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Tess Scilipoti @scilipoti.bsky.social · 26d

listen to my podcast please :)

Leaving the Party @leavingthepartypod.bsky.social · 26d

NEW EPISODE! this one's about Felvidek (2024). Kerry and Tess talk about the history of Slovakia, the Christian god who is real and wants you to have a big sword, and whether Adam Friedland is hot. Links in reply ⬇️

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Tess Scilipoti @scilipoti.bsky.social · Aug 26

its out there. Waiting

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Tess Scilipoti @scilipoti.bsky.social · Aug 26

my mom brings this sketch up all the time. She loves it

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Tess Scilipoti @scilipoti.bsky.social · Aug 21

mine too

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Tess Scilipoti @scilipoti.bsky.social · Aug 20

laughed out loud

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Tess Scilipoti @scilipoti.bsky.social · Aug 20

i've never once seen you at the portland renys

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Tess Scilipoti @scilipoti.bsky.social · Aug 18

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Tess Scilipoti @scilipoti.bsky.social · Aug 17

oh but poppy don't you see? they already did

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Tess Scilipoti @scilipoti.bsky.social · Aug 17

mr. mamdani? yes sir the missiles are on the way. threat neutralized

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Tess Scilipoti @scilipoti.bsky.social · Aug 15

and you should also check out her blog post about it, which is really excellent. Leaving the party dot blog remains the finest blog this side of the mississippi

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sweet kerry eleanor @leavingtheparty.blog · Aug 15

ok its 🐝 yourself Friday today :) this is the first episode of our show, which today is about lovely lady RPG. i hope you listen and enjoy, and read the little blog post today too. yippee leavingtheparty.blog/2025/08/15/p...

PODCAST: lovely lady RPG (2024)

more podcast links at leaving the party dot blog slash podcast Wow! The first actual episode of the Leaving the Party podcast! What a treat. And it’s only a modest 2 hours and 40 something mi…

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Tess Scilipoti @scilipoti.bsky.social · Aug 15

the first episode of my new podcast with my dear friend Kerry where we do a deep dive into an RPG each month is out now :) we are having a lot of fun making the podcast and i hope you give it a shot. No worries if not though

Leaving the Party @leavingthepartypod.bsky.social · Aug 15

On our new and first episode, Kerry and Tess talk in great detail about Lovely Lady RPG, a game which, in line with the ethos of this show, is about walking around and making women smile.

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...

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overcast.fm/+BQzGXZk4fE

Lovely Lady RPG

Podcast Episode · Leaving the Party · 08/15/2025 · 2h 40m

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Tess Scilipoti @scilipoti.bsky.social · Aug 12

describing my work as "sexually gratifying" would be cool if surprising if it was a transgender woman doing it. But frankly I doubt youtube is getting any gratification at all out of it

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Tess Scilipoti @scilipoti.bsky.social · Aug 8

i'm doing a podcast about video games with my friend Kerry. We have a little intro out now and the first full episode about Lovely Lady RPG is next Friday. You can follow it on ur platform of choice, link in the replies :) thank you

sweet kerry eleanor @leavingtheparty.blog · Aug 8

hello everyone. me and @scilipoti.bsky.social are excited to announce that we are doing a little podcast together. i’m very serious about this leavingtheparty.blog/2025/08/08/l...

LEAVING THE PARTY PODCAST!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hello everyone! It’s 🐝 yourself Friday today! It’s been a couple months since I’ve started leaving the party dot blog, and I think it’s time to share a pretty big programmin…

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Tess Scilipoti @scilipoti.bsky.social · Aug 8

Apple Podcasts:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...

pocket casts:
pocketcasts.com/podcasts/0c5...

spotify: open.spotify.com/show/4wQRy9K...

overcast:
overcast.fm/+ABQzGXZk4fE

Leaving the Party

Leaving the Party is a chill podcast about role playing games. Transgender best friends Kerry and Tess play a new role playing game every month book club style. Friendship and love unlimitedBlog: http...

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Tess Scilipoti @scilipoti.bsky.social · Jul 24

just for clarity: many of these games have content and intent that is objectionable to me and I wouldn't play them. However, this is a monopoly using their power in the market to enact censorship on behalf of pearl-clutching conservatives, which is bad. No art should be destroyed for fascist ends

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Tess Scilipoti @scilipoti.bsky.social · Jul 24

itch and steam both have been pressured by payment processors into delisting "adult" games. You can call Visa and Mastercard to complain and threaten to stop using their service. They are doing this because of conservative political pressure, and it's that simple

The Worst Garbage Online @theworstgarbage.bsky.social · Jul 24

As you may or may not be aware, indie video game and TTRPG marketplace itch.io has recently been pressured by payment processors like Visa and Mastercard to remove and delist "explicit content" from their site. This has resulted in, effectively, the mass erasure of works published by LGBTQIA+ artists. This is the stated end goal of targeted action against payment processors by the group Collective Shout, which angles itself to be "protecting children" by erasing adult content from existence.

Obviously, that's bullshit. But there's some stuff we can do as a community to try and fix this!

Payment processors do not give a single shit about the content their products are being used to buy. They only care about liability and shareholders. Collective Shout was able to get Visa and Mastercard to act with barely over 1,000 calls.

It's a lot to ask every single person to make a call to their card holder, but if you have the energy, we highly recommend doing so at either of these numbers:

Visa Headquarters: (650) 432-3200
Mastercard Headquarters: (914) 249-2000

Here's a little script to follow if you'd like:
"Hello, my name is _____, and I would like to file a complaint. I find it troubling that Mastercard is blocking content on (the platforms you use) and making it difficult for me to make legal purchases. I am going to stop using Mastercard if this isn't rescinded and fixed."

If you don't have it in you to call, you can send an email to the addresses below:
Visa Support: askvisa@visa.com
Mastercard Support: b2b.mastercard.com/contact-us/

"They're not worth your fear, but they are worthy targets for your rage." —Chase Carter, Rascal.news

Together we will win.

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Digital Poppy Poppy Zone @poppyzone.bsky.social · Jul 18

Ok fine. Eat up, hogs. store.steampowered.com/app/3567040/...

Lovely Lady RPG on Steam

Lovely Lady RPG is a visual novel about wandering around and just sort of seeing what life has in store for you. After waking up with a hole in her ceiling, a cosmic space Orb embedded in her chest an...

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sweet kerry eleanor @leavingtheparty.blog · Jul 18

it’s 🐝 yourself friday :) my latest post on leaving the party dot blog today is about CATGIRL, a really pleasant surprise and a silly 2 hour-ish game about making art because it’s what feels good. leavingtheparty.blog/2025/07/18/c...

catgirl (2025)

some spoilers for a free 2 hour game I struggled this week with a weird internal pressure to make something. I’ve had this website going for a couple weeks now, and I’ve really liked wr…

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joyce @joycelaurie.bsky.social · Jun 26

Trying out distribution. If you’re in another US city, and you’d like a copy of Picnic, please fill out this form and we’ll mail one to you! ❤️ forms.gle/hgbgx33QBMnM...

Order a copy of PICNIC!

Hey diva! We're just getting started distributing PICNIC MAG across the US. In order for us to mail you a copy, please fill out this google form, and we'll send you a copy through USPS to your request...

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Chloe Brailsford @comixbychloe.bsky.social · Jun 25

EDITORS!!! My name is Chloe, and I am looking for work! I have done covers and/or comics work for DC, Image, Oni, Tiny Onion, Uncivilized, and Dark Horse!! I am primarily looking for cover work, but I am also interested in short comics/backups!! ☺️☺️☺️

Email: Comixbychloe @ gmail