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Ian Johnson
@redshiftedgame.bsky.social
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Male/34. Creator and owner of Redshifted, a sci-fi TTRPG about survival in a dystopian, overindustrialized galaxy. Dark/Mature themes. MINORS DNI! Check out my stuff at https://redshiftedgame.carrd.co/
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Ian Johnson @redshiftedgame.bsky.social · 1d
I've been making #TTRPG products since 2021 with the goal of bringing joy to people's lives.

I know some of you are worried you won't be able to afford gifts this year. Let me take that stress away with a list of quality products under $5. Check out my offerings in this thread. You deserve it.(1/7)
An image of a planet's horizon from space as the backdrop for a "holiday gift guide" announcement decorated with various festive motifs; lights, colors, and plants, and inviting the reader to continue reading the thread of posts, which describe various TTRPG products. @Redshiftedgame Holiday Gift Guide Find the perfect TTRPG gift this holiday season Read on, brave shopper
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cheryllynneaton.bsky.social
If you are still on Twitter, you are better off buying yourself a pretty little journal for all your thoughts, because you are tweeting to bots and about a half-dozen neo-Nazis. Even if you get attention, I guarantee it's not the kind you want.
heirakka.bsky.social mimi 🗡️ @heirakka.bsky.social · 5d
I'm begging any artists still using Twitter claiming it's integral to their work to just leave. It's been revealed the site works off a made up "credit score" from hell and punishes you for posting like a normal human being.

Abandon Twitter for good. It's time. It's been time.
A quoted tweet from a user named Sam that reads: "How Twitter is rigged Type in all caps because you're excited? Lowers your reputation. Include links? Your score goes down. It's like the Credit Score system from Hell. And given Cisgender is treated as a slur & MAGA boosted, you can guess what's categorized as 'offensive'" The tweet they quoted is from user SADIQ and reads: "Tweepcred is X's reputation system Based on your behavior, you get a tweepcred score It determines your reach Break the algo rules, you score goes down and your reach disappears What are the rules of the X algo tho? Glad you asked." SADIQ includes a photo of Twitter's algorithm code that calculates a user's reputation. SADIQ continues: "Post 'offensive text'? 80% reach reduction Offensive username? 80% reach reduction All caps tweet? That's seen as 'shouting. Major penalization. Include links? Yup, penalized"
December 10, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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heirakka.bsky.social
I'm begging any artists still using Twitter claiming it's integral to their work to just leave. It's been revealed the site works off a made up "credit score" from hell and punishes you for posting like a normal human being.

Abandon Twitter for good. It's time. It's been time.
A quoted tweet from a user named Sam that reads: "How Twitter is rigged Type in all caps because you're excited? Lowers your reputation. Include links? Your score goes down. It's like the Credit Score system from Hell. And given Cisgender is treated as a slur & MAGA boosted, you can guess what's categorized as 'offensive'" The tweet they quoted is from user SADIQ and reads: "Tweepcred is X's reputation system Based on your behavior, you get a tweepcred score It determines your reach Break the algo rules, you score goes down and your reach disappears What are the rules of the X algo tho? Glad you asked." SADIQ includes a photo of Twitter's algorithm code that calculates a user's reputation. SADIQ continues: "Post 'offensive text'? 80% reach reduction Offensive username? 80% reach reduction All caps tweet? That's seen as 'shouting. Major penalization. Include links? Yup, penalized"
December 4, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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thegmcconnachie.bsky.social
“I am so bored by AI. One of the things I love about the theatre is AI can’t do it.”

Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
December 9, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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evangreer.bsky.social
Just heard disappointing news that @warren.senate.gov will co-sponsor the Kids Online Safety Act again despite overwhelming opposition from LGBTQ, human rights, abortion rights, and racial justice groups.

This is a horrific betrayal of her constituents, particularly trans youth and their families.
Why Are Some Democrats Backing MAGA's Anti-LGBTQ+ Censorship?
From late-night host cancellations to removing LGBTQ+ history from government sites, politicians in both parties are contributing to the overwriting of the internet — a place where lots of queer and t...
www.teenvogue.com
December 9, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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shanfiction.bsky.social
The kids love to draw. They love gushing about their ideas. They love doing drawing activities that allow them to explore & learn new skills. It may be a bit difficult at first, but they DO get there.

I’m always sad to see AI introduced to creative minds during these important years of development.
December 9, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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sinland.gay
I'm still looking to get some commission work in before the end of the year to cover my expenses, so if you're looking for someone to do illustration work over the holidays, hit me up!
sinland.gay 𝐀𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚 🐟 @sinland.gay · Oct 14
Thanks so much for 1600 followers guys 😊

Today's #PortfolioDay and I'm eager to get some work lined up for the remainder of 2025, so please consider hitting me up if you're looking for an artist for your #ttrpg project, zines, OCs, sci-fi or fantasy characters, or anything like that. 💙🐟
A lineup of different character illustrations by Absentia. Character Art starting at $100 USD. An arrangement of different illustrations and cover art by Absentia. Illustrations starting at $200 USD. Send a DM to @sinland.gay on bluesky, or email sinabsentia@gmail.com.
December 9, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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thoughtpunks.com
And because I've been fiddling in my insomnia have an 80s retro arcade game with 90s grimdark story and 00s web game portal frame to play with for now. (Compatible with any desktop browser.)

phage.thoughtpunks.com
Phage Keeper
CLASSIFIED: OUTPOST 13. A bio-ethereal exploration into arcade survival. Can you keep the cage intact?
phage.thoughtpunks.com
December 9, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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bowlerhatscience.org
*shouts* EVEN AS A JOKE
thewayoftheid.bsky.social Your Tiny Journalist Friend. @thewayoftheid.bsky.social · 4h
*whispers* stop reposting AI images you guys
December 9, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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calypsolarts.bsky.social
Hello? I got my first impersonator?? 😭 Already 2 people have messaged me asking about this.
If anyone gets a random message from supposedly me, that is nooot me, I'd never message people on dc first if it's about anything commission related.
Screenshot from a scam discord message that my friend received.
December 8, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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legionclan.bsky.social
I know what you're thinking. Isn't it a little soon for a new #ArtShare? Well, we were bored. So here's our third artshare!

💬Introduce yourself!
🎨Show us your art! NSFW and SFW welcome!
⚠️Tag your NSFW content!
♻️Repost + Like!
💘Interact with other artists!
🚫No AI or NFT!
December 7, 2025 at 6:19 AM
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moomanibe.bsky.social
Of all the writeups I've read on horses, this one feels like it's engaging with the combination of Text and Moment the most specifically, the most thoroughly. Really good read.
and yet, I think this scene is perhaps the most important in the entire game insofar as what is happening in the text. The daughter terlls Anselmo that she KNOWS these horses are people. this is not merely some avant-garde absurdist twist; it is textual that the horses are human beings. they are slaves. she knows this. her father knows it. the priest that visits the farm knows. but it’s okay. you see, these people are degenerates! and maybe even if they don’t don’t deserve this treatment, they have dangerous ideas. we’re never told why those ideas are but it doesn’t matter. they are different, they are “others” and because of that… because of the implied deviancy… it is okay for them to be mistreated. likewise, those games are art… because Horses has become to some folks an example of some kind of degenerate art… we shouldn’t worry about the storefront bans. “I hope you get to live your entire live as a human being!” the daughter says. It is chilling, a threat without even meaning it to be one. For the moment, Anselmo is a “human being” in the eyes of the farmer but there is a suggestion that this could change. For whatever reason, he could become something else. Not a human being. And therefore subject to the same violence as all the other horses. for many of us, this is threat we live with. to be trans in america is to constantly skirt the line between “human being” and something else, for instance. many people in my life still see my humanity but there’s always the threat that could stop. that the propaganda will take hold and I will not get to live my life as a human being. so it goes to people of color, people with mental health issues. and more.
December 8, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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sandypuggames.bsky.social
the trick with getting people to play non-D&D games is just to do it and not act like its a big deal at all.
December 8, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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ellespeaks.bsky.social
December Mutual Aid Request

$450 needed for necessities

CHRISTMAS list (my familys homophobic/im estranged): www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...

V venmo.com/d_fay
P paypal.me/peach77
Kofi ko-fi.com/ellespeaks

#mutualaid #mav #disabled #helpfolkslive2025 #helpsky #fundsky #MAboost #mutualaidmonday
Urgent mutual aid request for elle disabled and unable to work due to illnesses that have been present since early childhood and chronic pain SSDI Barely covers bills no money for food, transportation, medication, hygiene, or anything else unable to drive and has 5 plus appointments per mont No one to turn to but self lives alone a strange from family and my only support passed in September 24 Any Help is a blessing. Elle is a lesbian woman that lives in New England she is a poet activist and cat mom Background image: a gradient of the lesbian pride flag, text is black font with white background behind text. Theres a heart on the left, it has the colors of the disability pride flag in it. On the right theres a black and white kitty sticker.
December 8, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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myrmidia.bsky.social
I want to encourage anyone who reads this & finds themselves constantly copying other people to reconsider why they draw in the first place. Let that inner creative child out. You dont need to emulate others to be artistic. Allow other styles to exist without envy. There's space for yours, too.
December 8, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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fistfulofcrits.bsky.social
Just seen a post about the fact that Santa's (St Nicholas?) bones have been leaking a fluid that priests harvest and use to bless parishioners and the only thing I thought was maaaan that would make a sick Mörk Borg adventure 😂💀
December 8, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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mattcaulder.com
This is tonight!!!

If you wanna make it harder for me, a $5 donation makes me have to play "Who's that Pokemon?" three times before I can continue. All the money goes straight to @msf.ca so you know it's going to do as much good as possible.
December 8, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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davidleavitt.bsky.social
If Donald Trump is upset about 60 minutes being political, just wait until he learns that Paramount owns Star Trek
December 8, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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rpdeshaies.farirpgs.com
This reminds me of this post by @prismaticwasteland.com about being a mouse VS an elf.

What if the mouse was like a bear to you ? What if the owl was a dragon ? What if a deer was a God ?
December 8, 2025 at 8:29 PM
redshiftedgame.bsky.social
I've been making #TTRPG products since 2021 with the goal of bringing joy to people's lives.

I know some of you are worried you won't be able to afford gifts this year. Let me take that stress away with a list of quality products under $5. Check out my offerings in this thread. You deserve it.(1/7)
An image of a planet's horizon from space as the backdrop for a "holiday gift guide" announcement decorated with various festive motifs; lights, colors, and plants, and inviting the reader to continue reading the thread of posts, which describe various TTRPG products. @Redshiftedgame Holiday Gift Guide Find the perfect TTRPG gift this holiday season Read on, brave shopper
December 8, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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nebularobo.bsky.social
Post your blue art! 💙🩵
December 8, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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evelina0o.bsky.social
Hey, artist! Quote with your red art!
December 8, 2025 at 3:24 PM
redshiftedgame.bsky.social
It has been decided! The next unfinished project I'm returning to is SHORT KINGS!
SHORT KINGS A TTRPG Supplement for Running the Greatest Dwarf Campaign of Your Life
December 7, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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ordoalea.hr
So if you're looking for a bit of horror writing about religious fascism and how regular people are trying to make a better world in a broken system, in a future where religion and capitalism have no distinction? Where being human depends on your standing in the church hierarchy?

Maybe read this.
First Revelation: Hexarcane Truth - Chapter 1 - Efranor - Original Work [Archive of Our Own]
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
archiveofourown.org
November 11, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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innocentgoblin.bsky.social
A quick little sneak peak at what I'm working on,

Anyone down for a solo TTRPG about surveillance, conspiracies and the Hawthorne Effect?
A black and white symbol of an eye with a camera instead of a pupil. Inside the eye it says "Over 1 billion camera in the world" "They're watching you"
December 7, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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valwrites.ca
I strongly recommend you check out this collection of comics and prose about robot lesbians all taking place at an android whorehouse/club called LOVE.EXE

My story is about a gestalt AI investigating its feelings for one android in particular. It's like reverse Pluribus except I wrote it first
December 7, 2025 at 4:36 AM