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Chip Roush
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Minister, Prairie Unitarian Universalist Church. Board-game-playing Deadhead, living into Postdoom climate understanding. BLM. they/he.
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gengelstein.bsky.social
The designer of Mouse Trap, Rock'em Sock'em Robots, Lite Brite, and many other toys has passed away.

What a legacy of joy!

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/a...
Burt Meyer, 99, Dies; Made Lite-Brite and Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots
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November 24, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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angelicabastien.bsky.social
Finally. My big 2800 word essay about One Battle After Another and its black women characters is live. www.vulture.com/article/blac...
Black Actresses Are Carrying One Battle After Another
Teyana Taylor, Chase Infiniti, and Regina Hall propel the film’s most conflicted ideas, for better and worse.
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November 24, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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karenho.bsky.social
I do not drink because I have almost no tolerance for it anymore (one margarita is too much).

If you are hosting a party, I recommend also stocking:
-fancy ginger beer
-coconut water
-premium juices like lychee and guava
-apple cider with cinnamon
-Italian sodas
-sparkling water

Lots of options!
November 24, 2025 at 4:01 AM
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cait.bsky.social
happy trans day of remembrance. you are beautifully and wonderfully made and I will never stop fighting for you. the world is better because you are in it
November 20, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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taliajane.bsky.social
Confirmed ICE activity at World Marina Banquet Hall lot in Corona, Queens (4:17pm).

A call is circulating for bikes, drivers for rapid response, with a belief that it is a staging area ahead of kidnappings.
November 20, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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mjsdc.bsky.social
Ellis repeatedly accuses multiple CBP and ICE officials of lying (under oath) and says their "widespread misrepresentations call into question everything" they "say they are doing in their characterization of what is happening." She broadly discredits their testimony as objectively false.
jonseidel.bsky.social Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 5d
U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis just handed down the written opinion version of her preliminary injunction order, regarding use of force by federal agents in Chicago.

It's the one already put on hold by the 7th Circuit.

It's 233 pages.

Here you go: cst.brightspotcdn.com/49/34/daecfb...
November 20, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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cjciaramella.bsky.social
This quote below is from Tom Murton, who was hired in the 1960s to reform Arkansas' worst prison. The governor fired him less than a year later after he started excavating unmarked graves of murdered inmates and inviting national media to write about it. Ended up running a duck farm.
"Integrity is not a very marketable commodity, and the career crusader is not self-sustaining. The true reformer must accept each challenge with the knowledge that ultimately he will be consumed in the process. The cynic quickly steps forward to pose the question: 'Is it worth it?' And by his answer, each man not only determines his destiny, but also declares his view of man."
November 20, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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megueyb.bsky.social
Here We GO! Come along, my dearies!
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Apocalypse World: Burned Over
The 3rd edition of the groundbreaking original.
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November 6, 2025 at 2:31 PM
chiproush.bsky.social
celebrating Trans Visibility, here are some of my favorite trans game designers. Who did I miss, and which of their games should I play next? #boardgames #transvisibility @amabel.bsky.social @jennakinkade.bsky.social @lackingceremony.bsky.social youtu.be/y04WWI0GfUc
Favorite Transgender Game Designers? 251120
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November 20, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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bencollins.bsky.social
A good day to let everyone know we have submitted Jeffrey Epstein: Bad Pedophile for Best Live Action Short at the Oscars.

If you know anybody in the Academy who is part of the process, it's in the portal. Get us shortlisted and nominated.

An easy way to prove you, too, are not an elite pedophile!
The Onion Investigates: Jeffrey Epstein
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November 13, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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sbworkersunited.org
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.

Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Don't Buy Starbucks! At any location, today and beyond, while workers are on ULP strike!
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
chiproush.bsky.social
Marking the birth of Martin Luther with two games about the Reformation #boardgames #reformation youtu.be/-tzXvCCyrTE
Here I Stand 251110
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November 10, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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bencollins.bsky.social
“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”

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I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time. Every day my phone buzzes. It is a neighborhood group: four people were kidnapped at the corner drugstore. A friend a mile away sends a Slack message: she was at the scene when masked men assaulted and abducted two people on the street. A plumber working on my pipes is distraught, and I find out that two of his employees were kidnapped that morning. A week later it happens again. An email arrives. Agents with guns have chased a teacher into the school where she works. They did not have a warrant. They dragged her away, ignoring her and her colleagues’ pleas to show proof of her documentation. That evening I stand a few feet from the parents of Rayito de Sol and listen to them describe, with anguish, how good Ms. Diana was to their children. What it is like to have strangers with guns traumatize your kids. For a teacher to hide a three-year-old child for fear they might be killed. How their relatives will no longer leave the house. I hear the pain and fury in their voices, and I wonder who will be next. Understand what it is to pray in Chicago.
November 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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uua.org
The UUA has joined Jewish, Christian, and Muslim leaders in signing a multi-faith letter calling for human dignity, accountability, and an end to the atrocities in Gaza and the West Bank.

Read the letter: cmep.org/cmep-cover-l...

#UU #Gaza #Peace
A square graphic with a white background framed by a thick border in shades of red and pink. At the top right is the UUA flaming chalice logo in red with the words “Unitarian Universalist Association” in red text. At the top left is a large gray quotation mark symbol. Centered text in dark gray reads: “The futures of Palestinians, Israelis, and all peoples of the Middle East are intertwined… We issue this call not only as a response to war and extreme violence, but as a moral imperative to build a future rooted in hope and human flourishing.” Beneath the quote is a thin gray line on each side of the attribution, which reads: “Churches for Middle East Peace 2025 Multi-Faith Global Letter.” At the bottom center of the graphic is a red rectangle with white text that reads “http://UUA.ORG .”
November 7, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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kyledcheney.bsky.social
HAPPENING NOW: Judge McConnell is sharply rebuking the Trump administration for what he said was defying his order to make full SNAP payments by Nov. 5. He has ordered USDA to make the *full* payment to states by tomorrow.
November 6, 2025 at 8:53 PM
chiproush.bsky.social
heal up quick, Todd. May the music flow through you again soon
stevenhyden.bsky.social Steven Hyden @stevenhyden.bsky.social · 22d
Really sad about this news. Todd has dealt with so much already, this just seems stupidly cruel. Sending best wishes to an American treasure.

Also: If you assault Todd Snider, that's a "go straight to hell" ticket right there.
November 4, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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bencollins.bsky.social
Unlike other places, The Onion is quadrupling down on being a pain in the ass, politically.

Please subscribe.
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November 4, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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themountaingoats.bsky.social
all the staffers at teen vogue who just got laid off I hope yall feel how appreciated your work has been by so many.
November 3, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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wokestudies.bsky.social
Actual causes of death in the USA compared to populist media coverage ...
November 2, 2025 at 9:28 AM
chiproush.bsky.social
The end of Daylight Saving time might mean another hour of gaming this evening, but it's harmful otherwise. Let's get rid of it in 2026, shall we? #boardgames #lifelessons #daylightsaving youtu.be/X7tFBlZ-DWo
Daylight Saving 251101
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November 1, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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chrisgeidner.bsky.social
BREAKING: Federal judge rules that the Trump administration likely illegally suspended SNAP benefits, ruling that at least reduced distribution is required to go forward under law using the $6 billion reserve fund.

Judge gives the Trump admin until Monday to respond as to whether it will act.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS ET AL., Plaintiffs, V. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ET AL., Defendants. * * * * * * * * * * * Civil Action No. 1:25-cv-13165-IT MEMORANDUM AND ORDER October 31, 2025 TALWANI, D.J. Pending before the court is Plaintiffs' Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order [Doc. No. 3] seeking to enjoin, on an emergency basis, Defendants' November 1, 2025 suspension of benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ("SNAP"). For the reasons stated below, Plaintiffs have standing to bring this action and are likely to succeed on their claim that Defendants' suspension of SNAP benefits is unlawful. Where that suspension of benefits rested on an erroneous construction of the relevant statutory provisions, the court will allow Defendants to consider whether they will authorize at least reduced SNAP benefits for November, and report back to the court no later than Monday, November 3, 2025. A. Likelihood of Success on the Merits Plaintiffs have demonstrated a strong likelihood of success on the merits of their claim under the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. § 706(2)(A), (C), that Defendants' suspension of SNAP benefits is contrary to law. At core, Defendants' conclusion that USDA is statutorily prohibited from funding SNAP because Congress has not enacted new appropriations for the current fiscal year is erroneous. To the contrary, Defendants are statutorily mandated to use the previously appropriated SNAP contingency reserve when necessary and also have discretion to use other previously appropriated funds as detailed below. As both parties acknowledge, Congress has not yet appropriated any new funds for SNAP benefits for Fiscal Year 2026, which began on October 1, 2025. Pls.' Mem. 6 [Doc. No. 4]; Defs.' Opp'n 7 [Doc. No. 18]. But Congress took steps to protect against the deprivation of SNAP assistance. In the 2024 Consolidated Appropriations Act, Pub. L. No. 118-42, § 6, 138 Stat. 25, 93-94, Congress separately appropriated $6 billion to the SNAP program "to remain available through September 30, 2026" and "be placed in reserve for use only in such amounts and at such times as may become necessary to carry out program operations." See also Pub. L. No. 119-4, § 1101(a), 139 Stat. 9, 10 (2025). As Plaintiffs point out, given the mandatory nature of SNAP benefits under 7 U.S.C. § 2014(a) and the appropriation of these funds to be available 10 Case 1:25-cv-13165-IT Document 26 Filed 10/31/25 Page 11 of 15 through this current fiscal year, the government is obligated to use this contingent reserve account to fund SNAP "as may become necessary to carry out program operations." 138 Stat. at 93-94; Pls.' Mem. 11 [Doc. No. 4]. Defendants argue out that a "suspension" is permitted under USDA's regulations, and that USDA "has consistently interpreted its authority to allow for the suspension or cancellation of benefits when necessary." Defs. Opp'n 6 [Doc. No. 18). The regulation at issue, 7 C.F.R. $ 271.7(a), sets forth procedures to be followed if monthly SNAP allowances "must be reduced, suspended, or cancelled to comply with section 18 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008" (emphasis added). But that the regulation allows for a suspension when there are no funds does not mean that Defendants may choose a suspension over a reduction while funds do remain. If the regulation did authorize such discretion, it would be inconsistent with the statutory mandate that benefits "shall" be paid unless funding is no longer available.
October 31, 2025 at 5:59 PM
chiproush.bsky.social
spooky-but-compelling Halloween game? Why, Dark Heists, of course, a "deck building game of daring heists with crooked monsters and monstrous crooks" #boardgames #lifelessons youtu.be/3AzLo0ctIMk
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October 31, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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A reminder: 'institutional neutrality' doesn't stop universities from enacting DEI policies, b/c institutional autonomy in matters directly relevant to operating and fulfilling a university's roles don't violate it. Read the UWaterloo Free Expression Task Force report: uwaterloo.ca/freedom-of-e...
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October 31, 2025 at 12:07 PM
chiproush.bsky.social
How do you organize your books? By topic, title, author, or (shudder) by color? Have you ever taken part in a book crawl (sequential visits to libraries, bookstores, and coffeeshops, snacking and reading along the way)? Check out A Place for All My Books youtu.be/EYzUS84CFZs
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October 29, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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karnythia.bsky.social
If you have it please donate cash to the food banks. $10 in their hands will feed more people than the $10 worth of canned goods you can buy for retail prices. Also check on your elders. Many of them will not admit they rely on these programs so grocery gift cards or a surprise bag of staples
October 26, 2025 at 3:37 PM