jex thomas
@lastpinepress.com
Nonbinary Dad // Author of Crit Awards Best Indie TTRPG Finalist BUMP IN THE DARK // Not as Punk as I Used To Be // Forever Aspiring to be Your Weird Gay Aunt // ACAB // https://lastpinepress.com #ttrpg #fitd #pbta
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jex thomas
@lastpinepress.com
· Dec 28
Hi to all the new folks! I wrote Bump in the Dark, a FitD game about chosen family, community, and beating up monsters. I tend to only follow back after meaningful interaction. Expect TTRPGs, movies and TV, and, at least for right now, sludge/doom metal and playing guitar. Also psychology.
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It is Navi's 40th birthday, and in accordance with the prophecies the bundle beacons are lit. All our ashcans are bundled together and on sale today for $25. If you're missing some back issues, or just want to finance Navi's crippling cake addiction, now is a perfect time.
itch.io/s/180165/nav...
itch.io/s/180165/nav...
Navi's Birthday Ashcan Bundle by A Couple of Drakes
A bundle by A Couple of Drakes, $25.00 for 7 games
itch.io
February 10, 2026 at 3:38 PM
It is Navi's 40th birthday, and in accordance with the prophecies the bundle beacons are lit. All our ashcans are bundled together and on sale today for $25. If you're missing some back issues, or just want to finance Navi's crippling cake addiction, now is a perfect time.
itch.io/s/180165/nav...
itch.io/s/180165/nav...
Proud to be the 1,133rd backer 😎 on @BackerKit Crowdfunding for Blades '68! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/e...
Blades '68
Blades ’68 is an official supplement for Blades in the Dark, moving the timeline forward 100 years to the swinging 60s.
www.backerkit.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Proud to be the 1,133rd backer 😎 on @BackerKit Crowdfunding for Blades '68! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/e...
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My game, BLOOD & TEARS, about being immortal vampires dealing with the terrible rich and terrible cops is in this bundle.
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...
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...
February 9, 2026 at 6:54 PM
My game, BLOOD & TEARS, about being immortal vampires dealing with the terrible rich and terrible cops is in this bundle.
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I did a short thread on Intergalactic Bastionland's action procedure, how much it look like something from a storygamen, and why it still won't result in that type of play: bsky.app/profile/nape...
That's right, you can now try Intergalactic Bastionland in a very early, messy state.
www.bastionland.com/2026/02/inte...
www.bastionland.com/2026/02/inte...
Intergalactic Bastionland Public Playtest
Intergalactic Bastionland is now ready for public playtesting. Go here to find everything you need . We're a way off the Kickstarter yet, ...
www.bastionland.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:44 PM
I did a short thread on Intergalactic Bastionland's action procedure, how much it look like something from a storygamen, and why it still won't result in that type of play: bsky.app/profile/nape...
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Remembering that one time that I wrote a visual novel, did all the artwork and composed the music for it, then released it so anybody could play it online (or download it) for free: bridlewise.itch.io/tatterdemalion
Tatterdemalion by bridlewise
An isekai love story created for the Yuri Game Jam 2025
bridlewise.itch.io
February 9, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Remembering that one time that I wrote a visual novel, did all the artwork and composed the music for it, then released it so anybody could play it online (or download it) for free: bridlewise.itch.io/tatterdemalion
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If you don't already have Girl Underground, this is your chance to get it and tons more games AND support a great org helping my neighbors here in Minnesota.
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...
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...
February 9, 2026 at 10:15 PM
If you don't already have Girl Underground, this is your chance to get it and tons more games AND support a great org helping my neighbors here in Minnesota.
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I'm going to do a thread of all the references and context behind Bad Bunny's performance and what it means for Puerto Ricans to see this on the biggest stage.
The opening title screen is a street mural in Puerto Rico that comes to life with footballs as coconuts.
Follow along!
The opening title screen is a street mural in Puerto Rico that comes to life with footballs as coconuts.
Follow along!
February 9, 2026 at 5:08 PM
I'm going to do a thread of all the references and context behind Bad Bunny's performance and what it means for Puerto Ricans to see this on the biggest stage.
The opening title screen is a street mural in Puerto Rico that comes to life with footballs as coconuts.
Follow along!
The opening title screen is a street mural in Puerto Rico that comes to life with footballs as coconuts.
Follow along!
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I really need people outside of Seattle to know how much Krist Novoselic sucks
![A screenshot of a Facebook post by Krist Novoselić:
A new proposal would prohibit clearing encampments unless local government provides higher levels of accommodation for shelter. Our state's ruling party is attempting to codify what appears to be a lifestyle. There's no longer any expectation of personal accountability.
Quoted post from Cascade Party Washington:
WA legislature proposal out of touch with worsening chronic addiction homelessness - read now in The Summit (independent press of Cascade Party WA).
[Link with a preview image of a person lying face down on the street next to a dumpster]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:yfbs5wymp42eunwvyd57zsem/bafkreiapxbisw52e7xtxafnpnvonviqjfumlmhotqmqsgin7uteiy5qdn4@jpeg)
February 9, 2026 at 10:07 PM
I really need people outside of Seattle to know how much Krist Novoselic sucks
every single thing of mine that you can buy is in this bundle, along with a whole lot of other amazing stuff.
play ttrpgs. fuck ice.
play ttrpgs. fuck ice.
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...
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...
February 9, 2026 at 7:14 PM
every single thing of mine that you can buy is in this bundle, along with a whole lot of other amazing stuff.
play ttrpgs. fuck ice.
play ttrpgs. fuck ice.
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QRP with your skull art
February 8, 2026 at 3:14 PM
QRP with your skull art
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Are we allowed to say concentration camps yet
The proposed centers are so large that some could house as many as 8,000 detainees at once, according to a DHS spreadsheet of more than 20 potential locations that was verified by NBC News. The largest federal prison in the U.S., for example, has roughly 4,000 inmates.
ICE plans to build mega warehouses for immigration detention spark growing concern
Sources at two government contractors told NBC News they were worried that new warehouses — and the large numbers of immigrants who would be housed in them — would present safety problems.
www.nbcnews.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:50 AM
Are we allowed to say concentration camps yet
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A David Lynch quote for every creative person who may need it today.
It resonated with me when I came across it reading it in Lynch on Lynch.
It resonated with me when I came across it reading it in Lynch on Lynch.
May 12, 2025 at 12:03 AM
A David Lynch quote for every creative person who may need it today.
It resonated with me when I came across it reading it in Lynch on Lynch.
It resonated with me when I came across it reading it in Lynch on Lynch.
This is maybe the worst song I have ever heard
Now that being a pedophile is openly accepted on the right, MAGA rappers are switching to pop punk
February 8, 2026 at 1:33 AM
This is maybe the worst song I have ever heard
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
"What's showing up for you?"
"What's showing up for you?"
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
"Where are your citations?"
"Where are your citations?"
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
"No, you can't leave that here."
"No, you can't leave that here."
February 8, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
"What's showing up for you?"
"What's showing up for you?"
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These people will build murder factories if we do not stop them
ICE told nurses this Minneapolis man “purposefully ran headfirst into a brick wall.”
What actually happened is that they pulled him from a car, beat him so viciously with a steel baton that he had 8 skull fractures, 5 life-threatening brain hemorrhages, and couldn’t remember he had a daughter.
What actually happened is that they pulled him from a car, beat him so viciously with a steel baton that he had 8 skull fractures, 5 life-threatening brain hemorrhages, and couldn’t remember he had a daughter.
February 7, 2026 at 8:16 PM
These people will build murder factories if we do not stop them
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an elder in Boston spent his life building a one-of-a-kind radical library, but he's aging and it needs a new home. Cooperation Jackson has agreed to take it, but they need help shipping it all there.
blog.bl00cyb.org/2026/02/my-b...
blog.bl00cyb.org/2026/02/my-b...
My beloved Lantern Library | willowbl00
blog.bl00cyb.org
February 7, 2026 at 2:47 PM
an elder in Boston spent his life building a one-of-a-kind radical library, but he's aging and it needs a new home. Cooperation Jackson has agreed to take it, but they need help shipping it all there.
blog.bl00cyb.org/2026/02/my-b...
blog.bl00cyb.org/2026/02/my-b...
One other piece is that Bump felt deeply personal in a way that's hard to explain. These other ideas, I'm excited about, but maybe I need to find that personal piece to connect with.
I definitely see it the same way. Bump was something that was important to me that I wanted to say, but I also have three other games that I've been working on in some capacity for a couple years now that still feel like things I want to say but I don't currently feel any passion for
February 7, 2026 at 2:22 PM
One other piece is that Bump felt deeply personal in a way that's hard to explain. These other ideas, I'm excited about, but maybe I need to find that personal piece to connect with.
It's been hard to think about game design lately and I don't know if it's because I tend to fixate iyn one creative pursuit at a time (and right now I'm playing guitar a lot *and* writing a novel) or because it just feels insignificant in the face of, y'know, *gesticulates wildly* all ... this.
February 7, 2026 at 2:01 PM
It's been hard to think about game design lately and I don't know if it's because I tend to fixate iyn one creative pursuit at a time (and right now I'm playing guitar a lot *and* writing a novel) or because it just feels insignificant in the face of, y'know, *gesticulates wildly* all ... this.
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These people are monsters
Metry and her husband of 4 years go to DHS to get their I-130 in motion. "Good news" a DHS employee told them, the form to start her naturalization was approved.
DHS employee asks the husband to follow him through a secure door. When it locks behind him, ICE detains his wife to deport her.
DHS employee asks the husband to follow him through a secure door. When it locks behind him, ICE detains his wife to deport her.
EXCLUSIVE: Terez Metry was 13 when her family fled to Tennessee from Egypt in 2011. Then, they left her behind. She only recently discovered she had an order of removal from 2011. But she was following the legal path to citizenship. On Monday, at a routine DHS meeting, Metry was detained.
February 7, 2026 at 5:22 AM
These people are monsters
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if everyone could take on the “what if we just did the thing instead of waiting for it to happen” energy that much of minneapolis has right now, the world could be pretty good
February 6, 2026 at 10:51 PM
if everyone could take on the “what if we just did the thing instead of waiting for it to happen” energy that much of minneapolis has right now, the world could be pretty good
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It's TTRPGs for Trans Rights Season! The game jam is now open for submissions to TTRPGs for Trans Rights—Idaho! Games, art, zines, and more welcome through March 8th! Proceeds from this bundle will benefit @transaffirminc.bsky.social and @tccidaho.bsky.social!
itch.io/jam/ttrpgs-f...
itch.io/jam/ttrpgs-f...
February 6, 2026 at 6:00 PM
It's TTRPGs for Trans Rights Season! The game jam is now open for submissions to TTRPGs for Trans Rights—Idaho! Games, art, zines, and more welcome through March 8th! Proceeds from this bundle will benefit @transaffirminc.bsky.social and @tccidaho.bsky.social!
itch.io/jam/ttrpgs-f...
itch.io/jam/ttrpgs-f...
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This is also true of all facial recognition apps
NEW: Records reviewed by WIRED show DHS’s facial recognition app (Mobile Fortify) isn’t designed to actually "verify" identity—despite DHS claims and its agents relying on its matches to support probable cause in the field.
ICE and CBP’s Face-Recognition App Can’t Actually Verify Who People Are
ICE has used Mobile Fortify to identify immigrants and citizens alike over 100,000 times, by one estimate. It wasn't built to work like that—and only got approved after DHS abandoned its own privacy r...
www.wired.com
February 6, 2026 at 12:24 AM
This is also true of all facial recognition apps
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Finished another map...illustration... thing.... this was fun but my hand hurts now
February 5, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Finished another map...illustration... thing.... this was fun but my hand hurts now
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Just a reminder that somehow a TTRPG website has become one of the most serious journalistic outfits on the internet…the New York Times would never be this self-reflective about a big story the way that @rascal.news is here about the recent Yazeba’s story podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...
Rascal Radio Hour E30: A Postage Stamp Is Not A Paywall
Podcast Episode · Rascal News · 02/04/2026 · 1h 58m
podcasts.apple.com
February 5, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Just a reminder that somehow a TTRPG website has become one of the most serious journalistic outfits on the internet…the New York Times would never be this self-reflective about a big story the way that @rascal.news is here about the recent Yazeba’s story podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...
I ate too much hummus yesterday
February 5, 2026 at 3:15 PM
I ate too much hummus yesterday