Dave Nelson
@davicthegrey.bsky.social
Ennie nominated RPG Freelance Writer and Editor. He/they. Bi/Aro/Polyam. Autism and ADHD. Devoted Cat Dad.
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Just once I want a reporter to follow up with "Do you believe it is appropriate for the Speaker of the House to be so consistently unaware of events that affect his position?"
Q: Rep. Jayapal accused the DOJ of tracking her search history. Is that appropriate conduct?
MIKE JOHNSON: I don't know anything about that
Q: Bondi had a piece of paper with Jayapal's search history
JOHNSON: I don't know anything about that but it would be inappropriate if it happened
MIKE JOHNSON: I don't know anything about that
Q: Bondi had a piece of paper with Jayapal's search history
JOHNSON: I don't know anything about that but it would be inappropriate if it happened
February 12, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Just once I want a reporter to follow up with "Do you believe it is appropriate for the Speaker of the House to be so consistently unaware of events that affect his position?"
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Kinda rich for a Republican to scream about "smirking" witnesses after the shit Bondi pulled yesterday.
Ron Johnson to Keith Ellison: "Two people are dead because you encouraged them to put themselves into harm's way! And now you are exploiting those two martyrs. You ought to feel damn guilty about it. Yeah, sit there and smirk. Smirk. It's sick! It's despicable. You disgust me."
February 12, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Kinda rich for a Republican to scream about "smirking" witnesses after the shit Bondi pulled yesterday.
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Someone at the Paizo warehouse drew this cat on my shipment box and I want them to know it's well appreciated.
February 8, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Someone at the Paizo warehouse drew this cat on my shipment box and I want them to know it's well appreciated.
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Invoking wealthy class solidarity to excuse sex crimes against children is sorta the Epstein Class in a nutshell
Bondi crashes out over Epstein: "The Dow is over 50,000 dollars! I don't know why you're laughing. You're a great stock trader as I hear, Raskin. The Dow is over 50,000 right now. The S&P at almost 7,000, and the Nasdaq smashing records. That's what we should be talking about."
February 11, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Invoking wealthy class solidarity to excuse sex crimes against children is sorta the Epstein Class in a nutshell
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Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."
February 10, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."
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Oh my god, so many people are canceling Nitro that it's having issues processing it, cook 'em hard bois.
February 9, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Oh my god, so many people are canceling Nitro that it's having issues processing it, cook 'em hard bois.
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Meta-gaming in a #ttrpg is always a tricky balance, but last night one of my players said "We are ABSOLUTELY killing this guy, because we are not giving John that clock to tick in the background", which speaks to a well-deisgned mechanic *and* properly understanding their GM's level of dickery.
February 9, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Meta-gaming in a #ttrpg is always a tricky balance, but last night one of my players said "We are ABSOLUTELY killing this guy, because we are not giving John that clock to tick in the background", which speaks to a well-deisgned mechanic *and* properly understanding their GM's level of dickery.
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Bad Bunny’s performance began in the plantation, featured broken electric poles, and ended by centering a hemispheric understanding of “América”—among many other things—and some Anglo journalists are like “his performance wasn’t political.”
This is why we need to be telling our stories.
This is why we need to be telling our stories.
February 9, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Bad Bunny’s performance began in the plantation, featured broken electric poles, and ended by centering a hemispheric understanding of “América”—among many other things—and some Anglo journalists are like “his performance wasn’t political.”
This is why we need to be telling our stories.
This is why we need to be telling our stories.
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If you don't know anything about Puerto Rico, maybe shut up about Puerto Rico, and maybe if you are a public figure and you don't know anything about Puerto Rico and you won't stop badmouthing Puerto Rico, possibly do the world a favor and head towards a volcano and keep walking til your shoes melt.
February 9, 2026 at 1:53 PM
If you don't know anything about Puerto Rico, maybe shut up about Puerto Rico, and maybe if you are a public figure and you don't know anything about Puerto Rico and you won't stop badmouthing Puerto Rico, possibly do the world a favor and head towards a volcano and keep walking til your shoes melt.
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My favorite artifact in the "you don't need AI to do art" discourse is, of course, screenwriter Dan O'Bannon's sketch of the facehugger to explain it to Giger.
February 7, 2026 at 6:39 PM
My favorite artifact in the "you don't need AI to do art" discourse is, of course, screenwriter Dan O'Bannon's sketch of the facehugger to explain it to Giger.
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I love the slick tricks 2e gave the summoner so they'd be cool, but not totally broken in 2nd edition. #pathfinder2e #PF2memes #ttrpg
February 6, 2026 at 7:44 PM
I love the slick tricks 2e gave the summoner so they'd be cool, but not totally broken in 2nd edition. #pathfinder2e #PF2memes #ttrpg
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GM: Charisma check.
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
February 7, 2026 at 5:01 AM
GM: Charisma check.
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
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“our stories are good enough for TV but the writers aren’t?” 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I may delete this because it’s a bit spicy but it shouldn’t be lost on us that games being turned into TV is essentially harvesting the stories written by those who don’t have union representation or healthcare with WGA by those that do. Our stories are good enough for TV but the writers aren’t?
February 6, 2026 at 11:54 PM
“our stories are good enough for TV but the writers aren’t?” 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
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"Successful anti-authoritarian movements do not win by softening their positions. They win by building unlikely coalitions around a broadly resonant grievance."
Like, say, corruption. Or, unchecked corporate power.
Like, say, corruption. Or, unchecked corporate power.
How Not to Defeat Authoritarianism
Moderation used to help Democrats win, but its advantages now have been greatly exaggerated.
www.bostonreview.net
February 4, 2026 at 6:01 PM
"Successful anti-authoritarian movements do not win by softening their positions. They win by building unlikely coalitions around a broadly resonant grievance."
Like, say, corruption. Or, unchecked corporate power.
Like, say, corruption. Or, unchecked corporate power.
1: Belief =/= facts
2: So many people still believe it because you keep brining it up and saying it happened. That's how it got traction in 2020 to begin with!
2: So many people still believe it because you keep brining it up and saying it happened. That's how it got traction in 2020 to begin with!
Rep. Carlos Gimenez on Trump's lies about the 2020 election: "You may say 100 times that it's 'false claims,' but there are a number of people in this country that don't believe that, okay? They believe that something happened."
February 3, 2026 at 9:46 PM
1: Belief =/= facts
2: So many people still believe it because you keep brining it up and saying it happened. That's how it got traction in 2020 to begin with!
2: So many people still believe it because you keep brining it up and saying it happened. That's how it got traction in 2020 to begin with!
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I'm a Black game designer crowdfunding for a new game this month. I need to hit 100 followers on the pre-launch page before it goes live next week
www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...
www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...
February 2, 2026 at 6:33 PM
I'm a Black game designer crowdfunding for a new game this month. I need to hit 100 followers on the pre-launch page before it goes live next week
www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...
www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...
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I am so glad that sweet little boy is home safe with his loving family, where he belongs, but devastated and furious in a way I cannot express that 3800 other little children are being starved, sickened and abused in ICE custody, many with no-one to fight for them.
February 2, 2026 at 2:05 PM
I am so glad that sweet little boy is home safe with his loving family, where he belongs, but devastated and furious in a way I cannot express that 3800 other little children are being starved, sickened and abused in ICE custody, many with no-one to fight for them.
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🧵the most weird thing I see about content creators trying to be "apolitical" in the Paizo space, is that the creators with, what I would consider aggressively Progressive political stances have some of the biggest platforms in the Paizo Content creator space?
January 31, 2026 at 10:48 PM
🧵the most weird thing I see about content creators trying to be "apolitical" in the Paizo space, is that the creators with, what I would consider aggressively Progressive political stances have some of the biggest platforms in the Paizo Content creator space?
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Attempting to release something that is devoid of politics is inherently a political act. Specifically it's a tacit endorsement of society's current norms as acceptable.
Our cultural zeitgeist includes the impact of our politics. Attempting art devoid of modern social trends is a fool's errand.
Our cultural zeitgeist includes the impact of our politics. Attempting art devoid of modern social trends is a fool's errand.
January 31, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Attempting to release something that is devoid of politics is inherently a political act. Specifically it's a tacit endorsement of society's current norms as acceptable.
Our cultural zeitgeist includes the impact of our politics. Attempting art devoid of modern social trends is a fool's errand.
Our cultural zeitgeist includes the impact of our politics. Attempting art devoid of modern social trends is a fool's errand.
GM: Does a 36 hit?
Me: Yes, but no because that's a mancatcher and my ancestry is a catfolk, so...
GM (clearing ignoring me): Cool, roll this Reflex save.
Me: Critical success. I will not be taking a trip to the vet today.
Me: Yes, but no because that's a mancatcher and my ancestry is a catfolk, so...
GM (clearing ignoring me): Cool, roll this Reflex save.
Me: Critical success. I will not be taking a trip to the vet today.
January 31, 2026 at 3:30 AM
GM: Does a 36 hit?
Me: Yes, but no because that's a mancatcher and my ancestry is a catfolk, so...
GM (clearing ignoring me): Cool, roll this Reflex save.
Me: Critical success. I will not be taking a trip to the vet today.
Me: Yes, but no because that's a mancatcher and my ancestry is a catfolk, so...
GM (clearing ignoring me): Cool, roll this Reflex save.
Me: Critical success. I will not be taking a trip to the vet today.
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every epstein file drop underscores how elite power operates through shared socio-economic networks, regardless of people's ideological differences, populist posturing, or public feuds
January 30, 2026 at 11:58 PM
every epstein file drop underscores how elite power operates through shared socio-economic networks, regardless of people's ideological differences, populist posturing, or public feuds
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The only explanation I can think of for this (other than the obvious fact that Elon Musk is an idiot) is that he's trying to give JK Rowling a job that only she will apply for and qualify for.
X is hiring a creative writing specialist at $40 an hour to make Grok better at writing and a true LOL at the qualifications
January 30, 2026 at 8:41 PM
The only explanation I can think of for this (other than the obvious fact that Elon Musk is an idiot) is that he's trying to give JK Rowling a job that only she will apply for and qualify for.