That Hawkeye (from MASH) quote about war always reminds me of another awesome piece of media, the movie Matewan about a coal miners strike in 1920. The union organizer was in WW1 and says "all I saw were workers killing other workers and there wasn't any point in it." Also still accurate.

I wish this quote wasn’t still so relevant

This is a great post with lots to discover. My 2011 Creative Commons-licensed game Anima Prime is listed here among a lot of awesome company.

Anyways, what Lucy Daucus said when she clocked men here: #Idontthinksohoney #LasCulturistas m.youtube.com/shorts/SOFMq...

In the Dewey Decimal System, probably used at your public library, role-playing games can most likely be found at 793.93.

re: hockey, Muhammad Ali, one of the greatest boxers ever to live, gave up three years in the prime of his life — years in which his fighting would have been at peak; actual money incalculable — rather than fight in an unjust war, so noping out on grandpa’s burger bash should be an easy choice

Here’s what we played at our latest Story Game Night! Come join us next time! We are hosting these every Monday (except federal holidays) from 5-8pm at Altitude 15 in Olympia Washington. Come play games with us! #ttrpg #roleplayinggames #olympia #olympiawashington

It is tremendously counterintuitive to be fearful of abundance. Any part of you that has known scarcity will stand up and scream with indignation in the face of it. Clearly, you just don’t APPRECIATE how good you have it. Maybe you should just give it all up to someone who would APPRECIATE it.

Listen to this 13 year old who went to her city's council meeting. She had some things she needed to get off her chest

Anyone still muttering "gosh wow it's hard but we need to have law and order so maybe more training" needs to be slapped over and over with: They're just fucking kidnapping people. They're just fucking kidnapping people. There is no law or order. They're just fucking kidnapping people.

W H Auden (1939) responding to the rise of fascism The final couplet is brutal and brilliant The juxtaposition of laughing & crying, his tears are not empathy but triggers of violence Not naming the tyrants make this feel less like history, more like prophecy #poetry #poemoftheday #AntiFascist

Wait. So he just gonna say it like that? He wasn’t even cryptic. He flat out said what we all knew

I keep hearing that the Epstein files are so big if we held everyone accountable everything would collapse. And no it wouldn’t. These rich guys don’t do any actual work. They aren’t actually important or useful they are just rich.

2026 basically

Steps... Where is "truth" in this? what did i feel? Did this hurt my feelings? Why did it hurt my feelings? Do i need to sleep on this? Does this need a response? Is this provocation? Where is the "win win" How can i leave this better?

"You cannot play God and then wash your hands of the things that you've created." - Edward James Olmos on BSG That show knew a thing or two about creating AI and accountability.

The talk to your friends app and the witness the horrors app being the same app is not great for the mental health is it

It is a failure of society as a whole that anyone would prefer chatbots to human (and animal) company. I have the deepest sympathy for the people int his article, but I don’t for one second believe that the answer is found in “AI”. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

psst spread the word

Both these options sound objectively amazing, why do racists keep assuming everyone's racist?

"And every politician Every cop on the street Protects the interests of the Pedophilic corporate elite" -Socko (Bo Burnham), How The World Works, INSIDE youtu.be/oDQXFNWuZj8?...

Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again. #Pinks #ProudBlue

Great way to put things in parallel with that 1943 short about fascism we all know... www.youtube.com/shorts/eUM7Q...

Decided to drop a quick little thing-of-thoughts at the blog about IRON LUNG, should you be a person who cares:

In a few weeks, I'll crowdfund the 20th Anniversary Edition of Play Unsafe, my book about improvisation, story and roleplay. Go here and follow the Kickstarter. (And please repost this, it really helps!) www.kickstarter.com/projects/gra... #kickstarter #ttrpg

Now this is a movie review www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...

We did not properly punish the confederates. We did not properly punish the insurrectionists on January 6th. We have to punish ICE. They can’t be allowed to slink back into their communities quietly. Expose them. Arrest them. Convict them. Imprison them.

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free

i have just gotten off a productive call with sauron where i laid out our requests - nazgul bodycams - morgul knife must remain sheathed unless suspect is determined to be carrying the one ring - shelob will be the new point of contact

I just know that something good is going to happen I don't know when But just saying it could even make It happen

"For indeed none can love freedom heartily, but good men; the rest love not freedom, but licence; which never hath more scope or more indulgence than under Tyrants." John Milton, The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates (1649)

Minnesota National Guard members have arrived at a federal building and were directed to distribute donuts, coffee, and hot chocolate to anti-ICE protesters. Guard members were issued reflective vests so they would not be mistaken for federal agents.

Fixing your heart is, for us born into our arsenal of privilege in the world's most empire, both a lifelong undertaking requiring discipline, patience, perspective, and good teachers, and a necessary first step toward reclaiming your self. It's our essential duty and our most precious opportunity.

Gotcha—let’s dig into that step by step. 1. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵, because I turned you into an amorphous lump of flesh. You’re not just immobile—you’re immortal, and you feel only anguish. 2. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺. That makes total sense—it’s a natural human impulse, and you’ve been through a lot.

AOC: This is quite a bit of market concentration. Agreed? CVS HEALTH CHAIR DAVID JOYNER: No. I'd suggest it's a model that works well for the consumer AOC: It works well for CVS. Health insurance gets a cut, pharmacy benefit manager gets one, drug manufacturer gets one, & the patient gets screwed

We must abolish ICE, end qualified immunity for ICE agents, immediately halt funding & dismantle the systems of cruelty and oppression that have gotten us to this point.

1. In a major victory, Democrats have managed to get all anti-trans riders stripped from the final appropriations bills. This includes HHS and Ed, which had the worst provisions in congressional history. If it passes, it will be a big win for 2026. Subscribe to support our journalism.

Day of Truth and Freedom, Jan. 23 #DayOfTruthAndFreedom #MinnesotaUnions

Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've been to TesseracT Mayday (rave, multiple times) Fiona Apple YAMATO (Taiko drumming) Warren G. (worst concert ever)

Some stories are difficult not just because of the effort it takes to tell them, but because of the subject matter. This story is both. Seven months, six Rascals, five creators, and a dozen drafts, revisions, and versions later... We have a story that is necessary, heartbreaking, and important.

Respectfully, I am going to whisper to some of our white comrades a truth that should be more widely known: You definitely have some ancestors to be proud of, ancestors who refused white supremacy, and poured out their lives in many of these struggles over time. Time to claim your true history.

If you're a writer, wondering why you should bother writing with the world on fire. It feels like it's not important, I need you to understand that it is. Even if it is just because it keeps you moving forward? Even if it only brings YOU joy, that gives you energy to fight & survive.

I really liked The Golden Age of Indie RPGs video, but it gave me thoughts, which I wanted to write about. Here's a post about what happened between 2003 and 2010 and why I think that's important. www.patreon.com/posts/147818...

The rot at the very core of this country, the dehumanization necessary to justify the enslavement and genocide of entire peoples on which it was built, never went away. There's no difference between the people now celebrating government murder of "criminals" and those who had lynching parties.

Even though one of the documents I planned for #hexcrawl25 isn’t done, the main assignment is. Behold _The Apocalyptic Portal of Delta Pavonis II_: wordmanward.itch.io/delta-pavoni... The world I built has _Thundarr_ vibes, if you want them. Free as always.

I'm roughing out ideas for some for-charity side gig work. I help you, you pay me and I donate every cent to charity or you donate to charity and show me the receipt. Here's a rough menu I'm considering based on my skills, but it would definitely be helpful if you know of anything YOU would want.

And now for a little musical interlude. www.youtube.com/shorts/Y__IT...