"This promise of an AI future, is really just a collective anxiety that wealthy people have about how well they're gonna be able to control us in the future." - @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit. Incredible words. Listen to all of it!

My Invisible Sun casting call is closing in a couple days!

I'm running a game of DDD by @montecookgames.com to raise money for Extra Life today!!!!!! Join us at 7pm ET for a soul fetch that is going to be dramatic, heartbreaking, and GAY!!!

Caring still matters sometimes!!

live view from cuomo hq

Mothman Festival is awesome! I give you a run down of the highlights (with photos) as well as tips for visiting next year! Only in Pop Heist!

I want to push back against the sentiment that we live in terrible political times and we must exist as if we don't. Let me hold your hand gently when I say this: You don't have to keep it moving like the world isn't burning. You can meet the moment *and* do daily life. Let's talk about how. 🧵

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And we're LIVE!!!! www.twitch.tv/sword_and_key

Thank you SO MUCH!!! to Anniek and several folks in the Cypher Unlimited server for help creating these drinks!!

My sweet boy before the horrors get to him. The freckles! The smile! The poorly masked trauma! 😭

Quick portraits of the main characters of the TMA ttrpg campaign from @swordandkey.bsky.social , GMed by @archmageofdice.bsky.social ! In order : Helena (tender_ideas on IG) ; Jansel ( @madamavacouture.bsky.social ), Swan ( @pyrofoux.bsky.social ) and Theo ( @meghanncuniff.bsky.social )

The Boston branch of The Magnus Institute has recently experienced some turnover in the archives department, and it's time to see how they fare for the first time in the field... Join us tonight at 4pm PT for the PREMIERE of The Magnus Archives: Production Cycle - Orientation 👁️Statement Begins👁️

👁️STATEMENT BEGINS👁️ Here's a sneak peak of who our research assistants are for tomorrow's premiere of The Magnus Archives: Production Cycle! Join us tomorrow at 4pm PT for our new hires first field assignment Everything is fine and nothing will go wrong at all.

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I can’t wait to take on the horrors of cosmic entities of fear and archival work with this awesome cast!

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I found a non-exhausted list of Indigenous radio stations that you can donate to in order to keep them afloat after the defunding If anyone has a better list, please let me know, and I will happily repost it (I couldn't find anything on here)

Maybe you’ve been too scared to publicly describe Zionism as a racist political ideology. Maybe you’ve been uncomfortable using the word apartheid. Maybe you’ve thought it best to couch criticism of Israeli policies in the safety of a “both sides” equivocation. Maybe it’s time.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, Judge Hannah Dugan, two-year-old V.L.M. They are not outliers, exceptions, or aberrations. … What we are witnessing is the Trump administration’s immigration plan in motion. Today, at Law Dork:

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Alt text: The first transgender suicide hotline is now up and running in the U.S. You can reach Trans Lifeline at 877-565-8860 (Additional info from me: Trans Lifeline's been around since 2014. It is available Mon-Fri, 10am-6pm EST. All operators are trans, & they won't call 911 w/o your consent.)

RFK Jr. thinks that a clinical trial should be done for the entire childhood vaccine schedule. Here’s why that will never happen. 1. You can’t do a randomized trial of something that we already know is safe and effective. There would have to be a placebo group that didn’t get vaxxed. Unethical.

hello cis friends this is what people mean by trans genocide if a type of person does not officially exist, then any harm against them cannot be measured or reported this headline change isn't even being caused by an executive order it's simply the NYT editors deciding we don't deserve to exist

Every magical girl needs a mascot, but who's the best to have in your corner? @wordsfromapenn.com has five in mind.

The Magnus Archives RPG: Tangled in the Web has FUNDED! 🎉🎉 We're so excited that the supplements and exclusive rewards we're funding for The Magnus Archives through this campaign will now be brought to life! Back now and get a FREE Magnus Institute patch with your Pledge! mymcg.info/tangled