Avonelle
@avonelle.bsky.social
DEXCON, DREAMATION, METATOPIA, and the First Exposure Playtest Hall at Gen Con. *Double Exposure, Inc.*
Operations Manager for the Center for Transformational Play at Carnegie Mellon University
Operations Manager for the Center for Transformational Play at Carnegie Mellon University
who possibly could have seen this coming - a mass-disabling event costs more than just cooling our damned jets for a bit and figuring this shit out?
being disabled is more expensive than masking and air filters? WHO KNEW?
being disabled is more expensive than masking and air filters? WHO KNEW?
🧵 Thread: The Economic Cost of Long Covid – new 2025 study in Nature
1/ A new paper has modelled the economic burden of Long Covid in the U.S. and globally. Spoiler: it’s massive. Here’s a breakdown. 👇
1/ A new paper has modelled the economic burden of Long Covid in the U.S. and globally. Spoiler: it’s massive. Here’s a breakdown. 👇
November 22, 2025 at 5:23 PM
who possibly could have seen this coming - a mass-disabling event costs more than just cooling our damned jets for a bit and figuring this shit out?
being disabled is more expensive than masking and air filters? WHO KNEW?
being disabled is more expensive than masking and air filters? WHO KNEW?
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🧵 Thread: The Economic Cost of Long Covid – new 2025 study in Nature
1/ A new paper has modelled the economic burden of Long Covid in the U.S. and globally. Spoiler: it’s massive. Here’s a breakdown. 👇
1/ A new paper has modelled the economic burden of Long Covid in the U.S. and globally. Spoiler: it’s massive. Here’s a breakdown. 👇
November 22, 2025 at 5:08 PM
🧵 Thread: The Economic Cost of Long Covid – new 2025 study in Nature
1/ A new paper has modelled the economic burden of Long Covid in the U.S. and globally. Spoiler: it’s massive. Here’s a breakdown. 👇
1/ A new paper has modelled the economic burden of Long Covid in the U.S. and globally. Spoiler: it’s massive. Here’s a breakdown. 👇
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More info about Marta Leiva, the woman I witnessed being assaulted by plainclothed men in the SLC airport last week. She has a work permit legal through 2029, mom of 4 with sick kids: www.ksl.com/article/5139...
You can donate to her gofundme for legal expenses: www.gofundme.com/f/apoya-madr...
You can donate to her gofundme for legal expenses: www.gofundme.com/f/apoya-madr...
November 4, 2025 at 8:24 PM
More info about Marta Leiva, the woman I witnessed being assaulted by plainclothed men in the SLC airport last week. She has a work permit legal through 2029, mom of 4 with sick kids: www.ksl.com/article/5139...
You can donate to her gofundme for legal expenses: www.gofundme.com/f/apoya-madr...
You can donate to her gofundme for legal expenses: www.gofundme.com/f/apoya-madr...
I don't really wish $1m kickstarters on anyone - they're rife with chaos and hidden costs (emotional, operational, cash). In this case, if this gets anywhere near 100x funded, I will personally hop in to help Meg and Vincent fulfill, in whatever for the help needs to take.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum... THANK YOU for already putting us past a stretch goal that will mean we give the animator for our KS video more money for her art! Annika Sturmer is a graduate of MassArt and a dear friend. You can check out her work here: www.youtube.com/@annie_thepi...
November 6, 2025 at 4:58 PM
I don't really wish $1m kickstarters on anyone - they're rife with chaos and hidden costs (emotional, operational, cash). In this case, if this gets anywhere near 100x funded, I will personally hop in to help Meg and Vincent fulfill, in whatever for the help needs to take.
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www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum... THANK YOU for already putting us past a stretch goal that will mean we give the animator for our KS video more money for her art! Annika Sturmer is a graduate of MassArt and a dear friend. You can check out her work here: www.youtube.com/@annie_thepi...
November 6, 2025 at 4:00 PM
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum... THANK YOU for already putting us past a stretch goal that will mean we give the animator for our KS video more money for her art! Annika Sturmer is a graduate of MassArt and a dear friend. You can check out her work here: www.youtube.com/@annie_thepi...
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Most of the games we've published in the last 10 years (ie Monster of the Week, Thirsty Sword Lesbians, Blades in the Dark) either use the Powered by the Apocalypse engine or are hugely influenced by it.
Happy to back this latest incarnation from the Bakers.
Strongly recommend you check it out:
Happy to back this latest incarnation from the Bakers.
Strongly recommend you check it out:
Here We GO! Come along, my dearies!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...
Apocalypse World: Burned Over
The 3rd edition of the groundbreaking original.
www.kickstarter.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Most of the games we've published in the last 10 years (ie Monster of the Week, Thirsty Sword Lesbians, Blades in the Dark) either use the Powered by the Apocalypse engine or are hugely influenced by it.
Happy to back this latest incarnation from the Bakers.
Strongly recommend you check it out:
Happy to back this latest incarnation from the Bakers.
Strongly recommend you check it out:
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wow, this sure sounds like a bombshell that should have been reported in a timely fashion so that--i'm sorry, i'm being told that it was destined for something far more important than the fate of democracy: a journalist's *book*
November 3, 2025 at 9:14 PM
wow, this sure sounds like a bombshell that should have been reported in a timely fashion so that--i'm sorry, i'm being told that it was destined for something far more important than the fate of democracy: a journalist's *book*
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...and less than 24 hours later Condé Nast has fired Lex and the rest of the Teen Vogue political desk, even as stories like this were bringing huge numbers of readers to the site
dissatisfied by the New York Times coverage of Zohran Mamdani?
great news! I talked to the guy Thursday about his campaign’s success at bringing community together beyond this election, and contextualized how it’s potentially shifted youth engagement with politics by simply listening @teenvogue.com
great news! I talked to the guy Thursday about his campaign’s success at bringing community together beyond this election, and contextualized how it’s potentially shifted youth engagement with politics by simply listening @teenvogue.com
Zohran Mamdani's Establishment-Fighting Campaign Built Community for Young People
“What Mamdani has done is not only inspire and mobilize young people, but he has exposed the establishment and some of their calcified views of participation and inclusion.”
www.teenvogue.com
November 3, 2025 at 8:16 PM
...and less than 24 hours later Condé Nast has fired Lex and the rest of the Teen Vogue political desk, even as stories like this were bringing huge numbers of readers to the site
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Teen Vogue has had some of the most useful coverage of labor, politics and culture under Lex's guidance—and especially because of the audience it reached. This is a real loss, and a shameful act of whitewashing by Vogue.
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Teen Vogue has had some of the most useful coverage of labor, politics and culture under Lex's guidance—and especially because of the audience it reached. This is a real loss, and a shameful act of whitewashing by Vogue.
I struggle to add "new" social media platforms to my circuit. I think I've got bluesy back on the radar, but don't expect me to be consistent.
November 3, 2025 at 7:50 PM
I struggle to add "new" social media platforms to my circuit. I think I've got bluesy back on the radar, but don't expect me to be consistent.
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Begging folks to stop referring to the pandemic in the past tense.
It’s still “during COVID”. The pandemic isn’t over just because you want it to be.
We have no sterilizing vaccine. No treatment or cure for Long Covid. People are still dying & becoming disabled every day because we refuse to adapt
It’s still “during COVID”. The pandemic isn’t over just because you want it to be.
We have no sterilizing vaccine. No treatment or cure for Long Covid. People are still dying & becoming disabled every day because we refuse to adapt
March 29, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Begging folks to stop referring to the pandemic in the past tense.
It’s still “during COVID”. The pandemic isn’t over just because you want it to be.
We have no sterilizing vaccine. No treatment or cure for Long Covid. People are still dying & becoming disabled every day because we refuse to adapt
It’s still “during COVID”. The pandemic isn’t over just because you want it to be.
We have no sterilizing vaccine. No treatment or cure for Long Covid. People are still dying & becoming disabled every day because we refuse to adapt
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An emerging area of research shows how positive childhood experiences, like safety, stability, and nurturing relationships, can our impact health—even offsetting adverse childhood experiences. @preetisimransethi.bsky.social reports:
How Positive Childhood Experiences Offset Adversity
Adversity in childhood can affect our health later in life. But positive childhood experiences also have a profound impact.
www.sciencefriday.com
March 22, 2025 at 11:58 PM
An emerging area of research shows how positive childhood experiences, like safety, stability, and nurturing relationships, can our impact health—even offsetting adverse childhood experiences. @preetisimransethi.bsky.social reports:
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there were multiple reporters outside of the institute of museum and library services today as DOGE invaded their headquarters, but not a single elected official.
something to consider when thinking about who’s actually defending democracy.
something to consider when thinking about who’s actually defending democracy.
March 21, 2025 at 4:38 AM
there were multiple reporters outside of the institute of museum and library services today as DOGE invaded their headquarters, but not a single elected official.
something to consider when thinking about who’s actually defending democracy.
something to consider when thinking about who’s actually defending democracy.
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The Right to Repair movement has reached all 50 US states. Six states have already passed laws requiring companies to sell repair parts, share manuals, and remove software locks that restrict repairs, and 20 more are actively considering bills. buff.ly/BIzrTtt
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
All 50 States Have Now Introduced Right to Repair Legislation
The legislation hasn't yet passed everywhere, but all 50 states introducing some form of right to repair legislation is a "tipping point” for the right to repair movement.
buff.ly
March 18, 2025 at 1:50 PM
The Right to Repair movement has reached all 50 US states. Six states have already passed laws requiring companies to sell repair parts, share manuals, and remove software locks that restrict repairs, and 20 more are actively considering bills. buff.ly/BIzrTtt
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
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3 vaccine doses cut long-COVID risk by over 60%, analysis suggests
CIDRAP
March 17, 2025
By Mary Van Beusekom
stillcoviding.ca/en/news/3-va...
#COVID #LongCovid #research
CIDRAP
March 17, 2025
By Mary Van Beusekom
stillcoviding.ca/en/news/3-va...
#COVID #LongCovid #research
3 vaccine doses cut long-COVID risk by over 60%, analysis suggests
stillcoviding.ca
March 18, 2025 at 11:37 PM
3 vaccine doses cut long-COVID risk by over 60%, analysis suggests
CIDRAP
March 17, 2025
By Mary Van Beusekom
stillcoviding.ca/en/news/3-va...
#COVID #LongCovid #research
CIDRAP
March 17, 2025
By Mary Van Beusekom
stillcoviding.ca/en/news/3-va...
#COVID #LongCovid #research
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1/🧵 Judges across ideological lines are ruling against Trump at strikingly similar rates (84% liberal, 86% centrist, 82% conservative). This isn't partisan opposition to Trump—it's the judiciary functioning as intended by cutting across partisan lines to uphold the Constitution.
March 18, 2025 at 9:32 PM
1/🧵 Judges across ideological lines are ruling against Trump at strikingly similar rates (84% liberal, 86% centrist, 82% conservative). This isn't partisan opposition to Trump—it's the judiciary functioning as intended by cutting across partisan lines to uphold the Constitution.
This is a darkly hilarious repackage of weapons of mass destruction to a new purpose.
March 19, 2025 at 12:03 AM
This is a darkly hilarious repackage of weapons of mass destruction to a new purpose.
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There are still living Navajo Code Talkers. And the people who oppose them are still literal Nazis.
Clearest proof yet that the Trump admin uses "DEI" to mean "nonwhite people doing something impressive and getting credit."
Navajo Code Talkers made a big difference in WWII. The Axis had more trouble translating their language than cracking codes. And it's not like the Navajo owed the US anything.
Navajo Code Talkers made a big difference in WWII. The Axis had more trouble translating their language than cracking codes. And it's not like the Navajo owed the US anything.
Exclusive: Navajo Code Talkers disappear from military websites after Trump DEI order
March 18, 2025 at 11:42 PM
There are still living Navajo Code Talkers. And the people who oppose them are still literal Nazis.
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One thing that the general public is not that aware of re: Tesla is that *they do not manufacture their own battery cells*
They lease space in their factories for third-parties such as Panasonic.
A lot of people invested in Tesla because they thought Tesla was vertically integrated re: the cells.
They lease space in their factories for third-parties such as Panasonic.
A lot of people invested in Tesla because they thought Tesla was vertically integrated re: the cells.
March 10, 2025 at 4:28 PM
One thing that the general public is not that aware of re: Tesla is that *they do not manufacture their own battery cells*
They lease space in their factories for third-parties such as Panasonic.
A lot of people invested in Tesla because they thought Tesla was vertically integrated re: the cells.
They lease space in their factories for third-parties such as Panasonic.
A lot of people invested in Tesla because they thought Tesla was vertically integrated re: the cells.
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He should be thankful that’s all they’re yelling right now. Give it a few months, they’ll replace “tax” with “eat.”
NEBRASKA CROWD: “TAX THE RICH! TAX THE RICH!”
@USRepMikeFlood: “So your proposal to solve (the debt) is tax the rich?”
NEBRASKA CROWD: *CHEERS WILDLY*
(not sure this went quite as he planned 😬)
@USRepMikeFlood: “So your proposal to solve (the debt) is tax the rich?”
NEBRASKA CROWD: *CHEERS WILDLY*
(not sure this went quite as he planned 😬)
March 18, 2025 at 11:35 PM
He should be thankful that’s all they’re yelling right now. Give it a few months, they’ll replace “tax” with “eat.”
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Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, a government-backed overseas broadcaster, sued the Trump administration in an attempt to get it to release funds appropriated by Congress.
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty sues Trump administration over canceled contract
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, a government-backed overseas broadcaster, sued the Trump administration in an attempt to get it to release funds appropriated by Congress.
www.npr.org
March 18, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, a government-backed overseas broadcaster, sued the Trump administration in an attempt to get it to release funds appropriated by Congress.
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Who wants some good news?
The overwintering monarch population, which had plummeted last winter, has doubled this winter! www.worldwildlife.org/stories/east...
The overwintering monarch population, which had plummeted last winter, has doubled this winter! www.worldwildlife.org/stories/east...
Eastern Monarch Butterfly Population Nearly Doubles
The population wintering in central Mexico's forests occupied 4.42 acres, up from 2.22 acres during the previous winter.
www.worldwildlife.org
March 18, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Who wants some good news?
The overwintering monarch population, which had plummeted last winter, has doubled this winter! www.worldwildlife.org/stories/east...
The overwintering monarch population, which had plummeted last winter, has doubled this winter! www.worldwildlife.org/stories/east...
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INCREDIBLE Ruling!
Judge Reyes just ruled that transgender people have served honorably in the military, judges Trumps trans military ban - which states trans people are inherently dishonorable - as unconstitutional and motivated by animus.
Trans military members may continue to serve.
Judge Reyes just ruled that transgender people have served honorably in the military, judges Trumps trans military ban - which states trans people are inherently dishonorable - as unconstitutional and motivated by animus.
Trans military members may continue to serve.
March 18, 2025 at 10:58 PM
INCREDIBLE Ruling!
Judge Reyes just ruled that transgender people have served honorably in the military, judges Trumps trans military ban - which states trans people are inherently dishonorable - as unconstitutional and motivated by animus.
Trans military members may continue to serve.
Judge Reyes just ruled that transgender people have served honorably in the military, judges Trumps trans military ban - which states trans people are inherently dishonorable - as unconstitutional and motivated by animus.
Trans military members may continue to serve.
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Universities need to stand up. Students, faculty and staff must press presidents and trustees on this. Your silence will not protect you. www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
First They Came for Columbia | Opinion | The Harvard Crimson
We must learn from the past. We cannot remain silent in the face of authoritarian attacks on our peers, even if they have not yet come for us.
www.thecrimson.com
March 16, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Universities need to stand up. Students, faculty and staff must press presidents and trustees on this. Your silence will not protect you. www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
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They are doing this to a conventionally masculine looking white """aryan""" looking fellow.
IMAGINE the absolute hell they are inflicting upon Black people, trans people, Muslims, Latine people, etc. And most of that is probably not getting reported!
#AbolishICE
bsky.app/profile/benc...
IMAGINE the absolute hell they are inflicting upon Black people, trans people, Muslims, Latine people, etc. And most of that is probably not getting reported!
#AbolishICE
bsky.app/profile/benc...
ICE stripped a German green card holder naked, drove him from Boston to Vermont to Rhode Island, put him in a cold shower, deprived him of medication, sleep and food until he collapsed.
No one knows why he was detained.
No one knows why he was detained.
Green card holder from New Hampshire 'interrogated' at Logan Airport, detained
Fabian Schmidt’s family said they are unsure of why he is being held. They said he has a recently renewed green card, and no active issues in court.
www.nhpr.org
March 16, 2025 at 10:34 AM
They are doing this to a conventionally masculine looking white """aryan""" looking fellow.
IMAGINE the absolute hell they are inflicting upon Black people, trans people, Muslims, Latine people, etc. And most of that is probably not getting reported!
#AbolishICE
bsky.app/profile/benc...
IMAGINE the absolute hell they are inflicting upon Black people, trans people, Muslims, Latine people, etc. And most of that is probably not getting reported!
#AbolishICE
bsky.app/profile/benc...