Astral Frontier
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I'm not the protagonist, I'm everyone else's supporting cast. He/him.
Mastodon: @astralfrontier@dice.camp
Discord: astralfrontier (username migrated)
I'm not the protagonist, I'm everyone else's supporting cast. He/him.
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People hate what is happening, which means there are people around you who want to help stop it. You are not alone in wanting to take action. Step up and help; it works.
This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
October 6, 2025 at 3:32 PM
People hate what is happening, which means there are people around you who want to help stop it. You are not alone in wanting to take action. Step up and help; it works.
Social media site that’s just an RSS feed aggregator under the hood. Every account is an RSS or Atom URL. Turning comments into replies on posts in a consistent way would be the big benefit
October 6, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Social media site that’s just an RSS feed aggregator under the hood. Every account is an RSS or Atom URL. Turning comments into replies on posts in a consistent way would be the big benefit
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Papercult is still up and running and thriving, which is something I *should* periodically remind people when the owner of this site isn't crashing out, but especially when they are: papercult.club
papercult.club
October 5, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Papercult is still up and running and thriving, which is something I *should* periodically remind people when the owner of this site isn't crashing out, but especially when they are: papercult.club
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How to Turn Off AI Tools Like Gemini, Apple Intelligence, Copilot, and More - Consumer Reports
AI features are crowding into Google search, Gmail, iPhones, Windows laptops, and other products. If you're suffering from AI overload, these settings can help.
www.consumerreports.org
October 3, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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VOID_SHIFT is out (digitally)! It's a solo deckbuilder that takes like, I don't know, half an hourish to roll through a job. 30 cards to assemble a 15 card deck, 6 job cards that comprise what you're doing.
binary-star-games.itch.io/void-shift
binary-star-games.itch.io/void-shift
VOID_SHIFT by Binary Star Games
Assemble your deck and don't get fired.
binary-star-games.itch.io
September 29, 2025 at 10:16 PM
VOID_SHIFT is out (digitally)! It's a solo deckbuilder that takes like, I don't know, half an hourish to roll through a job. 30 cards to assemble a 15 card deck, 6 job cards that comprise what you're doing.
binary-star-games.itch.io/void-shift
binary-star-games.itch.io/void-shift
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Turns out, 6 months was optimistic
October 4, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Turns out, 6 months was optimistic
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1. Led by Elon Musk, the far-right has exploded in a campaign to get Netflix to remove shows with queer and trans characters.
If Netflix capitulates to their demands, an already strained market for LGBTQ+ animators might become even more dire.
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If Netflix capitulates to their demands, an already strained market for LGBTQ+ animators might become even more dire.
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Elon Musk Leads Campaign To Force Netflix To Remove Shows With Trans Characters
Musk's posts have been seen by tens of millions of users, and many conservatives are now attempting to force Netflix into a removal of LGBTQ+ content.
www.erininthemorning.com
October 2, 2025 at 5:46 PM
1. Led by Elon Musk, the far-right has exploded in a campaign to get Netflix to remove shows with queer and trans characters.
If Netflix capitulates to their demands, an already strained market for LGBTQ+ animators might become even more dire.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
If Netflix capitulates to their demands, an already strained market for LGBTQ+ animators might become even more dire.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
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Unionized workers with @kickstarterunited.org are poised to strike if the crowdfunding platform's management doesn't approve their new contract.
The union has demanded a four-day workweek, minimum living wage salaries, and protections against generative AI encroachment.
The union has demanded a four-day workweek, minimum living wage salaries, and protections against generative AI encroachment.
Kickstarter United workers will strike beginning October 2
Demands include enshrining the four-day, 32-hour work week in their contract.
www.rascal.news
October 1, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Unionized workers with @kickstarterunited.org are poised to strike if the crowdfunding platform's management doesn't approve their new contract.
The union has demanded a four-day workweek, minimum living wage salaries, and protections against generative AI encroachment.
The union has demanded a four-day workweek, minimum living wage salaries, and protections against generative AI encroachment.
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I just got a VERY interesting email that allies in congress were upset that so many of my readers were calling about the anti-trans provisions. I'm here to say: good. I won't let them throw our rights under the bus by cover of night.
All's that to say, keep up the calls. They're hearing you.
All's that to say, keep up the calls. They're hearing you.
1. It's shutdown day, and anti-trans provisions are on the line... either today, or in a few more weeks if a clean continuing resolution passes.
Trump posted a video this morning blaming a shutdown on trans people and immigrants.
Here is your shutdown guide.
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Trump posted a video this morning blaming a shutdown on trans people and immigrants.
Here is your shutdown guide.
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Shutdown Day Guide For LGBTQ+ People: "Continuing Resolutions" And New Anti-Trans Posts From The White House
Shutdown day is here, and there has been a lot of competing coverage on Republican priorities, Democrat's demands, and what shutdown politics means for LGBTQ+ people in America.
www.erininthemorning.com
September 30, 2025 at 6:55 PM
I just got a VERY interesting email that allies in congress were upset that so many of my readers were calling about the anti-trans provisions. I'm here to say: good. I won't let them throw our rights under the bus by cover of night.
All's that to say, keep up the calls. They're hearing you.
All's that to say, keep up the calls. They're hearing you.
If you ever played or even read through something I wrote, a comment would be great even if it sucked. “I posted nothing“ is indistinguishable from “this wasn’t worth my time“ to me, and the latter is the worst possible outcome for me
If you enjoyed a game on Itch, leave a comment!
Honestly, it really brightens a creator's day. And it's a big encouragement for others who may be interested in getting that game.
Itch hides reviews from the game page, so I find comments more useful in the long run.
Like a game? Comment away!
Honestly, it really brightens a creator's day. And it's a big encouragement for others who may be interested in getting that game.
Itch hides reviews from the game page, so I find comments more useful in the long run.
Like a game? Comment away!
September 28, 2025 at 7:55 PM
If you ever played or even read through something I wrote, a comment would be great even if it sucked. “I posted nothing“ is indistinguishable from “this wasn’t worth my time“ to me, and the latter is the worst possible outcome for me
My dungeon design philosophy is “build a facility that would serve some practical purpose” and I think this is where I lose most people
September 28, 2025 at 7:52 PM
My dungeon design philosophy is “build a facility that would serve some practical purpose” and I think this is where I lose most people
I want to see Michael Holt and Hobie Brown hang out and talk hero shit and be recognized for carrying their respective goddamn films
September 26, 2025 at 11:35 PM
I want to see Michael Holt and Hobie Brown hang out and talk hero shit and be recognized for carrying their respective goddamn films
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Microsoft will no longer allow Israel to use its cloud services to enable its mass surveillance of occupied Palestinians – "the first known case of a US technology company withdrawing services provided to the Israeli military since the beginning of its war on Gaza"
Microsoft blocks Israel’s use of its technology in mass surveillance of Palestinians
Exclusive: Tech firm ends military unit’s access to AI and data services after Guardian reveals secret spy project
www.theguardian.com
September 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Microsoft will no longer allow Israel to use its cloud services to enable its mass surveillance of occupied Palestinians – "the first known case of a US technology company withdrawing services provided to the Israeli military since the beginning of its war on Gaza"
The superhero setting I’m writing for describes prophecy and omens as the equivalent of memory of some suitably weighty event - ripples of knowledge extending into the past. Prophecy isn’t something you do, but something you perceive. You can’t just prophecy next Tuesday’s lunch menu.
Question for the GMs, writers, and worldbuilders out there;
Is it possible for someone to see the future in your setting?
If so, who can do it, and just what does it feel like for someone to do so?
Are there repercussions?
#TTRPG
Is it possible for someone to see the future in your setting?
If so, who can do it, and just what does it feel like for someone to do so?
Are there repercussions?
#TTRPG
September 25, 2025 at 3:34 PM
The superhero setting I’m writing for describes prophecy and omens as the equivalent of memory of some suitably weighty event - ripples of knowledge extending into the past. Prophecy isn’t something you do, but something you perceive. You can’t just prophecy next Tuesday’s lunch menu.
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1/ A longtime Wired editor just wrote a mush-brained essay about how he totally missed the political rot of Silicon Valley (& still doesn't get it).
But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
September 24, 2025 at 6:36 PM
1/ A longtime Wired editor just wrote a mush-brained essay about how he totally missed the political rot of Silicon Valley (& still doesn't get it).
But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
Talked to some folks who reminded me of a Forged in the Dark game I'd done about cute witches doing cute stuff. I'd struggled to write playbook moves, but while talking I got a thought about how I could do it. A random thread about PBTA/FITD/etc. moves in general and my idea in particular.
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September 24, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Talked to some folks who reminded me of a Forged in the Dark game I'd done about cute witches doing cute stuff. I'd struggled to write playbook moves, but while talking I got a thought about how I could do it. A random thread about PBTA/FITD/etc. moves in general and my idea in particular.
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The obstacle to UBI isn't sincere desire for efficiency, it's wanting to use poverty as punishment
Ireland just released a report showing the huge success of the unconditional basic income it provided to artists. Each $1 spent led to society gaining $1.39. Artists' earned incomes went up more than their side job incomes fell. And they were happier and used less welfare
www.gov.ie/en/departmen...
www.gov.ie/en/departmen...
September 23, 2025 at 5:15 PM
The obstacle to UBI isn't sincere desire for efficiency, it's wanting to use poverty as punishment
quote this with your reaction to getting left behind during the rapture
September 23, 2025 at 11:58 AM
quote this with your reaction to getting left behind during the rapture
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Disney reverses course on Kimmel. Lessons:
-Trump's anti-Constitutional stances, anti-1A in this case, are unpopular
-Popular resistance via expression and spending choices can have an impact
-Many corporate leaders are weak, amoral people who'll bow to threats unless they face countervailing ones
-Trump's anti-Constitutional stances, anti-1A in this case, are unpopular
-Popular resistance via expression and spending choices can have an impact
-Many corporate leaders are weak, amoral people who'll bow to threats unless they face countervailing ones
September 22, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Disney reverses course on Kimmel. Lessons:
-Trump's anti-Constitutional stances, anti-1A in this case, are unpopular
-Popular resistance via expression and spending choices can have an impact
-Many corporate leaders are weak, amoral people who'll bow to threats unless they face countervailing ones
-Trump's anti-Constitutional stances, anti-1A in this case, are unpopular
-Popular resistance via expression and spending choices can have an impact
-Many corporate leaders are weak, amoral people who'll bow to threats unless they face countervailing ones
Due to the size of our planned work this sprint, my employer is worried about employees being Raptured and wants us to commit to an emergency sin quota to keep us here
September 22, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Due to the size of our planned work this sprint, my employer is worried about employees being Raptured and wants us to commit to an emergency sin quota to keep us here
I tried this new AI powered medicine thing. I put a blood sample into my phone and it says my midichlorian count is high, at least on par with Master Yoda
September 22, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I tried this new AI powered medicine thing. I put a blood sample into my phone and it says my midichlorian count is high, at least on par with Master Yoda
technologically advance a band.
Bronze Machine
Bronze Machine
technologically advance a band.
Deep Satellite Dish
Deep Satellite Dish
technologically advance a band.
Nine Inch Nailguns
Nine Inch Nailguns
September 21, 2025 at 10:26 PM
technologically advance a band.
Bronze Machine
Bronze Machine
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Do NOT believe the misinfo going around
There absolutely have been MASSIVE TOS updates
Most notably:
1) Specifying no FICTIONAL noncon
2) No "dangerous" kink
3) No DISCUSSING self harm, suicide, or substance abuse unless its "educational"
So what can we DO about it?
#SaveSpeech
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There absolutely have been MASSIVE TOS updates
Most notably:
1) Specifying no FICTIONAL noncon
2) No "dangerous" kink
3) No DISCUSSING self harm, suicide, or substance abuse unless its "educational"
So what can we DO about it?
#SaveSpeech
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September 20, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Do NOT believe the misinfo going around
There absolutely have been MASSIVE TOS updates
Most notably:
1) Specifying no FICTIONAL noncon
2) No "dangerous" kink
3) No DISCUSSING self harm, suicide, or substance abuse unless its "educational"
So what can we DO about it?
#SaveSpeech
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There absolutely have been MASSIVE TOS updates
Most notably:
1) Specifying no FICTIONAL noncon
2) No "dangerous" kink
3) No DISCUSSING self harm, suicide, or substance abuse unless its "educational"
So what can we DO about it?
#SaveSpeech
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Some people have a health care co-op. My health care is all PvP
September 21, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Some people have a health care co-op. My health care is all PvP
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Ok my cis friends, we are going to need a lot of you to step the fuck up and fight hard for us
www.them.us/story/trump-...
www.them.us/story/trump-...
FBI to Categorize Trans People As "Nihilistic Violent Extremist" Threat Group, Report Says
The choice is being championed by the Heritage Foundation, which is behind Project 2025.
www.them.us
September 19, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Ok my cis friends, we are going to need a lot of you to step the fuck up and fight hard for us
www.them.us/story/trump-...
www.them.us/story/trump-...