oldhead advice from an oldhead. every couple years, newcomers to the movement think "THIS is finally it, the moment when the dam breaks and the whole system is overthrown" and when it doesn't happen they lose patience and get disillusioned and drop out of movement work gotta build for long term

"The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." George Orwell, 1984

YouTube tells me that I am in the top 1% of fans for Pancho Sanchez, which is almost entirely due to my continued listening to this absolute killer. www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTVz...

HAIL ROAD CREW! A new year is upon us, and that means we are gearing up for the new season of the Road Crew! Learn more: goodman-games.com/road-crew-ke...

amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders

It’s a dark night when you look at the news and are forced to admit that you no longer believe in the power of the FIFA peace prize

“Cheery was aware that Commander Vimes didn't like the phrase 'The innocent have nothing to fear', believing the innocent had everything to fear, mostly from the guilty but in the longer term even more from those who say things like 'The innocent have nothing to fear'.” ― Terry Pratchett, Snuff

Just picked up a ton of new followers. Hello! Sound off if you aren't a dissinformation bot?

It’s time for Yet Another Completely Unprofessional Unboxing, and on this Christmas Eve I take a look at Netcrawl, a cyberpunk RPG for DCC. It’s a bit of a long video, but @lectrotext.bsky.social but a lot of heart and soul in this, and I felt it deserved the extra attention.🤘🏻😊 youtu.be/cHk46GRXAd8

Folks on twitter are surprised and upset that the next Avengers movie is bringing back a retired older character, and I'm like "Welcome to comic books, tourists."

Duh, @manlymikecurtis.bsky.social , obviously its all four of us! BRING OUT YOUR X!

Get off the bench and into the game! This is a great opportunity to get your writing in front of distinguished industry professionals like, um, @brendanlasalle.bsky.social and me. Or is that @brendanlasalle.bsky.social and I? Professionals, I tell you!

The hot take must die. Bring back the considered opinion.

Wishing you all a Blessed Sovereignight! May his light guide you safely through the new year!

"The psychologist and cognitive scientist Iris van Rooij has argued that the emergence of AI “slop” across scholarly resources portends nothing less than “the destruction of knowledge” www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...

Hey all - just putting the word out that I will be a guest at Gamehole Con 2026! This has been one of my absolute favorite shows for years, and I'm super excited that they are having me as a guest this year. Come and roll dice with me!

Borrowed with love from Mastodon:

Prepare your torches, sacks, and 10-foot poles: Mega Dungeon Month is coming.

60,000 is the *low end* estimate.

Counterpoint: Shut up

If Paramount is allowed to take over Warner Bros. Discovery, the conservative billionaire Ellison family will control: Paramount Studios CBS CNN MTV HBO Comedy Central Nickelodeon Cartoon Network Warner Bros. DC Studios Fandango New Line Cinema TNT Sports TBS Oracle And more.

Perfection

Oprah Pursues Dr. Phil On Ship Through Arctic https://theonion.com/oprah-pursues-dr-phil-on-ship-through-arctic/

Submissions are filling up fast! The Saturday morning event time slot is completely full and closed for submissions. You still time to submit games for our other event time slots! goodman-games.com/gms-submit-y... #DCCRPG

So this happened… I am White Wolf’s new Lead Game Designer! I will figure out how to post the whole text here, but there is a picture with the announcement and the alt text has the full thing! #TTRPG #RPGLATAM #VtM #WoD #DnD #NotDnD #ShowYourWork

This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥

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Happy Thanksgiving! In good or bad times, I wish I had the world's largest table and we were all breaking bread around it. Peace and fellowship to all

"You will be visited by three spirits." The Three Spirits:

Stop using AI for placeholder assets. Use sketches. Use lorem ipsum. Use bright pink materials. Use programmer art for fucks sake, literally anything else. If your studio is using AI even for temp, even if they think they've covered their tracks, SPEAK UP because people WILL FIND IT

If you havent checked out Weird Heroes of Public Access you are doing yourself a diservice! Check out the weirdness!

GAMER YOU MUST!

Captain Midnite and the Satellite Dead back in stock! gethauntedindustries.etsy.com/listing/4403...

Last chance to get in on this amazing collection of 3D printable supportless miniatures and terrain. DON'T MISS OUT! www.kickstarter.com/projects/fat...

Hey Weekly Scroll! Thanks! youtube.com/watch?v=dIsc...

What's New with Goodman Games live NOW on YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-Ct...

Solidarity!

Very interesting article about the evolution of TTRPGs, and those who oppose it. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...

"What really guts me is that — for the first time all year — it felt like Democrats were united around something that mattered. We were fighting. Together. As a united front. And we were winning." - MIke Nellis

So, listen, call Schumer’s office no matter where you live, no matter if you’re registered to vote. Leave a voicemail that says if Senate Dems cave without an ACA premiums fix, you will never vote for or donate to another Senate Democrat as long as he is Leader

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Tomorrow is Halloween, but I hereby declare that I shall continue to watch horror movies until it is time to watch Christmas movies. And after. And probably during.