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Julia L
@calenmir.bsky.social
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SFF/horror #TTRPG + #WritingCommunity (see #AgentGuide). Wants #FriendPromotionFriday to be a thing
Writing site: https://jklafondwriter.wordpress.com/
GM profile: https://startplaying.games/gm/julia_lafond
Calenmir's RPGs: https://www.calenmirsrpgs.com/
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Julia L @calenmir.bsky.social · Dec 31
Breaking News: I've just released "Noctopolis", a Mystery module for Apocalypse Keys (a #TTRPG from @evilhat.bsky.social and @temporalhiccup.bsky.social )!

My site: www.calenmirsrpgs.com/shop/p/nocto...
Itch: calenmirs-rpgs.itch.io/noctopolis
DriveThruRPG: www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
A newspaper-style layout in which the central image is a group photo on a city street corner. On the left someone wearing a long, black, hooded cloak and red mask. To the right is a Black woman in sleek purple and gray powered armor who is giving this person bunny ears. She is being supported by floating water, which appears to be controlled by the person clinging to the side of a window above her: a stone-gray-skinned person with a tail and claws who has shoulder-length black hair and is wearing a red sweater with yellow chevrons over blue pants. In the center of the group is a muscular woman with light tan skin who is wearing hoplite-style armor and holding aloft a translucent glowy-gold spear that matches her round shield. Next in line is a fat, muscular man in a dark blue hoodie and gray camo pants and a black N95, plus face paint. He is clutching his forehead with his right hand. Holding on to his left arm is a person with pink skin and pink hair peeking out from beneath their blue onesie, which also has a beak, feathers, and space for their horns. In front of them is a St. Bernard dog who appears to be smiling and waving at the camera. A sign on a lamppost in the background says "Please no pictures with giant monsters". Under the picture is the caption: Left to right: Chiropter, Water Weaver, Hex Wrench, Light Skirmisher, Anymorph, Captain Facepuncher, Blue Jay Beneath is the beginning of a newspaper story: Noctopolis, NERZ — After robots swarmed the business district, six Project Paragon heroes and one vigilante arrived on scene [cuts off] To the right in an add slot: Calenmir’s RPGs [accompanied by the yellow knight logo]
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theravvyn.bsky.social
We have nowhere to go after tonight. As of right now we can't afford more nights at the hotel, we won't get more SNAP or funds for several more days, & we're all exhausted & sick.
We're looking at being on the street in 24 hours. We very urgently need help.

ko-fi.com/ravvyn
Venmo: Ravynsoul
February 13, 2026 at 7:17 PM
calenmir.bsky.social
Today's thread highlighting people who have reached out for help via Bluesky. 23 today, no bonus posts

1. Bex: bsky.app/profile/bexm...
bexmashaba.bsky.social MashedBex ✨| trying to kick cancer's ass | @bexmashaba.bsky.social · 2d
please contribute if you can 🙏🏽

i have to pay $1300 to my oncologist before my next appointment on friday. i owe $6322.

(this is the new oncologist- my previous oncologist got a warning for helping me beyond the scope of medical practice (he helped me to get funding & wrote off some of my bills))
bexmashaba.bsky.social MashedBex ✨| trying to kick cancer's ass | @bexmashaba.bsky.social · 4d
as you know, i'm behind on so much & can only pay bills depending on how much i receive in the form of mutual aid

if you click on my ko-fi goal, there's a list of immediate needs that i need to cover & there's also a list of the medical debt that needs to be cleared ASAP.

ko-fi.com/rebekamash/g...
February 14, 2026 at 3:27 AM
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calenmir.bsky.social
Hey #WritingCommunity, if you like romantic fantasy but hate ICE, consider picking up Kelsey Epler's "The Monsters We Keep" and "The Sins We Reap", because she's donating this month's proceeds to mutual aid in Minnesota!

Available on KU, Goodreads for reference: www.goodreads.com/author/show/...
Kelsey Epler
Author of The Monsters We Keep and The Sins We Reap
www.goodreads.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:48 AM
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tychebooks.bsky.social
The guinea pigs consented* to have their pictures taken to celebrate having 101 backers for the Fascination anthology campaign!
*accepted a blatant bribe of lettuce

You can be a backer! Check out the book, rewards, & stretch goals: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tyc...
Guinea pig photo shoot. A black and white still from the 101 Dalmatians cartoon, featuring two puppies. The faces have been cut out, and from the holes peek two guinea pigs, one brown and one blonde and white. The text says 101 Backers.
February 14, 2026 at 12:20 AM
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skyladawn.ca
A 3-D framed picture of the Mona Lisa that is actually a cat house. When the cat sits in it, it looks like it’s resting in her arms. A beautiful long-haired black cat with green eyes sitting in his new framed Mona Lisa cat scratcher. He immediately went in it like he knows it’s his. The view from a few feet, back of the long haired black cat with green eyes sitting in his framed Mona Lisa cat scratcher. It looks like the Mona Lisa is holding him in her arms. Around him, our various other cat houses, including a café and a retro TV. Long-haired black cat sits in his framed Mona Lisa cat scratcher, looking to the side. It’s a profile view, and his eyes are bright green in the sunlight.
February 13, 2026 at 4:27 PM
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epikt.bsky.social
why did it take me all day to hear about this? why wasn’t it all over everyone’s feeds? a national strike of 300 million people!

apnews.com/article/indi...
Indian unions and farmers stage a nationwide strike over interim trade deal with US
A broad coalition of unions and farmers in India has held a one-day national strike against an interim trade deal with the United States.
apnews.com
February 14, 2026 at 12:47 AM
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marisakabas.bsky.social
"Some were as young as 13, and at least half of those taken in so far became pregnant as a result of rape, sources said."
February 12, 2026 at 5:09 PM
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nkalamb.bsky.social
A 16 year old San Antonio kid was essentially killed by a football coaching staff during an offseason workout.

Players were subjected to punishment drills and repeatedly noted the distress of their teammate, to no avail.

After he collapsed, the rest of the team was compelled to continue the drill.
According to the student, who asked to remain anonymous, Lawson began slowing down, stumbling and struggling to stand. His eyes appeared to be closing, and his speech became slurred as practice continued. You could tell for a while that there was something wrong with him,” the student said. “Even me and the kids next to him were saying something wasn’t right. The student said players attempted to help their teammate up and down during the drills, believing at first he was simply exhausted in the heat. As his condition worsened, the student said Lawson tried to speak but was unable to clearly communicate. The student said Lawson eventually collapsed while standing. Trainers were called to the field and moved the teen to the side, while an ambulance was requested. During that time, the student said the rest of the team was instructed to continue practicing. We had to watch it happen while we were still doing the workout,” the student said. “We couldn’t stop.
February 13, 2026 at 4:46 PM
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ajaxsinger.bsky.social
This is something the Nazis used to do to Jewish children in the camps. It happened to a man I knew when he was a child in Auschwitz. The camp guards thought it was funny as hell.
mikehixenbaugh.com Mike Hixenbaugh @mikehixenbaugh.com · 8h
On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.

The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.

But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
On Nov. 16, a mental health counselor recorded in Kamilla’s medical records that her mother reported the girl had lost her appetite after being “served food that contained worms.” A week later, the couple said, children were told to gather in the gym for what they believed would be a Thanksgiving celebration. Excitement spread as families saw tables set with turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, they said. The children waited expectantly. But when a parent asked when the celebration would begin, Oksana said, staff told them the holiday meal was for employees, not detainees. The children, she said, watched despondently as the feast was packed away.
February 13, 2026 at 8:09 PM
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judytacketttn.bsky.social
Thank you, @anitawadhwani.bsky.social and @tennesseelookout.com for alerting TN.
This shows how important local reporting is when even the Mayor nor state lawmakers are aware what the feds are planning on their turf.

Support local independent journalism!
jhollymc.bsky.social Holly McCall @jhollymc.bsky.social · 5h
Breaking:Immigration and Customs Enforcement has bought a Wilson County facility to house detained immigrants. Few details have been made available and neither Wilson County Mayor Randall Hutto nor state lawmakers were aware of the purchase. Props to @anitawadhwani.bsky.social for getting the story.
ICE to open second Tennessee immigrant detention center in Lebanon • Tennessee Lookout
Immigrations and Customs Enforcement has purchased a facility in Lebanon to house detained immigrants, an agency spokesperson said Friday.
tennesseelookout.com
February 13, 2026 at 11:31 PM
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erinbiba.bsky.social
They’re making a bot you can @ into any conversation about Gavin Newsom that will post examples of the horrific shit he’s done and it’s brilliant and I can’t wait to use it.
sesmith.lol s. e. smith @sesmith.lol · 4h
IT'S HAPPENING! @nora.zone is setting up a Gavin's Priors bot and we need YOUR HELP to populate it. Email or DM me for spreadsheet access so you can contribute!
February 14, 2026 at 12:18 AM
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samarmstronggames.bsky.social
My Zinequest project is live!

In Small Folk in Big Coats you each play as a little guy in a stack masquerading a single big guy. You're unlikely to get caught, but you’re even less likely to work together.

It’s very silly and easy to get playing. Go Check it out!
tinyurl.com/sfibc
Small Folk in Big Coats
A simple and chaotic RPG about a group of smallfolk with wildly differing goals.
www.kickstarter.com
February 11, 2026 at 8:44 PM
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cardinalgray.bsky.social
Artists, show us how you draw Black women✨️

Some old art of these 3 lovelies!!
I gotta draw them again this year tbh, it's been so long since I've done so!

Harper and Penny are background characters, while Elvira does actually interact with the main duo during certain parts of the plot of DCM
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A colored sketch portrait of my OC Elvira Vasquez She has a serious air about her, looking to the side with a bit of a stern expression on her face. Her hair is braided and also tied back into a ponytail, with some longer tight coils of curled locks forming separate strands. She's wearing her work clothes - teal scrubs, with a sweater poking out from underneath it and red frames. Green teardrop-shaped earrings adorn her ears. Am illustration of my OC Elvira Vasquez at a sorta formal party Her hair is not braided or tied back here, just being in its voluminous and puffy state, the lower portion of the curls gently resting on her shoulders. Elvira is wearing a simple yet tasteful dress, a sash-like belt tied around her waist. There's a silver bracelet designed to look like 3 rows of diamond-shaped patterns around her left wrist, matching a similar-looking set of earrings dangling from her ears. She's moving a few curls behind her ear while looking across the room at her wife, a loving smile upon her lips and a twinkle in her eyes. A drawing of 2 of my OCs Harper and Penelope (Penny) Warren Harper has about neck-length hair with a red silk kerchief tied from the back side of her head towards the front, forming a sharp-ended bow. She's wearing some comfortable and cozy clothes - some jeans, a white short-sleeved shirt and a short fleece cardigan on top. There are a few bracelets around her right wrist - one is a simple golden bracelet with no patterns on it, while the other one is a string with some green beads of different hues on it. A sweet little necklace rests near the collar of her shirt - it has a forest green jewel in the middle. On her left hand a simple wedding ring can be seen. Harper is rocking some red nail polish 💅 Harper is holding Penelope, her daughter. Penny's hair is tied back into a cute little bun, a red ribbon wrapped around it, forming a thin little bow. She's wearing a casual yet classy pink dress, with some lace details around the buttoned part leading up to the rounded collar of said dress. She has some tall-ish white socks on with some lace around the upper part and simple dark brown shoes. Penelope's rocking some big round glasses too!
February 12, 2026 at 11:03 PM
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mikehixenbaugh.com
On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.

The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.

But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
On Nov. 16, a mental health counselor recorded in Kamilla’s medical records that her mother reported the girl had lost her appetite after being “served food that contained worms.” A week later, the couple said, children were told to gather in the gym for what they believed would be a Thanksgiving celebration. Excitement spread as families saw tables set with turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, they said. The children waited expectantly. But when a parent asked when the celebration would begin, Oksana said, staff told them the holiday meal was for employees, not detainees. The children, she said, watched despondently as the feast was packed away.
February 13, 2026 at 7:41 PM
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premeemohamed.com
PLEASE PLEASE I WANT TWICE THE ART FOR MY DOOMED FUTURE EARTH WITH GIANT SQUID STORY (they're pretty giant) (the story also has some humans)
newedgeswordmag.bsky.social New Edge Sword & Sorcery Magazine @newedgeswordmag.bsky.social · 6h
🖼 It's true. Twice the illustrations per story & article? Sounds good to me! 2️⃣

👉 www.backerkit.com/c/projects/b...
February 14, 2026 at 2:26 AM
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violetblue.bsky.social
Covid deniers gonna kill us all. Bhattacharya (Brownstone Institute) had a direct, aggressive role in US's high death rate and spread Covid disinfo to undermine trust. He wrote the eugenicist Great Barrington Declaration. He created the conditions he cites as reasons.

www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Exclusive: Key US infectious-diseases centre to drop pandemic preparation
Staff members have been instructed to scrub this topic and ‘biodefense’ from the agency’s website.
www.nature.com
February 14, 2026 at 2:30 AM
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hanaatameez.bsky.social
The @washingtonpost.com layoffs disproportionately affected union members of color, per data from the @postguild.bsky.social.

50% of Hispanic/Latino guild members,​ 45% of Black members, and​ 43% of Asian members were laid off, compared to 37% of white members.

www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/wash...
Washington Post layoffs disproportionately affected union members of color, preliminary Guild data shows
"We cannot ignore what this means for equity, representation, and the future of this organization."
www.niemanlab.org
February 13, 2026 at 10:48 PM
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mbkplus.bsky.social
It's incredibly corrosive to the ability of agencies (and society at large) to operate if the executive branch can simply decide to ignore Congress. Having reliable processes is essential to operations of bureaucracies, but Vought et al. don't care. And it's outrageous.
February 13, 2026 at 5:32 PM
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gonzo.bsky.social
Itis a floppy sortof day
February 14, 2026 at 2:35 AM
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oishinythings.bsky.social
Just one new pendant up tonight - a lepidolite showstopper:

oishiny.etsy.com/listing/4456...

All wrapped and ready to travel.

#Handmade #ShopIndie #Etsy
Large purple drop pendant wrapped in criss-cross silver wire. Large purple drop pendant wrapped in criss-cross silver wire, sitting in black and white gift box.
February 12, 2026 at 12:30 AM
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aanpress.bsky.social
Stretch Goal Surge 3-Day Weekend is working on all caffeinated cylinders (SGs combined add up to 12 more authors). Currently 93% to SG1 & 81% to SG2.
aanpress.bsky.social Air and Nothingness Press @aanpress.bsky.social · 10h
Stretch Goal Surge 3-Day Weekend. Brew some tea or coffee and check out the campaign with our sincere appreciation. #tea #coffee #stars #gravity
aanpress.bsky.social Air and Nothingness Press @aanpress.bsky.social · 1d
The “Tea or Coffee, Stars, and Gravity” anthology KS campaign - www.kickstarter.com/projects/526...) - is firmly in Stretch Goal territory to add up to 12 more authors. Currently 89% to SG1 & 78% to SG2. And remember you can add any book in our catalog to yr pledge #sff #fantasy #book #ks #booksky
February 13, 2026 at 6:54 PM
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katharinehayhoe.com
Bluesky is the new science Twitter, new study by @whysharksmatter.bsky.social and Julia Wester concludes!

"Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."
Scientists no Longer Find Twitter Professionally Useful, and have Switched to Bluesky
Synopsis. Social media has become widely used by the scientific community for a variety of professional uses, including networking and public outreach. For
academic.oup.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:08 PM
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otsumamiboy.bsky.social
I can’t find the extended video so I wanna talk about the kid who got punched.

What he documented was his own genesis a future James O’Keefe & especially guys like Charlie Kirk or Milo.

These people preach and support violence but they operate within what I call The Civility Technicality.
razzball.bsky.social Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 5h
get the kid in the brown hoodie a scholarship
February 14, 2026 at 2:43 AM
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titanomachyrpg.com
recommendation #2 from the "No ICE in Minnesota" bundle: catgirl truckers #indiegames
catgirl truckers by Carrogath
be gay (with a catgirl), do (petty) crime
carrogath.itch.io
February 13, 2026 at 3:20 PM
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cannibalhalfling.bsky.social
The mid-campaign slowdown is real! It actually feels a lot like Rest in Tales from the Cockpit, where the days/months/years pass by, the world changes around you, and your chassis is affected by the ravages of time.

Halfway through @backerkit.com's #ZineTopia!

www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...
The Cog That Remains & Tales from the Cockpit Print Runs
A Lost & Found game of a giant robot, its many pilots, and the passage of time, and a Wretched & Alone game of a mecha mechanic.
www.backerkit.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:53 PM