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It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office. Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc. Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.

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My workplace is slated for deletion. Even worse things are happening to people across the globe. It's all too much for me to get my arms and heart around. So it's easier for me to grieve little things. Today I am grieving the games-that-might-have-been, that I won't design in time for Unpub in ▶️

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I will post only once more about this tonight. Whitman-Walker is how I am Erin. I hold this name because of the resources they provided the trans community. I hope what I have written tonight gives them pause, and all orgs who would do this. Because the wave has hit home and I can’t stand quiet.

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Zine Month 2025: Skirmish Games and Other Curiosities www.rascal.news/zine-month-2...

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I’m not sure the world has seen a genuine supervillain until 2025. Of course there’ve been countless monsters: hitler, Stalin, pol pot. But a real life figure who fits the Gotham/Metropolis model. Plutocrat bigwig who is actually deeply evil & wants to run the world for cartoonishly stupid reasons.

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If you played TTRPGs between 1970-2004, PhD Candidate Geoffrey Ramirez (Binghamton U) is seeking participants for “Character Creation: The Tabletop Role-Players Oral History Project” as part of his dissertation. Interviews will be archived at the Strong Museum of Play (can be time-locked, etc)

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I'm going to be a bitch about this for once: I wear a mask every time I'm on a plane, at the airport, on trains, the subway, the bus, in stores, at conventions. It really isn't difficult. You can't pretend COVID away. And you won't be able to pretend bird flu away either, which is much more lethal

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Here's another newly free article from the Rascal archives to celebrate our First Annual Pledge Drive! @rowanzeoli.bsky.social and @lincodega.bsky.social watched a slightly secret live show at Gen Con 2024 where a star-studded demo of WotC's Sigil was nearly torpedoed by the tech, itself.

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Okay but, and hear me out, what if we did universal basic income

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Being sick? Sucks. Being sick as a journalist during the hostile takeover of our government by stupid fascists? Horrific. The ableism of our culture really makes it feel like a moral failing, and I wish I could just rest and not be confronted by the death knell of empire while deliriously sick

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We will be going live in 30 MINUTES on Twitch with the State of the Rascal. The crew will discuss the first year, ups and downs, and what's next for tabletop's peskiest crew of journalists. www.twitch.tv/rascalnews

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Public comment is now open for passport gender marker changes. You can go here to go to each of the three proposed passport rules, and submit comment. My suggestion: be unique, argue for trans-inclusive policies, against the constitutionality of the changes, etc. www.reddit.com/r/Passports/...

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Sam Nordquist should still be here. We condemn the horrifically anti-Black, racist, and transphobic violence that took his life. We will NEVER stop fighting for trans liberation until all of us are free. May Sam’s memory be a blessing to his communities and loved ones. May his spirit rest in power.

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QISMAT is in full swing at the moment behind the scene and @pantslesstables.bsky.social and I are currently looking for some funds to get the art and editing assets cost covered! We’re currently trying to hit a $350 goal. YOU WILL GET SOMETHING IN RETURN ko-fi.com/amaanhk (1/4)

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Knockoff is 15 followers away from 200 👀 if you’re interested in a body horror solo journaling game set during New York Fashion Week where you create your own cursed dress check it out: www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...

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I might have Covid AGAIN???? At this point I'm just gonna throw myself into the ocean

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If you’re looking to binge a damn good show about a living weapon protagonist, generational cycles of grief, and carving your own purpose from blood against a Chinese diasporic take on xianxia, go watch GODKILLER: Last Hope! Plus, it’s fully captioned and transcribed. 🏮✨ youtube.com/@TransplanarRPG

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HELLO #TTRPG Weirdos. We are casting NYC-Based performers this month to collaborate in our VOIDSTREAM scifi horror found footage project. Yes, the one on @backerkit.com for @mothership.bsky.social. Please consider applying, or coercing your friends to do so.

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I got the chance to chat with @rowanzeoli.bsky.social & @caelyn.bsky.social about their brilliant work at @rascalnews.bsky.social! We had a great chat about the challenges & opportunities of establishing an independent, ethical tabletop news organisation. Now on YouTube via the link in the reply.

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Thanks to the peeps at Rascal for giving a shout out to Mum Chums! Late pledges are due to close soon, so if you missed the main campaign hit this link: www.kickstarter.com/projects/flo...

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Rascal News is doing an AMA on Reddit! If you'd like to ask us questions or just say nice things, head to: www.reddit.com/r/rpg/commen...

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Griot Anthology is still itchfunding! Get some great games by some awesome black game designers: thoughtcrimegames.itch.io/griot-anthol...

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today is the day! my book, stream big, is out now! it tells the story of twitch through the lens of nine different streamers large and small. it’s the product of five years of research, reporting, and writing, and I’m really proud of it www.simonandschuster.com/books/Stream...

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Bringing this back up

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To celebrate our anniversary and the work our team has done over the past year, each day for the rest of the month, we're going to be making some of our best articles free to read! Our 1st free article is our investigation earlier this year into the crowdfunding chaos that was Wonders of the First

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Three years ago last week, I wrote my 1st piece of public scholarship on the end of Critical Role’s first campaign & why folks watch Actual Play. In my latest, the Campaign 3 ending brings a new question: how do we TALK about Actual Play now?

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State AGs are looking for federal workers who have just been illegally fired to stand as litigants in a new lawsuit trying to freeze further action by DOGE. DM me if that’s you and you’re interested and you’re live in one of the following states: NM, AZ, CA, CT, MD, MI, MN, NV, OR, WA, RI, or VT.

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Space Between Stars will be published by Possible World Games!!!! One of the best games I've written, I'm so so very excited to see this game get the love and polish it needs and no one better to handle that than Tyler!

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Possible Worlds Games will publish 12 new RPGs by 2028

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PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD LET ONE GOOD THING HAPPEN

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This is my “daughter of a Black Panther breakfast program volunteer” coming out but anyone who tells you that you have to be public about all your resistance activity should immediately be under suspicion for being an op, or being under the influence of an op

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This was such an incredible conversation. Star is a fantastic interviewer and got some great answers out of me

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One of the most important things to me is to support younger organizers who are doing great work. I'm thrilled about this effort to create a community space for social change where neighbors in central Brooklyn can come together to solve shared problems. www.gofundme.com/f/egz2e-help...

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Please don't say that no one is doing anything. We're waiting for @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social and @schumer.senate.gov to catch up with their constituents.

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Don’t take my word for it⬇️ www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...

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