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Ville Kankainen
@vkankainen.bsky.social
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PhD. Game scholar and designer out for new opportunities.

Game studies, game design, games and learning, board games, TTG, 4x, pc, ps4, crpg, ttrpg, history, politics, geeking, music, djing, goth, post-punk
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clubsliceoflife.bsky.social
Our next Club Slice of Life - X will be held on 15th of november 2025.

Dj’s
Godfatherofgore
Pogo Mara
Uhwo
Zombiebat

Join us at the tiny dance floor at Vastavirta-Klubi's Pub Yläkerta 🎃🧡

FREE ENTRY!

#clubsliceoflife #tampere #alternative #alternativemusic #goth #gothgoth #synth #minimalwave #80s
November 4, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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patriziolaina.bsky.social
Suomen työttömyysturvaa pidetään avokätisenä. No, sitä se ei ole vaan OECD-maiden keskiarvoa alhaisempi. Tässäkään suhteessa Suomi ei ole enää pohjoismainen hyvinvointivaltio. Virossakin työttömyysturva on Suomea parempi.
October 24, 2025 at 6:35 AM
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hennakarhapaa.bsky.social
Hallituksen ajaman uuden kansalaisjärjestöstrategian mukaan kolmannen sektorin on muututtava yritysmäisemmäksi palveluntuottajaksi ja -myyjäksi sekä hyväntekeväisyys-pohjalta toimivaksi valtionavusteisuuden sijaan.
October 24, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
In the audience tonight is Charlotte Bennett, one of the 13 women that Andrew Cuomo is credibly alleged to have sexually harassed while they worked in his government.

She can't speak for herself because Cuomo's lawyers have hounded her.

So I confronted him.
October 23, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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aikku.bsky.social
Oletko tehnyt seksityötä? Kirjoita kokemuksia, tarinoita ja muistoja ja lähetä ne Työväen Arkistoon! 🫦✍️

Seksityöntekijöiden oma ääni puuttuu
suomalaisista arkistoista joten tämä keruu on tärkeä. Lisäksi Työväen Arkisto on mitä mainioin muistiorganisaatio.
Muisteltu seksityö
muisteltuseksityo.fi
October 16, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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timorossi.bsky.social
Li Andersson avaa muille eurooppalaisille mitä tapahtuu kun työväenpuoluetta teeskentelevä äärioikeisto päästetään valtaan.
October 16, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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herranenaika.bsky.social
September 29, 2025 at 5:45 AM
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oliviamesser.bsky.social
The majority of banned books are by Black authors — a University of Colorado Boulder study found that authors of color were 4.5 times more likely to be banned than white authors.
September 26, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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chrisosieck.bsky.social
"A genocide in our time with this level of mass killing, destruction, pain and suffering shows how fragile the rule of law is. The facts are there, the law is there. No one can claim they didn’t know. As a society, we cannot allow international law to die in Gaza by allowing Israel’s impunity."
The consensus is clear: it’s genocide. Now will international law die in Gaza too? | Raji Sourani
The clue is in the name: the convention on the prevention and punishment of the crime of genocide. When will we act?, asks Raji Sourani, the coordinator of the Palestinian legal team at the internatio...
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September 24, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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eerolasami.bsky.social
This is why libertarians are so predispose to fascism is because they have this fantasy that only centralize state can oppress, so they end up defending local power brokers, like huge land owners and religious leaders that usually have their private militias and want to preserve local status quo
September 24, 2025 at 6:03 AM
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esqueer.net
Heritage Foundation has released an absolutely insane policy proposal to label all trans people as domestic terrorists. It uses completely made up instances of terrorism and made up statistics but facts don't matter to them.

They want us all eradicated.
Page 1: Flyer from The Heritage Foundation Oversight Project titled “Transgender Ideology-Inspired Violent Extremism (TIVE): Background and FAQs on Need for an FBI Domestic Terrorism Designation.” The page defines “Transgender Ideology” and “TIVE,” outlining beliefs allegedly associated with them. It claims such ideology justifies violence against opponents or frames opposition as violence. The text references the alleged assassination of Charlie Kirk, urging the FBI to classify TIVE as domestic terrorism. Page 2: Continuation of flyer with a section titled “Recent Instances of TIVE-Motivated Acts of Domestic Terrorism.” Lists multiple violent events from 2018 to 2025, attributing them to transgender ideology. Includes mugshots of two alleged attackers. Followed by a “Frequently Asked Questions and Key Terms” section, addressing whether transgender people are terrorists, comparing TIVE with “Nihilistic Violent Extremism,” and discussing FBI designations. Page 3: Flyer continues with questions about Antifa and FBI terrorism classifications. States that Antifa and TIVE are separate categories. Lists ways the FBI classifies domestic terrorism and identifies typical characteristics of “TIVEs,” such as targeting Christians, mental illness, and online radicalization. Includes images: a “Trans Antifa” logo, a pink-blue-white-striped slogan image reading “Protect Their Right to Exist,” a photo of Audrey Hale with a firearm, and a close-up of a magazine with the words “Where is your God?” Page 4: Section titled “Terminology Used by TIVE.” Defines terms including cisgender, deadnaming, Gillick competence, misgendering, “Right to Exist,” “Trans genocide,” and a phrase “You either have a live boy or dead girl, you choose.” Each is presented as terminology used in or associated with TIVE. Page layout is text-heavy, no additional graphics.
September 19, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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fransmayra.bsky.social
Remember that our Oasis Talks are also usually streamed (via YouTube) and archived as video - today Prof Nick Webber talked about TTRPGs/Remnants of Play:
www.youtube.com/@oasis_tuni
oasis_tuni
OASIS is a social learning space and living lab at the Tampere University. OASIS is the home for Game Research Lab game and book collection and a meeting point for students, staff and visitors of the ...
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September 17, 2025 at 9:37 AM
vkankainen.bsky.social
Presented today in an interesting symposium about UK TRPG Scene. So many inspiring presentations!
rosgakori.bsky.social Aasa T 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇵🇸 @rosgakori.bsky.social · Sep 16
Following up on that, @vkankainen.bsky.social talking about blending of TTRPGs and wargames, part of our (and @merilainen.bsky.social) upcoming work onnthe subject!
Ville talking
September 16, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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leijonaliemi.bsky.social
Rasismi on normalisoitunut jo niin perustavaksi osaksi Suomea että keskustelu rasismista on enää keskustelua minkälaisin sanankääntein rasismia on soveliasta sanoittaa.
September 1, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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kehitysvammaliitto.bsky.social
Nyt olisikin hyvä tilaisuus muuttaa tämä avotyötoiminta oikeaksi palkkatyösuhteeksi. 19 vuoden kokemuksella työtehtävät lienevät Mikalla jo hyvin hallussa! #PalkkaaTyöstä #työhönvalmennus www.hs.fi/suomi/art-20...

@pohde.bsky.social
Oulu | Kauppiaspari haluaa kehitysvammaisen Mika Ruonalan takaisin töihin – Ruonala: Asia on kesken
Kauppiaspari kertoo päätöksestään Facebookissa. Ruonala kommentoi HS:lle, että ei voi vielä kommentoida, ottaako vanhaa työtään takaisin.
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September 2, 2025 at 7:54 AM
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internethippo.bsky.social
The mental health benefits of not knowing any history right now must be massive. Moving through your day with total equanimity. What happens next? Who knows? Maybe something good
August 26, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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peark.es
I’m dying.
August 19, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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ahokasjaj.bsky.social
Pitää muistaa, että näiden tarjottujen palveluiden tuottavuus on nyt selvästi korkeampi, kun yksityiset lääkärifirmat ovat voineet kasvattaa voittojaan Kela-korvausten nousua seuraten. Eli kasvuvaikutus on ilmeinen! Ja kasvuahan täällä haetaan.

#talous
Yksityislääkärien Kela-korvaukset: hallituksen uudistus lähes kolmin­kertaisti kulut, mutta käynnit eivät juuri kasva
Hallitus korotti yksityis­lääkärikäyntien tukia kannustaakseen ihmisiä julkiselta yksityiseen hoitoon. Verorahat valuvat muutoinkin yksityis­lääkärissä käyville ja terveysjäteille.
yle.fi
August 18, 2025 at 5:46 AM
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wearthepeace.bsky.social
Artist Dedi Hariyono pays tribute to the mountain of Gaza, Anas Al-Sharif. Free Palestine.
August 13, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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abshlimon.bsky.social
The final statement by Al Jazeera journalist Anas al-Sharif, written months ago in anticipation of his likely death, posted on Twitter/X by a friend. Israel assassinated him tonight along with his reporting team in an airstrike in Gaza.
Anas Al-Sharif أنس الشريف @ This is my will and my final message. If these words reach you, know that Israel has succeeded in killing me and silencing my voice. First, peace be upon you and Allah's mercy and blessings. Allah knows I gave every effort and all my strength to be a support and a voice for my people, ever since I opened my eyes to life in the alleys and streets of the Jabalia refugee camp. My hope was that Allah would extend my life so l could return with my family and loved ones to our original town of occupied Asqalan (Al-Majdal). But Allah's will came first, and His decree is final. I have lived through pain in all its details, tasted suffering and loss many times, yet I never once hesitated to convey the truth as it is, without distortion or falsification—so that Allah may bear witness against those who stayed silent, those who accepted our killing, those who choked our breath, and whose hearts were unmoved by the scattered remains of our children and women, doing nothing to stop the massacre that our people have faced for more than a year and a half. I entrust you with Palestine—the jewel in the crown of the Muslim world, the heartbeat of every free person in this world. I entrust you with its people, with its wronged and innocent children who never had the time to dream or live in safety and peace. Their pure bodies were crushed under thousands of tons of Israeli bombs and missiles, torn apart and scattered across the walls. I urge you not to let chains silence you, nor borders restrain you. Be bridges toward the liberation of the land and its people, until the sun of dignity and freedom rises over our stolen homeland. I entrust you to take care of my family. I entrust you with my beloved daughter Sham, the light of my eyes, whom I never got the chance to watch grow up as I had dreamed. I entrust you with my dear son Salah, whom I had wished to support and accompany through life until he grew strong enough to carry my burden and continue the mission. I entrust you with my beloved mother, whose blessed prayers brought me to where l am, whose supplications were my fortress and whose light guided my path. I pray that Allah grants her strength and rewards her on my behalf with the best of rewards. I also entrust you with my lifelong companion, my beloved wife, Umm Salah (Bayan), from whom the war separated me for many long days and months. Yet she remained faithful to our bond, steadfast as the trunk of an olive tree that does not bend-patient, trusting in Allah, and carrying the responsibility in my absence with all her strength and faith. I urge you to stand by them, to be their support after Allah Almighty. If I die, I die steadfast upon my principles. I testify before Allah that I am content with His decree, certain of meeting Him, and assured that what is with Allah is better and everlasting. O Allah, accept me among the martyrs, forgive my past and future sins, and make my blood a light that illuminates the path of freedom for my people and my family. Forgive me if I have fallen short, and pray for me with mercy, for I kept my promise and never changed or betrayed it. Do not forget Gaza... And do not forget me in your sincere prayers for forgiveness and acceptance. Anas Jamal Al-Sharif 06.04.2025 This is what our beloved Anas requested to be published upon his martyrdom. 3:25 PM • 8/10/25 • 675K Views
August 10, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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I always think about this excerpt. Matches 100% what you say. "But the one great shocking occasion, when tens or hundreds or thousands will join with you, never comes....Step C is not so much worse than Step B, and, if you did not make a stand at Step B..." press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago...
They Thought They Were Free: The Germans, 1933-45 by Milton Mayer, an excerpt, 2017 edition
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August 11, 2025 at 5:42 AM
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petsi.bsky.social
August 10, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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rosgakori.bsky.social
Oh FUCK me that's racist, even by the standards of card games/board games concerned with that time period
marcelineleiman.bsky.social Marceline Leiman 🔜 IGNM @ PaxU @marcelineleiman.bsky.social · Aug 7
Get out of here with this racist crap.

Devir went ahead and stepped in their own piss. Please go support Jeremy and let Devir know your disappointment and dissatisfaction.

But on top of that—there’s MANY reviewers who received the game prior to Gen Con failed to notice or mention this crap.
Just some Ole Racist "history crap" | Ace of Spades
I will copy a statement I receive on any platform that is from the publisher) First I am not a race baiter or need attention. I'm a black man that recognizes history can be betrayed in educational fo...
boardgamegeek.com
August 9, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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ylekov.bsky.social
Pienen kodin sisustus voi aiheuttaa monenlaisia silmäoireita
August 9, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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rusudandjakeli.bsky.social
For the 255th day in a row, the main avenue in Georgia's capital is blocked. ✅🇬🇪

The illegitimate, pro-Russian, corrupt regime needs to collapse. 60+ political prisoners, including many opposition leaders, need to be freed.
August 9, 2025 at 6:00 PM