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · Aug 30

Dear Americans, welcome to the thrilling game of ‘Did this dictator die or just disappear for a day?’ We’ve been playing it with Putin and Lukashenko for decades. Enjoy the suspense.

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Youngles🇰🇷🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪 🔜 PAX Unplugged @youngles.bsky.social · Aug 30

Grocery stores don’t make money off you, the consumer. They make money off advertising, aka product placement.

Ever wonder why every grocery store chain looks exactly the same no matter which one you enter? The only think that will fluctuate is the pricing.

Now. Some grocery stores have sections

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Youngles🇰🇷🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪 🔜 PAX Unplugged @youngles.bsky.social · Aug 19

I send videos of David Lynch talking about being an artist in the exact same way and manner my mom sends me Korean Xian inspirational videos.

I see you’re struggling. Have a video of David Lynch talking about his craft.

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RP @rpdeshaies.farirpgs.com · Dec 18

Get ready for Dungeon Bound: The Horror RPG Carved in Bark and Bones.

Vines draw you into a slithering embrace; tendrils burrow into your body, encasing your corpse in a shell of moldering bark and fungal ridges. You belong to the forest now, a puppet of its malign intelligence.

Sign up now!

Get Ready for Dungeon Bound - A Gothic Fantasy Old-School Adventure Game

From Fari RPGs - Get Ready for Dungeon Bound - A Gothic Fantasy Old-School Adventure Game

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RP @rpdeshaies.farirpgs.com · Aug 14

These site will be YOURS.

Custom home page? yes.
Custom .... contact page ? yeah!

A page to list your wholesale details? sure!
A presskit page for your next game? YES!
A page that just says "you're cool!", go for it! 😄

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RP @rpdeshaies.farirpgs.com · Aug 14

Yes, 100%! This is going to get first-class support.

No need for platform hacks to get this.

It's insane that creators have been _hacking_ Itch for years using the reward system for this, instead of Itch giving first-class support to this feature on its platform.

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RP @rpdeshaies.farirpgs.com · Aug 13

What feature are you most excited about Spark

I’m organizing my priorities!

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satah @posatahchips.gaygothvibes.online · Aug 8

i should probs mention this more-- if you make TTRPGs that are single-player or asyncronously multi-player, there's a place to let me know abt them for my show :~) solo, journalling, epistolary, dedicated PBP, single player LARPs... all i ask is you genuinely consider whether it can work audio-only

folio: multi-guest solo TTRPG actual play @foliopod.bsky.social · Jan 17

folio is an actual play podcast about solo & epistolary TTRPGs 🪀 each series compiles multiple playthrus of the same self-paced game, showcasing varying perspectives on how to play them.

episodes, social media, games played, submissions, & patreon at foliopod.carrd.co

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an actual play podcast about solo & epistolary TTRPGs

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Transplanar RPG 🏳️‍⚧️✨ @transplanarrpg.bsky.social · Aug 8

From Obojima to Ace of Spades and everywhere in-between, the TTRPG ecosystem is rife with racism, colonialism, and bigotry. We cannot accept white supremacy in our worlds, our games, or our lives.

Give your money to Black, Indigenous, and Japanese people who are *actually* making the art you want.

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Jes the human 🔜 Twitch Con @jesthehuman.itch.io · Aug 8

I’m looking for 2-3 spooky or spoopy season TTRPG one shots for my October TTRPG charity streams to support Medical Aid for Palestinians.

If you’d want to GM a game, reach out with game pitch pls

Keep in mind, games will be scheduled on either a Monday or Wednesday evening.

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Dusty Hill ➡️ Resting @dustehill.bsky.social · Aug 9

I love art

Esther @dungeonminister.bsky.social · Aug 9

So inspired by @dustehill.bsky.social's After Thoughts project that I hyper-focused and came up with this...

Grave Notes is an Actual Play about death, relationships, and the ways the impact of someone's life can continue when they are no longer alive. YOU can leave a grave note here ⬇️

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Numinous Productions @numinousprod.bsky.social · Aug 9

Want to be in a Numinous Productions project? Check this out! The form is open for you to play and submit a recording through August 18th.

Esther @dungeonminister.bsky.social · Aug 9

So inspired by @dustehill.bsky.social's After Thoughts project that I hyper-focused and came up with this...

Grave Notes is an Actual Play about death, relationships, and the ways the impact of someone's life can continue when they are no longer alive. YOU can leave a grave note here ⬇️

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Esther @dungeonminister.bsky.social · Aug 9

So inspired by @dustehill.bsky.social's After Thoughts project that I hyper-focused and came up with this...

Grave Notes is an Actual Play about death, relationships, and the ways the impact of someone's life can continue when they are no longer alive. YOU can leave a grave note here ⬇️

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pocket @pokettoni.bsky.social · Aug 5

i'm holding a sale to help raise funds for something important ! i don't want to go into details but i'd really appreciate if you shared or took a look at my shop 🥺 20% off apparel, banners and prints and for every $35USD you can choose a free gift !
pokettoni.com 🖤

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Touch-starved Beast @androidpeach.bsky.social · Aug 5

Hello folks my insurance and electricity are at risk of being cancelled again and I need to start worrying about the rest of my bills for this month. Please consider helping or getting a pay what you want commission, I love you
PayPal.me/momotoki

cash.app/$andr0idpeach

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Touch-starved Beast @androidpeach.bsky.social · Aug 1

Folks quite frankly if my work has ever spoken to you, you actually cannot afford not to have this game made. Help me achieve my final form and get this team PAID

Dinoberry Press @dinoberrypress.bsky.social · Aug 1

Dragon Reactor: Embers, Ashes, Moments and Stars is LIVE on BackerKit!

If you want to see this incredible mythopoetic #mech tragedy #ttrpg come to life, now's your chance to back it!

Early Bird & Returning backers get access to the IN-DEV DOC once the campaign finishes!

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Get Ready for Dragon Reactor: Embers, Ashes, Moments and Stars

From Dinoberry Press & 200-Proof Games - Get Ready for Dragon Reactor: Embers, Ashes, Moments and Stars

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · Aug 1

It feels like we should be making a bigger deal of “we actually did in fact find a cure for AIDS”

WIRED @wired.com · Aug 1

Evidence is growing that some HIV-infected infants, if given antiretroviral drugs early in life, are able to suppress their viral loads to undetectable levels and then come off the medicine. www.wired.com/story/the-fi...

The First Widespread Cure for HIV Could Be in Children

Evidence is growing that some HIV-infected infants, if given antiretroviral drugs early in life, are able to suppress their viral loads to undetectable levels and then come off the medicine.

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alwaysthinking.bsky.social @alwaysthinking.bsky.social · Aug 3

“Patients across America should be very worried that their medical records are going to be used in ways that harm them and their families,” said Lawrence Gostin, a Georgetown University law professor who specializes in public health.

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WATCH: Trump announces a new health tracking system. Experts raise ethical and legal concerns

The Trump administration is pushing for Americans to upload personal health data to new apps run by private tech companies. This initiative aims to make accessing health records and monitoring wellnes...

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Liz Thurmond @countmystars.bsky.social · Aug 3

AP
The Associated Press
@AP
BREAKING: The Trump administration is pushing an initiative for millions of Americans to upload personal health data to new apps run by private tech companies.
Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH
@GeauxGabrielle
Hi! Epidemiologist here!
Don't do this.
In the 80s and 90s this was done by Depts. of Health during the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
"Somehow" the lists they created found their way into the hands of cops, landlords, & job sites to deny people human rights.
It's partly WHY the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act exists

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