Ever had your players fall for a mimic's charm? How do you keep them on their toes? #ttrpg #dnd #rpg #meme #ttrpgsky #ttrpgcommunity

If it wasn't for the inevitable surge in domestic violence, England getting knocked of the World Cup by DRC would've been objectively hilarious

Tove Jansson summing up in a few short words of a story about a little girl and her grandmother exactly how we should treat each other when it comes to religion and belief

It's fascinating to me the alternative realities the press creates. The Express is in its world of Royalty and ITV 2 celebs. Here, the Telegraph is terrified that Thatcher's legacy might be slightly undone. Take a read, make Mic's psychic damage from reading this stuff worth it.

Capo Verde vs Ivory Coast is the World Cup Final the world needs rn

What kind of world are The Sun living in where £250k constitutes a lot of money for a house?

“Our societies are not built to withstand what’s coming, and by any rational thinking, all countries should be uniting in a last ditch battle to save the world.”

Sonic Youth released ‘Goo’ 36 years ago on June 26, 1990 | Listen to the album + revisit our tribute here: album.ink/SonicYouthGoo

Just occurred to me that D&D should have called its off-brand Hobbits "hearthlings" instead of "halflings".

On this day in 1982, #Bladerunner by #RidleyScott was released in the US. It starred Harrison Ford, Sean Young and Rutger Hauer with a soundtrack by #Vangelis.

Voice over man: From the people who brought you "Kier Starmer is a dangerous socialist" and "How Ed Miliband eating a bacon roll is hugely consequential for British politics"...

"JUST IN", like they've only just figured how commerce works...

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I think AI has driven the business world even madder than it already is - saw this on LinkedIn and can't believe the insane wrong-headedness of it.

Turns out every single left wing shitposter was 100% right about Starmer whilst every centrist commentator and poll prof was wrong. Funny how this keeps happening.

The country needs a bold change of direction.

And above all, what a waste of two years. What a pointless sidetrack into centrism once again trying to suck up to the right and getting absolutely nothing out of it, to the detriment of the entire country.

Starts out sniffing rabbit, but it'll be doing horse in a month

NEW | Raging about stupid policy from a desperate PM… MAKING MEDIA STUDIES COMPULSORY WOULD BE MORE EFFECTIVE THAN A SOCIAL MEDIA BAN Teach kids how to truly understand what they're bombarded; don’t pretend we can prevent them from encountering it. brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/making-med...

Actually, no, I'm not finished: in over a decade of research I have seen how online spaces are places where friendships form and lives are built and sometimes saved. Cutting it off on a whim removes a valuable resource for people who face awful things in real life.

The crash is going to be a doozy

Nice thing to see on my way home.

It feels so desperately sad that so much of what AI Boosters want the technology to do is bring them freinds, lovers, art and joy when these things already plentifully exist in the world but apparently not for them.

And yet, he's still a twat... 🤷 www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cz...

Of course, if a large group of youths from an ethnic minority decided to visit a pasty-white neighbourhood, smash the windows of houses flying England flags, and duff up anyone trying to stop them, the press would be calling for airstrikes... But It's OK If You're A Racist...

Wild lot of men who couldn't bear to wear a face mask to save the lives of strangers able to bear them to intimidate strangers on the streets of Northern Ireland tonight.

Today's #earworm, for reasons known only to my subconscious, is Islands in the Stream by Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton, with a neat little segue into the line "Alcohol is your yoga baby" from Yin and Yang (The Flowerpot Man) by Love and Rockets

"If only we'd been allowed to be more racist, Henry Nowak wouldn't be dead" isn't really the take these people think it is, is it?

Very sad news. John Blanche RIP.

Well this is depressing (but thanks Matt)

Today's #earworm - Far Gone (Don't Leave) by Pictish Trail

I didn't have "Husker Du member reviews motorway service stations" on my 2026 bingo card.

Tony Blair. What the billionaire class have paid for.

Today's #earworm - Blue Marbled Elm Trees by King Creosote

Really enjoying this new novel. It's absolutely gripping. Especially as it makes it look like the central character is going to get away with it all. Well, right up to the end, anyway...

Like a lot of older people, it seems Nigel has gotten confused about how his phone works, and thinks having Putin on speed dial means he's been hacked

Standard Chartered saying the quiet part out loud here

Today's #earworm - Pull the Wires from the Wall by The Delgados

Nice to see this summarised by someone with impeccable Sensible credentials. Yes, austerity was a needless national disaster driven by ideological idiocy; yes, the entire system unified to crush the organically arising anti-austerity movement, out of spite, and it has now fucked itself doing so.

We know everything connected to Simon Heffer is morally repugnant, but the mental gymnastics involved in blaming the people castigating racists *for* the actual racists is just mind-boggling

British Political Spectrum Quiz Eco-Socialist Combines left economics with urgent environmentalism. Strongly progressive, broadly pacifist and in favour of radical democratic renewal. Sounds about right

For all my miniatures adjacent friends out there

This was a great session - looking forward to the next one.

Most of the time the buskers are all Wonderwall on the corner outside Boots in the middle of Leeds, so fair play to the one who's doing Blancmange's Living on the Ceiling right now

Now playing - I blame @cottonmouthmcr.bsky.social

It is true that Keir Starmer has no vision. But neither does Wes Streeting. The Labour Right hasn’t had a vision since the financial crash. That’s the problem none of them can resolve

Today's #earworm - Dark Days by Yard Act