Sickening behavior by this agent. The fact that Mayor Adams has rolled out the red carpet for ICE is a stain on our city.

If you voted for him, you've done this.

Wow. They canceled the Jimmy Kimmel show? So cowardly of ABC.

Make sure to let abc know what you think about cancelling Jimmy Kimmel: support.abc.com

Long-running French board game publisher Ludonaute is calling time on creating new games at the end of 2025, saying the hobby's huge expansion in recent years had seen passion within the industry leech away in favour of economic decision-making: boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...

New Mexico has issued a public health order that removes federal restrictions to COVID-19 vaccine access so that pharmacies in New Mexico can vaccinate people of all ages and risk profiles. Every state need to do this!

I need to stop interacting with antagonistic posts. Regardless of political leaning, It's always an absolute garbage fire. Mute and move on.

Dear people who are saying that the CDC directors who quit yesterday should have “stayed and fought”, With all due respect, you do not grasp the magnitude of the problem of RFK Jr. He is asking them to do unethical and immoral things that will actively harm the people of the United States. 1/3

Another big week of news for the board game industry - and the best way to keep up with it all remains our regular newsletter. It's free (but you can pay if you like, and want to support me doing the journalism I'm doing. Every dollar helps!): buttondown.com/boardgamewir...

The Dice Tower is removing any comment won their YouTube channel that mention the CGE controversy. We need to pressure them not to do this—by pushing more comments and emails than they can otherwise handle. They need to make a comment and a direct statement on where they stand with #BlacklistCGE

NEW POST: In July, I braved the hot, hot sun, like we do about this time, and attended Consimworld in Tempe. It was nonstop gaming for five days! www.boardgamemeeplelady.com/2025/08/06/c...

The Culinary Workers Union representing 60,000 hospitality workers in Nevada has achieved a historic victory on the Las Vegas Strip. For the first time in its 90-year history, all major casinos on the Strip are unionized.

Folding party!!! 🎉 Come fold zines with us at the Diana Jones Award table in Hall C - Red

We stand with trans and non-binary people, and any association with JK Rowling and her campaign of harm and exclusion is a threat to them. Thus, unless and until CGE changes its policies, we will cease any and all coverage of CGE products going forward.

Good news: I have been contacted by and am currently sharing guidelines and expectations with a representative of CGE. Let’s hope they can make this right in their next statement. 🎲✂️

This was our full statement to BG wire on the CGE situation. Just making sure there is absolutely zero ambiguity in where we stand :)

Secret Cabal just dropped CGE as their sponsor for the show. Show them some love if you can afford to! www.patreon.com/thesecretcabal

During Gen Con, I will have 250 of these zines with me. The goal is to inform normies about what’s going on with CGE and a call to action to join the blacklist. No buying, pitching, or covering CGE games until they give the community a proper apology and response on how they plan to make good. 🎲✂️

Wouldn’t it be interesting if the couple of dozen staff working the CGE room at Gen Con, many of whom don’t have a formal relationship with them beyond that, suddenly had to call in sick starting Thursday. Wouldn’t that be a shame

Reviewers including No Pun Included and Shut Up & Sit Down are boycotting Codenames publisher CGE for releasing a new Harry Potter-themed game while ignoring JK Rowling’s anti-trans rhetoric: boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...

I wanted to share a few thoughts recent discussions around CGE’s decision to partner with JKR for their upcoming @codenamesgame.bsky.social game have prompted. Thankful to those who spoke early to this issue (Marceline, Tiffany, @nopunincluded.com et al) for helping this get the needed attention.

For the past 6 months CGE has been a sponsor of The Cabal and it's been great. I love their games and the people I've worked with have been awesome but in light of their recent bullshit, I can't in good conscience continue our relationship and chose not to renew our contract.

JKR is funding life-destroying legislation. When you license HP and put it on your product, the money you pay to do that is literally ruining lives. This isn't ambiguous, it is direct, measurable harm. I will never give a penny to a company who chooses money over the lives of my friends.

While progressives often get accused of undermining the Democratic Party, the evidence shows that it’s the moderate wing that most often violates the “Vote Blue No Matter Who” principle. https://trib.al/ayccoO7

NEW POST: I went to Origins Game Fair for the first time ever in June. It was by far the largest gaming con I've been to! Here's all the games I played. www.boardgamemeeplelady.com/2025/07/10/o...

I just want everyone to know that Mamdani did way better on his SATs than I did and my job is basically “professional smart guy on the internet.”

Nationally - Net Support For Mamdani's Policies: Raises Taxes On Corporations/Millionaires: +43% Free Child Care For Children Under 5 Years: +38% Freezing Rent For Lower-Income Tenants: +38% Government-Owned Grocery Stores: +20% Eliminating Fares On Public Buses: +10% YouGov / June 30, 2025

Exclusive: Jose Ramon Hernandez Reyes is a three-time felon who has been released early from federal prison to a halfway house in exchange for his cooperation in the federal prosecution of Kilmar Abrego García.

Just as Iraq had no WMD, Iran has no nuclear weapons. America has entered another unnecessary war in the Middle East

Instead of CUTTING Social Security benefits, Congress should INCREASE payments by $200 per month and extend the solvency of the Social Security program by 75 YEARS. How? Make the wealthiest Americans pay a fairer share. I’ve got a bill to get it done.

Call your senators, demand they shut the Senate down.

BREAKING: SENATOR PADILLA HANDCUFFED AND THROWN TO THE GROUND AFTER BEING FORCIBLY REMOVED FROM PRESS CONFERENCE.

This is extremely disturbing. @padilla.senate.gov was violently removed from a public briefing for asking questions on behalf of the people he represents. Every day that goes by, Donald Trump is making our nation look more and more like a fascist state.

Don't just say it's unconstitutional, remind people that the constitution is full of very good ideas designed to prevent authoritarianism, and most people who want to ignore it want that specifically because they are authoritarian.

Three of us played our first game of Molly House, and I am so happy to share it with you :) youtu.be/kHvmW-Ed39k

After 2+ years in development, Rayroads should finally be out this year. Your world is dying. Drain the life from your sun to propel your trains through the void, crack open new planets to exploit their precious minerals, and increase your company’s value to shareholders as all of you go extinct.

there is a decent chance i never spend a single dime at target again in my life www.startribune.com/target-gave-...

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Could you ever have imagined you would see a headline like this in your lifetime

Oh hey, just decided to do a surprise 10% off sale on all orders at newmillindustries.com with the code ENDOFAPRIL at checkout. This will last exactly one week, so don't sleep on it. Thought folks could use some good vibes amidst all the tariff bullshit.

If you're not sure about voting. Just realize 1 in 10 Americans are completely fine with citizens being sent to a prison in El Salvador. This is where the base of the Republican party is at.

PhD Timeline xkcd.com/3081

Greater Than Games is apparently being closed down as a result of the tariffs.

There is no conceivable legitimate reason for denying a visit. None.

Yesterday we hit 800K listens to our podcast. And we got nominated for Best Podcast in the Golden Geek awards: boardgamegeek.com/thread/34962... And we played a very fun game and recorded a very fun episode about it. Yesterday was a good day.

Reminder that the BGG Golden Geek nominations close tomorrow. If you enjoy our show, we would really appreciate your nomination in the Best Board Game Podcast category. boardgamegeek.com/thread/34896... If you need the geek gold to vote, let me know your BGG username and I'm happy to provide it.

Trade war on—recession coming. He slaughtered our economy. These price hikes on goods from... Cambodia: +49% Vietnam: +46% Bangladesh: +37% Thailand: +36% China: +34% Taiwan: +32% Indonesia: +32% Switzerland: +31% South Africa: +30% India: +26% South Korea: +25% Japan: +24% Malaysia: +24% EU: +20%

The winner of our Game Cover Art voting contest was Unconscious Mind, by artists Andrew Bosley and Vincent Dutrait. Also @omnomgmr.bsky.social won the prediction contest, and will be my podcast co-host when we do Mark Madness again in 2026. Thanks to Eryn Roston for co-hosting this year. Super fun!

“People should see the texts in order to reach their own conclusions.” @jeffreygoldberg.bsky.social and @shaneharris.bsky.social share the group chat in which officials planned strikes on Yemen. theatln.tc/AHkpb39A