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god, bluestockings closing is so fucking tragic. they were the first stop on my first ever book tour.

Are you or someone you know skipping GDC (or considering doing so) because of worries about coming to the US/San Francisco in the current environment? If so, I want to hear from you for a piece. DM me here or kyle DOT orland AT arstechnica DOT com. Please spread the word

i've often thought there's no way gdc could be worse than it is but i bet these motherfuckers are going to prove me wrong

Apropos of nothing in particular, here's Walt Disney's testimony to HUAC in 1947, where he named employees he believed were communists, condemned labor unions, and accused "commie" groups, including the League of Women Voters, of smearing him. 🗃️ archive.org/details/walt...

Disney adults canceling subscriptions, vacations, etc really are making the Harry Potter adults that threw a fit over a $60 video game look like huge bitches

the trans music archive has announced a residency for 2 trans bands/artists at their recording studio in NY, plus a $1000 stipend www.transmusicarchive.org/residency

NLG Chicago Denounces Violent Federal Law Enforcement Response to Protest in Broadview, IL (1/2) On Friday, federal agents significantly escalated their attacks on speech and people protesting at the now notorious ICE detention facility in suburban Broadview, IL.

one thing I've noticed watching tv in this waiting room: it keeps trying to command siri to download apps? is this legal

the lobby of the emergency vet has the most obnoxious tradwife cooking show playing

NEW: Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom announced today that they have all recognized the State of Palestine

who's up corchen their ossic ring?

i'm playing several days ahead in my Thaumaturge let's play because i'm extremely busy prepping for a workshop and a backerkit campaign and want to have a buffer and i just drew a card i'm EXTREMELY excited about but that i won't get to show you for several days

Days of Busy, Nights of Achey

periodically during my work day, encyclopedia frown will emerge from the bedroom, come over to my home office, pat me on the leg to announce herself, and then curl up on the floor next to me while i work. eventually she will pat me again to indicate she is hungry and/or thirsty

This is fine, this is fine, and all manner of thing shall be fine.

I am super honored to be part of this project. We contributors all got to see the new Princess Sword game, Thaumaturge, and it's probably my favorite of the bunch! If you like tarot, journaling RPGs, or revolution, definitely check this out.

get confused whenever anyone talks about hunter hunter because whenever they mention gon i just think they're talking about the grumpy little dinosaur man

Federal agents did this in front of the news cameras and helicopters. They did this in front of elected officials and political hopefuls. They did this in a tucked-off industrial park in Broadview, an otherwise quiet suburb just 12 miles west of Chicago. thetriibe.com/2025/09/and-...

every new quote from that kamala harris book is more humiliating than the last

We've passed 4000 magazines in our digital library! Every issue is cataloged and text-searchable, so it's easier than ever to do historical research with game magazines archive.gamehistory.org/folder/9a193... Here's a few recent highlights... 🧵

Started a new daily series today: I'll be making daily posts teaching and play Thaumaturge, a game that's new to the Princess with a Cursed Sword bound edition, up until the BackerKit campaign launches on October 1!

Photojournalism by the Tribune's @staceywescott.bsky.social

who put the crack in the liberty bell?

Contributor reveal!! I'm thrilled to announce @gregoryaveryweir.bsky.social will be part of the Princess with a Cursed Sword bound edition! Gregory and I have known each other since we designed Flash games for portals in the late 2000s. Now we're both TTRPG weirdos.

My THAUMATURGE playthrough has begun over on w.itch.io! I'll post a new journal entry each day up until the launch of the Art & System crowdfunding campaign on October 1, explaining the game as I go! Will Apprentice Bumble get turned into a page in Master Ramos' notebook – or worse? Follow along!

moments ago, ice agents again came out of the broadview detention/“professing” facility to escort a silver suv out of the lot. one of the agents picked up and threw congressional candidate kat abughazaleh to the ground.

NEW: I tracked three dozen teachers, professors and other school staff who've been forced from their job or stepped away due to their comments on Charlie Kirk and his killing Republican lawmakers are increasingly getting involved, pushing for firings www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Things are not okay!

1976 Ted CoConis cover art for 'Touch Not the Cat,' by Mary Stewart

my workshop starts in just over a week! if you were thinking about signing up, time's running out!

game designers used to have fun

was given a weed cookie by richard hofmeier that was way stronger than he said it was and then someone put on a skate 3 glitch video and the way i knew i was high is that i thought it was actual camera footage

NEXT THURSDAY (THE 25TH) IS "HTHRFLWRS DAY" THE SUNS ALIGN. THE MOONS CRASH INTO ONE ANOTHER. HEATHER FLOWERS SHALL RISE FROM THE EARTH AND GO "AAAAAGH"

The total attack on encampments and firing anyone going against the line on Gaza was the beginning of this red scare, the habits of thought and action are now being applied to Kirk, both repress speech and build authoritarianism, but while institutions continue, societal support has collapsed

Can you scale the peaks of The Mountain Witch? There's only one way to find out... Follow the Art & System prelaunch page on BackerKit to be notified on October 1st when Mountain Witch is available to back! https://bit.ly/4mE1Ncn

Dont drink that potion! :o (just a doodle)

if you missed it: starting friday, i'm going to be doing a (mostly) live playthrough of an unreleased, Thaumaturge, to promote the Art & System backerkit campaign, launching october 1!

The union representing the musicians from Jimmy Kimmel’s band releases a statement calling the FCC’s pressure on Disney “state censorship.”

Hey all! I'd like to thank the world's media institutions, and of course the Bluesky mods, for being totally normal and proportional about a barely famous trans woman cracking wise about a Nazi's death.

Be aware where you’re going, let folks know where you’re headed! thank you to @thetriibe.com for their important reporting!!

"...they thought attacking @archive.org would be an easy way to hide their unfair and extractive practices from working musicians.” www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/09/16/g...

oh hey i'm in the new issue of Back Alley Games (local chicago-based game zine) talking about the payment processor censorship situation (spoilers: i think the situation's bad but it's not itch's fault)

Announcing the next contributor to the new bound edition of Princess with a Cursed Sword: Jack de Quidt! I first fell in love with Jack's work as a listener of Friends at the Table, which really shaped how I think about role-play and about actual play especially.

I guess Jeffery Epstein's friend is threatening Chicago with the National Guard again so I'm folding some more copies of this text and including it in all orders from www.halfletterpress.com. You can read the whole thing here and get some anti-ICE flyers too: drive.google.com/.../11IzGkh9....

happy strange antiquities day to all who celebrate

Amid a blitz of immigration enforcement activity in the Chicago area earlier in the day, elected officials and community leaders on Tuesday urged all undocumented residents to stay home as much as possible.

For news and alerts on ICE in Chicago & Chicago area, follow The TRiiBE, Unraveled, Chicago Reader: @thetriibe.com @unraveledpress.com @chicagoreader.com

get hype nerds

my four-week workshop starts next saturday, and i'd love to get a tenth person to sign up before then!