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Can confirm that DeadGators is an *amazing* GM.
I'd have signed up for one of these sessions myself, if I could have gotten the time off of work.

Still looking for players for charity games! First one scheduled for mid-day Eastern time tomorrow, second for this Friday.

#charity #folkHorror #rpg

It's a day off. Everyone is taking it easy. No one expects any company announcements or anything. It would be wrong for me to spoil something else about Galactic Ancestries...

If you play a path in Pathfinder, then the game turns into Selffinder, and it becomes a game about introspection, identity, and self-discovery.

A cat wanders through work-in-progress illustrations.
Nice concept in this indie Chinese animated short by Master Wang.
Full film >> www.catsuka.com/news/2026-02...

I love pathfinder

Best gas masks “How did these people go out and get gas masks?” AG Bondi asked.

me, emotionally writing an essay on the use of force by federal agents: ok but what if i packaged this in the most insane way possible www.theverge.com/policy/86857...

This is the BEST explanation I have seen so far.

Happy birthday! Wooooooo!

This is the PERFECT response to anybody passes on slop machine responses. <3

"I asked chatgpt" "I asked grok" WELL have you tried asking someone else????

Training isn’t going to help (they’re doing exactly what they’re intended to be doing); bodycams aren’t going to help (they’re happy to film themselves murdering people). The only thing that IS going to help is razing ICE to the ground, salting its ashes, and prison for everyone involved.

Rest in peace Victor Manuel Diaz. He was a Latino immigrant kidnapped by ICE in Minneapolis. He died in ICE custody at Camp East Montana, Texas while facing deportation.

We have unjust immigration system that continues to take the lives of our neighbors while tearing families apart. 1/

In about 12 hours I will be playing Flare NuiNui Quest for #AGDQ2026 !!
Keep an eye on the schedule because it might shift a little!
gamesdonequick.com/schedule/62

There’s a video of ICE shooting a woman in the head.

What else do you need to see?

"Wait" is the refrain sung by people who would rather choose inaction, the 'white moderate devoted to order, not justice' that Dr King (rightfully) lambastes in his Letter from a Birmingham Jail.
"Wait" serves order, and order serves the corrupt authorities terrorizing our communities.

For those saying "But Daniel *said* 'don't believe the Feds!':
While we "Wait for the facts to come out", Republicans push lies through official channels.
While we wait, time - and other atrocities - dull our outrage over this incident.
While we wait, the clock ticks towards the next time ICE kills.

To all the young people in New York and across our country who count on gender-affirming care:

I won't let this administration come for you, your doctors, or your lifesaving health care. 

Your health care is still legal and protected. 

I'll always fight for you.

Screenshot of a 2022 post by Crash Jaycintha. It says: I really want to write a Pathfinder oneshot called Nigel Aldain has a Great Day that's about Dhrami hiring four or five PCs to make sure her husband just has a really good day for once. Given the shit that happens in the Blackros Museum regularly, this would be a level 20 game.

I'm gonna write this one someday.

(Nigel is the most treasured and put-upon NPC at my table. 😆)

I know that @monstercouch.bsky.social has done the digital versions of Calico and Wingspan (and knocked them both out of the park!). No idea what's on their plate, but it could be worth reaching out to them?

This update includes information you may find upsetting. Please take care when reading. From today, it is with a heavy heart that we announce trans girls will no longer be able to join Girlguiding. This is a decision we would have preferred not to make, and we know that this may be upsetting for members of our community. There will be no immediate changes for current young members, but more information will be shared soon. Most adult roles - including unit helpers, district helpers and administrative support - are already open to all, so we are confident that no volunteers will have to leave the organisation. Girlguiding believes strongly in inclusion, and we will continue to support young people and adults in marginalised groups. Over the next few months, we will explore opportunities to champion this value and actively support young people who need us. We stand in solidarity with trans girls and women.

i hope every single person who still buys harry potter merch or engages with that franchise is happy that they're literally making girl guides cry

girl guides uk have been forced very much against their will to exclude trans girls. full statement is here: www.girlguiding.org.uk/information-...

ABI Bouhmaida @forgoodcode Every Windows 11 PC is now an Al PC with Copilot at the center of it all. Here's how to get rid of Copilot completely from your computer (1/3)

ABI Bouhmaida @forgoodcode 1/ Settings App > Personalization > Taskbar > Other System Tray Icons > Switch "Microsoft 365 Copilot App" Off This hides Copilot from your taskbar

(9) ABI Bouhmaida @forgoodcode 2/ Press Win + R > Type in ‘regedit’ > Navigate to "HKEY _CURRENT_USER\ Software \ Policie s\Microsoft\ Windows" > Right-click on the "Windows" Key > New > Key > Name the new key "WindowsCopilot’ > Right-click on the new key EY > DWORD (32-bit) Value

@forgoodcode 3/ > Name the value "TurnOffWindowsCopilot’ > Double-click the name of the value > Set the "Value Data" to 1 > Restart your computer Congrats! Copilot is now completely gone from your computer. Hope this helps

My new favorite kind of meme is "here are detailed instructions on how to turn off AI". 🔨

Definitely the second one.
I have books that I value because of what they mean to me - who I got them from, or when, etc.
Other people don't have that context for those copies, and don't have that reason to keep them - nor should they, really. To want someone else to keep them *all* is unrealistic.

I last played Outer Wilds five years ago, and it has never left my head and my heart in all that time.

A matrix on how to deal with each of seven tactics from "populists," including: Provocative statement Blatant lie Attack on media Extreme idea Personal softening Flooding the zone False balance point It shows that blatant lies and attacks on media, especially, cannot be ignored. It provides a series of adapted techniques on how to respond.

This, via @jayrosen.bsky.social, is a great matrix on how to deal with right wing trolling.

reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/harm-reducti...

HALLOWEEN NAME MATCHMAKING THREAD 2025! 🎃
Having trouble coming up with a Halloween username? Ask for help in this thread and Bluesky's classically trained name artisans may generously weigh in!

"E(s)ther Jar! Come inside!"
('Ether Jar' is another, older term for an entomologist's en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing...)

My first two connections would be "Inedible" and "Indelible", though I'm wondering how to get to Halloween with them.
InedibleWeirdo (WARNING: DO NOT EAT)
IndelibleWeirdoBloodstains
I'm sure somebody can take those ideas and run with them!

Shrike - Wikipedia

Yep, "Shrike", named after the impaling bird!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrike