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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]
calenmir.bsky.social
Today's thread highlighting people who have reached out for help via Bluesky. 19 today, no bonus posts

1. Mohammed: bsky.app/profile/moha...
mohammed-sabkih098.bsky.social mohammed-sabkih098.bsky.social @mohammed-sabkih098.bsky.social · 11h
Ahumanitarian appeal onbrink death
Myfamily 15 person,Myfather suffering heart disease
Mybaby condition critical needs Medication,continued medical check-ups
Myfamily freezing Weurgent need 400£
Dont letus down,saveus before its too late🥺🙏🏾
verified
@mommunism.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/Support-my-f...
February 16, 2026 at 4:20 AM
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tychebooks.bsky.social
ICYMI New stretch goal unlocked, plus pet pictures!

Only a couple days left to back the Fascination anthology campaign. --> www.kickstarter.com/projects/tyc...
February 14, 2026 at 9:09 PM
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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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faithfalkner.com
This is ongoing! We can reach $500k for Immigrant Law Center, ez!
jesthehuman.itch.io Jes the human @jesthehuman.itch.io · 6d
The No ICE in Minnesota Charity Bundle has officially LAUNCHED!

There are 1,439 games to discover for a $10+ donation to Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota!

Purchase the bundle here: itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...
graphic that says no ice in Minnesota itch.io charity bundle
February 16, 2026 at 2:26 AM
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jesthehuman.itch.io
The No ICE in Minnesota Charity Bundle has officially LAUNCHED!

There are 1,439 games to discover for a $10+ donation to Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota!

Purchase the bundle here: itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...
graphic that says no ice in Minnesota itch.io charity bundle
February 9, 2026 at 2:33 PM
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explorersdesign.bsky.social
Bloggies voting has begun! This week is the tournament: the Thunderdome of rpg blogs. If you're thinking to yourself, "This is a lot of reading." I've got bad news: you're already running out of time.

Here's everything you need to know for this week... 1/4

www.explorersdesign.com/bloggies-2026/
The Bloggies 2026
A yearly celebration of blogging in tabletop roleplaying games.
www.explorersdesign.com
February 16, 2026 at 2:59 AM
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drkalyncoghill.blacksky.team
Want to learn more about misogynoir? Here is a thread of some things I suggest engaging with.

First up my students work on the harm: digitalmisogynoir.commons.gc.cuny.edu
Misogynoir in Digital Spaces – A Look into How Misogynoir Shows Up in Digital Spaces
digitalmisogynoir.commons.gc.cuny.edu
January 28, 2026 at 4:30 PM
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authorwinifred.blacksky.app
This reminded me of going into a UPS store in Minneapolis and seeing 5 relatively recent teen missing signs and wondering why there wasn't more community alarm.

They were all BIPOC kids, and mostly girls.
February 16, 2026 at 12:54 AM
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bellamyj.blacksky.app
It's a very good idea!

If you stopped you can start again!

You can even find a maskbloc near you and get them free!

maskbloc.org
bettycjung.bsky.social Betty C. Jung @bettycjung.bsky.social · 8h
Maybe, wearing an N95 mask may not be such a bad idea after all...
thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 8h
"How long diseases like measles and the flu linger in the air — after an infected person has left the room"

RSV: up to 45 mins
Influenza: at least 1 hr
Rhinovirus: 1-2 hrs
Measles: up to 2 hrs
Norovirus: up to 2 hrs
COVID-19: up to 3 hrs
Chickenpox: several hrs
Mumps: several hrs
TB: 6-12 hrs
February 16, 2026 at 12:10 AM
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leftistlawyer.com
For years I have received pushback when I said that an animating principle of the modern right is a belief that being queer is worse than being a pedophile.

I rest my case.

www.cnn.com/2026/02/14/w...
Steve Bannon courted Epstein in his efforts to ‘take down’ Pope Francis | CNN
Steve Bannon, a longtime adviser to US President Donald Trump, discussed opposition strategies with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein against Pope Francis, with Bannon saying he hoped to “take down” the pontiff, according to newly released files from the US Department of Justice.
www.cnn.com
February 15, 2026 at 2:19 PM
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dare2dreamrpg.bsky.social
I forgot, this valentines day buy my game of whirlwind romances and chance encounters!

dare2dreamrpg.itch.io/strangers-to...
Strangers to Lovers by Dare
A game of chance encounters and sincere goodbyes
dare2dreamrpg.itch.io
February 15, 2026 at 6:52 AM
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seananmcguire.bsky.social
Measles is one of those nightmare diseases that, if it hadn't been killing people for hundreds of years, people would ABSOLUTELY be pushing conspiracy theories about right now. It's too nasty in too many different directions to seem natural. But oh, boy, it sure is.
February 15, 2026 at 6:52 PM
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m00psy.bsky.social
in conclusion, please, everyone reading this, be aware that 49% of covid infections are asymptomatic. you might not even know you’re sick.

but covid is damaging our immune systems and organs with every single infection.

#MaskUp and get vaxxed, because #CovidIsntOver.
tomkindlon.bsky.social Tom Kindlon @tomkindlon.bsky.social · 18d
News Release 27-Jan-2026

COVID-19 viral fragments shown to target and kill specific immune cells in UCLA-led study

www.eurekalert.org/news-release...

An interesting angle to me but I'm no immunologist.

They talk about long Covid later on

#LongCovid #COVID19 #COVID #COVID_19 #COVIDー19 #SARSCoV2
News Release 27-Jan-2026 COVID-19 viral fragments shown to target and kill specific immune cells in UCLA-led study Clues about extreme cases and omicron’s effects come from a cross-disciplinary international research team Peer-Reviewed Publication California NanoSystems Institute FacebookXLinkedInWeChatBlueskyMessageWhatsAppEmail Fragments of digested protein image: A UCLA-led international research team showed that fragments of digested proteins from the virus behind COVID-19 can attack certain immune cells that have spiky shapes, such as the T cell above. view more Credit: Figure adapted from Yue Zhang et al, PNAS 2026 New research shows that after the body’s defenses kill the virus behind COVID-19, leftover digested chunks of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein can target specific immune cells based on their shape. The revelations could explain why certain populations of cells that detect and fight infection are depleted in patients with severe COVID-19, and shed light on the omicron variant’s milder symptoms. The study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, may launch a line of inquiry that informs new strategies for quelling the most serious symptoms of COVID-19. Led by a UCLA team, the scientific collaboration comprises nearly three dozen engineers, microbiologists, immunologists, chemists, physicists, medical researchers and analytical experts.
February 8, 2026 at 3:23 PM
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leftistlawyer.com
Friends and Thriends, I need your help with this fantastic legislation that will repeal Illinois' anti-BDS law. It is unconstitutional and particularly shameful when Israel is committing genocide.

I signed a witness slip in favor, and I hope you'll do the same. Easy instructions are at the link!
Our Bill | Advocate for Rights Now — Illinois Coalition for Human Rights
Support civil liberties and free speech in Illinois. Join us to advocate for the Illinois Human Rights Advocacy Protection Act and stand up for human rights.
www.ilchr.org
February 15, 2026 at 6:44 PM
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aaronradney.bsky.social
One of my favorite book series has a courtesan as the main character who basically works for something like this as a reform to their system. So naturally this is a thing I highly support and the rest of us should as well.
Sex workers at Nevada brothel fight for the first unionization
Sex workers at a brothel in Pahrump, Nevada, are fighting to unionize. If successful, they'd be the only unionized brothel in the United States.
apnews.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:10 PM
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sjjphd.bsky.social
Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.
February 15, 2026 at 5:30 PM
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lorak.bsky.social
i was reading this because as a tech reporter, i've been getting a lot of pitches suggesting all out surveillance of youth and / or bans on their free expression and freedom of association online. and welp. a lot of these cite haidt's book.
lorak.bsky.social Lora Kolodny @lorak.bsky.social · 6h
2024 book review in Nature: "Two things need to be said after reading The Anxious Generation. First, this book is going to sell a lot of copies, because Jonathan Haidt is telling a scary story about children’s development that many parents are primed to believe... www.nature.com/articles/d41...
The great rewiring: is social media really behind an epidemic of teenage mental illness?
The evidence is equivocal on whether screen time is to blame for rising levels of teen depression and anxiety — and rising hysteria could distract us from tackling the real causes.
www.nature.com
February 16, 2026 at 1:59 AM
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keiralekseii.bsky.social
9 from October. 8 from November. 2 from December.

11 and 16, Jan and Feb respectively.

Priorities remain the same.

Since I have so many partials and fulls to read I am considering closing to queries in March and April...
keiralekseii.bsky.social Keir Alekseii @keiralekseii.bsky.social · 5d
QUERY UPDATES

I still have 25 queries from October, 16 from November and 15 from December that I need to reply to (either request more pages or pass).

That won't happen for a few more weeks so if this is your query please bear with me (or withdraw if you prefer). 👇🏽
February 16, 2026 at 2:12 AM
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thehomebakery.bsky.social
Out now is the latest issue to Fantastical Geographic!

This issue explores the Star Trails Sanctuary, a place full of rare flora and fauna, all spread across three magical islands

Check it out below 👇
buff.ly/YS7GO1t
A green wax seal with a decorative F.G is stamped on a banner that reads "In this issue, discover... The Star Trails Sanctuary" beneath which is a physical product mock-up of a magazine, with another banner along the bottom that reads: "Digital only. Physical product image for promotional purposes only
February 16, 2026 at 2:13 AM
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propublica.org
ProPublica received eight handwritten letters from children who have been held at the detention center that 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was recently released from.

We'll let their words speak for themselves.
“I Have Been Here Too Long”: Read Letters from the Children Detained at ICE’s Dilley Facility
Hundreds of children are currently being held with their parents at an immigration detention center in Dilley, Texas. In letters and drawings, eight kids convey the pain of feeling trapped with no end...
www.propublica.org
February 16, 2026 at 2:00 AM
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marygemignani.bsky.social
I came upon this red-tailed hawk as he was in the ditch hunting. He had dropped down from a tree and was doing the grab-the-grass technique hoping to feel and catch a mole or vole. He came up empty this time and launched back up to the wire.
#birds #red-tailedhawk
A red-tailed hawk in a ditch just outside of town. After mis-calculating a hunting effort for a vole, he is shown here launching back up to a wire. His wings are up and his body and pants are showing. A good look at his red tail as well.
February 16, 2026 at 1:34 AM
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anniekp.bsky.social
Want these mittens? Send me a receipt showing you’ve contributed to mutual aid in MN and you’ll get entered! Every 5 bucks is an entry.

Knit by me, but pattern by @/cosgriffcreations on insta.
Light and dark blue mittens. One shows “F*cK ice get out gtfo” and the other, half complete shows several hearts. Same mittens, each flipped over. The full kitten shows hearts and “MN nice” and the half finished says “get out”.
February 16, 2026 at 2:10 AM
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friede.bsky.social
As I finish the latest draft on $ in TTRPG Actual Play, I’m curious how many folks NOW would say they:

1. do not monetize at all
(literally no way for audiences to provide money, actively avoiding platform monetization)

and/or

2. monetize but only to support material costs (all-volunteer labor)
February 15, 2026 at 10:39 PM
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chenchenwrites.bsky.social
no more AI "art." i want art made by people because i want to know how people think, feel, live. how a day on this earth is for someone else. a night. and why the heart, though so heavy, still wants to dance. i want art that looks into this mystery. art that connects me to another person who wonders
February 16, 2026 at 1:22 AM
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dansalva.to
A mockup of a Jeopardy board question that reads "Konami's depiction of Count Dracula iconically called this type of person "a miserable little pile of secrets"
February 16, 2026 at 12:36 AM