John Schwartz
@johnaschwartz.bsky.social
Old school TTRPGs and unapologetic anti fascist.
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Here's a groundbreaking report that examines how countries around the world have successfully expanded abortion access and protected reproductive rights. The reports offer U.S.-based policymakers proven strategies to counter restrictions and treat abortion as essential health care.
New Reports Bring Global Solutions to Bolster U.S. Lawmakers in the Fight to Protect Reproductive Freedom - O'Neill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the State Innovation Exchange (SiX) and the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health, released Beyond Borders, a groundbreaking report series that examines how countr...
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November 21, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Here's a groundbreaking report that examines how countries around the world have successfully expanded abortion access and protected reproductive rights. The reports offer U.S.-based policymakers proven strategies to counter restrictions and treat abortion as essential health care.
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There's only a couple of hours left to pick up Mind over Matter at a steep discount for today's Deal of the Day. If you liked the 3rd edition Book of Nine Swords, this book adapts those rules for Old School Essentials and other OSR games. #ttrpg #dnd #osr #tomeofbattle
Mind over Matter -- A Guide to OSR Psionics - Third Kingdom Games | DriveThruRPG
Mind over Matter details two alternative psionic systems for use in OSR games. The first is a variation of the standard psionic system found in both AD&D 1e/23 as well as some third-party projects...
www.drivethrurpg.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:29 PM
There's only a couple of hours left to pick up Mind over Matter at a steep discount for today's Deal of the Day. If you liked the 3rd edition Book of Nine Swords, this book adapts those rules for Old School Essentials and other OSR games. #ttrpg #dnd #osr #tomeofbattle
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November 12, 2025 at 3:29 AM
TTRPG folks: Perplexing Ruins is putting out some of the freshest stock art out there. If you're trying to publish something and want art, support a real artist and get something that no machine will ever be able to replace.
Other pieces patrons have access to, royalty free!
My goal is to be able to pay our kid's daycare with my patreon.
Still short of that goal.
If you like what I do and want to support a freelancer artist, this is my "crowdfund"
Tiers from $1/mo - $10/mo
www.patreon.com/perplexingru...
My goal is to be able to pay our kid's daycare with my patreon.
Still short of that goal.
If you like what I do and want to support a freelancer artist, this is my "crowdfund"
Tiers from $1/mo - $10/mo
www.patreon.com/perplexingru...
November 7, 2025 at 1:51 PM
TTRPG folks: Perplexing Ruins is putting out some of the freshest stock art out there. If you're trying to publish something and want art, support a real artist and get something that no machine will ever be able to replace.
Columbus sucks, but we should still celebrate the achievements of heroic Italian-Americans.
October 13, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Columbus sucks, but we should still celebrate the achievements of heroic Italian-Americans.
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UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 3: Earl Manigault
When he stepped onto the court, the world watched. No one dunked harder or jumped higher. But the GOAT never made it pro.
There are countless NYC stories like his. Brilliant talents lost to drugs or crime. It doesn’t have to be this way.
When he stepped onto the court, the world watched. No one dunked harder or jumped higher. But the GOAT never made it pro.
There are countless NYC stories like his. Brilliant talents lost to drugs or crime. It doesn’t have to be this way.
October 3, 2025 at 2:35 PM
UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 3: Earl Manigault
When he stepped onto the court, the world watched. No one dunked harder or jumped higher. But the GOAT never made it pro.
There are countless NYC stories like his. Brilliant talents lost to drugs or crime. It doesn’t have to be this way.
When he stepped onto the court, the world watched. No one dunked harder or jumped higher. But the GOAT never made it pro.
There are countless NYC stories like his. Brilliant talents lost to drugs or crime. It doesn’t have to be this way.
The idea that every shooter is suddenly writing out their political beliefs on their brass is silly.
September 24, 2025 at 4:30 PM
The idea that every shooter is suddenly writing out their political beliefs on their brass is silly.
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Andrew Cuomo is afraid he'll lose, so his donors want you to fear me.
His SuperPAC just sent out a mailer that artificially lengthened and darkened my beard.
This is blatant Islamophobia—the kind of racism that explains why MAGA billionaires support his campaign.
His SuperPAC just sent out a mailer that artificially lengthened and darkened my beard.
This is blatant Islamophobia—the kind of racism that explains why MAGA billionaires support his campaign.
June 12, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Andrew Cuomo is afraid he'll lose, so his donors want you to fear me.
His SuperPAC just sent out a mailer that artificially lengthened and darkened my beard.
This is blatant Islamophobia—the kind of racism that explains why MAGA billionaires support his campaign.
His SuperPAC just sent out a mailer that artificially lengthened and darkened my beard.
This is blatant Islamophobia—the kind of racism that explains why MAGA billionaires support his campaign.
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I did my best to compile as many protest safety notes as possible into a one page foldout zine! Coincidentally…it seems the file has breached containment…like it’s available for anyone to print or hand out 👀⚖️
toonyart.com/s/PSZine.pdf
toonyart.com/s/PSZine.pdf
June 12, 2025 at 11:59 PM
I did my best to compile as many protest safety notes as possible into a one page foldout zine! Coincidentally…it seems the file has breached containment…like it’s available for anyone to print or hand out 👀⚖️
toonyart.com/s/PSZine.pdf
toonyart.com/s/PSZine.pdf
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Here's your LAPD when they think no one's looking
June 9, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Here's your LAPD when they think no one's looking
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Underhaven RPG on Kickstarter. #TTRPG #OSR
I backed this one because it's a cool little fantasy RPG with NO stretch goals. PDF + softcover is $27 all-in.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/sdg...
I love the design of the pages, and the retro distressed cover, and the system looks cool too.
I backed this one because it's a cool little fantasy RPG with NO stretch goals. PDF + softcover is $27 all-in.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/sdg...
I love the design of the pages, and the retro distressed cover, and the system looks cool too.
UNDERHAVEN
Embark on an underground journey through a chilling fantasy apocalypse with the TN13 Gaming System.
www.kickstarter.com
May 12, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Underhaven RPG on Kickstarter. #TTRPG #OSR
I backed this one because it's a cool little fantasy RPG with NO stretch goals. PDF + softcover is $27 all-in.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/sdg...
I love the design of the pages, and the retro distressed cover, and the system looks cool too.
I backed this one because it's a cool little fantasy RPG with NO stretch goals. PDF + softcover is $27 all-in.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/sdg...
I love the design of the pages, and the retro distressed cover, and the system looks cool too.
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"No Other Land", the documentary depicting Israeli attempts to ethnically cleans the villages of Masafer Yata in the South Hebron hills, won an Oscar on March 2025.
The villages' demolition and settler takeover have intensified since. In this rate, the villages will not be there by March 2026.
The villages' demolition and settler takeover have intensified since. In this rate, the villages will not be there by March 2026.
June 2, 2025 at 2:16 PM
"No Other Land", the documentary depicting Israeli attempts to ethnically cleans the villages of Masafer Yata in the South Hebron hills, won an Oscar on March 2025.
The villages' demolition and settler takeover have intensified since. In this rate, the villages will not be there by March 2026.
The villages' demolition and settler takeover have intensified since. In this rate, the villages will not be there by March 2026.
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the deportations are not final. the regime and security forces fuck up constantly. escape and survival are not just possible but probable. this nightmare engine can be fought and is being fought.
don't forget.
don't forget.
NEW: 19 year old Ximena Arias-Cristobal who came to America at age 4 has finally been reunited with her family in Dalton, Georgia after ICE detained her for three weeks over a now-dismissed red light traffic ticket and was in the process of trying to deport her (Video: News Channel Nine)
May 24, 2025 at 10:27 PM
the deportations are not final. the regime and security forces fuck up constantly. escape and survival are not just possible but probable. this nightmare engine can be fought and is being fought.
don't forget.
don't forget.
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Apartheid Israel is utterly lawless, a rogue state doing what it want because it never faces any consequences. End this culture of impunity, impose #SanctionsNow
Israeli military fires shots at delegation that included Irish diplomats
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
Israeli military fires shots at delegation that included Irish diplomats
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
Israeli military fires shots at delegation that included Irish diplomats
Irish Government demands accountability as representative in Palestine Feilim McLaughlin and deputy Sorcha Lowry among those under attack in Jenin
www.irishtimes.com
May 22, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Apartheid Israel is utterly lawless, a rogue state doing what it want because it never faces any consequences. End this culture of impunity, impose #SanctionsNow
Israeli military fires shots at delegation that included Irish diplomats
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
Israeli military fires shots at delegation that included Irish diplomats
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
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This habeas corpus shit is scary. If you have any attachment to your liberty in the US, you should be REALLY SCARED. This shit can’t fly…
May 10, 2025 at 5:06 PM
This habeas corpus shit is scary. If you have any attachment to your liberty in the US, you should be REALLY SCARED. This shit can’t fly…
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Happy Easter from apartheid Israel whose occupation forces prevented thousands of Palestinian Christians from entering Jerusalem yesterday, even those who could enter the city were violently blocked from entering the Holy Sepulchre Church and brutally assaulted, with guns pointed
1/ #FreePalestine
1/ #FreePalestine
April 20, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Happy Easter from apartheid Israel whose occupation forces prevented thousands of Palestinian Christians from entering Jerusalem yesterday, even those who could enter the city were violently blocked from entering the Holy Sepulchre Church and brutally assaulted, with guns pointed
1/ #FreePalestine
1/ #FreePalestine
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I want ICE officers nervous about doing operations in NYC. I want them worried about getting their names and faces plastered on social media.
I want them not invited to family and friend outings. I want them to be shunned from society.
I want them not invited to family and friend outings. I want them to be shunned from society.
April 18, 2025 at 11:04 AM
I want ICE officers nervous about doing operations in NYC. I want them worried about getting their names and faces plastered on social media.
I want them not invited to family and friend outings. I want them to be shunned from society.
I want them not invited to family and friend outings. I want them to be shunned from society.
We don't see enough attention being paid to Betar US, a pro-genocide organization that is systematically stripping Americans of our rights.
youtu.be/adnn8qYwgc0
youtu.be/adnn8qYwgc0
What is Betar US and why is it targeting pro-Palestinian activists? | The Take
YouTube video by Al Jazeera English
youtu.be
April 16, 2025 at 4:38 PM
We don't see enough attention being paid to Betar US, a pro-genocide organization that is systematically stripping Americans of our rights.
youtu.be/adnn8qYwgc0
youtu.be/adnn8qYwgc0
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“I said to him, ‘Donald, these reciprocal tariffs have got to go,’ and that poor son of a bitch was like putty in my hands,” said Trump
theonion.com/trump-b...
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Trump Boasts About Strong-Arming Trump Into Pausing Tariffs
WASHINGTON—Bragging that he had forced the world leader into “total submission,” President Donald Trump boasted to reporters Thursday that he had strong-armed President Donald Trump into pausing his latest round of tariffs. “I said to him, ‘Donald, these reciprocal tariffs have got to go,’ and that poor son of a bitch was like putty in […]
theonion.com
April 11, 2025 at 12:31 AM
“I said to him, ‘Donald, these reciprocal tariffs have got to go,’ and that poor son of a bitch was like putty in my hands,” said Trump
theonion.com/trump-b...
theonion.com/trump-b...
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Elon Musk trying to prove his worth to online teens gets destroyed by commenters as he live streamed Path of Exile 2 whispers. Commenters said “YOU HAVE NO REAL FRIENDS AND WILL DIE ALONE” & “DIE” as he frantically tried to hide them, then lost his hardcore permadeath character due to Starlink lag.
April 8, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Elon Musk trying to prove his worth to online teens gets destroyed by commenters as he live streamed Path of Exile 2 whispers. Commenters said “YOU HAVE NO REAL FRIENDS AND WILL DIE ALONE” & “DIE” as he frantically tried to hide them, then lost his hardcore permadeath character due to Starlink lag.
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In this Maryland town, it was tradition: Grab the Washington Times from the driveway, gasoline and breakfast at Royal Farms, then lace up the old jackboots and start randomly arresting people for rendition to a torture prison in El Salvador. But now the woke mob wants to take all that away.
April 7, 2025 at 4:44 PM
In this Maryland town, it was tradition: Grab the Washington Times from the driveway, gasoline and breakfast at Royal Farms, then lace up the old jackboots and start randomly arresting people for rendition to a torture prison in El Salvador. But now the woke mob wants to take all that away.
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Inspired by @mark-carney.bsky.social and Canadians everywhere. We’re all fighting back on our home ice!
April 3, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Inspired by @mark-carney.bsky.social and Canadians everywhere. We’re all fighting back on our home ice!